diff --git a/src/backend.memory.js b/src/backend.memory.js
index 6fcdc5ee..53556463 100644
--- a/src/backend.memory.js
+++ b/src/backend.memory.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ this.recline.Backend.Memory = this.recline.Backend.Memory || {};
     };
 
     this.transform = function(editFunc) {
-      var toUpdate = costco.mapDocs(this.data, editFunc);
+      var toUpdate = recline.Data.Transform.mapDocs(this.data, editFunc);
       // TODO: very inefficient -- could probably just walk the documents and updates in tandem and update
       _.each(toUpdate.updates, function(record, idx) {
         self.data[idx] = record;
diff --git a/src/data.transform.js b/src/data.transform.js
index 24e40ff4..f7c64fba 100644
--- a/src/data.transform.js
+++ b/src/data.transform.js
@@ -1,68 +1,67 @@
+this.recline = this.recline || {};
+this.recline.Data = this.recline.Data || {};
+
+(function(my) {
 // adapted from https://github.com/harthur/costco. heather rules
 
-var costco = function() {
-  
-  function evalFunction(funcString) {
-    try {
-      eval("var editFunc = " + funcString);
-    } catch(e) {
-      return {errorMessage: e+""};
-    }
-    return editFunc;
-  }
-  
-  function previewTransform(docs, editFunc, currentColumn) {
-    var preview = [];
-    var updated = mapDocs($.extend(true, {}, docs), editFunc);
-    for (var i = 0; i < updated.docs.length; i++) {      
-      var before = docs[i]
-        , after = updated.docs[i]
-        ;
-      if (!after) after = {};
-      if (currentColumn) {
-        preview.push({before: before[currentColumn], after: after[currentColumn]});      
-      } else {
-        preview.push({before: before, after: after});      
-      }
-    }
-    return preview;
-  }
+my.Transform = {};
 
-  function mapDocs(docs, editFunc) {
-    var edited = []
-      , deleted = []
-      , failed = []
-      ;
-    
-    var updatedDocs = _.map(docs, function(doc) {
-      try {
-        var updated = editFunc(_.clone(doc));
-      } catch(e) {
-        failed.push(doc);
-        return;
-      }
-      if(updated === null) {
-        updated = {_deleted: true};
-        edited.push(updated);
-        deleted.push(doc);
-      }
-      else if(updated && !_.isEqual(updated, doc)) {
-        edited.push(updated);
-      }
-      return updated;      
-    });
-    
-    return {
-      updates: edited, 
-      docs: updatedDocs, 
-      deletes: deleted, 
-      failed: failed
-    };
+my.Transform.evalFunction = function(funcString) {
+  try {
+    eval("var editFunc = " + funcString);
+  } catch(e) {
+    return {errorMessage: e+""};
   }
+  return editFunc;
+};
+
+my.Transform.previewTransform = function(docs, editFunc, currentColumn) {
+  var preview = [];
+  var updated = my.Transform.mapDocs($.extend(true, {}, docs), editFunc);
+  for (var i = 0; i < updated.docs.length; i++) {      
+    var before = docs[i]
+      , after = updated.docs[i]
+      ;
+    if (!after) after = {};
+    if (currentColumn) {
+      preview.push({before: before[currentColumn], after: after[currentColumn]});      
+    } else {
+      preview.push({before: before, after: after});      
+    }
+  }
+  return preview;
+};
+
+my.Transform.mapDocs = function(docs, editFunc) {
+  var edited = []
+    , deleted = []
+    , failed = []
+    ;
+  
+  var updatedDocs = _.map(docs, function(doc) {
+    try {
+      var updated = editFunc(_.clone(doc));
+    } catch(e) {
+      failed.push(doc);
+      return;
+    }
+    if(updated === null) {
+      updated = {_deleted: true};
+      edited.push(updated);
+      deleted.push(doc);
+    }
+    else if(updated && !_.isEqual(updated, doc)) {
+      edited.push(updated);
+    }
+    return updated;      
+  });
   
   return {
-    evalFunction: evalFunction,
-    previewTransform: previewTransform,
-    mapDocs: mapDocs
+    updates: edited, 
+    docs: updatedDocs, 
+    deletes: deleted, 
+    failed: failed
   };
-}();
+};
+
+}(this.recline.Data))
diff --git a/src/view.transform.js b/src/view.transform.js
index 9fe8cc7a..4b6d9b3f 100644
--- a/src/view.transform.js
+++ b/src/view.transform.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ my.Transform = Backbone.View.extend({
   onSubmit: function(e) {
     var self = this;
     var funcText = this.el.find('.expression-preview-code').val();
-    var editFunc = costco.evalFunction(funcText);
+    var editFunc = recline.Data.Transform.evalFunction(funcText);
     if (editFunc.errorMessage) {
       this.trigger('recline:flash', {message: "Error with function! " + editFunc.errorMessage});
       return;
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ my.Transform = Backbone.View.extend({
     // if you don't setTimeout it won't grab the latest character if you call e.target.value
     window.setTimeout( function() {
       var errors = self.el.find('.expression-preview-parsing-status');
-      var editFunc = costco.evalFunction(e.target.value);
+      var editFunc = recline.Data.Transform.evalFunction(e.target.value);
       if (!editFunc.errorMessage) {
         errors.text('No syntax error.');
         var docs = self.model.records.map(function(doc) {
           return doc.toJSON();
         });
-        var previewData = costco.previewTransform(docs, editFunc);
+        var previewData = recline.Data.Transform.previewTransform(docs, editFunc);
         var $el = self.el.find('.expression-preview-container');
         var fields = self.model.fields.toJSON();
         var rows = _.map(previewData.slice(0,4), function(row) {