diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 1bf4935..3954f0d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {
   "root": true,
+
+  "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+  "plugins": ["@typescript-eslint"],
+
   "parserOptions": {
     "ecmaVersion": 9,
     "ecmaFeatures": {
@@ -14,9 +18,7 @@
     "node": true
   },
 
-  "plugins": [
-    "babel"
-  ],
+  "plugins": ["babel"],
 
   "globals": {
     "document": false,
@@ -33,23 +35,23 @@
 
   "rules": {
     "accessor-pairs": 2,
-    "arrow-spacing": [2, { "before": true, "after": true }],
+    "arrow-spacing": [2, {"before": true, "after": true}],
     "block-spacing": [2, "always"],
-    "brace-style": [2, "1tbs", { "allowSingleLine": true }],
+    "brace-style": [2, "1tbs", {"allowSingleLine": true}],
     "comma-dangle": 0,
-    "comma-spacing": [2, { "before": false, "after": true }],
+    "comma-spacing": [2, {"before": false, "after": true}],
     "comma-style": [2, "last"],
     "constructor-super": 2,
     "curly": [0, "multi-line"],
     "dot-location": [2, "property"],
     "eol-last": 2,
     "eqeqeq": [2, "allow-null"],
-    "generator-star-spacing": [2, { "before": true, "after": true }],
-    "handle-callback-err": [2, "^(err|error)$" ],
+    "generator-star-spacing": [2, {"before": true, "after": true}],
+    "handle-callback-err": [2, "^(err|error)$"],
     "indent": 0,
     "jsx-quotes": [2, "prefer-double"],
-    "key-spacing": [2, { "beforeColon": false, "afterColon": true }],
-    "keyword-spacing": [2, { "before": true, "after": true }],
+    "key-spacing": [2, {"beforeColon": false, "afterColon": true}],
+    "keyword-spacing": [2, {"before": true, "after": true}],
     "new-cap": 0,
     "new-parens": 0,
     "no-array-constructor": 2,
@@ -81,12 +83,12 @@
     "no-irregular-whitespace": 2,
     "no-iterator": 2,
     "no-label-var": 2,
-    "no-labels": [2, { "allowLoop": false, "allowSwitch": false }],
+    "no-labels": [2, {"allowLoop": false, "allowSwitch": false}],
     "no-lone-blocks": 2,
     "no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs": 2,
     "no-multi-spaces": 2,
     "no-multi-str": 2,
-    "no-multiple-empty-lines": [2, { "max": 2 }],
+    "no-multiple-empty-lines": [2, {"max": 2}],
     "no-native-reassign": 2,
     "no-negated-in-lhs": 2,
     "no-new": 0,
@@ -115,23 +117,34 @@
     "no-undef": 2,
     "no-undef-init": 2,
     "no-unexpected-multiline": 2,
-    "no-unneeded-ternary": [2, { "defaultAssignment": false }],
+    "no-unneeded-ternary": [2, {"defaultAssignment": false}],
     "no-unreachable": 2,
-    "no-unused-vars": [2, { "vars": "local", "args": "none", "varsIgnorePattern": "^_"}],
+    "no-unused-vars": [
+      2,
+      {"vars": "local", "args": "none", "varsIgnorePattern": "^_"}
+    ],
     "no-useless-call": 2,
     "no-useless-constructor": 2,
     "no-with": 2,
-    "one-var": [0, { "initialized": "never" }],
-    "operator-linebreak": [2, "after", { "overrides": { "?": "before", ":": "before" } }],
+    "one-var": [0, {"initialized": "never"}],
+    "operator-linebreak": [
+      2,
+      "after",
+      {"overrides": {"?": "before", ":": "before"}}
+    ],
     "padded-blocks": [2, "never"],
-    "quotes": [2, "single", { "avoidEscape": true, "allowTemplateLiterals": true }],
+    "quotes": [
+      2,
+      "single",
+      {"avoidEscape": true, "allowTemplateLiterals": true}
+    ],
     "semi": [2, "never"],
-    "semi-spacing": [2, { "before": false, "after": true }],
+    "semi-spacing": [2, {"before": false, "after": true}],
     "space-before-blocks": [2, "always"],
     "space-before-function-paren": 0,
     "space-in-parens": [2, "never"],
     "space-infix-ops": 2,
-    "space-unary-ops": [2, { "words": true, "nonwords": false }],
+    "space-unary-ops": [2, {"words": true, "nonwords": false}],
     "spaced-comment": 0,
     "template-curly-spacing": [2, "never"],
     "use-isnan": 2,
diff --git a/event.js b/event.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from event.js
rename to event.ts
index 4d731ce..2b8750b 100644
--- a/event.js
+++ b/event.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,29 @@
 import {Buffer} from 'buffer'
+// @ts-ignore
 import createHash from 'create-hash'
 import * as secp256k1 from '@noble/secp256k1'
 
-export function getBlankEvent() {
+export type Event = {
+  id?: string
+  sig?: string
+  kind: number
+  tags: string[][]
+  pubkey: string
+  content: string
+  created_at: number
+}
+
+export function getBlankEvent(): Event {
   return {
     kind: 255,
-    pubkey: null,
+    pubkey: '',
     content: '',
     tags: [],
     created_at: 0
   }
 }
 
-export function serializeEvent(evt) {
+export function serializeEvent(evt: Event): string {
   return JSON.stringify([
     0,
     evt.pubkey,
@@ -23,14 +34,14 @@ export function serializeEvent(evt) {
   ])
 }
 
