diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 753dee44..2d584386 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ target_include_directories(
 
 target_include_directories(${CLP_FFI_JS_BIN_NAME} PRIVATE src/)
 
-set(CLP_FFI_JS_SRC_MAIN src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp)
+set(CLP_FFI_JS_SRC_MAIN
+    src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.cpp
+    src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.cpp
+    src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
+)
 
 set(CLP_FFI_JS_SRC_CLP_CORE
     src/submodules/clp/components/core/src/clp/ffi/ir_stream/decoding_methods.cpp
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ec58c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+#include "IrStreamReader.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <clp/Array.hpp>
+#include <clp/ErrorCode.hpp>
+#include <clp/ir/LogEventDeserializer.hpp>
+#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
+#include <clp/streaming_compression/zstd/Decompressor.hpp>
+#include <clp/TraceableException.hpp>
+#include <clp/type_utils.hpp>
+#include <emscripten/bind.h>
+#include <emscripten/em_asm.h>
+#include <emscripten/val.h>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ClpFfiJsException.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/constants.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/LogEventWithLevel.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
+
+using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
+using clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t;
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+auto IrStreamReader::create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> IrStreamReader {
+    auto const length{data_array["length"].as<size_t>()};
+    SPDLOG_INFO("IrStreamReader::create: got buffer of length={}", length);
+
+    // Copy array from JavaScript to C++
+    clp::Array<char> data_buffer{length};
+    // NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-reinterpret-cast)
+    emscripten::val::module_property("HEAPU8")
+            .call<void>("set", data_array, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(data_buffer.data()));
+    // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-reinterpret-cast)
+
+    auto zstd_decompressor{std::make_unique<clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>()};
+    zstd_decompressor->open(data_buffer.data(), length);
+
+    auto stream_reader_data_context{create_deserializer_and_data_context(
+            std::move(zstd_decompressor),
+            std::move(data_buffer)
+    )};
+    return IrStreamReader{std::move(stream_reader_data_context)};
+}
+
+auto IrStreamReader::get_num_events_buffered() const -> size_t {
+    return m_encoded_log_events.size();
+}
+
+auto IrStreamReader::get_filtered_log_event_map() const -> FilteredLogEventMapTsType {
+    if (false == m_filtered_log_event_map.has_value()) {
+        return FilteredLogEventMapTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
+    }
+
+    return FilteredLogEventMapTsType{emscripten::val::array(m_filtered_log_event_map.value())};
+}
+
+void IrStreamReader::filter_log_events(emscripten::val const& log_level_filter) {
+    if (log_level_filter.isNull()) {
+        m_filtered_log_event_map.reset();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_filtered_log_event_map.emplace();
+    auto filter_levels{emscripten::vecFromJSArray<std::underlying_type_t<LogLevel>>(log_level_filter
+    )};
+    for (size_t log_event_idx = 0; log_event_idx < m_encoded_log_events.size(); ++log_event_idx) {
+        auto const& log_event = m_encoded_log_events[log_event_idx];
+        if (std::ranges::find(
+                    filter_levels,
+                    clp::enum_to_underlying_type(log_event.get_log_level())
+            )
+            != filter_levels.end())
+        {
+            m_filtered_log_event_map->emplace_back(log_event_idx);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+auto IrStreamReader::deserialize_stream() -> size_t {
+    if (nullptr == m_stream_reader_data_context) {
+        return m_encoded_log_events.size();
+    }
+
+    constexpr size_t cDefaultNumReservedLogEvents{500'000};
+    m_encoded_log_events.reserve(cDefaultNumReservedLogEvents);
+
+    while (true) {
+        auto result{m_stream_reader_data_context->get_deserializer().deserialize_log_event()};
+        if (result.has_error()) {
+            auto const error{result.error()};
+            if (std::errc::no_message_available == error) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (std::errc::result_out_of_range == error) {
+                SPDLOG_ERROR("File contains an incomplete IR stream");
+                break;
+            }
+            throw ClpFfiJsException{
+                    clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Corrupt,
+                    __FILENAME__,
+                    __LINE__,
+                    "Failed to deserialize: "s + error.category().name() + ":" + error.message()
+            };
+        }
+        auto const& log_event = result.value();
+        auto const& message = log_event.get_message();
+
+        auto const& logtype = message.get_logtype();
+        constexpr size_t cLogLevelPositionInMessages{1};
+        LogLevel log_level{LogLevel::NONE};
+        if (logtype.length() > cLogLevelPositionInMessages) {
+            // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-qualified-auto)
+            auto const log_level_name_it{std::find_if(
+                    cLogLevelNames.begin() + static_cast<size_t>(cValidLogLevelsBeginIdx),
+                    cLogLevelNames.end(),
+                    [&](std::string_view level) {
+                        return logtype.substr(cLogLevelPositionInMessages).starts_with(level);
+                    }
