diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c0e81ea..ac187a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2387,6 +2387,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-lite 2.3.0",
  "lapin",
  "serde",
+ "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0d90e54..b3934b8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ axum = "0.7.5"
 futures-lite = "2.3.0"
 lapin = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde_json"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.210", features = ["derive"] }
+thiserror = "1.0.63"
 tokio = { version = "1.40.0", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
@@ -22,7 +23,3 @@ path = "src/server.rs"
 [[bin]]
 name = "consumer"
 path = "src/consumer.rs"
-
-[[bin]]
-name = "example"
-path = "src/example.rs"
diff --git a/src/consumer.rs b/src/consumer.rs
index f8fe205..5d2beb9 100644
--- a/src/consumer.rs
+++ b/src/consumer.rs
@@ -1,73 +1,122 @@
-use lapin::{
-    options::*, types::FieldTable, Connection, ConnectionProperties, Consumer, Result,
-};
+// use lapin::{
+//     options::*, types::FieldTable, Connection, ConnectionProperties, Consumer, Result,
+// };
+// use tracing::{info, error};
+// use futures_lite::stream::StreamExt;
+
+// pub struct RabbitMQConsumer {
+//     pub connection: Connection,
+//     pub    consumer: Consumer,
+// }
+
+// impl RabbitMQConsumer {
+//     pub async fn new(addr: &str, queue: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+//         let connection = Connection::connect(addr, ConnectionProperties::default()).await?;
+//         let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
+
+//         // Declare the queue (in case it doesn't exist)
+//         channel
+//             .queue_declare(
+//                 queue,
+//                 QueueDeclareOptions::default(),
+//                 FieldTable::default(),
+//             )
+//             .await?;
+
+//         let consumer = channel
+//             .basic_consume(
+//                 queue,
+//                 "consumer",
+//                 BasicConsumeOptions::default(),
+//                 FieldTable::default(),
+//             )
+//             .await?;
+
+//         Ok(Self { connection, consumer })
+//     }
+
+//     pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+//         info!("Consumer started - waiting for messages");
+//         while let Some(delivery) = self.consumer.next().await {
+//             match delivery {
+//                 Ok(delivery) => {
+//                     let message = std::str::from_utf8(&delivery.data).unwrap_or("Invalid UTF-8");
+//                     info!("Received message: {}", message);
+
+//                     // Process the message here
+//                     // For example, you could deserialize it and perform some action
+
+//                     delivery.ack(BasicAckOptions::default()).await?;
+//                 },
+//                 Err(e) => error!("Failed to consume message: {:?}", e),
+//             }
+//         }
+
+//         Ok(())
+//     }
+// }
+
+// #[tokio::main]
+// async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+//     // Set up tracing
+//     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+//     let addr = "amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672";
+//     let queue = "hello";
+
+//     let mut consumer = RabbitMQConsumer::new(addr, queue).await?;
+
+//     info!("Starting consumer");
+//     consumer.run().await?;
+
+//     Ok(())
+// }
+use zettle_db::rabbitmq::{RabbitMQConsumer, RabbitMQError};
+use tokio;
 use tracing::{info, error};
-use futures_lite::stream::StreamExt;
-
-pub struct RabbitMQConsumer {
-    pub connection: Connection,
-    pub    consumer: Consumer,
-}
-
-impl RabbitMQConsumer {
-    pub async fn new(addr: &str, queue: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let connection = Connection::connect(addr, ConnectionProperties::default()).await?;
-        let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
-
-        // Declare the queue (in case it doesn't exist)
-        channel
-            .queue_declare(
-                queue,
-                QueueDeclareOptions::default(),
-                FieldTable::default(),
-            )
-            .await?;
-
-        let consumer = channel
-            .basic_consume(
-                queue,
-                "consumer",
-                BasicConsumeOptions::default(),
-                FieldTable::default(),
-            )
-            .await?;
-
-        Ok(Self { connection, consumer })
-    }
-
-    pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        info!("Consumer started - waiting for messages");
-        while let Some(delivery) = self.consumer.next().await {
-            match delivery {
-                Ok(delivery) => {
-                    let message = std::str::from_utf8(&delivery.data).unwrap_or("Invalid UTF-8");
-                    info!("Received message: {}", message);
-                    
-                    // Process the message here
-                    // For example, you could deserialize it and perform some action
-                    
-                    delivery.ack(BasicAckOptions::default()).await?;
-                },
-                Err(e) => error!("Failed to consume message: {:?}", e),
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
+use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
 
