diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e4bf9fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/ArrayBufferReader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+var Guacamole = Guacamole || {};
+
+/**
+ * A reader which automatically handles the given input stream, returning
+ * strictly received packets as array buffers. Note that this object will
+ * overwrite any installed event handlers on the given Guacamole.InputStream.
+ * 
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {Guacamole.InputStream} stream The stream that data will be read
+ *                                       from.
+ */
+Guacamole.ArrayBufferReader = function(stream) {
+
+    /**
+     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
+     * @private
+     */
+    var guac_reader = this;
+
+    // Receive blobs as array buffers
+    stream.onblob = function(data) {
+
+        // Convert to ArrayBuffer
+        var binary = window.atob(data);
+        var arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
+        var bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+
+        for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
+            bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
+
+        // Call handler, if present
+        if (guac_stream.ondata)
+            guac_stream.ondata(arrayBuffer);
+
+    };
+
+    // Simply call onend when end received
+    stream.onend = function() {
+        if (guac_reader.onend)
+            guac_reader.onend();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once for every blob of data received.
+     * 
+     * @event
+     * @param {ArrayBuffer} buffer The data packet received.
+     */
+    this.ondata = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
+     * @event
+     */
+    this.onend = null;
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/BlobReader.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/BlobReader.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fa46a6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/BlobReader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+var Guacamole = Guacamole || {};
+
+/**
+ * A reader which automatically handles the given input stream, assembling all
+ * received blobs into a single blob by appending them to each other in order.
+ * Note that this object will overwrite any installed event handlers on the
+ * given Guacamole.InputStream.
+ * 
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {Guacamole.InputStream} stream The stream that data will be read
+ *                                       from.
+ * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the blob being built.
+ */
+Guacamole.BlobReader = function(stream, mimetype) {
+
+    /**
+     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
+     * @private
+     */
+    var guac_reader = this;
+
+    /**
+     * The length of this Guacamole.InputStream in bytes.
+     * @private
+     */
+    var length = 0;
+
+    // Get blob builder
+    var blob_builder;
+    if      (window.BlobBuilder)       blob_builder = new BlobBuilder();
+    else if (window.WebKitBlobBuilder) blob_builder = new WebKitBlobBuilder();
+    else if (window.MozBlobBuilder)    blob_builder = new MozBlobBuilder();
+    else
+        blob_builder = new (function() {
+
+            var blobs = [];
+
+            /** @ignore */
+            this.append = function(data) {
+                blobs.push(new Blob([data], {"type": mimetype}));
+            };
+
+            /** @ignore */
+            this.getBlob = function() {
+                return new Blob(blobs, {"type": mimetype});
+            };
+
+        })();
+
+    // Append received blobs
+    stream.onblob = function(data) {
+
+        // Convert to ArrayBuffer
+        var binary = window.atob(data);
+        var arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
+        var bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+
+        for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
+            bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
+
+        blob_builder.append(arrayBuffer);
+        length += arrayBuffer.byteLength;
+
+        // Call handler, if present
+        if (guac_reader.onprogress)
+            guac_reader.onprogress(arrayBuffer.byteLength);
+
+    };
+
+    // Simply call onend when end received
+    stream.onend = function() {
+        if (guac_reader.onend)
+            guac_reader.onend();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current length of this Guacamole.InputStream, in bytes.
+     * @return {Number} The current length of this Guacamole.InputStream.
+     */
+    this.getLength = function() {
+        return length;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the contents of this Guacamole.BlobReader as a Blob.
+     * @return {Blob} The contents of this Guacamole.BlobReader.
+     */
+    this.getBlob = function() {
+        return blob_builder.getBlob();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once for every blob of data received.
+     * 
+     * @event
+     * @param {Number} length The number of bytes received.
+     */
+    this.onprogress = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
+     * @event
+     */
+    this.onend = null;
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Client.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Client.js
index cd79fdc9a..c2b633444 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Client.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/Client.js
@@ -268,38 +268,80 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
     /**
      * Opens a new file for writing, having the given index, mimetype and
-     * filename.
+     * filename. The stream to associate with this file must already exist.
      * 
-     * @param {Number} index The index of the file to write to. This index must
-     *                       be unused.
      * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the file being sent.
      * @param {String} filename The filename of the file being sent.
+     * @return {Guacamole.OutputStream} The created file stream.
      */
-    this.beginFileStream = function(index, mimetype, filename) {
+    this.createFileStream = function(mimetype, filename) {
 
