diff --git a/luz/src/connection/write.rs b/luz/src/connection/write.rs
index 70584a2..2273fac 100644
--- a/luz/src/connection/write.rs
+++ b/luz/src/connection/write.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ pub struct WriteHandle {
     sender: mpsc::Sender<WriteMessage>,
 }
 
+impl WriteHandle {
+    pub async fn write(&self, stanza: Stanza) -> Result<(), Reason> {
+        let (send, recv) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.send(WriteMessage {
+            stanza,
+            respond_to: send,
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|_| Reason::ChannelSend)?;
+        // TODO: timeout
+        recv.await?
+    }
+}
+
 impl Deref for WriteHandle {
     type Target = mpsc::Sender<WriteMessage>;
 
diff --git a/luz/src/error.rs b/luz/src/error.rs
index 7bf7bac..fbbcd2b 100644
--- a/luz/src/error.rs
+++ b/luz/src/error.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl From<RosterError> for ConnectionError {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct StatusError(Reason);
+pub struct StatusError(pub Reason);
 
 impl From<StatusError> for Error {
     fn from(e: StatusError) -> Self {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum Reason {
     // TODO: organisastion of error into internal error thing
     Timeout,
     Stream(stanza::stream_error::Error),
-    Stanza(stanza::stanza_error::Error),
+    Stanza(Option<stanza::client::error::Error>),
     Jabber(jabber::Error),
     XML(peanuts::Error),
     SQL(sqlx::Error),
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ pub enum Reason {
     LostConnection,
     OneshotRecv(oneshot::error::RecvError),
     UnexpectedStanza(Stanza),
+    Disconnected,
+    ChannelSend,
 }
 
 impl From<oneshot::error::RecvError> for Reason {
diff --git a/luz/src/lib.rs b/luz/src/lib.rs
index 1ed6c03..cffffb2 100644
--- a/luz/src/lib.rs
+++ b/luz/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use tokio::{
     sync::{mpsc, oneshot, Mutex},
     task::JoinSet,
 };
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{info, Instrument};
 use user::User;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -286,24 +286,72 @@ impl CommandMessage {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            CommandMessage::GetChats(sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetChat(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetMessages(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteChat(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteMessage(uuid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetUser(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AddContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::BuddyRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AcceptBuddyRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AcceptSubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeFromContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnfriendContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UpdateContact(jid, contact_update, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SetStatus(online, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SendMessage(jid, body, sender) => todo!(),
+            CommandMessage::GetChats(sender) => {
+                let chats = db.read_chats().await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(chats);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetChat(jid, sender) => {
+                let chats = db.read_chat(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(chats);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetMessages(jid, sender) => {
+                let messages = db.read_message_history(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(messages);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteChat(jid, sender) => {
+                let result = db.delete_chat(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteMessage(uuid, sender) => {
+                let result = db.delete_message(uuid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetUser(jid, sender) => {
+                let user = db.read_user(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(user);
+            }
+            // TODO: offline queue to modify roster
+            CommandMessage::AddContact(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::BuddyRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::SubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::AcceptBuddyRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::AcceptSubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeFromContact(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeContact(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnfriendContact(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteContact(jid, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UpdateContact(jid, contact_update, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
+            CommandMessage::SetStatus(online, sender) => {
+                let result = db
+                    .upsert_cached_status(online)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| StatusError(e.into()));
+                sender.send(result);
+            }
+            // TODO: offline message queue
+            CommandMessage::SendMessage(jid, body, sender) => {
+                sender.send(Err(Reason::Disconnected));
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -312,7 +360,7 @@ impl CommandMessage {
         write_handle: WriteHandle,
         supervisor_control: SupervisorSender,
         // TODO: jid could lose resource by the end
-        jid: Arc<Mutex<JID>>,
+        client_jid: Arc<Mutex<JID>>,
         db: Db,
         update_sender: mpsc::Sender<UpdateMessage>,
         pending_iqs: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, oneshot::Sender<Result<Stanza, Reason>>>>>,
@@ -324,7 +372,7 @@ impl CommandMessage {
                 // TODO: jid resource should probably be stored within the connection
                 let owned_jid: JID;
                 {
-                    owned_jid = jid.lock().await.clone();
+                    owned_jid = client_jid.lock().await.clone();
                 }
                 let iq_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
                 let (send, iq_recv) = oneshot::channel();
@@ -400,24 +448,502 @@ impl CommandMessage {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            CommandMessage::GetChats(sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetChat(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetMessages(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteChat(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteMessage(uuid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::GetUser(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AddContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::BuddyRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AcceptBuddyRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::AcceptSubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeFromContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UnfriendContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::DeleteContact(jid, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::UpdateContact(jid, contact_update, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SetStatus(online, sender) => todo!(),
