diff --git a/java b/java
index a7577f4..3129726 100644
--- a/java
+++ b/java
@@ -40,31 +40,13 @@ class Java(LspServer):
 
     @command("java.apply.workspaceEdit")
     def workspaceEdit (self, arguments):
-        print(f"we {arguments}", file=sys.stderr)
         for argument in arguments:
-            for file_name, changes in argument['changes'].items():
-                file_name = file_name[len(FILE_URI):]
-                file_contents = ""
-                
-                if os.path.exists(file_name):
-                    with open(file_name) as in_file:
-                        file_contents = in_file.read()
-                
-                for change in changes:
-                    file_contents = perform_change(file_contents, change)
-                    
-                with open(file_name, "w") as out_file:
-                    out_file.write(file_contents)
-                    
-def get_character_offset (file_contents, line, character):
-    line_pos = 0
-    while line > 0:
-        line_pos = file_contents.index("\n", line_pos) + 1
-        line = line - 1
-    return line_pos + character
-    
-def perform_change (file_text, change):
-    change_start = get_character_offset(file_text, change['range']['start']['line'], change['range']['start']['character'])
-    change_end = get_character_offset(file_text, change['range']['end']['line'], change['range']['end']['character'])
-    print(f"change {change_start} {change['newText']} {change_end}", file=sys.stderr)    
-    return file_text[:change_start] + change['newText'] + file_text[change_end:]
+            self.send_to_client({
+                "id": -1,
+                "method": "workspace/applyEdit",
+                "params": {
+                    "edit": {
+                        "changes": argument['changes']
+                    }
+                }
+            })
diff --git a/lsp-proxy b/lsp-proxy
index 8dfde9a..f67f6e9 100755
--- a/lsp-proxy
+++ b/lsp-proxy
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def process_messages (source, sink, handlers, log):
     print("stop message handler", file=log)
 
 def transmit_payload (payload, sink):
+    if isinstance(payload, dict):
+        payload = json.dumps(payload)
+    
     sink.write(f"{CONTENT_LENGTH}{len(payload)}\r\n\r\n{payload}".encode())
     sink.flush()
 
@@ -94,10 +97,10 @@ class LspServer:
         run(self.command)
     
     def send_to_client (self, payload):
-        transmit_payload(sys.stdout, payload)
+        transmit_payload(payload, sys.stdout.buffer)
     
     def send_to_server (self, payload):
-        transmit_payload(self.process.stdout, payload)
+        transmit_payload(payload, self.process.stdout)
     
     def close (self):
         if self.process: