diff --git a/lib/core/SConscript b/lib/core/SConscript
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+# SConscript
+# Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+
+Library('erw', ['src/File.cc'])
diff --git a/lib/core/include/core/File.hh b/lib/core/include/core/File.hh
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+/* File.hh
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * File interface.
+ */
+
+#include <bitset>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "String.hh"
+
+
+namespace erw {
+
+struct File
+{
+    enum class SeekFrom {
+        /** Seek from the beginning of the file. */
+        Begin,
+        /** Seek from the current file offset. */
+        Here,
+        /** Seek from the end of the file. */
+        End,
+    };
+
+    typedef std::bitset<3> Mode;
+
+    static constexpr Mode In = Mode(1);
+    static constexpr Mode Out = Mode(2);
+    static constexpr Mode Binary = Mode(4);
+
+    /** Destructor. */
+    virtual ~File();
+
+    String path() const noexcept;
+
+    /** Seek to an absolute position in the file. */
+    virtual File& seek(size_t pos) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Seek to an `offset` from the given anchor point in the file.
+     * @see SeekFrom
+     */
+    virtual File& seek(ssize_t offset, SeekFrom from) = 0;
+
+protected:
+    const String mPath;
+
+    /** Convert a File::Mode to an iostream openmode bitset. */
+    virtual std::ios_base::openmode modeToIOSMode(Mode mode);
+
+    File(const String& path);
+};
+
+
+/** File handle for reading. */
+struct InFile
+    : public File
+{
+    /** Open a file at `path` for reading. */
+    InFile(const String& path, File::Mode mode);
+
+    /** Deleted copy constructor. File handles cannot be copied. */
+    InFile(const InFile& other) = delete;
+
+    /** Move `other` to this InFile. */
+    InFile(InFile&& other);
+
+    virtual ~InFile();
+
+    /** Move `other` to this InFile. File handles cannot be copied. */
+    InFile& operator=(InFile& other);
+
+    String path() const;
+
+    /** Read up to `count` characters into the provided `buffer`. */
+    InFile& read(char* buffer, ssize_t count);
+
+    /** @see File::seek */
+    InFile& seek(size_t pos) override;
+
+    /** @See File::seek */
+    InFile& seek(ssize_t pos, File::SeekFrom from) override;
+
+private:
+    String mPath;
+    std::ifstream mStream;
+
+    std::ios_base::openmode modeToIOSMode(File::Mode mode) override;
+};
+
+
+struct OutFile
+    : public File
+{
+    /** Write `count` characters from the provided `buffer` into this file. */
+    InFile& write(char* buffer, ssize_t count);
+
+    /** @see File::seek */
+    InFile& seek(size_t pos) override;
+
+    /** @See File::seek */
+    InFile& seek(ssize_t pos, File::SeekFrom from) override;
+
+private:
+    std::ofstream stream;
+};
+
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/include/core/String.hh b/lib/core/include/core/String.hh
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+++ b/lib/core/include/core/String.hh
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+/* String.hh
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * Strings are fun.
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace erw {
+
+typedef std::string String;
+
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/include/core/xml/Document.hh b/lib/core/include/core/xml/Document.hh
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+++ b/lib/core/include/core/xml/Document.hh
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+/* XMLDocument.hh
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * An XML document and related structures.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "core/File.hh"
+#include "core/String.hh"
+
+
+namespace erw {
+namespace xml {
+
+struct Document;
+
+
+/** An XML document. */
+struct Document
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructor. Parse an XML document out of the given file. Doing so takes
+     * ownership of the file.
+     */
+    Document(InFile&& file);
+
+    /** Constructor. Parse an XML document from the given string. */
+    Document(const String& string);
+
+    ~Document();
+
+    const Node& root() const noexcept;
+
+protected:
+    /** The root of the XML tree. The document owns its root. */
+    Node mRoot;
+};
+
+} /* namespace xml */
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/include/core/xml/Node.hh b/lib/core/include/core/xml/Node.hh
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+++ b/lib/core/include/core/xml/Node.hh
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+/* Node.hh
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * An XML node.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "String.hh"
+
+namespace erw {
+namespace xml {
+
+/** A node in an XML tree. */
+struct Node
+{
+    typedef std::vector<Node> List;
+    typedef std::map<String, String> AttributeMap;
+
+    Node();
+    Node(const String& name, const List& children);
+    Node(const Node& other);
+    ~Node();
+
+    String name() const noexcept;
+    List children() const noexcept;
+
+protected:
+    /** The name of the node. */
+    String mName;
+    /** Children of this node. The node owns its children. */
+    List mChildren;
+};
+
+} /* namespace xml */
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/src/File.cc b/lib/core/src/File.cc
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+++ b/lib/core/src/File.cc
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+/* File.cc
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * Implementation of file handling.
