diff --git a/createhooks.sh b/createhooks.sh
index 067aafa8..346bbe6a 100755
--- a/createhooks.sh
+++ b/createhooks.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n[ -f configure ] && touch configure\n[ -f configure.ac ] && touch configure.ac" > $DIR/.git/hooks/post-commit
 echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n[ -f configure ] && touch configure\n[ -f configure.ac ] && touch configure.ac" > $DIR/.git/hooks/post-checkout
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n[ -f configure ] && touch configure\n[ -f configure.ac ] && touch configure.ac" > $DIR/.git/hooks/post-merge
 chmod +x $DIR/.git/hooks/post-commit
 chmod +x $DIR/.git/hooks/post-checkout
+chmod +x $DIR/.git/hooks/post-merge
 echo "Done! The version number should now auto-update whenever you commit or checkout."
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index da653e54..2e9ff296 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=libmist-1.0.la
 libmist_1_0_la_SOURCES=amf.h amf.cpp auth.h auth.cpp base64.h base64.cpp config.h config.cpp crypto.h crypto.cpp dtsc.h dtsc.cpp flv_tag.h flv_tag.cpp http_parser.h http_parser.cpp json.h json.cpp procs.h procs.cpp rtmpchunks.h rtmpchunks.cpp socket.h socket.cpp mp4.h mp4.cpp ftp.h ftp.cpp filesystem.h filesystem.cpp
 libmist_1_0_la_LIBADD=-lssl -lcrypto
+libmist_1_0_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = mist-1.0.pc
diff --git a/lib/config.cpp b/lib/config.cpp
index 194d85c2..99b1503a 100644
--- a/lib/config.cpp
+++ b/lib/config.cpp
@@ -28,30 +28,37 @@ bool Util::Config::is_active = false;
 Util::Config::Config(std::string cmd, std::string version){
   vals.null();
   long_count = 0;
-  vals["cmd"]["current"] = cmd;
+  vals["cmd"]["value"].append(cmd);
   vals["version"]["long"] = "version";
   vals["version"]["short"] = "v";
   vals["version"]["help"] = "Display library and application version, then exit.";
   vals["help"]["long"] = "help";
   vals["help"]["short"] = "h";
   vals["help"]["help"] = "Display usage and version information, then exit.";
-  vals["version"]["current"] = version;
+  vals["version"]["value"].append((std::string)PACKAGE_VERSION);
+  vals["version"]["value"].append(version);
 }
 
 /// Adds an option to the configuration parser.
 /// The option needs an unique name (doubles will overwrite the previous) and can contain the following in the option itself:
+///\code
 /// {
 ///   "short":"o",          //The short option letter
 ///   "long":"onName",      //The long option
 ///   "short_off":"n",      //The short option-off letter
 ///   "long_off":"offName", //The long option-off
-///   "arg":"integer",          //The type of argument, if required.
-///   "default":1234,       //The default value for this option if it is not given on the commandline.
+///   "arg":"integer",      //The type of argument, if required.
+///   "value":[],           //The default value(s) for this option if it is not given on the commandline.
 ///   "arg_num":1,          //The count this value has on the commandline, after all the options have been processed.
 ///   "help":"Blahblahblah" //The helptext for this option.
 /// }
+///\endcode
 void Util::Config::addOption(std::string optname, JSON::Value option){
   vals[optname] = option;
+  if (!vals[optname].isMember("value") && vals[optname].isMember("default")){
+    vals[optname]["value"].append(vals[optname]["default"]);
+    vals[optname].removeMember("default");
+  }
   long_count = 0;
   for (JSON::ObjIter it = vals.ObjBegin(); it != vals.ObjEnd(); it++){
     if (it->second.isMember("long")){long_count++;}
@@ -61,10 +68,10 @@ void Util::Config::addOption(std::string optname, JSON::Value option){
 
 /// Prints a usage message to the given output.
 void Util::Config::printHelp(std::ostream & output){
-  int longest = 0;
+  unsigned int longest = 0;
   std::map<long long int, std::string> args;
   for (JSON::ObjIter it = vals.ObjBegin(); it != vals.ObjEnd(); it++){
-    int current = 0;
+    unsigned int current = 0;
     if (it->second.isMember("long")){current += it->second["long"].asString().size() + 4;}
     if (it->second.isMember("short")){current += it->second["short"].asString().size() + 3;}
     if (current > longest){longest = current;}
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ void Util::Config::printHelp(std::ostream & output){
   }
   output << "Usage: " << getString("cmd") << " [options]";
   for (std::map<long long int, std::string>::iterator i = args.begin(); i != args.end(); i++){
-    if (vals[i->second].isMember("default")){
+    if (vals[i->second].isMember("value") && vals[i->second]["value"].size()){
       output << " [" << i->second << "]";
     }else{
       output << " " << i->second;
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ void Util::Config::parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv){
       if (it->second.isMember("arg")){longOpts[long_i].has_arg = 1;}
       long_i++;
     }
-    if (it->second.isMember("arg_num") && !it->second.isMember("default")){
+    if (it->second.isMember("arg_num") && !(it->second.isMember("value") && it->second["value"].size())){
       if (it->second["arg_num"].asInt() > arg_count){
         arg_count = it->second["arg_num"].asInt();
       }
@@ -183,14 +190,14 @@ void Util::Config::parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv){
         for (JSON::ObjIter it = vals.ObjBegin(); it != vals.ObjEnd(); it++){
           if (it->second.isMember("short") && it->second["short"].asString()[0] == opt){
             if (it->second.isMember("arg")){
-              it->second["current"] = (std::string)optarg;
+              it->second["value"].append((std::string)optarg);
             }else{
-              it->second["current"] = 1;
+              it->second["value"].append((long long int)1);
             }
             break;
           }
           if (it->second.isMember("short_off") && it->second["short_off"].asString()[0] == opt){
-            it->second["current"] = 0;
+            it->second["value"].append((long long int)0);
           }
         }
         break;
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ void Util::Config::parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv){
   while (optind < argc){//parse all remaining options, ignoring anything unexpected.
     for (JSON::ObjIter it = vals.ObjBegin(); it != vals.ObjEnd(); it++){
       if (it->second.isMember("arg_num") && it->second["arg_num"].asInt() == long_i){
-        it->second["current"] = (std::string)argv[optind];
+        it->second["value"].append((std::string)argv[optind]);
         optind++;
         long_i++;
         break;
@@ -217,15 +224,19 @@ void Util::Config::parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv){
 
 /// Returns a reference to the current value of an option or default if none was set.
 /// If the option does not exist, this exits the application with a return code of 37.
-JSON::Value & Util::Config::getOption(std::string optname){
+JSON::Value & Util::Config::getOption(std::string optname, bool asArray){
   if (!vals.isMember(optname)){
     std::cout << "Fatal error: a non-existent option '" << optname << "' was accessed." << std::endl;
     exit(37);
   }
-  if (vals[optname].isMember("current")){
-    return vals[optname]["current"];
+  if (!vals[optname].isMember("value") || !vals[optname]["value"].isArray()){
+    vals[optname]["value"].append(JSON::Value());
+  }
+  if (asArray){
+    return vals[optname]["value"];
   }else{
-    return vals[optname]["default"];
+    int n = vals[optname]["value"].size();
+    return vals[optname]["value"][n-1];
   }
 }
 
@@ -292,11 +303,11 @@ void Util::Config::signal_handler(int signum){
 /// Adds the default connector options to this Util::Config object.
 void Util::Config::addConnectorOptions(int port){
   JSON::Value stored_port = JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"port\", \"short\":\"p\", \"arg\":\"integer\", \"help\":\"TCP port to listen on.\"}");
-  stored_port["default"] = port;
+  stored_port["value"].append((long long int)port);
   addOption("listen_port", stored_port);
-  addOption("listen_interface", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"interface\", \"default\":\"0.0.0.0\", \"short\":\"i\", \"arg\":\"string\", \"help\":\"Interface address to listen on, or 0.0.0.0 for all available interfaces.\"}"));
-  addOption("username", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"username\", \"default\":\"root\", \"short\":\"u\", \"arg\":\"string\", \"help\":\"Username to drop privileges to, or root to not drop provileges.\"}"));
-  addOption("daemonize", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"daemon\", \"short\":\"d\", \"default\":1, \"long_off\":\"nodaemon\", \"short_off\":\"n\", \"help\":\"Whether or not to daemonize the process after starting.\"}"));
+  addOption("listen_interface", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"interface\", \"value\":[\"0.0.0.0\"], \"short\":\"i\", \"arg\":\"string\", \"help\":\"Interface address to listen on, or 0.0.0.0 for all available interfaces.\"}"));
+  addOption("username", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"username\", \"value\":[\"root\"], \"short\":\"u\", \"arg\":\"string\", \"help\":\"Username to drop privileges to, or root to not drop provileges.\"}"));
+  addOption("daemonize", JSON::fromString("{\"long\":\"daemon\", \"short\":\"d\", \"value\":[1], \"long_off\":\"nodaemon\", \"short_off\":\"n\", \"help\":\"Whether or not to daemonize the process after starting.\"}"));
 }//addConnectorOptions
 
 /// Sets the current process' running user
diff --git a/lib/config.h b/lib/config.h
index 5db09351..4ae72c40 100644
--- a/lib/config.h
+++ b/lib/config.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Util{
       void addOption(std::string optname, JSON::Value option);
       void printHelp(std::ostream & output);
       void parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv);
-      JSON::Value & getOption(std::string optname);
+      JSON::Value & getOption(std::string optname, bool asArray = false);
       std::string getString(std::string optname);
       long long int getInteger(std::string optname);
       bool getBool(std::string optname);
diff --git a/lib/dtsc.cpp b/lib/dtsc.cpp
index 624e99bf..e18d7817 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.cpp
+++ b/lib/dtsc.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DTSC::Stream::Stream(unsigned int rbuffers){
 /// Returns the time in milliseconds of the last received packet.
 /// This is _not_ the time this packet was received, only the stored time.
 unsigned int DTSC::Stream::getTime(){
-  return buffers.front().getContentP("time")->NumValue();
+  return buffers.front()["time"].asInt();
 }
 