-export function getEventHash(event) {
+export function getEventHash(event: Event): string {
   let eventHash = createHash('sha256')
     .update(Buffer.from(serializeEvent(event)))
     .digest()
   return Buffer.from(eventHash).toString('hex')
 }
 
-export function validateEvent(event) {
+export function validateEvent(event: Event): boolean {
   if (event.id !== getEventHash(event)) return false
   if (typeof event.content !== 'string') return false
   if (typeof event.created_at !== 'number') return false
@@ -47,11 +58,13 @@ export function validateEvent(event) {
   return true
 }
 
-export function verifySignature(event) {
+export function verifySignature(
+  event: Event & {id: string; sig: string}
+): Promise<boolean> {
   return secp256k1.schnorr.verify(event.sig, event.id, event.pubkey)
 }
 
-export async function signEvent(event, key) {
+export async function signEvent(event: Event, key: string): Promise<string> {
   return Buffer.from(
     await secp256k1.schnorr.sign(getEventHash(event), key)
   ).toString('hex')
diff --git a/filter.js b/filter.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from filter.js
rename to filter.ts
index 37cf3a5..3f9858d 100644
--- a/filter.js
+++ b/filter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-export function matchFilter(filter, event) {
+import {Event} from './event'
+
+export type Filter = {
+  ids?: string[]
+  kinds?: number[]
+  authors?: string[]
+  since?: number
+  until?: number
+  [key: `#${string}`]: string[]
+}
+
+export function matchFilter(filter: Filter, event: Event & {id: string}) {
   if (filter.ids && filter.ids.indexOf(event.id) === -1) return false
   if (filter.kinds && filter.kinds.indexOf(event.kind) === -1) return false
   if (filter.authors && filter.authors.indexOf(event.pubkey) === -1)
@@ -6,10 +17,12 @@ export function matchFilter(filter, event) {
 
   for (let f in filter) {
     if (f[0] === '#') {
+      let tagName = f.slice(1)
+      let values = filter[`#${tagName}`]
       if (
-        filter[f] &&
+        values &&
         !event.tags.find(
-          ([t, v]) => t === f.slice(1) && filter[f].indexOf(v) !== -1
+          ([t, v]) => t === f.slice(1) && values.indexOf(v) !== -1
         )
       )
         return false
@@ -22,7 +35,7 @@ export function matchFilter(filter, event) {
   return true
 }
 
-export function matchFilters(filters, event) {
+export function matchFilters(filters: Filter[], event: Event & {id: string}) {
   for (let i = 0; i < filters.length; i++) {
     if (matchFilter(filters[i], event)) return true
   }
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fdfc424..0000000
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-import { type Buffer } from 'buffer';
-
-// these should be available from the native @noble/secp256k1 type
-// declarations, but they somehow aren't so instead: copypasta
-declare type Hex = Uint8Array | string;
-declare type PrivKey = Hex | bigint | number;
-
-declare enum EventKind {
-    Metadata = 0,
-    Text = 1,
-    RelayRec = 2,
-    Contacts = 3,
-    DM = 4,
-    Deleted = 5,
-}
-
-// event.js
-declare type Event = {
-    signature?:string,
-    id?:string
-    kind: EventKind,
-    pubkey?: string,
-    content: string,
-    tags: string[][],
-    created_at: number,
-};
-
-declare function getBlankEvent(): Event;
-declare function serializeEvent(event: Event): string;
-declare function getEventHash(event: Event): string;
-declare function validateEvent(event: Event): boolean;
-declare function validateSignature(event: Event): boolean;
-declare function signEvent(event: Event, key: PrivKey): Promise<string>;
-
-// filter.js
-declare type Filter = {
-    ids?: string[],
-    kinds?: EventKind[],
-    authors?: string[],
-    since?: number,
-    until?: number,
-    "#e"?: string[],
-    "#p"?: string[],
-};
-
-declare function matchFilter(filter: Filter, event: Event): boolean;
-declare function matchFilters(filters: Filter[], event: Event): boolean;
-
-// general
-declare type ClientMessage =
-    ["EVENT", Event] |
-    ["REQ", string, Filter[]] |
-    ["CLOSE", string];
-
-declare type ServerMessage =
-    ["EVENT", string, Event] |
-    ["NOTICE", unknown];
-
-// keys.js
-declare function generatePrivateKey(): string;
-declare function getPublicKey(privateKey: Buffer): string;
-
-// pool.js
-declare type RelayPolicy = {
-    read: boolean,
-    write: boolean,
-};
-
-declare type SubscriptionCallback = (event: Event, relay: string) => void;
-
-declare type SubscriptionOptions = {
-    cb: SubscriptionCallback,
-    filter: Filter,
-    skipVerification: boolean
-    // TODO: thread through how `beforeSend` actually works before trying to type it
-    // beforeSend(event: Event): 
-};
-
-declare type Subscription = {
-    unsub(): void,
-};
-
-declare type PublishCallback = (status: number) => void;
-
-// relay.js
-declare type Relay = {
-    url: string,
-    sub: SubscriptionCallback,
-    publish: (event: Event, cb: PublishCallback) => Promise<Event>,
-};
-
-declare type PoolPublishCallback = (status: number, relay: string) => void;
-
-declare type RelayPool = {
-    setPrivateKey(key: string): void,
-    addRelay(url: string, opts?: RelayPolicy): Relay,
-    removeRelay(url:string):void,
-    getRelayList():{url:string,policy:RelayPolicy}[],
-    relayChangePolicy():Relay,
-    sub(opts: SubscriptionOptions, id?: string): Subscription,
-    publish(event: Event, cb: PoolPublishCallback): Promise<Event>,
-    close: () => void,
-    status: number,
-};
-
-declare function relayPool(): RelayPool;
-
-// nip04.js
-declare function  decrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, ciphertext: string): string;
-declare function  encrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, text: string): string;
-// nip05.js
-
-// nip06.js
diff --git a/index.test-d.ts b/index.test-d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 371febf..0000000
--- a/index.test-d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import * as process from 'process';
-import {
-    relayPool,
-    getBlankEvent,
-    validateEvent,
-    RelayPool,
-    Event as NEvent
-} from './index.js';
-import { expectType } from 'tsd';
-
-const pool = relayPool();
-expectType<RelayPool>(pool);
-
-const privkey = process.env.NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY;
-const pubkey = process.env.NOSTR_PUBLIC_KEY;
-
-const message = {
-    ...getBlankEvent(),
-    kind: 1,
-    content: `just saying hi from pid ${process.pid}`,
-    pubkey,
-};
-
-const publishCb = (status: number, url: string) => {
-    console.log({ status, url });
-};
-
-pool.setPrivateKey(privkey!);
-
-const publishF = pool.publish(message, publishCb);
-expectType<Promise<NEvent>>(publishF);
-
-publishF.then((event) => {
-    expectType<NEvent>(event);
-
-    console.info({ event });
-
-    if (!validateEvent(event)) {
-        console.error(`event failed to validate!`);
-        process.exit(1);
-    }
-});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from index.js
rename to index.ts
index a742c3a..acfa038 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { generatePrivateKey, getPublicKey } from './keys.js'
-import { relayInit } from './relay.js'
-import { relayPool } from './pool.js'
+import {generatePrivateKey, getPublicKey} from './keys'
+import {relayInit} from './relay'
 import {
   getBlankEvent,
   signEvent,
@@ -8,13 +7,12 @@ import {
   verifySignature,
   serializeEvent,
   getEventHash
-} from './event.js'
-import { matchFilter, matchFilters } from './filter.js'
+} from './event'
+import {matchFilter, matchFilters} from './filter'
 
