@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
	public static EntityMetadata readMetadata(byte[] payload) {
        BinaryStream stream = new BinaryStream();
        stream.setBuffer(payload);
        long count = stream.getUnsignedVarInt();
        EntityMetadata m = new EntityMetadata();
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            int key = (int) stream.getUnsignedVarInt();
            int type = (int) stream.getUnsignedVarInt();
            EntityData value = null;
            switch (type) {
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_BYTE:
                    value = new ByteEntityData(key, stream.getByte());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_SHORT:
                    value = new ShortEntityData(key, stream.getLShort());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_INT:
                    value = new IntEntityData(key, stream.getVarInt());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_FLOAT:
                    value = new FloatEntityData(key, stream.getLFloat());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_STRING:
                    value = new StringEntityData(key, stream.getString());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_SLOT:
                    Item item = stream.getSlot();
                    value = new SlotEntityData(key, item.getId(), item.getDamage(), item.getCount());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_POS:
                    BlockVector3 v3 = stream.getBlockCoords();
                    value = new IntPositionEntityData(key, v3.x, v3.y, v3.z);
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_LONG:
                    value = new LongEntityData(key, stream.getVarLong());
                    break;
                case Entity.DATA_TYPE_VECTOR3F:
                    value = new Vector3fEntityData(key, stream.getVector3f());
                    break;
            }
            if (value != null) m.put(value);
        }
        return m;
    }