diff --git a/ionic/animations/animation.ts b/ionic/animations/animation.ts
index 680425f17d..7317f06f0e 100644
--- a/ionic/animations/animation.ts
+++ b/ionic/animations/animation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {CSS} from '../util/dom';
 import {extend} from '../util/util';
+import {FastDom} from '../util/fastdom';
 
 
 /**
@@ -24,8 +25,10 @@ import {extend} from '../util/util';
 
 export class Animation {
 
-  constructor(ele, opts={}) {
+  constructor(ele, opts={}, fastdom=null) {
     this.reset();
+    this._fastdom = fastdom;
+
     this._opts = extend({
       renderDelay: 16
     }, opts);
@@ -251,10 +254,14 @@ export class Animation {
         });
       }
 
-      if (self._duration > 16) {
+      if (self._duration > 16 && this._opts.renderDelay > 0) {
         // begin each animation when everything is rendered in their starting point
         // give the browser some time to render everything in place before starting
-        setTimeout(kickoff, this._opts.renderDelay);
+        if (this._fastdom) {
+          this._fastdom.write(kickoff);
+        } else {
+          setTimeout(kickoff, this._opts.renderDelay);
+        }
 
       } else {
         // no need to render everything in there place before animating in
@@ -503,14 +510,19 @@ export class Animation {
     return copy(new Animation(), this);
   }
 
-  dispose() {
+  dispose(removeElement) {
     let i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < this._chld.length; i++) {
-      this._chld[i].dispose();
+      this._chld[i].dispose(removeElement);
     }
     for (i = 0; i < this._ani.length; i++) {
-      this._ani[i].dispose();
+      this._ani[i].dispose(removeElement);
+    }
+    if (removeElement) {
+      for (i = 0; i < this._el.length; i++) {
+        this._el[i].parentNode && this._el[i].parentNode.removeChild(this._el[i]);
+      }
     }
 
     this.reset();
@@ -607,7 +619,7 @@ class Animate {
 
         self.ani = self.ani.onfinish = null;
 
-        done && done();  
+        done && done();
       }
     };
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 0365f37ad1..2589e3a829 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {Title} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {ClickBlock} from '../../util/click-block';
 import {ScrollTo} from '../../animations/scroll-to';
-import * as dom from '../../util/dom';
 
 
 /**
@@ -11,11 +10,10 @@ import * as dom from '../../util/dom';
  */
 export class IonicApp {
 
-  /**
-   * TODO
-   */
-  constructor() {
-    this._title = new Title();
+  constructor(fastdom) {
+    this._fastdom = fastdom;
+    this._titleSrv = new Title();
+    this._title = '';
     this._disTime = 0;
     this._trnsTime = 0;
 
@@ -28,11 +26,12 @@ export class IonicApp {
    * @param {string} val  Value to set the document title to.
    */
   setTitle(val) {
-    this._title.setTitle(val);
-  }
-
-  getTitle() {
-    return this._title.getTitle(val);
+    if (val !== this._title) {
+      this._title = val;
+      this._fastdom.defer(4, () => {
+        this._titleSrv.setTitle(this._title);
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 75788e75bd..6bfe247320 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     }
 
     if (!opts.animation) {
-      opts.animation = this.config.get('viewTransition');
+      opts.animation = this.config.get('pageTransition');
     }
     if (this.config.get('animate') === false) {
       opts.animate = false;
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
         leavingView.state = STAGED_LEAVING_STATE;
 
         // init the transition animation
+        opts.renderDelay = this.config.get('pageTransitionDelay');
         let transAnimation = Transition.create(this, opts);
         if (opts.animate === false) {
           // force it to not animate the elements, just apply the "to" styles
diff --git a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 4d7543c666..0130aa6092 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Attr} from '../app/id';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
+import {Platform} from '../../platform/platform';
 import {ViewController} from '../nav/view-controller';
 import {ConfigComponent} from '../../config/decorators';
 import {Icon} from '../icon/icon';
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ export class Tabs extends Ion {
     app: IonicApp,
     config: Config,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
-    @Optional() viewCtrl: ViewController
+    @Optional() viewCtrl: ViewController,
+    private platform: Platform
   ) {
     super(elementRef, config);
     this.app = app;
@@ -132,6 +134,15 @@ export class Tabs extends Ion {
     }
   }
 
