diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1520f88d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "root": true,
+    "rules": {
+        "indent": [ 2, "tab", { "SwitchCase": 1 } ],
+        "semi": [ 2, "always" ],
+        "keyword-spacing": [ 2, { "before": true, "after": true } ],
+        "space-before-blocks": [ 2, "always" ],
+        "space-before-function-paren": [ 2, "always" ],
+        "no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs": [ 2, "smart-tabs" ],
+        "no-cond-assign": 0,
+        "no-unused-vars": 2,
+        "object-shorthand":  [ 2, "always" ],
+        "no-const-assign": 2,
+        "no-class-assign": 2,
+        "no-this-before-super": 2,
+        "no-var": 2,
+        "no-unreachable": 2,
+        "valid-typeof": 2,
+        "quote-props": [ 2, "as-needed" ],
+        "one-var": [ 2, "never" ],
+        "prefer-arrow-callback": 2,
+        "prefer-const": [ 2, { "destructuring": "all" } ],
+        "arrow-spacing": 2
+    },
+    "env": {
+        "es6": true,
+        "browser": true,
+        "node": true,
+        "mocha": true
+    },
+    "extends": [
+        "eslint:recommended",
+        "plugin:import/errors",
+        "plugin:import/warnings"
+    ],
+    "parserOptions": {
+        "ecmaVersion": 6,
+        "sourceType": "module"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/generate/index.js b/compiler/generate/index.js
index e69de29bb2..50d83e9b42 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/index.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function generate ( parsed ) {
+	return `
+		export default function createComponent ( options ) {
+			console.log( 'TODO' );
+		}
+	`;
+}
diff --git a/compiler/index.js b/compiler/index.js
index 773d68506b..4a0199203c 100644
--- a/compiler/index.js
+++ b/compiler/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-export { default as parse } from './parse/index.js';
-export { default as generate } from './generate/index.js';
+import parse from './parse/index.js';
+import generate from './generate/index.js';
+
+export function compile ( template ) {
+	const parsed = parse( template );
+	const generated = generate( parsed );
+
+	return generated;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1675e4e9b5..c9620036c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "description": "The frameworkless UI framework",
   "main": "dist/svelte-compiler.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha --opts mocha.opts --recursive ./**/__test__.js"
+    "test": "mocha --opts mocha.opts --recursive ./**/__test__.js test/test.js",
+    "lint": "eslint compiler"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/Rich-Harris/svelte#README",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^3.10.2",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.2.0",
+    "jsdom": "^9.8.3",
     "mocha": "^3.1.2",
     "reify": "^0.4.0"
   },
diff --git a/test/samples/single-static-element/_config.js b/test/samples/single-static-element/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59a8ceef8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samples/single-static-element/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export default {
+	description: 'creates a factory with a single static element',
+	html: '<span>test</span>'
+};
diff --git a/test/samples/single-static-element/main.svelte b/test/samples/single-static-element/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61dba8bc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samples/single-static-element/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<span>test</span>
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6edf31dcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { compile } from '../compiler/index.js';
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import jsdom from 'jsdom';
+
+require.extensions[ '.svelte' ] = function ( module, filename ) {
+	const source = fs.readFileSync( filename, 'utf-8' );
+	const compiled = compile( source );
+
+	return module._compile( compiled, filename );
+};
+
+describe( 'svelte', () => {
+	function loadConfig ( dir ) {
+		try {
+			return require( `./samples/${dir}/_config.js` ).default;
+		} catch ( err ) {
+			if ( err.code === 'E_NOT_FOUND' ) {
+				return {};
+			}
+
+			throw err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	function env () {
+		return new Promise( ( fulfil, reject ) => {
+			jsdom.env( '<main></main>', ( err, window ) => {
+				if ( err ) {
+					reject( err );
+				} else {
+					fulfil( window );
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	fs.readdirSync( 'test/samples' ).forEach( dir => {
+		if ( dir[0] === '.' ) return;
+
+		it( dir, () => {
+			const config = loadConfig( dir );
+			const factory = require( `./samples/${dir}/main.svelte` ).default;
+
+			return env().then( window => {
+				const target = window.document.querySelector( 'main' );
+
+				const component = factory({
+					target,
+					data: config.data
+				});
+
+				if ( config.html ) {
+					assert.equal( target.innerHTML, config.html );
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});