Added top-level APIs for creating StreamRequest instances.

Source/Alamofire.swift

@@ -393,3 +393,39 @@ public func upload(
         encodingCompletion: encodingCompletion
     )
 }
+
+#if !os(watchOS)
+
+// MARK: - Stream Request
+
+// MARK: Hostname and Port
+
+/// Creates a `StreamRequest` using the default `SessionManager` for bidirectional streaming with the `hostname`
+/// and `port`.
+///
+/// If `startRequestsImmediately` is `true`, the request will have `resume()` called before being returned.
+///
+/// - parameter hostName: The hostname of the server to connect to.
+/// - parameter port:     The port of the server to connect to.
+///
+/// - returns: The created `StreamRequest`.
+@discardableResult
+public func stream(withHostName hostName: String, port: Int) -> StreamRequest {
+    return SessionManager.default.stream(withHostName: hostName, port: port)
+}
+
+// MARK: NetService
+
+/// Creates a `StreamRequest` using the default `SessionManager` for bidirectional streaming with the `netService`.
+///
+/// If `startRequestsImmediately` is `true`, the request will have `resume()` called before being returned.
+///
+/// - parameter netService: The net service used to identify the endpoint.
+///
+/// - returns: The created `StreamRequest`.
+@discardableResult
+public func stream(with netService: NetService) -> StreamRequest {
+    return SessionManager.default.stream(with: netService)
+}
+
+#endif