diff --git a/examples/hello.rs b/examples/hello.rs
index d83fbc0..7005d24 100644
--- a/examples/hello.rs
+++ b/examples/hello.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use swactor::{ActorAddress, ActorInterface, Message, Runtime, RuntimeFlavor};
+use swactor::{actor::{ActorAddress, ActorInterface}, runtime::{Runtime, RuntimeFlavor}};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Greeter {
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ impl ActorInterface for Greeter {
     }
 }
 
-
 fn main() {
     let mut rt = Runtime::new(100, Some(RuntimeFlavor::SingleThreaded));
     let addr = rt
diff --git a/examples/ring.rs b/examples/ring.rs
index 4e854f5..bcfc07e 100644
--- a/examples/ring.rs
+++ b/examples/ring.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use swactor::{ActorAddress, ActorInterface, Inbox, Runtime, RuntimeFlavor};
+use swactor::{actor::{ActorAddress, ActorInterface}, runtime::{Inbox, Runtime, RuntimeFlavor}};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
-struct RingMessage {
+pub struct RingMessage {
     count: usize,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f896c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use crate::{runtime::Runtime, WATERLEVEL, ring_buffer::Receiver};
+
+
+pub trait Message: 'static + Sized + Clone + Send {}
+impl<T: 'static + Sized + Clone + Send> Message for T {}
+
+pub trait ActorInterface: 'static + Send {
+    type Incoming: Message;
+    type Response: Message;
+    fn handle(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime, msg: Self::Incoming);
+}
+
+pub type ActorAddress = u64;
+
+pub struct Actor<A>
+where
+    A: ActorInterface,
+{
+    _addr: ActorAddress,
+    inbox: Receiver<A::Incoming>,
+    inner: A,
+}
+
+impl<A: ActorInterface> Actor<A> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(addr: ActorAddress, inbox: Receiver<A::Incoming>, inner: A) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            _addr: addr,
+            inbox,
+            inner
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Trait for type-erased actors
+pub(crate) trait AnyActor: Send {
+    fn tick(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime);
+}
+
+impl<A> AnyActor for Actor<A>
+where
+    A: ActorInterface,
+{
+    fn tick(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime) {
+        let total_messages = self.inbox.len();
+        let messages_to_process = if total_messages < WATERLEVEL {
+            total_messages
+        } else {
+            total_messages >> 1
+        };
+
+        for _ in 0..messages_to_process {
+            match self.inbox.try_recv() {
+                Some(msg) => self.inner.handle(ctx, msg),
+                None => unreachable!(
+                    "We checked number of unprocessed messages in the queue ahead of processing"
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index e00c61c..91a260a 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Error(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>);
-pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 pub(crate) fn convert_err<E: std::fmt::Debug>(e: E) -> Error {
     Error(format!("{e:?}").into())
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7da4647..85d51ae 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
+pub mod actor;
+
+pub(crate) mod error;
+pub use error::Error;
+
 mod ring_buffer;
-
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
-use ring_buffer::{Receiver, Sender};
-
-pub mod error;
-use error::Error;
+mod router;
+pub mod runtime;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "getrandom")]
-pub fn get_random(buf: &mut [u8]) {
+pub(crate) fn get_random(buf: &mut [u8]) {
     getrandom::getrandom(buf).unwrap()
 }
 
@@ -19,235 +18,4 @@ pub fn get_random(buf: &mut [u8]) {
 /// else
 ///     process total_messages // 2
 const WATERLEVEL: usize = 10;
-
 const DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY: usize = 1_000;
-
-pub trait Message: 'static + Sized + Clone + Send {}
-impl<T: 'static + Sized + Clone + Send> Message for T {}
-
-pub type Envelope = Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send>;
-
-pub trait ActorInterface: 'static + Send {
-    type Incoming: Message;
-    type Response: Message;
-    fn handle(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime, msg: Self::Incoming);
-}
-
-pub type ActorAddress = u64;
-
-pub struct Actor<A>
-where
-    A: ActorInterface,
-{
-    _addr: ActorAddress,
-    inbox: Receiver<A::Incoming>,
-    inner: A,
-}
-
-/// Trait for type-erased actors
-trait AnyActor: Send {
-    fn tick(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime);
-}
-
-impl<A> AnyActor for Actor<A>
-where
-    A: ActorInterface,
-{
-    fn tick(&mut self, ctx: &Runtime) {
-        let total_messages = self.inbox.len();
-        let messages_to_process = if total_messages < WATERLEVEL {
-            total_messages
-        } else {
-            total_messages >> 1
-        };
-
-        for _ in 0..messages_to_process {
-            match self.inbox.try_recv() {
-                Some(msg) => self.inner.handle(ctx, msg),
-                None => unreachable!(
-                    "We checked number of unprocessed messages in the queue ahead of processing"
-                ),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Inbox<M: Message> {
-    addr: ActorAddress,
-    inner: Receiver<M>,
-}
-
-impl<M: Message> Inbox<M> {
-    pub fn addr(&self) -> &ActorAddress {
-        &self.addr
-    }
-
-    pub fn try_recv(&self) -> Option<M> {
-        self.inner.try_recv()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub enum RuntimeFlavor {
