diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d35bbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules/
+.idea/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ad2f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Ladder
+
+Most libraries give you a framework. This is just a ladder.
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diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72a9ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export {
+    ISubscription,
+    IPublisher,
+    Publisher,
+} from './lib/Publisher';
+
+export {
+    default as ISubscriber,
+    LEvent,
+} from './lib/Subscriber';
+
+export {
+    default as Rung,
+    RungOptions,
+} from './lib/Rung';
+
+export {
+    default as Capsule,
+} from './lib/Capsule';
+
+export {
+    bootstrap,
+    frag,
+    h,
+    q,
+} from './lib/helpers';
diff --git a/src/Ref.ts b/lib/Capsule.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from src/Ref.ts
rename to lib/Capsule.ts
index b1306d7..00730b9 100644
--- a/src/Ref.ts
+++ b/lib/Capsule.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { ISubscription } from "./Publisher";
 
-export type MaybeRef<T> = T | Ref<T>;
-
-class RefSubscription implements ISubscription {
+class CapsuleSubscription implements ISubscription {
     private unbindCallback?: () => void;
 
     constructor(unbindCallback: () => void) {
@@ -17,10 +15,10 @@ class RefSubscription implements ISubscription {
 interface Stringable {
     toString(): string;
 }
+type Capsable = Stringable | string | null;
+export type MaybeCapsule<T> = T | Capsule<T>;
 
-type AllowedRef = { toString(): string } | string | null;
-
-export default class Ref<T extends AllowedRef = Stringable> {
+export default class Capsule<T extends Capsable = Capsable> {
     private watchers: Array<(newVal: T) => void> | null = null;
     private afterWatchers: Array<(newVal: T) => void> | null = null;
     private value: T;
@@ -32,11 +30,11 @@ export default class Ref<T extends AllowedRef = Stringable> {
         this.isString = typeof val === "string";
     }
 
-    static new<T extends AllowedRef>(val: MaybeRef<T>): Ref<T> {
-        if (val instanceof Ref) {
+    static new<T extends Capsable>(val: MaybeCapsule<T>): Capsule<T> {
+        if (val instanceof Capsule) {
             return val;
         } else {
-            return new Ref<T>(val);
+            return new Capsule<T>(val);
         }
     }
 
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ export default class Ref<T extends AllowedRef = Stringable> {
             }
             this.watchers.push(watcher);
         }
-        return new RefSubscription(() => this.unbind(watcher, !!after));
+        return new CapsuleSubscription(() => this.unbind(watcher, !!after));
     }
 
     private unbind(watcher: (newVal: T) => void, after: boolean): void {
diff --git a/src/Publisher.ts b/lib/Publisher.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from src/Publisher.ts
rename to lib/Publisher.ts
index f5412b0..dadd1b8 100644
--- a/src/Publisher.ts
+++ b/lib/Publisher.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ interface EventSubscriberRecord<T extends LEvent> {
     set<K extends T>(key: K, subscribers: ISubscriber<K>[]): EventSubscriberRecord<T>;
 }
 
