diff --git a/candid_client/src/candid_connection.rs b/candid_client/src/candid_connection.rs
index fa5ef3f..da35b47 100644
--- a/candid_client/src/candid_connection.rs
+++ b/candid_client/src/candid_connection.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use std::io::BufReader;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::{BufReader, Lines};
 use std::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
 
 pub struct CandidConnection {
@@ -13,4 +14,20 @@ impl CandidConnection {
             stream: BufReader::new(stream),
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn read_frame(&mut self) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+        let mut buffer = String::new();
+
+        self.stream.read_line(&mut buffer)?;
+
+        Ok(buffer)
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_raw_stream(self) -> TcpStream {
+        self.stream.into_inner()
+    }
+
+    pub fn lines(self) -> Lines<BufReader<TcpStream>> {
+        self.stream.lines()
+    }
 }