diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
index 54b7148..1c0facb 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ function M.track(data, time)
 end
 
 ---@param name string
+---@return string
 function M.normname(name)
-  return name:lower():gsub("^n?vim%-", ""):gsub("%.n?vim$", ""):gsub("%.lua", ""):gsub("[^a-z]+", "")
+  local ret = name:lower():gsub("^n?vim%-", ""):gsub("%.n?vim$", ""):gsub("%.lua", ""):gsub("[^a-z]+", "")
+  return ret
 end
 
+---@return string
 function M.norm(path)
   if path:sub(1, 1) == "~" then
     local home = vim.loop.os_homedir()
diff --git a/lua/lazy/util.lua b/lua/lazy/util.lua
index a16feb5..772a8be 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/util.lua
@@ -45,23 +45,29 @@ function M.write_file(file, contents)
   fd:close()
 end
 
+---@generic F: fun()
 ---@param ms number
----@param fn fun()
+---@param fn F
+---@return F
 function M.throttle(ms, fn)
   local timer = vim.loop.new_timer()
   local running = false
   local first = true
 
-  return function()
+  return function(...)
+    local args = { ... }
+    local wrapped = function()
+      fn(unpack(args))
+    end
     if not running then
       if first then
-        fn()
+        wrapped()
         first = false
       end
 
       timer:start(ms, 0, function()
         running = false
-        vim.schedule(fn)
+        vim.schedule(wrapped)
       end)
 
       running = true
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/init.lua b/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
index e82f644..3d40df9 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ local Util = require("lazy.util")
 local Render = require("lazy.view.render")
 local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
 
+---@class LazyViewState
+---@field mode string
+---@field plugin? string
+
+---@class LazyView
+---@field buf number
+---@field win number
+---@field render LazyRender
+---@field state LazyViewState
+---@field win_opts LazyViewWinOpts
 local M = {}
 
 M.modes = {
@@ -40,29 +50,159 @@ M.modes = {
 
 M.hover = "K"
 
----@type string?
-M.mode = nil
+---@type LazyView
+M.view = nil
 
+---@param mode? string
 function M.show(mode)
   if Config.headless then
     return
   end
-  M.mode = mode or M.mode or "home"
+
+  M.view = M.view or M.create({ mode = mode })
+  M.view:update(mode)
+end
+
+---@param opts? {mode?:string}
+function M.create(opts)
   require("lazy.view.colors").setup()
+  opts = opts or {}
+  local self = setmetatable({}, { __index = M })
 
-  if M._buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(M._buf) then
-    -- vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(M._win, { 1, 0 })
-    vim.cmd([[do User LazyRender]])
-    return
+  self.state = { mode = "home" }
+
+  self:mount()
+
+  self.render = Render.new(self)
+  self.update = Util.throttle(Config.options.ui.throttle, self.update)
+
+  self:on_key("q", self.close)
+
+  self:on({ "BufDelete", "BufLeave", "BufHidden" }, self.close, { once = true })
+
+  self:on("User LazyRender", function()
+    if not (self.buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(self.buf)) then
+      return true
+    end
+    self:update()
+  end)
+
+  -- plugin details
+  self:on_key("<cr>", function()
+    local plugin = self.render:get_plugin()
+    if plugin then
+      self.state.plugin = self.state.plugin ~= plugin.name and plugin.name or nil
+      self:update()
+    end
+  end)
+
+  self:setup_hover()
+  self:setup_modes()
+  return self
+end
+
+---@param events string|string[]
+---@param fn fun(self?):boolean?
+---@param opts? table
+function M:on(events, fn, opts)
+  if type(events) == "string" then
+    events = { events }
   end
+  for _, e in ipairs(events) do
+    local event, pattern = e:match("(%w+) (%w+)")
+    event = event or e
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
+      event,
+      vim.tbl_extend("force", {
+        pattern = pattern,
+        buffer = not pattern and self.buf or nil,
+        callback = function()
+          return fn(self)
+        end,
+      }, opts or {})
+    )
+  end
+end
 
