diff --git a/src/re_frame/core.cljs b/src/re_frame/core.cljs
index f59615e..ad0e19e 100644
--- a/src/re_frame/core.cljs
+++ b/src/re_frame/core.cljs
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
   (:require
     [re-frame.handlers   :as handlers]
     [re-frame.subs       :as subs]
+    [re-frame.router     :as router]
     [re-frame.middleware :as middleware]))
 
 
 ;; --  API  -------
 
 (def register-handler handlers/register)
-(def dispatch         handlers/dispatch)
-(def dispatch-sync    handlers/dispatch-sync)
+(def dispatch         router/dispatch)
+(def dispatch-sync    router/dispatch-sync)
 
 (def register-sub  subs/register)
 (def subscribe     subs/subscribe)
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 (def path        middleware/path)
 (def validate    middleware/validate)
 (def trim-v      middleware/trim-v)
+(def after       middleware/after)
 ; (def log-events  middleware/log-events)
 
 
diff --git a/src/re_frame/handlers.cljs b/src/re_frame/handlers.cljs
index 3146308..a289e5e 100644
--- a/src/re_frame/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/re_frame/handlers.cljs
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 (ns re-frame.handlers
-  (:refer-clojure :exclude [flush])
-  (:require-macros [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go-loop go]])
-  (:require [reagent.core        :refer [flush]]
-            [re-frame.db         :refer [app-db]]
-           ; [re-frame.middleware :refer [noop]]
-            [re-frame.utils      :refer [first-in-vector warn]]
-            [cljs.core.async     :refer [chan put! <! timeout]]))
+  (:require [re-frame.db         :refer [app-db]]
+            [re-frame.utils      :refer [first-in-vector warn]]))
 
 
 ;; -- composing middleware  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 (defn comp-middleware
-  "Given a vector of middleware, filter out any nils, and use \"comp\" to compose them.
+  "Given a vector of middleware, filter out any nils, and use \"comp\" to compose the elements.
   v can have nested vectors, and will be flattended before \"comp\" is applied.
-  For convienience, if v turns out to already be a function (assumed to be
-  middleware), just return it.
+  For convienience, if v a function (assumed to be middleware already), just return it.
   Filtering out nils allows us to create Middlewhere conditionally like this:
      (comp-middleware [pure (when debug? debug)])  ;; that 'when' might leave a nil
   "
@@ -23,21 +17,22 @@
     (fn? v)       v  ;; assumed to be existing middleware
     (vector? v)   (let [v (remove nil? (flatten v))]
                     (cond
-                      (empty? v)       (fn [h] h)   ;; noop middleware
+                      (empty? v)       identity     ;; noop middleware
                       (= 1 (count v))  (first v)    ;; only one middleware, no composing needed
                       :else            (apply comp v)))
-    :else         (assert  (vector? v)
-                           (str "re-frame:  compose expects a vector, got: " v))))
+    :else         (warn "re-frame:  compose expects a vector, got: " v)))
 
 
 ;; -- the register of event handlers --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 (def ^:private id->fn  (atom {}))
 
+
 (defn lookup-handler
   [event-id]
   (get @id->fn event-id))
 
+
 (defn register
   "register a handler for an event"
   ([event-id handler-fn]
@@ -46,17 +41,11 @@
     (swap! id->fn assoc event-id handler-fn))
 
   ([event-id middleware handler-fn]
-    (let  [mid-ware  (comp-middleware middleware)
-           hander-fn (mid-ware handler-fn)]
+    (let  [mid-ware  (comp-middleware middleware)   ;; compose the middleware
+           hander-fn (mid-ware handler-fn)]         ;; wrap the handler in the middleware
       (register event-id hander-fn))))
 
 
-;; -- The Event Conveyor Belt  --------------------------------------------------------------------
-;;
-;; Moves events from "dispatch" to the router loop.
-;; Allows for the aysnc handling of events.
-;;
-(def ^:private event-chan (chan))    ;; TODO: set buffer size?
 
 
 ;; -- lookup and call -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,50 +65,3 @@
       (warn "re-frame: no event handler registered for: \"" event-id "\". Ignoring.")   ;; TODO: make exception
       (handler-fn app-db event-v))))
 
-
-;; -- router loop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-;;
-;; In a perpretual loop, read events from the dispatch channel, and route them
-;; to the right handler.
-;;
-;; Because handlers occupy the CPU, before each event is handled, hand
-;; back control to the browser, via a (<! (timeout 0)) call.
-;;
-;; In odd cases, we need to pause for an entire annimationFrame, to ensure that
-;; the DOM is fully flushed, before then calling a handler known to hog the CPU
-;; for an extended period.  In such a case, the event should be laballed with metadata
-;; Example usage (notice the ":flush-dom" metadata):
-;;   (dispatch ^:flush-dom  [:event-id other params])
-;;
-;; router loop
-(go-loop []
-         (let [event-v  (<! event-chan)                   ;; wait for an event
-               _        (if (:flush-dom (meta event-v))   ;; check the event for metadata
-                          (do (flush) (<! (timeout 20)))  ;; wait just over one annimation frame (16ms), to rensure all pending GUI work is flushed to the DOM.
-                          (<! (timeout 0)))]              ;; just in case we are handling one dispatch after an other, give the browser back control to do its stuff
-           (handle event-v)
-           (recur)))
-
-
-;; -- dispatch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-(defn dispatch
-  "Send an event to be processed by the registered handler.
-
-  Usage example:
-     (dispatch [:delete-item 42])
-  "
-  [event-v]
-  (if (nil? event-v)
-    (warn "re-frame: \"dispatch\" is ignoring a nil event.")     ;; nil would close the channel
-    (put! event-chan event-v))
-  nil)   ;; Ensure nil return. See https://github.com/Day8/re-frame/wiki/Returning-False
-
-
-;; TODO: remove sync handling.  I don't like it much, even for testing.
-(defn dispatch-sync
-  "Invoke the event handler sycronously, avoiding the async-inducing use of core.async/chan"
-  [event-v]
-  (handle event-v))
-
-
diff --git a/src/re_frame/router.cljs b/src/re_frame/router.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c892b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/re_frame/router.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+(ns re-frame.router
+  (:refer-clojure :exclude [flush])
+  (:require-macros [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go-loop go]])
+  (:require [reagent.core        :refer [flush]]
+            [re-frame.handlers   :refer [handle]]
+            [re-frame.utils      :refer [warn]]
+            [cljs.core.async     :refer [chan put! <! timeout]]))
+
+;; -- The Event Conveyor Belt  --------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;
+;; Moves events from "dispatch" to the router loop.
+;; Using core.async means we can have the aysnc handling of events.
+;;
+(def ^:private event-chan (chan))    ;; TODO: set buffer size?
+
+
+;; -- router loop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;
+;; In a perpretual loop, read events from "event-chan", and call the right handler.
+;;
+;; Because handlers occupy the CPU, before each event is handled, hand
+;; back control to the browser, via a (<! (timeout 0)) call.
+;;
+;; In some cases, we need to pause for an entire annimationFrame, to ensure that
+;; the DOM is fully flushed, before then calling a handler known to hog the CPU
+;; for an extended period.  In such a case, the event should be laballed with metadata
+;; Example usage (notice the ":flush-dom" metadata):
+;;   (dispatch ^:flush-dom  [:event-id other params])
+;;
+(go-loop []
+         (let [event-v  (<! event-chan)                   ;; wait for an event
+               _        (if (:flush-dom (meta event-v))   ;; check the event for metadata
+                          (do (flush) (<! (timeout 20)))  ;; wait just over one annimation frame (16ms), to rensure all pending GUI work is flushed to the DOM.
+                          (<! (timeout 0)))]              ;; just in case we are handling one dispatch after an other, give the browser back control to do its stuff
+           (try
+             (handle event-v)
+             (catch js/Object e  (.error js/console e)))  ;; exceptions are a special kind of rubbish you are in a goloop. So catch it here and print.
+           (recur)))
+
+
+;; -- dispatch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defn dispatch
+  "Send an event to be processed by the registered handler.
+
+  Usage example:
+     (dispatch [:delete-item 42])
+  "
+  [event-v]
+  (if (nil? event-v)
+    (warn "re-frame: \"dispatch\" is ignoring a nil event.")     ;; nil would close the channel
+    (put! event-chan event-v))
+  nil)   ;; Ensure nil return. See https://github.com/Day8/re-frame/wiki/Returning-False
+
+
+;; TODO: remove sync handling.  I don't like it much, even for testing.
+(defn dispatch-sync
+  "Invoke the event handler sycronously, avoiding the async-inducing use of core.async/chan"
+  [event-v]
+  (handle event-v))
+
+
diff --git a/src/re_frame/utils.cljs b/src/re_frame/utils.cljs
index 2d3571e..821aabc 100644
--- a/src/re_frame/utils.cljs
+++ b/src/re_frame/utils.cljs
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
- (ns re-frame.utils)
+(ns re-frame.utils)
 
 
- (defn warn
-   [& args]
-   (.warn js/console (apply str args)))
+(defn warn
+  [& args]
+  (.warn js/console (apply str args)))
 
- (defn dbg
-   [& args]
-   (.debug js/console (apply str args)))
+(defn dbg
+  [& args]
+  (.debug js/console (apply str args)))
 
- (defn log
-   [& args]
-   (.log js/console (apply str args)))
+(defn log
+  [& args]
+  (.log js/console (apply str args)))
 
- (defn group
-   [& args]
-   (.group js/console (apply str args)))
+(defn group
+  [& args]
+  (.group js/console (apply str args)))
 
- (defn groupEnd
-   []
-   (.groupEnd js/console))
+(defn groupEnd
+  []
+  (.groupEnd js/console))
 
- (defn first-in-vector
+(defn first-in-vector
   [v]
   (if (vector? v)
     (first v)