-        // Do not send requests if not connected
-        if (!isConnected())
-            return;
+        // Allocate index
+        var index = stream_indices.next();
 
+        // Create new stream
         tunnel.sendMessage("file", index, mimetype, filename);
+        var stream = output_streams[index] = new Guacamole.OutputStream(guac_client, index);
+
+        // Override sendEnd() of stream to automatically free index
+        var old_end = stream.sendEnd;
+        stream.sendEnd = function() {
+            old_end();
+            stream_indices.free(index);
+            delete output_streams[index];
+        };
+
+        // Return new, overridden stream
+        return stream;
+
     };
 
     /**
-     * Opens a new pipe for writing, having the given index, mimetype and
-     * name.
+     * Opens a new pipe for writing, having the given name and mimetype. The
+     * stream to associate with this pipe must already exist.
      * 
-     * @param {Number} index The index of the pipe to write to. This index must
-     *                       be unused.
      * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data being sent.
      * @param {String} name The name of the pipe.
+     * @return {Guacamole.OutputStream} The created file stream.
      */
-    this.beginPipeStream = function(index, mimetype, name) {
+    this.createPipeStream = function(mimetype, name) {
+
+        // Allocate index
+        var index = stream_indices.next();
+
+        // Create new stream
+        tunnel.sendMessage("pipe", index, mimetype, name);
+        var stream = output_streams[index] = new Guacamole.OutputStream(guac_client, index);
+
+        // Override sendEnd() of stream to automatically free index
+        var old_end = stream.sendEnd;
+        stream.sendEnd = function() {
+            old_end();
+            stream_indices.free(index);
+            delete output_streams[index];
+        };
+
+        // Return new, overridden stream
+        return stream;
+
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Acknowledge receipt of a blob on the stream with the given index.
+     * 
+     * @param {Number} index The index of the stream associated with the
+     *                       received blob.
+     * @param {String} message A human-readable message describing the error
+     *                         or status.
+     * @param {Number} code The error code, if any, or 0 for success.
+     */
+    this.sendAck = function(index, message, code) {
 
         // Do not send requests if not connected
         if (!isConnected())
             return;
 
-        tunnel.sendMessage("pipe", index, mimetype, name);
+        tunnel.sendMessage("ack", index, message, code);
     };
 
     /**
@@ -331,63 +373,6 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
         tunnel.sendMessage("end", index);
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Opens a new file for writing, having the given index, mimetype and
-     * filename.
-     * 
-     * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the file being sent.
-     * @param {String} filename The filename of the file being sent.
-     */
-    this.createFileStream = function(mimetype, filename) {
-
-        // Allocate index
-        var index = stream_indices.next();
-
-        // Create new stream
-        guac_client.beginFileStream(index, mimetype, filename);
-        var stream = output_streams[index] = new Guacamole.OutputStream(guac_client, index);
-
-        // Override close() of stream to automatically free index
-        var old_close = stream.close;
-        stream.close = function() {
-            old_close();
-            stream_indices.free(index);
-            delete output_streams[index];
-        };
-
-        // Return new, overridden stream
-        return stream;
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Opens a new pipe for writing, having the given name and mimetype.
-     * 
-     * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data being sent.
-     * @param {String} name The name of the pipe.
-     */
-    this.createPipeStream = function(mimetype, name) {
-
-        // Allocate index
-        var index = stream_indices.next();
-
-        // Create new stream
-        guac_client.beginPipeStream(index, mimetype, name);
-        var stream = output_streams[index] = new Guacamole.OutputStream(guac_client, index);
-
-        // Override close() of stream to automatically free index
-        var old_close = stream.close;
-        stream.close = function() {
-            old_close();
-            stream_indices.free(index);
-            delete output_streams[index];
-        };
-
-        // Return new, overridden stream
-        return stream;
-
-    };
-
     /**
      * Fired whenever the state of this Guacamole.Client changes.
      * 
@@ -434,27 +419,25 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
     /**
      * Fired when a file stream is created. The stream provided to this event
-     * handler will contain its own event handlers for received data and the
-     * close event.
+     * handler will contain its own event handlers for received data.
      * 
      * @event
+     * @param {Guacamole.InputStream} stream The stream that will receive data
+     *                                       from the server.
      * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the file received.
      * @param {String} filename The name of the file received.
-     * @return {Guacamole.InputStream} The stream that will receive data from
-     *                                 the server.
      */
     this.onfile = null;
 
     /**
      * Fired when a pipe stream is created. The stream provided to this event
-     * handler will contain its own event handlers for received data and the
-     * close event.
+     * handler will contain its own event handlers for received data;
      * 
      * @event
+     * @param {Guacamole.InputStream} stream The stream that will receive data
+     *                                       from the server.
      * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data which will be received.
      * @param {String} name The name of the pipe.
-     * @return {Guacamole.InputStream} The stream that will receive data from
-     *                                 the server.
      */
     this.onpipe = null;
 
@@ -579,21 +562,16 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
             var stream = output_streams[stream_index];
             if (stream) {
 
+                // Signal ack if handler defined
+                if (stream.onack)
+                    stream.onack(reason, code);
+
                 // If code is an error, invalidate stream
                 if (code >= 0x0100) {
-
-                    // Signal error
-                    if (stream.onerror)
-                        stream.onerror(reason, code);
-
                     stream_indices.free(stream_index);
                     delete output_streams[stream_index];
                 }
 
-                // Signal error if handler defined
-                else if (stream.onack)
-                    stream.onack(reason, code);
-
             }
 
         },
@@ -621,14 +599,18 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
             // Create stream 
             var stream = streams[stream_index] =
-                    new Guacamole.InputStream(mimetype);
+                    new Guacamole.InputStream(guac_client, stream_index);
 
-            stream.onclose = function() {
-                channel.play(mimetype, duration, stream.getBlob());
+            // Assemble entire stream as a blob
+            var blob_reader = new Guacamole.BlobReader(stream, mimetype);
+
+            // Play blob as audio
+            blob_reader.onend = function() {
+                channel.play(mimetype, duration, blob_reader.getBlob());
             };
 
             // Send success response
-            tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
+            guac_client.sendAck(stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
 
         },
 
@@ -640,10 +622,10 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
             var stream = streams[stream_index];
 
             // Write data
-            stream.receive(data);
+            stream.onblob(data);
 
             // Send success response
-            tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
+            guac_client.sendAck(stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
 
         },
 
@@ -833,8 +815,9 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
             var stream_index = parseInt(parameters[0]);
             var stream = streams[stream_index];
 
-            // Close stream 
-            stream.close();
+            // Signal end of stream
+            if (stream.onend)
+                stream.onend();
 
         },
 
@@ -846,23 +829,13 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
             // Create stream 
             if (guac_client.onfile) {
-
-                // Attempt to create stream
-                var stream = guac_client.onfile(mimetype, filename);
-                if (stream) {
-                    streams[stream_index] = stream;
-                    tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
-                }
-
-                // Notify if creation failed
-                else
-                    tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "Unable to receive file", 0x0201);
-
+                var stream = streams[stream_index] = new Guacamole.InputStream(guac_client, stream_index);
+                guac_client.onfile(stream, mimetype, filename);
             }
 