-  local buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
-  M._buf = buf
+---@param key string
+---@param fn fun(self?)
+function M:on_key(key, fn)
+  vim.keymap.set("n", key, function()
+    fn(self)
+  end, {
+    nowait = true,
+    buffer = self.buf,
+  })
+end
+
+---@param mode? string
+function M:update(mode)
+  if mode then
+    self.state.mode = mode
+  end
+  if self.buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(self.buf) then
+    vim.bo[self.buf].modifiable = true
+    self.render:update()
+    vim.bo[self.buf].modifiable = false
+    vim.cmd.redraw()
+  end
+end
+
+function M:open_url(path)
+  local plugin = self.render:get_plugin()
+  if plugin then
+    if plugin.url then
+      local url = plugin.url:gsub("%.git$", "")
+      Util.open(url .. path)
+    else
+      Util.error("No url for " .. plugin.name)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function M:close()
+  local buf = self.buf
+  local win = self.win
+  self.win = nil
+  self.buf = nil
+  M.view = nil
+  vim.diagnostic.reset(Config.ns, buf)
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    if win and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(win) then
+      vim.api.nvim_win_close(win, true)
+    end
+    if buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+function M:focus()
+  vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(self.win)
+
+  -- it seems that setting the current win doesn't work before VimEnter,
+  -- so do that then
+  if vim.v.vim_did_enter ~= 1 then
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
+      once = true,
+      callback = function()
+        if self.win and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(self.win) then
+          pcall(vim.api.nvim_set_current_win, self.win)
+        end
+        return true
+      end,
+    })
+  end
+end
+
+function M:mount()
+  self.buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, false)
 
   local function size(max, value)
     return value > 1 and math.min(value, max) or math.floor(max * value)
   end
-  local opts = {
+  ---@class LazyViewWinOpts
+  self.win_opts = {
     relative = "editor",
     style = "minimal",
     border = Config.options.ui.border,
@@ -71,178 +211,87 @@ function M.show(mode)
     noautocmd = true,
   }
 
-  opts.row = (vim.o.lines - opts.height) / 2
-  opts.col = (vim.o.columns - opts.width) / 2
-  local win = vim.api.nvim_open_win(buf, true, opts)
-  M._win = win
-  vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(win)
+  self.win_opts.row = (vim.o.lines - self.win_opts.height) / 2
+  self.win_opts.col = (vim.o.columns - self.win_opts.width) / 2
+  self.win = vim.api.nvim_open_win(self.buf, true, self.win_opts)
+  self:focus()
 
-  -- it seems that setting the current win doesn't work before VimEnter,
-  -- so do that then
-  if vim.v.vim_did_enter ~= 1 then
-    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
-      once = true,
-      callback = function()
-        if win and vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(win) then
-          pcall(vim.api.nvim_set_current_win, win)
-        end
-      end,
-    })
-  end
+  vim.bo[self.buf].buftype = "nofile"
+  vim.bo[self.buf].filetype = "lazy"
+  vim.bo[self.buf].bufhidden = "wipe"
+  vim.wo[self.win].conceallevel = 3
+  vim.wo[self.win].spell = false
+  vim.wo[self.win].wrap = true
+  vim.wo[self.win].winhighlight = "Normal:LazyNormal"
+end
 
-  vim.bo[buf].buftype = "nofile"
-  vim.bo[buf].filetype = "lazy"
-  vim.bo[buf].bufhidden = "wipe"
-  vim.wo[win].conceallevel = 3
-  vim.wo[win].spell = false
-  vim.wo[win].wrap = true
-  vim.wo[win].winhighlight = "Normal:LazyNormal"
-
-  local function close()
-    M._buf = nil
-    vim.diagnostic.reset(Config.ns, buf)
-    vim.schedule(function()
-      if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(win) then
-        vim.api.nvim_win_close(win, true)
-      end
-      if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
-        vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(buf, { force = true })
-      end
-    end)
-  end
-
-  vim.keymap.set("n", "q", close, {
-    nowait = true,
-    buffer = buf,
-  })
-
-  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufDelete", "BufLeave", "BufHidden" }, {
-    once = true,
-    buffer = buf,
-    callback = close,
-  })
-
-  local render = Render.new(buf, win, 2, opts.width)
-  local update = Util.throttle(Config.options.ui.throttle, function()
-    if buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
-      vim.bo[buf].modifiable = true
-      render:update()
-      vim.bo[buf].modifiable = false
-      vim.cmd.redraw()
-    end
-  end)
-
-  local function get_plugin()
-    local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(win)
-    return render:get_plugin(pos[1])
-  end
-
-  vim.keymap.set("n", "<cr>", function()
-    local plugin = get_plugin()
-    if plugin then
-      if render._details == plugin.name then
-        render._details = nil
-      else
-        render._details = plugin.name
-      end
-      update()
-    end
-  end, {
-    nowait = true,
-    buffer = buf,
-  })
-
-  local function open(path)
-    local plugin = get_plugin()
-    if plugin then
-      local url = plugin.url:gsub("%.git$", "")
-      if Util.file_exists(url) then
-        url = "https://github.com/" .. plugin[1]
-      end
-      Util.open(url .. path)
-    end
-  end
-
-  M.keys(buf, {
+function M:setup_hover()
+  local handlers = {
     ["%s(" .. string.rep("[a-z0-9]", 7) .. ")%s"] = function(hash)
-      open("/commit/" .. hash)
+      self:open_url("/commit/" .. hash)
     end,
     ["%s(" .. string.rep("[a-z0-9]", 7) .. ")$"] = function(hash)
-      open("/commit/" .. hash)
+      self:open_url("/commit/" .. hash)
     end,
     ["^(" .. string.rep("[a-z0-9]", 7) .. ")%s"] = function(hash)
-      open("/commit/" .. hash)
+      self:open_url("/commit/" .. hash)
     end,
     ["#(%d+)"] = function(issue)
-      open("/issues/" .. issue)
+      self:open_url("/issues/" .. issue)
     end,
     ["README.md"] = function()
-      local plugin = get_plugin()
-      Util.open(plugin.dir .. "/README.md")
+      local plugin = self.render:get_plugin()
+      if plugin then
+        Util.open(plugin.dir .. "/README.md")
+      end
     end,
     ["|(%S-)|"] = vim.cmd.help, -- vim help links
     ["(https?://%S+)"] = function(url)
       Util.open(url)
     end,
-  })
+  }
 
+  self:on_key(M.hover, function()
+    local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+    local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
+    local col = pos[2] + 1
+
+    for pattern, handler in pairs(handlers) do
+      local from = 1
+      local to, url
+      while from do
+        from, to, url = line:find(pattern, from)
+        if from and col >= from and col <= to then
+          return handler(url)
+        end
+        if from then
+          from = to + 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+function M:setup_modes()
   for _, m in ipairs(M.modes) do
     if m.key then
-      vim.keymap.set("n", m.key, function()
+      self:on_key(m.key, function()
         local Commands = require("lazy.view.commands")
         if m.plugin then
-          local plugin = get_plugin()
+          local plugin = self.render:get_plugin()
           if plugin then
             Commands.cmd(m.name, { plugins = { plugin } })
           end
         else
-          if M.mode == m.name and m.toggle then
-            M.mode = nil
-            return update()
+          if self.state.mode == m.name and m.toggle then
+            self.state.mode = "home"
+            return self:update()
           end
           Commands.cmd(m.name)
         end
-      end, { buffer = buf })
+      end)
     end
   end
-
-  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-    pattern = "LazyRender",
-    callback = function()
-      if not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(buf) then
-        return true
-      end
-      update()
-    end,
-  })
-  update()
-end
-
----@param handlers table<string, fun(str:string)>
-function M.keys(buf, handlers)
-  local function map(lhs)
-    vim.keymap.set("n", lhs, function()
-      local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
-      local pos = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)
-      local col = pos[2] + 1
-
-      for pattern, handler in pairs(handlers) do
-        local from = 1
-        local to, url
-        while from do
-          from, to, url = line:find(pattern, from)
-          if from and col >= from and col <= to then
-            return handler(url)
-          end
-          if from then
-            from = to + 1
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end, { buffer = buf, silent = true })
-  end
-
-  map(M.hover)
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index 29003ed..ca69c42 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -9,24 +9,22 @@ local Text = require("lazy.view.text")
 
 ---@alias LazyDiagnostic {row: number, severity: number, message:string}
 
----@class Render:Text
----@field buf buffer
----@field win window
+---@class LazyRender:Text
+---@field view LazyView
 ---@field plugins LazyPlugin[]
 ---@field progress {total:number, done:number}
 ---@field _diagnostics LazyDiagnostic[]
 ---@field plugin_range table<string, {from: number, to: number}>
----@field _details? string
 local M = {}
 
----@return Render
-function M.new(buf, win, padding, wrap)
-  ---@type Render
+---@return LazyRender
+---@param view LazyView
+function M.new(view)
+  ---@type LazyRender
   local self = setmetatable({}, { __index = setmetatable(M, { __index = Text }) })
-  self.buf = buf
-  self.win = win
-  self.padding = padding or 0
-  self.wrap = wrap
+  self.view = view
+  self.padding = 2
+  self.wrap = view.win_opts.width
   return self
 end
 
