diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8ae4f55..2314c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,28 +12,32 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+  PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+  UV_VERSION: "0.4.x"
 
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
-          - windows-latest
-        toolchain:
-          - stable
-          - beta
-          - nightly
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        run: rustup update ${{ matrix.toolchain }} && rustup default ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+          version: ${{ env.UV_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --verbose
+      - name: Install dependencies and build
+        run: |
+          uv sync --frozen
+          cargo build --verbose
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --verbose
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4b13ee7..24cb331 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 djls = { path = "crates/djls" }
 djls-ast = { path = "crates/djls-ast" }
 djls-django = { path = "crates/djls-django" }
+djls-ipc = { path = "crates/djls-ipc" }
 djls-python = { path = "crates/djls-python" }
 djls-worker = { path = "crates/djls-worker" }
 
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/Cargo.toml b/crates/djls-ipc/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9bbeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "djls-ipc"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+
+tempfile = "3.14.0"
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/src/client.rs b/crates/djls-ipc/src/client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1bcf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/src/client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{path::Path, time::Duration};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ConnectionConfig {
+    max_retries: u32,
+    initial_delay_ms: u64,
+    max_delay_ms: u64,
+    backoff_factor: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for ConnectionConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            max_retries: 5,
+            initial_delay_ms: 100,
+            max_delay_ms: 5000,
+            backoff_factor: 2.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait ConnectionTrait: Send {
+    async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<()>;
+    async fn read_line(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<usize>;
+}
+
+pub struct Connection {
+    inner: UnixConnection,
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub struct UnixConnection {
+    stream: tokio::net::UnixStream,
+}
+
+impl Connection {
+    pub async fn connect(path: &Path) -> Result<Box<dyn ConnectionTrait>> {
+        Self::connect_with_config(path, ConnectionConfig::default()).await
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn connect_with_config(
+        path: &Path,
+        config: ConnectionConfig,
+    ) -> Result<Box<dyn ConnectionTrait>> {
+        let mut current_delay = config.initial_delay_ms;
+        let mut last_error = None;
+
+        for attempt in 0..config.max_retries {
+            let result = {
+                let stream = tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(path).await;
+                stream
+                    .map(|s| Box::new(UnixConnection { stream: s }) as Box<dyn ConnectionTrait>)
+                    .context("Failed to connect to Unix socket")
+            };
+
+            match result {
+                Ok(connection) => return Ok(connection),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    last_error = Some(e);
+
+                    if attempt < config.max_retries - 1 {
+                        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(current_delay)).await;
+
+                        current_delay = ((current_delay as f64 * config.backoff_factor) as u64)
+                            .min(config.max_delay_ms);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(last_error.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to connect after {} attempts", config.max_retries)
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[async_trait]
+impl ConnectionTrait for UnixConnection {
+    async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+        self.stream.write_all(buf).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn read_line(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<usize> {
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(&mut self.stream);
+        let bytes_read = reader.read_line(buf).await?;
+        Ok(bytes_read)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Message<T> {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub content: T,
+}
+
+pub struct Client {
+    connection: Box<dyn ConnectionTrait>,
+    message_id: u64,
+}
+
+impl Client {
+    pub async fn connect(path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+        let connection = Connection::connect(path).await?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            connection,
+            message_id: 0,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send<T, R>(&mut self, content: T) -> Result<R>
+    where
+        T: Serialize,
+        R: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
+    {
+        self.message_id += 1;
+        let message = Message {
+            id: self.message_id,
+            content,
+        };
+
+        let msg = serde_json::to_string(&message)? + "\n";
