diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/bin/cli.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/bin/cli.rs
index 22c357bf..80e8d8ce 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/bin/cli.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/bin/cli.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use shared::ziofa::PidMessage;
+use shared::ziofa::{
+    GetAddressOfSymbolRequest, GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest,
+};
 use shared::{
     config::{Configuration, SysSendmsgConfig, VfsWriteConfig},
     ziofa::ziofa_client::ZiofaClient,
 };
 use tonic::transport::Channel;
+use tonic::Request;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct Args {
@@ -27,13 +30,28 @@ struct Args {
     pid: i32,
 }
 
-async fn test_oat_file_exist(client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>, pid: i32) {
-    println!("TEST checking oat_file_exists");
-    match client.test_oat_file_exists(PidMessage { pid }).await {
-        Ok(list_of_oatfiles) => {
+async fn test_get_symbols_of_process(
+    client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>,
+    pid: i32,
+    package_name: String,
+    verbose: bool,
+) {
+    println!("TEST get_symbols_of_process");
+
+    match client
+        .get_symbols_of_process(Request::new(GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest {
+            pid,
+            package_name,
+        }))
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            let names = res.into_inner().names;
             println!("SUCCESS");
-            for file in list_of_oatfiles.into_inner().paths {
-                println!("{:?}", file);
+            if verbose {
+                for (i, s) in names.iter().enumerate() {
+                    println!("Symbol {}: {}", i, s);
+                }
             }
         }
         Err(e) => println!("ERROR: {:?}", e),
@@ -41,18 +59,29 @@ async fn test_oat_file_exist(client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>, pid: i32) {
     println!();
 }
 
-async fn test_some_entry_method(client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>, pid: i32) {
-    println!("TEST checking some_entry_method");
-    match client.test_some_entry_method(PidMessage { pid }).await {
-        Ok(byte_size_of_odex_file) => {
-            println!("SUCCESS");
-            println!(
-                "Size of odex file in bytes: {}",
-                byte_size_of_odex_file.into_inner().content_length
-            )
+async fn test_get_address_of_symbol(
+    client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>,
+    name: String,
+    pid: i32,
+    package_name: String,
+) {
+    println!("TEST get_address_of_symbol");
+
+    match client
+        .get_address_of_symbol(Request::new(GetAddressOfSymbolRequest {
+            name,
+            pid,
+            package_name,
+        }))
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            let offset = res.into_inner().offset;
+            println!("SUCCESS: {}", offset);
         }
         Err(e) => println!("ERROR: {:?}", e),
     };
+
     println!();
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +111,12 @@ async fn test_get_configuration(client: &mut ZiofaClient<Channel>, verbose: bool
             println!("ERROR: {:?}", e);
             Configuration {
                 uprobes: vec![],
-                vfs_write: Some(VfsWriteConfig { entries: std::collections::HashMap::new() }),
-                sys_sendmsg: Some(SysSendmsgConfig { entries: std::collections::HashMap::new() }),
+                vfs_write: Some(VfsWriteConfig {
+                    entries: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+                }),
+                sys_sendmsg: Some(SysSendmsgConfig {
+                    entries: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+                }),
             }
         }
     };
@@ -135,8 +168,20 @@ async fn main() {
     let config = test_get_configuration(&mut client, args.verbose).await;
     test_set_configuration(&mut client, config).await;
     test_list_processes(&mut client, args.verbose).await;
-    test_oat_file_exist(&mut client, args.pid).await;
-    test_some_entry_method(&mut client, args.pid).await;
+    test_get_symbols_of_process(
+        &mut client,
+        args.pid,
+        "de.amosproj3.ziofa".to_string(),
+        args.verbose,
+    )
+    .await;
+    test_get_address_of_symbol(
+        &mut client,
+        "java.lang.String uniffi.shared.UprobeConfig.component1()".to_string(),
+        args.pid,
+        "de.amosproj3.ziofa".to_string(),
+    )
+    .await;
 
     if !args.verbose {
         println!("Note: To view verbose output, pass the \"-v\" flag.");
diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/lib.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 862639cb..3e2e0f1b 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ mod procfs_utils;
 mod server;
 mod features;
 
