--- a/Templates.lua	Sat Feb 25 11:42:07 2017 -0500
+++ b/Templates.lua	Mon Mar 06 02:30:22 2017 -0500
@@ -4,18 +4,26 @@
 -- %file-revision%
 --
 -- Mover Widget base
+local ADDON, Veneer = ...
 local print = DEVIAN_WORKSPACE and function(...) _G.print('VnTemplate', ...) end or nop
-local debugTemplates = {}
+local PlaySoundKitID = DEVIAN_WORKSPACE and PlaySoundKitID or nop
+local ipairs, pairs = ipairs, pairs
+local pack, unpack = pack, unpack
 
-VeneerConfigLayerMixin = {}
-VeneerAnimationMixin = {}
-VeneerHandlerMixin = {
-  anchorPoint = 'CENTER',
-  anchorPriority = 4,
-  data = {},
-}
+local Handler, ConfigLayer, Animation = {}, {}, {}
 
-function VeneerConfigLayerMixin:OnLoad()
+VeneerConfigLayerMixin = ConfigLayer
+VeneerAnimationMixin = Animation
+VeneerHandlerMixin = Handler
+Handler.anchorPoint = 'CENTER'
+Handler.anchorPriority = 4
+Handler.data = {}
+Veneer.HandlerBase = Handler
+Veneer.ConfigLayerBase = ConfigLayer
+Veneer.AnimationBase = Animation
+
+
+function ConfigLayer:OnLoad()
   local handler = self:GetParent()
   print(handler:GetName(), 'configLayers')
   handler.ConfigLayers = handler.ConfigLayers or {}
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@
   end
 end
 
-function VeneerConfigLayerMixin:OnUpdate()
+function ConfigLayer:OnUpdate()
   local handler = self:GetParent()
   handler.ConfigLayers = handler.ConfigLayers or {}
 
@@ -32,37 +40,40 @@
   self.ConfigID:SetText(handler:GetID())
 end
 
-function VeneerAnimationMixin:OnPlay()
+-- Sets a state flag for use in OnUpdate conditionals
+function Animation:OnPlay()
   PlaySoundKitID(229)
   self.animating = true
   print('|cFF00FF00Anim:OnPlay|r @', unpack(self.sourcePoint))
 end
-function VeneerAnimationMixin:OnStop()
+function Animation:OnStop()
   PlaySoundKitID(229)
   self.animating = nil
   print('|cFF00FF00Anim:OnFinish|r @', unpack(self.destPoint))
 end
-function VeneerAnimationMixin:OnFinished()
+function Animation:OnFinished()
   PlaySoundKitID(229)
   self.animating = nil
   print('|cFF00FF00Anim:OnFinish|r @', unpack(self.destPoint))
 end
 
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:OnShow()
+-- Replace if module requires anything besides fixing frame anchors
+function Handler:OnShow()
   self:Reanchor()
   Veneer:StaticReanchor(self)
 end
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:OnHide()
+function Handler:OnHide()
   Veneer:DynamicReanchor()
 end
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:Reanchor (anchorAll)
+function Handler:Reanchor (anchorAll)
   Veneer:DynamicReanchor()
 end
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:Setup()
+
+-- Replace if module needs to do more than reconcile SavedVariables pointers
+function Handler:Setup()
   local configName = self:GetName():gsub('^Veneer', '')
   VeneerData[configName] = VeneerData[configName] or self.defaultSettings or {}
 
-  -- reconcile any data accumulated before login trigger
   for k,v in pairs(self.data) do
     if not VeneerData[configName][k] then
       print('reconciling pre-data:', k, v)
@@ -77,18 +88,17 @@
   self.initialized = true
 end
 
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:Print(...)
+-- Replace to stop collated outputs.
+function Handler:Print(...)
   local txt = '|cFFFFFF00'..self:GetName()..'|r:'
   for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
     txt = txt .. ' '.. tostring(select(i, ...))
   end
-
-
-
   DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(txt)
 end
 
-function VeneerHandlerMixin:UpdateConfigLayers (configMode)
+-- Replace if not using the ConfigLayer template
+function Handler:UpdateConfigLayers (configMode)
   -- Override to manage config visual elements when a config update is fired from /vn or login
   if not self:IsShown() then
     self:SetShown(configMode)