diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 7474655a7..942c3cf5d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,33 @@ void multiSlsDetector::setupMultiDetector(bool verify, bool update) {
 		updateUserdetails();
 }
 
+
+
+template <typename RT, typename... CT>
+std::vector<RT> multiSlsDetector::serialCall(RT (slsDetector::*somefunc)(CT...), CT... Args)
+{
+    std::vector<RT> result;
+    for (size_t det_id = 0; det_id < thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++det_id) {
+        result.push_back(((*this)[det_id]->*somefunc)(Args...));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+template <typename RT, typename... CT>
+std::vector<RT> multiSlsDetector::parallelCall(RT (slsDetector::*somefunc)(CT...), CT... Args)
+{
+    std::vector<std::future<RT>> futures;
+    for (size_t det_id = 0; det_id < thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++det_id) {
+        futures.push_back(std::async(somefunc, (*this)[det_id], Args...));
+    }
+    std::vector<RT> result;
+    for (auto& i : futures)
+        result.push_back(i.get());
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 std::string multiSlsDetector::concatResultOrPos(std::string (slsDetector::*somefunc)(int), int pos) {
 	if (pos >= 0 && pos < (int)detectors.size()) {
 		return (detectors[pos]->*somefunc)(pos);
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
index e9e085551..dae5e91b1 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.h
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void setupMultiDetector(bool verify = true, bool update = true);
 
+
+
+
+    template <typename RT, typename... CT>
+    std::vector<RT> serialCall(RT (slsDetector::*somefunc)(CT...), CT... Args);
+
+    template <typename RT, typename... CT>
+	std::vector<RT> parallelCall(RT (slsDetector::*somefunc)(CT...), CT... Args);
+
 	/**
 	 * If specific position, then provide result with that detector at position pos
 	 * else concatenate the result of all detectors
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6ae2077f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+MESSAGE( STATUS "CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR: " ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} )
+MESSAGE( STATUS "PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR: " ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} )
+
+# set(SOURCES
+#     slsDetectorClient.cpp
+# )
+
+include_directories(
+    include
+    tests
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/catch
+)
+
+
+
+if(USE_TESTS)
+    set(LOCAL_TEST_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
+    set(TEST_SOURCES
+        # ${BASE_TEST_DIR}/test-MultiDetectorCaller.cpp
+        ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/test-container_utils.cpp
+        ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/test.cpp
+        # PARENT_SCOPE
+    )
+    add_executable(t2 ${TEST_SOURCES})
+    set_target_properties(t2 PROPERTIES
+            RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
+        )
+endif()
+
+
+
+#option(USE_TESTS "Determines whether to build tests." OFF)
+# if(USE_TESTS)
+#     # Prepare "Catch" library for other executables
+#     set(CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/catch)
+#     add_library(Catch INTERFACE)
+#     target_include_directories(Catch INTERFACE ${CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+#     # Make test executable
+#     add_executable(tests ${BASE_TEST_SOURCES})
+#     target_link_libraries(tests Catch)
+
+#     set_target_properties(tests PROPERTIES
+#         RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin
+#     )
+
+#     #enable_testing()
+#     #add_test(NAME CommandLineClient COMMAND tests)
+
+# endif()
+
+
+# install(TARGETS sls_client  DESTINATION bin)
+
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/Timer.h b/slsSupportLib/include/Timer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a16761081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/Timer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef TIMER_H
+#define TIMER_H
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+class Timer {
+    using clock      = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
+    using time_point = std::chrono::time_point<clock>;
+
+public:
+    Timer(std::string name = "0")
+        : t0(clock::now())
+        , name_(name)
+    {
+    }
+
+    double elapsed_ms()
+    {
+        return std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(clock::now() - t0).count();
+    }
+    double elapsed_s()
+    {
+        return std::chrono::duration<double>(clock::now() - t0).count();
+    }
+    void print_elapsed()
+    {
+        std::cout << "Timer \"" << name_ << "\": Elapsed time " << elapsed_ms() << " ms\n";
+    }