 export {
   generatePrivateKey,
   relayInit,
-  relayPool,
   signEvent,
   validateEvent,
   verifySignature,
@@ -25,4 +23,3 @@ export {
   matchFilter,
   matchFilters
 }
-
diff --git a/keys.js b/keys.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from keys.js
rename to keys.ts
index e6e0abd..6fbf82a 100644
--- a/keys.js
+++ b/keys.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as secp256k1 from '@noble/secp256k1'
 import {Buffer} from 'buffer'
 
-export function generatePrivateKey() {
+export function generatePrivateKey(): string {
   return Buffer.from(secp256k1.utils.randomPrivateKey()).toString('hex')
 }
 
-export function getPublicKey(privateKey) {
+export function getPublicKey(privateKey: string): string {
   return Buffer.from(secp256k1.schnorr.getPublicKey(privateKey)).toString('hex')
 }
diff --git a/nip04.js b/nip04.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from nip04.js
rename to nip04.ts
index c1afa37..5e069ce 100644
--- a/nip04.js
+++ b/nip04.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import aes from 'browserify-cipher'
 import {Buffer} from 'buffer'
 import {randomBytes} from '@noble/hashes/utils'
 import * as secp256k1 from '@noble/secp256k1'
+// @ts-ignore
+import aes from 'browserify-cipher'
 
-export function encrypt(privkey, pubkey, text) {
+export function encrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, text: string): string {
   const key = secp256k1.getSharedSecret(privkey, '02' + pubkey)
   const normalizedKey = getNormalizedX(key)
 
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ export function encrypt(privkey, pubkey, text) {
   return `${encryptedMessage}?iv=${Buffer.from(iv.buffer).toString('base64')}`
 }
 
-export function decrypt(privkey, pubkey, ciphertext) {
+export function decrypt(
+  privkey: string,
+  pubkey: string,
+  ciphertext: string
+): string {
   let [cip, iv] = ciphertext.split('?iv=')
   let key = secp256k1.getSharedSecret(privkey, '02' + pubkey)
   let normalizedKey = getNormalizedX(key)
@@ -35,8 +40,6 @@ export function decrypt(privkey, pubkey, ciphertext) {
   return decryptedMessage
 }
 
