diff --git a/lib/sane.rb b/lib/sane.rb
index 53727c0..061b3e6 100644
--- a/lib/sane.rb
+++ b/lib/sane.rb
@@ -1,53 +1,75 @@
 class Sane
   include Singleton
 
-  class << self
-    extend Forwardable
-    delegate [:init, :exit, :get_devices, :open, :close, :get_option_descriptor, :get_option, :set_option, :strstatus] => :instance
+  attr_reader :version
+
+  def self.open
+    instance.send(:init)
+    yield instance
+  ensure
+    instance.send(:exit)
   end
 
-  def initialize
-    init
+  def devices
+    get_devices.map { |device| Device.new(device) }
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def not_initialized?
+    version.nil?
+  end
+
+  def initialized?
+    !not_initialized?
   end
 
   def init
+    ensure_not_initialized!
     version_code = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
     check_status!(API.sane_init(version_code, FFI::Pointer::NULL))
-    version_code.read_int
+    @version = version_code.read_int
   end
 
   def exit
+    ensure_initialized!
     API.sane_exit
+    @version = nil
   end
 
   def get_devices
-    devices_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pointer)
-    check_status!(API.sane_get_devices(devices_pointer, 0))
-    devices = devices_pointer.read_pointer
+    ensure_initialized!
+    devices_pointer_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pointer)
+    check_status!(API.sane_get_devices(devices_pointer_pointer, 0))
+    devices_pointer = devices_pointer_pointer.read_pointer
     [].tap do |result|
-      until devices.read_pointer.null?
-        result << API::Device.new(devices.read_pointer)
-        devices += FFI.type_size(:pointer)
+      until devices_pointer.read_pointer.null?
+        result << API::Device.new(devices_pointer.read_pointer).to_hash
+        devices_pointer += FFI.type_size(:pointer)
       end
     end
   end
 
   def open(device_name)
+    ensure_initialized!
     device_handle_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pointer)
     check_status!(API.sane_open(device_name, device_handle_pointer))
     device_handle_pointer.read_pointer
   end
 
   def close(device_handle)
+    ensure_initialized!
     API.sane_close(device_handle)
   end
 
   def get_option_descriptor(device_handle, option)
+    ensure_initialized!
     result = API.sane_get_option_descriptor(device_handle, option)
-    API::OptionDescriptor.new(result)
+    API::OptionDescriptor.new(result).to_hash
   end
 
   def get_option(device_handle, option)
+    ensure_initialized!
     descriptor = get_option_descriptor(device_handle, option)
 
     case descriptor[:type]
@@ -72,6 +94,7 @@ class Sane
   end
 
   def set_option(device_handle, option, value)
+    ensure_initialized!
     descriptor = get_option_descriptor(device_handle, option)
 
     case descriptor[:type]
@@ -97,13 +120,40 @@ class Sane
     end
   end
 
+  def start(handle)
+    ensure_initialized!
+    API.sane_start(handle)
+  end
+
+  def read(handle, size = 64 * 1024)
+    ensure_initialized!
+    data_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:char, size)
+    length_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:int)
+    check_status!(API.sane_read(handle, data_pointer, size, length_pointer))
+    data_pointer.read_string(length_pointer.read_int)
+  end
+
   def strstatus(status)
+    ensure_initialized!
     API.sane_strstatus(status)
   end
 
-  private
+  def get_parameters(handle)
+    ensure_initialized!
+    parameters_pointer = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(API::Parameters.size)
+    check_status!(API.sane_get_parameters(handle, parameters_pointer))
+    API::Parameters.new(parameters_pointer).to_hash
+  end
+
+  def ensure_not_initialized!
+    raise "SANE library is already initialized" if initialized?
+  end
+
+  def ensure_initialized!
+    raise "SANE library is not initialized" if not_initialized?
+  end
 
   def check_status!(status)
-    raise Error.new(strstatus(status), status) if status != :good
+    raise Error.new(strstatus(status), status) unless status == :good
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/sane/api.rb b/lib/sane/api.rb
index aaef9f4..99d001a 100644
--- a/lib/sane/api.rb
+++ b/lib/sane/api.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class Sane
 
     class Device < FFI::Struct
       layout :name, :string, :vendor, :string, :model, :string, :type, :string
+
+      def to_hash; {name: self[:name], vendor: self[:vendor], model: self[:model], type: self[:type]} end
     end
 
     class OptionDescriptor < FFI::Struct
@@ -19,10 +21,14 @@ class Sane
         layout :string_list, :pointer, :word_list, :pointer, :range, :pointer
       end
       layout :name, :string, :title, :string, :desc, :string, :type, :value_type, :unit, :unit, :size, :int, :cap, :int, :constraint_type, ConstraintType
+
+      def to_hash; {name: self[:name], title: self[:title], desc: self[:desc], type: self[:type], unit: self[:unit], size: self[:size], cap: self[:cap]} end
     end
 
     class Parameters < FFI::Struct
       layout :format, :frame, :last_frame, :int, :bytes_per_line, :int, :pixels_per_line, :int, :lines, :int, :depth, :int
+
+      def to_hash; {format: self[:format], last_frame: self[:last_frame], bytes_per_line: self[:bytes_per_line], pixels_per_line: self[:pixels_per_line], lines: self[:lines], depth: self[:depth]} end
     end
 
     # extern SANE_Status sane_init (SANE_Int * version_code, SANE_Auth_Callback authorize);
diff --git a/lib/sane/device.rb b/lib/sane/device.rb
index 94ebefe..757f5fa 100644
--- a/lib/sane/device.rb
+++ b/lib/sane/device.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,108 @@
 class Sane
   class Device
-    def initialize(name)
-      @name = name
+    def initialize(options)
+      @name = options[:name]
+      @vendor = options[:vendor]
+      @model = options[:model]
+      @type = options[:type]
       @handle = nil
     end
 
-    def open
-      @handle = Sane.open(@name) if closed?
-      if block_given?
-        yield self
-        close
-      end
-    end
-
     def closed?
       @handle.nil?
     end
 
-    def opened?
+    def open?
       !closed?
     end
 
+    def open
+      ensure_closed!
+      @handle = Sane.instance.send(:open, @name)
+      if block_given?
+        begin
+          yield(self)
+        ensure
+          close
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def close
-      Sane.close(@handle) if opened?
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:close, @handle)
       @handle = nil
     end
+
+    def start
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.start(@handle)
+    end
+
+    def read
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:read, @handle)
+    end
+
+    def option_count
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:get_option, @handle, 0)
+    end
+
+    def parameters
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:get_parameters, @handle)
+    end
+
+    def [](option)
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:get_option, @handle, option_lookup(option))
+    end
+
+    def []=(option, value)
+      ensure_open!
+      Sane.instance.send(:set_option, @handle, option_lookup(option), value)
+    end
+
+    def option_descriptors
+      option_count.times.map { |i| Sane.instance.send(:get_option_descriptor, @handle, i) }
+    end
+
+    def option_names
+      option_descriptors.map { |option| option[:name] }
+    end
+
+    def option_values
+      option_count.times.map do |i|
+        begin
+          self[i]
+        rescue Error
+          nil # we can't get values of some options, ignore them
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def options
+      {}.tap { |hash| option_count.times { |i| hash[option_names[i]] = option_values[i] } }
+    end
+
+    def option_lookup(option_name)
+      return option_name if (0..option_count).include?(option_name)
+      option_descriptors.index { |option| option[:name] == option_name.to_s } or raise ArgumentError, "Option not found: #{option_name}"
+    end
+
+    def describe(option)
+      option_descriptors[option_lookup(option)]
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def ensure_closed!
+      raise "Device is already open" if open?
+    end
+
+    def ensure_open!
+      raise "Device is closed" if closed?
+    end
   end
 end