more size checking; tokenize only after size check
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / social / social_api.c
index 9a2f99ae88a347be8c36ac6df6dda2421afce681..89843831be02164972b6c04c6877066d88156391 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of GNUnet
- * Copyright (C) 2013 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 GNUnet e.V.
  *
  * GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
  */
 
 /**
- * @file social/social_api.c
- * @brief Social service; implements social interactions using the PSYC service.
  * @author Gabor X Toth
+ *
+ * @file
+ * Social service; implements social interactions using the PSYC service.
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "gnunet_util_lib.h"
-#include "gnunet_env_lib.h"
-#include "gnunet_core_service.h"
-#include "gnunet_identity_service.h"
-#include "gnunet_namestore_service.h"
-#include "gnunet_gns_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_psyc_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_psyc_util_lib.h"
 #include "gnunet_social_service.h"
 
 #define LOG(kind,...) GNUNET_log_from (kind, "social-api",__VA_ARGS__)
 
-
-static struct GNUNET_CORE_Handle *core;
-static struct GNUNET_GNS_Handle *gns;
-static struct GNUNET_NAMESTORE_Handle *namestore;
-static struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity this_peer;
+/**
+ * Handle for an ego.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego
+{
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey pub_key;
+  struct GNUNET_HashCode pub_key_hash;
+  char *name;
+};
 
 
 /**
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym
 
 
 /**
- * Handle for a place where social interactions happen.
+ * Handle for an application.
  */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App
 {
   /**
    * Configuration to use.
@@ -71,27 +71,27 @@ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place
   /**
    * Client connection to the service.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Handle *mq;
 
   /**
-   * Transmission handle.
+   * Message to send on connect.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_TransmitHandle *tmit;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *connect_env;
 
   /**
-   * Receipt handle.
+   * Time to wait until we try to reconnect on failure.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_ReceiveHandle *recv;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative reconnect_delay;
 
   /**
-   * Slicer for processing incoming methods.
+   * Task for reconnecting when the listener fails.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer;
+  struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Task *reconnect_task;
 
   /**
-   * Message to send on reconnect.
+   * Async operations.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *connect_msg;
+  struct GNUNET_OP_Handle *op;
 
   /**
    * Function called after disconnected from the service.
@@ -104,223 +104,164 @@ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place
   void *disconnect_cls;
 
   /**
-   * Public key of the place.
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey pub_key;
-
-  /**
-   * Private key of the ego.
+   * Application ID.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPrivateKey ego_key;
+  char *id;
 
   /**
-   * Does this place belong to a host (#GNUNET_YES) or guest (#GNUNET_NO)?
+   * Hash map of all egos.
+   * pub_key_hash -> struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *
    */
-  uint8_t is_host;
+  struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *egos;
 
-  /**
-   * Is this place in the process of disconnecting from the service?
-   * #GNUNET_YES or #GNUNET_NO
-   */
-  uint8_t is_disconnecting;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppEgoCallback ego_cb;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppHostPlaceCallback host_cb;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppGuestPlaceCallback guest_cb;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppConnectedCallback connected_cb;
+  void *cb_cls;
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Host handle for a place that we entered.
- */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostConnection
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place plc;
-
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPrivateKey place_key;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app;
 
-  /**
-   * Receipt handle.
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_ReceiveHandle *recv;
-
-  /**
-   * Slicer for processing incoming methods.
-   */
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer;
-
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostEnterCallback enter_cb;
-
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnswerDoorCallback answer_door_cb;
+  struct AppPlaceMessage plc_msg;
+};
 
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_FarewellCallback farewell_cb;
 
-  /**
-   * Closure for callbacks.
-   */
-  void *cb_cls;
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestConnection
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app;
 
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *notice_place_leave_nym;
-  struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *notice_place_leave_env;
+  struct AppPlaceMessage plc_msg;
 };
 
 
 /**
- * Guest handle for place that we entered.
+ * Handle for a place where social interactions happen.
  */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place plc;
-
   /**
-   * Receipt handle.
+   * Configuration to use.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_ReceiveHandle *recv;
+  const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg;
 
   /**
-   * Slicer for processing incoming methods.
+   * Client connection to the service.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer;
-
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback enter_cb;
-
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_EntryDecisionCallback entry_dcsn_cb;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Handle *mq;
 
   /**
-   * Closure for callbacks.
+   * Message to send on connect.
    */
-  void *cb_cls;
-};
-
-
-/**
- * Handle for place notifications.
- */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place plc;
-
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceNotifyHostCallback notify_host;
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceNotifyGuestCallback notify_guest;
-  void *notify_cls;
-};
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *connect_env;
 
-
-/**
- * Hash map of all nyms.
- * pub_key_hash -> struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *
- */
-struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *nyms;
-
-
-/**
- * Handle for a try-and-slice instance.
- */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer
-{
   /**
-   * Method handlers: method_name -> SlicerMethodCallbacks
+   * Time to wait until we try to reconnect on failure.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *method_handlers;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative reconnect_delay;
 
   /**
-   * Modifier handlers: modifier name -> SlicerModifierCallbacks
+   * Task for reconnecting when the listener fails.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *modifier_handlers;
+  struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Task *reconnect_task;
 
   /**
-   * Currently being processed message part.
+   * Async operations.
    */
-  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg;
+  struct GNUNET_OP_Handle *op;
 
   /**
-   * ID of currently being received message.
+   * Transmission handle.
    */
-  uint64_t message_id;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_TransmitHandle *tmit;
 
   /**
-   * Method name of currently being received message.
+   * Slicer for processing incoming messages.
    */
-  char *method_name;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer;
 
+  // FIXME: do we need is_disconnecing like on the psyc and multicast APIs?
   /**
-   * Name of currently processed modifier.
+   * Function called after disconnected from the service.
    */
-  char *mod_name;
+  GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb;
 
   /**
-   * Value of currently processed modifier.
+   * Closure for @a disconnect_cb.
    */
-  char *mod_value;
+  void *disconnect_cls;
 
   /**
-   * Public key of the nym the current message originates from.
+   * Public key of the place.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey nym_key;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey pub_key;
 
   /**
-   * Size of @a method_name (including terminating \0).
+   * Public key of the ego.
    */
-  uint16_t method_name_size;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey ego_pub_key;
 
   /**
-   * Size of @a modifier_name (including terminating \0).
+   * Does this place belong to a host (#GNUNET_YES) or guest (#GNUNET_NO)?
    */
-  uint16_t mod_name_size;
+  uint8_t is_host;
+};
 
-  /**
-   * Size of modifier value fragment.
-   */
-  uint16_t mod_value_size;
 
-  /**
-   * Full size of modifier value.
-   */
-  uint16_t mod_full_value_size;
+/**
+ * Host handle for a place that we entered.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place plc;
 
   /**
-   * Remaining bytes from the value of the current modifier.
+   * Slicer for processing incoming messages from guests.
    */
-  uint16_t mod_value_remaining;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer;
+
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostEnterCallback enter_cb;
+
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnswerDoorCallback answer_door_cb;
+
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_FarewellCallback farewell_cb;
 
   /**
-   * Operator of currently processed modifier.
+   * Closure for callbacks.
    */
-  uint8_t mod_oper;
+  void *cb_cls;
+
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *notice_place_leave_nym;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *notice_place_leave_env;
 };
 
 
 /**
- * Callbacks for a slicer method handler.
+ * Guest handle for place that we entered.
  */
-struct SlicerMethodCallbacks
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest
 {
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_MethodCallback method_cb;
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb;
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_DataCallback data_cb;
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_EndOfMessageCallback eom_cb;
-  void *cls;
-};
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place plc;
 
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback enter_cb;
 
-struct SlicerMethodRemoveClosure
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer;
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks rm_cbs;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_EntryDecisionCallback entry_dcsn_cb;
+
+  /**
+   * Closure for callbacks.
+   */
+  void *cb_cls;
 };
 
 
 /**
- * Callbacks for a slicer method handler.
+ * Hash map of all nyms.
+ * pub_key_hash -> struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *
  */
-struct SlicerModifierCallbacks
-{
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb;
-  void *cls;
-};
-
-
-struct SlicerModifierRemoveClosure
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer;
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks rm_cbs;
-};
+struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *nyms;
 
 
 /**
@@ -357,9 +298,9 @@ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HistoryRequest
   uint64_t op_id;
 
   /**
-   * Message handler.
+   * Slicer for processing incoming messages.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_ReceiveHandle *recv;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer;
 
   /**
    * Function to call when the operation finished.
@@ -417,6 +358,82 @@ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_LookHandle
 };
 
 
+struct ZoneAddPlaceHandle
+{
+  GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb;
+  void *result_cls;
+};
+
+
+struct ZoneAddNymHandle
+{
+  GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb;
+  void *result_cls;
+};
+
+
+/*** CLEANUP / DISCONNECT ***/
+
+
+static void
+host_cleanup (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst)
+{
+  if (NULL != hst->slicer)
+  {
+    GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_destroy (hst->slicer);
+    hst->slicer = NULL;
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (hst);
+}
+
+
+static void
+guest_cleanup (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst)
+{
+  GNUNET_free (gst);
+}
+
+
+static void
+place_cleanup (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
+{
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "cleaning up place %p\n",
+              plc);
+  if (NULL != plc->tmit)
+  {
+    GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_destroy (plc->tmit);
+    plc->tmit = NULL;
+  }
+  if (NULL != plc->connect_env)
+  {
+    GNUNET_MQ_discard (plc->connect_env);
+    plc->connect_env = NULL;
+  }
+  if (NULL != plc->mq)
+  {
+    GNUNET_MQ_destroy (plc->mq);
+    plc->mq = NULL;
+  }
+  if (NULL != plc->disconnect_cb)
+  {
+    plc->disconnect_cb (plc->disconnect_cls);
+    plc->disconnect_cb = NULL;
+  }
+
+  (GNUNET_YES == plc->is_host)
+    ? host_cleanup ((struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *) plc)
+    : guest_cleanup ((struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *) plc);
+}
+
+
+static void
+place_disconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
+{
+  place_cleanup (plc);
+}
+
+
 /*** NYM ***/
 
 static struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *
@@ -461,36 +478,40 @@ nym_destroy (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
 
 static void
 host_recv_notice_place_leave_method (void *cls,
+                                     const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *msg,
                                      const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageMethod *meth,
                                      uint64_t message_id,
-                                     uint32_t flags,
-                                     const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym,
                                      const char *method_name)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
+
   if (0 == memcmp (&(struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey) {},
-                   &nym->pub_key, sizeof (nym->pub_key)))
+                   &msg->slave_pub_key, sizeof (msg->slave_pub_key)))
     return;
 
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym = nym_get_or_create (&msg->slave_pub_key);
+
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Host received method for message ID %" PRIu64 " from nym %s: %s\n",
               message_id, GNUNET_h2s (&nym->pub_key_hash), method_name);
 
   hst->notice_place_leave_nym = (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *) nym;
-  hst->notice_place_leave_env = GNUNET_ENV_environment_create ();
+  hst->notice_place_leave_env = GNUNET_PSYC_env_create ();
 
   char *str = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecdsa_public_key_to_string (&hst->notice_place_leave_nym->pub_key);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "_notice_place_leave: got method from nym %s (%s).\n",
               GNUNET_h2s (&hst->notice_place_leave_nym->pub_key_hash), str);
+  GNUNET_free (str);
 }
 
 
 static void
 host_recv_notice_place_leave_modifier (void *cls,
-                                       const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg,
+                                       const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *msg,
+                                       const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *pmsg,
                                        uint64_t message_id,
-                                       enum GNUNET_ENV_Operator oper,
+                                       enum GNUNET_PSYC_Operator oper,
                                        const char *name,
                                        const void *value,
                                        uint16_t value_size,
@@ -500,568 +521,117 @@ host_recv_notice_place_leave_modifier (void *cls,
   if (NULL == hst->notice_place_leave_env)
     return;
 
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Host received modifier for _notice_place_leave message with ID %" PRIu64 ":\n"
               "%c%s: %.*s\n",
-              message_id, oper, name, value_size, value);
+              message_id, oper, name, value_size, (const char *) value);
 
   /* skip _nym, it's added later in eom() */
   if (0 == memcmp (name, "_nym", sizeof ("_nym"))
       || 0 == memcmp (name, "_nym_", sizeof ("_nym_") - 1))
     return;
 
-  GNUNET_ENV_environment_add (hst->notice_place_leave_env,
-                              GNUNET_ENV_OP_SET, name, value, value_size);
+  GNUNET_PSYC_env_add (hst->notice_place_leave_env,
+                       GNUNET_PSYC_OP_SET, name, value, value_size);
 }
 
 
 static void
 host_recv_notice_place_leave_eom (void *cls,
-                                  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg,
+                                  const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *msg,
+                                  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *pmsg,
                                   uint64_t message_id,
-                                  uint8_t cancelled)
+                                  uint8_t is_cancelled)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
   if (NULL == hst->notice_place_leave_env)
     return;
 
   char *str = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecdsa_public_key_to_string (&hst->notice_place_leave_nym->pub_key);
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "_notice_place_leave: got EOM from nym %s (%s).\n",
               GNUNET_h2s (&hst->notice_place_leave_nym->pub_key_hash), str);
+  GNUNET_free (str);
 
-  if (GNUNET_YES != cancelled)
+  if (GNUNET_YES != is_cancelled)
   {
     if (NULL != hst->farewell_cb)
       hst->farewell_cb (hst->cb_cls, hst->notice_place_leave_nym,
                         hst->notice_place_leave_env);
     /* announce leaving guest to place */
-    GNUNET_ENV_environment_add (hst->notice_place_leave_env, GNUNET_ENV_OP_SET,
-                                "_nym", hst->notice_place_leave_nym,
-                                sizeof (*hst->notice_place_leave_nym));
+    GNUNET_PSYC_env_add (hst->notice_place_leave_env, GNUNET_PSYC_OP_SET,
+                         "_nym", hst->notice_place_leave_nym,
+                         sizeof (*hst->notice_place_leave_nym));
     GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_announce (hst, "_notice_place_leave",
                                  hst->notice_place_leave_env,
                                  NULL, NULL, GNUNET_SOCIAL_ANNOUNCE_NONE);
     nym_destroy (hst->notice_place_leave_nym);
   }
-  GNUNET_ENV_environment_destroy (hst->notice_place_leave_env);
+  GNUNET_PSYC_env_destroy (hst->notice_place_leave_env);
   hst->notice_place_leave_env = NULL;
 }
 
 
-/*** SLICER ***/
-
-/**
- * Call a method handler for an incoming message part.
- */
-int
-slicer_method_handler_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key,
-                              void *value)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = cls;
-  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg = slicer->msg;
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *cbs = value;
-  uint16_t ptype = ntohs (msg->type);
-
-  switch (ptype)
-  {
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_METHOD:
-  {
-    if (NULL == cbs->method_cb)
-      break;
-    struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageMethod *
-      meth = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageMethod *) msg;
-    cbs->method_cb (cbs->cls, meth, slicer->message_id,
-                    ntohl (meth->flags),
-                    nym_get_or_create (&slicer->nym_key),
-                    slicer->method_name);
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MODIFIER:
-  {
-    if (NULL == cbs->modifier_cb)
-      break;
-    struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageModifier *
-      mod = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageModifier *) msg;
-    cbs->modifier_cb (cbs->cls, &mod->header, slicer->message_id,
-                      mod->oper, (const char *) &mod[1],
-                      (const void *) &mod[1] + ntohs (mod->name_size),
-                      ntohs (mod->header.size) - sizeof (*mod) - ntohs (mod->name_size),
-                      ntohs (mod->value_size));
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MOD_CONT:
-  {
-    if (NULL == cbs->modifier_cb)
-      break;
-    cbs->modifier_cb (cbs->cls, msg, slicer->message_id,
-                      slicer->mod_oper, slicer->mod_name, &msg[1],
-                      ntohs (msg->size) - sizeof (*msg),
-                      slicer->mod_full_value_size);
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_DATA:
-  {
-    if (NULL == cbs->data_cb)
-      break;
-    uint64_t data_offset = 0; // FIXME
-    cbs->data_cb (cbs->cls, msg, slicer->message_id,
-                  data_offset, &msg[1], ntohs (msg->size) - sizeof (*msg));
-    break;
-  }
-
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_END:
-    if (NULL == cbs->eom_cb)
-      break;
-    cbs->eom_cb (cbs->cls, msg, slicer->message_id, GNUNET_NO);
-    break;
-
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_CANCEL:
-    if (NULL == cbs->eom_cb)
-      break;
-    cbs->eom_cb (cbs->cls, msg, slicer->message_id, GNUNET_YES);
-    break;
-  }
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Call a method handler for an incoming message part.
- */
-int
-slicer_modifier_handler_notify (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key,
-                                void *value)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = cls;
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks *cbs = value;
-
-  cbs->modifier_cb (cbs->cls, slicer->msg, slicer->message_id, slicer->mod_oper,
-                    slicer->mod_name, slicer->mod_value,
-                    slicer->mod_value_size, slicer->mod_full_value_size);
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
+/*** PLACE ***/
 
 
-/**
- * Process an incoming message part and call matching handlers.
- *
- * @param cls
- *        Closure.
- * @param message_id
- *        ID of the message.
- * @param flags
- *        Flags for the message.
- *        @see enum GNUNET_PSYC_MessageFlags
- * @param msg
- *        The message part. as it arrived from the network.
- */
-static void
-slicer_message (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *slave_key,
-                uint64_t message_id, uint32_t flags, uint64_t fragment_offset,
-                const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+static int
+check_place_result (void *cls,
+                    const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = cls;
-  slicer->nym_key = *slave_key;
-
-  uint16_t ptype = ntohs (msg->type);
-  if (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_METHOD == ptype)
-  {
-    struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageMethod *
-      meth = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageMethod *) msg;
-    slicer->method_name_size = ntohs (meth->header.size) - sizeof (*meth);
-    slicer->method_name = GNUNET_malloc (slicer->method_name_size);
-    memcpy (slicer->method_name, &meth[1], slicer->method_name_size);
-    slicer->message_id = message_id;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    GNUNET_assert (message_id == slicer->message_id);
-  }
-
-  char *nym_str = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecdsa_public_key_to_string (slave_key);
-  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-       "Slicer received message of type %u and size %u, "
-       "with ID %" PRIu64 " and method %s from %s\n",
-       ptype, ntohs (msg->size), message_id, slicer->method_name, nym_str);
-  GNUNET_free (nym_str);
-
-  slicer->msg = msg;
-
-  /* try-and-slice modifier */
-
-  switch (ptype)
-  {
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MODIFIER:
-  {
-    struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageModifier *
-      mod = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageModifier *) msg;
-    slicer->mod_oper = mod->oper;
-    slicer->mod_name_size = ntohs (mod->name_size);
-    slicer->mod_name = GNUNET_malloc (slicer->mod_name_size);
-    memcpy (slicer->mod_name, &mod[1], slicer->mod_name_size);
-    slicer->mod_value = (char *) &mod[1] + slicer->mod_name_size;
-    slicer->mod_full_value_size = ntohs (mod->value_size);
-    slicer->mod_value_remaining = slicer->mod_full_value_size;
-    slicer->mod_value_size
-      = ntohs (mod->header.size) - sizeof (*mod) - slicer->mod_name_size;
-  }
-  case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MOD_CONT:
-    if (ptype == GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MOD_CONT)
-    {
-      slicer->mod_value = (char *) &msg[1];
-      slicer->mod_value_size = ntohs (msg->size) - sizeof (*msg);
-    }
-    slicer->mod_value_remaining -= slicer->mod_value_size;
-    char *name = GNUNET_malloc (slicer->mod_name_size);
-    memcpy (name, slicer->mod_name, slicer->mod_name_size);
-    do
-    {
-      struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-      uint16_t name_len = strlen (name);
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (name, name_len, &key);
-      GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get_multiple (slicer->modifier_handlers, &key,
-                                                  slicer_modifier_handler_notify,
-                                                  slicer);
-      char *p = strrchr (name, '_');
-      if (NULL == p)
-        break;
-      *p = '\0';
-    } while (1);
-    GNUNET_free (name);
-  }
-
-  /* try-and-slice method */
-
-  char *name = GNUNET_malloc (slicer->method_name_size);
-  memcpy (name, slicer->method_name, slicer->method_name_size);
-  do
-  {
-    struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-    uint16_t name_len = strlen (name);
-    GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (name, name_len, &key);
-    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get_multiple (slicer->method_handlers, &key,
-                                                slicer_method_handler_notify,
-                                                slicer);
-    char *p = strrchr (name, '_');
-    if (NULL == p)
-      break;
-    *p = '\0';
-  } while (1);
-  GNUNET_free (name);
-
-  if (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_END <= ptype)
-    GNUNET_free (slicer->method_name);
-
-  if (0 == slicer->mod_value_remaining && NULL != slicer->mod_name)
-  {
-    GNUNET_free (slicer->mod_name);
-    slicer->mod_name = NULL;
-    slicer->mod_name_size = 0;
-    slicer->mod_value_size = 0;
-    slicer->mod_full_value_size = 0;
-    slicer->mod_oper = 0;
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
+  if (size < sizeof (*res))
+  { /* Error, message too small. */
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
-
-  slicer->msg = NULL;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Create a try-and-slice instance.
- *
- * A slicer processes incoming messages and notifies callbacks about matching
- * methods or modifiers encountered.
- *
- * @return A new try-and-slice construct.
- */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_create (void)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*slicer));
-  slicer->method_handlers = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (1, GNUNET_NO);
-  slicer->modifier_handlers = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (1, GNUNET_NO);
-  return slicer;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Add a method to the try-and-slice instance.
- *
- * The callbacks are called for messages with a matching @a method_name prefix.
- *
- * @param slicer
- *        The try-and-slice instance to extend.
- * @param method_name
- *        Name of the given method, use empty string to match all.
- * @param method_cb
- *        Method handler invoked upon a matching message.
- * @param modifier_cb
- *        Modifier handler, invoked after @a method_cb
- *        for each modifier in the message.
- * @param data_cb
- *        Data handler, invoked after @a modifier_cb for each data fragment.
- * @param eom_cb
- *        Invoked upon reaching the end of a matching message.
- * @param cls
- *        Closure for the callbacks.
- */
-void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_method_add (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
-                                 const char *method_name,
-                                 GNUNET_SOCIAL_MethodCallback method_cb,
-                                 GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb,
-                                 GNUNET_SOCIAL_DataCallback data_cb,
-                                 GNUNET_SOCIAL_EndOfMessageCallback eom_cb,
-                                 void *cls)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (method_name, strlen (method_name), &key);
-
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *cbs = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*cbs));
-  cbs->method_cb = method_cb;
-  cbs->modifier_cb = modifier_cb;
-  cbs->data_cb = data_cb;
-  cbs->eom_cb = eom_cb;
-  cbs->cls = cls;
-
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (slicer->method_handlers, &key, cbs,
-                                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_MULTIPLE);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
-int
-slicer_method_remove (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key, void *value)
+static void
+handle_place_result (void *cls,
+                     const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct SlicerMethodRemoveClosure *rm_cls = cls;
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = rm_cls->slicer;
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *rm_cbs = &rm_cls->rm_cbs;
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *cbs = value;
-
-  if (cbs->method_cb == rm_cbs->method_cb
-      && cbs->modifier_cb == rm_cbs->modifier_cb
-      && cbs->data_cb == rm_cbs->data_cb
-      && cbs->eom_cb == rm_cbs->eom_cb)
-  {
-    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (slicer->method_handlers, key, cbs);
-    GNUNET_free (cbs);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
-  }
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Remove a registered method from the try-and-slice instance.
- *
- * Removes one matching handler registered with the given
- * @a method_name and  callbacks.
- *
- * @param slicer
- *        The try-and-slice instance.
- * @param method_name
- *        Name of the method to remove.
- * @param method_cb
- *        Method handler.
- * @param modifier_cb
- *        Modifier handler.
- * @param data_cb
- *        Data handler.
- * @param eom_cb
- *        End of message handler.
- *
- * @return #GNUNET_OK if a method handler was removed,
- *         #GNUNET_NO if no handler matched the given method name and callbacks.
- */
-int
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_method_remove (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
-                                    const char *method_name,
-                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_MethodCallback method_cb,
-                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb,
-                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_DataCallback data_cb,
-                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_EndOfMessageCallback eom_cb)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (method_name, strlen (method_name), &key);
-
-  struct SlicerMethodRemoveClosure rm_cls;
-  rm_cls.slicer = slicer;
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *rm_cbs = &rm_cls.rm_cbs;
-  rm_cbs->method_cb = method_cb;
-  rm_cbs->modifier_cb = modifier_cb;
-  rm_cbs->data_cb = data_cb;
-  rm_cbs->eom_cb = eom_cb;
-
-  return
-    (GNUNET_SYSERR
-     == GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get_multiple (slicer->method_handlers, &key,
-                                                    slicer_method_remove,
-                                                    &rm_cls))
-    ? GNUNET_NO
-    : GNUNET_OK;
-}
-
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
 
