Include the raw record data in the decoded record object

index.js

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const NOT_FLUSH_MASK = ~FLUSH_MASK
 const QU_MASK = 1 << 15
 const NOT_QU_MASK = ~QU_MASK
 
+exports.classes = classes
+exports.types = types
 const name = exports.txt = exports.name = {}
 
 name.encode = function (str, buf, offset) {
@@ -1374,6 +1376,8 @@ answer.decode = function (buf, offset) {
     const enc = renc(a.type)
     a.data = enc.decode(buf, offset + 8)
     offset += 8 + enc.decode.bytes
+
+    a.rawData = buf.slice(offset - enc.decode.bytes, offset) // we need the raw buffer for simultaneous probe tiebreaking
   }
 
   answer.decode.bytes = offset - oldOffset

test.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const tape = require('tape')
+const ip = require('ip')
 const packet = require('./')
 const rcodes = require('./rcodes')
 const opcodes = require('./opcodes')
@@ -546,6 +547,28 @@ tape('unpack', function (t) {
   t.end()
 })
 
+tape('rawRecordData', function (t) {
+  const encoded = packet.encode({
+    type: 'response',
+    answers: [{
+      name: 'hello.a.com',
+      type: 'A',
+      class: 'IN',
+      data: '127.0.0.1'
+    }]
+  })
+
+  const aData = Buffer.allocUnsafe(6)
+  aData.writeUInt16BE(4, 0)
+  ip.toBuffer('127.0.0.1', aData, 2)
+
+  const decoded = packet.decode(encoded)
+  const rawData = decoded.answers[0].rawData
+
+  t.ok(aData.toString('hex') === rawData.toString('hex'))
+  t.end()
+})
+
 tape('optioncodes', function (t) {
   const opts = [
     [0, 'OPTION_0'],