diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index 394ebfb28..bf3bb4323 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ pipewire_module_protocol_pulse = shared_library('pipewire-module-protocol-pulse'
   dependencies : pipewire_module_protocol_pulse_deps,
 )
 
+pipewire_module_protocol_simple = shared_library('pipewire-module-protocol-simple',
+  [ 'module-protocol-simple.c' ],
+  c_args : pipewire_module_c_args,
+  include_directories : [configinc, spa_inc],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : modules_install_dir,
+  install_rpath: modules_install_dir,
+  dependencies : pipewire_module_protocol_deps,
+)
+
 pipewire_module_client_node = shared_library('pipewire-module-client-node',
   [ 'module-client-node.c',
     'module-client-node/remote-node.c',
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-simple.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-simple.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e2c0a284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-simple.c
@@ -0,0 +1,839 @@
+/* PipeWire
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2021 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * 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 (including the next
+ * paragraph) 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.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <spa/utils/result.h>
+#include <spa/utils/json.h>
+#include <spa/pod/pod.h>
+#include <spa/pod/builder.h>
+#include <spa/debug/types.h>
+#include <spa/param/audio/type-info.h>
+#include <spa/param/audio/format-utils.h>
+
+#include <pipewire/impl.h>
+
+#define NAME "protocol-simple"
+
+#define DEFAULT_PORT 4711
+#define DEFAULT_SERVER "[ \"tcp:"SPA_STRINGIFY(DEFAULT_PORT)"\" ]"
+
+#define DEFAULT_FORMAT "S16"
+#define DEFAULT_RATE "44100"
+#define DEFAULT_CHANNELS "2"
+#define DEFAULT_POSITION "[ FL FR ]"
+#define DEFAULT_LATENCY "1024/48000"
+
+#define MODULE_USAGE	"[ capture=<bool> ] "						\
+			"[ playback=<bool> ] "						\
+			"[ capture.node=<source-target> ] "				\
+			"[ playback.node=<sink-target> ] "				\
+			"[ audio.rate=<sample-rate, default:"DEFAULT_RATE"> ] "		\
+			"[ audio.format=<format, default:"DEFAULT_FORMAT"> ] "		\
+			"[ audio.channels=<channels, default:"DEFAULT_CHANNELS"> ] "	\
+			"[ audio.position=<position, default:"DEFAULT_POSITION"> ] "	\
+			"[ server.address=<[ tcp:[<ip>:]<port>[,...] ], default:"DEFAULT_SERVER">"	\
+
+static const struct spa_dict_item module_props[] = {
+	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_AUTHOR, "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>" },
+	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_DESCRIPTION, "Implements a simple protocol" },
+	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_USAGE, MODULE_USAGE },
+	{ PW_KEY_MODULE_VERSION, PACKAGE_VERSION },
+};
+
+struct impl {
+	struct pw_loop *loop;
+	struct pw_context *context;
+
+	struct pw_properties *props;
+	struct spa_hook module_listener;
+	struct spa_list server_list;
+
+	struct spa_source *cleanup;
+
+	bool capture;
+	bool playback;
+
+	struct spa_audio_info_raw info;
+	uint32_t frame_size;
+};
+
+struct client {
+	struct spa_list link;
+	struct impl *impl;
+	struct server *server;
+
+	struct pw_core *core;
+        struct spa_hook core_proxy_listener;
+
+	struct spa_source *source;
+	char name[512];
+
+	struct pw_stream *capture;
+	struct spa_hook capture_listener;
+
+	struct pw_stream *playback;
+	struct spa_hook playback_listener;
+
+	struct spa_io_rate_match *rate_match;
+
+	unsigned int disconnect:1;
+	unsigned int disconnecting:1;
+	unsigned int done:1;
+};
+
+struct server {
+	struct spa_list link;
+	struct impl *impl;
+
+#define SERVER_TYPE_INVALID	0
+#define SERVER_TYPE_UNIX	1
+#define SERVER_TYPE_INET	2
+	uint32_t type;
+	struct sockaddr_un addr;
+	struct spa_source *source;
+
+	struct spa_list client_list;
+};
+
+static void client_disconnect(struct client *client)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+
+	if (client->disconnect)
+		return;
+
+	client->disconnect = true;
+
+	if (client->source)
+		pw_loop_destroy_source(impl->loop, client->source);
+}
+
+static void client_free(struct client *client)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+
+	pw_log_info(NAME" %p: client:%p [%s] free", impl, client, client->name);
+
+	client_disconnect(client);
+
+	spa_list_remove(&client->link);
+
+	if (client->capture)
+		pw_stream_destroy(client->capture);
+	if (client->playback)
+		pw_stream_destroy(client->playback);
+	if (client->core) {
+		client->disconnecting = true;
+		spa_hook_remove(&client->core_proxy_listener);
+		pw_core_disconnect(client->core);
+	}
+	free(client);
+}
+
