diff --git a/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/private.go b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/private.go
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+++ b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/private.go
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+package reqline
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+
+// extractHttpMethod extracts the HTTP method from a []byte
+// and checks for errors
+// allowed format: OPTIONS|GET|HEAD|POST|PUT|DELETE
+func (r *T) extractHttpMethod(b []byte) error {
+
+	switch string(b) {
+		case "OPTIONS": r.method = OPTIONS
+		case "GET":     r.method = GET
+		case "HEAD":    r.method = HEAD
+		case "POST":    r.method = POST
+		case "PUT":     r.method = PUT
+		case "DELETE":  r.method = DELETE
+
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("Unknown HTTP method '%s'", b)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+
+// extractURI extracts the URI from a []byte and checks for errors
+// allowed format: /([^/]/)*/?
+func (r *T) extractURI(b []byte) error {
+
+	/* (1) Check format */
+	checker := regexp.MustCompile("^(?:/[^/]+)*/?$")
+	if !checker.Match(b) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid URI format, expected an absolute path (starts with /), got '%s'", b)
+	}
+
+	/* (2) Store */
+	r.uri = string(b)
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+
+// extractHttpVersion extracts the version and checks for errors
+// allowed format: [1-9] or [1.9].[0-9]
+func (r *T) extractHttpVersion(b []byte) error {
+
+	/* (1) Extract version parts */
+	extractor := regexp.MustCompile(`^HTTP/([1-9])(?:\.([0-9]))?$`);
+
+	if !extractor.Match(b) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse HTTP version, expected INT or INT.INT, got '%s'", b)
+	}
+
+	/* (2) Extract version number */
+	matches := extractor.FindSubmatch(b)
+	var version    byte = matches[1][0] - '0'
+
+	/* (3) Extract subversion (if exists) */
+	var subVersion byte = 0
+	if len(matches[2]) > 0 {
+		subVersion = matches[2][0] - '0'
+	}
+
+	/* (4) Store version (x 10 to fit uint8) */
+	r.version = version * 10 + subVersion
+
+	return nil
+}
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diff --git a/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/public.go b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/public.go
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+++ b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/public.go
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+package reqline
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"bytes"
+)
+
+// parseRequestLine parses the first HTTP request line
+func (r *T) Parse(b []byte) error {
+
+	/* (1) Split by ' ' */
+	parts := bytes.Split(b, []byte(" "))
+
+	/* (2) Fail when missing parts */
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Malformed Request-Line must have 3 space-separated elements, got %d", len(parts))
+	}
+
+	/* (3) Extract HTTP method */
+	err := r.extractHttpMethod(parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	/* (4) Extract URI */
+	err = r.extractURI(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	/* (5) Extract version */
+	err = r.extractHttpVersion(parts[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("REQUEST-LINE\n------------\n - Method: '%d'\n - URI:    '%s'\n - Version: %f\n", r.method, r.uri, float32(r.version)/10);
+
+	return nil
+
+}
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diff --git a/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/types.go b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/types.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/internal/http/request/parser/reqline/types.go
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+package reqline
+
+// httpMethod represents available http methods
+type httpMethod byte
+const (
+	OPTIONS httpMethod = iota
+	GET
+	HEAD
+	POST
+	PUT
+	DELETE
+)
+
+
+// httpRequestLine represents the HTTP Request line
+// defined in rfc-2616 : https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-5.1
+type T struct {
+	method  httpMethod
+	uri     string
+	version byte
+}
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