diff --git a/lua/flatbuffers/view.lua b/lua/flatbuffers/view.lua
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+local m = {}
+local mt = {}
+
+local mt_name = "flatbuffers.view.mt"
+
+local N = require("flatbuffers.numTypes")
+local binaryarray = require("flatbuffers.binaryarray")
+
+function m.New(buf, pos)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(pos)
+    
+    -- need to convert from a string buffer into
+    -- a binary array
+
+    local o = {
+        bytes = type(buf) == "string" and binaryarray.New(buf) or buf,
+        pos = pos
+    }
+    setmetatable(o, {__index = mt, __metatable = mt_name})
+    return o
+end
+
+function mt:Offset(vtableOffset)
+    local vtable = self.pos - self:Get(N.SOffsetT, self.pos)
+    local vtableEnd = self:Get(N.VOffsetT, vtable)
+    if vtableOffset < vtableEnd then
+        return self:Get(N.VOffsetT, vtable + vtableOffset)
+    end
+    return 0
+end
+
+function mt:Indirect(off)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    return off + N.UOffsetT:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+end
+
+function mt:String(off)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    off = off + N.UOffsetT:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+    local start = off + N.UOffsetT.bytewidth
+    local length = N.UOffsetT:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+    return self.bytes:Slice(start, start+length)
+end
+
+function mt:VectorLen(off)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    off = off + self.pos
+    off = off + N.UOffsetT:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+    return N.UOffsetT:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+end
+
+function mt:Vector(off)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    
+    off = off + self.pos
+    local x = off + self:Get(N.UOffsetT, off)
+    x = x + N.UOffsetT.bytewidth
+    return x
+end
+
+function mt:Union(t2, off)
+    assert(getmetatable(t2) == mt_name)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    
+    off = off + self.pos
+    t2.pos = off + self:Get(N.UOffsetT, off)
+    t2.bytes = self.bytes
+end
+
+function mt:Get(flags, off)
+    N.UOffsetT:EnforceNumber(off)
+    return flags:Unpack(self.bytes, off)
+end
+
+function mt:GetSlot(slot, d, validatorFlags)
+    N.VOffsetT:EnforceNumber(slot)
+    if validatorFlags then
+        validatorFlags:EnforceNumber(d)
+    end
+    local off = self:Offset(slot)
+    if off == 0 then
+        return d
+    end
+    return self:Get(validatorFlags, self.pos + off)
+end
+
+function mt:GetVOffsetTSlot(slot, d)
+    N.VOffsetT:EnforceNumber(slot)
+    N.VOffsetT:EnforceNumber(d)
+    local off = self:Offset(slot)
+    if off == 0 then
+        return d
+    end
+    return off
+end
+
+return m
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