+  onInit() {
+    super.onInit();
+    if (this.highlight) {
+      this.platform.onResize(() => {
+        this.highlight.select(this.getSelected());
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @private
    */
@@ -305,7 +316,7 @@ class TabButton extends Ion {
 })
 class TabHighlight {
   constructor(@Host() tabs: Tabs, config: Config, elementRef: ElementRef) {
-    if (config.get('mode') === 'md') {
+    if (config.get('tabbarHighlight')) {
       tabs.highlight = this;
       this.elementRef = elementRef;
     }
@@ -320,7 +331,7 @@ class TabHighlight {
       this.init = true;
       setTimeout(() => {
         ele.classList.add('animate');
-      }, 64)
+      }, 64);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
index 3c6f2cf805..48eff4f949 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/activator.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import {raf} from '../../util/dom';
 
 export class Activator {
 
-  constructor(app, config) {
+  constructor(app, config, fastdom) {
     this.app = app;
+    this.fastdom = fastdom;
     this.queue = [];
     this.active = [];
-    this.clearStateTimeout = 80;
+    this.clearStateDefers = 5;
     this.clearAttempt = 0;
     this.activatedClass = config.get('activatedClass') || 'activated';
     this.x = 0;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export class Activator {
   downAction(ev, activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY, callback) {
     // the user just pressed down
 
-    if (this.disableActivated(ev)) return;
+    if (this.disableActivated(ev)) return false;
 
     // remember where they pressed
     this.x = pointerX;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export class Activator {
     // queue to have this element activated
     this.queue.push(activatableEle);
 
-    raf(() => {
+    this.fastdom.write(() => {
       let activatableEle;
       for (let i = 0; i < this.queue.length; i++) {
         activatableEle = this.queue[i];
@@ -37,13 +38,15 @@ export class Activator {
       }
       this.queue = [];
     });
+
+    return true;
   }
 
   upAction() {
     // the user was pressing down, then just let up
-    setTimeout(() => {
+    this.fastdom.defer(this.clearStateDefers, () => {
       this.clearState();
-    }, this.clearStateTimeout);
+    });
   }
 
   clearState() {
@@ -65,11 +68,14 @@ export class Activator {
 
   deactivate() {
     // remove the active class from all active elements
-    for (let i = 0; i < this.active.length; i++) {
-      this.active[i].classList.remove(this.activatedClass);
-    }
     this.queue = [];
-    this.active = [];
+
+    this.fastdom.write(() => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.active.length; i++) {
+        this.active[i].classList.remove(this.activatedClass);
+      }
+      this.active = [];
+    });
   }
 
   disableActivated(ev) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.ts
index 72f9d261a1..c4a4942a56 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/ripple.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
 import {Activator} from './activator';
-import {removeElement, raf} from '../../util/dom';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
+import {raf} from '../../util/dom';
 
 
 export class RippleActivator extends Activator {
 
-  constructor(app, config) {
-    super(app, config);
-    this.ripples = {};
+  constructor(app, config, fastdom) {
+    super(app, config, fastdom);
+
+    this.expands = {};
+    this.fades = {};
+    this.expandSpeed = null;
   }
 
   downAction(ev, activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY) {
+    if (super.downAction(ev, activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY) ) {
+      // create a new ripple element
+      this.expandSpeed = EXPAND_DOWN_PLAYBACK_RATE;
 
-    if (this.disableActivated(ev)) return;
+      this.fastdom.defer(2, () => {
 
-    super.downAction(ev, activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY);
+        this.fastdom.read(() => {
+          let clientRect = activatableEle.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-    // create a new ripple element
-    let clientRect = activatableEle.getBoundingClientRect();
+          this.fastdom.write(() => {
+            this.createRipple(activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY, clientRect);
+          });
+        });
+
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  createRipple(activatableEle, pointerX, pointerY, clientRect) {
     let clientPointerX = (pointerX - clientRect.left);
     let clientPointerY = (pointerY - clientRect.top);
 
