diff --git a/doc/quickref.xml b/doc/quickref.xml
index cdb33e20b..460e6d3c4 100644
--- a/doc/quickref.xml
+++ b/doc/quickref.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.buffer_cat">buffer_cat</link></member>
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.prepare_buffer">prepare_buffer</link></member>
             <member><link linkend="beast.ref.prepare_buffers">prepare_buffers</link></member>
+            <member><link linkend="beast.ref.write">write</link></member>
           </simplelist>
         </entry>
         <entry valign="top">
diff --git a/include/beast/detail/write_streambuf.hpp b/include/beast/detail/write_streambuf.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccac4b4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/beast/detail/write_streambuf.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#ifndef BEAST_DETAIL_WRITE_STREAMBUF_HPP
+#define BEAST_DETAIL_WRITE_STREAMBUF_HPP
+
+#include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace beast {
+namespace detail {
+
+// detects string literals.
+template<class T>
+struct is_string_literal : std::integral_constant<bool,
+    ! std::is_same<T, typename std::remove_extent<T>::type>::value &&
+    std::is_same<char, typename std::remove_extent<T>::type>::value>
+{
+};
+
+// `true` if a call to boost::asio::buffer(T const&) is possible
+// note: we exclude string literals because boost::asio::buffer()
+// will include the null terminator, which we don't want.
+template<class T>
+class is_BufferConvertible
+{
+    template<class U, class R = decltype(
+        boost::asio::buffer(std::declval<U const&>()),
+            std::true_type{})>
+    static R check(int);
+    template<class>
+    static std::false_type check(...);
+    using type = decltype(check<T>(0));
+public:
+    static bool const value = type::value &&
+        ! is_string_literal<T>::value;
+};
+
+template<class Streambuf>
+inline
+void
+write_streambuf(Streambuf&)
+{
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf>
+void
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf,
+    boost::asio::const_buffer const& buffer)
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(buffer_size(buffer)),
+            buffer));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf>
+void
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf,
+    boost::asio::mutable_buffer const& buffer)
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(buffer_size(buffer)),
+            buffer));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf, class T>
+typename std::enable_if<
+    is_BufferConvertible<T>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<T, boost::asio::const_buffer>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<T, boost::asio::mutable_buffer>::value
+>::type
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf, T const& t)
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+    auto const buffers = boost::asio::buffer(t);
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(buffer_size(buffers)),
+            buffers));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf, class Buffers>
+typename std::enable_if<
+    is_ConstBufferSequence<Buffers>::value &&
+    ! is_BufferConvertible<Buffers>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<Buffers, boost::asio::const_buffer>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<Buffers, boost::asio::mutable_buffer>::value
+>::type
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf, Buffers const& buffers)
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    using boost::asio::buffer_size;
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(buffer_size(buffers)),
+            buffers));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf, std::size_t N>
+void
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf, const char (&s)[N])
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(N - 1),
+            boost::asio::buffer(s, N - 1)));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf, class T>
+typename std::enable_if<
+    ! is_string_literal<T>::value &&
+    ! is_ConstBufferSequence<T>::value &&
+    ! is_BufferConvertible<T>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<T, boost::asio::const_buffer>::value &&
+    ! std::is_convertible<T, boost::asio::mutable_buffer>::value
+>::type
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf, T const& t)
+{
+    using boost::asio::buffer;
+    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
+    auto const s = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(t);
+    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
+        streambuf.prepare(s.size()), buffer(s)));
+}
+
+template<class Streambuf, class T0, class T1, class... TN>
+void
+write_streambuf(Streambuf& streambuf, T0&& t0, T1&& t1, TN... tn)
+{
+    write_streambuf(streambuf, std::forward<T0>(t0));
+    write_streambuf(streambuf, std::forward<T1>(t1));
+    write_streambuf(streambuf, std::forward<TN>(tn)...);
+}
+
+} // detail
+} // beast
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/beast/http/basic_headers.hpp b/include/beast/http/basic_headers.hpp
index 6bbff654d..500d0b611 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/basic_headers.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/basic_headers.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef BEAST_HTTP_BASIC_HEADERS_HPP
 #define BEAST_HTTP_BASIC_HEADERS_HPP
 
