diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 33eedc6..b611b88 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ group = org.xbib
 name = systemd-journal
 version = 2.0.0
 
-gradle.wrapper.version = 6.4.1
+gradle.wrapper.version = 6.6.1
 bridj.version = 0.7.0
 jna.version = 5.5.0
 log4j.version = 2.13.3
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 21e622d..33682bb 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.4.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index fbd7c51..4f906e0 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fi
 if [ "$cygwin" = "true" -o "$msys" = "true" ] ; then
     APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
     CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
-    
+
     JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
 
     # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index a9f778a..ac1b06f 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ goto fail
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
 set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
 
-if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
@@ -64,21 +64,6 @@ echo location of your Java installation.
 
 goto fail
 
-:init
-@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
-
-if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
-
-:win9xME_args
-@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
-set _SKIP=2
-
-:win9xME_args_slurp
-if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
-
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
-
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
@@ -86,7 +71,7 @@ set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index c63affa..ac65471 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-include 'systemd-journal'
 include 'log4j-systemd-journal'
+include 'systemd-journal-bridj'
+include 'systemd-journal-jna'
diff --git a/systemd-journal/NOTICE.txt b/systemd-journal-bridj/NOTICE.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/NOTICE.txt
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/NOTICE.txt
diff --git a/systemd-journal/build.gradle b/systemd-journal-bridj/build.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/build.gradle
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/build.gradle
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/Syslog.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/Syslog.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/Syslog.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/Syslog.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalLibrary.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalLibrary.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalLibrary.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalLibrary.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/sd_id128.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/sd_id128.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/sd_id128.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/sd_id128.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java b/systemd-journal-bridj/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from systemd-journal/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java
rename to systemd-journal-bridj/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/build.gradle b/systemd-journal-jna/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df5c72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+dependencies {
+    implementation "net.java.dev.jna:jna:${project.property('jna.version')}"
+    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:${project.property('mockito.version')}"
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e386ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/DefaultJournalEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,421 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+public class DefaultJournalEntry implements JournalEntry {
+
+    private String message;
+
+    private String messageId;
+
+    private int priority;
+
+    private String codeFile;
+
+    private String codeLine;
+
+    private String codeFunc;
+
+    private String errno;
+
+    private String syslogFacility;
+
+    private String syslogIdentifier;
+
+    private String syslogPid;
+
+    private String syslogTimestamp;
+
+    private String syslogRaw;
+
+    private String pid;
+
+    private String uid;
+
+    private String gid;
+
+    private String comm;
+
+    private String exe;
+
+    private String cmdLine;
+
+    private String capEffective;
+
+    private String auditSession;
+
+    private String auditLoginUid;
+
+    private String systemdCgroup;
+
+    private String systemdSlice;
+
+    private String systemdUnit;
+
+    private String systemdUserSlice;
+
+    private String systemdUserUnit;
+
+    private String systemdSession;
+
+    private String systemdOwnerUid;
+
+    private String selinuxContext;
+
+    private String sourceRealtimeTimestamp;
+
+    private String bootId;
+
+    private String machineId;
+
+    private String systemdInvocationId;
+
+    private String hostname;
+
+    private String transport;
+
+    private String streamId;
+
+    private String lineBreak;
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessageId(String messageId) {
+        this.messageId = messageId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMessageId() {
+        return messageId;
+    }
+
+    public void setPriority(int priority) {
+        this.priority = priority;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getPriority() {
+        return priority;
+    }
+
+    public void setCodeFile(String codeFile) {
+        this.codeFile = codeFile;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getCodeFile() {
+        return codeFile;
+    }
+
+    public void setCodeLine(String codeLine) {
+        this.codeLine = codeLine;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getCodeLine() {
+        return codeLine;
+    }
+
+    public void setCodeFunc(String codeFunc) {
+        this.codeFunc = codeFunc;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getCodeFunc() {
+        return codeFunc;
+    }
+
+    public void setErrno(String errno) {
