diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9aceb38..827eae8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand",
  "smallvec",
  "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
diff --git a/amqp_core/Cargo.toml b/amqp_core/Cargo.toml
index 3adb383..caff284 100644
--- a/amqp_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/amqp_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ parking_lot = "0.12.0"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 smallvec = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["union"] }
 thiserror = "1.0.30"
+tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["sync"] }
 uuid = "0.8.2"
+
+[features]
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/connection.rs b/amqp_core/src/connection.rs
index 506a90d..db07bf0 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-use crate::{newtype_id, GlobalData, Handle, Queue};
+use crate::methods::Method;
+use crate::{methods, newtype_id, GlobalData, Handle, Queue};
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 newtype_id!(pub ConnectionId);
 newtype_id!(pub ChannelId);
@@ -48,14 +52,25 @@ pub struct Connection {
     pub global_data: GlobalData,
     pub channels: HashMap<ChannelNum, ChannelHandle>,
     pub exclusive_queues: Vec<Queue>,
+    _method_queue: MethodSender,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum QueuedMethod {
+    Normal(Method),
+    WithContent(Method, ContentHeader, SmallVec<[Bytes; 1]>),
+}
+
+pub type MethodSender = mpsc::Sender<(ChannelNum, QueuedMethod)>;
+pub type MethodReceiver = mpsc::Receiver<(ChannelNum, QueuedMethod)>;
+
 impl Connection {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new_handle(
         id: ConnectionId,
         peer_addr: SocketAddr,
         global_data: GlobalData,
+        method_queue: MethodSender,
     ) -> ConnectionHandle {
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(Self {
             id,
@@ -63,6 +78,7 @@ impl Connection {
             global_data,
             channels: HashMap::new(),
             exclusive_queues: vec![],
+            _method_queue: method_queue,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -77,24 +93,27 @@ pub type ChannelHandle = Handle<Channel>;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Channel {
     pub id: ChannelId,
-    pub num: u16,
+    pub num: ChannelNum,
     pub connection: ConnectionHandle,
     pub global_data: GlobalData,
+    method_queue: MethodSender,
 }
 
 impl Channel {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new_handle(
         id: ChannelId,
-        num: u16,
+        num: ChannelNum,
         connection: ConnectionHandle,
         global_data: GlobalData,
+        method_queue: MethodSender,
     ) -> ChannelHandle {
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(Self {
             id,
             num,
             connection,
             global_data,
+            method_queue,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -102,4 +121,19 @@ impl Channel {
         let mut global_data = self.global_data.lock();
         global_data.channels.remove(&self.id);
     }
+
+    pub fn queue_method(&self, method: QueuedMethod) {
+        // todo: this is a horrible hack around the lock chaos
+        self.method_queue
+            .try_send((self.num, method))
+            .expect("could not send method to channel, RIP");
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ContentHeader {
+    pub class_id: u16,
+    pub weight: u16,
+    pub body_size: u64,
+    pub property_fields: methods::Table,
 }
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/consumer.rs b/amqp_core/src/consumer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca682f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amqp_core/src/consumer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use crate::{newtype_id, ChannelHandle};
+
+newtype_id!(
+    pub ConsumerId
+);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Consumer {
+    pub id: ConsumerId,
+    pub tag: String,
+    pub channel: ChannelHandle,
+}
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/lib.rs b/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
index 3ec91d8..a58a104 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
 
 pub mod connection;
+pub mod consumer;
 pub mod error;
 mod macros;
 pub mod message;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use connection::{ChannelId, ConnectionId};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 type Handle<T> = Arc<Mutex<T>>;
 
@@ -48,3 +50,7 @@ pub struct GlobalDataInner {
     /// Todo: This is just for testing and will be removed later!
     pub default_exchange: HashMap<String, Queue>,
 }
+
+pub fn random_uuid() -> Uuid {
+    Uuid::from_bytes(rand::random())
+}
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/macros.rs b/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
index 045154c..62a0356 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! newtype_id {
-    ($vis:vis $name:ident) => {
+    ($(#[$meta:meta])* $vis:vis $name:ident) => {
+        $(#[$meta])*
         #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
         $vis struct $name(::uuid::Uuid);
 
