diff --git a/moonscript/compile.lua b/moonscript/compile.lua
index 8fa972a..502d303 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 module("moonscript.compile", package.seeall)
 local util = require("moonscript.util")
-local data = require("moonscript.data")
 local dump = require("moonscript.dump")
 require("moonscript.compile.format")
 require("moonscript.compile.line")
 require("moonscript.compile.value")
-local ntype, Set = data.ntype, data.Set
+local Set
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.data")
+  Set = _table_0.Set
+end
+local ntype
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.types")
+  ntype = _table_0.ntype
+end
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local pos_to_line, get_closest_line, trim = util.pos_to_line, util.get_closest_line, util.trim
 local bubble_names = {
diff --git a/moonscript/compile.moon b/moonscript/compile.moon
index 4d849c6..e1fe92d 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile.moon
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 module "moonscript.compile", package.seeall
 
 util = require "moonscript.util"
-data = require "moonscript.data"
 dump = require "moonscript.dump"
 
 require "moonscript.compile.format"
 require "moonscript.compile.line"
 require "moonscript.compile.value"
 
-import ntype, Set from data
+import Set from require "moonscript.data"
+import ntype from require "moonscript.types"
+
 import concat, insert from table
 import pos_to_line, get_closest_line, trim from util
 
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/format.lua b/moonscript/compile/format.lua
index 6dfc591..7fbad85 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/format.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile/format.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 module("moonscript.compile", package.seeall)
 local util = require("moonscript.util")
 local data = require("moonscript.data")
-local Set, ntype = data.Set, data.ntype
+local Set
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.data")
+  Set = _table_0.Set
+end
+local ntype
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.types")
+  ntype = _table_0.ntype
+end
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 indent_char = "  "
 user_error = function(...)
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/format.moon b/moonscript/compile/format.moon
index a36d41e..4818cb3 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/format.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile/format.moon
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module "moonscript.compile", package.seeall
 util = require "moonscript.util"
 data = require "moonscript.data"
 
-import Set, ntype from data
+import Set from require "moonscript.data"
+import ntype from require "moonscript.types"
 import concat, insert from table
 
 export indent_char, default_return, moonlib, cascading, non_atomic, has_value, is_non_atomic
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/line.lua b/moonscript/compile/line.lua
index 7444ebe..7765bb6 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/line.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile/line.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 module("moonscript.compile", package.seeall)
 local util = require("moonscript.util")
-local data = require("moonscript.data")
 require("moonscript.compile.format")
-require("moonscript.compile.types")
 local reversed = util.reversed
-local ntype = data.ntype
+local ntype, smart_node
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.types")
+  ntype = _table_0.ntype
+  smart_node = _table_0.smart_node
+end
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local constructor_name = "new"
 line_compile = {
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/line.moon b/moonscript/compile/line.moon
index 96ca9a7..d15b97f 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/line.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile/line.moon
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 module "moonscript.compile", package.seeall
 
 util = require "moonscript.util"
-data = require "moonscript.data"
 
 require "moonscript.compile.format"
-require "moonscript.compile.types"
 
 import reversed from util
-import ntype from data
+import ntype, smart_node from require "moonscript.types"
 import concat, insert from table
 
 export line_compile
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/value.lua b/moonscript/compile/value.lua
index ae2f31b..934ab5f 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/value.lua
+++ b/moonscript/compile/value.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ module("moonscript.compile", package.seeall)
 local util = require("moonscript.util")
 local data = require("moonscript.data")
 require("moonscript.compile.format")
-local ntype = data.ntype
+local ntype
+do
+  local _table_0 = require("moonscript.types")
+  ntype = _table_0.ntype
+end
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local table_append
 table_append = function(name, len, value)
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/value.moon b/moonscript/compile/value.moon
index 871c69c..62048f1 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/value.moon
+++ b/moonscript/compile/value.moon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ data = require "moonscript.data"
 
 require "moonscript.compile.format"
 