-/**
- * Watch a place for changed objects.
- *
- * @param slicer
- *        The try-and-slice instance.
- * @param object_filter
- *        Object prefix to match.
- * @param modifier_cb
- *        Function to call when encountering a state modifier.
- * @param cls
- *        Closure for callback.
- */
-void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_modifier_add (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
-                                   const char *object_filter,
-                                   GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb,
-                                   void *cls)
-{
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks *cbs = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof *cbs);
-  cbs->modifier_cb = modifier_cb;
-  cbs->cls = cls;
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
+  uint16_t data_size = size - sizeof (*res);
+  const char *data = (0 < data_size) ? (const char *) &res[1] : NULL;
 
-  struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (object_filter, strlen (object_filter), &key);
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (slicer->modifier_handlers, &key, cbs,
-                                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_MULTIPLE);
+  GNUNET_OP_result (plc->op, GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
+                    GNUNET_ntohll (res->result_code),
+                    data, data_size, NULL);
 }
 
 
-int
-slicer_modifier_remove (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key, void *value)
+static int
+check_app_result (void *cls,
+                  const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct SlicerModifierRemoveClosure *rm_cls = cls;
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer = rm_cls->slicer;
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks *rm_cbs = &rm_cls->rm_cbs;
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks *cbs = value;
-
-  if (cbs->modifier_cb == rm_cbs->modifier_cb)
-  {
-    GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (slicer->modifier_handlers, key, cbs);
-    GNUNET_free (cbs);
-    return GNUNET_NO;
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
+  if (size < sizeof (*res))
+  { /* Error, message too small. */
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Remove a registered modifier from the try-and-slice instance.
- *
- * Removes one matching handler registered with the given
- * @a object_filter and @a modifier_cb.
- *
- * @param slicer
- *        The try-and-slice instance.
- * @param object_filter
- *        Object prefix to match.
- * @param modifier_cb
- *        Function to call when encountering a state modifier changes.
- */
-int
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_modifier_remove (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
-                                      const char *object_filter,
-                                      GNUNET_SOCIAL_ModifierCallback modifier_cb)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_HashCode key;
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (object_filter, strlen (object_filter), &key);
-
-  struct SlicerModifierRemoveClosure rm_cls;
-  rm_cls.slicer = slicer;
-  struct SlicerModifierCallbacks *rm_cbs = &rm_cls.rm_cbs;
-  rm_cbs->modifier_cb = modifier_cb;
-
-  return
-    (GNUNET_SYSERR
-     == GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get_multiple (slicer->modifier_handlers, &key,
-                                                    slicer_modifier_remove,
-                                                    &rm_cls))
-    ? GNUNET_NO
-    : GNUNET_OK;
- }
-
-
-int
-slicer_method_free (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode *key, void *value)
-{
-  struct SlicerMethodCallbacks *cbs = value;
-  GNUNET_free (cbs);
-  return GNUNET_YES;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Destroy a given try-and-slice instance.
- *
- * @param slicer
- *        Slicer to destroy
- */
-void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_destroy (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer)
-{
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_iterate (slicer->method_handlers,
-                                         slicer_method_free, NULL);
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_destroy (slicer->method_handlers);
-  GNUNET_free (slicer);
-}
-
-
-/*** PLACE ***/
-
-
-static void
-place_send_connect_msg (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
-{
-  uint16_t cmsg_size = ntohs (plc->connect_msg->size);
-  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader * cmsg = GNUNET_malloc (cmsg_size);
-  memcpy (cmsg, plc->connect_msg, cmsg_size);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_transmit_now (plc->client, cmsg);
-}
-
-
-static void
-place_recv_disconnect (void *cls,
-                       struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                       const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
-
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_reconnect (client);
-  place_send_connect_msg (plc);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-place_recv_result (void *cls,
-                   struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                   const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_app_result (void *cls,
+                   const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
-
-  const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *
-    res = (const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *) msg;
-
-  uint16_t size = ntohs (msg->size);
-  if (size < sizeof (*res))
-  { /* Error, message too small. */
-    GNUNET_break (0);
-    return;
-  }
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
 
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
   uint16_t data_size = size - sizeof (*res);
   const char *data = (0 < data_size) ? (const char *) &res[1] : NULL;
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_result (plc->client, GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
-                                   GNUNET_ntohll (res->result_code),
-                                   data, data_size);
+
+  GNUNET_OP_result (app->op, GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
+                    GNUNET_ntohll (res->result_code),
+                    data, data_size, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -1077,7 +647,6 @@ op_recv_history_result (void *cls, int64_t result,
   if (NULL != hist->result_cb)
     hist->result_cb (hist->cls, result, err_msg, err_msg_size);
 
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_destroy (hist->recv);
   GNUNET_free (hist);
 }
 
@@ -1098,18 +667,30 @@ op_recv_state_result (void *cls, int64_t result,
 }
 
 
-static void
-place_recv_history_result (void *cls,
-                           struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                           const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+static int
+check_place_history_result (void *cls,
+                            const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *
+    pmsg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (res);
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
+
+  if (NULL == pmsg || size < sizeof (*res) + sizeof (*pmsg))
+  { /* Error, message too small. */
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
 
-  const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *
-    res = (const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *) msg;
+static void
+handle_place_history_result (void *cls,
+                             const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
   struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *
-    pmsg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) &res[1];
+    pmsg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (res);
 
   LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
        "%p Received historic fragment for message #%" PRIu64 ".\n",
@@ -1118,9 +699,9 @@ place_recv_history_result (void *cls,
   GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb = NULL;
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HistoryRequest *hist = NULL;
 
-  if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_find (plc->client,
-                                                   GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
-                                                   &result_cb, (void *) &hist))
+  if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_OP_get (plc->op,
+                                   GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
+                                   &result_cb, (void *) &hist, NULL))
   { /* Operation not found. */
     LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
          "%p Replay operation not found for historic fragment of message #%"
@@ -1129,50 +710,57 @@ place_recv_history_result (void *cls,
     return;
   }
 
-  uint16_t size = ntohs (msg->size);
-  if (size < sizeof (*res) + sizeof (*pmsg))
-  { /* Error, message too small. */
-    GNUNET_break (0);
-    return;
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_message (hist->slicer,
+                              (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) pmsg);
+}
+
+
+static int
+check_place_state_result (void *cls,
+                          const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
+{
+  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *mod = GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (res);
+  if (NULL == mod)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break_op (0);
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+         "Invalid modifier in state result\n");
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   }
 
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_message (hist->recv,
-                               (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) pmsg);
+  uint16_t size = ntohs (res->header.size);
+  uint16_t mod_size = ntohs (mod->size);
+  if (size - sizeof (*res) != mod_size)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break_op (0);
+    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+         "Invalid modifier size in state result: %u - %u != %u\n",
+         ntohs (res->header.size), sizeof (*res), mod_size);
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  }
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-place_recv_state_result (void *cls,
-                         struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                         const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_place_state_result (void *cls,
+                           const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *res)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
-
-  const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *
-    res = (const struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage *) msg;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
 
   GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb = NULL;
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_LookHandle *look = NULL;
 
-  if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_find (plc->client,
-                                                   GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
-                                                   &result_cb, (void *) &look))
+  if (GNUNET_YES != GNUNET_OP_get (plc->op,
+                                   GNUNET_ntohll (res->op_id),
+                                   &result_cb, (void *) &look, NULL))
   { /* Operation not found. */
     return;
   }
 
-  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *
-    mod = (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *) &res[1];
+  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *mod = GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (res);
   uint16_t mod_size = ntohs (mod->size);
-  if (ntohs (msg->size) - sizeof (*res) != mod_size)
-  {
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-         "Invalid modifier size in state result: %u - %u != %u\n",
-         ntohs (msg->size), sizeof (*res), mod_size);
-    return;
-  }
+
   switch (ntohs (mod->type))
   {
   case GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_MODIFIER:
@@ -1182,7 +770,9 @@ place_recv_state_result (void *cls,
 
     const char *name = (const char *) &pmod[1];
     uint16_t name_size = ntohs (pmod->name_size);
-    if ('\0' != name[name_size - 1])
+    if (0 == name_size
+        || mod_size - sizeof (*pmod) < name_size
+        || '\0' != name[name_size - 1])
     {
       GNUNET_break_op (0);
       LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
@@ -1197,7 +787,7 @@ place_recv_state_result (void *cls,
     {
         look->mod_value_remaining = look->mod_value_size;
         look->mod_name = GNUNET_malloc (name_size);
-        memcpy (look->mod_name, name, name_size);
+        GNUNET_memcpy (look->mod_name, name, name_size);
     }
     break;
   }
@@ -1215,97 +805,109 @@ place_recv_state_result (void *cls,
 }
 
 
-static void
-place_recv_message_ack (void *cls,
-                        struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                        const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+static void
+handle_place_message_ack (void *cls,
+                          const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
+
+  GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_got_ack (plc->tmit);
+}
+
+
+static int
+check_place_message (void *cls,
+                     const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *pmsg)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
-  GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_got_ack (plc->tmit);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-place_recv_message (void *cls,
-                    struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                    const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_place_message (void *cls,
+                      const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *pmsg)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *
-    plc = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*plc));
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_message (plc->recv,
-                               (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) msg);
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
+
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_message (plc->slicer, pmsg);
+}
+
+
+static int
+check_host_message (void *cls,
+                    const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *pmsg)
+{
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-host_recv_message (void *cls,
-                   struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                   const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_host_message (void *cls,
+                     const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *pmsg)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
-    hst = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (hst->plc));
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_message (hst->recv,
-                               (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) msg);
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_message (hst->plc.recv,
-                               (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *) msg);
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
+
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_message (hst->slicer, pmsg);
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_message (hst->plc.slicer, pmsg);
 }
 
 
 static void
-host_recv_enter_ack (void *cls,
-                     struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                     const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_host_enter_ack (void *cls,
+                       const struct HostEnterAck *hack)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
-    hst = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client,
-                                                   sizeof (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place));
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
 
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage *
-    cres = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage *) msg;
-  int32_t result = ntohl (cres->result_code);
+  hst->plc.pub_key = hack->place_pub_key;
+
+  int32_t result = ntohl (hack->result_code);
   if (NULL != hst->enter_cb)
-    hst->enter_cb (hst->cb_cls, result, GNUNET_ntohll (cres->max_message_id));
+    hst->enter_cb (hst->cb_cls, result, &hack->place_pub_key,
+                   GNUNET_ntohll (hack->max_message_id));
+}
+
+
+static int
+check_host_enter_request (void *cls,
+                          const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage *req)
+{
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-host_recv_enter_request (void *cls,
-                         struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                         const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_host_enter_request (void *cls,
+                           const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage *req)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
-    hst = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client,
-                                                   sizeof (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place));
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
+
   if (NULL == hst->answer_door_cb)
      return;
 
   const char *method_name = NULL;
-  struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env = NULL;
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env = NULL;
   struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader *entry_pmsg = NULL;
   const void *data = NULL;
   uint16_t data_size = 0;
   char *str;
-  const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage *
-    req = (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage *) msg;
   const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *join_msg = NULL;
 
   do
   {
     if (sizeof (*req) + sizeof (*join_msg) <= ntohs (req->header.size))
     {
-      join_msg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *) &req[1];
+      join_msg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *) GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (req);
       LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
            "Received join_msg of type %u and size %u.\n",
            ntohs (join_msg->header.type), ntohs (join_msg->header.size));
 
-      env = GNUNET_ENV_environment_create ();
+      env = GNUNET_PSYC_env_create ();
       entry_pmsg = GNUNET_PSYC_message_header_create_from_psyc (join_msg);
       if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_PSYC_message_parse (entry_pmsg, &method_name, env,
                                                   &data, &data_size))
       {
         GNUNET_break_op (0);
-        str = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecdsa_public_key_to_string (&req->slave_key);
+        str = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecdsa_public_key_to_string (&req->slave_pub_key);
         LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
              "Ignoring invalid entry request from nym %s.\n",
              str);
@@ -1314,247 +916,284 @@ host_recv_enter_request (void *cls,
       }
     }
 
-    struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym = nym_get_or_create (&req->slave_key);
+    struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym = nym_get_or_create (&req->slave_pub_key);
     hst->answer_door_cb (hst->cb_cls, nym, method_name, env,
-                         data_size, data);
+                         data, data_size);
   } while (0);
 
   if (NULL != env)
-    GNUNET_ENV_environment_destroy (env);
+    GNUNET_PSYC_env_destroy (env);
   if (NULL != entry_pmsg)
     GNUNET_free (entry_pmsg);
 }
 
 
 static void
-guest_recv_enter_ack (void *cls,
-                     struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                     const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_guest_enter_ack (void *cls,
+                        const struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage *cres)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *
-    gst = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client,
-                                                   sizeof (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place));
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = cls;
 
