diff --git a/biome.json b/biome.json
index 99d3350..022df3e 100644
--- a/biome.json
+++ b/biome.json
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/1.9.4/schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/2.0.6/schema.json",
   "vcs": {
     "enabled": false,
     "clientKind": "git",
-    "useIgnoreFile": true
+    "useIgnoreFile": false
   },
   "files": {
     "ignoreUnknown": false,
-    "ignore": ["dist", ".next", "public", "*.d.ts", "*.json"]
+    "includes": ["src/**/*.ts"]
   },
   "formatter": {
     "enabled": true,
-    "indentStyle": "space",
-    "indentWidth": 2
-  },
-  "organizeImports": {
-    "enabled": true
+    "indentStyle": "space"
   },
   "linter": {
     "enabled": true,
@@ -27,5 +23,13 @@
     "formatter": {
       "quoteStyle": "double"
     }
+  },
+  "assist": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "actions": {
+      "source": {
+        "organizeImports": "on"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index ff63894..4991ae7 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3f49bc..c057b76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@endeavorance/socket",
   "description": "Self-managed reconnecting WebSocket wrapper",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "exports": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "bun run ./build.ts"
+    "build": "bun run ./build.ts",
+    "fmt": "bunx --bun biome check --fix"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Endeavorance <hello@endeavorance.camp> (https://endeavorance.camp)",
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "type": "module",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
+    "@biomejs/biome": "^2.0.6",
     "@types/bun": "latest",
     "bun-plugin-dts": "^0.2.3"
   },
diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index 50c4bc7..a78657f 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ export class SocketError extends Error {
     this.originalError = originalError;
   }
 }
+
+export class UnpackError extends SocketError {}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2381a92..e3b7461 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-import { SocketError } from "./errors";
+import { SocketError, UnpackError } from "./errors";
+import { type DataMessage, Heartbeat, pack, unpack } from "./messages";
 import { ManagedSocket } from "./socket";
-import { wrap, unwrap, deserialize } from "./messages";
 
-export { ManagedSocket, SocketError, wrap, unwrap, deserialize };
+export {
+  ManagedSocket,
+  SocketError,
+  UnpackError,
+  pack,
+  unpack,
+  type DataMessage,
+  Heartbeat,
+};
diff --git a/src/messages.ts b/src/messages.ts
index 646aef5..21429f9 100644
--- a/src/messages.ts
+++ b/src/messages.ts
@@ -1,61 +1,48 @@
-import { SocketError } from "./errors";
+import { UnpackError } from "./errors";
 
-export type SocketHeartbeatMessage = ["heartbeat", number];
-export type SocketDataMessage<T = unknown> = ["data", T];
+export const Heartbeat = Symbol("Heartbeat");
 
-/**
- * Creates a socket data message object with the given data.
- *
- * @param data - The data to be included in the message. Can be of any type.
- * @returns An object representing the socket data message with a type of "message" and the provided data.
- */
-function wrap(data: unknown): SocketDataMessage {
-  return ["data", data];
+export interface DataMessage {
+  _: unknown;
+}
+
+export function pack(data: unknown): string {
+  return JSON.stringify({ _: data }) as string;
 }
 
 /**
- * Extracts the data from a SocketDataMessage.
- *
- * @param message - The socket data message to extract data from.
- * @returns The data contained in the message.
- */
-function unwrap<T = unknown>(message: SocketDataMessage<T>): T {
-  return message[1];
-}
-
-/**
- * Deserializes a JSON string into a `SocketMessage` object.
+ * Returns the data in the message or the Heartbeat symbol
  *
  * @param data - The JSON string to be deserialized.
- * @returns The deserialized `SocketMessage` object.
+ * @returns The deserialized data or the Heartbeat symbol
  * @throws {ManagedSocketError} If the JSON string cannot be parsed or if the message shape is invalid.
  */
-function deserialize<T>(
-  data: string,
-): SocketDataMessage<T> | SocketHeartbeatMessage {
+export function unpack(data: string): { data: unknown } | typeof Heartbeat {
   try {
     const parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
 
+    // If the parsed data is a number, it's a heartbeat
     if (typeof parsedData === "number") {
-      return ["heartbeat", parsedData];
+      return Heartbeat;
     }
 
+    // Otherwise, the shape should be an object with a _ property holding the data
     if (
+      typeof parsedData === "object" &&
       parsedData !== null &&
-      Array.isArray(parsedData) &&
-      parsedData.length === 2 &&
-      parsedData[0] === "data"
+      "_" in parsedData &&
+      typeof parsedData._ !== "undefined"
     ) {
-      const data = parsedData[1] as T;
-      return ["data", data];
+      return { data: parsedData._ };
     }
 
-    throw new SocketError("Failed to parse internal message shape");
+    throw new UnpackError("Unpack Error: Invalid message shape");
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new SocketError(
-      "Failed to parse incoming message shape: Failed to deserialize",
-    );
+    if (error instanceof Error) {
+      throw new UnpackError("Unpack Error: Failed to deserialize", error);
+    }
+
+    // Raise unknown exceptions
+    throw error;
   }
 }
-
-export { wrap, unwrap, deserialize };
diff --git a/src/socket.ts b/src/socket.ts
index 96b3ba0..3d41c0b 100644
--- a/src/socket.ts
+++ b/src/socket.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { SocketError } from "./errors";
-import { deserialize, wrap } from "./messages";
+import { pack, unpack } from "./messages";
 
-const ONE_SECOND = 1000;
-const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 30 * ONE_SECOND;
-const MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY = 30 * ONE_SECOND;
+const THIRTY_SECONDS = 30 * 1000;
 
 type SocketDataHandler = (data: unknown) => void | Promise<void>;
 type SocketErrorHandler = (error: SocketError) => void;
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@ export class ManagedSocket {
     this.socket = this.connect();
 
     setInterval(() => {
-      this.heartbeat();
-    }, HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL);
+      this.sendHeartbeat();
+    }, THIRTY_SECONDS);
 
     window.addEventListener("offline", () => {
       this._offline = true;
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ export class ManagedSocket {
     });
   }
 
-  private heartbeat() {
+  private sendHeartbeat() {
     if (this.socket?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
       this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(Date.now()));
     }
@@ -104,10 +102,7 @@ export class ManagedSocket {
       return;
     }
 
-    const delay = Math.min(
-      ONE_SECOND * 2 ** this._reconnectAttempts,
-      MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY,
-    );
+    const delay = Math.min(2000 ** this._reconnectAttempts, THIRTY_SECONDS);
     this.debugMessage(`Attempting to reconnect in ${delay}ms`);
     setTimeout(() => {
       this._reconnectAttempts++;
@@ -159,9 +154,9 @@ export class ManagedSocket {
     });
 
     newSocket.addEventListener("message", (messageEvent) => {
-      const [type, data] = deserialize(messageEvent.data);
+      const data = unpack(messageEvent.data);
 
-      if (type === "heartbeat") {
+      if (data === null) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -189,13 +184,13 @@ export class ManagedSocket {
     this.socket.close();
   }
 
-  send<T>(data: T) {
+  send(data: unknown) {
     if (!this.socket || this.socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
       this.debugMessage("WebSocket is not open. Queuing message.");
       this._messageQueue.push(data);
       return;
     }
 
-    this.socket.send(JSON.stringify(wrap(data)));
+    this.socket.send(pack(data));
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 9195094..d104931 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
     "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": false
   },
   "include": ["src"],
-  "exclude": ["src/test"],
+  "exclude": ["src/test"]
 }