@@ -29,6 +44,7 @@ export class RippleActivator extends Activator {
     let duration = (1000 * Math.sqrt(radius / TOUCH_DOWN_ACCEL) + 0.5);
 
     let rippleEle = document.createElement('md-ripple');
+    let rippleId = Date.now();
     let eleStyle = rippleEle.style;
     eleStyle.width = eleStyle.height = diameter + 'px';
     eleStyle.marginTop = eleStyle.marginLeft = -(diameter / 2) + 'px';
@@ -37,96 +53,74 @@ export class RippleActivator extends Activator {
 
     activatableEle.appendChild(rippleEle);
 
-    let ripple = this.ripples[Date.now()] = {
-      ele: rippleEle,
-      radius: radius,
-      duration: duration
-    };
+    // create the animation for the fade out, but don't start it yet
+    this.fades[rippleId] = new Animation(rippleEle, {renderDelay: 0});
+    this.fades[rippleId]
+      .fadeOut()
+      .duration(FADE_OUT_DURATION)
+      .playbackRate(1)
+      .onFinish(() => {
+        this.fastdom.write(() => {
+          this.fades[rippleId].dispose(true);
+          delete this.fades[rippleId];
+        });
+      });
 
     // expand the circle from the users starting point
     // start slow, and when they let up, then speed up the animation
-    ripple.expand = new Animation(rippleEle, {renderDelay: 0});
-    ripple.expand
+    this.expands[rippleId] = new Animation(rippleEle, {renderDelay: 0});
+    this.expands[rippleId]
       .fromTo('scale', '0.001', '1')
       .duration(duration)
-      .playbackRate(EXPAND_DOWN_PLAYBACK_RATE)
+      .playbackRate(this.expandSpeed)
       .onFinish(()=> {
-        // finished expanding
-        ripple.expand && ripple.expand.dispose();
-        ripple.expand = null;
-        ripple.expanded = true;
+        this.expands[rippleId].dispose();
+        delete this.expands[rippleId];
+
         this.next();
       })
       .play();
-
-      this.next();
   }
 
-  upAction(forceFadeOut) {
+  upAction() {
     this.deactivate();
 
-    let rippleId, ripple;
-    for (rippleId in this.ripples) {
-      ripple = this.ripples[rippleId];
+    this.expandSpeed = 1;
 
-      if (!ripple.fade || forceFadeOut) {
-        // ripple has not been let up yet
-        clearTimeout(ripple.fadeStart);
-        ripple.fadeStart = setTimeout(() => {
-          // speed up the rate if the animation is still going
-          ripple.expand && ripple.expand.playbackRate(EXPAND_OUT_PLAYBACK_RATE);
-          ripple.fade = new Animation(ripple.ele);
-          ripple.fade
-            .fadeOut()
-            .duration(OPACITY_OUT_DURATION)
-            .playbackRate(1)
-            .onFinish(() => {
-              ripple.fade && ripple.fade.dispose();
-              ripple.fade = null;
-              ripple.faded = true;
-              this.next();
-            })
-            .play();
+    this.fastdom.defer(4, () => {
+      this.next();
+    });
+  }
 
-          });
+  next() {
+    const now = Date.now();
+
+    let rippleId;
+    for (rippleId in this.expands) {
+      if (parseInt(rippleId, 10) + 4000 < now) {
+        this.expands[rippleId].dispose(true);
+        delete this.expands[rippleId];
+
+      } else if (this.expands[rippleId].playbackRate() === EXPAND_DOWN_PLAYBACK_RATE) {
+        this.expands[rippleId].playbackRate(EXPAND_OUT_PLAYBACK_RATE);
       }
     }
 
-    this.next();
-  }
+    for (rippleId in this.fades) {
+      if (parseInt(rippleId, 10) + 4000 < now) {
+        this.fades[rippleId].dispose(true);
+        delete this.fades[rippleId];
 
-  next(forceComplete) {
-    let rippleId, ripple;
-    for (rippleId in this.ripples) {
-      ripple = this.ripples[rippleId];
-
-      if ((ripple.expanded && ripple.faded && ripple.ele) || forceComplete) {
-        // finished expanding and the user has lifted the pointer
-        ripple.remove = true;
-        raf(() => {
-          this.remove();
-        });
+      } else if (!this.fades[rippleId].isPlaying) {
+        this.fades[rippleId].isPlaying = true;
+        this.fades[rippleId].play();
       }
     }
   }
 
   clearState() {
     this.deactivate();
-    this.next(true);
-  }
-
-  remove() {
-    let rippleId, ripple;
-    for (rippleId in this.ripples) {
-      ripple = this.ripples[rippleId];
-      if (ripple.remove || parseInt(rippleId, 10) + 4000 < Date.now()) {
-        ripple.expand && ripple.expand.dispose();
-        ripple.fade && ripple.fade.dispose();
-        removeElement(ripple.ele);
-        ripple.ele = ripple.expand = ripple.fade = null;
-        delete this.ripples[rippleId];
-      }
-    }
+    this.next();
   }
 
 }
@@ -134,4 +128,4 @@ export class RippleActivator extends Activator {
 const TOUCH_DOWN_ACCEL = 512;
 const EXPAND_DOWN_PLAYBACK_RATE = 0.35;
 const EXPAND_OUT_PLAYBACK_RATE = 3;
-const OPACITY_OUT_DURATION = 750;
+const FADE_OUT_DURATION = 700;
diff --git a/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts b/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
index 9841fd7e0e..e57deb1b54 100644
--- a/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/tap-click/tap-click.ts
@@ -12,27 +12,29 @@ let disableNativeClickAmount = 3000;
 let activator = null;
 let isTapPolyfill = false;
 let app = null;
-let config = null;
 let win = null;
 let doc = null;
 
 
-export function initTapClick(windowInstance, documentInstance, appInstance, configInstance) {
+export function initTapClick(windowInstance, documentInstance, appInstance, config, fastdom) {
   win = windowInstance;
   doc = documentInstance;
   app = appInstance;
-  config = configInstance;
 
-  activator = (config.get('mdRipple') ? new RippleActivator(app, config) : new Activator(app, config));
+  if (config.get('activator') == 'ripple') {
+    activator = new RippleActivator(app, config, fastdom);
+
+  } else if (config.get('activator') == 'highlight') {
+    activator = new Activator(app, config, fastdom));
+  }
+
   isTapPolyfill = (config.get('tapPolyfill') === true);
 
   addListener('click', click, true);
 
-  if (isTapPolyfill) {
-    addListener('touchstart', touchStart);
-    addListener('touchend', touchEnd);
-    addListener('touchcancel', touchCancel);
-  }
+  addListener('touchstart', touchStart);
+  addListener('touchend', touchEnd);
+  addListener('touchcancel', touchCancel);
 
   addListener('mousedown', mouseDown, true);
   addListener('mouseup', mouseUp, true);
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ function touchStart(ev) {
 function touchEnd(ev) {
   touchAction();
 
-  if (startCoord && app.isEnabled()) {
+  if (isTapPolyfill && startCoord && app.isEnabled()) {
     let endCoord = pointerCoord(ev);
 
     if (!hasPointerMoved(pointerTolerance, startCoord, endCoord)) {
@@ -100,8 +102,8 @@ function pointerStart(ev) {
     startCoord = pointerCoord(ev);
 
     let now = Date.now();
-    if (lastActivated + 100 < now) {
-      activator.downAction(ev, activatableEle, startCoord.x, startCoord.y);
+    if (lastActivated + 150 < now) {
+      activator && activator.downAction(ev, activatableEle, startCoord.x, startCoord.y);
       lastActivated = now;
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ function pointerStart(ev) {
 
 function pointerEnd(ev) {
   moveListeners(false);
-  activator.upAction();
+  activator && activator.upAction();
 }
 
 function pointerMove(ev) {
@@ -127,20 +129,22 @@ function pointerMove(ev) {
 
 function pointerCancel(ev) {
   console.debug('pointerCancel from', ev.type);
-  activator.clearState();
+  activator && activator.clearState();
   moveListeners(false);
 }
 
 function moveListeners(shouldAdd) {
-  if (isTapPolyfill) {
-    removeListener('touchmove', pointerMove);
-  }
-  removeListener('mousemove', pointerMove);
   if (shouldAdd) {
     if (isTapPolyfill) {
       addListener('touchmove', pointerMove);
     }
     addListener('mousemove', pointerMove);
+
+  } else {
+    if (isTapPolyfill) {
+      removeListener('touchmove', pointerMove);
+    }
+    removeListener('mousemove', pointerMove);
   }
 }
 
