diff --git a/include/libipc/def.h b/include/libipc/def.h
index 2ce94db..dd04e07 100755
--- a/include/libipc/def.h
+++ b/include/libipc/def.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ LIBIPC_NAMESPACE_BEG_
 // constants
 
 struct prot {
-  enum : std::uint32_t {
+  using type = std::uint32_t;
+  enum : type {
     none  = 0x00,
     read  = 0x01,
     write = 0x02,
diff --git a/include/libipc/mmap.h b/include/libipc/mmap.h
index 3b266a5..2f9e921 100644
--- a/include/libipc/mmap.h
+++ b/include/libipc/mmap.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string>
+#include <cstddef>
+
 #include "libimp/export.h"
 #include "libimp/result.h"
 
@@ -19,6 +22,22 @@ using mmap_t = mmap_handle *;
 /**
  * @brief Creates a new mapping in the virtual address space of the calling process.
  */
-LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP_::result<mmap_t> mmap_open();
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP_::result<mmap_t> mmap_open(std::string const &file, 
+                                                  std::size_t size = 0,
+                                                  prot::type = prot::read | prot::write) noexcept;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Close the memory mapping handle.
+ */
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP_::result_code mmap_close(mmap_t) noexcept;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Synchronize a file with a memory map.
+ */
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP_::result_code mmap_sync(mmap_t) noexcept;
+
+LIBIMP_EXPORT void *      mmap_get (mmap_t) noexcept;
+LIBIMP_EXPORT std::size_t mmap_size(mmap_t) noexcept;
+LIBIMP_EXPORT std::string mmap_file(mmap_t) noexcept;
 
 LIBIPC_NAMESPACE_END_
diff --git a/test/test_detect_plat.cpp b/test/test_imp_detect_plat.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_detect_plat.cpp
rename to test/test_imp_detect_plat.cpp
diff --git a/test/test_result.cpp b/test/test_imp_result.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_result.cpp
rename to test/test_imp_result.cpp
diff --git a/test/test_utility.cpp b/test/test_imp_utility.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from test/test_utility.cpp
rename to test/test_imp_utility.cpp
diff --git a/test/test_ipc_mmap.cpp b/test/test_ipc_mmap.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40ed6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_ipc_mmap.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "libipc/mmap.h"
+
+TEST(mmap, create_close) {
+}
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