diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index 422bbe12..c0d6ce6a 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -114,7 +114,15 @@ async.waterfall([
       gracefulShutdown();
     });
     
+    //serve minified files
+    app.get('/minified/:filename', minify.minifyJS);
+
     //serve static files
+    app.get('/static/js/require-kernel.js', function (req, res, next) {
+      res.header("Content-Type","application/javascript; charset: utf-8");
+      res.write(minify.requireDefinition());
+      res.end();
+    });
     app.get('/static/*', function(req, res)
     { 
       var filePath = path.normalize(__dirname + "/.." +
diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
index 1a214fb9..348f2537 100644
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var pro = require("uglify-js").uglify;
 var path = require('path');
 var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 var gzip = require('gzip');
+var RequireKernel = require('require-kernel');
 var server = require('../server');
 var os = require('os');
 
@@ -52,10 +53,21 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
   var jsFiles = undefined;
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(tar, jsFilename)) {
     jsFiles = tar[jsFilename];
+    _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles)
   } else {
-    return next();
+    // Not in tar list, but try anyways, if it fails, pass to `next`.
+    jsFiles = [jsFilename];
+    fs.stat(JS_DIR + jsFilename, function (error, stats) {
+      if (error || !stats.isFile()) {
+        next();
+      } else {
+        _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles);
+      }
+    });
   }
+}
 
+function _handle(req, res, jsFilename, jsFiles) {
   res.header("Content-Type","text/javascript");
   
   //minifying is enabled
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
           return;
         }
       
-        var founds = fileValues["ace.js"].match(/\$\$INCLUDE_[a-zA-Z_]+\([a-zA-Z0-9.\/_"]+\)/gi);
+        var founds = fileValues["ace.js"].match(/\$\$INCLUDE_[a-zA-Z_]+\([a-zA-Z0-9.\/_"-]+\)/gi);
         
         //go trough all includes
         async.forEach(founds, function (item, callback)
@@ -162,21 +174,31 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
           var type = item.match(/INCLUDE_[A-Z]+/g)[0].substr("INCLUDE_".length);
         
           //read the included file
-          fs.readFile(ROOT_DIR + filename, "utf-8", function(err, data)
+          var shortFilename = filename.replace(/^..\/static\/js\//, '');
+          if (shortFilename == 'require-kernel.js') {
+            // the kernel isn’t actually on the file system.
+            handleEmbed(null, requireDefinition());
+          } else {
+            fs.readFile(ROOT_DIR + filename, "utf-8", handleEmbed);
+          }
+          function handleEmbed(err, data)
           {         
             if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
 
             if(type == "JS")
             {
-              embeds[filename] = compressJS([data]);
+              if (shortFilename == 'require-kernel.js') {
+                embeds[filename] = compressJS([data]);
+              } else {
+                embeds[filename] = compressJS([isolateJS(data, shortFilename)]);
+              }
             }
             else
             {
               embeds[filename] = compressCSS([data]);
             }
-
             callback();
-          });
+          }
         }, function(err)
         {
           if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
@@ -197,14 +219,9 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
       //put all together and write it into a file
       function(callback)
       {
-        //put all javascript files in an array
-        var values = [];
-        for(var i in jsFiles)
-        {
-          values.push(fileValues[jsFiles[i]]);
-        }
-        
         //minify all javascript files to one
+        var values = [];
+        tarCode(jsFiles, fileValues, function (content) {values.push(content)});
         var result = compressJS(values);
         
         async.parallel([
@@ -280,18 +297,44 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, next)
     {
       if(ERR(err)) return;
       
-      for(var i=0;i<jsFiles.length;i++)
-      {
-        var fileName = jsFiles[i];
-        res.write("\n\n\n/*** File: static/js/" + fileName + " ***/\n\n\n");
-        res.write(fileValues[fileName]);
-      }
+      tarCode(jsFiles, fileValues, function (content) {res.write(content)});
       
