diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b6eb294..d91346c 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ build:
 bundle:
 	spago bundle-app
 
+repl:
+	spago repl
+
 serve:
 	npm run serve
 
diff --git a/src/Main.purs b/src/Main.purs
index 080de35..eed05b7 100644
--- a/src/Main.purs
+++ b/src/Main.purs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import Control.Monad.State (class MonadState)
 import Data.Argonaut.Core as AC
 import Data.Argonaut.Parser as AP
 import Data.Array as A
-import Data.Codec.Argonaut (JsonCodec, JsonDecodeError)
-import Data.Codec.Argonaut as CA
+import Data.Bifunctor (lmap)
+-- import Data.Codec.Argonaut (JsonCodec, JsonDecodeError)
+-- import Data.Codec.Argonaut as CA
 import Data.Const (Const)
 import Data.Either (Either(..))
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmptyList)
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ import Web.Socket.Event.MessageEvent as WSME
 import Web.Socket.ReadyState (ReadyState(Connecting, Open, Closing, Closed))
 import Web.Socket.WebSocket as WS
 
+import Data.ArrayBuffer.Types (ArrayBuffer)
+import Web.Socket.BinaryType (BinaryType(ArrayBuffer))
+
+import App.IPC (toIPC, fromIPC)
+
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- WebSocketEvent type
@@ -47,8 +53,8 @@ data WebSocketEvent msg
   | WebSocketClose { code :: Int, reason :: String, wasClean :: Boolean }
   | WebSocketError ErrorType
 
-webSocketEmitter :: forall msg. WS.WebSocket -> JsonCodec msg -> HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent msg)
-webSocketEmitter socket codec = do
+webSocketEmitter :: WS.WebSocket -> HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
+webSocketEmitter socket = do
 
   HS.makeEmitter \push -> do
 
@@ -66,17 +72,17 @@ webSocketEmitter socket codec = do
   where
   target = WS.toEventTarget socket
 
-  openEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent msg)
+  openEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
   openEmitter =
     HQE.eventListener WSET.onOpen target \_ ->
       Just WebSocketOpen
 
-  errorEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent msg)
+  errorEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
   errorEmitter =
     HQE.eventListener WSET.onError target \_ ->
       Just (WebSocketError UnknownWebSocketError)
 
-  closeEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent msg)
+  closeEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
   closeEmitter =
     HQE.eventListener WSET.onClose target \event ->
       WSCE.fromEvent event >>= \closeEvent ->
@@ -85,59 +91,35 @@ webSocketEmitter socket codec = do
                                , wasClean: WSCE.wasClean closeEvent
                                }
 
-  messageEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent msg)
-  messageEmitter = HQE.eventListener WSET.onMessage target (WSME.fromEvent >=> decodeMessageEvent codec)
+  messageEmitter :: HS.Emitter (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
+  messageEmitter = HQE.eventListener WSET.onMessage target (WSME.fromEvent >=> decodeMessageEvent)
 
-decodeMessageEvent :: forall msg. JsonCodec msg -> WSME.MessageEvent -> Maybe (WebSocketEvent msg)
-decodeMessageEvent codec = \msgEvent -> do
+decodeMessageEvent :: WSME.MessageEvent -> Maybe (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
+decodeMessageEvent = \msgEvent -> do
   let
     foreign' :: Foreign
     foreign' = WSME.data_ msgEvent
-  case runExcept (F.readString foreign') of
-    Left errList -> pure $ WebSocketError $ MessageJsonError (JsonForeignError errList)
-    Right string
-      | String.contains (String.Pattern "sponsored by") string ->
-          pure $ WebSocketError $ MessageIsServerAdvertisement string
-      | otherwise ->
-          case AP.jsonParser string of
-            Left parseError -> pure $ WebSocketError $ MessageJsonError $ JsonParseError parseError
-            Right json -> case CA.decode codec json of
-              Left decodeError -> pure $ WebSocketError $ MessageJsonError $ JsonDecodeError decodeError
-              Right message ->
-                pure $ WebSocketMessage { message, origin: WSME.origin msgEvent, lastEventId: WSME.lastEventId msgEvent }
+  case foreignToArrayBuffer foreign' of
+    Left errs -> pure $ WebSocketError $ UnknownError errs
+    Right arrayBuffer -> pure $ WebSocketMessage { message: arrayBuffer, origin: WSME.origin msgEvent, lastEventId: WSME.lastEventId msgEvent }
 
 ---------------------------
 -- Errors
 ---------------------------
 data ErrorType
-  = MessageJsonError JsonError
-  | MessageIsServerAdvertisement String
+  = MessageIsServerAdvertisement String
+  | UnknownError String
   | UnknownWebSocketError
 
-data JsonError
-  = JsonForeignError (NonEmptyList F.ForeignError)
-  | JsonParseError String
-  | JsonDecodeError JsonDecodeError
-
 renderError :: ErrorType -> String
 renderError = case _ of
-  MessageJsonError jsonErr ->
-    renderJsonError jsonErr
+  UnknownError str ->
+    "Unknown error: " <> str
   MessageIsServerAdvertisement str ->
     "Received following advertisment from server: " <> str
   UnknownWebSocketError ->
     "Unknown 'error' event has been fired by WebSocket event listener"
 
-renderJsonError :: JsonError -> String
-renderJsonError = case _ of
-  JsonForeignError frgn ->
-    "JsonForeignError: " <> String.joinWith "; " (NEL.toUnfoldable $ map F.renderForeignError frgn)
-  JsonParseError str ->
-    "JsonParseError: " <> str
-  JsonDecodeError jde ->
-    "JsonDecodeError: " <> CA.printJsonDecodeError jde
-
-
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Example `Main` module
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -152,12 +134,7 @@ main = do
 -- WebSocket message type
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- Not going to have anything elaborate in terms of actual websocket messages
--- for an echo server example.
-type ExampleMessage = String
-
-exampleMessageCodec :: JsonCodec ExampleMessage
-exampleMessageCodec = CA.string
+type WebSocketMessageType = ArrayBuffer
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Example root component module
@@ -171,7 +148,7 @@ data Action
   | ConnectWebSocket
   | HandleInputUpdate String
   | SendMessage Event
-  | HandleWebSocket (WebSocketEvent ExampleMessage)
+  | HandleWebSocket (WebSocketEvent WebSocketMessageType)
 
 type State =
   { messages             :: Array String
@@ -282,8 +259,9 @@ handleAction = case _ of
     { wsUrl } <- H.get
     systemMessage ("Connecting to \"" <> wsUrl <>  "\"...")
     webSocket <- H.liftEffect $ WS.create wsUrl []
+    H.liftEffect $ WS.setBinaryType webSocket ArrayBuffer
     H.modify_ _ { wsConnection = Just webSocket }
-    void $ H.subscribe (HandleWebSocket <$> webSocketEmitter webSocket exampleMessageCodec)
+    void $ H.subscribe (HandleWebSocket <$> webSocketEmitter webSocket)
 
   HandleInputUpdate text -> do
     H.modify_ _ { inputText = text }
@@ -320,20 +298,23 @@ handleAction = case _ of
                 H.liftEffect $ WS.close webSocket
                 systemMessageReset $ "You have requested to disconnect from the server"
               otherMessage -> do
-                H.liftEffect $ WS.sendString webSocket (AC.stringify $ CA.encode exampleMessageCodec otherMessage)
+                -- H.liftEffect $ WS.sendString webSocket (AC.stringify $ CA.encode exampleMessageCodec otherMessage)
+                -- TODO: send binary data.
+                H.liftEffect $ do
+                  ab <- toIPC otherMessage
+                  sendArrayBuffer webSocket ab
                 appendMessageReset $ "[😇] You: " <> otherMessage
 
   HandleWebSocket wsEvent ->
     case wsEvent of
       WebSocketMessage messageEvent -> do
-        appendMessage $ "[😈] Server: " <> messageEvent.message
-
+        str <- H.liftEffect $ fromIPC messageEvent.message
+        appendMessage $ "[😈] Server sent: " <> str
 
       WebSocketOpen -> do
         { wsUrl } <- H.get
         systemMessage ("Successfully connected to WebSocket at \"" <> wsUrl <>  "\"!🎉")
 
-
       WebSocketClose { code, reason, wasClean } -> do
         systemMessage $ renderCloseMessage code wasClean reason
         maybeCurrentConnection <- H.gets _.wsConnection
@@ -364,6 +345,9 @@ handleAction = case _ of
         , "]"
         ]
 
+  sendArrayBuffer :: WS.WebSocket -> ArrayBuffer -> Effect Unit
+  sendArrayBuffer = WS.sendArrayBuffer
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Helpers for updating the array of messages sent/received
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -408,3 +392,17 @@ systemMessageReset msg = appendMessageReset ("[🤖] System: " <> msg)
 -- A system message to use when a message cannot be sent.
 unableToSend :: forall m. MonadState State m => String -> m Unit
 unableToSend reason = systemMessage ("Unable to send. " <> reason)
+
+foreignToArrayBuffer :: Foreign -> Either String ArrayBuffer
+foreignToArrayBuffer
+  = lmap renderForeignErrors
+  <<< runExcept
+  <<< F.unsafeReadTagged "ArrayBuffer"
+  where
+  renderForeignErrors :: F.MultipleErrors -> String
+  renderForeignErrors =
+    String.joinWith "; " <<< A.fromFoldable <<< map F.renderForeignError
+
+---- Get any Foreign value to either a String 
+--foreignToDataView :: Foreign -> Either String DataView
+--foreignToDataView = map arrayBufferToDataView <<< foreignToArrayBuffer