diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 112e17a..f1029de 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2017 lwanger
+Copyright (c) 2017 len wanger
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index d636c8e..dc6d593 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
-Copyright © 2017 Len Wanger and Impossible Objects
+Copyright © 2017 Len Wanger
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 2c6efd2..fedebf9 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 include README.rst
+include LICENSE.txt
+include LICENSE
+recursive-include docs *.rst conf.py Makefile
+recursive-include cooked_input/examples *.py
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0c36d66..9c36979 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ cooked input.
 
 github archive: https://github.com/lwanger/cooked_input
 
-
 for the latest documentation, see: https://readthedocs.org/projects/cooked-input/
 
-----
-
-This is the readme for the project.
-
 see TODO.md for list of TODO items
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index dc26e92..0b98784 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 **TODO:**
 
 * general:
+    * Ship example and test dirs.
     * Need to work on error messages. Not handled well now.
     * Add tables (build-a-burger) to tutorial
     * Review examples, tutorial interface. Clean up and make: easier, cleaner, more consistent.
@@ -47,4 +48,8 @@
     * add dollar convertor that has minimum of 0.00 and strips off $ sign and commas. Returns float
  
 * validators:
-    * add: date range, date day of week
\ No newline at end of file
+    * add: date range, date day of week
+    * allow forcing to validate all validators instead of stopping on first failure
+    * return list of all validation failures
+    * provide list of hints for what is required
+    * password validator should create hint of what's required for password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 83b9957..0000000
--- a/config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-"""
-config.py
-
-Configuration file for flask app
-
-author: Len Wanger
-Copyright Impossible Objects, 2017
-
-TODO:
-"""
-
-
-# Statement for enabling the development environment
-DEBUG = True
-
-# Define the application directory
-import os
-BASE_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-# Define the database - we are working with
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///'
-
-SQLALCHEMY_BINDS = {
-    'users':     'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'users.db'),
-    'builds':    'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'builds.db'),
-    'part_nums': 'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'part_nums.db'),
-    'inks':      'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'ink.db')
-}
-
-DATABASE_CONNECT_OPTIONS = {}
-
-# Application threads. A common general assumption is
-# using 2 per available processor cores - to handle
-# incoming requests using one and performing background
-# operations using the other.
-THREADS_PER_PAGE = 2
-
-# This needs to be turned back on if models_committed or before_models_committed is used, otherwise keep it False.
-SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
-
-# Enable protection agains *Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)*
-CSRF_ENABLED     = True
-
-# Use a secure, unique and absolutely secret key for
-# signing the data.
-# CSRF_SESSION_KEY = "secret"
-CSRF_SESSION_KEY = "Impossible Silence"
-
-# Secret key for signing cookies
-# SECRET_KEY = "secret"
-SECRET_KEY = "Loose Lips Sync Shyps!"
diff --git a/cooked_input/__init__.py b/cooked_input/__init__.py
index 30ce4f5..7aa2572 100644
--- a/cooked_input/__init__.py
+++ b/cooked_input/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '0.1.4'
+__version__ = '0.1.6'
 
 from .get_input import get_input, get_table_input, process_value, make_pretty_table
 from .get_input import TABLE_ID, TABLE_VALUE, TABLE_ID_OR_VALUE
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from .convertors import ListConvertor, DateConvertor, YesNoConvertor, TableConvertor
 from .validators import Validator, ExactLengthValidator, InLengthValidator, ExactValueValidator, InRangeValidator
 from .validators import NotInValidator, InChoicesValidator, RegexValidator, PasswordValidator, ListValidator
-from .validators import validate, in_all, in_any, not_in
+from .validators import in_all, in_any, not_in, validate
 from .cleaners import Cleaner, UpperCleaner, LowerCleaner, CapitalizeCleaner
 from .cleaners import StripCleaner, ReplaceCleaner
 
diff --git a/cooked_input/cleaners.py b/cooked_input/cleaners.py
index a4bb59a..89128fa 100644
--- a/cooked_input/cleaners.py
+++ b/cooked_input/cleaners.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 """
-get_input module to get values from the command line.
-
-This file contains cleaner classes for io_get_input
+This file contains cleaner classes for cooked_input
 
 Author: Len Wanger
 Copyright: Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
-import sys
 from string import capwords
 
 
@@ -73,9 +70,9 @@ def __init__(self, all_words=False, **kwargs):
 
     def __call__(self, value):
         if self.all_words:
-            result = value.capitalize()
-        else:
             result = capwords(value)
+        else:
+            result = value.capitalize()
 
         return result
 
diff --git a/cooked_input/convertors.py b/cooked_input/convertors.py
index 8f9bf77..f1bffd3 100644
--- a/cooked_input/convertors.py
+++ b/cooked_input/convertors.py
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 """
-get_input module to get values from the command line.
-
-convertor classes
-
-This file contains convertors classes for io_get_input
-
+This file contains convertors classes for cooked_input
 