@@ -168,8 +172,6 @@ function click(ev) {
     console.debug('click prevent', preventReason);
     ev.preventDefault();
     ev.stopPropagation();
-  } else {
-    activator.upAction();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
index 75ba635cd3..ed3ee24618 100644
--- a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {IonicApp} from '../components/app/app';
 import {Config} from './config';
 import {Platform} from '../platform/platform';
 import {OverlayController} from '../components/overlay/overlay-controller';
+import {FastDom} from '../util/fastdom';
 import {Form} from '../util/form';
 import {Keyboard} from '../util/keyboard';
 import {ActionSheet} from '../components/action-sheet/action-sheet';
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ import * as dom from '../util/dom';
 
 
 export function ionicProviders(args) {
-  let app = new IonicApp();
+  let fastdom = new FastDom();
+
+  let app = new IonicApp(fastdom);
   let platform = new Platform();
   let navRegistry = new NavRegistry(args.pages);
 
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ export function ionicProviders(args) {
   config.setPlatform(platform);
 
   let events = new Events();
-  initTapClick(window, document, app, config);
+  initTapClick(window, document, app, config, fastdom);
   let featureDetect = new FeatureDetect();
 
   setupDom(window, document, config, platform, featureDetect);
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ export function ionicProviders(args) {
   platform.prepareReady(config);
 