       res.end();
     });
   }
 }
 
+exports.requireDefinition = requireDefinition;
+function requireDefinition() {
+  return 'var require = ' + RequireKernel.kernelSource + ';\n';
+}
+
+function tarCode(filesInOrder, files, write) {
+  for(var i = 0, ii = filesInOrder.length; i < filesInOrder.length; i++) {
+    var filename = filesInOrder[i];
+    write("\n\n\n/*** File: static/js/" + filename + " ***/\n\n\n");
+    write(isolateJS(files[filename], filename));
+  }
+
+  for(var i = 0, ii = filesInOrder.length; i < filesInOrder.length; i++) {
+    var filename = filesInOrder[i];
+    write('require(' + JSON.stringify('/' + filename.replace(/^\/+/, '')) + ');\n');
+  }
+}
+
+// Wrap the following code in a self executing function and assign exports to
+// global. This is a first step towards removing symbols from the global scope.
+// exports is global and require is a function that returns global.
+function isolateJS(code, filename) {
+  var srcPath = JSON.stringify('/' + filename);
+  var srcPathAbbv = JSON.stringify('/' + filename.replace(/\.js$/, ''));
+  return 'require.define({'
+    + srcPath + ': '
+      + 'function (require, exports, module) {' + code + '}'
+    + (srcPath != srcPathAbbv ? '\n,' + srcPathAbbv + ': null' : '')
+    + '});\n';
+}
+
 function compressJS(values)
 {
   var complete = values.join("\n");
diff --git a/node/utils/tar.json b/node/utils/tar.json
index 3b1ba63c..92883bb7 100644
--- a/node/utils/tar.json
+++ b/node/utils/tar.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   , "pad_editbar.js"
   , "pad_docbar.js"
   , "pad_modals.js"
+  , "pad_savedrevs.js"
   , "pad_impexp.js"
   , "easysync2_client.js"
   , "domline_client.js"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index efc89fd7..6567e532 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                         "name": "Robin Buse" }
                      ],
   "dependencies"   : {
+                      "require-kernel"      : "1.0.0",
                       "socket.io"           : "0.8.7",
                       "ueberDB"             : "0.1.3",
                       "async"               : "0.1.15",
diff --git a/static/js/ace.js b/static/js/ace.js
index ffe00b07..6854b114 100644
--- a/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/static/js/ace.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Ace2Editor.registry = {
   nextId: 1
 };
 
+var plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+
 function Ace2Editor()
 {
   var ace2 = Ace2Editor;
@@ -214,24 +216,41 @@ function Ace2Editor()
 
     return {embeded: embededFiles, remote: remoteFiles};
   }
+  function pushRequireScriptTo(buffer) {
+    /* Folling is for packaging regular expression. */
+    /* $$INCLUDE_JS("../static/js/require-kernel.js"); */
+    var KERNEL_SOURCE = '../static/js/require-kernel.js';
+    if (Ace2Editor.EMBEDED && Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]) {
+      buffer.push('<script type="text/javascript">');
+      buffer.push(Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]);
+      buffer.push('<\/script>');
+    } else {
+      buffer.push('<script type="application/javascript" src="'+KERNEL_SOURCE+'"><\/script>');
+    }
+  }
   function pushScriptTagsFor(buffer, files) {
     var sorted = sortFilesByEmbeded(files);
     var embededFiles = sorted.embeded;
     var remoteFiles = sorted.remote;
 
-    if (embededFiles.length > 0) {
-      buffer.push('<script type="text/javascript">');
-      for (var i = 0, ii = embededFiles.length; i < ii; i++) {
-        var file = embededFiles[i];
-        buffer.push(Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[file].replace(/<\//g, '<\\/'));
-        buffer.push(';\n');
-      }
-      buffer.push('<\/script>');
-    }
     for (var i = 0, ii = remoteFiles.length; i < ii; i++) {
       var file = remoteFiles[i];
+      file = file.replace(/^\.\.\/static\/js\//, '../minified/');
       buffer.push('<script type="application/javascript" src="' + file + '"><\/script>');
     }
+
+    buffer.push('<script type="text/javascript">');
+    for (var i = 0, ii = embededFiles.length; i < ii; i++) {
+      var file = embededFiles[i];
+      buffer.push(Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[file].replace(/<\//g, '<\\/'));
+      buffer.push(';\n');
+    }
+    for (var i = 0, ii = files.length; i < ii; i++) {
+      var file = files[i];
+      file = file.replace(/^\.\.\/static\/js\//, '');
+      buffer.push('require('+ JSON.stringify('/' + file) + ');\n');
+    }
+    buffer.push('<\/script>');
   }
   function pushStyleTagsFor(buffer, files) {
     var sorted = sortFilesByEmbeded(files);
@@ -317,6 +336,7 @@ function Ace2Editor()
       $$INCLUDE_JS("../static/js/linestylefilter.js");
       $$INCLUDE_JS("../static/js/domline.js");
       $$INCLUDE_JS("../static/js/ace2_inner.js");
+      pushRequireScriptTo(iframeHTML);
       pushScriptTagsFor(iframeHTML, includedJS);
 
       iframeHTML.push('<style type="text/css" title="dynamicsyntax"></style>');
@@ -370,3 +390,5 @@ function Ace2Editor()
 
   return editor;
 }
+
+exports.Ace2Editor = Ace2Editor;
diff --git a/static/js/ace2_common.js b/static/js/ace2_common.js
index 1414f855..1ce7810a 100644
--- a/static/js/ace2_common.js
+++ b/static/js/ace2_common.js
@@ -147,7 +147,17 @@ function htmlPrettyEscape(str)
   }).replace(/\r?\n/g, '\\n');
 }
 
