diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rule.h b/headers/modsecurity/rule.h
index d888c2d8..ccaeb997 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rule.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rule.h
@@ -36,38 +36,10 @@ namespace variables {
 class Variable;
 class Variables;
 }
-namespace actions {
-class Action;
-class Severity;
-class LogData;
-class Msg;
-class Rev;
-class SetVar;
-class Tag;
-namespace transformations {
-class Transformation;
-}
-}
 namespace operators {
 class Operator;
 }
 
-using TransformationResult = std::pair<std::shared_ptr<std::string>,
-    std::shared_ptr<std::string>>;
-using TransformationResults = std::list<TransformationResult>;
-
-using Transformation = actions::transformations::Transformation;
-using Transformations = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Transformation> >;
-using TransformationsPtr = std::vector<Transformation *>;
-
-using Actions = std::vector<actions::Action *>;
-
-using Tags = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::Tag> >;
-using TagsPtr = std::vector<actions::Tag *>;
-using SetVars = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::SetVar> >;
-using SetVarsPtr = std::vector<actions::SetVar *>;
-using MatchActions = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::Action > >;
-using MatchActionsPtr = std::vector<actions::Action *>;
 
 class Rule {
  public:
diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rule_message.h b/headers/modsecurity/rule_message.h
index 71035117..4352c503 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rule_message.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rule_message.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class RuleMessage {
 
     int getRuleId() const {
         if (m_rule) {
-            return m_rule->m_ruleId;
+            return m_rule->getId();
         }
         return -1;
     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class RuleMessage {
 
     std::string getVer() const {
         if (m_rule) {
-            return m_rule->getRevision();
+            return m_rule->getVersion();
         }
         return "";
     }
diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_actions.h b/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_actions.h
index 8ec68087..b0d54e07 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_actions.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_actions.h
@@ -30,10 +30,43 @@
 #include "modsecurity/variable_value.h"
 #include "modsecurity/rule.h"
 
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 
 namespace modsecurity {
 
+namespace actions {
+class Action;
+class Severity;
+class LogData;
+class Msg;
+class Rev;
+class SetVar;
+class Tag;
+class XmlNS;
+namespace transformations {
+class Transformation;
+}
+}
+
+using TransformationResult = std::pair<std::shared_ptr<std::string>,
+    std::shared_ptr<std::string>>;
+using TransformationResults = std::list<TransformationResult>;
+using Transformation = actions::transformations::Transformation;
+using Transformations = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Transformation> >;
+using TransformationsPtr = std::vector<Transformation *>;
+using Action = actions::Action;
+using Actions = std::vector<actions::Action *>;
+using Tags = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::Tag> >;
+using TagsPtr = std::vector<actions::Tag *>;
+using SetVars = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::SetVar> >;
+using SetVarsPtr = std::vector<actions::SetVar *>;
+using MatchActions = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::Action > >;
+using MatchActionsPtr = std::vector<actions::Action *>;
+
+using XmlNSs = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<actions::XmlNS> >;
+using XmlNSsPtr = std::vector<actions::XmlNS *>;
+
 
 class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
  public:
@@ -41,12 +74,12 @@ class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
     int ACCURACY_NOT_SET = 10;
     int MATURITY_NOT_SET = 10;
 
+
     RuleWithActions(
         Actions *a,
         Transformations *t,
         std::unique_ptr<std::string> fileName,
         int lineNumber);
-
     ~RuleWithActions();
 
     RuleWithActions(const RuleWithActions &r)
@@ -60,6 +93,7 @@ class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
         m_actionsRuntimePos(r.m_actionsRuntimePos),
         m_actionsSetVar(r.m_actionsSetVar),
         m_actionsTag(r.m_actionsTag),
+        m_XmlNSs(r.m_XmlNSs),
         m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction(r.m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction),
         m_defaultActionLogData(r.m_defaultActionLogData),
         m_defaultActionMsg(r.m_defaultActionMsg),
@@ -95,29 +129,27 @@ class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
 
 
     void executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(
-        Transaction *trasn,
-        bool *containsDisruptive);
+        Transaction *trasn);
 
     void executeActionsAfterFullMatch(
-        Transaction *trasn,
-        bool containsDisruptive);
+        Transaction *trasn);
 
     void executeAction(Transaction *trans,
-        bool containsBlock,
-        actions::Action *a,
+        Action *a,
         bool context);
 
 
     void executeTransformations(
-        Transaction *trasn, const std::string &value, TransformationResults &ret);
+        Transaction *transaction,
+        const std::string &value,
+        TransformationResults &ret);
 
     inline void executeTransformation(
         actions::transformations::Transformation *a,
         std::shared_ptr<std::string> *value,
         Transaction *trans,
         TransformationResults *ret,
-        std::string *path,
-        int *nth) const;
+        std::string *path) const;
 
 
     void addAction(actions::Action *a);
@@ -308,13 +340,46 @@ class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
         return dst;
     }
 
