extend docs and reorganize files

12 files changed, 321 insertions, 1281 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60de75d..b14387d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,20 +17,22 @@ Native rust implementation of the Quassel protocol and library functions
 
 # TODOs
 
-- [TODO] Implementation of Syncable Objects {#implementation-of-syncable-objects}
-  - [DONE] AliasManager
-  - [TODO] BacklogManager
-  - [DONE] BufferSyncer
-  - [DONE] BufferViewConfig
-  - [DONE] BufferViewManager
-  - [DONE] CertManager
-  - [DONE] CoreInfo
-  - [DONE] HighlightRuleManager
-  - [DONE] Identity
-  - [DONE] IgnoreListManager
-  - [DONE] IrcChannel
-  - [TODO] IrcListHelper
-  - [TODO] IrcUser
-  - [TODO] Network
-  - [TODO] NetworkInfo
-  - [TODO] NetworkConfig
+- [ ] Implementation of Syncable Objects
+  - [X] AliasManager
+  - [ ] BacklogManager
+  - [X] BufferSyncer
+  - [X] BufferViewConfig
+  - [X] BufferViewManager
+  - [X] CertManager
+  - [X] CoreInfo
+  - [X] HighlightRuleManager
+  - [X] Identity
+  - [X] IgnoreListManager
+  - [X] IrcChannel
+  - [ ] IrcListHelper
+  - [X] IrcUser
+  - [X] Network
+  - [X] NetworkInfo
+  - [X] NetworkConfig
+- [ ] Rework Error handling to actually handle errors
+- [ ] Rewrite the parsers using nom
diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index 71feae7..47e8ad8 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use syn;
 
 mod from;
 mod network;
-mod sync;
 mod setters;
+mod sync;
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(NetworkList, attributes(network))]
 pub fn network_list(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ pub fn setters(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
     setters::setters(input)
 }
 
-/// Sugar to make sending sync messages nicer
-///
-/// Example:
-/// ```
-/// sync!("requestCreateBufferView", [properties.to_network_map()])
-/// ```
 #[proc_macro]
 pub fn sync(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
     sync::sync(input)
diff --git a/src/error/mod.rs b/src/error.rs
index 7414062..7414062 100644
--- a/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 59581ae..d3d7d03 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+#![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 #![cfg_attr(all(test, feature = "bench"), feature(test))]
+
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "bench"))]
 extern crate test;
 
-#[doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
 extern crate self as libquassel;
 
@@ -50,3 +51,93 @@ pub trait HandshakeDeserialize {
     where
         Self: std::marker::Sized;
 }
+
+/// Derive the [message::NetworkList] and [message::NetworkMap] traits.
+///
+/// This provides easy and boilerplate free implementations for the network translations from and to the raw
+/// Variants. For details on the different kinds of mappings see [message::translation]
+///
+/// ```rust ignore
+/// use libquassel::{NetworkList, NetworkMap};
+///
+/// #[derive(NetworkMap, NetworkList)]
+/// #[network(repr = "map")]
+/// pub struct Example {
+///     #[network(rename = "Name", default)]
+///     pub name: String,
+///     #[network(rename = "Nested", network = "map", variant = "VariantMap")]
+///     pub nested: Nested,
+/// }
+///
+/// type Value = i32;
+///
+/// #[derive(NetworkMap, NetworkList)]
+/// #[network(repr = "maplist")]
+/// pub struct Nested {
+///     #[network(rename = "Name", type = "i32")]
+///     pub field: Value
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// ## Attributes
+/// ### Object Attributes
+/// - `#[network(repr = "...")]`
+///
+///   Sets the network representation used for this object. Only applies to [NetworkMap]
+///
+///   Either [`maplist`] or [`map`]
+///
+/// ### Field Attributes
+/// - `#[network(rename = "name")]`
+///
+///   Renames the field to change case or spelling etc.
+///
+/// - `#[network(skip)]`
+///
+///   Ignore this field completly in both to and from conversions.
+/// - `#[network(default)]`
+///
+///   If the field is not set in the network representation, fall back on [`Default::default()`].
+///
+///   May be used if the network representation does not always contain a field.
+///
+/// - `#[network(network = "...")]`
+///
+///   Use either NetworkMap or NetworkList translation trait to convert this field depending
+///   on if `map` or `list` is set respectivly.
+///
+/// - `#[network(variant = "...")]`
+///
+///   Override the variant used to convert the field, instead of the fields type itself.
+///
+///   E.g if the field is of type `String` but the network representation wants `ByteArray` then
+///   set this here.
+///
+/// - `#[network(type = "...")]`
+///
+///   Override the type of the field that is used e.g. when you are using a type alias.
+///
+///   This differs from setting the `variant` as it will also influence the inner type instead
+///   of just the wrapping Variant
+///
+/// - `#[network(stringlist)]`
+///
+///   Special case handling for if the field type is `Vec<String>`.
+///
+///   This would by default be converted to a `Variant::VariantList(Vec<Variant::String>)` but for
+///   strings the [StringList] representation is used: `Variant::StringList(Vec<String>)`
+///
+/// [`maplist`]: libquassel::message::translation#structure-of-arrays
+/// [`map`]: libquassel::message::translation#variantmap
+/// [StringList]: libquassel::primitive::StringList
+pub use libquassel_derive::{NetworkList, NetworkMap};
+
+/// send a syncmessage using [`Syncable::send_sync`] and casts it's arguments to the correct Variants
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```rust ignore
+/// sync!("requestCreateBufferView", [properties.to_network_map()])
+/// ```
+///
+/// [`Syncable::send_sync`]: libquassel::message::Syncable::send_sync
+pub use libquassel_derive::sync;
diff --git a/src/message/signalproxy/mod.rs b/src/message/signalproxy/mod.rs
index 6cd887b..062b400 100644
--- a/src/message/signalproxy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/message/signalproxy/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub mod objects;
 mod rpccall;
 mod syncmessage;
 
