diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 753dee44..80568fe2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ 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/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/StreamReader.cpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
index b9c86b6b..7f27da29 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #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>
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #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/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
 
@@ -48,51 +48,8 @@ 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())
+    auto stream_reader_data_context{
+            create_data_context(std::move(zstd_decompressor), std::move(data_buffer))
     };
     return StreamReader{std::move(stream_reader_data_context)};
 }
@@ -251,6 +208,33 @@ StreamReader::StreamReader(
                   std::move(stream_reader_data_context)
           )},
           m_ts_pattern{m_stream_reader_data_context->get_deserializer().get_timestamp_pattern()} {}
+
+auto StreamReader::create_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_validate_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 {
diff --git a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
index dec6c360..d9d144dc 100644
--- a/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReader.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef CLP_FFI_JS_IR_STREAM_READER_HPP
 #define CLP_FFI_JS_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>
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <clp_ffi_js/ir/StreamReaderDataContext.hpp>
 
 namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+using clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t;
+
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(DataArrayTsType);
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(DecodedResultsTsType);
 EMSCRIPTEN_DECLARE_VAL_TYPE(FilteredLogEventMapTsType);
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class StreamReader {
     // Delete move assignment operator since it's also disabled in `clp::ir::LogEventDeserializer`.
     auto operator=(StreamReader&&) -> StreamReader& = delete;
 
+    // Methods
     /**
      * @return The number of events buffered.
      */
@@ -97,12 +102,19 @@ class StreamReader {
 
 private:
     // Constructor
-    explicit StreamReader(StreamReaderDataContext<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&&
-                                  stream_reader_data_context);
+    explicit StreamReader(
+            StreamReaderDataContext<four_byte_encoded_variable_t>&& stream_reader_data_context
+    );
+
+    // Methods
+    [[nodiscard]] static auto create_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<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>> m_encoded_log_events;
-    std::unique_ptr<StreamReaderDataContext<clp::ir::four_byte_encoded_variable_t>>
+    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;
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..0eb199aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "decoding_methods.hpp"
+
+#include <clp/ErrorCode.hpp>
+#include <clp/ffi/ir_stream/decoding_methods.hpp>
+#include <clp/ReaderInterface.hpp>
+#include <clp/TraceableException.hpp>
+#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
+
+#include <clp_ffi_js/ClpFfiJsException.hpp>
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+auto rewind_reader_and_validate_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..07ff0fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clp_ffi_js/ir/decoding_methods.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP
+#define CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP
+
+#include <clp/ReaderInterface.hpp>
+
+namespace clp_ffi_js::ir {
+/**
+ * Rewinds the reader to the beginning and validates the CLP IR data encoding type.
+ * @param reader
+ * @throws ClpFfiJsException if the encoding type couldn't be decoded or the encoding type is
+ * unsupported.
+ */
+auto rewind_reader_and_validate_encoding_type(clp::ReaderInterface& reader) -> void;
+}  // namespace clp_ffi_js::ir
+
+#endif  // CLP_FFI_JS_IR_DECODING_METHODS_HPP