diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619bd2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Run tests
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@0a44ba7841725637a19e28fa30b79a866c81b0a6 # v4.0.4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: './package-lock.json'
+
+      - name: Install Node.js dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - run: npm run test
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diff --git a/examples/osc-message.cjs b/examples/osc-message.cjs
deleted file mode 100644
index fe73a3a..0000000
--- a/examples/osc-message.cjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const osc = require('../dist/index.js')
-
-const buffer = osc.messageToBuffer({address:'/hello',args:[{type: 's', value: 'arg1'}]})
-
-console.log(buffer)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d2bc42..33700c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "rimraf dist",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "pretest": "npm run build",
+    "test": "node --test --experimental-test-coverage"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/src/models.ts b/src/models.ts
index d58c04f..eb8909b 100644
--- a/src/models.ts
+++ b/src/models.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ export type OSCMessage = {
 export type OSCTypeConverter = {
   toBuffer: (value: string | number | Buffer | boolean) => Buffer | undefined;
   fromString: (string: string) => string | number | Buffer | boolean;
+  fromBuffer: (buffer: Buffer) => [string | number | Buffer | boolean | undefined, Buffer];
 };
diff --git a/src/osc.ts b/src/osc.ts
index 60f741a..081c98e 100644
--- a/src/osc.ts
+++ b/src/osc.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { OSCType, OSCArg, OSCMessage, OSCTypeConverter } from './models';
 
-const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key in OSCType]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
+const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key: string]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
   s: {
     toBuffer: (string) => {
       if (typeof string === 'string') {
@@ -11,9 +11,27 @@ const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key in OSCType]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
         }
         return Buffer.from(oscString, 'ascii');
       }
-      throw new Error('osc type s toBuffer called with non string value');
+      throw new TypeError('osc type s toBuffer called with non string value');
     },
     fromString: (string: string) => string,
+    fromBuffer: (bytes: Buffer) => {
+      let stringEnd = 0;
+      let stringPaddingEnd = 0;
+      for (let index = 0; index < bytes.length; index++) {
+        if (bytes[index] === 0) {
+          stringEnd = index;
+          stringPaddingEnd = index + 1;
+          const stringPadding = 4 - ((stringEnd + 1) % 4);
+
+          if (stringPadding < 4) {
+            stringPaddingEnd += stringPadding;
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return [bytes.toString('ascii', 0, stringEnd), bytes.subarray(stringPaddingEnd)];
+    },
   },
   f: {
     toBuffer: (number) => {
@@ -22,9 +40,17 @@ const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key in OSCType]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
         buffer.writeFloatBE(number);
         return buffer;
       }
-      throw new Error('osc type f toBuffer called with non number value');
+      throw new TypeError('osc type f toBuffer called with non number value');
     },
     fromString: (string: string) => Number.parseFloat(string),
+    fromBuffer: (buffer) => {
+      if (buffer.length < 4) {
+        throw new Error('not enough bytes to read a osc float');
+      }
+
+      const value = buffer.readFloatBE();
+      return [value, buffer.subarray(4)];
+    },
   },
   i: {
     toBuffer: (number) => {
@@ -33,9 +59,17 @@ const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key in OSCType]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
         buffer.writeInt32BE(number);
         return buffer;
       }
-      throw new Error('osc type i toBuffer called with non number value');
+      throw new TypeError('osc type i toBuffer called with non number value');
     },
     fromString: (string: string) => Number.parseInt(string, 10),
+    fromBuffer: (buffer) => {
+      if (buffer.length < 4) {
+        throw new Error('not enough bytes to read a osc integer');
+      }
+
+      const value = buffer.readInt32BE();
+      return [value, buffer.subarray(4)];
+    },
   },
   b: {
     toBuffer: (data) => {
@@ -43,26 +77,46 @@ const oscTypeConverterMap: { [key in OSCType]: OSCTypeConverter } = {
         const sizeBuffer = oscTypeConverterMap.i.toBuffer(data.length);
         if (sizeBuffer) {
           const padSize = 4 - (data.length % 4);
-          const padBuffer = Buffer.from(Array(padSize).fill(0));
+          const padBuffer = padSize < 4 ? Buffer.from(Array(padSize).fill(0)) : Buffer.from([]);
           return Buffer.concat([sizeBuffer, data, padBuffer]);
         }
       }
-      throw new Error('osc type b toBuffer called with non Buffer value');
+      throw new TypeError('osc type b toBuffer called with non Buffer value');
     },
     fromString: (string: string) => Buffer.from(string, 'hex'),
+    fromBuffer: (buffer) => {
+      const [blobLength, blobBytes] = oscTypeConverterMap.i.fromBuffer(buffer);
+      if (typeof blobLength === 'number') {
+        if (blobBytes.length < blobLength) {
+          throw new Error('not enough bytes left for blob length specified');
+        }
+        const value = blobBytes.subarray(0, blobLength);
+        const blobPadding = 4 - (blobLength % 4);
+        const blobEnd = blobPadding < 4 ? blobLength + blobPadding : blobLength;
+        return [value, blobBytes.subarray(blobEnd)];
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('unexpected value for blob length');
+      }
+    },
   },
   T: {
     toBuffer: () => {
-      return Buffer.alloc(0)
+      return Buffer.alloc(0);
+    },
+    fromString: (string: string) => true,
+    fromBuffer: (buffer) => {
+      return [true, buffer];
     },
-    fromString: (string: string) => true
   },
   F: {
     toBuffer: () => {
-      return Buffer.alloc(0)
+      return Buffer.alloc(0);
     },
-    fromString: (string: string) => false
-  }
+    fromString: (string: string) => false,
+    fromBuffer: (buffer) => {
+      return [false, buffer];
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 function argsToBuffer(args: OSCArg[]) {
@@ -72,11 +126,7 @@ function argsToBuffer(args: OSCArg[]) {
     const arg = args[index];
     const typeConverter = oscTypeConverterMap[arg.type];
     if (typeConverter === undefined) {
-      throw new Error('osc type error: unknown type '.concat(arg.type));
-    }
-
-    if (typeConverter.fromString === undefined) {
-      throw new Error('osc type error: no string converter for type '.concat(arg.type));
+      throw new TypeError('unknown type '.concat(arg.type));
     }
 
     const buffer = typeConverter.toBuffer(arg.value);
@@ -88,7 +138,6 @@ function argsToBuffer(args: OSCArg[]) {
 }
 
 export function messageToBuffer(message: OSCMessage) {
-
   const addressBuffer = oscTypeConverterMap.s.toBuffer(message.address);
   if (addressBuffer === undefined) {
     throw new Error('problem encoding address');
@@ -101,4 +150,45 @@ export function messageToBuffer(message: OSCMessage) {
   }
   const argsBuffer = argsToBuffer(message.args);
   return Buffer.concat([addressBuffer, typesBuffer, argsBuffer]);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export function messageFromBuffer(bytes: Buffer): OSCMessage | undefined {
+  if (bytes[0] !== 47) {
+    throw new Error('osc message must start with a /');
+  }
+
+  const oscArgs: OSCArg[] = [];
+
+  const [address, bytesAfterAddress] = oscTypeConverterMap.s.fromBuffer(bytes);
+  if (typeof address === 'string') {
+    let [typeString, bytesAfterType] = oscTypeConverterMap.s.fromBuffer(bytesAfterAddress);
+    if (typeof typeString === 'string') {
+      if (!typeString.startsWith(',')) {
+        throw new Error('osc type string must start with a ,');
+      }
+      let argsBuffer = bytesAfterType;
+      for (let index = 1; index < typeString.length; index++) {
+        const argType = typeString.charAt(index) as OSCType;
+
+        const oscTypeConverter = oscTypeConverterMap[argType];
+        if (oscTypeConverter === undefined) {
+          throw new Error('unknown OSC type');
+        }
+        const [value, remainingBytes] = oscTypeConverter.fromBuffer(argsBuffer);
+        if (value !== undefined) {
+          const arg: OSCArg = {
+            type: argType,
+            value: value,
+          };
+          oscArgs.push(arg);
+        }
+        argsBuffer = remainingBytes;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        address,
+        args: oscArgs,
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/message-decode.test.js b/tests/message-decode.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1910fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/message-decode.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+const { deepEqual, throws } = require('assert');
+const { describe, it } = require('node:test');
+const osc = require('../dist/index');
+
+const tests = [
+  {
+    description: 'simple address no args',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c000000', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address string arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c7300006172673100000000', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 's', value: 'arg1' }] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address integer arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c69000000000023', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'i', value: 35 }] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address float arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c660000420a0000', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'f', value: 34.5 }] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address blob arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c62000000000004626c6f62', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'b', value: Buffer.from('blob') }] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address True arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c540000', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'T', value: true }] },