-if (typeof exports !== "undefined")
-{
-  exports.map = map;
-}
+exports.isNodeText = isNodeText;
+exports.object = object;
+exports.extend = extend;
+exports.forEach = forEach;
+exports.map = map;
+exports.filter = filter;
+exports.isArray = isArray;
+exports.browser = browser;
+exports.getAssoc = getAssoc;
+exports.setAssoc = setAssoc;
+exports.binarySearch = binarySearch;
+exports.binarySearchInfinite = binarySearchInfinite;
+exports.htmlPrettyEscape = htmlPrettyEscape;
+exports.map = map;
diff --git a/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index ec0d5dc4..e9784772 100644
--- a/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -20,6 +20,35 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var Ace2Common = require('/ace2_common');
+// Extract useful method defined in the other module.
+var isNodeText = Ace2Common.isNodeText;
+var object = Ace2Common.object;
+var extend = Ace2Common.extend;
+var forEach = Ace2Common.forEach;
+var map = Ace2Common.map;
+var filter = Ace2Common.filter;
+var isArray = Ace2Common.isArray;
+var browser = Ace2Common.browser;
+var getAssoc = Ace2Common.getAssoc;
+var setAssoc = Ace2Common.setAssoc;
+var binarySearch = Ace2Common.binarySearch;
+var binarySearchInfinite = Ace2Common.binarySearchInfinite;
+var htmlPrettyEscape = Ace2Common.htmlPrettyEscape;
+var map = Ace2Common.map;
+
+var makeChangesetTracker = require('/changesettracker').makeChangesetTracker;
+var colorutils = require('/colorutils').colorutils;
+var makeContentCollector = require('/contentcollector').makeContentCollector;
+var makeCSSManager = require('/cssmanager').makeCSSManager;
+var domline = require('/domline').domline;
+var AttribPool = require('/easysync2').AttribPool;
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2').Changeset;
+var linestylefilter = require('/linestylefilter').linestylefilter;
+var newSkipList = require('/skiplist').newSkipList;
+var undoModule = require('/undomodule').undoModule;
+var makeVirtualLineView = require('/virtual_lines').makeVirtualLineView;
+
 function OUTER(gscope)
 {
 
@@ -5858,3 +5887,5 @@ function OUTER(gscope)
 };
 
 OUTER(this);
+
+exports.OUTER = OUTER; // This is probably unimportant.
diff --git a/static/js/broadcast.js b/static/js/broadcast.js
index 865574ab..b49b185a 100644
--- a/static/js/broadcast.js
+++ b/static/js/broadcast.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 
 var global = this;
 
+var makeCSSManager = require('/cssmanager_client').makeCSSManager;
+var domline = require('/domline_client').domline;
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2_client').Changeset;
+var AttribPool = require('/easysync2_client').AttribPool;
+var linestylefilter = require('/linestylefilter_client').linestylefilter;
+
 function loadBroadcastJS()
 {
   // just in case... (todo: this must be somewhere else in the client code.)
@@ -758,3 +764,5 @@ function loadBroadcastJS()
 
   receiveAuthorData(clientVars.historicalAuthorData);
 }
+
+exports.loadBroadcastJS = loadBroadcastJS;
diff --git a/static/js/broadcast_revisions.js b/static/js/broadcast_revisions.js
index 33a2f9df..364ac3e8 100644
--- a/static/js/broadcast_revisions.js
+++ b/static/js/broadcast_revisions.js
@@ -125,3 +125,5 @@ function loadBroadcastRevisionsJS()
     };
   }
 }
+
+exports.loadBroadcastRevisionsJS = loadBroadcastRevisionsJS;
diff --git a/static/js/broadcast_slider.js b/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
index af5a5041..972190ac 100644
--- a/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
+++ b/static/js/broadcast_slider.js
@@ -496,3 +496,5 @@ function loadBroadcastSliderJS()
     $("#viewlatest").html(loc == BroadcastSlider.getSliderLength() ? "Viewing latest content" : "View latest content");
   })
 }
+
+exports.loadBroadcastSliderJS = loadBroadcastSliderJS;
diff --git a/static/js/changesettracker.js b/static/js/changesettracker.js
index cc7f6462..7b0fb3e4 100644
--- a/static/js/changesettracker.js
+++ b/static/js/changesettracker.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2').Changeset;
+var AttribPool = require('/easysync2').AttribPool;
 
