diff --git a/fixed_buffer_stream.zig b/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
index 68f9d5c6a5b01dd9f10c626ec55b0a70296011ba..f96e807842918b185d43c261d79b664084f31638 100644
--- a/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
+++ b/fixed_buffer_stream.zig
@@ -83,5 +83,14 @@ pub fn FixedBufferStream(comptime Buffer: type) type {
                 .state = @ptrCast(self),
             };
         }
+
+        pub fn takeByte(self: *Self) u8 {
+            defer self.pos += 1;
+            return self.buffer[self.pos];
+        }
+
+        pub fn rest(self: *Self) Buffer {
+            return self.buffer[self.pos..];
+        }
     };
 }