             // Otherwise, unsupported
             else
-                tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "File transfer unsupported", 0x0100);
+                guac_client.sendAck(stream_index, "File transfer unsupported", 0x0100);
 
         },
 
@@ -947,23 +920,13 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
             // Create stream 
             if (guac_client.onpipe) {
-
-                // Attempt to create stream
-                var stream = guac_client.onpipe(mimetype, name);
-                if (stream) {
-                    streams[stream_index] = stream;
-                    tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "OK", 0x0000);
-                }
-
-                // Notify if creation failed
-                else
-                    tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "Unable to create pipe", 0x0201);
-
+                var stream = streams[stream_index] = new Guacamole.InputStream(guac_client, stream_index);
+                guac_client.onpipe(stream, mimetype, name);
             }
 
             // Otherwise, unsupported
             else
-                tunnel.sendMessage("ack", stream_index, "Named pipes unsupported", 0x0100);
+                guac_client.sendAck(stream_index, "Named pipes unsupported", 0x0100);
 
         },
 
@@ -1227,10 +1190,13 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
 
             // Create stream 
             var stream = streams[stream_index] =
-                    new Guacamole.InputStream(mimetype);
+                    new Guacamole.InputStream(guac_client, stream_index);
 
-            // Play video once closed
-            stream.onclose = function() {
+            // Assemble entire stream as a blob
+            var blob_reader = new Guacamole.BlobReader(stream, mimetype);
+
+            // Play video once finished 
+            blob_reader.onend = function() {
 
                 // Read data from blob from stream
                 var reader = new FileReader();
@@ -1247,7 +1213,7 @@ Guacamole.Client = function(tunnel) {
                     layer.play(mimetype, duration, "data:" + mimetype + ";base64," + window.btoa(binary));
 
                 };
-                reader.readAsArrayBuffer(stream.getBlob());
+                reader.readAsArrayBuffer(blob_reader.getBlob());
 
             };
 
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
index 3097aea80..d1d51de93 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/InputStream.js
@@ -27,266 +27,47 @@ var Guacamole = Guacamole || {};
  * transfer of files or other binary data.
  * 
  * @constructor
- * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data this stream will receive.
+ * @param {Guacamole.Client} client The client owning this stream.
+ * @param {Number} index The index of this stream.
  */
-Guacamole.InputStream = function(mimetype) {
+Guacamole.InputStream = function(client, index) {
 
     /**
-     * The mimetype of the data contained within this blob.
+     * Reference to this stream.
+     * @private
      */
-    this.mimetype = mimetype;
+    var guac_stream = this;
 
     /**
-     * Receives the given base64-encoded data.
+     * The index of this stream.
+     * @type Number
+     */
+    this.index = index;
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a blob of data is received.
      * 
+     * @event
      * @param {String} data The received base64 data.
      */
-    this.receive = function(data) {};
+    this.onblob = null;
 
     /**
-     * Closes this Guacamole.InputStream such that no further data will be
-     * written.
-     */
-    this.close = function() {};
-
-};
-
-/**
- * An input stream which receives all data packets as individual ArrayBuffer
- * objects.
- * 
- * @constructor
- * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data this stream will receive.
- */
-Guacamole.ArrayBufferInputStream = function(mimetype) {
-
-    /**
-     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
-     * @private
-     */
-    var guac_stream = this;
-
-    /*
-     * This is an input stream.
-     */
-    Guacamole.InputStream.apply(this, [mimetype]);
-
-    // Receive implementation
-    this.receive = function(data) {
-
-        // Convert to ArrayBuffer
-        var binary = window.atob(data);
-        var arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
-        var bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
-
-        for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
-            bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onreceive)
-            guac_stream.onreceive(arrayBuffer);
-
-    };
-
-    // Close implementation
-    this.close = function() {
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onclose)
-            guac_stream.onclose();
-
-        // NOTE: Currently not enforced.
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Fired once for every blob of data received.
+     * Called when this stream is closed.
      * 
      * @event
-     * @param {ArrayBuffer} buffer The data packet received.
      */
-    this.onreceive = null;
+    this.onend = null;
 
