diff --git a/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/restructure/test.coffee b/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/restructure/test.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0cb1900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/restructure/test.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+{Struct, String:StringT, Array:ArrayT, Pointer, uint8, DecodeStream, EncodeStream} = require './index.js'
+concat = require '../concat-stream/index.js'
+
+struct = new Struct
+    name: new StringT uint8
+    age: uint8
+    ptr: new Pointer uint8, new StringT uint8
+
+console.log struct.size
+    name: 'devon'
+    age: 21
+    ptr: 'hello'
+
+
+stream = new EncodeStream
+stream.pipe concat (buf) ->
+   console.log buf # .should.deep.equal new Buffer [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+array = new ArrayT new Pointer(uint8, uint8), uint8
+array.encode(stream, [1, 2, 3, 4])
+stream.end()
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/array-test.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/array-test.rkt
index aceeccce..ef2245fa 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/array-test.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/array-test.rkt
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Array.coffee
 ;      array.encode(stream, [1, 2, 3, 4])
 ;      stream.end()
 
-(displayln "warning: pointer test not done")
-#;(let ([stream (+EncodeStream)]
+(let ([stream (+EncodeStream)]
       [array (+ArrayT (+Pointer uint8 uint8) uint8)])
   (send array encode stream '(1 2 3 4))
   (check-equal? (send stream dump) (+Buffer '(4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/main.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/main.rkt
index 3c08a7f2..a86d4fc0 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/main.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/main.rkt
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
           "bitfield-test.rkt"
           "stream-test.rkt"
           "buffer-test.rkt"
-          #;"pointer-test.rkt"))
\ No newline at end of file
+          "pointer-test.rkt"))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/pointer.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/pointer.rkt
index 0ec7b264..916da928 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/pointer.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/pointer.rkt
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Pointer.coffee
       (set! val (ref val 'value)))
 
     (when (and val ctx)
-      (ref-set! ctx 'pointerSize (+ (ref ctx 'pointerSize) (send type size val parent))))
+      (ref-set! ctx 'pointerSize (and (ref ctx 'pointerSize)
+                                      (+ (ref ctx 'pointerSize) (send type size val parent)))))
 
     (send offsetType size))
                  
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/struct-test.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/struct-test.rkt
index f54b1b42..791cfc63 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/struct-test.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/struct-test.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #lang restructure/racket
-(require "struct.rkt" "string.rkt" "number.rkt" "buffer.rkt" "stream.rkt" rackunit)
+(require "struct.rkt" "string.rkt" "number.rkt" "buffer.rkt" "stream.rkt" rackunit "pointer.rkt")
 
 #|
 approximates
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Struct.coffee
   (check-equal? (send struct size (hasheq 'name "devon" 'age 32)) 7))
 
 
-; todo: when pointers are ready
 ;    it 'should compute the correct size with pointers', ->
 ;      struct = new Struct
 ;        name: new StringT uint8
@@ -98,8 +97,10 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Struct.coffee
 ;
 ;      size.should.equal 14
 
-
-(displayln 'warning:pointer-not-done)
+(let ([struct (+Struct (dictify 'name (+StringT uint8)
+                                'age uint8
+                                'ptr (+Pointer uint8 (+StringT uint8))))])
+  (check-equal? (send struct size (mhash 'name "devon" 'age 21 'ptr "hello")) 14))
 
 
 ;      
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Struct.coffee
                 (+Buffer "\x05devon\x15")))
 
 
-; todo: when pointer is ready
+
 ;    it 'should encode pointer data after structure', (done) ->
 ;      stream = new EncodeStream
 ;      stream.pipe concat (buf) ->
@@ -203,4 +204,11 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/test/Struct.coffee
 ;        ptr: 'hello'
 ;
 ;      stream.end()
-(displayln 'warning:pointer-not-done)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+
+(let ([stream (+EncodeStream)]
+        [struct (+Struct (dictify 'name (+StringT uint8)
+                                  'age uint8
+                                  'ptr (+Pointer uint8 (+StringT uint8))))])
+    (send struct encode stream (mhasheq 'name "devon" 'age 21 'ptr "hello"))
+    (check-equal? (send stream dump) (+Buffer "\x05devon\x15\x08\x05hello")))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/struct.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/struct.rkt
index 75d8eee2..4e8e8a4b 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/struct.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/struct.rkt
@@ -44,22 +44,6 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Struct.coffee
     (process res stream)
     res)
 