 function makeChangesetTracker(scheduler, apool, aceCallbacksProvider)
 {
@@ -207,3 +209,5 @@ function makeChangesetTracker(scheduler, apool, aceCallbacksProvider)
   };
 
 }
+
+exports.makeChangesetTracker = makeChangesetTracker;
diff --git a/static/js/chat.js b/static/js/chat.js
index 71cd0c69..475d0193 100644
--- a/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/chat.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+
 var chat = (function()
 {
   var bottomMargin = "0px";
@@ -82,13 +84,13 @@ var chat = (function()
     send: function()
     {
       var text = $("#chatinput").val();
-      pad.collabClient.sendMessage({"type": "CHAT_MESSAGE", "text": text});
+      this._pad.collabClient.sendMessage({"type": "CHAT_MESSAGE", "text": text});
       $("#chatinput").val("");
     },
     addMessage: function(msg, increment)
     {    
       //correct the time
-      msg.time += pad.clientTimeOffset; 
+      msg.time += this._pad.clientTimeOffset;
       
       //create the time string
       var minutes = "" + new Date(msg.time).getMinutes();
@@ -150,8 +152,9 @@ var chat = (function()
       self.scrollDown();
 
     },
-    init: function()
+    init: function(pad)
     {
+      this._pad = pad;
       $("#chatinput").keypress(function(evt)
       {
         //if the user typed enter, fire the send
@@ -172,3 +175,5 @@ var chat = (function()
 
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.chat = chat;
diff --git a/static/js/collab_client.js b/static/js/collab_client.js
index bb2351fc..b697d485 100644
--- a/static/js/collab_client.js
+++ b/static/js/collab_client.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ $(window).bind("load", function()
   getCollabClient.windowLoaded = true;
 });
 
+var chat = require('/chat').chat;
+
 // Dependency fill on init. This exists for `pad.socket` only.
 // TODO: bind directly to the socket.
 var pad = undefined;
@@ -722,3 +724,6 @@ function selectElementContents(elem)
     }
   }
 }
+
+exports.getCollabClient = getCollabClient;
+exports.selectElementContents = selectElementContents;
diff --git a/static/js/colorutils.js b/static/js/colorutils.js
index 92d8da71..9bba39ad 100644
--- a/static/js/colorutils.js
+++ b/static/js/colorutils.js
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ colorutils.blend = function(c1, c2, t)
 {
   return [colorutils.scale(t, c1[0], c2[0]), colorutils.scale(t, c1[1], c2[1]), colorutils.scale(t, c1[2], c2[2])];
 }
+
+exports.colorutils = colorutils;
diff --git a/static/js/contentcollector.js b/static/js/contentcollector.js
index 883ca09f..fd90a07b 100644
--- a/static/js/contentcollector.js
+++ b/static/js/contentcollector.js
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 
 var _MAX_LIST_LEVEL = 8;
 
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2').Changeset
+var plugins = undefined;
+try {
+  plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+} catch (e) {
+  // silence
+}
+
 function sanitizeUnicode(s)
 {
   return s.replace(/[\uffff\ufffe\ufeff\ufdd0-\ufdef\ud800-\udfff]/g, '?');
@@ -692,3 +700,6 @@ function makeContentCollector(collectStyles, browser, apool, domInterface, class
 
