diff --git a/Basalt/libraries/xmlParser.lua b/Basalt/libraries/xmlParser.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f76b835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Basalt/libraries/xmlParser.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+local XMLNode = {}
+
+XMLNode.new = function(name)
+    local node = {}
+    node.___value = nil
+    node.___name = name
+    node.___children = {}
+    node.___props = {}
+    node.___reactiveProps = {}
+
+    function node:value() return self.___value end
+    function node:setValue(val) self.___value = val end
+    function node:name() return self.___name end
+    function node:setName(name) self.___name = name end
+    function node:children() return self.___children end
+    function node:numChildren() return #self.___children end
+    function node:addChild(child)
+        if self[child:name()] ~= nil then
+            if type(self[child:name()].name) == "function" then
+                local tempTable = {}
+                table.insert(tempTable, self[child:name()])
+                self[child:name()] = tempTable
+            end
+            table.insert(self[child:name()], child)
+        else
+            self[child:name()] = child
+        end
+        table.insert(self.___children, child)
+    end
+
+    function node:properties() return self.___props end
+    function node:numProperties() return #self.___props end
+    function node:addProperty(name, value)
+        local lName = "@" .. name
+        if self[lName] ~= nil then
+            if type(self[lName]) == "string" then
+                local tempTable = {}
+                table.insert(tempTable, self[lName])
+                self[lName] = tempTable
+            end
+            table.insert(self[lName], value)
+        else
+            self[lName] = value
+        end
+        table.insert(self.___props, { name = name, value = self[lName] })
+    end
+
+    function node:reactiveProperties() return self.___reactiveProps end
+    function node:addReactiveProperty(name, value)
+        self.___reactiveProps[name] = value
+    end
+
+    return node
+end
+
+local XMLParser = {}
+
+function XMLParser:ToXmlString(value)
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&", "&"); -- '&' -> "&"
+    value = string.gsub(value, "<", "&lt;"); -- '<' -> "&lt;"
+    value = string.gsub(value, ">", "&gt;"); -- '>' -> "&gt;"
+    value = string.gsub(value, "\"", "&quot;"); -- '"' -> "&quot;"
+    value = string.gsub(value, "([^%w%&%;%p%\t% ])",
+        function(c)
+            return string.format("&#x%X;", string.byte(c))
+        end);
+    return value;
+end
+
+function XMLParser:FromXmlString(value)
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&#x([%x]+)%;",
+        function(h)
+            return string.char(tonumber(h, 16))
+        end);
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&#([0-9]+)%;",
+        function(h)
+            return string.char(tonumber(h, 10))
+        end);
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&quot;", "\"");
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&apos;", "'");
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&gt;", ">");
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&lt;", "<");
+    value = string.gsub(value, "&amp;", "&");
+    return value;
+end
+
+function XMLParser:ParseProps(node, s)
+    string.gsub(s, "(%w+)=([\"'])(.-)%2", function(w, _, a)
+        node:addProperty(w, self:FromXmlString(a))
+    end)
+end
+
+function XMLParser:ParseReactiveProps(node, s)
+    string.gsub(s, "(%w+)={(.-)}", function(w, a)
+        node:addReactiveProperty(w, a)
+    end)
+end
+
+function XMLParser:ParseXmlText(xmlText)
+    local stack = {}
+    local top = XMLNode.new()
+    table.insert(stack, top)
+    local ni, c, label, xarg, empty
+    local i, j = 1, 1
+    while true do
+        ni, j, c, label, xarg, empty = string.find(xmlText, "<(%/?)([%w_:]+)(.-)(%/?)>", i)
+        if not ni then break end
+        local text = string.sub(xmlText, i, ni - 1);
+        if not string.find(text, "^%s*$") then
+            local lVal = (top:value() or "") .. self:FromXmlString(text)
+            stack[#stack]:setValue(lVal)
+        end
+        if empty == "/" then -- empty element tag
+            local lNode = XMLNode.new(label)
+            self:ParseProps(lNode, xarg)
+            self:ParseReactiveProps(lNode, xarg)
+            top:addChild(lNode)
+        elseif c == "" then -- start tag
+            local lNode = XMLNode.new(label)
+            self:ParseProps(lNode, xarg)
+            self:ParseReactiveProps(lNode, xarg)
+            table.insert(stack, lNode)
+    top = lNode
+        else -- end tag
+            local toclose = table.remove(stack) -- remove top
+
+            top = stack[#stack]
+            if #stack < 1 then
+                error("XMLParser: nothing to close with " .. label)
+            end
+            if toclose:name() ~= label then
+                error("XMLParser: trying to close " .. toclose.name .. " with " .. label)
+            end
+            top:addChild(toclose)
+        end
+        i = j + 1
+    end
+    local text = string.sub(xmlText, i);
+    if #stack > 1 then
+        error("XMLParser: unclosed " .. stack[#stack]:name())
+    end
+    return top
+end
+
+return XMLParser
diff --git a/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua b/Basalt/plugins/reactive.lua
similarity index 75%
rename from Basalt/plugins/xml.lua
rename to Basalt/plugins/reactive.lua
index 726bcfa..1d1562d 100644
--- a/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua
+++ b/Basalt/plugins/reactive.lua
@@ -1,149 +1,8 @@
+local XMLParser = require("xmlParser")
