diff --git a/diet-sqlite/init.fnl b/diet-sqlite/init.fnl
index f9113d5..7074a25 100644
--- a/diet-sqlite/init.fnl
+++ b/diet-sqlite/init.fnl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 (local sqlffi (require :diet-sqlite.sqlite3_ffi))
 (local ffi (require :ffi))
 (local util (require :lib.util))
-(local {: SQLITE_OK : SQLITE_INTEGER : SQLITE_FLOAT : SQLITE_NULL : SQLITE_BLOB : SQLITE_TEXT} (require :diet-sqlite.codes))
+(local {: SQLITE_OK : SQLITE_INTEGER : SQLITE_FLOAT : SQLITE_NULL : SQLITE_BLOB : SQLITE_TEXT : SQLITE_TRANSIENT} (require :diet-sqlite.codes))
 
 (local sql {:step sqlffi.sqlite3_step
             :reset sqlffi.sqlite3_reset})
diff --git a/sqlog/compiler.fnl b/sqlog/compiler.fnl
index a16a9c2..ef9be81 100644
--- a/sqlog/compiler.fnl
+++ b/sqlog/compiler.fnl
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@
 
 ; Ideally we would persist rules as JSON in a special table; maybe sqlog_rules?
 
-(local Object (require :core.object))
-(local lume (require :lib.lume))
-(local util (require :lib.util))
-
-(local Compiler (Object:extend))
+(local Compiler {})
 
 ; Generating SQL from Datalog should not be too complex, but it pays to start with the simplest
 ; case and build up from there.
@@ -72,8 +68,26 @@
 ; (!= [p (+ x 1) _] [q x]) -> UPDATE p SET c1 = q.c1 + 1 FROM q -- this is valid sql, but it's madness - enforce the first query clause matches table
 
 (fn cat [list sep ?f]
+  "Join all the elements in list with the string sep. If ?f is supplied, it is called to transform each value in the list into a new value first."
   (table.concat (icollect [i v (ipairs list)] ((or ?f #$1) v i)) sep))
 
+(fn any [list pred]
+  "Returns true if the supplied predicate function returns true for any values in list."
+  (var found false)
+  (each [_ v (ipairs list) :until found] (set found (pred v)))
+  found)
+
+(fn append-if-missing [list value]
+  "Adds value to the end of list if it is not currently included."
+  (when (not (any list #(= $1 value)))
+    (table.insert list value)))
+
+(fn countiter [max]
+  "An iterator that counts from 1 to max, inclusive."
+  (fn [_ iprev]
+    (let [i (if iprev (+ iprev 1) 1)]
+      (when (<= i max) i))))
+
 (fn Compiler.new [self]
   (set self.tables {})
   (set self.rules {}))
@@ -85,22 +99,30 @@
   {:query (.. "CREATE TABLE " name "(" (cat [...] ", ") ")") :constants [] :selection []})
 
 (fn Compiler.defrule [self head ...]
+  "Defines a new rule or expands the definition of an existing rule."
   (match head
     [:literal name] (let [rulelist (or (. self.rules name) [])]
                       (table.insert rulelist [head ...])
                       (tset self.rules name rulelist))
     _ (error "Expected literal for head, got " (fv head))))
 
-(fn Compiler.defrules [self ...]
-  (for [i 1 (select :# ...)] (self:defrule (table.unpack (select i ...)))))
 
-(fn append-if-missing [list value]
-  (when (not (lume.any list #(= $1 value)))
-    (table.insert list value)))
+(fn new-analysis [?parent]
+  "Creates a new empty analysis object. If ?parent is supplied, share the list of constants and referenced rules, as these are shared
+   with the full SQL expression."
+  {:variables [] ; list of all variable names referenced; used to determine which values to return from a query
+   :variable-mapping {} ; a mapping from variable name to a SQL expr to which it is equal
+   :selection [] ; list of all columns being selected, generally of the form [:as expr name]
+   :clauses [] ; list of WHERE clauses, to be joined together by AND
+   :tables [] ; list of tables or rules queried. (. tables 1) is generally aliased to _t1. All tables are inner joined.
+   :constants (or (?. ?parent :constants) []) ; list of constant values to be bound to the prepared SQL expression
+   :referenced-rules (or (?. ?parent :referenced-rules) [])}) ; list of all rules referenced by this expression, so they can be included
 
 (fn add-clause [analysis clause] (table.insert analysis.clauses clause))
 
