diff --git a/pyinfra/server/dispatcher/dispatchers/forwarding.py b/pyinfra/server/dispatcher/dispatchers/forwarding.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05328ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyinfra/server/dispatcher/dispatchers/forwarding.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatcher import Dispatcher
+
+
+class ForwardingDispatcher(Dispatcher):
+    def __init__(self, fn):
+        self.fn = fn
+
+    def patch(self, package):
+        return self.fn(package, final=False)
+
+    def post(self, package):
+        return self.fn(package, final=True)
diff --git a/pyinfra/server/receiver/receivers/identity.py b/pyinfra/server/receiver/receivers/identity.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5abb22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyinfra/server/receiver/receivers/identity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from typing import Iterable
+
+from pyinfra.server.receiver.receiver import Receiver
+
+
+class IdentityReceiver(Receiver):
+    def __call__(self, responses: Iterable):
+        for response in responses:
+            yield response
diff --git a/pyinfra/server/server.py b/pyinfra/server/server.py
index e46d611..a5db6c5 100644
--- a/pyinfra/server/server.py
+++ b/pyinfra/server/server.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from pyinfra.utils.func import starlift, star, lift
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 
-class ServerPipeline:
+class StreamProcessor:
     def __init__(self, fn):
         """Function `fn` has to return an iterable and ideally is a generator."""
         self.pipe = rcompose(
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ServerPipeline:
 def make_streamable(operation, buffer_size, batched):
 
     operation = operation if batched else starlift(operation)
-    operation = ServerPipeline(operation)
+    operation = StreamProcessor(operation)
     operation = BufferedProcessor(operation, buffer_size=buffer_size)
     operation = compose(flatten, operation)
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/input.py b/test/fixtures/input.py
index 4795d63..ecab88f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/input.py
+++ b/test/fixtures/input.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def endpoint(url):
     return f"{url}/submit"
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(params=["rest", "basic"])
+def client_pipeline_type(request):
+    return request.param
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=[1, 0, 5])
 def n_items(request):
     return request.param
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py b/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
index a07a1c1..58d5c3c 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/server/pipeline_test.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
 from funcy import rcompose, lmap
 
+from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatchers.forwarding import ForwardingDispatcher
 from pyinfra.server.dispatcher.dispatchers.rest import RestDispatcher
+from pyinfra.server.interpreter.interpreters.identity import IdentityInterpreter
 from pyinfra.server.interpreter.interpreters.rest_callback import RestPickupStreamer
+from pyinfra.server.packer.packers.identity import IdentityPacker
 from pyinfra.server.packer.packers.rest import RestPacker
 from pyinfra.server.client_pipeline import ClientPipeline
+from pyinfra.server.receiver.receivers.identity import IdentityReceiver
 from pyinfra.server.receiver.receivers.rest import RestReceiver
 from pyinfra.server.utils import unpack
 from pyinfra.utils.func import lift
@@ -21,6 +25,13 @@ def test_mock_pipeline():
     assert list(pipeline(data)) == list(rcompose(f, g, h, u)(data))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "client_pipeline_type",
+    [
+        "rest",
+        "basic",
+    ],
+)
 def test_pipeline(client_pipeline, input_data_items, metadata, target_data_items):
     output = client_pipeline(input_data_items, metadata)
     output = lmap(unpack, output)
@@ -28,15 +39,24 @@ def test_pipeline(client_pipeline, input_data_items, metadata, target_data_items
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client_pipeline(rest_client_pipeline):
-    return rest_client_pipeline
+def client_pipeline(rest_client_pipeline, basic_client_pipeline, client_pipeline_type):
+    if client_pipeline_type == "rest":
+        return rest_client_pipeline
+    elif client_pipeline_type == "basic":
+        return basic_client_pipeline
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def rest_client_pipeline(server_process, endpoint, rest_interpreter):
+    """Requires a webserver to listen on `endpoint`"""
     return ClientPipeline(RestPacker(), RestDispatcher(endpoint), RestReceiver(), rest_interpreter)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def basic_client_pipeline(endpoint, rest_interpreter, processor_fn):
+    return ClientPipeline(RestPacker(), ForwardingDispatcher(processor_fn), IdentityReceiver(), IdentityInterpreter())
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def rest_interpreter():
     return rcompose(RestPickupStreamer(), RestReceiver())