-    #[default]
-    SingleThreaded,
-    Multithreaded(usize),
-}
-
-pub struct Runtime {
-    flavor: RuntimeFlavor,
-    router: Router,
-    router_inbox: Sender<RouterMessage>,
-    actor_queue: ArrayQueue<Box<dyn AnyActor>>,
-}
-
-impl Runtime {
-    pub fn new(capacity: usize, flavor: Option<RuntimeFlavor>) -> Self {
-        let router = Router::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
-        let router_inbox = router.new_sender();
-        Self {
-            flavor: flavor.unwrap_or_default(),
-            router,
-            router_inbox,
-            actor_queue: ArrayQueue::new(capacity),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn spawn<A: ActorInterface>(&self, actor: A) -> Result<ActorAddress, Error> {
-        let addr = {
-            let mut bytes = u64::to_le_bytes(0);
-            get_random(&mut bytes);
-            u64::from_le_bytes(bytes)
-        };
-        let inbox = Receiver::<A::Incoming>::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
-        let sender = inbox.new_sender();
-
-        // Register the sender with the router
-        let _ = self
-            .router_inbox
-            .try_send(RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, Box::new(sender)));
-
-        self.actor_queue
-            .push(Box::new(Actor {
-                _addr: addr,
-                inbox,
-                inner: actor,
-            }))
-            .map_err(|_| Error::from("Runtime error: Failed to spawn actor."))?;
-
-        Ok(addr)
-    }
-
-    pub fn send_to<M: Message>(&self, addr: ActorAddress, msg: M) -> Result<(), ()> {
-        let envelope: Envelope = Box::new(msg);
-        self.router_inbox
-            .try_send(RouterMessage::SendToAddr {
-                addr,
-                msg: envelope,
-            })
-            .map_err(|_| ())
-    }
-
-    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
-        // Pop actor, tick it, push it back
-        if let Some(mut actor) = self.actor_queue.pop() {
-            actor.tick(self);
-            let _ = self.actor_queue.push(actor);
-        }
-
-        match self.flavor {
-            RuntimeFlavor::Multithreaded(_) => (), // router has its own thread
-            RuntimeFlavor::SingleThreaded => self.router.tick(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_inbox<M: Message>(&self) -> Inbox<M> {
-        let addr = {
-            let mut bytes = u64::to_le_bytes(0);
-            get_random(&mut bytes);
-            u64::from_le_bytes(bytes)
-        };
-        let receiver = Receiver::<M>::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
-        let sender = receiver.new_sender();
-        // Register the sender with the router
-        let _ = self
-            .router_inbox
-            .try_send(RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, Box::new(sender)));
-        Inbox {
-            addr,
-            inner: receiver,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait SenderT: Send {
-    fn try_send(&self, envelope: Envelope);
-}
-
-impl<M: Message> SenderT for Sender<M> {
-    fn try_send(&self, envelope: Envelope) {
-        if let Ok(msg) = envelope.downcast::<M>() {
-            let _ = Sender::try_send(self, *msg);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Internal messages for the Router's own inbox
-pub enum RouterMessage {
-    /// register addrs <addr> with sender <sender>
-    AddAddr(ActorAddress, Box<dyn SenderT>),
-    /// remove an actor from the address book
-    RemoveAddr(ActorAddress),
-    /// send <msg> to <addr>
-    SendToAddr { addr: ActorAddress, msg: Envelope },
-}
-
-struct Router {
-    directory: HashMap<ActorAddress, Box<dyn SenderT>>,
-    inbox: Receiver<RouterMessage>,
-}
-
-impl Router {
-    pub fn new(cap: usize) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            directory: HashMap::new(),
-            inbox: Receiver::new(cap),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
-        let total_messages = self.inbox.len();
-        let messages_to_process = if total_messages < WATERLEVEL {
-            total_messages
-        } else {
-            total_messages >> 1
-        };
-
-        for _ in 0..messages_to_process {
-            match self.inbox.try_recv() {
-                Some(msg) => self.handle(msg),
-                None => unreachable!("We ran checks on total messages before processing."),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_sender(&self) -> Sender<RouterMessage> {
-        self.inbox.new_sender()
-    }
-
-    fn handle(&mut self, msg: RouterMessage) {
-        match msg {
-            RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, sender) => {
-                self.directory.insert(addr, sender);
-            }
-            RouterMessage::RemoveAddr(addr) => {
-                self.directory.remove(&addr);
-            }
-            RouterMessage::SendToAddr { addr, msg } => {
-                if let Some(sender) = self.directory.get(&addr) {
-                    sender.try_send(msg);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77b73d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use crate::{WATERLEVEL, actor::{ActorAddress, Message}, ring_buffer::{Receiver, Sender}};
+
+pub(crate) type Envelope = Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send>;
+
+pub(crate) trait SenderT: Send {
+    fn try_send(&self, envelope: Envelope);
+}
+
+impl<M: Message> SenderT for Sender<M> {
+    fn try_send(&self, envelope: Envelope) {
+        if let Ok(msg) = envelope.downcast::<M>() {
