Proposal for a dummy queue solution

client.rb.diff

diff --git a/lib/blather/client/client.rb b/lib/blather/client/client.rb
index 6c7fe4e..9e8350b 100644
--- a/lib/blather/client/client.rb
+++ b/lib/blather/client/client.rb
@@ -184,11 +184,7 @@ module Blather
 
     # @private
     def receive_data(stanza)
-      if handler_queue
-        handler_queue << stanza
-      else
-        handle_data stanza
-      end
+      handler_queue << stanza
     end
 
     def handle_data(stanza)
@@ -216,12 +212,26 @@ module Blather
       self
     end
 
+    class FakeQueue
+      def initialize(client)
+        @client = client
+      end
+
+      def <<(stanza)
+        @client.handle_data stanza
+      end
+    end
+
     # @private
     def handler_queue
-      return if queue_size == 0
-      @handler_queue ||= GirlFriday::WorkQueue.new :handle_stanza, :size => queue_size do |stanza|
+      return @handler_queue if @handler_queue
+
+      @handler_queue = GirlFriday::WorkQueue.new :handle_stanza, :size => queue_size do |stanza|
         handle_data stanza
-      end
+      end if queue_size.to_i > 0
+      @handler_queue ||= FakeQueue.new(self)
+
+      @handler_queue
     end
 
     protected