diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/IrcClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/IrcClient.kt
index 0f47812..09abbd4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/IrcClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/IrcClient.kt
@@ -1,39 +1,58 @@
 package com.shr4pnel.ferretirc
 
-import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.ClientMessage
+import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.messages.ClientMessage
 import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.Connection
-import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.MessageReader
-import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.MessageWriter
+import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.messages.ServerMessage
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLoggingConfiguration
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import java.net.URL
-
-class IrcClient(val nick: String, val sock: URL) {
-    val port: Int = sock.port
-    val hostname: String = sock.host
-    val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
-    private val connection = Connection(hostname, port, scope)
-    lateinit var messages: Channel<String>
 
+class IrcClient(hostname: String, port: Int) {
     init {
-        require(port != -1, fun() = "A port must be specified in your argument to IRCClient")
-        require(hostname.isNotEmpty(), fun() = "A port must be specified in your argument to IRCClient")
+        KotlinLoggingConfiguration.logStartupMessage = false
     }
 
+    val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
+
+    @PublishedApi
+    internal val connection = Connection(hostname, port, scope)
+
     suspend fun connect() {
         connection.connect()
-        messages = connection.reader.incomingMessages
     }
 
-    fun queueMessage(message: ClientMessage) = scope.launch {
+    suspend fun queueMessage(message: ClientMessage) {
         connection.writer.outgoingMessages.send(message)
     }
 
+    suspend fun queueMessages(vararg messages: ClientMessage) {
+        messages.forEach {
+            connection.writer.outgoingMessages.send(it)
+        }
+    }
+
     fun close() {
         scope.cancel()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the next Server Message meeting condition
+     * @param predicate A function to filter a message based on its parameters
+     */
+    suspend inline fun <reified T : ServerMessage> waitForNext(noinline predicate: (T) -> Boolean = { true }): T =
+        connection.reader.waitForNext(T::class, predicate)
+
+    suspend fun register(nick: String, realName: String? = null, password: String? = null) {
+        val messages = buildList {
+            if (!password.isNullOrEmpty()) add(ClientMessage.Pass(password))
+            add(ClientMessage.Cap.LS())
+            add(ClientMessage.Nick(nick))
+            if (!realName.isNullOrEmpty()) add(ClientMessage.User(nick, realName))
+            else add(ClientMessage.User(nick, nick))
+            add(ClientMessage.Cap.END())
+        }
+        queueMessages(*messages.toTypedArray())
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/Connection.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/Connection.kt
index c34fa6c..7770c6d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/Connection.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/Connection.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net
 
+import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.messages.ClientMessage
 import io.ktor.network.sockets.Socket
 import io.ktor.network.sockets.aSocket
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/MessageWriter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/MessageWriter.kt
index e1753a7..f797815 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/MessageWriter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/shr4pnel/ferretirc/net/MessageWriter.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net
 
+import com.shr4pnel.ferretirc.net.messages.MessageIO
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import io.ktor.network.sockets.Socket
 import io.ktor.network.sockets.openWriteChannel
 import io.ktor.utils.io.ByteWriteChannel
@@ -7,16 +9,17 @@ import io.ktor.utils.io.writeFully
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
-class MessageWriter(socket: Socket, scope: CoroutineScope): MessageIO(socket, scope) {
+class MessageWriter(socket: Socket, scope: CoroutineScope) : MessageIO(socket, scope) {
     private lateinit var send: ByteWriteChannel
+    private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger("MessageWriter")
 
-    override suspend fun start() {
+    override fun start() = scope.launch {
         send = socket.openWriteChannel()
-        scope.launch {
-            for (msg in outgoingMessages) {
-                send.writeFully(msg.toWire())
-                send.flush()
-            }
+
+        for (msg in outgoingMessages) {
+            logger.debug { msg.toWireIntermediate() }
+            send.writeFully(msg.toWire())
+            send.flush()
         }
     }
-}
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+}