+        this.errno = errno;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getErrno() {
+        return errno;
+    }
+
+    public void setSyslogFacility(String syslogFacility) {
+        this.syslogFacility = syslogFacility;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSyslogFacility() {
+        return syslogFacility;
+    }
+
+    public void setSyslogIdentifier(String syslogIdentifier) {
+        this.syslogIdentifier = syslogIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSyslogIdentifier() {
+        return syslogIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    public void setSyslogPid(String syslogPid) {
+        this.syslogPid = syslogPid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSyslogPid() {
+        return syslogPid;
+    }
+
+    public void setSyslogTimestamp(String syslogTimestamp) {
+        this.syslogTimestamp = syslogTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSyslogTimestamp() {
+        return syslogTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    public void setSyslogRaw(String syslogRaw) {
+        this.syslogRaw = syslogRaw;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSyslogRaw() {
+        return syslogRaw;
+    }
+
+    public void setPid(String pid) {
+        this.pid = pid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPid() {
+        return pid;
+    }
+
+    public void setUid(String uid) {
+        this.uid = uid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getUid() {
+        return uid;
+    }
+
+    public void setGid(String gid) {
+        this.gid = gid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getGid() {
+        return gid;
+    }
+
+    public void setComm(String comm) {
+        this.comm = comm;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getComm() {
+        return comm;
+    }
+
+    public void setExe(String exe) {
+        this.exe = exe;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getExe() {
+        return exe;
+    }
+
+    public void setCmdLine(String cmdline) {
+        this.cmdLine = cmdline;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getCmdLine() {
+        return cmdLine;
+    }
+
+    public void setCapEffective(String capEffective) {
+        this.capEffective = capEffective;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getCapEffective() {
+        return capEffective;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuditSession(String auditSession) {
+        this.auditSession = auditSession;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAuditSession() {
+        return auditSession;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuditLoginUid(String auditLoginUid) {
+        this.auditLoginUid = auditLoginUid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAuditLoginUid() {
+        return auditLoginUid;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdCgroup(String systemdCgroup) {
+        this.systemdCgroup = systemdCgroup;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdCgroup() {
+        return systemdCgroup;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdSlice(String systemdSlice) {
+        this.systemdSlice = systemdSlice;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdSlice() {
+        return systemdSlice;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdUnit(String systemdUnit) {
+        this.systemdUnit = systemdUnit;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdUnit() {
+        return systemdUnit;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdUserSlice(String systemdUserSlice) {
+        this.systemdUserSlice = systemdUserSlice;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdUserSlice() {
+        return systemdUserSlice;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdUserUnit(String systemdUserUnit) {
+        this.systemdUserUnit = systemdUserUnit;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdUserUnit() {
+        return systemdUserUnit;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdSession(String systemdSession) {
+        this.systemdSession = systemdSession;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdSession() {
+        return systemdSession;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdOwnerUid(String systemdOwnerUid) {
+        this.systemdOwnerUid = systemdOwnerUid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdOwnerUid() {
+        return systemdOwnerUid;
+    }
+
+    public void setSelinuxContext(String selinuxContext) {
+        this.selinuxContext = selinuxContext;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSelinuxContext() {
+        return selinuxContext;
+    }
+
+    public void setSourceRealtimeTimestamp(String sourceRealtimeTimestamp) {
+        this.sourceRealtimeTimestamp = sourceRealtimeTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSourceRealtimeTimestamp() {
+        return sourceRealtimeTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    public void setBootId(String bootId) {
+        this.bootId = bootId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getBootId() {
+        return bootId;
+    }
+
+    public void setMachineId(String machineId) {
+        this.machineId = machineId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMachineId() {
+        return machineId;
+    }
+
+    public void setSystemdInvocationId(String systemdInvocationId) {
+        this.systemdInvocationId = systemdInvocationId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSystemdInvocationId() {
+        return systemdInvocationId;
+    }
+
+    public void setHostname(String hostname) {
+        this.hostname = hostname;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getHostname() {
+        return hostname;
+    }
+
+    public void setTransport(String transport) {
+        this.transport = transport;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getTransport() {
+        return transport;
+    }
+
+    public void setStreamId(String streamId) {
+        this.streamId = streamId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getStreamId() {
+        return streamId;
+    }
+
+    public void setLineBreak(String lineBreak) {
+        this.lineBreak = lineBreak;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getLineBreak() {
