diff --git a/tests/test-parser.mjs b/tests/test-parser.mjs
index fabff6f..3c77c7b 100644
--- a/tests/test-parser.mjs
+++ b/tests/test-parser.mjs
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import test from 'tape-six';
 import chain from 'stream-chain';
 
-import {parser} from '../src/parser.js';
+import makeParser, {parser} from '../src/parser.js';
+import Assembler from '../src/assembler.js';
 
 import readString from './read-string.mjs';
 
-test.asPromise('smoke test', (t, resolve, reject) => {
+test.asPromise('parser: streaming values', (t, resolve, reject) => {
   const input = '{"a": 1, "b": true, "c": ["d"]}',
     pipeline = chain([readString(input), parser({packValues: false})]),
     result = [];
@@ -16,26 +17,177 @@ test.asPromise('smoke test', (t, resolve, reject) => {
   pipeline.on('error', () => reject());
   pipeline.on('end', () => {
     t.ok(result.length === 20);
-    t.ok(result[0].name === 'startObject');
-    t.ok(result[1].name === 'startKey');
-    t.ok(result[2].name === 'stringChunk' && result[2].val === 'a');
-    t.ok(result[3].name === 'endKey');
-    t.ok(result[4].name === 'startNumber');
-    t.ok(result[5].name === 'numberChunk' && result[5].val === '1');
-    t.ok(result[6].name === 'endNumber');
-    t.ok(result[7].name === 'startKey');
-    t.ok(result[8].name === 'stringChunk' && result[8].val === 'b');
-    t.ok(result[9].name === 'endKey');
-    t.ok(result[10].name === 'trueValue' && result[10].val === true);
-    t.ok(result[11].name === 'startKey');
-    t.ok(result[12].name === 'stringChunk' && result[12].val === 'c');
-    t.ok(result[13].name === 'endKey');
-    t.ok(result[14].name === 'startArray');
-    t.ok(result[15].name === 'startString');
-    t.ok(result[16].name === 'stringChunk' && result[16].val === 'd');
-    t.ok(result[17].name === 'endString');
-    t.ok(result[18].name === 'endArray');
-    t.ok(result[19].name === 'endObject');
+    t.equal(result[0].name, 'startObject');
+    t.equal(result[1].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[2].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[2].val, 'a');
+    t.equal(result[3].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[4].name, 'startNumber');
+    t.equal(result[5].name, 'numberChunk');
+    t.equal(result[5].val, '1');
+    t.equal(result[6].name, 'endNumber');
+    t.equal(result[7].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[8].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[8].val, 'b');
+    t.equal(result[9].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[10].name, 'trueValue');
+    t.equal(result[10].val, true);
+    t.equal(result[11].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[12].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[12].val, 'c');
+    t.equal(result[13].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[14].name, 'startArray');
+    t.equal(result[15].name, 'startString');
+    t.equal(result[16].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[16].val, 'd');
+    t.equal(result[17].name, 'endString');
+    t.equal(result[18].name, 'endArray');
+    t.equal(result[19].name, 'endObject');
     resolve();
   });
 });
+
+test.asPromise('parser: packing values', (t, resolve, reject) => {
+  const input = '{"a": 1, "b": true, "c": ["d"]}',
+    pipeline = chain([readString(input), parser()]),
+    result = [];
+
+  pipeline.on('data', chunk => result.push({name: chunk.name, val: chunk.value}));
+  pipeline.on('error', () => reject());
+  pipeline.on('end', () => {
+    t.equal(result.length, 25);
+    t.equal(result[0].name, 'startObject');
+    t.equal(result[1].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[2].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[2].val, 'a');
+    t.equal(result[3].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[4].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[4].val, 'a');
+    t.equal(result[5].name, 'startNumber');
+    t.equal(result[6].name, 'numberChunk');
+    t.equal(result[6].val, '1');
+    t.equal(result[7].name, 'endNumber');
+    t.equal(result[8].name, 'numberValue');
+    t.equal(result[8].val, '1');
+    t.equal(result[9].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[10].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[10].val, 'b');
+    t.equal(result[11].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[12].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[12].val, 'b');
+    t.equal(result[13].name, 'trueValue');
+    t.equal(result[13].val, true);
+    t.equal(result[14].name, 'startKey');
+    t.equal(result[15].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[15].val, 'c');
+    t.equal(result[16].name, 'endKey');
+    t.equal(result[17].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[17].val, 'c');
+    t.equal(result[18].name, 'startArray');
+    t.equal(result[19].name, 'startString');
+    t.equal(result[20].name, 'stringChunk');
+    t.equal(result[20].val, 'd');
+    t.equal(result[21].name, 'endString');
+    t.equal(result[22].name, 'stringValue');
+    t.equal(result[22].val, 'd');
+    t.equal(result[23].name, 'endArray');
+    t.equal(result[24].name, 'endObject');
+    resolve();
+  });
+});
+
+test.asPromise('parser: packing no streaming values', (t, resolve, reject) => {
+  const input = '{"a": 1, "b": true, "c": ["d"], "e": -2, "f": 0}',
+    pipeline = chain([readString(input), parser({streamValues: false})]),
+    result = [];
+
+  pipeline.on('data', chunk => result.push({name: chunk.name, val: chunk.value}));
+  pipeline.on('error', () => reject());
+  pipeline.on('end', () => {
+    t.equal(result.length, 14);
+    t.equal(result[0].name, 'startObject');
+    t.equal(result[1].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[1].val, 'a');
+    t.equal(result[2].name, 'numberValue');
+    t.equal(result[2].val, '1');
+    t.equal(result[3].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[3].val, 'b');
+    t.equal(result[4].name, 'trueValue');
+    t.equal(result[4].val, true);
+    t.equal(result[5].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[5].val, 'c');
+    t.equal(result[6].name, 'startArray');
+    t.equal(result[7].name, 'stringValue');
+    t.equal(result[7].val, 'd');
+    t.equal(result[8].name, 'endArray');
+    t.equal(result[9].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[9].val, 'e');
+    t.equal(result[10].name, 'numberValue');
+    t.equal(result[10].val, '-2');
+    t.equal(result[11].name, 'keyValue');
+    t.equal(result[11].val, 'f');
+    t.equal(result[12].name, 'numberValue');
+    t.equal(result[12].val, '0');
+    t.equal(result[13].name, 'endObject');
+    resolve();
+  });
+});
+
+const survivesRoundtrip = object => (t, resolve, reject) => {
+  const input = JSON.stringify(object),
+    pipeline = readString(input).pipe(makeParser()),
+    assembler = Assembler.connectTo(pipeline);
+
+  pipeline.on('error', reject);
+  pipeline.on('end', () => {
+    t.deepEqual(assembler.current, object);
+    resolve();
+  });
+};
+
+const runSlidingWindowTest = quant => (t, resolve, reject) => {
+  const object = {
+      stringWithTabsAndNewlines: "Did it work?\nNo...\t\tI don't think so...",
+      anArray: [1, 2, true, 'tabs?\t\t\t\u0001\u0002\u0003', false]
+    },
+    input = JSON.stringify(object),
+    pipeline = readString(input, quant).pipe(makeParser()),
+    assembler = Assembler.connectTo(pipeline);
+
+  pipeline.on('error', reject);
+  pipeline.on('end', () => {
+    t.deepEqual(assembler.current, object);
+    resolve();
+  });
+};
+
+const runJsonStreamingTest =
+  (len, sep = '') =>
+  (t, resolve, reject) => {
+    const objects = [];
+    for (let n = 0; n < len; n += 1) {
+      objects.push({
+        stringWithTabsAndNewlines: "Did it work?\nNo...\t\tI don't think so...",
+        anArray: [n + 1, n + 2, true, 'tabs?\t\t\t\u0001\u0002\u0003', false],
+        n
+      });
+    }
+
+    let json = [];
+    for (let n = 0; n < objects.length; n += 1) {
+      json.push(JSON.stringify(objects[n]));
+    }
+
+    const input = json.join(sep);
+    const pipeline = readString(input, 4).pipe(makeParser({jsonStreaming: true}));
+    const assembler = Assembler.connectTo(pipeline);
+
+    assembler.on('done', asm => {
+      const {current: obj} = asm;
+      const {n} = obj;
+      t.deepEqual(obj, objects[n]);
+    });
+
+    pipeline.on('error', reject);
+    pipeline.on('end', resolve);
+  };