diff --git a/include/mx/io/stream.h b/include/mx/io/stream.h
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+++ b/include/mx/io/stream.h
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+#ifndef _MX_IO_STREAM_H_
+#define _MX_IO_STREAM_H_
+
+#include "mx/base.h"
+
+typedef enum mx_open_flags
+{
+    MX_OPEN_READ   = 1 << 0,
+    MX_OPEN_WRITE  = 1 << 1,
+    MX_OPEN_APPEND = 1 << 2,
+    MX_OPEN_NEW    = 1 << 3,
+} mx_open_flags;
+
+typedef enum mx_seek_origin
+{
+    MX_SEEK_START,
+    MX_SEEK_CURRENT,
+    MX_SEEK_END,
+} mx_seek_origin;
+
+typedef enum mx_stream_flags
+{
+    MX_STREAM_OPEN = 1 << 0,
+    MX_STREAM_EOF  = 1 << 1,
+} mx_stream_flags;
+
+typedef struct mx_stream_base_t
+{
+    mx_stream_flags (*flags)(mx_stream_t str);
+    mx_len_t (*read)(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size);
+    mx_len_t (*write)(mx_stream_t str, const void *src, mx_len_t size);
+    mx_len_t (*seek)(mx_stream_t str, mx_len_t offset, mx_seek_origin origin);
+    void     (*close)(mx_stream_t str);
+
+} mx_stream_base_t;
+typedef const mx_stream_base_t* mx_stream_t;
+
+MX_API mx_stream_t mx_get_stdin(void);
+MX_API mx_stream_t mx_get_stdout(void);
+MX_API mx_stream_t mx_get_stderr(void);
+MX_API mx_stream_t mx_open(const char *file, mx_open_flags flags);
+MX_API mx_stream_flags mx_sflags(mx_stream_t str);
+MX_API mx_len_t mx_read(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size);
+MX_API mx_len_t mx_write(mx_stream_t str, const void *dst, mx_len_t size);
+MX_API mx_len_t mx_seek(mx_stream_t str, mx_len_t offset, mx_seek_origin origin);
+MX_API void mx_close(mx_stream_t str);
+
+#define mx_stdin  (mx_get_stdin())
+#define mx_stdout (mx_get_stdout())
+#define mx_stderr (mx_get_stderr())
+
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/stream.stdc.c b/src/stream.stdc.c
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+++ b/src/stream.stdc.c
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+#include "mx/io/stream.h"
+#include "mx/assert.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static mx_stream_flags mx_stdin_flags(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    return MX_STREAM_OPEN | (feof(stdin) ? MX_STREAM_EOF : 0);
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stdin_read(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    return (mx_len_t)fread(dst, 1, (size_t)size, stdin);
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_stream_t mx_get_stdin(void)
+{
+    const static mx_stream_base_t str = {
+        .flags = mx_stdin_flags,
+        .read = mx_stdin_read,
+        .write = NULL,
+        .seek = NULL,
+        .close = NULL
+    };
+
+    return &str;
+}
+
+static mx_stream_flags mx_stdxxx_flags(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    return MX_STREAM_OPEN;
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stdout_write(mx_stream_t str, const void *src, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    return (mx_len_t)fwrite(src, 1, (size_t)size, stdout);
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stderr_write(mx_stream_t str, const void *src, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    return (mx_len_t)fwrite(src, 1, (size_t)size, stderr);
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_stream_t mx_get_stdout(void)
+{
+    const static mx_stream_base_t str = {
+        .flags = mx_stdxxx_flags,
+        .write = mx_stdout_write,
+        .read = NULL,
+        .seek = NULL,
+        .close = NULL
+    };
+
+    return &str;
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_stream_t mx_get_stderr(void)
+{
+    const static mx_stream_base_t str = {
+        .flags = mx_stdxxx_flags,
+        .write = mx_stderr_write,
+        .read = NULL,
+        .seek = NULL,
+        .close = NULL
+    };
+
