diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e087fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.idea/
+node_modules
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f57d467..c046004 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,20 +1,56 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/tsd.d.ts" />
 var colors = require("colors");
 var through = require("through2");
-var bl = {}; //beautylog object
-bl.errorPrefix = ' Error: '.bgRed.white.bold;
-bl.successPrefix = ' Success: '.bgGreen.white.bold;
-module.exports = function (logText, logType) {
+var bl;
+bl = {};
+/**
+ * object to append to all locally used params
+ * @type {{}}
+ */
+var localBl;
+localBl = {};
+localBl.errorPrefix = ' Error: '.bgRed.white.bold;
+localBl.successPrefix = ' Success: '.bgGreen.white.bold;
+/**
+ *
+ * @param logText
+ * @param logType
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.log = function (logText, logType) {
     if (logText === void 0) { logText = 'empty log'; }
     if (logType === void 0) { logType = 'normal'; }
-    switch (logType) {
-        case 'normal':
-            logText.cyan.bold;
-        case 'error':
-            logText = bl.errorPrefix + logText.red;
-        case 'success':
-            logText = bl.successPrefix + logText.cyan;
+    try {
+        switch (logType) {
+            case 'normal':
+                logText.cyan.bold;
+            case 'error':
+                logText = localBl.errorPrefix + logText.red.bold;
+            case 'success':
+                logText = localBl.successPrefix + logText.cyan.bold;
+        }
+        console.log(logText);
+        return true;
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        console.log(localBl.errorPrefix + 'You seem to have tried logging something strange'.red.bold + error);
+        return false;
     }
-    console.log(logText);
-    return true;
 };
+/**
+ * logs an error to console
+ * @param logText
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.error = function (logText) {
+    return bl.log(logText, 'error');
+};
+/**
+ * logs a success to console
+ * @param logText string to log as error
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.success = function (logText) {
+    return bl.log(logText, 'success');
+};
+module.exports = bl;
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index d2390f1..9e4604b 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -2,20 +2,61 @@
 var colors = require("colors");
 var through = require("through2");
 
-var bl:any = {}; //beautylog object
-bl.errorPrefix = ' Error: '.bgRed.white.bold;
-bl.successPrefix = ' Success: '.bgGreen.white.bold;
 
+var bl:any;
+bl = {}
 
-module.exports = (logText:string = 'empty log',logType = 'normal') => {
-    switch(logType) {
-        case 'normal':
-            logText.cyan.bold;
-        case 'error':
-            logText = bl.errorPrefix + logText.red;
-        case 'success':
-            logText = bl.successPrefix + logText.cyan;
+/**
+ * object to append to all locally used params
+ * @type {{}}
+ */
+var localBl:any;
+localBl = {};
+localBl.errorPrefix = ' Error: '.bgRed.white.bold;
+localBl.successPrefix = ' Success: '.bgGreen.white.bold;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param logText
+ * @param logType
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.log = (logText:string = 'empty log',logType:string = 'normal') => {
+    try {
+        switch (logType) {
+            case 'normal':
+                logText.cyan.bold;
+            case 'error':
+                logText = localBl.errorPrefix + logText.red.bold;
+            case 'success':
+                logText = localBl.successPrefix + logText.cyan.bold;
+        }
+        console.log(logText);
+        return true;
+    }
+    catch(error) {
+        console.log(localBl.errorPrefix + 'You seem to have tried logging something strange'.red.bold + error);
+        return false;
     }
-    console.log(logText);
-    return true;
 };
+
+
+/**
+ * logs an error to console
+ * @param logText
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.error = function(logText) {
+    return bl.log(logText, 'error');
+};
+
+/**
+ * logs a success to console
+ * @param logText string to log as error
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+bl.success = function(logText) {
+    return bl.log(logText, 'success');
+}
+
+module.exports = bl;