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/message.rs b/amqp_core/src/message.rs
index 190328e..cd24183 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/message.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/message.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
-use crate::methods;
+use crate::connection::ContentHeader;
 use crate::newtype_id;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ newtype_id!(pub MessageId);
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct RawMessage {
     pub id: MessageId,
-    pub properties: methods::Table,
+    pub header: ContentHeader,
     pub routing: RoutingInformation,
     pub content: SmallVec<[Bytes; 1]>,
 }
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/queue.rs b/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
index 4ee4161..b9464db 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use crate::consumer::Consumer;
 use crate::message::Message;
 use crate::{newtype, newtype_id, ChannelId};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ newtype!(
     pub QueueName: Arc<str>
 );
 
+impl Borrow<str> for QueueName {
+    fn borrow(&self) -> &str {
+        std::borrow::Borrow::borrow(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct RawQueue {
     pub id: QueueId,
@@ -25,6 +33,7 @@ pub struct RawQueue {
     /// The queue can always be manually deleted.
     /// If auto-delete is enabled, it keeps track of the consumer count.
     pub deletion: QueueDeletion,
+    pub consumers: Mutex<Vec<Consumer>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/amqp_dashboard/src/lib.rs b/amqp_dashboard/src/lib.rs
index 929f5ed..6b2b4b3 100644
--- a/amqp_dashboard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_dashboard/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async fn get_data(global_data: GlobalData) -> impl IntoResponse {
                         let chan = chan.lock();
                         Channel {
                             id: chan.id.to_string(),
-                            number: chan.num,
+                            number: chan.num.num(),
                         }
                     })
                     .collect(),
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/Cargo.toml b/amqp_messaging/Cargo.toml
index e662ec9..d0f8199 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/amqp_messaging/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ amqp_core = { path = "../amqp_core" }
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
 tracing = "0.1.31"
 tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["full"] }
+
+[features]
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
index 99badb9..f39dd79 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 #![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
 
+use amqp_core::error::ProtocolError;
+
 pub mod methods;
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ProtocolError>;
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/consume.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/consume.rs
index 79b4eaf..941c2f3 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/consume.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/consume.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,56 @@
+use crate::Result;
 use amqp_core::amqp_todo;
 use amqp_core::connection::ChannelHandle;
-use amqp_core::error::ProtocolError;
-use amqp_core::methods::{BasicConsume, Method};
+use amqp_core::consumer::{Consumer, ConsumerId};
+use amqp_core::error::{ChannelException};
+use amqp_core::methods::{BasicConsume, BasicConsumeOk, Method};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tracing::info;
 
-pub async fn consume(
-    channel_handle: ChannelHandle,
-    _basic_consume: BasicConsume,
-) -> Result<Method, ProtocolError> {
-    let _channel = channel_handle.lock();
+pub fn consume(channel_handle: ChannelHandle, basic_consume: BasicConsume) -> Result<Method> {
+    let BasicConsume {
+        queue: queue_name,
+        consumer_tag,
+        no_local,
+        no_ack,
+        exclusive,
+        no_wait,
+        ..
+    } = basic_consume;
 