 (fn Compiler.reference-name [self analysis name]
+  "Called when a query references a new table. Appends the table or rule name to the end of analysis.tables
+   and returns the index of the new value. Also updates analysis.referenced-rules as needed."
   (if (or (. self.rules name) (. self.tables name))
       (do (table.insert analysis.tables name)
           (when (. self.rules name)
@@ -109,14 +131,21 @@
     (error (.. "Unknown table / rule " name))))
 
 (fn Compiler.reference-variable [self analysis varname expr]
+  "Called when a query expression (expr) is known to be equal to the value of varname - usually because
+   the variable appears in the position of a particular rule or column. Defines a mapping from variable
+   to expression if none exists, otherwise adds a new clause testing that the original mapping is equal
+   to this new mapping, implementing unification."
   (when (not= varname :_)
     (match (. analysis.variable-mapping varname)
       mapping (add-clause analysis [:= mapping expr])
       nil (do (tset analysis.variable-mapping varname expr)
               (table.insert analysis.variables varname)))))
 
+; These are SQL functions that return boolean values and can be used as a standalone clause.
 (local comparitors (collect [_ op (ipairs [:< :> :<= :>= := :and :or])] op true))
 (fn Compiler.analyze-literal [self analysis literal]
+  "Adds a literal of the form [table expr expr expr...] or a comparison expression of the form (op expr expr) to
+   the analysis object. Typically this implies a join and some number of WHERE clauses."
   (match literal
     [:literal name params] (let [itable (self:reference-name analysis name)]
                              (each [icolumn value (ipairs params)]
@@ -128,17 +157,9 @@
     (where [op] (. comparitors op)) (add-clause analysis literal)
     _ (error (.. "Expected literal or comparison but got " (fv literal)))))
 
-(fn new-analysis [?parent]
-  {:variables []
-   :variable-mapping {}
-   :selection []
-   :clauses []
-   :tables []
-   :constants (or (?. ?parent :constants) [])
-   :referenced-rules (or (?. ?parent :referenced-rules) [])})
-
 (local infix-ops (collect [_ op (ipairs [:+ :- :* :/ :< :> :<= :>= := :|| :and :or])] op true))
 (fn Compiler.gen-expr [self analysis expr]
+  "Generates SQL code for a given expression tree."
   (match expr
     [:const val] (do (table.insert analysis.constants val) "?")
     [:column itable icolumn] (.. "_t" itable "."
@@ -153,6 +174,7 @@
     _ (error (.. "Unrecognized expression " (fv expr)))))
 
 (fn Compiler.gen-rule-clause [self analysis-parent [head & literals]]
+  "Generates a SELECT statement for a given rule (potentially in a family of rules with the same name to be unioned together)"
   (let [analysis (new-analysis analysis-parent)]
     (each [_ literal (ipairs literals)] (self:analyze-literal analysis literal))
     (match head
@@ -162,14 +184,17 @@
     (self:gen-select analysis)))
 
 (fn Compiler.gen-rule [self analysis name]
+  "Generates a full expression for a rule family with the given name, to be placed in a WITH RECURSIVE block."
   (let [rule (. self.rules name)
         column-count (match rule
                        [[[:literal _ clauses]]] (length clauses)
                        _ (error (.. "Rule should be list of list of literals, was " (fv rule))))]
-    (.. name "(" (table.concat (icollect [i (util.countiter column-count)] (.. "c" i)) ", ") ") AS NOT MATERIALIZED ("
+    (.. name "(" (table.concat (icollect [i (countiter column-count)] (.. "c" i)) ", ") ") AS NOT MATERIALIZED ("
         (cat rule " UNION " #(self:gen-rule-clause analysis $1)) ")")))
 
 (fn Compiler.gen-with-rules [self analysis]
+  "Generates a WITH block containing all of the referenced rules found during analysis. Will append to the referenced-rules list
+   as needed if rules depend on other rules, and only return when all requirements are satisfied."
   (let [rulequeries []]
     ; ipairs will iterate over all referenced-rules even if gen-rule causes more to be appended
     (each [_ name (ipairs analysis.referenced-rules)]
@@ -179,6 +204,7 @@
       "")))
 
 (fn Compiler.gen-select [self analysis]
+  "Generates a SELECT statement for the query defined by analysis."
   (.. "SELECT "
     (if (> (length analysis.selection) 0)
         (cat analysis.selection ", " #(self:gen-expr analysis $1))
@@ -190,17 +216,20 @@
         (.. " WHERE " (cat analysis.clauses " AND " #(self:gen-expr analysis $1)))
       "")))
 