-
 export class Publisher<EventType extends LEvent, PublisherType> implements IPublisher<EventType> {
     private subscribers: EventSubscriberRecord<EventType>;
     private parent: PublisherType;
diff --git a/lib/Rung.ts b/lib/Rung.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab9a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Rung.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+export type RungOptions = {};
+
+export default abstract class Rung {
+    protected el: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+    protected constructor(options: RungOptions) {}
+
+    render(): HTMLElement {
+        if (!this.el) {
+            this.el = this.build();
+        }
+        return this.el;
+    }
+
+    protected getEl(): HTMLElement {
+        return this.render();
+    }
+
+    redraw(): void {
+        const oldNode = this.el;
+        if (!oldNode || !this.el) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const parent = this.el.parentElement;
+        if (parent) {
+            this.el = this.build();
+            parent.replaceChild(this.el, oldNode);
+        } else {
+            this.render();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected abstract build(): HTMLElement;
+}
diff --git a/src/Subscriber.ts b/lib/Subscriber.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Subscriber.ts
rename to lib/Subscriber.ts
diff --git a/lib/helpers.ts b/lib/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0765c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import Capsule from "./Capsule";
+import {ISubscription} from "./Publisher";
+import Rung from "./Rung";
+
+type IRenderAttributes<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap> = Partial<{
+    [K in keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap[T]]: HTMLElementTagNameMap[T][K] | Capsule<HTMLElementTagNameMap[T][K]>
+}> & {
+    classes?: string[],
+    saveTo?: Capsule<HTMLElementTagNameMap[T] | null>,
+};
+
+type IdSelector = `#${ string }`;
+
+export function bootstrap(app: Rung, id: IdSelector) {
+    const rootNode = document.querySelector(id);
+    if (!rootNode) {
+        throw new Error(`No node was found with the id ${id} to attach to`);
+    } else {
+        rootNode.appendChild(app.render());
+    }
+}
+
+export function frag(subs?: Node[]): DocumentFragment {
+    const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
+    if (subs) {
+        attachSubs(frag, subs);
+    }
+    return frag;
+}
+
+export function q(text: string): Text {
+    return document.createTextNode(text);
+}
+
+export function h<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(type: T, attributes?: IRenderAttributes<T>, subNodes?: (Rung | Node | Capsule)[]): HTMLElementTagNameMap[T] {
+    const element = document.createElement(type);
+    if (attributes) {
+        if (attributes.classes) {
+            element.classList.add(...attributes.classes);
+        }
+        if (attributes.saveTo) {
+            attributes.saveTo.val = element;
+        }
+        applyAttributes(element, attributes);
+    }
+    if (subNodes) {
+        attachSubs(element, subNodes);
+    }
+    return element;
+}
+
+function nodeCapsuleWatcher<T>(newVal: T extends Capsule<infer U> ? U : never, textNode: Text, sub: ISubscription): void {
+    if (!textNode.parentNode) {
+        sub.unbind();
+        textNode.remove();
+    } else {
+        textNode.replaceWith(newVal?.toString() ?? q("[dead ref]"));
+    }
+}
+
+function attachSubs(node: Element | DocumentFragment, subNodes: (Rung | Node | Capsule)[]): void {
+    for (let i = 0; i < subNodes.length; i++) {
+        const subNode = subNodes[i];
+        if (subNode instanceof Rung) {
+            node.append(subNode.render());
+        } else if (subNode instanceof Capsule) {
+            const textNode = q(subNode.toString());
+            const sub = subNode.watch((newVal) => nodeCapsuleWatcher<Capsule>(newVal, textNode, sub));
+            node.append(textNode);
+        } else {
+            node.append(subNode);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function applyAttributes<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(element: HTMLElement, attributes: IRenderAttributes<T>): void {
+    for (const key in attributes) {
+        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(attributes, key)) {
+            const attribute = (attributes as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+            if (attribute) {
+                if (attribute instanceof Capsule) {
+                    const attributeAsCapsule = attribute as Capsule;
+                    const elementWithAttributeKey = element as unknown as Record<string, typeof attributeAsCapsule.val>;
+                    elementWithAttributeKey[key] = attributeAsCapsule.val;
+                    attribute.watch((newVal) => elementWithAttributeKey[key] = newVal);
+                } else {
+                    (element as unknown as Record<string, typeof attribute>)[key] = attribute;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61992fa..03070a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "ladder",
+  "name": "@djledda/ladder",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "other libraries provide you with a whole framework - this is just a ladder",
-  "scripts": {  },
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://git.djledda.de/djledda/ladder"
-  },
+  "scripts": {},
   "author": "Daniel Ledda <dan.j.ledda@gmail.com>",
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "typescript": "^4.7.2"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/Rung.ts b/src/Rung.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 17514e4..0000000
--- a/src/Rung.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-import Ref from "./Ref";
-import { ISubscription } from "./Publisher";
-
-export type RungOptions = {};
-
-type IRenderAttributes<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap> = Partial<{
-    [K in keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap[T]]: HTMLElementTagNameMap[T][K] | Ref<HTMLElementTagNameMap[T][K]>
-}> & {
-    classes?: string[],
-    saveTo?: Ref<HTMLElementTagNameMap[T] | null>,
-};
-
-export default abstract class Rung {
-    protected el: HTMLElement | null = null;
-
-    constructor(options: RungOptions) {}
-
-    render(): HTMLElement {
-        if (!this.el) {
-            this.el = this.build();
-        }
-        return this.el;
-    }
-
-    protected getEl(): HTMLElement {
-        if (!this.el) {
-            return this.render();
-        } else {
-            return this.el;
-        }
-    }
-
-    redraw(): void {
-        const oldNode = this.el;
-        if (!oldNode || !this.el) {
-            return;
-        }
-        const parent = this.el.parentElement;
-        if (parent) {
-            this.el = this.build();
-            parent.replaceChild(this.el, oldNode);
-        } else {
-            this.render();
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected abstract build(): HTMLElement;
-}
-
-export function frag(subs?: Rung[]): DocumentFragment {
-    const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
-    if (subs) {
-        attachSubs(frag, subs);
-    }
-    return frag;
-}
-
-export function q(text: string): Text {
-    return document.createTextNode(text);
-}
-
-export function h<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(type: T, attributes?: IRenderAttributes<T>, subNodes?: (Rung | Node | Ref)[]): HTMLElementTagNameMap[T] {
-    const element = document.createElement(type);
-    if (attributes) {
-        if (attributes.classes) {
-            element.classList.add(...attributes.classes);
-        }
-        if (attributes.saveTo) {
-            attributes.saveTo.val = element;
-        }
-        applyAttributes(element, attributes);
-    }
-    if (subNodes) {
-        attachSubs(element, subNodes);
-    }
-    return element;
-}
-
-function nodeRefWatcher<T>(newVal: T extends Ref<infer U> ? U : never, textNode: Text, sub: ISubscription): void {
-    if (!textNode.parentNode) {
-        sub.unbind();
-        textNode.remove();
-    } else {
-        textNode.replaceWith(newVal?.toString() ?? "<dead ref>");
-    }
-}
-
-function attachSubs(node: Element | DocumentFragment, subNodes: (Rung | Node | Ref)[]): void {
-    for (let i = 0; i < subNodes.length; i++) {
-        const subNode = subNodes[i];
-        if (subNode instanceof Rung) {
-            node.append(subNode.render());
-        } else if (subNode instanceof Ref) {
-            const textNode = q(subNode.val.toString());
-            const sub = subNode.watch((newVal) => nodeRefWatcher<Ref>(newVal, textNode, sub));
-            node.append(textNode);
-        } else {
-            node.append(subNode);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-function applyAttributes<T extends keyof HTMLElementTagNameMap>(element: HTMLElement, attributes: IRenderAttributes<T>): void {
-    for (const key in attributes) {
-        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(attributes, key)) {
-            const attribute = (attributes as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
-            if (attribute) {
-                if (attribute instanceof Ref) {
-                    const attributeAsRef = attribute as Ref;
-                    const elementWithAttributeKey = element as unknown as Record<string, typeof attributeAsRef.val>;
-                    elementWithAttributeKey[key] = attributeAsRef.val;
-                    attribute.watch((newVal) => elementWithAttributeKey[key] = newVal);
-                } else {
-                    (element as unknown as ({ [key: string]: typeof attribute }))[key] = attribute;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1193e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "sourceMap": true
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules"
+  ],
+  "include": [
+    "index.ts",
+    "lib/**/*.ts"
+  ]
+}
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