diff --git a/lib/coderay.rb b/lib/coderay.rb
index c3de20b5..72a36feb 100644
--- a/lib/coderay.rb
+++ b/lib/coderay.rb
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ def scan code, lang, options = {}, &block
     # Example:
     #  require 'coderay'
     #  page = CodeRay.scan_file('some_c_code.c').html
-    def scan_file filename, lang = :auto, options = {}, &block
-      lang = CodeRay::FileType.fetch filename, :text, true if lang == :auto
-      code = File.read filename
+    def scan_file file_name, lang = :auto, options = {}, &block
+      lang = CodeRay::FileType.fetch file_name, :text, true if lang == :auto
+      code = File.read file_name
       scan code, lang, options, &block
     end
     
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ def encode code, lang, format, options = {}
       encoder(format, options).encode code, lang, options
     end
     
+    def encode2 code, lang, format, options = {}
+      encoder(format, options).encode code, lang, options
+    end
+    
     # Encode pre-scanned Tokens.
     # Use this together with CodeRay.scan:
     #
diff --git a/spec/coderay_spec.rb b/spec/coderay_spec.rb
index 88c9aece..48404b26 100644
--- a/spec/coderay_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/coderay_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.encode2' do
+    it 'covers' do
+      expect(CodeRay.encode2('test', :python, :count)).to eq(1)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '.scan' do
     let(:code) { 'puts "Hello, World!"' }
     let(:tokens) do