   return [
+    provide(FastDom, {useValue: fastdom}),
     provide(IonicApp, {useValue: app}),
     provide(Config, {useValue: config}),
     provide(Platform, {useValue: platform}),
diff --git a/ionic/config/config.ts b/ionic/config/config.ts
index bc9d89f963..fd629f7723 100644
--- a/ionic/config/config.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {isObject, isDefined, isFunction, isArray, extend} from '../util/util';
  *     modalEnter: 'modal-slide-in',
  *     modalLeave: 'modal-slide-out',
  *     tabbarPlacement: 'bottom',
- *     viewTransition: 'ios',
+ *     pageTransition: 'ios',
  *   }
  * })
  * ```
diff --git a/ionic/config/modes.ts b/ionic/config/modes.ts
index ea60eee408..c0ba802ce0 100644
--- a/ionic/config/modes.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/modes.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {Config} from './config';
 
 // iOS Mode Settings
 Config.setModeConfig('ios', {
+  activator: 'highlight',
 
   actionSheetEnter: 'action-sheet-slide-in',
   actionSheetLeave: 'action-sheet-slide-out',
@@ -18,16 +19,19 @@ Config.setModeConfig('ios', {
   modalEnter: 'modal-slide-in',
   modalLeave: 'modal-slide-out',
 
-  tabbarPlacement: 'bottom',
-  viewTransition: 'ios',
+  pageTransition: 'ios',
+  pageTransitionDelay: 16,
 
   popupPopIn: 'popup-pop-in',
   popupPopOut: 'popup-pop-out',
+
+  tabbarPlacement: 'bottom',
 });
 
 
 // Material Design Mode Settings
 Config.setModeConfig('md', {
+  activator: 'ripple',
 
   actionSheetEnter: 'action-sheet-md-slide-in',
   actionSheetLeave: 'action-sheet-md-slide-out',
@@ -39,16 +43,19 @@ Config.setModeConfig('md', {
 
   iconMode: 'md',
 
+  type: 'overlay',
+
   modalEnter: 'modal-md-slide-in',
   modalLeave: 'modal-md-slide-out',
 
-  tabbarPlacement: 'top',
-  viewTransition: 'md',
+  pageTransition: 'md',
+  pageTransitionDelay: 80,
 
   popupPopIn: 'popup-md-pop-in',
   popupPopOut: 'popup-md-pop-out',
 
+  tabbarHighlight: true,
+  tabbarPlacement: 'top',
+
   tabSubPages: true,
-  type: 'overlay',
-  mdRipple: true,
 });
diff --git a/ionic/transitions/md-transition.ts b/ionic/transitions/md-transition.ts
index d09d57ee67..f43cddc683 100644
--- a/ionic/transitions/md-transition.ts
+++ b/ionic/transitions/md-transition.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const SHOW_BACK_BTN_CSS = 'show-back-button';
 class MDTransition extends Animation {
 
   constructor(navCtrl, opts) {
-    //opts.renderDelay = 80;
     super(null, opts);
 
     // what direction is the transition going
diff --git a/ionic/util/fastdom.ts b/ionic/util/fastdom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4038132d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/util/fastdom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+import {raf} from './dom';
+
+/**
+ * FastDom
+ *
+ * Eliminates layout thrashing
+ * by batching DOM read/write
+ * interactions.
+ *
+ * @author Wilson Page <wilsonpage@me.com>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a fresh
+ * FastDom instance.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ */
+export function FastDom() {
+  this.frames = [];
+  this.lastId = 0;
+
+  // Placing the rAF method
+  // on the instance allows
+  // us to replace it with
+  // a stub for testing.
+  this.raf = raf;
+
+  this.batch = {
+    hash: {},
+    read: [],
+    write: [],
+    mode: null
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds a job to the
+ * read batch and schedules
+ * a new frame if need be.
+ *
+ * @param  {Function} fn
+ * @public
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.read = function(fn, ctx) {
+  var job = this.add('read', fn, ctx);
+  var id = job.id;
+
+  // Add this job to the read queue
+  this.batch.read.push(job.id);
+
+  // We should *not* schedule a new frame if:
+  // 1. We're 'reading'
+  // 2. A frame is already scheduled
+  var doesntNeedFrame = this.batch.mode === 'reading'
+    || this.batch.scheduled;
+
+  // If a frame isn't needed, return
+  if (doesntNeedFrame) return id;
+
+  // Schedule a new
+  // frame, then return
+  this.scheduleBatch();
+  return id;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Adds a job to the
+ * write batch and schedules
+ * a new frame if need be.
+ *
+ * @param  {Function} fn
+ * @public
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.write = function(fn, ctx) {
+  var job = this.add('write', fn, ctx);
+  var mode = this.batch.mode;
+  var id = job.id;
+
+  // Push the job id into the queue
+  this.batch.write.push(job.id);
+
+  // We should *not* schedule a new frame if:
+  // 1. We are 'writing'
+  // 2. We are 'reading'
+  // 3. A frame is already scheduled.
+  var doesntNeedFrame = mode === 'writing'
+    || mode === 'reading'
+    || this.batch.scheduled;
+
+  // If a frame isn't needed, return
+  if (doesntNeedFrame) return id;
+
+  // Schedule a new
+  // frame, then return
+  this.scheduleBatch();
+  return id;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Defers the given job
+ * by the number of frames
+ * specified.
+ *
+ * If no frames are given
+ * then the job is run in
+ * the next free frame.
+ *
+ * @param  {Number}   frame
+ * @param  {Function} fn
+ * @public
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.defer = function(frame, fn, ctx) {
+
+  // Accepts two arguments
+  if (typeof frame === 'function') {
+    ctx = fn;
+    fn = frame;
+    frame = 1;
+  }
+
+  var self = this;
+  var index = frame - 1;
+
+  return this.schedule(index, function() {
+    self.run({
+      fn: fn,
+      ctx: ctx
