diff --git a/client.cc b/client.cc
index bbd763b..7fc7ab9 100644
--- a/client.cc
+++ b/client.cc
@@ -38,61 +38,6 @@ size_t process_block(char const * ptr, size_t len);
 size_t process_block(char const * ptr, size_t len){
    return len;
 }
-size_t process_channel(char const * ptr, size_t len){
-   if ((len < MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE) || (len > MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE)) {
-      spdlog::debug("channel length must be between {} and {}.",
-            MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE, MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE);
-      return len;
-   }
-
-   size_t bytes_left = len;
-   bool valid_channel = false;
-   uint32_t * wordData = (uint32_t *)ptr;
-
-   while ((bytes_left > 0) && !valid_channel) {
-      if ((ptr[0] & 0xFF) != CHANNEL_MARKER){
-         spdlog::debug("bad_data, expecting {0:x}, received {0:x}",
-               static_cast<uint32_t>(CHANNEL_MARKER), static_cast<uint32_t>(ptr[0]));
-         bytes_left -= 4;
-      } else {
-         valid_channel = true;
-
-         size_t channel_size = ((wordData[0] & 0xFFFFFF00) >> 8) * sizeof(uint32_t);
-         if ((channel_size > MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE) || (channel_size < MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE)) {
-            spdlog::debug("Invalid channel size: {}", channel_size);
-         }
-         uint32_t version = wordData[0] && 0xFF;
-         spdlog::debug("channel size {}, version {}", channel_size, version);
-
-         int32_t integral[3];
-         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
-            integral[i] = (wordData[i + 1] & 0xFFFFFF00)>>8;
-         spdlog::debug("integrals: {}, {}, {}", integral[0], integral[1], integral[2]);
-
-         uint32_t crossing_count = wordData[4] & 0x00FFFFFF;
-         uint32_t block_count = (wordData[5] &0xFF000000) >> 24;
-         uint32_t channel = (wordData[5] & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
-         uint32_t spill_id = (wordData[5] & 0x0000FFFF);
-         spdlog::debug("crossing_count {}, block_count {}, channel {}, spill_id {}",
-               crossing_count, block_count, channel, spill_id);
-
-         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < block_count; i++) {
-            process_block(ptr, channel_size); // not correct yet!
-         }
-
-         // the number of bytes consumed by this function, regardless of block
-         // processing
-         bytes_left -= channel_size;
-
-         Channel c(ptr, channel_size);
-         c.Print();
-      }
-   }
-
-   // return number of bytes cosumed of the channel
-   spdlog::debug("processed {} bytes out of {}", (len - bytes_left), len);
-   return len - bytes_left;
-}
 
 
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
@@ -217,3 +162,60 @@ void setup_logger(){
       exit(-1);
    }
 }
+
+size_t process_channel(char const * ptr, size_t len){
+   if ((len < MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE) || (len > MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE)) {
+      spdlog::debug("channel length must be between {} and {}.",
+            MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE, MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE);
+      return len;
+   }
+
+   size_t bytes_left = len;
+   bool valid_channel = false;
+   uint32_t * wordData = (uint32_t *)ptr;
+
+   while ((bytes_left > 0) && !valid_channel) {
+      if ((ptr[0] & 0xFF) != CHANNEL_MARKER){
+         spdlog::debug("bad_data, expecting {0:x}, received {0:x}",
+               static_cast<uint32_t>(CHANNEL_MARKER), static_cast<uint32_t>(ptr[0]));
+         bytes_left -= 4;
+      } else {
+         valid_channel = true;
+
+         size_t channel_size = ((wordData[0] & 0xFFFFFF00) >> 8) * sizeof(uint32_t);
+         if ((channel_size > MAX_CHANNEL_SIZE) || (channel_size < MIN_CHANNEL_SIZE)) {
+            spdlog::debug("Invalid channel size: {}", channel_size);
+         }
+         uint32_t version = wordData[0] && 0xFF;
+         spdlog::debug("channel size {}, version {}", channel_size, version);
+
+         int32_t integral[3];
+         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
+            integral[i] = (wordData[i + 1] & 0xFFFFFF00)>>8;
+         spdlog::debug("integrals: {}, {}, {}", integral[0], integral[1], integral[2]);
+
+         uint32_t crossing_count = wordData[4] & 0x00FFFFFF;
+         uint32_t block_count = (wordData[5] &0xFF000000) >> 24;
+         uint32_t channel = (wordData[5] & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
+         uint32_t spill_id = (wordData[5] & 0x0000FFFF);
+         spdlog::debug("crossing_count {}, block_count {}, channel {}, spill_id {}",
+               crossing_count, block_count, channel, spill_id);
+
+         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < block_count; i++) {
+            process_block(ptr, channel_size); // not correct yet!
+         }
+
+         // the number of bytes consumed by this function, regardless of block
+         // processing
+         bytes_left -= channel_size;
+
+         Channel c(ptr, channel_size);
+         c.Print();
+      }
+   }
+
+   // return number of bytes cosumed of the channel
+   spdlog::debug("processed {} bytes out of {}", (len - bytes_left), len);
+   return len - bytes_left;
+}
+