   return cc;
 }
+
+exports.sanitizeUnicode = sanitizeUnicode;
+exports.makeContentCollector = makeContentCollector;
diff --git a/static/js/cssmanager.js b/static/js/cssmanager.js
index b8208b83..46075e57 100644
--- a/static/js/cssmanager.js
+++ b/static/js/cssmanager.js
@@ -118,3 +118,5 @@ function makeCSSManager(emptyStylesheetTitle, top)
     }
   };
 }
+
+exports.makeCSSManager = makeCSSManager;
diff --git a/static/js/cssmanager_client.js b/static/js/cssmanager_client.js
index 60bf9f8c..6d9d989e 100644
--- a/static/js/cssmanager_client.js
+++ b/static/js/cssmanager_client.js
@@ -114,3 +114,5 @@ function makeCSSManager(emptyStylesheetTitle)
     }
   };
 }
+
+exports.makeCSSManager = makeCSSManager;
diff --git a/static/js/domline.js b/static/js/domline.js
index 84aeb4a8..5de33c5a 100644
--- a/static/js/domline.js
+++ b/static/js/domline.js
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 // requires: top
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
+
+var plugins = undefined;
+try {
+  plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+} catch (e) {
+  // silence
+}
+
 var domline = {};
 domline.noop = function()
 {};
@@ -310,3 +318,5 @@ domline.processSpaces = function(s, doesWrap)
   }
   return parts.join('');
 };
+
+exports.domline = domline;
diff --git a/static/js/domline_client.js b/static/js/domline_client.js
index 9f47dae5..b999e358 100644
--- a/static/js/domline_client.js
+++ b/static/js/domline_client.js
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 // requires: top
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
+
+var plugins = undefined;
+try {
+  plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+} catch (e) {
+  // silence
+}
+
 var domline = {};
 domline.noop = function()
 {};
@@ -309,3 +317,5 @@ domline.processSpaces = function(s, doesWrap)
   }
   return parts.join('');
 };
+
+exports.domline = domline;
diff --git a/static/js/draggable.js b/static/js/draggable.js
index 7bf523eb..8d197545 100644
--- a/static/js/draggable.js
+++ b/static/js/draggable.js
@@ -193,3 +193,5 @@ function makeResizableHPane(left, sep, right, minLeft, minRight, sepWidth, sepOf
     }
   });
 }
+
+exports.makeDraggable = makeDraggable;
diff --git a/static/js/easysync2.js b/static/js/easysync2.js
index 17ab585d..cef868a1 100644
--- a/static/js/easysync2.js
+++ b/static/js/easysync2.js
@@ -2508,3 +2508,6 @@ Changeset.followAttributes = function(att1, att2, pool)
   }
   return buf.toString();
 };
+
+exports.Changeset = Changeset;
+exports.AttribPool = AttribPool;
diff --git a/static/js/easysync2_client.js b/static/js/easysync2_client.js
index 3611da23..f4f3d08f 100644
--- a/static/js/easysync2_client.js
+++ b/static/js/easysync2_client.js
@@ -2269,3 +2269,6 @@ Changeset.inverse = function(cs, lines, alines, pool)
 
   return Changeset.checkRep(builder.toString());
 };
+
+exports.Changeset = Changeset;
+exports.AttribPool = AttribPool;
diff --git a/static/js/linestylefilter.js b/static/js/linestylefilter.js
index 13a74618..fa1b40de 100644
--- a/static/js/linestylefilter.js
+++ b/static/js/linestylefilter.js
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
 // requires: top
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
+
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2').Changeset
+var plugins = undefined;
+try {
+  plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+} catch (e) {
+  // silence
+}
+
 var linestylefilter = {};
 
 linestylefilter.ATTRIB_CLASSES = {
@@ -352,3 +361,5 @@ linestylefilter.populateDomLine = function(textLine, aline, apool, domLineObj)
   func = linestylefilter.getLineStyleFilter(text.length, aline, func, apool);
   func(text, '');
 };
+
+exports.linestylefilter = linestylefilter;
diff --git a/static/js/linestylefilter_client.js b/static/js/linestylefilter_client.js
index 9fd2a3f8..7ff5bef4 100644
--- a/static/js/linestylefilter_client.js
+++ b/static/js/linestylefilter_client.js
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
 // requires: top
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
+
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2_client').Changeset
+var plugins = undefined;
+try {
+  plugins = require('/plugins').plugins;
+} catch (e) {
+  // silence
+}
+
 var linestylefilter = {};
 
 linestylefilter.ATTRIB_CLASSES = {
@@ -350,3 +359,5 @@ linestylefilter.populateDomLine = function(textLine, aline, apool, domLineObj)
   func = linestylefilter.getLineStyleFilter(text.length, aline, func, apool);
   func(text, '');
 };
+
+exports.linestylefilter = linestylefilter;
diff --git a/static/js/pad2.js b/static/js/pad2.js
index 5872b7a1..65cd7221 100644
--- a/static/js/pad2.js
+++ b/static/js/pad2.js
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ settings.globalUserName = false;
 settings.hideQRCode = false;
 settings.rtlIsTrue = false;
 
+var chat = require('/chat').chat;
+var getCollabClient = require('/collab_client').getCollabClient;
+var padconnectionstatus = require('/pad_connectionstatus').padconnectionstatus;
+var padcookie = require('/pad_cookie').padcookie;
+var paddocbar = require('/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+var padeditbar = require('/pad_editbar').padeditbar;
+var padeditor = require('/pad_editor').padeditor;
+var padimpexp = require('/pad_impexp').padimpexp;
+var padmodals = require('/pad_modals').padmodals;
+var padsavedrevs = require('/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
+var paduserlist = require('/pad_userlist').paduserlist;
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+
 $(document).ready(function()
 {
   //start the costum js
@@ -272,13 +285,13 @@ function handshake()
       {
         $("#editorloadingbox").html("<b>You need a password to access this pad</b><br>" +
                                     "<input id='passwordinput' type='password' name='password'>"+
-                                    "<button type='button' onclick='savePassword()'>ok</button>");
+                                    "<button type='button' onclick=\"" + padutils.escapeHtml('require('+JSON.stringify(module.id)+").savePassword()") + "\">ok</button>");
       }
       else if(obj.accessStatus == "wrongPassword")
       {
         $("#editorloadingbox").html("<b>You're password was wrong</b><br>" +
                                     "<input id='passwordinput' type='password' name='password'>"+
-                                    "<button type='button' onclick='savePassword()'>ok</button>");
+                                    "<button type='button' onclick=\"" + padutils.escapeHtml('require('+JSON.stringify(module.id)+").savePassword()") + "\">ok</button>");
       }
     }
     
@@ -413,7 +426,7 @@ var pad = {
     pad.clientTimeOffset = new Date().getTime() - clientVars.serverTimestamp;
   
     //initialize the chat
-    chat.init();
+    chat.init(this);
     pad.initTime = +(new Date());
     pad.padOptions = clientVars.initialOptions;
 
@@ -953,3 +966,14 @@ var alertBar = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.settings = settings;
+exports.createCookie = createCookie;
+exports.readCookie = readCookie;
+exports.randomString = randomString;
+exports.getParams = getParams;
+exports.getUrlVars = getUrlVars;
+exports.savePassword = savePassword;
+exports.handshake = handshake;
+exports.pad = pad;
+exports.alertBar = alertBar;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js b/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
index d35eb02d..1de024e8 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padmodals = require('/pad_modals').padmodals;
+
 var padconnectionstatus = (function()
 {
 
@@ -85,3 +87,5 @@ var padconnectionstatus = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padconnectionstatus = padconnectionstatus;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_cookie.js b/static/js/pad_cookie.js
index 64211750..24dc1e3f 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_cookie.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_cookie.js
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ var padcookie = (function()
   var alreadyWarnedAboutNoCookies = false;
   var inited = false;
 
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     init: function(prefsToSet)
     {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+
       var rawCookie = getRawCookie();
       if (rawCookie)
       {
@@ -126,3 +129,5 @@ var padcookie = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padcookie = padcookie;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_docbar.js b/static/js/pad_docbar.js
index c67ca55c..cf461c93 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_docbar.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_docbar.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
 
 var paddocbar = (function()
 {
@@ -113,11 +114,14 @@ var paddocbar = (function()
     self.renderPassword();
   }
 
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     title: null,
     password: null,
     init: function(opts)
     {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+
       panels = {
         impexp: {
           animator: getPanelOpenCloseAnimator("impexp", 160)
@@ -444,6 +448,8 @@ var paddocbar = (function()
     },
     handleResizePage: function()
     {
+      // Side-step circular reference. This should be injected.
+      var padsavedrevs = require('/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
       padsavedrevs.handleResizePage();
     },
     hideLaterIfNoOtherInteraction: function()
@@ -456,3 +462,5 @@ var paddocbar = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.paddocbar = paddocbar;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index 6cd5163d..d542b05d 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+var padeditor = require('/pad_editor').padeditor;
+var padsavedrevs = require('/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
+
 var padeditbar = (function()
 {
 
