diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1cd808f..90bb823 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "sapper",
   "version": "0.21.1",
   "description": "Military-grade apps, engineered by Svelte",
-  "main": "dist/middleware.js",
   "bin": {
     "sapper": "./sapper"
   },
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index c74d63d..6972fad 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import json from 'rollup-plugin-json';
 import resolve from 'rollup-plugin-node-resolve';
 import commonjs from 'rollup-plugin-commonjs';
 import pkg from './package.json';
+import { builtinModules } from 'module';
 
 const external = [].concat(
 	Object.keys(pkg.dependencies),
@@ -11,27 +12,37 @@ const external = [].concat(
 	'sapper/core.js'
 );
 
-export default [
-	{
-		input: `src/runtime/index.ts`,
+function template(kind, external) {
+	return {
+		input: `templates/src/${kind}/index.ts`,
 		output: {
-			file: `runtime.js`,
+			file: `templates/dist/${kind}.js`,
 			format: 'es'
 		},
+		external,
 		plugins: [
+			resolve(),
+			commonjs(),
+			string({
+				include: '**/*.md'
+			}),
 			typescript({
 				typescript: require('typescript'),
 				target: "ES2017"
 			})
 		]
-	},
+	};
+}
+
+export default [
+	template('client', []),
+	template('server', builtinModules),
 
 	{
 		input: [
 			`src/api.ts`,
 			`src/cli.ts`,
 			`src/core.ts`,
-			`src/middleware.ts`,
 			`src/rollup.ts`,
 			`src/webpack.ts`
 		],
@@ -42,9 +53,6 @@ export default [
 		},
 		external,
 		plugins: [
-			string({
-				include: '**/*.md'
-			}),
 			json(),
 			resolve(),
 			commonjs(),
diff --git a/src/core/create_manifests.ts b/src/core/create_manifests.ts
index c7c52d1..e2035f9 100644
--- a/src/core/create_manifests.ts
+++ b/src/core/create_manifests.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function create_main_manifests({ bundler, manifest_data, dev_port }: {
 	manifest_data: ManifestData;
 	dev_port?: number;
 }) {
-	const manifest_dir = path.join(locations.src(), 'manifest');
+	const manifest_dir = path.join(locations.src(), '__sapper__');
 	if (!fs.existsSync(manifest_dir)) fs.mkdirSync(manifest_dir);
 
 	const path_to_routes = path.relative(manifest_dir, locations.routes());
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function create_serviceworker_manifest({ manifest_data, client_files }: {
 		export const routes = [\n\t${manifest_data.pages.map((r: Page) => `{ pattern: ${r.pattern} }`).join(',\n\t')}\n];
 	`.replace(/^\t\t/gm, '').trim();
 
-	write_if_changed(`${locations.src()}/manifest/service-worker.js`, code);
+	write_if_changed(`${locations.src()}/__sapper__/service-worker.js`, code);
 }
 
 function generate_client(
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ function generate_client(
 	bundler: string,
 	dev_port?: number
 ) {
+	const template_file = path.resolve(__dirname, '../templates/dist/client.js');
+	const template = fs.readFileSync(template_file, 'utf-8');
+
 	const page_ids = new Set(manifest_data.pages.map(page =>
 		page.pattern.toString()));
 
@@ -71,7 +74,6 @@ function generate_client(
 		!page_ids.has(route.pattern.toString()));
 
 	let code = `
-		// This file is generated by Sapper — do not edit it!
 		import root from ${stringify(get_file(path_to_routes, manifest_data.root))};
 		import error from ${stringify(posixify(`${path_to_routes}/_error.html`))};
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ function generate_client(
 		};`;
 		}).join('\n')}
 
-		export const manifest = {
+		const manifest = {
 			ignore: [${server_routes_to_ignore.map(route => route.pattern).join(', ')}],
 
 			pages: [
@@ -115,10 +117,7 @@ function generate_client(
 			root,
 
 			error
-		};
-
-		// this is included for legacy reasons
-		export const routes = {};`.replace(/^\t\t/gm, '').trim();
+		};`.replace(/^\t\t/gm, '').trim();
 
 	if (dev()) {
 		const sapper_dev_client = posixify(
@@ -132,13 +131,17 @@ function generate_client(
 			});`.replace(/^\t{3}/gm, '');
 	}
 
-	return code;
+	return `// This file is generated by Sapper — do not edit it!\n` + template
+		.replace(/const manifest = __MANIFEST__;/, code);
 }
 
 function generate_server(
 	manifest_data: ManifestData,
 	path_to_routes: string
 ) {
+	const template_file = path.resolve(__dirname, '../templates/dist/server.js');
+	const template = fs.readFileSync(template_file, 'utf-8');
+
 	const imports = [].concat(
 		manifest_data.server_routes.map(route =>
 			`import * as ${route.name} from ${stringify(posixify(`${path_to_routes}/${route.file}`))};`),
@@ -149,7 +152,6 @@ function generate_server(
 	);
 
 	let code = `
-		// This file is generated by Sapper — do not edit it!
 		${imports.join('\n')}
 
 		const d = decodeURIComponent;
@@ -199,7 +201,11 @@ function generate_server(
 		// this is included for legacy reasons
 		export const routes = {};`.replace(/^\t\t/gm, '').trim();
 
