diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea89ccf0..e67c11e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ doc/api/
 # Don't commit pubspec lock file 
 # (Library packages only! Remove pattern if developing an application package)
 pubspec.lock
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+
+lib/angel_client.js
+*.sum
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82e61f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Created by .ignore support plugin (hsz.mobi)
+### JetBrains template
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and Webstorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff:
+.idea/workspace.xml
+.idea/tasks.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files:
+.idea/dataSources/
+.idea/dataSources.ids
+.idea/dataSources.xml
+.idea/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/dynamic.xml
+.idea/uiDesigner.xml
+
+# Gradle:
+.idea/gradle.xml
+.idea/libraries
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin:
+.idea/mongoSettings.xml
+
+## File-based project format:
+*.iws
+
+## Plugin-specific files:
+
+# IntelliJ
+/out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+### Dart template
+# See https://www.dartlang.org/tools/private-files.html
+
+# Files and directories created by pub
+
+# SDK 1.20 and later (no longer creates packages directories)
+.packages
+.pub/
+build/
+
+# Older SDK versions
+# (Include if the minimum SDK version specified in pubsepc.yaml is earlier than 1.20)
+.project
+.buildlog
+**/packages/
+
+
+# Files created by dart2js
+# (Most Dart developers will use pub build to compile Dart, use/modify these
+#  rules if you intend to use dart2js directly
+#  Convention is to use extension '.dart.js' for Dart compiled to Javascript to
+#  differentiate from explicit Javascript files)
+*.dart.js
+*.part.js
+*.js.deps
+*.js.map
+*.info.json
+
+# Directory created by dartdoc
+doc/api/
+
+# Don't commit pubspec lock file
+# (Library packages only! Remove pattern if developing an application package)
+pubspec.lock
+
diff --git a/analysis_options.yaml b/analysis_options.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1325f758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+analyzer:
+  strong-mode: true
+  exclude:
+    - test/io_test.dart
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/angel_client.dart b/lib/angel_client.dart
index 8ad4eb6f..d56816b3 100644
--- a/lib/angel_client.dart
+++ b/lib/angel_client.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ abstract class Angel {
     await configurer(this);
   }
 
-  Service service<T>(Pattern path, {Type type});
+  Service service<T>(String path, {Type type});
 
   Future<http.Response> delete(String url,
       {Map<String, String> headers});
diff --git a/lib/base_angel_client.dart b/lib/base_angel_client.dart
index 2b2426f2..191df0bd 100644
--- a/lib/base_angel_client.dart
+++ b/lib/base_angel_client.dart
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ import 'package:http/src/base_request.dart' as http;
 import 'package:http/src/request.dart' as http;
 import 'package:http/src/response.dart' as http;
 import 'package:http/src/streamed_response.dart' as http;
-import 'package:merge_map/merge_map.dart';
 import 'angel_client.dart';
 import 'auth_types.dart' as auth_types;
 
 final RegExp straySlashes = new RegExp(r"(^/)|(/+$)");
 const Map<String, String> _readHeaders = const {'Accept': 'application/json'};
-final Map<String, String> _writeHeaders = mergeMap([
-  _readHeaders,
-  const {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
-]);
+const Map<String, String> _writeHeaders = const {
+  'Accept': 'application/json',
+  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+};
 
 _buildQuery(Map params) {
   if (params == null || params.isEmpty) return "";
@@ -66,11 +65,11 @@ abstract class BaseAngelClient extends Angel {
       String reviveEndpoint: '/auth/token'}) async {
     if (type == null) {
       final url = '$basePath$reviveEndpoint';
-      final response = await client.post(url,
-          headers: mergeMap([
-            _writeHeaders,
-            {'Authorization': 'Bearer ${credentials['token']}'}
-          ]));
+      final response = await client.post(url, headers: {
+        'Accept': 'application/json',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Authorization': 'Bearer ${credentials['token']}'
+      });
 
       try {
         if (response.statusCode != 200) {
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ abstract class BaseAngelClient extends Angel {
 
   @override
   Service service<T>(String path, {Type type}) {
-    String uri = path.replaceAll(straySlashes, "");
+    String uri = path.toString().replaceAll(straySlashes, "");
     return new BaseAngelService(client, this, '$basePath/$uri');
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bd640b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "name": "angel_client",
+  "version": "1.0.0-dev",
+  "description": "Client library for the Angel framework.",
+  "main": "lib/angel_client.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/angel-dart/angel_client.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "angel",
+    "angel_client"
+  ],
+  "author": "Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/angel-dart/angel_client/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/angel-dart/angel_client#readme"
+}
diff --git a/test/shared.dart b/test/shared.dart
index 4a5e11a0..59031362 100644
--- a/test/shared.dart
+++ b/test/shared.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import "package:angel_framework/src/defs.dart";
 
 class Postcard extends MemoryModel {
-  int id;
   String location;
   String message;