diff --git a/lib/log4js-node.js b/lib/log4js-node.js
index 7fbe76c..6857baf 100644
--- a/lib/log4js-node.js
+++ b/lib/log4js-node.js
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ var log4js = {
 	 */
 	loggers: {},
   
-  appenders: {},
+  appenders: {}
+};
+
   
 	/**
 	 * Get a logger instance. Instance is cached on categoryName level.
@@ -80,78 +82,77 @@ var log4js = {
 	 * @return {Logger} instance of logger for the category
 	 * @static
 	 */
-	getLogger: function(categoryName) {
+exports.getLogger = log4js.getLogger = function(categoryName) {
 		
 		// Use default logger if categoryName is not specified or invalid
 		if (!(typeof categoryName == "string")) {
 			categoryName = DEFAULT_CATEGORY;
 		}
 
-    var self = this, appenderList;
-		if (!this.loggers[categoryName]) {
+    var appenderList;
+		if (!log4js.loggers[categoryName]) {
 			// Create the logger for this name if it doesn't already exist
-			this.loggers[categoryName] = new Logger(categoryName);
-      if (this.appenders[categoryName]) {
-        appenderList = this.appenders[categoryName];
+			log4js.loggers[categoryName] = new Logger(categoryName);
+      if (log4js.appenders[categoryName]) {
+        appenderList = log4js.appenders[categoryName];
         appenderList.forEach(function(appender) {
-          self.loggers[categoryName].addListener("log", appender);
+          log4js.loggers[categoryName].addListener("log", appender);
         });
       }
-      if (this.appenders[ALL_CATEGORIES]) {
-        appenderList = this.appenders[ALL_CATEGORIES];
+      if (log4js.appenders[ALL_CATEGORIES]) {
+        appenderList = log4js.appenders[ALL_CATEGORIES];
         appenderList.forEach(function(appender) {
-          self.loggers[categoryName].addListener("log", appender);
+          log4js.loggers[categoryName].addListener("log", appender);
         });
       }
 		}
 		
-		return this.loggers[categoryName];
-	},
+		return log4js.loggers[categoryName];
+};
 	
 	/**
 	 * Get the default logger instance.
 	 * @return {Logger} instance of default logger
 	 * @static
 	 */
-	getDefaultLogger: function() {
-		return this.getLogger(DEFAULT_CATEGORY); 
-	},
+exports.getDefaultLogger = log4js.getDefaultLogger = function() {
+	return log4js.getLogger(DEFAULT_CATEGORY); 
+};
   
-  addAppender: function (appender, categoryName) {
+exports.addAppender = log4js.addAppender = function (appender, categoryName) {
     var category = categoryName || ALL_CATEGORIES;
-    if (!this.appenders[category]) {
-      this.appenders[category] = [];
+    if (!log4js.appenders[category]) {
+      log4js.appenders[category] = [];
     }
-    this.appenders[category].push(appender);
+    log4js.appenders[category].push(appender);
     
     if (category === ALL_CATEGORIES) {
-      for (var logger in this.loggers) {
-        if (this.loggers.hasOwnProperty(logger)) {
-          this.loggers[logger].addListener("log", appender);
+      for (var logger in log4js.loggers) {
+        if (log4js.loggers.hasOwnProperty(logger)) {
+          log4js.loggers[logger].addListener("log", appender);
         }
       }
-    } else if (this.loggers[category]) {
-      this.loggers[category].addListener("log", appender);
+    } else if (log4js.loggers[category]) {
+      log4js.loggers[category].addListener("log", appender);
     }
-    
-  },
+};
   
-  clearAppenders: function() {
-    this.appenders = [];
-    for (var logger in this.loggers) {
-      if (this.loggers.hasOwnProperty(logger)) {
-        this.loggers[logger].listeners.length = 0;
+exports.clearAppenders = log4js.clearAppenders = function() {
+    log4js.appenders = [];
+    for (var logger in log4js.loggers) {
+      if (log4js.loggers.hasOwnProperty(logger)) {
+        log4js.loggers[logger].listeners.length = 0;
       }
     }
-  },
+};
   
-  configure: function(configurationFile) {
+exports.configure = log4js.configure = function(configurationFile) {
     var config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configurationFile));
     configureAppenders(config.appenders);
     configureLevels(config.levels);
-  },
+};
   