 /// Attempts to parse a packet from the given std::string buffer.
@@ -40,20 +40,22 @@ bool DTSC::Stream::parsePacket(std::string & buffer){
     if (memcmp(buffer.c_str(), DTSC::Magic_Header, 4) == 0){
       len = ntohl(((uint32_t *)buffer.c_str())[1]);
       if (buffer.length() < len+8){return false;}
-      metadata = DTSC::parseDTMI((unsigned char*)buffer.c_str() + 8, len);
+      unsigned int i = 0;
+      metadata = JSON::fromDTMI((unsigned char*)buffer.c_str() + 8, len, i);
       buffer.erase(0, len+8);
       return false;
     }
     if (memcmp(buffer.c_str(), DTSC::Magic_Packet, 4) == 0){
       len = ntohl(((uint32_t *)buffer.c_str())[1]);
       if (buffer.length() < len+8){return false;}
-      buffers.push_front(DTSC::DTMI("empty", DTMI_ROOT));
-      buffers.front() = DTSC::parseDTMI((unsigned char*)buffer.c_str() + 8, len);
+      buffers.push_front(JSON::Value());
+      unsigned int i = 0;
+      buffers.front() = JSON::fromDTMI((unsigned char*)buffer.c_str() + 8, len, i);
       datapointertype = INVALID;
-      if (buffers.front().getContentP("data")){
-        datapointer = &(buffers.front().getContentP("data")->StrValue());
-        if (buffers.front().getContentP("datatype")){
-          std::string tmp = buffers.front().getContentP("datatype")->StrValue();
+      if (buffers.front().isMember("data")){
+        datapointer = &(buffers.front()["data"].strVal);
+        if (buffers.front().isMember("datatype")){
+          std::string tmp = buffers.front()["datatype"].asString();
           if (tmp == "video"){datapointertype = VIDEO;}
           if (tmp == "audio"){datapointertype = AUDIO;}
           if (tmp == "meta"){datapointertype = META;}
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ std::string & DTSC::Stream::lastData(){
 
 /// Returns the packed in this buffer number.
 /// \arg num Buffer number.
-DTSC::DTMI & DTSC::Stream::getPacket(unsigned int num){
+JSON::Value & DTSC::Stream::getPacket(unsigned int num){
   return buffers[num];
 }
 
@@ -102,29 +104,24 @@ DTSC::datatype DTSC::Stream::lastType(){
 
 /// Returns true if the current stream contains at least one video track.
 bool DTSC::Stream::hasVideo(){
-  return (metadata.getContentP("video") != 0);
+  return metadata.isMember("video");
 }
 
 /// Returns true if the current stream contains at least one audio track.
 bool DTSC::Stream::hasAudio(){
-  return (metadata.getContentP("audio") != 0);
+  return metadata.isMember("audio");
 }
 
 /// Returns a packed DTSC packet, ready to sent over the network.
 std::string & DTSC::Stream::outPacket(unsigned int num){
   static std::string emptystring;
   if (num >= buffers.size()) return emptystring;
-  buffers[num].Pack(true);
-  return buffers[num].packed;
+  return buffers[num].toNetPacked();
 }
 
 /// Returns a packed DTSC header, ready to sent over the network.
 std::string & DTSC::Stream::outHeader(){
-  if ((metadata.packed.length() < 4) || !metadata.netpacked){
-    metadata.Pack(true);
-    metadata.packed.replace(0, 4, Magic_Header);
-  }
-  return metadata.packed;
+  return metadata.toNetPacked();
 }
 
 /// advances all given out and internal Ring classes to point to the new buffer, after one has been added.
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ void DTSC::Stream::advanceRings(){
     dit->b++;
     if (dit->b >= buffers.size()){keyframes.erase(dit); break;}
   }
-  if ((lastType() == VIDEO) && (buffers.front().getContentP("keyframe"))){
+  if ((lastType() == VIDEO) && (buffers.front().isMember("keyframe"))){
     keyframes.push_front(DTSC::Ring(0));
   }
   //increase buffer size if no keyframes available
@@ -187,297 +184,6 @@ DTSC::Stream::~Stream(){
   for (sit = rings.begin(); sit != rings.end(); sit++){delete (*sit);}
 }
 
-/// Returns the std::string Indice for the current object, if available.
-/// Returns an empty string if no indice exists.
-std::string DTSC::DTMI::Indice(){return myIndice;};
-
-/// Returns the DTSC::DTMItype AMF0 object type for this object.
-DTSC::DTMItype DTSC::DTMI::GetType(){return myType;};
-
-/// Returns the numeric value of this object, if available.
-/// If this object holds no numeric value, 0 is returned.
-uint64_t & DTSC::DTMI::NumValue(){return numval;};
-
-/// Returns the std::string value of this object, if available.
-/// If this object holds no string value, an empty string is returned.
-std::string & DTSC::DTMI::StrValue(){return strval;};
-
-/// Returns the C-string value of this object, if available.
-/// If this object holds no string value, an empty C-string is returned.
-const char * DTSC::DTMI::Str(){return strval.c_str();};
-
-/// Returns a count of the amount of objects this object currently holds.
-/// If this object is not a container type, this function will always return 0.
-int DTSC::DTMI::hasContent(){return contents.size();};
-
-/// Returns true if this DTSC::DTMI value is non-default.
-/// Non-default means it is either not a root element or has content.
-bool DTSC::DTMI::isEmpty(){
-  if (myType != DTMI_ROOT){return false;}
-  return (hasContent() == 0);
-};
-
-/// Adds an DTSC::DTMI to this object. Works for all types, but only makes sense for container types.
-/// This function resets DTMI::packed to an empty string, forcing a repack on the next call to DTMI::Pack.
-/// If the indice name already exists, replaces the indice.
-void DTSC::DTMI::addContent(DTSC::DTMI c){
-  std::vector<DTMI>::iterator it;
-  for (it = contents.begin(); it != contents.end(); it++){
-    if (it->Indice() == c.Indice()){
-      contents.erase(it);
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  contents.push_back(c); packed = "";
-};
-
-/// Returns a pointer to the object held at indice i.
-/// Returns null pointer if no object is held at this indice.
-/// \param i The indice of the object in this container.
-DTSC::DTMI* DTSC::DTMI::getContentP(int i){
-  if (contents.size() <= (unsigned int)i){return 0;}
-  return &contents.at(i);
-};
-
-/// Returns a copy of the object held at indice i.
-/// Returns a AMF::AMF0_DDV_CONTAINER of indice "error" if no object is held at this indice.
-/// \param i The indice of the object in this container.
-DTSC::DTMI DTSC::DTMI::getContent(int i){return contents.at(i);};
-
-/// Returns a pointer to the object held at indice s.
-/// Returns NULL if no object is held at this indice.
-/// \param s The indice of the object in this container.
-DTSC::DTMI* DTSC::DTMI::getContentP(std::string s){
-  for (std::vector<DTSC::DTMI>::iterator it = contents.begin(); it != contents.end(); it++){
-    if (it->Indice() == s){return &(*it);}
-  }
-  return 0;
-};
-
-/// Returns a copy of the object held at indice s.
-/// Returns a AMF::AMF0_DDV_CONTAINER of indice "error" if no object is held at this indice.
-/// \param s The indice of the object in this container.
-DTSC::DTMI DTSC::DTMI::getContent(std::string s){
-  for (std::vector<DTSC::DTMI>::iterator it = contents.begin(); it != contents.end(); it++){
-    if (it->Indice() == s){return *it;}
-  }
-  return DTSC::DTMI("error", DTMI_ROOT);
-};
-
-/// Default constructor.
-/// Simply fills the data with DTSC::DTMI("error", AMF0_DDV_CONTAINER)
-DTSC::DTMI::DTMI(){
-  *this = DTSC::DTMI("error", DTMI_ROOT);
-};//default constructor
-
-/// Constructor for numeric objects.
-/// The object type is by default DTMItype::DTMI_INT, but this can be forced to a different value.
-/// \param indice The string indice of this object in its container, or empty string if none. Numeric indices are automatic.
-/// \param val The numeric value of this object. Numeric objects only support uint64_t values.
-/// \param setType The object type to force this object to.
-DTSC::DTMI::DTMI(std::string indice, uint64_t val, DTSC::DTMItype setType){//num type initializer
-  myIndice = indice;
-  myType = setType;
-  strval = "";
-  numval = val;
-};
-
-/// Constructor for string objects.
-/// \param indice The string indice of this object in its container, or empty string if none. Numeric indices are automatic.
-/// \param val The string value of this object.
-/// \param setType The object type to force this object to.
-DTSC::DTMI::DTMI(std::string indice, std::string val, DTSC::DTMItype setType){//str type initializer
-  myIndice = indice;
-  myType = setType;
-  strval = val;
-  numval = 0;
-};
-
-/// Constructor for container objects.
-/// \param indice The string indice of this object in its container, or empty string if none.
-/// \param setType The object type to force this object to.
-DTSC::DTMI::DTMI(std::string indice, DTSC::DTMItype setType){//object type initializer
-  myIndice = indice;
-  myType = setType;
-  strval = "";
-  numval = 0;
-};
-
-/// Prints the contents of this object to std::cerr.
-/// If this object contains other objects, it will call itself recursively
-/// and print all nested content in a nice human-readable format.
-void DTSC::DTMI::Print(std::string indent){
-  std::cerr << indent;
-  // print my type
-  switch (myType){
-    case DTMI_INT: std::cerr << "Integer"; break;
-    case DTMI_STRING: std::cerr << "String"; break;
-    case DTMI_OBJECT: std::cerr << "Object"; break;
-    case DTMI_OBJ_END: std::cerr << "Object end"; break;
-    case DTMI_ROOT: std::cerr << "Root Node"; break;
-  }
-  // print my string indice, if available
-  std::cerr << " " << myIndice << " ";
-  // print my numeric or string contents
-  switch (myType){
-    case DTMI_INT: std::cerr << numval; break;
-    case DTMI_STRING:
-      if (strval.length() > 200 || ((strval.length() > 1) && ( (strval[0] < 'A') || (strval[0] > 'z') ) )){
-        std::cerr << strval.length() << " bytes of data";
-      }else{
-        std::cerr << strval;
-      }
-      break;
-    default: break;//we don't care about the rest, and don't want a compiler warning...
-  }
-  std::cerr << std::endl;
-  // if I hold other objects, print those too, recursively.
-  if (contents.size() > 0){
-    for (std::vector<DTSC::DTMI>::iterator it = contents.begin(); it != contents.end(); it++){it->Print(indent+"  ");}
-  }
-};//print
-
-/// Packs the DTMI to a std::string for transfer over the network.
-/// If a packed version already exists, does not regenerate it.
-/// If the object is a container type, this function will call itself recursively and contain all contents.
-/// \arg netpack If true, will pack as a full DTMI packet, if false only as the contents without header.
-std::string DTSC::DTMI::Pack(bool netpack){
-  if (packed != ""){
-    if (netpacked == netpack){return packed;}
-    if (netpacked){
-      packed.erase(0, 8);
-    }else{
-      unsigned int size = htonl(packed.length());
-      packed.insert(0, (char*)&size, 4);
-      packed.insert(0, Magic_Packet);
-    }
-    netpacked = !netpacked;
-    return packed;
-  }
-  std::string r = "";
-  r += myType;
-  //output the properly formatted data stream for this object's contents.
-  switch (myType){
-    case DTMI_INT:
-      r += *(((char*)&numval)+7); r += *(((char*)&numval)+6);
-      r += *(((char*)&numval)+5); r += *(((char*)&numval)+4);
-      r += *(((char*)&numval)+3); r += *(((char*)&numval)+2);
-      r += *(((char*)&numval)+1); r += *(((char*)&numval));
-      break;
-    case DTMI_STRING:
-      r += strval.size() / (256*256*256);
-      r += strval.size() / (256*256);
-      r += strval.size() / 256;
-      r += strval.size() % 256;
-      r += strval;
-      break;
-    case DTMI_OBJECT:
-    case DTMI_ROOT:
-      if (contents.size() > 0){
-        for (std::vector<DTSC::DTMI>::iterator it = contents.begin(); it != contents.end(); it++){
-          r += it->Indice().size() / 256;
-          r += it->Indice().size() % 256;
-          r += it->Indice();
-          r += it->Pack();
-        }
-      }
-      r += (char)0x0; r += (char)0x0; r += (char)0xEE;
-      break;
-    case DTMI_OBJ_END:
-      break;
-  }
-  packed = r;
-  netpacked = netpack;
-  if (netpacked){
-    unsigned int size = htonl(packed.length());
-    packed.insert(0, (char*)&size, 4);
-    packed.insert(0, Magic_Packet);
-  }
-  return packed;
-};//pack
-
-/// Parses a single AMF0 type - used recursively by the AMF::parse() functions.
-/// This function updates i every call with the new position in the data.
-/// \param data The raw data to parse.
-/// \param len The size of the raw data.
-/// \param i Current parsing position in the raw data.
-/// \param name Indice name for any new object created.
-/// \returns A single DTSC::DTMI, parsed from the raw data.
-DTSC::DTMI DTSC::parseOneDTMI(const unsigned char *& data, unsigned int &len, unsigned int &i, std::string name){
-  unsigned int tmpi = 0;
-  unsigned char tmpdbl[8];
-  uint64_t * d;// hack to work around strict aliasing
-  #if DEBUG >= 10
-  fprintf(stderr, "Note: AMF type %hhx found. %i bytes left\n", data[i], len-i);
-  #endif
-  switch (data[i]){
-    case DTMI_INT:
-      tmpdbl[7] = data[i+1];
-      tmpdbl[6] = data[i+2];
-      tmpdbl[5] = data[i+3];
-      tmpdbl[4] = data[i+4];
-      tmpdbl[3] = data[i+5];
-      tmpdbl[2] = data[i+6];
-      tmpdbl[1] = data[i+7];
-      tmpdbl[0] = data[i+8];
-      i+=9;//skip 8(an uint64_t)+1 forwards
-      d = (uint64_t*)tmpdbl;
-      return DTSC::DTMI(name, *d, DTMI_INT);
-      break;
-    case DTMI_STRING:{
-      tmpi = data[i+1]*256*256*256+data[i+2]*256*256+data[i+3]*256+data[i+4];//set tmpi to UTF-8-long length
-      std::string tmpstr = std::string((const char *)data+i+5, (size_t)tmpi);//set the string data
-      i += tmpi + 5;//skip length+size+1 forwards
-      return DTSC::DTMI(name, tmpstr, DTMI_STRING);
-      } break;
-    case DTMI_ROOT:{
-      ++i;
-      DTSC::DTMI ret(name, DTMI_ROOT);
-      while (data[i] + data[i+1] != 0){//while not encountering 0x0000 (we assume 0x0000EE)
-        tmpi = data[i]*256+data[i+1];//set tmpi to the UTF-8 length
-        std::string tmpstr = std::string((const char *)data+i+2, (size_t)tmpi);//set the string data
-        i += tmpi + 2;//skip length+size forwards
-        ret.addContent(parseOneDTMI(data, len, i, tmpstr));//add content, recursively parsed, updating i, setting indice to tmpstr
-      }
-      i += 3;//skip 0x0000EE
-      return ret;
-    } break;
-    case DTMI_OBJECT:{
-      ++i;
-      DTSC::DTMI ret(name, DTMI_OBJECT);
-      while (data[i] + data[i+1] != 0){//while not encountering 0x0000 (we assume 0x0000EE)
-        tmpi = data[i]*256+data[i+1];//set tmpi to the UTF-8 length
-        std::string tmpstr = std::string((const char *)data+i+2, (size_t)tmpi);//set the string data
-        i += tmpi + 2;//skip length+size forwards
-        ret.addContent(parseOneDTMI(data, len, i, tmpstr));//add content, recursively parsed, updating i, setting indice to tmpstr
-      }
-      i += 3;//skip 0x0000EE
-      return ret;
-    } break;
-  }
-  #if DEBUG >= 2
-  fprintf(stderr, "Error: Unimplemented DTMI type %hhx - returning.\n", data[i]);
-  #endif
-  return DTSC::DTMI("error", DTMI_ROOT);
-}//parseOne
-
-/// Parses a C-string to a valid DTSC::DTMI.
-/// This function will find one DTMI object in the string and return it.
-DTSC::DTMI DTSC::parseDTMI(const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len){
-  DTSC::DTMI ret;//container type
-  unsigned int i = 0;
-  ret = parseOneDTMI(data, len, i, "");
-  ret.packed = std::string((char*)data, (size_t)len);
-  ret.netpacked = false;
-  return ret;
-}//parse
-
-/// Parses a std::string to a valid DTSC::DTMI.
-/// This function will find one DTMI object in the string and return it.
-DTSC::DTMI DTSC::parseDTMI(std::string data){
-  return parseDTMI((const unsigned char*)data.c_str(), data.size());
-}//parse
-
 /// Open a filename for DTSC reading/writing.
 /// If create is true and file does not exist, attempt to create.
 DTSC::File::File(std::string filename, bool create){
@@ -511,7 +217,8 @@ DTSC::File::File(std::string filename, bool create){
     fwrite(buffer, 4, 1, F);//write 4 zero-bytes
     headerSize = 0;
   }else{
-    headerSize = ntohl(((uint32_t *)buffer)[0]);
+    uint32_t * ubuffer = (uint32_t *)buffer;
+    headerSize = ntohl(ubuffer[0]);
   }
   fseek(F, 8+headerSize, SEEK_SET);
 }
@@ -520,9 +227,10 @@ DTSC::File::File(std::string filename, bool create){
 /// Sets the file pointer to the first packet.
 std::string & DTSC::File::getHeader(){
   fseek(F, 8, SEEK_SET);
-  strbuffer.reserve(headerSize);
+  strbuffer.resize(headerSize);
   fread((void*)strbuffer.c_str(), headerSize, 1, F);
   fseek(F, 8+headerSize, SEEK_SET);
+  return strbuffer;
 }
 