+static void client_cleanup(struct client *client)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+	client->done = true;
+	pw_loop_signal_event(impl->loop, impl->cleanup);
+}
+
+static void
+on_client_data(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+	int res;
+
+	if (mask & SPA_IO_HUP) {
+		res = -EPIPE;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	if (mask & SPA_IO_ERR) {
+		res = -EIO;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	return;
+
+error:
+        if (res == -EPIPE)
+                pw_log_info(NAME" %p: client:%p [%s] disconnected", impl, client, client->name);
+        else  {
+                pw_log_error(NAME" %p: client:%p [%s] error %d (%s)", impl,
+                                client, client->name, res, spa_strerror(res));
+	}
+	client_cleanup(client);
+}
+
+static void capture_process(void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+	struct pw_buffer *buf;
+	struct spa_data *d;
+	uint32_t size, offset;
+	int res;
+
+	if ((buf = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(client->capture)) == NULL) {
+		pw_log_warn("%p: client:%p [%s] out of capture buffers: %m", impl,
+				client, client->name);
+		return;
+	}
+	d = &buf->buffer->datas[0];
+
+	size = d->chunk->size;
+	offset = d->chunk->offset;
+
+	while (size > 0) {
+		res = send(client->source->fd,
+				SPA_MEMBER(d->data, offset, void),
+				size,
+				MSG_NOSIGNAL | MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		if (res < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR)
+				continue;
+			if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
+				pw_log_warn("%p: client:%p [%s] send error %d: %m", impl,
+						client, client->name, res);
+			client_cleanup(client);
+			break;
+		}
+		offset += res;
+		size -= res;
+	}
+	pw_stream_queue_buffer(client->capture, buf);
+}
+
+static void playback_process(void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+	struct pw_buffer *buf;
+	uint32_t size, offset;
+	struct spa_data *d;
+	int res;
+
+	if ((buf = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(client->playback)) == NULL) {
+		pw_log_warn("%p: client:%p [%s] out of playback buffers: %m", impl,
+				client, client->name);
+		return;
+	}
+	d = &buf->buffer->datas[0];
+
+	if (client->rate_match) {
+		size = client->rate_match->size * impl->frame_size;
+		size = SPA_MIN(size, d->maxsize);
+	} else {
+		size = d->maxsize;
+	}
+
+	offset = 0;
+	while (size > 0) {
+		res = recv(client->source->fd,
+				SPA_MEMBER(d->data, offset, void),
+				size,
+				MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		if (res == 0) {
+			pw_log_info("%p: client:%p [%s] disconnect", impl,
+					client, client->name);
+			client_cleanup(client);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (res < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR)
+				continue;
+			if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
+				pw_log_warn("%p: client:%p [%s] recv error %d: %m",
+						impl, client, client->name, res);
+			break;
+		}
+		offset += res;
+		size -= res;
+	}
+	d->chunk->offset = 0;
+	d->chunk->size = offset;
+	d->chunk->stride = impl->frame_size;
+
+	pw_stream_queue_buffer(client->playback, buf);
+}
+
+static void capture_destroy(void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	spa_hook_remove(&client->capture_listener);
+	client->capture = NULL;
+}
+
+static void on_stream_state_changed(void *data, enum pw_stream_state old,
+                enum pw_stream_state state, const char *error)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
+
+	switch (state) {
+	case PW_STREAM_STATE_ERROR:
+	case PW_STREAM_STATE_UNCONNECTED:
+		if (!client->disconnect) {
+			pw_log_info("%p: client:%p [%s] stream error %s",
+					impl, client, client->name,
+					pw_stream_state_as_string(state));
+			client_cleanup(client);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void playback_destroy(void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	spa_hook_remove(&client->playback_listener);
+	client->playback = NULL;
+}
+
+static void playback_io_changed(void *data, uint32_t id, void *area, uint32_t size)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	switch (id) {
+	case SPA_IO_RateMatch:
+		client->rate_match = area;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct pw_stream_events capture_stream_events = {
+	PW_VERSION_STREAM_EVENTS,
+	.destroy = capture_destroy,
+	.state_changed = on_stream_state_changed,
+	.process = capture_process
+};
+
+static const struct pw_stream_events playback_stream_events = {
+	PW_VERSION_STREAM_EVENTS,
+	.destroy = playback_destroy,
+	.state_changed = on_stream_state_changed,
+	.io_changed = playback_io_changed,
+	.process = playback_process
+};
+
