diff --git a/src/filter_plugin/grep.rs b/src/filter_plugin/grep.rs
index 5bf0e2f..fc24c3e 100644
--- a/src/filter_plugin/grep.rs
+++ b/src/filter_plugin/grep.rs
@@ -29,19 +29,21 @@ impl FilterPlugin for GrepFilter {
         // Split into lines
         for (i, &byte) in self.buffer.iter().enumerate() {
             if byte == b'\n' {
-                lines.push(&self.buffer[start..=i]);
+                let line = &self.buffer[start..=i];
+                lines.push(line.to_vec());
                 start = i + 1;
             }
         }
         
         // Keep the remaining data in buffer
-        self.buffer.drain(0..start);
+        let remaining = self.buffer.split_off(start);
+        self.buffer = remaining;
         
         // Filter lines that match the regex
         for line in lines {
-            if let Ok(line_str) = std::str::from_utf8(line) {
+            if let Ok(line_str) = std::str::from_utf8(&line) {
                 if self.regex.is_match(line_str) {
-                    result.extend_from_slice(line);
+                    result.extend_from_slice(&line);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/filter_plugin/mod.rs b/src/filter_plugin/mod.rs
index 4ccb6b6..ba5b7d2 100644
--- a/src/filter_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/filter_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use std::io::{Read, Result};
-use regex::Regex;
-use ringbuf::HeapRb;
+use std::io::Result;
 
 pub mod head;
 pub mod tail;
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ impl FilterChain {
         Ok(current_data)
     }
 
-    pub fn finish(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    fn finish(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         let mut result = Vec::new();
         
         // Process each plugin's finish method and collect results
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn parse_filter_string(filter_str: &str) -> Result<FilterChain> {
             ($prefix:expr, $suffix:expr, $constructor:expr) => {{
                 if let Some(stripped) = part.strip_prefix($prefix).and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix($suffix)) {
                     let count = utils::parse_number(stripped)?;
-                    chain.add_plugin($constructor(count));
+                    chain.add_plugin(Box::new($constructor(count)));
                     continue;
                 }
             }};
@@ -88,12 +86,12 @@ pub fn parse_filter_string(filter_str: &str) -> Result<FilterChain> {
         }
 
         // Handle other filters using the macro
-        parse_filter!("head_bytes(", ")", |count| Box::new(head::HeadBytesFilter::new(count)));
-        parse_filter!("head_lines(", ")", |count| Box::new(head::HeadLinesFilter::new(count)));
-        parse_filter!("tail_bytes(", ")", |count| Box::new(tail::TailBytesFilter::new(count)));
-        parse_filter!("tail_lines(", ")", |count| Box::new(tail::TailLinesFilter::new(count)));
-        parse_filter!("skip_bytes(", ")", |count| Box::new(skip::SkipBytesFilter::new(count)));
-        parse_filter!("skip_lines(", ")", |count| Box::new(skip::SkipLinesFilter::new(count)));
+        parse_filter!("head_bytes(", ")", head::HeadBytesFilter::new);
+        parse_filter!("head_lines(", ")", head::HeadLinesFilter::new);
+        parse_filter!("tail_bytes(", ")", tail::TailBytesFilter::new);
+        parse_filter!("tail_lines(", ")", tail::TailLinesFilter::new);
+        parse_filter!("skip_bytes(", ")", skip::SkipBytesFilter::new);
+        parse_filter!("skip_lines(", ")", skip::SkipLinesFilter::new);
 
         // If we get here, the filter wasn't recognized
         return Err(std::io::Error::new(
diff --git a/src/filter_plugin/tail.rs b/src/filter_plugin/tail.rs
index 9d83bbc..117c373 100644
--- a/src/filter_plugin/tail.rs
+++ b/src/filter_plugin/tail.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::FilterPlugin;
 use std::io::Result;
-use ringbuf::HeapRb;
+use ringbuf::{HeapRb, Rb};
 
 pub struct TailBytesFilter {
     ring_buffer: HeapRb<u8>,
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ pub struct TailBytesFilter {
 }
 
 impl TailBytesFilter {
-    pub fn new(count: usize) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self {
+    pub fn new(count: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
             ring_buffer: HeapRb::new(count),
             count,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ pub struct TailLinesFilter {
 }
 
 impl TailLinesFilter {
-    pub fn new(count: usize) -> Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self {
+    pub fn new(count: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
             ring_buffer: HeapRb::new(count * 256), // Estimate 256 bytes per line
             count,
             lines_found: 0,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filter_plugin/utils.rs b/src/filter_plugin/utils.rs
index da4355d..221cb8c 100644
--- a/src/filter_plugin/utils.rs
+++ b/src/filter_plugin/utils.rs
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ pub fn create_filter_chain(filter_str: &str) -> Result<Option<super::FilterChain
 /// Helper function to parse a number from a string with error handling
 pub fn parse_number<T: std::str::FromStr>(s: &str) -> Result<T> {
     s.parse::<T>()
-        .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, e))
+        .map_err(|_| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "Invalid number"))
 }