 /// (Re)writes the given string to the header area if the size is the same as the existing header.
@@ -532,9 +240,9 @@ bool DTSC::File::writeHeader(std::string & header, bool force){
     fprintf(stderr, "Could not overwrite header - not equal size\n");
     return false;
   }
-  headerSize = header.size() - 8;
-  fseek(F, 0, SEEK_SET);
-  int ret = fwrite(header.c_str(), 8+headerSize, 1, F);
+  headerSize = header.size();
+  fseek(F, 8, SEEK_SET);
+  int ret = fwrite(header.c_str(), headerSize, 1, F);
   fseek(F, 8+headerSize, SEEK_SET);
   return (ret == 1);
 }
@@ -557,9 +265,10 @@ std::string & DTSC::File::getPacket(){
     strbuffer = "";
     return strbuffer;
   }
-  long packSize = ntohl(((uint32_t *)buffer)[0]);
-  strbuffer.reserve(packSize);
-  if (fread((void*)strbuffer.c_str(), packSize, 1, F)){
+  uint32_t * ubuffer = (uint32_t *)buffer;
+  long packSize = ntohl(ubuffer[0]);
+  strbuffer.resize(packSize);
+  if (fread((void*)strbuffer.c_str(), packSize, 1, F) != 1){
     fprintf(stderr, "Could not read packet\n");
     strbuffer = "";
     return strbuffer;
diff --git a/lib/dtsc.h b/lib/dtsc.h
index c9205952..2a6ca87d 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.h
+++ b/lib/dtsc.h
@@ -9,19 +9,25 @@
 #include <deque>
 #include <set>
 #include <stdio.h> //for FILE
+#include "json.h"
 
 
 
 /// Holds all DDVTECH Stream Container classes and parsers.
-///Video:
+///length (int, length in seconds, if available)
+///video:
 /// - codec (string: H264, H263, VP6)
 /// - width (int, pixels)
 /// - height (int, pixels)
 /// - fpks (int, frames per kilosecond (FPS * 1000))
 /// - bps (int, bytes per second)
 /// - init (string, init data)
+/// - keycount (int, count of keyframes)
+/// - keyms (int, average ms per keyframe)
+/// - keyvar (int, max ms per keyframe variance)
+/// - keys (array of byte position ints - first is first keyframe, last is last keyframe, in between have ~equal spacing)
 ///
-///Audio:
+///audio:
 /// - codec (string: AAC, MP3)
 /// - rate (int, Hz)
 /// - size (int, bitsize)
@@ -45,53 +51,6 @@
 /// - offset (int, unsigned version of signed int! Holds the ms offset between timestamp and proper display time for B-frames)
 namespace DTSC{
 
-  /// Enumerates all possible DTMI types.
-  enum DTMItype {
-    DTMI_INT = 0x01, ///< Unsigned 64-bit integer.
-    DTMI_STRING = 0x02, ///< String, equivalent to the AMF longstring type.
-    DTMI_OBJECT = 0xE0, ///< Object, equivalent to the AMF object type.
-    DTMI_OBJ_END = 0xEE, ///< End of object marker.
-    DTMI_ROOT = 0xFF ///< Root node for all DTMI data.
-  };
-  
-  /// Recursive class that holds DDVTECH MediaInfo.
-  class DTMI {
-  public:
-    std::string Indice();
-    DTMItype GetType();
-    uint64_t & NumValue();
-    std::string & StrValue();
-    const char * Str();
-    int hasContent();
-    bool isEmpty();
-    void addContent(DTMI c);
-    DTMI* getContentP(int i);
-    DTMI getContent(int i);
-    DTMI* getContentP(std::string s);
-    DTMI getContent(std::string s);
-    DTMI();
-    DTMI(std::string indice, uint64_t val, DTMItype setType = DTMI_INT);
-    DTMI(std::string indice, std::string val, DTMItype setType = DTMI_STRING);
-    DTMI(std::string indice, DTMItype setType = DTMI_OBJECT);
-    void Print(std::string indent = "");
-    std::string Pack(bool netpack = false);
-    bool netpacked;
-    std::string packed;
-  protected:
-    std::string myIndice; ///< Holds this objects indice, if any.
-    DTMItype myType; ///< Holds this objects AMF0 type.
-    std::string strval; ///< Holds this objects string value, if any.
-    uint64_t numval; ///< Holds this objects numeric value, if any.
-    std::vector<DTMI> contents; ///< Holds this objects contents, if any (for container types).
-  };//AMFType
-  
-  /// Parses a C-string to a valid DTSC::DTMI.
-  DTMI parseDTMI(const unsigned char * data, unsigned int len);
-  /// Parses a std::string to a valid DTSC::DTMI.
-  DTMI parseDTMI(std::string data);
-  /// Parses a single DTMI type - used recursively by the DTSC::parseDTMI() functions.
-  DTMI parseOneDTMI(const unsigned char *& data, unsigned int &len, unsigned int &i, std::string name);
-  
   /// This enum holds all possible datatypes for DTSC packets.
   enum datatype {
     AUDIO, ///< Stream Audio data
@@ -114,7 +73,7 @@ namespace DTSC{
     private:
       std::string strbuffer;
       FILE * F;
-      long headerSize;
+      unsigned long headerSize;
       char buffer[4];
   };//FileWriter
 
