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diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
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+use std::io;
+
+pub trait IntoIOError {
+    fn ioerr(self) -> io::Error;
+    fn perror(self, parent: io::Error) -> io::Error;
+}
+
+// This impl bound is taken directly from the io::Error::new function.
+impl<E: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>> IntoIOError for E {
+    fn ioerr(self) -> io::Error {
+        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, self)
+    }
+
+    fn perror(self, parent: io::Error) -> io::Error {
+        io::Error::new(parent.kind(), format!("{}: {}", self.into(), parent))
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait IntoIOResult<T> {
+    fn iores(self) -> io::Result<T>;
+}
+
+impl<T, E: IntoIOError> IntoIOResult<T> for Result<T, E> {
+    fn iores(self) -> io::Result<T> {
+        self.map_err(|e| e.ioerr())
+    }
+}