diff --git a/ionic/components/button/test/basic/main.js b/ionic/components/button/test/basic/main.js
index bb9e663184..246377113e 100644
--- a/ionic/components/button/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/ionic/components/button/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import {Component, View, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2'
-import {Button} from 'ionic/components/button/button'
-
+import {Button} from 'ionic/ionic'
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @View({
   templateUrl: 'main.html',
   directives: [Button]
 })
-class IonicApp {}
+class IonicApp {
+  constructor() {
+  }
+}
 
 bootstrap(IonicApp)
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.js b/ionic/ionic.js
index 190ee40d98..7dd12d7fb7 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.js
+++ b/ionic/ionic.js
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 // HACKYFILLS (hack + polyfill)
 import {NgElement, ViewContainer} from 'angular2/angular2'
+
+//import {DomRenderedElement} from 'ionic/util/render/dom';
+
 Object.defineProperties(NgElement.prototype, {
+  /*
+  renderElement: {
+    get: function() {
+      return new DomRenderedElement(this._view.render.delegate.boundElements[this._boundElementIndex]);
+    }
+  },
+  */
   domElement: {
     get: function() {
       return this._view.render.delegate.boundElements[this._boundElementIndex];
@@ -8,6 +18,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(NgElement.prototype, {
   }
 });
 
+/*
 Object.defineProperties(ViewContainer.prototype, {
   domElement: {
     get: function() {
@@ -15,6 +26,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(ViewContainer.prototype, {
     }
   }
 });
+*/
 
 export * from 'ionic/components'
 export * from 'ionic/platform/platform'
diff --git a/ionic/util/render.js b/ionic/util/render.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b66e6d6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/util/render.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+import {RenderedElement} from 'ionic/util/render/element';
+
+export class DomRenderedElement extends RenderedElement {
+  constructor(domElement: Element) {
+    super(domElement)
+  }
+  addClass(className) {
+    this.element.classList.add(classList);
+  }
+  removeClass(className) {
+    this.element.classList.remove(classList);
+  }
+  addClasses(classes) {
+    for(let c of classes) {
+      this.element.classList.add(c);
+    }
+  }
+  removeClasses(classes) {
+    for(let c of classes) {
+      this.element.classList.remove(c);
+    }
+  }
+}
+*/
diff --git a/ionic/util/render/dom.js b/ionic/util/render/dom.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/ionic/util/render/element.js b/ionic/util/render/element.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68f95a6384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/util/render/element.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+class RenderedElement {
+  constructor(element) {
+    this.element = element;
+  }
+  _notImplemented(fnName) {
+    console.error("RenderedElement." + fnName + "addClass is not implemented. Use a concrete class like DomRenderedElement instead.");
+  }
+  addClass(className)       { this._notImplemented('addClass'); }
+  removeClass(className)    { this._notImplemented('removeClass'); }
+  addClasses(className)     { this._notImplemented('addClasses'); }
+  removeClasses(className)  { this._notImplemented('removeClasses'); }
+}
+*/