+    void restart()
+    {
+        t0 = clock::now();
+    }
+
+private:
+    time_point t0;
+    std::string name_;
+};
+
+#endif // TIMER_H
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/container_utils.h b/slsSupportLib/include/container_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bc4edcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/container_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#ifndef CONTAINER_UTILS_H
+#define CONTAINER_UTILS_H
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace sls {
+
+template <typename T>
+bool allEqual(const std::vector<T>& container)
+{
+    if (container.empty())
+        return false;
+    const auto& first = container[0];
+    return std::all_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [first](const T& element) { return element == first; });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, bool>::type
+allEqualWithTol(const std::vector<T>& container, const T tol)
+{
+    if (container.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    const auto& first = container[0];
+    return std::all_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [first, tol](const T& element) {
+            return (std::abs(element - first) < tol);
+        });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+bool allEqualTo(const std::vector<T>& container, const T value)
+{
+    if (container.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    return std::all_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [value](const T& element) { return element == value; });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+bool allEqualToWithTol(const std::vector<T>& container, const T value,
+    const T tol)
+{
+    if (container.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    return std::all_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [value, tol](const T& element) {
+            return (std::abs(element - value) < tol);
+        });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+bool anyEqualTo(const std::vector<T>& container, const T value)
+{
+    return std::any_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [value](const T& element) { return element == value; });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+bool anyEqualToWithTol(const std::vector<T>& container, const T value,
+    const T tol)
+{
+    return std::any_of(container.cbegin(), container.cend(),
+        [value, tol](const T& element) { return (std::abs(element - value) < tol); });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, T>::type
+sum(const std::vector<T>& container)
+{
+    return std::accumulate(container.cbegin(), container.cend(), T{ 0 });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T minusOneIfDifferent(const std::vector<T>& container)
+{
+    if (allEqual(container)) {
+        return container.front();
+    } else {
+        return static_cast<T>(-1);
+    }
+}
+
+//TODO!(Erik)Should try to move away from using this in the slsDetectorPackage
+std::string concatenateIfDifferent(std::vector<std::string> container)
+{
+    if (allEqual(container)) {
+        return container.front();
+    } else {
+        std::string result;
+        for (const auto& s : container)
+            result += s + "+";
+        return result;
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& strToSplit, char delimeter)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss(strToSplit);
+    std::string item;
+    std::vector<std::string> splittedStrings;
+    while (std::getline(ss, item, delimeter)) {
+        splittedStrings.push_back(item);
+    }
+    return splittedStrings;
+}
+
+std::string concatenateNonEmptyStrings(const std::vector<std::string>& vec){
+    std::string ret;
+    for (const auto& s : vec)
+        if (!s.empty())
+            ret += s + "+";
+    return ret;
+}
+
+} // namespace sls
+
+#endif // CONTAINER_UTILS_H
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/tests/test-container_utils.cpp b/slsSupportLib/tests/test-container_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c8c8b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsSupportLib/tests/test-container_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#include "catch.hpp"
+#include "container_utils.h"
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using sls::allEqual;
+using sls::allEqualTo;
+using sls::anyEqualTo;
+
+using sls::allEqualToWithTol;
+using sls::allEqualWithTol;
+using sls::anyEqualToWithTol;
+
+using sls::sum;
+
+TEST_CASE("Equality of an empty vector") {
+  std::vector<int> v;
+  REQUIRE(v.empty());
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqual(v));
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqualWithTol(v, 2));
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqualTo(v, 5));