+    inline int64_t getId() const { return m_ruleId; }
+    void setId(int id) {
+        m_ruleId = id;
+    }
 
+    void setChainedNext(std::unique_ptr<RuleWithActions> r) {
+        m_chainedRuleChild = std::move(r);
+    }
+
+    inline RuleWithActions *getChainedNext() const {
+        return m_chainedRuleChild.get();
+    }
+
+    void setChainedParent(RuleWithActions *r) {
+        m_chainedRuleParent = r;
+    }
+
+    inline RuleWithActions *getChainedParent() {
+        return m_chainedRuleParent;
+    }
+
+    XmlNSsPtr getXmlNSsPtr() const {
+        /**
+         * FIXME: this is not conteplating SecRuleUpdateActionBy* yet.
+         *
+         */
+        XmlNSsPtr dst;
+        for (auto &a : m_XmlNSs) {
+            dst.push_back(a.get());
+        }
+        
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+ private:
     int64_t m_ruleId;
 
     std::shared_ptr<RuleWithActions> m_chainedRuleChild;
     RuleWithActions *m_chainedRuleParent;
 
- private:
     /* actions */
     std::shared_ptr<actions::Action> m_disruptiveAction;
     std::shared_ptr<actions::LogData> m_logData;
@@ -322,6 +387,7 @@ class RuleWithActions : public Rule {
     MatchActions m_actionsRuntimePos;
     SetVars m_actionsSetVar;
     Tags m_actionsTag;
+    XmlNSs m_XmlNSs;
 
     /* actions || SecDefaultAction */
     std::shared_ptr<actions::Action> m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction;
diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_operator.h b/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_operator.h
index 574744dc..13860b27 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_operator.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rule_with_operator.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class RuleWithOperator : public RuleWithActions {
     std::string getOperatorName() const;
 
     virtual std::string getReference() override {
-        return std::to_string(m_ruleId);
+        return std::to_string(getId());
     }
 
  private:
diff --git a/headers/modsecurity/rules.h b/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
index 683dfdee..e98609c2 100644
--- a/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
+++ b/headers/modsecurity/rules.h
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class Rules {
          size_t j = 0;
          for (; j < from->size(); j++) {
             RuleWithOperator *rule = dynamic_cast<RuleWithOperator *>(from->at(j).get());
-            if (rule && std::binary_search(ids.begin(), ids.end(), rule->m_ruleId)) {
+            if (rule && std::binary_search(ids.begin(), ids.end(), rule->getId())) {
                  if (err != NULL) {
-                     *err << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(rule->m_ruleId) \
+                     *err << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(rule->getId()) \
                         << " is duplicated" << std::endl;
                  }
                  return -1;
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ class Rules {
 
     bool insert(std::shared_ptr<Rule> rule, const std::vector<int64_t> *ids, std::ostringstream *err) {
         RuleWithOperator *r = dynamic_cast<RuleWithOperator *>(rule.get());
-        if (r && ids != nullptr && std::binary_search(ids->begin(), ids->end(), r->m_ruleId)) {
+        if (r && ids != nullptr && std::binary_search(ids->begin(), ids->end(), r->getId())) {
             if (err != nullptr) {
-                *err << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(r->m_ruleId) \
+                *err << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(r->getId()) \
                     << " is duplicated" << std::endl;
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/src/actions/rule_id.cc b/src/actions/rule_id.cc
index a5b64612..f083ebd5 100644
--- a/src/actions/rule_id.cc
+++ b/src/actions/rule_id.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bool RuleId::init(std::string *error) {
 
 
 bool RuleId::evaluate(RuleWithActions *rule, Transaction *transaction) {
-    rule->m_ruleId = m_ruleId;
+    rule->setId(m_ruleId);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/actions/transformations/escape_seq_decode.h b/src/actions/transformations/escape_seq_decode.h
index 654548aa..56c5c54f 100644
--- a/src/actions/transformations/escape_seq_decode.h
+++ b/src/actions/transformations/escape_seq_decode.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class EscapeSeqDecode : public Transformation {
 
     std::string evaluate(const std::string &exp,
         Transaction *transaction) override;
-    int ansi_c_sequences_decode_inplace(unsigned char *input, int input_len);
+    static int ansi_c_sequences_decode_inplace(unsigned char *input, int input_len);
 };
 
