diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index e66abf68..c39b2b2f 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod maps;
 mod opts;
 mod ser;
 mod stream;
+mod tests;
 mod util;
 mod watchers;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ pub use self::{
 	handle::Handle,
 	keyval::{KeyVal, Slice},
 	map::Map,
-	ser::{Interfix, Separator},
+	ser::{serialize, serialize_to_array, serialize_to_vec, Interfix, Json, Separator},
 };
 
 conduit::mod_ctor! {}
diff --git a/src/database/ser.rs b/src/database/ser.rs
index bd4bbd9a..742f1e34 100644
--- a/src/database/ser.rs
+++ b/src/database/ser.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 use std::io::Write;
 
-use conduit::{err, result::DebugInspect, utils::exchange, Error, Result};
+use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
+use conduit::{debug::type_name, err, result::DebugInspect, utils::exchange, Error, Result};
 use serde::{ser, Serialize};
 
 #[inline]
-pub(crate) fn serialize_to_vec<T>(val: &T) -> Result<Vec<u8>>
+pub fn serialize_to_array<const MAX: usize, T>(val: T) -> Result<ArrayVec<u8, MAX>>
 where
-	T: Serialize + ?Sized,
+	T: Serialize,
+{
+	let mut buf = ArrayVec::<u8, MAX>::new();
+	serialize(&mut buf, val)?;
+
+	Ok(buf)
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn serialize_to_vec<T>(val: T) -> Result<Vec<u8>>
+where
+	T: Serialize,
 {
 	let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(64);
 	serialize(&mut buf, val)?;
@@ -15,10 +27,10 @@ where
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub(crate) fn serialize<'a, W, T>(out: &'a mut W, val: &'a T) -> Result<&'a [u8]>
+pub fn serialize<'a, W, T>(out: &'a mut W, val: T) -> Result<&'a [u8]>
 where
-	W: Write + AsRef<[u8]>,
-	T: Serialize + ?Sized,
+	W: Write + AsRef<[u8]> + 'a,
+	T: Serialize,
 {
 	let mut serializer = Serializer {
 		out,
@@ -43,6 +55,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Serializer<'a, W: Write> {
 	fin: bool,
 }
 
+/// Newtype for JSON serialization.
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct Json<T>(pub T);
+
 /// Directive to force separator serialization specifically for prefix keying
 /// use. This is a quirk of the database schema and prefix iterations.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
@@ -56,38 +72,43 @@ pub struct Separator;
 impl<W: Write> Serializer<'_, W> {
 	const SEP: &'static [u8] = b"\xFF";
 
+	fn tuple_start(&mut self) {
+		debug_assert!(!self.sep, "Tuple start with separator set");
+		self.sequence_start();
+	}
+
+	fn tuple_end(&mut self) -> Result {
+		self.sequence_end()?;
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
 	fn sequence_start(&mut self) {
 		debug_assert!(!self.is_finalized(), "Sequence start with finalization set");
-		debug_assert!(!self.sep, "Sequence start with separator set");
-		if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-			self.depth = self.depth.saturating_add(1);
-		}
+		cfg!(debug_assertions).then(|| self.depth = self.depth.saturating_add(1));
 	}
 
-	fn sequence_end(&mut self) {
-		self.sep = false;
-		if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-			self.depth = self.depth.saturating_sub(1);
-		}
+	fn sequence_end(&mut self) -> Result {
+		cfg!(debug_assertions).then(|| self.depth = self.depth.saturating_sub(1));
+		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn record_start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+	fn record_start(&mut self) -> Result {
 		debug_assert!(!self.is_finalized(), "Starting a record after serialization finalized");
 		exchange(&mut self.sep, true)
 			.then(|| self.separator())
 			.unwrap_or(Ok(()))
 	}
 
-	fn separator(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+	fn separator(&mut self) -> Result {
 		debug_assert!(!self.is_finalized(), "Writing a separator after serialization finalized");
 		self.out.write_all(Self::SEP).map_err(Into::into)
 	}
 
+	fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result { self.out.write_all(buf).map_err(Into::into) }
+
 	fn set_finalized(&mut self) {
 		debug_assert!(!self.is_finalized(), "Finalization already set");
-		if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-			self.fin = true;
-		}
+		cfg!(debug_assertions).then(|| self.fin = true);
 	}
 
 	fn is_finalized(&self) -> bool { self.fin }
@@ -104,53 +125,65 @@ impl<W: Write> ser::Serializer for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 	type SerializeTupleStruct = Self;
 	type SerializeTupleVariant = Self;
 
-	fn serialize_map(self, _len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeMap> {
-		unimplemented!("serialize Map not implemented")
-	}
-
 	fn serialize_seq(self, _len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeSeq> {
 		self.sequence_start();
-		self.record_start()?;
 		Ok(self)
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_tuple(self, _len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeTuple> {
-		self.sequence_start();
+		self.tuple_start();
 		Ok(self)
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_tuple_struct(self, _name: &'static str, _len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleStruct> {
-		self.sequence_start();
+		self.tuple_start();
 		Ok(self)
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_tuple_variant(
 		self, _name: &'static str, _idx: u32, _var: &'static str, _len: usize,
 	) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleVariant> {
-		self.sequence_start();
-		Ok(self)
+		unimplemented!("serialize Tuple Variant not implemented")
+	}
+
+	fn serialize_map(self, _len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeMap> {
+		unimplemented!(
+			"serialize Map not implemented; did you mean to use database::Json() around your serde_json::Value?"
+		)
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_struct(self, _name: &'static str, _len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeStruct> {
-		self.sequence_start();
-		Ok(self)
+		unimplemented!(
+			"serialize Struct not implemented at this time; did you mean to use database::Json() around your struct?"
+		)
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_struct_variant(
 		self, _name: &'static str, _idx: u32, _var: &'static str, _len: usize,
 	) -> Result<Self::SerializeStructVariant> {
-		self.sequence_start();
-		Ok(self)
+		unimplemented!("serialize Struct Variant not implemented")
 	}
 
-	fn serialize_newtype_struct<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(self, _name: &'static str, _value: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		unimplemented!("serialize New Type Struct not implemented")
+	#[allow(clippy::needless_borrows_for_generic_args)] // buggy
+	fn serialize_newtype_struct<T>(self, name: &'static str, value: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok>
+	where
+		T: Serialize + ?Sized,
+	{
+		debug_assert!(
+			name != "Json" || type_name::<T>() != "alloc::boxed::Box<serde_json::raw::RawValue>",
+			"serializing a Json(RawValue); you can skip serialization instead"
+		);
+
+		match name {
+			"Json" => serde_json::to_writer(&mut self.out, value).map_err(Into::into),
+			_ => unimplemented!("Unrecognized serialization Newtype {name:?}"),
+		}
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_newtype_variant<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(
 		self, _name: &'static str, _idx: u32, _var: &'static str, _value: &T,
 	) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		unimplemented!("serialize New Type Variant not implemented")
+		unimplemented!("serialize Newtype Variant not implemented")
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_unit_struct(self, name: &'static str) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
@@ -180,35 +213,94 @@ impl<W: Write> ser::Serializer for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 		self.serialize_str(v.encode_utf8(&mut buf))
 	}
 
-	fn serialize_str(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.serialize_bytes(v.as_bytes()) }
+	fn serialize_str(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		debug_assert!(
+			self.depth > 0,
+			"serializing string at the top-level; you can skip serialization instead"
+		);
 
-	fn serialize_bytes(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.out.write_all(v).map_err(Error::Io) }
+		self.serialize_bytes(v.as_bytes())
+	}
+
+	fn serialize_bytes(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		debug_assert!(
+			self.depth > 0,
+			"serializing byte array at the top-level; you can skip serialization instead"
+		);
+
+		self.write(v)
+	}
 
 	fn serialize_f64(self, _v: f64) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize f64 not implemented") }
 
 	fn serialize_f32(self, _v: f32) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize f32 not implemented") }
 
-	fn serialize_i64(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.out.write_all(&v.to_be_bytes()).map_err(Error::Io) }
+	fn serialize_i64(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&v.to_be_bytes()) }
 
-	fn serialize_i32(self, _v: i32) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize i32 not implemented") }
+	fn serialize_i32(self, v: i32) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&v.to_be_bytes()) }
 
 	fn serialize_i16(self, _v: i16) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize i16 not implemented") }
 
 	fn serialize_i8(self, _v: i8) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize i8 not implemented") }
 
-	fn serialize_u64(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.out.write_all(&v.to_be_bytes()).map_err(Error::Io) }
+	fn serialize_u64(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&v.to_be_bytes()) }
 
-	fn serialize_u32(self, _v: u32) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize u32 not implemented") }
+	fn serialize_u32(self, v: u32) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&v.to_be_bytes()) }
 
 	fn serialize_u16(self, _v: u16) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize u16 not implemented") }
 
-	fn serialize_u8(self, v: u8) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.out.write_all(&[v]).map_err(Error::Io) }
+	fn serialize_u8(self, v: u8) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&[v]) }
 
 	fn serialize_bool(self, _v: bool) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize bool not implemented") }
 
 	fn serialize_unit(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize unit not implemented") }
 }
 
+impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeSeq for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
+	type Error = Error;
+	type Ok = ();
+
+	fn serialize_element<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> { val.serialize(&mut **self) }
+
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.sequence_end() }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTuple for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
+	type Error = Error;
+	type Ok = ();
+
+	fn serialize_element<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		self.record_start()?;
+		val.serialize(&mut **self)
+	}
+
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.tuple_end() }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTupleStruct for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
+	type Error = Error;
+	type Ok = ();
+
+	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		self.record_start()?;
+		val.serialize(&mut **self)
+	}
+
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.tuple_end() }
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTupleVariant for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
+	type Error = Error;
+	type Ok = ();
+
+	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		self.record_start()?;
+		val.serialize(&mut **self)
+	}
+
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.tuple_end() }
+}
+
 impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeMap for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 	type Error = Error;
 	type Ok = ();
@@ -221,95 +313,27 @@ impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeMap for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 		unimplemented!("serialize Map Val not implemented")
 	}
 
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
-}
-
-impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeSeq for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
-	type Error = Error;
-	type Ok = ();
-
-	fn serialize_element<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> { val.serialize(&mut **self) }
-
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize Map End not implemented") }
 }
 
 impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeStruct for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 	type Error = Error;
 	type Ok = ();
 
-	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, _key: &'static str, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.record_start()?;
-		val.serialize(&mut **self)
+	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, _key: &'static str, _val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		unimplemented!("serialize Struct Field not implemented")
 	}
 
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize Struct End not implemented") }
 }
 
 impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeStructVariant for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 	type Error = Error;
 	type Ok = ();
 
-	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, _key: &'static str, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.record_start()?;
-		val.serialize(&mut **self)
+	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, _key: &'static str, _val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		unimplemented!("serialize Struct Variant Field not implemented")
 	}
 
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
-}
-
-impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTuple for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
-	type Error = Error;
-	type Ok = ();
-
-	fn serialize_element<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.record_start()?;
-		val.serialize(&mut **self)
-	}
-
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
-}
-
-impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTupleStruct for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
-	type Error = Error;
-	type Ok = ();
-
-	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.record_start()?;
-		val.serialize(&mut **self)
-	}
-
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
-}
-
-impl<W: Write> ser::SerializeTupleVariant for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
-	type Error = Error;
-	type Ok = ();
-
-	fn serialize_field<T: Serialize + ?Sized>(&mut self, val: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.record_start()?;
-		val.serialize(&mut **self)
-	}
-
-	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		self.sequence_end();
-		Ok(())
-	}
+	fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unimplemented!("serialize Struct Variant End not implemented") }
 }
diff --git a/src/database/tests.rs b/src/database/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47dfb32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#![cfg(test)]
+#![allow(clippy::needless_borrows_for_generic_args)]
+
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
+use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
+use conduit::ruma::{serde::Raw, RoomId, UserId};
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::{
+	de, ser,
+	ser::{serialize_to_vec, Json},
+	Interfix,
+};
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "serializing string at the top-level")]
+fn ser_str() {
+	let user_id: &UserId = "@user:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let s = serialize_to_vec(&user_id).expect("failed to serialize user_id");
+	assert_eq!(&s, user_id.as_bytes());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_tuple() {
+	let user_id: &UserId = "@user:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let room_id: &RoomId = "!room:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+
+	let mut a = user_id.as_bytes().to_vec();
+	a.push(0xFF);
+	a.extend_from_slice(room_id.as_bytes());
+
+	let b = (user_id, room_id);
+	let b = serialize_to_vec(&b).expect("failed to serialize tuple");
+
+	assert_eq!(a, b);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "I/O error: failed to write whole buffer")]
+fn ser_overflow() {
+	const BUFSIZE: usize = 10;
+
+	let user_id: &UserId = "@user:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let room_id: &RoomId = "!room:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+
+	assert!(BUFSIZE < user_id.as_str().len() + room_id.as_str().len());
+	let mut buf = ArrayVec::<u8, BUFSIZE>::new();
+
+	let val = (user_id, room_id);
+	_ = ser::serialize(&mut buf, val).unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_complex() {
+	use conduit::ruma::Mxc;
+
+	#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+	struct Dim {
+		width: u32,
+		height: u32,
+	}
+
+	let mxc = Mxc {
+		server_name: "example.com".try_into().unwrap(),
+		media_id: "AbCdEfGhIjK",
+	};
+
+	let dim = Dim {
+		width: 123,
+		height: 456,
+	};
+
+	let mut a = Vec::new();
+	a.extend_from_slice(b"mxc://");
+	a.extend_from_slice(mxc.server_name.as_bytes());
+	a.extend_from_slice(b"/");
+	a.extend_from_slice(mxc.media_id.as_bytes());
+	a.push(0xFF);
+	a.extend_from_slice(&dim.width.to_be_bytes());
+	a.extend_from_slice(&dim.height.to_be_bytes());
+	a.push(0xFF);
+
+	let d: &[u32] = &[dim.width, dim.height];
+	let b = (mxc, d, Interfix);
+	let b = serialize_to_vec(b).expect("failed to serialize complex");
+
+	assert_eq!(a, b);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_json() {
+	use conduit::ruma::api::client::filter::FilterDefinition;
+
+	let filter = FilterDefinition {
+		event_fields: Some(vec!["content.body".to_owned()]),
+		..Default::default()
+	};
+
+	let serialized = serialize_to_vec(Json(&filter)).expect("failed to serialize value");
+
+	let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&serialized);
+	assert_eq!(&s, r#"{"event_fields":["content.body"]}"#);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_json_value() {
+	use conduit::ruma::api::client::filter::FilterDefinition;
+
+	let filter = FilterDefinition {
+		event_fields: Some(vec!["content.body".to_owned()]),
+		..Default::default()
+	};
+
+	let value = serde_json::to_value(filter).expect("failed to serialize to serde_json::value");
+	let serialized = serialize_to_vec(Json(value)).expect("failed to serialize value");
+
+	let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&serialized);
+	assert_eq!(&s, r#"{"event_fields":["content.body"]}"#);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_json_macro() {
+	use serde_json::json;
+
+	#[derive(Serialize)]
+	struct Foo {
+		foo: String,
+	}
+
+	let content = Foo {
+		foo: "bar".to_owned(),
+	};
+	let content = serde_json::to_value(content).expect("failed to serialize content");
+	let sender: &UserId = "@foo:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let serialized = serialize_to_vec(Json(json!({
+		"sender": sender,
+		"content": content,
+	})))
+	.expect("failed to serialize value");
+
+	let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&serialized);
+	assert_eq!(&s, r#"{"content":{"foo":"bar"},"sender":"@foo:example.com"}"#);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "serializing string at the top-level")]
+fn ser_json_raw() {
+	use conduit::ruma::api::client::filter::FilterDefinition;
+
+	let filter = FilterDefinition {
+		event_fields: Some(vec!["content.body".to_owned()]),
+		..Default::default()
+	};
+
+	let value = serde_json::value::to_raw_value(&filter).expect("failed to serialize to raw value");
+	let a = serialize_to_vec(value.get()).expect("failed to serialize raw value");
+	let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&a);
+	assert_eq!(&s, r#"{"event_fields":["content.body"]}"#);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "you can skip serialization instead")]
+fn ser_json_raw_json() {
+	use conduit::ruma::api::client::filter::FilterDefinition;
+
+	let filter = FilterDefinition {
+		event_fields: Some(vec!["content.body".to_owned()]),
+		..Default::default()
+	};
+
+	let value = serde_json::value::to_raw_value(&filter).expect("failed to serialize to raw value");
+	let a = serialize_to_vec(Json(value)).expect("failed to serialize json value");
+	let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(&a);
+	assert_eq!(&s, r#"{"event_fields":["content.body"]}"#);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn de_tuple() {
+	let user_id: &UserId = "@user:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+	let room_id: &RoomId = "!room:example.com".try_into().unwrap();
+
+	let raw: &[u8] = b"@user:example.com\xFF!room:example.com";
+	let (a, b): (&UserId, &RoomId) = de::from_slice(raw).expect("failed to deserialize");
+
+	assert_eq!(a, user_id, "deserialized user_id does not match");
+	assert_eq!(b, room_id, "deserialized room_id does not match");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn de_json_array() {
+	let a = &["foo", "bar", "baz"];
+	let s = serde_json::to_vec(a).expect("failed to serialize to JSON array");
+
+	let b: Raw<Vec<Raw<String>>> = de::from_slice(&s).expect("failed to deserialize");
+
+	let d: Vec<String> = serde_json::from_str(b.json().get()).expect("failed to deserialize JSON");
+
+	for (i, a) in a.iter().enumerate() {
+		assert_eq!(*a, d[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn de_json_raw_array() {
+	let a = &["foo", "bar", "baz"];
+	let s = serde_json::to_vec(a).expect("failed to serialize to JSON array");
+
+	let b: Raw<Vec<Raw<String>>> = de::from_slice(&s).expect("failed to deserialize");
+
+	let c: Vec<Raw<String>> = serde_json::from_str(b.json().get()).expect("failed to deserialize JSON");
+
+	for (i, a) in a.iter().enumerate() {
+		let c = serde_json::to_value(c[i].json()).expect("failed to deserialize JSON to string");
+		assert_eq!(*a, c);
+	}
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ser_array() {
+	let a: u64 = 123_456;
+	let b: u64 = 987_654;
+
+	let arr: &[u64] = &[a, b];
+
+	let mut v = Vec::new();
+	v.extend_from_slice(&a.to_be_bytes());
+	v.extend_from_slice(&b.to_be_bytes());
+
+	let s = serialize_to_vec(arr).expect("failed to serialize");
+	assert_eq!(&s, &v, "serialization does not match");
+}