@@ -72,10 +70,10 @@ function M:update()
   end
 
   self:trim()
-  self:render(self.buf)
+  self:render(self.view.buf)
   vim.diagnostic.set(
     Config.ns,
-    self.buf,
+    self.view.buf,
     ---@param diag LazyDiagnostic
     vim.tbl_map(function(diag)
       diag.col = 0
@@ -86,9 +84,10 @@ function M:update()
   )
 end
 
----@param row number
+---@param row? number
 ---@return LazyPlugin?
 function M:get_plugin(row)
+  row = row or vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(self.view.win)[1]
   for name, range in pairs(self.plugin_range) do
     if row >= range.from and row <= range.to then
       return Config.plugins[name]
@@ -98,20 +97,18 @@ end
 
 function M:title()
   self:nl():nl()
-  local View = require("lazy.view")
-
-  for _, mode in ipairs(View.modes) do
+  for _, mode in ipairs(self.view.modes) do
     if not mode.hide and not mode.plugin then
       local title = " " .. mode.name:sub(1, 1):upper() .. mode.name:sub(2) .. " (" .. mode.key .. ") "
       if mode.name == "home" then
-        if View.mode == "home" then
+        if self.view.state.mode == "home" then
           title = " lazy.nvim  鈴 "
         else
           title = " lazy.nvim (H) "
         end
       end
 
-      if View.mode == mode.name then
+      if self.view.state.mode == mode.name then
         if mode.name == "home" then
           self:append(title, "LazyH1")
         else
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ function M:title()
   end
   self:nl()
 
-  if View.mode ~= "help" and View.mode ~= "profile" and View.mode ~= "debug" then
+  if self.view.state.mode ~= "help" and self.view.state.mode ~= "profile" and self.view.state.mode ~= "debug" then
     if self.progress.done < self.progress.total then
       self:append("Tasks: ", "LazyH2")
       self:append(self.progress.done .. "/" .. self.progress.total, "LazyMuted")
@@ -141,11 +138,10 @@ function M:title()
     end
     self:nl():nl()
   end
-  return View.mode
+  return self.view.state.mode
 end
 
 function M:help()
-  local View = require("lazy.view")
   self:append("Help", "LazyH2"):nl():nl()
 
   self:append("You can press "):append("<CR>", "LazySpecial"):append(" on a plugin to show its details."):nl()
@@ -155,7 +151,7 @@ function M:help()
   self:append(" to open links, help files, readmes and git commits."):nl():nl()
 
   self:append("Keyboard Shortcuts", "LazyH2"):nl()
-  for _, mode in ipairs(View.modes) do
+  for _, mode in ipairs(self.view.modes) do
     local title = mode.name:sub(1, 1):upper() .. mode.name:sub(2)
     self:append("- ", "LazySpecial", { indent = 2 })
     self:append(title, "Title")
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ function M:help()
 end
 
 function M:progressbar()
-  local width = vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(self.win) - 2 * self.padding
+  local width = vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(self.view.win) - 2 * self.padding
   local done = math.floor((self.progress.done / self.progress.total) * width + 0.5)
   if self.progress.done == self.progress.total then
     done = 0
@@ -341,7 +337,7 @@ function M:plugin(plugin)
   self:diagnostics(plugin)
   self:nl()
 
-  if self._details == plugin.name then
+  if self.view.state.plugin == plugin.name then
     self:details(plugin)
   end
   self:tasks(plugin)
@@ -351,14 +347,14 @@ end
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M:tasks(plugin)
   for _, task in ipairs(plugin._.tasks or {}) do
-    if self._details == plugin.name then
+    if self.view.state.plugin == plugin.name then
       self:append("✔ [task] ", "Title", { indent = 4 }):append(task.name)
       self:append(" " .. math.floor((task:time()) * 100) / 100 .. "ms", "Bold")
       self:nl()
     end
     if task.name == "log" and not task.error then
       self:log(task)
-    elseif task.error or self._details == plugin.name then
+    elseif task.error or self.view.state.plugin == plugin.name then
       if task.error then
         self:append(vim.trim(task.error), "LazyError", { indent = 4, prefix = "│ " })
         self:nl()