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Clears a scheduled 'read',
+ * 'write' or 'defer' job.
+ *
+ * @param  {Number|String} id
+ * @public
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.clear = function(id) {
+
+  // Defer jobs are cleared differently
+  if (typeof id === 'function') {
+    return this.clearFrame(id);
+  }
+
+  // Allow ids to be passed as strings
+  id = Number(id);
+
+  var job = this.batch.hash[id];
+  if (!job) return;
+
+  var list = this.batch[job.type];
+  var index = list.indexOf(id);
+
+  // Clear references
+  delete this.batch.hash[id];
+  if (~index) list.splice(index, 1);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Clears a scheduled frame.
+ *
+ * @param  {Function} frame
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.clearFrame = function(frame) {
+  var index = this.frames.indexOf(frame);
+  if (~index) this.frames.splice(index, 1);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Schedules a new read/write
+ * batch if one isn't pending.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.scheduleBatch = function() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  // Schedule batch for next frame
+  this.schedule(0, function() {
+    self.batch.scheduled = false;
+    self.runBatch();
+  });
+
+  // Set flag to indicate
+  // a frame has been scheduled
+  this.batch.scheduled = true;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generates a unique
+ * id for a job.
+ *
+ * @return {Number}
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.uniqueId = function() {
+  return ++this.lastId;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Calls each job in
+ * the list passed.
+ *
+ * If a context has been
+ * stored on the function
+ * then it is used, else the
+ * current `this` is used.
+ *
+ * @param  {Array} list
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.flush = function(list) {
+  var id;
+
+  while (id = list.shift()) {
+    this.run(this.batch.hash[id]);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Runs any 'read' jobs followed
+ * by any 'write' jobs.
+ *
+ * We run this inside a try catch
+ * so that if any jobs error, we
+ * are able to recover and continue
+ * to flush the batch until it's empty.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.runBatch = function() {
+  try {
+
+    // Set the mode to 'reading',
+    // then empty all read jobs
+    this.batch.mode = 'reading';
+    this.flush(this.batch.read);
+
+    // Set the mode to 'writing'
+    // then empty all write jobs
+    this.batch.mode = 'writing';
+    this.flush(this.batch.write);
+
+    this.batch.mode = null;
+
+  } catch (e) {
+    this.runBatch();
+    throw e;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Adds a new job to
+ * the given batch.
+ *
+ * @param {Array}   list
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ * @param {Object}   ctx
+ * @returns {Number} id
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.add = function(type, fn, ctx) {
+  var id = this.uniqueId();
+  return this.batch.hash[id] = {
+    id: id,
+    fn: fn,
+    ctx: ctx,
+    type: type
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Runs a given job.
+ *
+ * Applications using FastDom
+ * have the options of setting
+ * `fastdom.onError`.
+ *
+ * This will catch any
+ * errors that may throw
+ * inside callbacks, which
+ * is useful as often DOM
+ * nodes have been removed
+ * since a job was scheduled.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ *   fastdom.onError = function(e) {
+ *     // Runs when jobs error
+ *   };
+ *
+ * @param  {Object} job
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.run = function(job){
+  var ctx = job.ctx || this;
+  var fn = job.fn;
+
+  // Clear reference to the job
+  delete this.batch.hash[job.id];
+
+  // If no `onError` handler
+  // has been registered, just
+  // run the job normally.
+  if (!this.onError) {
+    return fn.call(ctx);
+  }
+
+  // If an `onError` handler
+  // has been registered, catch
+  // errors that throw inside
+  // callbacks, and run the
+  // handler instead.
+  try { fn.call(ctx); } catch (e) {
+    this.onError(e);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Starts a rAF loop
+ * to empty the frame queue.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.loop = function() {
+  var self = this;
+  var raf = this.raf;
+
+  // Don't start more than one loop
+  if (this.looping) return;
+
+  raf(function frame() {
+    var fn = self.frames.shift();
+
+    // If no more frames,
+    // stop looping
+    if (!self.frames.length) {
+      self.looping = false;
+
+    // Otherwise, schedule the
+    // next frame
+    } else {
+      raf(frame);
+    }
+
+    // Run the frame.  Note that
+    // this may throw an error
+    // in user code, but all
+    // fastdom tasks are dealt
+    // with already so the code
+    // will continue to iterate
+    if (fn) fn();
+  });
+
+  this.looping = true;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Adds a function to
+ * a specified index
+ * of the frame queue.
+ *
+ * @param  {Number}   index
+ * @param  {Function} fn
+ * @return {Function}
+ * @private
+ */
+FastDom.prototype.schedule = function(index, fn) {
+
+  // Make sure this slot
+  // hasn't already been
+  // taken. If it has, try
+  // re-scheduling for the next slot
+  if (this.frames[index]) {
+    return this.schedule(index + 1, fn);
+  }
+
+  // Start the rAF
+  // loop to empty
+  // the frame queue
+  this.loop();
+
+  // Insert this function into
+  // the frames queue and return
+  return this.frames[index] = fn;
+};