diff --git a/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.c b/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebec9e9
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+++ b/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE /* for strcasestr(3) */
+
+#include "jvpp_common.h"
+
+#ifndef JVPP_DEBUG
+#define JVPP_DEBUG 0
+#endif
+
+#if JVPP_DEBUG == 1
+#define DEBUG_LOG(...) clib_warning(__VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define DEBUG_LOG(...)
+#endif
+
+/* shared jvpp main structure */
+jvpp_main_t jvpp_main __attribute__((aligned (64)));
+
+void call_on_error(const char* callName, int contextId, int retval,
+        jclass callbackClass, jobject callbackObject,
+        jclass callbackExceptionClass) {
+    DEBUG_LOG("\nCallOnError : callback=%s, retval=%d, context=%d\n", callName,
+            clib_net_to_host_u32(retval), clib_net_to_host_u32(context));
+    JNIEnv *env = jvpp_main.jenv;
+    if (!callbackClass) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("CallOnError : jm->callbackClass is null!\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    jmethodID excConstructor = (*env)->GetMethodID(env, callbackExceptionClass,
+            "<init>", "(Ljava/lang/String;II)V");
+    if (!excConstructor) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("CallOnError : excConstructor is null!\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    jmethodID callbackExcMethod = (*env)->GetMethodID(env, callbackClass,
+            "onError", "(Lorg/openvpp/jvpp/VppCallbackException;)V");
+    if (!callbackExcMethod) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("CallOnError : callbackExcMethod is null!\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    jobject excObject = (*env)->NewObject(env, callbackExceptionClass,
+            excConstructor, (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, callName),
+            clib_net_to_host_u32(contextId), clib_net_to_host_u32(retval));
+    if (!excObject) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("CallOnError : excObject is null!\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    (*env)->CallVoidMethod(env, callbackObject, callbackExcMethod, excObject);
+    DEBUG_LOG("CallOnError : Response sent\n");
+}
diff --git a/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.h b/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/vpp-api/java/jvpp-common/jvpp_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#ifndef __included_jvpp_common_h__
+#define __included_jvpp_common_h__
+//
+#include <vppinfra/types.h>
+#include <vlibapi/api.h>
+#include <vlibmemory/api.h>
+#include <jni.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    /* Unique identifier used for matching replays with requests  */
+    volatile u32 context_id;
+
+    /* Spinlock */
+    volatile u32 lock;
+    u32 tag;
+
+    /* JNI Native Method Interface pointer for message handlers */
+    JNIEnv *jenv;
+
+    /* JNI Invoke Interface pointer for attachment of rx thread to java thread */
+    JavaVM *jvm;
+
+    /* Convenience */
+    unix_shared_memory_queue_t * vl_input_queue;
+    u32 my_client_index;
+} jvpp_main_t;
+
+extern jvpp_main_t jvpp_main __attribute__((aligned (64)));
+
+static_always_inline u32 vppjni_get_context_id(jvpp_main_t * jm) {
+    return __sync_add_and_fetch(&jm->context_id, 1);
+}
+
+static_always_inline void vppjni_lock(jvpp_main_t * jm, u32 tag) {
+    while (__sync_lock_test_and_set(&jm->lock, 1))
+        ;
+    jm->tag = tag;
+}
+
+static_always_inline void vppjni_unlock(jvpp_main_t * jm) {
+    jm->tag = 0;
+    CLIB_MEMORY_BARRIER();
+    jm->lock = 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calls onError callback on callbackObject reference. Passes instance of callbackExceptionClass as parameter.
+ */
+void call_on_error(const char* callName, int contextId, int retval,
+        jclass callbackClass, jobject callbackObject,
+        jclass callbackExceptionClass);
+
+#endif /* __included_jvpp_common_h__ */