-function getNormalizedX(key) {
-  return typeof key === 'string'
-    ? key.substr(2, 64)
-    : Buffer.from(key.slice(1, 33)).toString('hex')
+function getNormalizedX(key: Uint8Array): string {
+  return Buffer.from(key.slice(1, 33)).toString('hex')
 }
diff --git a/nip05.js b/nip05.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 368c5ae..0000000
--- a/nip05.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import crossFetch from 'cross-fetch'
-
-const f = (typeof XMLHttpRequest == 'function')
-  ? crossFetch
-  : fetch
-export async function searchDomain(domain, query = '') {
-  try {
-    let res = await (
-      await f(`https://${domain}/.well-known/nostr.json?name=${query}`)
-    ).json()
-
-    return res.names
-  } catch (_) {
-    return []
-  }
-}
-
-export async function queryName(fullname) {
-  try {
-    let [name, domain] = fullname.split('@')
-    if (!domain) return null
-
-    let res = await (
-      await f(`https://${domain}/.well-known/nostr.json?name=${name}`)
-    ).json()
-
-    return res.names && res.names[name]
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(`${e}`)
-    return null
-  }
-}
diff --git a/nip05.ts b/nip05.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aafe250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nip05.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+var _fetch = fetch
+
+export function useFetchImplementation(fetchImplementation: any) {
+  _fetch = fetchImplementation
+}
+
+export async function searchDomain(domain: string, query = '') {
+  try {
+    let res = await (
+      await _fetch(`https://${domain}/.well-known/nostr.json?name=${query}`)
+    ).json()
+
+    return res.names
+  } catch (_) {
+    return []
+  }
+}
+
+export async function queryName(fullname: string) {
+  try {
+    let [name, domain] = fullname.split('@')
+    if (!domain) return null
+
+    let res = await (
+      await _fetch(`https://${domain}/.well-known/nostr.json?name=${name}`)
+    ).json()
+
+    return res.names && res.names[name]
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`${e}`)
+    return null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/nip06.js b/nip06.ts
similarity index 50%
rename from nip06.js
rename to nip06.ts
index 129cc66..b2bec3e 100644
--- a/nip06.js
+++ b/nip06.ts
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ import {
 } from '@scure/bip39'
 import {HDKey} from '@scure/bip32'
 
-export function privateKeyFromSeed(seed) {
+export function privateKeyFromSeed(seed: string): string {
   let root = HDKey.fromMasterSeed(Buffer.from(seed, 'hex'))
-  return Buffer.from(root.derive(`m/44'/1237'/0'/0/0`).privateKey).toString(
-    'hex'
-  )
+  let privateKey = root.derive(`m/44'/1237'/0'/0/0`).privateKey
+  if (!privateKey) throw new Error('could not derive private key')
+  return Buffer.from(privateKey).toString('hex')
 }
 
-export function seedFromWords(mnemonic) {
+export function seedFromWords(mnemonic: string): string {
   return Buffer.from(mnemonicToSeedSync(mnemonic)).toString('hex')
 }
 
-export function generateSeedWords() {
+export function generateSeedWords(): string {
   return generateMnemonic(wordlist)
 }
 