+        self.connection.write_all(msg.as_bytes()).await?;
+
+        let mut buffer = String::new();
+        self.connection.read_line(&mut buffer).await?;
+
+        let response: Message<R> = serde_json::from_str(&buffer)?;
+
+        if response.id != self.message_id {
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "Message ID mismatch. Expected {}, got {}",
+                self.message_id,
+                response.id
+            ));
+        }
+
+        Ok(response.content)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod conn_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+    use tokio::net::UnixListener;
+    use tokio::sync::oneshot;
+
+    fn test_config() -> ConnectionConfig {
+        ConnectionConfig {
+            max_retries: 5,
+            initial_delay_ms: 10,
+            max_delay_ms: 100,
+            backoff_factor: 2.0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_unix_connection() -> Result<()> {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+        let socket_path = temp_file.path().to_owned();
+        temp_file.close()?;
+
+        // Channel to signal when server is ready
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+        let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket_path)?;
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+
+            let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+
+            loop {
+                let mut buf = [0; 1024];
+                match stream.try_read(&mut buf) {
+                    Ok(0) => break, // EOF
+                    Ok(n) => {
+                        stream.try_write(&buf[..n]).unwrap();
+                    }
+                    Err(ref e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => panic!("Error reading from socket: {}", e),
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        rx.await?;
+
+        let mut connection = Connection::connect(&socket_path).await?;
+
+        // single message
+        connection.write_all(b"hello\n").await?;
+        let mut response = String::new();
+        let n = connection.read_line(&mut response).await?;
+        assert_eq!(n, 6);
+        assert_eq!(response, "hello\n");
+
+        // multiple messages
+        for i in 0..3 {
+            let msg = format!("message{}\n", i);
+            connection.write_all(msg.as_bytes()).await?;
+            let mut response = String::new();
+            let n = connection.read_line(&mut response).await?;
+            assert_eq!(n, msg.len());
+            assert_eq!(response, msg);
+        }
+
+        // large message
+        let large_msg = "a".repeat(1000) + "\n";
+        connection.write_all(large_msg.as_bytes()).await?;
+        let mut response = String::new();
+        let n = connection.read_line(&mut response).await?;
+        assert_eq!(n, large_msg.len());
+        assert_eq!(response, large_msg);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_unix_connection_nonexistent_path() -> Result<()> {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+        let socket_path = temp_file.path().to_owned();
+        temp_file.close()?;
+
+        let result = Connection::connect(&socket_path).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_unix_connection_server_disconnect() -> Result<()> {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+        let socket_path = temp_file.path().to_owned();
+        temp_file.close()?;
+
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let listener = UnixListener::bind(&socket_path)?;
+
+        let server_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+            let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            // Server immediately drops the connection
+            drop(stream);
+        });
+
+        rx.await?;
+        let mut connection = Connection::connect(&socket_path).await?;
+
+        // Write should fail after server disconnects
+        connection.write_all(b"hello\n").await?;
+        let mut response = String::new();
+        let result = connection.read_line(&mut response).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err() || result.unwrap() == 0);
+
+        server_handle.await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_connection_retry() -> Result<()> {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+        let socket_path = temp_file.path().to_owned();
+        temp_file.close()?;
+
+        let socket_path_clone = socket_path.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(25)).await;
+
+            let listener = tokio::net::UnixListener::bind(&socket_path_clone).unwrap();
+            let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            drop(stream);
+        });
+
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+        let _connection = Connection::connect_with_config(&socket_path, test_config()).await?;
+        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+
+        assert!(
+            elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(30),
+            "Connection succeeded too quickly ({:?}), should have retried",
+            elapsed
+        );
+
+        assert!(
+            elapsed < Duration::from_millis(100),
+            "Connection took too long ({:?}), too many retries",
+            elapsed
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_connection_max_retries() -> Result<()> {
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+        let socket_path = temp_file.path().to_owned();
