diff --git a/rtmp/amf/command.go b/rtmp/amf/command.go
index 81291bf..925b1ab 100644
--- a/rtmp/amf/command.go
+++ b/rtmp/amf/command.go
@@ -6,27 +6,22 @@ import (
 
 func (amf_obj_root AMFObj) ProcessConnect() (err error) {
 	err = errors.New("Bad AMF connect command")
-	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[0]; !ok {
-		return
-	} else if command_string, ok := amf_obj_root[0].(string); !ok || command_string != "connect" {
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root, 0, "connect") {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[1]; !ok {
-		return
-	} else if transac_id_float, ok := amf_obj_root[1].(float64); !ok || transac_id_float != 1.0 {
-		return
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root, 1, 1.0) {
+		return 
 	}
 	
+
 	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[2]; !ok {
 		return
 	} else if _, ok := amf_obj_root[2].(AMFObj); !ok {
 		return
-	} else if _, ok := amf_obj_root[2].(AMFObj)["app"]; !ok {
-		return
-	} else if _, ok := amf_obj_root[2].(AMFObj)["app"].(string); !ok {
-		return
-	} else if amf_obj_root[2].(AMFObj)["app"].(string) != "live" {
+	} 
+
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root[2].(AMFObj), "app", "live") {
 		return
 	}
 	err = nil
@@ -35,9 +30,7 @@ func (amf_obj_root AMFObj) ProcessConnect() (err error) {
 
 func (amf_obj_root AMFObj) ProcessCreateStream(trans_id *float64) (err error) {
 	err = errors.New("Bad AMF create stream")
-	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[0]; !ok {
-		return
-	} else if command_string, ok := amf_obj_root[0].(string); !ok || command_string != "createStream" {
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root, 0, "createStream") {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -53,6 +46,34 @@ func (amf_obj_root AMFObj) ProcessCreateStream(trans_id *float64) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (amf_obj_root AMFObj) ProcessPublish(trans_id *float64, stream_key *string) (err error) {
+	err = errors.New("Bad publish")
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root, 0, "publish") {
+		return
+	}
+	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[1]; !ok {
+		return
+	} else if transac_id_float, ok := amf_obj_root[1].(float64); ok {
+		*trans_id = transac_id_float
+	} else {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := amf_obj_root[3]; !ok {
+		return
+	} else if stream_key_val, ok := amf_obj_root[3].(string); ok {
+		*stream_key = stream_key_val
+	} else {
+		return
+	}
+	
+	if !check_object(amf_obj_root, 4, "live") {
+		return
+	}
+	err = nil
+	return
+}
+
 func EncodeConnectResponse() ([]byte, error) {
 	amf_root_obj := make(AMFObj)
 	amf_root_obj[0] = "_result"
@@ -82,3 +103,25 @@ func EncodeCreateStreamResponse(trans_id float64) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return Encode(amf_root_obj)
 }
+
+func EncodePublishResponse(trans_id float64) ([]byte, error) {
+	amf_root_obj := make(AMFObj)
+	amf_root_obj[0] = "onStatus"
+	amf_root_obj[1] = trans_id
+	amf_root_obj[2] = nil
+	amf_root_obj[3] = make(AMFObj)
+
+	amf_event_obj := amf_root_obj[3].(AMFObj)
+	amf_event_obj["level"] = "status"
+	amf_event_obj["code"] = "NetStream.Publish.Start"
+	amf_event_obj["description"] = "Start Publishing"
+
+	return Encode(amf_root_obj)
+}
+
+func check_object(amf_obj AMFObj, key interface{}, target interface{}) (bool) {
+	if val, ok := amf_obj[key]; ok && val == target{
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/rtmp/chunk_wrap.go b/rtmp/chunk_wrap.go
index d2ed0b7..399a9b6 100644
--- a/rtmp/chunk_wrap.go
+++ b/rtmp/chunk_wrap.go
@@ -172,3 +172,35 @@ func (chnk_wrp_ptr *ChunkWrapper) WriteCreateStreamResponse() (error) {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (chnk_wrp_ptr *ChunkWrapper) ReadPublish() (error) {
+	publish_cmd, err := chnk_wrp_ptr.ReadChunk()
+	if err != nil || publish_cmd.msg_type != 20 {
+		return err
+	}
+	amf_obj, err := amf.DecodeAMF(&(publish_cmd.data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = amf_obj.ProcessPublish(&(chnk_wrp_ptr.params.trans_id), &(chnk_wrp_ptr.params.stream_key))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (chnk_wrp_ptr *ChunkWrapper) WritePublishResponse() (error) {
+	msg_ptr := new(Message)
+	msg_ptr.msg_type = 20
+	msg_data, err := amf.EncodePublishResponse(chnk_wrp_ptr.params.trans_id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	msg_ptr.msg_len = uint32(len(msg_data))
+	msg_ptr.data = msg_data
+
+	if err := chnk_wrp_ptr.WriteChunk(3, 1, msg_ptr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}