+    return &str;
+}
+
+typedef struct mx_stdc_stream_t
+{
+    mx_stream_base_t base;
+    FILE *file;
+} mx_stdc_stream_t;
+
+#define THIS_FILE(x) (((mx_stdc_stream_t*)(str))->file)
+
+static mx_stream_flags mx_stdc_flags(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    mx_stream_flags flags = 0;
+    FILE *f = THIS_FILE(str);
+
+    if (fileno(f) != -1)
+        flags |= MX_STREAM_OPEN;
+    if (feoff(f))
+        flags |= MX_STREAM_EOF;
+
+    return flags;
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stdc_read(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    FILE *f = THIS_FILE(str);
+    return (mx_len_t)fread(dst, 1, (size_t)size, f);
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stdc_write(mx_stream_t str, const void *src, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    FILE *f = THIS_FILE(str);
+    return (mx_len_t)fwrite(src, 1, (size_t)size, f);
+}
+
+static mx_len_t mx_stdc_seek(mx_stream_t str, mx_len_t offset, mx_seek_origin origin)
+{
+    FILE *f = THIS_FILE(str);
+    int stdc_origin;
+
+    switch (origin)
+    {
+    case MX_SEEK_START: stdc_origin = SEEK_SET; break;
+    case MX_SEEK_CURRENT: stdc_origin = SEEK_CUR; break;
+    case MX_SEEK_END: stdc_origin = SEEK_END; break;
+    }
+
+    fseek(f, offset, stdc_origin);
+    return (mx_len_t)ftell(f);
+}
+
+static void mx_stdc_close(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    FILE *f = THIS_FILE(str);
+
+    fclose(f);
+    free((void*)str);
+}
+
+const static mx_stream_base_t mx_stdc_stream_base =
+{
+    .flags = mx_stdc_flags,
+    .read = mx_stdc_read,
+    .write = mx_stdc_write,
+    .seek = mx_stdc_seek,
+    .close = mx_stdc_close
+};
+
+MX_API mx_stream_t mx_open(const char *file, mx_open_flags flags)
+{
+    MX_ASSERT_PTR(file, "File path cannot be null.");
+
+    char mode[16] = "b"; 
+
+    if (flags & MX_OPEN_READ)
+    {
+        strcat(mode, "r");
+    }
+
+    if (flags & MX_OPEN_WRITE)
+    {
+        strcat(mode, "w");
+    }
+
+    if (flags & MX_OPEN_APPEND)
+    {
+        strcat(mode, "a");
+    }
+
+    FILE *f = fopen(file, mode);
+
+    if (f == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    mx_stdc_stream_t *str = malloc(sizeof(*str));
+    memcpy(&str->base, &mx_stdc_stream_base, sizeof mx_stdc_stream_base);
+
+    if (!(flags & (MX_OPEN_APPEND|MX_OPEN_WRITE)))
+    {
+        str->base.write = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return str;
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_len_t mx_read(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    MX_ASSERT_SELFPTR(str);
+    MX_ASSERT_PTR(dst, "Destination cannot be null");
+    MX_ASSERT(size >= 0, "Must be non-negative.");
+    MX_ASSERT(str->read, "Stream has no reader.");
+    return str->read(str, dst, size);
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_len_t mx_write(mx_stream_t str, void *dst, mx_len_t size)
+{
+    MX_ASSERT_SELFPTR(str);
+    MX_ASSERT_PTR(dst, "Source cannot be null");
+    MX_ASSERT(size >= 0, "Must be non-negative.");
+    MX_ASSERT(str->write, "Stream has no writer.");
+    return str->write(str, dst, size);
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_len_t mx_seek(mx_stream_t str, mx_len_t offset, mx_seek_origin origin)
+{
+    MX_ASSERT_SELFPTR(str);
+    MX_ASSERT(str->seek, "Stream has no seeker.");
+    return str->seek(str, offset, origin);
+}
+
+MX_IMPL mx_stream_flags mx_sflags(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    MX_ASSERT_SELFPTR(str);
+    if (str->flags)
+    {
+        return str->flags(str);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+MX_IMPL void mx_close(mx_stream_t str)
+{
+    if (!str) return;
+    if (!str->close) return;
+    str->close(str);
+}
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