-    amqp_todo!()
+    if no_wait || no_local || exclusive || no_ack {
+        amqp_todo!();
+    }
+
+    let global_data = {
+        let channel = channel_handle.lock();
+        channel.global_data.clone()
+    };
+
+    let consumer_tag = if consumer_tag.is_empty() {
+        amqp_core::random_uuid().to_string()
+    } else {
+        consumer_tag
+    };
+
+    let mut global_data = global_data.lock();
+
+    let consumer = Consumer {
+        id: ConsumerId::random(),
+        tag: consumer_tag.clone(),
+        channel: Arc::clone(&channel_handle),
+    };
+
+    let queue = global_data
+        .queues
+        .get_mut(queue_name.as_str())
+        .ok_or(ChannelException::NotFound)?;
+
+    queue.consumers.lock().push(consumer);
+
+    info!(%queue_name, %consumer_tag, "Consumer started consuming");
+
+    let method = Method::BasicConsumeOk(BasicConsumeOk { consumer_tag });
+
+    Ok(method)
 }
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/mod.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/mod.rs
index d75d7e3..2176258 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 mod consume;
+mod publish;
 mod queue;
 
+use crate::Result;
 use amqp_core::amqp_todo;
 use amqp_core::connection::ChannelHandle;
-use amqp_core::error::ProtocolError;
 use amqp_core::message::Message;
 use amqp_core::methods::Method;
-use tracing::info;
+use tracing::{error, info};
 
-pub async fn handle_basic_publish(_channel_handle: ChannelHandle, message: Message) {
-    info!(
-        ?message,
-        "Someone has summoned the almighty Basic.Publish handler"
-    );
+pub async fn handle_basic_publish(channel_handle: ChannelHandle, message: Message) {
+    match publish::publish(channel_handle, message).await {
+        Ok(()) => {}
+        Err(err) => error!(%err, "publish error occurred"),
+    }
 }
 
-pub async fn handle_method(
-    channel_handle: ChannelHandle,
-    method: Method,
-) -> Result<Method, ProtocolError> {
+pub async fn handle_method(channel_handle: ChannelHandle, method: Method) -> Result<Method> {
     info!(?method, "Handling method");
 
     let response = match method {
@@ -26,9 +24,7 @@ pub async fn handle_method(
         Method::ExchangeDeclareOk(_) => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::ExchangeDelete(_) => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::ExchangeDeleteOk(_) => amqp_todo!(),
-        Method::QueueDeclare(queue_declare) => {
-            queue::declare(channel_handle, queue_declare).await?
-        }
+        Method::QueueDeclare(queue_declare) => queue::declare(channel_handle, queue_declare)?,
         Method::QueueDeclareOk { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::QueueBind(queue_bind) => queue::bind(channel_handle, queue_bind).await?,
         Method::QueueBindOk(_) => amqp_todo!(),
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ pub async fn handle_method(
         Method::QueueDeleteOk { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::BasicQos { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::BasicQosOk(_) => amqp_todo!(),
-        Method::BasicConsume(consume) => consume::consume(channel_handle, consume).await?,
+        Method::BasicConsume(consume) => consume::consume(channel_handle, consume)?,
         Method::BasicConsumeOk { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::BasicCancel { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
         Method::BasicCancelOk { .. } => amqp_todo!(),
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..430e509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use crate::Result;
+use amqp_core::amqp_todo;
+use amqp_core::connection::{ChannelHandle, QueuedMethod};
+use amqp_core::error::ChannelException;
+use amqp_core::message::Message;
+use amqp_core::methods::{BasicPublish, Method};
+use tracing::info;
+
+pub async fn publish(channel_handle: ChannelHandle, message: Message) -> Result<()> {
+    info!(?message, "Publishing message");
+
+    let global_data = channel_handle.lock().global_data.clone();
+
+    let routing = &message.routing;
+
+    if !routing.exchange.is_empty() {
+        amqp_todo!();
+    }
+
+    let mut global_data = global_data.lock();
+
+    let queue = global_data
+        .queues
+        .get_mut(routing.routing_key.as_str())
+        .ok_or(ChannelException::NotFound)?;
+
+    {
+        // todo: we just send it to the consumer directly and ignore it if the consumer doesn't exist
+        // consuming is hard, but this should work *for now*
+        let consumers = queue.consumers.lock();
+        if let Some(consumer) = consumers.first() {
+            let method = Method::BasicPublish(BasicPublish {
+                reserved_1: 0,
+                exchange: routing.exchange.clone(),
+                routing_key: routing.routing_key.clone(),
+                mandatory: false,
+                immediate: false,
+            });
+
+            consumer
+                .channel
+                .lock()
+                .queue_method(QueuedMethod::WithContent(
+                    method,
+                    message.header.clone(),
+                    message.content.clone(),
+                ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
index 88f2b8a..dd613b2 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 use amqp_core::connection::ChannelHandle;
-use amqp_core::error::ProtocolError;
 use amqp_core::methods::{Method, QueueBind, QueueDeclare, QueueDeclareOk};
 use amqp_core::queue::{QueueDeletion, QueueId, QueueName, RawQueue};
 use amqp_core::{amqp_todo, GlobalData};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use crate::Result;
 