-#include <beast/http/detail/writes.hpp>
 #include <beast/type_check.hpp>
 #include <beast/detail/ci_char_traits.hpp>
 #include <beast/detail/empty_base_optimization.hpp>
diff --git a/include/beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp b/include/beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp
index 937ecafd0..13dd6f13a 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <beast/http/error.hpp>
 #include <beast/streambuf.hpp>
+#include <beast/write_streambuf.hpp>
 
 namespace beast {
 namespace http {
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ struct write_preparation
 
         msg.write_firstline(sb);
         write_fields(sb, h);
-        detail::write(sb, "\r\n");
+        beast::write(sb, "\r\n");
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/include/beast/http/detail/writes.hpp b/include/beast/http/detail/writes.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bd68bb2c9..000000000
--- a/include/beast/http/detail/writes.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
-//
-// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
-// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-//
-
-#ifndef BEAST_HTTP_DETAIL_WRITES_HPP
-#define BEAST_HTTP_DETAIL_WRITES_HPP
-
-#include <beast/type_check.hpp>
-#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
-#include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
-#include <string>
-#include <type_traits>
-#include <utility>
-
-namespace beast {
-namespace http {
-namespace detail {
-
-template<class Streambuf, class T,
-    class = typename std::enable_if<
-        is_Streambuf<Streambuf>::value>::type>
-void
-write(Streambuf& streambuf, T&& t)
-{
-    using boost::asio::buffer;
-    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
-    auto const& s =
-        boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(
-            std::forward<T>(t));
-    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
-        streambuf.prepare(s.size()), buffer(s)));
-}
-
-template<class Streambuf, std::size_t N,
-    class = typename std::enable_if< (N>0) &&
-        is_Streambuf<Streambuf>::value>::type>
-void
-write(Streambuf& streambuf, char const(&s)[N])
-{
-    using boost::asio::buffer;
-    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
-    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
-        streambuf.prepare(N), buffer(s, N-1)));
-}
-
-template<class Streambuf,
-    class = typename std::enable_if<
-        is_Streambuf<Streambuf>::value>::type>
-void
-write(Streambuf& streambuf, boost::string_ref const& s)
-{
-    using boost::asio::buffer;
-    using boost::asio::buffer_copy;
-    streambuf.commit(buffer_copy(
-        streambuf.prepare(s.size()),
-            buffer(s.data(), s.size())));
-}
-
-} // detail
-} // http
-} // beast
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/beast/http/impl/basic_headers.ipp b/include/beast/http/impl/basic_headers.ipp
index 45a42322d..8880bd890 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/impl/basic_headers.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/http/impl/basic_headers.ipp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #ifndef BEAST_HTTP_IMPL_BASIC_HEADERS_IPP
 #define BEAST_HTTP_IMPL_BASIC_HEADERS_IPP
 
-#include <beast/http/detail/writes.hpp>
 #include <beast/type_check.hpp>
 
 namespace beast {
diff --git a/include/beast/http/impl/message.ipp b/include/beast/http/impl/message.ipp
index 23d748d93..0f89cc4ad 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/impl/message.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/http/impl/message.ipp
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 #define BEAST_HTTP_IMPL_MESSAGE_IPP
 
 #include <beast/http/chunk_encode.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/detail/writes.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/resume_context.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/rfc2616.hpp>
+#include <beast/write_streambuf.hpp>
+#include <beast/type_check.hpp>
+#include <beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/logic/tribool.hpp>
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -54,23 +55,23 @@ message<isRequest, Body, Headers>::
 write_firstline(Streambuf& streambuf,
     std::true_type) const
 {
-    detail::write(streambuf, to_string(this->method));
-    detail::write(streambuf, " ");
-    detail::write(streambuf, this->url);
+    write(streambuf, to_string(this->method));
+    write(streambuf, " ");
+    write(streambuf, this->url);
     switch(version)
     {
     case 10:
-        detail::write(streambuf, " HTTP/1.0\r\n");
+        write(streambuf, " HTTP/1.0\r\n");
         break;
     case 11:
-        detail::write(streambuf, " HTTP/1.1\r\n");
+        write(streambuf, " HTTP/1.1\r\n");
         break;
     default:
-        detail::write(streambuf, " HTTP/");
-        detail::write(streambuf, version / 10);
-        detail::write(streambuf, ".");
-        detail::write(streambuf, version % 10);
-        detail::write(streambuf, "\r\n");
+        write(streambuf, " HTTP/");
+        write(streambuf, version / 10);
+        write(streambuf, ".");
+        write(streambuf, version % 10);
+        write(streambuf, "\r\n");
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -85,23 +86,23 @@ write_firstline(Streambuf& streambuf,
     switch(version)
     {
     case 10:
-        detail::write(streambuf, "HTTP/1.0 ");
+        write(streambuf, "HTTP/1.0 ");
         break;
     case 11:
-        detail::write(streambuf, "HTTP/1.1 ");
+        write(streambuf, "HTTP/1.1 ");
         break;
     default:
-        detail::write(streambuf, " HTTP/");
-        detail::write(streambuf, version / 10);
-        detail::write(streambuf, ".");
-        detail::write(streambuf, version % 10);
-        detail::write(streambuf, " ");
+        write(streambuf, " HTTP/");
+        write(streambuf, version / 10);
+        write(streambuf, ".");
+        write(streambuf, version % 10);
+        write(streambuf, " ");
         break;
     }
-    detail::write(streambuf, this->status);
-    detail::write(streambuf, " ");
-    detail::write(streambuf, this->reason);
-    detail::write(streambuf, "\r\n");
+    write(streambuf, this->status);
+    write(streambuf, " ");
+    write(streambuf, this->reason);
+    write(streambuf, "\r\n");
 }
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -273,10 +274,10 @@ write_fields(Streambuf& streambuf, FieldSequence const& fields)
     //    "FieldSequence requirements not met");
     for(auto const& field : fields)
     {
-        detail::write(streambuf, field.name());
-        detail::write(streambuf, ": ");
-        detail::write(streambuf, field.value());
-        detail::write(streambuf, "\r\n");
+        write(streambuf, field.name());
+        write(streambuf, ": ");
+        write(streambuf, field.value());
+        write(streambuf, "\r\n");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp b/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
index 8e538c999..f1640c028 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <beast/http/chunk_encode.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/resume_context.hpp>
-#include <beast/http/detail/writes.hpp>
 #include <beast/http/detail/write_preparation.hpp>
 #include <beast/buffer_cat.hpp>
 #include <beast/bind_handler.hpp>
diff --git a/include/beast/write_streambuf.hpp b/include/beast/write_streambuf.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..750a024fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/beast/write_streambuf.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+#ifndef BEAST_WRITE_STREAMBUF_HPP
+#define BEAST_WRITE_STREAMBUF_HPP
+
+#include <beast/type_check.hpp>
+#include <beast/detail/write_streambuf.hpp>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace beast {
+
+/** Write to a Streambuf.
+
+    This function appends the serialized representation of each provided
+    argument into the stream buffer. It is capable of converting the
+    following types of arguments:
+
+    * `boost::asio::const_buffer`
+    * `boost::asio::mutable_buffer`
+    * A type for which the call to `boost::asio::buffer()` is defined
+    * A type meeting the requirements of `ConstBufferSequence`
+    * A type meeting the requirements of `MutableBufferSequence`
+
+    For all types not listed above, the function will invoke
+    `boost::lexical_cast` on the argument in an attempt to convert to
+    a string, which is then appended to the stream buffer.
+
+    When this function serializes numbers, it converts them to
+    their text representation as if by a call to `std::to_string`.
+
+    @param streambuf The stream buffer to write to.
+
+    @param args A list of one or more arguments to write.
+
+    @throws Any exceptions thrown by `boost::lexical_cast`.
+
+    @note This function participates in overload resolution only if
+    the `streambuf` parameter meets the requirements of Streambuf.
+*/
+template<class Streambuf, class... Args>
+#if GENERATING_DOCS
+void
+#else
+typename std::enable_if<is_Streambuf<Streambuf>::value>::type
+#endif
+write(Streambuf& streambuf, Args&&... args)
+{
+    detail::write_streambuf(streambuf, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+}
+
+} // beast
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index e384b4416..356cda9af 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ unit-test http_tests :
 
 unit-test websocket_tests :
     main.cpp
-    ../src/beast_http_nodejs_parser.cpp
     websocket/error.cpp
     websocket/option.cpp
     websocket/rfc6455.cpp
diff --git a/test/write_streambuf.cpp b/test/write_streambuf.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68290fbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/write_streambuf.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+
+// Test that header file is self-contained.
+#include <beast/write_streambuf.hpp>
+#include <beast/streambuf.hpp>
+#include <beast/detail/unit_test/suite.hpp>
+
+namespace beast {
+
+class write_streambuf_test : public beast::detail::unit_test::suite
+{
+public:
+    void run() override
+    {
+        streambuf sb;
+        std::string s;
+        write(sb, boost::asio::const_buffer{"", 0});
+        write(sb, boost::asio::mutable_buffer{nullptr, 0});
+        write(sb, boost::asio::null_buffers{});
+        write(sb, boost::asio::const_buffers_1{"", 0});
+        write(sb, boost::asio::mutable_buffers_1{nullptr, 0});
+        write(sb, s);
+        write(sb, 23);
+        pass();
+    }
+};
+
+BEAST_DEFINE_TESTSUITE(write_streambuf,core,beast);
+
+} // beast