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(anyEqualTo(v, 5));
+  REQUIRE_FALSE(anyEqualToWithTol(v, 5, 1));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Equality of a vector with one element") {
+  std::vector<int> v{5};
+  REQUIRE(v.size() == 1);
+  REQUIRE(allEqual(v));
+  REQUIRE(allEqualWithTol(v, 1));
+  REQUIRE(allEqualTo(v, 5));
+  REQUIRE(allEqualToWithTol(v, 5, 2));
+  REQUIRE(anyEqualTo(v, 5));
+  REQUIRE(anyEqualToWithTol(v, 5, 1));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("A larger vector of the same elements") {
+  std::vector<int> v(101, 5);
+  REQUIRE(v.size() == 101);
+  REQUIRE(allEqual(v));
+  REQUIRE(allEqualWithTol(v, 1));
+  REQUIRE(allEqualTo(v, 5));
+  REQUIRE(anyEqualTo(v, 5));
+
+  SECTION(
+      "Push back another element to create a vector where not all are equal") {
+    v.push_back(7);
+    REQUIRE(v.size() == 102);
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqual(v));
+
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqualWithTol(v, 1));
+    REQUIRE(allEqualWithTol(v, 3));
+
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqualTo(v, 5));
+
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(allEqualToWithTol(v, 5, 1));
+    REQUIRE(allEqualToWithTol(v, 5, 3));
+    REQUIRE(anyEqualTo(v, 5));
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("A vector of double with different values") {
+  std::vector<double> v{1.2, 2., 4.2, 4, 1.1};
+
+  REQUIRE(allEqual(v) == false);
+  REQUIRE(allEqualWithTol(v, 0.3) == false);
+  REQUIRE(allEqualWithTol(v, 3.2));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Sum of empty vector") {
+  std::vector<float> v;
+  REQUIRE(sls::sum(v) == Approx(0));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Sum of vector") {
+  std::vector<double> v{1.2, 2., 4.2, 4, 1.13};
+  REQUIRE(sls::sum(v) == Approx(12.53));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Minus one if different") {
+  std::vector<double> v;
+  REQUIRE(v.empty());
+  double d = -1;
+  REQUIRE(sls::minusOneIfDifferent(v) == d);
+
+  SECTION("single element") {
+    v.push_back(7.3);
+    REQUIRE(v.size() == 1);
+    REQUIRE(sls::minusOneIfDifferent(v) == Approx(7.3));
+  }
+  SECTION("different elements") {
+    v.push_back(7.3);
+    v.push_back(1.0);
+    v.push_back(62.1);
+    REQUIRE(sls::minusOneIfDifferent(v) == Approx(-1.0));
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("minus one does not have side effects"){
+    std::vector<int> v{1,1,1};
+    int i = sls::minusOneIfDifferent(v);
+    REQUIRE(i==1);
+    i=5;
+    REQUIRE(v[0]==1);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Concat") {
+  std::vector<std::string> v{"one", "one", "one"};
+  std::vector<std::string> v2{"one", "one", "one"};
+  auto r = sls::concatenateIfDifferent(v);
+  REQUIRE(r == std::string("one"));
+  r.clear();
+
+  // make sure we didn't modify the string
+  REQUIRE(v == v2);
+
+  SECTION("add a different value"){
+      v.push_back("two");
+      REQUIRE(v!=v2);
+      REQUIRE( sls::concatenateIfDifferent(v) == "one+one+one+two+");
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("split a string with end delimiter"){
+  std::string s("abra+kadabra+");
+  auto r =sls::split(s, '+');
+  REQUIRE(r.size()==2);
+  REQUIRE(r[0]=="abra");
+  REQUIRE(r[1]=="kadabra");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("split a string without end delimiter"){
+  std::string s("abra+kadabra+filibom");
+  auto r =sls::split(s, '+');
+  REQUIRE(r.size()==3);
+  REQUIRE(r[0]=="abra");
+  REQUIRE(r[1]=="kadabra");
+  REQUIRE(r[2]=="filibom");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("concatenate non empty strings"){
+  std::vector<std::string> vec{"hej", "kalas", "", "foto"};
+  REQUIRE(vec.size()==4);
+  auto ret = sls::concatenateNonEmptyStrings(vec);
+  REQUIRE(ret == "hej+kalas+foto+");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("concatenate non empty strings with only emty"){
+  std::vector<std::string> vec{"", "", ""};
+  REQUIRE(vec.size()==3);
+  auto ret = sls::concatenateNonEmptyStrings(vec);
+  REQUIRE(ret.empty());
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("concatenate non empty strings with one element"){
+  std::vector<std::string> vec{"", "hej", "", "", ""};
+  REQUIRE(vec.size()==5);
+  auto ret = sls::concatenateNonEmptyStrings(vec);
+  REQUIRE(ret=="hej+");
+}
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diff --git a/slsSupportLib/tests/test.cpp b/slsSupportLib/tests/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8daed99c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slsSupportLib/tests/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// tests-main.cpp
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include "catch.hpp"
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