diff --git a/src/action_dispatcher.rs b/src/action_dispatcher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d7a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/action_dispatcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+enum State {
+    Pending,
+    Waiting,
+    Done,
+}
+
+impl State {
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            State::Pending => "pending",
+            State::Waiting => "waiting",
+            State::Done => "done",
+        }
+    }
+    fn next(&mut self) {
+        match self {
+            State::Pending => *self = State::Waiting,
+            State::Waiting => *self = State::Done,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum Action {
+    Auth { state: State },
+    RateLimit { state: State },
+}
+
+impl Action {
+    fn trigger(&mut self) {
+        match self {
+            Action::Auth { .. } => self.auth(),
+            Action::RateLimit { .. } => self.rate_limit(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_state(&self) -> &State {
+        match self {
+            Action::Auth { state } => state,
+            Action::RateLimit { state } => state,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn rate_limit(&mut self) {
+        // Specifics for RL, returning State
+        if let Action::RateLimit { state } = self {
+            match state {
+                State::Pending => {
+                    println!("Trigger the request and return State::Waiting");
+                    state.next();
+                }
+                State::Waiting => {
+                    println!(
+                        "When got on_grpc_response, process RL response and return State::Done"
+                    );
+                    state.next();
+                }
+                State::Done => {
+                    println!("Done for RL... calling next action (?)");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn auth(&mut self) {
+        // Specifics for Auth, returning State
+        if let Action::Auth { state } = self {
+            match state {
+                State::Pending => {
+                    println!("Trigger the request and return State::Waiting");
+                    state.next();
+                }
+                State::Waiting => {
+                    println!(
+                        "When got on_grpc_response, process Auth response and return State::Done"
+                    );
+                    state.next();
+                }
+                State::Done => {
+                    println!("Done for Auth... calling next action (?)");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct ActionDispatcher {
+    actions: Vec<Action>,
+}
+
+impl ActionDispatcher {
+    fn default() -> ActionDispatcher {
+        ActionDispatcher { actions: vec![] }
+    }
+    fn new(/*vec of PluginConfig actions*/) -> ActionDispatcher {
+        ActionDispatcher {
+            // hardcoded for now
+            actions: vec![
+                Action::Auth {
+                    state: State::Pending,
+                },
+                Action::RateLimit {
+                    state: State::Pending,
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn action_transition() {
+        let mut action = Action::Auth {
+            state: State::Pending,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(action.get_state().as_str(), "pending");
+        action.trigger();
+        assert_eq!(action.get_state().as_str(), "waiting");
+        action.trigger();
+        assert_eq!(action.get_state().as_str(), "done");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fb1c60a..eb78d0d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod action_dispatcher;
 mod attribute;
 mod configuration;
 mod envoy;