-mod translation;
+pub mod translation;
 pub use translation::*;
 
 pub use heartbeat::*;
diff --git a/src/message/signalproxy/translation.rs b/src/message/signalproxy/translation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b175e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message/signalproxy/translation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//! Traits for Network Representation translation
+//!
+//! The traits found here usually do not need to implemented manually and can be derived using the [`libquassel::NetworkList`] and [`libquassel::NetworkMap`] macros.
+//!
+//! Quassel has 3 main ways to represent an object over the Network:
+//!
+//! ### VariantList
+//! The struct is serialized to a Vector of Variants. This is mostly used in the InitData messages.
+//! First the field name as a ByteArray (UTF-8 String), followed by the field value in it's own Type's va!iant.
+//! The order in which the fields are transmitted cannot be assumed.
+//!
+//! Example:
+//! ```ignore
+//! NetworkConfig {
+//!     ping_timeout_enabled: true,
+//!     ping_interval: 0,
+//! }
+//! ```
+//! to
+//! ```ignore
+//! VariantList([
+//!     ByteArray(
+//!         "pingTimeoutEnabled",
+//!     ),
+//!     bool(
+//!         true,
+//!     ),
+//!     ByteArray(
+//!         "pingInterval",
+//!     ),
+//!     i32(
+//!         30,
+//!     ),
+//! ])
+//! ```
+//!
+//!
+//! ### VariantMap
+//! The struct is represented as a `VariantMap`. The keys and values of
+//! the struct are serialized to a corresponding `HashMap<String, Variant>`.
+//!
+//! Using the [libquassel::NetworkMap] macro this is selected with `#[network(repr = "map")]` on the object.
+//!
+//! Example:
+//! ```ignore
+//! NetworkConfig {
+//!     ping_timeout_enabled: false,
+//!     ping_interval: 0,
+//! }
+//! ```
+//! to
+//! ```ignore
+//! VariantMap({
+//!   "pingTimeoutEnabled": bool(false)
+//!   "pingInterval": i32(0)
+//! })
+//! ```
+//!
+//! ### Structure of Arrays
+//!
+//! For Objects that are transmitted as multiple at once the VariantMap
+//! representation is augemented and instead of transmitting multiple `VariantMaps`,
+//! each field is a `VariantList` of Items.
+//!
+//! Using the [libquassel::NetworkMap] macro this is selected with `#[network(repr = "maplist")]` on the
+//! object.
+//!
+//! Example:
+//! ```ignore
+//! vec![
+//!     NetworkConfig {
+//!         ping_timeout_enabled: false,
+//!         ping_interval: 0,
+//!     },
+//!     NetworkConfig {
+//!         ping_timeout_enabled: true,
+//!         ping_interval: 1,
+//!     },
+//! ]
+//! ```
+//! to
+//! ```ignore
+//! VariantMap({
+//!   "pingTimeoutEnabled": VariantList([
+//!     bool(false),
+//!     bool(true),
+//!   ]),
+//!   "pingInterval": VariantList([
+//!     i32(0),
+//!     i32(1),
+//!   ])
+//! })
+//! ```
+use crate::primitive::{Variant, VariantList};
+
+#[deprecated(
+    since = "0.1.0",
+    note = "please use NetworkMap and NetworkList implementations"
+)]
+pub trait Network {
+    type Item;
+
+    fn to_network(&self) -> Self::Item;
+    fn from_network(input: &mut Self::Item) -> Self;
+}
+
+pub trait NetworkMap
+where
+    // TODO correct this error type
+    Self::Item: TryFrom<Variant, Error = String>,
+    Self::Item: Into<Variant>,
+{
+    type Item;
+
+    fn to_network_map(&self) -> Self::Item;
+    fn from_network_map(input: &mut Self::Item) -> Self;
+}
+
+pub trait NetworkList {
+    fn to_network_list(&self) -> VariantList;
+    fn from_network_list(input: &mut VariantList) -> Self;
+}
diff --git a/src/message/signalproxy/translation/aos_soa.rs b/src/message/signalproxy/translation/aos_soa.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c070aea..0000000
--- a/src/message/signalproxy/translation/aos_soa.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1134 +0,0 @@
-//    InitData {
-//        class_name: "AliasManager",
-//        object_name: "",
-//        init_data: [
-//            Variant::ByteArray(
-//                "Aliases",
-//            ),
-//            Variant::VariantMap(
-//                {
-//                    "names": Variant::StringList(
-//                        [
-//                            "j",
-//                            "ns",
-//                            "nickserv",
-//                            "cs",
-//                            "chanserv",
-//                            "hs",
-//                            "hostserv",
-//                            "wii",
-//                            "back",
-//                            "inxi",
-//                            "sysinfo",
-//                        ],
-//                    ),
-//                    "expansions": Variant::StringList(
-//                        [
-//                            "/join $0",
-//                            "/msg nickserv $0",
-//                            "/msg nickserv $0",
-//                            "/msg chanserv $0",
-//                            "/msg chanserv $0",
-//                            "/msg hostserv $0",
-//                            "/msg hostserv $0",
-//                            "/whois $0 $0",
-//                            "/quote away",
-//                            "/exec inxi $0",
-//                            "/exec inxi -d",
-//                        ],
-//                    ),
-//                },
-//            ),
-//        ],
-//    },
-
-//    InitData {
-//        class_name: "Network",
-//        object_name: "2",
-//        init_data: [
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "Caps",
-//            ),
-//            VariantMap(
-//                {
-//                    "message-tags": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "multi-prefix": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "echo-message": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "away-notify": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "inspircd.org/standard-replies": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "sasl": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "labeled-response": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "inspircd.org/poison": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "account-tag": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "userhost-in-names": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "account-notify": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "extended-join": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "server-time": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "chghost": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "setname": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "cap-notify": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "batch": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "sts": String(
-//                        "duration=15552000,preload",
-//                    ),
-//                    "invite-notify": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                },
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "CapsEnabled",
-//            ),
-//            VariantList(
-//                [
-//                    String(
-//                        "account-notify",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "away-notify",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "cap-notify",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "chghost",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "extended-join",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "multi-prefix",
-//                    ),
-//                    String(
-//                        "userhost-in-names",
-//                    ),
-//                ],
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "IrcUsersAndChannels",
-//            ),
-//            VariantMap(
-//                {
-//                    "Users": VariantMap(
-//                        {
-//                            "suserHost": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "lastAwayMessageTime": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "away": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "ircOperator": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "account": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "*",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "audron",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "loginTime": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "userModes": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "Iwxi",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "host": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "services",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "irc-tar.hr0.2d7ge7.IP",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "services",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "user/audron",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "whoisServiceReply": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "channels": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    StringList(
