diff --git a/oxrlib/cache.py b/oxrlib/cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d19703201152cf1b364f1a15b350fc441438a7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oxrlib/cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import functools
+
+from . import errors
+
+class CacheFileBase:
+    def __init__(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.path = path
+        self.open = functools.partial(path.open, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _translate_error(self, error, when):
+        for orig_type, mapped_type in self.ERRORS_MAP:
+            if isinstance(error, orig_type):
+                raise mapped_type(self.path) from error
+        raise error
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        try:
+            self.open_file = self.open()
+        except OSError as error:
+            self._translate_error(error, 'enter')
+        else:
+            return self.open_file
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb):
+        try:
+            self.open_file.close()
+        except OSError as error:
+            self._translate_error(error, 'exit')
+
+
+class CacheBase:
+    ConfigurationError = errors.CacheConfigurationError
+
+    def __init__(self, dir_path, **kwargs):
+        self.dir_path = dir_path
+        self.fn_patterns = {}
+        self.setup(**kwargs)
+
+    def setup(self, **kwargs):
+        for method_name, pattern in kwargs.items():
+            try:
+                is_api_method = getattr(self, method_name).is_api_method
+            except AttributeError:
+                is_api_method = False
+            if not is_api_method:
+                raise errors.CacheConfigurationError(method_name)
+            self.fn_patterns[method_name] = pattern
+
+    def _wrap_api_method(orig_func):
+        @functools.wraps(orig_func)
+        def api_method_wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                fn_pattern = self.fn_patterns[orig_func.__name__]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise self.ConfigurationError(orig_func.__name__) from None
+            pattern_kwargs = orig_func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            path = self.dir_path / fn_pattern.format(**pattern_kwargs)
+            return self.open(path)
+        api_method_wrapper.is_api_method = True
+        return api_method_wrapper
+
+    @_wrap_api_method
+    def historical(self, date, base):
+        return {'date': date.isoformat(), 'base': base}
diff --git a/oxrlib/errors.py b/oxrlib/errors.py
index 242d553f7a65a4dd3f87133c609607f2c09aef7f..37c59c8081a4050b0af1d0f0f99a1fa98d5254df 100644
--- a/oxrlib/errors.py
+++ b/oxrlib/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+class CacheError(Exception): pass
+class CacheConfigurationError(CacheError): pass
 class LoaderError(Exception): pass
+class LoaderConfigurationError(LoaderError): pass
 class LoaderNoDataError(LoaderError): pass
 class LoaderBadRequestError(LoaderError): pass
 class LoaderSourceError(LoaderError): pass
+class CacheLoaderConfigurationError(CacheConfigurationError, LoaderConfigurationError): pass
 class NoLoadersError(Exception): pass
diff --git a/oxrlib/loaders.py b/oxrlib/loaders.py
index 5c802b185725b325e1cc71bc1ed9843bf4abd35c..750ec3f58dde46f48b0e216b5348f8e112da27c2 100644
--- a/oxrlib/loaders.py
+++ b/oxrlib/loaders.py
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@ import io
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.parse
 
-from . import errors
+from . import cache, errors
 
-class FileCache:
-    def __init__(self, dir_path, filename_pattern):
-        self.dir_path = dir_path
-        self.pattern = filename_pattern
+class ReadCacheFile(cache.CacheFileBase):
+    ERRORS_MAP = [
+        (FileNotFoundError, errors.LoaderNoDataError),
+        (OSError, errors.LoaderSourceError),
+    ]
 
-    def historical(self, date, base):
-        path = self.dir_path / self.pattern.format(date=date.isoformat(), base=base)
-        try:
-            return path.open()
-        except FileNotFoundError as error:
-            raise errors.LoaderNoDataError(path) from error
+
+class FileCache(cache.CacheBase):
+    ConfigurationError = errors.CacheLoaderConfigurationError
+
+    def open(self, path):
+        return ReadCacheFile(path)
 
 
 class OXRAPIRequest:
diff --git a/tests/filecache/1200-12-31_USD_cache.json/.empty b/tests/filecache/1200-12-31_USD_cache.json/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/tests/test_FileCache.py b/tests/test_FileCache.py
index d4e3ed651c7bbc16f66530e82f3ca2a04f459a65..4d5a17a98294e0467f2f8709aaff38417d21db07 100644
--- a/tests/test_FileCache.py
+++ b/tests/test_FileCache.py
@@ -3,35 +3,45 @@ import pathlib
 
 import pytest
 
-from . import relpath
+from . import any_date, relpath
 import oxrlib.errors
 import oxrlib.loaders
 
 CACHE_PATH = relpath('filecache')
-CACHE_PATTERN = '{date}_{base}_cache.json'
+HISTORICAL_PATTERN = '{date}_{base}_cache.json'
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def dummycache():
-    return oxrlib.loaders.FileCache(CACHE_PATH, CACHE_PATTERN)
+    cache = oxrlib.loaders.FileCache(CACHE_PATH)
+    cache.setup(historical=HISTORICAL_PATTERN)
+    return cache
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('date,base', [
     (datetime.date(1999, 2, 1), 'USD'),
     (datetime.date(1999, 3, 1), 'EUR'),
 ])
 def test_cache_success(dummycache, date, base):
-    expect_name = CACHE_PATH / CACHE_PATTERN.format(date=date.isoformat(), base=base)
+    expect_name = CACHE_PATH / HISTORICAL_PATTERN.format(date=date.isoformat(), base=base)
     with dummycache.historical(date, base) as cache_file:
         assert pathlib.Path(cache_file.name) == expect_name
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('date,base', [
-    (datetime.date(1999, 2, 1), 'EUR'),
-    (datetime.date(1999, 3, 1), 'USD'),
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('date,base,exc_type', [
+    (datetime.date(1999, 2, 1), 'EUR', oxrlib.errors.LoaderNoDataError),
+    (datetime.date(1999, 3, 1), 'USD', oxrlib.errors.LoaderNoDataError),
+    (datetime.date(1200, 12, 31), 'USD', oxrlib.errors.LoaderSourceError),
 ])
-def test_cache_not_found(dummycache, date, base):
+def test_cache_read_error(dummycache, date, base, exc_type):
+    try:
+        with dummycache.historical(date, base):
+            assert False, "{e.__name__} not raised".format(e=exc_type)
+    except exc_type:
+        pass
+
+def test_cache_unconfigured(any_date):
+    cache = oxrlib.loaders.FileCache(CACHE_PATH)
     try:
-        cache_file = dummycache.historical(date, base)
-    except oxrlib.errors.LoaderNoDataError:
+        cache.historical(any_date, 'USD')
+    except oxrlib.errors.CacheLoaderConfigurationError:
         pass
     else:
-        cache_file.close()
-        assert False, "cache file found when unexpected"
+        assert False, "CacheLoaderConfigurationError not raised"