2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/io/stream_reader.h b/include/io/stream_reader.h
index 07eb36192d..056d14e9dd 100644
--- a/include/io/stream_reader.h
+++ b/include/io/stream_reader.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "endian_str.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include <iosfwd>
+#include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace nbt
diff --git a/include/tag.h b/include/tag.h
index ae84891c76..4b547e013c 100644
--- a/include/tag.h
+++ b/include/tag.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ enum class tag_type : int8_t
  */
 bool is_valid_type(int type, bool allow_end = false);
 
+//Forward declaration
+namespace io
+{ class stream_reader; }
+
 ///Base class for all NBT tag classes
 class tag
 {
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ public:
      */
     virtual tag& assign(tag&& rhs) = 0;
 
+    ///Reads the tag's payload from the stream
+    virtual void read_payload(io::stream_reader& reader) = 0;
+
     /**
      * @brief Default-constructs a new tag of the given type
      * @throw std::invalid_argument if the type is not valid (e.g. End or Null)