-//                                        [],
-//                                    ),
-//                                    StringList(
-//                                        [
-//                                            "#audron-test",
-//                                        ],
-//                                    ),
-//                                    StringList(
-//                                        [],
-//                                    ),
-//                                    StringList(
-//                                        [],
-//                                    ),
-//                                    StringList(
-//                                        [
-//                                            "#audron-test",
-//                                        ],
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "realName": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "Quassel IRC User",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "Max Audron <audron@cocaine.farm>",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "nick": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "NickServ",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "audron_",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "Global",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "irc.snoonet.org",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "audron",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "idleTime": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                    DateTime(
-//                                        OffsetDateTime {
-//                                            utc_datetime: PrimitiveDateTime {
-//                                                date: Date {
-//                                                    year: 1970,
-//                                                    ordinal: 1,
-//                                                },
-//                                                time: Time {
-//                                                    hour: 0,
-//                                                    minute: 0,
-//                                                    second: 0,
-//                                                    nanosecond: 0,
-//                                                },
-//                                            },
-//                                            offset: UtcOffset {
-//                                                seconds: 0,
-//                                            },
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "encrypted": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "awayMessage": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "user": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "NickServ",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "quassel",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "Global",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "audron",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "server": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "irc.snoonet.org",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "irc.snoonet.org",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                        },
-//                    ),
-//                    "Channels": VariantMap(
-//                        {
-//                            "encrypted": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    bool(
-//                                        false,
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "topic": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "password": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "ChanModes": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    VariantMap(
-//                                        {
-//                                            "B": VariantMap(
-//                                                {},
-//                                            ),
-//                                            "D": String(
-//                                                "tCnT",
-//                                            ),
-//                                            "C": VariantMap(
-//                                                {
-//                                                    "j": String(
-//                                                        "5:1",
-//                                                    ),
-//                                                    "x": String(
-//                                                        "10:5",
-//                                                    ),
-//                                                    "f": String(
-//                                                        "30:5",
-//                                                    ),
-//                                                    "F": String(
-//                                                        "5:60",
-//                                                    ),
-//                                                },
-//                                            ),
-//                                            "A": VariantMap(
-//                                                {},
-//                                            ),
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "UserModes": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    VariantMap(
-//                                        {
-//                                            "audron": String(
-//                                                "o",
-//                                            ),
-//                                            "audron_": String(
-//                                                "",
-//                                            ),
-//                                        },
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                            "name": VariantList(
-//                                [
-//                                    String(
-//                                        "#audron-test",
-//                                    ),
-//                                ],
-//                            ),
-//                        },
-//                    ),
-//                },
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "ServerList",
-//            ),
-//            VariantList(
-//                [
-//                    VariantMap(
-//                        {
-//                            "ProxyHost": String(
-//                                "localhost",
-//                            ),
-//                            "sslVerify": bool(
-//                                true,
-//                            ),
-//                            "UseSSL": bool(
-//                                true,
-//                            ),
-//                            "Port": u32(
-//                                6697,
-//                            ),
-//                            "Password": String(
-//                                "",
-//                            ),
-//                            "ProxyType": i32(
-//                                1,
-//                            ),
-//                            "sslVersion": i32(
-//                                0,
-//                            ),
-//                            "ProxyUser": String(
-//                                "",
-//                            ),
-//                            "ProxyPass": String(
-//                                "",
-//                            ),
-//                            "Host": String(
-//                                "irc.snoonet.org",
-//                            ),
-//                            "ProxyPort": u32(
-//                                8080,
-//                            ),
-//                            "UseProxy": bool(
-//                                false,
-//                            ),
-//                        },
-//                    ),
-//                ],
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "Supports",
-//            ),
-//            VariantMap(
-//                {
-//                    "NAMESX": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "MAXTARGETS": String(
-//                        "20",
-//                    ),
-//                    "NICKLEN": String(
-//                        "27",
-//                    ),
-//                    "SILENCE": String(
-//                        "32",
-//                    ),
-//                    "PREFIX": String(
-//                        "(Yohv)!@%+",
-//                    ),
-//                    "TOPICLEN": String(
-//                        "307",
-//                    ),
-//                    "UHNAMES": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "STATUSMSG": String(
-//                        "!@%+",
-//                    ),
-//                    "SECURELIST": String(
-//                        "60",
-//                    ),
