diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f93687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+coverage/
+public/
+pages/
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b67be6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import 'typings-global';
+export declare class Foldable {
+    saveableProperties: string[];
+    /**
+     * folds a class into an object
+     */
+    foldToObject(): {};
+    /**
+     * enfolds data from an object
+     */
+    enfoldFromObject(objectArg: any): void;
+}
+/**
+ * Decorator that marks a property as foldable
+ */
+export declare let foldDec: () => (target: any, key: string) => void;
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8c15b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"use strict";
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+require("typings-global");
+let lodash = require('lodash');
+class Foldable {
+    /**
+     * folds a class into an object
+     */
+    foldToObject() {
+        let newFoldedObject = {};
+        for (let keyName of this.saveableProperties) {
+            newFoldedObject[keyName] = lodash.cloneDeep(this[keyName]);
+        }
+        return newFoldedObject;
+    }
+    /**
+     * enfolds data from an object
+     */
+    enfoldFromObject(objectArg) {
+        for (let keyName in objectArg) {
+            if (this.saveableProperties.indexOf(keyName) !== -1) {
+                this[keyName] = objectArg[keyName];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+exports.Foldable = Foldable;
+/**
+ * Decorator that marks a property as foldable
+ */
+exports.foldDec = () => {
+    return (target, key) => {
+        if (!target.saveableProperties) {
+            target.saveableProperties = [];
+        }
+        target.saveableProperties.push(key);
+    };
+};
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cf7e01..0d60c4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "typed json handlers",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(npmts)"
   },
@@ -15,5 +16,13 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartjson/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartjson#README"
+  "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartjson#README",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "smartchai": "^1.0.3",
+    "typings-test": "^1.0.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+    "typings-global": "^1.0.14"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.d.ts b/test/test.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fd432a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import 'typings-test';
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3018132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"use strict";
+var __decorate = (this && this.__decorate) || function (decorators, target, key, desc) {
+    var c = arguments.length, r = c < 3 ? target : desc === null ? desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, key) : desc, d;
+    if (typeof Reflect === "object" && typeof Reflect.decorate === "function") r = Reflect.decorate(decorators, target, key, desc);
+    else for (var i = decorators.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) if (d = decorators[i]) r = (c < 3 ? d(r) : c > 3 ? d(target, key, r) : d(target, key)) || r;
+    return c > 3 && r && Object.defineProperty(target, key, r), r;
+};
+var __metadata = (this && this.__metadata) || function (k, v) {
+    if (typeof Reflect === "object" && typeof Reflect.metadata === "function") return Reflect.metadata(k, v);
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+require("typings-test");
+const smartchai_1 = require("smartchai");
+const index_1 = require("../dist/index");
+class SomeClass extends index_1.Foldable {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.thisis = 'test';
+        console.log(this.saveableProperties);
+    }
+}
+__decorate([
+    index_1.foldDec(),
+    __metadata("design:type", String)
+], SomeClass.prototype, "thisis", void 0);
+let mySomeClass;
+describe('smartjson', function () {
+    it('should create a Foldable extended instance', function () {
+        mySomeClass = new SomeClass();
+        smartchai_1.expect(mySomeClass).to.be.instanceof(SomeClass);
+        smartchai_1.expect(mySomeClass).to.be.instanceof(index_1.Foldable);
+    });
+    it('should create a folded object', function () {
+        let foldedObject = mySomeClass.foldToObject();
+        smartchai_1.expect(foldedObject).property('thisis').to.equal('test');
+    });
+    it('should enfold from object', function () {
+        mySomeClass.enfoldFromObject({ thisis: 'test2' });
+        smartchai_1.expect(mySomeClass).property('thisis').to.equal('test2');
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce85f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import 'typings-test'
+import { expect } from 'smartchai'
+
+import { Foldable, foldDec } from '../dist/index'
+
+class SomeClass extends Foldable {
+  @foldDec()
+  thisis: string = 'test'
+  constructor () {
+    super()
+    console.log(this.saveableProperties)
+  }
+}
+
+let mySomeClass: SomeClass
+
+describe('smartjson', function () {
+  it('should create a Foldable extended instance', function () {
+    mySomeClass = new SomeClass()
+    expect(mySomeClass).to.be.instanceof(SomeClass)
+    expect(mySomeClass).to.be.instanceof(Foldable)
+  })
+
+  it('should create a folded object', function () {
+    let foldedObject = mySomeClass.foldToObject()
+    expect(foldedObject).property('thisis').to.equal('test')
+  })
+
+  it('should enfold from object', function () {
+    mySomeClass.enfoldFromObject({thisis: 'test2'})
+    expect(mySomeClass).property('thisis').to.equal('test2')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e085a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import 'typings-global'
+let lodash = require('lodash')
+
+export class Foldable {
+  saveableProperties: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * folds a class into an object
+   */
+  foldToObject () {
+    let newFoldedObject = {}
+    for (let keyName of this.saveableProperties) {
+      newFoldedObject[ keyName ] = lodash.cloneDeep(this[ keyName ])
+    }
+    return newFoldedObject
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * enfolds data from an object
+   */
+  enfoldFromObject(objectArg) {
+    for (let keyName in objectArg) {
+      if (this.saveableProperties.indexOf(keyName) !== -1) {
+        this[ keyName ] = objectArg[ keyName ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decorator that marks a property as foldable
+ */
+export let foldDec = () => {
+  return (target: any, key: string) => {
+    if (!target.saveableProperties) { target.saveableProperties = [] }
+    target.saveableProperties.push(key)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4d410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "experimentalDecorators": true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6de881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
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+  dependencies:
+    "@types/chai" "*"
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+
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+  dependencies:
+    "@types/mocha" "^2.2.31"
+    typings-global "*"
+
+wrappy@1:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"