+(fn tail [[ _ & result]] result)
 (fn Compiler.gen-update [self analysis]
+  "Generates an UPDATE statement for the query defined by analysis."
   (.. "UPDATE " (. analysis.tables 1) " AS _t1 SET "
     (cat analysis.selection ", " #(self:gen-expr analysis $1))
     (if (>= (length analysis.tables) 2)
-        (.. " FROM " (cat (lume.slice analysis.tables 2) " JOIN " #(.. $1 " AS _t" (+ $2 1))))
+        (.. " FROM " (cat (tail analysis.tables) " JOIN " #(.. $1 " AS _t" (+ $2 1))))
       "")
     (if (> (length analysis.clauses) 0)
         (.. " WHERE " (cat analysis.clauses " AND " #(self:gen-expr analysis $1)))
       "")))
 
 (fn Compiler.query [self ...]
+  "Analyzes the given literals and generates an appropriate SELECT statement."
   (let [analysis (new-analysis)]
     (each [_ literal (ipairs [...])] (self:analyze-literal analysis literal))
     (set analysis.selection (icollect [_ varname (ipairs analysis.variables)] [:as (. analysis.variable-mapping varname) varname]))
@@ -208,6 +237,7 @@
     analysis))
 
 (fn Compiler.insert [self head ...]
+  "Analyzes the given literals and generates an appropriate INSERT statement."
   (match head
     [:literal name params]
     (let [analysis (new-analysis)
@@ -224,6 +254,7 @@
     _ (error (.. "Expected literal, got " (fv head)))))
 
 (fn Compiler.delete [self head ...]
+  "Analyzes the given literals and generates an appropriate DELETE statement."
   (match head
     [:literal name params]
     (let [analysis (new-analysis)]
@@ -234,6 +265,7 @@
     _ (error (.. "Expected literal, got " (fv head)))))
 
 (fn Compiler.update [self newhead head ...]
+  "Analyzes the given literals and generates an appropriate UPDATE statement."
   (match [newhead head]
     [[:literal name params] [:literal name]]
     (let [analysis (new-analysis)
@@ -246,5 +278,4 @@
       (set analysis.query (.. (self:gen-with-rules analysis) (self:gen-update analysis)))
       analysis)))
 
-Compiler
-
+(setmetatable Compiler {:__call (fn [cls ...] (doto (setmetatable {} {:__index cls} ) (: :new ...)))})
diff --git a/sqlog/init.fnl b/sqlog/init.fnl
index 3424b0c..6ca2850 100644
--- a/sqlog/init.fnl
+++ b/sqlog/init.fnl
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 (local Compiler (require :sqlog.compiler))
 (local sqlite (require :diet-sqlite))
-(local Object (require :core.object))
 (local {: SQLITE_ROW} (require :diet-sqlite.codes))
 
-(local Sqlog (Object:extend))
+(local Sqlog {})
 
-(fn Sqlog.new [self]
-  (set self.compiler (Compiler)))
-
-(fn Sqlog.connect [self dbname]
-  (set self.db (sqlite.assert (sqlite.open dbname))))
+(fn Sqlog.new [self ?dbname]
+  (set self.compiler (Compiler))
+  (set self.db (sqlite.assert (sqlite.open (or ?dbname ":memory:")))))
 
 (fn Sqlog.deftable [self name ...] (self:execute (self.compiler:deftable name ...)))
 (fn Sqlog.defrule [self head ...] (self.compiler:defrule head ...))
@@ -55,4 +52,4 @@
 
 (fn Sqlog.query [self ...] (self:execute (self:compile-query ...) true))
 
-Sqlog
+(setmetatable Sqlog {:__call (fn [cls ...] (doto (setmetatable {} {:__index cls} ) (: :new ...)))})
diff --git a/sqlog/sqltest.fnl b/sqlog/sqltest.fnl
index 3e87c70..f6e1432 100644
--- a/sqlog/sqltest.fnl
+++ b/sqlog/sqltest.fnl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 (import-macros {: $ : query : specify} :sqlog.macros)
 
 (local s (Sqlog))
-(s:connect ":memory:")
 (s:deftable :parent :parent :child)
 (specify s
   (* [generation name (|| name " jr") 2] [parent name (|| name " jr")])