-            CommandMessage::SendMessage(jid, body, sender) => todo!(),
+            CommandMessage::GetChats(sender) => {
+                let chats = db.read_chats().await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(chats);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetChat(jid, sender) => {
+                let chats = db.read_chat(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(chats);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetMessages(jid, sender) => {
+                let messages = db.read_message_history(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(messages);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteChat(jid, sender) => {
+                let result = db.delete_chat(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteMessage(uuid, sender) => {
+                let result = db.delete_message(uuid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::GetUser(jid, sender) => {
+                let user = db.read_user(jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into());
+                sender.send(user);
+            }
+            // TODO: offline queue to modify roster
+            CommandMessage::AddContact(jid, sender) => {
+                let owned_jid;
+                {
+                    owned_jid = client_jid.lock().await.clone();
+                }
+                let iq_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+                let set_stanza = Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                    from: Some(owned_jid),
+                    id: iq_id.clone(),
+                    to: None,
+                    r#type: IqType::Set,
+                    lang: None,
+                    query: Some(iq::Query::Roster(stanza::roster::Query {
+                        ver: None,
+                        items: vec![stanza::roster::Item {
+                            approved: None,
+                            ask: false,
+                            jid,
+                            name: None,
+                            subscription: None,
+                            groups: Vec::new(),
+                        }],
+                    })),
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let (send, recv) = oneshot::channel();
+                {
+                    pending_iqs.lock().await.insert(iq_id.clone(), send);
+                }
+                // TODO: write_handle send helper function
+                let result = write_handle.write(set_stanza).await;
+                if let Err(_) = result {
+                    sender.send(result);
+                    return;
+                }
+                let iq_result = recv.await;
+                match iq_result {
+                    Ok(i) => match i {
+                        Ok(iq_result) => match iq_result {
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors: _,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Result => {
+                                sender.send(Ok(()));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Error => {
+                                if let Some(error) = errors.first() {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(Some(error.clone()))));
+                                } else {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(None)));
+                                }
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            s => {
+                                sender.send(Err(Reason::UnexpectedStanza(s)));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    },
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::BuddyRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid.clone()),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribe),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                match result {
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                            from: None,
+                            id: None,
+                            to: Some(jid),
+                            r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribed),
+                            lang: None,
+                            show: None,
+                            status: None,
+                            priority: None,
+                            errors: Vec::new(),
+                        });
+                        let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::SubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                // TODO: i should probably have builders
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribe),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                let _ = sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::AcceptBuddyRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid.clone()),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribed),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                match result {
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                            from: None,
+                            id: None,
+                            to: Some(jid),
+                            r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribe),
+                            lang: None,
+                            show: None,
+                            status: None,
+                            priority: None,
+                            errors: Vec::new(),
+                        });
+                        let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::AcceptSubscriptionRequest(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Subscribe),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                let _ = sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeFromContact(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Unsubscribe),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                let _ = sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnsubscribeContact(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Unsubscribed),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                let _ = sender.send(result);
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UnfriendContact(jid, sender) => {
+                let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                    from: None,
+                    id: None,
+                    to: Some(jid.clone()),
+                    r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Unsubscribe),
+                    lang: None,
+                    show: None,
+                    status: None,
+                    priority: None,
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                match result {
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        let presence = Stanza::Presence(stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+                            from: None,
+                            id: None,
+                            to: Some(jid),
+                            r#type: Some(stanza::client::presence::PresenceType::Unsubscribed),
+                            lang: None,
+                            show: None,
+                            status: None,
+                            priority: None,
+                            errors: Vec::new(),
+                        });
+                        let result = write_handle.write(presence).await;
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::DeleteContact(jid, sender) => {
+                let owned_jid;
+                {
+                    owned_jid = client_jid.lock().await.clone();
+                }
+                let iq_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+                let set_stanza = Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                    from: Some(owned_jid),
+                    id: iq_id.clone(),
+                    to: None,
+                    r#type: IqType::Set,
+                    lang: None,
+                    query: Some(iq::Query::Roster(stanza::roster::Query {
+                        ver: None,
+                        items: vec![stanza::roster::Item {
+                            approved: None,
+                            ask: false,
+                            jid,
+                            name: None,
+                            subscription: Some(stanza::roster::Subscription::Remove),
+                            groups: Vec::new(),
+                        }],
+                    })),
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let (send, recv) = oneshot::channel();
+                {
+                    pending_iqs.lock().await.insert(iq_id.clone(), send);
+                }
+                let result = write_handle.write(set_stanza).await;
+                if let Err(_) = result {
+                    sender.send(result);
+                    return;
+                }
+                let iq_result = recv.await;
+                match iq_result {
+                    Ok(i) => match i {
+                        Ok(iq_result) => match iq_result {
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors: _,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Result => {
+                                sender.send(Ok(()));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Error => {
+                                if let Some(error) = errors.first() {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(Some(error.clone()))));
+                                } else {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(None)));
+                                }
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            s => {
+                                sender.send(Err(Reason::UnexpectedStanza(s)));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    },
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::UpdateContact(jid, contact_update, sender) => {
+                let owned_jid;
+                {
+                    owned_jid = client_jid.lock().await.clone();
+                }
+                let iq_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+                let groups = Vec::from_iter(
+                    contact_update
+                        .groups
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(|group| stanza::roster::Group(Some(group))),
+                );
+                let set_stanza = Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                    from: Some(owned_jid),
+                    id: iq_id.clone(),
+                    to: None,
+                    r#type: IqType::Set,
+                    lang: None,
+                    query: Some(iq::Query::Roster(stanza::roster::Query {
+                        ver: None,
+                        items: vec![stanza::roster::Item {
+                            approved: None,
+                            ask: false,
+                            jid,
+                            name: contact_update.name,
+                            subscription: None,
+                            groups,
+                        }],
+                    })),
+                    errors: Vec::new(),
+                });
+                let (send, recv) = oneshot::channel();
+                {
+                    pending_iqs.lock().await.insert(iq_id.clone(), send);
+                }
+                let result = write_handle.write(set_stanza).await;
+                if let Err(_) = result {
+                    sender.send(result);
+                    return;
+                }
+                let iq_result = recv.await;
+                match iq_result {
+                    Ok(i) => match i {
+                        Ok(iq_result) => match iq_result {
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors: _,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Result => {
+                                sender.send(Ok(()));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            Stanza::Iq(Iq {
+                                from: _,
+                                id,
+                                to: _,
+                                r#type,
+                                lang: _,
+                                query: _,
+                                errors,
+                            }) if id == iq_id && r#type == IqType::Error => {
+                                if let Some(error) = errors.first() {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(Some(error.clone()))));
+                                } else {
+                                    sender.send(Err(Reason::Stanza(None)));
+                                }
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            s => {
+                                sender.send(Err(Reason::UnexpectedStanza(s)));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    },
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        sender.send(Err(e.into()));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            CommandMessage::SetStatus(online, sender) => {
+                let result = db.upsert_cached_status(online.clone()).await;
+                if let Err(e) = result {
+                    let _ = update_sender
+                        .send(UpdateMessage::Error(Error::CacheUpdate(e.into())))
+                        .await;
+                }
+                let result = write_handle
+                    .write(Stanza::Presence(online.into()))
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| StatusError(e));
+                let _ = sender.send(result);
+            }
+            // TODO: offline message queue
+            CommandMessage::SendMessage(jid, body, sender) => {
+                let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+                let owned_jid: JID;
+                {
+                    // TODO: timeout
+                    owned_jid = client_jid.lock().await.clone();
+                }
+                let message = Stanza::Message(stanza::client::message::Message {
+                    from: Some(owned_jid.clone()),
+                    id: Some(id.to_string()),
+                    to: Some(jid.clone()),
+                    // TODO: specify message type
+                    r#type: stanza::client::message::MessageType::Chat,
+                    // TODO: lang ?
+                    lang: None,
+                    subject: None,
+                    body: Some(stanza::client::message::Body {
+                        lang: None,
+                        body: Some(body.body.clone()),
+                    }),
+                    thread: None,
+                });
+                let result = write_handle.write(message).await;
+                match result {
+                    Ok(_) => {
+                        let message = Message {
+                            id,
+                            from: owned_jid,
+                            body,
+                        };
+                        if let Err(e) = db.create_message(message, jid).await.map_err(|e| e.into())
+                        {
+                            let _ = update_sender.send(UpdateMessage::Error(Error::CacheUpdate(e)));
+                        }
+                        let _ = sender.send(Ok(()));
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = sender.send(result);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -484,46 +1010,46 @@ pub enum CommandMessage {
     GetRoster(oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Contact>, RosterError>>),
     /// get all chats. chat will include 10 messages in their message Vec (enough for chat previews)
     // TODO: paging and filtering
-    GetChats(oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Chat>, Error>>),
+    GetChats(oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Chat>, Reason>>),
     /// get a specific chat by jid
-    GetChat(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<Chat, Error>>),
+    GetChat(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<Chat, Reason>>),
     /// get message history for chat (does appropriate mam things)
     // TODO: paging and filtering
-    GetMessages(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Message>, Error>>),
+    GetMessages(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Message>, Reason>>),
     /// delete a chat from your chat history, along with all the corresponding messages
-    DeleteChat(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    DeleteChat(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// delete a message from your chat history
-    DeleteMessage(Uuid, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    DeleteMessage(Uuid, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// get a user from your users database
-    GetUser(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<User, Error>>),
+    GetUser(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<User, Reason>>),
     /// add a contact to your roster, with a status of none, no subscriptions.
     // TODO: for all these, consider returning with oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>
-    AddContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    AddContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// send a friend request i.e. a subscription request with a subscription pre-approval. if not already added to roster server adds to roster.
-    BuddyRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    BuddyRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// send a subscription request, without pre-approval. if not already added to roster server adds to roster.
-    SubscriptionRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    SubscriptionRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// accept a friend request by accepting a pending subscription and sending a subscription request back. if not already added to roster adds to roster.
-    AcceptBuddyRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    AcceptBuddyRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// accept a pending subscription and doesn't send a subscription request back. if not already added to roster adds to roster.
-    AcceptSubscriptionRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    AcceptSubscriptionRequest(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// unsubscribe to a contact, but don't remove their subscription.
-    UnsubscribeFromContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    UnsubscribeFromContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// stop a contact from being subscribed, but stay subscribed to the contact.
-    UnsubscribeContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    UnsubscribeContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// remove subscriptions to and from contact, but keep in roster.
-    UnfriendContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    UnfriendContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// remove a contact from the contact list. will remove subscriptions if not already done then delete contact from roster.
-    DeleteContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
-    /// update contact
-    UpdateContact(JID, ContactUpdate, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    DeleteContact(JID, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
+    /// update contact. contact details will be overwritten with the contents of the contactupdate struct.
+    UpdateContact(JID, ContactUpdate, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
     /// set online status. if disconnected, will be cached so when client connects, will be sent as the initial presence.
     SetStatus(Online, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), StatusError>>),
     /// send a directed presence (usually to a non-contact).
     // TODO: should probably make it so people can add non-contact auto presence sharing in the client (most likely through setting an internal setting)
     /// send a message to a jid (any kind of jid that can receive a message, e.g. a user or a
     /// chatroom). if disconnected, will be cached so when client connects, message will be sent.
