diff --git a/src/action.rs b/src/action.rs
index 5b3932a..5dcaaff 100644
--- a/src/action.rs
+++ b/src/action.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod addition;
 mod calculation;
 mod message;
 mod query;
+mod reply;
 mod request_data;
 mod user;
 
@@ -12,5 +13,6 @@ pub use addition::Addition;
 pub use calculation::{CalcValue, Calculation, Operand};
 pub use message::MsgAction;
 pub use query::Query;
+pub use reply::Reply;
 use request_data::RequestData;
 pub use user::UserAction;
diff --git a/src/action/message.rs b/src/action/message.rs
index a274b00..4dfa0aa 100644
--- a/src/action/message.rs
+++ b/src/action/message.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use super::{Addition, DocDef, Query, Records, UserAction};
+use super::{Addition, DocDef, Query, Records, Reply, UserAction};
 use crate::{
     message::{
-        wrapper::{Delete, Reply, Update},
+        wrapper::{Delete, Update},
         MessageAction,
     },
     mtterror::MTTError,
diff --git a/src/action/reply.rs b/src/action/reply.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30a6d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/action/reply.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+use super::{CalcValue, RequestData};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Reply {
+    data: Vec<RequestData>,
+}
+
+impl Reply {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self { data: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    fn add(&mut self, doc: RequestData) {
+        self.data.push(doc);
+    }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.data.len()
+    }
+
+    fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &RequestData> {
+        self.data.iter()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod replies {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{action::Field, name::Name};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_new_empty() {
+        let reply = Reply::new();
+        assert_eq!(reply.len(), 0, "should have no records");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_add_documents() {
+        let mut reply = Reply::new();
+        let doc = RequestData::new();
+        reply.add(doc.clone());
+        assert_eq!(reply.len(), 1);
+        reply.add(doc.clone());
+        assert_eq!(reply.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_retrieve_documents() {
+        let fieldname = Name::english("field");
+        let mut doc1 = RequestData::new();
+        doc1.add_field(fieldname.clone(), "one");
+        let mut doc2 = RequestData::new();
+        doc2.add_field(fieldname.clone(), "two");
+        let mut reply = Reply::new();
+        reply.add(doc1);
+        reply.add(doc2);
+        let mut reply_iter = reply.iter();
+        let result1 = reply_iter.next().unwrap();
+        match result1.get_field(&fieldname) {
+            CalcValue::Value(data) => match data {
+                Field::StaticString(output) => assert_eq!(output, "one"),
+                _ => unreachable!("got {:?}: should have been static string", result1),
+            },
+            _ => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have been value", result1),
+        }
+        let result2 = reply_iter.next().unwrap();
+        match result2.get_field(&fieldname) {
+            CalcValue::Value(data) => match data {
+                Field::StaticString(output) => assert_eq!(output, "two"),
+                _ => unreachable!("got {:?}: should have been static string", result2),
+            },
+            _ => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have been value", result2),
+        }
+        match reply_iter.next() {
+            None => {}
+            Some(_) => unreachable!("should be out of data"),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/action/request_data.rs b/src/action/request_data.rs
index 3b360e6..0f0102a 100644
--- a/src/action/request_data.rs
+++ b/src/action/request_data.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl RequestData {
         self.data.insert(name.into(), field.into());
     }
 
-    fn get_field<NT>(&self, name: NT) -> &CalcValue
+    pub fn get_field<NT>(&self, name: NT) -> &CalcValue
     where
         NT: Into<NameType>,
     {
diff --git a/src/document/create.rs b/src/document/create.rs
index 552a150..92e61d6 100644
--- a/src/document/create.rs
+++ b/src/document/create.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use super::{InternalRecord, InternalRecords, Oid};
 use crate::{
-    action::{Action, CalcValue, Calculation, MsgAction, Query, Records},
+    action::{Action, CalcValue, Calculation, MsgAction, Query, Records, Reply},
     document::{
         definition::{DocDef, DocFuncType},
         field::Field,
     },
-    message::wrapper::{Message, Reply, Update},
+    message::wrapper::{Message, Update},
     mtterror::{ErrorID, MTTError},
     name::NameType,
     queue::{
diff --git a/src/message/wrapper.rs b/src/message/wrapper.rs
index e0e5812..b4f4743 100644
--- a/src/message/wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/message/wrapper.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    action::{CalcValue, Field, FieldType, MsgAction, Operand, Query},
+    action::{CalcValue, Field, FieldType, MsgAction, Operand, Query, Reply},
     mtterror::{ErrorID, MTTError},
     name::{NameType, Names},
     queue::data_director::{Include, Path, Route},
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ impl Operation {
     }
 }
 
+/*
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Reply {
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ mod replies {
         }
     }
 }
+*/
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Document {