diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2658d7..e710a67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
+package.json
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/src/natsbridge.js b/src/natsbridge.js
index 7414e9a..ea5a32f 100644
--- a/src/natsbridge.js
+++ b/src/natsbridge.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 const nats = require('nats');
-const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const arrow = require('apache-arrow');
 
@@ -116,41 +116,34 @@ function serializeArrowTable(data) {
         throw new Error('Table data must be a non-empty array of objects');
     }
     
-    // Build schema from first row
-    const fields = Object.keys(data[0]).map(key => {
-        const value = data[0][key];
-        let arrowType;
-        if (typeof value === 'number') {
-            arrowType = Number.isInteger(value) ? arrow.Int64 : arrow.Float64;
-        } else if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
-            arrowType = arrow.Boolean;
-        } else if (value instanceof Date) {
-            arrowType = arrow.Date;
-        } else {
-            arrowType = arrow.Utf8;
-        }
-        return new arrow.Field(key, arrowType, true);
-    });
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `Serializing table with ${data.length} rows`);
     
-    const schema = new arrow.Schema(fields);
-    const batches = [];
-    
-    // Create record batches
-    for (const row of data) {
-        const batch = arrow.recordBatch.fromObjects([row], schema);
-        batches.push(batch);
+    // Use arrow.tableFromArrays which handles the conversion properly
+    // Convert array of objects to a key-value format expected by tableFromArrays
+    const columns = {};
+    for (const key of Object.keys(data[0])) {
+        columns[key] = data.map(row => row[key]);
     }
     
-    // Write to buffer using IPC format
-    const buffers = arrow.ipc.recordBatchesToMessage(batches, schema).buffers;
-    const combined = new Uint8Array(buffers.reduce((acc, b) => acc + b.byteLength, 0));
-    let offset = 0;
-    for (const buf of buffers) {
-        combined.set(new Uint8Array(buf), offset);
-        offset += buf.byteLength;
-    }
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `Columns: ${Object.keys(columns).join(', ')}`);
     
-    return Buffer.from(combined);
+    const table = arrow.tableFromArrays(columns);
+    
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `Arrow table created with ${table.numRows} rows, ${table.numCols} cols`);
+    
+    // Convert to IPC format
+    const ipcBuffer = arrow.tableToIPC(table);
+    
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `IPC buffer type: ${typeof ipcBuffer}, length: ${ipcBuffer.byteLength}`);
+    
+    const resultBuffer = Buffer.from(ipcBuffer);
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `Result buffer: ${resultBuffer.length} bytes`);
+    
+    // Debug: Show first 20 bytes in hex
+    const hexPreview = resultBuffer.slice(0, 20).toString('hex');
+    logTrace('serializeArrowTable', `First 20 bytes (hex): ${hexPreview}`);
+    
+    return resultBuffer;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -163,21 +156,66 @@ function serializeArrowTable(data) {
 async function deserializeData(data, payloadType, correlationId) {
     const buffer = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? data : Buffer.from(data);
     
+    logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: type=${payloadType}, bufferLength=${buffer.length}`);
+    
+    // Debug: Show first 20 bytes in hex for binary data
+    if (payloadType === 'table' || payloadType === 'image' || payloadType === 'binary') {
+        const hexPreview = buffer.slice(0, 20).toString('hex');
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: First 20 bytes (hex): ${hexPreview}`);
+    }
+    
     if (payloadType === 'text') {
-        return buffer.toString('utf8');
+        const result = buffer.toString('utf8');
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: text result length=${result.length}`);
+        return result;
     } else if (payloadType === 'dictionary') {
         const jsonStr = buffer.toString('utf8');
-        return JSON.parse(jsonStr);
+        const result = JSON.parse(jsonStr);
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: dictionary keys=${Object.keys(result).join(', ')}`);
+        return result;
     } else if (payloadType === 'table') {
-        const table = arrow.tableFromRawBytes(buffer);
-        return table;
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: Attempting Arrow table deserialization`);
+        
+        // Debug: Check available arrow methods
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: arrow.tableFromRawBytes exists: ${typeof arrow.tableFromRawBytes}`);
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: arrow.tableFromIPC exists: ${typeof arrow.tableFromIPC}`);
+        
+        try {
+            // Try tableFromRawBytes first (older API)
+            if (typeof arrow.tableFromRawBytes === 'function') {
+                logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: Using tableFromRawBytes`);
+                const table = arrow.tableFromRawBytes(buffer);
+                logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: Arrow table - rows=${table.numRows}, cols=${table.numCols}`);
+                return table;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: tableFromRawBytes failed: ${e.message}`);
+        }
+        
+        try {
+            // Try tableFromIPC (newer API)
+            if (typeof arrow.tableFromIPC === 'function') {
+                logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: Using tableFromIPC`);
+                const table = arrow.tableFromIPC(buffer);
+                logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: Arrow table from IPC - rows=${table.numRows}, cols=${table.numCols}`);
+                return table;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: tableFromIPC failed: ${e.message}`);
+        }
+        
+        throw new Error(`Unable to deserialize Arrow table: neither tableFromRawBytes nor tableFromIPC worked`);
     } else if (payloadType === 'image') {
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: image buffer length=${buffer.length}`);
         return buffer;
     } else if (payloadType === 'audio') {
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: audio buffer length=${buffer.length}`);
         return buffer;
     } else if (payloadType === 'video') {
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: video buffer length=${buffer.length}`);
         return buffer;
     } else if (payloadType === 'binary') {
+        logTrace(correlationId, `deserializeData: binary buffer length=${buffer.length}`);
         return buffer;
     } else {
         throw new Error(`Unknown payload_type: ${payloadType}`);
@@ -338,8 +376,8 @@ async function publishMessage(brokerUrlOrClient, subject, message, correlationId
     
