diff --git a/src/conn.rs b/src/conn.rs
index e69de29..d31f3ea 100644
--- a/src/conn.rs
+++ b/src/conn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::io::{BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, IoResult, TcpStream};
+use data::kinds::{IrcWriter, IrcReader};
+use data::message::Message;
+
+pub struct Connection<T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    writer: Mutex<T>,
+    reader: Mutex<U>,
+}
+
+impl Connection<BufferedWriter<TcpStream>, BufferedReader<TcpStream>> {
+    pub fn connect(host: &str, port: u16) -> IoResult<Connection<BufferedWriter<TcpStream>, BufferedReader<TcpStream>>> {
+        let socket = try!(TcpStream::connect(host, port));
+        Ok(Connection::new(BufferedWriter::new(socket.clone()), BufferedReader::new(socket)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, U> Connection<T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+    pub fn new(writer: T, reader: U) -> Connection<T, U> {
+        Connection {
+            writer: Mutex::new(writer),
+            reader: Mutex::new(reader),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(&self, msg: Message) -> IoResult<()> {
+        let mut send = self.writer.lock();
+        try!(send.write_str(msg.into_string()[]));
+        send.flush()
+    }
+
+    pub fn recv(&self) -> IoResult<String> {
+        self.reader.lock().read_line()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/data/message.rs b/src/data/message.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3ed90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/message.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#[deriving(Clone, PartialEq, Show)]
+pub struct Message {
+    pub prefix: Option<String>,
+    pub command: String,
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+    pub suffix: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Message {
+    pub fn new(prefix: Option<&str>, command: &str, args: Option<Vec<&str>>, suffix: Option<&str>)
+        -> Message {
+        Message {
+            prefix: prefix.map(|s| s.into_string()),
+            command: command.into_string(),
+            args: args.map_or(Vec::new(), |v| v.iter().map(|s| s.into_string()).collect()),
+            suffix: suffix.map(|s| s.into_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_string(&self) -> String {
+        let mut ret = String::new();
+        if let Some(ref prefix) = self.prefix {
+            ret.push(':');
+            ret.push_str(prefix[]);
+            ret.push(' ');
+        }
+        ret.push_str(self.command[]);
+        for arg in self.args.iter() {
+            ret.push(' ');
+            ret.push_str(arg[]);
+        }
+        if let Some(ref suffix) = self.suffix {
+            ret.push_str(" :");
+            ret.push_str(suffix[]);
+        }
+        ret
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/data/mod.rs b/src/data/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3178a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+pub mod kinds {
+    pub trait IrcWriter: Writer + Sized + Send + 'static {}
+    impl<T> IrcWriter for T where T: Writer + Sized + Send + 'static {}
+    pub trait IrcReader: Buffer + Sized + Send + 'static {}
+    impl<T> IrcReader for T where T: Buffer + Sized + Send + 'static {}
+}
+
+pub mod message;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7e3d85e..2de2166 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 
 #![feature(if_let)]
-#![feature(phase)]
 #![feature(slicing_syntax)]
-extern crate regex;
-#[phase(plugin)] extern crate regex_macros;
 extern crate serialize;
 
-mod conn;
+    mod conn;
+pub mod data;
 pub mod server;
-mod utils;
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 324e70c..0000000
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-use std::io::{InvalidInput, IoError, IoResult};
-
-fn process(msg: &str) -> IoResult<(&str, &str, Vec<&str>)> {
-    let reg = regex!(r"^(?::([^ ]+) )?([^ ]+)(.*)");
-    let cap = match reg.captures(msg) {
-        Some(x) => x,
-        None => return Err(IoError {
-            kind: InvalidInput,
-            desc: "Failed to parse line",
-            detail: None,
-        }),
-    };
-    let source = cap.at(1);
-    let command = cap.at(2);
-    let args = parse_args(cap.at(3));
-    Ok((source, command, args))
-}
-
-fn parse_args(line: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
-    let reg = regex!(r" ([^: ]+)| :([^\r\n]*)[\r\n]*$");
-    reg.captures_iter(line).map(|cap| {
-        match cap.at(1) {
-            "" => cap.at(2),
-            x => x,
-        }
-    }).collect()
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::{process, parse_args};
-
-    #[test]
-    fn process_line() {
-        let res = process(":flare.to.ca.fyrechat.net 353 pickles = #pickles :pickles awe\r\n").unwrap();
-        let (source, command, args) = res;
-        assert_eq!(source, "flare.to.ca.fyrechat.net");
-        assert_eq!(command, "353");
-        assert_eq!(args, vec!["pickles", "=", "#pickles", "pickles awe"]);
-
-        let res = process("PING :flare.to.ca.fyrechat.net\r\n").unwrap();
-        let (source, command, args) = res;
-        assert_eq!(source, "");
-        assert_eq!(command, "PING");
-        assert_eq!(args, vec!["flare.to.ca.fyrechat.net"]);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn process_args() {
-        let res = parse_args("PRIVMSG #vana :hi");
-        assert_eq!(res, vec!["#vana", "hi"])
-    }
-}