-//                    "ACCEPT": String(
-//                        "16",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CHANNELLEN": String(
-//                        "64",
-//                    ),
-//                    "KEYLEN": String(
-//                        "32",
-//                    ),
-//                    "EXTBAN": String(
-//                        ",ABCNOQRSTUacjmprsz",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CHANMODES": String(
-//                        "IXZbegw,k,FHJLWdfjlx,ABCDKMNOPQRSTcimnprstuz",
-//                    ),
-//                    "KICKLEN": String(
-//                        "255",
-//                    ),
-//                    "ESILENCE": String(
-//                        "CcdiNnPpTtx",
-//                    ),
-//                    "HOSTLEN": String(
-//                        "64",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CHANLIMIT": String(
-//                        "#:200",
-//                    ),
-//                    "USERMODES": String(
-//                        ",,s,BHILRSTWcdghikorwx",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CLIENTTAGDENY": String(
-//                        "*",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CHANTYPES": String(
-//                        "#",
-//                    ),
-//                    "NETWORK": String(
-//                        "Snoonet",
-//                    ),
-//                    "INVEX": String(
-//                        "I",
-//                    ),
-//                    "ELIST": String(
-//                        "CMNTU",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CALLERID": String(
-//                        "g",
-//                    ),
-//                    "BOT": String(
-//                        "B",
-//                    ),
-//                    "NAMELEN": String(
-//                        "128",
-//                    ),
-//                    "USERIP": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "MODES": String(
-//                        "50",
-//                    ),
-//                    "WATCH": String(
-//                        "30",
-//                    ),
-//                    "MAXLIST": String(
-//                        "I:1024,X:1024,b:1024,e:1024,g:1024,w:1024",
-//                    ),
-//                    "USERLEN": String(
-//                        "11",
-//                    ),
-//                    "CASEMAPPING": String(
-//                        "rfc1459",
-//                    ),
-//                    "REMOVE": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "LINELEN": String(
-//                        "512",
-//                    ),
-//                    "AWAYLEN": String(
-//                        "200",
-//                    ),
-//                    "EXCEPTS": String(
-//                        "e",
-//                    ),
-//                    "WHOX": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                    "SAFELIST": String(
-//                        "",
-//                    ),
-//                },
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "autoIdentifyPassword",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "autoIdentifyService",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "NickServ",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "autoReconnectInterval",
-//            ),
-//            u32(
-//                60,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "autoReconnectRetries",
-//            ),
-//            u16(
-//                20,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "codecForDecoding",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "codecForEncoding",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "codecForServer",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "connectionState",
-//            ),
-//            i32(
-//                3,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "currentServer",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "travincal.snoonet.org",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "identityId",
-//            ),
-//            i32(
-//                1,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "isConnected",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                true,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "latency",
-//            ),
-//            i32(
-//                13,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "msgRateBurstSize",
-//            ),
-//            u32(
-//                5,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "msgRateMessageDelay",
-//            ),
-//            u32(
-//                2200,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "myNick",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "audron_",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "networkName",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "snoonet",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "perform",
-//            ),
-//            StringList(
-//                [
-//                    "",
-//                ],
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "rejoinChannels",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                true,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "saslAccount",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "saslPassword",
-//            ),
-//            String(
-//                "",
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "unlimitedMessageRate",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "unlimitedReconnectRetries",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "useAutoIdentify",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "useAutoReconnect",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                true,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "useCustomMessageRate",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "useRandomServer",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//            ByteArray(
-//                "useSasl",
-//            ),
-//            bool(
-//                false,
-//            ),
-//        ],
-//    },
diff --git a/src/message/signalproxy/translation/mod.rs b/src/message/signalproxy/translation/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a55d6f3..0000000
--- a/src/message/signalproxy/translation/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/**
-Quassel has 3 main ways to represent an object over the Network:
-
-# VariantList
-The struct is serialized to a Vector of Variants. This is mostly used in the InitData messages.
-First the field name as a ByteArray (UTF-8 String), followed by the field value in it's own Type's variant.
-The order in which the fields are transmitted cannot be assumed.
-
-Example:
-```ignore
-NetworkConfig {
-    ping_timeout_enabled: true,
-    ping_interval: 0,
-}
-```
-to
-```ignore
-VariantList([
-    ByteArray(
-        "pingTimeoutEnabled",
-    ),
-    bool(
-        true,
-    ),
-    ByteArray(
-        "pingInterval",
-    ),
-    i32(
-        30,
-    ),
-])
-```
-
-
-# VariantMap
-The struct is represented as a `VariantMap`. The keys and values of
-the struct are serialized to a corresponding `HashMap<String, Variant>`.
-
-Example:
-```ignore
-NetworkConfig {
-    ping_timeout_enabled: false,
-    ping_interval: 0,
-}
-```
-to
-```ignore
-VariantMap({
-  "pingTimeoutEnabled": bool(false)
-  "pingInterval": i32(0)
-})
-```
-
-## Structure of Arrays
-
-For Objects that are transmitted as multiple at once the VariantMap
-representation is augemented and instead of transmitting multiple `VariantMaps`,
-each field is a `VariantList` of Items.
-
-Example:
-```ignore
-vec![
-    NetworkConfig {
-        ping_timeout_enabled: false,
-        ping_interval: 0,
-    },
-    NetworkConfig {
-        ping_timeout_enabled: true,
-        ping_interval: 1,
-    },
-]
-```
-to
-```ignore
-VariantMap({
-  "pingTimeoutEnabled": VariantList([
-    bool(false),
-    bool(true),
-  ]),
-  "pingInterval": VariantList([
-    i32(0),
-    i32(1),
-  ])
-})
-```
-**/
-use crate::primitive::{Variant, VariantList};
-
-#[deprecated(since="0.1.0", note="please use NetworkMap and NetworkList implementations")]
-pub trait Network {
-    type Item;
-
-    fn to_network(&self) -> Self::Item;
-    fn from_network(input: &mut Self::Item) -> Self;
-}
-
-pub trait NetworkMap
-where
-    // TODO correct this error type
-    Self::Item: TryFrom<Variant, Error = String>,
-    Self::Item: Into<Variant>,
-{
-    type Item;
-
-    fn to_network_map(&self) -> Self::Item;
-    fn from_network_map(input: &mut Self::Item) -> Self;
-}
-
-pub trait NetworkList {
-    fn to_network_list(&self) -> VariantList;
-    fn from_network_list(input: &mut VariantList) -> Self;
-}
diff --git a/src/primitive/variant.rs b/src/primitive/variant.rs
index d39e0bf..903f77c 100644
--- a/src/primitive/variant.rs
+++ b/src/primitive/variant.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl From<&str> for Variant {
 }
 