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage *
-    cres = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage *) msg;
   int32_t result = ntohl (cres->result_code);
   if (NULL != gst->enter_cb)
-    gst->enter_cb (gst->cb_cls, result, GNUNET_ntohll (cres->max_message_id));
+    gst->enter_cb (gst->cb_cls, result, &gst->plc.pub_key,
+                   GNUNET_ntohll (cres->max_message_id));
+}
+
+
+static int
+check_guest_enter_decision (void *cls,
+                            const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage *dcsn)
+{
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-guest_recv_join_decision (void *cls,
-                          struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                          const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_guest_enter_decision (void *cls,
+                             const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage *dcsn)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *
-    gst = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client,
-                                                   sizeof (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place));
-  const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage *
-    dcsn = (const struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage *) msg;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = cls;
 
   struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *pmsg = NULL;
-  if (ntohs (dcsn->header.size) <= sizeof (*dcsn) + sizeof (*pmsg))
-    pmsg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *) &dcsn[1];
+  if (ntohs (dcsn->header.size) > sizeof (*dcsn))
+    pmsg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *) GNUNET_MQ_extract_nested_mh (dcsn);
 
   if (NULL != gst->entry_dcsn_cb)
     gst->entry_dcsn_cb (gst->cb_cls, ntohl (dcsn->is_admitted), pmsg);
 }
 
 
-static void
-notify_recv_place_host (void *cls,
-                        struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                        const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+static int
+check_app_ego (void *cls,
+               const struct AppEgoMessage *emsg)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle *
-    pl = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*pl));
-  if (NULL == pl->notify_host)
-    return;
-
-  struct HostEnterRequest *
-    hreq = (struct HostEnterRequest *) msg;
-
-  pl->notify_host (pl->notify_cls, &hreq->place_key, ntohl (hreq->policy));
+  return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
 static void
-notify_recv_place_guest (void *cls,
-                         struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_Connection *client,
-                         const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+handle_app_ego (void *cls,
+                const struct AppEgoMessage *emsg)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle *
-    pl = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_get_user_context_ (client, sizeof (*pl));
-  if (NULL == pl->notify_guest)
-    return;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
 
-  struct GuestEnterRequest *
-    greq = (struct GuestEnterRequest *) msg;
-  uint16_t greq_size = ntohs (greq->header.size);
+  uint16_t name_size = ntohs (emsg->header.size) - sizeof (*emsg);
 
-  const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *relays = NULL;
-  uint16_t relay_count = ntohs (greq->relay_count);
-  uint16_t relay_size = relay_count * sizeof (*relays);
-  if (0 < relay_size)
-    relays = (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *) &greq[1];
-  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *join_msg = NULL;
+  struct GNUNET_HashCode ego_pub_hash;
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&emsg->ego_pub_key, sizeof (emsg->ego_pub_key),
+                      &ego_pub_hash);
 
-  if (sizeof (*greq) + relay_size + sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader)
-      <= greq_size)
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *
+    ego = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get (app->egos, &ego_pub_hash);
+  if (NULL == ego)
+  {
+    ego = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*ego));
+    ego->pub_key = emsg->ego_pub_key;
+    ego->name = GNUNET_malloc (name_size);
+    GNUNET_memcpy (ego->name, &emsg[1], name_size);
+  }
+  else
   {
-    join_msg = (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *)
-      (((char *) &greq[1]) + relay_size);
+    ego->name = GNUNET_realloc (ego->name, name_size);
+    GNUNET_memcpy (ego->name, &emsg[1], name_size);
   }
 
-  pl->notify_guest (pl->notify_cls, &greq->place_key, &greq->origin,
-                    relay_count, relays, join_msg);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (app->egos, &ego_pub_hash, ego,
+                                     GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_REPLACE);
+
+  if (NULL != app->ego_cb)
+    app->ego_cb (app->cb_cls, ego, &ego->pub_key, ego->name);
 }
 
 
-static struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_MessageHandler host_handlers[] =
+static void
+handle_app_ego_end (void *cls,
+                    const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
 {
-  { host_recv_enter_ack, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER_ACK,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage), GNUNET_NO },
-
-  { host_recv_enter_request, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_REQUEST,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+  //struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
+}
 
-  { host_recv_message, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader), GNUNET_YES },
 
-  { place_recv_message_ack, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_ACK,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader), GNUNET_NO },
+static int
+check_app_place (void *cls,
+                 const struct AppPlaceMessage *pmsg)
+{
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
 
-  { place_recv_history_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_RESULT,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
 
-  { place_recv_state_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_STATE_RESULT,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+static void
+handle_app_place (void *cls,
+                  const struct AppPlaceMessage *pmsg)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
 
-  { place_recv_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_RESULT_CODE,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+  if ((GNUNET_YES == pmsg->is_host && NULL == app->host_cb)
+      || (GNUNET_NO == pmsg->is_host && NULL == app->guest_cb))
+    return;
 
-  { place_recv_disconnect, NULL, 0, 0, GNUNET_NO },
+  struct GNUNET_HashCode ego_pub_hash;
+  GNUNET_CRYPTO_hash (&pmsg->ego_pub_key, sizeof (pmsg->ego_pub_key),
+                      &ego_pub_hash);
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *
+    ego = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get (app->egos, &ego_pub_hash);
+  if (NULL == ego)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "Failure to obtain ego %s.\n",
+               GNUNET_h2s (&ego_pub_hash));
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    return;
+  }
 
-  { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, GNUNET_NO }
-};
+  if (GNUNET_YES == pmsg->is_host)
+  {
+    if (NULL != app->host_cb) {
+      struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostConnection *hconn = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*hconn));
+      hconn->app = app;
+      hconn->plc_msg = *pmsg;
+      app->host_cb (app->cb_cls, hconn, ego, &pmsg->place_pub_key, pmsg->place_state);
+      GNUNET_free (hconn);
+    }
+  }
+  else if (NULL != app->guest_cb)
+  {
+    struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestConnection *gconn = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*gconn));
+    gconn->app = app;
+    gconn->plc_msg = *pmsg;
+    app->guest_cb (app->cb_cls, gconn, ego, &pmsg->place_pub_key, pmsg->place_state);
+    GNUNET_free (gconn);
+  }
+}
 
 
-static struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_MessageHandler guest_handlers[] =
+static void
+handle_app_place_end (void *cls,
+                      const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
 {
-  { guest_recv_enter_ack, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER_ACK,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage), GNUNET_NO },
-
-  { host_recv_enter_request, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_REQUEST,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
 
-  { place_recv_message, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader), GNUNET_YES },
-
-  { place_recv_message_ack, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_ACK,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader), GNUNET_NO },
+  if (NULL != app->connected_cb)
+    app->connected_cb (app->cb_cls);
+}
 
-  { guest_recv_join_decision, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_DECISION,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage), GNUNET_YES },
 
-  { place_recv_history_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_RESULT,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+/**
+ * Handler for a #GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LEAVE_ACK message received
+ * from the social service.
+ *
+ * @param cls the place of type `struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place`
+ * @param msg the message received from the service
+ */
+static void
+handle_place_leave_ack (void *cls,
+                        const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *msg)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = cls;
 
-  { place_recv_state_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_STATE_RESULT,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "%s left place %p\n",
+              plc->is_host ? "host" : "guest", 
+              plc);
+  place_disconnect (plc);  
+}
 
-  { place_recv_result, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_RESULT_CODE,
-    sizeof (struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage), GNUNET_YES },
 
-  { place_recv_disconnect, NULL, 0, 0, GNUNET_NO },
+/*** HOST ***/
 
-  { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, GNUNET_NO }
-};
 
+static void
+host_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst);
 
 
-static struct GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_MessageHandler notify_handlers[] =
+static void
+host_reconnect (void *cls)
 {
-  { notify_recv_place_host, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER,
-    sizeof (struct HostEnterRequest), GNUNET_NO },
-
-  { notify_recv_place_guest, NULL,
-    GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER,
-    sizeof (struct GuestEnterRequest), GNUNET_YES },
-
-  { NULL, NULL, 0, 0, GNUNET_NO }
-};
+  host_connect (cls);
+}
 
 
+/**
+ * Host client disconnected from service.
+ *
+ * Reconnect after backoff period.
+ */
 static void
-place_cleanup (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
+host_disconnected (void *cls, enum GNUNET_MQ_Error error)
 {
-  if (NULL != plc->tmit)
-    GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_destroy (plc->tmit);
-  if (NULL != plc->recv)
-    GNUNET_PSYC_receive_destroy (plc->recv);
-  if (NULL != plc->connect_msg)
-    GNUNET_free (plc->connect_msg);
-  if (NULL != plc->disconnect_cb)
-    plc->disconnect_cb (plc->disconnect_cls);
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
 
-  if (NULL != core)
-  {
-    GNUNET_CORE_disconnect (core);
-    core = NULL;
-  }
-  if (NULL != namestore)
+  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+       "Host client disconnected (%d), re-connecting\n",
+       (int) error);
+  if (NULL != plc->tmit)
   {
-    GNUNET_NAMESTORE_disconnect (namestore);
-    namestore = NULL;
+    GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_destroy (plc->tmit);
+    plc->tmit = NULL;
   }
-  if (NULL != gns)
+  if (NULL != plc->mq)
   {
-    GNUNET_GNS_disconnect (gns);
-    gns = NULL;
+    GNUNET_MQ_destroy (plc->mq);
+    plc->mq = NULL;
   }
-}
-
 
-static void
-host_cleanup (void *cls)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = cls;
-  place_cleanup (&hst->plc);
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_destroy (hst->recv);
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_destroy (hst->slicer);
-  GNUNET_free (hst);
+  plc->reconnect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (plc->reconnect_delay,
+                                                      host_reconnect,
+                                                      hst);
+  plc->reconnect_delay = GNUNET_TIME_STD_BACKOFF (plc->reconnect_delay);
 }
 
 
 static void
-guest_cleanup (void *cls)
+host_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = cls;
-  place_cleanup (&gst->plc);
-  GNUNET_free (gst);
-}
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
 
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (host_enter_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER_ACK,
+                             struct HostEnterAck,
+                             hst),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (place_leave_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LEAVE_ACK,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (host_enter_request,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_REQUEST,
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinRequestMessage,
+                           hst),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (host_message,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE,
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader,
+                           hst),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (place_message_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_ACK,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_history_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_RESULT,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_state_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_STATE_RESULT,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_RESULT_CODE,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_handler_end ()
+  };
+
+  plc->mq = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect (plc->cfg, "social",
+                                   handlers, host_disconnected, hst);
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != plc->mq);
+  plc->tmit = GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_create (plc->mq);
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send_copy (plc->mq, plc->connect_env);
+}
 
-/*** HOST ***/
 
 /**
  * Enter a place as host.
@@ -1562,17 +1201,16 @@ guest_cleanup (void *cls)
  * A place is created upon first entering, and it is active until permanently
  * left using GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_leave().
  *
- * @param cfg
- *        Configuration to contact the social service.
+ * @param app
+ *        Application handle.
  * @param ego
  *        Identity of the host.
- * @param place_key
- *        Private-public key pair of the place.
- *        NULL for ephemeral places.
  * @param policy
  *        Policy specifying entry and history restrictions for the place.
  * @param slicer
  *        Slicer to handle incoming messages.
+ * @param enter_cb
+ *        Function called when the place is entered and ready to use.
  * @param answer_door_cb
  *        Function to handle new nyms that want to enter.
  * @param farewell_cb
@@ -1580,14 +1218,13 @@ guest_cleanup (void *cls)
  * @param cls
  *        Closure for the callbacks.
  *
- * @return Handle for the host.
+ * @return Handle for the host. This handle contains the pubkey.
  */
 struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                          const struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                          const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPrivateKey *place_key,
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                          const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego,
                           enum GNUNET_PSYC_Policy policy,
-                          struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                          struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostEnterCallback enter_cb,
                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnswerDoorCallback answer_door_cb,
                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_FarewellCallback farewell_cb,
@@ -1595,77 +1232,47 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
 {
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*hst));
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
-  struct HostEnterRequest *req = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*req));
-
-  if (NULL != place_key)
-  {
-    hst->place_key = *place_key;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPrivateKey *
-      ephemeral_key = GNUNET_CRYPTO_eddsa_key_create ();
-    hst->place_key = *ephemeral_key;
-    GNUNET_CRYPTO_eddsa_key_get_public (&hst->place_key, &plc->pub_key);
-    GNUNET_CRYPTO_eddsa_key_clear (ephemeral_key);
-    GNUNET_free (ephemeral_key);
-  }
 