 }  // namespace transformations
diff --git a/src/actions/transformations/url_encode.h b/src/actions/transformations/url_encode.h
index 438301f7..702eed38 100644
--- a/src/actions/transformations/url_encode.h
+++ b/src/actions/transformations/url_encode.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class UrlEncode : public Transformation {
     std::string evaluate(const std::string &exp,
         Transaction *transaction) override;
 
-    std::string url_enc(const char *input,
+    static std::string url_enc(const char *input,
         unsigned int input_len, int *changed);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/parser/driver.cc b/src/parser/driver.cc
index 3524d7e1..0d4cd55a 100644
--- a/src/parser/driver.cc
+++ b/src/parser/driver.cc
@@ -88,77 +88,79 @@ int Driver::addSecRule(std::unique_ptr<RuleWithActions> r) {
             m_parserError << " chain starter rules.";
             return false;
         }
-        m_lastRule->m_chainedRuleChild = std::move(r);
-        m_lastRule->m_chainedRuleChild->m_chainedRuleParent = m_lastRule;
-        m_lastRule = m_lastRule->m_chainedRuleChild.get();
+
+        m_lastRule->setChainedNext(std::move(r));
+        m_lastRule->getChainedNext()->setChainedParent(m_lastRule);
+        m_lastRule = m_lastRule->getChainedNext();
 
         /* Lets set all meta-data to the first rule */
         RuleWithActions *firstRule = m_lastRule;
         if (!firstRule->hasChainAction()) {
-            while (firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent != nullptr) {
+            while (firstRule->getChainedParent() != nullptr) {
                 if (firstRule->hasMessageAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setMessageAction(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setMessageAction(
                         firstRule->getMessageAction()
                     );
                     firstRule->setMessageAction(nullptr);
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasLogDataAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setLogDataAction(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setLogDataAction(
                         firstRule->getLogDataAction()
                     );
                     firstRule->setLogDataAction(nullptr);
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasSeverityAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setSeverity(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setSeverity(
                         firstRule->getSeverity()
                     );
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasRevisionAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setRevision(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setRevision(
                         firstRule->getRevision()
                     );
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasVersionAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setVersion(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setVersion(
                         firstRule->getVersion()
                     );
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasAccuracyAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setAccuracy(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setAccuracy(
                         firstRule->getAccuracy()
                     );
                 }
                 if (firstRule->hasMaturityAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setMaturity(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setMaturity(
                         firstRule->getMaturity()
                     );
                 }
 
                 if (firstRule->hasTagAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setTags(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setTags(
                         firstRule->getTagsAction()
                     );
                     firstRule->cleanTags();
                 }
 
                 if (firstRule->hasDisruptiveAction()) {
-                    firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setDisruptiveAction(
+                    firstRule->getChainedParent()->setDisruptiveAction(
                         firstRule->getDisruptiveAction()
                     );
                     firstRule->setDisruptiveAction(nullptr);
                 }
-                firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setHasBlockAction(
+                firstRule->getChainedParent()->setHasBlockAction(
                     firstRule->hasBlockAction()
                 );
-                firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setHasLogAction(
+                firstRule->getChainedParent()->setHasLogAction(
                     firstRule->hasLogAction()
                 );
-                firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent->setHasLogAction(
+                firstRule->getChainedParent()->setHasLogAction(
                     firstRule->hasNoLogAction()
                 );
-                firstRule = firstRule->m_chainedRuleParent;
+                firstRule = firstRule->getChainedParent();
             }
         }
+
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ int Driver::addSecRule(std::unique_ptr<RuleWithActions> r) {
      * Checking if the rule has an ID and also checking if this ID is not used
      * by other rule
      */
-    if (rule->m_ruleId == 0) {
+    if (rule->getId() == 0) {
         m_parserError << "Rules must have an ID. File: ";
         m_parserError << rule->getFileName() << " at line: ";
         m_parserError << std::to_string(rule->getLineNumber()) << std::endl;
@@ -178,8 +180,8 @@ int Driver::addSecRule(std::unique_ptr<RuleWithActions> r) {
         Rules *rules = m_rulesSetPhases[i];
         for (int j = 0; j < rules->size(); j++) {
             RuleWithOperator *lr = dynamic_cast<RuleWithOperator *>(rules->at(j).get());
-            if (lr && lr->m_ruleId == rule->m_ruleId) {
-                m_parserError << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(rule->m_ruleId) \
+            if (lr && lr->getId() == rule->getId()) {
+                m_parserError << "Rule id: " << std::to_string(rule->getId()) \
                     << " is duplicated" << std::endl;
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/rule_script.cc b/src/rule_script.cc
index bd0bef67..e1fc22e7 100644
--- a/src/rule_script.cc
+++ b/src/rule_script.cc
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@ bool RuleScript::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
 
     ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, " Executing script: " + m_name + ".");
 
-    bool containsDisruptive = false;
-
-    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans,
-        &containsDisruptive);
+    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans);
 
     bool ret = m_lua->run(trans);
 
     if (ret) {
-        executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans, containsDisruptive);
+        executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans);
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/rule_unconditional.cc b/src/rule_unconditional.cc
index 26d52651..5f5390bd 100644
--- a/src/rule_unconditional.cc
+++ b/src/rule_unconditional.cc
@@ -22,16 +22,12 @@ namespace modsecurity {
 bool RuleUnconditional::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
     RuleWithActions::evaluate(trans);
 
-    // FIXME: This needs to be romeved on the runtime exeption review.
-    bool containsBlock = false;
-
-    ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(m_ruleId) \
+    ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(getId()) \
         + ") Executing unconditional rule...");
 
-    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans,
-        &containsBlock);
+    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans);
 
-    executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans, containsBlock);
+    executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans);
 
     trans->logMatchLastRuleOnTheChain(this);
 
diff --git a/src/rule_with_actions.cc b/src/rule_with_actions.cc
index a51d87a0..831e45e6 100644
--- a/src/rule_with_actions.cc
+++ b/src/rule_with_actions.cc
@@ -18,47 +18,38 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <list>
-#include <utility>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
-#include "modsecurity/rules_set.h"
-#include "src/operators/operator.h"
 #include "modsecurity/actions/action.h"
 #include "modsecurity/modsecurity.h"
-#include "src/actions/transformations/none.h"
-#include "src/actions/tag.h"
-#include "src/utils/string.h"
 #include "modsecurity/rule_message.h"
+#include "modsecurity/rules_set.h"
 #include "modsecurity/rule_with_actions.h"
 #include "src/actions/accuracy.h"
-#include "src/actions/maturity.h"
+#include "src/actions/block.h"
+#include "src/actions/capture.h"
+#include "src/actions/log_data.h"
 #include "src/actions/msg.h"
+#include "src/actions/maturity.h"
+#include "src/actions/multi_match.h"
+#include "src/actions/rev.h"
 #include "src/actions/log.h"
 #include "src/actions/no_log.h"
-#include "src/actions/log_data.h"
-#include "src/actions/rev.h"
-#include "src/actions/severity.h"
-#include "src/actions/capture.h"
-#include "src/actions/multi_match.h"
 #include "src/actions/set_var.h"
-#include "src/actions/block.h"
-#include "src/variables/variable.h"
+#include "src/actions/severity.h"
+#include "src/actions/tag.h"
+#include "src/actions/transformations/transformation.h"
+#include "src/actions/xmlns.h"
+#include "src/utils/string.h"
 
