diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index 142fe23..f3bfd10 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 mod text_buffer;
-pub use text_buffer::TextBuffer;
+pub use text_buffer::{TextBuffer, TextBufferReader};
diff --git a/core/src/text_buffer/mod.rs b/core/src/text_buffer/mod.rs
index 7e7c764..937b9fc 100644
--- a/core/src/text_buffer/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/text_buffer/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ mod rope;
 use rope::Rope;
 pub use rope::{CharIterator, CharWithPointIterator};
 
+mod reader;
+pub use reader::TextBufferReader;
+
 pub struct TextBuffer {
     contents: Rc<Rope>,
 }
diff --git a/core/src/text_buffer/reader.rs b/core/src/text_buffer/reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f3e43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/text_buffer/reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use super::{
+    TextBuffer,
+    rope::{NodeIterator, Rope},
+};
+
+pub struct TextBufferReader {
+    node_iterator: NodeIterator,
+    current_node: Option<Rc<Rope>>,
+    cursor: usize,
+}
+
+impl TextBufferReader {
+    pub fn new(text_buffer: &TextBuffer) -> Self {
+        let mut node_iterator = Rc::clone(&text_buffer.contents).iter_nodes();
+        let current_node = node_iterator.next();
+        Self {
+            node_iterator,
+            current_node,
+            cursor: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::io::Read for TextBufferReader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        let mut bytes_written = 0;
+        while let Some(rope) = self.current_node.clone() {
+            if let Rope::Leaf { text } = rope.as_ref() {
+                let bytes = text.as_bytes();
+                let length = bytes
+                    .len()
+                    .min(buf.len() - bytes_written)
+                    .min(bytes.len() - self.cursor);
+                buf[bytes_written..bytes_written + length]
+                    .copy_from_slice(&bytes[self.cursor..self.cursor + length]);
+                bytes_written += length;
+                self.cursor += length;
+                if self.cursor == bytes.len() {
+                    self.current_node = self.node_iterator.next();
+                    self.cursor = 0;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Should always be leaf node
+                panic!();
+            }
+            if bytes_written == buf.len() {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(bytes_written)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::text_buffer::Point;
+    use std::io::Read;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_string() {
+        let text_fragments = [
+            "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem ",
+            "accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ",
+            "ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae ",
+            "vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia ",
+            "voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur ",
+            "magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque ",
+            "porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, ",
+            "consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora ",
+            "incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut ",
+            "enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam ",
+            "corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi ",
+            "consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate ",
+            "velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem ",
+            "eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?",
+        ];
+        let mut text_buffer = TextBuffer::new();
+        for fragment in text_fragments {
+            text_buffer.insert_text(fragment, Point::End);
+        }
+        let mut target = TextBufferReader::new(&text_buffer);
+        let mut bytes_buffer = Vec::new();
+        target.read_to_end(&mut bytes_buffer).unwrap();
+        let target_string = String::from_utf8(bytes_buffer).unwrap();
+        let expected_string: String = text_fragments.iter().flat_map(|s| s.chars()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(target_string, expected_string);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/text_buffer/rope/mod.rs b/core/src/text_buffer/rope/mod.rs
index fe21c71..8ecef0f 100644
--- a/core/src/text_buffer/rope/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/text_buffer/rope/mod.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl Rope {
     }
 
     /// Returns an iterater over the leaf nodes
-    fn iter_nodes(self: Rc<Self>) -> NodeIterator {
+    pub fn iter_nodes(self: Rc<Self>) -> NodeIterator {
         NodeIterator::new(self)
     }
 }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn merge(leaf_nodes: &[Rc<Rope>]) -> Rc<Rope> {
     }
 }
 
-struct NodeIterator {
+pub struct NodeIterator {
     stack: Vec<Rc<Rope>>,
 }