-	return code;
+	return `// This file is generated by Sapper — do not edit it!\n` + template
+		.replace('__BUILD__DIR__', JSON.stringify(locations.dest()))
+		.replace('__SRC__DIR__', JSON.stringify(locations.src()))
+		.replace('__DEV__', dev() ? 'true' : 'false')
+		.replace(/const manifest = __MANIFEST__;/, code);
 }
 
 function get_file(path_to_routes: string, component: PageComponent) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils.ts b/src/runtime/utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cec5f69..0000000
--- a/src/runtime/utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-export function detach(node: Node) {
-	node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
-}
-
-export function findAnchor(node: Node) {
-	while (node && node.nodeName.toUpperCase() !== 'A') node = node.parentNode; // SVG <a> elements have a lowercase name
-	return node;
-}
-
-export function which(event: MouseEvent) {
-	return event.which === null ? event.button : event.which;
-}
-
-export function scroll_state() {
-	return {
-		x: window.scrollX,
-		y: window.scrollY
-	};
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runtime/index.ts b/templates/src/client/app.ts
similarity index 54%
rename from src/runtime/index.ts
rename to templates/src/client/app.ts
index 9e07bad..f8e97d0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/index.ts
+++ b/templates/src/client/app.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-import { detach, findAnchor, scroll_state, which } from './utils';
-import { Component, ComponentConstructor, Params, Query, Redirect, Manifest, RouteData, ScrollPosition, Store, Target, ComponentLoader } from './interfaces';
+import { Manifest, Target, ScrollPosition, Component, Redirect, ComponentLoader, ComponentConstructor, RootProps } from './types';
+import goto from './goto';
 
-const initial_data = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.__SAPPER__;
+export const manifest: Manifest = __MANIFEST__;
 
-export let root: Component;
-let target: Node;
-let store: Store;
-let manifest: Manifest;
+let ready = false;
+let root_component: Component;
 let segments: string[] = [];
-
-type RootProps = {
-	path: string;
-	params: Record<string, string>;
-	query: Record<string, string>;
-	child: Child;
-};
-
-type Child = {
-	segment?: string;
-	props?: any;
-	component?: Component;
-};
+let current_token: {};
+let root_preload: Promise<any>;
+let root_data: any;
 
 const root_props: RootProps = {
 	path: null,
@@ -33,23 +21,45 @@ const root_props: RootProps = {
 	}
 };
 
-export { root as component }; // legacy reasons — drop in a future version
+export let prefetching: {
+	href: string;
+	promise: Promise<{ redirect?: Redirect, data?: any, nullable_depth?: number }>;
+} = null;
+export function set_prefetching(href, promise) {
+	prefetching = { href, promise };
+}
 
-const history = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.history : {
+export let store;
+export function set_store(fn) {
+	store = fn(initial_data.store);
+}
+
+export let target: Node;
+export function set_target(element) {
+	target = element;
+}
+
+export let uid = 1;
+export function set_uid(n) {
+	uid = n;
+}
+
+export let cid: number;
+export function set_cid(n) {
+	cid = n;
+}
+
+export const initial_data = typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.__SAPPER__;
+
+export const history = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.history : {
 	pushState: (state: any, title: string, href: string) => {},
 	replaceState: (state: any, title: string, href: string) => {},
 	scrollRestoration: ''
 };
 
-const scroll_history: Record<string, ScrollPosition> = {};
-let uid = 1;
-let cid: number;
+export const scroll_history: Record<string, ScrollPosition> = {};
 
-if ('scrollRestoration' in history) {
-	history.scrollRestoration = 'manual';
-}
-
-function select_route(url: URL): Target {
+export function select_route(url: URL): Target {
 	if (url.origin !== window.location.origin) return null;
 	if (!url.pathname.startsWith(initial_data.baseUrl)) return null;
 
@@ -75,12 +85,51 @@ function select_route(url: URL): Target {
 	}
 }
 
-let current_token: {};
+export function scroll_state() {
+	return {
+		x: window.scrollX,
+		y: window.scrollY
+	};
+}
+
+export async function navigate(target: Target, id: number): Promise<any> {
+	if (id) {
+		// popstate or initial navigation
+		cid = id;
+	} else {
+		// clicked on a link. preserve scroll state
+		scroll_history[cid] = scroll_state();
+
+		id = cid = ++uid;
+		scroll_history[cid] = { x: 0, y: 0 };
+	}
+
+	cid = id;
+
+	if (root_component) {
+		root_component.set({ preloading: true });
+	}
+	const loaded = prefetching && prefetching.href === target.url.href ?
+		prefetching.promise :
+		prepare_page(target);
+
+	prefetching = null;
+
+	const token = current_token = {};
+	const { redirect, data, nullable_depth } = await loaded;
+
+	if (redirect) {
+		await goto(redirect.location, { replaceState: true });
+	} else {
+		render(data, nullable_depth, scroll_history[id], token);
+		if (document.activeElement) document.activeElement.blur();
+	}
+}
 
 function render(data: any, nullable_depth: number, scroll: ScrollPosition, token: {}) {
 	if (current_token !== token) return;
 
-	if (root) {
+	if (root_component) {
 		// first, clear out highest-level root component
 		let level = data.child;
 		for (let i = 0; i < nullable_depth; i += 1) {
@@ -90,11 +139,11 @@ function render(data: any, nullable_depth: number, scroll: ScrollPosition, token
 
 		const { component } = level;
 		level.component = null;
-		root.set({ child: data.child });
+		root_component.set({ child: data.child });
 
 		// then render new stuff
 		level.component = component;
-		root.set(data);
+		root_component.set(data);
 	} else {
 		// first load — remove SSR'd <head> contents
 		const start = document.querySelector('#sapper-head-start');
@@ -108,7 +157,7 @@ function render(data: any, nullable_depth: number, scroll: ScrollPosition, token
 
 		Object.assign(data, root_data);
 
-		root = new manifest.root({
+		root_component = new manifest.root({
 			target,
 			data,
 			store,
@@ -124,38 +173,7 @@ function render(data: any, nullable_depth: number, scroll: ScrollPosition, token
 	ready = true;
 }
 
