diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift.hs
index 58a304b..6580209 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift.hs
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@
   deriving ( Show, Typeable )
 instance Exception AppExn
 
-writeAppExn :: (Protocol p, Transport t) => p t -> AppExn -> IO ()
+writeAppExn :: Protocol p => p -> AppExn -> IO ()
 writeAppExn pt ae = writeVal pt $ TStruct $ Map.fromList
                     [ (1, ("message", TString $ encodeUtf8 $ pack $ ae_message ae))
                     , (2, ("type", TI32 $ fromIntegral $ fromEnum (ae_type ae)))
                     ]
 
-readAppExn :: (Protocol p, Transport t) => p t -> IO AppExn
+readAppExn :: Protocol p => p -> IO AppExn
 readAppExn pt = do
     let typemap = Map.fromList [(1,("message",T_STRING)),(2,("type",T_I32))]
     TStruct fields <- readVal pt $ T_STRUCT typemap
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol.hs
index ed779a2..67a9175 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol.hs
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 
 module Thrift.Protocol
     ( Protocol(..)
+    , StatelessProtocol(..)
     , ProtocolExn(..)
     , ProtocolExnType(..)
     , getTypeOf
     , runParser
-    , versionMask
-    , version1
     , bsToDouble
     , bsToDoubleLE
     ) where
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
 import Control.Exception
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString
 import Data.Bits
-import Data.ByteString.Lazy (ByteString, toStrict)
 import Data.ByteString.Unsafe
 import Data.Functor ((<$>))
 import Data.Int
@@ -44,37 +42,26 @@
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import Data.Word
 import Foreign.Ptr (castPtr)
-import Foreign.Storable (Storable, peek, poke)
+import Foreign.Storable (peek, poke)
 import System.IO.Unsafe
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as Map
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
 
-import Thrift.Types
 import Thrift.Transport
-
-versionMask :: Int32
-versionMask = fromIntegral (0xffff0000 :: Word32)
-
-version1 :: Int32
-version1 = fromIntegral (0x80010000 :: Word32)
+import Thrift.Types
 
 class Protocol a where
-  getTransport :: Transport t => a t -> t
+  readByte :: a -> IO LBS.ByteString
+  readVal :: a -> ThriftType -> IO ThriftVal
+  readMessage :: a -> ((Text, MessageType, Int32) -> IO b) -> IO b
 
-  writeMessageBegin :: Transport t => a t -> (Text, MessageType, Int32) -> IO ()
-  writeMessageEnd :: Transport t => a t -> IO ()
-  writeMessageEnd _ = return ()
-  
-  readMessageBegin :: Transport t => a t -> IO (Text, MessageType, Int32)
-  readMessageEnd :: Transport t => a t -> IO ()
-  readMessageEnd _ = return ()
+  writeVal :: a -> ThriftVal -> IO ()
+  writeMessage :: a -> (Text, MessageType, Int32) -> IO () -> IO ()
 
-  serializeVal :: Transport t => a t -> ThriftVal -> ByteString
-  deserializeVal :: Transport t => a t -> ThriftType -> ByteString -> ThriftVal
-
-  writeVal :: Transport t => a t -> ThriftVal -> IO ()
-  writeVal p = tWrite (getTransport p) . serializeVal p
-  readVal :: Transport t => a t -> ThriftType -> IO ThriftVal
+class Protocol a => StatelessProtocol a where
+  serializeVal :: a -> ThriftVal -> LBS.ByteString
+  deserializeVal :: a -> ThriftType -> LBS.ByteString -> ThriftVal
 
 data ProtocolExnType
     = PE_UNKNOWN
@@ -105,10 +92,10 @@
   TBinary{} -> T_BINARY
   TDouble{} -> T_DOUBLE
 
-runParser :: (Protocol p, Transport t, Show a) => p t -> Parser a -> IO a
+runParser :: (Protocol p, Show a) => p -> Parser a -> IO a
 runParser prot p = refill >>= getResult . parse p
   where
-    refill = handle handleEOF $ toStrict <$> tReadAll (getTransport prot) 1
+    refill = handle handleEOF $ LBS.toStrict <$> readByte prot
     getResult (Done _ a) = return a
     getResult (Partial k) = refill >>= getResult . k
     getResult f = throw $ ProtocolExn PE_INVALID_DATA (show f)
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Binary.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Binary.hs
index 2d35305..7b0acd9 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Binary.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Binary.hs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 module Thrift.Protocol.Binary
     ( module Thrift.Protocol
     , BinaryProtocol(..)
+    , versionMask
+    , version1
     ) where
 
 import Control.Exception ( throw )
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
 import Data.Int
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding ( decodeUtf8, encodeUtf8 )
+import Data.Word
 
 import Thrift.Protocol
 import Thrift.Transport
@@ -47,37 +50,55 @@
 import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as Map
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as LT
 