-export function validateWords(words) {
+export function validateWords(words: string): boolean {
   return validateMnemonic(words, wordlist)
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f22e5d6..d80ef19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "0.24.1",
+  "version": "0.25.0",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -15,32 +15,28 @@
     "browserify-cipher": ">=1",
     "buffer": ">=5",
     "create-hash": "^1.2.0",
-    "cross-fetch": "^3.1.4",
     "websocket-polyfill": "^0.0.3"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "decentralization",
-    "twitter",
-    "p2p",
-    "mastodon",
-    "ssb",
     "social",
-    "unstoppable",
-    "censorship",
     "censorship-resistance",
-    "client"
+    "client",
+    "nostr"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@esbuild-plugins/node-globals-polyfill": "^0.1.1",
     "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.46.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.46.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.14.38",
     "esbuild-plugin-alias": "^0.2.1",
-    "eslint": "^8.5.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.30.0",
     "eslint-plugin-babel": "^5.3.1",
     "esm-loader-typescript": "^1.0.1",
     "events": "^3.3.0",
     "tsd": "^0.22.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.7.4"
+    "typescript": "^4.9.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prepublish": "node build.cjs",
diff --git a/pool.js b/pool.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c7fe148..0000000
--- a/pool.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,274 +0,0 @@
-import { getEventHash, verifySignature, signEvent } from './event.js'
-import { relayInit, normalizeRelayURL } from './relay.js'
-
-export function relayPool() {
-  var globalPrivateKey
-  var globalSigningFunction
-
-  const poolPolicy = {
-    // setting this to a number will cause events to be published to a random
-    // set of relays only, instead of publishing to all relays all the time
-    randomChoice: null,
-
-    // setting this to true will cause .publish() calls to wait until the event has
-    // been published -- or at least attempted to be published -- to all relays
-    wait: false
-  }
-
-  // map with all the relays where the url is the id
-  // Map<string,{relay:Relay,policy:RelayPolicy>
-  const relays = {}
-  const openSubs = {}
-  const activeSubscriptions = {}
-  const poolListeners = { notice: [], connection: [], disconnection: [], error: [] }
-
-  // sub creates a Subscription object {sub:Function, unsub:Function, addRelay:Function,removeRelay :Function }
-  const sub = ({ filter, beforeSend, skipVerification }, id) => {
-
-    // check if it has an id, if not assign one
-    if (!id) id = Math.random().toString().slice(2)
-    // save sub settings
-    openSubs[id] = {
-      filter,
-      beforeSend,
-      skipVerification,
-    }
-
-    const subListeners = { event: [], eose: [] }
-    const subControllers = Object.fromEntries(
-      // Convert the map<string,Relay> to a Relay[]
-      Object.values(relays)
-        // takes only relays that can be read
-        .filter(({ policy }) => policy.read)
-        // iterate all the relays and create the array [url:string,sub:SubscriptionCallback, listeners] 
-        .map(({ relay }) => [
-          relay.url,
-          relay.sub(openSubs[id], id),
-        ])
-    )
-
-    // Unsub deletes itself 
-    const unsub = () => {
-      // iterate the map of subControllers and call the unsub function of it relays 
-      Object.values(subControllers).forEach(sub => sub.unsub())
-      delete openSubs[id]
-      delete activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-
-
-    const sub = ({
-      filter = openSubs[id].filter,
-      beforeSend = openSubs[id].beforeSend,
-      skipVerification = openSubs[id].skipVerification }
-    ) => {
-      // update sub settings
-      openSubs[id] = {
-        filter,
-        beforeSend,
-        skipVerification,
-      }
-      // update relay subs
-      Object.entries(subControllers).forEach(([relayURL, sub]) => {
-        sub.sub(openSubs[id], id)
-      })
-
-      // returns the current suscripcion
-      return activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-    // addRelay adds a relay to the subControllers map so the current subscription can use it
-    const addRelay = relay => {
-      for (let type of Object.keys(subListeners)) {
-        if (subListeners[type].length) subListeners[type].forEach(cb => relay.on(type, cb, id))
-      }
-      subControllers[relay.url] = relay.sub(openSubs[id], id)
-      return activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-    // removeRelay deletes a relay from the subControllers map, it also handles the unsubscription from the relay
-    const removeRelay = relayURL => {
-      if (relayURL in subControllers) {
-        subControllers[relayURL].unsub()
-        delete subControllers[relayURL]
-        if (Object.keys(subControllers).length === 0) unsub()
-      }
-      return activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-    // on creates listener for sub ('EVENT', 'EOSE', etc)
-    const on = (type, cb) => {
-      subListeners[type].push(cb)
-      Object.values(relays).filter(({ policy }) => policy.read).forEach(({ relay }) => relay.on(type, cb, id))
-      return activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-    // off destroys listener for sub ('EVENT', 'EOSE', etc)
-    const off = (type, cb) => {
-      if (!subListeners[type].length) return
-      let index = subListeners[type].indexOf(cb)
-      if (index !== -1) subListeners[type].splice(index, 1)
-      Object.values(relays).forEach(({ relay }) => relay.off(type, cb, id))
-      return activeSubscriptions[id]
-    }
-
-    // add the object created to activeSubscriptions map
-    activeSubscriptions[id] = {
-      sub,
-      unsub,
-      addRelay,
-      removeRelay,
-      on,
-      off
-    }
-
-    return activeSubscriptions[id]
-  }
-
-  return {
-    sub,
-    relays,
-    setPrivateKey(privateKey) {
-      globalPrivateKey = privateKey
-    },
-    registerSigningFunction(fn) {
-      globalSigningFunction = fn
-    },
-    setPolicy(key, value) {
-      poolPolicy[key] = value
-    },
-    // addRelay adds a relay to the pool and to all its subscriptions
-    addRelay(url, policy = { read: true, write: true }) {
-      let relayURL = normalizeRelayURL(url)
-      if (relayURL in relays) return
-
-      let relay = relayInit(url)
-
-      for (let type of Object.keys(poolListeners)) {
-        let cbs = poolListeners[type] || []
