diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d6b38ad..5e5ac0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", optional = true }
 
 # glue (java)
 jni = { version = "0.21.1", features = ["invocation"], optional = true }
-#jni-sys = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
+
 # glue (lua)
 mlua = { version = "0.9.6", features = ["module", "luajit", "send"], optional = true }
 derive_more = { version = "0.99.17", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/ffi/java/client.rs b/src/ffi/java/client.rs
index ea12e59..4f944a0 100644
--- a/src/ffi/java/client.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/java/client.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::{util::JExceptable, RT};
 /// Called by the Java GC to drop a [Client].
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_free(_env: JNIEnv, _class: JClass, input: jlong) {
-	super::util::dereference_and_drop::<Client>(input)
+	let _ = unsafe { Box::from_raw(input as *mut Client) };
 }
 
 /// Sets up tracing subscriber
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_connect<'local>(
 		.jexcept(&mut env)
 }
 
+/// Gets a [Workspace] by name and returns a pointer to it.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_get_1workspace<'local>(
+	env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+	_class: JClass<'local>,
+	self_ptr: jlong,
+	input: JString<'local>
+) -> jlong {
+	let client  = unsafe { Box::leak(Box::from_raw(self_ptr as *mut Client)) };
+	let workspace_id = unsafe { env.get_string_unchecked(&input).expect("Couldn't get java string!") };
+	client.get_workspace(workspace_id.to_str().expect("Not UTF-8"))
+		.map(|workspace| Box::into_raw(Box::new(workspace)) as jlong)
+		.unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
 /// Logs in to a specific [Workspace].
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_login<'local>(
diff --git a/src/ffi/java/util.rs b/src/ffi/java/util.rs
index ca0a6c3..d21e832 100644
--- a/src/ffi/java/util.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/java/util.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 use jni::{JNIEnv, sys::jlong};
 
-/// A simple utility method that converts a pointer back into a [Box] and then drops it.
-pub(crate) fn dereference_and_drop<T>(ptr: jlong) {
-	let client : Box<T> = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr as *mut T) };
-	std::mem::drop(client)
-}
-
 /// A trait meant for our [crate::Result] type to make converting it to Java easier.
 pub(crate) trait JExceptable<T> {
 	/// Unwraps it and throws an appropriate Java exception if it's an error.
diff --git a/src/ffi/java/workspace.rs b/src/ffi/java/workspace.rs
index 09522a9..f42c147 100644
--- a/src/ffi/java/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/java/workspace.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,49 @@
-use jni::{objects::{JClass, JString}, sys::jlong, JNIEnv};
-use crate::{Client, Workspace};
+use jni::{objects::{JClass, JString}, sys::{jlong, jstring}, JNIEnv};
+use crate::Workspace;
 
 use super::{util::JExceptable, RT};
 
 /// Called by the Java GC to drop a [Workspace].
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Workspace_free(_env: JNIEnv, _class: JClass, input: jlong) {
-	super::util::dereference_and_drop::<Client>(input)
+	let _ = unsafe { Box::from_raw(input as *mut Workspace) };
+}
+
+/// Gets the workspace id.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_get_1workspace_1id<'local>(
+	env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+	_class: JClass<'local>,
+	self_ptr: jlong
+) -> jstring {
+	let workspace  = unsafe { Box::leak(Box::from_raw(self_ptr as *mut Workspace)) };
+	env.new_string(workspace.id())
+		.expect("Failed to convert to Java String!")
+		.as_raw()
+}
+
+/// Gets a cursor controller by name and returns a pointer to it.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_get_1cursor<'local>(
+	_env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+	_class: JClass<'local>,
+	self_ptr: jlong
+) -> jlong {
+	let workspace  = unsafe { Box::leak(Box::from_raw(self_ptr as *mut Workspace)) };
+	Box::into_raw(Box::new(workspace.cursor())) as jlong
+}
+
+/// Gets a buffer controller by name and returns a pointer to it.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Client_get_1buffer<'local>(
+	env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+	_class: JClass<'local>,
+	self_ptr: jlong,
+	input: JString<'local>
+) -> jlong {
+	let workspace  = unsafe { Box::leak(Box::from_raw(self_ptr as *mut Workspace)) };
+	let path = unsafe { env.get_string_unchecked(&input).expect("Couldn't get java string!") };
+	Box::into_raw(Box::new(workspace.buffer_by_name(path.to_str().expect("Not UTF-8")))) as jlong
 }
 
 /// Creates a [Buffer]
@@ -18,6 +55,6 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_mp_code_Workspace_create_1buffer<'local>(
 	input: JString<'local>
 ) {
 	let ws: Box<Workspace> = unsafe { Box::from_raw(self_ptr as *mut Workspace) };
-	let path: String = env.get_string(&input).expect("Couldn't get java string!").into();
-	RT.block_on(ws.create(&path)).jexcept(&mut env);
+	let path = unsafe { env.get_string_unchecked(&input).expect("Couldn't get java string!") };
+	RT.block_on(ws.create(path.to_str().expect("Not UTF-8"))).jexcept(&mut env);
 }