Fix the StreamSerializer

String-based methods will still work, but deserializing from a data
input stream has been deprecated since it depends on hacky code

Fixes #31, Fixes #125

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/Netty.java

@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ public class Netty {
 		return getCompat().createPacketBuffer();
 	}
 
-	public static WrappedByteBuf allocateUnpooled() {
-		return getCompat().allocateUnpooled();
-	}
-
 	public static Class<?> getGenericFutureListenerArray() {
 		return getCompat().getGenericFutureListenerArray();
 	}
@@ -92,4 +88,12 @@ public class Netty {
 	public static WrappedByteBuf packetWriter(DataOutputStream output) {
 		return getCompat().packetWriter(output);
 	}
+
+	public static WrappedByteBuf copiedBuffer(byte[] array) {
+		return getCompat().copiedBuffer(array);
+	}
+
+	public static WrappedByteBuf buffer() {
+		return getCompat().buffer();
+	}
 }

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/NettyCompat.java

@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ import com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers.WrappedServerPing.CompressedImage;
  * @author dmulloy2
  */
 
+// TODO: Sort out packet readers/writers
 public interface NettyCompat {
 
 	WrappedByteBuf createPacketBuffer();
 
-	WrappedByteBuf allocateUnpooled();
+	WrappedByteBuf copiedBuffer(byte[] array);
+
+	WrappedByteBuf buffer();
 
 	Class<?> getGenericFutureListenerArray();
 

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/WrappedByteBuf.java

@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ public interface WrappedByteBuf {
 	void writeByte(int i);
 
 	void writeBytes(byte[] bytes);
+
+	byte[] array();
 }

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/independent/IndependentNetty.java

@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ public class IndependentNetty implements NettyCompat {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public WrappedByteBuf allocateUnpooled() {
-		return new NettyByteBuf(UnpooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.buffer());
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getGenericFutureListenerArray() {
 		return GenericFutureListener[].class;
@@ -97,4 +92,14 @@ public class IndependentNetty implements NettyCompat {
 	public WrappedByteBuf packetWriter(DataOutputStream output) {
 		return new NettyByteBuf(NettyByteBufAdapter.packetWriter(output));
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WrappedByteBuf copiedBuffer(byte[] array) {
+		return new NettyByteBuf(Unpooled.copiedBuffer(array));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WrappedByteBuf buffer() {
+		return new NettyByteBuf(Unpooled.buffer());
+	}
 }

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/independent/NettyByteBuf.java

@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@ public class NettyByteBuf implements WrappedByteBuf {
 	public void writeBytes(byte[] bytes) {
 		handle.get().writeBytes(bytes);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public byte[] array() {
+		return handle.get().array();
+	}
 }

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/utility/MinecraftMethods.java

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class MinecraftMethods {
 			// Create our proxy object
 			Object javaProxy = enhancer.create(
 					new Class<?>[] { MinecraftReflection.getByteBufClass() },
-					new Object[] { Netty.allocateUnpooled().getHandle() }
+					new Object[] { Netty.buffer().getHandle() }
 			);
 
 			Object lookPacket = new PacketContainer(PacketType.Play.Client.CLOSE_WINDOW).getHandle();

ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/utility/StreamSerializer.java

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.external.biz.base64Coder.Base64Coder;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,22 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 		return DEFAULT;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Write a variable integer to an output stream.
+	 * @param destination - the destination.
+	 * @param value - the value to write.
+	 * @throws IOException The destination stream threw an exception.
+	 */
+	public void serializeVarInt(@Nonnull DataOutputStream destination, int value) throws IOException {
+		Preconditions.checkNotNull(destination, "source cannot be NULL");
+		
+		while ((value & 0xFFFFFF80) != 0) {
+			destination.writeByte(value & 0x7F | 0x80);
+			value >>>= 7;
+		}
+		destination.writeByte(value);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Read a variable integer from an input stream.
 	 * @param source - the source.
@@ -73,66 +90,49 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Write a variable integer to an output stream.
-	 * @param destination - the destination.
-	 * @param value - the value to write.
-	 * @throws IOException The destination stream threw an exception.
-	 */
-	public void serializeVarInt(@Nonnull DataOutputStream destination, int value) throws IOException {
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull(destination, "source cannot be NULL");
-		
-		while ((value & 0xFFFFFF80) != 0) {
-			destination.writeByte(value & 0x7F | 0x80);
-			value >>>= 7;
-		}
-		destination.writeByte(value);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Read or deserialize an item stack from an underlying input stream.
+	 * Write or serialize a NBT compound to the given output stream.
 	 * <p>
-	 * To supply a byte array, wrap it in a {@link java.io.ByteArrayInputStream ByteArrayInputStream}
-	 * and {@link java.io.DataInputStream DataInputStream}.
+	 * Note: An NBT compound can be written to a stream even if it's NULL.
 	 * 
-	 * @param input - the target input stream.
-	 * @return The resulting item stack, or NULL if the serialized item stack was NULL.
-	 * @throws IOException If the operation failed due to reflection or corrupt data.
+	 * @param output - the target output stream.
+	 * @param compound - the NBT compound to be serialized, or NULL to represent nothing.
+	 * @throws IOException If the operation fails due to reflection problems.
 	 */
-	public ItemStack deserializeItemStack(@Nonnull DataInputStream input) throws IOException {
-		if (input == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input stream cannot be NULL.");
-		Object nmsItem = null;
+	public void serializeCompound(@Nonnull DataOutputStream output, NbtCompound compound) throws IOException {
+		if (output == null)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output stream cannot be NULL.");
+		
+		// Get the NMS version of the compound
+		Object handle = compound != null ? NbtFactory.fromBase(compound).getHandle() : null;
 		
 		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
-			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
-				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+			if (WRITE_NBT_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_NBT_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
 					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
-						getMethodByParameters("readItemStack", /* i */
-								MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass(), new Class<?>[0])
+						getMethodByParameters("writeNbtCompound", /* a */
+								MinecraftReflection.getNBTCompoundClass())
 				);
 			}
 
-			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(Netty.packetReader(input).getHandle());
+			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.packetWriter(output);
+			buf.writeByte(NbtType.TAG_COMPOUND.getRawID());
+
+			WRITE_NBT_METHOD.invoke(buf.getHandle(), handle);
 		} else {
-			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
-				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
-					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass()).getMethod(
+			if (WRITE_NBT_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_NBT_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass(), true).getMethod(
 						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
-						parameterCount(1).
-						parameterDerivedOf(DataInput.class).
-						returnDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass()).
+						parameterCount(2).
+						parameterDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getNBTBaseClass(), 0).
+						parameterDerivedOf(DataOutput.class, 1).
+						returnTypeVoid().
 						build())
 				);
 			}
 
-			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(null, input);
+			WRITE_NBT_METHOD.invoke(null, handle, output);
 		}
-	
-		// Convert back to a Bukkit item stack
-		if (nmsItem != null)
-			return MinecraftReflection.getBukkitItemStack(nmsItem);
-		else
-			return null;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -183,6 +183,47 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 			return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serialize a string using the standard Minecraft UTF-16 encoding.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note that strings cannot exceed 32767 characters, regardless if maximum lenght.
+	 * @param output - the output stream.
+	 * @param text - the string to serialize.
+	 * @throws IOException If the data in the string cannot be written.
+	 */
+	public void serializeString(@Nonnull DataOutputStream output, String text) throws IOException {
+		if (output == null)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("output stream cannot be NULL.");
+		if (text == null)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("text cannot be NULL.");
+		
+		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
+			if (WRITE_STRING_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_STRING_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
+						getMethodByParameters("writeString", /* a */
+								String.class)
+				);
+			}
+
+			WRITE_STRING_METHOD.invoke(Netty.packetWriter(output).getHandle(), text);
+		} else {
+			if (WRITE_STRING_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_STRING_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass()).getMethod(
+						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
+						parameterCount(2).
+						parameterExactType(String.class, 0).
+						parameterDerivedOf(DataOutput.class, 1).
+						returnTypeVoid().
+						build())
+				);
+			}
+
+			WRITE_STRING_METHOD.invoke(null, text, output);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Deserialize a string using the standard Minecraft UTF-16 encoding.
 	 * <p>
@@ -227,18 +268,98 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serialize an item stack as a base-64 encoded string.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note: An ItemStack can be written to the serialized text even if it's NULL.
+	 * 
+	 * @param stack - the item stack to serialize, or NULL to represent air/nothing.
+	 * @return A base-64 representation of the given item stack.
+	 * @throws IOException If the operation fails due to reflection problems.
+	 */
+	public String serializeItemStack(ItemStack stack) throws IOException {
+		Object nmsItem = MinecraftReflection.getMinecraftItemStack(stack);
+		byte[] bytes = null;
+
+		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
+			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.buffer();
+			Object serializer = MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializer(buf.getHandle());
+
+			if (WRITE_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+						FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
+						getMethodByParameters("writeStack", // a()
+								MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass()));
+			}
+
+			WRITE_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(serializer, nmsItem);
+
+			bytes = buf.array();
+		} else {
+			if (WRITE_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				WRITE_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass()).getMethod(
+						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
+						parameterCount(2).
+						parameterDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass(), 0).
+						parameterDerivedOf(DataOutput.class, 1).
+						build())
+					);
+			}
+
+			ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+			DataOutputStream dataOutput = new DataOutputStream(outputStream);
+
+			WRITE_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(null, nmsItem, dataOutput);
+
+			bytes = outputStream.toByteArray();
+		}
+
+		return Base64Coder.encodeLines(bytes);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Deserialize an item stack from a base-64 encoded string.
 	 * @param input - base-64 encoded string.
 	 * @return A deserialized item stack, or NULL if the serialized ItemStack was also NULL.
 	 * @throws IOException If the operation failed due to reflection or corrupt data.
 	 */
-	public ItemStack deserializeItemStack(@Nonnull String input) throws IOException {
-		if (input == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input text cannot be NULL.");
-		ByteArrayInputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64Coder.decodeLines(input));
+	public ItemStack deserializeItemStack(String input) throws IOException {
+		Validate.notNull(input, "input cannot be null!");
 
-		return deserializeItemStack(new DataInputStream(inputStream));
+		Object nmsItem = null;
+		byte[] bytes = Base64Coder.decodeLines(input);
+
+		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
+			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.copiedBuffer(bytes);
+			Object serializer = MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializer(buf.getHandle());
+
+			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
+						getMethodByParameters("readItemStack", // i(ItemStack)
+								MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass(), new Class<?>[0]));
+			}
+
+			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(serializer);
+		} else {
+			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass()).getMethod(
+						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
+						parameterCount(1).
+						parameterDerivedOf(DataInput.class).
+						returnDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass()).
+						build())
+					);
+			}
+
+			ByteArrayInputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
+			DataInputStream inputStream = new DataInputStream(byteStream);
+
+			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(null, inputStream);
+		}
+
+		return nmsItem != null ? MinecraftReflection.getBukkitItemStack(nmsItem) : null;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -253,9 +374,8 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 	 * @param stack - the item stack that will be written, or NULL to represent air/nothing.
 	 * @throws IOException If the operation fails due to reflection problems.
 	 */
-	public void serializeItemStack(@Nonnull DataOutputStream output, ItemStack stack) throws IOException {
-		if (output == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output stream cannot be NULL.");
+	public void serializeItemStack(DataOutputStream output, ItemStack stack) throws IOException {
+		Validate.notNull("output cannot be null!");
 		
 		// Get the NMS version of the ItemStack
 		Object nmsItem = MinecraftReflection.getMinecraftItemStack(stack);
@@ -269,7 +389,12 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 				);
 			}
 
-			WRITE_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(Netty.packetWriter(output).getHandle(), nmsItem);
+			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.buffer();
+			Object serializer = MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializer(buf.getHandle());
+
+			WRITE_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(serializer, nmsItem);
+
+			output.write(buf.array());
 		} else {
 			if (WRITE_ITEM_METHOD == null)
 				WRITE_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
@@ -286,108 +411,56 @@ public class StreamSerializer {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Write or serialize a NBT compound to the given output stream.
+	 * Read or deserialize an item stack from an underlying input stream.
 	 * <p>
-	 * Note: An NBT compound can be written to a stream even if it's NULL.
+	 * To supply a byte array, wrap it in a {@link java.io.ByteArrayInputStream ByteArrayInputStream}
+	 * and {@link java.io.DataInputStream DataInputStream}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param output - the target output stream.
-	 * @param compound - the NBT compound to be serialized, or NULL to represent nothing.
-	 * @throws IOException If the operation fails due to reflection problems.
+	 * @param input - the target input stream.
+	 * @return The resulting item stack, or NULL if the serialized item stack was NULL.
+	 * @throws IOException If the operation failed due to reflection or corrupt data.
+	 * @deprecated This is a pretty hacky solution for backwards compatibility. See {@link #deserializeItemStack(DataInputStream)}
 	 */
-	public void serializeCompound(@Nonnull DataOutputStream output, NbtCompound compound) throws IOException {
-		if (output == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Output stream cannot be NULL.");
-		
-		// Get the NMS version of the compound
-		Object handle = compound != null ? NbtFactory.fromBase(compound).getHandle() : null;
+	@Deprecated
+	public ItemStack deserializeItemStack(DataInputStream input) throws IOException {
+		Validate.notNull(input, "input cannot be null!");
+		Object nmsItem = null;
 		
 		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
-			if (WRITE_NBT_METHOD == null) {
-				WRITE_NBT_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
 					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
-						getMethodByParameters("writeNbtCompound", /* a */
-								MinecraftReflection.getNBTCompoundClass())
+						getMethodByParameters("readItemStack", /* i */
+								MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass(), new Class<?>[0])
 				);
 			}
 
-			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.packetWriter(output);
-			buf.writeByte(NbtType.TAG_COMPOUND.getRawID());
+			byte[] bytes = new byte[8192];
+			input.read(bytes);
 
-			WRITE_NBT_METHOD.invoke(buf.getHandle(), handle);
+			WrappedByteBuf buf = Netty.copiedBuffer(bytes);
+			Object serializer = MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializer(buf.getHandle());
+
+			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(serializer);
 		} else {
-			if (WRITE_NBT_METHOD == null) {
-				WRITE_NBT_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
-					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass(), true).getMethod(
-						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
-						parameterCount(2).
-						parameterDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getNBTBaseClass(), 0).
-						parameterDerivedOf(DataOutput.class, 1).
-						returnTypeVoid().
-						build())
-				);
-			}
-
-			WRITE_NBT_METHOD.invoke(null, handle, output);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Serialize a string using the standard Minecraft UTF-16 encoding.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Note that strings cannot exceed 32767 characters, regardless if maximum lenght.
-	 * @param output - the output stream.
-	 * @param text - the string to serialize.
-	 * @throws IOException If the data in the string cannot be written.
-	 */
-	public void serializeString(@Nonnull DataOutputStream output, String text) throws IOException {
-		if (output == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("output stream cannot be NULL.");
-		if (text == null)
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("text cannot be NULL.");
-		
-		if (MinecraftReflection.isUsingNetty()) {
-			if (WRITE_STRING_METHOD == null) {
-				WRITE_STRING_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
-					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketDataSerializerClass(), true).
-						getMethodByParameters("writeString", /* a */
-								String.class)
-				);
-			}
-
-			WRITE_STRING_METHOD.invoke(Netty.packetWriter(output).getHandle(), text);
-		} else {
-			if (WRITE_STRING_METHOD == null) {
-				WRITE_STRING_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
+			if (READ_ITEM_METHOD == null) {
+				READ_ITEM_METHOD = Accessors.getMethodAccessor(
 					FuzzyReflection.fromClass(MinecraftReflection.getPacketClass()).getMethod(
 						FuzzyMethodContract.newBuilder().
-						parameterCount(2).
-						parameterExactType(String.class, 0).
-						parameterDerivedOf(DataOutput.class, 1).
-						returnTypeVoid().
+						parameterCount(1).
+						parameterDerivedOf(DataInput.class).
+						returnDerivedOf(MinecraftReflection.getItemStackClass()).
 						build())
 					);
 			}
 
-			WRITE_STRING_METHOD.invoke(null, text, output);
-		}
+			nmsItem = READ_ITEM_METHOD.invoke(null, input);
 		}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Serialize an item stack as a base-64 encoded string.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Note: An ItemStack can be written to the serialized text even if it's NULL.
-	 * 
-	 * @param stack - the item stack to serialize, or NULL to represent air/nothing.
-	 * @return A base-64 representation of the given item stack.
-	 * @throws IOException If the operation fails due to reflection problems.
-	 */
-	public String serializeItemStack(ItemStack stack) throws IOException {
-		ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-		DataOutputStream dataOutput = new DataOutputStream(outputStream);
-
-		serializeItemStack(dataOutput, stack);
-
-		// Serialize that array
-		return Base64Coder.encodeLines(outputStream.toByteArray());
+		// Convert back to a Bukkit item stack
+		if (nmsItem != null)
+			return MinecraftReflection.getBukkitItemStack(nmsItem);
+		else
+			return null;
 	}
 }

ProtocolLib/src/test/java/com/comphenix/protocol/utility/StreamSerializerTest.java

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.IntHashMap;
 
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.DyeColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -36,18 +39,6 @@ public class StreamSerializerTest {
 		assertEquals(IntHashMap.class, MinecraftReflection.getIntHashMapClass());
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testSerializer() throws IOException {
-		ItemStack before = new ItemStack(Material.GOLD_AXE);
-		
-		StreamSerializer serializer = new StreamSerializer();
-		String data = serializer.serializeItemStack(before);
-		ItemStack after = serializer.deserializeItemStack(data);
-	
-		assertEquals(before.getType(), after.getType());
-		assertEquals(before.getAmount(), after.getAmount());
-	}
-	
 	@Test
 	public void testStrings() throws IOException {
 		StreamSerializer serializer = new StreamSerializer();
@@ -57,8 +48,7 @@ public class StreamSerializerTest {
 		ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 		serializer.serializeString(new DataOutputStream(buffer), initial);
 
-		DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(
-				new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray()));
+		DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray()));
 		String deserialized = serializer.deserializeString(input, 50);
 
 		assertEquals(initial, deserialized);
@@ -76,8 +66,7 @@ public class StreamSerializerTest {
 		ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 		serializer.serializeCompound(new DataOutputStream(buffer), initial);
 
-		DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(
-				new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray()));
+		DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray()));
 		NbtCompound deserialized = serializer.deserializeCompound(input);
 
 		assertEquals(initial, deserialized);
@@ -88,12 +77,23 @@ public class StreamSerializerTest {
 		StreamSerializer serializer = new StreamSerializer();
 		ItemStack initial = new ItemStack(Material.STRING);
 
-		ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-		serializer.serializeItemStack(new DataOutputStream(buffer), initial);
+		String serialized = serializer.serializeItemStack(initial);
+		ItemStack deserialized = serializer.deserializeItemStack(serialized);
 
-		DataInputStream input = new DataInputStream(
-				new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray()));
-		ItemStack deserialized = serializer.deserializeItemStack(input);
+		assertEquals(initial, deserialized);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testItemMeta() throws IOException {
+		StreamSerializer serializer = new StreamSerializer();
+		ItemStack initial = new ItemStack(Material.WOOL, 2, DyeColor.BLUE.getWoolData());
+
+		ItemMeta meta = initial.getItemMeta();
+		meta.setDisplayName(ChatColor.BLUE + "Blue Wool");
+		initial.setItemMeta(meta);
+
+		String serialized = serializer.serializeItemStack(initial);
+		ItemStack deserialized = serializer.deserializeItemStack(serialized);
 
 		assertEquals(initial, deserialized);
 	}

modules/v1_7_R4/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/shaded/ShadedByteBuf.java

@@ -75,4 +75,9 @@ public class ShadedByteBuf implements WrappedByteBuf {
 	public void writeBytes(byte[] bytes) {
 		handle.get().writeBytes(bytes);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public byte[] array() {
+		return handle.get().array();
+	}
 }

modules/v1_7_R4/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/compat/netty/shaded/ShadedNetty.java

@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ public class ShadedNetty implements NettyCompat {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public WrappedByteBuf allocateUnpooled() {
-		return new ShadedByteBuf(UnpooledByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT.buffer());
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getGenericFutureListenerArray() {
 		return GenericFutureListener[].class;
@@ -97,4 +92,14 @@ public class ShadedNetty implements NettyCompat {
 	public WrappedByteBuf packetWriter(DataOutputStream output) {
 		return new ShadedByteBuf(ShadedByteBufAdapter.packetWriter(output));
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WrappedByteBuf copiedBuffer(byte[] array) {
+		return new ShadedByteBuf(Unpooled.copiedBuffer(array));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public WrappedByteBuf buffer() {
+		return new ShadedByteBuf(Unpooled.buffer());
+	}
 }