diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61db02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/rust:latest
+ARG USERNAME=vscode
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
+    apt-get -y install \
+    curl \
+    gcc \
+    git \
+    openjdk-17-jre \
+    zip \
+    libclang-dev \
+    && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Download openfasttrace JARs and create shortcut oft executable
+ARG OFT_CORE_VERSION=4.1.0
+ARG OFT_ASCIIDOC_PLUGIN_VERSION=0.3.0
+ENV LIB_DIR=/opt/oft/lib
+RUN mkdir -p $LIB_DIR \
+    && base_url=https://github.com/itsallcode \
+    && wget -P $LIB_DIR ${base_url}/openfasttrace/releases/download/$OFT_CORE_VERSION/openfasttrace-$OFT_CORE_VERSION.jar \
+    && wget -P $LIB_DIR ${base_url}/openfasttrace-asciidoc-plugin/releases/download/$OFT_ASCIIDOC_PLUGIN_VERSION/openfasttrace-asciidoc-plugin-$OFT_ASCIIDOC_PLUGIN_VERSION-with-dependencies.jar \
+    && echo '#!/bin/bash\n\njava -cp "${LIB_DIR}/*" org.itsallcode.openfasttrace.core.cli.CliStarter "$@"' > /usr/local/bin/oft \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oft
+
+# Before installing cargo tools, change to the user that will be used in the container later.
+# The reason is that cargo creates some cache, etc. folders with the correct group rustlang, but 
+# without making them group writable. Easiest fix is to change to the correct user before the install,
+# so that the owner is correct from the start.
+USER ${USERNAME}
+
+# Install cargo cli tools
+RUN cargo install cargo-nextest cargo-deny cargo-tarpaulin --locked
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb056fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// ################################################################################
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+// 
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+// 
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+// https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// ################################################################################
+// 
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/rust
+{
+    "name": "up-transport-iceoryx2-rust",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+    },
+    "runArgs": [
+        "--privileged"
+    ],
+    "containerEnv": {
+        "WORKSPACE_FOLDER": "${containerWorkspaceFolder}"
+    },
+    "mounts": [
+        {
+            // This is a workaround which is again necessary on MacOS 14.0, it looks like this bug is back:
+            // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/issues/1487#issuecomment-1143907307
+            "type": "volume",
+            "source": "rust-volume",
+            "target": "/rust-volume"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "bind",
+            "source": "${localWorkspaceFolder}/.devcontainer/scripts",
+            "target": "/home/vscode/scripts"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "bind",
+            "source": "${localEnv:HOME}${localEnv:USERPROFILE}/.ssh",
+            "target": "/home/vscode/.ssh"
+        }
+    ],
+    "postCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/scripts/post-create.sh --workspace-folder='${containerWorkspaceFolder}'",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workspace/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}/,type=bind",
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workspace/${localWorkspaceFolderBasename}/",
+    "remoteUser": "vscode",
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+            "settings": {
+                "lldb.executable": "/usr/bin/lldb",
+                // VS Code don't watch files under ./target
+                "files.watcherExclude": {
+                    "**/target/**": true
+                },
+                "rust-analyzer.check.command": "clippy",
+                "rust-analyzer.checkOnSave": true,
+                "coverage-gutters.coverageBaseDir": "**",
+                "coverage-gutters.coverageFileNames": [
+                    "target/tarpaulin/lcov.info"
+                ]
+            },
+            // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+            "extensions": [
+                "asciidoctor.asciidoctor-vscode",
+                "bianxianyang.htmlplay",
+                "bierner.markdown-mermaid",
+                "bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles",
+                "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
+                "gxl.git-graph-3",
+                "hediet.vscode-drawio",
+                "linusu.auto-dark-mode",
+                "ms-azuretools.vscode-containers",
+                "rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
+                "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
+                "tamasfe.even-better-toml",
+                "timonwong.shellcheck",
+                "vadimcn.vscode-lldb",
+                "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/bashrc_addition.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/bashrc_addition.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cde26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/bashrc_addition.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+if [ -d "$HOME/.ssh" ]; then
+    source ${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/ensure-ssh-permissions.sh
+fi 
+source ${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/colors.sh
+
+PRIMARY_COLOR=$COLOR_GRAY
+SECONDARY_COLOR=$COLOR_NC
+INFO_COLOR=$COLOR_CYAN
+
+WELCOME_INFO="${SECONDARY_COLOR}
+██     ██ ███████ ██       ██████  ██████  ███    ███ ███████
+██     ██ ██      ██      ██      ██    ██ ████  ████ ██     
+██  █  ██ █████   ██      ██      ██    ██ ██ ████ ██ █████  
+██ ███ ██ ██      ██      ██      ██    ██ ██  ██  ██ ██     
+ ███ ███  ███████ ███████  ██████  ██████  ██      ██ ███████
+${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+to the Eclipse Foundation ${INFO_COLOR}$(basename "$WORKSPACE_FOLDER")${PRIMARY_COLOR} code repository
+
+Workspace Folder       ${SECONDARY_COLOR}$WORKSPACE_FOLDER
+
+${INFO_COLOR}Library Version(s)${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+Rust Version           ${SECONDARY_COLOR}$(rustc --version)${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+Cargo Version          ${SECONDARY_COLOR}$(cargo --version)${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+
+${INFO_COLOR}Git${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+Username               ${SECONDARY_COLOR}$(git config user.name)${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+Email                  ${SECONDARY_COLOR}$(git config user.email)${PRIMARY_COLOR}
+
+to see this info again, use the ${INFO_COLOR}welcome${PRIMARY_COLOR} command${COLOR_NC}
+"
+
+alias welcome='printf "$WELCOME_INFO"'
+welcome
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/colors.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/colors.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a61843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/colors.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+export COLOR_NC='\e[0m' # No Color
+export COLOR_BLACK='\e[0;30m'
+export COLOR_GRAY='\e[1;30m'
+export COLOR_RED='\e[0;31m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_RED='\e[1;31m'
+export COLOR_GREEN='\e[0;32m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_GREEN='\e[1;32m'
+export COLOR_BROWN='\e[0;33m'
+export COLOR_YELLOW='\e[1;33m'
+export COLOR_BLUE='\e[0;34m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_BLUE='\e[1;34m'
+export COLOR_PURPLE='\e[0;35m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_PURPLE='\e[1;35m'
+export COLOR_CYAN='\e[0;36m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_CYAN='\e[1;36m'
+export COLOR_LIGHT_GRAY='\e[0;37m'
+export COLOR_WHITE='\e[1;37m'
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/ensure-ssh-permissions.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/ensure-ssh-permissions.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86c33b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/ensure-ssh-permissions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+# Sometimes when mounting volumes, the files unexpectedly change their read-write-execute status.