-  plc->cfg = cfg;
+  plc->cfg = app->cfg;
   plc->is_host = GNUNET_YES;
   plc->slicer = slicer;
 
-  plc->ego_key = *GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_private_key (ego);
-  GNUNET_CRYPTO_eddsa_key_get_public (place_key, &plc->pub_key);
-
   hst->enter_cb = enter_cb;
   hst->answer_door_cb = answer_door_cb;
   hst->farewell_cb = farewell_cb;
   hst->cb_cls = cls;
 
-  plc->client = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_connect (cfg, "social", host_handlers);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_set_user_context_ (plc->client, hst, sizeof (*plc));
-
-  plc->tmit = GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_create (plc->client);
-  plc->recv = GNUNET_PSYC_receive_create (NULL, slicer_message, plc->slicer);
+  plc->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
 
-  hst->slicer = GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_create ();
-  GNUNET_SOCIAL_slicer_method_add (hst->slicer, "_notice_place_leave",
-                                   host_recv_notice_place_leave_method,
-                                   host_recv_notice_place_leave_modifier,
-                                   NULL, host_recv_notice_place_leave_eom, hst);
-  hst->recv = GNUNET_PSYC_receive_create (NULL, slicer_message, hst->slicer);
+  hst->slicer = GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_create ();
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_method_add (hst->slicer, "_notice_place_leave", NULL,
+                                 host_recv_notice_place_leave_method,
+                                 host_recv_notice_place_leave_modifier,
+                                 NULL, host_recv_notice_place_leave_eom, hst);
 
-  req->header.size = htons (sizeof (*req));
-  req->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER);
-  req->policy = policy;
-  req->place_key = hst->place_key;
-  req->host_key = plc->ego_key;
-
-  plc->connect_msg = (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *) req;
-  place_send_connect_msg (plc);
+  uint16_t app_id_size = strlen (app->id) + 1;
+  struct HostEnterRequest *hreq;
+  plc->connect_env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (hreq, app_id_size,
+                                          GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER);
+  hreq->policy = policy;
+  hreq->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&hreq[1], app->id, app_id_size);
 
+  host_connect (hst);
   return hst;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Enter a place as host.
- *
- * A place is created upon first entering, and it is active until permanently
- * left using GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_leave().
+ * Reconnect to an already entered place as host.
  *
- * @param cfg
- *        Configuration to contact the social service.
- * @param ego
- *        Identity of the host.
- * @param gns_name
- *        GNS name in the zone of the @a ego that contains the
- *        public key of the place in a PLACE record.
- * @param policy
- *        Policy specifying entry and history restrictions for the place.
+ * @param hconn
+ *        Host connection handle.
+ *        @see GNUNET_SOCIAL_app_connect() & GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppHostPlaceCallback()
  * @param slicer
  *        Slicer to handle incoming messages.
+ * @param enter_cb
+ *        Function called when the place is entered and ready to use.
  * @param answer_door_cb
  *        Function to handle new nyms that want to enter.
  * @param farewell_cb
@@ -1675,27 +1282,46 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
  *
  * @return Handle for the host.
  */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter_by_name (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                                  struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                                  const char *gns_name,
-                                  enum GNUNET_PSYC_Policy policy,
-                                  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
-                                  GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostEnterCallback enter_cb,
-                                  GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnswerDoorCallback answer_door_cb,
-                                  GNUNET_SOCIAL_FarewellCallback farewell_cb,
-                                  void *cls)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPrivateKey place_key = {};
-
-  /* FIXME:
-   * 1. get public key by looking up PLACE entry under gns_name
-   *    in the zone of the ego.
-   * 2. get private key from $GNUNET_DATA_HOME/social/places/PUB_KEY_HASH
-   */
+ struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter_reconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostConnection *hconn,
+                                    struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
+                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_HostEnterCallback enter_cb,
+                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnswerDoorCallback answer_door_cb,
+                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_FarewellCallback farewell_cb,
+                                    void *cls)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*hst));
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
+
+  hst->enter_cb = enter_cb;
+  hst->answer_door_cb = answer_door_cb;
+  hst->farewell_cb = farewell_cb;
+  hst->cb_cls = cls;
 
-  return GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_enter (cfg, ego, &place_key, policy, slicer,
-                                   enter_cb, answer_door_cb, farewell_cb, cls);
+  plc->cfg = hconn->app->cfg;
+  plc->is_host = GNUNET_YES;
+  plc->slicer = slicer;
+  plc->pub_key = hconn->plc_msg.place_pub_key;
+  plc->ego_pub_key = hconn->plc_msg.ego_pub_key;
+
+  plc->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
+
+  hst->slicer = GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_create ();
+  GNUNET_PSYC_slicer_method_add (hst->slicer, "_notice_place_leave", NULL,
+                                 host_recv_notice_place_leave_method,
+                                 host_recv_notice_place_leave_modifier,
+                                 NULL, host_recv_notice_place_leave_eom, hst);
+
+  size_t app_id_size = strlen (hconn->app->id) + 1;
+  struct HostEnterRequest *hreq;
+  plc->connect_env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (hreq, app_id_size,
+                                          GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_HOST_ENTER);
+  hreq->place_pub_key = hconn->plc_msg.place_pub_key;
+  hreq->ego_pub_key = hconn->plc_msg.ego_pub_key;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&hreq[1], hconn->app->id, app_id_size);
+
+  host_connect (hst);
+  return hst;
 }
 
 
@@ -1727,6 +1353,7 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_entry_decision (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
                                    int is_admitted,
                                    const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *entry_resp)
 {
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
   struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage *dcsn;
   uint16_t entry_resp_size
     = (NULL != entry_resp) ? ntohs (entry_resp->header.size) : 0;
@@ -1734,16 +1361,16 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_entry_decision (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
   if (GNUNET_MULTICAST_FRAGMENT_MAX_PAYLOAD < sizeof (*dcsn) + entry_resp_size)
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
 
-  dcsn = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*dcsn) + entry_resp_size);
-  dcsn->header.size = htons (sizeof (*dcsn) + entry_resp_size);
-  dcsn->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_DECISION);
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (dcsn, entry_resp_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_DECISION);
   dcsn->is_admitted = htonl (is_admitted);
-  dcsn->slave_key = nym->pub_key;
+  dcsn->slave_pub_key = nym->pub_key;
 
   if (0 < entry_resp_size)
-    memcpy (&dcsn[1], entry_resp, entry_resp_size);
+    GNUNET_memcpy (&dcsn[1], entry_resp, entry_resp_size);
 
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_transmit (hst->plc.client, &dcsn->header);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (plc->mq, env);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1759,135 +1386,100 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_entry_decision (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
  *        Host of the place.
  * @param nym
  *        Handle for the entity to be ejected.
+ * @param env
+ *        Environment for the message or NULL.
  */
 void
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_eject (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
-                          const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env = GNUNET_ENV_environment_create ();
-  GNUNET_ENV_environment_add (env, GNUNET_ENV_OP_SET,
-                              "_nym", &nym->pub_key, sizeof (nym->pub_key));
+                          const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym,
+                          struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *e)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env = e;
+  if (NULL == env)
+    env = GNUNET_PSYC_env_create ();
+  GNUNET_PSYC_env_add (env, GNUNET_PSYC_OP_SET,
+                       "_nym", &nym->pub_key, sizeof (nym->pub_key));
   GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_announce (hst, "_notice_place_leave", env, NULL, NULL,
                                GNUNET_SOCIAL_ANNOUNCE_NONE);
+  if (NULL == e)
+    GNUNET_PSYC_env_destroy (env);
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Get the public key of a @a nym.
+ * Get the public key of @a ego.
  *
- * Suitable, for example, to be used with GNUNET_NAMESTORE_zone_to_name().
- *
- * @param nym
- *        Pseudonym to map to a cryptographic identifier.
+ * @param ego
+ *        Ego.
  *
- * @return Public key of nym.
+ * @return Public key of ego.
  */
 const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_nym_get_key (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_ego_get_pub_key (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego)
 {
-  return &nym->pub_key;
+  return &ego->pub_key;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Get the hash of the public key of a @a nym.
+ * Get the hash of the public key of @a ego.
  *
- * @param nym
- *        Pseudonym to map to a cryptographic identifier.
+ * @param ego
+ *        Ego.
  *
- * @return Hash of the public key of nym.
+ * @return Hash of the public key of @a ego.
  */
 const struct GNUNET_HashCode *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_nym_get_key_hash (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_ego_get_pub_key_hash (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego)
 {
-  return &nym->pub_key_hash;
+  return &ego->pub_key_hash;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Obtain the private-public key pair of the hosted place.
- *
- * The public part is suitable for storing in GNS within a PLACE record,
- * along with peer IDs to join at.
+ * Get the name of @a ego.
  *
- * @param host
- *        Host of the place.
+ * @param ego
+ *        Ego.
  *
- * @return Private-public key pair of the hosted place.
+ * @return Public key of @a ego.
  */
-const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPrivateKey *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_get_place_key (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst)
+const char *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_ego_get_name (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego)
 {
-  return &hst->place_key;
+  return ego->name;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Connected to core service.
+ * Get the public key of @a nym.
+ *
+ * Suitable, for example, to be used with GNUNET_SOCIAL_zone_add_nym().
+ *
+ * @param nym
+ *        Pseudonym.
+ *
+ * @return Public key of @a nym.
  */
-static void
-core_connected_cb  (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *my_identity)
+const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_nym_get_pub_key (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
 {
-  this_peer = *my_identity;
-  // FIXME
+  return &nym->pub_key;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Advertise the place in the GNS zone of the @e ego of the @a host.
+ * Get the hash of the public key of @a nym.
  *
- * @param hst
- *        Host of the place.
- * @param name
- *        The name for the PLACE record to put in the zone.
- * @param peer_count
- *        Number of elements in the @a peers array.
- * @param peers
- *        List of peers to put in the PLACE record to advertise
- *        as entry points to the place in addition to the origin.
- * @param expiration_time
- *        Expiration time of the record, use 0 to remove the record.
- * @param password
- *        Password used to encrypt the record or NULL to keep it cleartext.
- * @param result_cb
- *        Function called with the result of the operation.
- * @param result_cls
- *        Closure for @a result_cb
+ * @param nym
+ *        Pseudonym.
+ *
+ * @return Hash of the public key of @a nym.
  */
-void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_advertise (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
-                              const char *name,
-                              uint32_t peer_count,
-                              const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peers,
-                              struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration_time,
-                              const char *password,
-                              GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus result_cb,
-                              void *result_cls)
+const struct GNUNET_HashCode *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_nym_get_pub_key_hash (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Nym *nym)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
-  if (NULL == namestore)
-    namestore = GNUNET_NAMESTORE_connect (plc->cfg);
-  if (NULL == core)
-    core = GNUNET_CORE_connect (plc->cfg, NULL, core_connected_cb, NULL, NULL,
-                                NULL, GNUNET_NO, NULL, GNUNET_NO, NULL);
-
-  struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_Data rd = { };
-  rd.record_type = GNUNET_GNSRECORD_TYPE_PLACE;
-  rd.flags = GNUNET_GNSRECORD_RF_RELATIVE_EXPIRATION;
-  rd.expiration_time = expiration_time.abs_value_us;
-
-  struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_PlaceData *
-    rec = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*rec) + peer_count * sizeof (*peers));
-  rec->place_key = plc->pub_key;
-  rec->origin = this_peer;
-  rec->relay_count = htonl (peer_count);
-  memcpy (&rec[1], peers, peer_count * sizeof (*peers));
-
-  rd.data = rec;
-  rd.data_size = sizeof (*rec) + peer_count * sizeof (*peers);
-
-  GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_store (namestore, &hst->plc.ego_key,
-                                  name, 1, &rd, result_cb, result_cls);
+  return &nym->pub_key_hash;
 }
 
 
@@ -1910,11 +1502,14 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_advertise (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
 struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Announcement *
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_announce (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
                              const char *method_name,
-                             const struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env,
+                             const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env,
                              GNUNET_PSYC_TransmitNotifyData notify_data,
                              void *notify_data_cls,
                              enum GNUNET_SOCIAL_AnnounceFlags flags)
 {
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+              "PSYC_transmit_message for host, method: %s\n",
+              method_name);
   if (GNUNET_OK ==
       GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_message (hst->plc.tmit, method_name, env,
                                     NULL, notify_data, notify_data_cls, flags))
@@ -1967,92 +1562,234 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_get_place (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst)
 