+ */
+
+#include "core/File.hh"
+
+
+namespace erw {
+
+#pragma mark - File
+
+/*
+ * File::File --
+ */
+File::File(const String& path)
+    : mPath(path)
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * File::~File --
+ */
+File::~File()
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * File::path --
+ */
+String
+File::path()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    return mPath;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * File::modeToIOSMode --
+ */
+std::ios_base::openmode
+File::modeToIOSMode(Mode mode)
+{
+    std::ios_base::openmode openmode = 0;
+    if ((mode & In).any()) {
+        openmode |= std::ios_base::in;
+    }
+    if ((mode & Out).any()) {
+        openmode |= std::ios_base::out;
+    }
+    if ((mode & Binary).any()) {
+        openmode |= std::ios_base::binary;
+    }
+    return openmode;
+}
+
+#pragma mark - InFile
+
+/*
+ * InFile::InFile --
+ */
+InFile::InFile(const String& path,
+               InFile::Mode mode)
+    : File(path),
+      mStream(path, modeToIOSMode(mode))
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::InFile --
+ */
+InFile::InFile(InFile&& other)
+    : File(other.mPath),
+      mStream(std::move(other.mStream))
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::~InFile --
+ */
+InFile::~InFile()
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::operator= --
+ */
+InFile&
+InFile::operator=(InFile& other)
+{
+    mStream = std::move(other.mStream);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::read --
+ */
+InFile&
+InFile::read(char* buffer,
+             ssize_t count)
+{
+    mStream.read(buffer, count);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::seek --
+ */
+InFile&
+InFile::seek(size_t pos)
+{
+    mStream.seekg(pos);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::seek --
+ */
+InFile&
+InFile::seek(ssize_t off,
+             File::SeekFrom from)
+{
+    std::ios_base::seekdir dir;
+    switch (from) {
+        case File::SeekFrom::Begin:
+            dir = std::ios_base::beg;
+            break;
+        case File::SeekFrom::Here:
+            dir = std::ios_base::cur;
+            break;
+        case File::SeekFrom::End:
+            dir = std::ios_base::end;
+            break;
+    }
+    mStream.seekg(off, dir);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * InFile::modeToIOSMode --
+ */
+std::ios_base::openmode
+InFile::modeToIOSMode(File::Mode mode)
+{
+    // Ensure In flag is always set.
+    if (!(mode & File::In).any()) {
+        mode |= File::In;
+    }
+    return File::modeToIOSMode(mode);
+}
+
+#pragma mark - OutFile
+
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/src/xml/Document.cc b/lib/core/src/xml/Document.cc
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+++ b/lib/core/src/xml/Document.cc
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+/* XMLParser.cc
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * Implementation of an XML parser.
+ */
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#include <libxml/tree.h>
+
+#include "XMLParser.hh"
+
+
+
+namespace {
+
+/*
+ * initLibrary --
+ */
+void
+initLibrary()
+{
+    static std::once_flag once;
+    std::call_once(once, []() {
+        xmlInitParser();
+    });
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * parseFile --
+ */
+XMLNode
+parseFile(File&& file)
+{
+    const size_t kInitialBufferSize = 16;
+    const size_t kBufferSize = 1024;
+
+    static_assert(kInitialBufferSize < kBufferSize,
+                  "XML parser initial buffer size must be smaller than the "
+                  "total buffer size");
+
+    initLibrary();
+
+    char buffer[kBufferSize];
+    ssize_t bytesRead = 0;
+
+    bytesRead = file.read(buffer, kInitialBufferSize);
+    xmlParserCtxtPtr context = xmlCreatePushParserCtxt(nullptr, nullptr,
+                                                       buffer, bytesRead,
+                                                       file.path().c_str());
+    if (!context) {
+        // TODO: Throw an appropriate error...
+        throw 42;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Read chunks until we're done. Once all data has been read, indicate that
+     * the parser should terminate by calling xmlParseChunk() with a last
+     * argument of 1 rather than 0.
+     */
+    while ((bytesRead = file.read(buffer, kBufferSize)) > 0) {
+        xmlParseChunk(context, buffer, bytesRead, 0);
+    }
+    xmlParseChunk(context, buffer, 0, 1);
+
+    bool succeeded = bool(context->wellFormed);
+    xmlDocPtr document = context->myDoc;
+
+    xmlFreeParserCtxt(context);
+
+    return succeeded ? XMLDocument::UCPtr(new XML2Document(document)) : nullptr;
+}
+
+}
+
+
+namespace erw {
+
+struct XML2Node
+    : public XMLNode
+{
+    XML2Node(xmlNodePtr node);
+
+    virtual ~XML2Node();
+
+    virtual String name() const noexcept override;
+    virtual String content() const noexcept override;
+    virtual XMLNode::AttributeMap attributes() const noexcept override;
+
+private:
+    xmlNodePtr mNode;
+
+    /** Make a list of children of the node, excluding text nodes. */
+    XMLNode::List childrenOfXML2Node(xmlNodePtr node) const noexcept;
+};
+
+
+/** An XML parser that uses libxml2. */
+struct XML2Document
+    : public XMLDocument
+{
+    /**
+     * Initialize the xml2 library, if needed. This function may be called more
+     * than once with no adverse affects.
+     */
+    static void initLibrary();
+
+    /**
+     * Parse a file into a libxml2 document object. Note: because of move
+     * semantics related to the file UPtr, the file will be closed after this
+     * method completes.
+     *
+     * @param [in] file     The file to parse.
+     * @return A libxml2 document, or nullptr if the parse fails.
+     */
+    static XMLDocument::UCPtr parseFile(File::UPtr file);
+
+    static XMLDocument::UCPtr parseString(const String& string);
+
+    XML2Document(xmlDocPtr document);
+
+    virtual ~XML2Document();
+
+    virtual XMLNode::WCPtr root() const noexcept override;
+
+private:
+    xmlDocPtr mDocument;
+};
+
+#pragma mark - erw::XMLDocument
+
+/* static */ XMLDocument::UCPtr
+XMLDocument::parseFile(File::UPtr file)
+{
+    return XML2Document::parseFile(std::move(file));
+}
+
+
+/* static */ XMLDocument::UCPtr
+XMLDocument::parseString(const String& string)
+{
+    return XML2Document::parseString(string);
+}
+
+
+XMLDocument(InFile&& file)
+    : mRoot()
+{ }
+
+
+XMLDocument::~XMLDocument()
+{ }
+
+#pragma mark - erw::XML2Document
+
+
+
+/* static */ XMLDocument::UCPtr
+XML2Document::parseString(const String& string)
+{
+    initLibrary();
+    xmlDocPtr document = xmlReadMemory(string.c_str(), string.size(), "memory.xml", NULL, 0);
+    return document ? XMLDocument::UCPtr(new XML2Document(document)) : nullptr;
+}
+
+
+XML2Document::XML2Document(xmlDocPtr document)
+    : XMLDocument(XMLNode::Ptr(new XML2Node(xmlDocGetRootElement(document)))),
+      mDocument(document)
+{ }
+
+
+XML2Document::~XML2Document()
+{
+    if (mDocument) {
+        xmlFreeDoc(mDocument);
+        mDocument = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+XMLNode::WCPtr
+XML2Document::root()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    return mRoot;
+}
+
+#pragma mark - XMLNode
+
+XMLNode::~XMLNode()
+{ }
+
+
+XMLNode::XMLNode(XMLNode::List&& children)
+    : mChildren(children)
+{ }
+
+
+XMLNode::WCList
+XMLNode::children()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    WCList weakChildren;
+    for (Ptr child : mChildren) {
+        weakChildren.push_back(WCPtr(child));
+    }
+    return weakChildren;
+}
+
+#pragma mark - XML2Node
+
+XML2Node::XML2Node(xmlNodePtr node)
+    : XMLNode(childrenOfXML2Node(node)),
+      mNode(node)
+{ }
+
+
+XML2Node::~XML2Node()
+{ }
+
+
+String
+XML2Node::name()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    return (const char *)mNode->name;
+}
+
+
+String
+XML2Node::content()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    xmlChar *content = xmlNodeGetContent(mNode);
+    String contentString((const char *)content);
+    xmlFree(content);
+    return contentString;
+}
+
+
+XMLNode::AttributeMap
+XML2Node::attributes()
+    const noexcept
+{
+    AttributeMap attrs;
+    for (xmlAttrPtr attr = mNode->properties; attr && attr->name && attr->children; attr = attr->next) {
+        xmlChar *value = xmlNodeListGetString(mNode->doc, attr->children, 1);
+        attrs[(const char *)attr->name] = (const char *)value;
+        xmlFree(value);
+    }
+    return attrs;
+}
+
+
+XMLNode::List
+XML2Node::childrenOfXML2Node(xmlNodePtr node)
+    const noexcept
+{
+    XMLNode::List children;
+    for (xmlNodePtr c = node->children; c != nullptr; c = c->next) {
+        if (c->type != XML_ELEMENT_NODE) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        children.push_back(XMLNode::Ptr(new XML2Node(c)));
+    }
+    return children;
+}
+
+} /* namespace erw */
diff --git a/lib/core/src/xml/Node.cc b/lib/core/src/xml/Node.cc
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+/* XMLNode.cc
+ * vim: set tw=80:
+ * Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
+ */
+/**
+ * Implementation of a node in an XML tree.
+ */
+
+#include "core/XMLDocument.hh"
+
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#include <libxml/tree.h>
+
+
+namespace erw {
+namespace xml {
+
+/*
+ * Node::Node --
+ */
+Node::Node()
+    : mName(),
+      mChildren()
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * Node::Node --
+ */
+Node::Node(const String& name,
+           const List& children)
+    : mName(name),
+      mChildren(children)
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * Node::Node --
+ */
+Node::Node(const Node& other)
+    : mName(other.name),
+      mChildren(other.children)
+{ }
+
+
+/*
+ * Node::~Node --
+ */
+Node::~Node()
+{ }
+
+#pragma mark Properties
+
+/*
+ * Node::name --
+ */
+String
+Node::name()
+    const
+{
+    return mName;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Node::children --
+ */
+List
+Node::children()
+    const
+{
+    return mChildren;
+}
+
+} /* namespace xml */
+} /* namespace erw */