+        return lineBreak;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getFieldValue(String fieldName) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "priority=" + this.priority + ",message=" + this.message;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4940a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/JournalEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+public interface JournalEntry {
+
+    String getMessage();
+
+    String getMessageId();
+
+    int getPriority();
+
+    String getCodeFile();
+
+    String getCodeLine();
+
+    String getCodeFunc();
+
+    String getErrno();
+
+    String getSyslogFacility();
+
+    String getSyslogIdentifier();
+
+    String getSyslogPid();
+
+    String getSyslogTimestamp();
+
+    String getSyslogRaw();
+
+    String getPid();
+
+    String getUid();
+
+    String getGid();
+
+    String getComm();
+
+    String getExe();
+
+    String getCmdLine();
+
+    String getCapEffective();
+
+    String getAuditSession();
+
+    String getAuditLoginUid();
+
+    String getSystemdCgroup();
+
+    String getSystemdSlice();
+
+    String getSystemdUnit();
+
+    String getSystemdUserSlice();
+
+    String getSystemdUserUnit();
+
+    String getSystemdSession();
+
+    String getSystemdOwnerUid();
+
+    String getSelinuxContext();
+
+    String getSourceRealtimeTimestamp();
+
+    String getBootId();
+
+    String getMachineId();
+
+    String getSystemdInvocationId();
+
+    String getHostname();
+
+    String getTransport();
+
+    String getStreamId();
+
+    String getLineBreak();
+
+    String getFieldValue(String fieldName);
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SdJournal.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SdJournal.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fa2a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SdJournal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import com.sun.jna.Structure;
+
+public class SdJournal extends Structure {
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ab9380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalConsumer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import com.sun.jna.Memory;
+import com.sun.jna.Native;
+import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
+import com.sun.jna.StringArray;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import static org.xbib.systemd.journal.SystemdLibraryAPI.SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY;
+
+public class SystemdJournalConsumer implements Runnable {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SystemdJournalConsumer.class.getName());
+
+    private final String match;
+
+    private final String field;
+
+    private final SystemdJournalListener listener;
+
+    public SystemdJournalConsumer(String match, SystemdJournalListener listener) {
+        this(match, null, listener);
+    }
+
+    public SystemdJournalConsumer(String match, String field, SystemdJournalListener listener) {
+        this.match = match;
+        this.field = field;
+        this.listener = listener;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        try {
+            loop();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void loop() throws IOException {
+        SystemdLibraryAPI api = SystemdLibraryAPI.getInstance();
+        SdJournal sdJournal = new SdJournal() {
+            @Override
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return super.hashCode();
+            }
+        };
+        int rc = api.sd_journal_open(sdJournal, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY);
+        if (rc < 0) {
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "error opening journal for read: " + rc);
+        }
+        if (match != null) {
+            rc = api.sd_journal_add_match(sdJournal, match, match.length());
+            if (rc < 0) {
+                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "error in add_match: " + rc);
+            }
+        }
+        rc = api.sd_journal_get_fd(sdJournal);
+        rc = api.sd_journal_seek_tail(sdJournal);
+        rc = api.sd_journal_previous(sdJournal);
+        rc = api.sd_journal_next(sdJournal);
+        String[] strings = new String[1];
+        StringArray cursor = new StringArray(strings);
+        api.sd_journal_get_cursor(sdJournal, cursor);
+        while (true) {
+            do {
+                rc = api.sd_journal_wait(sdJournal, -1);
+            } while (rc == 0); // NOP
+            while (api.sd_journal_next(sdJournal) > 0) {
+                if (field != null) {
+                    Pointer dataPointer = new Memory(Native.POINTER_SIZE);
+                    Pointer sizePointer = new Memory(Native.POINTER_SIZE);
+                    rc = api.sd_journal_get_data(sdJournal, field, dataPointer, sizePointer);
+                    if (rc < 0) {
+                        throw new IOException("error in get_data: " + rc);
+                    }
+                    int size = sizePointer.getInt(0);
+                    byte[] b = dataPointer.getByteArray(0, size);
+                    String s = new String(b, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+                    if (listener != null) {
+                        listener.handleEntry(makeEntry(Collections.singletonList(s)));
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    String[] strings2 = new String[1];
+                    StringArray nextCursor = new StringArray(strings2);
+                    api.sd_journal_get_cursor(sdJournal, nextCursor);
+                    if (!cursor.getString(0).equals(nextCursor.getString(0))) {
+                        cursor = nextCursor;
+                        Pointer dataPointer = new Memory(Native.POINTER_SIZE);
+                        Pointer sizePointer = new Memory(Native.POINTER_SIZE);
+                        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+                        while (api.sd_journal_enumerate_data(sdJournal, dataPointer, sizePointer) > 0) {
+                            //Pointer<Byte> data = dataPointer.as(Byte.class);
+                            //String line = data.getPointer(Byte.class).getCString();
+                            int size = sizePointer.getInt(0);
+                            byte[] b = dataPointer.getByteArray(0, size);
+                            String s = new String(b, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+                            list.add(s);
+                        }
+                        rc = api.sd_journal_restart_data(sdJournal);
+                        if (listener != null) {
+                            listener.handleEntry(makeEntry(list));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private JournalEntry makeEntry(List<String> list) {
+        DefaultJournalEntry journalEntry = new DefaultJournalEntry();
+        for (String string : list) {
+            if (string.startsWith("MESSAGE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setMessage(string.substring(8));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("MESSAGE_ID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setMessageId(string.substring(11));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("PRIORITY=")) {
+                journalEntry.setPriority(Integer.parseInt(string.substring(9)));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("CODE_FILE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setCodeFile(string.substring(10));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("CODE_LINE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setCodeLine(string.substring(10));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("CODE_FUNC=")) {
+                journalEntry.setCodeFunc(string.substring(10));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("ERRNO=")) {
+                journalEntry.setErrno(string.substring(6));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("SYSLOG_FACILITY=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSyslogFacility(string.substring(16));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSyslogIdentifier(string.substring(18));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("SYSLOG_PID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSyslogPid(string.substring(11));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSyslogTimestamp(string.substring(17));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("SYSLOG_RAW=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSyslogRaw(string.substring(11));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_PID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setPid(string.substring(5));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_UID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setUid(string.substring(5));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_GID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setGid(string.substring(5));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_COMM=")) {
+                journalEntry.setComm(string.substring(6));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_EXE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setExe(string.substring(5));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_CMDLINE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setCmdLine(string.substring(9));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_CAP_EFFECTIVE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setCapEffective(string.substring(15));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_TRANSPORT=")) {
+                journalEntry.setTransport(string.substring(11));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_SYSTEMD_OWNER_UID=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSystemdOwnerUid(string.substring(19));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_SYSTEMD_UNIT=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSystemdUnit(string.substring(13));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_SYSTEMD_USER_SLICE=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSystemdUserSlice(string.substring(19));
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (string.startsWith("_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT=")) {
+                journalEntry.setSystemdUserUnit(string.substring(18));
+            }
+        }
+        return journalEntry;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e60e14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public interface SystemdJournalListener {
+
+    void handleEntry(JournalEntry entry) throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibrary.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibrary.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9104c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibrary.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import com.sun.jna.Library;
+import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
+import com.sun.jna.StringArray;
+
+public interface SystemdLibrary extends Library {
+
+    int sd_journal_send(String format, Object... args);
+
+    int sd_journal_open(SdJournal sdJournal, int flag);
+
+    int sd_journal_get_fd(SdJournal sdJournal);
+
+    int sd_journal_seek_tail(SdJournal sdJournal);
+
+    int sd_journal_previous(SdJournal sdJournal);
+
+    int sd_journal_next(SdJournal sdJournal);
+
+    int sd_journal_get_cursor(SdJournal sdJournal, StringArray cursor);
+
+    int sd_journal_add_match(SdJournal sdJournal, String match, int len);
+
+    int sd_journal_wait(SdJournal sdJournal, long timeout);
+
+    int sd_journal_get_data(SdJournal sdJournal, String field, Pointer data, Pointer length);
+
+    int sd_journal_enumerate_data(SdJournal sdJournal, Pointer data, Pointer length);
+
+    int sd_journal_restart_data(SdJournal sdJournal);
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibraryAPI.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibraryAPI.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a971a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/main/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdLibraryAPI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import com.sun.jna.Native;
+import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
+import com.sun.jna.StringArray;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * The systemd library API, loaded by Java Native Access (JNA).
+ *
+ * The native library is loaded only once, so this class is a singleton.
+ */
+public class SystemdLibraryAPI {
+
+    private static final SystemdLibraryAPI instance = new SystemdLibraryAPI();
+
+    private final SystemdLibrary systemdLibrary;
+
+    private SystemdLibraryAPI() {
+        this.systemdLibrary = loadLibrary();
+    }
+
+    public static SystemdLibraryAPI getInstance() {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY = 1;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_RUNTIME_ONLY = 2;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_SYSTEM = 4;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_CURRENT_USER = 8;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_NOP = 0;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_APPEND = 1;
+
+    public static final int SD_JOURNAL_INVALIDATE = 2;
+
+    public static final String SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR = "%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x";
+
+    public int sd_journal_send(String format, Object... args) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_send(format, args);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_send(String format, List<Object> args) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_send(format, args.toArray());
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_open(SdJournal sdJournal, int flag) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_open(sdJournal, flag);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_get_fd(SdJournal sdJournal) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_get_fd(sdJournal);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_seek_tail(SdJournal sdJournal) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_seek_tail(sdJournal);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_previous(SdJournal sdJournal) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_previous(sdJournal);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_next(SdJournal sdJournal) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_next(sdJournal);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_get_cursor(SdJournal sdJournal, StringArray cursor) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_get_cursor(sdJournal, cursor);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_add_match(SdJournal sdJournal, String match, int len) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_add_match(sdJournal, match, len);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_wait(SdJournal sdJournal, long timeout_musec) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_wait(sdJournal, timeout_musec);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_get_data(SdJournal sdJournal, String field, Pointer data, Pointer length) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_get_data(sdJournal, field, data, length);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_enumerate_data(SdJournal sdJournal, Pointer data, Pointer length) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_enumerate_data(sdJournal, data, length);
+    }
+
+    public int sd_journal_restart_data(SdJournal sdJournal) {
+        return systemdLibrary.sd_journal_restart_data(sdJournal);
+    }
+
+    private static SystemdLibrary loadLibrary() {
+        try {
+            return Native.load("systemd", SystemdLibrary.class);
+        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load systemd library." +
+                    " Please note that JNA requires an executable temporary folder." +
+                    " It can be explicitly defined with -Djna.tmpdir", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/systemd-journal-jna/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java b/systemd-journal-jna/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1936dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd-journal-jna/src/test/java/org/xbib/systemd/journal/SystemdJournalReaderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.xbib.systemd.journal;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+@EnabledOnOs({OS.LINUX})
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+public class SystemdJournalReaderTest {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SystemdJournalReaderTest.class.getName());
+
+    @Mock
+    private SystemdLibraryAPI api;
+
+    @Test
+    void testConsumer() throws InterruptedException {
+        SystemdJournalConsumer consumer = new SystemdJournalConsumer(null,
+                entry -> logger.log(Level.INFO, entry.toString()));
+        Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor().submit(consumer);
+        //  consuming for some seconds
+        Thread.sleep(10000L);
+    }
+}