diff --git a/xmpp/examples/hello_bot.rs b/xmpp/examples/hello_bot.rs
index 74b56c1..82df18c 100644
--- a/xmpp/examples/hello_bot.rs
+++ b/xmpp/examples/hello_bot.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 use env_logger;
 use std::env::args;
-use std::str::FromStr;
-use xmpp::{ClientBuilder, ClientFeature, ClientType, Event};
-use xmpp_parsers::{message::MessageType, BareJid, Jid};
+use xmpp::{Action, ClientBuilder, ClientFeature, ClientType, Event};
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Option<()>> {
@@ -57,15 +55,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Option<()>> {
                 }
                 Event::JoinRoom(jid, conference) => {
                     println!("Joining room {} ({:?})…", jid, conference.name);
-                    client
-                        .join_room(
-                            jid,
-                            conference.nick,
-                            conference.password,
-                            "en",
-                            "Yet another bot!",
-                        )
-                        .await;
+                    let join = Action::JoinRoom(
+                        jid,
+                        conference.nick,
+                        conference.password.as_deref(),
+                        "en",
+                        "Yet another bot!",
+                    );
+                    let _ = client.send(join).await;
                 }
                 Event::LeaveRoom(jid) => {
                     println!("Leaving room {}…", jid);
@@ -75,9 +72,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Option<()>> {
                 }
                 Event::RoomJoined(jid) => {
                     println!("Joined room {}.", jid);
-                    client
-                        .send_message(Jid::Bare(jid), MessageType::Groupchat, "en", "Hello world!")
-                        .await;
+                    let msg = Action::GroupchatMessage(jid, "en", "Hello world!");
+                    let _ = client.send(msg).await;
                 }
                 Event::RoomLeft(jid) => {
                     println!("Left room {}.", jid);
diff --git a/xmpp/src/lib.rs b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
index d9096e6..f3a490d 100644
--- a/xmpp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xmpp/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ pub enum ClientFeature {
 
 pub type Id = Option<String>;
 pub type RoomNick = String;
+pub type Password<'a> = &'a str;
+pub type Lang<'a> = &'a str;
+pub type TextMessage<'a> = &'a str;
+pub type PresenceStatus<'a> = &'a str;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Event {
@@ -97,6 +101,21 @@ pub enum Event {
     HttpUploadedFile(String),
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Action<'a> {
+    Disconnect,
+    ChatMessage(Jid, Lang<'a>, TextMessage<'a>),
+    GroupchatMessage(BareJid, Lang<'a>, TextMessage<'a>),
+    JoinRoom(
+        BareJid,
+        Option<RoomNick>,
+        Option<Password<'a>>,
+        Lang<'a>,
+        PresenceStatus<'a>,
+    ),
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ClientBuilder<'a> {
     jid: BareJid,
     password: &'a str,
@@ -215,11 +234,7 @@ pub struct Agent {
 }
 
 impl Agent {
-    pub async fn disconnect(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.client.send_end().await
-    }
-
-    pub async fn join_room(
+    async fn join_room(
         &mut self,
         room: BareJid,
         nick: Option<String>,
@@ -240,13 +255,7 @@ impl Agent {
         let _ = self.client.send_stanza(presence.into()).await;
     }
 
-    pub async fn send_message(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient: Jid,
-        type_: MessageType,
-        lang: &str,
-        text: &str,
-    ) {
+    async fn send_message(&mut self, recipient: Jid, type_: MessageType, lang: &str, text: &str) {
         let mut message = Message::new(Some(recipient));
         message.type_ = type_;
         message
@@ -281,6 +290,35 @@ impl Agent {
         presence
     }
 
+    pub async fn send(&mut self, action: Action<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        Ok(match action {
+            Action::Disconnect => self.client.send_end().await?,
+            Action::ChatMessage(jid, lang, msg) => {
+                self.send_message(jid, MessageType::Chat, lang.as_ref(), msg.as_ref())
+                    .await
+            }
+            Action::GroupchatMessage(jid, lang, msg) => {
+                self.send_message(
+                    Jid::Bare(jid),
+                    MessageType::Groupchat,
+                    lang.as_ref(),
+                    msg.as_ref(),
+                )
+                .await
+            }
+            Action::JoinRoom(bare, nick, password, lang, status) => {
+                self.join_room(
+                    bare,
+                    nick,
+                    password.map(String::from),
+                    lang.as_ref(),
+                    status.as_ref(),
+                )
+                .await
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     async fn handle_iq(&mut self, iq: Iq) -> Vec<Event> {
         let mut events = vec![];
         let from = iq