diff --git a/src/qtshit/qvariant.zig b/src/qtshit/qvariant.zig
index 95f99c5..7581daf 100644
--- a/src/qtshit/qvariant.zig
+++ b/src/qtshit/qvariant.zig
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ pub const QVariantTypes = enum(u32) {
     int_1 = 2,
     int_2 = 3,
     string = 10,
-
+    stringlist = 11,
+    short = 133,
 };
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diff --git a/src/qtshit/read.zig b/src/qtshit/read.zig
index a55e867..a1fc4fa 100644
--- a/src/qtshit/read.zig
+++ b/src/qtshit/read.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ pub fn get_byte(reader: anytype) !u8 {
     return try reader.readByte();
 }
 
+pub fn get_bytearray(reader: anytype, allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) !std.ArrayList(u8) {
+    var byteList = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
+    var length = try get_int(reader);
+
+
+    var index: usize = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        if (index == length) return byteList;
+
+        const byte = try reader.readByte();
+        try byteList.append(byte);
+        index += 1;
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get_string(reader: anytype, allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     return try reader.readUntilDelimiterAlloc(
         allocator,
@@ -42,23 +57,31 @@ pub fn get_qvariant(reader: anytype) !u32 {
 pub fn get_variant_t(reader: anytype, type_id: u32, allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) !qvar.QVariant {
     switch (type_id) {
         @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.byte) => {
-            var byte =  try get_byte(reader);
+            var byte = try get_byte(reader);
             return qvar.QVariant{ .byte = byte };
         },
         @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.int_1), @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.int_2) => {
-            var int =  try get_int(reader);
+            var int = try get_int(reader);
             return qvar.QVariant{ .int = int };
         },
         @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.string) => {
-            var str =  try get_string(reader, allocator);
+            var str = try get_string(reader, allocator);
             return qvar.QVariant{ .string = str };
         },
+        @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.stringlist) => {
+            var strlist = try get_stringlist(reader, allocator);
+            return qvar.QVariant{ .stringlist = strlist };
+        },
+        @enumToInt(qvar.QVariantTypes.short) => {
+            var short = try get_short(reader);
+            return qvar.QVariant{ .short = short };
+        },
         else => {},
     }
-    return  qvar.QVariant{ .empty = true };
+    return qvar.QVariant{ .empty = true };
 }
 
 pub fn get_variant(reader: anytype, allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) !qvar.QVariant {
-  var type_id = try get_qvariant(reader);
-  return try get_variant_t(reader, type_id, allocator);
+    var type_id = try get_qvariant(reader);
+    return try get_variant_t(reader, type_id, allocator);
 }
diff --git a/src/qtshit/test.zig b/src/qtshit/test.zig
index 6f66c4a..4d38ed4 100644
--- a/src/qtshit/test.zig
+++ b/src/qtshit/test.zig
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@ test "read/write string" {
     try expect(std.mem.eql(u8, val, "Hello World!"));
 }
 
+test "read/write bytearray" {
+    var byteList = std.ArrayList(u8).init(global_allocator);
+    defer byteList.deinit();
+
+    var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(global_allocator);
+    defer arr.deinit();
+    try arr.append(13);
+    try arr.append(12);
+
+    try write.add_bytearray(byteList.writer(), arr);
+
+    var fBS = std.io.fixedBufferStream(byteList.items);
+    var val = try read.get_bytearray(fBS.reader(), global_allocator);
+    val.deinit();
+
+    try expect(arr.items.len == val.items.len);
+    for (arr.items) |item, index| {
+        try std.io.getStdErr().writer().print("{d} vs {d} \n", .{ item, val.items[index] });
+        try std.testing.expect(item == val.items[index]);
+    }}
+
 test "read/write stringlist" {
     var byteList = std.ArrayList(u8).init(global_allocator);
     defer byteList.deinit();
@@ -107,4 +128,4 @@ test "read/write int variant" {
     var val = try read.get_variant(fBS.reader(), global_allocator);
 
     try expect(val.int == 1312);
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/qtshit/write.zig b/src/qtshit/write.zig
index be65642..fe4dc35 100644
--- a/src/qtshit/write.zig
+++ b/src/qtshit/write.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ pub fn add_byte(writer: anytype, byte: u8) !void {
     try writer.writeByte(byte);
 }
 
+pub fn add_bytearray(writer: anytype, array: std.ArrayList(u8)) !void {
+    try add_int(writer, @intCast(u32, array.items.len));
+    try writer.writeAll(array.items);
+}
+
 pub fn add_string(writer: anytype, str: []const u8) !void {
     try writer.writeAll(str);
     try writer.writeByte('\x00');