diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 31913ce..d6bb87b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ set(MVLC_NNG_MNODE_WARN_FLAGS -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 #)
 #target_include_directories(dp_common INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-add_library(mesytec-mnode-nng mnode_nng.cc mnode_nng_async.cc)
-target_include_directories(mesytec-mnode-nng PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>)
-target_link_libraries(mesytec-mnode-nng PUBLIC nng PRIVATE spdlog)
-target_compile_features(mesytec-mnode-nng PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+add_library(mesytec-mnode mnode_nng.cc mnode_nng_async.cc)
+target_include_directories(mesytec-mnode
+    PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include>
+    PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mesytec-mnode)
+target_link_libraries(mesytec-mnode PUBLIC nng PRIVATE spdlog)
+target_compile_features(mesytec-mnode PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
 
 add_library(mesytec-mnode-dev INTERFACE)
-target_link_libraries(mesytec-mnode-dev INTERFACE mesytec-mnode-nng mesytec-mvlc)
+target_link_libraries(mesytec-mnode-dev INTERFACE mesytec-mnode mesytec-mvlc)
 
 function(add_mnode_dev_executable name)
     add_executable(${name} ${name}.cc)
diff --git a/src/internal/argh.h b/src/internal/argh.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1af8503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/argh.h
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+// Source: https://github.com/aardvarkk/argh
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2014 Ian Clarkson
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+#pragma once
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+class Option {
+public:
+  Option() : parsed(false), required(false) {}
+	virtual ~Option() {};
+
+  virtual std::string getDefault()  = 0;
+	virtual std::string getMessage()  = 0;
+  virtual std::string getName()     = 0;
+  virtual void        setValue(std::string const& val) = 0;
+
+  bool         getParsed()            { return parsed;   }
+	bool         getRequired()          { return required; }
+
+  virtual void setParsed(bool parsed) { this->parsed = parsed; }
+
+protected:
+  bool parsed, required;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class OptionImpl : public Option {
+public:
+  OptionImpl(T& var, T default_val, std::string const& name, bool required, std::string const& msg) : var(var)
+  {
+		this->default_val = default_val;
+		this->name = name;
+		this->required = required;
+		this->msg = msg;
+		this->var = default_val;
+	}
+
+  virtual std::string getDefault() { std::stringstream ss; ss << default_val; return ss.str(); }
+  std::string getName() { return name; }
+  std::string getMessage() { return msg; }
+  virtual void setValue(std::string const& val) { std::stringstream ss(val); ss >> var; }
+
+protected:
+  T default_val;
+  T& var;
+  std::string name;
+  std::string msg;
+};
+
+class OptionStringImpl : public OptionImpl<std::string>
+{
+public:
+  OptionStringImpl(std::string& var, std::string const& default_val, std::string const& name, bool required, std::string const& msg) :
+    OptionImpl(var, default_val, name, required, msg)
+  {}
+
+  std::string getDefault() { std::stringstream ss; ss << "\"" << default_val << "\""; return ss.str(); }
+  void setValue(std::string const& val) { var = val; }
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class MultiOptionImpl : public Option
+{
+public:
+  MultiOptionImpl(std::vector<T>& var, std::string const& default_vals, std::string const& name, bool required, std::string const& msg, char delim) : var(var)
+  {
+		this->default_vals = default_vals;
+		this->name = name;
+		this->required = required;
+		this->msg = msg;
+		this->delim = delim;
+    setValue(default_vals);
+  }
+
+  std::string getDefault()
+  {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "\"";
+    ss << default_vals;
+    ss << "\"";
+    return ss.str();
+  }
+
+  std::string getName() { return name; }
+  std::string getMessage() { return msg; }
+  virtual void setValue(std::string const& val) {
+    var.clear();
+    std::stringstream ss(val);
+    T elem;
+    for (std::string val_str; std::getline(ss, val_str, delim);) {
+      std::stringstream st(val_str);
+      st >> elem;
+      var.push_back(elem);
+    }
+  }
+
+protected:
+  std::string default_vals;
+  std::vector<T>& var;
+  std::string name;
+  std::string msg;
+  char delim;
+};
+
+class MultiOptionStringImpl : public MultiOptionImpl<std::string>
+{
+public:
+  MultiOptionStringImpl(std::vector<std::string>& var, std::string const& default_vals, std::string const& name, bool required, std::string const& msg, char delim) :
+    MultiOptionImpl(var, default_vals, name, required, msg, delim)