-        if (cbs.length) poolListeners[type].forEach(cb => relay.on(type, cb))
-      }
-
-      if (policy.read) {
-        Object.values(activeSubscriptions).forEach(sub => sub.addRelay(relay))
-      }
-      relay.connect()
-      relays[relayURL] = { relay, policy }
-
-      return relay
-    },
-    // remove relay deletes the relay from the pool and from all its subscriptions
-    removeRelay(url) {
-      let relayURL = normalizeRelayURL(url)
-      let data = relays[relayURL]
-      if (!data) return
-
-      let { relay } = data
-      Object.values(activeSubscriptions).forEach(sub => sub.removeRelay(relayURL))
-      relay.close()
-      delete relays[relayURL]
-    },
-    // getRelayList return an array with all the relays stored
-    getRelayList() {
-      return Object.values(relays)
-    },
-
-    relayChangePolicy(url, policy = { read: true, write: true }) {
-      let relayURL = normalizeRelayURL(url)
-      let data = relays[relayURL]
-      if (!data) return
-
-      let { relay } = data
-      if (relays[relayURL].policy.read === true && policy.read === false)
-        Object.values(activeSubscriptions).forEach(sub => sub.removeRelay(relayURL))
-      else if (relays[relayURL].policy.read === false && policy.read === true)
-        Object.values(activeSubscriptions).forEach(sub => sub.addRelay(relay));
-
-      relays[relayURL].policy = policy
-      return relays[relayURL]
-    },
-    on(type, cb) {
-      poolListeners[type] = poolListeners[type] || []
-      poolListeners[type].push(cb)
-      Object.values(relays).forEach(({ relay }) => relay.on(type, cb))
-    },
-    off(type, cb) {
-      let index = poolListeners[type].indexOf(cb)
-      if (index !== -1) poolListeners[type].splice(index, 1)
-      Object.values(relays).forEach(({ relay }) => relay.off(type, cb))
-    },
-
-    // publish send a event to the relays 
-    async publish(event, statusCallback) {
-      event.id = getEventHash(event)
-
-      // if the event is not signed then sign it 
-      if (!event.sig) {
-        event.tags = event.tags || []
-
-        if (globalPrivateKey) {
-          event.sig = await signEvent(event, globalPrivateKey)
-        } else if (globalSigningFunction) {
-          event.sig = await globalSigningFunction(event)
-          if (!event.sig) {
-            // abort here
-            return
-          } else {
-            // check
-            if (!(await verifySignature(event)))
-              throw new Error(
-                'signature provided by custom signing function is invalid.'
-              )
-          }
-        } else {
-          throw new Error(
-            "can't publish unsigned event. either sign this event beforehand, provide a signing function or pass a private key while initializing this relay pool so it can be signed automatically."
-          )
-        }
-      }
-
-      // get the writable relays
-      let writeable = Object.values(relays)
-        .filter(({ policy }) => policy.write)
-        .sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5) // random
-
-      let maxTargets = poolPolicy.randomChoice
-        ? poolPolicy.randomChoice
-        : writeable.length
-
-      let successes = 0
-
-      // if the pool policy set to wait until event send
-      if (poolPolicy.wait) {
-        for (let i = 0; i < writeable.length; i++) {
-          let { relay } = writeable[i]
-
-          try {
-            await new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-              try {
-                await relay.publish(event, status => {
-                  if (statusCallback) statusCallback(status, relay.url)
-                  resolve()
-                })
-              } catch (err) {
-                if (statusCallback) statusCallback(-1, relay.url)
-              }
-            })
-
-            successes++
-            if (successes >= maxTargets) {
-              break
-            }
-          } catch (err) {
-            /***/
-          }
-        }
-        // if the pool policy dont  want to wait  until event send
-      } else {
-        writeable.forEach(async ({ relay }) => {
-          let callback = statusCallback
-            ? status => statusCallback(status, relay.url)
-            : null
-          relay.publish(event, callback)
-        })
-      }
-
-      return event
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/relay.js b/relay.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d55a41b..0000000
--- a/relay.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-/* global WebSocket */
-
-import 'websocket-polyfill'
-
-import { verifySignature, validateEvent } from './event.js'
-import { matchFilters } from './filter.js'
-
-export function normalizeRelayURL(url) {
-  let [host, ...qs] = url.trim().split('?')
-  if (host.slice(0, 4) === 'http') host = 'ws' + host.slice(4)
-  if (host.slice(0, 2) !== 'ws') host = 'wss://' + host
-  if (host.length && host[host.length - 1] === '/') host = host.slice(0, -1)
-  return [host, ...qs].join('?')
-}
-
-export function relayInit(url) {
-  let relay = normalizeRelayURL(url) // set relay url
-
-  var ws, resolveOpen, untilOpen, wasClosed, closed
-  var openSubs = {}
-  var listeners = {
-    event: { '_': [] },
-    eose: { '_': [] },
-    connection: { '_': [] },
-    disconnection: { '_': [] },
-    error: { '_': [] },
-    notice: { '_': [] },
-  }
-  let attemptNumber = 1
-  let nextAttemptSeconds = 1
-
-  function resetOpenState() {
-    untilOpen = new Promise(resolve => {
-      resolveOpen = resolve
-    })
-  }
-
-  function connectRelay() {
-    ws = new WebSocket(relay)
-
-    ws.onopen = () => {
-      listeners.connection._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'connection', relay }))
-      resolveOpen()
-
-      // restablish old subscriptions
-      if (wasClosed) {
-        wasClosed = false
-        for (let id in openSubs) {
-          sub(openSubs[id], id)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    ws.onerror = error => {
-      listeners.error._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'error', relay, error }))
-    }
-    ws.onclose = async () => {
-      listeners.disconnection._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'disconnection', relay }))
-      if (closed) return
-      resetOpenState()
-      attemptNumber++
-      nextAttemptSeconds += attemptNumber ** 3
-      if (nextAttemptSeconds > 14400) {
-        nextAttemptSeconds = 14400 // 4 hours
-      }
-      console.log(
-        `relay ${relay} connection closed. reconnecting in ${nextAttemptSeconds} seconds.`
-      )
-      setTimeout(async () => {
-        try {
-          connectRelay()