-mod symbols_stuff;
+mod symbols;
 
 mod collector;
-mod symbols_stuff_helpers;
+mod symbols_helpers;
 
 pub async fn run_server() {
     helpers::bump_rlimit();
diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/main.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/main.rs
index 75d32696..812a6585 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ mod procfs_utils;
 mod server;
 mod features;
 mod collector;
-mod symbols_stuff;
+mod symbols;
+mod symbols_helpers;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/server.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/server.rs
index 09572802..7167e245 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/server.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/server.rs
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use crate::collector::MultiCollector;
-use crate::symbols_stuff::{get_symbol_offset_for_function_of_process, SymbolError};
+use crate::symbols::{self, get_symbol_offset_for_function_of_process};
 use crate::{
     configuration, constants,
     counter::Counter,
     ebpf_utils::{EbpfErrorWrapper, State},
     procfs_utils::{list_processes, ProcErrorWrapper},
-    symbols_stuff::get_odex_files_for_pid,
 };
 use async_broadcast::{broadcast, Receiver, Sender};
 use aya::Ebpf;
 use aya_log::EbpfLogger;
-use shared::ziofa::{Event, OatFileExistsResponse, PidMessage, SomeEntryMethodResponse};
+use shared::ziofa::{
+    Event, GetAddressOfSymbolRequest, GetAddressOfSymbolResponse, GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest,
+    SymbolList,
+};
 use shared::{
     config::Configuration,
     counter::counter_server::CounterServer,
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@ use shared::{
         CheckServerResponse, ProcessList, SetConfigurationResponse,
     },
 };
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::{ops::DerefMut, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::join;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
@@ -115,25 +116,32 @@ impl Ziofa for ZiofaImpl {
         Ok(Response::new(self.channel.rx.clone()))
     }
 
-    async fn test_oat_file_exists(
+    async fn get_symbols_of_process(
         &self,
-        pid_message: Request<PidMessage>,
-    ) -> Result<Response<OatFileExistsResponse>, Status> {
-        let pid = pid_message.into_inner().pid;
-        let paths: Vec<String> = get_odex_files_for_pid(pid).expect("couldn't get odex files")
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|path_thing: PathBuf| path_thing.to_str().unwrap().to_string())
-            .collect();
-        Ok(Response::new(OatFileExistsResponse { paths }))
+        request: Request<GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest>,
+    ) -> Result<Response<SymbolList>, Status> {
+        let process = request.into_inner();
+        let pid = process.pid;
+        let package_name = process.package_name;
+
+        Ok(Response::new(SymbolList {
+            names: symbols::get_symbols_of_pid(pid, &package_name).await?,
+        }))
     }
 
-    async fn test_some_entry_method(
+    async fn get_address_of_symbol(
         &self,
-        pid_message: Request<PidMessage>,
-    ) -> Result<Response<SomeEntryMethodResponse>, Status> {
-        let pid = pid_message.into_inner().pid;
-        let content_length = get_symbol_offset_for_function_of_process(pid, "ziofa", "java.lang.String uniffi.shared.UprobeConfig.component1()").await.map_err(SymbolError::from)?;
-        Ok(Response::new(SomeEntryMethodResponse { content_length }))
+        request: Request<GetAddressOfSymbolRequest>,
+    ) -> Result<Response<GetAddressOfSymbolResponse>, Status> {
+        let request_inner = request.into_inner();
+        let symbol_name = request_inner.name;
+        let pid = request_inner.pid;
+        let package_name = request_inner.package_name;
+
+        let offset =
+            get_symbol_offset_for_function_of_process(pid, &package_name, &symbol_name).await?;
+
+        Ok(Response::new(GetAddressOfSymbolResponse { offset }))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols.rs
similarity index 64%
rename from rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff.rs
rename to rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols.rs
index 940e8a96..c585c296 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use crate::constants::OATDUMP_PATH;
-use crate::symbols_stuff_helpers;
-use procfs::process::{MMapPath, Process};
+use crate::symbols_helpers::{self, get_odex_files_for_pid};
 use procfs::ProcError;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::de::IoRead;
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@ use serde_json::StreamDeserializer;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use symbols_stuff_helpers::{generate_json_oatdump, get_section_address};
+use symbols_helpers::{generate_json_oatdump, get_section_address};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-struct Symbol {
+struct JsonSymbol {
     method: String,
     offset: String,
 }
@@ -46,49 +45,45 @@ impl From<SymbolError> for tonic::Status {
 
