diff --git a/include/sp/extensions/Compress.h b/include/sp/extensions/Compress.h
index 17d36c5..9c9b078 100644
--- a/include/sp/extensions/Compress.h
+++ b/include/sp/extensions/Compress.h
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 #include <sp/common/DataBuffer.h>
 
 namespace sp {
+namespace option {
+
+struct ZlibCompress {};
+
+}  // namespace option
+
 namespace zlib {
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/sp/io/IOInterface.h b/include/sp/io/IOInterface.h
index 3ab050b..b0f73cf 100644
--- a/include/sp/io/IOInterface.h
+++ b/include/sp/io/IOInterface.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ class IOInterface {
 	void Write(const DataBuffer& a_Data);
 };
 
+template <typename IOTag>
+class MessageEncapsulator {
+  public:
+	static DataBuffer Encapsulate(const DataBuffer& a_Data);
+	static DataBuffer Decapsulate(DataBuffer& a_Data, std::size_t a_Length);
+};
+
 template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
 class Stream {
   protected:
@@ -32,6 +39,10 @@ class Stream {
 	MessageDispatcher& GetDispatcher() {
 		return m_Dispatcher;
 	}
+
+  private:
+	static DataBuffer Encapsulate(const DataBuffer& a_Data);
+	static DataBuffer Decapsulate(DataBuffer& a_Data, std::size_t a_Length);
 };
 
 }  // namespace io
diff --git a/include/sp/io/IOInterfaceImpl.inl b/include/sp/io/IOInterfaceImpl.inl
index be73ff0..6e7d108 100644
--- a/include/sp/io/IOInterfaceImpl.inl
+++ b/include/sp/io/IOInterfaceImpl.inl
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <sp/extensions/Compress.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace sp {
 namespace io {
+
+template <>
+class MessageEncapsulator<option::ZlibCompress> {
+  public:
+	static DataBuffer Encapsulate(const DataBuffer& a_Data) {
+		return zlib::Compress(a_Data);
+	}
+	static DataBuffer Decapsulate(DataBuffer& a_Data, std::size_t a_Length) {
+		return zlib::Decompress(a_Data, a_Length);
+	}
+};
+
 template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
 Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::Stream(IOInterface<IOTag>&& a_Interface) : m_Interface(std::move(a_Interface)) {}
 
@@ -14,15 +26,15 @@ Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::Stream(Stream<IOTag, MessageDi
 
 template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
 void Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::SendMessage(const MessageBase& a_Message) {
-	// TODO: process compress + encryption
 	DataBuffer data = a_Message.Write();
-	DataBuffer compressed = zlib::Compress(data);
-	m_Interface.Write(compressed);
+	DataBuffer encapsulated = Encapsulate(data);
+	DataBuffer finalData;
+	finalData << VarInt{encapsulated.GetSize()} << encapsulated;
+	m_Interface.Write(finalData);
 }
 
 template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
 void Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::RecieveMessages() {
-	// TODO: process compress + encryption
 	while (true) {
 
 		// reading the first VarInt part byte by byte
@@ -59,9 +71,7 @@ void Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::RecieveMessages() {
 		DataBuffer buffer;
 		buffer = m_Interface.Read(lenghtValue);
 
-		// TODO: process compress + encryption
-
-		buffer = zlib::Decompress(buffer, lenghtValue);
+		buffer = Decapsulate(buffer, lenghtValue);
 
 		VarInt packetType;
 		buffer >> packetType;
@@ -78,5 +88,17 @@ void Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::RecieveMessages() {
 	}
 }
 
+template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
+DataBuffer Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::Encapsulate(const DataBuffer& a_Data) {
+	// TODO: process compress + encryption
+	return MessageEncapsulator<option::ZlibCompress>::Encapsulate(a_Data);
+}
+
+template <typename IOTag, typename MessageDispatcher, typename MessageFactory>
+DataBuffer Stream<IOTag, MessageDispatcher, MessageFactory>::Decapsulate(DataBuffer& a_Data, std::size_t a_Length) {
+	// TODO: process compress + encryption
+	return MessageEncapsulator<option::ZlibCompress>::Decapsulate(a_Data, a_Length);
+}
+
 }  // namespace io
 }  // namespace sp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sp/extensions/Compress.cpp b/src/sp/extensions/Compress.cpp
index 2af8ac0..3a73f74 100644
--- a/src/sp/extensions/Compress.cpp
+++ b/src/sp/extensions/Compress.cpp
@@ -34,21 +34,13 @@ DataBuffer Compress(const DataBuffer& buffer, std::size_t a_CompressionThreshold
 
 	if (buffer.GetSize() < a_CompressionThreshold) {
 		// Don't compress since it's a small packet
-		VarInt compressedDataLength = 0;
-		VarInt packetLength = compressedDataLength.GetSerializedLength() + buffer.GetSize();
-
-		packet << packetLength;
-		packet << compressedDataLength;
+		packet << VarInt{0};
 		packet << buffer;
 		return packet;
 	}
 
 	DataBuffer compressedData = Deflate(buffer.data(), buffer.GetSize());
-
 	VarInt uncompressedDataLength = buffer.GetSize();
-	VarInt packetLength = uncompressedDataLength.GetSerializedLength() + compressedData.GetSize();
-
-	packet << packetLength;
 
 	if (compressedData.GetSize() >= buffer.GetSize()) {
 		// the compression is overkill so we don't send the compressed buffer