@@ -137,8 +96,8 @@ namespace DTSC{
       Stream();
       ~Stream();
       Stream(unsigned int buffers);
-      DTSC::DTMI metadata;
-      DTSC::DTMI & getPacket(unsigned int num = 0);
+      JSON::Value metadata;
+      JSON::Value & getPacket(unsigned int num = 0);
       datatype lastType();
       std::string & lastData();
       bool hasVideo();
@@ -150,7 +109,7 @@ namespace DTSC{
       unsigned int getTime();
       void dropRing(Ring * ptr);
   private:
-      std::deque<DTSC::DTMI> buffers;
+      std::deque<JSON::Value> buffers;
       std::set<DTSC::Ring *> rings;
       std::deque<DTSC::Ring> keyframes;
       void advanceRings();
diff --git a/lib/flv_tag.cpp b/lib/flv_tag.cpp
index 6a70cc06..89694a3f 100644
--- a/lib/flv_tag.cpp
+++ b/lib/flv_tag.cpp
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCLoader(DTSC::Stream & S){
   switch (S.lastType()){
     case DTSC::VIDEO:
       len = S.lastData().length() + 16;
-      if (S.metadata.getContentP("video") && S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")){
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H264"){len += 4;}
+      if (S.metadata.isMember("video") && S.metadata["video"].isMember("codec")){
+        if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H264"){len += 4;}
       }
       break;
     case DTSC::AUDIO:
       len = S.lastData().length() + 16;
-      if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio") && S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")){
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "AAC"){len += 1;}
+      if (S.metadata.isMember("audio") && S.metadata["audio"].isMember("codec")){
+        if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "AAC"){len += 1;}
       }
       break;
     case DTSC::META:
@@ -289,18 +289,18 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCLoader(DTSC::Stream & S){
           memcpy(data+12, S.lastData().c_str(), S.lastData().length());
         }else{
           memcpy(data+16, S.lastData().c_str(), S.lastData().length());
-          if (S.getPacket().getContentP("nalu")){data[12] = 1;}else{data[12] = 2;}
-          int offset = S.getPacket().getContentP("offset")->NumValue();
+          if (S.getPacket().isMember("nalu")){data[12] = 1;}else{data[12] = 2;}
+          int offset = S.getPacket()["offset"].asInt();
           data[13] = (offset >> 16) & 0xFF;
           data[14] = (offset >> 8) & 0XFF;
           data[15] = offset & 0xFF;
         }
         data[11] = 0;
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H264"){data[11] += 7;}
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H263"){data[11] += 2;}
-        if (S.getPacket().getContentP("keyframe")){data[11] += 0x10;}
-        if (S.getPacket().getContentP("interframe")){data[11] += 0x20;}
-        if (S.getPacket().getContentP("disposableframe")){data[11] += 0x30;}
+        if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H264"){data[11] += 7;}
+        if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H263"){data[11] += 2;}
+        if (S.getPacket().isMember("keyframe")){data[11] += 0x10;}
+        if (S.getPacket().isMember("interframe")){data[11] += 0x20;}
+        if (S.getPacket().isMember("disposableframe")){data[11] += 0x30;}
         break;
       case DTSC::AUDIO:{
         if ((unsigned int)len == S.lastData().length() + 16){
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCLoader(DTSC::Stream & S){
           data[12] = 1;//raw AAC data, not sequence header
         }
         data[11] = 0;
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "AAC"){data[11] += 0xA0;}
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "MP3"){data[11] += 0x20;}
-        unsigned int datarate = S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("rate")->NumValue();
+        if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "AAC"){data[11] += 0xA0;}
+        if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "MP3"){data[11] += 0x20;}
+        unsigned int datarate = S.metadata["audio"]["rate"].asInt();
         if (datarate >= 44100){
           data[11] += 0x0C;
         }else if(datarate >= 22050){
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCLoader(DTSC::Stream & S){
         }else if(datarate >= 11025){
           data[11] += 0x04;
         }
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("size")->NumValue() == 16){data[11] += 0x02;}
-        if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("channels")->NumValue() > 1){data[11] += 0x01;}
+        if (S.metadata["audio"]["size"].asInt() == 16){data[11] += 0x02;}
+        if (S.metadata["audio"]["channels"].asInt() > 1){data[11] += 0x01;}
         break;
       }
       case DTSC::META:
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCLoader(DTSC::Stream & S){
   data[8] = 0;
   data[9] = 0;
   data[10] = 0;
-  tagTime(S.getPacket().getContentP("time")->NumValue());
+  tagTime(S.getPacket()["time"].asInt());
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ void FLV::Tag::setLen(){
 /// Takes the DTSC Video init data and makes it into FLV.
 /// Assumes init data is available - so check before calling!
 bool FLV::Tag::DTSCVideoInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
-  if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H264"){
-    len = S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("init")->StrValue().length() + 20;
+  if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H264"){
+    len = S.metadata["video"]["init"].asString().length() + 20;
   }
   if (len > 0){
     if (!data){
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCVideoInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
         buf = len;
       }
     }
-    memcpy(data+16, S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("init")->StrValue().c_str(), len-20);
+    memcpy(data+16, S.metadata["video"]["init"].asString().c_str(), len-20);
     data[12] = 0;//H264 sequence header
     data[13] = 0;
     data[14] = 0;
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCVideoInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
 /// Assumes init data is available - so check before calling!
 bool FLV::Tag::DTSCAudioInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
   len = 0;
-  if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "AAC"){
-    len = S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("init")->StrValue().length() + 17;
+  if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "AAC"){
+    len = S.metadata["audio"]["init"].asString().length() + 17;
   }
   if (len > 0){
     if (!data){
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCAudioInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
         buf = len;
       }
     }
-    memcpy(data+13, S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("init")->StrValue().c_str(), len-17);
+    memcpy(data+13, S.metadata["audio"]["init"].asString().c_str(), len-17);
     data[12] = 0;//AAC sequence header
     data[11] = 0;
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "AAC"){data[11] += 0xA0;}
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "MP3"){data[11] += 0x20;}
-    unsigned int datarate = S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("rate")->NumValue();
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "AAC"){data[11] += 0xA0;}
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "MP3"){data[11] += 0x20;}
+    unsigned int datarate = S.metadata["audio"]["rate"].asInt();
     if (datarate >= 44100){
       data[11] += 0x0C;
     }else if(datarate >= 22050){
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCAudioInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
     }else if(datarate >= 11025){
       data[11] += 0x04;
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("size")->NumValue() == 16){data[11] += 0x02;}
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("channels")->NumValue() > 1){data[11] += 0x01;}
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["size"].asInt() == 16){data[11] += 0x02;}
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["channels"].asInt() > 1){data[11] += 0x01;}
   }
   setLen();
   data[0] = 0x08;
@@ -450,54 +450,54 @@ bool FLV::Tag::DTSCMetaInit(DTSC::Stream & S){
 
   amfdata.addContent(AMF::Object("", "onMetaData"));
   amfdata.addContent(AMF::Object("", AMF::AMF0_ECMA_ARRAY));
-  if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")){
+  if (S.metadata.isMember("video")){
     amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("hasVideo", 1, AMF::AMF0_BOOL));
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H264"){
+    if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H264"){
       amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("videocodecid", 7, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "VP6"){
+    if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "VP6"){
       amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("videocodecid", 4, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "H263"){
+    if (S.metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == "H263"){
       amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("videocodecid", 2, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("width")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("width", S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("width")->NumValue(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["video"].isMember("width")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("width", S.metadata["video"]["width"].asInt(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("height")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("height", S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("height")->NumValue(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["video"].isMember("height")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("height", S.metadata["video"]["height"].asInt(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("fpks")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("framerate", (double)S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("fpks")->NumValue() / 1000.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["video"].isMember("fpks")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("framerate", (double)S.metadata["video"]["fpks"].asInt() / 1000.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("bps")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("videodatarate", ((double)S.metadata.getContentP("video")->getContentP("bps")->NumValue() * 8.0) / 1024.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["video"].isMember("bps")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("videodatarate", ((double)S.metadata["video"]["bps"].asInt() * 8.0) / 1024.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
   }
-  if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")){
+  if (S.metadata.isMember("audio")){
     amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("hasAudio", 1, AMF::AMF0_BOOL));
     amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiodelay", 0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "AAC"){
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "AAC"){
       amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiocodecid", 10, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("codec")->StrValue() == "MP3"){
+    if (S.metadata["audio"]["codec"].asString() == "MP3"){
       amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiocodecid", 2, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("channels")){
-      if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("channels")->NumValue() > 1){
+    if (S.metadata["audio"].isMember("channels")){
+      if (S.metadata["audio"]["channels"].asInt() > 1){
         amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("stereo", 1, AMF::AMF0_BOOL));
       }else{
         amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("stereo", 0, AMF::AMF0_BOOL));
       }
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("rate")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiosamplerate", S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("rate")->NumValue(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["audio"].isMember("rate")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiosamplerate", S.metadata["audio"]["rate"].asInt(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("size")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiosamplesize", S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("size")->NumValue(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["audio"].isMember("size")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiosamplesize", S.metadata["audio"]["size"].asInt(), AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
-    if (S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("bps")){
-      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiodatarate", ((double)S.metadata.getContentP("audio")->getContentP("bps")->NumValue() * 8.0) / 1024.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
+    if (S.metadata["audio"].isMember("bps")){
+      amfdata.getContentP(1)->addContent(AMF::Object("audiodatarate", ((double)S.metadata["audio"]["bps"].asInt() * 8.0) / 1024.0, AMF::AMF0_NUMBER));
     }
   }
   
@@ -627,79 +627,6 @@ bool FLV::Tag::MemLoader(char * D, unsigned int S, unsigned int & P){
 }//Tag::MemLoader
 
