diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index 0248821..cbd8456 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
 type stage struct {
@@ -40,16 +41,7 @@ type goldsmith struct {
 	stages         []*stage
 	refs           map[string]bool
 	mtx            sync.Mutex
-}
-
-func New(srcDir, dstDir string) Goldsmith {
-	gs := &goldsmith{
-		srcDir: srcDir,
-		dstDir: dstDir,
-	}
-
-	gs.queueFiles()
-	return gs
+	count          int32
 }
 
 func (gs *goldsmith) queueFiles() {
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) queueFiles() {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 
-			file := s.NewFile(relPath)
+			file := NewFile(relPath)
 
 			var f *os.File
 			if f, file.Err = os.Open(path); file.Err == nil {
@@ -123,6 +115,11 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) cleanupFiles() {
 }
 
 func (gs *goldsmith) exportFile(file *File) {
+	defer func() {
+		file.Buff.Reset()
+		gs.decFiles()
+	}()
+
 	if file.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -141,6 +138,34 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) exportFile(file *File) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (gs *goldsmith) refFile(path string) {
+	gs.mtx.Lock()
+	defer gs.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	if gs.refs == nil {
+		gs.refs = make(map[string]bool)
+	}
+
+	path = cleanPath(path)
+
+	for {
+		gs.refs[path] = true
+		if path == "." {
+			break
+		}
+
+		path = filepath.Dir(path)
+	}
+}
+
+func (gs *goldsmith) incFiles() {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&gs.count, 1)
+}
+
+func (gs *goldsmith) decFiles() {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&gs.count, -1)
+}
+
 func (gs *goldsmith) newStage() *stage {
 	s := &stage{
 		gs:     gs,
@@ -187,26 +212,6 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) chain(s *stage, p Plugin) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (gs *goldsmith) refFile(path string) {
-	gs.mtx.Lock()
-	defer gs.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	if gs.refs == nil {
-		gs.refs = make(map[string]bool)
-	}
-
-	path = cleanPath(path)
-
-	for {
-		gs.refs[path] = true
-		if path == "." {
-			break
-		}
-
-		path = filepath.Dir(path)
-	}
-}
-
 func (gs *goldsmith) Chain(p Plugin) Goldsmith {
 	go gs.chain(gs.newStage(), p)
 	return gs
@@ -218,7 +223,6 @@ func (gs *goldsmith) Complete() ([]*File, []error) {
 	var files []*File
 	for file := range s.output {
 		gs.exportFile(file)
-		file.Buff.Reset()
 		files = append(files, file)
 	}
 
diff --git a/stage.go b/stage.go
index 868f8cf..e55c0ab 100644
--- a/stage.go
+++ b/stage.go
@@ -22,19 +22,15 @@
 
 package goldsmith
 
-func (s *stage) NewFile(path string) *File {
-	file := &File{
-		Path: cleanPath(path),
-		Meta: make(map[string]interface{}),
-	}
-	s.output <- file
-	return file
-}
-
 func (s *stage) RefFile(path string) {
 	s.gs.refFile(path)
 }
 
+func (s *stage) AddFile(file *File) {
+	s.gs.incFiles()
+	s.output <- file
+}
+
 func (s *stage) SrcDir() string {
 	return s.gs.srcDir
 }
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index a664758..3d7b6a6 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -29,6 +29,34 @@ type Goldsmith interface {
 	Complete() ([]*File, []error)
 }
 
+func New(srcDir, dstDir string) Goldsmith {
+	gs := &goldsmith{srcDir: srcDir, dstDir: dstDir}
+	gs.queueFiles()
+	return gs
+}
+
+type File struct {
+	Path string
+	Meta map[string]interface{}
+	Buff bytes.Buffer
+	Err  error
+}
+
+func NewFile(path string) *File {
+	return &File{
+		Path: cleanPath(path),
+		Meta: make(map[string]interface{}),
+	}
+}
+
+type Context interface {
+	SrcDir() string
+	DstDir() string
+
+	AddFile(file *File)
+	RefFile(path string)
+}
+
 type Plugin interface{}
 
 type Initializer interface {
@@ -42,22 +70,3 @@ type Finalizer interface {
 type Processor interface {
 	Process(ctx Context, file *File) bool
 }
-
-type Chainer interface {
-	Chain(ctx Context, input, output chan *File)
-}
-
-type File struct {
-	Path string
-	Meta map[string]interface{}
-	Buff bytes.Buffer
-	Err  error
-}
-
-type Context interface {
-	SrcDir() string
-	DstDir() string
-
-	NewFile(path string) *File
-	RefFile(path string)
-}