diff --git a/birdvisu/providers.py b/birdvisu/providers.py
index 6060185..ec96706 100644
--- a/birdvisu/providers.py
+++ b/birdvisu/providers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from enum import Enum
 from .topo_v3 import TopologyV3, VertexID, Edge, Vertex, VertexType, MetricType
 from ipaddress import IPv4Network, IPv6Network, ip_network
 from socket import AF_INET, AF_INET6
+from .ospfsock import BirdSocketConnection, BirdError
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from . import ospffile
 
 class TopologyProvider(ABC):
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ class OspfFileTopologyParser:
 			peer_id, cost, mtype, isvirt = details
 			edge = Edge(source=own_id, target=peer_id, cost=cost, count=count, metric_type=mtype, virtual=isvirt)
 			result.add_edge(edge)
-		for details, count in future_transit_networks:
+		for details, count in future_transit_networks.items():
 			tgt, cost = details
 			self.future_transit_networks_edges.append((own_id, tgt, cost, count))
 
@@ -396,3 +398,131 @@ class OspfFileTopologyParser:
 		result.add_vertex(vtx)
 		return vtx
 
+class OspfDataTopologyProvider(TopologyProvider):
+	"""Returns a topology from a static data.
+
+	Very basic, but may be used as a tool when the topology is received from a
+	source for which there is no provider."""
+	def __init__(self, data: str, version=None, area=None, freeze=True):
+		# No need to wait, parse the topology right away
+		parser = OspfFileTopologyParser(version=version, area=area)
+		self.topology = parser.parse(data, freeze=freeze)
+	def get_topology(self):
+		return self.topology
+
+class OspfFileTopologyProvider(TopologyProvider):
+	"""Returns a topology from a given file.
+
+	It can cope with the file being changed, we only read the topology in
+	get_topology."""
+	def __init__(self, filename, version=None, area=None):
+		self.filename = filename
+		self.area = area
+		self.version = version
+
+	def get_topology(self):
+		with open(self.filename, 'r') as f:
+			data = f.read()
+		parser = OspfFileTopologyParser(version=self.version, area=self.area)
+		# No more data in the file, so we can freeze now.
+		return parser.parse(data, freeze=True)
+
+class ProcessTopologyProvider(TopologyProvider):
+	"""Retrieves a topology from a process which outputs an ospffile with the
+	topology.
+
+	The process is invoked in each call of get_topology and is expected to end
+	sucessfully.
+
+	This is not suitable to retrieve data from BIRD, use
+	:class:BirdSocketTopologyProvider instead. For example, this can not cope
+	with multiple instances of OSPF running in BIRD."""
+	def __init__(self, command: str | list[str], version=None, area=None, freeze=True):
+		self.command = command.split() if isinstance(command, str) else command
+		self.version = version
+		self.area = area
+		self.freeze = freeze
+
+	def get_topology(self):
+		process = Popen(self.command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, text=True)
+		stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+		if process.returncode != 0 or stderr != '':
+			raise RuntimeError(f'The command failed. Return code: {process.returncode}, stderr: {process.stderr}')
+		# stdout contains the data.
+		parser = OspfFileTopologyParser(version=self.version, area=self.area)
+		return parser.parse(stdout, freeze=self.freeze)
+
+class BirdMultipleInstancesError(BirdError):
+	"""BIRD has multiple known OSPF's running.
+
+	This exception is intended to be created from existing BirdError. (We do
+	not re-raise, because we know what has happened.)"""
+	def __init__(self, orig_exc: BirdError, protocols: list[str]):
+		for attr in ['code', 'start', 'end', 'text']:
+			val = getattr(orig_exc, attr)
+			setattr(self, attr, val)
+		self.protocols = protocols
+
+class BirdSocketTopologyProvider(TopologyProvider):
+	"""Connects to a running BIRD and retrieves current topology.
+
+	This allows to select instance of OSPF. If there are more instances, we
+	raise a :class:BirdMultipleInstancesError with list of the possible
+	instances.
+
+	We do not keep the socket open, so if BIRD restarts or anything similar
+	happens, we survive.
+
+	Unfortunately, BIRD does not expose the version of the instance, so it is
+	either guessed or you must provide it."""
+	def __init__(self, socket='/run/bird/bird.ctl', all=False, instance=None,
+			area=None, version=None, freeze=True):
+		self.socket_filename = socket
+		self.all = all
+		self.instance = instance
+		self.area = area
+		self.version = version
+		self.freeze = freeze
+	
+	def get_topology(self):
+		sock = BirdSocketConnection(self.socket_filename)
+		request = 'show ospf state'
+		if self.all:
+			request += ' all'
+		if self.instance is not None:
+			request += ' ' + self.instance
+		try:
+			response = sock.request(request)
+		except BirdError as e:
+			if e.text == 'There are multiple OSPF protocols running':
+				protocols = self.find_runing_ospf(sock)
+				raise BirdMultipleInstancesError(e, protocols)
+			raise
+		parser = OspfFileTopologyParser(version=self.version, area=self.area)
+		return parser.parse(response.text, freeze=self.freeze)
+	
+	def find_runing_ospf(self, bird):
+		resp = bird.request('show protocols')
+		# There are three sections: the header, the table itself and a 0000 at
+		# the end.
+		assert len(resp.codes) == 3
+		assert resp.codes[0] == ((1,1), '2002')
+		assert resp.codes[1][1] == '1002'
+		lines = resp.splitlines()
+		header = lines[0]
+		fields = header.split()
+		assert fields[0] == 'Name'
+		assert fields[1] == 'Proto'
+		assert fields[3] == 'State'
+		# The output looks familiar, so we parse it.
+		
+		start, end = resp.codes[1][0]
+		# The numbers are line numbers, so we need to subtract one from start
+		# to get index. End points after the end, that is correct.
+		table = lines[start-1:end]
+		result = []
+		for line in table:
+			name, proto, _table, state, *_rest = line.split()
+			if proto == 'OSPF' and state == 'up':
+				result.append(name)
+		return result