 pub async fn get_symbol_offset_for_function_of_process(
     pid: i32,
-    process_name: &str,
+    package_name: &str,
     symbol_name: &str,
 ) -> Result<u64, SymbolError> {
     let odex_file_paths = get_odex_files_for_pid(pid)?;
-    parse_odex_files_for_process(&odex_file_paths, symbol_name, process_name).await
-}
-
-pub fn get_odex_files_for_pid(pid: i32) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, SymbolError> {
-    // get from : /proc/pid/maps -> oat directory (directory with all the odex files)
-
-    let process = Process::new(pid)?;
-    let maps = process.maps()?;
-    let all_files: Vec<PathBuf> = maps
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|mm_map| match mm_map.clone().pathname {
-            MMapPath::Path(path) => Some(path),
-            _ => None,
-        })
-        .filter(|path: &PathBuf| path.to_str().unwrap().contains(".odex"))
-        .collect();
-    match all_files.len() != 0 {
-        true => Ok(all_files),
-        false => Err(SymbolError::Other {
-            text: format!("Could not find oat file for process with pid: {}", pid),
-        }),
-    }
+    parse_odex_files_for_process(&odex_file_paths, symbol_name, package_name).await
 }
 
 async fn parse_odex_files_for_process(
     odex_file_paths: &Vec<PathBuf>,
     symbol_name: &str,
-    process_name: &str,
+    package_name: &str,
 ) -> Result<u64, SymbolError> {
     for odex_file_path in odex_file_paths {
         // TODO: is this really the way... i doubt it
-        if !odex_file_path.to_str().unwrap().contains(process_name) {
+        if !odex_file_path.to_str().unwrap().contains(package_name) {
             continue;
         }
 
         return Ok(parse_odex_file(odex_file_path, symbol_name).await?);
     }
     Err(SymbolError::Other {
-        text: format!("no oat file found for function-name: {}", process_name),
+        text: format!("no oat file found for package-name: {}", package_name),
+    })
+}
+
+pub async fn get_symbols_of_pid(pid: i32, package_name: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, SymbolError> {
+    let odex_file_paths = get_odex_files_for_pid(pid)?;
+    for odex_file_path in odex_file_paths {
+        // TODO: is this really the way... i doubt it
+        if !odex_file_path.to_str().unwrap().contains(package_name) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        generate_json_oatdump(&odex_file_path).await?;
+        let outdump_contents = get_oatdump_contents()?;
+        return Ok(get_symbols_from_json(outdump_contents));
+    }
+
+    Err(SymbolError::Other {
+        text: format!("no oat file found for package-name: {}", package_name),
     })
 }
 
@@ -98,6 +93,17 @@ async fn parse_odex_file(odex_file_path: &PathBuf, symbol_name: &str) -> Result<
     get_symbol_address_from_json(symbol_name, section_address)
 }
 
+fn get_symbols_from_json(
+    outdump_contents: StreamDeserializer<'_, IoRead<BufReader<File>>, JsonSymbol>,
+) -> Vec<String> {
+    outdump_contents
+        .filter_map(|c| match c {
+            Ok(symbol) => Some(symbol.method),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 fn get_symbol_address_from_json(
     symbol_name: &str,
     section_address: u64,
@@ -115,19 +121,20 @@ fn get_symbol_address_from_json(
 }
 
 fn get_oatdump_contents(
-) -> Result<StreamDeserializer<'static, IoRead<BufReader<File>>, Symbol>, SymbolError> {
+) -> Result<StreamDeserializer<'static, IoRead<BufReader<File>>, JsonSymbol>, SymbolError> {
     let json_file = File::open(OATDUMP_PATH)?;
     let json_reader = BufReader::new(json_file);
-    Ok(serde_json::Deserializer::from_reader(json_reader).into_iter::<Symbol>())
+    Ok(serde_json::Deserializer::from_reader(json_reader).into_iter::<JsonSymbol>())
 }
 
-fn get_symbol_address(section_address: u64, symbol: Symbol) -> Result<u64, SymbolError> {
-    let symbol_address =  u64::from_str_radix(symbol.offset.strip_prefix("0x").unwrap(), 16).unwrap() ;
-    if symbol_address == 0{
+fn get_symbol_address(section_address: u64, symbol: JsonSymbol) -> Result<u64, SymbolError> {
+    let symbol_address =
+        u64::from_str_radix(symbol.offset.strip_prefix("0x").unwrap(), 16).unwrap();
+    if symbol_address == 0 {
         return Err(SymbolError::SymbolIsNotCompiled {
             symbol: symbol.method.to_string(),
         });
     }
-    
+
     Ok(symbol_address + section_address)
 }
diff --git a/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff_helpers.rs b/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_helpers.rs
similarity index 53%
rename from rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff_helpers.rs
rename to rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_helpers.rs
index 1c5e3e6a..bda3f45c 100644
--- a/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_stuff_helpers.rs
+++ b/rust/backend/daemon/src/symbols_helpers.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Benedikt Zinn <benedikt.wh.zinn@gmail.com>
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Robin Seidl <robin.seidl@fau.de>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use procfs::process::{MMapPath, Process};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 use std::fs::File;
 use object::{Object, ObjectSymbol, ReadCache};
 use std::io::Error;
 use crate::constants::OATDUMP_PATH;
-use crate::symbols_stuff::SymbolError;
+use crate::symbols::SymbolError;
 
 pub async fn generate_json_oatdump(path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), SymbolError> {
     let _oatdump_status = Command::new("oatdump")
         .args(vec![
             format!("--output={}", OATDUMP_PATH).as_str(),
             "--dump-method-and-offset-as-json",
-            format!("--oat-file={}", path.to_str().unwrap().to_string()).as_str(),
+            format!("--oat-file={}", path.to_str().unwrap()).as_str(),
         ])
         .spawn()?
         .wait()
@@ -29,6 +35,27 @@ pub async fn get_section_address(oat_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<u64, Error> {
     .await?
 }
 
+pub fn get_odex_files_for_pid(pid: i32) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, SymbolError> {
+    // get from : /proc/pid/maps -> oat directory (directory with all the odex files)
+
+    let process = Process::new(pid)?;
+    let maps = process.maps()?;
+    let all_files: Vec<PathBuf> = maps
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|mm_map| match mm_map.clone().pathname {
+            MMapPath::Path(path) => Some(path),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .filter(|path: &PathBuf| path.to_str().unwrap().contains(".odex"))
+        .collect();
+    match !all_files.is_empty() {
+        true => Ok(all_files),
+        false => Err(SymbolError::Other {
+            text: format!("Could not find oat file for process with pid: {}", pid),
+        }),
+    }
+}
+
 fn get_symbol_address_from_oat(path: &PathBuf, symbol_name: &str) -> Result<u64, Error> {
     let file = File::open(path)?;
     let file_cache = ReadCache::new(file);
diff --git a/rust/shared/proto/ziofa.proto b/rust/shared/proto/ziofa.proto
index c9c364b7..6586d7be 100644
--- a/rust/shared/proto/ziofa.proto
+++ b/rust/shared/proto/ziofa.proto
@@ -20,23 +20,33 @@ service Ziofa {
 
     rpc InitStream(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (stream Event) {}      // all Responses genereated by the ebpf-programms are send via this stream
 
-    rpc TestOatFileExists(PidMessage) returns (OatFileExistsResponse){}
-    rpc TestSomeEntryMethod(PidMessage) returns (SomeEntryMethodResponse){}
+    rpc GetSymbolsOfProcess(GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest) returns (SymbolList){}
+    rpc GetAddressOfSymbol(GetAddressOfSymbolRequest) returns (GetAddressOfSymbolResponse){}
 
 }
 
-message PidMessage{
+message GetSymbolsOfProcessRequest {
     int32 pid = 1;
+    string package_name = 2;
+}
+
+message SymbolList {
+    repeated string names = 1;
 }
 
-message OatFileExistsResponse{
-    repeated string paths = 1;
+message GetAddressOfSymbolRequest {
+    string name = 1;
+    int32 pid = 2;
+    string package_name = 3;
 }
 
-message SomeEntryMethodResponse{
-    uint64 content_length = 1;
+message GetAddressOfSymbolResponse {
+    uint64 offset = 1;
 }
 
+message PidMessage{
+    int32 pid = 1;
+}
 
 message CheckServerResponse {
     // TODO