diff --git a/dss/findR.js b/dss/findR.js
index a8289a5c..ac8765e1 100644
--- a/dss/findR.js
+++ b/dss/findR.js
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
-async function getHostish(el) {
-    let { localName, ish } = el;
-    if (localName.includes('-')) {
-        await customElements.whenDefined(localName);
-        return el;
-    }
-    if (ish instanceof HTMLElement)
-        return ish;
-    const itemScopeAttr = el.getAttribute('itemscope');
-    if (itemScopeAttr) {
-        //let ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
-        //if(host) return getHostish(host, prop);
-        const { Newish, waitForEvent } = await import('./Newish.js');
-        const ah = new Newish(el, itemScopeAttr);
-        if (!ah.isResolved) {
-            await waitForEvent(ah, 'resolved');
-        }
-        ish = el.ish;
-        return ish;
-    }
-}
+import { getHostish } from './getHostish.js';
 export async function findR(element, specifier, scopeE) {
     const { scopeS, elS, isModulo } = specifier;
     if (scopeS !== undefined) {
diff --git a/dss/findR.ts b/dss/findR.ts
index 8bf7b3bd..5b3bb13b 100644
--- a/dss/findR.ts
+++ b/dss/findR.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,6 @@
 import { Specifier } from "../ts-refs/trans-render/dss/types";
-import {ZeroOrMore} from '../ts-refs/trans-render/types';
+import {getHostish} from './getHostish.js';
 
-async function getHostish(el: Element){
-    let {localName, ish} = el as any;
-    if(localName.includes('-')){
-        await customElements.whenDefined(localName);
-        return el;
-    }
-    if(ish instanceof HTMLElement) return ish;
-    const itemScopeAttr = el.getAttribute('itemscope');
-    if(itemScopeAttr){
-        //let ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
-        //if(host) return getHostish(host, prop);
-        const {Newish, waitForEvent} = await import('./Newish.js');
-        const ah = new Newish(el, itemScopeAttr);
-        if(!ah.isResolved){
-            await waitForEvent(ah, 'resolved');
-        }
-        ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
-        return ish;
-        
-    }
-}
 export async function findR(element: Element, specifier: Specifier, scopeE?: Element | undefined){
     const {scopeS, elS, isModulo} = specifier;
     
diff --git a/dss/getHostish.js b/dss/getHostish.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3dac3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dss/getHostish.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export async function getHostish(el) {
+    let { localName, ish } = el;
+    if (localName.includes('-')) {
+        await customElements.whenDefined(localName);
+        return el;
+    }
+    if (ish instanceof HTMLElement)
+        return ish;
+    const itemScopeAttr = el.getAttribute('itemscope');
+    if (itemScopeAttr) {
+        //let ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
+        //if(host) return getHostish(host, prop);
+        const { Newish, waitForEvent } = await import('./Newish.js');
+        const ah = new Newish(el, itemScopeAttr);
+        if (!ah.isResolved) {
+            await waitForEvent(ah, 'resolved');
+        }
+        ish = el.ish;
+        return ish;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dss/getHostish.ts b/dss/getHostish.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a24ac26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dss/getHostish.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export async function getHostish(el: Element){
+    let {localName, ish} = el as any;
+    if(localName.includes('-')){
+        await customElements.whenDefined(localName);
+        return el;
+    }
+    if(ish instanceof HTMLElement) return ish;
+    const itemScopeAttr = el.getAttribute('itemscope');
+    if(itemScopeAttr){
+        //let ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
+        //if(host) return getHostish(host, prop);
+        const {Newish, waitForEvent} = await import('./Newish.js');
+        const ah = new Newish(el, itemScopeAttr);
+        if(!ah.isResolved){
+            await waitForEvent(ah, 'resolved');
+        }
+        ish = (<any>el).ish as HTMLElement | undefined;
+        return ish;
+        
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18e5db3d..f7a9b3ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
       "default": "./lib/findR.js",
       "types": "./lib/findR.ts"
     },
+    "./dss/getHostish.js": {
+      "default": "./dss/getHostish.js",
+      "types": "./dss/getHostish.ts"
+    },
     "./dss/tref/getChildren.js": {
       "default": "./dss/tref/getChildren.js",
       "types": "./dss/tref/getChildren.ts"