     /**
-     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
-     * @event
-     */
-    this.onclose = null;
-
-};
-
-Guacamole.ArrayBufferInputStream.prototype = new Guacamole.InputStream();
-
-/**
- * An input stream which continuously builds a single blob by appending each
- * individual blob received. Only the size of each blob received is exposed.
- * 
- * @constructor
- * @augments Guacamole.InputStream
- * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data this stream will receive.
- */
-Guacamole.BlobInputStream = function(mimetype) {
-
-    /**
-     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
-     * @private
-     */
-    var guac_stream = this;
-
-    /**
-     * The length of this Guacamole.InputStream in bytes.
-     * @private
-     */
-    var length = 0;
-
-    /*
-     * This is an input stream.
-     */
-    Guacamole.InputStream.apply(this, [mimetype]);
-
-    // Get blob builder
-    var blob_builder;
-    if      (window.BlobBuilder)       blob_builder = new BlobBuilder();
-    else if (window.WebKitBlobBuilder) blob_builder = new WebKitBlobBuilder();
-    else if (window.MozBlobBuilder)    blob_builder = new MozBlobBuilder();
-    else
-        blob_builder = new (function() {
-
-            var blobs = [];
-
-            /** @ignore */
-            this.append = function(data) {
-                blobs.push(new Blob([data], {"type": mimetype}));
-            };
-
-            /** @ignore */
-            this.getBlob = function() {
-                return new Blob(blobs, {"type": mimetype});
-            };
-
-        })();
-
-    // Receive implementation
-    this.receive = function(data) {
-
-        // Convert to ArrayBuffer
-        var binary = window.atob(data);
-        var arrayBuffer = new ArrayBuffer(binary.length);
-        var bufferView = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
-
-        for (var i=0; i<binary.length; i++)
-            bufferView[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
-
-        blob_builder.append(arrayBuffer);
-        length += arrayBuffer.byteLength;
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onprogress)
-            guac_stream.onprogress(arrayBuffer.byteLength);
-
-    };
-
-    // Close implementation
-    this.close = function() {
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onclose)
-            guac_stream.onclose();
-
-        // NOTE: Currently not enforced.
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the current length of this Guacamole.InputStream, in bytes.
-     * @return {Number} The current length of this Guacamole.InputStream.
-     */
-    this.getLength = function() {
-        return length;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the contents of this Guacamole.InputStream as a Blob.
-     * @return {Blob} The contents of this Guacamole.InputStream.
-     */
-    this.getBlob = function() {
-        return blob_builder.getBlob();
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Fired once for every blob of data received.
+     * Acknowledges the receipt of a blob.
      * 
-     * @event
-     * @param {Number} length The number of bytes received.
+     * @param {String} message A human-readable message describing the error
+     *                         or status.
+     * @param {Number} code The error code, if any, or 0 for success.
      */
-    this.onprogress = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
-     * @event
-     */
-    this.onclose = null;
-
-};
-
-Guacamole.BlobInputStream.prototype = new Guacamole.InputStream();
-
-/**
- * An input stream which receives strictly text data.
- * 
- * @constructor
- * @param {String} mimetype The mimetype of the data this stream will receive.
- */
-Guacamole.StringInputStream = function(mimetype) {
-
-    /**
-     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
-     * @private
-     */
-    var guac_stream = this;
-
-    /*
-     * This is an input stream.
-     */
-    Guacamole.InputStream.apply(this, [mimetype]);
-
-    // Receive implementation
-    this.receive = function(data) {
-
-        // Convert to string 
-        var text = window.atob(data);
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onreceive)
-            guac_stream.onreceive(text);
-
+    this.sendAck = function(message, code) {
+        client.sendAck(guac_stream.index, message, code);
     };
 
