diff --git a/cmake/external/snappy.cmake b/cmake/external/snappy.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c109727cfa641b16ba01d6392613fa497b95902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/external/snappy.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+IF(MOBILE_INFERENCE)
+    return()
+ENDIF()
+
+include (ExternalProject)
+
+# NOTE: snappy is needed when linking with recordio
+
+SET(SNAPPY_SOURCES_DIR ${THIRD_PARTY_PATH}/snappy)
+SET(SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR ${THIRD_PARTY_PATH}/install/snappy)
+SET(SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR "${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}/include/" CACHE PATH "snappy include directory." FORCE)
+
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    extern_snappy
+    GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/google/snappy"
+    GIT_TAG "1.1.7"
+    PREFIX          ${SNAPPY_SOURCES_DIR}
+    UPDATE_COMMAND  ""
+    CMAKE_ARGS      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
+                    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
+                    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
+                    -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}
+                    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}
+                    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}/lib
+                    -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
+                    -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+                    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE}
+                    ${EXTERNAL_OPTIONAL_ARGS}
+    CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}
+                     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:PATH=${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}/lib
+                     -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE:BOOL=ON
+                     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE}
+    BUILD_COMMAND   make -j8
+    INSTALL_COMMAND make install
+)
+
+add_library(snappy STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+set_property(TARGET snappy PROPERTY IMPORTED_LOCATION
+             "${SNAPPY_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libsnappy.a")
+
+include_directories(${SNAPPY_INCLUDE_DIR})
+add_dependencies(snappy extern_snappy)
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/fluid/recordio/CMakeLists.txt
index 37c3214ff8673fee7a417de9b19af6df6ab57569..86b4583c7b8be2949499ae998e2c3c3b5532934c 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 cc_library(header SRCS header.cc)
 cc_test(header_test SRCS header_test.cc DEPS header)
+cc_library(io SRCS io.cc DEPS stringpiece)
+cc_test(io_test SRCS io_test.cc DEPS io)
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/chunk.h b/paddle/fluid/recordio/chunk.h
index 77c0ae81b74207549e3a1b9319fc918bba4ee12e..48626b92fed93532e16a61ee0f22d0d6cfe7d257 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/chunk.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/chunk.h
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ public:
   bool Dump(std::ostream& os, Compressor ct);
   void Parse(std::istream& iss, int64_t offset);
   const std::string Record(int i) { return records_[i]; }
+  size_t NumBytes() { return num_bytes_; }
 
 private:
   std::vector<std::string> records_;
+  // sum of record lengths in bytes.
   size_t num_bytes_;
 };
 
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/filesys.h b/paddle/fluid/recordio/filesys.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b21702bf3a0dcff282fb06edead46c3bf295602f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/filesys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+class DefaultFileSys {
+public:
+private:
+};
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/header_test.cc b/paddle/fluid/recordio/header_test.cc
index 991ea05ec14e664b351661f7a2f968fdadafafb9..322f63190a594382af54adb8c0ee8c8f2fde59ac 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/header_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/header_test.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
-using namespace recordio;
+using namespace paddle::recordio;
 
 TEST(Recordio, ChunkHead) {
   Header hdr(0, 1, Compressor::kGzip, 3);
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ TEST(Recordio, ChunkHead) {
   std::ostringstream oss2;
   hdr2.Write(oss2);
   EXPECT_STREQ(oss2.str().c_str(), oss.str().c_str());
-  EXPECT_EQ(hdr == hdr2);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(hdr == hdr2);
 }
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.cc b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c82d1d42d9b2d891866fb6e7fdd9c9d456fca90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/string/piece.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace recordio {
+Stream* Stream::Open(const char* filename, const char* mode) {
+  // Create IOStream for different filesystems
+  // HDFS:   hdfs://tmp/file.txt
+  // Default: /tmp/file.txt
+  FILE* fp = nullptr;
+  if (string::HasPrefix(string::Piece(filename), string::Piece("/"))) {
+    fp = fopen(filename, mode);
+  }
+  return new FileStream(fp);
+}
+
+size_t FileStream::Read(void* ptr, size_t size) {
+  return fread(ptr, 1, size, fp_);
+}
+
+void FileStream::Write(const void* ptr, size_t size) {
+  size_t real = fwrite(ptr, 1, size, fp_);
+  PADDLE_ENFORCE(real == size, "FileStream write incomplete.");
+}
+
+size_t FileStream::Tell() { return ftell(fp_); }
+void FileStream::Seek(size_t p) { fseek(fp_, static_cast<long>(p), SEEK_SET); }
+
+bool FileStream::Eof() { return feof(fp_); }
+
+void FileStream::Close() {
+  if (fp_ != nullptr) {
+    fclose(fp_);
+    fp_ = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace recordio
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff647b95d8ebfd9ff4a680dc94275afb74d32916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/enforce.h"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace recordio {
+
+// Stream abstract object for read and write
+class Stream {
+public:
+  virtual ~Stream() {}
+  virtual size_t Read(void* ptr, size_t size);
+  virtual void Write(const void* ptr, size_t size);
+  virtual size_t Tell();
+  virtual void Seek();
+  // Create Stream Instance
+  static Stream* Open(const char* filename, const char* mode);
+};
+
+// FileStream
+class FileStream : public Stream {
+public:
+  explicit FileStream(FILE* fp) : fp_(fp) {}
+  ~FileStream() { this->Close(); }
+  size_t Read(void* ptr, size_t size);
+  void Write(const void* ptr, size_t size);
+  size_t Tell();
+  void Seek(size_t p);
+  bool Eof();
+  void Close();
+
+private:
+  FILE* fp_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace recordio
+}  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/io_test.cc b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2e5733ffed5216b9932c1e4c113f1bc82dc53a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/io_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+using namespace paddle::recordio;
+
+TEST(FileStream, IO) {
+  {
+    // Write
+    Stream* fs = Stream::Open("/tmp/record_0", "rw");
+    fs->Write("hello", 6);
+    delete fs;
+  }
+  {
+    // Read
+    Stream* fs = Stream::Open("/tmp/record_0", "r+");
+    char buf[10];
+    fs->Read(&buf, 6);
+    EXPECT_STREQ(buf, "hello");
+    delete fs;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/scanner.h b/paddle/fluid/recordio/scanner.h
index 8bcdea3c6fe590062e6f9ab6b9f778ec42556897..dc09bd5fdda3492b38d0956ba99d5858edd3c85d 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/scanner.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/scanner.h
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-// Scanner
+class RangeScanner;
 