+            )};
+            if (log_level_name_it != cLogLevelNames.end()) {
+                log_level = static_cast<LogLevel>(
+                        std::distance(cLogLevelNames.begin(), log_level_name_it)
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        auto log_viewer_event{LogEventWithLevel<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>(
+                log_event.get_timestamp(),
+                log_event.get_utc_offset(),
+                message,
+                log_level
+        )};
+        m_encoded_log_events.emplace_back(std::move(log_viewer_event));
+    }
+    m_stream_reader_data_context.reset(nullptr);
+    return m_encoded_log_events.size();
+}
+
+auto IrStreamReader::decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
+        -> DecodedResultsTsType {
+    if (use_filter && false == m_filtered_log_event_map.has_value()) {
+        return DecodedResultsTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
+    }
+
+    size_t length{0};
+    if (use_filter) {
+        length = m_filtered_log_event_map->size();
+    } else {
+        length = m_encoded_log_events.size();
+    }
+    if (length < end_idx || begin_idx > end_idx) {
+        return DecodedResultsTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
+    }
+
+    std::string message;
+    constexpr size_t cDefaultReservedMessageLength{512};
+    message.reserve(cDefaultReservedMessageLength);
+    auto const results{emscripten::val::array()};
+
+    for (size_t i = begin_idx; i < end_idx; ++i) {
+        size_t log_event_idx{0};
+        if (use_filter) {
+            log_event_idx = m_filtered_log_event_map->at(i);
+        } else {
+            log_event_idx = i;
+        }
+        auto const& log_event{m_encoded_log_events[log_event_idx]};
+
+        auto const parsed{log_event.get_message().decode_and_unparse()};
+        if (false == parsed.has_value()) {
+            SPDLOG_ERROR("Failed to decode message.");
+            break;
+        }
+        message = parsed.value();
+
+        m_ts_pattern.insert_formatted_timestamp(log_event.get_timestamp(), message);
+
+        EM_ASM(
+                { Emval.toValue($0).push([UTF8ToString($1), $2, $3, $4]); },
+                results.as_handle(),
+                message.c_str(),
+                log_event.get_timestamp(),
+                log_event.get_log_level(),
+                log_event_idx + 1
+        );
+    }
+
+    return DecodedResultsTsType(results);
+}
+
+IrStreamReader::IrStreamReader(
+        StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&& stream_reader_data_context
+)
+        : m_stream_reader_data_context{std::make_unique<
+                  StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>>(
+                  std::move(stream_reader_data_context)
+          )},
+          m_ts_pattern{m_stream_reader_data_context->get_deserializer().get_timestamp_pattern()} {}
+
+auto IrStreamReader::create_deserializer_and_data_context(
+        std::unique_ptr<clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>&& zstd_decompressor,
+        clp::Array<char>&& data_buffer
+) -> StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t> {
+    rewind_reader_and_verify_encoding_type(*zstd_decompressor);
+
+    auto result{
+            clp::ir::LogEventDeserializer<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>::create(*zstd_decompressor)
+    };
+    if (result.has_error()) {
+        auto const error_code{result.error()};
+        SPDLOG_CRITICAL(
+                "Failed to create deserializer: {}:{}",
+                error_code.category().name(),
+                error_code.message()
+        );
+        throw ClpFfiJsException{
+                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Failure,
+                __FILENAME__,
+                __LINE__,
+                "Failed to create deserializer"
+        };
+    }
+
+    return {std::move(data_buffer), std::move(zstd_decompressor), std::move(result.value())};
+}
+}  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
+
+namespace {
+EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(ClpIrStreamReader) {
+    emscripten::class_<
+            clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader,
+            emscripten::base<clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader>>("ClpIrStreamReader")
+            .constructor(
+                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::create,
+                    emscripten::return_value_policy::take_ownership()
+            )
+            .function(
+                    "getNumEventsBuffered",
+                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::get_num_events_buffered
+            )
+            .function(
+                    "getFilteredLogEventMap",
+                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::get_filtered_log_event_map
+            )
+            .function("filterLogEvents", &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::filter_log_events)
+            .function("deserializeStream", &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::deserialize_stream)
+            .function("decodeRange", &clp_ffi_js::ir::IrStreamReader::decode_range);
+}
+}  // namespace
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..768742c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#ifndef CLP_FFI_JS_IR_IR_STREAM_READER_HPP
+#define CLP_FFI_JS_IR_IR_STREAM_READER_HPP
+
+#include <Array.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <optional>
+#include <streaming_compression/zstd/Decompressor.hpp>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
+#include <clp/TimestampPattern.hpp>
+#include <emscripten/val.h>
+
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/LogEventWithLevel.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