 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Set up tracing
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+    tracing_subscriber::registry()
+        .with(fmt::layer())
+        .with(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .try_init()
+        .ok();
 
-    let addr = "amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672";
-    let queue = "hello";
+    info!("Starting RabbitMQ consumer");
 
-    let mut consumer = RabbitMQConsumer::new(addr, queue).await?;
-    
-    info!("Starting consumer");
-    consumer.run().await?;
+    // Create a RabbitMQ consumer
+    let consumer = RabbitMQConsumer::new(
+        "amqp://localhost",
+        "my_exchange",
+        "my_queue",
+        "my_routing_key"
+    ).await?;
+
+    info!("Consumer connected to RabbitMQ");
+
+    // Start consuming messages
+    loop {
+        match consumer.consume().await {
+            Ok(message) => {
+                info!("Received message: {}", message);
+                // Process the message here
+                // For example, you could insert it into a database
+                // process_message(&message).await?;
+            }
+            Err(RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e)) => {
+                error!("Error consuming message: {}", e);
+                // Optionally add a delay before trying again
+                tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Unexpected error: {}", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/example.rs b/src/example.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5733021..0000000
--- a/src/example.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-use amqprs::{
-    callbacks::{DefaultChannelCallback, DefaultConnectionCallback},
-    channel::{
-        BasicConsumeArguments, BasicPublishArguments, QueueBindArguments, QueueDeclareArguments,
-    },
-    connection::{Connection, OpenConnectionArguments},
-    consumer::DefaultConsumer,
-    BasicProperties,
-};
-use tokio::time;
-
-use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
-
-#[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn main() {
-    // construct a subscriber that prints formatted traces to stdout
-    // global subscriber with log level according to RUST_LOG
-    tracing_subscriber::registry()
-        .with(fmt::layer())
-        .with(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
-        .try_init()
-        .ok();
-
-    // open a connection to RabbitMQ server
-    let connection = Connection::open(&OpenConnectionArguments::new(
-        "localhost",
-        5672,
-        "guest",
-        "guest",
-    ))
-    .await
-    .unwrap();
-    connection
-        .register_callback(DefaultConnectionCallback)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // open a channel on the connection
-    let channel = connection.open_channel(None).await.unwrap();
-    channel
-        .register_callback(DefaultChannelCallback)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // declare a durable queue
-    let (queue_name, _, _) = channel
-        .queue_declare(QueueDeclareArguments::durable_client_named(
-            "amqprs.examples.basic",
-        ))
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // bind the queue to exchange
-    let routing_key = "amqprs.example";
-    let exchange_name = "amq.topic";
-    channel
-        .queue_bind(QueueBindArguments::new(
-            &queue_name,
-            exchange_name,
-            routing_key,
-        ))
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // start consumer with given name
-    let args = BasicConsumeArguments::new(&queue_name, "example_basic_pub_sub");
-
-    channel
-        .basic_consume(DefaultConsumer::new(args.no_ack), args)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    // publish message
-    let content = String::from(
-        r#"
-            {
-                "publisher": "example"
-                "data": "Hello, amqprs!"
-            }
-        "#,
-    )
-    .into_bytes();
-
-    // create arguments for basic_publish
-    let args = BasicPublishArguments::new(exchange_name, routing_key);
-
-    channel
-        .basic_publish(BasicProperties::default(), content, args)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    tracing::info!("finished");
-
-    // keep the `channel` and `connection` object from dropping before pub/sub is done.
-    // channel/connection will be closed when drop.
-    time::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
-    // explicitly close
-
-    channel.close().await.unwrap();
-    connection.close().await.unwrap();
-}
-
diff --git a/src/rabbitmq/mod.rs b/src/rabbitmq/mod.rs
index 8002dee..112ffaf 100644
--- a/src/rabbitmq/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rabbitmq/mod.rs
@@ -1,36 +1,170 @@
-use lapin::{
-    options::*, types::FieldTable, BasicProperties, Channel, Connection, ConnectionProperties, Result
-};
+// use lapin::{
+//     options::*, types::FieldTable, BasicProperties, Channel, Connection, ConnectionProperties, Result
+// };
 