-function changed(a: Record<string, string | true>, b: Record<string, string | true>) {
-	return JSON.stringify(a) !== JSON.stringify(b);
-}
-
-let root_preload: Promise<any>;
-let root_data: any;
-
-function load_css(chunk: string) {
-	const href = `${initial_data.baseUrl}client/${chunk}`;
-	if (document.querySelector(`link[href="${href}"]`)) return;
-
-	return new Promise((fulfil, reject) => {
-		const link = document.createElement('link');
-		link.rel = 'stylesheet';
-		link.href = href;
-
-		link.onload = () => fulfil();
-		link.onerror = reject;
-
-		document.head.appendChild(link);
-	});
-}
-
-function load_component(component: ComponentLoader): Promise<ComponentConstructor> {
-	// TODO this is temporary — once placeholders are
-	// always rewritten, scratch the ternary
-	const promises: Array<Promise<any>> = (typeof component.css === 'string' ? [] : component.css.map(load_css));
-	promises.unshift(component.js());
-	return Promise.all(promises).then(values => values[0].default);
-}
-
-function prepare_page(target: Target): Promise<{
+export function prepare_page(target: Target): Promise<{
 	redirect?: Redirect;
 	data?: any;
 	nullable_depth?: number;
@@ -292,213 +310,34 @@ function prepare_page(target: Target): Promise<{
 	});
 }
 
-async function navigate(target: Target, id: number): Promise<any> {
-	if (id) {
-		// popstate or initial navigation
-		cid = id;
-	} else {
-		// clicked on a link. preserve scroll state
-		scroll_history[cid] = scroll_state();
+function load_css(chunk: string) {
+	const href = `${initial_data.baseUrl}client/${chunk}`;
+	if (document.querySelector(`link[href="${href}"]`)) return;
 
-		id = cid = ++uid;
-		scroll_history[cid] = { x: 0, y: 0 };
-	}
+	return new Promise((fulfil, reject) => {
+		const link = document.createElement('link');
+		link.rel = 'stylesheet';
+		link.href = href;
 
-	cid = id;
+		link.onload = () => fulfil();
+		link.onerror = reject;
 
-	if (root) {
-		root.set({ preloading: true });
-	}
-	const loaded = prefetching && prefetching.href === target.url.href ?
-		prefetching.promise :
-		prepare_page(target);
-
-	prefetching = null;
-
-	const token = current_token = {};
-	const { redirect, data, nullable_depth } = await loaded;
-
-	if (redirect) {
-		await goto(redirect.location, { replaceState: true });
-	} else {
-		render(data, nullable_depth, scroll_history[id], token);
-		if (document.activeElement) document.activeElement.blur();
-	}
-}
-
-function handle_click(event: MouseEvent) {
-	// Adapted from https://github.com/visionmedia/page.js
-	// MIT license https://github.com/visionmedia/page.js#license
-	if (which(event) !== 1) return;
-	if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) return;
-	if (event.defaultPrevented) return;
-
-	const a: HTMLAnchorElement | SVGAElement = <HTMLAnchorElement | SVGAElement>findAnchor(<Node>event.target);
-	if (!a) return;
-
-	if (!a.href) return;
-
-	// check if link is inside an svg
-	// in this case, both href and target are always inside an object
-	const svg = typeof a.href === 'object' && a.href.constructor.name === 'SVGAnimatedString';
-	const href = String(svg ? (<SVGAElement>a).href.baseVal : a.href);
-
-	if (href === window.location.href) {
-		event.preventDefault();
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// Ignore if tag has
-	// 1. 'download' attribute
-	// 2. rel='external' attribute
-	if (a.hasAttribute('download') || a.getAttribute('rel') === 'external') return;
-
-	// Ignore if <a> has a target
-	if (svg ? (<SVGAElement>a).target.baseVal : a.target) return;
-
-	const url = new URL(href);
-
-	// Don't handle hash changes
-	if (url.pathname === window.location.pathname && url.search === window.location.search) return;
-
-	const target = select_route(url);
-	if (target) {
-		navigate(target, null);
-		event.preventDefault();
-		history.pushState({ id: cid }, '', url.href);
-	}
-}
-
-function handle_popstate(event: PopStateEvent) {
-	scroll_history[cid] = scroll_state();
-
-	if (event.state) {
-		const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-		const target = select_route(url);
-		if (target) {
-			navigate(target, event.state.id);
-		} else {
-			window.location.href = window.location.href;
-		}
-	} else {
-		// hashchange
-		cid = ++uid;
-		history.replaceState({ id: cid }, '', window.location.href);
-	}
-}
-
-let prefetching: {
-	href: string;
-	promise: Promise<{ redirect?: Redirect, data?: any, nullable_depth?: number }>;
-} = null;
-
-export function prefetch(href: string) {
-	const target: Target = select_route(new URL(href, document.baseURI));
-
-	if (target && (!prefetching || href !== prefetching.href)) {
-		prefetching = {
-			href,
-			promise: prepare_page(target)
-		};
-	}
-}
-
-let mousemove_timeout: NodeJS.Timer;
-
-function handle_mousemove(event: MouseEvent) {
-	clearTimeout(mousemove_timeout);
-	mousemove_timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-		trigger_prefetch(event);
-	}, 20);
-}
-
-function trigger_prefetch(event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) {
-	const a: HTMLAnchorElement = <HTMLAnchorElement>findAnchor(<Node>event.target);
-	if (!a || a.rel !== 'prefetch') return;
-
-	prefetch(a.href);
-}
-
-let inited: boolean;
-let ready = false;
-
-export function init(opts: {
-	App: ComponentConstructor,
-	target: Node,
-	manifest: Manifest,
-	store?: (data: any) => Store,
-	routes?: any // legacy
-}) {
-	if (opts instanceof HTMLElement) {
-		throw new Error(`The signature of init(...) has changed — see https://sapper.svelte.technology/guide#0-11-to-0-12 for more information`);
-	}
-
-	if (opts.routes) {
-		throw new Error(`As of Sapper 0.15, opts.routes should be opts.manifest`);
-	}
-
-	target = opts.target;
-	manifest = opts.manifest;
-
-	if (opts && opts.store) {
-		store = opts.store(initial_data.store);
-	}
-
-	if (!inited) { // this check makes HMR possible
-		window.addEventListener('click', handle_click);
-		window.addEventListener('popstate', handle_popstate);
-
-		// prefetch
-		window.addEventListener('touchstart', trigger_prefetch);
-		window.addEventListener('mousemove', handle_mousemove);
-
-		inited = true;
-	}
-
-	return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
-		const { hash, href } = window.location;
-
-		const deep_linked = hash && document.getElementById(hash.slice(1));
-		scroll_history[uid] = deep_linked ?
-			{ x: 0, y: deep_linked.getBoundingClientRect().top } :
-			scroll_state();
-
-		history.replaceState({ id: uid }, '', href);
-
-		if (!initial_data.error) {
-			const target = select_route(new URL(window.location.href));
-			if (target) return navigate(target, uid);
-		}
+		document.head.appendChild(link);
 	});
 }
 
-export function goto(href: string, opts = { replaceState: false }) {
-	const target = select_route(new URL(href, document.baseURI));
-	let promise;
-
-	if (target) {
-		promise = navigate(target, null);
-		if (history) history[opts.replaceState ? 'replaceState' : 'pushState']({ id: cid }, '', href);
-	} else {
-		window.location.href = href;
-		promise = new Promise(f => {}); // never resolves
-	}
-
-	return promise;
+export function load_component(component: ComponentLoader): Promise<ComponentConstructor> {
+	// TODO this is temporary — once placeholders are
+	// always rewritten, scratch the ternary
+	const promises: Array<Promise<any>> = (typeof component.css === 'string' ? [] : component.css.map(load_css));
+	promises.unshift(component.js());
+	return Promise.all(promises).then(values => values[0].default);
 }
 
-export function prefetchRoutes(pathnames: string[]) {
-	if (!manifest) throw new Error(`You must call init() first`);
-
-	return manifest.pages
-		.filter(route => {
-			if (!pathnames) return true;
-			return pathnames.some(pathname => route.pattern.test(pathname));
-		})
-		.reduce((promise: Promise<any>, route) => promise.then(() => {
-			return Promise.all(route.parts.map(part => part && load_component(part.component)));
-		}), Promise.resolve());
+function detach(node: Node) {
+	node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
 }
 
-// remove this in 0.9
-export { prefetchRoutes as preloadRoutes };
\ No newline at end of file
+function changed(a: Record<string, string | true>, b: Record<string, string | true>) {
+	return JSON.stringify(a) !== JSON.stringify(b);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/client/goto/index.ts b/templates/src/client/goto/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05e48fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/client/goto/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { select_route, navigate, cid } from '../app';
+
+export default function goto(href: string, opts = { replaceState: false }) {
+	const target = select_route(new URL(href, document.baseURI));
+	let promise;
+
+	if (target) {
+		promise = navigate(target, null);
+		if (history) history[opts.replaceState ? 'replaceState' : 'pushState']({ id: cid }, '', href);
+	} else {
+		window.location.href = href;
+		promise = new Promise(f => {}); // never resolves
+	}
+
+	return promise;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/client/index.ts b/templates/src/client/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f171109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/client/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export { default as start } from './start/index';
+export { default as goto } from './goto/index';
+export { default as prefetch } from './prefetch/index';
+export { default as prefetchRoutes } from './prefetchRoutes/index';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/client/prefetch/index.ts b/templates/src/client/prefetch/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b601d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/client/prefetch/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { select_route, prefetching, set_prefetching, prepare_page } from '../app';
+import { Target } from '../types';
+
+export default function prefetch(href: string) {
+	const target: Target = select_route(new URL(href, document.baseURI));
+
+	if (target && (!prefetching || href !== prefetching.href)) {
+		set_prefetching(href, prepare_page(target));
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/client/prefetchRoutes/index.ts b/templates/src/client/prefetchRoutes/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ed7a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/client/prefetchRoutes/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { manifest, load_component } from "../app";
+
+export default function prefetchRoutes(pathnames: string[]) {
+	if (!manifest) throw new Error(`You must call init() first`);
+
+	return manifest.pages
+		.filter(route => {
+			if (!pathnames) return true;
+			return pathnames.some(pathname => route.pattern.test(pathname));
+		})
+		.reduce((promise: Promise<any>, route) => promise.then(() => {
+			return Promise.all(route.parts.map(part => part && load_component(part.component)));
+		}), Promise.resolve());
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/client/start/index.ts b/templates/src/client/start/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a26ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/client/start/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import {
+	cid,
+	history,
+	initial_data,
+	navigate,
+	scroll_history,
+	scroll_state,
+	select_route,
+	set_store,
+	set_target,
+	uid,
+	set_uid,
+	set_cid
+} from '../app';
+import prefetch from '../prefetch/index';
+import { Store } from '../types';
+
+export default function start(opts: {
+	target: Node,
+	store?: (data: any) => Store
+}) {
+	if ('scrollRestoration' in history) {
+		history.scrollRestoration = 'manual';
+	}
+
+	set_target(opts.target);
+	if (opts.store) set_store(opts.store);
+
+	window.addEventListener('click', handle_click);
+	window.addEventListener('popstate', handle_popstate);
+
+	// prefetch
+	window.addEventListener('touchstart', trigger_prefetch);
+	window.addEventListener('mousemove', handle_mousemove);
+
+	return Promise.resolve().then(() => {
+		const { hash, href } = window.location;
+
+		const deep_linked = hash && document.getElementById(hash.slice(1));
+		scroll_history[uid] = deep_linked ?
+			{ x: 0, y: deep_linked.getBoundingClientRect().top } :
+			scroll_state();
+
+		history.replaceState({ id: uid }, '', href);
+
+		if (!initial_data.error) {
+			const target = select_route(new URL(window.location.href));
+			if (target) return navigate(target, uid);
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+let mousemove_timeout: NodeJS.Timer;
+
+function handle_mousemove(event: MouseEvent) {
+	clearTimeout(mousemove_timeout);
+	mousemove_timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+		trigger_prefetch(event);
+	}, 20);
+}
+
+function trigger_prefetch(event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) {
+	const a: HTMLAnchorElement = <HTMLAnchorElement>find_anchor(<Node>event.target);
+	if (!a || a.rel !== 'prefetch') return;
+
+	prefetch(a.href);
+}
+
+function handle_click(event: MouseEvent) {
+	// Adapted from https://github.com/visionmedia/page.js
+	// MIT license https://github.com/visionmedia/page.js#license
+	if (which(event) !== 1) return;
+	if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) return;
+	if (event.defaultPrevented) return;
+
+	const a: HTMLAnchorElement | SVGAElement = <HTMLAnchorElement | SVGAElement>find_anchor(<Node>event.target);
+	if (!a) return;
+
+	if (!a.href) return;
+
+	// check if link is inside an svg
+	// in this case, both href and target are always inside an object
+	const svg = typeof a.href === 'object' && a.href.constructor.name === 'SVGAnimatedString';
+	const href = String(svg ? (<SVGAElement>a).href.baseVal : a.href);
+
+	if (href === window.location.href) {
+		event.preventDefault();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Ignore if tag has
+	// 1. 'download' attribute
+	// 2. rel='external' attribute
+	if (a.hasAttribute('download') || a.getAttribute('rel') === 'external') return;
+
+	// Ignore if <a> has a target
+	if (svg ? (<SVGAElement>a).target.baseVal : a.target) return;
+
+	const url = new URL(href);
+
+	// Don't handle hash changes
+	if (url.pathname === window.location.pathname && url.search === window.location.search) return;
+
+	const target = select_route(url);
+	if (target) {
+		navigate(target, null);
+		event.preventDefault();
+		history.pushState({ id: cid }, '', url.href);
+	}
+}
+
+function which(event: MouseEvent) {
+	return event.which === null ? event.button : event.which;
+}
+
+function find_anchor(node: Node) {
+	while (node && node.nodeName.toUpperCase() !== 'A') node = node.parentNode; // SVG <a> elements have a lowercase name
+	return node;
+}
+
+function handle_popstate(event: PopStateEvent) {
+	scroll_history[cid] = scroll_state();
+
+	if (event.state) {
+		const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+		const target = select_route(url);
+		if (target) {
+			navigate(target, event.state.id);
+		} else {
+			window.location.href = window.location.href;
+		}
+	} else {
+		// hashchange
+		set_uid(uid + 1);
+		set_cid(uid);
+		history.replaceState({ id: cid }, '', window.location.href);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runtime/interfaces.ts b/templates/src/client/types.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from src/runtime/interfaces.ts
rename to templates/src/client/types.ts
index 457d667..647a94a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/interfaces.ts
+++ b/templates/src/client/types.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-import { Store } from '../interfaces';
-
-export { Store };
 export type Params = Record<string, string>;
 export type Query = Record<string, string | true>;
 export type RouteData = { params: Params, query: Query, path: string };
 
+type Child = {
+	segment?: string;
+	props?: any;
+	component?: Component;
+};
+
+export type RootProps = {
+	path: string;
+	params: Record<string, string>;
+	query: Record<string, string>;
+	child: Child;
+};
+
 export interface ComponentConstructor {
 	new (options: { target: Node, data: any, store: Store, hydrate: boolean }): Component;
 	preload: (props: { params: Params, query: Query }) => Promise<any>;
@@ -51,4 +61,8 @@ export type Target = {
 export type Redirect = {
 	statusCode: number;
 	location: string;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+export type Store = {
+	get: () => any;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/server/index.ts b/templates/src/server/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6706ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/server/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as middleware } from './middleware/index';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/templates/src/server/middleware/get_page_handler.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from src/middleware.ts
rename to templates/src/server/middleware/get_page_handler.ts
index 582d423..6dff50b 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/templates/src/server/middleware/get_page_handler.ts
@@ -1,301 +1,29 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { URL } from 'url';
-import { ClientRequest, ServerResponse } from 'http';
 import cookie from 'cookie';
 import devalue from 'devalue';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
-import { lookup } from './middleware/mime';
-import { locations, dev } from './config';
-import sourceMapSupport from 'source-map-support';
-import read_template from './core/read_template';
+import { build_dir, dev, src_dir, IGNORE } from '../placeholders';
+import { Manifest, Page, Props, Req, Res, Store } from './types';
 
-sourceMapSupport.install();
-
-type ServerRoute = {
-	pattern: RegExp;
-	handlers: Record<string, Handler>;
-	params: (match: RegExpMatchArray) => Record<string, string>;
-};
-
-type Page = {
-	pattern: RegExp;
-	parts: Array<{
-		name: string;
-		component: Component;
-		params?: (match: RegExpMatchArray) => Record<string, string>;
-	}>
-};
-
-type Manifest = {
-	server_routes: ServerRoute[];
-	pages: Page[];
-	root: Component;
-	error: Component;
-}
-
-type Handler = (req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => void;
-
-type Store = {
-	get: () => any
-};
-
-type Props = {
-	path: string;
-	query: Record<string, string>;
-	params: Record<string, string>;
-	error?: { message: string };
-	status?: number;
-	child: {
-		segment: string;
-		component: Component;
-		props: Props;
-	};
-	[key: string]: any;
-};
-
-interface Req extends ClientRequest {
-	url: string;
-	baseUrl: string;
-	originalUrl: string;
-	method: string;
-	path: string;
-	params: Record<string, string>;
-	query: Record<string, string>;
-	headers: Record<string, string>;
-}
-
-interface Component {
-	render: (data: any, opts: { store: Store }) => {
-		head: string;
-		css: { code: string, map: any };
-		html: string
-	},
-	preload: (data: any) => any | Promise<any>
-}
-
-const IGNORE = '__SAPPER__IGNORE__';
-function toIgnore(uri: string, val: any) {
-	if (Array.isArray(val)) return val.some(x => toIgnore(uri, x));
-	if (val instanceof RegExp) return val.test(uri);
-	if (typeof val === 'function') return val(uri);
-	return uri.startsWith(val.charCodeAt(0) === 47 ? val : `/${val}`);
-}
-
-export default function middleware(opts: {
+export function get_page_handler(
 	manifest: Manifest,
-	store: (req: Req, res: ServerResponse) => Store,
-	ignore?: any,
-	routes?: any // legacy
-}) {
-	if (opts.routes) {
-		throw new Error(`As of Sapper 0.15, opts.routes should be opts.manifest`);
-	}
-
-	const output = locations.dest();
-
-	const { manifest, store, ignore } = opts;
-
-	let emitted_basepath = false;
-
-	const middleware = compose_handlers([
-		ignore && ((req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => {
-			req[IGNORE] = toIgnore(req.path, ignore);
-			next();
-		}),
-
-		(req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => {
-			if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
-
-			if (req.baseUrl === undefined) {
-				let { originalUrl } = req;
-				if (req.url === '/' && originalUrl[originalUrl.length - 1] !== '/') {
-					originalUrl += '/';
-				}
-
-				req.baseUrl = originalUrl
-					? originalUrl.slice(0, -req.url.length)
-					: '';
-			}
-
-			if (!emitted_basepath && process.send) {
-				process.send({
-					__sapper__: true,
-					event: 'basepath',
-					basepath: req.baseUrl
-				});
-
-				emitted_basepath = true;
-			}
-
-			if (req.path === undefined) {
-				req.path = req.url.replace(/\?.*/, '');
-			}
-
-			next();
-		},
-
-		fs.existsSync(path.join(output, 'index.html')) && serve({
-			pathname: '/index.html',
-			cache_control: dev() ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=600'
-		}),
-
-		fs.existsSync(path.join(output, 'service-worker.js')) && serve({
-			pathname: '/service-worker.js',
-			cache_control: 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate'
-		}),
-
-		fs.existsSync(path.join(output, 'service-worker.js.map')) && serve({
-			pathname: '/service-worker.js.map',
-			cache_control: 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate'
-		}),
-
-		serve({
-			prefix: '/client/',
-			cache_control: dev() ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=31536000, immutable'
-		}),
-
-		get_server_route_handler(manifest.server_routes),
-		get_page_handler(manifest, store)
-	].filter(Boolean));
-
-	return middleware;
-}
-
-function serve({ prefix, pathname, cache_control }: {
-	prefix?: string,
-	pathname?: string,
-	cache_control: string
-}) {
-	const filter = pathname
-		? (req: Req) => req.path === pathname
-		: (req: Req) => req.path.startsWith(prefix);
-
-	const output = locations.dest();
-
-	const cache: Map<string, Buffer> = new Map();
-
-	const read = dev()
-		? (file: string) => fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(output, file))
-		: (file: string) => (cache.has(file) ? cache : cache.set(file, fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(output, file)))).get(file)
-
-	return (req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => {
-		if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
-
-		if (filter(req)) {
-			const type = lookup(req.path);
-
-			try {
-				const file = decodeURIComponent(req.path.slice(1));
-				const data = read(file);
-
-				res.setHeader('Content-Type', type);
-				res.setHeader('Cache-Control', cache_control);
-				res.end(data);
-			} catch (err) {
-				res.statusCode = 404;
-				res.end('not found');
-			}
-		} else {
-			next();
-		}
-	};
-}
-
-function get_server_route_handler(routes: ServerRoute[]) {
-	function handle_route(route: ServerRoute, req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) {
-		req.params = route.params(route.pattern.exec(req.path));
-
-		const method = req.method.toLowerCase();
-		// 'delete' cannot be exported from a module because it is a keyword,
-		// so check for 'del' instead
-		const method_export = method === 'delete' ? 'del' : method;
-		const handle_method = route.handlers[method_export];
-		if (handle_method) {
-			if (process.env.SAPPER_EXPORT) {
-				const { write, end, setHeader } = res;
-				const chunks: any[] = [];
-				const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
-
-				// intercept data so that it can be exported
-				res.write = function(chunk: any) {
-					chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
-					write.apply(res, arguments);
-				};
-
-				res.setHeader = function(name: string, value: string) {
-					headers[name.toLowerCase()] = value;
-					setHeader.apply(res, arguments);
-				};
-
-				res.end = function(chunk?: any) {
-					if (chunk) chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
-					end.apply(res, arguments);
-
-					process.send({
-						__sapper__: true,
-						event: 'file',
-						url: req.url,
-						method: req.method,
-						status: res.statusCode,
-						type: headers['content-type'],
-						body: Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()
-					});
-				};
-			}
-
-			const handle_next = (err?: Error) => {
-				if (err) {
-					res.statusCode = 500;
-					res.end(err.message);
-				} else {
-					process.nextTick(next);
-				}
-			};
-
-			try {
-				handle_method(req, res, handle_next);
-			} catch (err) {
-				handle_next(err);
-			}
-		} else {
-			// no matching handler for method
-			process.nextTick(next);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return function find_route(req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) {
-		if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
-
-		for (const route of routes) {
-			if (route.pattern.test(req.path)) {
-				handle_route(route, req, res, next);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		next();
-	};
-}
-
-function get_page_handler(
-	manifest: Manifest,
-	store_getter: (req: Req, res: ServerResponse) => Store
+	store_getter: (req: Req, res: Res) => Store
 ) {
-	const output = locations.dest();
+	const get_build_info = dev
+		? () => JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'build.json'), 'utf-8'))
+		: (assets => () => assets)(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(build_dir, 'build.json'), 'utf-8')));
 
-	const get_build_info = dev()
-		? () => JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(output, 'build.json'), 'utf-8'))
-		: (assets => () => assets)(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(output, 'build.json'), 'utf-8')));
+	const template = dev
+		? () => read_template(src_dir)
+		: (str => () => str)(read_template(build_dir));
 
-	const template = dev()
-		? () => read_template()
-		: (str => () => str)(read_template(output));
+	const has_service_worker = fs.existsSync(path.join(build_dir, 'service-worker.js'));
 
 	const { server_routes, pages } = manifest;
 	const error_route = manifest.error;
 
-	function handle_error(req: Req, res: ServerResponse, statusCode: number, error: Error | string) {
+	function handle_error(req: Req, res: Res, statusCode: number, error: Error | string) {
 		handle_page({
 			pattern: null,
 			parts: [
@@ -304,7 +32,7 @@ function get_page_handler(
 		}, req, res, statusCode, error || new Error('Unknown error in preload function'));
 	}
 
-	function handle_page(page: Page, req: Req, res: ServerResponse, status = 200, error: Error | string = null) {
+	function handle_page(page: Page, req: Req, res: Res, status = 200, error: Error | string = null) {
 		const build_info: {
 			bundler: 'rollup' | 'webpack',
 			shimport: string | null,
@@ -313,7 +41,7 @@ function get_page_handler(
 		 } = get_build_info();
 
 		res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-		res.setHeader('Cache-Control', dev() ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=600');
+		res.setHeader('Cache-Control', dev ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=600');
 
 		// preload main.js and current route
 		// TODO detect other stuff we can preload? images, CSS, fonts?
@@ -483,7 +211,6 @@ function get_page_handler(
 				serialized.store && `store:${serialized.store}`
 			].filter(Boolean).join(',')}};`;
 
-			const has_service_worker = fs.existsSync(path.join(locations.dest(), 'service-worker.js'));
 			if (has_service_worker) {
 				script += `if('serviceWorker' in navigator)navigator.serviceWorker.register('${req.baseUrl}/service-worker.js');`;
 			}
@@ -505,6 +232,7 @@ function get_page_handler(
 			let styles: string;
 
 			// TODO make this consistent across apps
+			// TODO embed build_info in placeholder.ts
 			if (build_info.css && build_info.css.main) {
 				const css_chunks = new Set();
 				if (build_info.css.main) css_chunks.add(build_info.css.main);
@@ -549,7 +277,7 @@ function get_page_handler(
 		});
 	}
 
-	return function find_route(req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) {
+	return function find_route(req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) {
 		if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
 
 		if (!server_routes.some(route => route.pattern.test(req.path))) {
@@ -565,24 +293,8 @@ function get_page_handler(
 	};
 }
 
-function compose_handlers(handlers: Handler[]) {
-	return (req: Req, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => {
-		let i = 0;
-		function go() {
-			const handler = handlers[i];
-
-			if (handler) {
-				handler(req, res, () => {
-					i += 1;
-					go();
-				});
-			} else {
-				next();
-			}
-		}
-
-		go();
-	};
+function read_template(dir = build_dir) {
+	return fs.readFileSync(`${dir}/template.html`, 'utf-8');
 }
 
 function try_serialize(data: any) {
@@ -603,4 +315,4 @@ function escape_html(html: string) {
 	};
 
