diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/_codecs_cn.c b/Modules/cjkcodecs/_codecs_cn.c
index fd048d9..fb51297 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/_codecs_cn.c
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/_codecs_cn.c
@@ -217,11 +217,8 @@
 					break;
 				}
 
-			if (utrrange->first == 0) {
-				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-						"unicode mapping invalid");
+			if (utrrange->first == 0)
 				return 1;
-			}
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
index f51b6f2..26d5c94 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
 #include "Python.h"
+#include "structmember.h"
 #include "multibytecodec.h"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -38,22 +39,14 @@
 are 'ignore' and 'replace' as well as any other name registerd with\n\
 codecs.register_error that is able to handle UnicodeDecodeErrors.");
 
-PyDoc_STRVAR(MultibyteCodec_StreamReader__doc__,
-"I.StreamReader(stream[, errors]) -> StreamReader instance");
-
-PyDoc_STRVAR(MultibyteCodec_StreamWriter__doc__,
-"I.StreamWriter(stream[, errors]) -> StreamWriter instance");
-
 static char *codeckwarglist[] = {"input", "errors", NULL};
+static char *incnewkwarglist[] = {"errors", NULL};
+static char *incrementalkwarglist[] = {"input", "final", NULL};
 static char *streamkwarglist[] = {"stream", "errors", NULL};
 
 static PyObject *multibytecodec_encode(MultibyteCodec *,
 		MultibyteCodec_State *, const Py_UNICODE **, Py_ssize_t,
 		PyObject *, int);
-static PyObject *mbstreamreader_create(MultibyteCodec *,
-		PyObject *, const char *);
-static PyObject *mbstreamwriter_create(MultibyteCodec *,
-		PyObject *, const char *);
 
 #define MBENC_RESET	MBENC_MAX<<1 /* reset after an encoding session */
 
@@ -83,7 +76,7 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-get_errorcallback(const char *errors)
+internal_error_callback(const char *errors)
 {
 	if (errors == NULL || strcmp(errors, "strict") == 0)
 		return ERROR_STRICT;
@@ -91,17 +84,88 @@
 		return ERROR_IGNORE;
 	else if (strcmp(errors, "replace") == 0)
 		return ERROR_REPLACE;
-	else {
-		return PyCodec_LookupError(errors);
-	}
+	else
+		return PyString_FromString(errors);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+call_error_callback(PyObject *errors, PyObject *exc)
+{
+	PyObject *args, *cb, *r;
+
+	assert(PyString_Check(errors));
+	cb = PyCodec_LookupError(PyString_AS_STRING(errors));
+	if (cb == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	args = PyTuple_New(1);
+	if (args == NULL) {
+		Py_DECREF(cb);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, exc);
+	Py_INCREF(exc);
+
+	r = PyObject_CallObject(cb, args);
+	Py_DECREF(args);
+	Py_DECREF(cb);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+codecctx_errors_get(MultibyteStatefulCodecContext *self)
+{
+	const char *errors;
+
+	if (self->errors == ERROR_STRICT)
+		errors = "strict";
+	else if (self->errors == ERROR_IGNORE)
+		errors = "ignore";
+	else if (self->errors == ERROR_REPLACE)
+		errors = "replace";
+	else {
+		Py_INCREF(self->errors);
+		return self->errors;
+	}
+
+	return PyString_FromString(errors);
+}
+
+static int
+codecctx_errors_set(MultibyteStatefulCodecContext *self, PyObject *value,
+		    void *closure)
+{
+	PyObject *cb;
+
+	if (!PyString_Check(value)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "errors must be a string");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	cb = internal_error_callback(PyString_AS_STRING(value));
+	if (cb == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
+	self->errors = cb;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This getset handlers list is used by all the stateful codec objects */
+static PyGetSetDef codecctx_getsets[] = {
+	{"errors",	(getter)codecctx_errors_get,
+			(setter)codecctx_errors_set,
+			PyDoc_STR("how to treat errors")},
+	{NULL,}
+};
+
 static int
 expand_encodebuffer(MultibyteEncodeBuffer *buf, Py_ssize_t esize)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t orgpos, orgsize;
 
-	orgpos = (Py_ssize_t)((char*)buf->outbuf -
+	orgpos = (Py_ssize_t)((char *)buf->outbuf -
 				PyString_AS_STRING(buf->outobj));
 	orgsize = PyString_GET_SIZE(buf->outobj);
 	if (_PyString_Resize(&buf->outobj, orgsize + (
@@ -125,8 +189,7 @@
 {
 	Py_ssize_t orgpos, orgsize;
 
-	orgpos = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->outbuf -
-				PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(buf->outobj));
+	orgpos = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->outbuf - PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(buf->outobj));
 	orgsize = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(buf->outobj);
 	if (PyUnicode_Resize(&buf->outobj, orgsize + (
 	    esize < (orgsize >> 1) ? (orgsize >> 1) | 1 : esize)) == -1)
@@ -144,16 +207,21 @@
 			goto errorexit;					\
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * MultibyteCodec object
+ */
+
 static int
 multibytecodec_encerror(MultibyteCodec *codec,
 			MultibyteCodec_State *state,
 			MultibyteEncodeBuffer *buf,
 			PyObject *errors, Py_ssize_t e)
 {
-	PyObject *retobj = NULL, *retstr = NULL, *argsobj, *tobj;
+	PyObject *retobj = NULL, *retstr = NULL, *tobj;
 	Py_ssize_t retstrsize, newpos;
-	const char *reason;
 	Py_ssize_t esize, start, end;
+	const char *reason;
 
 	if (e > 0) {
 		reason = "illegal multibyte sequence";
@@ -166,7 +234,7 @@
 			return 0; /* retry it */
 		case MBERR_TOOFEW:
 			reason = "incomplete multibyte sequence";
-			esize = (size_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
+			esize = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
 			break;
 		case MBERR_INTERNAL:
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
@@ -230,21 +298,14 @@
 		goto errorexit;
 	}
 
-	argsobj = PyTuple_New(1);
-	if (argsobj == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
-
-	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(argsobj, 0, buf->excobj);
-	Py_INCREF(buf->excobj);
-	retobj = PyObject_CallObject(errors, argsobj);
-	Py_DECREF(argsobj);
+	retobj = call_error_callback(errors, buf->excobj);
 	if (retobj == NULL)
 		goto errorexit;
 
 	if (!PyTuple_Check(retobj) || PyTuple_GET_SIZE(retobj) != 2 ||
 	    !PyUnicode_Check((tobj = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(retobj, 0))) ||
 	    !PyInt_Check(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(retobj, 1))) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
 				"encoding error handler must return "
 				"(unicode, int) tuple");
 		goto errorexit;
@@ -293,7 +354,7 @@
 			MultibyteDecodeBuffer *buf,
 			PyObject *errors, Py_ssize_t e)
 {
-	PyObject *argsobj, *retobj = NULL, *retuni = NULL;
+	PyObject *retobj = NULL, *retuni = NULL;
 	Py_ssize_t retunisize, newpos;
 	const char *reason;
 	Py_ssize_t esize, start, end;
@@ -309,7 +370,7 @@
 			return 0; /* retry it */
 		case MBERR_TOOFEW:
 			reason = "incomplete multibyte sequence";
-			esize = (size_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
+			esize = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
 			break;
 		case MBERR_INTERNAL:
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
@@ -354,21 +415,14 @@
 		goto errorexit;
 	}
 
-	argsobj = PyTuple_New(1);
-	if (argsobj == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
-
-	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(argsobj, 0, buf->excobj);
-	Py_INCREF(buf->excobj);
-	retobj = PyObject_CallObject(errors, argsobj);
-	Py_DECREF(argsobj);
+	retobj = call_error_callback(errors, buf->excobj);
 	if (retobj == NULL)
 		goto errorexit;
 
 	if (!PyTuple_Check(retobj) || PyTuple_GET_SIZE(retobj) != 2 ||
 	    !PyUnicode_Check((retuni = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(retobj, 0))) ||
 	    !PyInt_Check(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(retobj, 1))) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
 				"decoding error handler must return "
 				"(unicode, int) tuple");
 		goto errorexit;
@@ -453,7 +507,7 @@
 				goto errorexit;
 		}
 
-	finalsize = (Py_ssize_t)((char*)buf.outbuf -
+	finalsize = (Py_ssize_t)((char *)buf.outbuf -
 				 PyString_AS_STRING(buf.outobj));
 
 	if (finalsize != PyString_GET_SIZE(buf.outobj))
@@ -500,7 +554,7 @@
 	data = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(arg);
 	datalen = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(arg);
 
-	errorcb = get_errorcallback(errors);
+	errorcb = internal_error_callback(errors);
 	if (errorcb == NULL) {
 		Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
 		return NULL;
@@ -515,16 +569,12 @@
 	if (r == NULL)
 		goto errorexit;
 
-	if (errorcb > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(errorcb);
-	}
+	ERROR_DECREF(errorcb);
 	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
 	return make_tuple(r, datalen);
 
 errorexit:
-	if (errorcb > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(errorcb);
-	}
+	ERROR_DECREF(errorcb);
 	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -543,18 +593,16 @@
 				codeckwarglist, &data, &datalen, &errors))
 		return NULL;
 
-	errorcb = get_errorcallback(errors);
+	errorcb = internal_error_callback(errors);
 	if (errorcb == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (datalen == 0) {
-		if (errorcb > ERROR_MAX) {
-			Py_DECREF(errorcb);
-		}
+		ERROR_DECREF(errorcb);
 		return make_tuple(PyUnicode_FromUnicode(NULL, 0), 0);
 	}
 
-	buf.outobj = buf.excobj = NULL;
+	buf.excobj = NULL;
 	buf.inbuf = buf.inbuf_top = (unsigned char *)data;
 	buf.inbuf_end = buf.inbuf_top + datalen;
 	buf.outobj = PyUnicode_FromUnicode(NULL, datalen);
@@ -590,49 +638,17 @@
 			goto errorexit;
 
 	Py_XDECREF(buf.excobj);
-	if (errorcb > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(errorcb);
-	}
+	ERROR_DECREF(errorcb);
 	return make_tuple(buf.outobj, datalen);
 
 errorexit:
-	if (errorcb > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(errorcb);
-	}
+	ERROR_DECREF(errorcb);
 	Py_XDECREF(buf.excobj);
 	Py_XDECREF(buf.outobj);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-MultibyteCodec_StreamReader(MultibyteCodecObject *self,
-			    PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
-{
-	PyObject *stream;
-	char *errors = NULL;
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|s:StreamReader",
-				streamkwarglist, &stream, &errors))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return mbstreamreader_create(self->codec, stream, errors);
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-MultibyteCodec_StreamWriter(MultibyteCodecObject *self,
-			    PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
-{
-	PyObject *stream;
-	char *errors = NULL;
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|s:StreamWriter",
-				streamkwarglist, &stream, &errors))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return mbstreamwriter_create(self->codec, stream, errors);
-}
-
 static struct PyMethodDef multibytecodec_methods[] = {
 	{"encode",	(PyCFunction)MultibyteCodec_Encode,
 			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
@@ -640,12 +656,6 @@
 	{"decode",	(PyCFunction)MultibyteCodec_Decode,
 			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
 			MultibyteCodec_Decode__doc__},
-	{"StreamReader",(PyCFunction)MultibyteCodec_StreamReader,
-			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
-			MultibyteCodec_StreamReader__doc__},
-	{"StreamWriter",(PyCFunction)MultibyteCodec_StreamWriter,
-			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
-			MultibyteCodec_StreamWriter__doc__},
 	{NULL,		NULL},
 };
 
@@ -655,8 +665,6 @@
 	PyObject_Del(self);
 }
 
-
-
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteCodec_Type = {
 	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
 	0,				/* ob_size */
@@ -690,13 +698,492 @@
 	multibytecodec_methods,		/* tp_methods */
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Utility functions for stateful codec mechanism
+ */
+
+#define STATEFUL_DCTX(o)	((MultibyteStatefulDecoderContext *)(o))
+#define STATEFUL_ECTX(o)	((MultibyteStatefulEncoderContext *)(o))
+
+static PyObject *
+encoder_encode_stateful(MultibyteStatefulEncoderContext *ctx,
+			PyObject *unistr, int final)
+{
+	PyObject *ucvt, *r = NULL;
+	Py_UNICODE *inbuf, *inbuf_end, *inbuf_tmp = NULL;
+	Py_ssize_t datalen, origpending;
+
+	if (PyUnicode_Check(unistr))
+		ucvt = NULL;
+	else {
+		unistr = ucvt = PyObject_Unicode(unistr);
+		if (unistr == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+		else if (!PyUnicode_Check(unistr)) {
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"couldn't convert the object to unicode.");
+			Py_DECREF(ucvt);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	datalen = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(unistr);
+	origpending = ctx->pendingsize;
+
+	if (ctx->pendingsize > 0) {
+		inbuf_tmp = PyMem_New(Py_UNICODE, datalen + ctx->pendingsize);
+		if (inbuf_tmp == NULL)
+			goto errorexit;
+		memcpy(inbuf_tmp, ctx->pending,
+			Py_UNICODE_SIZE * ctx->pendingsize);
+		memcpy(inbuf_tmp + ctx->pendingsize,
+			PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(unistr),
+			Py_UNICODE_SIZE * datalen);
+		datalen += ctx->pendingsize;
+		ctx->pendingsize = 0;
+		inbuf = inbuf_tmp;
+	}
+	else
+		inbuf = (Py_UNICODE *)PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(unistr);
+
+	inbuf_end = inbuf + datalen;
+
+	r = multibytecodec_encode(ctx->codec, &ctx->state,
+			(const Py_UNICODE **)&inbuf,
+			datalen, ctx->errors, final ? MBENC_FLUSH : 0);
+	if (r == NULL) {
+		/* recover the original pending buffer */
+		memcpy(ctx->pending, inbuf_tmp, Py_UNICODE_SIZE * origpending);
+		ctx->pendingsize = origpending;
+		goto errorexit;
+	}
+
+	if (inbuf < inbuf_end) {
+		ctx->pendingsize = (Py_ssize_t)(inbuf_end - inbuf);
+		if (ctx->pendingsize > MAXENCPENDING) {
+			/* normal codecs can't reach here */
+			ctx->pendingsize = 0;
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_UnicodeError,
+					"pending buffer overflow");
+			goto errorexit;
+		}
+		memcpy(ctx->pending, inbuf,
+			ctx->pendingsize * Py_UNICODE_SIZE);
+	}
+
+	if (inbuf_tmp != NULL)
+		PyMem_Del(inbuf_tmp);
+	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
+	return r;
+
+errorexit:
+	if (inbuf_tmp != NULL)
+		PyMem_Del(inbuf_tmp);
+	Py_XDECREF(r);
+	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+decoder_append_pending(MultibyteStatefulDecoderContext *ctx,
+		       MultibyteDecodeBuffer *buf)
+{
+	Py_ssize_t npendings;
+
+	npendings = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
+	if (npendings + ctx->pendingsize > MAXDECPENDING) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_UnicodeError, "pending buffer overflow");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memcpy(ctx->pending + ctx->pendingsize, buf->inbuf, npendings);
+	ctx->pendingsize += npendings;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+decoder_prepare_buffer(MultibyteDecodeBuffer *buf, const char *data,
+		       Py_ssize_t size)
+{
+	buf->inbuf = buf->inbuf_top = (const unsigned char *)data;
+	buf->inbuf_end = buf->inbuf_top + size;
+	if (buf->outobj == NULL) { /* only if outobj is not allocated yet */
+		buf->outobj = PyUnicode_FromUnicode(NULL, size);
+		if (buf->outobj == NULL)
+			return -1;
+		buf->outbuf = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(buf->outobj);
+		buf->outbuf_end = buf->outbuf +
+				  PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(buf->outobj);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+decoder_feed_buffer(MultibyteStatefulDecoderContext *ctx,
+		    MultibyteDecodeBuffer *buf)
+{
+	while (buf->inbuf < buf->inbuf_end) {
+		Py_ssize_t inleft, outleft;
+		int r;
+
+		inleft = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->inbuf_end - buf->inbuf);
+		outleft = (Py_ssize_t)(buf->outbuf_end - buf->outbuf);
+
+		r = ctx->codec->decode(&ctx->state, ctx->codec->config,
+			&buf->inbuf, inleft, &buf->outbuf, outleft);
+		if (r == 0 || r == MBERR_TOOFEW)
+			break;
+		else if (multibytecodec_decerror(ctx->codec, &ctx->state,
+						 buf, ctx->errors, r))
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * MultibyteIncrementalEncoder object
+ */
+
+static PyObject *
+mbiencoder_encode(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self,
+		  PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	PyObject *data;
+	int final = 0;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O|i:encode",
+			incrementalkwarglist, &data, &final))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return encoder_encode_stateful(STATEFUL_ECTX(self), data, final);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+mbiencoder_reset(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self)
+{
+	if (self->codec->decreset != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->decreset(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		return NULL;
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static struct PyMethodDef mbiencoder_methods[] = {
+	{"encode",	(PyCFunction)mbiencoder_encode,
+			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
+	{"reset",	(PyCFunction)mbiencoder_reset,
+			METH_NOARGS, NULL},
+	{NULL,		NULL},
+};
+
+static PyObject *
+mbiencoder_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+	MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self;
+	PyObject *codec;
+	char *errors = NULL;
+
+	codec = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)type, "codec");
+	if (codec == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!MultibyteCodec_Check(codec)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "codec is unexpected type");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "|s:IncrementalEncoder",
+					 incnewkwarglist, &errors))
+		return NULL;
+
+	self = (MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
+	if (self == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	self->codec = ((MultibyteCodecObject *)codec)->codec;
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+	self->errors = internal_error_callback(errors);
+	if (self->errors == NULL)
+		goto errorexit;
+	if (self->codec->encinit != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->encinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	return (PyObject *)self;
+
+errorexit:
+	Py_XDECREF(self);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+mbiencoder_traverse(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self,
+		    visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+	if (ERROR_ISCUSTOM(self->errors))
+		Py_VISIT(self->errors);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+mbiencoder_dealloc(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self)
+{
+	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
+	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
+	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_Type = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+	0,				/* ob_size */
+	"MultibyteIncrementalEncoder",	/* tp_name */
+	sizeof(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject), /* tp_basicsize */
+	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
+	/*  methods  */
+	(destructor)mbiencoder_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
+	0,				/* tp_print */
+	0,				/* tp_getattr */
+	0,				/* tp_setattr */
+	0,				/* tp_compare */
+	0,				/* tp_repr */
+	0,				/* tp_as_number */
+	0,				/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,				/* tp_as_mapping */
+	0,				/* tp_hash */
+	0,				/* tp_call */
+	0,				/* tp_str */
+	PyObject_GenericGetAttr,	/* tp_getattro */
+	0,				/* tp_setattro */
+	0,				/* tp_as_buffer */
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+		| Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,	/* tp_flags */
+	0,				/* tp_doc */
+	(traverseproc)mbiencoder_traverse,	/* tp_traverse */
+	0,				/* tp_clear */
+	0,				/* tp_richcompare */
+	0,				/* tp_weaklistoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_iter */
+	0,				/* tp_iterext */
+	mbiencoder_methods,		/* tp_methods */
+	0,				/* tp_members */
+	codecctx_getsets,		/* tp_getset */
+	0,				/* tp_base */
+	0,				/* tp_dict */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_get */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
+	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_init */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
+	mbiencoder_new,			/* tp_new */
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * MultibyteIncrementalDecoder object
+ */
+
+static PyObject *
+mbidecoder_decode(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self,
+		  PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	MultibyteDecodeBuffer buf;
+	char *data, *wdata;
+	Py_ssize_t wsize, finalsize = 0, size, origpending;
+	int final = 0;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "t#|i:decode",
+			incrementalkwarglist, &data, &size, &final))
+		return NULL;
+
+	buf.outobj = buf.excobj = NULL;
+	origpending = self->pendingsize;
+
+	if (self->pendingsize == 0) {
+		wsize = size;
+		wdata = data;
+	}
+	else {
+		wsize = size + self->pendingsize;
+		wdata = PyMem_Malloc(wsize);
+		if (wdata == NULL)
+			goto errorexit;
+		memcpy(wdata, self->pending, self->pendingsize);
+		memcpy(wdata + self->pendingsize, data, size);
+		self->pendingsize = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (decoder_prepare_buffer(&buf, wdata, wsize) != 0)
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	if (decoder_feed_buffer(STATEFUL_DCTX(self), &buf))
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	if (final && buf.inbuf < buf.inbuf_end) {
+		if (multibytecodec_decerror(self->codec, &self->state,
+				&buf, self->errors, MBERR_TOOFEW)) {
+			/* recover the original pending buffer */
+			memcpy(self->pending, wdata, origpending);
+			self->pendingsize = origpending;
+			goto errorexit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (buf.inbuf < buf.inbuf_end) { /* pending sequence still exists */
+		if (decoder_append_pending(STATEFUL_DCTX(self), &buf) != 0)
+			goto errorexit;
+	}
+
+	finalsize = (Py_ssize_t)(buf.outbuf - PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(buf.outobj));
+	if (finalsize != PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(buf.outobj))
+		if (PyUnicode_Resize(&buf.outobj, finalsize) == -1)
+			goto errorexit;
+
+	if (wdata != data)
+		PyMem_Del(wdata);
+	Py_XDECREF(buf.excobj);
+	return buf.outobj;
+
+errorexit:
+	if (wdata != NULL && wdata != data)
+		PyMem_Del(wdata);
+	Py_XDECREF(buf.excobj);
+	Py_XDECREF(buf.outobj);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+mbidecoder_reset(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self)
+{
+	if (self->codec->decreset != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->decreset(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		return NULL;
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static struct PyMethodDef mbidecoder_methods[] = {
+	{"decode",	(PyCFunction)mbidecoder_decode,
+			METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
+	{"reset",	(PyCFunction)mbidecoder_reset,
+			METH_NOARGS, NULL},
+	{NULL,		NULL},
+};
+
+static PyObject *
+mbidecoder_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+	MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self;
+	PyObject *codec;
+	char *errors = NULL;
+
+	codec = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)type, "codec");
+	if (codec == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!MultibyteCodec_Check(codec)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "codec is unexpected type");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "|s:IncrementalDecoder",
+					 incnewkwarglist, &errors))
+		return NULL;
+
+	self = (MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
+	if (self == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	self->codec = ((MultibyteCodecObject *)codec)->codec;
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+	self->errors = internal_error_callback(errors);
+	if (self->errors == NULL)
+		goto errorexit;
+	if (self->codec->decinit != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->decinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	return (PyObject *)self;
+
+errorexit:
+	Py_XDECREF(self);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+mbidecoder_traverse(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self,
+		    visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+	if (ERROR_ISCUSTOM(self->errors))
+		Py_VISIT(self->errors);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+mbidecoder_dealloc(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self)
+{
+	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
+	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
+	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_Type = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+	0,				/* ob_size */
+	"MultibyteIncrementalDecoder",	/* tp_name */
+	sizeof(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject), /* tp_basicsize */
+	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
+	/*  methods  */
+	(destructor)mbidecoder_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
+	0,				/* tp_print */
+	0,				/* tp_getattr */
+	0,				/* tp_setattr */
+	0,				/* tp_compare */
+	0,				/* tp_repr */
+	0,				/* tp_as_number */
+	0,				/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,				/* tp_as_mapping */
+	0,				/* tp_hash */
+	0,				/* tp_call */
+	0,				/* tp_str */
+	PyObject_GenericGetAttr,	/* tp_getattro */
+	0,				/* tp_setattro */
+	0,				/* tp_as_buffer */
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+		| Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,	/* tp_flags */
+	0,				/* tp_doc */
+	(traverseproc)mbidecoder_traverse,	/* tp_traverse */
+	0,				/* tp_clear */
+	0,				/* tp_richcompare */
+	0,				/* tp_weaklistoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_iter */
+	0,				/* tp_iterext */
+	mbidecoder_methods,		/* tp_methods */
+	0,				/* tp_members */
+	codecctx_getsets,		/* tp_getset */
+	0,				/* tp_base */
+	0,				/* tp_dict */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_get */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
+	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_init */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
+	mbidecoder_new,			/* tp_new */
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * MultibyteStreamReader object
+ */
+
 static PyObject *
 mbstreamreader_iread(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self,
 		     const char *method, Py_ssize_t sizehint)
 {
 	MultibyteDecodeBuffer buf;
 	PyObject *cres;
-	Py_ssize_t rsize, r, finalsize = 0;
+	Py_ssize_t rsize, finalsize = 0;
 
 	if (sizehint == 0)
 		return PyUnicode_FromUnicode(NULL, 0);
@@ -740,39 +1227,13 @@
 		}
 
 		rsize = PyString_GET_SIZE(cres);
-		buf.inbuf = buf.inbuf_top =
-			(unsigned char *)PyString_AS_STRING(cres);
-		buf.inbuf_end = buf.inbuf_top + rsize;
-		if (buf.outobj == NULL) {
-			buf.outobj = PyUnicode_FromUnicode(NULL, rsize);
-			if (buf.outobj == NULL)
-				goto errorexit;
-			buf.outbuf = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(buf.outobj);
-			buf.outbuf_end = buf.outbuf +
-					PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(buf.outobj);
-		}
+		if (decoder_prepare_buffer(&buf, PyString_AS_STRING(cres),
+					   rsize) != 0)
+			goto errorexit;
 
-		r = 0;
-		if (rsize > 0)
-			while (buf.inbuf < buf.inbuf_end) {
-				Py_ssize_t inleft, outleft;
-
-				inleft = (Py_ssize_t)(buf.inbuf_end -
-						      buf.inbuf);
-				outleft = (Py_ssize_t)(buf.outbuf_end -
-						       buf.outbuf);
-
-				r = self->codec->decode(&self->state,
-							self->codec->config,
-							&buf.inbuf, inleft,
-							&buf.outbuf, outleft);
-				if (r == 0 || r == MBERR_TOOFEW)
-					break;
-				else if (multibytecodec_decerror(self->codec,
-						&self->state, &buf,
-						self->errors, r))
-					goto errorexit;
-			}
+		if (rsize > 0 && decoder_feed_buffer(
+				(MultibyteStatefulDecoderContext *)self, &buf))
+			goto errorexit;
 
 		if (rsize == 0 || sizehint < 0) { /* end of file */
 			if (buf.inbuf < buf.inbuf_end &&
@@ -782,20 +1243,9 @@
 		}
 
 		if (buf.inbuf < buf.inbuf_end) { /* pending sequence exists */
-			Py_ssize_t npendings;
-
-			/* we can't assume that pendingsize is still 0 here.
-			 * because this function can be called recursively
-			 * from error callback */
-			npendings = (Py_ssize_t)(buf.inbuf_end - buf.inbuf);
-			if (npendings + self->pendingsize > MAXDECPENDING) {
-				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-						"pending buffer overflow");
+			if (decoder_append_pending(STATEFUL_DCTX(self),
+						   &buf) != 0)
 				goto errorexit;
-			}
-			memcpy(self->pending + self->pendingsize, buf.inbuf,
-				npendings);
-			self->pendingsize += npendings;
 		}
 
 		finalsize = (Py_ssize_t)(buf.outbuf -
@@ -901,8 +1351,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	self->pendingsize = 0;
 
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static struct PyMethodDef mbstreamreader_methods[] = {
@@ -917,18 +1366,73 @@
 	{NULL,		NULL},
 };
 
+static PyMemberDef mbstreamreader_members[] = {
+	{"stream",	T_OBJECT,
+			offsetof(MultibyteStreamReaderObject, stream),
+			READONLY, NULL},
+	{NULL,}
+};
+
+static PyObject *
+mbstreamreader_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+	MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self;
+	PyObject *codec, *stream;
+	char *errors = NULL;
+
+	codec = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)type, "codec");
+	if (codec == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!MultibyteCodec_Check(codec)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "codec is unexpected type");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O|s:StreamReader",
+				streamkwarglist, &stream, &errors))
+		return NULL;
+
+	self = (MultibyteStreamReaderObject *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
+	if (self == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	self->codec = ((MultibyteCodecObject *)codec)->codec;
+	self->stream = stream;
+	Py_INCREF(stream);
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+	self->errors = internal_error_callback(errors);
+	if (self->errors == NULL)
+		goto errorexit;
+	if (self->codec->decinit != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->decinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	return (PyObject *)self;
+
+errorexit:
+	Py_XDECREF(self);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+mbstreamreader_traverse(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self,
+			visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+	if (ERROR_ISCUSTOM(self->errors))
+		Py_VISIT(self->errors);
+	Py_VISIT(self->stream);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 mbstreamreader_dealloc(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self)
 {
-	if (self->errors > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(self->errors);
-	}
+	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
+	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
 	Py_DECREF(self->stream);
-	PyObject_Del(self);
+	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
 }
 
-
-
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteStreamReader_Type = {
 	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
 	0,				/* ob_size */
@@ -951,97 +1455,49 @@
 	PyObject_GenericGetAttr,	/* tp_getattro */
 	0,				/* tp_setattro */
 	0,				/* tp_as_buffer */
-	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,		/* tp_flags */
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+		| Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,	/* tp_flags */
 	0,				/* tp_doc */
-	0,				/* tp_traverse */
+	(traverseproc)mbstreamreader_traverse,	/* tp_traverse */
 	0,				/* tp_clear */
 	0,				/* tp_richcompare */
 	0,				/* tp_weaklistoffset */
 	0,				/* tp_iter */
 	0,				/* tp_iterext */
 	mbstreamreader_methods,		/* tp_methods */
+	mbstreamreader_members,		/* tp_members */
+	codecctx_getsets,		/* tp_getset */
+	0,				/* tp_base */
+	0,				/* tp_dict */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_get */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
+	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_init */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
+	mbstreamreader_new,		/* tp_new */
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * MultibyteStreamWriter object
+ */
+
 static int
 mbstreamwriter_iwrite(MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self,
 		      PyObject *unistr)
 {
-	PyObject *wr, *ucvt, *r = NULL;
-	Py_UNICODE *inbuf, *inbuf_end, *inbuf_tmp = NULL;
-	Py_ssize_t datalen;
+	PyObject *str, *wr;
 
-	if (PyUnicode_Check(unistr))
-		ucvt = NULL;
-	else {
-		unistr = ucvt = PyObject_Unicode(unistr);
-		if (unistr == NULL)
-			return -1;
-		else if (!PyUnicode_Check(unistr)) {
-			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"couldn't convert the object to unicode.");
-			Py_DECREF(ucvt);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
+	str = encoder_encode_stateful(STATEFUL_ECTX(self), unistr, 0);
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return -1;
 
-	datalen = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(unistr);
-	if (datalen == 0) {
-		Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (self->pendingsize > 0) {
-		inbuf_tmp = PyMem_New(Py_UNICODE, datalen + self->pendingsize);
-		if (inbuf_tmp == NULL)
-			goto errorexit;
-		memcpy(inbuf_tmp, self->pending,
-			Py_UNICODE_SIZE * self->pendingsize);
-		memcpy(inbuf_tmp + self->pendingsize,
-			PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(unistr),
-			Py_UNICODE_SIZE * datalen);
-		datalen += self->pendingsize;
-		self->pendingsize = 0;
-		inbuf = inbuf_tmp;
-	}
-	else
-		inbuf = (Py_UNICODE *)PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(unistr);
-
-	inbuf_end = inbuf + datalen;
-
-	r = multibytecodec_encode(self->codec, &self->state,
-			(const Py_UNICODE **)&inbuf, datalen, self->errors, 0);
-	if (r == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
-
-	if (inbuf < inbuf_end) {
-		self->pendingsize = (Py_ssize_t)(inbuf_end - inbuf);
-		if (self->pendingsize > MAXENCPENDING) {
-			self->pendingsize = 0;
-			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-					"pending buffer overflow");
-			goto errorexit;
-		}
-		memcpy(self->pending, inbuf,
-			self->pendingsize * Py_UNICODE_SIZE);
-	}
-
-	wr = PyObject_CallMethod(self->stream, "write", "O", r);
+	wr = PyObject_CallMethod(self->stream, "write", "O", str);
+	Py_DECREF(str);
 	if (wr == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
+		return -1;
 
-	if (inbuf_tmp != NULL)
-		PyMem_Del(inbuf_tmp);
-	Py_DECREF(r);
-	Py_DECREF(wr);
-	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
 	return 0;
-
-errorexit:
-	if (inbuf_tmp != NULL)
-		PyMem_Del(inbuf_tmp);
-	Py_XDECREF(r);
-	Py_XDECREF(ucvt);
-	return -1;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1054,10 +1510,8 @@
 
 	if (mbstreamwriter_iwrite(self, strobj))
 		return NULL;
-	else {
-		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-		return Py_None;
-	}
+	else
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1087,8 +1541,7 @@
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1119,18 +1572,67 @@
 	}
 	Py_DECREF(pwrt);
 
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+mbstreamwriter_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+	MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self;
+	PyObject *codec, *stream;
+	char *errors = NULL;
+
+	codec = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)type, "codec");
+	if (codec == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!MultibyteCodec_Check(codec)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "codec is unexpected type");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O|s:StreamWriter",
+				streamkwarglist, &stream, &errors))
+		return NULL;
+
+	self = (MultibyteStreamWriterObject *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
+	if (self == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	self->codec = ((MultibyteCodecObject *)codec)->codec;
+	self->stream = stream;
+	Py_INCREF(stream);
+	self->pendingsize = 0;
+	self->errors = internal_error_callback(errors);
+	if (self->errors == NULL)
+		goto errorexit;
+	if (self->codec->encinit != NULL &&
+	    self->codec->encinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
+		goto errorexit;
+
+	return (PyObject *)self;
+
+errorexit:
+	Py_XDECREF(self);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+mbstreamwriter_traverse(MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self,
+			visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+	if (ERROR_ISCUSTOM(self->errors))
+		Py_VISIT(self->errors);
+	Py_VISIT(self->stream);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
 mbstreamwriter_dealloc(MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self)
 {
-	if (self->errors > ERROR_MAX) {
-		Py_DECREF(self->errors);
-	}
+	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
+	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
 	Py_DECREF(self->stream);
-	PyObject_Del(self);
+	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static struct PyMethodDef mbstreamwriter_methods[] = {
@@ -1143,7 +1645,12 @@
 	{NULL,		NULL},
 };
 
-
+static PyMemberDef mbstreamwriter_members[] = {
+	{"stream",	T_OBJECT,
+			offsetof(MultibyteStreamWriterObject, stream),
+			READONLY, NULL},
+	{NULL,}
+};
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteStreamWriter_Type = {
 	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
@@ -1167,17 +1674,33 @@
 	PyObject_GenericGetAttr,	/* tp_getattro */
 	0,				/* tp_setattro */
 	0,				/* tp_as_buffer */
-	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,		/* tp_flags */
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+		| Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,	/* tp_flags */
 	0,				/* tp_doc */
-	0,				/* tp_traverse */
+	(traverseproc)mbstreamwriter_traverse,	/* tp_traverse */
 	0,				/* tp_clear */
 	0,				/* tp_richcompare */
 	0,				/* tp_weaklistoffset */
 	0,				/* tp_iter */
 	0,				/* tp_iterext */
 	mbstreamwriter_methods,		/* tp_methods */
+	mbstreamwriter_members,		/* tp_members */
+	codecctx_getsets,		/* tp_getset */
+	0,				/* tp_base */
+	0,				/* tp_dict */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_get */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
+	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_init */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
+	mbstreamwriter_new,		/* tp_new */
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Exposed factory function
+ */
+
 static PyObject *
 __create_codec(PyObject *ignore, PyObject *arg)
 {
@@ -1201,80 +1724,38 @@
 	return (PyObject *)self;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-mbstreamreader_create(MultibyteCodec *codec,
-		      PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
-{
-	MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self;
-
-	self = PyObject_New(MultibyteStreamReaderObject,
-			&MultibyteStreamReader_Type);
-	if (self == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	self->codec = codec;
-	self->stream = stream;
-	Py_INCREF(stream);
-	self->pendingsize = 0;
-	self->errors = get_errorcallback(errors);
-	if (self->errors == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
-	if (self->codec->decinit != NULL &&
-	    self->codec->decinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
-		goto errorexit;
-
-	return (PyObject *)self;
-
-errorexit:
-	Py_XDECREF(self);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-mbstreamwriter_create(MultibyteCodec *codec,
-		      PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
-{
-	MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self;
-
-	self = PyObject_New(MultibyteStreamWriterObject,
-			&MultibyteStreamWriter_Type);
-	if (self == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	self->codec = codec;
-	self->stream = stream;
-	Py_INCREF(stream);
-	self->pendingsize = 0;
-	self->errors = get_errorcallback(errors);
-	if (self->errors == NULL)
-		goto errorexit;
-	if (self->codec->encinit != NULL &&
-	    self->codec->encinit(&self->state, self->codec->config) != 0)
-		goto errorexit;
-
-	return (PyObject *)self;
-
-errorexit:
-	Py_XDECREF(self);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static struct PyMethodDef __methods[] = {
 	{"__create_codec", (PyCFunction)__create_codec, METH_O},
 	{NULL, NULL},
 };
 
-void
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_multibytecodec(void)
 {
+	int i;
+	PyObject *m;
+	PyTypeObject *typelist[] = {
+		&MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_Type,
+		&MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_Type,
+		&MultibyteStreamReader_Type,
+		&MultibyteStreamWriter_Type,
+		NULL
+	};
+
 	if (PyType_Ready(&MultibyteCodec_Type) < 0)
 		return;
-	if (PyType_Ready(&MultibyteStreamReader_Type) < 0)
-		return;
-	if (PyType_Ready(&MultibyteStreamWriter_Type) < 0)
+
+	m = Py_InitModule("_multibytecodec", __methods);
+	if (m == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	Py_InitModule("_multibytecodec", __methods);
+	for (i = 0; typelist[i] != NULL; i++) {
+		if (PyType_Ready(typelist[i]) < 0)
+			return;
+		Py_INCREF(typelist[i]);
+		PyModule_AddObject(m, typelist[i]->tp_name,
+				   (PyObject *)typelist[i]);
+	}
 
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
 		Py_FatalError("can't initialize the _multibytecodec module");
diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
index ec49c78..671ecae 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.h
@@ -67,24 +67,51 @@
 	MultibyteCodec *codec;
 } MultibyteCodecObject;
 
-#define MAXDECPENDING	8
+#define MultibyteCodec_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &MultibyteCodec_Type)
+
+#define _MultibyteStatefulCodec_HEAD		\
+	PyObject_HEAD				\
+	MultibyteCodec *codec;			\
+	MultibyteCodec_State state;		\
+	PyObject *errors;
 typedef struct {
-	PyObject_HEAD
-	MultibyteCodec *codec;
-	MultibyteCodec_State state;
-	unsigned char pending[MAXDECPENDING];
-	Py_ssize_t pendingsize;
-	PyObject *stream, *errors;
-} MultibyteStreamReaderObject;
+	_MultibyteStatefulCodec_HEAD
+} MultibyteStatefulCodecContext;
 
 #define MAXENCPENDING	2
-typedef struct {
-	PyObject_HEAD
-	MultibyteCodec *codec;
-	MultibyteCodec_State state;
-	Py_UNICODE pending[MAXENCPENDING];
+#define _MultibyteStatefulEncoder_HEAD		\
+	_MultibyteStatefulCodec_HEAD		\
+	Py_UNICODE pending[MAXENCPENDING];	\
 	Py_ssize_t pendingsize;
-	PyObject *stream, *errors;
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulEncoder_HEAD
+} MultibyteStatefulEncoderContext;
+
+#define MAXDECPENDING	8
+#define _MultibyteStatefulDecoder_HEAD		\
+	_MultibyteStatefulCodec_HEAD		\
+	unsigned char pending[MAXDECPENDING];	\
+	Py_ssize_t pendingsize;
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulDecoder_HEAD
+} MultibyteStatefulDecoderContext;
+
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulEncoder_HEAD
+} MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject;
+
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulDecoder_HEAD
+} MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject;
+
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulDecoder_HEAD
+	PyObject *stream;
+} MultibyteStreamReaderObject;
+
+typedef struct {
+	_MultibyteStatefulEncoder_HEAD
+	PyObject *stream;
 } MultibyteStreamWriterObject;
 
 /* positive values for illegal sequences */
@@ -95,7 +122,12 @@
 #define ERROR_STRICT		(PyObject *)(1)
 #define ERROR_IGNORE		(PyObject *)(2)
 #define ERROR_REPLACE		(PyObject *)(3)
-#define ERROR_MAX		ERROR_REPLACE
+#define ERROR_ISCUSTOM(p)	((p) < ERROR_STRICT || ERROR_REPLACE < (p))
+#define ERROR_DECREF(p) do {		\
+	if (ERROR_ISCUSTOM(p)) {	\
+		Py_DECREF(p);		\
+	}				\
+} while (0);
 
 #define MBENC_FLUSH		0x0001 /* encode all characters encodable */
 #define MBENC_MAX		MBENC_FLUSH