diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dd25c84..5848bc3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tlb"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "hex",
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tlb-ton"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "chrono",
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tlbits"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "either",
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ton-contracts"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitvec",
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toner"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "tlb",
  "tlb-ton",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c296921..4cca34e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ categories = ["encoding"]
 license-file = "LICENSE.txt"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-tlb = { path = "./crates/tlb", version = "0.3.1" }
-tlbits = { path = "./crates/bits", version = "0.3.1" }
-tlb-ton = { path = "./crates/tlb-ton", version = "0.3.1" }
-ton-contracts = { path = "./crates/contracts", version = "0.3.1" }
-toner = { path = "./crates/toner", version = "0.3.1" }
+tlb = { path = "./crates/tlb", version = "0.3.2" }
+tlbits = { path = "./crates/bits", version = "0.3.2" }
+tlb-ton = { path = "./crates/tlb-ton", version = "0.3.2" }
+ton-contracts = { path = "./crates/contracts", version = "0.3.2" }
+toner = { path = "./crates/toner", version = "0.3.2" }
 
 anyhow = "1"
 base64 = "0.21"
diff --git a/crates/bits/Cargo.toml b/crates/bits/Cargo.toml
index 90f5000..505f8c1 100644
--- a/crates/bits/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bits/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tlbits"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license-file.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/bits/src/ser/mod.rs b/crates/bits/src/ser/mod.rs
index c4566da..b972fe5 100644
--- a/crates/bits/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bits/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ pub use self::writer::*;
 
 use std::{rc::Rc, sync::Arc};
 
+use args::r#as::BitPackAsWithArgs;
 use bitvec::{order::Msb0, slice::BitSlice, vec::BitVec};
 use either::Either;
 use impl_tools::autoimpl;
+use r#as::BitPackAs;
 
 use crate::{
-    r#as::{AsBytes, Same},
+    r#as::{args::NoArgs, AsBytes, Same},
     ResultExt, StringError,
 };
 
@@ -49,6 +51,32 @@ where
     Ok(writer)
 }
 
+#[inline]
+pub fn bits_for<T>(value: T) -> Result<usize, StringError>
+where
+    T: BitPack,
+{
+    bits_for_as::<_, Same>(value)
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn bits_for_as<T, As>(value: T) -> Result<usize, StringError>
+where
+    As: BitPackAs<T>,
+{
+    bits_for_as_with::<_, NoArgs<_, As>>(value, ())
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn bits_for_as_with<T, As>(value: T, args: As::Args) -> Result<usize, StringError>
+where
+    As: BitPackAsWithArgs<T>,
+{
+    let mut writer = NoopBitWriter.counted();
+    BitWriterExt::pack_as_with::<_, As>(&mut writer, value, args)?;
+    Ok(writer.bit_count())
+}
+
 impl BitPack for () {
     #[inline]
     fn pack<W>(&self, _writer: W) -> Result<(), W::Error>
diff --git a/crates/bits/src/ser/writer.rs b/crates/bits/src/ser/writer.rs
index 96a2e1b..3b9fe00 100644
--- a/crates/bits/src/ser/writer.rs
+++ b/crates/bits/src/ser/writer.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ pub trait BitWriterExt: BitWriter {
 }
 impl<T> BitWriterExt for T where T: BitWriter {}
 
-struct NoopBitWriter;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct NoopBitWriter;
 
 impl BitWriter for NoopBitWriter {
     type Error = StringError;
diff --git a/crates/contracts/Cargo.toml b/crates/contracts/Cargo.toml
index e378779..3a0c4de 100644
--- a/crates/contracts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/contracts/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ton-contracts"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license-file.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tlb-ton/Cargo.toml b/crates/tlb-ton/Cargo.toml
index 37ec891..5f892f9 100644
--- a/crates/tlb-ton/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tlb-ton/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tlb-ton"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license-file.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tlb-ton/src/message.rs b/crates/tlb-ton/src/message.rs
index 3781bfb..13d5c0a 100644
--- a/crates/tlb-ton/src/message.rs
+++ b/crates/tlb-ton/src/message.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use tlb::{
         ser::{BitPack, BitWriter, BitWriterExt},
     },
     de::{CellDeserialize, CellParser, CellParserError},
-    either::Either,
-    r#as::{DefaultOnNone, EitherInlineOrRef, Ref, Same},
+    r#as::{DefaultOnNone, EitherInlineOrRef},
     ser::{CellBuilder, CellBuilderError, CellSerialize, CellSerializeExt},
     Cell, ResultExt,
 };
@@ -76,8 +75,11 @@ where
 {
     fn store(&self, builder: &mut CellBuilder) -> Result<(), CellBuilderError> {
         builder
+            // info:CommonMsgInfo
             .store(&self.info)?
+            // init:(Maybe (Either StateInit ^StateInit))
             .store_as::<_, &Option<EitherInlineOrRef>>(&self.init)?
+            // body:(Either X ^X)
             .store_as::<_, EitherInlineOrRef>(&self.body)?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -91,15 +93,14 @@ where
 {
     fn parse(parser: &mut CellParser<'de>) -> Result<Self, CellParserError<'de>> {
         Ok(Self {
+            // info:CommonMsgInfo
             info: parser.parse().context("info")?,
+            // init:(Maybe (Either StateInit ^StateInit))
             init: parser
-                .parse_as::<_, Option<Either<Same, Ref>>>()
-                .context("init")?
-                .map(Either::into_inner),
-            body: parser
-                .parse_as::<Either<T, T>, Either<Same, Ref>>()
-                .context("body")?
-                .into_inner(),
+                .parse_as::<_, Option<EitherInlineOrRef>>()
+                .context("init")?,
+            // body:(Either X ^X)
+            body: parser.parse_as::<_, EitherInlineOrRef>().context("body")?,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/tlb/Cargo.toml b/crates/tlb/Cargo.toml
index 1b7e20e..1130e43 100644
--- a/crates/tlb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tlb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tlb"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license-file.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/toner/Cargo.toml b/crates/toner/Cargo.toml
index 51544c8..d459539 100644
--- a/crates/toner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/toner/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "toner"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license-file.workspace = true