diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializer.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializer.java
index 406f7f3..16bb5a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializer.java
@@ -1,142 +1,35 @@
 package nl.andrewl.record_net;
 
-import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.Pair;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
- * Record containing the components needed to read and write a given message.
- * <p>
- *     Also contains methods for automatically generating message type
- *     implementations for standard record-based messages.
- * </p>
- * @param <T> The type of message.
- * @param messageClass The class of the message.
- * @param byteSizeFunction A function that computes the byte size of the message.
- * @param reader A reader that can read messages from an input stream.
- * @param writer A writer that write messages from an input stream.
+ * A type serializer provides the basic components needed to read and write
+ * instances of the given message type.
+ * @param <T> The message type.
  */
-public record MessageTypeSerializer<T extends Message>(
-		Class<T> messageClass,
-		Function<T, Integer> byteSizeFunction,
-		MessageReader<T> reader,
-		MessageWriter<T> writer
-) {
-	/**
-	 * An internal cache for storing generated type serializers.
-	 */
-	private static final Map<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer>, MessageTypeSerializer<?>> generatedMessageTypes = new HashMap<>();
+public interface MessageTypeSerializer<T extends Message> {
+    /**
+     * Gets the class of the message type that this serializer handles.
+     * @return The message class.
+     */
+    Class<T> messageClass();
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the {@link MessageTypeSerializer} instance for a given message class, and
-	 * generates a new implementation if none exists yet.
-	 * @param serializer The serializer context to get a type serializer for.
-	 * @param messageClass The class of the message to get a type for.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the message.
-	 * @return The message type.
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static <T extends Message> MessageTypeSerializer<T> get(Serializer serializer, Class<T> messageClass) {
-		return (MessageTypeSerializer<T>) generatedMessageTypes.computeIfAbsent(
-				new Pair<>(messageClass, serializer),
-				p -> generateForRecord(serializer, (Class<T>) p.first())
-		);
-	}
+    /**
+     * Gets a function that computes the size, in bytes, of messages of this
+     * serializer's type.
+     * @return A byte size function.
+     */
+    Function<T, Integer> byteSizeFunction();
 
-	/**
-	 * Generates a message type instance for a given class, using reflection to
-	 * introspect the fields of the message.
-	 * <p>
-	 *     Note that this only works for record-based messages.
-	 * </p>
-	 * @param serializer The serializer context to get a type serializer for.
-	 * @param messageTypeClass The class of the message type.
-	 * @param <T> The type of the message.
-	 * @return A message type instance.
-	 */
-	public static <T extends Message> MessageTypeSerializer<T> generateForRecord(Serializer serializer, Class<T> messageTypeClass) {
-		RecordComponent[] components = messageTypeClass.getRecordComponents();
-		if (components == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot generate a MessageTypeSerializer for non-record class " + messageTypeClass.getSimpleName());
-		Constructor<T> constructor;
-		try {
-			constructor = messageTypeClass.getDeclaredConstructor(Arrays.stream(components)
-					.map(RecordComponent::getType).toArray(Class<?>[]::new));
-		} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
-		}
-		return new MessageTypeSerializer<>(
-				messageTypeClass,
-				generateByteSizeFunction(serializer, components),
-				generateReader(constructor),
-				generateWriter(components)
-		);
-	}
+    /**
+     * Gets a component that can read messages from an input stream.
+     * @return The message reader.
+     */
+    MessageReader<T> reader();
 