 Author: Len Wanger
 Copyright: Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
-import sys
-import re
 import dateparser
 import csv
 from io import StringIO
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_database.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_database.py
index 0782412..f24a7d3 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_database.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+"""
+cooked input example showing how to use with entries from database tables.
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
+"""
+
 import sqlite3
 from collections import Counter
 import cooked_input
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_ints.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_ints.py
index 1f8d7d8..33ed745 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_ints.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_ints.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """
-Test to test getting an integer values
+cooked input examples of getting an integer values
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
 from cooked_input import get_input
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_lists.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_lists.py
index 173f5eb..fe170a3 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_lists.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_lists.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
-Test to test getting lists
+cooked input examples of getting an list values
 
+Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
 from cooked_input import get_input
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@
     upper_cleaner = UpperCleaner()
 
     # get any string
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list', convertor=ListConvertor()))
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (blank OK)', convertor=ListConvertor(),  blank_ok=True))
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (blank not OK)', convertor=ListConvertor(), blank_ok=False))
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (stripped)', convertor=ListConvertor(), cleaners=strip_cleaner))
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (separated by commas)', convertor=ListConvertor()))
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (separated by commas, blank OK)', convertor=ListConvertor(),  blank_ok=True))
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (separated by commas, blank not OK)', convertor=ListConvertor(), blank_ok=False))
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (separated by commas, stripped)', convertor=ListConvertor(), cleaners=strip_cleaner))
 
     # specified delimiter
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter a list (separated by commas)', convertor=ListConvertor(delimiter=',')))
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_menu.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_menu.py
index 347e0d5..7dd52e4 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_menu.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_menu.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+"""
+cooked input examples of getting entry from menus
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
+"""
+
 
 from cooked_input import get_table_input
 from cooked_input.convertors import IntConvertor
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_passwords.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_passwords.py
index 966f064..2f3323b 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_passwords.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_passwords.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""
+cooked input examples of getting password values
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
+"""
 
 from cooked_input import get_input
 from cooked_input.validators import PasswordValidator
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_strs.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_strs.py
index 71957b9..48f8592 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_strs.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_strs.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """
-Test to test getting a string values
+cooked input examples of getting an string values
 
-
-- show cleaners: strip, upper, lower
+Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
 from cooked_input import get_input
@@ -25,43 +24,38 @@
     not_in_choices_validator = NotInValidator(validators=[bad_flavor_validator])
 
     strip_cleaner = StripCleaner()
+    rstrip_cleaner = StripCleaner(lstrip=False, rstrip=True)
     lower_cleaner = LowerCleaner()
     upper_cleaner = UpperCleaner()
     capitalize_cleaner = CapitalizeCleaner(all_words=False)
     capitalize_all_cleaner = CapitalizeCleaner(all_words=True)
+    strip_and_lower_cleaners = [strip_cleaner, lower_cleaner]
+
 
     # get any string
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter any string'))
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter any string', blank_ok=True))
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter any string (will be stripped of leading and trailing spaces and converted to lower)',
-            cleaners=[strip_cleaner, lower_cleaner]))
+                    cleaners=strip_and_lower_cleaners))
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter any string (will be stripped of trailing spaces and converted to upper)',
-            cleaners=[strip_cleaner, upper_cleaner]))
+            cleaners=[rstrip_cleaner, upper_cleaner]))
 
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter your name (first word will be capitalized)',
-            cleaners=capitalize_cleaner))
-    print(get_input(prompt='Enter your name (all words will be capitalized)',
-            cleaners=capitalize_cleaner))
+    # capitalization cleaning (CapitalizeCleaner)
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter your name (first word will be capitalized)', cleaners=capitalize_cleaner))
+    print(get_input(prompt='Enter your name (all words will be capitalized)', cleaners=capitalize_all_cleaner))
 
-    prompt_str = "What is your favorite flavor jelly bean (don't say licorice!)?"
+    # picking from choices (InchoicesValidator)
+    prompt_str = "What is your favorite flavor jelly bean (pick any flavor, don't say licorice!)?"
     print(get_input(prompt=prompt_str, validators=not_in_choices_validator, default='cherry'))
 
-    prompt_str = "Which of these is your favorite flavor jelly bean (%s, but not licorice!)?" % ', '.join(good_flavors)
-    cleaners = [strip_cleaner, lower_cleaner]
+    prompt_str = "Which of these is your favorite flavor jelly bean (choose from: %s, but not licorice!)?" % ', '.join(good_flavors)
     validators = [good_flavor_validator, not_in_choices_validator]
-    print(get_input(prompt=prompt_str, cleaners=cleaners, validators=validators, default='cherry'))
+    print(get_input(prompt=prompt_str, cleaners=strip_and_lower_cleaners, validators=validators, default='cherry'))
 
