diff --git a/tests/pubsub.c b/tests/pubsub.c
index 7446474..21a76f2 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub.c
+++ b/tests/pubsub.c
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@
 
 #include <event.h>
 
-struct reader {
+
+struct cx {
 	int fd;
 
-	struct event ev;
+	int *counter;
+	int total;
+
+	char *http_request;
+
+	void (*read_fun)(int,short,void*);
+	void (*write_fun)(int,short,void*);
+	struct event evr, evw;
 	struct event_base *base;
 };
 
@@ -43,84 +51,180 @@ webdis_connect(const char *host, short port) {
 }
 
 void
-reader_http_request(struct reader *r) {
+reader_http_request(struct cx *c, const char* buffer, const char *limit) {
 
-	char buffer[] = "GET /SUBSCRIBE/chan HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n";
-	char first_msg[] = "{\"SUBSCRIBE\":[\"subscribe\",\"chan\",1]}";
 	char resp[2048];
 	int pos = 0;
 
-	write(r->fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
+	int r = write(c->fd, buffer, strlen(buffer));
+	(void)r;
 
 	memset(resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
 	while(1) {
-		int ret = read(r->fd, resp+pos, sizeof(resp)-pos);
+		int ret = read(c->fd, resp+pos, sizeof(resp)-pos);
 		if(ret <= 0) {
-			printf("fd=%d, ret=%d\n", r->fd, ret);
 			return;
 		}
 		pos += ret;
 
-		if(strstr(resp, first_msg) != NULL) {
+		if(strstr(resp, limit) != NULL) {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 void
-reader_can_read(int fd, short event, void *ptr) {
+cx_install(struct cx *c) {
 
-	struct reader *r = ptr;
-	printf("Reader can read on fd=%d\n", fd);
+	if(c->read_fun) {
+		event_set(&c->evr, c->fd, EV_READ, c->read_fun, c);
+		event_base_set(c->base, &c->evr);
+		event_add(&c->evr, NULL);
+	}
+	if(c->write_fun) {
+		event_set(&c->evw, c->fd, EV_WRITE, c->write_fun, c);
+		event_base_set(c->base, &c->evw);
+		event_add(&c->evw, NULL);
+	}
 
-	// reader_install(r);
 }
+void
+reader_can_read(int fd, short event, void *ptr) {
+
+	char buffer[1024];
+	struct cx *c = ptr;
+	const char *p;
+
+	(void)event;
+
+	int ret = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	if(ret > 0) {
+
+		/* count messages, each message starts with '{' */
+		p = buffer;
+		do {
+			/* look for the start of a message */
+			p = memchr(p, '{', buffer + ret - p);
+
+			if(!p) break;	/* none left */
+			p++;
+
+			(*c->counter)++;
+			if(((*c->counter * 100) % c->total) == 0) {
+				printf("\r%d %%", 100 * *c->counter / c->total);
+				fflush(stdout);
+			}
+			if(*c->counter > c->total) {
+				event_base_loopbreak(c->base);
+			}
+		} while(1);
+	}
+	
+	cx_install(c);
+}
+
 
 void
-reader_install(struct reader *r) {
+reader_new(struct event_base *base, int total, int *counter, int chan) {
 
-	event_set(&r->ev, r->fd, EV_READ, reader_can_read, r);
-	event_base_set(r->base, &r->ev);
-	event_add(&r->ev, NULL);
+	struct cx *c = calloc(1, sizeof(struct cx));
+	c->base = base;
+	c->counter = counter;
+	c->total = total;
+	c->fd = webdis_connect("127.0.0.1", 7379);
+	c->read_fun = reader_can_read;
 
+	/* send read request. */
+	c->http_request = malloc(100);
+	sprintf(c->http_request, "GET /SUBSCRIBE/chan:%d HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n", chan);
+	reader_http_request(c, c->http_request, "{\"SUBSCRIBE\":[\"subscribe\"");
+
+	cx_install(c);
 }
 
 void
-reader_new(struct event_base *base) {
+writer_can_read(int fd, short event, void *ptr) {
+	char buffer[1024];
+	struct cx *c = ptr;
+	int r;
 
-	struct reader *r = malloc(sizeof(struct reader));
-	r->base = base;
-	r->fd = webdis_connect("127.0.0.1", 7379);
+	(void)event;
 
-	/* send read request. */
-	reader_http_request(r);
+	r = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)); /* discard */
+	(void)r;
 
-	reader_install(r);
+	cx_install(c);
+}
+void
+writer_can_write(int fd, short event, void *ptr) {
+
+	struct cx *c = ptr;
+
+	(void)fd;
+	(void)event;
+
+	reader_http_request(c, c->http_request, "{\"PUBLISH\":");
+
+	cx_install(c);
 }
 
 void
-write_can_write(int fd, short event, void *ptr) {
+writer_new(struct event_base *base, int chan) {
+
+	struct cx *c = malloc(sizeof(struct cx));
+	c->base = base;
+	c->fd = webdis_connect("127.0.0.1", 7379);
+	c->read_fun = writer_can_read;
+	c->write_fun = writer_can_write;
 
-	printf("Can write on fd=%d\n", fd);
+	/* send request. */
+	c->http_request = malloc(100);
+	sprintf(c->http_request, "GET /PUBLISH/chan:%d/hi HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n", chan);
+	reader_http_request(c, c->http_request, "{\"PUBLISH\":");
 
+	cx_install(c);
 }
 
 
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	/* Create R readers and W writers, send N messages in total. */
 
+	struct timespec t0, t1;
+
 	struct event_base *base = event_base_new();
-	int r = 10, w = 10, n = 1000;
+	int r = 450, w = 10, chans = 1, n = 200000, count = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	(void)argc;
+	(void)argv;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < r; ++i) {
+		reader_new(base, n, &count, i % chans);
+	}
+
 	for(i = 0; i < w; ++i) {
-		reader_new(base);
+		writer_new(base, i % chans);
 	}
 
+	/* save time now */
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t0);
+	
+	/* run test */
 	event_base_dispatch(base);
 
+	/* timing */
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t1);
+	float mili0 = t0.tv_sec * 1000 + t0.tv_nsec / 1000000;
+	float mili1 = t1.tv_sec * 1000 + t1.tv_nsec / 1000000;
+
+	printf("\rPushed %ld messages from %d writers to %d readers through %d channels in %0.2f sec: %0.2f msg/sec\n",
+		(long)n, w, r, chans,
+		(mili1-mili0)/1000.0,
+		1000*n/(mili1-mili0));
+
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }