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diff --git a/lib/libevent.nit b/lib/libevent.nit
index ff9a9f5..58069c8 100644
--- a/lib/libevent.nit
+++ b/lib/libevent.nit
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ end
 #
 # TODO, use polls
 class Connection
+	super Writer
+
 	# Closing this connection has been requested, but may not yet be `closed`
 	var close_requested = false
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ class Connection
 	var native_buffer_event: NativeBufferEvent
 
 	# Close this connection if possible, otherwise mark it to be closed later
-	fun close
+	redef fun close
 	do
 		var success = native_buffer_event.destroy
 		close_requested = true
@@ -153,11 +155,13 @@ class Connection
 	fun event_callback(events: Int) do end
 
 	# Write a string to the connection
-	fun write(str: String)
+	redef fun write(str)
 	do
 		native_buffer_event.write(str.to_cstring, str.length)
 	end
 
+	redef fun write_byte(byte) do native_buffer_event.write_byte(byte)
+
 	# Write a file to the connection
 	#
 	# require: `path.file_exists`
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ extern class NativeBufferEvent `{ struct bufferevent * `}
 		return bufferevent_write(recv, line, length);
 	`}
 
+	# Write the byte `value`
+	fun write_byte(value: Int): Int `{
+		unsigned char byt = (unsigned char)value;
+		return bufferevent_write(recv, &byt, 1);
+	`}
+
 	# Check if we have anything left in our buffers. If so, we set our connection to be closed
 	# on a callback. Otherwise we close it and free it right away.
 	fun destroy: Bool `{