-data BinaryProtocol a = BinaryProtocol a
+versionMask :: Int32
+versionMask = fromIntegral (0xffff0000 :: Word32)
+
+version1 :: Int32
+version1 = fromIntegral (0x80010000 :: Word32)
+
+data BinaryProtocol a = Transport a => BinaryProtocol a
+
+getTransport :: Transport t => BinaryProtocol t -> t
+getTransport (BinaryProtocol t) = t
 
 -- NOTE: Reading and Writing functions rely on Builders and Data.Binary to
 -- encode and decode data.  Data.Binary assumes that the binary values it is
 -- encoding to and decoding from are in BIG ENDIAN format, and converts the
 -- endianness as necessary to match the local machine.
-instance Protocol BinaryProtocol where
-    getTransport (BinaryProtocol t) = t
+instance Transport t => Protocol (BinaryProtocol t) where
+    readByte p = tReadAll (getTransport p) 1
+    -- flushTransport p = tFlush (getTransport p)
+    writeMessage p (n, t, s) f = do
+      tWrite (getTransport p) messageBegin
+      f
+      tFlush $ getTransport p
+      where
+        messageBegin = toLazyByteString $
+          buildBinaryValue (TI32 (version1 .|. fromIntegral (fromEnum t))) <>
+          buildBinaryValue (TString $ encodeUtf8 n) <>
+          buildBinaryValue (TI32 s)
 
-    writeMessageBegin p (n, t, s) = tWrite (getTransport p) $ toLazyByteString $
-        buildBinaryValue (TI32 (version1 .|. fromIntegral (fromEnum t))) <>
-        buildBinaryValue (TString $ encodeUtf8 n) <>
-        buildBinaryValue (TI32 s)
+    readMessage p = (readMessageBegin p >>=)
+      where
+        readMessageBegin p = runParser p $ do
+          TI32 ver <- parseBinaryValue T_I32
+          if ver .&. versionMask /= version1
+            then throw $ ProtocolExn PE_BAD_VERSION "Missing version identifier"
+            else do
+              TString s <- parseBinaryValue T_STRING
+              TI32 sz <- parseBinaryValue T_I32
+              return (decodeUtf8 s, toEnum $ fromIntegral $ ver .&. 0xFF, sz)
 
-    readMessageBegin p = runParser p $ do
-      TI32 ver <- parseBinaryValue T_I32
-      if ver .&. versionMask /= version1
-        then throw $ ProtocolExn PE_BAD_VERSION "Missing version identifier"
-        else do
-          TString s <- parseBinaryValue T_STRING
-          TI32 sz <- parseBinaryValue T_I32
-          return (decodeUtf8 s, toEnum $ fromIntegral $ ver .&. 0xFF, sz)
+    writeVal p = tWrite (getTransport p) . toLazyByteString . buildBinaryValue
+    readVal p = runParser p . parseBinaryValue
 
+instance Transport t => StatelessProtocol (BinaryProtocol t) where
     serializeVal _ = toLazyByteString . buildBinaryValue
     deserializeVal _ ty bs =
       case LP.eitherResult $ LP.parse (parseBinaryValue ty) bs of
         Left s -> error s
         Right val -> val
 
-    readVal p = runParser p . parseBinaryValue
-
 -- | Writing Functions
 buildBinaryValue :: ThriftVal -> Builder
 buildBinaryValue (TStruct fields) = buildBinaryStruct fields <> buildType T_STOP
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Compact.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Compact.hs
index 07113df..f23970a 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Compact.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Compact.hs
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 module Thrift.Protocol.Compact
     ( module Thrift.Protocol
     , CompactProtocol(..)
+    , parseVarint
+    , buildVarint
     ) where
 
 import Control.Applicative
-import Control.Exception ( throw )
 import Control.Monad
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString as P
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Lazy as LP
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 import Data.Word
 import Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding ( decodeUtf8, encodeUtf8 )
 
-import Thrift.Protocol hiding (versionMask)
+import Thrift.Protocol
 import Thrift.Transport
 import Thrift.Types
 
@@ -64,38 +65,47 @@
 typeShiftAmount :: Int
 typeShiftAmount = 5
 
+getTransport :: Transport t => CompactProtocol t -> t
+getTransport (CompactProtocol t) = t
 