-pub async fn declare(
+pub fn declare(
     channel_handle: ChannelHandle,
     queue_declare: QueueDeclare,
-) -> Result<Method, ProtocolError> {
+) -> Result<Method> {
     let QueueDeclare {
         queue: queue_name,
         passive,
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ pub async fn declare(
         amqp_todo!();
     }
 
-    if passive || no_wait || durable {
+    // todo: durable is technically spec-compliant, the spec doesn't really require it, but it's a todo
+    // not checked here because it's the default for amqplib which is annoying
+    if passive || no_wait {
         amqp_todo!();
     }
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ pub async fn declare(
             } else {
                 QueueDeletion::Manual
             },
+            consumers: Mutex::default(),
         });
 
         {
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ pub async fn declare(
         global_data
     };
 
-    bind_queue(global_data, (), queue_name.clone().into_inner()).await?;
+    bind_queue(global_data, (), queue_name.clone().into_inner())?;
 
     Ok(Method::QueueDeclareOk(QueueDeclareOk {
         queue: queue_name.to_string(),
@@ -70,15 +73,15 @@ pub async fn declare(
 pub async fn bind(
     _channel_handle: ChannelHandle,
     _queue_bind: QueueBind,
-) -> Result<Method, ProtocolError> {
+) -> Result<Method> {
     amqp_todo!();
 }
 
-async fn bind_queue(
+fn bind_queue(
     global_data: GlobalData,
     _exchange: (),
     routing_key: Arc<str>,
-) -> Result<(), ProtocolError> {
+) -> Result<()> {
     let mut global_data = global_data.lock();
 
     // todo: don't
diff --git a/amqp_transport/src/connection.rs b/amqp_transport/src/connection.rs
index 39e1c24..c22719f 100644
--- a/amqp_transport/src/connection.rs
+++ b/amqp_transport/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 use crate::error::{ConException, ProtocolError, Result, TransError};
-use crate::frame::{ContentHeader, Frame, FrameType};
+use crate::frame::{parse_content_header, Frame, FrameType};
 use crate::{frame, methods, sasl};
-use amqp_core::connection::{ChannelHandle, ChannelNum, ConnectionHandle, ConnectionId};
+use amqp_core::connection::{
+    ChannelHandle, ChannelNum, ConnectionHandle, ConnectionId, ContentHeader, MethodReceiver,
+    MethodSender, QueuedMethod,
+};
 use amqp_core::message::{MessageId, RawMessage, RoutingInformation};
 use amqp_core::methods::{
     BasicPublish, ChannelClose, ChannelCloseOk, ChannelOpenOk, ConnectionClose, ConnectionCloseOk,
     ConnectionOpen, ConnectionOpenOk, ConnectionStart, ConnectionStartOk, ConnectionTune,
     ConnectionTuneOk, FieldValue, Method, Table,
 };
-use amqp_core::GlobalData;
+use amqp_core::{amqp_todo, GlobalData};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
-use tokio::time;
+use tokio::{select, time};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 
 fn ensure_conn(condition: bool) -> Result<()> {
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ pub struct Connection {
     channels: HashMap<ChannelNum, Channel>,
     handle: ConnectionHandle,
     global_data: GlobalData,
+
+    method_queue_send: MethodSender,
+    method_queue_recv: MethodReceiver,
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ enum ChannelStatus {
     Default,
     /// ClassId // todo: newtype it
     NeedHeader(u16, Box<Method>),
-    NeedsBody(Box<Method>, Box<ContentHeader>, SmallVec<[Bytes; 1]>),
+    NeedsBody(Box<Method>, ContentHeader, SmallVec<[Bytes; 1]>),
 }
 
 impl ChannelStatus {
@@ -79,6 +85,8 @@ impl Connection {
         stream: TcpStream,
         connection_handle: ConnectionHandle,
         global_data: GlobalData,
+        method_queue_send: MethodSender,
+        method_queue_recv: MethodReceiver,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             id,
@@ -90,6 +98,8 @@ impl Connection {
             handle: connection_handle,
             channels: HashMap::with_capacity(4),
             global_data,
+            method_queue_send,
+            method_queue_recv: method_queue_recv,
         }
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +155,17 @@ impl Connection {
         self.main_loop().await
     }
 
+    async fn send_method_content(
+        &mut self,
+        channel: ChannelNum,
+        method: Method,
+        _header: ContentHeader,
+        _body: SmallVec<[Bytes; 1]>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        self.send_method(channel, method).await?;
+        amqp_todo!()
+    }
+
     async fn send_method(&mut self, channel: ChannelNum, method: Method) -> Result<()> {
         trace!(%channel, ?method, "Sending method");
 
@@ -256,41 +277,54 @@ impl Connection {
 
     async fn main_loop(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         loop {
-            let frame = frame::read_frame(&mut self.stream, self.max_frame_size).await?;
-            let channel = frame.channel;
-            let result = self.handle_frame(frame).await;
-            match result {
-                Ok(()) => {}
-                Err(TransError::Protocol(ProtocolError::ChannelException(ex))) => {
-                    warn!(%ex, "Channel exception occurred");
-                    self.send_method(
-                        channel,
-                        Method::ChannelClose(ChannelClose {
-                            reply_code: ex.reply_code(),
-                            reply_text: ex.reply_text(),
-                            class_id: 0, // todo: do this
-                            method_id: 0,
-                        }),
-                    )
-                    .await?;
-                    drop(self.channels.remove(&channel));
+            select! {
+                frame = frame::read_frame(&mut self.stream, self.max_frame_size) => {
+                    let frame = frame?;
+                    self.handle_frame(frame).await?;
+                }
+                queued_method = self.method_queue_recv.recv() => {
+                    match queued_method {
+                        Some((channel, QueuedMethod::Normal(method))) => self.send_method(channel, method).await?,
+                        Some((channel, QueuedMethod::WithContent(method, header, body))) => self.send_method_content(channel, method, header, body).await?,
+                        None => {}
+                    }
                 }
-                Err(other_err) => return Err(other_err),
             }
         }
     }
 
     async fn handle_frame(&mut self, frame: Frame) -> Result<()> {
+        let channel = frame.channel;
         self.reset_timeout();
 
-        match frame.kind {
-            FrameType::Method => self.dispatch_method(frame).await?,
-            FrameType::Heartbeat => { /* Nothing here, just the `reset_timeout` above  */ }
-            FrameType::Header => self.dispatch_header(frame)?,
-            FrameType::Body => self.dispatch_body(frame)?,
-        }
+        let result = match frame.kind {
+            FrameType::Method => self.dispatch_method(frame).await,
+            FrameType::Heartbeat => {
+                Ok(()) /* Nothing here, just the `reset_timeout` above  */
+            }
+            FrameType::Header => self.dispatch_header(frame),
+            FrameType::Body => self.dispatch_body(frame),
+        };
 
-        Ok(())
+        match result {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+            Err(TransError::Protocol(ProtocolError::ChannelException(ex))) => {
+                warn!(%ex, "Channel exception occurred");
+                self.send_method(
+                    channel,
+                    Method::ChannelClose(ChannelClose {
+                        reply_code: ex.reply_code(),
+                        reply_text: ex.reply_text(),
+                        class_id: 0, // todo: do this
+                        method_id: 0,
+                    }),
+                )
+                .await?;
+                drop(self.channels.remove(&channel));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Err(other_err) => Err(other_err),
+        }
     }
 
     async fn dispatch_method(&mut self, frame: Frame) -> Result<()> {
@@ -354,7 +388,7 @@ impl Connection {
                     Err(ConException::UnexpectedFrame.into())
                 }
                 ChannelStatus::NeedHeader(class_id, method) => {
-                    let header = ContentHeader::parse(&frame.payload)?;
+                    let header = parse_content_header(&frame.payload)?;
                     ensure_conn(header.class_id == class_id)?;
 
                     channel.status = ChannelStatus::NeedsBody(method, header, SmallVec::new());
@@ -391,7 +425,7 @@ impl Connection {
                     .cmp(&usize::try_from(header.body_size).unwrap())
                 {
                     Ordering::Equal => {
-                        self.process_method_with_body(*method, *header, vec, frame.channel)
+                        self.process_method_with_body(*method, header, vec, frame.channel)
                     }
                     Ordering::Greater => Err(ConException::Todo.into()),
                     Ordering::Less => Ok(()), // wait for next body
@@ -420,7 +454,7 @@ impl Connection {
         {
             let message = RawMessage {
                 id: MessageId::random(),
-                properties: header.property_fields,
+                header,
                 routing: RoutingInformation {
                     exchange,
                     routing_key,
@@ -449,9 +483,10 @@ impl Connection {
         let id = rand::random();
         let channel_handle = amqp_core::connection::Channel::new_handle(
             id,
-            channel_num.num(),
+            channel_num,
             self.handle.clone(),
             self.global_data.clone(),
+            self.method_queue_send.clone(),
         );
 
         let channel = Channel {
diff --git a/amqp_transport/src/frame.rs b/amqp_transport/src/frame.rs
index cfb9220..679f875 100644
--- a/amqp_transport/src/frame.rs
+++ b/amqp_transport/src/frame.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::error::{ConException, ProtocolError, Result};
-use amqp_core::connection::ChannelNum;
-use amqp_core::methods;
+use amqp_core::connection::{ChannelNum, ContentHeader};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
@@ -33,18 +32,10 @@ pub enum FrameType {
     Heartbeat = 8,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub struct ContentHeader {
-    pub class_id: u16,
-    pub weight: u16,
-    pub body_size: u64,
-    pub property_fields: methods::Table,
-}
-
 mod content_header_parse {
     use crate::error::TransError;
-    use crate::frame::ContentHeader;
     use crate::methods::parse_helper::{octet, shortstr, table, timestamp};
+    use amqp_core::connection::ContentHeader;
     use amqp_core::methods;
     use amqp_core::methods::FieldValue::{FieldTable, ShortShortUInt, ShortString, Timestamp};
     use nom::number::complete::{u16, u64};
@@ -95,7 +86,7 @@ mod content_header_parse {
         Ok((input, map))
     }
 
-    pub fn header(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<'_, Box<ContentHeader>> {
+    pub fn header(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<'_, ContentHeader> {
         let (input, class_id) = u16(Big)(input)?;
         let (input, weight) = u16(Big)(input)?;
         let (input, body_size) = u64(Big)(input)?;
@@ -108,31 +99,26 @@ mod content_header_parse {
 
         Ok((
             input,
-            Box::new(ContentHeader {
+            ContentHeader {
                 class_id,
                 weight,
                 body_size,
                 property_fields,
-            }),
+            },
         ))
     }
 }
 
