diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+'use strict';
+
+let reader = require('./lib/reader.js');
+
+exports.Reader = reader;
diff --git a/lib/exceptions.js b/lib/exceptions.js
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+++ b/lib/exceptions.js
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+'use strict';
+
+exports.BadValueError =
+class BadValueError extends Error {}
diff --git a/lib/reader.js b/lib/reader.js
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+++ b/lib/reader.js
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+'use strict';
+
+let exceptions = require('./exceptions');
+
+function validateLength(length) {
+    if (this._offset + length > this._buffer.length) {
+        throw exceptions.BadValueError("Reader is empty");
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = class Reader {
+    constructor(value) {
+        if (!Buffer.isBuffer(value)) {
+            throw exceptions.BadValueError("value provided must be a Buffer");
+        }
+
+        this._buffer = value;
+        this._offset = 0;
+    }
+
+    write(buffer) {
+        if (!Buffer.isBuffer(buffer)) {
+            throw exceptions.BadValueError("only Buffers may be written to Reader");
+        }
+
+        let newLength = this._buffer.length + buffer.length;
+        let newBuffer = new Buffer(newLength);
+
+        this._buffer.copy(newBuffer, 0, 0);
+        buffer.copy(new Buffer, this._buffer.length, 0);
+        this._buffer = newBuffer;
+    }
+
+    compact() {
+        let newLength = this._buffer.length - this._offset;
+        let newBuffer = new Buffer(newLength);
+
+        this._buffer.copy(newBuffer, 0, this._offset);
+        this._buffer = newBuffer;
+        this._offset = 0;
+    }
+
+    reset() {
+        this._offset = offset;
+    }
+
+    length() {
+        return this._buffer.length - this._offset;
+    }
+
+    buffer(length) {
+        if (!Number.isInteger(length) || length < 0) {
+            throw exceptions.BadValueError("Buffer length must be an integer")
+        }
+
+        validateLength.call(this, length);
+
+        let newBuffer = new Buffer(length);
+        this._buffer.copy(newBuffer, 0, this._offset, this._offset + length);
+        this._offset += length;
+        return newBuffer;
+    }
+
+    array(length) {
+        if (!Number.isInteger(length) || length < 0) {
+            throw exceptions.BadValueError("Buffer length must be an integer");
+        }
+
+        validateLength.call(this, length);
+
+        let array = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+            array.push(this._buffer[this._offset + i]);
+        }
+        this._offset += length;
+        return array;
+    }
+
+    uint8() {
+        validateLength.call(this, 1);
+
+        return this._buffer[this._offset++];
+    }
+
+    uint16le() {
+        validateLength.call(this, 2);
+
+        let value = this._buffer.readUInt16LE(this._offset);
+        this._offset += 2;
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    uint32le() {
+        validateLength.call(this, 4);
+
+        let value = this._buffer.readUInt32LE(this._offset);
+        this._offset += 4;
+        return value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "binpack",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "^2.3.3"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha test/"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/reader.js b/test/reader.js
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+++ b/test/reader.js
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+'use strict';
+
+let assert = require('assert');
+let binpack = require('..')
+let Reader = binpack.Reader;
+
+describe('Reader', () => {
+    it('buffer', () => {
+        let reader = new Reader(new Buffer([0x01, 0x02, 0x03]));
+
+        assert.equal(3, reader.length());
+
+        let buf = reader.buffer(2);
+        assert.ok(buf.equals(new Buffer([0x01, 0x02])));
+
+        assert.equal(1, reader.length());
+        reader.compact();
+        assert.equal(1, reader.length());
+
+        assert.throws(() => {
+            reader.buffer(2);
+        });
+    });
+})