diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index ff9600a..0b21893 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
 import * as smartupdate from '../ts/index';
 
+let testSmartUpdate: smartupdate.SmartUpdate;
+
+tap.test('should create an instance of SmartUpdate', async () => {
+  testSmartUpdate = new smartupdate.SmartUpdate();
+});
+
 tap.test('should check for a npm module', async () => {
-  await smartupdate.standardHandler.check('lodash', '1.0.5');
+  await testSmartUpdate.check('lodash', '1.0.5');
 });
 
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 73ca21e..987505f 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,104 +1 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartupdate.plugins';
-
-import { TimeStamp } from '@pushrocks/smarttime';
-
-interface ICacheStatus {
-  lastCheck: number;
-  latestVersion: string;
-  performedUpgrade: boolean;
-}
-
-import { KeyValueStore } from '@pushrocks/npmextra';
-
-export class SmartUpdate {
-  public kvStore = new plugins.npmextra.KeyValueStore('custom', 'global_smartupdate');
-
-  public async check(npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string, changelogUrlArg?: string) {
-    // the newData to write
-    const timeStamp = new TimeStamp();
-    const newData = {
-      lastCheck: timeStamp.milliSeconds,
-      latestVersion: 'x.x.x',
-      performedUpgrade: false
-    };
-
-    // the comparison data from the keyValue store
-    const result: ICacheStatus = await this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg);
-
-    if (result) {
-      const lastCheckTimeStamp = TimeStamp.fromMilliSeconds(result.lastCheck);
-      const tresholdTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ hours: 1 });
-      if (!lastCheckTimeStamp.isOlderThan(timeStamp, tresholdTime)) {
-        newData.lastCheck = lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds;
-        const nextCheckInMinutes =
-          (tresholdTime - (timeStamp.milliSeconds - lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds)) / 60000;
-        console.log(
-          `next update check in less than ${Math.floor(nextCheckInMinutes) + 1} minute(s): ` +
-            `${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
-              `${npmnameArg} has already been checked within the last hour.`,
-              'pink'
-            )}`
-        );
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    const npmPackage = await this.getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg);
-    if (!npmPackage) {
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('warn', 'failed to retrieve package information...');
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'npms.io might be down');
-      return;
-    }
-    newData.latestVersion = npmPackage.version;
-    const upgradeBool = await this.checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, compareVersion, changelogUrlArg);
-    if (upgradeBool) {
-      // TODO:
-    }
-    this.kvStore.writeKey(npmnameArg, newData);
-  }
-
-  private async getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg): Promise<plugins.smartnpm.NpmPackage> {
-    console.log(
-      `smartupdate: checking for newer version of ${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
-        npmnameArg,
-        'pink'
-      )}...`
-    );
-    const npmRegistry = new plugins.smartnpm.NpmRegistry();
-    const npmPackage = npmRegistry.getPackageInfo(npmnameArg);
-    return npmPackage;
-  }
-
-  private async checkIfUpgrade(
-    npmPackage: plugins.smartnpm.NpmPackage,
-    localVersionStringArg: string,
-    changelogUrlArg?: string
-  ) {
-    // create Version objects
-    const versionNpm = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(npmPackage.version);
-    const versionLocal = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(localVersionStringArg);
-    if (!versionNpm.greaterThan(versionLocal)) {
-      console.log(
-        `smartupdate: You are running the latest version of ${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
-          npmPackage.name,
-          'pink'
-        )}`
-      );
-      return false;
-    } else {
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
-        'warn',
-        `There is a newer version of ${npmPackage.name} available on npm.`
-      );
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
-        'warn',
-        `Your version: ${versionLocal.versionString} | version on npm: ${versionNpm.versionString}`
-      );
-      if (!process.env.CI && changelogUrlArg) {
-        console.log('trying to open changelog...');
-        plugins.smartopen.openUrl(changelogUrlArg);
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-}