-	/**
-	 * Generates a function implementation that counts the byte size of a
-	 * message based on the message's record component types.
-	 * @param serializer The serializer context to generate a function for.
-	 * @param components The list of components that make up the message.
-	 * @param <T> The message type.
-	 * @return A function that computes the byte size of a message of the given
-	 * type.
-	 */
-	private static <T extends Message> Function<T, Integer> generateByteSizeFunction(Serializer serializer, RecordComponent[] components) {
-		return msg -> {
-			int size = 0;
-			for (var component : components) {
-				try {
-					size += MessageUtils.getByteSize(serializer, component.getAccessor().invoke(msg));
-				} catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-				}
-			}
-			return size;
-		};
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Generates a message reader for the given message constructor method. It
-	 * will try to read objects from the input stream according to the
-	 * parameters of the canonical constructor of a message record.
-	 * @param constructor The canonical constructor of the message record.
-	 * @param <T> The message type.
-	 * @return A message reader for the given type.
-	 */
-	private static <T extends Message> MessageReader<T> generateReader(Constructor<T> constructor) {
-		return in -> {
-			Object[] values = new Object[constructor.getParameterCount()];
-			for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-				values[i] = in.readObject(constructor.getParameterTypes()[i]);
-			}
-			try {
-				return constructor.newInstance(values);
-			} catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Generates a message writer for the given message record components.
-	 * @param components The record components to write.
-	 * @param <T> The type of message.
-	 * @return The message writer for the given type.
-	 */
-	private static <T extends Message> MessageWriter<T> generateWriter(RecordComponent[] components) {
-		return (msg, out) -> {
-			for (var component: components) {
-				try {
-					out.writeObject(component.getAccessor().invoke(msg), component.getType());
-				} catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-				}
-			}
-		};
-	}
+    /**
+     * Gets a component that can write messages to an output stream.
+     * @return The message writer.
+     */
+    MessageWriter<T> writer();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerImpl.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d3a2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package nl.andrewl.record_net;
+
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * Record containing the components needed to read and write a given message.
+ * @param <T> The type of message.
+ * @param messageClass The class of the message.
+ * @param byteSizeFunction A function that computes the byte size of the message.
+ * @param reader A reader that can read messages from an input stream.
+ * @param writer A writer that write messages from an input stream.
+ */
+public record MessageTypeSerializerImpl<T extends Message>(
+		Class<T> messageClass,
+		Function<T, Integer> byteSizeFunction,
+		MessageReader<T> reader,
+		MessageWriter<T> writer
+) implements MessageTypeSerializer<T> {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageUtils.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageUtils.java
index 642b742..ac20360 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageUtils.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class MessageUtils {
 		if (msg == null) {
 			return 1;
 		} else {
-			MessageTypeSerializer<T> typeSerializer = (MessageTypeSerializer<T>) serializer.getTypeSerializer(msg.getClass());
+			MessageTypeSerializerImpl<T> typeSerializer = (MessageTypeSerializerImpl<T>) serializer.getTypeSerializer(msg.getClass());
 			return 1 + typeSerializer.byteSizeFunction().apply(msg);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/Serializer.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/Serializer.java
index b25622f..0a576f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/Serializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/Serializer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package nl.andrewl.record_net;
 
 import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.ExtendedDataInputStream;
 import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.ExtendedDataOutputStream;
+import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.RecordMessageTypeSerializer;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -37,21 +38,28 @@ public class Serializer {
 	 * their ids.
 	 * @param messageTypes A map containing message types mapped to their ids.
 	 */
-	public Serializer(Map<Byte, Class<? extends Message>> messageTypes) {
+	public Serializer(Map<Integer, Class<? extends Message>> messageTypes) {
 		messageTypes.forEach(this::registerType);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Helper method which registers a message type to be supported by the
-	 * serializer, by adding it to the normal and inverse mappings.
+	 * Helper method for registering a message type serializer for a record
+	 * class, using {@link RecordMessageTypeSerializer#generateForRecord(Serializer, Class)}.
 	 * @param id The byte which will be used to identify messages of the given
 	 *           class. The value should from 0 to 127.
 	 * @param messageClass The type of message associated with the given id.
 	 */
 	public synchronized <T extends Message> void registerType(int id, Class<T> messageClass) {
-		registerTypeSerializer(id, MessageTypeSerializer.generateForRecord(this, messageClass));
+		registerTypeSerializer(id, RecordMessageTypeSerializer.generateForRecord(this, messageClass));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Registers the given type serializer with the given id.
+	 * @param id The id to use.
+	 * @param typeSerializer The type serializer that will be associated with
+	 *                       the given id.
+	 * @param <T> The message type.
+	 */
 	public synchronized <T extends Message> void registerTypeSerializer(int id, MessageTypeSerializer<T> typeSerializer) {
 		if (id < 0 || id > 127) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid id.");
 		messageTypes.put((byte) id, typeSerializer);
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
index d40c723..d51fe06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/ExtendedDataInputStream.java
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ public class ExtendedDataInputStream extends DataInputStream {
 			int length = this.readInt();
 			return this.readNBytes(length);
 		} else if (type.isArray() && Message.class.isAssignableFrom(type.getComponentType())) {
-			var messageType = MessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, (Class<? extends Message>) type.getComponentType());
+			var messageType = RecordMessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, (Class<? extends Message>) type.getComponentType());
 			return this.readArray(messageType);
 		} else if (Message.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
-			var messageType = MessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, (Class<? extends Message>) type);
+			var messageType = RecordMessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, (Class<? extends Message>) type);
 			return messageType.reader().read(this);
 		} else {
 			throw new IOException("Unsupported object type: " + type.getSimpleName());
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/RecordMessageTypeSerializer.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/RecordMessageTypeSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45a5e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/util/RecordMessageTypeSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package nl.andrewl.record_net.util;
+
+import nl.andrewl.record_net.*;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.RecordComponent;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class that contains logic for generating {@link MessageTypeSerializerImpl}
+ * implementations for record classes.
+ */
+public class RecordMessageTypeSerializer {
+    /**
+     * An internal cache for storing generated type serializers.
+     */
+    private static final Map<Pair<Class<?>, Serializer>, MessageTypeSerializer<?>> generatedMessageTypes = new HashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the {@link MessageTypeSerializer} instance for a given message class, and
+     * generates a new implementation if none exists yet.
+     * @param serializer The serializer context to get a type serializer for.
+     * @param messageClass The class of the message to get a type for.
+     * @param <T> The type of the message.
+     * @return The message type.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends Message> MessageTypeSerializer<T> get(Serializer serializer, Class<T> messageClass) {
+        return (MessageTypeSerializer<T>) generatedMessageTypes.computeIfAbsent(
+                new Pair<>(messageClass, serializer),
+                p -> generateForRecord(serializer, (Class<T>) p.first())
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a message type instance for a given class, using reflection to
+     * introspect the fields of the message.
+     * <p>
+     *     Note that this only works for record-based messages.
+     * </p>
+     * @param serializer The serializer context to get a type serializer for.
+     * @param messageTypeClass The class of the message type.
+     * @param <T> The type of the message.
+     * @return A message type instance.
+     */
+    public static <T extends Message> MessageTypeSerializerImpl<T> generateForRecord(Serializer serializer, Class<T> messageTypeClass) {
+        RecordComponent[] components = messageTypeClass.getRecordComponents();
+        if (components == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot generate a MessageTypeSerializer for non-record class " + messageTypeClass.getSimpleName());
+        Constructor<T> constructor;
+        try {
+            constructor = messageTypeClass.getDeclaredConstructor(Arrays.stream(components)
+                    .map(RecordComponent::getType).toArray(Class<?>[]::new));
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+        return new MessageTypeSerializerImpl<>(
+                messageTypeClass,
+                generateByteSizeFunction(serializer, components),
+                generateReader(constructor),
+                generateWriter(components)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a function implementation that counts the byte size of a
+     * message based on the message's record component types.
+     * @param serializer The serializer context to generate a function for.
+     * @param components The list of components that make up the message.
+     * @param <T> The message type.
+     * @return A function that computes the byte size of a message of the given
+     * type.
+     */
+    private static <T extends Message> Function<T, Integer> generateByteSizeFunction(Serializer serializer, RecordComponent[] components) {
+        return msg -> {
+            int size = 0;
+            for (var component : components) {
+                try {
+                    size += MessageUtils.getByteSize(serializer, component.getAccessor().invoke(msg));
+                } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+                }
+            }
+            return size;
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a message reader for the given message constructor method. It
+     * will try to read objects from the input stream according to the
+     * parameters of the canonical constructor of a message record.
+     * @param constructor The canonical constructor of the message record.
+     * @param <T> The message type.
+     * @return A message reader for the given type.
+     */
+    private static <T extends Message> MessageReader<T> generateReader(Constructor<T> constructor) {
+        return in -> {
+            Object[] values = new Object[constructor.getParameterCount()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+                values[i] = in.readObject(constructor.getParameterTypes()[i]);
+            }
+            try {
+                return constructor.newInstance(values);
+            } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a message writer for the given message record components.
+     * @param components The record components to write.
+     * @param <T> The type of message.
+     * @return The message writer for the given type.
+     */
+    private static <T extends Message> MessageWriter<T> generateWriter(RecordComponent[] components) {
+        return (msg, out) -> {
+            for (var component: components) {
+                try {
+                    out.writeObject(component.getAccessor().invoke(msg), component.getType());
+                } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerTest.java b/src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/RecordMessageTypeSerializerTest.java
similarity index 80%
rename from src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerTest.java
rename to src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/RecordMessageTypeSerializerTest.java
index cd1c006..b24e6e3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/MessageTypeSerializerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/nl/andrewl/record_net/RecordMessageTypeSerializerTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package nl.andrewl.record_net;
 import nl.andrewl.record_net.msg.ChatMessage;
 import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.ExtendedDataInputStream;
 import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.ExtendedDataOutputStream;
+import nl.andrewl.record_net.util.RecordMessageTypeSerializer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
-public class MessageTypeSerializerTest {
+public class RecordMessageTypeSerializerTest {
     @Test
     public void testGenerateForRecord() throws IOException {
         Serializer serializer = new Serializer();
-        var s1 = MessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, ChatMessage.class);
+        var s1 = RecordMessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, ChatMessage.class);
         ChatMessage msg = new ChatMessage("andrew", 123, "Hello world!");
         int expectedByteSize = 4 + msg.username().length() + 8 + 4 + msg.message().length();
         assertEquals(expectedByteSize, s1.byteSizeFunction().apply(msg));
@@ -30,6 +31,6 @@ public class MessageTypeSerializerTest {
 
         // Only record classes can be generated.
         class NonRecordMessage implements Message {}
-        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, NonRecordMessage.class));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> RecordMessageTypeSerializer.get(serializer, NonRecordMessage.class));
     }
 }