+        temp_file.close()?;
+
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+        let result = Connection::connect_with_config(&socket_path, test_config()).await;
+        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        // Should have waited approximately
+        // 0 + 10 + 20 + 40 + 80 ~= 150ms
+        assert!(
+            elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(150),
+            "Didn't retry enough times ({:?})",
+            elapsed
+        );
+        assert!(
+            elapsed < Duration::from_millis(200),
+            "Retried for too long ({:?})",
+            elapsed
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod client_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+    struct MockConnection {
+        written: Arc<Mutex<Vec<u8>>>,
+        responses: Vec<Result<String>>,
+        response_index: usize,
+    }
+
+    impl MockConnection {
+        fn new(responses: Vec<Result<String>>) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                written: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new())),
+                responses,
+                response_index: 0,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[async_trait::async_trait]
+    impl crate::client::ConnectionTrait for MockConnection {
+        async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+            if self.response_index >= self.responses.len() {
+                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Connection closed"));
+            }
+            self.written.lock().unwrap().extend_from_slice(buf);
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        async fn read_line(&mut self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<usize> {
+            match self.responses.get(self.response_index) {
+                Some(Ok(response)) => {
+                    buf.push_str(response);
+                    self.response_index += 1;
+                    Ok(response.len())
+                }
+                Some(Err(e)) => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(e.to_string())),
+                None => Ok(0),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
+    struct TestMessage {
+        value: String,
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_successful_message_exchange() -> Result<()> {
+        let mock_conn = MockConnection::new(vec![Ok(
+            r#"{"id":1,"content":{"value":"response"}}"#.to_string()
+        )]);
+
+        let mut client = Client {
+            connection: Box::new(mock_conn),
+            message_id: 0,
+        };
+
+        let request = TestMessage {
+            value: "test".to_string(),
+        };
+        let response: TestMessage = client.send(request).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response.value, "response");
+        assert_eq!(client.message_id, 1);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_connection_error() {
+        let mock_conn = MockConnection::new(vec![Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Connection error"))]);
+
+        let mut client = Client {
+            connection: Box::new(mock_conn),
+            message_id: 0,
+        };
+
+        let request = TestMessage {
+            value: "test".to_string(),
+        };
+        let result: Result<TestMessage> = client.send(request).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().to_string().contains("Connection error"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_id_mismatch() {
+        let mock_conn = MockConnection::new(vec![Ok(
+            r#"{"id":2,"content":{"value":"response"}}"#.to_string()
+        )]);
+
+        let mut client = Client {
+            connection: Box::new(mock_conn),
+            message_id: 0,
+        };
+
+        let request = TestMessage {
+            value: "test".to_string(),
+        };
+        let result: Result<TestMessage> = client.send(request).await;
+
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("Message ID mismatch"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_invalid_json_response() {
+        let mock_conn = MockConnection::new(vec![Ok("invalid json".to_string())]);
+
+        let mut client = Client {
+            connection: Box::new(mock_conn),
+            message_id: 0,
+        };
+
+        let request = TestMessage {
+            value: "test".to_string(),
+        };
+        let result: Result<TestMessage> = client.send(request).await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multiple_messages() -> Result<()> {
+        let mock_conn = MockConnection::new(vec![
+            Ok(r#"{"id":1,"content":{"value":"response1"}}"#.to_string()),
+            Ok(r#"{"id":2,"content":{"value":"response2"}}"#.to_string()),
+        ]);
+
+        let mut client = Client {
+            connection: Box::new(mock_conn),
+            message_id: 0,
+        };
+
+        let request1 = TestMessage {
+            value: "test1".to_string(),
+        };
+        let response1: TestMessage = client.send(request1).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response1.value, "response1");
+        assert_eq!(client.message_id, 1);
+
+        let request2 = TestMessage {
+            value: "test2".to_string(),
+        };
+        let response2: TestMessage = client.send(request2).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response2.value, "response2");