 
 /**
- * Stop hosting a place.
+ * Disconnect from a home.
  *
  * Invalidates host handle.
  *
- * @param host  Host leaving the place.
- * @param keep_active  Keep the place active after last host disconnected.
+ * @param hst
+ *        The host to disconnect.
  */
 void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_leave (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
-                          int keep_active,
-                          GNUNET_ContinuationCallback leave_cb,
-                          void *leave_cls)
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_disconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
+                               GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb,
+                               void *cls)
 {
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &hst->plc;
 
- /* FIXME: send msg to service */
+  plc->disconnect_cb = disconnect_cb;
+  plc->disconnect_cls = cls;
+  place_disconnect (plc);
+}
+
 
-  plc->is_disconnecting = GNUNET_YES;
-  plc->disconnect_cb = leave_cb;
-  plc->disconnect_cls = leave_cls;
+/**
+ * Stop hosting the home.
+ *
+ * Sends a _notice_place_closing announcement to the home.
+ * Invalidates host handle.
+ *
+ * @param hst
+ *        The host leaving.
+ * @param env
+ *        Environment for the message or NULL.
+ *        _nym is set to @e nym regardless whether an @e env is provided.
+ * @param disconnect_cb
+ *        Function called after the host left the place
+ *        and disconnected from the social service.
+ * @param cls
+ *        Closure for @a disconnect_cb.
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_leave (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Host *hst,
+                          const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env,
+                          GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb,
+                          void *cls)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *envelope;
 
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_disconnect (plc->client, GNUNET_YES,
-                                    &host_cleanup, hst);
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_announce (hst, "_notice_place_closing", env, NULL, NULL,
+                               GNUNET_SOCIAL_ANNOUNCE_NONE);
+  hst->plc.disconnect_cb = disconnect_cb;
+  hst->plc.disconnect_cls = cls;
+  envelope = GNUNET_MQ_msg_header (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LEAVE);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (hst->plc.mq,
+                  envelope);
 }
 
 
 /*** GUEST ***/
 
-static struct GuestEnterRequest *
-guest_enter_request_create (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPrivateKey *guest_key,
-                            const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_key,
+
+static void
+guest_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst);
+
+
+static void
+guest_reconnect (void *cls)
+{
+  guest_connect (cls);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Guest client disconnected from service.
+ *
+ * Reconnect after backoff period.
+ */
+static void
+guest_disconnected (void *cls, enum GNUNET_MQ_Error error)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
+
+  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+       "Guest client disconnected (%d), re-connecting\n",
+       (int) error);
+  if (NULL != plc->tmit)
+  {
+    GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_destroy (plc->tmit);
+    plc->tmit = NULL;
+  }
+  if (NULL != plc->mq)
+  {
+    GNUNET_MQ_destroy (plc->mq);
+    plc->mq = NULL;
+  }
+
+  plc->reconnect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (plc->reconnect_delay,
+                                                      guest_reconnect,
+                                                      gst);
+  plc->reconnect_delay = GNUNET_TIME_STD_BACKOFF (plc->reconnect_delay);
+}
+
+
+static void
+guest_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
+
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (guest_enter_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER_ACK,
+                             struct GNUNET_PSYC_CountersResultMessage,
+                             gst),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (place_leave_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LEAVE_ACK,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (guest_enter_decision,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_JOIN_DECISION,
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_JoinDecisionMessage,
+                           gst),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_message,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE,
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_MessageHeader,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (place_message_ack,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_MESSAGE_ACK,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_history_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_RESULT,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_state_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_STATE_RESULT,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (place_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_RESULT_CODE,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           plc),
+    GNUNET_MQ_handler_end ()
+  };
+
+  plc->mq = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect (plc->cfg, "social",
+                                   handlers, guest_disconnected, gst);
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != plc->mq);
+  plc->tmit = GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_create (plc->mq);
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send_copy (plc->mq, plc->connect_env);
+}
+
+
+static struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+guest_enter_request_create (const char *app_id,
+                            const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *ego_pub_key,
+                            const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_pub_key,
                             const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *origin,
                             size_t relay_count,
                             const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *relays,
                             const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *join_msg)
 {
+  uint16_t app_id_size = strlen (app_id) + 1;
   uint16_t join_msg_size = ntohs (join_msg->header.size);
   uint16_t relay_size = relay_count * sizeof (*relays);
 
-  struct GuestEnterRequest *
-    req = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*req) + relay_size + join_msg_size);
+  struct GuestEnterRequest *greq;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (greq, app_id_size + relay_size + join_msg_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER);
+  greq->place_pub_key = *place_pub_key;
+  greq->ego_pub_key = *ego_pub_key;
+  greq->origin = *origin;
+  greq->relay_count = htonl (relay_count);
 
-  req->header.size = htons (sizeof (*req) + relay_size + join_msg_size);
-  req->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER);
-  req->place_key = *place_key;
-  req->guest_key = *guest_key;
-  req->origin = *origin;
-  req->relay_count = htonl (relay_count);
+  char *p = (char *) &greq[1];
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, app_id, app_id_size);
+  p += app_id_size;
 
-  uint16_t p = sizeof (*req);
   if (0 < relay_size)
   {
-    memcpy ((char *) req + p, relays, relay_size);
+    GNUNET_memcpy (p, relays, relay_size);
     p += relay_size;
   }
 
-  memcpy ((char *) req + p, join_msg, join_msg_size);
-  return req;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, join_msg, join_msg_size);
+  return env;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Request entry to a place as a guest.
  *
- * @param cfg Configuration to contact the social service.
- * @param ego  Identity of the guest.
- * @param crypto_address Public key of the place to enter.
- * @param origin Peer identity of the origin of the underlying multicast group.
- * @param relay_count Number of elements in the @a relays array.
- * @param relays Relays for the underlying multicast group.
- * @param method_name Method name for the message.
- * @param env Environment containing variables for the message, or NULL.
- * @param data Payload for the message to give to the enter callback.
- * @param data_size Number of bytes in @a data.
- * @param slicer Slicer to use for processing incoming requests from guests.
+ * @param app
+ *        Application handle.
+ * @param ego
+ *        Identity of the guest.
+ * @param place_pub_key
+ *        Public key of the place to enter.
+ * @param flags
+ *        Flags for the entry.
+ * @param origin
+ *        Peer identity of the origin of the underlying multicast group.
+ * @param relay_count
+ *        Number of elements in the @a relays array.
+ * @param relays
+ *        Relays for the underlying multicast group.
+ * @param method_name
+ *        Method name for the message.
+ * @param env
+ *        Environment containing variables for the message, or NULL.
+ * @param data
+ *        Payload for the message to give to the enter callback.
+ * @param data_size
+ *        Number of bytes in @a data.
+ * @param slicer
+ *        Slicer to use for processing incoming requests from guests.
  *
  * @return NULL on errors, otherwise handle for the guest.
  */
 struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                           const struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                           const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_key,
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                           const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego,
+                           const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_pub_key,
+                           enum GNUNET_PSYC_SlaveJoinFlags flags,
                            const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *origin,
                            uint32_t relay_count,
                            const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *relays,
-                           const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *join_msg,
-                           struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                           const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *entry_msg,
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                            GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback local_enter_cb,
                            GNUNET_SOCIAL_EntryDecisionCallback entry_dcsn_cb,
                            void *cls)
@@ -2060,100 +1797,32 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*gst));
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
 
-  plc->ego_key = *GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_private_key (ego);
-  plc->pub_key = *place_key;
-  plc->cfg = cfg;
-  plc->is_host = GNUNET_YES;
+  plc->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+  plc->pub_key = *place_pub_key;
+  plc->cfg = app->cfg;
+  plc->is_host = GNUNET_NO;
   plc->slicer = slicer;
 
+  plc->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
+
+  plc->connect_env
+    = guest_enter_request_create (app->id, &ego->pub_key, &plc->pub_key,
+                                  origin, relay_count, relays, entry_msg);
+
   gst->enter_cb = local_enter_cb;
   gst->entry_dcsn_cb = entry_dcsn_cb;
   gst->cb_cls = cls;
 
-  plc->client = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_connect (cfg, "social", guest_handlers);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_set_user_context_ (plc->client, gst, sizeof (*plc));
-
-  plc->tmit = GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_create (plc->client);
-  plc->recv = GNUNET_PSYC_receive_create (NULL, slicer_message, plc->slicer);
-
-  struct GuestEnterRequest *
-    req = guest_enter_request_create (&plc->ego_key, place_key, origin,
-                                      relay_count, relays, join_msg);
-  plc->connect_msg = &req->header;
-  place_send_connect_msg (plc);
+  guest_connect (gst);
   return gst;
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Result of a GNS name lookup for entering a place.
- *
- * @see GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_by_name
- */
-static void
-gns_result_guest_enter (void *cls, uint32_t rd_count,
-                        const struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_Data *rd)
-{
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = cls;
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
-
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-              "%p GNS result: %u records.\n", gst, rd_count);
-
-  const struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_PlaceData *
-    rec = (const struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_PlaceData *) rd->data;
-
-  if (0 == rd_count)
-  {
-    if (NULL != gst->enter_cb)
-      gst->enter_cb (gst->cb_cls, GNUNET_SYSERR, 0);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (rd->data_size < sizeof (*rec))
-  {
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    if (NULL != gst->enter_cb)
-      gst->enter_cb (gst->cb_cls, GNUNET_SYSERR, 0);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  uint16_t relay_count = ntohl (rec->relay_count);
-  struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *relays = NULL;
-
-  if (0 < relay_count)
-  {
-    if (rd->data_size == sizeof (*rec) + relay_count * sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity))
-    {
-      relays = (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *) &rec[1];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      relay_count = 0;
-      GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    }
-  }
-
-  struct GuestEnterRequest *
-    req = guest_enter_request_create (&plc->ego_key, &rec->place_key,
-                                      &rec->origin, relay_count, relays,
-                                      (struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *) plc->connect_msg);
-  GNUNET_free (plc->connect_msg);
-  plc->connect_msg = &req->header;
-  plc->pub_key = req->place_key;
-
-  plc->tmit = GNUNET_PSYC_transmit_create (plc->client);
-  plc->recv = GNUNET_PSYC_receive_create (NULL, slicer_message, plc->slicer);
-
-  place_send_connect_msg (plc);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Request entry to a place by name as a guest.
  *
- * @param cfg
- *        Configuration to contact the social service.
+ * @param app
+ *        Application handle.
  * @param ego
  *        Identity of the guest.
  * @param gns_name
@@ -2165,7 +1834,7 @@ gns_result_guest_enter (void *cls, uint32_t rd_count,
  * @param password
  *        Password to decrypt the record, or NULL for cleartext records.
  * @param join_msg
- *        Entry request message.
+ *        Entry request message or NULL.
  * @param slicer
  *        Slicer to use for processing incoming requests from guests.
  * @param local_enter_cb
@@ -2176,11 +1845,12 @@ gns_result_guest_enter (void *cls, uint32_t rd_count,
  * @return NULL on errors, otherwise handle for the guest.
  */
 struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_by_name (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                                   const struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                                   const char *gns_name, const char *password,
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_by_name (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                                   const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego,
+                                   const char *gns_name,
+                                   const char *password,
                                    const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *join_msg,
-                                   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                                   struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback local_enter_cb,
                                    GNUNET_SOCIAL_EntryDecisionCallback entry_decision_cb,
                                    void *cls)
@@ -2188,32 +1858,165 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_by_name (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*gst));
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
 
-  GNUNET_assert (NULL != join_msg);
+  if (NULL == password)
+    password = "";
+
+  uint16_t app_id_size = strlen (app->id) + 1;
+  uint16_t gns_name_size = strlen (gns_name) + 1;
+  uint16_t password_size = strlen (password) + 1;
+
+  uint16_t join_msg_size = 0;
+  if (NULL != join_msg)
+    join_msg_size = ntohs (join_msg->header.size);
+
+  struct GuestEnterByNameRequest *greq;
+  plc->connect_env
+    = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (greq, app_id_size + gns_name_size
+                           + password_size + join_msg_size,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER_BY_NAME);
+
+  greq->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+
+  char *p = (char *) &greq[1];
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, app->id, app_id_size);
+  p += app_id_size;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, gns_name, gns_name_size);
+  p += gns_name_size;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, password, password_size);
+  p += password_size;
+  if (NULL != join_msg)
+    GNUNET_memcpy (p, join_msg, join_msg_size);
+
+  plc->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+  plc->cfg = app->cfg;
+  plc->is_host = GNUNET_NO;
+  plc->slicer = slicer;
+
+  plc->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
 
   gst->enter_cb = local_enter_cb;
   gst->entry_dcsn_cb = entry_decision_cb;
   gst->cb_cls = cls;
 