 local utils = require("utils")
 local uuid = utils.uuid
 local xmlValue = utils.xmlValue
 
-local function newNode(name)
-    local node = {}
-    node.___value = nil
-    node.___name = name
-    node.___children = {}
-    node.___props = {}
-    node.___reactiveProps = {}
-
-    function node:value() return self.___value end
-    function node:setValue(val) self.___value = val end
-    function node:name() return self.___name end
-    function node:setName(name) self.___name = name end
-    function node:children() return self.___children end
-    function node:numChildren() return #self.___children end
-    function node:addChild(child)
-        if self[child:name()] ~= nil then
-            if type(self[child:name()].name) == "function" then
-                local tempTable = {}
-                table.insert(tempTable, self[child:name()])
-                self[child:name()] = tempTable
-            end
-            table.insert(self[child:name()], child)
-        else
-            self[child:name()] = child
-        end
-        table.insert(self.___children, child)
-    end
-
-    function node:properties() return self.___props end
-    function node:numProperties() return #self.___props end
-    function node:addProperty(name, value)
-        local lName = "@" .. name
-        if self[lName] ~= nil then
-            if type(self[lName]) == "string" then
-                local tempTable = {}
-                table.insert(tempTable, self[lName])
-                self[lName] = tempTable
-            end
-            table.insert(self[lName], value)
-        else
-            self[lName] = value
-        end
-        table.insert(self.___props, { name = name, value = self[lName] })
-    end
-
-    function node:reactiveProperties() return self.___reactiveProps end
-    function node:addReactiveProperty(name, value)
-        self.___reactiveProps[name] = value
-    end
-
-    return node
-end
-
-local XmlParser = {}
-
-function XmlParser:ToXmlString(value)
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&", "&amp;"); -- '&' -> "&amp;"
-    value = string.gsub(value, "<", "&lt;"); -- '<' -> "&lt;"
-    value = string.gsub(value, ">", "&gt;"); -- '>' -> "&gt;"
-    value = string.gsub(value, "\"", "&quot;"); -- '"' -> "&quot;"
-    value = string.gsub(value, "([^%w%&%;%p%\t% ])",
-        function(c)
-            return string.format("&#x%X;", string.byte(c))
-        end);
-    return value;
-end
-
-function XmlParser:FromXmlString(value)
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&#x([%x]+)%;",
-        function(h)
-            return string.char(tonumber(h, 16))
-        end);
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&#([0-9]+)%;",
-        function(h)
-            return string.char(tonumber(h, 10))
-        end);
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&quot;", "\"");
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&apos;", "'");
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&gt;", ">");
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&lt;", "<");
-    value = string.gsub(value, "&amp;", "&");
-    return value;
-end
-
-function XmlParser:ParseProps(node, s)
-    string.gsub(s, "(%w+)=([\"'])(.-)%2", function(w, _, a)
-        node:addProperty(w, self:FromXmlString(a))
-    end)
-end
-
-function XmlParser:ParseReactiveProps(node, s)
-    string.gsub(s, "(%w+)={(.-)}", function(w, a)
-        node:addReactiveProperty(w, a)
-    end)
-end
-
-function XmlParser:ParseXmlText(xmlText)
-    local stack = {}
-    local top = newNode()
-    table.insert(stack, top)
-    local ni, c, label, xarg, empty
-    local i, j = 1, 1
-    while true do
-        ni, j, c, label, xarg, empty = string.find(xmlText, "<(%/?)([%w_:]+)(.-)(%/?)>", i)
-        if not ni then break end
-        local text = string.sub(xmlText, i, ni - 1);
-        if not string.find(text, "^%s*$") then
-            local lVal = (top:value() or "") .. self:FromXmlString(text)
-            stack[#stack]:setValue(lVal)
-        end
-        if empty == "/" then -- empty element tag
-            local lNode = newNode(label)
-            self:ParseProps(lNode, xarg)
-            self:ParseReactiveProps(lNode, xarg)
-            top:addChild(lNode)
-        elseif c == "" then -- start tag
-            local lNode = newNode(label)
-            self:ParseProps(lNode, xarg)
-            self:ParseReactiveProps(lNode, xarg)
-            table.insert(stack, lNode)
-    top = lNode
-        else -- end tag
-            local toclose = table.remove(stack) -- remove top
-
-            top = stack[#stack]
-            if #stack < 1 then
-                error("XmlParser: nothing to close with " .. label)
-            end
-            if toclose:name() ~= label then
-                error("XmlParser: trying to close " .. toclose.name .. " with " .. label)
-            end
-            top:addChild(toclose)
-        end
-        i = j + 1
-    end
-    local text = string.sub(xmlText, i);
-    if #stack > 1 then
-        error("XmlParser: unclosed " .. stack[#stack]:name())
-    end
-    return top
-end
-
 local function maybeExecuteScript(data, renderContext)
     local script = xmlValue('script', data)
     if (script ~= nil) then
@@ -377,7 +236,7 @@ return {
                     renderContext.env = _ENV
                     renderContext.env.props = props
                     local f = fs.open(path, "r")
-                    local data = XmlParser:ParseXmlText(f.readAll())
+                    local data = XMLParser:ParseXmlText(f.readAll())
                     f.close()
                     lastXMLReferences = {}
                     maybeExecuteScript(data, renderContext)