diff --git a/slp.cpp b/slp.cpp
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index 0000000..6338b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "slp.hpp"
+
+slp::Message::Message(const slp::Message& rhs)
+{
+    *this = rhs;
+}
+
+slp::Message& slp::Message::operator=(const slp::Message& rhs)
+{
+
+    if (this != &rhs)
+    {
+        header = rhs.header;
+        body = rhs.body;
+    }
+}
+
+
+slp::Payload::Payload(const slp::Payload& rhs)
+{
+    *this = rhs;
+}
+
+slp::Payload& slp::Payload::operator=(const slp::Payload& rhs)
+{
+    if (this != &rhs)
+    {
+        this->srvtyperqst = rhs.srvtyperqst ;
+        this->srvrqst = rhs.srvrqst;
+    }
+}