-pub struct RabbitMQClient {
+// pub struct RabbitMQClient {
+//     pub connection: Connection,
+//     pub channel: Channel,
+// }
+
+// impl RabbitMQClient {
+//     pub async fn new(addr: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+//         let connection = Connection::connect(addr, ConnectionProperties::default()).await?;
+//         let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
+
+//         Ok(Self { connection, channel })
+//     }
+
+//     pub async fn publish(&self, queue: &str, payload: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+//         self.channel
+//             .basic_publish(
+//                 "",
+//                 queue,
+//                 Default::default(),
+//                 payload,
+//                 BasicProperties::default(),
+//             )
+//             .await?;
+
+//         Ok(())
+//     }
+
+//     pub async fn consume(&self, queue: &str) -> Result<lapin::Consumer> {
+//         let consumer = self.channel
+//             .basic_consume(
+//                 queue,
+//                 "consumer",
+//                 BasicConsumeOptions::default(),
+//                 FieldTable::default(),
+//             )
+//             .await?;
+
+//         Ok(consumer)
+//     }
+// }
+use lapin::{
+    options::*, types::FieldTable, BasicProperties, Channel, Connection, ConnectionProperties, Consumer, ExchangeKind 
+};
+use futures_lite::stream::StreamExt;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum RabbitMQError {
+    #[error("Connection error: {0}")]
+    ConnectionError(#[from] lapin::Error),
+    #[error("Channel error: {0}")]
+    ChannelError(String),
+    #[error("Consume error: {0}")]
+    ConsumeError(String),
+    #[error("Publish error: {0}")]
+    PublishError(String),
+}
+
+struct RabbitMQConnection {
     pub connection: Connection,
     pub channel: Channel,
 }
 
-impl RabbitMQClient {
-    pub async fn new(addr: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let connection = Connection::connect(addr, ConnectionProperties::default()).await?;
+impl RabbitMQConnection {
+    async fn new(url: &str) -> Result<Self, RabbitMQError> {
+        let connection = Connection::connect(
+            url,
+            ConnectionProperties::default(),
+        ).await?;
+        
         let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
-
+        
         Ok(Self { connection, channel })
     }
+}
 
-    pub async fn publish(&self, queue: &str, payload: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
-        self.channel
-            .basic_publish(
-                "",
-                queue,
-                Default::default(),
-                payload,
-                BasicProperties::default(),
-            )
-            .await?;
+// pub struct RabbitMQConsumer {
+//     connection: RabbitMQConnection,
+//     queue_name: String,
+// }
 
-        Ok(())
-    }
+// impl RabbitMQConsumer {
+//     pub async fn new(url: &str, queue_name: &str) -> Result<Self, RabbitMQError> {
+//         let connection = RabbitMQConnection::new(url).await?;
+//         Ok(Self {
+//             connection,
+//             queue_name: queue_name.to_string(),
+//         })
+//     }
 