-import ntype from data
+import ntype from require "moonscript.types"
 import concat, insert from table
 
 export value_compile
diff --git a/moonscript/data.lua b/moonscript/data.lua
index e3b32b0..c6d9d93 100644
--- a/moonscript/data.lua
+++ b/moonscript/data.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 module("moonscript.data", package.seeall)
 local concat = table.concat
-ntype = function(node)
-  if type(node) ~= "table" then
-    return "value"
-  else
-    return node[1]
-  end
-end
 Set = function(items)
   local self = { }
   do
diff --git a/moonscript/data.moon b/moonscript/data.moon
index 770e37b..6b9050f 100644
--- a/moonscript/data.moon
+++ b/moonscript/data.moon
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
--- data structure utils
-
+-- data structures & static data
 module "moonscript.data", package.seeall
 
 export Set, Stack
-export ntype, lua_keywords
+export lua_keywords
 
 import concat from table
 
--- type of node as string
-ntype = (node) ->
-  if type(node) != "table"
-    "value"
-  else
-    node[1]
-
 Set = (items) ->
   self = {}
   self[key] = true for key in *items
diff --git a/moonscript/init.lua b/moonscript/init.lua
index 3f9b459..e8ed93a 100644
--- a/moonscript/init.lua
+++ b/moonscript/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module("moonscript", package.seeall)
-require("moonscript.parse")
 require("moonscript.compile")
+require("moonscript.parse")
 require("moonscript.util")
 local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local split, dump = util.split, util.dump
diff --git a/moonscript/init.moon b/moonscript/init.moon
index 086bfd1..c315f8b 100644
--- a/moonscript/init.moon
+++ b/moonscript/init.moon
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 module "moonscript", package.seeall
 
-require "moonscript.parse"
 require "moonscript.compile"
+require "moonscript.parse"
 require "moonscript.util"
 
 import concat, insert from table
diff --git a/moonscript/parse.lua b/moonscript/parse.lua
index 39902c0..92f68dc 100644
--- a/moonscript/parse.lua
+++ b/moonscript/parse.lua
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ local util = require"moonscript.util"
 
 require"lpeg"
 
-local dump = require"moonscript.dump"
 local data = require"moonscript.data"
+local types = require"moonscript.types"
 
-local ntype = data.ntype
+local ntype = types.ntype
+
+local dump = util.dump
 local trim = util.trim
 
 local Stack = data.Stack
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/types.lua b/moonscript/types.lua
similarity index 92%
rename from moonscript/compile/types.lua
rename to moonscript/types.lua
index aaefc54..1cfe58b 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/types.lua
+++ b/moonscript/types.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-module("moonscript.compile", package.seeall)
+module("moonscript.types", package.seeall)
 local util = require("moonscript.util")
 local data = require("moonscript.data")
-local ntype = data.ntype
+ntype = function(node)
+  if type(node) ~= "table" then
+    return "value"
+  else
+    return node[1]
+  end
+end
 local t = { }
 local node_types = {
   fndef = {
diff --git a/moonscript/compile/types.moon b/moonscript/types.moon
similarity index 83%
rename from moonscript/compile/types.moon
rename to moonscript/types.moon
index 6d0ce52..84df9f1 100644
--- a/moonscript/compile/types.moon
+++ b/moonscript/types.moon
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-module "moonscript.compile", package.seeall
-
+module "moonscript.types", package.seeall
 util = require "moonscript.util"
 data = require "moonscript.data"
 
-import ntype from data
-export smart_node, build
+export ntype, smart_node, build
 
--- todo: this should be merged into data
--- lets us index a node by item name based on it's type
+-- type of node as string
+ntype = (node) ->
+  if type(node) != "table"
+    "value"
+  else
+    node[1]
 
 t = {}
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ build = setmetatable {}, {
     rawget self, name
 }
 
+-- makes it so node properties can be accessed by name instead of index
 smart_node = (node) ->
   index = key_table[ntype node]
   if not index then return node
diff --git a/test.lua b/test.lua
index 6bb5088..073a450 100755
--- a/test.lua
+++ b/test.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env lua
+
 require "lfs"
 require "alt_getopt"
 
diff --git a/todo b/todo
index 63ce19c..4f75988 100644
--- a/todo
+++ b/todo
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # TODO
 
-..= append string
+if hello else world
+ ->  if hello then hello else world
+
+
+- enhance with documentation
+- fix variable names starting with and, not, or, etc..
 
 - varargs that get put in a nested generated function aren't valid anymore: