diff --git a/src/msg.c b/src/msg.c
index e74e728..38fb0af 100644
--- a/src/msg.c
+++ b/src/msg.c
@@ -5,52 +5,29 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h> // htonl
 #include "msg.h"
 
-#if INTERFACE
-
-#define INITIAL_SIZE 32
-
-struct Buffer {
-	int size;
-	void *data;
-};
-
-struct message {
-	uint32_t timestamp;
-	uint32_t width;		// varies
-	uint32_t height;		// normally 80
-	//char **image;	// dimension is width x height
-	char *image;	// dimension is width x height
-};
-
-
-#endif
-
-
 int getBufferSize(struct message *msg) {
-	int ret;
-		ret = 4 + 4 + 4 + msg->width * msg->height;
-	return ret;
+	return 3*sizeof(uint32_t) + msg->width * msg->height;
 }
 
 void serialize (char *buf, struct message *msg) {
 	memcpy(&buf[0], &msg->timestamp, 4);
 	memcpy(&buf[4], &msg->width, 4);
 	memcpy(&buf[8], &msg->height, 4);
-	memcpy(&buf[12], msg->image, msg->width*msg->height);
+	memcpy(&buf[12], msg->image, msg->width * msg->height);
 }
 
 void deserialize (struct message *msg, const char *buf) {
 	memcpy(&msg->timestamp, &buf[0], 4);
 	memcpy(&msg->width, &buf[4], 4);
 	memcpy(&msg->height, &buf[8], 4);
-	msg->image = (char *)malloc(msg->width*msg->height);
-	memcpy(msg->image, &buf[12], msg->width*msg->height);
+	msg->image = (char*) malloc(msg->width * msg->height);
+	memcpy(msg->image, &buf[12], msg->width * msg->height);
 }
 
 struct Buffer *new_buffer() {
 	struct Buffer *b = malloc(sizeof(Buffer));
 
-	b->data = malloc(INITIAL_SIZE);
+	b->data = malloc(0);
 	b->size = 0;
 
 	return b;
@@ -60,7 +37,7 @@ void append_space(Buffer * b, int n) {
 	b->size += n;
 	b->data = realloc(b->data, b->size);
 }
-/*
+
 void serialize_int(int x, Buffer * b) {
 	// htonl :: uint32_t -> uint32_t -- converts the parameter from host byte order to network byte order
 	//x = htonl(x);
@@ -96,7 +73,7 @@ void serialize_message(struct message *msg, Buffer *b) {
 		serialize_string(msg->image[i], b);
 }
 
-
+/*
 int main() {
 
 	Buffer *buf = new_buffer();
diff --git a/src/msg.h b/src/msg.h
index ca885cb..0da2776 100644
--- a/src/msg.h
+++ b/src/msg.h
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
-/* This file was automatically generated.  Do not edit! */
-typedef struct Buffer Buffer;
-void append_space(Buffer *b,int n);
-struct Buffer *new_buffer();
-typedef struct message message;
-void deserialize(struct message *msg,const char *buf);
-void serialize(char *buf,struct message *msg);
-int getBufferSize(struct message *msg);
-struct message {
-	uint32_t timestamp;
-	uint32_t width;		// varies
-	uint32_t height;		// normally 80
-	//char **image;	// dimension is width x height
-	char *image;	// dimension is width x height
-};
+
 struct Buffer {
 	int size;
 	void *data;
 };
-#define INITIAL_SIZE 32
-#define INTERFACE 0
+
+struct message {
+	uint32_t timestamp;
+	uint32_t width;		// varies
+	uint32_t height;	// normally 80
+	//char **image;	// dimension is width x height
+	char *image;	// dimension is width x height
+};
+
+int getBufferSize(struct message *msg);
+void serialize(char *buf,struct message *msg);
+void deserialize(struct message *msg,const char *buf);
+
+struct Buffer *new_buffer();
+void append_space(Buffer *b,int n);
+void serialize_int(int x,Buffer *b);
+void serialize_string(char *str,Buffer *b);
+void serialize_message(struct message *msg,Buffer *b);
+