diff --git a/helpers/stream.js b/helpers/stream.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9efa273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/stream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+'use strict'
+
+class Stream {
+  #source = null
+  #sink = null
+  #promise = null
+  #resolve = null
+  #reject = null
+
+  constructor(source, ...sinks) {
+    this.#source = source
+    this.#sink = sinks[sinks.length - 1]
+
+    let last = source
+    for (const sink of sinks.slice(0, sinks.length - 1)) {
+      sink.bindSource(last)
+      last = sink
+    }
+
+    this.#sink.bindSource(last, error => {
+      if (this.#promise === null) {
+        throw error
+      }
+      if (error) {
+        this.#reject(error)
+      } else {
+        this.#resolve()
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  start() {
+    // If sink is undefined or does not have start(), a programmer error has been made.
+    return this.sink.start()
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    // If source is undefined or does not have stop(), a programmer error has been made.
+    return this.source.stop()
+  }
+
+  then(_resolve, _reject) {
+    if (!this.#promise) {
+      this.#promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        this.#resolve = resolve
+        this.#reject = reject
+      })
+    }
+    return this.#promise.then(_resolve, _reject)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Stream
diff --git a/tests/file-to-file-test.js b/tests/file-to-file-test.js
index 0b185d7..9e31113 100644
--- a/tests/file-to-file-test.js
+++ b/tests/file-to-file-test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // node --expose-internals file-to-file-test.js ./fixtures/test
 
+const Stream = require('../helpers/stream')
 const FileSource = require('fs-source')
 const FileSink = require('fs-sink')
 const PassThrough = require('../reference-passthrough')
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@ const fileSource = new FileSource(process.argv[2])
 const fileSink = new FileSink(process.argv[2] + '_')
 const passThrough = new PassThrough()
 
-fileSink.bindSource(passThrough.bindSource(fileSource), error => {
-  if (error)
-    console.error('ERROR!', error)
-  else {
-    console.log('done')
-  }
+const stream = new Stream(fileSource, passThrough, fileSink)
+try {
+  stream.start()
+} catch (e) {}
+
+stream.then(resolved => {
+  console.log('done (resolved)')
+}, rejected => {
+  console.error('ERROR! (rejected)', rejected)
 })
diff --git a/tests/zlib-transform-test.js b/tests/zlib-transform-test.js
index 2ee3dd2..1ad5af8 100644
--- a/tests/zlib-transform-test.js
+++ b/tests/zlib-transform-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 const zlib = require('zlib')
 
+const Stream = require('../helpers/stream')
 const FileSource = require('fs-source')
 const FileSink = require('fs-sink')
 const ZlibTransform = require('zlib-transform')
@@ -12,11 +13,14 @@ const fileSource = new FileSource(process.argv[2])
 const fileSink = new FileSink(process.argv[2] + '.gz')
 const zlibTransform = new ZlibTransform({}, zlib.constants.GZIP)
 
-fileSink.bindSource(zlibTransform.bindSource(fileSource), error => {
-  if (error) {
-    console.error('ERROR!', error)
-    console.error((new Error()).stack)
-  } else {
-    console.log('done')
-  }
+const stream = new Stream(fileSource, zlibTransform, fileSink)
+try {
+  stream.start()
+} catch (e) {}
+
+stream.then(resolved => {
+  console.log('done (resolved)')
+}, rejected => {
+  console.error('ERROR! (rejected)', rejected)
+  console.error((new Error()).stack)
 })