 
 namespace modsecurity {
 
-using operators::Operator;
-using actions::Action;
-using variables::Variable;
-using actions::transformations::None;
-using actions::transformations::Transformation;
-
-
-
 RuleWithActions::RuleWithActions(
     Actions *actions,
     Transformations *transformations,
@@ -74,6 +65,7 @@ RuleWithActions::RuleWithActions(
     m_actionsRuntimePos(),
     m_actionsSetVar(),
     m_actionsTag(),
+    m_XmlNSs(),
     m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction(nullptr),
     m_defaultActionLogData(nullptr),
     m_defaultActionMsg(nullptr),
@@ -215,8 +207,10 @@ void RuleWithActions::addAction(actions::Action *a) {
         } else if (dynamic_cast<actions::Tag *>(a)) {
             m_actionsTag.push_back(std::unique_ptr<actions::Tag>(dynamic_cast<actions::Tag *>(a)));
         } else if (dynamic_cast<actions::Block *>(a)) {
-            m_actionsRuntimePos.push_back(std::unique_ptr<actions::Block>(dynamic_cast<actions::Block*>(a)));
+            m_actionsRuntimePos.push_back(std::unique_ptr<actions::Block>(dynamic_cast<actions::Block *>(a)));
             m_containsStaticBlockAction = true;
+        } else if (dynamic_cast<actions::XmlNS *>(a)) {
+            m_XmlNSs.push_back(std::unique_ptr<actions::XmlNS>(dynamic_cast<actions::XmlNS *>(a)));
         } else if (a->isDisruptive() == true) {
             m_disruptiveAction = std::unique_ptr<Action>(a);
         } else {
@@ -237,12 +231,6 @@ RuleWithActions::~RuleWithActions() { }
 
 
 bool RuleWithActions::evaluate(Transaction *transaction) {
-
-    /* Rule evaluate is pure virtual.
-     *
-     * Rule::evaluate(transaction);
-     */
-
     /* Matched vars needs to be clear at every new rule execution */
     transaction->m_matched.clear();
 
@@ -250,8 +238,7 @@ bool RuleWithActions::evaluate(Transaction *transaction) {
 }
 
 
-void RuleWithActions::executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(Transaction *trans,
-    bool *containsBlock) {
+void RuleWithActions::executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(Transaction *trans) {
 
     for (actions::SetVar *a : getSetVarsActionsPtr()) {
         ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Running [independent] (non-disruptive) " \
@@ -268,7 +255,6 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(Transaction *
         actions::Action *a = dynamic_cast<actions::Action*>(b.second.get());
         if (a->isDisruptive() == true && *a->m_name.get() == "block") {
             ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Rule contains a `block' action");
-                *containsBlock = true;
         } else if (*a->m_name.get() == "setvar") {
             ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Running [independent] (non-disruptive) " \
                 "action: " + *a->m_name.get());
@@ -278,8 +264,7 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(Transaction *
 }
 
 
-void RuleWithActions::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans,
-    bool containsBlock) {
+void RuleWithActions::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans) {
     bool disruptiveAlreadyExecuted = false;
 
 #if 0
@@ -288,7 +273,8 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans,
             continue;
         }
         if (!a.get()->isDisruptive()) {
-            executeAction(trans, containsBlock, a.get(), true);
+            executeAction(trans, a.get(), true);
+
         }
     }
 #endif
@@ -299,13 +285,18 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans,
         a->evaluate(this, trans, *trans->messageGetLast());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * FIXME: SecRuleUpdateActionBy should be runtime
+     * 
+     */
     for (auto &b :
         trans->m_rules->m_exceptions.m_action_pos_update_target_by_id) {
         if (m_ruleId != b.first) {
             continue;
         }
         actions::Action *a = dynamic_cast<actions::Action*>(b.second.get());
-        executeAction(trans, containsBlock, a, false);
+        executeAction(trans, a, false);
         disruptiveAlreadyExecuted = true;
     }
 
@@ -325,22 +316,22 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans,
         if (!a->isDisruptive()
                 && !(disruptiveAlreadyExecuted
                 && dynamic_cast<actions::Block *>(a))) {
-            executeAction(trans, containsBlock, a, false);
+            executeAction(trans, a, false);
         }
     }
+
     if (!disruptiveAlreadyExecuted && m_disruptiveAction != nullptr) {
-        executeAction(trans, containsBlock,
+        executeAction(trans,
             m_disruptiveAction.get(), false);
     } else if  (!disruptiveAlreadyExecuted && hasBlockAction()
         && m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction != nullptr) {
-        executeAction(trans, containsBlock,
+        executeAction(trans,
             m_defaultActionDisruptiveAction.get(), false);
     }
 }
 
 
 void RuleWithActions::executeAction(Transaction *trans,
-    bool containsBlock,
     Action *a, bool defaultContext) {
     if (a->isDisruptive() == false && *a->m_name.get() != "block") {
         ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Running " \
@@ -349,15 +340,15 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeAction(Transaction *trans,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (defaultContext && !containsBlock) {
+    if (defaultContext && !hasBlockAction()) {
         ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Ignoring action: " + *a->m_name.get() + \
             " (rule does not cotains block)");
         return;
     }
 