 /// Implements the Network trait genericly for everything that
-/// can be a VariantList / Vec<T>
+/// can be a [VariantList]
 impl<T, S> crate::message::NetworkList for HashMap<T, S>
 where
     T: std::convert::TryFrom<Variant> + Into<Variant> + Clone + std::hash::Hash + std::cmp::Eq,
diff --git a/src/serialize.rs b/src/serialize.rs
index 925b668..dffd0c3 100644
--- a/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/serialize.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
+//! Traits for Serializing and Deserializing types to their byte representations
+//!
+//! example for a simple type would look like this with the `TYPE` usually fetched from [libquassel::primitive#constants]
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! use libquassel::{ProtocolError, serialize::*};
+//!
+//! pub struct Example;
+//!
+//! impl Serialize for Example {
+//!     fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ProtocolError> {
+//!         // Serialize here
+//!         # todo!()
+//!     }
+//! }
+//!
+//! impl Deserialize for Example {
+//!     fn parse(b: &[u8]) -> Result<(usize, Self), ProtocolError> {
+//!         // Deserialize here
+//!         # todo!()
+//!     }
+//! }
+//!
+//! impl VariantType for Example {
+//!     // The QT Type identifier
+//!     const TYPE: u32 = 0x18;
+//! }
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Some types are not serialized directly but are a [UserType]:
+//! ```rust
+//! use libquassel::{ProtocolError, serialize::*};
+//!
+//! pub struct Example;
+//!
+//! impl Serialize for Example {
+//!     fn serialize(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ProtocolError> {
+//!         // Serialize here
+//!         # todo!()
+//!     }
+//! }
+//!
+//! impl UserType for Example {
+//!     const NAME: &str = "Example";
+//! }
+//! ```
+//! [UserType]: libquassel::serialize::UserType
+
 use crate::{
     error::ProtocolError,
     primitive::{self, Variant},
@@ -64,13 +112,11 @@ pub trait VariantType {
     const TYPE: u32;
 }
 
