@@ -242,10 +242,12 @@
  *
  * @param buffer The buffer into which the data is read
  * @param length The length of the data that should be read at most.
  *		 The buffer *must* be *at least* this big!
  * @return The number of bytes read
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (size_t)readIntoBuffer: (void *)buffer length: (size_t)length;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads exactly the specified `length` bytes from the stream into a
@@ -259,10 +261,12 @@
  *	    available! Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @param buffer The buffer into which the data is read
  * @param length The length of the data that should be read.
  *		 The buffer *must* be *at least* this big!
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
  - (void)readIntoBuffer: (void *)buffer exactLength: (size_t)length;
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 /**
@@ -471,10 +475,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint8_t from the stream
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint8_t)readInt8;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint16_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian.
@@ -481,10 +487,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint16_t from the stream in native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint16_t)readBigEndianInt16;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint32_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian.
@@ -491,10 +499,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint32_t from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint32_t)readBigEndianInt32;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint64_t from the stream which is encoded in big endian.
@@ -501,10 +511,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint64_t from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint64_t)readBigEndianInt64;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a float from the stream which is encoded in big endian.
@@ -511,10 +523,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A float from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (float)readBigEndianFloat;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a double from the stream which is encoded in big endian.
@@ -521,10 +535,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A double from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (double)readBigEndianDouble;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint16_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian.
@@ -531,10 +547,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint16_t from the stream in native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint16_t)readLittleEndianInt16;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint32_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian.
@@ -541,10 +559,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint32_t from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint32_t)readLittleEndianInt32;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a uint64_t from the stream which is encoded in little endian.
@@ -551,10 +571,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A uint64_t from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (uint64_t)readLittleEndianInt64;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a float from the stream which is encoded in little endian.
@@ -561,10 +583,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A float from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (float)readLittleEndianFloat;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a double from the stream which is encoded in little endian.
@@ -571,10 +595,12 @@
  *
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @return A double from the stream in the native endianess
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (double)readLittleEndianDouble;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads the specified number of items with an item size of 1 from the
@@ -583,10 +609,12 @@
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @param count The number of items to read
  * @return OFData with count items.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (OFData *)readDataWithCount: (size_t)count;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads the specified number of items with the specified item size from
@@ -596,18 +624,22 @@
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @param itemSize The size of each item
  * @param count The number of items to read
  * @return OFData with count items.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (OFData *)readDataWithItemSize: (size_t)itemSize count: (size_t)count;
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns OFData with all the remaining data of the stream.
  *
  * @return OFData with an item size of 1 with all the data of the stream until
  *	   the end of the stream is reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (OFData *)readDataUntilEndOfStream;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a string with the specified length from the stream.
@@ -620,10 +652,14 @@
  * @warning Only call this when you know that enough data is available!
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @param length The length (in bytes) of the string to read from the stream
  * @return A string with the specified length
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (OFString *)readStringWithLength: (size_t)length;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads a string with the specified encoding and length from the stream.
@@ -637,19 +673,27 @@
  *	    Otherwise you will get an exception!
  *
  * @param encoding The encoding of the string to read from the stream
  * @param length The length (in bytes) of the string to read from the stream
  * @return A string with the specified length
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (OFString *)readStringWithLength: (size_t)length
 			  encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads until a newline, `\0` or end of stream occurs.
  *
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)readLine;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads with the specified encoding until a newline, `\0` or end of
@@ -656,10 +700,14 @@
  *	  stream occurs.
  *
  * @param encoding The encoding used by the stream
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)readLineWithEncoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 /**
@@ -753,10 +801,14 @@
  * @brief Tries to read a line from the stream (see @ref readLine) and returns
  *	  `nil` if no complete line has been received yet.
  *
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the line is not
  *	   complete yet
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)tryReadLine;
 
 /**
  * @brief Tries to read a line from the stream with the specified encoding (see
@@ -764,10 +816,14 @@
  *	  been received yet.
  *
  * @param encoding The encoding used by the stream
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the line is not
  *	   complete yet
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)tryReadLineWithEncoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads until the specified string or `\0` is found or the end of
@@ -774,10 +830,14 @@
  *	  stream occurs.
  *
  * @param delimiter The delimiter
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)readUntilDelimiter: (OFString *)delimiter;
 
 /**
  * @brief Reads until the specified string or `\0` is found or the end of
@@ -785,10 +845,14 @@
  *
  * @param delimiter The delimiter
  * @param encoding The encoding used by the stream
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)readUntilDelimiter: (OFString *)delimiter
 				 encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
@@ -797,10 +861,14 @@
  *	  enough data has been received yet.
  *
  * @param delimiter The delimiter
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)tryReadUntilDelimiter: (OFString *)delimiter;
 
 /**
  * @brief Tries to read until the specified string or `\0` is found or the end
@@ -809,10 +877,14 @@
  *
  * @param delimiter The delimiter
  * @param encoding The encoding used by the stream
  * @return The line that was read, autoreleased, or `nil` if the end of the
  *	   stream has been reached.
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string read from the stream has
+ *				     invalid encoding
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (nullable OFString *)tryReadUntilDelimiter: (OFString *)delimiter
 				    encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
@@ -834,10 +906,12 @@
  * @ref OFWriteFailedException#bytesWritten being set to the number of bytes
  * that were written, if any.
  *
  * @param buffer The buffer from which the data is written into the stream
  * @param length The length of the data that should be written
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBuffer: (const void *)buffer length: (size_t)length;
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 /**
@@ -991,118 +1065,144 @@
  * @brief Writes a uint8_t into the stream.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int8 A uint8_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeInt8: (uint8_t)int8;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint16_t into the stream, encoded in big endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int16 A uint16_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBigEndianInt16: (uint16_t)int16;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint32_t into the stream, encoded in big endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int32 A uint32_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBigEndianInt32: (uint32_t)int32;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint64_t into the stream, encoded in big endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int64 A uint64_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBigEndianInt64: (uint64_t)int64;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a float into the stream, encoded in big endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param float_ A float
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBigEndianFloat: (float)float_;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a double into the stream, encoded in big endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param double_ A double
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeBigEndianDouble: (double)double_;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint16_t into the stream, encoded in little endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int16 A uint16_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLittleEndianInt16: (uint16_t)int16;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint32_t into the stream, encoded in little endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int32 A uint32_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLittleEndianInt32: (uint32_t)int32;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a uint64_t into the stream, encoded in little endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param int64 A uint64_t
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLittleEndianInt64: (uint64_t)int64;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a float into the stream, encoded in little endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param float_ A float
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLittleEndianFloat: (float)float_;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a double into the stream, encoded in little endian.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param double_ A double
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLittleEndianDouble: (double)double_;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes OFData into the stream.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param data The OFData to write into the stream
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeData: (OFData *)data;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a string into the stream, without the trailing zero.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param string The string from which the data is written to the stream
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeString: (OFString *)string;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a string into the stream in the specified encoding, without
@@ -1110,19 +1210,23 @@
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param string The string from which the data is written to the stream
  * @param encoding The encoding in which to write the string to the stream
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeString: (OFString *)string encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a string into the stream with a trailing newline.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param string The string from which the data is written to the stream
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLine: (OFString *)string;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a string into the stream in the specified encoding with a
@@ -1130,10 +1234,12 @@
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param string The string from which the data is written to the stream
  * @param encoding The encoding in which to write the string to the stream
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)writeLine: (OFString *)string encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a formatted string into the stream.
@@ -1143,10 +1249,13 @@
  * `const OFUnichar *`.
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param format A string used as format
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
+ * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
  */
 - (void)writeFormat: (OFConstantString *)format, ...;
 
 /**
  * @brief Writes a formatted string into the stream.
@@ -1157,10 +1266,13 @@
  *
  * In non-blocking mode, the behavior is the same as @ref writeBuffer:length:.
  *
  * @param format A string used as format
  * @param arguments The arguments used in the format string
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
+ * @throw OFInvalidFormatException The specified format is invalid
  */
 - (void)writeFormat: (OFConstantString *)format arguments: (va_list)arguments;
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_SOCKETS
 /**
@@ -1194,10 +1306,12 @@
 
 /**
  * @brief Closes the stream.
  *
  * @note If you override this, make sure to call `[super close]`!
+ *
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (void)close;
 
 /**
  * @brief Performs a lowlevel read.
@@ -1208,10 +1322,12 @@
  *	 subclassing!
  *
  * @param buffer The buffer for the data to read
  * @param length The length of the buffer
  * @return The number of bytes read
+ * @throw OFReadFailedException Reading failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (size_t)lowlevelReadIntoBuffer: (void *)buffer length: (size_t)length;
 
 /**
  * @brief Performs a lowlevel write.
@@ -1222,10 +1338,12 @@
  *	 subclassing!
  *
  * @param buffer The buffer with the data to write
  * @param length The length of the data to write
  * @return The number of bytes written
+ * @throw OFWriteFailedException Writing failed
+ * @throw OFNotOpenException The stream is not open
  */
 - (size_t)lowlevelWriteBuffer: (const void *)buffer length: (size_t)length;
 
 /**
  * @brief Returns whether the lowlevel is at the end of the stream.