 
-/// Helper function for FLV::SockLoader.
-/// This function will try to read count bytes from socket sock into buffer.
-/// This function should be called repeatedly until true.
-/// \param buffer The target buffer.
-/// \param count Amount of bytes to read.
-/// \param sofar Current amount read.
-/// \param sock Socket to read from.
-/// \return True if count bytes are read succesfully, false otherwise.
-bool FLV::Tag::SockReadUntil(char * buffer, unsigned int count, unsigned int & sofar, Socket::Connection & sock){
-  if (sofar >= count){return true;}
-  int r = 0;
-  r = sock.iread(buffer + sofar,count-sofar);
-  sofar += r;
-  if (sofar >= count){return true;}
-  return false;
-}//Tag::SockReadUntil
-
-/// Try to load a tag from a socket.
-/// This is a stateful function - if fed incorrect data, it will most likely never return true again!
-/// While this function returns false, the Tag might not contain valid data.
-/// \param sock The socket to read from.
-/// \return True if a whole tag is succesfully read, false otherwise.
-bool FLV::Tag::SockLoader(Socket::Connection sock){
-  if (buf < 15){data = (char*)realloc(data, 15); buf = 15;}
-  if (done){
-    if (SockReadUntil(data, 11, sofar, sock)){
-      //if its a correct FLV header, throw away and read tag header
-      if (FLV::is_header(data)){
-        if (SockReadUntil(data, 13, sofar, sock)){
-          if (FLV::check_header(data)){
-            sofar = 0;
-            memcpy(FLV::Header, data, 13);
-          }else{FLV::Parse_Error = true; Error_Str = "Invalid header received."; return false;}
-        }
-      }else{
-        //if a tag header, calculate length and read tag body
-        len = data[3] + 15;
-        len += (data[2] << 8);
-        len += (data[1] << 16);
-        if (buf < len){data = (char*)realloc(data, len); buf = len;}
-        if (data[0] > 0x12){
-          data[0] += 32;
-          FLV::Parse_Error = true;
-          Error_Str = "Invalid Tag received (";
-          Error_Str += data[0];
-          Error_Str += ").";
-          return false;
-        }
-        done = false;
-      }
-    }
-  }else{
-    //read tag body
-    if (SockReadUntil(data, len, sofar, sock)){
-      //calculate keyframeness, next time read header again, return true
-      if ((data[0] == 0x09) && (((data[11] & 0xf0) >> 4) == 1)){isKeyframe = true;}else{isKeyframe = false;}
-      done = true;
-      sofar = 0;
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
-}//Tag::SockLoader
-
-/// Try to load a tag from a socket.
-/// This is a stateful function - if fed incorrect data, it will most likely never return true again!
-/// While this function returns false, the Tag might not contain valid data.
-/// \param sock The socket to read from.
-/// \return True if a whole tag is succesfully read, false otherwise.
-bool FLV::Tag::SockLoader(int sock){
-  return SockLoader(Socket::Connection(sock));
-}//Tag::SockLoader
-
 /// Helper function for FLV::FileLoader.
 /// This function will try to read count bytes from file f into buffer.
 /// This function should be called repeatedly until true.
@@ -772,8 +699,8 @@ bool FLV::Tag::FileLoader(FILE * f){
   return false;
 }//FLV_GetPacket
 
-DTSC::DTMI FLV::Tag::toDTSC(DTSC::DTMI & metadata){
-  DTSC::DTMI pack_out; // Storage for outgoing DTMI data.
+JSON::Value FLV::Tag::toJSON(JSON::Value & metadata){
+  JSON::Value pack_out; // Storage for outgoing metadata.
 
   if (data[0] == 0x12){
     AMF::Object meta_in = AMF::parse((unsigned char*)data+11, len-15);
@@ -781,45 +708,59 @@ DTSC::DTMI FLV::Tag::toDTSC(DTSC::DTMI & metadata){
       AMF::Object * tmp = meta_in.getContentP(1);
       if (tmp->getContentP("videocodecid")){
         switch ((unsigned int)tmp->getContentP("videocodecid")->NumValue()){
-          case 2: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "H263"); break;
-          case 4: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "VP6"); break;
-          case 7: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "H264"); break;
-          default: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "?"); break;
+          case 2: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "H263"; break;
+          case 4: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "VP6"; break;
+          case 7: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "H264"; break;
+          default: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "?"; break;
         }
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("audiocodecid")){
         switch ((unsigned int)tmp->getContentP("audiocodecid")->NumValue()){
-          case 2: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "MP3"); break;
-          case 10: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "AAC"); break;
-          default: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "?"); break;
+          case 2: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "MP3"; break;
+          case 10: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "AAC"; break;
+          default: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "?"; break;
         }
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("width")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "width", (unsigned long long int)tmp->getContentP("width")->NumValue());
+        metadata["video"]["width"] = (long long int)tmp->getContentP("width")->NumValue();
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("height")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "height", (unsigned long long int)tmp->getContentP("height")->NumValue());
+        metadata["video"]["height"] = (long long int)tmp->getContentP("height")->NumValue();
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("framerate")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "fpks", (unsigned long long int)tmp->getContentP("framerate")->NumValue()*1000);
+        metadata["video"]["fpks"] = (long long int)tmp->getContentP("framerate")->NumValue()*1000;
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("videodatarate")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "bps", (unsigned long long int)(tmp->getContentP("videodatarate")->NumValue()*1024)/8);
+        metadata["video"]["bps"] = (long long int)(tmp->getContentP("videodatarate")->NumValue()*1024)/8;
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("audiodatarate")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "bps", (unsigned long long int)(tmp->getContentP("audiodatarate")->NumValue()*1024)/8);
+        metadata["audio"]["bps"] = (long long int)(tmp->getContentP("audiodatarate")->NumValue()*1024)/8;
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("audiosamplerate")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "rate", (unsigned long long int)tmp->getContentP("audiosamplerate")->NumValue());
+        metadata["audio"]["rate"] = (long long int)tmp->getContentP("audiosamplerate")->NumValue();
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("audiosamplesize")){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "size", (unsigned long long int)tmp->getContentP("audiosamplesize")->NumValue());
+        metadata["audio"]["size"] = (long long int)tmp->getContentP("audiosamplesize")->NumValue();
       }
       if (tmp->getContentP("stereo")){
         if (tmp->getContentP("stereo")->NumValue() == 1){
-          Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "channels", 2);
+          metadata["audio"]["channels"] = 2;
         }else{
-          Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "channels", 1);
+          metadata["audio"]["channels"] = 1;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (!metadata.isMember("length")){metadata["length"] = 0;}
+    if (metadata.isMember("video")){
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("width")){metadata["video"]["width"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("height")){metadata["video"]["height"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("fpks")){metadata["video"]["fpks"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("bps")){metadata["video"]["bps"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("keyms")){metadata["video"]["keyms"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("keyvar")){metadata["video"]["keyvar"] = 0;}
+      if (!metadata["video"].isMember("keys")){
+        while (metadata["video"]["keys"].size() < 100){
+          metadata["video"]["keys"].append(JSON::Value((long long int)0));
         }
       }
     }
@@ -829,48 +770,47 @@ DTSC::DTMI FLV::Tag::toDTSC(DTSC::DTMI & metadata){
     char audiodata = data[11];
     if (needsInitData() && isInitData()){
       if ((audiodata & 0xF0) == 0xA0){
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "init", std::string((char*)data+13, (size_t)len-17));
+        metadata["audio"]["init"] = std::string((char*)data+13, (size_t)len-17);
       }else{
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "init", std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16));
+        metadata["audio"]["init"] = std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16);
       }
       return pack_out;//skip rest of parsing, get next tag.
     }
-    pack_out = DTSC::DTMI("audio", DTSC::DTMI_ROOT);
-    pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("datatype", "audio"));
-    pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("time", tagTime()));
-    if (!Meta_Has(metadata, "audio", "codec")){
+    pack_out["datatype"] = "audio";
+    pack_out["time"] = tagTime();
+    if (!metadata["audio"].isMember("codec") || metadata["audio"]["size"].asString() == ""){
       switch (audiodata & 0xF0){
-        case 0x20: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "MP3"); break;
-        case 0xA0: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "AAC"); break;
-        default: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "codec", "?"); break;
+        case 0x20: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "MP3"; break;
+        case 0xA0: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "AAC"; break;
+        default: metadata["audio"]["codec"] = "?"; break;
       }
     }
-    if (!Meta_Has(metadata, "audio", "rate")){
+    if (!metadata["audio"].isMember("rate") || metadata["audio"]["rate"].asInt() < 1){
       switch (audiodata & 0x0C){
-        case 0x0: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "rate", 5512); break;
-        case 0x4: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "rate", 11025); break;
-        case 0x8: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "rate", 22050); break;
-        case 0xC: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "rate", 44100); break;
+        case 0x0: metadata["audio"]["rate"] = 5512; break;
+        case 0x4: metadata["audio"]["rate"] = 11025; break;
+        case 0x8: metadata["audio"]["rate"] = 22050; break;
+        case 0xC: metadata["audio"]["rate"] = 44100; break;
       }
     }
-    if (!Meta_Has(metadata, "audio", "size")){
+    if (!metadata["audio"].isMember("size") || metadata["audio"]["size"].asInt() < 1){
       switch (audiodata & 0x02){
-        case 0x0: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "size", 8); break;
-        case 0x2: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "size", 16); break;
+        case 0x0: metadata["audio"]["size"] = 8; break;
+        case 0x2: metadata["audio"]["size"] = 16; break;
       }
     }
-    if (!Meta_Has(metadata, "audio", "channels")){
+    if (!metadata["audio"].isMember("channels") || metadata["audio"]["channels"].asInt() < 1){
       switch (audiodata & 0x01){
-        case 0x0: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "channels", 1); break;
-        case 0x1: Meta_Put(metadata, "audio", "channels", 2); break;
+        case 0x0: metadata["audio"]["channels"] = 1; break;
+        case 0x1: metadata["audio"]["channels"] = 2; break;
       }
     }
     if ((audiodata & 0xF0) == 0xA0){
-      if (len < 18){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-      pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("data", std::string((char*)data+13, (size_t)len-17)));
+      if (len < 18){return JSON::Value();}
+      pack_out["data"] = std::string((char*)data+13, (size_t)len-17);
     }else{
-      if (len < 17){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-      pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("data", std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16)));
+      if (len < 17){return JSON::Value();}
+      pack_out["data"] = std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16);
     }
     return pack_out;
   }
@@ -878,77 +818,46 @@ DTSC::DTMI FLV::Tag::toDTSC(DTSC::DTMI & metadata){
     char videodata = data[11];
     if (needsInitData() && isInitData()){
       if ((videodata & 0x0F) == 7){
-        if (len < 21){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "init", std::string((char*)data+16, (size_t)len-20));
+        if (len < 21){return JSON::Value();}
+        metadata["video"]["init"] = std::string((char*)data+16, (size_t)len-20);
       }else{
-        if (len < 17){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-        Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "init", std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16));
+        if (len < 17){return JSON::Value();}
+        metadata["video"]["init"] = std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16);
       }
       return pack_out;//skip rest of parsing, get next tag.
     }
-    if (!Meta_Has(metadata, "video", "codec")){
+    if (!metadata["video"].isMember("codec") || metadata["video"]["codec"].asString() == ""){
       switch (videodata & 0x0F){
-        case 2: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "H263"); break;
-        case 4: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "VP6"); break;
-        case 7: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "H264"); break;
-        default: Meta_Put(metadata, "video", "codec", "?"); break;
+        case 2: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "H263"; break;
+        case 4: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "VP6"; break;
+        case 7: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "H264"; break;
+        default: metadata["video"]["codec"] = "?"; break;
       }
     }
-    pack_out = DTSC::DTMI("video", DTSC::DTMI_ROOT);
-    pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("datatype", "video"));
+    pack_out["datatype"] = "video";
     switch (videodata & 0xF0){
-      case 0x10: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("keyframe", 1)); break;
-      case 0x20: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("interframe", 1)); break;
-      case 0x30: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("disposableframe", 1)); break;
-      case 0x40: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("keyframe", 1)); break;
-      case 0x50: return DTSC::DTMI(); break;//the video info byte we just throw away - useless to us...
+      case 0x10: pack_out["keyframe"] = 1; break;
+      case 0x20: pack_out["interframe"] = 1; break;
+      case 0x30: pack_out["disposableframe"] = 1; break;
+      case 0x40: pack_out["keyframe"] = 1; break;
+      case 0x50: return JSON::Value(); break;//the video info byte we just throw away - useless to us...
     }
-    pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("time", tagTime()));
+    pack_out["time"] = tagTime();
     if ((videodata & 0x0F) == 7){
       switch (data[12]){
-        case 1: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("nalu", 1)); break;
-        case 2: pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("nalu_end", 1)); break;
+        case 1: pack_out["nalu"] = 1; break;
+        case 2: pack_out["nalu_end"] = 1; break;
       }
       int offset = (data[13] << 16) + (data[14] << 8) + data[15];
       offset = (offset << 8) >> 8;
-      pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("offset", offset));
-      if (len < 21){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-      pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("data", std::string((char*)data+16, (size_t)len-20)));
+      pack_out["offset"] = offset;
+      if (len < 21){return JSON::Value();}
+      pack_out["data"] = std::string((char*)data+16, (size_t)len-20);
     }else{
-      if (len < 17){return DTSC::DTMI();}
-      pack_out.addContent(DTSC::DTMI("data", std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16)));
+      if (len < 17){return JSON::Value();}
+      pack_out["data"] = std::string((char*)data+12, (size_t)len-16);
     }
     return pack_out;
   }
   return pack_out;//should never get here
-}//FLV::Tag::toDTSC
-
-/// Inserts std::string type metadata into the passed DTMI object.
-/// \arg meta The DTMI object to put the metadata into.
-/// \arg cat Metadata category to insert into.
-/// \arg elem Element name to put into the category.
-/// \arg val Value to put into the element name.
-void FLV::Tag::Meta_Put(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, std::string val){
-  if (meta.getContentP(cat) == 0){meta.addContent(DTSC::DTMI(cat));}
-  meta.getContentP(cat)->addContent(DTSC::DTMI(elem, val));
-}
-
-/// Inserts uint64_t type metadata into the passed DTMI object.
-/// \arg meta The DTMI object to put the metadata into.
-/// \arg cat Metadata category to insert into.
-/// \arg elem Element name to put into the category.
-/// \arg val Value to put into the element name.
-void FLV::Tag::Meta_Put(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, uint64_t val){
-  if (meta.getContentP(cat) == 0){meta.addContent(DTSC::DTMI(cat));}
-  meta.getContentP(cat)->addContent(DTSC::DTMI(elem, val));
-}
-
-/// Returns true if the named category and elementname are available in the metadata.
-/// \arg meta The DTMI object to check.
-/// \arg cat Metadata category to check.
-/// \arg elem Element name to check.
-bool FLV::Tag::Meta_Has(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem){
-  if (meta.getContentP(cat) == 0){return false;}
-  if (meta.getContentP(cat)->getContentP(elem) == 0){return false;}
-  return true;
-}
+}//FLV::Tag::toJSON
diff --git a/lib/flv_tag.h b/lib/flv_tag.h
index 6848995c..8de48eb5 100644
--- a/lib/flv_tag.h
+++ b/lib/flv_tag.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "dtsc.h"
+#include "json.h"
 #include <string>
 