 	return html.replace(/["'&<>]/g, c => `&${chars[c]};`);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/server/middleware/get_server_route_handler.ts b/templates/src/server/middleware/get_server_route_handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c788f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/server/middleware/get_server_route_handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { IGNORE } from '../placeholders';
+import { Req, Res, ServerRoute } from './types';
+
+export function get_server_route_handler(routes: ServerRoute[]) {
+	function handle_route(route: ServerRoute, req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) {
+		req.params = route.params(route.pattern.exec(req.path));
+
+		const method = req.method.toLowerCase();
+		// 'delete' cannot be exported from a module because it is a keyword,
+		// so check for 'del' instead
+		const method_export = method === 'delete' ? 'del' : method;
+		const handle_method = route.handlers[method_export];
+		if (handle_method) {
+			if (process.env.SAPPER_EXPORT) {
+				const { write, end, setHeader } = res;
+				const chunks: any[] = [];
+				const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+				// intercept data so that it can be exported
+				res.write = function(chunk: any) {
+					chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+					write.apply(res, arguments);
+				};
+
+				res.setHeader = function(name: string, value: string) {
+					headers[name.toLowerCase()] = value;
+					setHeader.apply(res, arguments);
+				};
+
+				res.end = function(chunk?: any) {
+					if (chunk) chunks.push(Buffer.from(chunk));
+					end.apply(res, arguments);
+
+					process.send({
+						__sapper__: true,
+						event: 'file',
+						url: req.url,
+						method: req.method,
+						status: res.statusCode,
+						type: headers['content-type'],
+						body: Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()
+					});
+				};
+			}
+
+			const handle_next = (err?: Error) => {
+				if (err) {
+					res.statusCode = 500;
+					res.end(err.message);
+				} else {
+					process.nextTick(next);
+				}
+			};
+
+			try {
+				handle_method(req, res, handle_next);
+			} catch (err) {
+				handle_next(err);
+			}
+		} else {
+			// no matching handler for method
+			process.nextTick(next);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return function find_route(req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) {
+		if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
+
+		for (const route of routes) {
+			if (route.pattern.test(req.path)) {
+				handle_route(route, req, res, next);
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		next();
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/src/server/middleware/index.ts b/templates/src/server/middleware/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06942c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/server/middleware/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { build_dir, dev, manifest, IGNORE } from '../placeholders';
+import { Handler, Req, Res, Store } from './types';
+import { get_server_route_handler } from './get_server_route_handler';
+import { get_page_handler } from './get_page_handler';
+import { lookup } from './mime';
+
+export default function middleware(opts: {
+	store?: (req: Req, res: Res) => Store,
+	ignore?: any
+} = {}) {
+	const { store, ignore } = opts;
+
+	let emitted_basepath = false;
+
+	return compose_handlers([
+		ignore && ((req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) => {
+			req[IGNORE] = should_ignore(req.path, ignore);
+			next();
+		}),
+
+		(req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) => {
+			if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
+
+			if (req.baseUrl === undefined) {
+				let { originalUrl } = req;
+				if (req.url === '/' && originalUrl[originalUrl.length - 1] !== '/') {
+					originalUrl += '/';
+				}
+
+				req.baseUrl = originalUrl
+					? originalUrl.slice(0, -req.url.length)
+					: '';
+			}
+
+			if (!emitted_basepath && process.send) {
+				process.send({
+					__sapper__: true,
+					event: 'basepath',
+					basepath: req.baseUrl
+				});
+
+				emitted_basepath = true;
+			}
+
+			if (req.path === undefined) {
+				req.path = req.url.replace(/\?.*/, '');
+			}
+
+			next();
+		},
+
+		fs.existsSync(path.join(build_dir, 'index.html')) && serve({
+			pathname: '/index.html',
+			cache_control: dev ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=600'
+		}),
+
+		fs.existsSync(path.join(build_dir, 'service-worker.js')) && serve({
+			pathname: '/service-worker.js',
+			cache_control: 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate'
+		}),
+
+		fs.existsSync(path.join(build_dir, 'service-worker.js.map')) && serve({
+			pathname: '/service-worker.js.map',
+			cache_control: 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate'
+		}),
+
+		serve({
+			prefix: '/client/',
+			cache_control: dev ? 'no-cache' : 'max-age=31536000, immutable'
+		}),
+
+		get_server_route_handler(manifest.server_routes),
+
+		get_page_handler(manifest, store)
+	].filter(Boolean));
+}
+
+export function compose_handlers(handlers: Handler[]) {
+	return (req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) => {
+		let i = 0;
+		function go() {
+			const handler = handlers[i];
+
+			if (handler) {
+				handler(req, res, () => {
+					i += 1;
+					go();
+				});
+			} else {
+				next();
+			}
+		}
+
+		go();
+	};
+}
+
+export function should_ignore(uri: string, val: any) {
+	if (Array.isArray(val)) return val.some(x => should_ignore(uri, x));
+	if (val instanceof RegExp) return val.test(uri);
+	if (typeof val === 'function') return val(uri);
+	return uri.startsWith(val.charCodeAt(0) === 47 ? val : `/${val}`);
+}
+
+export function serve({ prefix, pathname, cache_control }: {
+	prefix?: string,
+	pathname?: string,
+	cache_control: string
+}) {
+	const filter = pathname
+		? (req: Req) => req.path === pathname
+		: (req: Req) => req.path.startsWith(prefix);
+
+	const cache: Map<string, Buffer> = new Map();
+
+	const read = dev
+		? (file: string) => fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(build_dir, file))
+		: (file: string) => (cache.has(file) ? cache : cache.set(file, fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(build_dir, file)))).get(file)
+
+	return (req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) => {
+		if (req[IGNORE]) return next();
+
+		if (filter(req)) {
+			const type = lookup(req.path);
+
+			try {
+				const file = decodeURIComponent(req.path.slice(1));
+				const data = read(file);
+
+				res.setHeader('Content-Type', type);
+				res.setHeader('Cache-Control', cache_control);
+				res.end(data);
+			} catch (err) {
+				res.statusCode = 404;
+				res.end('not found');
+			}
+		} else {
+			next();
+		}
+	};
+}
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diff --git a/src/middleware/mime-types.md b/templates/src/server/middleware/mime-types.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/middleware/mime-types.md
rename to templates/src/server/middleware/mime-types.md
diff --git a/src/middleware/mime.ts b/templates/src/server/middleware/mime.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/middleware/mime.ts
rename to templates/src/server/middleware/mime.ts
diff --git a/templates/src/server/middleware/types.ts b/templates/src/server/middleware/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7597f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/src/server/middleware/types.ts
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+import { ClientRequest, ServerResponse } from 'http';
+
+export type ServerRoute = {
+	pattern: RegExp;
+	handlers: Record<string, Handler>;
+	params: (match: RegExpMatchArray) => Record<string, string>;
+};
+
+export type Page = {
+	pattern: RegExp;
+	parts: Array<{
+		name: string;
+		component: Component;
+		params?: (match: RegExpMatchArray) => Record<string, string>;
+	}>
+};
+
+export type Manifest = {
+	server_routes: ServerRoute[];
+	pages: Page[];
+	root: Component;
+	error: Component;
+}
+
+export type Handler = (req: Req, res: Res, next: () => void) => void;
+
+export type Store = {
+	get: () => any
+};
+
+export type Props = {
+	path: string;
+	query: Record<string, string>;
+	params: Record<string, string>;
+	error?: { message: string };
+	status?: number;
+	child: {
+		segment: string;
+		component: Component;
+		props: Props;
+	};
+	[key: string]: any;
+};
+
+export interface Req extends ClientRequest {
+	url: string;
+	baseUrl: string;
+	originalUrl: string;
+	method: string;
+	path: string;
+	params: Record<string, string>;
+	query: Record<string, string>;
+	headers: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+export interface Res extends ServerResponse {
+	write: (data: any) => void;
+}
+
+export { ServerResponse };
+
+interface Component {
+	render: (data: any, opts: { store: Store }) => {
+		head: string;
+		css: { code: string, map: any };
+		html: string
+	},
+	preload: (data: any) => any | Promise<any>
+}
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diff --git a/templates/src/server/placeholders.ts b/templates/src/server/placeholders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b95b5ea
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+++ b/templates/src/server/placeholders.ts
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+import { Manifest } from './types';
+
+export const manifest: Manifest = __MANIFEST__;
+
+export const build_dir = __BUILD__DIR__;
+
+export const src_dir = __SRC__DIR__;
+
+export const dev = __DEV__;
+
+export const IGNORE = '__SAPPER__IGNORE__';
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