+# This is dependent on the OS the Docker container is mounting from, and how it exposes its
+# files permissions, ownership, and "executability" to the container and the containers user.
+# 
+# More about specific permissions inside the .ssh folder 
+# https://serverfault.com/a/253314
+sudo find ~/.ssh -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec chmod 600 {} \;
+chmod u+r ~/.ssh/config
+chmod u+r ~/.ssh/known_hosts
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/get-arch-and-os.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/get-arch-and-os.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5df5502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/get-arch-and-os.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+get_arch_and_os() {
+    ARCH=$(uname -m)
+    OS=$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
+
+    case "$ARCH" in
+    x86_64)
+        TARGET_ARCH="x86_64"
+        ;;
+    aarch64 | arm64)
+        TARGET_ARCH="aarch64"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    case "$OS" in
+    linux)
+        TARGET_OS="unknown-linux-gnu"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "OS is unsupported or not implemented in this script: $OS"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+    echo "$TARGET_ARCH $TARGET_OS"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/install-rust-toolchain.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/install-rust-toolchain.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c37033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/install-rust-toolchain.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+install_rust_toolchain() {
+    source ${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/get-arch-and-os.sh
+    read -r TARGET_ARCH TARGET_OS <<< "$(get_arch_and_os)"
+    ARCH_AND_OS="${TARGET_ARCH}-${TARGET_OS}"
+    echo "Detected architecture and OS: $ARCH_AND_OS"
+    RUST_TOOLCHAIN="stable-$ARCH_AND_OS"
+    if rustup toolchain list | grep -q $RUST_TOOLCHAIN; then
+        echo "Rust toolchain '$RUST_TOOLCHAIN' is already installed."
+        return 0
+    fi
+    echo "Adding rustup target '$ARCH_AND_OS'"
+    rustup target add "$ARCH_AND_OS"
+    echo "Installing Rust toolchain for '$ARCH_AND_OS'"
+    rustup toolchain install "$RUST_TOOLCHAIN"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/scripts/post-create.sh b/.devcontainer/scripts/post-create.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe036f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/scripts/post-create.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+#region sudo stuff
+
+HOST_OS=""
+ARCH_AND_OS_FUNC="${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/get-arch-and-os.sh"
+if [[ -f "$ARCH_AND_OS_FUNC" ]]; then
+    source $ARCH_AND_OS_FUNC
+    read -r _ HOST_OS <<< "$(get_arch_and_os)"
+fi
+if [[ "$HOST_OS" == "darwin" ]]; then # darwin == Mac OS
+    # This is a workaround which is againt necessary on MacOS 14.0, it looks like this bug is back:
+    # https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/issues/1487#issuecomment-1143907307
+    # grant permissions to mounted rust volume
+    echo "(Mac OS only) Granting permissions to mounted rust volume"
+    sudo chown vscode:vscode /rust-volume
+
+    # create /.cargo/config.toml in root folder
+    sudo mkdir /.cargo/
+    sudo touch /.cargo/config.toml
+    sudo bash -c "cat << EOF > /.cargo/config.toml
+    [build]
+    target-dir = \"/rust-volume/target\"
+    EOF"
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q "bashrc_addition" ~/.bashrc && [[ -f "${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/bashrc_addition.sh" ]]; then
+    echo "source ${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/bashrc_addition.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
+fi
+
+#endregion
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "$arg" == --workspace-folder=* ]]; then
+        WORKSPACE_FOLDER="${arg#--workspace-folder=}"
+    fi
+done
+INSTALL_RUST_TOOLCHAIN_FUNC="${WORKSPACE_FOLDER}/.devcontainer/scripts/functions/install-rust-toolchain.sh"
+if [[ -f "$INSTALL_RUST_TOOLCHAIN_FUNC" ]]; then
+    source $INSTALL_RUST_TOOLCHAIN_FUNC
+    install_rust_toolchain "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6313b56..d135af2 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
+# ################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# 
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+# 
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# ################################################################################
+
 * text=auto eol=lf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index cc91e27..4d9deb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-name: Rust Project CI
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################name: Rust Project CI
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..2a5f86e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
+# ################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# 
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+# 
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# ################################################################################
+
 /target
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 942eae5..9f7e8dd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# ################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# 
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+# 
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# ################################################################################
+
 [package]
 name = "up-transport-iceoryx2-rust"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b03e38a..c9c2ee6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+// ################################################################################
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+// 
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+// 
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+// https: //www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// ################################################################################
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use up_rust::{UCode, UListener, UMessage, UStatus, UTransport, UUri};