 //forward declaration of RTMPStream::Chunk to avoid circular dependencies.
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ namespace FLV {
       bool DTSCVideoInit(DTSC::Stream & S);
       bool DTSCAudioInit(DTSC::Stream & S);
       bool DTSCMetaInit(DTSC::Stream & S);
-      DTSC::DTMI toDTSC(DTSC::DTMI & metadata);
+      JSON::Value toJSON(JSON::Value & metadata);
       bool MemLoader(char * D, unsigned int S, unsigned int & P);
-      bool SockLoader(int sock);
-      bool SockLoader(Socket::Connection sock);
       bool FileLoader(FILE * f);
     protected:
       int buf; ///< Maximum length of buffer space.
@@ -55,12 +54,11 @@ namespace FLV {
       void setLen();
       //loader helper functions
       bool MemReadUntil(char * buffer, unsigned int count, unsigned int & sofar, char * D, unsigned int S, unsigned int & P);
-      bool SockReadUntil(char * buffer, unsigned int count, unsigned int & sofar, Socket::Connection & sock);
       bool FileReadUntil(char * buffer, unsigned int count, unsigned int & sofar, FILE * f);
-      //DTSC writer helpers
-      void Meta_Put(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, std::string val);
-      void Meta_Put(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, uint64_t val);
-      bool Meta_Has(DTSC::DTMI & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem);
+      //JSON writer helpers
+      void Meta_Put(JSON::Value & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, std::string val);
+      void Meta_Put(JSON::Value & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem, uint64_t val);
+      bool Meta_Has(JSON::Value & meta, std::string cat, std::string elem);
   };//Tag
 
 };//FLV namespace
diff --git a/lib/http_parser.cpp b/lib/http_parser.cpp
index b132a9a1..2047be6d 100644
--- a/lib/http_parser.cpp
+++ b/lib/http_parser.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ std::string HTTP::Parser::BuildRequest(){
   if (protocol.size() < 5 || protocol.substr(0, 4) != "HTTP"){protocol = "HTTP/1.0";}
   std::string tmp = method+" "+url+" "+protocol+"\n";
   for (it=headers.begin(); it != headers.end(); it++){
-    tmp += (*it).first + ": " + (*it).second + "\n";
+    if ((*it).first != "" && (*it).second != ""){
+      tmp += (*it).first + ": " + (*it).second + "\n";
+    }
   }
   tmp += "\n" + body;
   return tmp;
@@ -48,7 +50,11 @@ std::string HTTP::Parser::BuildResponse(std::string code, std::string message){
   if (protocol.size() < 5 || protocol.substr(0, 4) != "HTTP"){protocol = "HTTP/1.0";}
   std::string tmp = protocol+" "+code+" "+message+"\n";
   for (it=headers.begin(); it != headers.end(); it++){
-    tmp += (*it).first + ": " + (*it).second + "\n";
+    if ((*it).first != "" && (*it).second != ""){
+      if ((*it).first != "Content-Length" || (*it).second != "0"){
+        tmp += (*it).first + ": " + (*it).second + "\n";
+      }
+    }
   }
   tmp += "\n";
   tmp += body;
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ bool HTTP::Parser::parse(std::string & HTTPbuffer){
             protocol = tmpA;
             if (url.find('?') != std::string::npos){
               parseVars(url.substr(url.find('?')+1)); //parse GET variables
+              url.resize(url.find('?'));
             }
           }else{seenReq = false;}
         }else{seenReq = false;}
diff --git a/lib/json.cpp b/lib/json.cpp
index 84a244ea..f5420d01 100644
--- a/lib/json.cpp
+++ b/lib/json.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h> //for uint64_t
+#include <string.h> //for memcpy
+#include <arpa/inet.h> //for htonl
 
 int JSON::Value::c2hex(int c){
   if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') return c - '0';
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ JSON::Value & JSON::Value::operator[](unsigned int i){
 
 /// Packs to a std::string for transfer over the network.
 /// If the object is a container type, this function will call itself recursively and contain all contents.
+/// As a side effect, this function clear the internal buffer of any object-types.
 std::string JSON::Value::toPacked(){
   std::string r;
   if (isInt() || isNull() || isBool()){
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toPacked(){
       }
     }
     r += (char)0x0; r += (char)0x0; r += (char)0xEE;
+    strVal.clear();
   }
   if (isArray()){
     r += 0x0A;
@@ -386,6 +390,37 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toPacked(){
 };//toPacked
 
 
+/// Packs any object-type JSON::Value to a std::string for transfer over the network, including proper DTMI header.
+/// Non-object-types will print an error to stderr and return an empty string.
+/// This function returns a reference to an internal buffer where the prepared data is kept.
+/// The internal buffer is *not* made stale if any changes occur inside the object - subsequent calls to toPacked() will clear the buffer.
+std::string & JSON::Value::toNetPacked(){
+  static std::string emptystring;
+  //check if this is legal
+  if (myType != OBJECT){
+    fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error: Only objects may be NetPacked! Aborting.\n");
+    return emptystring;
+  }
+  //if sneaky storage doesn't contain correct data, re-calculate it
+  if (strVal.size() == 0 || strVal[0] != 'D' || strVal[1] != 'T'){
+    std::string packed = toPacked();
+    strVal.resize(packed.size() + 8);
+    //insert proper header for this type of data
+    if (isMember("data")){
+      memcpy((void*)strVal.c_str(), "DTPD", 4);
+    }else{
+      memcpy((void*)strVal.c_str(), "DTSC", 4);
+    }
+    //insert the packet length at bytes 4-7
+    unsigned int size = htonl(packed.size());
+    memcpy((void*)(strVal.c_str() + 4), (void*)&size, 4);
+    //copy the rest of the string
+    memcpy((void*)(strVal.c_str() + 8), packed.c_str(), packed.size());
+  }
+  return strVal;
+}
+
+
 /// Converts this JSON::Value to valid JSON notation and returns it.
 /// Makes absolutely no attempts to pretty-print anything. :-)
 std::string JSON::Value::toString(){
@@ -445,7 +480,7 @@ std::string JSON::Value::toPrettyString(int indentation){
       break;
     }
     case STRING: {
-      for (int i = 0; i < 5 && i < strVal.size(); ++i){
+      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 5 && i < strVal.size(); ++i){
         if (strVal[i] < 32 || strVal[i] > 125){
           return JSON::Value((long long int)strVal.size()).asString()+" bytes of binary data";
         }
diff --git a/lib/json.h b/lib/json.h
index 00840ab8..fee192f2 100644
--- a/lib/json.h
+++ b/lib/json.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <istream>
 
+//empty definition of DTSC::Stream so it can be a friend.
+namespace DTSC{class Stream;}
+
 /// JSON-related classes and functions
 namespace JSON{
 
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ namespace JSON{
       int c2hex(int c);
       static void skipToEnd(std::istream & fromstream);
     public:
+      //friends
+      friend class DTSC::Stream;//for access to strVal
       //constructors
       Value();
       Value(std::istream & fromstream);
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ namespace JSON{
       Value & operator[](unsigned int i);
       //handy functions and others
       std::string toPacked();
+      std::string & toNetPacked();
       std::string toString();
       std::string toPrettyString(int indentation = 0);
       void append(const Value & rhs);
diff --git a/lib/mp4.cpp b/lib/mp4.cpp
index 85ded767..c24c9e90 100644
--- a/lib/mp4.cpp
+++ b/lib/mp4.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#include "mp4.h"
 #include <stdlib.h> //for malloc and free
 #include <string.h> //for memcpy
 #include <arpa/inet.h> //for htonl and friends
+#include "mp4.h"
+#include "json.h"
 
