diff --git a/src/encoding.rs b/src/encoding.rs
index 2dc3b378..a2d3e321 100644
--- a/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/encoding.rs
@@ -233,8 +233,7 @@ impl EncodingRef {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
-
-struct DecodingBufReader<R> {
+pub(crate) struct DecodingBufReader { //<R> {
     // // The buffer
     // buffer: String,
     // // How many bytes in the buffer currently hold significant data.
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ struct DecodingBufReader<R> {
     // /// Track whether we see errors.
     // encoding: Option<Encoding>,
 
-    inner: R,
+    // inner: R,
     decoded_buffer: Vec<u8>,
     current_pos: usize,
 
@@ -251,36 +250,37 @@ struct DecodingBufReader<R> {
     encoding: EncodingRef,
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
-impl<R: BufRead> BufRead for DecodingBufReader<R> {
-    fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
-        self.shuffle();
-        let data = self.inner.fill_buf()?;
+// #[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
+// impl<R: BufRead> BufRead for DecodingBufReader<R> {
+//     fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
+//         self.shuffle();
+//         let data = self.inner.fill_buf()?;
 
-        let amount_read_from_inner = self.feed(data)?;
-        self.inner.consume(amount_read_from_inner);
+//         let amount_read_from_inner = self.feed(data)?;
+//         self.inner.consume(amount_read_from_inner);
 
-        Ok(data)
-    }
+//         Ok(data)
+//     }
 
-    fn consume(&mut self, amt: usize) {
-        self.current_pos = std::cmp::min(self.current_pos + amt, self.decoded_buffer.capacity());
-    }
-}
+//     fn consume(&mut self, amt: usize) {
+//         self.current_pos = std::cmp::min(self.current_pos + amt, self.decoded_buffer.capacity());
+//     }
+// }
 
 
-#[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
-impl<R: Read> Read for DecodingBufReader<R> {
-    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.inner.read(buf)
-    }
-}
+// #[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
+// impl<R: Read> Read for DecodingBufReader<R> {
+//     fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+//         self.inner.read(buf)
+//     }
+// }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
-impl<R: BufRead> DecodingBufReader<R> {
-    fn new(inner: R) -> Self {
+// impl<R: BufRead> DecodingBufReader<R> {
+impl DecodingBufReader {
+    fn new() -> Self {
         DecodingBufReader {
-            inner: inner,
+            // inner: inner,
             decoded_buffer: Vec::new(),
             current_pos: 0,
 
@@ -289,8 +289,12 @@ impl<R: BufRead> DecodingBufReader<R> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_raw_buffer(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
-        self.inner.fill_buf()
+    // fn get_raw_buffer(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
+    //     self.inner.fill_buf()
+    // }
+
+    fn buffer(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.decoded_buffer
     }
 
     /// Move unconsumed data to the front of the buffer and reset the length
@@ -342,7 +346,15 @@ impl<R: BufRead> DecodingBufReader<R> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[cfg(feature = "encoding")]
+    #[test]
+    fn basic() {
+        use super::DecodingBufReader;
 
+        let mut reader = DecodingBufReader::new();
+        reader.feed(b"mary had a little lamb").unwrap();
+        panic!("{:?}", reader.decoded_buffer);
+    }
 }