-impl ContentHeader {
-    pub fn parse(input: &[u8]) -> Result<Box<Self>> {
-        match content_header_parse::header(input) {
-            Ok(([], header)) => Ok(header),
-            Ok((_, _)) => {
-                Err(
-                    ConException::SyntaxError(vec!["could not consume all input".to_string()])
-                        .into(),
-                )
-            }
-            Err(nom::Err::Incomplete(_)) => {
-                Err(ConException::SyntaxError(vec!["there was not enough data".to_string()]).into())
-            }
-            Err(nom::Err::Failure(err) | nom::Err::Error(err)) => Err(err),
+pub fn parse_content_header(input: &[u8]) -> Result<ContentHeader> {
+    match content_header_parse::header(input) {
+        Ok(([], header)) => Ok(header),
+        Ok((_, _)) => {
+            Err(ConException::SyntaxError(vec!["could not consume all input".to_string()]).into())
         }
+        Err(nom::Err::Incomplete(_)) => {
+            Err(ConException::SyntaxError(vec!["there was not enough data".to_string()]).into())
+        }
+        Err(nom::Err::Failure(err) | nom::Err::Error(err)) => Err(err),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs b/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
index ad498fa..2b40d65 100644
--- a/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,28 @@ pub async fn do_thing_i_guess(global_data: GlobalData) -> Result<()> {
         info!(local_addr = ?stream.local_addr(), %id, "Accepted new connection");
         let span = info_span!("client-connection", %id);
 
-        let connection_handle =
-            amqp_core::connection::Connection::new_handle(id, peer_addr, global_data.clone());
+        let (method_send, method_recv) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(10);
+
+        let connection_handle = amqp_core::connection::Connection::new_handle(
+            id,
+            peer_addr,
+            global_data.clone(),
+            method_send.clone(),
+        );
 
         let mut global_data_guard = global_data.lock();
         global_data_guard
             .connections
             .insert(id, connection_handle.clone());
 
-        let connection = Connection::new(id, stream, connection_handle, global_data.clone());
+        let connection = Connection::new(
+            id,
+            stream,
+            connection_handle,
+            global_data.clone(),
+            method_send,
+            method_recv,
+        );
 
         tokio::spawn(connection.start_connection_processing().instrument(span));
     }
diff --git a/test-js/src/consume-message.js b/test-js/src/consume-message.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03bf749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-js/src/consume-message.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { connectAmqp } from './utils/utils.js';
+
+const connection = await connectAmqp();
+const channel = await connection.createChannel();
+
+await channel.assertQueue('consume-queue-1415');
+
+const consumePromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+  channel
+    .consume('consume-queue-1415', (msg) => {
+      if (msg.content.toString() === 'STOP') {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    })
+    .then((response) =>
+      console.log(`Registered consumer, consumerTag: "${response.consumerTag}"`)
+    );
+});
+
+await channel.sendToQueue('consume-queue-1415', Buffer.from('STOP'));
+console.log('Sent STOP message to queue');
+
+await consumePromise;
diff --git a/test-js/src/declare-queue.js b/test-js/src/declare-queue.js
index b81d670..603301a 100644
--- a/test-js/src/declare-queue.js
+++ b/test-js/src/declare-queue.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const connection = await connectAmqp();
 
 const channel = await connection.createChannel();
 
-const reply = await channel.assertQueue(queueName, { durable: false });
+const reply = await channel.assertQueue(queueName);
 
 assert(reply.messageCount === 0, 'Message found in queue');
 assert(reply.consumerCount === 0, 'Consumer listening on queue');
diff --git a/test-js/src/send-single-message.js b/test-js/src/send-single-message.js
index abf4c24..fb6f2cb 100644
--- a/test-js/src/send-single-message.js
+++ b/test-js/src/send-single-message.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { connectAmqp } from './utils/utils.js';
 
 const connection = await connectAmqp();
-
 const channel = await connection.createChannel();
 
 channel.publish('exchange-1', 'queue-1', Buffer.from('hello'));