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@@ -74,7 +336,22 @@ dependencies = [
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+ "image",
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9e48003..41ddb7f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
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+image = "*"
+rayon = "*"
+crossbeam = "*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 585df70..fce90e4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,59 @@
 mod pixelflut;
 
+use std::{
+    io::{self, BufReader, Read},
+    thread::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+use crossbeam::channel::*;
 use pixelflut::*;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error>{
+enum Message {
+    Pixel(u32, u32, image::Rgba<u8>),
+    Exit,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    let mut stdin_reader = BufReader::new(io::stdin());
+    let mut image_buffer: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+    let _ = stdin_reader.read_to_end(&mut image_buffer)?;
+    let mut image = image::load_from_memory(&image_buffer).expect("Unable to read image format");
+
     let manager = PixelflutConnectionManager::new("localhost:1234")?;
     let pool = r2d2::Pool::builder()
-        .max_size(15)
-        .build(manager).expect("Could not initialize connection pool");
+        .max_size(16)
+        .build(manager)
+        .expect("Could not initialize connection pool");
+
+    let image = image.as_rgba8().expect("Not a valid Image");
+
+    let (sender, receiver) = unbounded::<Message>();
+    let mut handles: Vec<JoinHandle<()>> = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..16 {
+        let r2 = receiver.clone();
+        let p2 = pool.clone();
+        let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut connection = match p2.get() {
+                Ok(c) => c,
+                Err(_) => return,
+            };
+            loop {
+                match r2.recv().unwrap() {
+                    Message::Pixel(x, y, c) => {
+                        let _ = connection.set(x, y, c);
+                    }
+                    Message::Exit => return,
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        handles.push(handle);
+    }
+
+    for (x, y, p) in image.enumerate_pixels() {
+        let _ = sender.send(Message::Pixel(x, y, p.clone()));
+    }
+    for thread in handles {
+        let _ = thread.join();
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/pixelflut.rs b/src/pixelflut.rs
index f06b07e..9fe2a9d 100644
--- a/src/pixelflut.rs
+++ b/src/pixelflut.rs
@@ -1,53 +1,88 @@
+use core::fmt;
 use r2d2::ManageConnection;
-use std::{io::Error, net::{SocketAddr, TcpStream}};
-use std::io::Write;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::{
+    io::Error,
+    net::{SocketAddr, TcpStream},
+};
 
 pub struct PixelflutConnectionManager {
-    addr: SocketAddr
+    addr: SocketAddr,
 }
 
 pub struct PixelflutConnection {
-    stream: TcpStream
+    stream: TcpStream,
 }
 
 impl PixelflutConnectionManager {
     pub fn new(addr: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let addr: SocketAddr = match addr.parse() {
             Ok(addr) => addr,
-            Err(e) => panic!("Error in parsing the socket address: {}", e)
+            Err(e) => panic!("Error in parsing the socket address: {}", e),
         };
-        Ok(Self {addr})
+        Ok(Self { addr })
     }
 
     fn get_connection(&self) -> Result<PixelflutConnection, Error> {
         let stream = TcpStream::connect(self.addr)?;
-        Ok(PixelflutConnection {stream})
+        stream.set_nodelay(true)?;
+        Ok(PixelflutConnection { stream })
     }
-
 }
 
-pub struct Rgba(pub u32);
+pub struct Rgba(u8, u8, u8, u8);
+
+impl fmt::Display for Rgba {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}",
+            self.0, self.1, self.2, self.3
+        )
+    }
+}
 
 impl From<u32> for Rgba {
     fn from(a: u32) -> Self {
-        Self(a)
+        Self((a >> 24) as u8, (a >> 16) as u8, (a >> 8) as u8, a as u8)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<image::Rgba<u8>> for Rgba {
+    fn from(c: image::Rgba<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self(c.0[0], c.0[1], c.0[2], c.0[3])
     }
 }
 
 impl PixelflutConnection {
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn new(addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let stream = TcpStream::connect(addr)?;
-        Ok(Self {stream})
+    pub fn set(&mut self, x: u32, y: u32, c: impl Into<Rgba>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let msg = format!("PX {} {} {}\n", x, y, c.into());
+        self.write_command(&msg)
     }
 
-    pub fn set(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize, c: impl Into<Rgba>) {
-        let msg = format!("PX {} {} {}\n", x,y,12);
-        self.stream.write(&msg[..].as_bytes());
+    pub fn get(&mut self, x: u32, y: u32) -> Result<Rgba, Error> {
+        let msg = format!("PX {} {}\n", x, y);
+        let mut out = String::new();
+
+        self.write_command(&msg)?;
+        self.stream.read_to_string(&mut out);
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    pub fn size(&mut self) -> Result<(usize, usize), Error> {
+        let mut out = String::new();
+
+        self.write_command("SIZE\n")?;
+        self.stream.read_to_string(&mut out);
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn write_command(&mut self, cmd: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let _ = self.stream.write(&cmd[..].as_bytes())?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-
 impl ManageConnection for PixelflutConnectionManager {
     type Connection = PixelflutConnection;
     type Error = Error;
@@ -57,11 +92,10 @@ impl ManageConnection for PixelflutConnectionManager {
     }
 
     fn is_valid(&self, conn: &mut Self::Connection) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn has_broken(&self, conn: &mut Self::Connection) -> bool {
+    fn has_broken(&self, _: &mut Self::Connection) -> bool {
         false
     }
-
 }