diff --git a/src/device/device.rs b/src/device/device.rs
index 7c3eef5..c148471 100644
--- a/src/device/device.rs
+++ b/src/device/device.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{mem, ptr, slice};
-use libc::c_int;
-use libc::{timeval, gettimeofday, input_event};
+use libc::{timeval, gettimeofday, input_event, c_int};
 use nix::unistd;
 use ffi::*;
 use {Result as Res};
diff --git a/src/device/input_device.rs b/src/device/input_device.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465ea18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/device/input_device.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use std::mem;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+use libc::{input_event, c_int};
+use {Error,Result};
+
+ioctl!(write eviocgrab   with b'E', 0x90; c_int);
+
+// TODO: use size_of_input_event instead of hard-coding 24.
+const SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT: usize = 24;//mem::size_of::<input_event>();
+
+pub struct InputDevice {
+    device_file: File,
+    buf: [u8; SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT],
+}
+
+impl InputDevice {
+    pub fn open(device_file: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        let device_file = File::open(device_file)?;
+        Ok(InputDevice {
+            device_file: device_file,
+            buf: [0u8; SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT],
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_event(&mut self) -> Result<input_event> {
+        let num_bytes = self.device_file.read(&mut self.buf)?;
+        if num_bytes != SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT {
+            return Err(Error::ShortRead);
+        }
+        let event: input_event = unsafe { mem::transmute(self.buf) };
+        Ok(event)
+    }
+
+    pub fn grab(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        unsafe {
+            eviocgrab(self.device_file.as_raw_fd(), 1 as *const c_int)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn release(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        unsafe {
+            eviocgrab(self.device_file.as_raw_fd(), 0 as *const c_int)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for InputDevice {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.release().ok(); // ignore any errors here, what could we do anyhow?
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/device/mod.rs b/src/device/mod.rs
index 31a22b9..b1fb14e 100644
--- a/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ pub use self::builder::Builder;
 
 mod device;
 pub use self::device::Device;
+
+mod input_device;
+pub use self::input_device::InputDevice;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f38529d..c48cf9f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ extern crate libc;
 
 extern crate uinput_sys as ffi;
 
+#[macro_use]
 extern crate nix;
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ pub mod keymapper;
 pub use keymapper::KeyMaps;
 
 pub mod device;
-pub use device::Device;
+pub use device::{Device,InputDevice};
 
 /// Open the default uinput device.
 pub fn default() -> Result<device::Builder> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c37eaf1..f7c01aa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,22 +4,15 @@ extern crate libc;
 extern crate getopts;
 extern crate inotify;
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate nix;
-
-use rusty_keys::{KeyMaps, Device};
+use rusty_keys::{KeyMaps, Device, InputDevice, Result};
 
 use ffi::*;
-use libc::{c_int, input_event};
+use libc::input_event;
 use std::process::{exit, Command};
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Read;
-use std::{env, mem, thread};
+use std::{env, thread};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
-use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
-
 use getopts::Options;
 
 use inotify::{
@@ -45,7 +38,10 @@ impl Config {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    main_res().ok();
+    let ret = main_res();
+    if let Err(e) = ret {
+        println!("fatal error: {}", e);
+    }
 }
 
 fn main_res() -> Result<()> {
@@ -218,58 +214,3 @@ fn get_keyboard_device_filenames() -> Vec<String> {
     }
     filenames
 }
-
-// inputdevice stuff
-
-ioctl!(write eviocgrab   with b'E', 0x90; c_int);
-
-// TODO: use size_of_input_event instead of hard-coding 24.
-const SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT: usize = 24;//mem::size_of::<input_event>();
-
-struct InputDevice {
-    device_file: File,
-    buf: [u8; SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT],
-}
-
-use rusty_keys::{Error,Result};
-
-impl InputDevice {
-    pub fn open(device_file: &str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let device_file = File::open(device_file)?;
-        Ok(InputDevice {
-            device_file: device_file,
-            buf: [0u8; SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT],
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub fn read_event(&mut self) -> Result<input_event> {
-        let num_bytes = self.device_file.read(&mut self.buf)?;
-        if num_bytes != SIZE_OF_INPUT_EVENT {
-            return Err(Error::ShortRead);
-        }
-        let event: input_event = unsafe { mem::transmute(self.buf) };
-        Ok(event)
-    }
-
-    pub fn grab(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        unsafe {
-            eviocgrab(self.device_file.as_raw_fd(), 1 as *const c_int)?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn release(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        unsafe {
-            eviocgrab(self.device_file.as_raw_fd(), 0 as *const c_int)?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for InputDevice {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.release().ok();
-    }
-}
-
-