-  levels: {
+exports.levels = log4js.levels = {
     ALL: new Level(Number.MIN_VALUE, "ALL"),
 		TRACE: new Level(5000, "TRACE"),
 		DEBUG: new Level(10000, "DEBUG"),
@@ -159,9 +160,7 @@ var log4js = {
 		WARN: new Level(30000, "WARN"),
 		ERROR: new Level(40000, "ERROR"),
 		FATAL: new Level(50000, "FATAL"),
-		OFF: new Level(Number.MAX_VALUE, "OFF")
-  }
-  
+		OFF: new Level(Number.MAX_VALUE, "OFF")  
 };
 
 var appenderMakers = {
@@ -194,9 +193,6 @@ var layoutMakers = {
   }
 };
 
-function configureAppender(appenderConfig) {
-}
-
 function configureAppenders(appenderList) {
   log4js.clearAppenders();
   if (appenderList) {
@@ -360,7 +356,7 @@ Logger.prototype.isLevelEnabled = function(otherLevel) {
   }
 );
 	
-consoleAppender = function (layout) {
+var consoleAppender = function (layout) {
   layout = layout || basicLayout;
   return function(loggingEvent) {
     sys.puts(layout(loggingEvent));
@@ -373,7 +369,7 @@ consoleAppender = function (layout) {
  * @param file file log messages will be written to
  * @param layout a function that takes a logevent and returns a string (defaults to basicLayout).
  */
-fileAppender = function(file, layout) {
+var fileAppender = function(file, layout) {
 	layout = layout || basicLayout;	
 	file = file || "log4js.log";	
   //syncs are generally bad, but we need 
@@ -389,7 +385,7 @@ fileAppender = function(file, layout) {
   };
 };
 
-logLevelFilter = function(levelString, appender) {
+var logLevelFilter = function(levelString, appender) {
   var level = Level.toLevel(levelString);
   return function(logEvent) {
     if (logEvent.level.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(level)) {
@@ -407,7 +403,7 @@ logLevelFilter = function(levelString, appender) {
  *
  * @author Stephan Strittmatter
  */
-basicLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
+var basicLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
   var timestampLevelAndCategory = '[' + loggingEvent.startTime.toFormattedString() + '] ';
   timestampLevelAndCategory += '[' + loggingEvent.level.toString() + '] ';
   timestampLevelAndCategory += loggingEvent.categoryName + ' - ';
@@ -426,7 +422,7 @@ basicLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
   return output;
 };
 
-messagePassThroughLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
+var messagePassThroughLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
   return loggingEvent.message;
 };
 
@@ -435,7 +431,7 @@ messagePassThroughLayout = function(loggingEvent) {
  * Takes a pattern string and returns a layout function.
  * @author Stephan Strittmatter
  */
-patternLayout = function(pattern) {
+var patternLayout = function(pattern) {
   pattern = pattern || patternLayout.DEFAULT_CONVERSION_PATTERN;
 	var regex = /%(-?[0-9]+)?(\.?[0-9]+)?([cdmnpr%])(\{([^\}]+)\})?|([^%]+)/;
   
@@ -604,11 +600,10 @@ Date.prototype.toFormattedString = function(format) {
 	}
 };
 
-log4js.consoleAppender = consoleAppender;
-log4js.fileAppender = fileAppender;
-log4js.logLevelFilter = logLevelFilter;
-log4js.basicLayout = basicLayout;
-log4js.patternLayout = patternLayout;
-log4js.messagePassThroughLayout = messagePassThroughLayout;
+exports.consoleAppender = log4js.consoleAppender = consoleAppender;
+exports.fileAppender = log4js.fileAppender = fileAppender;
+exports.logLevelFilter = log4js.logLevelFilter = logLevelFilter;
+exports.basicLayout = log4js.basicLayout = basicLayout;
+exports.patternLayout = log4js.patternLayout = patternLayout;
+exports.messagePassThroughLayout = log4js.messagePassThroughLayout = messagePassThroughLayout;
 
-process.mixin(exports,log4js);
diff --git a/spec/spec.logging.js b/spec/spec.logging.js
index 87ef185..312b8e0 100644
--- a/spec/spec.logging.js
+++ b/spec/spec.logging.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ describe 'log4js'
     logger.addListener("log", function (logEvent) { event = logEvent; });    
   end
   
-  it 'should have a version'
-    log4js.version.should.not.be undefined
-  end
-
   describe 'getLogger'
           
     it 'should take a category and return a Logger'