+// Scanner is a scanner for multiple recordio files.
 class Scanner {
 public:
   Scanner(const char* paths);
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.cc b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.cc
index 08d3d2c5778b4b67a3b2671742b6abbc5a1bc205..acb84fb8e8d3da628bc47edcbd2b6cd291537362 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.cc
@@ -17,29 +17,36 @@
 namespace paddle {
 namespace recordio {
 
-Writer::Writer(std::ostream& os)
-    : stream_(os.rdbuf()), max_chunk_size_(0), compressor_(0) {}
+Writer::Writer(Stream* fo) : stream_(fo), max_chunk_size_(0), compressor_(0) {}
 
-Writer::Writer(std::ostream& os, int maxChunkSize, int compressor)
-    : stream_(os.rdbuf()),
+Writer::Writer(Stream* fo, int maxChunkSize, int compressor)
+    : stream_(fo),
       max_chunk_size_(maxChunkSize),
-      compressor_(compressor) {
-  // clear rdstate
-  stream_.clear();
+      compressor_(static_cast<Compressor>(compressor)) {
   chunk_.reset(new Chunk);
 }
 
-size_t Writer::Write(const std::string& buf) { return Write(std::string(buf)); }
-
-size_t Writer::Write(const char* buf, size_t length) {
-  return Write(std::string(buf, length));
+size_t Writer::Write(const std::string& record) {
+  if (stream_ == nullptr) {
+    LOG(WARNING) << "Cannot write since writer had been closed.";
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if ((record.size() + chunk_->NumBytes()) > max_chunk_size_) {
+    chunk_->Dump(stream_, compressor_);
+  }
+  chunk_->Add(record);
+  return record.size();
 }
 
-size_t Writer::Write(std::string&& buf) {}
+// size_t Writer::Write(const char* buf, size_t length) {
+//   return Write(std::string(buf, length));
+// }
+
+// size_t Writer::Write(std::string&& buf) {}
 
 void Writer::Close() {
-  stream_.flush();
-  stream_.setstate(std::ios::eofbit);
+  chunk_->Dump(stream_, compressor_);
+  stream_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 }  // namespace recordio
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.h b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.h
index 49b86a6a28a819c238c7d3132c6d58610e71d431..250d59813cbaf993bc1f8b47fd469406c367d78d 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.h
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
-#include "paddle/fluid/platform/macros.h"  // for DISABLE COPY ASSIGN
+#include "paddle/fluid/platform/macros.h"  // DISABLE_COPY_ASSIGN
 #include "paddle/fluid/recordio/header.h"
+#include "paddle/fluid/recordio/io.h"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace recordio {
@@ -25,32 +26,27 @@ namespace recordio {
 // Writer creates a RecordIO file.
 class Writer {
 public:
-  Writer(std::ostream& os);
-  Writer(std::ostream& os, int maxChunkSize, int c);
+  Writer(Stream* fo);
+  Writer(Stream* fo, int maxChunkSize, int c);
 
   // Writes a record.  It returns an error if Close has been called.
   size_t Write(const char* buf, size_t length);
-  size_t Write(const std::string& buf);
-  size_t Write(std::string&& buf);
 
   // Close flushes the current chunk and makes the writer invalid.
   void Close();
 
 private:
-  // Set rdstate to mark a closed writer
-  std::ostream stream_;
+  // Set nullptr to mark a closed writer
+  Stream* stream_;
+  // Chunk for store object
   std::unique_ptr<Chunk> chunk_;
   // total records size, excluding metadata, before compression.
   int max_chunk_size_;
-  int compressor_;
+  // Compressor used for chuck
+  Compressor compressor_;
+
   DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Writer);
 };
 
-template <typename T>
-Writer& operator<<(const T& val) {
-  stream_ << val;
-  return *this;
-}
-
 }  // namespace recordio
 }  // namespace paddle
diff --git a/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer_test.cc b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ba32bf2df523a2236ed6fa7c9e2259817f7d0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/fluid/recordio/writer_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "paddle/fluid/recordio/writer.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+using namespace paddle::recordio;
+
+TEST(Writer, Normal) { Stream }