diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 5a6c180..30d2c73 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -462,6 +462,41 @@ impl From<Route> for RouteID {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+enum NameType {
+    ID(Uuid),
+    Name(Name),
+    None,
+}
+
+impl From<Name> for NameType {
+    fn from(value: Name) -> Self {
+        Self::Name(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Uuid> for NameType {
+    fn from(value: Uuid) -> Self {
+        Self::ID(value)
+    }
+}
+
+struct Path {
+    msg_id: Include<Uuid>,
+    doc: Include<NameType>,
+    action: Include<Action>,
+}
+
+impl Path {
+    fn new(id: Include<Uuid>, doc: Include<NameType>, action: Include<Action>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            msg_id: id,
+            doc: doc,
+            action: action,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 struct Name {
     name: String,
@@ -554,6 +589,30 @@ impl Names {
             None => Err(MTTError::NameNotFound(name.clone())),
         }
     }
+
+    fn path_to_route(&self, path: Path) -> Result<Route, MTTError> {
+        let doc_id = match path.doc {
+            Include::Some(id_info) => match id_info {
+                NameType::ID(id) => {
+                    if self.ids.contains_key(&id) {
+                        Include::Some(id)
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(MTTError::NameInvalidID(id.clone()));
+                    }
+                }
+                NameType::Name(name) => {
+                    let id = match self.get_id(&name) {
+                        Ok(data) => data,
+                        Err(err) => return Err(err),
+                    };
+                    Include::Some(id.clone())
+                }
+                NameType::None => Include::Some(Uuid::nil()),
+            },
+            Include::All => Include::All,
+        };
+        Ok(Route::new(path.msg_id, doc_id, path.action))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -709,6 +768,119 @@ mod names {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_to_route_with_ids() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let data = "data".to_string();
+        let english = Name::english(data.clone());
+        let id = names.add_name(english.clone()).unwrap();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let action = Action::Query;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::Some(id.into()),
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        let result = names.path_to_route(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.msg_id, Include::Some(msg_id));
+        assert_eq!(result.doc_type, Include::Some(id));
+        assert_eq!(result.action, Include::Some(action));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_name_to_route() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let data = "data".to_string();
+        let english = Name::english(data.clone());
+        let id = names.add_name(english.clone()).unwrap();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let action = Action::Error;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::Some(english.into()),
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        let result = names.path_to_route(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.msg_id, Include::Some(msg_id));
+        assert_eq!(result.doc_type, Include::Some(id));
+        assert_eq!(result.action, Include::Some(action));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_with_no_document_to_route() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let action = Action::Show;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::Some(NameType::None),
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        let result = names.path_to_route(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.msg_id, Include::Some(msg_id));
+        assert_eq!(result.doc_type, Include::Some(Uuid::nil()));
+        assert_eq!(result.action, Include::Some(action));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_to_route_all_documents() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let action = Action::Query;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::All,
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        let result = names.path_to_route(path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result.msg_id, Include::Some(msg_id));
+        match result.doc_type {
+            Include::All => {}
+            Include::Some(_) => unreachable!("should return all"),
+        }
+        assert_eq!(result.action, Include::Some(action));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_with_bad_id() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let action = Action::Query;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::Some(id.into()),
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        match names.path_to_route(path) {
+            Ok(data) => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have been an error", data),
+            Err(err) => match err {
+                MTTError::NameInvalidID(output) => assert_eq!(output, id),
+                _ => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have gotten invalid id", err),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn convert_path_with_bad_name() {
+        let mut names = Names::new();
+        let msg_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let name = Name::english("wrong".to_string());
+        let action = Action::Query;
+        let path = Path::new(
+            Include::Some(msg_id.clone()),
+            Include::Some(name.clone().into()),
+            Include::Some(action.clone()),
+        );
+        match names.path_to_route(path) {
+            Ok(data) => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have been an error", data),
+            Err(err) => match err {
+                MTTError::NameNotFound(output) => assert_eq!(output, name),
+                _ => unreachable!("got {:?}, should have gotten invalid id", err),
+            },
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -883,7 +1055,7 @@ mod routes {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 struct RouteRequest {
     msg_id: Include<Uuid>,
     doc_name: Include<String>,
@@ -1201,7 +1373,7 @@ struct DocRegistry {
     doc_names: Vec<Name>,
     queue: Queue,
     receiver: Receiver<Message>,
-    routes: HashMap<RouteRequest, Uuid>,
+    routes: HashMap<RouteID, Uuid>,
 }
 
 impl DocRegistry {
@@ -1248,8 +1420,8 @@ impl DocRegistry {
                 }
             }
             RegMsg::AddRoute(route) => {
-                self.routes
-                    .insert(route.clone(), reg.get_sender_id().clone());
+                //self.routes
+                //  .insert(route.into(), reg.get_sender_id().clone());
                 reg.response(RegMsg::Ok)
             }
             _ => reg.response(RegMsg::Ok),