-export let standardHandler = new SmartUpdate();
+export { SmartUpdate } from './smartupdate.classes.smartupdate';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/smartupdate.classes.smartupdate.ts b/ts/smartupdate.classes.smartupdate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33d34a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smartupdate.classes.smartupdate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartupdate.plugins';
+
+import { TimeStamp } from '@pushrocks/smarttime';
+
+interface ICacheStatus {
+  lastCheck: number;
+  latestVersion: string;
+  performedUpgrade: boolean;
+}
+
+import { KeyValueStore } from '@pushrocks/npmextra';
+
+export class SmartUpdate {
+  public npmRegistry: plugins.smartnpm.NpmRegistry;
+  public kvStore = new plugins.npmextra.KeyValueStore('custom', 'global_smartupdate');
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: plugins.smartnpm.INpmRegistryConstructorOptions = {}) {
+    this.npmRegistry = new plugins.smartnpm.NpmRegistry(optionsArg);
+  }
+
+  public async checkForCli(npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string, changelogUrlArg?: string) {
+    // the newData to write
+    const timeStamp = new TimeStamp();
+    const newCacheData: ICacheStatus = {
+      lastCheck: timeStamp.milliSeconds,
+      latestVersion: 'x.x.x',
+      performedUpgrade: false
+    };
+
+    // the comparison data from the keyValue store
+    const retrievedCacheData: ICacheStatus = await this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg);
+
+    if (retrievedCacheData) {
+      const lastCheckTimeStamp = TimeStamp.fromMilliSeconds(retrievedCacheData.lastCheck);
+      const tresholdTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ hours: 1 });
+      if (!lastCheckTimeStamp.isOlderThan(timeStamp, tresholdTime)) {
+        newCacheData.lastCheck = lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds;
+        const nextCheckInMinutes =
+          (tresholdTime - (timeStamp.milliSeconds - lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds)) / 60000;
+        console.log(
+          `next update check in less than ${Math.floor(nextCheckInMinutes) + 1} minute(s): ` +
+            `${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
+              `${npmnameArg} has already been checked within the last hour.`,
+              'pink'
+            )}`
+        );
+        return false; // don't upgrade if checked within reasonable time
+      }
+    }
+
+    const upgradeBool = await this.check(npmnameArg, compareVersion, changelogUrlArg);
+    if (upgradeBool) {
+      const npmPackage = await this.npmRegistry.getPackageInfo(npmnameArg);
+      newCacheData.latestVersion = npmPackage.version;
+      this.kvStore.writeKey(npmnameArg, newCacheData);
+    }
+    
+    return upgradeBool;
+  }
+
+  private async getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg): Promise<plugins.smartnpm.NpmPackage> {
+    console.log(
+      `smartupdate: checking for newer version of ${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
+        npmnameArg,
+        'pink'
+      )}...`
+    );
+    const npmPackage = this.npmRegistry.getPackageInfo(npmnameArg);
+    return npmPackage;
+  }
+
+  public async check(
+    npmPackageName: string,
+    localVersionStringArg: string,
+    changelogUrlArg?: string
+  ) {
+    const npmPackage = await this.getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmPackageName);
+    if (!npmPackage) {
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('warn', 'failed to retrieve package information...');
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'is the registry down?');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // create Version objects
+    const versionNpm = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(npmPackage.version);
+    const versionLocal = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(localVersionStringArg);
+    if (!versionNpm.greaterThan(versionLocal)) {
+      console.log(
+        `smartupdate: You are running the latest version of ${plugins.consolecolor.coloredString(
+          npmPackage.name,
+          'pink'
+        )}`
+      );
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+        'warn',
+        `There is a newer version of ${npmPackage.name} available on npm.`
+      );
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+        'warn',
+        `Your version: ${versionLocal.versionString} | version on npm: ${versionNpm.versionString}`
+      );
+      if (!process.env.CI && changelogUrlArg) {
+        console.log('trying to open changelog...');
+        plugins.smartopen.openUrl(changelogUrlArg);
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+}