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diff --git a/packets/packet.gd b/packets/packet.gd
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--- a/packets/packet.gd
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 class_name Packet
+
+
+#static var header: int = 0
+
+var byte_length: int = 0
+
+
+## Override if packet has variable length
+func get_byte_length() -> int:
+	return byte_length
+
+
+## Get header to prepend to the packet. [br]
+## [param packet_length] is only needed when the packet has a variable length.
+func get_header(packet_length: int = 0) -> PackedByteArray:
+	var bytes = PackedByteArray([0,0])
+	bytes.encode_u16(0, self.header)
+	
+	if packet_length > 0:
+		bytes.resize(4)
+		bytes.encode_u16(2, packet_length)
+	
+	return bytes