-    pub async fn consume(&self, queue: &str) -> Result<lapin::Consumer> {
-        let consumer = self.channel
+//     pub async fn consume(&self) -> Result<String, RabbitMQError> {
+//         let consumer = self.connection.channel
+//             .basic_consume(
+//                 &self.queue_name,
+//                 "consumer",
+//                 BasicConsumeOptions::default(),
+//                 FieldTable::default(),
+//             )
+//             .await
+//             .map_err(|e| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+//         let delivery = consumer.clone().next().await
+//             .ok_or_else(|| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError("No message received".to_string()))?
+//             .map_err(|e| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+//         let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&delivery.data).to_string();
+
+//         self.connection.channel
+//             .basic_ack(delivery.delivery_tag, BasicAckOptions::default())
+//             .await
+//             .map_err(|e| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+//         Ok(message)
+//     }
+// }
+pub struct RabbitMQConsumer {
+    connection: Connection,
+    channel: Channel,
+    consumer: Consumer,
+}
+
+impl RabbitMQConsumer {
+    pub async fn new(url: &str, exchange: &str, queue: &str, routing_key: &str) -> Result<Self, RabbitMQError> {
+        let connection = Connection::connect(
+            url,
+            ConnectionProperties::default(),
+        ).await?;
+        
+        let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
+
+        // Declare the exchange
+        channel.exchange_declare(
+            exchange,
+            ExchangeKind::Topic,
+            ExchangeDeclareOptions {
+                durable: true,
+                auto_delete: false,
+                ..ExchangeDeclareOptions::default()
+            },
+            FieldTable::default(),
+        ).await?;
+
+        // Declare the queue
+        channel.queue_declare(
+            queue,
+            QueueDeclareOptions {
+                durable: true,
+                auto_delete: false,
+                ..QueueDeclareOptions::default()
+            },
+            FieldTable::default(),
+        ).await?;
+
+        // Bind the queue to the exchange
+        channel.queue_bind(
+            queue,
+            exchange,
+            routing_key,
+            QueueBindOptions::default(),
+            FieldTable::default(),
+        ).await?;
+
+        // Create the consumer
+        let consumer = channel
             .basic_consume(
                 queue,
                 "consumer",
@@ -39,6 +173,78 @@ impl RabbitMQClient {
             )
             .await?;
 
-        Ok(consumer)
+        Ok(Self {
+            connection,
+            channel,
+            consumer,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn consume(&self) -> Result<String, RabbitMQError> {
+        let delivery = self.consumer.clone().next().await
+            .ok_or_else(|| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError("No message received".to_string()))?
+            .map_err(|e| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&delivery.data).to_string();
+
+        self.channel
+            .basic_ack(delivery.delivery_tag, BasicAckOptions::default())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| RabbitMQError::ConsumeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        Ok(message)
+    }
+}
+
+
+pub struct RabbitMQProducer {
+    connection: Connection,
+    channel: Channel,
+    exchange_name: String,
+    routing_key: String,
+}
+
+impl RabbitMQProducer {
+    pub async fn new(url: &str, exchange_name: &str, routing_key: &str) -> Result<Self, RabbitMQError> {
+        let connection = Connection::connect(
+            url,
+            ConnectionProperties::default(),
+        ).await?;
+        
+        let channel = connection.create_channel().await?;
+
+        // Declare the exchange
+        channel.exchange_declare(
+            exchange_name,
+            ExchangeKind::Topic,
+            ExchangeDeclareOptions {
+                durable: true,
+                auto_delete: false,
+                ..ExchangeDeclareOptions::default()
+            },
+            FieldTable::default(),
+        ).await?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            connection,
+            channel,
+            exchange_name: exchange_name.to_string(),
+            routing_key: routing_key.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn publish(&self, message: &str) -> Result<(), RabbitMQError> {
+        self.channel
+            .basic_publish(
+                &self.exchange_name,
+                &self.routing_key,
+                BasicPublishOptions::default(),
+                message.as_bytes(),
+                BasicProperties::default(),
+            )
+            .await?
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 6f16df2..e8dcbcb 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,77 @@
 //     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000").await.unwrap();
 //     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
 