+  {}
+
+  void setValue(std::string const& val) {
+    var.clear();
+    std::stringstream ss(val);
+    for (std::string val_str; std::getline(ss, val_str, delim);) {
+      var.push_back(val_str);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+class FlagImpl : public Option {
+public:
+  FlagImpl(bool& flag, std::string const& name, std::string const& msg) :
+    flag(flag),
+    name(name),
+    msg(msg)
+  {
+    flag = false;
+  }
+
+  std::string getDefault() { return ""; }
+  std::string getName() { return name; }
+  std::string getMessage() { return msg; }
+  void setParsed(bool parsed) { Option::setParsed(parsed); flag = parsed; }
+  void setValue(std::string const& val) {}
+
+protected:
+  bool& flag;
+  std::string name;
+  std::string msg;
+};
+
+class Argh {
+public:
+  Argh(char delim = ',') : delim(delim) {}
+  ~Argh() { for (auto o : options) { delete o; } options.clear(); }
+
+  void parse(int argc, char const* argv[]) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+      for (auto o : options) {
+        if (std::string(argv[i]) == o->getName()) {
+          o->setParsed(true);
+          if (i + 1 < argc) {
+            o->setValue(argv[i + 1]);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+	void parseEnv() {
+		for (auto o : options) {
+			auto str = getenv(o->getName().c_str());
+			if (str) {
+				o->setParsed(true);
+				o->setValue(str);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+  template<typename T>
+  void addOption(T& var, T const& default_val, std::string const& name, bool required = false, std::string const& msg = "") {
+    options.push_back(new OptionImpl<T>(var, default_val, name, required, msg));
+  }
+
+  void addOption(std::string& var, std::string const& default_val, std::string const& name, bool required = false, std::string const& msg = "") {
+    options.push_back(new OptionStringImpl(var, default_val, name, required, msg));
+  }
+
+  template<typename T>
+  void addMultiOption(std::vector<T>& var, std::string const& default_vals, std::string const& name, bool required = false, std::string const& msg = "") {
+    options.push_back(new MultiOptionImpl<T>(var, default_vals, name, required, msg, delim));
+  }
+
+  void addMultiOption(std::vector<std::string>& var, std::string const& default_vals, std::string const& name, bool required = false, std::string const& msg = "") {
+    options.push_back(new MultiOptionStringImpl(var, default_vals, name, required, msg, delim));
+  }
+
+  void addFlag(bool& flag, std::string const& name, std::string const& msg = "") {
+    options.push_back(new FlagImpl(flag, name, msg));
+  }
+
+  std::string getUsage() {
+    size_t name_space    = getLongestName()    + 1;
+    size_t default_space = getLongestDefault() + 1;
+    size_t msg_space     = getLongestMessage() + 1;
+
+    std::stringstream ret;
+    ret << std::left;
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      ret
+        << std::setw(static_cast<int>(name_space))    << o->getName()
+        << std::setw(static_cast<int>(default_space)) << o->getDefault()
+        << std::setw(static_cast<int>(msg_space))     << o->getMessage()
+				<< (o->getRequired() ? "REQUIRED" : "NOT REQUIRED")
+        << std::endl;
+    }
+    return ret.str();
+  }
+
+  bool isParsed(std::string const& name) {
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      if (name == o->getName() && o->getParsed()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+	std::vector<std::string> missingRequired() {
+		std::vector<std::string> missing;
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      if (o->getRequired() && !o->getParsed())
+				missing.push_back(o->getName());
+    }
+		return missing;
+	}
+
+  bool load(std::string const& filename) {
+    std::ifstream ifs(filename);
+    if (!ifs.good()) { return false; }
+    int argc = 0;
+    std::vector<std::string> argv_str;
+    std::vector<char const*> argv;
+    std::string arg;
+    while (std::getline(ifs, arg)) {
+      argv_str.push_back(arg);
+      ++argc;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+      argv.push_back(argv_str[i].c_str());
+    }
+    parse(argc, &*argv.begin());
+		return true;
+  }
+
+protected:
+
+  size_t getLongestName() {
+    size_t ret = 0;
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      ret = std::max(ret, o->getName().length());
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  size_t getLongestDefault() {
+    size_t ret = 0;
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      ret = std::max(ret, o->getDefault().length());
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  size_t getLongestMessage() {
+    size_t ret = 0;
+    for (auto o : options) {
+      ret = std::max(ret, o->getMessage().length());
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<Option*> options;
+  char delim;
+};