diff --git a/tests/uuid_manager_test.py b/tests/uuid_manager_test.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/uuid_manager_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from twnet_parser.uuid_manager import UuuidMangager
+
+
+def test_register_name_should_not_crash() -> None:
+    manager = UuuidMangager()
+    manager.register_name(0, 'foo')
+
+def test_register_name_get_name() -> None:
+    manager = UuuidMangager()
+    manager.register_name(0, 'foo')
+
+    uuid = manager.get_uuid_by_type(0)
+    assert uuid.name == 'foo'
diff --git a/twnet_parser/uuid_manager.py b/twnet_parser/uuid_manager.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/twnet_parser/uuid_manager.py
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+"""
+12345678-0123-5678-0123-567890123456
+"""
+UUID_MAXSTRSIZE = 37
+
+UUID_INVALID = -2
+
+UUID_UNKNOWN = -1
+
+"""
+OFFSET_UUID (65536)
+"""
+OFFSET_UUID = 1 << 16
+
+
+class DDNetUuid:
+    def __init__(self, type_id: int, name: str) -> None:
+        self.name = name
+        self.type_id = type_id
+
+class UuuidMangager:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.uuids: list[DDNetUuid] = []
+
+    def get_index(self, type_id: int) -> int:
+        return type_id - OFFSET_UUID
+
+    def get_id(self, type_index: int) -> int:
+        return type_index + OFFSET_UUID
+
+    def register_name(self, type_id: int, name: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Every ddnet ex message has a uuid and a unique type_id which is an
+        integer incremented starting from OFFSET_UUID (65536)
+
+        What is sent over the network can also be a type_index which is
+        the type_id minus the OFFSET_UUID
+        """
+        self.uuids.append(DDNetUuid(type_id, name))
+
+    def get_uuid_by_type(self, type_id: int) -> DDNetUuid:
+        return self.uuids[type_id]
+