diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91440d5..a0982e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,17 @@ foreach (module ${b_modules})
 		endforeach (test_file)
 	endif ()
 endforeach (module)
+
+file(GLOB test_sources test/*.c)
+list(REMOVE_ITEM test_sources "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/units.c")
+
+foreach (test_file ${test_sources})
+	get_filename_component(test_name ${test_file} NAME_WE)
+	add_executable(blue-${test_name} ${test_file})
+
+	set_target_properties(blue-${test_name} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Tests")
+
+	foreach (module ${b_modules})
+		target_link_libraries(blue-${test_name} blue-${module})
+	endforeach (module)
+endforeach (test_file)
diff --git a/test/cat.c b/test/cat.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c876d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <blue/core/stream.h>
+#include <blue/io/file.h>
+#include <blue/io/path.h>
+#include <blue/object/string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
+	b_path *path = b_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+
+	b_file *file = NULL;
+	b_status status = b_file_open(NULL, path, B_FILE_READ_ONLY, &file);
+	if (!B_OK(status)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot open file %s\n", path_cstr);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	b_stream *src_stream, *dest_stream;
+
+	b_file_open_stream(file, &src_stream);
+
+	b_string *str = b_string_create();
+	b_stream_pipeline *pipeline;
+	status = b_string_open_stream(str, &dest_stream);
+
+	b_stream_pipeline_create(1024, &pipeline);
+
+	size_t nr_read;
+	b_stream_read_all_bytes_s(src_stream, dest_stream, pipeline, &nr_read);
+
+	printf("%s\n", b_string_ptr(str));
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/json-read.c b/test/json-read.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d26a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/json-read.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include <blue/io/file.h>
+#include <blue/io/path.h>
+#include <blue/serial.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	const char *path_cstr = argv[1];
+	b_path *path = b_path_create_from_cstr(path_cstr);
+
+	b_file *file = NULL;
+	b_status status = b_file_open(NULL, path, B_FILE_READ_ONLY, &file);
+	if (!B_OK(status)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot open file %s\n", path_cstr);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	b_stream *src_stream;
+
+	b_file_open_stream(file, &src_stream);
+
+	b_serial_ctx *ctx;
+	b_serial_ctx_create(&ctx);
+
+	b_object *data;
+	status = b_serial_ctx_deserialise(
+		ctx, B_SERIAL_FORMAT_JSON, src_stream, &data, 0);
+	if (!B_OK(status)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot read data\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	b_to_string(B_OBJECT(data), b_stdout);
+	b_stream_write_char(b_stdout, '\n');
+
+	b_release(data);
+	b_serial_ctx_destroy(ctx);
+
+	return 0;
+}