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address False arg',
+    bytes: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c460000', 'hex'),
+    expected: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'F', value: false }] },
+  },
+];
+
+describe('OSC Message Decoding', () => {
+  tests.forEach((messageTest) => {
+    it(messageTest.description, () => {
+      const decoded = osc.messageFromBuffer(messageTest.bytes);
+      deepEqual(decoded, messageTest.expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('bad address', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('68656c6c6f00002c660000420a0000', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/must start with/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('bad type string', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f000066000000420a00', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/type string must start with/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('unknown type', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c7a0000420a0000', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/unknown/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('float arg missing bytes', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c660000420a00', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/not enough bytes/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('int arg missing bytes', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c690000000000', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/not enough bytes/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('blob bytes too small', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageFromBuffer(Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c62000000000004626c6f', 'hex'));
+      },
+      { name: /^Error$/, message:/not enough bytes/ }
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/message-encode.test.js b/tests/message-encode.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70efb19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/message-encode.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+const { deepEqual, throws } = require('assert');
+const { describe, it } = require('node:test');
+const osc = require('../dist/index');
+
+const tests = [
+  {
+    description: 'simple address no args',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c000000', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address string arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 's', value: 'arg1' }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c7300006172673100000000', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address integer arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'i', value: 35 }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c69000000000023', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address float arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'f', value: 34.5 }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c660000420a0000', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address blob arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'b', value: Buffer.from('blob') }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c62000000000004626c6f62', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address True arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'T', value: true }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c540000', 'hex'),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'simple address False arg',
+    message: { address: '/hello', args: [{ type: 'F', value: false }] },
+    expected: Buffer.from('2f68656c6c6f00002c460000', 'hex'),
+  },
+];
+
+describe('OSC Message Encoding', () => {
+  tests.forEach((messageTest) => {
+    it(messageTest.description, () => {
+      const encoded = osc.messageToBuffer(messageTest.message);
+      deepEqual(encoded, messageTest.expected);
+    });
+  });
+  it('bad string arg', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageToBuffer({ address: '/address', args: [{ type: 's', value: 123 }] });
+      },
+      { name: /^TypeError$/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('bad integer arg', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageToBuffer({ address: '/address', args: [{ type: 'i', value: 'hi' }] });
+      },
+      { name: /^TypeError$/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('bad float arg', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageToBuffer({ address: '/address', args: [{ type: 'f', value: 'hi' }] });
+      },
+      { name: /^TypeError$/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('bad blob arg', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageToBuffer({ address: '/address', args: [{ type: 'b', value: 123 }] });
+      },
+      { name: /^TypeError$/ }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('unknown arg type', () => {
+    throws(
+      () => {
+        osc.messageToBuffer({ address: '/address', args: [{ type: 'z', value: 123 }] });
+      },
+      { name: /^TypeError$/ }
+    );
+  });
+});