+        assert_eq!(client.message_id, 2);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/src/lib.rs b/crates/djls-ipc/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aa5b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod client;
+mod server;
+
+pub use client::Client;
+pub use server::Server;
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/src/server.rs b/crates/djls-ipc/src/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4656841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/src/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::{Child, Command};
+use std::thread::sleep;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tempfile::{tempdir, TempDir};
+
+pub struct Server {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    socket_path: PathBuf,
+    process: Child,
+    _temp_dir: TempDir,
+}
+
+impl Server {
+    pub fn start(python_module: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::start_with_options(python_module, args, true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_script(python_script: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::start_with_options(python_script, args, false)
+    }
+
+    fn start_with_options(python_path: &str, args: &[&str], use_module: bool) -> Result<Self> {
+        let temp_dir = tempdir()?;
+
+        let path = {
+            let socket_path = temp_dir.path().join("ipc.sock");
+            socket_path
+        };
+
+        let mut command = Command::new("python");
+        if use_module {
+            command.arg("-m");
+        }
+        command.arg(python_path);
+        command.args(args);
+        command.arg("--ipc-path").arg(&path);
+
+        let process = command.spawn().context("Failed to start Python process")?;
+
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            socket_path: path,
+            process,
+            _temp_dir: temp_dir,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.socket_path
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Server {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let _ = self.process.kill();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::client::Client;
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+    const FIXTURES_PATH: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/fixtures");
+
+    async fn setup_server_and_client() -> Result<(Server, crate::client::Client)> {
+        let path = format!("{}/echo_server.py", FIXTURES_PATH);
+        let server = Server::start_script(&path, &[])?;
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+        let client = Client::connect(server.get_path()).await?;
+        Ok((server, client))
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+    struct ComplexMessage {
+        field1: String,
+        field2: i32,
+        field3: bool,
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_basic_string_message() -> Result<()> {
+        let (_server, mut client) = setup_server_and_client().await?;
+
+        let response: String = client.send("test".to_string()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response, "test");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multiple_messages() -> Result<()> {
+        let (_server, mut client) = setup_server_and_client().await?;
+
+        for i in 1..=3 {
+            let msg = format!("test{}", i);
+            let response: String = client.send(msg.clone()).await?;
+            assert_eq!(response, msg);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_complex_message() -> Result<()> {
+        let (_server, mut client) = setup_server_and_client().await?;
+
+        let complex = ComplexMessage {
+            field1: "hello".to_string(),
+            field2: 42,
+            field3: true,
+        };
+
+        let response: ComplexMessage = client.send(complex.clone()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response, complex);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multiple_clients() -> Result<()> {
+        let (server, mut client1) = setup_server_and_client().await?;
+        let mut client2 = crate::client::Client::connect(server.get_path()).await?;
+
+        let response1: String = client1.send("test1".to_string()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response1, "test1");
+
+        let response2: String = client2.send("test2".to_string()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response2, "test2");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_concurrent_messages() -> Result<()> {
+        let (_server, mut client) = setup_server_and_client().await?;
+
+        let mut handles = Vec::new();
+
+        for i in 1..=5 {
+            let msg = format!("test{}", i);
+            handles.push(tokio::spawn(async move { msg }));
+        }
+
+        let mut results = Vec::new();
+        for handle in handles {
+            let msg = handle.await?;
+            let response: String = client.send(msg.clone()).await?;
+            results.push((msg, response));
+        }
+
+        for (request, response) in results {
+            assert_eq!(request, response);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/tests/fixtures/echo_server.py b/crates/djls-ipc/tests/fixtures/echo_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f4eb78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/tests/fixtures/echo_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+async def handle_client(reader, writer):
+    while True:
+        try:
+            data = await reader.readline()
+            if not data:
+                break
+
+            # Parse the incoming message
+            message = json.loads(data)
+            # Echo back with same ID but just echo the content
+            response = {"id": message["id"], "content": message["content"]}
+            writer.write(json.dumps(response).encode() + b"\n")
+            await writer.drain()
+        except Exception:
+            break
+    writer.close()
+    await writer.wait_closed()
+
+
+async def main(ipc_path):
+    try:
+        Path(ipc_path).unlink()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
+    server = await asyncio.start_unix_server(
+        handle_client,
+        path=ipc_path,
+    )
+
+    async with server:
+        await server.serve_forever()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--ipc-path", required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    asyncio.run(main(args.ipc_path))
diff --git a/crates/djls-ipc/tests/integration.rs b/crates/djls-ipc/tests/integration.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ea146a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/djls-ipc/tests/integration.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use djls_ipc::{Client, Server};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+const FIXTURES_PATH: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/fixtures");
+
+async fn setup_echo_server() -> Result<(Server, Client)> {
+    let path = format!("{}/echo_server.py", FIXTURES_PATH);
+    let server = Server::start_script(&path, &[])?;
+    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+    let client = Client::connect(server.get_path()).await?;
+    Ok((server, client))
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+struct TestMessage {
+    field1: String,
+    field2: i32,
+    vec_field: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_full_communication_cycle() -> Result<()> {
+    let (_server, mut client) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    let test_msg = TestMessage {
+        field1: "hello".to_string(),
+        field2: 42,
+        vec_field: vec!["a".to_string(), "b".to_string()],
+    };
+
+    let response: TestMessage = client.send(test_msg.clone()).await?;
+    assert_eq!(response, test_msg);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_long_running_session() -> Result<()> {
+    let (_server, mut client) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    for i in 0..10 {
+        let string_msg = format!("test message {}", i);
+        let response: String = client.send(string_msg.clone()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response, string_msg);
+
+        let complex_msg = TestMessage {
+            field1: format!("message {}", i),
+            field2: i,
+            vec_field: vec![format!("item {}", i)],
+        };
+        let response: TestMessage = client.send(complex_msg.clone()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response, complex_msg);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_multiple_clients_single_server() -> Result<()> {
+    let (server, mut client1) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+    let mut client2 = Client::connect(server.get_path()).await?;
+    let mut client3 = Client::connect(server.get_path()).await?;
+
+    let msg1 = TestMessage {
+        field1: "client1".to_string(),
+        field2: 1,
+        vec_field: vec!["a".to_string()],
+    };
+    let msg2 = TestMessage {
+        field1: "client2".to_string(),
+        field2: 2,
+        vec_field: vec!["b".to_string()],
+    };
+    let msg3 = TestMessage {
+        field1: "client3".to_string(),
+        field2: 3,
+        vec_field: vec!["c".to_string()],
+    };
+
+    let response1: TestMessage = client1.send(msg1.clone()).await?;
+    let response2: TestMessage = client2.send(msg2.clone()).await?;
+    let response3: TestMessage = client3.send(msg3.clone()).await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(response1, msg1);
+    assert_eq!(response2, msg2);
+    assert_eq!(response3, msg3);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_server_restart() -> Result<()> {
+    let (server1, mut client1) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    let msg = "test".to_string();
+    let response: String = client1.send(msg.clone()).await?;
+    assert_eq!(response, msg);
+
+    drop(client1);
+    drop(server1);
+
+    let (_server2, mut client2) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    let msg = "test after restart".to_string();
+    let response: String = client2.send(msg.clone()).await?;
+    assert_eq!(response, msg);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_large_messages() -> Result<()> {
+    let (_server, mut client) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    let large_vec: Vec<String> = (0..1000).map(|i| format!("item {}", i)).collect();
+
+    let large_msg = TestMessage {
+        field1: "x".repeat(10000),
+        field2: 42,
+        vec_field: large_vec.clone(),
+    };
+
+    let response: TestMessage = client.send(large_msg.clone()).await?;
+    assert_eq!(response, large_msg);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_rapid_messages() -> Result<()> {
+    let (_server, mut client) = setup_echo_server().await?;
+
+    for i in 0..100 {
+        let msg = format!("rapid message {}", i);
+        let response: String = client.send(msg.clone()).await?;
+        assert_eq!(response, msg);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}