diff --git a/decoder.go b/decoder.go
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+package ini
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"asciigoat.org/core"
+	"asciigoat.org/ini/parser"
+)
+
+// Decoder ...
+type Decoder struct {
+	io.Closer
+
+	p *parser.Parser
+}
+
+// Decode ...
+func (dec *Decoder) Decode() error {
+	defer dec.Close()
+
+	return dec.p.Run()
+}
+
+// NewDecoder creates a Decoder over the provided [io.Reader]
+func NewDecoder(r io.Reader) *Decoder {
+	rc := core.NewReadCloser(r)
+	switch {
+	case rc == nil:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		dec := &Decoder{
+			p:      parser.NewParser(rc),
+			Closer: rc,
+		}
+		return dec
+	}
+}
+
+// NewDecoderBytes creates a Decoder over a provided bytes array
+func NewDecoderBytes(b []byte) *Decoder {
+	return NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(b))
+}
+
+// NewDecoderString creates a Decoder over a provided string of data
+func NewDecoderString(s string) *Decoder {
+	return NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(s))
+}