diff --git a/ifaces.go b/ifaces.go
index 9aaa460..f9437fd 100644
--- a/ifaces.go
+++ b/ifaces.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-package iface
+package ifupdown
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -11,12 +14,43 @@ import (
 
 type Interfaces map[string]*NetworkInterface
 
-type poolGroup struct {
-	Buffers pool.BufferFactory
-	Strs    pool.StringFactory
+func (i Interfaces) buf() *pool.Buffer {
+	buf := pools.Buffers.Get()
+	for _, iface := range i {
+		err := iface.write(func(s string) { buf.MustWrite([]byte(s)) })
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		buf.MustWrite([]byte("\n"))
+	}
+	return buf
 }
 
-var pools = poolGroup{Buffers: pool.NewBufferFactory(), Strs: pool.NewStringFactory()}
+func (i Interfaces) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := i.buf()
+	defer pools.Buffers.MustPut(buf)
+	return buf.Read(p)
+}
+
+func (i Interfaces) String() string {
+	buf := i.buf()
+	defer pools.Buffers.MustPut(buf)
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+func (i Interfaces) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var ifaces map[string]*NetworkInterface
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &ifaces); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for name, iface := range ifaces {
+		iface.Name = name
+		iface.allocated = true
+		i[name] = iface
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
 
 type MultiParser struct {
 	Interfaces map[string]*NetworkInterface
diff --git a/ifaces_test.go b/ifaces_test.go
index dc28f74..a7743a8 100644
--- a/ifaces_test.go
+++ b/ifaces_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package iface
+package ifupdown
 
 import (
 	"testing"
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 		t.Fatalf("Write failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = mp.Parse()
+	var ifaces Interfaces
+	ifaces, err = mp.Parse()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected nil error, got: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 interfaces, got: %d", len(mp.Interfaces))
 	}
 
+	if len(mp.Interfaces) != len(ifaces) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d interfaces, got: %d", len(mp.Interfaces), len(ifaces))
+	}
+
 	loIface, ok := mp.Interfaces["lo"]
 	if !ok || loIface.Name != "lo" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected to find interface 'lo', got: %+v", loIface)
@@ -37,6 +42,11 @@ iface eth0 inet dhcp
 	if !ok || eth0Iface.Name != "eth0" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected to find interface 'eth0', got: %+v", eth0Iface)
 	}
+	for _, iface := range ifaces {
+		if err = iface.Validate(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected nil error, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // Add more test functions here to check other aspects and edge cases.