diff --git a/resp.go b/resp.go
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+++ b/resp.go
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+package redcon
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// Type of RESP
+type Type byte
+
+// Various RESP kinds
+const (
+	Integer = ':'
+	String  = '+'
+	Bulk    = '$'
+	Array   = '*'
+	Error   = '-'
+)
+
+// RESP ...
+type RESP struct {
+	Type  Type
+	Raw   []byte
+	Data  []byte
+	Count int
+}
+
+// ForEach iterates over each Array element
+func (r *RESP) ForEach(iter func(resp RESP) bool) {
+	data := r.Data
+	for i := 0; i < r.Count; i++ {
+		n, resp := ReadNextRESP(data)
+		if !iter(resp) {
+			return
+		}
+		data = data[n:]
+	}
+}
+
+// ReadNextRESP returns the next resp in b and returns the number of bytes the
+// took up the result.
+func ReadNextRESP(b []byte) (n int, resp RESP) {
+	if len(b) == 0 {
+		return 0, RESP{} // no data to read
+	}
+	resp.Type = Type(b[0])
+	switch resp.Type {
+	case Integer, String, Bulk, Array, Error:
+	default:
+		return 0, RESP{} // invalid kind
+	}
+	// read to end of line
+	i := 1
+	for ; ; i++ {
+		if i == len(b) {
+			return 0, RESP{} // not enough data
+		}
+		if b[i] == '\n' {
+			if b[i-1] != '\r' {
+				return 0, RESP{} //, missing CR character
+			}
+			i++
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	resp.Raw = b[0:i]
+	resp.Data = b[1 : i-2]
+	if resp.Type == Integer {
+		// Integer
+		if len(resp.Data) == 0 {
+			return 0, RESP{} //, invalid integer
+		}
+		var j int
+		if resp.Data[0] == '-' {
+			if len(resp.Data) == 1 {
+				return 0, RESP{} //, invalid integer
+			}
+			j++
+		}
+		for ; j < len(resp.Data); j++ {
+			if resp.Data[j] < '0' || resp.Data[j] > '9' {
+				return 0, RESP{} // invalid integer
+			}
+		}
+		return len(resp.Raw), resp
+	}
+	if resp.Type == String || resp.Type == Error {
+		// String, Error
+		return len(resp.Raw), resp
+	}
+	var err error
+	resp.Count, err = strconv.Atoi(string(resp.Data))
+	if resp.Type == Bulk {
+		// Bulk
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, RESP{} // invalid number of bytes
+		}
+		if resp.Count < 0 {
+			resp.Data = nil
+			resp.Count = 0
+			return len(resp.Raw), resp
+		}
+		if len(b) < i+resp.Count+2 {
+			return 0, RESP{} // not enough data
+		}
+		if b[i+resp.Count] != '\r' || b[i+resp.Count+1] != '\n' {
+			return 0, RESP{} // invalid end of line
+		}
+		resp.Data = b[i : i+resp.Count]
+		resp.Raw = b[0 : i+resp.Count+2]
+		resp.Count = 0
+		return len(resp.Raw), resp
+	}
+	// Array
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, RESP{} // invalid number of elements
+	}
+	var tn int
+	sdata := b[i:]
+	for j := 0; j < resp.Count; j++ {
+		rn, rresp := ReadNextRESP(sdata)
+		if rresp.Type == 0 {
+			return 0, RESP{}
+		}
+		tn += rn
+	}
+	resp.Data = b[i : i+tn]
+	resp.Raw = b[0 : i+tn]
+	return len(resp.Raw), resp
+}
diff --git a/resp_test.go b/resp_test.go
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+++ b/resp_test.go
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+package redcon
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func isEmptyRESP(resp RESP) bool {
+	return resp.Type == 0 && resp.Count == 0 &&
+		resp.Data == nil && resp.Raw == nil
+}
+
+func expectBad(t *testing.T, payload string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	n, resp := ReadNextRESP([]byte(payload))
+	if n > 0 || !isEmptyRESP(resp) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty resp")
+	}
+}
+
+func respVOut(a RESP) string {
+	var data string
+	var raw string
+	if a.Data == nil {
+		data = "nil"
+	} else {
+		data = strconv.Quote(string(a.Data))
+	}
+	if a.Raw == nil {
+		raw = "nil"
+	} else {
+		raw = strconv.Quote(string(a.Raw))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("{Type: %d, Count: %d, Data: %s, Raw: %s}",
+		a.Type, a.Count, data, raw,
+	)
+}
+
+func respEquals(a, b RESP) bool {
+	if a.Count != b.Count {
+		return false
+	}
+	if a.Type != b.Type {
+		return false
+	}
+	if (a.Data == nil && b.Data != nil) || (a.Data != nil && b.Data == nil) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if string(a.Data) != string(b.Data) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if (a.Raw == nil && b.Raw != nil) || (a.Raw != nil && b.Raw == nil) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if string(a.Raw) != string(b.Raw) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func expectGood(t *testing.T, payload string, exp RESP) {
+	t.Helper()
+	n, resp := ReadNextRESP([]byte(payload))
+	if n != len(payload) || isEmptyRESP(resp) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected good resp")
+	}
+	if string(resp.Raw) != payload {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", payload, resp.Raw)
+	}
+	exp.Raw = []byte(payload)
+	switch exp.Type {
+	case Integer, String, Error:
+		exp.Data = []byte(payload[1 : len(payload)-2])
+	}
+	if !respEquals(resp, exp) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", respVOut(exp), respVOut(resp))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRESP(t *testing.T) {
+	expectBad(t, "")
+	expectBad(t, "^hello\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, "+hello\r")
+	expectBad(t, "+hello\n")
+	expectBad(t, ":\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, ":-\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, ":-abc\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, ":abc\r\n")
+	expectGood(t, ":-123\r\n", RESP{Type: Integer})
+	expectGood(t, ":123\r\n", RESP{Type: Integer})
+	expectBad(t, "+\r")
+	expectBad(t, "+\n")
+	expectGood(t, "+\r\n", RESP{Type: String})
+	expectGood(t, "+hello world\r\n", RESP{Type: String})
+	expectBad(t, "-\r")
+	expectBad(t, "-\n")
+	expectGood(t, "-\r\n", RESP{Type: Error})
+	expectGood(t, "-hello world\r\n", RESP{Type: Error})
+	expectBad(t, "$")
+	expectBad(t, "$\r")
+	expectBad(t, "$\r\n")
+	expectGood(t, "$-1\r\n", RESP{Type: Bulk})
+	expectGood(t, "$0\r\n\r\n", RESP{Type: Bulk, Data: []byte("")})
+	expectBad(t, "$5\r\nhello\r")
+	expectBad(t, "$5\r\nhello\n\n")
+	expectGood(t, "$5\r\nhello\r\n", RESP{Type: Bulk, Data: []byte("hello")})
+	expectBad(t, "*a\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, "*3\r\n")
+	expectBad(t, "*3\r\n:hello\r")
+	expectGood(t, "*3\r\n:1\r\n:2\r\n:3\r\n",
+		RESP{Type: Array, Count: 3, Data: []byte(":1\r\n:2\r\n:3\r\n")})
+
+	var xx int
+	_, r := ReadNextRESP([]byte("*4\r\n:1\r\n:2\r\n:3\r\n:4\r\n"))
+	r.ForEach(func(resp RESP) bool {
+		xx++
+		x, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(resp.Data))
+		if x != xx {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", x, xx)
+		}
+		if xx == 3 {
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	if xx != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", 3, xx)
+	}
+}