+
+using clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t;
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+/**
+ * Class to deserialize and decode Zstandard-compressed CLP IR streams as well as format decoded
+ * log events.
+ */
+class IrStreamReader : public StreamReader {
+    friend StreamReader;
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * Mapping between an index in the filtered log events collection to an index in the unfiltered
+     * log events collection.
+     */
+    using FilteredLogEventsMap = std::optional<std::vector<size_t>>;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a IrStreamReader to read from the given array.
+     *
+     * @param data_array An array containing a Zstandard-compressed IR stream.
+     * @return The created instance.
+     * @throw ClpFfiJsException if any error occurs.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] static auto create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> IrStreamReader;
+
+    // Destructor
+    ~IrStreamReader() override = default;
+
+    // Disable copy constructor and assignment operator
+    IrStreamReader(IrStreamReader const&) = delete;
+    auto operator=(IrStreamReader const&) -> IrStreamReader& = delete;
+
+    // Define default move constructor
+    IrStreamReader(IrStreamReader&&) = default;
+    // Delete move assignment operator since it's also disabled in `clp::ir::LogEventDeserializer`.
+    auto operator=(IrStreamReader&&) -> IrStreamReader& = delete;
+
+    // Methods
+    /**
+     * @return The number of events buffered.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] auto get_num_events_buffered() const -> size_t override;
+
+    /**
+     * @return The filtered log events map.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] auto get_filtered_log_event_map() const -> FilteredLogEventMapTsType override;
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a filtered collection from all log events.
+     *
+     * @param log_level_filter Array of selected log levels
+     */
+    void filter_log_events(emscripten::val const& log_level_filter) override;
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes all log events in the stream. After the stream has been exhausted, it will be
+     * deallocated.
+     *
+     * @return The number of successfully deserialized ("valid") log events.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] auto deserialize_stream() -> size_t override;
+
+    /**
+     * Decodes log events in the range `[beginIdx, endIdx)` of the filtered or unfiltered
+     * (depending on the value of `useFilter`) log events collection.
+     *
+     * @param begin_idx
+     * @param end_idx
+     * @param use_filter Whether to decode from the filtered or unfiltered log events collection.
+     * @return An array where each element is a decoded log event represented by an array of:
+     * - The log event's message
+     * - The log event's timestamp as milliseconds since the Unix epoch
+     * - The log event's log level as an integer that indexes into `cLogLevelNames`
+     * - The log event's number (1-indexed) in the stream
+     * @return null if any log event in the range doesn't exist (e.g. the range exceeds the number
+     * of log events in the collection).
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] auto decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
+            -> DecodedResultsTsType override;
+
+private:
+    // Constructor
+    explicit IrStreamReader(
+            StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&& stream_reader_data_context
+    );
+
+    // Methods
+    [[nodiscard]] static auto create_deserializer_and_data_context(
+            std::unique_ptr<clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>&& zstd_decompressor,
+            clp::Array<char>&& data_buffer
+    ) -> StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>;
+
+    // Variables
+    std::vector<LogEventWithLevel<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>> m_encoded_log_events;
+    std::unique_ptr<StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>>
+            m_stream_reader_data_context;
+    FilteredLogEventsMap m_filtered_log_event_map;
+    clp::TimestampPattern m_ts_pattern;
+};
+}  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
+
+#endif  // CLP_FFI_JS_IR_IR_STREAM_READER_HPP
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
index b9c86b6b..176af4d3 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
@@ -1,42 +1,26 @@
 #include "StreamReader.hpp"
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <iterator>
+#include <ErrorCode.hpp>
+#include <format>
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
-#include <string>
-#include <string_view>
-#include <system_error>
-#include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 
 #include <clp/Array.hpp>
-#include <clp/ErrorCode.hpp>
-#include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/decoding_methods.hpp>
-#include <clp/ir/LogEventDeserializer.hpp>
-#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
 #include <clp/streaming_compression/zstd/Decompressor.hpp>
 #include <clp/TraceableException.hpp>
-#include <clp/type_utils.hpp>
-#include <emscripten/em_asm.h>
-#include <emscripten/val.h>
+#include <emscripten/bind.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 #include <clp_ffi_js/ClpFfiJsException.hpp>
-#include <clp_ffi_js/constants.hpp>
-#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/LogEventWithLevel.hpp>
-#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
-
-using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
-using clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t;
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp>
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/IrStreamReader.hpp>
 
 namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
-auto StreamReader::create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> StreamReader {
+auto StreamReader::create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> std::unique_ptr<StreamReader> {
     auto const length{data_array["length"].as<size_t>()};
-    SPDLOG_INFO("StreamReader::create: got buffer of length={}", length);
+    SPDLOG_INFO("KVPairIRStreamReader::create: got buffer of length={}", length);
 
     // Copy array from JavaScript to C++
     clp::Array<char> data_buffer{length};
@@ -48,234 +32,39 @@ auto StreamReader::create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> StreamReader {
     auto zstd_decompressor{std::make_unique<clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>()};
     zstd_decompressor->open(data_buffer.data(), length);
 
-    bool is_four_bytes_encoding{true};
-    if (auto const err{
-                clp::ffi::ir_stream::get_encoding_type(*zstd_decompressor, is_four_bytes_encoding)
-        };
-        clp::ffi::ir_stream::IRErrorCode::IRErrorCode_Success != err)
-    {
-        SPDLOG_CRITICAL("Failed to decode encoding type, err={}", err);
-        throw ClpFfiJsException{
-                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_MetadataCorrupted,
-                __FILENAME__,
-                __LINE__,
-                "Failed to decode encoding type."
-        };
-    }
-    if (false == is_four_bytes_encoding) {
-        throw ClpFfiJsException{
-                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Unsupported,
-                __FILENAME__,
-                __LINE__,
-                "IR stream uses unsupported encoding."
-        };
-    }
-
-    auto result{
-            clp::ir::LogEventDeserializer<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>::create(*zstd_decompressor)
-    };
-    if (result.has_error()) {
-        auto const error_code{result.error()};
-        SPDLOG_CRITICAL(
-                "Failed to create deserializer: {}:{}",
-                error_code.category().name(),
-                error_code.message()
-        );
-        throw ClpFfiJsException{
-                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Failure,
-                __FILENAME__,
-                __LINE__,
-                "Failed to create deserializer"
-        };
-    }
-
-    StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t> stream_reader_data_context{
-            std::move(data_buffer),
-            std::move(zstd_decompressor),
-            std::move(result.value())
-    };
-    return StreamReader{std::move(stream_reader_data_context)};
-}
-
-auto StreamReader::get_num_events_buffered() const -> size_t {
-    return m_encoded_log_events.size();
-}
-
-auto StreamReader::get_filtered_log_event_map() const -> FilteredLogEventMapTsType {
-    if (false == m_filtered_log_event_map.has_value()) {
-        return FilteredLogEventMapTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
-    }
-
-    return FilteredLogEventMapTsType{emscripten::val::array(m_filtered_log_event_map.value())};
-}
-
-void StreamReader::filter_log_events(emscripten::val const& log_level_filter) {
-    if (log_level_filter.isNull()) {
-        m_filtered_log_event_map.reset();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    m_filtered_log_event_map.emplace();
-    auto filter_levels{emscripten::vecFromJSArray<std::underlying_type_t<LogLevel>>(log_level_filter
-    )};
-    for (size_t log_event_idx = 0; log_event_idx < m_encoded_log_events.size(); ++log_event_idx) {
-        auto const& log_event = m_encoded_log_events[log_event_idx];
-        if (std::ranges::find(
-                    filter_levels,
-                    clp::enum_to_underlying_type(log_event.get_log_level())
-            )
-            != filter_levels.end())
-        {
-            m_filtered_log_event_map->emplace_back(log_event_idx);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-auto StreamReader::deserialize_stream() -> size_t {
-    if (nullptr == m_stream_reader_data_context) {
-        return m_encoded_log_events.size();
-    }
-
-    constexpr size_t cDefaultNumReservedLogEvents{500'000};
-    m_encoded_log_events.reserve(cDefaultNumReservedLogEvents);
-
-    while (true) {
-        auto result{m_stream_reader_data_context->get_deserializer().deserialize_log_event()};
-        if (result.has_error()) {
-            auto const error{result.error()};
-            if (std::errc::no_message_available == error) {
-                break;
-            }
-            if (std::errc::result_out_of_range == error) {
-                SPDLOG_ERROR("File contains an incomplete IR stream");
-                break;
-            }
-            throw ClpFfiJsException{
-                    clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Corrupt,
-                    __FILENAME__,
-                    __LINE__,
-                    "Failed to deserialize: "s + error.category().name() + ":" + error.message()
-            };
-        }
-        auto const& log_event = result.value();
-        auto const& message = log_event.get_message();
-
-        auto const& logtype = message.get_logtype();
-        constexpr size_t cLogLevelPositionInMessages{1};
-        LogLevel log_level{LogLevel::NONE};
-        if (logtype.length() > cLogLevelPositionInMessages) {
-            // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-qualified-auto)
-            auto const log_level_name_it{std::find_if(
-                    cLogLevelNames.begin() + static_cast<size_t>(cValidLogLevelsBeginIdx),
-                    cLogLevelNames.end(),
-                    [&](std::string_view level) {
-                        return logtype.substr(cLogLevelPositionInMessages).starts_with(level);
-                    }
-            )};
-            if (log_level_name_it != cLogLevelNames.end()) {
-                log_level = static_cast<LogLevel>(
-                        std::distance(cLogLevelNames.begin(), log_level_name_it)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-
-        auto log_viewer_event{LogEventWithLevel<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>(
-                log_event.get_timestamp(),
-                log_event.get_utc_offset(),
-                message,
-                log_level
+    auto const version{get_version(*zstd_decompressor)};
+    if (version == "v0.0.0") {
+        auto stream_reader_data_context{IrStreamReader::create_deserializer_and_data_context(
+                std::move(zstd_decompressor),
+                std::move(data_buffer)
         )};
-        m_encoded_log_events.emplace_back(std::move(log_viewer_event));
-    }
-    m_stream_reader_data_context.reset(nullptr);
-    return m_encoded_log_events.size();
-}
-
-auto StreamReader::decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
-        -> DecodedResultsTsType {
-    if (use_filter && false == m_filtered_log_event_map.has_value()) {
-        return DecodedResultsTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
-    }
-
-    size_t length{0};
-    if (use_filter) {
-        length = m_filtered_log_event_map->size();
-    } else {
-        length = m_encoded_log_events.size();
-    }
-    if (length < end_idx || begin_idx > end_idx) {
-        return DecodedResultsTsType{emscripten::val::null()};
-    }
-
-    std::string message;
-    constexpr size_t cDefaultReservedMessageLength{512};
-    message.reserve(cDefaultReservedMessageLength);
-    auto const results{emscripten::val::array()};
 
-    for (size_t i = begin_idx; i < end_idx; ++i) {
-        size_t log_event_idx{0};
-        if (use_filter) {
-            log_event_idx = m_filtered_log_event_map->at(i);
-        } else {
-            log_event_idx = i;
-        }
-        auto const& log_event{m_encoded_log_events[log_event_idx]};
-
-        auto const parsed{log_event.get_message().decode_and_unparse()};
-        if (false == parsed.has_value()) {
-            SPDLOG_ERROR("Failed to decode message.");
-            break;
-        }
-        message = parsed.value();
-
-        m_ts_pattern.insert_formatted_timestamp(log_event.get_timestamp(), message);
-
-        EM_ASM(
-                { Emval.toValue($0).push([UTF8ToString($1), $2, $3, $4]); },
-                results.as_handle(),
-                message.c_str(),
-                log_event.get_timestamp(),
-                log_event.get_log_level(),
-                log_event_idx + 1
+        return std::unique_ptr<IrStreamReader>(
+                new IrStreamReader(std::move(stream_reader_data_context))
         );
     }
 
-    return DecodedResultsTsType(results);
+    throw ClpFfiJsException{
+            clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Unsupported,
+            __FILENAME__,
+            __LINE__,
+            std::format("Unable to create stream reader for IR data with version {}.", version)
+    };
 }
-
-StreamReader::StreamReader(
-        StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&& stream_reader_data_context
-)
-        : m_stream_reader_data_context{std::make_unique<
-                  StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>>(
-                  std::move(stream_reader_data_context)
-          )},
-          m_ts_pattern{m_stream_reader_data_context->get_deserializer().get_timestamp_pattern()} {}
 }  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
 
 namespace {
-EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(ClpIrStreamReader) {
+EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(ClpStreamReader) {
     emscripten::register_type<clp_ffi_js::ir::DataArrayTsType>("Uint8Array");
     emscripten::register_type<clp_ffi_js::ir::DecodedResultsTsType>(
             "Array<[string, number, number, number]>"
     );
     emscripten::register_type<clp_ffi_js::ir::FilteredLogEventMapTsType>("number[] | null");
 
-    emscripten::class_<clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader>("ClpIrStreamReader")
+    emscripten::class_<clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader>("ClpStreamReader")
             .constructor(
                     &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::create,
                     emscripten::return_value_policy::take_ownership()
-            )
-            .function(
-                    "getNumEventsBuffered",
-                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::get_num_events_buffered
-            )
-            .function(
-                    "getFilteredLogEventMap",
-                    &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::get_filtered_log_event_map
-            )
-            .function("filterLogEvents", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::filter_log_events)
-            .function("deserializeStream", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::deserialize_stream)
-            .function("decodeRange", &clp_ffi_js::ir::StreamReader::decode_range);
+            );
 }
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
index dec6c360..ad9cbaa0 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
@@ -3,17 +3,9 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <memory>
-#include <optional>
-#include <vector>
 
-#include <clp/ir/types.hpp>
-#include <clp/TimestampPattern.hpp>
-#include <emscripten/bind.h>
 #include <emscripten/val.h>
 
-#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/LogEventWithLevel.hpp>
-#include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
-
 namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(DataArrayTsType);
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(DecodedResultsTsType);
@@ -25,12 +17,6 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(FilteredLogEventMapTsType);
  */
 class StreamReader {
 public:
-    /**
-     * Mapping between an index in the filtered log events collection to an index in the unfiltered
-     * log events collection.
-     */
-    using FilteredLogEventsMap = std::optional<std::vector<size_t>>;
-
     /**
      * Creates a StreamReader to read from the given array.
      *
@@ -38,10 +24,11 @@ class StreamReader {
      * @return The created instance.
      * @throw ClpFfiJsException if any error occurs.
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] static auto create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array) -> StreamReader;
+    [[nodiscard]] static auto create(DataArrayTsType const& data_array
+    ) -> std::unique_ptr<StreamReader>;
 
     // Destructor
-    ~StreamReader() = default;
+    virtual ~StreamReader() = default;
 
     // Disable copy constructor and assignment operator
     StreamReader(StreamReader const&) = delete;
@@ -55,19 +42,19 @@ class StreamReader {
     /**
      * @return The number of events buffered.
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] auto get_num_events_buffered() const -> size_t;
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto get_num_events_buffered() const -> size_t = 0;
 
     /**
      * @return The filtered log events map.
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] auto get_filtered_log_event_map() const -> FilteredLogEventMapTsType;
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto get_filtered_log_event_map() const -> FilteredLogEventMapTsType = 0;
 
     /**
      * Generates a filtered collection from all log events.
      *
      * @param log_level_filter Array of selected log levels
      */
-    void filter_log_events(emscripten::val const& log_level_filter);
+    virtual void filter_log_events(emscripten::val const& log_level_filter) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Deserializes all log events in the stream. After the stream has been exhausted, it will be
@@ -75,7 +62,7 @@ class StreamReader {
      *
      * @return The number of successfully deserialized ("valid") log events.
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] auto deserialize_stream() -> size_t;
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto deserialize_stream() -> size_t = 0;
 
     /**
      * Decodes log events in the range `[beginIdx, endIdx)` of the filtered or unfiltered
@@ -92,21 +79,11 @@ class StreamReader {
      * @return null if any log event in the range doesn't exist (e.g. the range exceeds the number
      * of log events in the collection).
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] auto
-    decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const -> DecodedResultsTsType;
-
-private:
-    // Constructor
-    explicit StreamReader(StreamReaderDataContext<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&&
-                                  stream_reader_data_context);
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto decode_range(size_t begin_idx, size_t end_idx, bool use_filter) const
+            -> DecodedResultsTsType = 0;
 
-    // Variables
-    std::vector<LogEventWithLevel<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>> m_encoded_log_events;
-    std::unique_ptr<StreamReaderDataContext<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>>
-            m_stream_reader_data_context;
-    FilteredLogEventsMap m_filtered_log_event_map;
-    clp::TimestampPattern m_ts_pattern;
+protected:
+    explicit StreamReader() = default;
 };
 }  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
-
 #endif  // CLP_FFI_JS_IR_STREAM_READER_HPP
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp
index 091b0b05..651f741f 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
 /**
- * The data context for a `StreamReader`. It encapsulates a chain of the following resources:
+ * The data context for a `IrStreamReader`. It encapsulates a chain of the following resources:
  * A `clp::ir::LogEventDeserializer` that reads from a
  * `clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor`, which in turn reads from a `clp::Array`.
  * @tparam encoded_variable_t Type of encoded variables encoded in the stream.
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81063f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include "decoding_methods.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <json/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <clp/ErrorCode.hpp>
+#include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/decoding_methods.hpp>
+#include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/protocol_constants.hpp>
+#include <clp/ReaderInterface.hpp>
+#include <clp/TraceableException.hpp>
+#include <clp/type_utils.hpp>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ClpFfiJsException.hpp>
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+auto get_version(clp::ReaderInterface& reader) -> std::string {
+    // The encoding type bytes must be consumed before the metadata can be read.
+    rewind_reader_and_verify_encoding_type(reader);
+
+    // Deserialize metadata bytes from preamble.
+    clp::ffi::ir_stream::encoded_tag_t metadata_type{};
+    std::vector<int8_t> metadata_bytes;
+    auto const deserialize_preamble_result{
+            clp::ffi::ir_stream::deserialize_preamble(reader, metadata_type, metadata_bytes)
+    };
+    if (clp::ffi::ir_stream::IRErrorCode::IRErrorCode_Success != deserialize_preamble_result) {
+        SPDLOG_CRITICAL(
+                "Failed to deserialize preamble for version reading: {}",
+                deserialize_preamble_result
+        );
+        throw ClpFfiJsException{
+                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Failure,
+                __FILENAME__,
+                __LINE__,
+                "Failed to deserialize preamble for version reading."
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Deserialize metadata bytes which is encoded in JSON.
+    std::string_view const metadata_view{
+            clp::size_checked_pointer_cast<char const>(metadata_bytes.data()),
+            metadata_bytes.size()
+    };
+    nlohmann::json const metadata = nlohmann::json::parse(metadata_view);
+
+    // Retrieve version from metadata.
+    auto const& version{metadata.at(clp::ffi::ir_stream::cProtocol::Metadata::VersionKey)};
+    SPDLOG_INFO("The version is {}", version);
+
+    return version;
+}
+
+auto rewind_reader_and_verify_encoding_type(clp::ReaderInterface& reader) -> void {
+    reader.seek_from_begin(0);
+
+    bool is_four_bytes_encoding{true};
+    if (auto const err{clp::ffi::ir_stream::get_encoding_type(reader, is_four_bytes_encoding)};
+        clp::ffi::ir_stream::IRErrorCode::IRErrorCode_Success != err)
+    {
+        SPDLOG_CRITICAL("Failed to decode encoding type, err={}", err);
+        throw ClpFfiJsException{
+                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_MetadataCorrupted,
+                __FILENAME__,
+                __LINE__,
+                "Failed to decode encoding type."
+        };
+    }
+    if (false == is_four_bytes_encoding) {
+        throw ClpFfiJsException{
+                clp::ErrorCode::ErrorCode_Unsupported,
+                __FILENAME__,
+                __LINE__,
+                "IR stream uses unsupported encoding."
+        };
+    }
+}
+}  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6791fd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP
+#define CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <clp/ReaderInterface.hpp>
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+auto get_version(clp::ReaderInterface& reader) -> std::string;
+auto rewind_reader_and_verify_encoding_type(clp::ReaderInterface& reader) -> void;
+}  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
+
+#endif  // CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP