diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 
 # Nix
 result*
-services/backup/rust_lib/target/
+services/backup/blob_client/target/
diff --git a/services/backup/CMakeLists.txt b/services/backup/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/services/backup/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/services/backup/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   ${SOURCE_CODE}
 )
 
-add_library_rust(PATH rust_lib NAMESPACE backup)
+add_library_rust(PATH blob_client NAMESPACE backup)
 
 target_include_directories(
   backup
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   comm-backup-grpc
   comm-services-common
   comm-server-base-reactors
-  backup::rust_lib
+  backup::blob_client
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(
diff --git a/services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.lock b/services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.lock
rename from services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.lock
rename to services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.lock
--- a/services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.lock
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.lock
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blob_client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cxx",
+ "cxx-build",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-stream",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.73"
@@ -144,18 +156,6 @@
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rust_lib"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "cxx",
- "cxx-build",
- "lazy_static",
- "libc",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-stream",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "scratch"
 version = "1.0.2"
diff --git a/services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.toml b/services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.toml
rename from services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.toml
rename to services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.toml
--- a/services/backup/rust_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "rust_lib"
+name = "blob_client"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/services/backup/rust_lib/build.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/build.rs
rename from services/backup/rust_lib/build.rs
rename to services/backup/blob_client/build.rs
diff --git a/services/backup/rust_lib/src/constants.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/constants.rs
rename from services/backup/rust_lib/src/constants.rs
rename to services/backup/blob_client/src/constants.rs
diff --git a/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/src/get_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+mod constants;
+mod get_client;
+mod put_client;
+
+use put_client::{
+  put_client_blocking_read_cxx, put_client_initialize_cxx,
+  put_client_terminate_cxx, put_client_write_cxx,
+};
+
+#[cxx::bridge]
+mod ffi {
+  extern "Rust" {
+    fn put_client_initialize_cxx() -> ();
+    fn put_client_blocking_read_cxx() -> ();
+    unsafe fn put_client_write_cxx(data: *const c_char) -> ();
+    fn put_client_terminate_cxx() -> ();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/backup/blob_client/src/put_client.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/put_client.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/src/put_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use libc::c_char;
+
+pub fn put_client_initialize_cxx() -> () {
+  unimplemented!();
+}
+
+pub fn put_client_blocking_read_cxx() -> () {
+  unimplemented!();
+}
+
+pub fn put_client_write_cxx(data: *const c_char) -> () {
+  unimplemented!();
+}
+
+pub fn put_client_terminate_cxx() -> () {
+  unimplemented!();
+}
diff --git a/services/backup/rust_lib/src/lib.rs b/services/backup/rust_lib/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/services/backup/rust_lib/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-#[cxx::bridge]
-mod ffi {
-  extern "Rust" {
-    fn rust_is_initialized_cxx() -> bool;
-    fn rust_initialize_cxx() -> ();
-    unsafe fn rust_process_cxx(data: *const c_char) -> ();
-    fn rust_terminate_cxx() -> ();
-  }
-}
-
-mod constants;
-
-use constants::MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY;
-use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
-use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use libc;
-use libc::c_char;
-use std::ffi::CStr;
-
-pub struct Client {
-  tx: Option<mpsc::Sender<String>>,
-  handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
-}
-
-lazy_static! {
-  pub static ref CLIENT: Arc<Mutex<Client>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Client {
-    tx: None,
-    handle: None
-  }));
-  pub static ref RUNTIME: Runtime = Runtime::new().unwrap();
-}
-
-pub fn rust_is_initialized_cxx() -> bool {
-  if CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").tx.is_none() {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").handle.is_none() {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-pub fn rust_initialize_cxx() -> () {
-  println!("[RUST] initializing");
-  assert!(!rust_is_initialized_cxx(), "client cannot be initialized twice");
-  let (tx, mut rx): (mpsc::Sender<String>, mpsc::Receiver<String>) =
-    mpsc::channel(MPSC_CHANNEL_BUFFER_CAPACITY);
-  let handle = RUNTIME.spawn(async move {
-    println!("[RUST] [receiver] begin");
-    while let Some(data) = rx.recv().await {
-      println!("[RUST] [receiver] data: {}", data);
-    }
-    println!("[RUST] [receiver] done");
-  });
-  CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").handle = Some(handle);
-  CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").tx = Some(tx);
-  println!("[RUST] initialized");
-}
-
-pub fn rust_process_cxx(data: *const c_char) -> () {
-  println!("[RUST] [rust_process] begin");
-  let data_c_str: &CStr = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(data) };
-  let data_str: String = data_c_str.to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
-  println!("[RUST] [rust_process] data string: {}", data_str);
-
-  RUNTIME.block_on(async {
-    CLIENT
-      .lock()
-      .expect("access client")
-      .tx
-      .as_ref()
-      .expect("access client's transmitter")
-      .send(data_str)
-      .await
-      .expect("send data to receiver");
-  });
-  println!("[RUST] [rust_process] end");
-}
-
-pub fn rust_terminate_cxx() -> () {
-  println!("[RUST] rust_terminating");
-  let handle = CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").handle.take().unwrap();
-
-  drop(CLIENT.lock().expect("access client").tx.take().unwrap());
-  RUNTIME.block_on(async {
-    handle.await.unwrap();
-  });
-
-  assert!(!rust_is_initialized_cxx(), "client handler released properly");
-  println!("[RUST] rust_terminated");
-}