-        } catch (err) { }
-      }, nextAttemptSeconds * 1000)
-
-      wasClosed = true
-    }
-
-    ws.onmessage = async e => {
-      var data
-      try {
-        data = JSON.parse(e.data)
-      } catch (err) {
-        data = e.data
-      }
-
-      if (data.length >= 1) {
-        switch (data[0]) {
-          case 'EVENT':
-            if (data.length !== 3) return // ignore empty or malformed EVENT
-
-            let id = data[1]
-            let event = data[2]
-            if (validateEvent(event) && openSubs[id] &&
-              (openSubs[id].skipVerification || verifySignature(event)) &&
-              matchFilters(openSubs[id].filter, event)
-            ) {
-              if (listeners.event[id]?.length) listeners.event[id].forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'event', relay, id, event }))
-              if (listeners.event._.length) listeners.event._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'event', relay, id, event }))
-            }
-            return
-          case 'EOSE': {
-            if (data.length !== 2) return // ignore empty or malformed EOSE
-
-            let id = data[1]
-            if (listeners.eose[id]?.length) listeners.eose[data[1]].forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'eose', relay, id }))
-            if (listeners.eose._.length) listeners.eose._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'eose', relay, id }))
-            return
-          }
-          case 'NOTICE':
-            if (data.length !== 2) return // ignore empty or malformed NOTICE
-
-            let notice = data[1]
-            if (listeners.notice._.length) listeners.notice._.forEach(cb => cb({ type: 'notice', relay, notice }))
-            return
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  resetOpenState()
-
-  async function connect() {
-    if (ws?.readyState && ws.readyState === 1) return // ws already open
-    try {
-      connectRelay()
-    } catch (err) { }
-  }
-
-  async function trySend(params) {
-    let msg = JSON.stringify(params)
-
-    await untilOpen
-    ws.send(msg)
-  }
-
-  const sub = ({ filter, beforeSend, skipVerification }, id = Math.random().toString().slice(2)) => {
-    var filters = []
-    if (Array.isArray(filter)) {
-      filters = filter
-    } else {
-      filters.push(filter)
-    }
-    filter = filters
-
-    if (beforeSend) {
-      const beforeSendResult = beforeSend({ filter, relay, id })
-      filter = beforeSendResult.filter
-    }
-
-    openSubs[id] = {
-      filter,
-      beforeSend,
-      skipVerification,
-    }
-    trySend(['REQ', id, ...filter])
-
-    return {
-      sub: ({
-        filter = openSubs[id].filter,
-        beforeSend = openSubs[id].beforeSend,
-        skipVerification = openSubs[id].skipVerification }
-      ) => sub({ filter, beforeSend, skipVerification }, id),
-      unsub: () => {
-        delete openSubs[id]
-        delete listeners.event[id]
-        delete listeners.eose[id]
-        trySend(['CLOSE', id])
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  function on(type, cb, id = '_') {
-    listeners[type][id] = listeners[type][id] || []
-    listeners[type][id].push(cb)
-  }
-
-  function off(type, cb, id = '_') {
-    if (!listeners[type][id].length) return
-    let index = listeners[type][id].indexOf(cb)
-    if (index !== -1) listeners[type][id].splice(index, 1)
-  }
-
-  return {
-    url,
-    sub,
-    on,
-    off,
-    async publish(event, statusCallback) {
-      try {
-        await trySend(['EVENT', event])
-        if (statusCallback) {
-          let id = `monitor-${event.id.slice(0, 5)}`
-          statusCallback(0)
-          let { unsub } = sub({ filter: { ids: [event.id] } }, id)
-          on('event', () => {
-            statusCallback(1)
-            unsub()
-            clearTimeout(willUnsub)
-          }, id)
-          let willUnsub = setTimeout(unsub, 5000)
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (statusCallback) statusCallback(-1)
-      }
-    },
-    connect,
-    close() {
-      closed = true // prevent ws from trying to reconnect
-      ws.close()
-    },
-    get status() {
-      return ws.readyState
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/relay.ts b/relay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc021f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+/* global WebSocket */
+
+import 'websocket-polyfill'
+
+import {Event, verifySignature, validateEvent} from './event'
+import {Filter, matchFilters} from './filter'
+
+export function normalizeRelayURL(url: string): string {
+  let [host, ...qs] = url.trim().split('?')
+  if (host.slice(0, 4) === 'http') host = 'ws' + host.slice(4)
+  if (host.slice(0, 2) !== 'ws') host = 'wss://' + host
+  if (host.length && host[host.length - 1] === '/') host = host.slice(0, -1)
+  return [host, ...qs].join('?')
+}
+
+export type Relay = {
+  url: string
+  status: number
+  connect: () => void
+  close: () => void
+  sub: (opts: SubscriptionOptions) => Sub
+  publish: (event: Event) => Pub
+  on: (type: 'connect' | 'disconnect' | 'notice', cb: any) => void
+  off: (type: 'connect' | 'disconnect' | 'notice', cb: any) => void
+}
+export type Pub = {
+  on: (type: 'ok' | 'seen' | 'failed', cb: any) => void
+  off: (type: 'ok' | 'seen' | 'failed', cb: any) => void
+}
+export type Sub = {
+  sub: (opts: SubscriptionOptions) => Sub
+  unsub: () => void
+  on: (type: 'event' | 'eose', cb: any) => void
+  off: (type: 'event' | 'eose', cb: any) => void
+}
+
+type SubscriptionOptions = {
+  filters: Filter[]
+  skipVerification?: boolean
+  id?: string
+}
+
+export function relayInit(url: string): Relay {
+  let relay = normalizeRelayURL(url) // set relay url
+
+  var ws: WebSocket
+  var resolveOpen: () => void
+  var untilOpen: Promise<void>
+  var wasClosed: boolean
+  var closed: boolean
+  var openSubs: {[id: string]: SubscriptionOptions} = {}
+  var listeners: {
+    connect: Array<() => void>
+    disconnect: Array<() => void>
+    error: Array<() => void>
+    notice: Array<(msg: string) => void>
+  } = {
+    connect: [],
+    disconnect: [],
+    error: [],
+    notice: []
+  }
+  var subListeners: {
+    [subid: string]: {
+      event: Array<(event: Event) => void>
+      eose: Array<() => void>
+    }
+  }
+  var pubListeners: {
+    [eventid: string]: {
+      ok: Array<() => void>
+      seen: Array<() => void>
+      failed: Array<(reason: string) => void>
+    }
+  }
+  let attemptNumber = 1
+  let nextAttemptSeconds = 1
+
+  function resetOpenState() {
+    untilOpen = new Promise(resolve => {
+      resolveOpen = resolve
+    })
+  }
+
+  function connectRelay() {