-  plc->ego_key = *GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_private_key (ego);
-  plc->cfg = cfg;
+  guest_connect (gst);
+  return gst;
+}
+
+
+struct ReconnectContext
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *guest;
+  int *result;
+  int64_t *max_message_id;
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback enter_cb;
+  void *enter_cls;
+};
+
+
+static void
+guest_enter_reconnect_cb (void *cls,
+                          int result,
+                          const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_pub_key,
+                          uint64_t max_message_id)
+{
+  struct ReconnectContext *reconnect_ctx = cls;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != reconnect_ctx);
+  reconnect_ctx->result = GNUNET_new (int);
+  *(reconnect_ctx->result) = result; 
+  reconnect_ctx->max_message_id = GNUNET_new (int64_t);
+  *(reconnect_ctx->max_message_id) = max_message_id;
+}
+
+
+static void
+guest_entry_dcsn_reconnect_cb (void *cls,
+                               int is_admitted,
+                               const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Message *entry_resp)
+{
+  struct ReconnectContext *reconnect_ctx = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = reconnect_ctx->guest;
+
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != reconnect_ctx);
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != reconnect_ctx->result);
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != reconnect_ctx->max_message_id);
+  if (GNUNET_YES != is_admitted)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                "Guest was rejected after calling "
+                "GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_reconnect ()\n");
+  }
+  else if (NULL != reconnect_ctx->enter_cb)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                "guest reconnected!\n");
+    reconnect_ctx->enter_cb (reconnect_ctx->enter_cls,
+                             *(reconnect_ctx->result),
+                             &gst->plc.pub_key,
+                             *(reconnect_ctx->max_message_id));
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (reconnect_ctx->result);
+  GNUNET_free (reconnect_ctx->max_message_id);
+  GNUNET_free (reconnect_ctx);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Reconnect to an already entered place as guest.
+ *
+ * @param gconn
+ *        Guest connection handle.
+ *        @see GNUNET_SOCIAL_app_connect() & GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppGuestPlaceCallback()
+ * @param flags
+ *        Flags for the entry.
+ * @param slicer
+ *        Slicer to use for processing incoming requests from guests.
+ * @param enter_cb
+ *        Called upon re-entering is complete.
+ * @param entry_decision_cb
+ *        Called upon receiving entry decision.
+ *
+ * @return NULL on errors, otherwise handle for the guest.
+ */
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_reconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestConnection *gconn,
+                                     enum GNUNET_PSYC_SlaveJoinFlags flags,
+                                     struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
+                                     GNUNET_SOCIAL_GuestEnterCallback enter_cb,
+                                     void *cls)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*gst));
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
+  struct ReconnectContext *reconnect_ctx;
+
+  uint16_t app_id_size = strlen (gconn->app->id) + 1;
+  struct GuestEnterRequest *greq;
+  plc->connect_env
+    = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (greq, app_id_size,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_GUEST_ENTER);
+  greq->ego_pub_key = gconn->plc_msg.ego_pub_key;
+  greq->place_pub_key = gconn->plc_msg.place_pub_key;
+  greq->flags = htonl (flags);
+
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&greq[1], gconn->app->id, app_id_size);
+
+  plc->cfg = gconn->app->cfg;
   plc->is_host = GNUNET_NO;
   plc->slicer = slicer;
+  plc->pub_key = gconn->plc_msg.place_pub_key;
+  plc->ego_pub_key = gconn->plc_msg.ego_pub_key;
 
-  uint16_t join_msg_size = ntohs (join_msg->header.size);
-  plc->connect_msg = GNUNET_malloc (join_msg_size);
-  memcpy (plc->connect_msg, join_msg, join_msg_size);
-
-  if (NULL == gns)
-    gns = GNUNET_GNS_connect (cfg);
+  reconnect_ctx = GNUNET_new (struct ReconnectContext);
+  reconnect_ctx->guest = gst;
+  reconnect_ctx->enter_cb = enter_cb;
+  reconnect_ctx->enter_cls = cls;
 
-  plc->client = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_connect (cfg, "social", guest_handlers);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_set_user_context_ (plc->client, gst, sizeof (*plc));
+  plc->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
+  gst->enter_cb = &guest_enter_reconnect_cb;
+  gst->entry_dcsn_cb = &guest_entry_dcsn_reconnect_cb;
+  gst->cb_cls = reconnect_ctx;
 
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey ego_pub_key;
-  GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_public_key (ego, &ego_pub_key);
-  GNUNET_GNS_lookup (gns, gns_name, &ego_pub_key,
-                     GNUNET_GNSRECORD_TYPE_PLACE, GNUNET_GNS_LO_DEFAULT,
-                     NULL, gns_result_guest_enter, gst);
+  guest_connect (gst);
   return gst;
 }
 
@@ -2240,7 +2043,7 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_enter_by_name (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg
 struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_TalkRequest *
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_talk (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst,
                           const char *method_name,
-                          const struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env,
+                          const struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env,
                           GNUNET_PSYC_TransmitNotifyData notify_data,
                           void *notify_data_cls,
                           enum GNUNET_SOCIAL_TalkFlags flags)
@@ -2283,6 +2086,27 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_talk_cancel (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_TalkRequest *tr)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Disconnect from a place.
+ *
+ * Invalidates guest handle.
+ *
+ * @param gst
+ *        The guest to disconnect.
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_disconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst,
+                                GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb,
+                                void *cls)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
+
+  plc->disconnect_cb = disconnect_cb;
+  plc->disconnect_cls = cls;
+  place_disconnect (plc);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Leave a place temporarily or permanently.
  *
@@ -2301,28 +2125,19 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_talk_cancel (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_TalkRequest *tr)
  */
 void
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_leave (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst,
-                           int keep_active,
-                           struct GNUNET_ENV_Environment *env,
-                           GNUNET_ContinuationCallback leave_cb,
-                           void *leave_cls)
+                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_Environment *env,
+                           GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb,
+                           void *cls)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &gst->plc;
-
-  plc->is_disconnecting = GNUNET_YES;
-  plc->disconnect_cb = leave_cb;
-  plc->disconnect_cls = leave_cls;
-
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
-              "Guest: leaving place.\n");
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *envelope;
 
-  if (GNUNET_NO == keep_active && NULL != plc->tmit)
-  {
-    GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_talk (gst, "_notice_place_leave", env, NULL, NULL,
-                              GNUNET_SOCIAL_TALK_NONE);
-  }
-
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_disconnect (plc->client, GNUNET_YES,
-                                    &guest_cleanup, gst);
+  GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_talk (gst, "_notice_place_leave", env, NULL, NULL,
+                            GNUNET_SOCIAL_TALK_NONE);
+  gst->plc.disconnect_cb = disconnect_cb;
+  gst->plc.disconnect_cls = cls;
+  envelope = GNUNET_MQ_msg_header (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LEAVE);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (gst->plc.mq,
+                  envelope);
 }
 
 
@@ -2342,6 +2157,67 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_get_place (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Guest *gst)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Obtain the public key of a place.
+ *
+ * @param plc
+ *        Place.
+ *
+ * @return Public key of the place.
+ */
+const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_get_pub_key (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
+{
+  return &plc->pub_key;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Set message processing @a flags for a @a method_prefix.
+ *
+ * @param plc
+ *        Place.
+ * @param method_prefix
+ *        Method prefix @a flags apply to.
+ * @param flags
+ *        The flags that apply to a matching @a method_prefix.
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_msg_proc_set (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
+                                  const char *method_prefix,
+                                  enum GNUNET_SOCIAL_MsgProcFlags flags)
+{
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != method_prefix);
+  struct MsgProcRequest *mpreq;
+  uint16_t method_size = strnlen (method_prefix,
+                                  GNUNET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
+                                  - sizeof (*mpreq)) + 1;
+  GNUNET_assert ('\0' == method_prefix[method_size - 1]);
+
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (mpreq, method_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_MSG_PROC_SET);
+  mpreq->flags = htonl (flags);
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&mpreq[1], method_prefix, method_size);
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (plc->mq, env);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Clear all message processing flags previously set for this place.
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_msg_proc_clear (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *req;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg (req, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_MSG_PROC_CLEAR);
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (plc->mq, env);
+}
+
+
 static struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HistoryRequest *
 place_history_replay (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
                       uint64_t start_message_id,
@@ -2349,35 +2225,35 @@ place_history_replay (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
                       uint64_t message_limit,
                       const char *method_prefix,
                       uint32_t flags,
-                      struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                      struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                       GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb,
                       void *cls)
 {
   struct GNUNET_PSYC_HistoryRequestMessage *req;
   struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HistoryRequest *hist = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*hist));
   hist->plc = plc;
-  hist->recv = GNUNET_PSYC_receive_create (NULL, slicer_message, slicer);
+  hist->slicer = slicer;
   hist->result_cb = result_cb;
   hist->cls = cls;
-  hist->op_id = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_add (plc->client,
-                                              &op_recv_history_result, hist);
+  hist->op_id = GNUNET_OP_add (plc->op, op_recv_history_result, hist, NULL);
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != method_prefix);
   uint16_t method_size = strnlen (method_prefix,
-                                  GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
+                                  GNUNET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
                                   - sizeof (*req)) + 1;
   GNUNET_assert ('\0' == method_prefix[method_size - 1]);
-  req = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*req) + method_size);
-  req->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_REPLAY);
-  req->header.size = htons (sizeof (*req) + method_size);
+
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (req, method_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_HISTORY_REPLAY);
   req->start_message_id = GNUNET_htonll (start_message_id);
   req->end_message_id = GNUNET_htonll (end_message_id);
   req->message_limit = GNUNET_htonll (message_limit);
   req->flags = htonl (flags);
   req->op_id = GNUNET_htonll (hist->op_id);
-  memcpy (&req[1], method_prefix, method_size);
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&req[1], method_prefix, method_size);
 
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_transmit (plc->client, &req->header);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (plc->mq, env);
   return hist;
 }
 
@@ -2412,7 +2288,7 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_history_replay (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
                                     uint64_t end_message_id,
                                     const char *method_prefix,
                                     uint32_t flags,
-                                    struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                                    struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                                     GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb,
                                     void *cls)
 {
@@ -2448,7 +2324,7 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_history_replay_latest (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
                                            uint64_t message_limit,
                                            const char *method_prefix,
                                            uint32_t flags,
-                                           struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Slicer *slicer,
+                                           struct GNUNET_PSYC_Slicer *slicer,
                                            GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb,
                                            void *cls)
 {
@@ -2466,8 +2342,7 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_history_replay_latest (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
 void
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_history_replay_cancel (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_HistoryRequest *hist)
 {
-  GNUNET_PSYC_receive_destroy (hist->recv);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_cancel (hist->plc->client, hist->op_id);
+  GNUNET_OP_remove (hist->plc->op, hist->op_id);
   GNUNET_free (hist);
 }
 
@@ -2487,19 +2362,17 @@ place_state_get (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
   look->var_cb = var_cb;
   look->result_cb = result_cb;
   look->cls = cls;
-  look->op_id = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_add (plc->client,
-                                              &op_recv_state_result, look);
+  look->op_id = GNUNET_OP_add (plc->op, &op_recv_state_result, look, NULL);
 
   GNUNET_assert (NULL != name);
-  size_t name_size = strnlen (name, GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
+  size_t name_size = strnlen (name, GNUNET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE
                               - sizeof (*req)) + 1;
-  req = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*req) + name_size);
-  req->header.type = htons (type);
-  req->header.size = htons (sizeof (*req) + name_size);
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (req, name_size, type);
   req->op_id = GNUNET_htonll (look->op_id);
-  memcpy (&req[1], name, name_size);
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&req[1], name, name_size);
 
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_transmit (plc->client, &req->header);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (plc->mq, env);
   return look;
 }
 
@@ -2566,13 +2439,122 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_look_for (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc,
 void
 GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_look_cancel (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_LookHandle *look)
 {
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_op_cancel (look->plc->client, look->op_id);
+  GNUNET_OP_remove (look->plc->op, look->op_id);
   GNUNET_free (look);
 }
 