     if (trans->getRuleEngineState() == RulesSet::EnabledRuleEngine) {
-        ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Running (disruptive)     action: " + *a->m_name.get() + \
-            ".");
+        ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Running (disruptive)     action: " + 
+            *a->m_name.get() + ".");
         a->evaluate(this, trans, *trans->messageGetLast());
         return;
     }
@@ -372,8 +363,7 @@ inline void RuleWithActions::executeTransformation(
     std::shared_ptr<std::string> *value,
     Transaction *trans,
     TransformationResults *ret,
-    std::string *path,
-    int *nth) const {
+    std::string *path) const {
 
     std::string *oldValue = (*value).get();
     std::string newValue = a->evaluate(*oldValue, trans);
@@ -382,7 +372,6 @@ inline void RuleWithActions::executeTransformation(
         std::shared_ptr<std::string> u(new std::string(newValue));
         if (m_containsMultiMatchAction) {
             ret->push_back(std::make_pair(u, a->m_name));
-            (*nth)++;
         }
         *value = u;
     }
@@ -393,16 +382,16 @@ inline void RuleWithActions::executeTransformation(
         path->append("," + *a->m_name.get());
     }
 
-    ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, " T (" + \
-        std::to_string(*nth) + ") " + \
+    ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Transformation " + \
         *a->m_name.get() + ": \"" + \
-        utils::string::limitTo(80, newValue) +"\"");
+        utils::string::limitTo(80, newValue) + "\"");
 }
 
 void RuleWithActions::executeTransformations(
-    Transaction *trans, const std::string &in, TransformationResults &ret) {
+    Transaction *trans,
+    const std::string &in,
+    TransformationResults &ret) {
     int none = 0;
-    int transformations = 0;
     std::string path("");
     std::shared_ptr<std::string> value =
         std::shared_ptr<std::string>(new std::string(in));
@@ -422,9 +411,7 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeTransformations(
 
     for (Transformation *a : getTransformationPtr()) {
         if (none == 0) {
-            Transformation *t = dynamic_cast<Transformation *>(a);
-            executeTransformation(t, &value, trans, &ret, &path,
-                &transformations);
+            executeTransformation(a, &value, trans, &ret, &path);
         }
         if (a->m_isNone) {
             none--;
@@ -451,9 +438,7 @@ void RuleWithActions::executeTransformations(
         }
         Transformation *a = dynamic_cast<Transformation*>(b.second.get());
         if (none == 0) {
-            Transformation *t = dynamic_cast<Transformation *>(a);
-            executeTransformation(t, &value, trans, &ret, &path,
-                &transformations);
+            executeTransformation(a, &value, trans, &ret, &path);
         }
         if (a->m_isNone) {
             none--;
@@ -489,42 +474,6 @@ bool RuleWithActions::containsMsg(const std::string& name, Transaction *t) {
 }
 
 
-std::vector<actions::Action *> RuleWithActions::getActionsByName(const std::string& name,
-    Transaction *trans) {
-    std::vector<actions::Action *> ret;
-    for (auto &z : getMatchActionsPtr()) {
-        if (*z->m_name.get() == name) {
-            ret.push_back(z);
-        }
-    }
-    for (auto &z : getTransformationPtr()) {
-        if (*z->m_name.get() == name) {
-            ret.push_back(z);
-        }
-    }
-    for (auto &b :
-        trans->m_rules->m_exceptions.m_action_pre_update_target_by_id) {
-        if (m_ruleId != b.first) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        actions::Action *z = dynamic_cast<actions::Action*>(b.second.get());
-        if (*z->m_name.get() == name) {
-            ret.push_back(z);
-        }
-    }
-    for (auto &b :
-        trans->m_rules->m_exceptions.m_action_pos_update_target_by_id) {
-        if (m_ruleId != b.first) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        actions::Action *z = dynamic_cast<actions::Action*>(b.second.get());
-        if (*z->m_name.get() == name) {
-            ret.push_back(z);
-        }
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
 std::string RuleWithActions::getLogData(Transaction *t) { return m_logData->data(t); }
 std::string RuleWithActions::getMessage(Transaction *t) { return m_msg->data(t); }
 
diff --git a/src/rule_with_operator.cc b/src/rule_with_operator.cc
index 7cf30079..5ccedb27 100644
--- a/src/rule_with_operator.cc
+++ b/src/rule_with_operator.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void RuleWithOperator::getVariablesExceptions(Transaction *t,
     }
 
     for (auto &a : t->m_rules->m_exceptions.m_variable_update_target_by_id) {
-        if (m_ruleId != a.first) {
+        if (getId() != a.first) {
             continue;
         }
         Variable *b = a.second.get();
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ inline void RuleWithOperator::getFinalVars(variables::Variables *vars,
         if (std::find_if(trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.begin(),
                 trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.end(),
                 [&, variable, this](std::pair<int, std::string> &m) -> bool {
-                    return m.first == m_ruleId
+                    return m.first == getId()
                         && m.second == *variable->m_fullName.get();
                 }) != trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.end()) {
             continue;
@@ -216,18 +216,18 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
 
     // FIXME: Make a class runTimeException to handle this cases.
     for (auto &i : trans->m_ruleRemoveById) {
-        if (m_ruleId != i) {
+        if (getId() != i) {
             continue;
         }
-        ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Rule id: " + std::to_string(m_ruleId) +
+        ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Rule id: " + std::to_string(getId()) +
             " was skipped due to a ruleRemoveById action...");
         return true;
     }
     for (auto &i : trans->m_ruleRemoveByIdRange) {
-        if (!(i.first <= m_ruleId && i.second >= m_ruleId)) {
+        if (!(i.first <= getId() && i.second >= getId())) {
             continue;
         }
-        ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Rule id: " + std::to_string(m_ruleId) +
+        ms_dbg_a(trans, 9, "Rule id: " + std::to_string(getId()) +
             " was skipped due to a ruleRemoveById action...");
         return true;
     }
@@ -241,14 +241,15 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
         } else {
             eparam = "\"" + eparam + "\"";
         }
-    ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(m_ruleId) \
+    ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(getId()) \
         + ") Executing operator \"" + getOperatorName() \
         + "\" with param " \
         + eparam \
         + " against " \
         + variables + ".");
     } else {
-        ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(m_ruleId) \
+        ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "(Rule: " + std::to_string(getId()
+) \
             + ") Executing operator \"" + getOperatorName() \
             + " against " \
             + variables + ".");
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
                 std::find_if(trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.begin(),
                     trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.end(),
                     [&, v, this](std::pair<int, std::string> &m) -> bool {
-                        return m.first == m_ruleId && m.second == v->getKeyWithCollection();
+                        return m.first == getId() && m.second == v->getKeyWithCollection();
                     }) != trans->m_ruleRemoveTargetById.end()
             ) {
                 delete v;
@@ -311,8 +312,7 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
                     trans->messageGetLast()->m_reference.append(*valueTemp.second);
 
                     updateMatchedVars(trans, key, valueAfterTrans);
-                    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans,
-                        &containsBlock);
+                    executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(trans);
 
                     globalRet = true;
                 }
@@ -336,14 +336,14 @@ bool RuleWithOperator::evaluate(Transaction *trans) {
     }
 
     /* FIXME: this check should happens on the parser. */
-    if (this->m_chainedRuleChild == nullptr) {
+    if (getChainedNext() == nullptr) {
         ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Rule is marked as chained but there " \
             "isn't a subsequent rule.");
         goto end_clean;
     }
 
     ms_dbg_a(trans, 4, "Executing chained rule.");
-    recursiveGlobalRet = m_chainedRuleChild->evaluate(trans);
+    recursiveGlobalRet = getChainedNext()->evaluate(trans);
 
     if (recursiveGlobalRet == true) {
         goto end_exec;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ end_clean:
     return false;
 
 end_exec:
-    executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans, containsBlock);
+    executeActionsAfterFullMatch(trans);
 
     /* last rule in the chain. */
     trans->logMatchLastRuleOnTheChain(this);
diff --git a/src/rules_set.cc b/src/rules_set.cc
index 9a35573b..0ca3fbfd 100644
--- a/src/rules_set.cc
+++ b/src/rules_set.cc
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int RulesSet::evaluate(int phase, Transaction *t) {
             Rule *base = rule.get();
             RuleWithActions *ruleWithActions = dynamic_cast<RuleWithActions *>(base);
             // FIXME: Those should be treated inside the rule itself
-            if (ruleWithActions && m_exceptions.contains(ruleWithActions->m_ruleId)) {
+            if (ruleWithActions && m_exceptions.contains(ruleWithActions->getId())) {
                 ms_dbg_a(t, 9, "Skipped rule id '" + rule->getReference() \
                     + "'. Removed by an SecRuleRemove directive.");
                 continue;
diff --git a/src/rules_set_phases.cc b/src/rules_set_phases.cc
index 39670177..184738b1 100644
--- a/src/rules_set_phases.cc
+++ b/src/rules_set_phases.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int RulesSetPhases::append(RulesSetPhases *from, std::ostringstream *err) {
             if (!rule_ckc) {
                 continue;
             }
-            v.push_back(rule_ckc->m_ruleId);
+            v.push_back(rule_ckc->getId());
         }
     }
     std::sort (v.begin(), v.end());
diff --git a/src/variables/rule.h b/src/variables/rule.h
index 8a9171a6..b313b188 100644
--- a/src/variables/rule.h
+++ b/src/variables/rule.h
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ class Rule_DictElement : public VariableDictElement { \
         std::vector<const VariableValue *> *l) {
         RuleWithActions *r = rule;
 