-    SendMessage(JID, Body, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Error>>),
+    SendMessage(JID, Body, oneshot::Sender<Result<(), Reason>>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/luz/src/presence.rs b/luz/src/presence.rs
index fac1bb4..563121b 100644
--- a/luz/src/presence.rs
+++ b/luz/src/presence.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use sqlx::Sqlite;
+use stanza::client::presence::String1024;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, sqlx::FromRow, Clone)]
 pub struct Online {
@@ -62,3 +63,30 @@ pub enum Presence {
     Online(Online),
     Offline(Offline),
 }
+
+impl From<Online> for stanza::client::presence::Presence {
+    fn from(value: Online) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            from: None,
+            id: None,
+            to: None,
+            r#type: None,
+            lang: None,
+            show: value.show.map(|show| match show {
+                Show::Away => stanza::client::presence::Show::Away,
+                Show::Chat => stanza::client::presence::Show::Chat,
+                Show::DoNotDisturb => stanza::client::presence::Show::Dnd,
+                Show::ExtendedAway => stanza::client::presence::Show::Xa,
+            }),
+            // TODO: enforce message length in status message
+            status: value.status.map(|status| stanza::client::presence::Status {
+                lang: None,
+                status: String1024(status),
+            }),
+            priority: value
+                .priority
+                .map(|priority| stanza::client::presence::Priority(priority)),
+            errors: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/luz/src/roster.rs b/luz/src/roster.rs
index 90bf436..e3db00f 100644
--- a/luz/src/roster.rs
+++ b/luz/src/roster.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use jid::JID;
 use sqlx::Sqlite;
 
-pub enum ContactUpdate {
-    Name(Option<String>),
-    AddToGroup(String),
-    RemoveFromGroup(String),
+pub struct ContactUpdate {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub groups: HashSet<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, sqlx::FromRow, Clone)]
diff --git a/stanza/src/client/message.rs b/stanza/src/client/message.rs
index 2337d7b..703b80b 100644
--- a/stanza/src/client/message.rs
+++ b/stanza/src/client/message.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ use super::XMLNS;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Message {
-    from: Option<JID>,
-    id: Option<String>,
-    to: Option<JID>,
+    pub from: Option<JID>,
+    pub id: Option<String>,
+    pub to: Option<JID>,
     // can be omitted, if so default to normal
-    r#type: MessageType,
-    lang: Option<String>,
+    pub r#type: MessageType,
+    pub lang: Option<String>,
     // children
-    subject: Option<Subject>,
-    body: Option<Body>,
-    thread: Option<Thread>,
+    pub subject: Option<Subject>,
+    pub body: Option<Body>,
+    pub thread: Option<Thread>,
 }
 
 impl FromElement for Message {
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ impl ToString for MessageType {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Body {
-    lang: Option<String>,
-    body: Option<String>,
+    pub lang: Option<String>,
+    pub body: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl FromElement for Body {
diff --git a/stanza/src/client/presence.rs b/stanza/src/client/presence.rs
index 877c4c6..ff7ba24 100644
--- a/stanza/src/client/presence.rs
+++ b/stanza/src/client/presence.rs
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ use super::{error::Error, XMLNS};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Presence {
-    from: Option<JID>,
-    id: Option<String>,
-    to: Option<JID>,
-    r#type: Option<PresenceType>,
-    lang: Option<String>,
+    pub from: Option<JID>,
+    pub id: Option<String>,
+    pub to: Option<JID>,
+    pub r#type: Option<PresenceType>,
+    pub lang: Option<String>,
     // children
-    show: Option<Show>,
-    status: Option<Status>,
-    priority: Option<Priority>,
+    pub show: Option<Show>,
+    pub status: Option<Status>,
+    pub priority: Option<Priority>,
     // TODO: ##other
     // other: Vec<Other>,
-    errors: Vec<Error>,
+    pub errors: Vec<Error>,
 }
 
 impl FromElement for Presence {
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ impl ToString for Show {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Status {
-    lang: Option<String>,
-    status: String1024,
+    pub lang: Option<String>,
+    pub status: String1024,
 }
 
 impl FromElement for Status {