diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3de8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "protocol"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/protocol/src/lib.rs b/protocol/src/lib.rs
index b93cf3f..5eba4e2 100644
--- a/protocol/src/lib.rs
+++ b/protocol/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
-    left + right
-}
+mod message;
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn it_works() {
-        let result = add(2, 2);
-        assert_eq!(result, 4);
-    }
-}
+use message::{create_request_message, parse_response_message};
diff --git a/protocol/src/message.rs b/protocol/src/message.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9a463b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/src/message.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt;
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum MessageError {
+    EmptyResponse,
+    HeaderMissingValueCount,
+    HeaderValueCountIncorrectFormat(String),
+    MalformedValueReceived(String),
+    ValueNotFound(String, Vec<String>),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for MessageError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let message = match *self {
+            Self::EmptyResponse => "Got an empty response".to_string(),
+            Self::HeaderMissingValueCount => "Value count not found in the header".to_string(),
+            Self::HeaderValueCountIncorrectFormat(ref val) => {
+                format!("String could not be parsed as value count: {}", val)
+            }
+            Self::MalformedValueReceived(ref val) => {
+                format!("Could not parse value as float: {}", val)
+            }
+            Self::ValueNotFound(ref name, ref values) => format!(
+                "Value not found in the received values: {} in [{}]",
+                name,
+                values.join(", ")
+            ),
+        };
+
+        f.write_str(&message)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for MessageError {}
+
+pub fn create_request_message(value: String) -> String {
+    format!("GETVAL {}", value)
+}
+
+pub fn parse_response_message(resp: String, name: String) -> Result<f32, MessageError> {
+    let mut lines = resp.split_terminator("\n");
+    let header = lines.next().ok_or(MessageError::EmptyResponse)?;
+    let num_values_raw = header
+        .split(" ")
+        .next()
+        .ok_or(MessageError::HeaderMissingValueCount)?;
+    let num_values = num_values_raw
+        .parse::<i32>()
+        .map_err(|_| MessageError::HeaderValueCountIncorrectFormat(num_values_raw.to_string()))?;
+
+    if num_values < 0 {
+        Err(MessageError::ValueNotFound(name, vec![]))
+    } else {
+        let mut values: Vec<String> = vec![];
+
+        for line in lines {
+            let mut line_segment = line.split("=");
+            if let Some(val_name) = line_segment.next() {
+                if val_name == name
+                    && let Some(val_raw) = line_segment.next()
+                {
+                    return val_raw.parse::<f32>().map_err(|_| {
+                        MessageError::MalformedValueReceived(num_values_raw.to_string())
+                    });
+                }
+                values.push(val_name.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(MessageError::ValueNotFound(name, values))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    macro_rules! assert_almost_equal {
+        ($a:expr, $b:expr, $eps:expr) => {
+            assert!(($a - $b).abs() < $eps);
+        };
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_create_request() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            create_request_message("some/value".to_string()),
+            "GETVAL some/value",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_simple() {
+        let resp = vec!["1 Value found", "value=4.5"].join("\n");
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "value".to_string());
+        assert_almost_equal!(result.unwrap(), 4.5, 0.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_exponential() {
+        let resp = vec!["1 Value found", "value=4.514824e+02"].join("\n");
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "value".to_string());
+        assert_almost_equal!(result.unwrap(), 451.4824, 0.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_multiple_values() {
+        let resp = vec!["3 Values found", "v1=4.514824e+09", "v2=1.234", "v3=0.1"].join("\n");
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "v2".to_string());
+        assert_almost_equal!(result.unwrap(), 1.234, 0.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_multiple_values_not_found() {
+        let resp = vec!["3 Values found", "v1=4.514824e+09", "v2=1.234", "v3=0.1"].join("\n");
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "v10".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(MessageError::ValueNotFound(
+                "v10".to_string(),
+                vec!["v1".to_string(), "v2".to_string(), "v3".to_string()]
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_no_values() {
+        let resp = "0 Values found".to_string();
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "value".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(MessageError::ValueNotFound("value".to_string(), vec![]))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_response_message_field_not_found() {
+        let resp = "-1 Type `loadx' is unknown.".to_string();
+        let result = parse_response_message(resp, "value".to_string());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(
+            result,
+            Err(MessageError::ValueNotFound("value".to_string(), vec![]))
+        );
+    }
+}