@@ -230,3 +234,5 @@ var padeditbar = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padeditbar = padeditbar;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_editor.js b/static/js/pad_editor.js
index 6daf5e7d..bb775e95 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -20,15 +20,23 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padcookie = require('/pad_cookie').padcookie;
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
 
 var padeditor = (function()
 {
+  var Ace2Editor = undefined;
+  var pad = undefined;
+  var settings = undefined;
   var self = {
     ace: null,
     // this is accessed directly from other files
     viewZoom: 100,
     init: function(readyFunc, initialViewOptions)
     {
+      Ace2Editor = require('/ace').Ace2Editor;
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+      settings = require('/pad2').settings;
 
       function aceReady()
       {
@@ -150,3 +158,5 @@ var padeditor = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padeditor = padeditor;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_impexp.js b/static/js/pad_impexp.js
index 23b7134c..aa99541e 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_impexp.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_impexp.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var paddocbar = require('/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
 
 var padimpexp = (function()
 {
@@ -233,9 +234,16 @@ var padimpexp = (function()
   }
 
   /////
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     init: function()
     {
+      try {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+      } catch (e) {
+        // skip (doesn't require pad when required by timeslider)
+      }
+
       //get /p/padname
       var pad_root_path = new RegExp(/.*\/p\/[^\/]+/).exec(document.location.pathname)
       //get http://example.com/p/padname
@@ -325,3 +333,5 @@ var padimpexp = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padimpexp = padimpexp;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_modals.js b/static/js/pad_modals.js
index cf9d0435..81ef0776 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_modals.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_modals.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+var paddocbar = require('/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+
 var padmodals = (function()
 {
 
@@ -70,9 +73,12 @@ var padmodals = (function()
     clearShareBoxTo();
   }
 
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     init: function()
     {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+
       self.initFeedback();
       self.initShareBox();
     },
@@ -364,3 +370,5 @@ var padmodals = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padmodals = padmodals;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js b/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
index 487e85f1..bb52658b 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+var paddocbar = require('/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
 
 var padsavedrevs = (function()
 {
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ var padsavedrevs = (function()
     box.find(".srauthor").html("by " + padutils.escapeHtml(revisionInfo.savedBy));
     var viewLink = '/ep/pad/view/' + pad.getPadId() + '/' + revisionInfo.id;
     box.find(".srview").attr('href', viewLink);
-    var restoreLink = 'javascript:void padsavedrevs.restoreRevision(' + rnum + ');';
+    var restoreLink = 'javascript:void(require('+JSON.stringify(module.id)+').padsavedrevs.restoreRevision(' + JSON.stringify(rnum) + ');';
     box.find(".srrestore").attr('href', restoreLink);
     box.find(".srname").click(function(evt)
     {
@@ -345,9 +347,11 @@ var padsavedrevs = (function()
     $(document).unbind('mouseup', clearScrollRepeatTimer);
   }
 
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     init: function(initialRevisions)
     {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
       self.newRevisionList(initialRevisions, true);
 
       $("#savedrevs-savenow").click(function()
@@ -518,3 +522,5 @@ var padsavedrevs = (function()
   };
   return self;
 }());
+
+exports.padsavedrevs = padsavedrevs;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_userlist.js b/static/js/pad_userlist.js
index 74867491..e0a12f83 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_userlist.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_userlist.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var padutils = require('/pad_utils').padutils;
+
 var myUserInfo = {};
 
 var colorPickerOpen = false;
@@ -460,9 +462,12 @@ var paduserlist = (function()
     return true;
   }, 1000);
 
+  var pad = undefined;
   var self = {
     init: function(myInitialUserInfo)
     {
+      pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency (should be injected).
+
       self.setMyUserInfo(myInitialUserInfo);
 
       $("#otheruserstable tr").remove();
@@ -652,7 +657,7 @@ var paduserlist = (function()
       if (box.length == 0)
       {
         // make guest prompt box
-        box = $('<div id="guestprompt-' + encodedUserId + '" class="guestprompt"><div class="choices"><a href="javascript:void(paduserlist.answerGuestPrompt(\'' + encodedUserId + '\',false))">Deny</a> <a href="javascript:void(paduserlist.answerGuestPrompt(\'' + encodedUserId + '\',true))">Approve</a></div><div class="guestname"><strong>Guest:</strong> ' + padutils.escapeHtml(displayName) + '</div></div>');
+        box = $('<div id="'+padutils.escapeHtml('guestprompt-' + encodedUserId) + '" class="guestprompt"><div class="choices"><a href="' + padutils.escapeHtml('javascript:void(require('+JSON.stringify(module.id)+').paduserlist.answerGuestPrompt(' + JSON.stringify(encodedUserId) + ',false))')+'">Deny</a> <a href="' + padutils.escapeHtml('javascript:void(require('+JSON.stringify(module.id)+').paduserlist.answerGuestPrompt(' + JSON.stringify(encodedUserId) + ',true))') + '">Approve</a></div><div class="guestname"><strong>Guest:</strong> ' + padutils.escapeHtml(displayName) + '</div></div>');
         $("#guestprompts").append(box);
       }
       else
@@ -805,3 +810,5 @@ function showColorPicker()
     $($("#colorpickerswatches li")[myUserInfo.colorId]).addClass("picked"); //seems weird
   }
 }
+
+exports.paduserlist = paduserlist;
diff --git a/static/js/pad_utils.js b/static/js/pad_utils.js
index 9083fa9b..aa469d87 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_utils.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var padutils = {
   },
   uniqueId: function()
   {
+    var pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
     function encodeNum(n, width)
     {
       // returns string that is exactly 'width' chars, padding with zeros
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ var padutils = {
   },
   timediff: function(d)
   {
+    var pad = require('/pad2').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
     function format(n, word)
     {
       n = Math.round(n);
@@ -486,3 +488,5 @@ window.onerror = function test (msg, url, linenumber)
  