+static int create_streams(struct impl *impl, struct client *client)
+{
+	uint32_t n_params;
+	const struct spa_pod *params[1];
+	uint8_t buffer[1024];
+	struct spa_pod_builder b = SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	struct pw_properties *props;
+	int res;
+
+	if (impl->capture) {
+		props = pw_properties_new(
+			PW_KEY_NODE_GROUP, client->name,
+			PW_KEY_NODE_LATENCY, DEFAULT_LATENCY,
+			PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, pw_properties_get(impl->props, "capture.node"),
+			NULL);
+		if (props == NULL)
+			return -errno;
+
+		pw_properties_setf(props,
+				PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "%s capture", client->name);
+		client->capture = pw_stream_new(client->core,
+				pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME),
+				props);
+		if (client->capture == NULL)
+			return -errno;
+
+		pw_stream_add_listener(client->capture, &client->capture_listener,
+				&capture_stream_events, client);
+	}
+	if (impl->playback) {
+		props = pw_properties_new(
+			PW_KEY_NODE_GROUP, client->name,
+			PW_KEY_NODE_LATENCY, DEFAULT_LATENCY,
+			PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET, pw_properties_get(impl->props, "playback.node"),
+			NULL);
+		if (props == NULL)
+			return -errno;
+
+		pw_properties_setf(props,
+				PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME, "%s playback", client->name);
+
+		client->playback = pw_stream_new(client->core,
+				pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME),
+				props);
+		if (client->playback == NULL)
+			return -errno;
+
+		pw_stream_add_listener(client->playback, &client->playback_listener,
+				&playback_stream_events, client);
+	}
+
+	n_params = 0;
+	params[n_params++] = spa_format_audio_raw_build(&b, SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
+				&impl->info);
+
+	if (impl->capture) {
+		if ((res = pw_stream_connect(client->capture,
+				PW_DIRECTION_INPUT,
+				PW_ID_ANY,
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT |
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS |
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS,
+				params, n_params)) < 0)
+			return res;
+	}
+	if (impl->playback) {
+		if ((res = pw_stream_connect(client->playback,
+				PW_DIRECTION_OUTPUT,
+				PW_ID_ANY,
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT |
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS |
+				PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS,
+				params, n_params)) < 0)
+			return res;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void on_core_proxy_destroy(void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	spa_hook_remove(&client->core_proxy_listener);
+	client->core = NULL;
+	client_cleanup(client);
+}
+
+static struct pw_proxy_events core_proxy_events = {
+	PW_VERSION_CORE_EVENTS,
+	.destroy = on_core_proxy_destroy,
+};
+
+static void
+on_connect(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
+{
+	struct server *server = data;
+	struct impl *impl = server->impl;
+	struct sockaddr addr;
+	socklen_t addrlen;
+	int client_fd, val;
+	struct client *client = NULL;
+	struct pw_properties *props = NULL;
+
+	addrlen = sizeof(addr);
+	client_fd = accept4(fd, &addr, &addrlen, SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
+	if (client_fd < 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	client = calloc(1, sizeof(struct client));
+	if (client == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	client->impl = impl;
+	client->server = server;
+	spa_list_append(&server->client_list, &client->link);
+
+	if (inet_ntop(addr.sa_family, addr.sa_data, client->name, sizeof(client->name)) == NULL)
+		snprintf(client->name, sizeof(client->name), "client %d", client_fd);
+
+	pw_log_info(NAME" %p: client:%p [%s] connected", impl, client, client->name);
+
+	props = pw_properties_new(
+			PW_KEY_CLIENT_API, "protocol-simple",
+			NULL);
+	if (props == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	pw_properties_setf(props,
+			"protocol.server.type", "%s",
+			server->type == SERVER_TYPE_INET ? "tcp" : "unix");
+
+	if (server->type == SERVER_TYPE_UNIX) {
+		goto error;
+	} else if (server->type == SERVER_TYPE_INET) {
+		val = 1;
+		if (setsockopt(client_fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
+					(const void *) &val, sizeof(val)) < 0)
+	            pw_log_warn("TCP_NODELAY failed: %m");
+
+		val = IPTOS_LOWDELAY;
+		if (setsockopt(client_fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TOS,
+					(const void *) &val, sizeof(val)) < 0)
+	            pw_log_warn("IP_TOS failed: %m");
+
+		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_CLIENT_ACCESS, "restricted");
+	}
+
+	client->source = pw_loop_add_io(impl->loop,
+					client_fd,
+					SPA_IO_ERR | SPA_IO_HUP,
+					true, on_client_data, client);
+	if (client->source == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	client->core = pw_context_connect(impl->context, props, 0);
+	props = NULL;
+	if (client->core == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	pw_proxy_add_listener((struct pw_proxy*)client->core,
+			&client->core_proxy_listener, &core_proxy_events,
+			client);
+
+	create_streams(impl, client);
+
+	return;
+error:
+	pw_log_error(NAME" %p: failed to create client: %m", impl);
+	if (props != NULL)
+		pw_properties_free(props);
+	if (client != NULL)
+		client_free(client);
+	return;
+}
+
+static int make_inet_socket(struct server *server, const char *name)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_in addr;
+	int res, fd, on;
+	uint32_t address = INADDR_ANY;
+	uint16_t port;
+	char *col;
+
+	col = strchr(name, ':');
+	if (col) {
+		struct in_addr ipv4;
+		char *n;
+		port = atoi(col+1);
+		n = strndupa(name, col - name);
+		if (inet_pton(AF_INET, n, &ipv4) > 0)
+			address = ntohl(ipv4.s_addr);
+		else
+			address = INADDR_ANY;
+	} else {
+		address = INADDR_ANY;
+		port = atoi(name);
+	}
+	if (port == 0)
+		port = DEFAULT_PORT;
+
+	if ((fd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0)) < 0) {
+		res = -errno;
+		pw_log_error(NAME" %p: socket() failed: %m", server);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	on = 1;
+	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const void *) &on, sizeof(on)) < 0)
+		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: setsockopt(): %m", server);
+
+	spa_zero(addr);
+	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	addr.sin_port = htons(port);
+	addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(address);
+
+	if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		res = -errno;
+		pw_log_error(NAME" %p: bind() failed: %m", server);
+		goto error_close;
+	}
+	if (listen(fd, 5) < 0) {
+		res = -errno;
+		pw_log_error(NAME" %p: listen() failed: %m", server);
+		goto error_close;
+	}
+	server->type = SERVER_TYPE_INET;
+	pw_log_info(NAME" listening on tcp:%08x:%u", address, port);
+
+	return fd;
+
+error_close:
+	close(fd);
+error:
+	return res;
+}
+
+static void server_free(struct server *server)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = server->impl;
+	struct client *c;
+
+	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: free server %p", impl, server);
+
+	spa_list_remove(&server->link);
+	spa_list_consume(c, &server->client_list, link)
+		client_free(c);
+	if (server->source)
+		pw_loop_destroy_source(impl->loop, server->source);
+	free(server);
+}
+
+static struct server *create_server(struct impl *impl, const char *address)
+{
+	int fd, res;
+	struct server *server;
+
+	server = calloc(1, sizeof(struct server));
+	if (server == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	server->impl = impl;
+	spa_list_init(&server->client_list);
+	spa_list_append(&impl->server_list, &server->link);
+
+	if (strstr(address, "tcp:") == address) {
+		fd = make_inet_socket(server, address+4);
+	} else {
+		fd = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		res = fd;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	server->source = pw_loop_add_io(impl->loop, fd, SPA_IO_IN, true, on_connect, server);
+	if (server->source == NULL) {
+		res = -errno;
+		pw_log_error(NAME" %p: can't create server source: %m", impl);
+		goto error_close;
+	}
+	return server;
+
+error_close:
+	close(fd);
+error:
+	server_free(server);
+	errno = -res;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void on_server_cleanup(void *data, uint64_t count)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = data;
+	struct client *c, *t;
+	struct server *s;
+	spa_list_for_each(s, &impl->server_list, link) {
+		spa_list_for_each_safe(c, t, &s->client_list, link) {
+			if (c->done)
+				client_free(c);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void impl_free(struct impl *impl)
+{
+	struct server *s;
+
+	spa_hook_remove(&impl->module_listener);
+	spa_list_consume(s, &impl->server_list, link)
+		server_free(s);
+	if (impl->cleanup != NULL)
+		pw_loop_destroy_source(impl->loop, impl->cleanup);
+	if (impl->props)
+		pw_properties_free(impl->props);
+	free(impl);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t format_from_name(const char *name, size_t len)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; spa_type_audio_format[i].name; i++) {
+		if (strncmp(name, spa_debug_type_short_name(spa_type_audio_format[i].name), len) == 0)
+			return spa_type_audio_format[i].type;
+	}
+	return SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t channel_from_name(const char *name)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; spa_type_audio_channel[i].name; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(name, spa_debug_type_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel[i].name)) == 0)
+			return spa_type_audio_channel[i].type;
+	}
+	return SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t parse_position(uint32_t *pos, const char *val, size_t len)
+{
+	uint32_t channels = 0;
+	struct spa_json it[2];
+	char v[256];
+
+	spa_json_init(&it[0], val, len);
+	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) <= 0)
+		spa_json_init(&it[1], val, len);
+
+	while (spa_json_get_string(&it[1], v, sizeof(v)) > 0 &&
+			channels < SPA_AUDIO_MAX_CHANNELS) {
+		pos[channels++] = channel_from_name(v);
+	}
+	return channels;
+}
+
+static int parse_params(struct impl *impl)
+{
+	const char *str;
+	struct spa_json it[2];
+	char value[512];
+
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "capture")) != NULL)
+		impl->capture = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "playback")) != NULL)
+		impl->playback = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
+	if (!impl->playback && !impl->capture) {
+		pw_log_error("missing capture or playback param");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "audio.format")) == NULL)
+		str = DEFAULT_FORMAT;
+	impl->info.format = format_from_name(str, strlen(str));
+	if (impl->info.format == SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN) {
+		pw_log_error("invalid format '%s'", str);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "audio.rate")) == NULL)
+		str = DEFAULT_RATE;
+	impl->info.rate = atoi(str);
+	if (impl->info.rate == 0) {
+		pw_log_error("invalid rate '%s'", str);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "audio.channels")) == NULL)
+		str = DEFAULT_CHANNELS;
+	impl->info.channels = atoi(str);
+	if (impl->info.channels == 0) {
+		pw_log_error("invalid channels '%s'", str);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "audio.position")) == NULL)
+		str = DEFAULT_POSITION;
+	if (parse_position(impl->info.position, str, strlen(str)) != impl->info.channels) {
+		pw_log_error("invalid position '%s'", str);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	switch (impl->info.format) {
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_U8:
+		impl->frame_size = 1;
+		break;
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S16_LE:
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S16_BE:
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S16P:
+		impl->frame_size = 2;
+		break;
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S24_LE:
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S24_BE:
+	case SPA_AUDIO_FORMAT_S24P:
+		impl->frame_size = 3;
+		break;
+	default:
+		impl->frame_size = 4;
+		break;
+	}
+	impl->frame_size *= impl->info.channels;
+
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(impl->props, "server.address")) == NULL)
+		str = DEFAULT_SERVER;
+
+        spa_json_init(&it[0], str, strlen(str));
+        if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) > 0) {
+                while (spa_json_get_string(&it[1], value, sizeof(value)-1) > 0) {
+                        if (create_server(impl, value) == NULL) {
+				pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: can't create server for %s: %m",
+					impl, value);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void module_destroy(void *data)
+{
+	struct impl *impl = data;
+	pw_log_debug("module %p: destroy", impl);
+	impl_free(impl);
+}
+
+static const struct pw_impl_module_events module_events = {
+	PW_VERSION_IMPL_MODULE_EVENTS,
+	.destroy = module_destroy,
+};
+
+SPA_EXPORT
+int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
+{
+	struct pw_context *context = pw_impl_module_get_context(module);
+	struct pw_properties *props;
+	struct impl *impl;
+	int res;
+
+	impl = calloc(1, sizeof(struct impl));
+	if (impl == NULL)
+		return -errno;
+
+	pw_log_debug("module %p: new %s", impl, args);
+
+	if (args)
+		props = pw_properties_new_string(args);
+	else
+		props = pw_properties_new(NULL, NULL);
+
+	impl->context = context;
+	impl->loop = pw_context_get_main_loop(context);
+	impl->props = props;
+	spa_list_init(&impl->server_list);
+
+	pw_impl_module_add_listener(module, &impl->module_listener, &module_events, impl);
+
+	pw_impl_module_update_properties(module, &SPA_DICT_INIT_ARRAY(module_props));
+
+	impl->cleanup = pw_loop_add_event(impl->loop, on_server_cleanup, impl);
+	if (impl->cleanup == NULL) {
+		res = -errno;
+		goto error_free;
+	}
+
+	if ((res = parse_params(impl)) < 0)
+		goto error_free;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error_free:
+	impl_free(impl);
+	return res;
+}