Index: trunk/src/io/c_stream.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/io/c_stream.cc	(revision 438)
+++ trunk/src/io/c_stream.cc	(revision 442)
@@ -47,4 +47,12 @@
 }
 
+bool c_stream::gets( char* buffer, size_t max_count )
+{
+	NV_ASSERT( buffer != nullptr && max_count != 0, "Bad parameter passed to write!" );
+	char* result = ::fgets( buffer, max_count, reinterpret_cast<FILE*>( m_file ) );
+	if ( !result ) return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool c_stream::seek( long offset, origin orig )
 {
Index: trunk/src/io/std_stream.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/io/std_stream.cc	(revision 438)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,62 +1,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2012-2015 ChaosForge Ltd
-// http://chaosforge.org/
-//
-// This file is part of Nova libraries. 
-// For conditions of distribution and use, see copying.txt file in root folder.
-//
-// TODO: support for write operations, see http://www.mr-edd.co.uk/blog/beginners_guide_streambuf
-
-#include "nv/io/std_stream.hh"
-#include "nv/stl/math.hh"
-#include "nv/stl/utility.hh"
-
-using namespace nv;
-
-std_streambuf::std_streambuf( stream* source, bool owner /*= false*/, std::size_t bsize /*= 256*/, std::size_t put_back /*= 8 */ )
-	: m_stream( source )
-	, m_owner( owner )
-	, m_buffer( nv::max(bsize, put_back) + put_back )
-	, m_put_back( nv::max( put_back, std::size_t( 1 ) ) )
-{
-	char *end = &m_buffer.front() + m_buffer.size();
-	setg( end, end, end );
-}
-
-std_streambuf::~std_streambuf()
-{
-	if ( m_owner )
-	{
-		delete m_stream;
-	}
-}
-
-std_streambuf::int_type std_streambuf::underflow()
-{
-	if (gptr() < egptr())
-	{
-		// buffer not exhausted
-		return traits_type::to_int_type(*gptr());
-	}
-
-	char *base = &m_buffer.front();
-	char *start = base;
-
-	if (eback() == base) // true when this isn't the first fill
-	{
-		// Make arrangements for putback characters
-		std::copy( egptr() - m_put_back, egptr(), base ); 
-		start += m_put_back;
-	}
-
-	// start is now the start of the buffer, proper.
-	size_t n = m_stream->read( start, 1, m_buffer.size() - static_cast<size_t>(start - base) );
-	if (n == 0)
-	{
-		return traits_type::eof();
-	}
-
-	// Set buffer pointers
-	setg(base, start, start + n);
-
-	return traits_type::to_int_type(*gptr());
-}