  return false;
 };
+
+exports.padutils = padutils;
diff --git a/static/js/plugins.js b/static/js/plugins.js
index 74193462..ce3ec9bd 100644
--- a/static/js/plugins.js
+++ b/static/js/plugins.js
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ plugins = {
     }).join(sep || "");
   }
 };
+
+exports.plugins = plugins;
diff --git a/static/js/skiplist.js b/static/js/skiplist.js
index c9654be4..385f08f0 100644
--- a/static/js/skiplist.js
+++ b/static/js/skiplist.js
@@ -488,3 +488,5 @@ that is a string.
   }
   return self;
 }
+
+exports.newSkipList = newSkipList;
diff --git a/static/js/undomodule.js b/static/js/undomodule.js
index 3891629a..aff41a70 100644
--- a/static/js/undomodule.js
+++ b/static/js/undomodule.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+var Changeset = require('/easysync2').Changeset;
+var extend = require('/ace2_common').extend;
 
-undoModule = (function()
+var undoModule = (function()
 {
   var stack = (function()
   {
@@ -329,3 +331,5 @@ undoModule = (function()
     apool: null
   }; // apool is filled in by caller
 })();
+
+exports.undoModule = undoModule;
diff --git a/static/js/virtual_lines.js b/static/js/virtual_lines.js
index ece96b14..2bcf5ed6 100644
--- a/static/js/virtual_lines.js
+++ b/static/js/virtual_lines.js
@@ -384,3 +384,5 @@ function makeVirtualLineView(lineNode)
   }
 
 }
+
+exports.makeVirtualLineView = makeVirtualLineView;
diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
index f57438d5..4b4b4226 100644
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   var clientVars = {};  
   // ]]>
   </script>
+  <script src="../static/js/require-kernel.js"></script>
   <script src="../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
   <script src="../minified/pad.js"></script>
   <link href="../static/custom/pad.css" rel="stylesheet">
@@ -337,5 +338,13 @@
 <input type="hidden" class="missedChanges" name="missedChanges"/>
 </form>
 
+<script>
+  /* TODO: These globals shouldn't exist. */
+  pad = require('/pad2').pad;
+  chat = require('/chat').chat;
+  padeditbar = require('/pad_editbar').padeditbar;
+  padimpexp = require('/pad_impexp').padimpexp;
+</script>
+
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/timeslider.html b/static/timeslider.html
index c1310cc6..4e85047e 100644
--- a/static/timeslider.html
+++ b/static/timeslider.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../static/css/timeslider.css">
   <style type="text/css" title="dynamicsyntax"></style>
   
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../../static/js/require-kernel.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../../minified/timeslider.js"></script>
   
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
 // <![CDATA[
   var clientVars = {};
 
+  /* TODO: These globals shouldn't exist. */
+  padeditbar = require('/pad_editbar').padeditbar;
+  padimpexp = require('/pad_impexp').padimpexp;
+
   function createCookie(name,value,days) 
   {
 	  if (days) {
@@ -141,9 +146,9 @@
     clientVars = message.data;
     
     //load all script that doesn't work without the clientVars
-    loadBroadcastSliderJS();
-    loadBroadcastRevisionsJS();
-    loadBroadcastJS();
+    require('/broadcast_slider').loadBroadcastSliderJS();
+    require('/broadcast_revisions').loadBroadcastRevisionsJS();
+    require('/broadcast').loadBroadcastJS();
 
     //initialize export ui
     padimpexp.init();