-        if (!r || r->m_ruleId == 0) {
+        if (!r || r->getId() == 0) {
             return;
         }
         std::unique_ptr<VariableOrigin> origin(new VariableOrigin());
-        std::string *a = new std::string(std::to_string(r->m_ruleId));
+        std::string *a = new std::string(std::to_string(r->getId()));
         VariableValue *var = new VariableValue(&m_rule, &m_rule_id,
             a
         );
diff --git a/src/variables/xml.cc b/src/variables/xml.cc
index 7cb14a5f..853db8f7 100644
--- a/src/variables/xml.cc
+++ b/src/variables/xml.cc
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ void XML::evaluate(Transaction *t,
     if (rule == NULL) {
         ms_dbg_a(t, 2, "XML: Can't look for xmlns, internal error.");
     } else {
-        std::vector<actions::Action *> acts = rule->getActionsByName("xmlns", t);
-        for (auto &x : acts) {
-            actions::XmlNS *z = (actions::XmlNS *)x;
+        std::vector<actions::XmlNS *> acts = rule->getXmlNSsPtr();
+        for (auto &z : acts) {
             if (xmlXPathRegisterNs(xpathCtx, (const xmlChar*)z->m_scope.c_str(),
                     (const xmlChar*)z->m_href.c_str()) != 0) {
                 ms_dbg_a(t, 1, "Failed to register XML namespace href \"" + \
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/actions.json b/test/test-cases/regression/actions.json
index c69f1a7c..daa93c84 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/actions.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/actions.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 403
     },
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 302,
       "redirect_url": "http://www.google.com"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 306,
       "redirect_url": "http://www.google.com"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 500
     },
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 500
     },
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 500
     },
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/auditlog.json b/test/test-cases/regression/auditlog.json
index 33b61101..860ba0ef 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/auditlog.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/auditlog.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 403
     },
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 403
     },
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     },
     "expected": {
       "audit_log": "",
-      "debug_log": "\\[9\\]  T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"test",
+      "debug_log": "\\[9\\] Transformation t:trim: \"test",
       "error_log": "",
       "http_code": 403
     },
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/collection-regular_expression_selection.json b/test/test-cases/regression/collection-regular_expression_selection.json
index cde06ac7..79f772b8 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/collection-regular_expression_selection.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/collection-regular_expression_selection.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     },
     "expected":{  
       "audit_log":"",
-      "debug_log":"T \\(0\\) t:lowercase: \"test2\"",
+      "debug_log":"Transformation t:lowercase: \"test2\"",
       "error_log":""
     },
     "rules":[  
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/config-response_type.json b/test/test-cases/regression/config-response_type.json
index 621ab38a..c4ea1c49 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/config-response_type.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/config-response_type.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "expected":{
-      "debug_log":"T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"no need.\""
+      "debug_log":"Transformation t:trim: \"no need.\""
     },
     "rules":[
       "SecRuleEngine On",
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES.json
index 7f0f4dcf..d7fd457e 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "expected":{  
-      "debug_log":"T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"small_text_file"
+      "debug_log":"Transformation t:trim: \"small_text_file"
     },
     "rules":[  
       "SecRuleEngine On",
diff --git a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES_NAMES.json b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES_NAMES.json
index fcf95ed9..48c6dc21 100644
--- a/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES_NAMES.json
+++ b/test/test-cases/regression/variable-FILES_NAMES.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "expected":{  
-      "debug_log":"T \\(0\\) t:trim: \"filedata"
+      "debug_log":"Transformation t:trim: \"filedata"
     },
     "rules":[  
       "SecRuleEngine On",