-instance Protocol CompactProtocol where
-    getTransport (CompactProtocol t) = t
+instance Transport t => Protocol (CompactProtocol t) where
+    readByte p = tReadAll (getTransport p) 1
+    writeMessage p (n, t, s) f = do
+      tWrite (getTransport p) messageBegin
+      f
+      tFlush $ getTransport p
+      where
+        messageBegin = toLazyByteString $
+          B.word8 protocolID <>
+          B.word8 ((version .&. versionMask) .|.
+                  (((fromIntegral $ fromEnum t) `shiftL`
+                  typeShiftAmount) .&. typeMask)) <>
+          buildVarint (i32ToZigZag s) <>
+          buildCompactValue (TString $ encodeUtf8 n)
 
-    writeMessageBegin p (n, t, s) = tWrite (getTransport p) $ toLazyByteString $
-      B.word8 protocolID <>
-      B.word8 ((version .&. versionMask) .|.
-              (((fromIntegral $ fromEnum t) `shiftL`
-                typeShiftAmount) .&. typeMask)) <>
-      buildVarint (i32ToZigZag s) <>
-      buildCompactValue (TString $ encodeUtf8 n)
-    
-    readMessageBegin p = runParser p $ do
-      pid <- fromIntegral <$> P.anyWord8
-      when (pid /= protocolID) $ error "Bad Protocol ID"
-      w <- fromIntegral <$> P.anyWord8
-      let ver = w .&. versionMask 
-      when (ver /= version) $ error "Bad Protocol version"
-      let typ = (w `shiftR` typeShiftAmount) .&. typeBits
-      seqId <- parseVarint zigZagToI32
-      TString name <- parseCompactValue T_STRING
-      return (decodeUtf8 name, toEnum $ fromIntegral $ typ, seqId)
+    readMessage p f = readMessageBegin >>= f
+      where
+        readMessageBegin = runParser p $ do
+          pid <- fromIntegral <$> P.anyWord8
+          when (pid /= protocolID) $ error "Bad Protocol ID"
+          w <- fromIntegral <$> P.anyWord8
+          let ver = w .&. versionMask
+          when (ver /= version) $ error "Bad Protocol version"
+          let typ = (w `shiftR` typeShiftAmount) .&. typeBits
+          seqId <- parseVarint zigZagToI32
+          TString name <- parseCompactValue T_STRING
+          return (decodeUtf8 name, toEnum $ fromIntegral $ typ, seqId)
 
+    writeVal p = tWrite (getTransport p) . toLazyByteString . buildCompactValue
+    readVal p ty = runParser p $ parseCompactValue ty
+
+instance Transport t => StatelessProtocol (CompactProtocol t) where
     serializeVal _ = toLazyByteString . buildCompactValue
     deserializeVal _ ty bs =
       case LP.eitherResult $ LP.parse (parseCompactValue ty) bs of
         Left s -> error s
         Right val -> val
 
-    readVal p ty = runParser p $ parseCompactValue ty
-
-
 -- | Writing Functions
 buildCompactValue :: ThriftVal -> Builder
 buildCompactValue (TStruct fields) = buildCompactStruct fields
@@ -283,7 +293,7 @@
   TSet{} -> 0x0A
   TMap{} -> 0x0B
   TStruct{} -> 0x0C
-  
+
 typeFrom :: Word8 -> ThriftType
 typeFrom w = case w of
   0x01 -> T_BOOL
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Header.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Header.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f42db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/Header.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+-- KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+-- specific language governing permissions and limitations
+-- under the License.
+--
+
+
+module Thrift.Protocol.Header
+    ( module Thrift.Protocol
+    , HeaderProtocol(..)
+    , getProtocolType
+    , setProtocolType
+    , getHeaders
+    , getWriteHeaders
+    , setHeader
+    , setHeaders
+    , createHeaderProtocol
+    , createHeaderProtocol1
+    ) where
+
+import Thrift.Protocol
+import Thrift.Protocol.Binary
+import Thrift.Protocol.JSON
+import Thrift.Protocol.Compact
+import Thrift.Transport
+import Thrift.Transport.Header
+import Data.IORef
+import qualified Data.Map as Map
+
+data ProtocolWrap = forall a. (Protocol a) => ProtocolWrap(a)
+
+instance Protocol ProtocolWrap where
+  readByte (ProtocolWrap p) = readByte p
+  readVal (ProtocolWrap p) = readVal p
+  readMessage (ProtocolWrap p) = readMessage p
+  writeVal (ProtocolWrap p) = writeVal p
+  writeMessage (ProtocolWrap p) = writeMessage p
+
+data HeaderProtocol i o = (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol {
+    trans :: HeaderTransport i o,
+    wrappedProto :: IORef ProtocolWrap
+  }
+
+createProtocolWrap :: Transport t => ProtocolType -> t -> ProtocolWrap
+createProtocolWrap typ t =
+  case typ of
+    TBinary -> ProtocolWrap $ BinaryProtocol t
+    TCompact -> ProtocolWrap $ CompactProtocol t
+    TJSON -> ProtocolWrap $ JSONProtocol t
+
+createHeaderProtocol :: (Transport i, Transport o) => i -> o -> IO(HeaderProtocol i o)
+createHeaderProtocol i o = do
+  t <- openHeaderTransport i o
+  pid <- readIORef $ protocolType t
+  proto <- newIORef $ createProtocolWrap pid t
+  return $ HeaderProtocol { trans = t, wrappedProto = proto }
+
+createHeaderProtocol1 :: Transport t => t -> IO(HeaderProtocol t t)
+createHeaderProtocol1 t = createHeaderProtocol t t
+
+resetProtocol :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> IO ()
+resetProtocol p = do
+  pid <- readIORef $ protocolType $ trans p
+  writeIORef (wrappedProto p) $ createProtocolWrap pid $ trans p
+
+getWrapped = readIORef . wrappedProto
+
+setTransport :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> HeaderTransport i o -> HeaderProtocol i o
+setTransport p t = p { trans = t }
+
+updateTransport :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> (HeaderTransport i o -> HeaderTransport i o)-> HeaderProtocol i o
+updateTransport p f = setTransport p (f $ trans p)
+
+type Headers = Map.Map String String
+
+-- TODO: we want to set headers without recreating client...
+setHeader :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> String -> String -> HeaderProtocol i o
+setHeader p k v = updateTransport p $ \t -> t { writeHeaders = Map.insert k v $ writeHeaders t }
+
+setHeaders :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> Headers -> HeaderProtocol i o
+setHeaders p h = updateTransport p $ \t -> t { writeHeaders = h }
+
+-- TODO: make it public once we have first transform implementation for Haskell
+setTransforms :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> [TransformType] -> HeaderProtocol i o
+setTransforms p trs = updateTransport p $ \t -> t { writeTransforms = trs }
+
+setTransform :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> TransformType -> HeaderProtocol i o
+setTransform p tr = updateTransport p $ \t -> t { writeTransforms = tr:(writeTransforms t) }
+
+getWriteHeaders :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> Headers
+getWriteHeaders = writeHeaders . trans
+
+getHeaders :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> IO [(String, String)]
+getHeaders = readIORef . headers . trans
+
+getProtocolType :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> IO ProtocolType
+getProtocolType p = readIORef $ protocolType $ trans p
+
+setProtocolType :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderProtocol i o -> ProtocolType -> IO ()
+setProtocolType p typ = do
+  typ0 <- getProtocolType p
+  if typ == typ0
+    then return ()
+    else do
+      tSetProtocol (trans p) typ
+      resetProtocol p
+
+instance (Transport i, Transport o) => Protocol (HeaderProtocol i o) where
+  readByte p = tReadAll (trans p) 1
+
+  readVal p tp = do
+    proto <- getWrapped p
+    readVal proto tp
+
+  readMessage p f = do
+    tResetProtocol (trans p)
+    resetProtocol p
+    proto <- getWrapped p
+    readMessage proto f
+
+  writeVal p v = do
+    proto <- getWrapped p
+    writeVal proto v
+
+  writeMessage p x f = do
+    proto <- getWrapped p
+    writeMessage proto x f
+
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/JSON.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/JSON.hs
index 7f619e8..839eddc 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/JSON.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Protocol/JSON.hs
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
     ) where
 
 import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Exception (bracket)
 import Control.Monad
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString as P
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Char8 as PC
 import Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Lazy as LP
 import Data.ByteString.Base64.Lazy as B64C
-import Data.ByteString.Base64 as B64
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy.Builder as B
 import Data.ByteString.Internal (c2w, w2c)
 import Data.Functor
@@ -58,38 +58,48 @@
 -- encoded as a JSON 'ByteString'
 data JSONProtocol t = JSONProtocol t
                       -- ^ Construct a 'JSONProtocol' with a 'Transport'
+getTransport :: Transport t => JSONProtocol t -> t
+getTransport (JSONProtocol t) = t
 
-instance Protocol JSONProtocol where
-    getTransport (JSONProtocol t) = t
+instance Transport t => Protocol (JSONProtocol t) where
+    readByte p = tReadAll (getTransport p) 1
 
-    writeMessageBegin (JSONProtocol t) (s, ty, sq) = tWrite t $ toLazyByteString $
-      B.char8 '[' <> buildShowable (1 :: Int32) <>
-      B.string8 ",\"" <> escape (encodeUtf8 s) <> B.char8 '\"' <>
-      B.char8 ',' <> buildShowable (fromEnum ty) <>
-      B.char8 ',' <> buildShowable sq <>
-      B.char8 ','
-    writeMessageEnd (JSONProtocol t) = tWrite t "]"
-    readMessageBegin p = runParser p $ skipSpace *> do
-      _ver :: Int32 <- lexeme (PC.char8 '[') *> lexeme (signed decimal)
-      bs <- lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme escapedString
-      case decodeUtf8' bs of
-        Left _ -> fail "readMessage: invalid text encoding"
-        Right str -> do
-          ty <- toEnum <$> (lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme (signed decimal))
-          seqNum <- lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme (signed decimal)
-          _ <- PC.char8 ','
-          return (str, ty, seqNum)
-    readMessageEnd p = void $ runParser p (PC.char8 ']')
+    writeMessage (JSONProtocol t) (s, ty, sq) = bracket readMessageBegin readMessageEnd . const
+      where
+        readMessageBegin = tWrite t $ toLazyByteString $
+          B.char8 '[' <> buildShowable (1 :: Int32) <>
+          B.string8 ",\"" <> escape (encodeUtf8 s) <> B.char8 '\"' <>
+          B.char8 ',' <> buildShowable (fromEnum ty) <>
+          B.char8 ',' <> buildShowable sq <>
+          B.char8 ','
+        readMessageEnd _ = do
+          tWrite t "]"
+          tFlush t
 
+    readMessage p = bracket readMessageBegin readMessageEnd
+      where
+        readMessageBegin = runParser p $ skipSpace *> do
+          _ver :: Int32 <- lexeme (PC.char8 '[') *> lexeme (signed decimal)
+          bs <- lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme escapedString
+          case decodeUtf8' bs of
+            Left _ -> fail "readMessage: invalid text encoding"
+            Right str -> do
+              ty <- toEnum <$> (lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme (signed decimal))
+              seqNum <- lexeme (PC.char8 ',') *> lexeme (signed decimal)
+              _ <- PC.char8 ','
+              return (str, ty, seqNum)
+        readMessageEnd _ = void $ runParser p (PC.char8 ']')
+
+    writeVal p = tWrite (getTransport p) . toLazyByteString . buildJSONValue
+    readVal p ty = runParser p $ skipSpace *> parseJSONValue ty
+
+instance Transport t => StatelessProtocol (JSONProtocol t) where
     serializeVal _ = toLazyByteString . buildJSONValue
     deserializeVal _ ty bs =
       case LP.eitherResult $ LP.parse (parseJSONValue ty) bs of
         Left s -> error s
         Right val -> val
 
-    readVal p ty = runParser p $ skipSpace *> parseJSONValue ty
-
-
 -- Writing Functions
 
 buildJSONValue :: ThriftVal -> Builder
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Server.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Server.hs
index ed74ceb..543f338 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Server.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Server.hs
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 
 -- | A threaded sever that is capable of using any Transport or Protocol
 -- instances.
-runThreadedServer :: (Transport t, Protocol i, Protocol o)
-                  => (Socket -> IO (i t, o t))
+runThreadedServer :: (Protocol i, Protocol o)
+                  => (Socket -> IO (i, o))
                   -> h
-                  -> (h -> (i t, o t) -> IO Bool)
+                  -> (h -> (i, o) -> IO Bool)
                   -> PortID
                   -> IO a
 runThreadedServer accepter hand proc_ port = do
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Handle.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Handle.hs
index b7d16e4..ff6295b 100644
--- a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Handle.hs
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Handle.hs
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@
 instance Transport Handle where
     tIsOpen = hIsOpen
     tClose = hClose
-    tRead h n = LBS.hGet h n `Control.Exception.catch` handleEOF mempty
+    tRead h n = read `Control.Exception.catch` handleEOF mempty
+      where
+        read = do
+          hLookAhead h
+          LBS.hGetNonBlocking h n
+    tReadAll _ 0 = return mempty
+    tReadAll h n = LBS.hGet h n `Control.Exception.catch` throwTransportExn
     tPeek h = (Just . c2w <$> hLookAhead h) `Control.Exception.catch` handleEOF Nothing
     tWrite = LBS.hPut
     tFlush = hFlush
@@ -61,8 +67,12 @@
 instance HandleSource (HostName, PortID) where
     hOpen = uncurry connectTo
 