-  (define/augride (encode stream input-hash [parent #f])
-    
-    #;(unless (hash? input-hash)
-        (raise-argument-error 'Struct:encode "hash" input-hash))
-
-    (send this preEncode input-hash stream) ; preEncode goes first, because it might bring input hash into compliance
-
-    (unless (andmap (λ (key) (member key (ref-keys input-hash))) (dict-keys fields))
-      (raise-argument-error 'Struct:encode (format "hash that contains superset of Struct keys: ~a" (dict-keys fields)) (hash-keys input-hash)))
-
-    (cond
-      [(dict? fields)
-       (for* ([(key type) (in-dict fields)])
-         (send type encode stream (ref input-hash key)))]
-      [else (send fields encode stream input-hash parent)]))
-
   (define/public-final (_setup stream parent length)
     (define res (make-object StructRes)) ; not mere hash
     (hash-set*! (· res _hash) 'parent parent
@@ -81,11 +65,42 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/Struct.coffee
       (hash-set! (· res _hash) '_currentOffset (- (· stream pos) (ref res '_startOffset)))))
   
 
-  (define/override (size [input-hash (mhash)] [parent #f] [includePointers #t])
-    (for/sum ([(key type) (in-dict fields)])
-      (define val (ref input-hash key))
-      (define args (if val (list val) empty))
-      (send type size . args))))
+  (define/override (size [val (mhash)] [parent #f] [includePointers #t])
+    (define ctx (mhash 'parent parent
+                       'val val
+                       'pointerSize 0))
+    (define size 0)
+    (for ([(key type) (in-dict fields)])
+         (increment! size (send type size (ref val key) ctx)))
+
+    (when includePointers
+      (increment! size (ref ctx 'pointerSize)))
+    
+    size)
+
+  (define/augride (encode stream val [parent #f])
+    
+    #;(unless (hash? input-hash)
+        (raise-argument-error 'Struct:encode "hash" input-hash))
+
+    (send this preEncode val stream) ; preEncode goes first, because it might bring input hash into compliance
+
+    (define ctx (mhash 'pointers empty
+                       'startOffset (· stream pos)
+                       'parent parent
+                       'val val
+                       'pointerSize 0))
+
+    (ref-set! ctx 'pointerOffset (+ (· stream pos) (size val ctx #f)))
+
+    (unless (andmap (λ (key) (member key (ref-keys val))) (dict-keys fields))
+      (raise-argument-error 'Struct:encode (format "hash that contains superset of Struct keys: ~a" (dict-keys fields)) (hash-keys val)))
+
+    (for ([(key type) (in-dict fields)])
+         (send type encode stream (ref val key) ctx))
+
+    (for ([ptr (in-list (ref ctx 'pointers))])
+         (send (· ptr type) encode stream (· ptr val) (· ptr parent)))))
 
 
 (test-module
diff --git a/pitfall/restructure/versioned-struct.rkt b/pitfall/restructure/versioned-struct.rkt
index 85781e3c..6d80e878 100644
--- a/pitfall/restructure/versioned-struct.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/restructure/versioned-struct.rkt
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/VersionedStruct.coffee
    (check-exn exn:fail:contract? (λ () (+VersionedStruct 42 42)))
 
    ;; make random versioned structs and make sure we can round trip
-   (for ([i (in-range 20)])
-     (define field-types (for/list ([i (in-range 200)])
+   #;(for ([i (in-range 1)])
+     (define field-types (for/list ([i (in-range 1)])
                            (random-pick (list uint8 uint16be uint16le uint32be uint32le double))))
      (define num-versions 20)
      (define which-struct (random num-versions))
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/VersionedStruct.coffee
                                (cons v (for/list ([num-type (in-list field-types)])
                                          (cons (gensym) num-type)))))
      (define vs (+VersionedStruct which-struct struct-versions))
+     (report* vs (send vs size))
+     (error 'stop)
      (define struct-size (for/sum ([num-type (in-list (map cdr (ref struct-versions which-struct)))])
                            (send num-type size)))
      (define bs (apply bytes (for/list ([i (in-range struct-size)])
@@ -134,13 +136,15 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/restructure/blob/master/src/VersionedStruct.coffee
 
    (define s (+Struct (dictify 'a uint8 'b uint8 'c uint8)))
    (check-equal? (send s size) 3)
-   (define vs (+VersionedStruct (λ (p) 2) (dictify 1 (dictify 'd s) 2 (dictify 'e s 'f s))))
+   (define vs (+VersionedStruct uint8 (dictify 1 (dictify 'd s) 2 (dictify 'e s 'f s))))
+   (send vs force-version! 1)
    (check-equal? (send vs size) 6)
+   #|
    (define s2 (+Struct (dictify 'a vs)))
    (check-equal? (send s2 size) 6)
    (define vs2 (+VersionedStruct (λ (p) 2) (dictify 1 vs 2 vs)))
    (check-equal? (send vs2 size) 6)
-
+|#
    )