diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports.create = function (opts) {
+
+  var machine = { onMessage: opts.onMessage };
+  machine._version = 1;
+  machine.state = 0;
+  machine.states = { 0: 'version', 1: 'headerLength', 2: 'header', 3: 'data'/*, 4: 'error'*/ };
+  machine.states_length = Object.keys(machine.states).length;
+  machine.chunkIndex = 0;
+  machine.fns = {};
+
+  machine.fns.version = function (chunk) {
+    //console.log('');
+    //console.log('[version]');
+    if ((255 - machine._version) !== chunk[machine.chunkIndex]) {
+      console.error("not v" + machine._version + " (or data is corrupt)");
+      // no idea how to fix this yet
+    }
+    machine.chunkIndex += 1;
+
+    return true;
+  };
+
+
+  machine.headerLen = 0;
+  machine.fns.headerLength = function (chunk) {
+    //console.log('');
+    //console.log('[headerLength]');
+    machine.headerLen = chunk[machine.chunkIndex];
+    machine.chunkIndex += 1;
+
+    return true;
+  };
+
+
+  machine.buf = null;
+  machine.bufIndex = 0;
+  //var buf = Buffer.alloc(4096);
+  machine.fns.header = function (chunk) {
+    //console.log('');
+    //console.log('[header]');
+    var curSize = machine.bufIndex + (chunk.length - machine.chunkIndex);
+    var partLen = 0;
+    var str = '';
+    var part;
+
+    if (curSize < machine.headerLen) {
+      // I still don't have the whole header,
+      // so just create a large enough buffer,
+      // write these bits, and wait for the next chunk.
+      if (!machine.buf) {
+        machine.buf = Buffer.alloc(machine.headerLen);
+      }
+
+      // partLen should be no more than the available size
+      partLen = Math.min(machine.headerLen - machine.bufIndex, chunk.length - machine.chunkIndex);
+      part = chunk.slice(machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+      chunk.copy(machine.buf, machine.bufIndex, machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+      machine.chunkIndex += partLen; // this MUST be chunk.length
+      machine.bufIndex += partLen;
+
+      return false;
+    }
+    else {
+      // it's now ready to discover the whole header
+      if (machine.buf) {
+        str += machine.buf.slice(0, machine.bufIndex).toString();
+      }
+
+      partLen = machine.headerLen - str.length;
+      part = chunk.slice(machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+      str += part.toString();
+
+      machine.chunkIndex += partLen;
+      machine.buf = null; // back to null
+      machine.bufIndex = 0; // back to 0
+
+      machine._headers = str.split(/,/g);
+
+      machine.family = machine._headers[0];
+      machine.address = machine._headers[1];
+      machine.port = machine._headers[2];
+      machine.bodyLen = parseInt(machine._headers[3], 10) || -1;
+
+      return true;
+    }
+  };
+
+  machine.fns.data = function (chunk) {
+    //console.log('');
+    //console.log('[data]');
+    var curSize = machine.bufIndex + (chunk.length - machine.chunkIndex);
+    //console.log('curSize:', curSize);
+    //console.log('bodyLen:', machine.bodyLen, typeof machine.bodyLen);
+    var partLen = 0;
+
+    partLen = Math.min(machine.bodyLen - machine.bufIndex, chunk.length - machine.chunkIndex);
+
+    if (curSize < machine.bodyLen) {
+      //console.log('curSize < bodyLen');
+
+      // I still don't have the whole header,
+      // so just create a large enough buffer,
+      // write these bits, and wait for the next chunk.