+    ws = new WebSocket(relay)
+
+    ws.onopen = () => {
+      listeners.connect.forEach(cb => cb())
+      resolveOpen()
+
+      // restablish old subscriptions
+      if (wasClosed) {
+        wasClosed = false
+        for (let id in openSubs) {
+          sub(openSubs[id])
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    ws.onerror = () => {
+      listeners.error.forEach(cb => cb())
+    }
+    ws.onclose = async () => {
+      listeners.disconnect.forEach(cb => cb())
+      if (closed) return
+      resetOpenState()
+      attemptNumber++
+      nextAttemptSeconds += attemptNumber ** 3
+      if (nextAttemptSeconds > 14400) {
+        nextAttemptSeconds = 14400 // 4 hours
+      }
+      console.log(
+        `relay ${relay} connection closed. reconnecting in ${nextAttemptSeconds} seconds.`
+      )
+      setTimeout(async () => {
+        try {
+          connectRelay()
+        } catch (err) {}
+      }, nextAttemptSeconds * 1000)
+
+      wasClosed = true
+    }
+
+    ws.onmessage = async e => {
+      var data
+      try {
+        data = JSON.parse(e.data)
+      } catch (err) {
+        data = e.data
+      }
+
+      if (data.length >= 1) {
+        switch (data[0]) {
+          case 'EVENT':
+            if (data.length !== 3) return // ignore empty or malformed EVENT
+
+            let id = data[1]
+            let event = data[2]
+            if (
+              validateEvent(event) &&
+              openSubs[id] &&
+              (openSubs[id].skipVerification || verifySignature(event)) &&
+              matchFilters(openSubs[id].filters, event)
+            ) {
+              openSubs[id]
+              subListeners[id]?.event.forEach(cb => cb(event))
+            }
+            return
+          case 'EOSE': {
+            if (data.length !== 2) return // ignore empty or malformed EOSE
+            let id = data[1]
+            subListeners[id]?.eose.forEach(cb => cb())
+            return
+          }
+          case 'OK': {
+            if (data.length < 3) return // ignore empty or malformed OK
+            let id: string = data[1]
+            let ok: boolean = data[2]
+            let reason: string = data[3] || ''
+            if (ok) pubListeners[id]?.ok.forEach(cb => cb())
+            else pubListeners[id]?.failed.forEach(cb => cb(reason))
+            return
+          }
+          case 'NOTICE':
+            if (data.length !== 2) return // ignore empty or malformed NOTICE
+            let notice = data[1]
+            listeners.notice.forEach(cb => cb(notice))
+            return
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  resetOpenState()
+
+  async function connect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (ws?.readyState && ws.readyState === 1) return // ws already open
+    try {
+      connectRelay()
+    } catch (err) {}
+  }
+
+  async function trySend(params: [string, ...any]) {
+    let msg = JSON.stringify(params)
+
+    await untilOpen
+    ws.send(msg)
+  }
+
+  const sub = ({
+    filters,
+    skipVerification = false,
+    id = Math.random().toString().slice(2)
+  }: SubscriptionOptions): Sub => {
+    let subid = id
+
+    openSubs[subid] = {
+      id: subid,
+      filters,
+      skipVerification
+    }
+    trySend(['REQ', subid, ...filters])
+
+    return {
+      sub: ({
+        filters = openSubs[subid].filters,
+        skipVerification = openSubs[subid].skipVerification
+      }) => sub({filters, skipVerification, id: subid}),
+      unsub: () => {
+        delete openSubs[subid]
+        delete subListeners[subid]
+        trySend(['CLOSE', subid])
+      },
+      on: (type: 'event' | 'eose', cb: any): void => {
+        subListeners[subid] = subListeners[subid] || {
+          event: [],
+          eose: []
+        }
+        subListeners[subid][type].push(cb)
+      },
+      off: (type: 'event' | 'eose', cb: any): void => {
+        let idx = subListeners[subid][type].indexOf(cb)
+        if (idx >= 0) subListeners[subid][type].splice(idx, 1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    url,
+    sub,
+    on: (type: 'connect' | 'disconnect' | 'notice', cb: any): void => {
+      listeners[type].push(cb)
+    },
+    off: (type: 'connect' | 'disconnect' | 'notice', cb: any): void => {
+      let index = listeners[type].indexOf(cb)
+      if (index !== -1) listeners[type].splice(index, 1)
+    },
+    publish(event: Event): Pub {
+      if (!event.id) throw new Error(`event ${event} has no id`)
+      let id = event.id
+
+      var sent = false
+      var mustMonitor = false
+
+      trySend(['EVENT', event])
+        .then(() => {
+          sent = true
+          if (mustMonitor) {
+            startMonitoring()
+            mustMonitor = false
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {})
+
+      const startMonitoring = () => {
+        let monitor = sub({
+          filters: [{ids: [id]}],
+          id: `monitor-${id.slice(0, 5)}`
+        })
+        let willUnsub = setTimeout(() => {
+          pubListeners[id].failed.forEach(cb =>
+            cb('event not seen after 5 seconds')
+          )
+          monitor.unsub()
+        }, 5000)
+        monitor.on('event', () => {
+          clearTimeout(willUnsub)
+          pubListeners[id].seen.forEach(cb => cb())
+        })
+      }
+
+      return {
+        on: (type: 'ok' | 'seen' | 'failed', cb: any) => {
+          pubListeners[id] = pubListeners[id] || {
+            ok: [],
+            seen: [],
+            failed: []
+          }
+          pubListeners[id][type].push(cb)
+
+          if (type === 'seen') {
+            if (sent) startMonitoring()
+            else mustMonitor = true
+          }
+        },
+        off: (type: 'ok' | 'seen' | 'failed', cb: any) => {
+          let idx = pubListeners[id][type].indexOf(cb)
+          if (idx >= 0) pubListeners[id][type].splice(idx, 1)
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    connect,
+    close() {
+      closed = true // prevent ws from trying to reconnect
+      ws.close()
+    },
+    get status() {
+      return ws.readyState
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 5e9fb16..22bbdb2 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 {
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2020",
-        "target": "es2020",
-        "lib": ["dom", "es2020"],
-        "esModuleInterop": true,
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-        "declaration": true,
-        "strict": true,
-        "noImplicitAny": true,
-        "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": true,
-        "strictFunctionTypes": true,
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