diff --git a/src/core/region_processor.rs b/src/core/region_processor.rs
index 0a8ad0e..04699d3 100644
--- a/src/core/region_processor.rs
+++ b/src/core/region_processor.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl<'a> SingleRegionProcessor<'a> {
 			return Ok(());
 		}
 
-		storage::write(
+		storage::write_file(
 			&self.output_path,
 			&self.processed_region,
 			REGION_FILE_META_VERSION,
diff --git a/src/core/tile_renderer.rs b/src/core/tile_renderer.rs
index b341076..ce9fed3 100644
--- a/src/core/tile_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/core/tile_renderer.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl<'a> TileRenderer<'a> {
 
 		region_loader
 			.get_or_try_init(|| async {
-				storage::read(&processed_path).context("Failed to load processed region data")
+				storage::read_file(&processed_path).context("Failed to load processed region data")
 			})
 			.await
 			.cloned()
diff --git a/src/io/storage.rs b/src/io/storage.rs
index 99a8d63..634f082 100644
--- a/src/io/storage.rs
+++ b/src/io/storage.rs
@@ -14,43 +14,50 @@ use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 
 use super::fs;
 
+/// Serializes data and writes it to a writer
+pub fn write<W: Write, T: Serialize>(writer: &mut W, value: &T) -> Result<()> {
+	let data = bincode::serialize(value)?;
+	let len = u32::try_from(data.len())?;
+	let compressed = zstd::bulk::compress(&data, 1)?;
+	drop(data);
+
+	writer.write_all(&len.to_be_bytes())?;
+	writer.write_all(&compressed)?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Serializes data and stores it in a file
 ///
 /// A timestamp is stored in an assiciated metadata file.
-pub fn write<T: Serialize>(
+pub fn write_file<T: Serialize>(
 	path: &Path,
 	value: &T,
 	version: fs::FileMetaVersion,
 	timestamp: SystemTime,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-	fs::create_with_timestamp(path, version, timestamp, |file| {
-		let data = bincode::serialize(value)?;
-		let len = u32::try_from(data.len())?;
-		let compressed = zstd::bulk::compress(&data, 1)?;
-		drop(data);
+	fs::create_with_timestamp(path, version, timestamp, |file| write(file, value))
+}
 
-		file.write_all(&len.to_be_bytes())?;
-		file.write_all(&compressed)?;
+/// Reads data from a reader and deserializes it
+pub fn read<R: Read, T: DeserializeOwned>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<T> {
+	let mut len_buf = [0u8; 4];
+	reader.read_exact(&mut len_buf)?;
+	let len = usize::try_from(u32::from_be_bytes(len_buf))?;
 
-		Ok(())
-	})
+	let mut compressed = vec![];
+	reader.read_to_end(&mut compressed)?;
+	let data = zstd::bulk::decompress(&compressed, len)?;
+	drop(compressed);
+
+	Ok(bincode::deserialize(&data)?)
 }
 
 /// Reads data from a file and deserializes it
-pub fn read<T: DeserializeOwned>(path: &Path) -> Result<T> {
+pub fn read_file<T: DeserializeOwned>(path: &Path) -> Result<T> {
 	(|| -> Result<T> {
 		let mut file = File::open(path)?;
-
-		let mut len_buf = [0u8; 4];
-		file.read_exact(&mut len_buf)?;
-		let len = usize::try_from(u32::from_be_bytes(len_buf))?;
-
-		let mut compressed = vec![];
-		file.read_to_end(&mut compressed)?;
-		let data = zstd::bulk::decompress(&compressed, len)?;
-		drop(compressed);
-
-		Ok(bincode::deserialize(&data)?)
+		read(&mut file)
 	})()
 	.with_context(|| format!("Failed to read file {}", path.display()))
 }