+            let _ = Sender::try_send(self, *msg);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Internal messages for the Router's own inbox
+pub(crate) enum RouterMessage {
+    /// register addrs <addr> with sender <sender>
+    AddAddr(ActorAddress, Box<dyn SenderT>),
+    /// remove an actor from the address book
+    RemoveAddr(ActorAddress),
+    /// send <msg> to <addr>
+    SendToAddr { addr: ActorAddress, msg: Envelope },
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct Router {
+    directory: HashMap<ActorAddress, Box<dyn SenderT>>,
+    inbox: Receiver<RouterMessage>,
+}
+
+impl Router {
+    pub fn new(cap: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            directory: HashMap::new(),
+            inbox: Receiver::new(cap),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
+        let total_messages = self.inbox.len();
+        let messages_to_process = if total_messages < WATERLEVEL {
+            total_messages
+        } else {
+            total_messages >> 1
+        };
+
+        for _ in 0..messages_to_process {
+            match self.inbox.try_recv() {
+                Some(msg) => self.handle(msg),
+                None => unreachable!("We ran checks on total messages before processing."),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_sender(&self) -> Sender<RouterMessage> {
+        self.inbox.new_sender()
+    }
+
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: RouterMessage) {
+        match msg {
+            RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, sender) => {
+                self.directory.insert(addr, sender);
+            }
+            RouterMessage::RemoveAddr(addr) => {
+                self.directory.remove(&addr);
+            }
+            RouterMessage::SendToAddr { addr, msg } => {
+                if let Some(sender) = self.directory.get(&addr) {
+                    sender.try_send(msg);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime.rs b/src/runtime.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f8e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use crossbeam_queue::ArrayQueue;
+
+use crate::{
+    DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY, Error,
+    actor::{Actor, ActorAddress, ActorInterface, AnyActor, Message},
+    get_random,
+    ring_buffer::{Receiver, Sender},
+    router::{Envelope, Router, RouterMessage},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub enum RuntimeFlavor {
+    #[default]
+    SingleThreaded,
+    Multithreaded(usize),
+}
+
+pub struct Inbox<M: Message> {
+    addr: ActorAddress,
+    inner: Receiver<M>,
+}
+
+impl<M: Message> Inbox<M> {
+    pub fn addr(&self) -> &ActorAddress {
+        &self.addr
+    }
+
+    pub fn try_recv(&self) -> Option<M> {
+        self.inner.try_recv()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Runtime {
+    flavor: RuntimeFlavor,
+    router: Router,
+    router_inbox: Sender<RouterMessage>,
+    actor_queue: ArrayQueue<Box<dyn AnyActor>>,
+}
+
+impl Runtime {
+    pub fn new(capacity: usize, flavor: Option<RuntimeFlavor>) -> Self {
+        let router = Router::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
+        let router_inbox = router.new_sender();
+        Self {
+            flavor: flavor.unwrap_or_default(),
+            router,
+            router_inbox,
+            actor_queue: ArrayQueue::new(capacity),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn<A: ActorInterface>(&self, actor: A) -> Result<ActorAddress, Error> {
+        let addr = {
+            let mut bytes = u64::to_le_bytes(0);
+            get_random(&mut bytes);
+            u64::from_le_bytes(bytes)
+        };
+        let inbox = Receiver::<A::Incoming>::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
+        let sender = inbox.new_sender();
+
+        // Register the sender with the router
+        let _ = self
+            .router_inbox
+            .try_send(RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, Box::new(sender)));
+
+        self.actor_queue
+            .push(Box::new(Actor::new(addr, inbox, actor)))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::from("Runtime error: Failed to spawn actor."))?;
+
+        Ok(addr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn send_to<M: Message>(&self, addr: ActorAddress, msg: M) -> Result<(), ()> {
+        let envelope: Envelope = Box::new(msg);
+        self.router_inbox
+            .try_send(RouterMessage::SendToAddr {
+                addr,
+                msg: envelope,
+            })
+            .map_err(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
+        // Pop actor, tick it, push it back
+        if let Some(mut actor) = self.actor_queue.pop() {
+            actor.tick(self);
+            let _ = self.actor_queue.push(actor);
+        }
+
+        match self.flavor {
+            RuntimeFlavor::Multithreaded(_) => (), // router has its own thread
+            RuntimeFlavor::SingleThreaded => self.router.tick(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_inbox<M: Message>(&self) -> Inbox<M> {
+        let addr = {
+            let mut bytes = u64::to_le_bytes(0);
+            get_random(&mut bytes);
+            u64::from_le_bytes(bytes)
+        };
+        let receiver = Receiver::<M>::new(DEFAULT_INBOX_CAPACITY);
+        let sender = receiver.new_sender();
+        // Register the sender with the router
+        let _ = self
+            .router_inbox
+            .try_send(RouterMessage::AddAddr(addr, Box::new(sender)));
+        Inbox {
+            addr,
+            inner: receiver,
+        }
+    }
+}