     # get different length strings
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter a three letter string', validators=[length_3_validator]))
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter a string at least 5 letters long', validators=[length_5_plus_validator]))
     print(get_input(prompt='Enter a 2 to 4 letter string', validators=[length_2_to_4_validator]))
 
-    # Use InChoicesValidator
-    prompt_str = 'What is your favorite color (%s)' % ', '.join(colors)
-    print(get_input(prompt=prompt_str, default='green'))
-
-    print(get_input(prompt=prompt_str, cleaners=cleaners, validators=validators, default='cherry'))
-
+    # Use YesNoConvertor
     print(get_input(prompt="Yes or no?", cleaners=strip_cleaner, convertor=YesNoConvertor(), default='Y'))
-
-
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_table_input.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_table_input.py
index 54bd51e..21f0d3c 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_table_input.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_table_input.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""
+cooked input examples of getting inputs from tables
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
+"""
 
 import cooked_input
 from cooked_input import get_table_input
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/get_user_info.py b/cooked_input/examples/get_user_info.py
index 89af5b5..54b95b6 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/get_user_info.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/get_user_info.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """
-No error msgs for password
+cooked input examples of getting inputs from tables
 
-Have Password validator create hints for proper input.  Expand that idea?
-Have error messages for all fields
+Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
 
@@ -99,6 +98,9 @@ def __call__(self, value):
     role_validtor = ListValidator(elem_validators=InChoicesValidator(roles_list))
     role_prompt = 'Roles ({}, separated by commas)'.format(sorted(roles_list))
 
+    # TODO -- remove me!!!
+    roles = get_input(prompt=role_prompt, cleaners=default_cleaners, convertor=ListConvertor(), validators=role_validtor, blank_ok=False)
+
     # Simulate logging the user in:
     try:
         user_name = get_input(prompt='Username', cleaners=default_cleaners, validators=CheckUserValidator(), retries=3)
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/simple_input.py b/cooked_input/examples/simple_input.py
index f42a7a0..78eb770 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/simple_input.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/simple_input.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     simple_guess: the naive version. Not robust.
     robust_guess: trying to beef up the naive version, lots of code for a simple input of an integer!
     cooked_input_guess: implemented with cooked_input
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
 import sys
diff --git a/cooked_input/examples/validate_tk.py b/cooked_input/examples/validate_tk.py
index a03ae85..cabeb53 100644
--- a/cooked_input/examples/validate_tk.py
+++ b/cooked_input/examples/validate_tk.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 def on_button():
     value = entry1.get()
-    processed_value = process_value(value, cleaners=StripCleaner(), convertor=IntConvertor(), validators=InRangeValidator(min_val=1, max_val=10))
+    valid, processed_value = process_value(value, cleaners=StripCleaner(), convertor=IntConvertor(), validators=InRangeValidator(min_val=1, max_val=10))
 
-    if processed_value:
+    if valid:
         messagebox.showinfo("Integer is...", "Integer is good: {}".format(processed_value))
         top.quit()
     else:
diff --git a/cooked_input/get_input.py b/cooked_input/get_input.py
index 9c5590a..7bddbe0 100644
--- a/cooked_input/get_input.py
+++ b/cooked_input/get_input.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 """
 get_input module to get values from the command line.
 
-document usage.
-point to examples
-talk about convertors, cleaners, and validators
+see: https://github.com/lwanger/cooked_input for more information.
 
 Author: Len Wanger
 Copyright: Len Wanger, 2017
@@ -16,11 +14,8 @@
 import getpass
 import prettytable
 
-# relative import needed to run, but sphinx need non-relative. 
-from .validators import InChoicesValidator, in_all
+from .validators import InChoicesValidator, in_all, validate
 from .convertors import TableConvertor
-# from validators import InChoicesValidator
-# from convertors import TableConvertor
 
 
 TABLE_ID = 0
@@ -304,15 +299,4 @@ def get_table_input(table=None, cleaners=None, convertor=None, validators=None,
                     if return_value == TABLE_VALUE:
                         return t[TABLE_VALUE]
                     else:
-                        return t[TABLE_ID]
-
-
-def validate(value, validators=None):
-    """
-    Run validators on a value.
-
-    :param value: the value to validate.
-    :param validators: list of validators to run on the value.
-    :return: True if the input passed validation, else False
-    """
-    return compose(value, validators)
+                        return t[TABLE_ID]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cooked_input/test/get_int.py b/cooked_input/test/get_int.py
index 5d8ced5..51218ac 100644
--- a/cooked_input/test/get_int.py
+++ b/cooked_input/test/get_int.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 
 class redirect_stdin():
+    # context manager for redirecting stdin. Usable with "with" keyword
     def __init__(self, f):
         self.f = f
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         sys.stdin = sys.__stdin__
 
+
 test_get_int_str="""
 10
 5
diff --git a/cooked_input/test/validate.py b/cooked_input/test/validate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11691bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cooked_input/test/validate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+"""
+pytest tests for cooked_input: test the validate method
+
+Len Wanger, 2017
+"""
+
+from cooked_input import validate, InRangeValidator, NotInValidator
+
+validators = [InRangeValidator(min_val=1, max_val=10), NotInValidator(5)]
+
+for v in [(-1, False), (1, True), (5, False), (6, True), (11, False)]:
+    result = validate(v[0], validators)
+    assert(result==v[1])
diff --git a/cooked_input/validators.py b/cooked_input/validators.py
index 2b765a2..160e00f 100644
--- a/cooked_input/validators.py
+++ b/cooked_input/validators.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """
-get_input module to get values from the command line.
-
-This file contains validator classes for io_get_input
+This file contains validator classes for cooked_input
 
 For more validators: look at using validus:
     https://shopnilsazal.github.io/validus/readme.html
@@ -10,23 +8,9 @@
 Copyright: Len Wanger, 2017
 """
 
-import sys
 import string
 import re
-
-
-def compose(value, funcs):
-    # compose functions and return the result: compose(value, [f1,f2,f3]) = f3(f2(f1(value)))
-    result = None
-    if callable(funcs):
-        result = funcs(value)
-    else:
-        for func in funcs:
-            if not result:
-                result = func(value)
-            else:
-                result = func(result)
-    return result
+import collections
 
 
 def in_any(value, validators):
@@ -38,17 +22,17 @@ def in_any(value, validators):
     :return: True if any of the validators pass, False if they all fail.
     """
 
-    if isinstance(validators, collections.Iterable):
-        result = any(validator(value) for validator in validators)
-    elif validators is None:
+    if validators is None:
         result = True
-    else:
+    elif isinstance(validators, collections.Iterable):  # list of validators (or other iterable)
+        result = any(validator(value) for validator in validators)
+    elif callable(validators): # single validator function
         result = validators(value)
+    else:   # single value
+        result = value == validators
 
     return result
 
-import collections
-
 
 def in_all(value, validators):
     """
@@ -59,12 +43,14 @@ def in_all(value, validators):
     :return: True if all of the validators pass, False if they all fail.
     """
 
-    if isinstance(validators, collections.Iterable):
-        result = all(validator(value) for validator in validators)
-    elif validators is None:
+    if validators is None:
         result = True
-    else:
+    elif isinstance(validators, collections.Iterable):
+        result = all(validator(value) for validator in validators)
+    elif callable(validators):
         result = validators(value)
+    else:
+        result = value == validators
 
     return result
 
@@ -77,8 +63,7 @@ def not_in(value, validators):
     :param validators: an iterable (list or tuple) containing the validators to use.
     :return: True if none of the validators pass, False if they any of them pass.
     """
-    result = in_any(value, validators)
-    return not result
+    return not in_any(value, validators)
 
 
 def validate(value, validators=None):
@@ -89,7 +74,15 @@ def validate(value, validators=None):
     :param validators: list of validators to run on the value.
     :return: True if the input passed validation, else False
     """
-    return compose(value, validators)
+    if callable(validators):
+        result = validators(value)
+    else:
+        for v in validators:
+            result = v(value)
+            if not result:
+                break
+
+    return result
 
 
 ####
@@ -364,7 +357,7 @@ def __call__(self, value):
 
         if self._elem_validators:
             for item in value:
-                result = compose(item, self._elem_validators)
+                result = validate(item, self._elem_validators)
                 if not result:
                     return False
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ea8589..5ce22f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
     # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/single_source_version.html
-    #version='0.1.0',
     version=cooked_input.__version__,
 
     description='Toolkit for getting input from the keyboard.',
@@ -88,7 +87,8 @@
     # your project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
     # requirements files see:
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
-    install_requires=['dateparser', 'prettytable'],
+    # install_requires=['dateparser', 'prettytable', 'validus'],
+    install_requires=['setuptools-git'],
 
     # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development
     # dependencies). You can install these using the following syntax,
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
     package_data={
         # 'sample': ['package_data.dat'],
     },
+    
+    include_package_data=True,
 
     # Although 'package_data' is the preferred approach, in some case you may
     # need to place data files outside of your packages. See: