diff --git a/ballerina/build.gradle b/ballerina/build.gradle
index a2fcf0d..8c7e155 100644
--- a/ballerina/build.gradle
+++ b/ballerina/build.gradle
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ ballerina {
     langVersion = ballerinaLangVersion
 }
 
-configurations {
-    externalJars
-}
-
 task updateTomlFiles {
     doLast {
         def newConfig = ballerinaTomlFilePlaceHolder.text.replace("@project.version@", project.version)
@@ -113,6 +109,8 @@ task deleteDependencyTomlFiles {
     }
 }
 
+
+updateTomlFiles.dependsOn unpackStdLibs
 build.dependsOn "generatePomFileForMavenPublication"
 build.dependsOn ":${packageName}-native:build"
 build.dependsOn deleteDependencyTomlFiles
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/stream_default_namspace_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/stream_default_namspace_test.bal
index dde58dc..6ecd25b 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/stream_default_namspace_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/stream_default_namspace_test.bal
@@ -110,42 +110,159 @@ type InvoiceFull record {
     CustomersFull customers;
 };
 
+# Test default namespace with a record including all fields using annotations. 
+#
+# + return - return error on failure, otherwise nil.
 @test:Config
 function testDefaultNamespaceInvoiceFull() returns error? {
     stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream("tests/resources/default_namespaced_invoice.xml");
     InvoiceFull invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.length(), 2, "Invoice count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.length(), 1, "Products count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product.length(), 2, "Products/product count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Customers count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer.length(), 2, "Customers/customer count mismatched");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].length(), 5, "Product 1 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].id, 1);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].name, "Product 1");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].description, string `This is the description for
+                Product 1.
+            `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.\#content, 57.70d);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.currency, "USD");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].category, "Home and Garden");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].length(), 5, "Product 2 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].id, 2);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].name, "Product 2");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].description, string `This is the description for
+                Product 2.
+            `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.\#content, 6312.36d);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.currency, "LKR");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].category, "Books");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].length(), 5, "Customer 1 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].id, "C001");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].name, "John Doe");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].email, "john@example.com");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].phone, "569-5052");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.length(), 4, "Customer 1 address field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.street, "MZ738SI4DV St.");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.city, "Newport");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.state, "NY");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.zip, 19140);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].length(), 5, "Customer 2 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].id, "C002");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].name, "Jane Doe");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].email, "jane@example.com");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].phone, "674-2864");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.length(), 4, "Customer 2 address field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.street, "ZI0TGK3BKG St.");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.city, "Otherville");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.state, "CA");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.zip, 77855);
+}
+
+type ProductFullPlain record {
+    string description;
+    PriceFullPlain price;
+    string category;
+    int id;
+    string name;
+};
+
+type PriceFullPlain record {
+    decimal \#content;
+    string currency;
+};
+
+type ProductsFullPlain record {
+    ProductFullPlain[] product;
+};
+
+type AddressFullPlain record {
+    string street;
+    string city;
+    string state;
+    int zip;
+};
+
+type CustomerFullPlain record {
+    string name;
+    string email;
+    string phone;
+    AddressFullPlain address;
+    string id;
+};
+
+type CustomersFullPlain record {
+    CustomerFullPlain[] customer;
+};
+
+type InvoiceFullPlain record {
+    ProductsFullPlain products;
+    CustomersFullPlain customers;
+};
+
+# Test default namespace with a record including all fields without using any annotations. 
+#
+# + return - return error on failure, otherwise nil.
+@test:Config
+function testDefaultNamespaceInvoiceFullPlain() returns error? {
+    stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream("tests/resources/default_namespaced_invoice.xml");
+    InvoiceFullPlain invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.length(), 2, "Invoice count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.length(), 1, "Products count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product.length(), 2, "Products/product count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Customers count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer.length(), 2, "Customers/customer count mismatched");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].length(), 5, "Product 1 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].id, 1);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].name, "Product 1");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].description, string `This is the description for
                 Product 1.
             `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.\#content, 57.70d);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.currency, "USD");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].category, "Home and Garden");
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].length(), 5, "Product 2 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].id, 2);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].name, "Product 2");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].description, string `This is the description for
                 Product 2.
             `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.\#content, 6312.36d);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.currency, "LKR");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].category, "Books");
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].length(), 5, "Customer 1 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].id, "C001");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].name, "John Doe");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].email, "john@example.com");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].phone, "569-5052");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.length(), 4, "Customer 1 address field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.street, "MZ738SI4DV St.");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.city, "Newport");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.state, "NY");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.zip, 19140);
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].length(), 5, "Customer 2 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].id, "C002");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].name, "Jane Doe");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].email, "jane@example.com");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].phone, "674-2864");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.length(), 4, "Customer 2 address field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.street, "ZI0TGK3BKG St.");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.city, "Otherville");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.state, "CA");
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/stream_large_file_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/stream_large_file_test.bal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41ea903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ballerina/tests/stream_large_file_test.bal
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023, WSO2 LLC. (https://www.wso2.com).
+//
+// WSO2 LLC. licenses this file to you 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.
+import ballerina/io;
+import ballerina/test;
+
+@Namespace {
+    uri: "http://www.example.com/invoice",
+    prefix: "inv"
+}
+@Name {
+    value: "invoice"
+}
+type SimpleInvoiceNS record {|
+    @Namespace {
+        uri: "http://www.example.com/invoice",
+        prefix: "inv"
+    }
+    SimpleCustomersNS customers;
+|};
+
+type SimpleCustomersNS record {|
+    @Namespace {
+        uri: "http://www.example.com/customers",
+        prefix: "customers"
+    }
+    @Name {
+        value: "customer"
+    }
+    SimpleCustomerNS[10] cust;
+|};
+
+type SimpleCustomerNS record {|
+    int id;
+    string name;
+    @Namespace {
+        uri: "http://www.example.com/customers",
+        prefix: "customers"
+    }
+    string city;
+|};
+
+const LARGE_XML_FILE = "build//resources//large_data.xml";
+
+# Test reading large xml file with namespaces.
+# + return - return error on failure, else nil.
+@test:Config {
+    enable: false
+}
+function testLargeFileStreamWithNamespace() returns error? {
+    stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream(LARGE_XML_FILE);
+    SimpleInvoiceNS invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Invalid number of customers fields");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust.length(), 10, "Invalid customers/customer length");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[0].length(), 3, "Invalid customers/customer/[0] fields");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[0].id, 0, "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/id");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[0].name, "Customer0", "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/name");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[0].city, "City0", "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/city");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[9].id, 9, "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/id");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[9].name, "Customer9", "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/name");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.cust[9].city, "City9", "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/city");
+}
+
+type SimpleInvoice record {|
+    SimpleCustomers customers;
+|};
+
+type SimpleCustomers record {|
+    SimpleCustomer[] customer;
+|};
+
+type SimpleCustomer record {|
+    int id;
+    string name;
+    string city;
+|};
+
+# Test reading large xml file without considering namespaces.
+# + return - return error on failure, else nil.
+@test:Config {
+    enable: false
+}
+function testLargeFileStream() returns error? {
+    stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream(LARGE_XML_FILE);
+    SimpleInvoice invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Invalid number of customers fields");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer.length(), 100000, "Invalid customers/customer length");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].length(), 3, "Invalid customers/customer/[0] fields");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].id, 0, "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/id");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].name, "Customer0", "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/name");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].city, "City0", "Invalid customers/customer/[0]/city");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[9].id, 9, "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/id");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[9].name, "Customer9", "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/name");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[9].city, "City9", "Invalid customers/customer/[9]/city");
+}
+
+@test:BeforeSuite
+function createLargeFile() returns error? {
+
+    io:WritableByteChannel wbc = check io:openWritableFile(LARGE_XML_FILE);
+    _ = check wbc.write(string `<inv:invoice xmlns:inv="http://www.example.com/invoice">`.toBytes(), 0);
+    _ = check wbc.write("<inv:products>\n".toBytes(), 0);
+    foreach int i in 0 ... 100000 {
+        _ = check wbc.write(createProduct(i).toString().toBytes(), 0);
+    }
+    _ = check wbc.write("</inv:products>\n".toBytes(), 0);
+    _ = check wbc.write("<inv:customers>\n".toBytes(), 0);
+    foreach int i in 0 ... 100000 {
+        _ = check wbc.write(createCustomer(i).toString().toBytes(), 0);
+    }
+    _ = check wbc.write("</inv:customers>\n".toBytes(), 0);
+    _ = check wbc.write("</inv:invoice>\n".toBytes(), 0);
+}
+
+xmlns "http://www.example.com/products" as pro;
+xmlns "http://www.example.com/customers" as customers;
+
+function createProduct(int id) returns xml {
+    string name = "Product" + id.toString();
+    string description = "This is a " + name;
+    int price = 100 + id;
+    string category = "category" + id.toString();
+    xml product = xml `<pro:product id="${id}" name="${name}">
+        <pro:description>${description}</pro:description>
+        <pro:price currency="USD">${price}</pro:price>
+        <pro:category>${category}</pro:category>
+    </pro:product>`;
+    return product;
+}
+
+function createCustomer(int id) returns xml {
+    string name = "Customer" + id.toString();
+    string address = "Address" + id.toString();
+    string city = "City" + id.toString();
+    string country = "Country" + id.toString();
+    xml customer = xml `<customers:customer id="${id}" name="${name}">
+        <customers:address>${address}</customers:address>
+        <customers:email>${name}@example.com</customers:email>
+        <customers:city>${city}</customers:city>
+        <customers:country>${country}</customers:country>
+    </customers:customer>`;
+    return customer;
+}
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/stream_namespace_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/stream_namespace_test.bal
index c4dc298..f62f4a0 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/stream_namespace_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/stream_namespace_test.bal
@@ -126,45 +126,120 @@ type InvoiceFullNS record {
     CustomersFull customers;
 };
 
+# Test namespaces & prefixes with a record including all fields with annotations. 
+#
+# + return - return error on failure, otherwise nil.
 @test:Config
 function testNamespaceInvoiceFull() returns error? {
     stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream("tests/resources/default_namespaced_invoice.xml");
-    InvoiceFull invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
+    InvoiceFullNS invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.length(), 2, "Invoice count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.length(), 1, "Products count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product.length(), 2, "Products/product count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Customers count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer.length(), 2, "Customers/customer count mismatched");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].length(), 5, "Product 1 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].id, 1);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].name, "Product 1");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].description, string `This is the description for
                 Product 1.
             `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.\#content, 57.70d);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.currency, "USD");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].category, "Home and Garden");
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].length(), 5, "Product 2 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].id, 2);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].name, "Product 2");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].description, string `This is the description for
                 Product 2.
             `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.\#content, 6312.36d);
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.currency, "LKR");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].category, "Books");
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].length(), 5, "Customer 1 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].id, "C001");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].name, "John Doe");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].email, "john@example.com");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].phone, "569-5052");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.length(), 4, "Customer 1 address field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.street, "MZ738SI4DV St.");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.city, "Newport");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.state, "NY");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.zip, 19140);
 
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].length(), 5, "Customer 2 field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].id, "C002");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].name, "Jane Doe");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].email, "jane@example.com");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].phone, "674-2864");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.length(), 4, "Customer 2 address field count mismatched");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.street, "ZI0TGK3BKG St.");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.city, "Otherville");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.state, "CA");
     test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.zip, 77855);
 }
 
+# Test namespaces & prefixes with a record including all fields without using any annotations. 
+#
+# + return - return error on failure, otherwise nil.
+@test:Config
+function testNamespaceInvoiceFullPlain() returns error? {
+    stream<byte[], error?> dataStream = check io:fileReadBlocksAsStream("tests/resources/default_namespaced_invoice.xml");
+    InvoiceFullPlain invoice = check fromXmlStringWithType(dataStream);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.length(), 2, "Invoice count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.length(), 1, "Products count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product.length(), 2, "Products/product count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.length(), 1, "Customers count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer.length(), 2, "Customers/customer count mismatched");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].length(), 5, "Product 1 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].id, 1);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].name, "Product 1");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].description, string `This is the description for
+                Product 1.
+            `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.\#content, 57.70d);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.currency, "USD");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].category, "Home and Garden");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].length(), 5, "Product 2 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].id, 2);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].name, "Product 2");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].description, string `This is the description for
+                Product 2.
+            `);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[0].price.length(), 2, "Price 1 price field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.\#content, 6312.36d);
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].price.currency, "LKR");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.products.product[1].category, "Books");
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].length(), 5, "Customer 1 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].id, "C001");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].name, "John Doe");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].email, "john@example.com");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].phone, "569-5052");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.length(), 4, "Customer 1 address field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.street, "MZ738SI4DV St.");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.city, "Newport");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.state, "NY");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[0].address.zip, 19140);
+
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].length(), 5, "Customer 2 field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].id, "C002");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].name, "Jane Doe");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].email, "jane@example.com");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].phone, "674-2864");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.length(), 4, "Customer 2 address field count mismatched");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.street, "ZI0TGK3BKG St.");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.city, "Otherville");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.state, "CA");
+    test:assertEquals(invoice.customers.customer[1].address.zip, 77855);
+}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 52eb523..761065c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+subprojects {
+
+    configurations {
+        ballerinaStdLibs
+        jbalTools
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        jbalTools ("org.ballerinalang:jballerina-tools:${ballerinaLangVersion}") {
+            transitive = false
+        }
+
+        /* Standard libraries */
+        ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:io-ballerina:${stdlibIOVersion}"
+    }
+}
+
 def moduleVersion = project.version.replace("-SNAPSHOT", "")
 
 release {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e064fba..1e512f4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ githubJohnrengelmanShadowVersion=8.1.1
 underCouchDownloadVersion=4.0.4
 researchgateReleaseVersion=2.8.0
 ballerinaGradlePluginVersion=2.0.1
+stdlibIOVersion=1.6.0
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