-    // Close implementation
-    this.close = function() {
-
-        // Call handler, if present
-        if (guac_stream.onclose)
-            guac_stream.onclose();
-
-        // NOTE: Currently not enforced.
-
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Fired once for every blob of data received.
-     * 
-     * @event
-     * @param {String} text The data packet received.
-     */
-    this.onreceive = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
-     * @event
-     */
-    this.onclose = null;
-
 };
-
-Guacamole.StringInputStream.prototype = new Guacamole.InputStream();
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/OutputStream.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/OutputStream.js
index 3abe503b9..70cebd9f9 100644
--- a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/OutputStream.js
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/OutputStream.js
@@ -43,17 +43,9 @@ Guacamole.OutputStream = function(client, index) {
      */
     this.index = index;
 
-    /**
-     * Fired when the stream is being closed due to an error.
-     * 
-     * @param {String} reason A human-readable reason describing the error.
-     * @param {Number} code The error code associated with the error.
-     */
-    this.onerror = null;
-
     /**
      * Fired whenever an acknowledgement is received from the server, indicating
-     * that a stream operation has completed.
+     * that a stream operation has completed, or an error has occurred.
      * 
      * @event
      * @param {String} message A human-readable status message related to the
@@ -67,14 +59,14 @@ Guacamole.OutputStream = function(client, index) {
      * 
      * @param {String} data The base64-encoded data to send.
      */
-    this.write = function(data) {
+    this.sendBlob = function(data) {
         client.sendBlob(guac_stream.index, data);
     };
 
     /**
      * Closes this stream.
      */
-    this.close = function() {
+    this.sendEnd = function() {
         client.endStream(guac_stream.index);
     };
 
diff --git a/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/StringReader.js b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/StringReader.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2ce78b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guacamole-common-js/src/main/webapp/modules/StringReader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+var Guacamole = Guacamole || {};
+
+/**
+ * A reader which automatically handles the given input stream, returning
+ * strictly text data. Note that this object will overwrite any installed event
+ * handlers on the given Guacamole.InputStream.
+ * 
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {Guacamole.InputStream} stream The stream that data will be read
+ *                                       from.
+ */
+Guacamole.StringReader = function(stream) {
+
+    /**
+     * Reference to this Guacamole.InputStream.
+     * @private
+     */
+    var guac_reader = this;
+
+    // Receive blobs as strings
+    stream.onblob = function(data) {
+
+        // Convert to string 
+        var text = window.atob(data);
+
+        // Call handler, if present
+        if (guac_reader.ontext)
+            guac_reader.ontext(text);
+
+    };
+
+    // Simply call onend when end received
+    stream.onend = function() {
+        if (guac_reader.onend)
+            guac_reader.onend();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once for every blob of text data received.
+     * 
+     * @event
+     * @param {String} text The data packet received.
+     */
+    this.ontext = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Fired once this stream is finished and no further data will be written.
+     * @event
+     */
+    this.onend = null;
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/scripts/client-ui.js b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/scripts/client-ui.js
index f817b0160..764a1443f 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/scripts/client-ui.js
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/scripts/client-ui.js
@@ -815,9 +815,7 @@ GuacUI.Client.attach = function(guac) {
 
     }
 
-    guac.onfile = function(mimetype, filename) {
-
-        var stream = new Guacamole.BlobInputStream(mimetype);
+    guac.onfile = function(stream, mimetype, filename) {
 
         var download = new GuacUI.Download(filename);
         download.updateProgress(getSizeString(0));
@@ -845,8 +843,6 @@ GuacUI.Client.attach = function(guac) {
             GuacUI.Client.notification_area.removeChild(download.getElement());
         };
 
-        return stream;
-
     };
 
     /*