     if (brokerUrlOrClient instanceof NATSClient) {
         conn = brokerUrlOrClient;
-    } else if (brokerUrlOrClient instanceof nats.Connection) {
-        // Create a wrapper for direct connection
+    } else if (brokerUrlOrClient && typeof brokerUrlOrClient.publish === 'function') {
+        // Create a wrapper for direct connection (duck-typing check for NATS connection)
         conn = {
             async publish(subj, msg) {
                 await brokerUrlOrClient.publish(subj, msg);
@@ -398,7 +436,7 @@ function buildEnvelope(subject, payloads, options) {
  */
 function buildPayload(dataname, payloadType, payloadBytes, transport, data) {
     return {
-        id: uuidv4(),
+        id: crypto.randomUUID(),
         dataname,
         payload_type: payloadType,
         transport,
@@ -424,7 +462,7 @@ function buildPayload(dataname, payloadType, payloadBytes, transport, data) {
  * @param {string} [options.fileserver_url=DEFAULT_FILESERVER_URL] - URL of the HTTP file server
  * @param {Function} [options.fileserver_upload_handler=plikOneshotUpload] - Function to handle fileserver uploads
  * @param {number} [options.size_threshold=DEFAULT_SIZE_THRESHOLD] - Threshold separating direct vs link transport
- * @param {string} [options.correlation_id=uuidv4()] - Correlation ID for tracing
+ * @param {string} [options.correlation_id=crypto.randomUUID()] - Correlation ID for tracing
  * @param {string} [options.msg_purpose="chat"] - Purpose of the message
  * @param {string} [options.sender_name="NATSBridge"] - Name of the sender
  * @param {string} [options.receiver_name=""] - Name of the receiver (empty means broadcast)
@@ -433,8 +471,8 @@ function buildPayload(dataname, payloadType, payloadBytes, transport, data) {
  * @param {string} [options.reply_to_msg_id=""] - Message ID this message is replying to
  * @param {boolean} [options.is_publish=true] - Whether to automatically publish the message
  * @param {NATSClient|NATS.Connection} [options.nats_connection=null] - Pre-existing NATS connection
- * @param {string} [options.msg_id=uuidv4()] - Message ID
- * @param {string} [options.sender_id=uuidv4()] - Sender ID
+ * @param {string} [options.msg_id=crypto.randomUUID()] - Message ID
+ * @param {string} [options.sender_id=crypto.randomUUID()] - Sender ID
  * @returns {Promise<[Object, string]>} Tuple of [env, env_json_str]
  * 
  * @example
@@ -469,7 +507,7 @@ async function smartsend(subject, data, options = {}) {
         fileserver_url = DEFAULT_FILESERVER_URL,
         fileserver_upload_handler = plikOneshotUpload,
         size_threshold = DEFAULT_SIZE_THRESHOLD,
-        correlation_id = uuidv4(),
+        correlation_id = crypto.randomUUID(),
         msg_purpose = 'chat',
         sender_name = 'NATSBridge',
         receiver_name = '',
@@ -478,24 +516,40 @@ async function smartsend(subject, data, options = {}) {
         reply_to_msg_id = '',
         is_publish = true,
         nats_connection = null,
-        msg_id = uuidv4(),
-        sender_id = uuidv4()
+        msg_id = crypto.randomUUID(),
+        sender_id = crypto.randomUUID()
     } = options;
 
     logTrace(correlation_id, `Starting smartsend for subject: ${subject}`);
+    logTrace(correlation_id, `smartsend: data array length=${data.length}`);
+    
+    // Debug: Log input data structure
+    for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+        const [dataname, payloadData, payloadType] = data[i];
+        logTrace(correlation_id, `smartsend: payload[${i}] dataname=${dataname}, type=${payloadType}, data type=${typeof payloadData}, constructor=${payloadData?.constructor?.name}`);
+    }
 
     // Process payloads
     const payloads = [];
     for (const [dataname, payloadData, payloadType] of data) {
+        logTrace(correlation_id, `smartsend: Processing payload '${dataname}' type=${payloadType}`);
+        logTrace(correlation_id, `smartsend: payloadData type=${typeof payloadData}, constructor=${payloadData?.constructor?.name}`);
+        
         const payloadBytes = await serializeData(payloadData, payloadType);
         const payloadSize = payloadBytes.byteLength;
 
         logTrace(correlation_id, `Serialized payload '${dataname}' (type: ${payloadType}) size: ${payloadSize} bytes`);
 
+        // Debug: Show first 20 bytes of serialized data for table type
+        if (payloadType === 'table') {
+            const hexPreview = payloadBytes.slice(0, 20).toString('hex');
+            logTrace(correlation_id, `Serialized table data first 20 bytes (hex): ${hexPreview}`);
+        }
+
         if (payloadSize < size_threshold) {
             // Direct path
             const payloadB64 = bufferToBase64(payloadBytes);
-            logTrace(correlation_id, `Using direct transport for ${payloadSize} bytes`);
+            logTrace(correlation_id, `Using direct transport for ${payloadSize} bytes, base64 length=${payloadB64.length}`);
 
             const payload = buildPayload(dataname, payloadType, payloadBytes, 'direct', payloadB64);
             payloads.push(payload);
@@ -579,32 +633,68 @@ async function smartreceive(msg, options = {}) {
         max_delay = 5000
     } = options;
 
+    // Debug: Log message object structure
+    logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: msg object keys: ${Object.keys(msg).join(', ')}`);
+    logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: msg.data type: ${typeof msg.data}, constructor: ${msg.data?.constructor?.name}`);
+    logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: msg.payload type: ${typeof msg.payload}, constructor: ${msg.payload?.constructor?.name}`);
+    
     // Parse the JSON envelope
-    const payload = typeof msg.payload === 'string' ? msg.payload : Buffer.from(msg.payload).toString('utf8');
-    const envJsonObj = JSON.parse(payload);
+    // NATS.js v2.x uses msg.data instead of msg.payload
+    let payload;
+    if (msg.data !== undefined) {
+        payload = typeof msg.data === 'string' ? msg.data : Buffer.from(msg.data).toString('utf8');
+    } else if (msg.payload !== undefined) {
+        payload = typeof msg.payload === 'string' ? msg.payload : Buffer.from(msg.payload).toString('utf8');
+    } else {
+        throw new Error('Message has neither data nor payload property');
+    }
+    
+    logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: raw payload length=${payload.length}`);
+    
+    // Debug: Show first 200 chars of payload
+    const payloadPreview = payload.substring(0, 200);
+    logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: payload preview: ${payloadPreview}`);
+    
+    let envJsonObj;
+    try {
+        envJsonObj = JSON.parse(payload);
+    } catch (e) {
+        logTrace('smartreceive', `smartreceive: JSON parse failed: ${e.message}`);
+        throw e;
+    }
+    
     logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, 'Processing received message');
+    logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `smartreceive: envelope has ${envJsonObj.payloads.length} payloads`);
 
     // Process all payloads in the envelope
     const payloadsList = [];
     const numPayloads = envJsonObj.payloads.length;
 
+    logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `smartreceive: Processing ${numPayloads} payloads`);
+
     for (let i = 0; i < numPayloads; i++) {
         const payloadObj = envJsonObj.payloads[i];
         const transport = payloadObj.transport;
         const dataname = payloadObj.dataname;
+        const payloadType = payloadObj.payload_type;
+
+        logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `smartreceive: Processing payload ${i + 1}/${numPayloads}: dataname=${dataname}, type=${payloadType}, transport=${transport}`);
 
         if (transport === 'direct') {
             logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `Direct transport - decoding payload '${dataname}'`);
 
             // Extract base64 payload from the payload
             const payloadB64 = payloadObj.data;
+            logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `Direct transport: base64 length=${payloadB64?.length}`);
 
             // Decode Base64 payload
             const payloadBytes = Buffer.from(payloadB64, 'base64');
+            logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `Direct transport: decoded bytes=${payloadBytes.length}`);
 
             // Deserialize based on type
             const dataType = payloadObj.payload_type;
             const data = await deserializeData(payloadBytes, dataType, envJsonObj.correlation_id);
+            logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `Direct transport: deserialized data type=${typeof data}, constructor=${data?.constructor?.name}`);
 
             payloadsList.push([dataname, data, dataType]);
         } else if (transport === 'link') {
@@ -631,6 +721,7 @@ async function smartreceive(msg, options = {}) {
         }
     }
 
+    logTrace(envJsonObj.correlation_id, `smartreceive: Successfully processed all ${payloadsList.length} payloads`);
     envJsonObj.payloads = payloadsList;
     return envJsonObj;
 }