 
+static void
+op_recv_zone_add_place_result (void *cls, int64_t result,
+                               const void *err_msg, uint16_t err_msg_size)
+{
+  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+       "Received zone add place result: %" PRId64 ".\n", result);
+
+  struct ZoneAddPlaceHandle *add_plc = cls;
+  if (NULL != add_plc->result_cb)
+    add_plc->result_cb (add_plc->result_cls, result, err_msg, err_msg_size);
+
+  GNUNET_free (add_plc);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Advertise @e place in the GNS zone of @e ego.
+ *
+ * @param app
+ *        Application handle.
+ * @param ego
+ *        Ego.
+ * @param place_pub_key
+ *        Public key of place to add.
+ * @param name
+ *        The name for the PLACE record to put in the zone.
+ * @param password
+ *        Password used to encrypt the record or NULL to keep it cleartext.
+ * @param relay_count
+ *        Number of elements in the @a relays array.
+ * @param relays
+ *        List of relays to put in the PLACE record to advertise
+ *        as entry points to the place in addition to the origin.
+ * @param expiration_time
+ *        Expiration time of the record, use 0 to remove the record.
+ * @param result_cb
+ *        Function called with the result of the operation.
+ * @param result_cls
+ *        Closure for @a result_cb
+ *
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if the request was sent,
+ *         #GNUNET_SYSERR on error, e.g. the name/password is too long.
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_zone_add_place (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                              const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego,
+                              const char *name,
+                              const char *password,
+                              const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EddsaPublicKey *place_pub_key,
+                              const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *origin,
+                              uint32_t relay_count,
+                              const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *relays,
+                              struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration_time,
+                              GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb,
+                              void *result_cls)
+{
+  struct ZoneAddPlaceRequest *preq;
+  size_t name_size = strlen (name) + 1;
+  size_t password_size = strlen (password) + 1;
+  size_t relay_size = relay_count * sizeof (*relays);
+  size_t payload_size = name_size + password_size + relay_size;
+
+  if (GNUNET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE < sizeof (*preq) + payload_size)
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (preq, payload_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_ZONE_ADD_PLACE);
+  preq->expiration_time = GNUNET_htonll (expiration_time.abs_value_us);
+  preq->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+  preq->place_pub_key = *place_pub_key;
+  preq->origin = *origin;
+  preq->relay_count = htonl (relay_count);
+
+  char *p = (char *) &preq[1];
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, name, name_size);
+  p += name_size;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, password, password_size);
+  p += password_size;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (p, relays, relay_size);
+
+  struct ZoneAddPlaceHandle * add_plc = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*add_plc));
+  add_plc->result_cb = result_cb;
+  add_plc->result_cls = result_cls;
+
+  preq->op_id = GNUNET_htonll (GNUNET_OP_add (app->op,
+                                              op_recv_zone_add_place_result,
+                                              add_plc, NULL));
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (app->mq, env);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+static void
+op_recv_zone_add_nym_result (void *cls, int64_t result,
+                             const void *err_msg, uint16_t err_msg_size)
+{
+  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+       "Received zone add nym result: %" PRId64 ".\n", result);
+
+  struct ZoneAddNymHandle *add_nym = cls;
+  if (NULL != add_nym->result_cb)
+    add_nym->result_cb (add_nym->result_cls, result, err_msg, err_msg_size);
+
+  GNUNET_free (add_nym);
+}
+
+
 /**
- * Add public key to the GNS zone of the @e ego.
+ * Add nym to the GNS zone of @e ego.
  *
  * @param cfg
  *        Configuration.
@@ -2588,94 +2570,258 @@ GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_look_cancel (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_LookHandle *look)
  *        Function called with the result of the operation.
  * @param result_cls
  *        Closure for @a result_cb
+ *
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK if the request was sent,
+ *         #GNUNET_SYSERR on error, e.g. the name is too long.
  */
-void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_zone_add_pkey (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                             const struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                             const char *name,
-                             const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *nym_pub_key,
-                             struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration_time,
-                             GNUNET_NAMESTORE_ContinuationWithStatus result_cb,
-                             void *result_cls)
+int
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_zone_add_nym (const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                            const struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Ego *ego,
+                            const char *name,
+                            const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EcdsaPublicKey *nym_pub_key,
+                            struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration_time,
+                            GNUNET_ResultCallback result_cb,
+                            void *result_cls)
+{
+  struct ZoneAddNymRequest *nreq;
+
+  size_t name_size = strlen (name) + 1;
+  if (GNUNET_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE < sizeof (*nreq) + name_size)
+    return GNUNET_SYSERR;
+
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (nreq, name_size,
+                               GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_ZONE_ADD_NYM);
+  nreq->expiration_time = GNUNET_htonll (expiration_time.abs_value_us);
+  nreq->ego_pub_key = ego->pub_key;
+  nreq->nym_pub_key = *nym_pub_key;
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&nreq[1], name, name_size);
+
+  struct ZoneAddNymHandle *add_nym = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*add_nym));
+  add_nym->result_cb = result_cb;
+  add_nym->result_cls = result_cls;
+
+  nreq->op_id = GNUNET_htonll (GNUNET_OP_add (app->op,
+                                              op_recv_zone_add_nym_result,
+                                              add_nym, NULL));
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (app->mq, env);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/*** APP ***/
+
+
+static void
+app_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app);
+
+
+static void
+app_reconnect (void *cls)
 {
-  if (NULL == namestore)
-    namestore = GNUNET_NAMESTORE_connect (cfg);
+  app_connect (cls);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * App client disconnected from service.
+ *
+ * Reconnect after backoff period.
+ */
+static void
+app_disconnected (void *cls, enum GNUNET_MQ_Error error)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = cls;
+
+  LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+       "App client disconnected (%d), re-connecting\n",
+       (int) error);
+  if (NULL != app->mq)
+  {
+    GNUNET_MQ_destroy (app->mq);
+    app->mq = NULL;
+  }
+
+  app->reconnect_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (app->reconnect_delay,
+                                                      app_reconnect,
+                                                      app);
+  app->reconnect_delay = GNUNET_TIME_STD_BACKOFF (app->reconnect_delay);
+}
 
-  struct GNUNET_GNSRECORD_Data rd = { };
-  rd.record_type = GNUNET_GNSRECORD_TYPE_PKEY;
-  rd.flags = GNUNET_GNSRECORD_RF_RELATIVE_EXPIRATION;
-  rd.expiration_time = expiration_time.abs_value_us;
-  rd.data = nym_pub_key;
-  rd.data_size = sizeof (*nym_pub_key);
 
-  GNUNET_NAMESTORE_records_store (namestore,
-                                  GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_private_key (ego),
-                                  name, 1, &rd, result_cb, result_cls);
+static void
+app_connect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app)
+{
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_MessageHandler handlers[] = {
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (app_ego,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_EGO,
+                           struct AppEgoMessage,
+                           app),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (app_ego_end,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_EGO_END,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             app),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (app_place,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_PLACE,
+                           struct AppPlaceMessage,
+                           app),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_fixed_size (app_place_end,
+                             GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_PLACE_END,
+                             struct GNUNET_MessageHeader,
+                             app),
+    GNUNET_MQ_hd_var_size (app_result,
+                           GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_PSYC_RESULT_CODE,
+                           struct GNUNET_OperationResultMessage,
+                           app),
+    GNUNET_MQ_handler_end ()
+  };
+
+  app->mq = GNUNET_CLIENT_connect (app->cfg, "social",
+                                   handlers, app_disconnected, app);
+  GNUNET_assert (NULL != app->mq);
+  GNUNET_MQ_send_copy (app->mq, app->connect_env);
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Start listening for entered places as host or guest.
+ * Connect application to the social service.
  *
- * The @notify_host and @notify_guest functions are
- * initially called with the full list of entered places,
- * then later each time a new place is entered.
+ * The @host_place_cb and @guest_place_cb functions are
+ * initially called for each entered places,
+ * then later each time a new place is entered with the current application ID.
  *
  * @param cfg
  *        Configuration.
- * @param ego
- *        Listen for places of this ego.
- * @param notify_host
+ * @param id
+ *        Application ID.
+ * @param ego_cb
+ *        Function to notify about an available ego.
+ * @param host_cb
  *        Function to notify about a place entered as host.
- * @param notify_guest
- *        Function to notify about a place entered as guest..
- * @param notify_cls
+ * @param guest_cb
+ *        Function to notify about a place entered as guest.
+ * @param cls
  *        Closure for the callbacks.
  *
  * @return Handle that can be used to stop listening.
  */
-struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle *
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_listen_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
-                                  const struct GNUNET_IDENTITY_Ego *ego,
-                                  GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceNotifyHostCallback notify_host,
-                                  GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceNotifyGuestCallback notify_guest,
-                                  void *notify_cls)
+struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_app_connect (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
+                           const char *id,
+                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppEgoCallback ego_cb,
+                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppHostPlaceCallback host_cb,
+                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppGuestPlaceCallback guest_cb,
+                           GNUNET_SOCIAL_AppConnectedCallback connected_cb,
+                           void *cls)
 {
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle *pl = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof *pl);
-  pl->notify_host = notify_host;
-  pl->notify_guest = notify_guest;
-  pl->notify_cls = notify_cls;
+  uint16_t app_id_size = strnlen (id, GNUNET_SOCIAL_APP_MAX_ID_SIZE);
+  if (GNUNET_SOCIAL_APP_MAX_ID_SIZE == app_id_size)
+    return NULL;
+  app_id_size++;
+
+  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof *app);
+  app->cfg = cfg;
+  app->ego_cb = ego_cb;
+  app->host_cb = host_cb;
+  app->guest_cb = guest_cb;
+  app->connected_cb = connected_cb;
+  app->cb_cls = cls;
+  app->egos = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (1, GNUNET_NO);
+  app->op = GNUNET_OP_create ();
+  app->id = GNUNET_malloc (app_id_size);
+  GNUNET_memcpy (app->id, id, app_id_size);
 
-  struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc = &pl->plc;
+  struct AppConnectRequest *creq;
+  app->connect_env = GNUNET_MQ_msg_extra (creq, app_id_size,
+                                          GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_CONNECT);
+  GNUNET_memcpy (&creq[1], app->id, app_id_size);
 
-  plc->ego_key = *GNUNET_IDENTITY_ego_get_private_key (ego);
-  plc->cfg = cfg;
-  plc->client = GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_connect (cfg, "social",
-                                               notify_handlers);
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_set_user_context_ (plc->client, pl, sizeof (*pl));
+  app_connect (app);
+  return app;
+}
+
+
+static void
+app_cleanup (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app)
+{
+  if (NULL != app->mq)
+  {
+    GNUNET_MQ_destroy (app->mq);
+    app->mq = NULL;
+  }
+  if (NULL != app->disconnect_cb)
+  {
+    app->disconnect_cb (app->disconnect_cls);
+    app->disconnect_cb = NULL;
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (app);
+}
 
-  struct PlaceListenRequest *req = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (*req));
-  req->ego_key = plc->ego_key;
-  req->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_PLACE_LISTEN);
-  req->header.size = htons (sizeof (*req));
+/**
+ * Disconnect application.
+ *
+ * @param app
+ *        Application handle.
+ * @param disconnect_cb
+ *        Disconnect callback.
+ * @param disconnect_cls
+ *        Disconnect closure.
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_app_disconnect (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                              GNUNET_ContinuationCallback disconnect_cb,
+                              void *disconnect_cls)
+{
+  if (NULL == app) return;
 
-  plc->connect_msg = (struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *) req;
-  place_send_connect_msg (plc);
+  app->disconnect_cb = disconnect_cb;
+  app->disconnect_cls = disconnect_cls;
 
-  return pl;
+  if (NULL != app->mq)
+  {
+    struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *env = GNUNET_MQ_get_last_envelope (app->mq);
+    if (NULL != env)
+    {
+      GNUNET_MQ_notify_sent (env, (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskCallback) app_cleanup, app);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      app_cleanup (app);
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    app_cleanup (app);
+  }
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Stop listening for entered places.
+ * Detach application from a place.
  *
- * @param pl
- *        Place listen handle.
+ * Removes the place from the entered places list for this application.
+ * Note: this does not disconnect from the place.
+ *
+ * @see GNUNET_SOCIAL_host_disconnect() and GNUNET_SOCIAL_guest_disconnect()
+ *
+ * @param app
+ *        Application.
+ * @param plc
+ *        Place.
  */
 void
-GNUNET_SOCIAL_place_listen_stop (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_PlaceListenHandle *pl)
+GNUNET_SOCIAL_app_detach (struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_App *app,
+                          struct GNUNET_SOCIAL_Place *plc)
 {
-  GNUNET_CLIENT_MANAGER_disconnect (pl->plc.client, GNUNET_NO, NULL, NULL);
+  struct AppDetachRequest *dreq;
+  struct GNUNET_MQ_Envelope *
+    env = GNUNET_MQ_msg (dreq, GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_SOCIAL_APP_DETACH);
+  dreq->place_pub_key = plc->pub_key;
+  dreq->ego_pub_key = plc->ego_pub_key;
+
+  GNUNET_MQ_send (app->mq, env);
 }
 
+
 /* end of social_api.c */