diff --git a/dist/py/codemp.pyi b/dist/py/codemp.pyi
index d5c25009..dc9a974e 100644
--- a/dist/py/codemp.pyi
+++ b/dist/py/codemp.pyi
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class BufferController:
 	Handle to the controller for a specific buffer, which manages the back and forth
 	of operations to and from other peers.
 	"""
-	def name(self)								-> str: ...
+	def path(self)								-> str: ...
 	def content(self) 							-> Promise[str]: ...
 	def send(self,
 		start: int,
diff --git a/src/ffi/js/buffer.rs b/src/ffi/js/buffer.rs
index 2f533da3..7d19a5a9 100644
--- a/src/ffi/js/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/js/buffer.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ impl BufferController {
 	}
 
 
-	#[napi(js_name = "get_name")]
-	pub fn js_name(&self) -> napi::Result<&str> {
-		Ok(&self.name())
+	#[napi(js_name = "get_path")]
+	pub fn js_path(&self) -> napi::Result<&str> {
+		Ok(&self.path())
 	}
 
 	#[napi(js_name = "poll")]
diff --git a/src/ffi/js/ext.rs b/src/ffi/js/ext.rs
index cd905c48..56d87891 100644
--- a/src/ffi/js/ext.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/js/ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use napi_derive::napi;
-use crate::hash;
+use crate::ext::hash;
 
 
 #[napi(js_name = "hash")]
diff --git a/src/ffi/js/mod.rs b/src/ffi/js/mod.rs
index 2d066203..bdad225c 100644
--- a/src/ffi/js/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/js/mod.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@ pub mod op_cache;
 pub mod ext;
 
 
-impl From<crate::Error> for napi::Error {
-	fn from(value: crate::Error) -> Self {
-		let msg = format!("{value}");
-		match value {
-			crate::Error::Deadlocked => napi::Error::new(napi::Status::WouldDeadlock, msg),
-			_ => napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, msg),
-		}
+impl From<crate::errors::ConnectionError> for napi::Error {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::ConnectionError) -> Self {
+		napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, format!("{value}"))
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<crate::errors::RemoteError> for napi::Error {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::RemoteError) -> Self {
+		napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, format!("{value}"))
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<crate::errors::ControllerError> for napi::Error {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::ControllerError) -> Self {
+		napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, format!("{value}"))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/client.rs b/src/ffi/python/client.rs
index 80a552c3..4bf9c9ea 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/client.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/client.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 #[pymethods]
 impl Client {
-	// #[new]
-	// fn __new__(host: String, username: String, password: String) -> crate::Result<Self> {
-	// 	tokio().block_on(Client::connect(host, username, password))
+	#[new]
+	fn __new__(host: String, username: String, password: String) -> crate::errors::ConnectionResult<Self> {
+		tokio().block_on(Client::connect(host, username, password))
+	}
+
+	// #[pyo3(name = "join_workspace")]
+	// async fn pyjoin_workspace(&self, workspace: String) -> JoinHandle<crate::Result<Workspace>> {
+	// 	tracing::info!("attempting to join the workspace {}", workspace);
+
+	// 	let this = self.clone();
+	// 	async {
+	// 		tokio()
+	// 			.spawn(async move { this.join_workspace(workspace).await })
+	// 			.await
+	// 	}
 	// }
 
 	#[pyo3(name = "join_workspace")]
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/controllers.rs b/src/ffi/python/controllers.rs
index 0d31a64e..c9cd6e18 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/controllers.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/controllers.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ impl CursorController {
 // need to do manually since Controller is a trait implementation
 #[pymethods]
 impl BufferController {
-	#[pyo3(name = "name")]
-	fn pyname(&self) -> String {
-		self.name().to_string()
+	#[pyo3(name = "path")]
+	fn pypath(&self) -> String {
+		self.path().to_string()
 	}
 
 	#[pyo3(name = "content")]
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
index 92be8f41..088b5569 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/mod.rs
@@ -195,20 +195,21 @@ fn set_logger(logging_cb: Py<PyFunction>, debug: bool) -> bool {
 	log_subscribed
 }
 
-impl From<crate::Error> for PyErr {
-	fn from(value: crate::Error) -> Self {
-		match value {
-			crate::Error::Transport { status, message } => {
-				PyConnectionError::new_err(format!("Transport error: ({}) {}", status, message))
-			}
-			crate::Error::Channel { send } => {
-				PyConnectionError::new_err(format!("Channel error (send:{})", send))
-			}
-			crate::Error::InvalidState { msg } => {
-				PyRuntimeError::new_err(format!("Invalid state: {}", msg))
-			}
-			crate::Error::Deadlocked => PyRuntimeError::new_err("Deadlock, retry."),
-		}
+impl From<crate::errors::ConnectionError> for PyErr {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::ConnectionError) -> Self {
+		PyConnectionError::new_err(format!("Connection error: {value}")) 
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<crate::errors::RemoteError> for PyErr {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::RemoteError) -> Self {
+		PyRuntimeError::new_err(format!("Remote error: {value}"))
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<crate::errors::ControllerError> for PyErr {
+	fn from(value: crate::errors::ControllerError) -> Self {
+		PyRuntimeError::new_err(format!("Controller error: {value}"))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs b/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
index e0b72a49..ac5371fb 100644
--- a/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/python/workspace.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ impl Workspace {
 	#[pyo3(name = "detach")]
 	fn pydetach(&self, path: String) -> bool {
 		match self.detach(path.as_str()) {
-			crate::workspace::worker::DetachResult::NotAttached => false,
-			crate::workspace::worker::DetachResult::Detaching => true,
-			crate::workspace::worker::DetachResult::AlreadyDetached => true,
+			crate::workspace::DetachResult::NotAttached => false,
+			crate::workspace::DetachResult::Detaching => true,
+			crate::workspace::DetachResult::AlreadyDetached => true,
 		}
 	}