+//     Ok(())
+// }
+// use axum::{
+//     routing::post,
+//     Router,
+//     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+//     Error, Extension, Json,
+// };
+// use serde::Deserialize;
+// use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
+// use zettle_db::rabbitmq::{RabbitMQProducer};
+// use std::sync::Arc;
+
+// #[derive(Deserialize)]
+// struct IngressPayload {
+//     payload: String,
+// }
+
+// use tracing::{info, error};
+
+// async fn ingress_handler(
+//     // Extension(rabbitmq): Extension<Arc<RabbitMQClient>>,
+//     Extension(producer): Extension<Arc<RabbitMQProducer>>,
+//     Json(payload): Json<IngressPayload>
+// ) -> Response {
+//     info!("Received payload: {:?}", payload.payload);
+// match     producer.publish(&payload.payload).await {
+    
+//         Ok(_) => {
+//             info!("Message published successfully");
+//             "thank you".to_string().into_response()
+//         },
+//         Err(e) => {
+//             error!("Failed to publish message: {:?}", e);
+//             (axum::http::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Failed to publish message").into_response()
+//         }
+// }
+// //     match rabbitmq.publish("hello", payload.payload.as_bytes()).await {
+// //         Ok(_) => {
+// //             info!("Message published successfully");
+// //             "thank you".to_string().into_response()
+// //         },
+// //         Err(e) => {
+// //             error!("Failed to publish message: {:?}", e);
+// //             (axum::http::StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Failed to publish message").into_response()
+// //         }
+// //     }
+// }
+
+// #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+// async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+//     // Set up tracing
+//     tracing_subscriber::registry()
+//        .with(fmt::layer())
+//        .with(EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+//        .try_init()
+//        .ok();
+
+//     // Set up RabbitMQ
+//     // let rabbitmq = Arc::new(RabbitMQClient::new("amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672").await.expect("Failed to connect to RabbitMQ"));
+//     let producer = Arc::new(RabbitMQProducer::new("amqp://localhost", "my_exchange", "my_routing_key").await);
+    
+//     // Create Axum router
+//     let app = Router::new()
+//         .route("/ingress", post(ingress_handler))
+//         .layer(Extension(producer));
+
+//     tracing::info!("Listening on 0.0.0.0:3000");
+//     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000").await.unwrap();
+//     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
+
 //     Ok(())
 // }
 use axum::{
@@ -63,7 +134,7 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
-use zettle_db::rabbitmq::RabbitMQClient;
+use zettle_db::rabbitmq::{RabbitMQProducer, RabbitMQError};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -74,11 +145,11 @@ struct IngressPayload {
 use tracing::{info, error};
 
 async fn ingress_handler(
-    Extension(rabbitmq): Extension<Arc<RabbitMQClient>>,
+    Extension(producer): Extension<Arc<RabbitMQProducer>>,
     Json(payload): Json<IngressPayload>
 ) -> Response {
     info!("Received payload: {:?}", payload.payload);
-    match rabbitmq.publish("hello", payload.payload.as_bytes()).await {
+    match producer.publish(&payload.payload).await {
         Ok(_) => {
             info!("Message published successfully");
             "thank you".to_string().into_response()
@@ -91,7 +162,7 @@ async fn ingress_handler(
 }
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Set up tracing
     tracing_subscriber::registry()
        .with(fmt::layer())
@@ -100,17 +171,18 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
        .ok();
 
     // Set up RabbitMQ
-    let rabbitmq = Arc::new(RabbitMQClient::new("amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672").await.expect("Failed to connect to RabbitMQ"));
+    let producer = Arc::new(RabbitMQProducer::new("amqp://localhost", "my_exchange", "my_routing_key").await?);
     
     // Create Axum router
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/ingress", post(ingress_handler))
-        .layer(Extension(rabbitmq));
+        .layer(Extension(producer));
 
     tracing::info!("Listening on 0.0.0.0:3000");
-    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000").await.unwrap();
-    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000").await?;
+    axum::serve(listener, app).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
+