+      if (!machine.buf) {
+        machine.buf = Buffer.alloc(machine.bodyLen);
+      }
+
+      chunk.copy(machine.buf, machine.bufIndex, machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+      machine.chunkIndex += partLen; // this MUST be chunk.length
+      machine.bufIndex += partLen;
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (machine.bufIndex > 0) {
+      // the completing remainder of the body is in the current slice
+      chunk.copy(machine.buf, machine.bufIndex, machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+    }
+    else {
+      // the whole body is in the current slice
+      machine.buf = chunk.slice(machine.chunkIndex, machine.chunkIndex + partLen);
+    }
+    machine.bufIndex += partLen;
+
+    machine.onMessage({
+      family: machine.family
+    , address: machine.address
+    , port: machine.port
+    , data: machine.buf.slice(0, machine.bufIndex)
+    });
+
+    machine.chunkIndex += partLen;  // === chunk.length
+    machine.buf = null;             // reset to null
+    machine.bufIndex = 0;           // reset to 0
+
+    return true;
+  };
+  machine.fns.addChunk = function (chunk) {
+    //console.log('');
+    //console.log('[addChunk]');
+    machine.chunkIndex = 0;
+    while (machine.chunkIndex < chunk.length) {
+      //console.log('chunkIndex:', machine.chunkIndex, 'state:', machine.state);
+
+      if (true === machine.fns[machine.states[machine.state]](chunk)) {
+        machine.state += 1;
+        machine.state %= machine.states_length;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return machine;
+
+};
+
+module.exports.pack = function (address, data) {
+  var version = 1;
+  var header = /*servername + ',' +*/address.family + ',' + address.address + ',' + address.port + ',' + data.byteLength;
+  var meta = [ 255 - version, header.length ];
+  var buf = Buffer.alloc(meta.length + header.length + data.byteLength);
+
+  buf.write(meta[0], 0);
+  buf.write(meta[1], 1);
+  buf.write(header, 2);
+  buf.write(data, 2 + header.length);
+
+  return buf;
+};
diff --git a/sni.hello.bin b/sni.hello.bin
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diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var sni = require('sni');
+var hello = require('fs').readFileSync('./sni.hello.bin');
+var version = 1;
+var header = 'IPv4,127.0.1.1,443,' + hello.byteLength;
+var buf = Buffer.concat([
+  Buffer.from([ 255 - version, header.length ])
+, Buffer.from(header)
+, hello
+]);
+var services = { 'ssh': 22, 'http': 4080, 'https': 8443 };
+var clients = {};
+var count = 0;
+var machine = require('./').create({
+  onMessage: function (opts) {
+    var id = opts.family + ',' + opts.address + ',' + opts.port;
+    var service = 'https';
+    var port = services[service];
+    var servername = sni(opts.data);
+
+    console.log('');
+    console.log('[onMessage]');
+    if (!opts.data.equals(hello)) {
+      throw new Error("'data' packet is not equal to original 'hello' packet");
+    }
+    console.log('all', opts.data.byteLength, 'bytes are equal');
+    console.log('src:', opts.family, opts.address + ':' + opts.port);
+    console.log('dst:', 'IPv4 127.0.0.1:' + port);
+
+    if (!clients[id]) {
+      clients[id] = true;
+      if (!servername) {
+        throw new Error("no servername found for '" + id + "'");
+      }
+      console.log("servername: '" + servername + "'");
+    }
+
+    count += 1;
+  }
+});
+
+
+
+console.log('');
+
+// full message in one go
+// 223 = 2 + 22 + 199
+console.log('[WHOLE BUFFER]', 2, header.length, hello.length, buf.byteLength);
+clients = {};
+machine.fns.addChunk(buf);
+console.log('');
+
+
+// messages one byte at a time
+console.log('[BYTE-BY-BYTE BUFFER]', 1);
+clients = {};
+buf.forEach(function (byte) {
+  machine.fns.addChunk(Buffer.from([ byte ]));
+});
+console.log('');
+
+
+// split messages in overlapping thirds
+// 0-2      (2)
+// 2-24     (22)
+// 24-223   (199)
+// 223-225  (2)
+// 225-247  (22)
+// 247-446  (199)
+buf = Buffer.concat([ buf, buf ]);
+console.log('[OVERLAPPING BUFFERS]', buf.length);
+clients = {};
+[ buf.slice(0, 7)                 // version + header
+, buf.slice(7, 14)                // header
+, buf.slice(14, 21)               // header
+, buf.slice(21, 28)               // header + body
+, buf.slice(28, 217)              // body
+, buf.slice(217, 224)             // body + version
+, buf.slice(224, 238)             // version + header
+, buf.slice(238, buf.byteLength)  // header + body
+].forEach(function (buf) {
+  machine.fns.addChunk(Buffer.from(buf));
+});
+console.log('');
+
+process.on('exit', function () {
+  if (count !== 4) {
+    throw new Error("should have delivered 4 messages, not", count);
+  }
+  console.log('TESTS PASS');
+  console.log('');
+});