+/// Serialize a Type directly to it's Variant.
+///
+/// Has a default implementation and is automaticly implemented for all types that
+/// have a [VariantType] set and [Serialize] implemented.
 pub trait SerializeVariant: VariantType + Serialize {
-    /// Default implementation that passes the serialization through to [SerializeVariantInner].
-    /// [SerializeVariantInner] is automaticly implemented for all types that implement [Serialize]
-    ///
-    /// ```rust ignore
-    /// self.serialize_variant_inner(Self::TYPE)
-    /// ```
     fn serialize_variant(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ProtocolError> {
         let mut res: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -102,6 +148,14 @@ pub trait DeserializeUTF8 {
         Self: std::marker::Sized;
 }
 
+/// Deserialize a Type for use in the Variant parsing. In opposite to [SerializeVariant] this does not deal
+/// with the variant type itself as we have to match onto it genericly before passing it on to per Type
+/// functions.
+///
+/// Still using this gives us automatic implementations and more code reuse
+///
+/// Has a default implementation and is automaticly implemented for all types that
+/// have a [VariantType] set and [Deserialize] implemented.
 pub trait DeserializeVariant: VariantType + Deserialize
 where
     Variant: From<Self>,
diff --git a/src/session/mod.rs b/src/session.rs
index 31842b1..d4a788b 100644
--- a/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/src/session.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+//! Generic Session handling implementation
+//!
+//! This module provides a relativly generic example implementation for handling the whole quassel session in
+//! an application. This won't be usable in all cases but e.g. imediate mode GUIs can use it directly.
+
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
@@ -15,8 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
     primitive::NetworkId,
 };
 
-// TODO implement nested types init and sync like BufferViewConfig in BufferViewManager
-
+/// Central struct that hold all our state
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct Session {
     pub alias_manager: AliasManager,
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ pub struct Session {
 }
 
 /// The Session Trait is the main point of entry and implements the basic logic
+///
+/// Default implementations to handle sync and init of data structures is provided and you only have to
+/// provide the getter functions.
 pub trait SessionManager {
     fn alias_manager(&mut self) -> &mut AliasManager;
     fn buffer_syncer(&mut self) -> &mut BufferSyncer;
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ pub trait SessionManager {
     fn network(&mut self, id: i32) -> Option<&mut Network>;
     fn network_config(&mut self) -> &mut NetworkConfig;
 
+    /// Handles an incoming [SyncMessage] and passes it on to the correct destination Object.
     fn sync(&mut self, msg: SyncMessage)
     where
         Self: Sized,
@@ -158,6 +166,8 @@ pub trait SessionManager {
         *self.identities() = data.identities;
     }
 
+    /// Handles an [InitData] messages and initializes the SessionManagers Objects.
+    /// TODO handle automatic sending of InitRequest for whatever objects will need that.
     fn init(&mut self, data: InitData) {
         match data.init_data {
             Types::AliasManager(data) => self.alias_manager().init(data),
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 98e3521..eb5a595 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ pub fn insert_bytes(pos: usize, buf: &mut Vec<u8>, input: &mut [u8]) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Easily create HashMaps for tests
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use libquassel::{map, s};
+/// use libquassel::primitive::{Variant, VariantMap};
+///
+/// let example: VariantMap = map! {
+///    s!("id") => Variant::VariantList(vec![Variant::i32(1)]),
+///    s!("name") => Variant::StringList(vec![s!("testrule")]),
+///};
+/// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! map {
     // map-like
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ macro_rules! map {
     };
 }
 
+/// Shorthand to make an owned string: `s!("example text")`
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! s {
     ($values:expr) => {
@@ -57,6 +69,7 @@ macro_rules! s {
     };
 }
 
+/// Remove the first entry in a SyncMessage
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! get_param {
     ( $msg:expr ) => {