diff --git a/legacy/elm_code/lib/Elm_Code.h b/legacy/elm_code/lib/Elm_Code.h
index 13f6369ab9..f560bbc0e1 100644
--- a/legacy/elm_code/lib/Elm_Code.h
+++ b/legacy/elm_code/lib/Elm_Code.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <Elementary.h>
 
+#include <Eina.h>
+
 #ifdef EAPI
 # undef EAPI
 #endif
@@ -38,6 +40,20 @@ extern "C" {
  * @brief These routines are used for interacting with files using Elm Code.
  */
 
+typedef struct _Elm_Code_Line
+{
+   const char *content;
+   const char *modified;
+
+} Elm_Code_Line;
+
+typedef struct _Elm_Code_File
+{
+   Elm_Code_Line *lines;
+   Eina_File *file;
+
+} Elm_Code_File;
+
 /**
  * @brief Init / shutdown functions.
  * @defgroup Init  Init / Shutdown
@@ -84,6 +100,14 @@ EAPI int elm_code_init(void);
  */
 EAPI int elm_code_shutdown(void);
 
+EAPI Elm_Code_File *elm_code_open(const char *path);
+
+EAPI void elm_code_close(Elm_Code_File *file);
+
+EAPI const char *elm_code_filename_get(Elm_Code_File *file);
+
+EAPI const char *elm_code_path_get(Elm_Code_File *file);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/legacy/elm_code/lib/elm_code.c b/legacy/elm_code/lib/elm_code.c
index 0532ce6eac..44b251a36c 100644
--- a/legacy/elm_code/lib/elm_code.c
+++ b/legacy/elm_code/lib/elm_code.c
@@ -56,3 +56,31 @@ elm_code_shutdown(void)
 
    return _elm_code_init;
 }
+
+EAPI Elm_Code_File *elm_code_open(const char *path)
+{
+   Elm_Code_File *ret;
+   Eina_File *file;
+
+   file = eina_file_open(path, EINA_FALSE);
+   ret = calloc(1, sizeof(ret));
+   ret->file = file;
+
+   return ret;
+}
+
+EAPI void elm_code_close(Elm_Code_File *file)
+{
+   eina_file_close(file->file);
+   free(file);
+}
+
+EAPI const char *elm_code_filename_get(Elm_Code_File *file)
+{
+   return basename(eina_file_filename_get(file->file));
+}
+
+EAPI const char *elm_code_path_get(Elm_Code_File *file)
+{
+   return eina_file_filename_get(file->file);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/legacy/elm_code/tests/elm_code_test_load.c b/legacy/elm_code/tests/elm_code_test_load.c
index 807e06ec52..926b2aaa1d 100644
--- a/legacy/elm_code/tests/elm_code_test_load.c
+++ b/legacy/elm_code/tests/elm_code_test_load.c
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
 
 START_TEST (elm_code_load)
 {
-   ck_assert(1);
+   char *path = "elm_code/tests/testfile.txt";
+   char real[EINA_PATH_MAX];
+   Elm_Code_File *file;
+
+   file = elm_code_open(path);
+   realpath(path, real);
+
+   ck_assert_str_eq(basename(path), elm_code_filename_get(file));
+   ck_assert_str_eq(real, elm_code_path_get(file));
+   elm_code_close(file);
 }
 END_TEST
 
diff --git a/legacy/elm_code/tests/testfile.txt b/legacy/elm_code/tests/testfile.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..246d68ea4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/elm_code/tests/testfile.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+line 1
+line2
+
+another line
+5