diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 08f6baf..89278ab 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	"github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
+	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
 )
 
 var typeSize = []int{
@@ -385,3 +386,25 @@ func readData(r *bufio.Reader, order binary.ByteOrder) (kobj *K, err error) {
 	}
 	return nil, ErrBadMsg
 }
+
+func ReadFromBuffer(data *bytes.Buffer) (*K, error) {
+	var order = binary.LittleEndian
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(data)
+	// Read 0xFF, 0x01 bytes magic number
+	reader.ReadByte()
+	reader.ReadByte()
+	return readData(reader, order)
+}
+
+func ReadFromFile(filename string) (*K, error) {
+	var order = binary.LittleEndian
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	// Read 0xFF, 0x01 bytes magic number
+	reader.ReadByte()
+	reader.ReadByte()
+	return readData(reader, order)
+}
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index f42513d..b30bee0 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -156,3 +157,34 @@ func Encode(w io.Writer, msgtype ReqType, data *K) error {
 	_, err := w.Write(Compress(b))
 	return err
 }
+
+func WriteToBuffer(data *K) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	var order = binary.LittleEndian
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	buf.Write([]byte{0xFF, 0x01})
+	if err := writeData(buf, order, data); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+func WriteToFile(filename string, data *K) error {
+	var order = binary.LittleEndian
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	buf.Write([]byte{0xFF, 0x01})
+	if err := writeData(buf, order, data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	f.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bc5bc4d..3b482f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/sv/kdbgo
 
+go 1.18
+
 require github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba970e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d h1:VhgPp6v9qf9Agr/56bj7Y/xa04UccTW04VP0Qed4vnQ=
+github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d/go.mod h1:YUTz3bUH2ZwIWBy3CJBeOBEugqcmXREj14T+iG/4k4U=