diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# temp scrach pads
+examples/*
+scratch.js
+
+# manged dependencies
+node_modules
+
+# output
+dist
+*.tgz
+
+# code coverage
+coverage
+*.lcov
+
+# logs
+logs
+
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env
+
+# caches
+.eslintcache
+.cache
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# IDEs
+.idea
+.vscode
+
+# Finder (MacOS) folder config
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+# Contributing
+
+So you want to contribute, nice.  **Thank you**.
+
+Bug reports and code and documentation patches are all welcome. You can help this project also by using the development version and by reporting any bugs you might encounter.
+
+You may contribute in several ways like:
+
+* Creating new features
+* Fixing bugs
+* Improving documentation and examples
+* Translating any document here to your language
+
+## Table of contents
+
+* [Contributing](#contributing)
+  * [Developing](#developing)
+  * [Running tests](#running-tests)
+  * [Reporting a bug](#reporting-a-bug)
+  * [Request a feature](#request-a-feature)
+  * [Commit message](#commit-message)
+  * [Code style](#code-style)
+
+## Developing
+
+There is only one main source file in the project. It is the [/src/index.js](/src/Mite.js).
+The [test/mite.spec.js](test/mite.test.js) is for now the only unit test file in the project.
+
+The `dist` includes the minified version of the source code.
+
+## Running tests
+
+Run unit tests using this command:
+
+```bash
+bun test
+```
+
+## Reporting a bug
+
+Use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/n2geoff/mite/issues) to report any bug you find.
+Bugs description should include:
+
+* How to reproduce the bug;
+* Easy to understand title;
+
+Would be nice to have some code showing how to reproduce the code, you may use [gist](https://gist.github.com) or [Codepen](https://codepen.io) for uploading your example code.
+
+## Request a feature
+
+Use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/n2geoff/mite/issues) to request a new feature.
+
+Keep in mind, this is a pure javascript library
+
+## Commit message
+
+Commit messages should includes GitHub number reference and a imperative easy to understand sentence.
+
+## Coding style
+
+If it is supported in all major browers without transpiling, then please use those JavaScript language features in your code, with one caveat -- readablity is king.
+
+Currently the JavaScript Target is ES2017.
+
+This project is linted agaist [ESLint](https://eslint.org/) and the [`.eslintrc.js`](.eslintrc.js) is dead-simple, and all you need to followed.
+
+Thank you for reading this.
+
+
+Hey, **star** this *repo* and/or share it with your friends.
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+Copyright (c) 2025 Geoff Doty
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# Mite
+> The tiniest framework that *mite* work
+
+```
+     /___\        ___ _
+     )O.o(  |\/| o | |_   BE small
+     \_^_/  |  | | | |_   be STRONG
+      " "
+```
+
+Brainspace is limited, time is limited, ideas are abundant, so enter stage left: **Mite**
+
+**Mite** is a tiny `import` ui library that was born out of a necessity to rift out prototypes fast, and complement existing HTML/CSS/JS knowledge. The boiler-plate of most conventional frameworks takes longer than actually getting the core MVP of the idea out there.
+
+**Mite** provides an extendable one-and-done solutions from decorating components to building out single-page-applications -- pure-frontend, and core-web for the win!
+
+With **Mite** it is just one file and go...
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Key Features
+- **Reactive Data Binding**: Bind data to the DOM using `{{ }}` syntax, and Mite will automatically update the DOM when the data changes.
+- **Directives**:
+  - `m-if`: Conditionally show or hide elements based on a truthy/falsy expression.
+  - `m-each`: Iterate over arrays to render lists dynamically.
+  - `:`-prefixed attributes (e.g., `:value`): Bind data to element attributes.
+- **Event Handling**: Bind events to methods using `@event` syntax (e.g., `@click`).
+- **Lightweight**: Mite is a single class with no external dependencies, making it easy to integrate into any project.
+
+## Usage
+
+```html
+
+    <div id="counter">
+        <button @click="{increment}">{count}</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <script type="module">
+
+        import Mite from './src/Mite.js';
+
+        new Mite('#counter', {
+            data: {count: 0},
+            increment(e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                this.data.count++;
+            }
+        });
+
+    </script>
+```
+
+Any tag property that starts with a `@` is an event, so you can do `@click=""`;
+
+
+## Test
+
+**WIP**
+
+`bun test`
+
+> Currently [Bun]() is used as the development runtime
+
+
+## Support
+
+Please open [an issue](https://github.com/n2geoff/mite/issues/new) for support.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Anyone is welcome to contribute, however, if you decide to get involved, please take a moment to review the [guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md), they're minimalistic;)
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)
+
+---
+*Last updated: March 29, 2025*
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diff --git a/jsconfig.json b/jsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    // Environment setup & latest features
+    "lib": ["ESNext"],
+    "target": "ESNext",
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleDetection": "force",
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "allowJs": true,
+
+    // Bundler mode
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+
+    // Best practices
+    "strict": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
+
+    // Some stricter flags (disabled by default)
+    "noUnusedLocals": false,
+    "noUnusedParameters": false,
+    "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "mite",
+  "description": "",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "module": "src/Mite.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "bun build ./src/Mite.js --outdir ./dist --target browser"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "peerDependencies": {}
+}
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diff --git a/test/mite.test.js b/test/mite.test.js
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+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { Mite } from "../src/Mite.js";
+
+test("Mite Exists", () => {
+  expect(typeof Mite).toBe("function");
+});