+throwTransportExn :: IOError -> IO a
+throwTransportExn e = if isEOFError e
+    then throw $ TransportExn "Cannot read. Remote side has closed." TE_UNKNOWN
+    else throw $ TransportExn "Handle tReadAll: Could not read" TE_UNKNOWN
 
 handleEOF :: a -> IOError -> IO a
 handleEOF a e = if isEOFError e
     then return a
-    else throw $ TransportExn "TChannelTransport: Could not read" TE_UNKNOWN
+    else throw $ TransportExn "Handle: Could not read" TE_UNKNOWN
diff --git a/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Header.hs b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Header.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dacad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hs/src/Thrift/Transport/Header.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+-- KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+-- specific language governing permissions and limitations
+-- under the License.
+--
+
+module Thrift.Transport.Header
+  ( module Thrift.Transport
+  , HeaderTransport(..)
+  , openHeaderTransport
+  , ProtocolType(..)
+  , TransformType(..)
+  , ClientType(..)
+  , tResetProtocol
+  , tSetProtocol
+  ) where
+
+import Thrift.Transport
+import Thrift.Protocol.Compact
+import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Exception ( throw )
+import Control.Monad
+import Data.Bits
+import Data.IORef
+import Data.Int
+import Data.Monoid
+import Data.Word
+
+import qualified Data.Attoparsec.ByteString as P
+import qualified Data.Binary as Binary
+import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as C
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Builder as B
+import qualified Data.Map as Map
+
+data ProtocolType = TBinary | TCompact | TJSON deriving (Enum, Eq)
+data ClientType = HeaderClient | Framed | Unframed deriving (Enum, Eq)
+
+infoIdKeyValue = 1
+
+type Headers = Map.Map String String
+
+data TransformType = ZlibTransform deriving (Enum, Eq)
+
+fromTransportType :: TransformType -> Int16
+fromTransportType ZlibTransform = 1
+
+toTransportType :: Int16 -> TransformType
+toTransportType 1 = ZlibTransform
+toTransportType _ =  throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: Unknown transform ID" TE_UNKNOWN
+
+data HeaderTransport i o = (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderTransport
+    { readBuffer :: IORef LBS.ByteString
+    , writeBuffer :: IORef B.Builder
+    , inTrans :: i
+    , outTrans :: o
+    , clientType :: IORef ClientType
+    , protocolType :: IORef ProtocolType
+    , headers :: IORef [(String, String)]
+    , writeHeaders :: Headers
+    , transforms :: IORef [TransformType]
+    , writeTransforms :: [TransformType]
+    }
+
+openHeaderTransport :: (Transport i, Transport o) => i -> o -> IO (HeaderTransport i o)
+openHeaderTransport i o = do
+  pid <- newIORef TCompact
+  rBuf <- newIORef LBS.empty
+  wBuf <- newIORef mempty
+  cType <- newIORef HeaderClient
+  h <- newIORef []
+  trans <- newIORef []
+  return HeaderTransport
+      { readBuffer = rBuf
+      , writeBuffer = wBuf
+      , inTrans = i
+      , outTrans = o
+      , clientType = cType
+      , protocolType = pid
+      , headers = h
+      , writeHeaders = Map.empty
+      , transforms = trans
+      , writeTransforms = []
+      }
+
+isFramed t = (/= Unframed) <$> readIORef (clientType t)
+
+readFrame :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderTransport i o -> IO Bool
+readFrame t = do
+  let input = inTrans t
+  let rBuf = readBuffer t
+  let cType = clientType t
+  lsz <- tRead input 4
+  let sz = LBS.toStrict lsz
+  case P.parseOnly P.endOfInput sz of
+    Right _ -> do return False
+    Left _ -> do
+      case parseBinaryMagic sz of
+        Right _ -> do
+          writeIORef rBuf $ lsz
+          writeIORef cType Unframed
+          writeIORef (protocolType t) TBinary
+          return True
+        Left _ -> do
+          case parseCompactMagic sz of
+            Right _ -> do
+              writeIORef rBuf $ lsz
+              writeIORef cType Unframed
+              writeIORef (protocolType t) TCompact
+              return True
+            Left _ -> do
+              let len = Binary.decode lsz :: Int32
+              lbuf <- tReadAll input $ fromIntegral len
+              let buf = LBS.toStrict lbuf
+              case parseBinaryMagic buf of
+                Right _ -> do
+                  writeIORef cType Framed
+                  writeIORef (protocolType t) TBinary
+                  writeIORef rBuf lbuf
+                  return True
+                Left _ -> do
+                  case parseCompactMagic buf of
+                    Right _ -> do
+                      writeIORef cType Framed
+                      writeIORef (protocolType t) TCompact
+                      writeIORef rBuf lbuf
+                      return True
+                    Left _ -> do
+                      case parseHeaderMagic buf of
+                        Right flags -> do
+                          let (flags, seqNum, header, body) = extractHeader buf
+                          writeIORef cType HeaderClient
+                          handleHeader t header
+                          payload <- untransform t body
+                          writeIORef rBuf $ LBS.fromStrict $ payload
+                          return True
+                        Left _ ->
+                          throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: unkonwn client type" TE_UNKNOWN
+
+parseBinaryMagic = P.parseOnly $ P.word8 0x80 *> P.word8 0x01 *> P.word8 0x00 *> P.anyWord8
+parseCompactMagic = P.parseOnly $ P.word8 0x82 *> P.satisfy (\b -> b .&. 0x1f == 0x01)
+parseHeaderMagic = P.parseOnly $ P.word8 0x0f *> P.word8 0xff *> (P.count 2 P.anyWord8)
+
+parseI32 :: P.Parser Int32
+parseI32 = Binary.decode . LBS.fromStrict <$> P.take 4
+parseI16 :: P.Parser Int16
+parseI16 = Binary.decode . LBS.fromStrict <$> P.take 2
+
+extractHeader :: BS.ByteString -> (Int16, Int32, BS.ByteString, BS.ByteString)
+extractHeader bs =
+  case P.parse extractHeader_ bs of
+    P.Done remain (flags, seqNum, header) -> (flags, seqNum, header, remain)
+    _ -> throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: Invalid header" TE_UNKNOWN
+  where
+    extractHeader_ = do
+      magic <- P.word8 0x0f *> P.word8 0xff
+      flags <- parseI16
+      seqNum <- parseI32
+      (headerSize :: Int) <- (* 4) . fromIntegral <$> parseI16
+      header <- P.take headerSize
+      return (flags, seqNum, header)
+
+handleHeader t header =
+  case P.parseOnly parseHeader header of
+    Right (pType, trans, info) -> do
+      writeIORef (protocolType t) pType
+      writeIORef (transforms t) trans
+      writeIORef (headers t) info
+    _ -> throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: Invalid header" TE_UNKNOWN
+
+
+iw16 :: Int16 -> Word16
+iw16 = fromIntegral
+iw32 :: Int32 -> Word32
+iw32 = fromIntegral
+wi16 :: Word16 -> Int16
+wi16 = fromIntegral
+wi32 :: Word32 -> Int32
+wi32 = fromIntegral
+
+parseHeader :: P.Parser (ProtocolType, [TransformType], [(String, String)])
+parseHeader = do
+  protocolType <- toProtocolType <$> parseVarint wi16
+  numTrans <- fromIntegral <$> parseVarint wi16
+  trans <- replicateM numTrans parseTransform
+  info <- parseInfo
+  return (protocolType, trans, info)
+
+toProtocolType :: Int16 -> ProtocolType
+toProtocolType 0 = TBinary
+toProtocolType 1 = TJSON
+toProtocolType 2 = TCompact
+
+fromProtocolType :: ProtocolType -> Int16
+fromProtocolType TBinary = 0
+fromProtocolType TJSON = 1
+fromProtocolType TCompact = 2
+
+parseTransform :: P.Parser TransformType
+parseTransform = toTransportType <$> parseVarint wi16
+
+parseInfo :: P.Parser [(String, String)]
+parseInfo = do
+  n <- P.eitherP P.endOfInput (parseVarint wi32)
+  case n of
+    Left _ -> return []
+    Right n0 ->
+      replicateM (fromIntegral n0) $ do
+        klen <- parseVarint wi16
+        k <- P.take $ fromIntegral klen
+        vlen <- parseVarint wi16
+        v <- P.take $ fromIntegral vlen
+        return (C.unpack k, C.unpack v)
+
+parseString :: P.Parser BS.ByteString
+parseString = parseVarint wi32 >>= (P.take . fromIntegral)
+
+buildHeader :: HeaderTransport i o -> IO B.Builder
+buildHeader t = do
+  pType <- readIORef $ protocolType t
+  let pId = buildVarint $ iw16 $ fromProtocolType pType
+  let headerContent = pId <> (buildTransforms t) <> (buildInfo t)
+  let len = fromIntegral $ LBS.length $ B.toLazyByteString headerContent
+  -- TODO: length limit check
+  let padding = mconcat $ replicate (mod len 4) $ B.word8 0
+  let codedLen = B.int16BE (fromIntegral $ (quot (len - 1) 4) + 1)
+  let flags = 0
+  let seqNum = 0
+  return $ B.int16BE 0x0fff <> B.int16BE flags <> B.int32BE seqNum <> codedLen <> headerContent <> padding
+
+buildTransforms :: HeaderTransport i o -> B.Builder
+-- TODO: check length limit
+buildTransforms t =
+  let trans = writeTransforms t in
+  (buildVarint $ iw16 $ fromIntegral $ length trans) <>
+  (mconcat $ map (buildVarint . iw16 . fromTransportType) trans)
+
+buildInfo :: HeaderTransport i o -> B.Builder
+buildInfo t =
+  let h = Map.assocs $ writeHeaders t in
+  -- TODO: check length limit
+  case length h of
+    0 -> mempty
+    len -> (buildVarint $ iw16 $ fromIntegral $ len) <> (mconcat $ map buildInfoEntry h)
+  where
+    buildInfoEntry (k, v) = buildVarStr k <> buildVarStr v
+    -- TODO: check length limit
+    buildVarStr s = (buildVarint $ iw16 $ fromIntegral $ length s) <> B.string8 s
+
+tResetProtocol :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderTransport i o -> IO Bool
+tResetProtocol t = do
+  rBuf <- readIORef $ readBuffer t
+  writeIORef (clientType t) HeaderClient
+  readFrame t
+
+tSetProtocol :: (Transport i, Transport o) => HeaderTransport i o -> ProtocolType -> IO ()
+tSetProtocol t = writeIORef (protocolType t)
+
+transform :: HeaderTransport i o -> LBS.ByteString -> LBS.ByteString
+transform t bs =
+  foldr applyTransform bs $ writeTransforms t
+  where
+    -- applyTransform bs ZlibTransform =
+    --   throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: not implemented: ZlibTransform  " TE_UNKNOWN
+    applyTransform bs _ =
+      throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: Unknown transform" TE_UNKNOWN
+
+untransform :: HeaderTransport i o -> BS.ByteString -> IO BS.ByteString
+untransform t bs = do
+  trans <- readIORef $ transforms t
+  return $ foldl unapplyTransform bs trans
+  where
+    -- unapplyTransform bs ZlibTransform =
+    --   throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: not implemented: ZlibTransform  " TE_UNKNOWN
+    unapplyTransform bs _ =
+      throw $ TransportExn "HeaderTransport: Unknown transform" TE_UNKNOWN
+
+instance (Transport i, Transport o) => Transport (HeaderTransport i o) where
+  tIsOpen t = do
+    tIsOpen (inTrans t)
+    tIsOpen (outTrans t)
+
+  tClose t = do
+    tClose(outTrans t)
+    tClose(inTrans t)
+
+  tRead t len = do
+    rBuf <- readIORef $ readBuffer t
+    if not $ LBS.null rBuf
+      then do
+        let (consumed, remain) = LBS.splitAt (fromIntegral len) rBuf
+        writeIORef (readBuffer t) remain
+        return consumed
+      else do
+        framed <- isFramed t
+        if not framed
+          then tRead (inTrans t) len
+          else do
+            ok <- readFrame t
+            if ok
+              then tRead t len
+              else return LBS.empty
+
+  tPeek t = do
+    rBuf <- readIORef (readBuffer t)
+    if not $ LBS.null rBuf
+      then return $ Just $ LBS.head rBuf
+      else do
+        framed <- isFramed t
+        if not framed
+          then tPeek (inTrans t)
+          else do
+            ok <- readFrame t
+            if ok
+              then tPeek t
+              else return Nothing
+
+  tWrite t buf = do
+    let wBuf = writeBuffer t
+    framed <- isFramed t
+    if framed
+      then modifyIORef wBuf (<> B.lazyByteString buf)
+      else
+        -- TODO: what should we do when switched to unframed in the middle ?
+        tWrite(outTrans t) buf
+
+  tFlush t = do
+    cType <- readIORef $ clientType t
+    case cType of
+      Unframed -> tFlush $ outTrans t
+      Framed -> flushBuffer t id mempty
+      HeaderClient -> buildHeader t >>= flushBuffer t (transform t)
+    where
+      flushBuffer t f header = do
+        wBuf <- readIORef $ writeBuffer t
+        writeIORef (writeBuffer t) mempty
+        let payload = B.toLazyByteString (header <> wBuf)
+        tWrite (outTrans t) $ Binary.encode (fromIntegral $ LBS.length payload :: Int32)
+        tWrite (outTrans t) $ f payload
+        tFlush (outTrans t)
diff --git a/lib/hs/thrift.cabal b/lib/hs/thrift.cabal
index fb33d9a..4e9cb18 100644
--- a/lib/hs/thrift.cabal
+++ b/lib/hs/thrift.cabal
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     Thrift,
     Thrift.Arbitraries
     Thrift.Protocol,
+    Thrift.Protocol.Header,
     Thrift.Protocol.Binary,
     Thrift.Protocol.Compact,
     Thrift.Protocol.JSON,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     Thrift.Transport.Empty,
     Thrift.Transport.Framed,
     Thrift.Transport.Handle,
+    Thrift.Transport.Header,
     Thrift.Transport.HttpClient,
     Thrift.Transport.IOBuffer,
     Thrift.Transport.Memory,