diff --git a/src/task_state.rs b/src/task_state.rs
index 10f4c11..bd39ea7 100644
--- a/src/task_state.rs
+++ b/src/task_state.rs
@@ -38,3 +38,68 @@ pub enum TaskState
    /// in an inproper state during its lifetime.
    Unknown
 }
+
+
+
+impl TaskState
+{
+   /// Get a str representation of this variant.
+   pub fn to_str(&self) -> &'static str
+   {
+      match *self
+      {
+         TaskState::Starting =>
+         {
+            "Starting"
+         }
+
+         TaskState::Waiting =>
+         {
+            "Waiting"
+         }
+
+         TaskState::DoneWaiting =>
+         {
+            "DoneWaiting"
+         }
+
+         TaskState::Processing =>
+         {
+            "Processing"
+         }
+
+         TaskState::Finished =>
+         {
+            "Finished"
+         }
+
+         TaskState::Unknown =>
+         {
+            "Unknown"
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   /// Get a String representation of this variant.
+   pub fn to_string(&self) -> String
+   {
+      String::from(self.to_str())
+   }
+}
+
+impl ::std::fmt::Debug for TaskState
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      write!(f, "{}", self.to_str())
+   }
+}
+
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for TaskState
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      write!(f, "{}", self.to_str())
+   }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/thread_state.rs b/src/thread_state.rs
index 7a5f04d..36e0607 100644
--- a/src/thread_state.rs
+++ b/src/thread_state.rs
@@ -14,3 +14,57 @@ pub enum ThreadState
    ///
    Finished
 }
+
+
+
+impl ThreadState
+{
+   /// Get a str representation of this variant.
+   pub fn to_str(&self) -> &'static str
+   {
+      match *self
+      {
+         ThreadState::Starting =>
+         {
+            "Starting"
+         }
+
+         ThreadState::Idle =>
+         {
+            "Idle"
+         }
+
+         ThreadState::Processing =>
+         {
+            "Processing"
+         }
+
+         ThreadState::Finished =>
+         {
+            "Finished"
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   /// Get a String representation of this variant.
+   pub fn to_string(&self) -> String
+   {
+      String::from(self.to_str())
+   }
+}
+
+impl ::std::fmt::Debug for ThreadState
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      write!(f, "{}", self.to_str())
+   }
+}
+
+impl ::std::fmt::Display for ThreadState
+{
+   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> ::std::fmt::Result
+   {
+      write!(f, "{}", self.to_str())
+   }
+}