diff --git a/src/async_std.rs b/src/async_std.rs
index 457813c..1805ca8 100644
--- a/src/async_std.rs
+++ b/src/async_std.rs
@@ -154,13 +154,16 @@ type Connector = real_async_tls::TlsConnector;
 #[cfg(feature = "async-native-tls")]
 use self::async_native_tls::{client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config, AutoStream, Connector};
 
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `client_async()` functions.
+pub type ClientStream<S> = AutoStream<S>;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "async-native-tls")]
 /// Creates a WebSocket handshake from a request and a stream,
 /// upgrading the stream to TLS if required.
 pub async fn client_async_tls<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_config<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_connector<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -203,10 +206,13 @@ where
     client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config(request, stream, connector, None).await
 }
 
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `connect_async()` functions.
+pub type ConnectStream = ClientStream<TcpStream>;
+
 /// Connect to a given URL.
 pub async fn connect_async<R>(
     request: R,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TcpStream>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ where
 pub async fn connect_async_with_config<R>(
     request: R,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TcpStream>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ where
 pub async fn connect_async_with_tls_connector<R>(
     request: R,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TcpStream>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ pub async fn connect_async_with_tls_connector_and_config<R>(
     request: R,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TcpStream>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
diff --git a/src/async_tls.rs b/src/async_tls.rs
index fca24cf..00bcc5d 100644
--- a/src/async_tls.rs
+++ b/src/async_tls.rs
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `client_async()` functions.
+pub type ClientStream<S> = AutoStream<S>;
+
 /// Creates a WebSocket handshake from a request and a stream,
 /// upgrading the stream to TLS if required.
 pub async fn client_async_tls<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_config<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_connector<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     connector: Option<AsyncTlsConnector>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config<R, S>(
     stream: S,
     connector: Option<AsyncTlsConnector>,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
diff --git a/src/gio.rs b/src/gio.rs
index 875181c..2ca16b7 100644
--- a/src/gio.rs
+++ b/src/gio.rs
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ use tungstenite::stream::Mode;
 
 use crate::{client_async_with_config, domain, port, Response, WebSocketConfig, WebSocketStream};
 
-type MaybeTlsStream = IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<gio::SocketConnection>;
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `connect_async()` functions.
+pub type ConnectStream = IOStreamAsyncReadWrite<gio::SocketConnection>;
 
 /// Connect to a given URL.
 pub async fn connect_async<R>(
     request: R,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ where
 pub async fn connect_async_with_config<R>(
     request: R,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index af99e04..5a52e65 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ impl<S> WebSocketStream<S> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the configuration of the tungstenite stream.
-    pub fn get_config(&self) -> &WebSocketConfig
-    {
+    pub fn get_config(&self) -> &WebSocketConfig {
         self.inner.get_config()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tokio.rs b/src/tokio.rs
index b2adcc5..b0eabc5 100644
--- a/src/tokio.rs
+++ b/src/tokio.rs
@@ -152,13 +152,16 @@ type Connector = real_async_tls::TlsConnector;
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-native-tls")]
 use self::tokio_tls::{client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config, AutoStream, Connector};
 
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `client_async()` functions.
+pub type ClientStream<S> = AutoStream<S>;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio-native-tls")]
 /// Creates a WebSocket handshake from a request and a stream,
 /// upgrading the stream to TLS if required.
 pub async fn client_async_tls<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_config<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ pub async fn client_async_tls_with_connector<R, S>(
     request: R,
     stream: S,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<AutoStream<S>>, Response), Error>
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ClientStream<S>>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
     S: 'static + AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin,
@@ -201,16 +204,13 @@ where
     client_async_tls_with_connector_and_config(request, stream, connector, None).await
 }
 
+/// Type alias for the stream type of the `connect_async()` functions.
+pub type ConnectStream = ClientStream<TokioAdapter<TcpStream>>;
+
 /// Connect to a given URL.
 pub async fn connect_async<R>(
     request: R,
-) -> Result<
-    (
-        WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TokioAdapter<TcpStream>>>,
-        Response,
-    ),
-    Error,
->
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -221,13 +221,7 @@ where
 pub async fn connect_async_with_config<R>(
     request: R,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<
-    (
-        WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TokioAdapter<TcpStream>>>,
-        Response,
-    ),
-    Error,
->
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -246,13 +240,7 @@ where
 pub async fn connect_async_with_tls_connector<R>(
     request: R,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
-) -> Result<
-    (
-        WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TokioAdapter<TcpStream>>>,
-        Response,
-    ),
-    Error,
->
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {
@@ -265,13 +253,7 @@ pub async fn connect_async_with_tls_connector_and_config<R>(
     request: R,
     connector: Option<Connector>,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<
-    (
-        WebSocketStream<AutoStream<TokioAdapter<TcpStream>>>,
-        Response,
-    ),
-    Error,
->
+) -> Result<(WebSocketStream<ConnectStream>, Response), Error>
 where
     R: IntoClientRequest + Unpin,
 {