 /// Contains all MP4 format related code.
 namespace MP4{
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ void Box::ResetPayload( ) {
   ((unsigned int*)Payload)[0] = htonl(0);
 }
 
+std::string Box::toPrettyString(int indent){
+  return std::string(indent, ' ')+"Unimplemented pretty-printing for this box";
+}
+
+
 void ABST::SetBootstrapVersion( uint32_t Version ) {
   curBootstrapInfoVersion = Version;
 }
@@ -254,6 +260,33 @@ void ABST::WriteContent( ) {
   SetPayload((uint32_t)4,Box::uint32_to_uint8(curBootstrapInfoVersion),4);
 }
 
+std::string ABST::toPrettyString(int indent){
+  std::string r;
+  r += std::string(indent, ' ')+"Bootstrap Info\n";
+  if (isUpdate){
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Update\n";
+  }else{
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Replacement or new table\n";
+  }
+  if (isLive){
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Live\n";
+  }else{
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Recorded\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Profile "+JSON::Value((long long int)curProfile).asString()+"\n";
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Timescale "+JSON::Value((long long int)curTimeScale).asString()+"\n";
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"CurrMediaTime "+JSON::Value((long long int)curMediatime).asString()+"\n";
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Segment Run Tables "+JSON::Value((long long int)SegmentRunTables.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < SegmentRunTables.size(); i++ ) {
+    r += ((ASRT*)SegmentRunTables[i])->toPrettyString(indent+2)+"\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Fragment Run Tables "+JSON::Value((long long int)FragmentRunTables.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < FragmentRunTables.size(); i++ ) {
+    r += ((AFRT*)FragmentRunTables[i])->toPrettyString(indent+2)+"\n";
+  }
+  return r;
+}
+
 void AFRT::SetUpdate( bool Update ) {
   isUpdate = Update;
 }
@@ -315,6 +348,26 @@ void AFRT::WriteContent( ) {
   SetPayload((uint32_t)4,Box::uint32_to_uint8((isUpdate ? 1 : 0)));
 }
 
+std::string AFRT::toPrettyString(int indent){
+  std::string r;
+  r += std::string(indent, ' ')+"Fragment Run Table\n";
+  if (isUpdate){
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Update\n";
+  }else{
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Replacement or new table\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Timescale "+JSON::Value((long long int)curTimeScale).asString()+"\n";
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Qualities "+JSON::Value((long long int)QualitySegmentUrlModifiers.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < QualitySegmentUrlModifiers.size(); i++ ) {
+    r += std::string(indent+2, ' ')+"\""+QualitySegmentUrlModifiers[i]+"\"\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Fragments "+JSON::Value((long long int)FragmentRunEntryTable.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < FragmentRunEntryTable.size(); i ++ ) {
+    r += std::string(indent+2, ' ')+"Duration "+JSON::Value((long long int)FragmentRunEntryTable[i].FragmentDuration).asString()+", starting at "+JSON::Value((long long int)FragmentRunEntryTable[i].FirstFragment).asString()+" @ "+JSON::Value((long long int)FragmentRunEntryTable[i].FirstFragmentTimestamp).asString();
+  }
+  return r;
+}
+
 void ASRT::SetUpdate( bool Update ) {
   isUpdate = Update;
 }
@@ -363,40 +416,23 @@ void ASRT::WriteContent( ) {
   SetPayload((uint32_t)4,Box::uint32_to_uint8((isUpdate ? 1 : 0)));
 }
 
-std::string GenerateLiveBootstrap( uint32_t CurMediaTime ) {
-  AFRT afrt;
-  afrt.SetUpdate(false);
-  afrt.SetTimeScale(1000);
-  afrt.AddQualityEntry("");
-  afrt.AddFragmentRunEntry(1, 0 , 4000); //FirstFragment, FirstFragmentTimestamp,Fragment Duration in milliseconds
-  afrt.WriteContent();
-
-  ASRT asrt;
-  asrt.SetUpdate(false);
-  asrt.AddQualityEntry("");
-  asrt.AddSegmentRunEntry(1, 199);//1 Segment, 199 Fragments
-  asrt.WriteContent();
-
-  ABST abst;
-  abst.AddFragmentRunTable(&afrt);
-  abst.AddSegmentRunTable(&asrt);
-  abst.SetBootstrapVersion(1);
-  abst.SetProfile(0);
-  abst.SetLive(true);
-  abst.SetUpdate(false);
-  abst.SetTimeScale(1000);
-  abst.SetMediaTime(0xFFFFFFFF);
-  abst.SetSMPTE(0);
-  abst.SetMovieIdentifier("fifa");
-  abst.SetDRM("");
-  abst.SetMetaData("");
-  abst.AddServerEntry("");
-  abst.AddQualityEntry("");
-  abst.WriteContent();
-  
-  std::string Result;
-  Result.append((char*)abst.GetBoxedData(), (int)abst.GetBoxedDataSize());
-  return Result;
+std::string ASRT::toPrettyString(int indent){
+  std::string r;
+  r += std::string(indent, ' ')+"Segment Run Table\n";
+  if (isUpdate){
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Update\n";
+  }else{
+    r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Replacement or new table\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Qualities "+JSON::Value((long long int)QualitySegmentUrlModifiers.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < QualitySegmentUrlModifiers.size(); i++ ) {
+    r += std::string(indent+2, ' ')+"\""+QualitySegmentUrlModifiers[i]+"\"\n";
+  }
+  r += std::string(indent+1, ' ')+"Segments "+JSON::Value((long long int)SegmentRunEntryTable.size()).asString()+"\n";
+  for( uint32_t i = 0; i < SegmentRunEntryTable.size(); i ++ ) {
+    r += std::string(indent+2, ' ')+JSON::Value((long long int)SegmentRunEntryTable[i].FragmentsPerSegment).asString()+" fragments per, starting at "+JSON::Value((long long int)SegmentRunEntryTable[i].FirstSegment).asString();
+  }
+  return r;
 }
 
 std::string mdatFold(std::string data){
diff --git a/lib/mp4.h b/lib/mp4.h
index 0ef24659..d7354ad7 100644
--- a/lib/mp4.h
+++ b/lib/mp4.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include "json.h"
 
 /// Contains all MP4 format related code.
 namespace MP4{
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace MP4{
       static uint8_t * uint16_to_uint8( uint16_t data );
       static uint8_t * uint8_to_uint8( uint8_t data );
       void ResetPayload( );
+      std::string toPrettyString(int indent = 0);
     private:
       uint8_t * Payload;
       uint32_t PayloadSize;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ namespace MP4{
       void AddFragmentRunTable( Box * newFragment, uint32_t Offset = 0 );
       void SetVersion( bool NewVersion = 0 );
       void WriteContent( );
+      std::string toPrettyString(int indent = 0);
     private:
       void SetDefaults( );
       void SetReserved( );
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ namespace MP4{
       void AddQualityEntry( std::string Quality = "", uint32_t Offset = 0 );
       void AddFragmentRunEntry( uint32_t FirstFragment = 0, uint32_t FirstFragmentTimestamp = 0, uint32_t FragmentsDuration = 1, uint8_t Discontinuity = 0, uint32_t Offset = 0 );
       void WriteContent( );
+      std::string toPrettyString(int indent = 0);
     private:
       void SetDefaults( );
       bool isUpdate;
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ namespace MP4{
       void AddSegmentRunEntry( uint32_t FirstSegment = 0, uint32_t FragmentsPerSegment = 100, uint32_t Offset = 0 );
       void WriteContent( );
       void SetVersion( bool NewVersion = 0 );
+      std::string toPrettyString(int indent = 0);
     private:
       void SetDefaults( );
       bool isUpdate;
@@ -125,7 +130,6 @@ namespace MP4{
       Box * Container;
   };//ASRT Box
 
-  std::string GenerateLiveBootstrap( uint32_t CurMediaTime );
   std::string mdatFold(std::string data);
 
 };
diff --git a/lib/procs.cpp b/lib/procs.cpp
index 95ac9ad4..1e7c7afb 100644
--- a/lib/procs.cpp
+++ b/lib/procs.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ void Util::Procs::childsig_handler(int signum){
   }
   #endif
 
-  TerminationNotifier tn = exitHandlers[ret];
-  exitHandlers.erase(ret);
-  if (tn){
-#if DEBUG >= 2
+  if (exitHandlers.count(ret) > 0){
+    TerminationNotifier tn = exitHandlers[ret];
+    exitHandlers.erase(ret);
+    #if DEBUG >= 2
     std::cerr << "Calling termination handler for " << pname << std::endl;
-#endif
+    #endif
     tn(ret, exitcode);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/socket.cpp b/lib/socket.cpp
index 1e4458f7..b3eb1f4b 100644
--- a/lib/socket.cpp
+++ b/lib/socket.cpp
@@ -160,55 +160,6 @@ Socket::Connection::Connection(std::string host, int port, bool nonblock){
   }
 }//Socket::Connection TCP Contructor
 
-/// Calls poll() on the socket, checking if data is available.
-/// This function may return true even if there is no data, but never returns false when there is.
-bool Socket::Connection::canRead(){
-  struct pollfd PFD;
-  PFD.fd = sock;
-  PFD.events = POLLIN;
-  PFD.revents = 0;
-  poll(&PFD, 1, 5);
-  return (PFD.revents & POLLIN) == POLLIN;
-}
-/// Calls poll() on the socket, checking if data can be written.
-bool Socket::Connection::canWrite(){
-  struct pollfd PFD;
-  PFD.fd = sock;
-  PFD.events = POLLOUT;
-  PFD.revents = 0;
-  poll(&PFD, 1, 5);
-  return (PFD.revents & POLLOUT) == POLLOUT;
-}
-
-
-/// Returns the ready-state for this socket.
-/// \returns 1 if data is waiting to be read, -1 if not connected, 0 otherwise.
-signed int Socket::Connection::ready(){
-  if (sock < 0) return -1;
-  char tmp;
-  int preflags = fcntl(sock, F_GETFL, 0);
-  int postflags = preflags | O_NONBLOCK;
-  fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, postflags);
-  int r = recv(sock, &tmp, 1, MSG_PEEK);
-  fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, preflags);
-  if (r < 0){
-    if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK){
-      return 0;
-    }else{
-      #if DEBUG >= 2
-      fprintf(stderr, "Socket ready error! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-      #endif
-      close();
-      return -1;
-    }
-  }
-  if (r == 0){
-    close();
-    return -1;
-  }
-  return r;
-}
-
 /// Returns the connected-state for this socket.
 /// Note that this function might be slightly behind the real situation.
 /// The connection status is updated after every read/write attempt, when errors occur
@@ -241,6 +192,17 @@ bool Socket::Connection::spool(){
   return iread(downbuffer);
 }
 
+/// Updates the downbuffer and upbuffer internal variables until upbuffer is empty.
+/// Returns true if new data was received, false otherwise.
+bool Socket::Connection::flush(){
+  while (upbuffer.size() > 0 && connected()){
+    iwrite(upbuffer);
+    usleep(5000);//sleep 5 ms
+  }
+  return iread(downbuffer);
+}
+
+
 /// Returns a reference to the download buffer.
 std::string & Socket::Connection::Received(){
   return downbuffer;
@@ -251,81 +213,6 @@ void Socket::Connection::Send(std::string data){
   upbuffer.append(data);
 }
 
-/// Writes data to socket. This function blocks if the socket is blocking and all data cannot be written right away.
-/// If the socket is nonblocking and not all data can be written, this function sets internal variable Blocking to true
-/// and returns false.
-/// \param buffer Location of the buffer to write from.
-/// \param len Amount of bytes to write.
-/// \returns True if the whole write was succesfull, false otherwise.
-bool Socket::Connection::write(const void * buffer, int len){
-  int sofar = 0;
-  if (sock < 0){return false;}
-  while (sofar != len){
-    int r = send(sock, (char*)buffer + sofar, len-sofar, 0);
-    if (r <= 0){
-      Error = true;
-      #if DEBUG >= 2
-      fprintf(stderr, "Could not write data! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-      #endif
-      close();
-      up += sofar;
-      return false;
-    }else{
-      sofar += r;
-    }
-  }
-  up += sofar;
-  return true;
-}//DDv::Socket::write
-
-/// Reads data from socket. This function blocks if the socket is blocking and all data cannot be read right away.
-/// If the socket is nonblocking and not all data can be read, this function sets internal variable Blocking to true
-/// and returns false.
-/// \param buffer Location of the buffer to read to.
-/// \param len Amount of bytes to read.
-/// \returns True if the whole read was succesfull, false otherwise.
-bool Socket::Connection::read(const void * buffer, int len){
-  int sofar = 0;
-  if (sock < 0){return false;}
-  while (sofar != len){
-    int r = recv(sock, (char*)buffer + sofar, len-sofar, 0);
-    if (r < 0){
-      switch (errno){
-        case EWOULDBLOCK:
-          down += sofar;
-          return 0;
-          break;
-        default:
-          Error = true;
-          #if DEBUG >= 2
-          fprintf(stderr, "Could not read data! Error %i: %s\n", r, strerror(errno));
-          #endif
-          close();
-          down += sofar;
-          break;
-      }
-      return false;
-    }else{
-      if (r == 0){
-        Error = true;
-        close();
-        down += sofar;
-        return false;
-      }
-      sofar += r;
-    }
-  }
-  down += sofar;
-  return true;
-}//Socket::Connection::read
-
-/// Read call that is compatible with file access syntax. This function simply calls the other read function.
-bool Socket::Connection::read(const void * buffer, int width, int count){return read(buffer, width*count);}
-/// Write call that is compatible with file access syntax. This function simply calls the other write function.
-bool Socket::Connection::write(const void * buffer, int width, int count){return write(buffer, width*count);}
-/// Write call that is compatible with std::string. This function simply calls the other write function.
-bool Socket::Connection::write(const std::string data){return write(data.c_str(), data.size());}
-
 /// Incremental write call. This function tries to write len bytes to the socket from the buffer,
 /// returning the amount of bytes it actually wrote.
 /// \param buffer Location of the buffer to write from.
@@ -336,12 +223,16 @@ int Socket::Connection::iwrite(const void * buffer, int len){
   int r = send(sock, buffer, len, 0);
   if (r < 0){
     switch (errno){
-      case EWOULDBLOCK: return 0; break;
+      case EWOULDBLOCK:
+        return 0;
+        break;
       default:
-        Error = true;
-        #if DEBUG >= 2
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not iwrite data! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        #endif
+        if (errno != EPIPE){
+          Error = true;
+          #if DEBUG >= 2
+          fprintf(stderr, "Could not iwrite data! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+          #endif
+        }
         close();
         return 0;
         break;
@@ -364,12 +255,16 @@ int Socket::Connection::iread(void * buffer, int len){
   int r = recv(sock, buffer, len, 0);
   if (r < 0){
     switch (errno){
-      case EWOULDBLOCK: return 0; break;
+      case EWOULDBLOCK:
+        return 0;
+        break;
       default:
-        Error = true;
-        #if DEBUG >= 2
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not iread data! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        #endif
+        if (errno != EPIPE){
+          Error = true;
+          #if DEBUG >= 2
+          fprintf(stderr, "Could not iread data! Error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+          #endif
+        }
         close();
         return 0;
         break;
@@ -382,23 +277,6 @@ int Socket::Connection::iread(void * buffer, int len){
   return r;
 }//Socket::Connection::iread
 
-/// Read call that is compatible with std::string.
-/// Data is read using iread (which is nonblocking if the Socket::Connection itself is),
-/// then appended to end of buffer. This functions reads at least one byte before returning.
-/// \param buffer std::string to append data to.
-/// \return True if new data arrived, false otherwise.
-bool Socket::Connection::read(std::string & buffer){
-  char cbuffer[5000];
-  if (!read(cbuffer, 1)){return false;}
-  int num = iread(cbuffer+1, 4999);
-  if (num > 0){
-    buffer.append(cbuffer, num+1);
-  }else{
-    buffer.append(cbuffer, 1);
-  }
-  return true;
-}//read
-
 /// Read call that is compatible with std::string.
 /// Data is read using iread (which is nonblocking if the Socket::Connection itself is),
 /// then appended to end of buffer.
@@ -425,23 +303,17 @@ bool Socket::Connection::iwrite(std::string & buffer){
   return true;
 }//iwrite
 
-/// Write call that is compatible with std::string.
-/// Data is written using write (which is always blocking),
-/// then removed from front of buffer.
-/// \param buffer std::string to remove data from.
-/// \return True if more data was sent, false otherwise.
-bool Socket::Connection::swrite(std::string & buffer){
-  if (buffer.size() < 1){return false;}
-  bool tmp = write((void*)buffer.c_str(), buffer.size());
-  if (tmp){buffer = "";}
-  return tmp;
-}//write
-
 /// Gets hostname for connection, if available.
 std::string Socket::Connection::getHost(){
   return remotehost;
 }
 
+/// Sets hostname for connection manually.
+/// Overwrites the detected host, thus possibily making it incorrect.
+void Socket::Connection::setHost(std::string host){
+  remotehost = host;
+}
+
 /// Returns true if these sockets are the same socket.
 /// Does not check the internal stats - only the socket itself.
 bool Socket::Connection::operator== (const Connection &B) const{
@@ -705,7 +577,7 @@ int Socket::Server::getSocket(){return sock;}
 /// converting all letters to lowercase.
 /// If a '?' character is found, everything following that character is deleted.
 Socket::Connection Socket::getStream(std::string streamname){
-  //strip anything that isn't numbers, digits or underscores
+  //strip anything that isn't a number, alpha or underscore
   for (std::string::iterator i=streamname.end()-1; i>=streamname.begin(); --i){
     if (*i == '?'){streamname.erase(i, streamname.end()); break;}
     if (!isalpha(*i) && !isdigit(*i) && *i != '_'){
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index 0d33573b..db902c66 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+//for being friendly with Socket::Connection down below
+namespace Buffer{class user;};
 
 ///Holds Socket tools.
 namespace Socket{
@@ -28,34 +30,32 @@ namespace Socket{
       unsigned int conntime;
       std::string downbuffer; ///< Stores temporary data coming in.
       std::string upbuffer; ///< Stores temporary data going out.
+      int iread(void * buffer, int len); ///< Incremental read call.
+      int iwrite(const void * buffer, int len); ///< Incremental write call.
+      bool iread(std::string & buffer); ///< Incremental write call that is compatible with std::string.
+      bool iwrite(std::string & buffer); ///< Write call that is compatible with std::string.
     public:
+      //friends
+      friend class Buffer::user;
+      //constructors
       Connection(); ///< Create a new disconnected base socket.
       Connection(int sockNo); ///< Create a new base socket.
       Connection(std::string hostname, int port, bool nonblock); ///< Create a new TCP socket.
       Connection(std::string adres, bool nonblock = false); ///< Create a new Unix Socket.
-      void setBlocking(bool blocking); ///< Set this socket to be blocking (true) or nonblocking (false).
-      bool canRead(); ///< Calls poll() on the socket, checking if data is available.
-      bool canWrite(); ///< Calls poll() on the socket, checking if data can be written.
-      signed int ready(); ///< Returns the ready-state for this socket.
-      bool connected() const; ///< Returns the connected-state for this socket.
-      bool read(const void * buffer, int len); ///< Reads data from socket.
-      bool read(const void * buffer, int width, int count); ///< Read call that is compatible with file access syntax.
-      bool write(const void * buffer, int len); ///< Writes data to socket.
-      bool write(const void * buffer, int width, int count); ///< Write call that is compatible with file access syntax.
-      bool write(const std::string data); ///< Write call that is compatible with std::string.
-      int iwrite(const void * buffer, int len); ///< Incremental write call.
-      int iread(void * buffer, int len); ///< Incremental read call.
-      bool read(std::string & buffer); ///< Read call that is compatible with std::string.
-      bool swrite(std::string & buffer); ///< Write call that is compatible with std::string.
-      bool iread(std::string & buffer); ///< Incremental write call that is compatible with std::string.
-      bool iwrite(std::string & buffer); ///< Write call that is compatible with std::string.
-      bool spool(); ///< Updates the downbuffer and upbuffer internal variables.
-      std::string & Received(); ///< Returns a reference to the download buffer.
-      void Send(std::string data); ///< Appends data to the upbuffer.
+      //generic methods
       void close(); ///< Close connection.
+      void setBlocking(bool blocking); ///< Set this socket to be blocking (true) or nonblocking (false).
       std::string getHost(); ///< Gets hostname for connection, if available.
+      void setHost(std::string host); ///< Sets hostname for connection manually.
       int getSocket(); ///< Returns internal socket number.
       std::string getError(); ///< Returns a string describing the last error that occured.
+      bool connected() const; ///< Returns the connected-state for this socket.
+      //buffered i/o methods
+      bool spool(); ///< Updates the downbuffer and upbuffer internal variables.
+      bool flush(); ///< Updates the downbuffer and upbuffer internal variables until upbuffer is empty.
+      std::string & Received(); ///< Returns a reference to the download buffer.
+      void Send(std::string data); ///< Appends data to the upbuffer.
+      //stats related methods
       unsigned int dataUp(); ///< Returns total amount of bytes sent.
       unsigned int dataDown(); ///< Returns total amount of bytes received.
       std::string getStats(std::string C); ///< Returns a std::string of stats, ended by a newline.