diff --git a/include/recomp/symbol_table.hpp b/include/recomp/symbol_table.hpp
index 162007f..36a6e22 100644
--- a/include/recomp/symbol_table.hpp
+++ b/include/recomp/symbol_table.hpp
@@ -2,25 +2,56 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
-#include <vector>
 #include <optional>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <decomp/symbol.hpp>
 
 namespace theo::recomp {
+/// <summary>
+/// this class is a high level wrapper for a hashmap that contains
+/// decomp::symbol_t values. the symbol values are references by a hashcode.
+/// </summary>
 class symbol_table_t {
  public:
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// default constructor. does nothing.
+  /// </summary>
   symbol_table_t() {}
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// this constructor will populate the m_table private field with symbols.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="syms">vector of decomp::symbol_t</param>
   symbol_table_t(const std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>&& syms);
 
-  void add_symbol(decomp::symbol_t& sym);
-  void add_symbols(std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>& syms);
+  /// <summary>
+  /// add symbol to m_table
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="sym">symbol to be added.</param>
+  void put_symbol(decomp::symbol_t& sym);
 
+  /// <summary>
+  /// add a vector of symbol to m_table 
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="syms"></param>
+  void put_symbols(std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>& syms);
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// returns an optional pointer to a symbol from the symbol table given the symbols hash (hash of its name)
+  /// the hash is produced by theo::decomp::symbol_t::hash
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="hash">hashcode of the symbol to get from the symbol table...</param>
+  /// <returns>returns an optional pointer to a theo::decomp::symbol_t</returns>
   std::optional<decomp::symbol_t*> sym_from_hash(std::size_t hash);
-  std::optional<decomp::symbol_t*> sym_from_alloc(std::uintptr_t allocated_at);
 
-  void update(std::size_t hash, decomp::symbol_t& sym);
-  void update(std::size_t hash, std::uintptr_t allocated_at);
+  /// <summary>
+  /// returns an optional pointer to a symbol given its allocation location.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="allocated_at">the address where the symbol is allocated at.</param>
+  /// <returns>returns an optional pointer to a theo::decomp::symbol_t</returns>
+  std::optional<decomp::symbol_t*> sym_from_alloc(std::uintptr_t allocated_at);
 
   void for_each(std::function<void(decomp::symbol_t& sym)> fn);
   std::uint32_t size();
@@ -28,4 +59,4 @@ class symbol_table_t {
  private:
   std::map<std::size_t, decomp::symbol_t> m_table;
 };
-}  // namespace theo::comp
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+}  // namespace theo::recomp
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diff --git a/include/theo.hpp b/include/theo.hpp
index 7b3a976..3711aa9 100644
--- a/include/theo.hpp
+++ b/include/theo.hpp
@@ -19,18 +19,54 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <xed-interface.h>
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// The outer most encompassing namespace of this project.
+/// </summary>
 namespace theo {
+
+/// <summary>
+/// tuple of functions used by theo to allocate, copy, and resolve symbols.
+/// </summary>
 using lnk_fns_t =
     std::tuple<recomp::allocator_t, recomp::copier_t, recomp::resolver_t>;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// the main class which encapsulates a symbol table, decomp, and recomp
+/// objects. This class is a bridge that connects all three: decomp, obf,
+/// recomp.
+/// 
+/// You will create an object of this type when using theo.
+/// </summary>
 class theo_t {
  public:
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// explicit constructor for theo class.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="lib">a vector of bytes consisting of a lib</param>
+  /// <param name="lnkr_fns"></param>
+  /// <param name="entry_sym">the name of the function which will be used as the entry point</param>
   explicit theo_t(std::vector<std::uint8_t>& lib,
                   lnk_fns_t lnkr_fns,
                   const std::string&& entry_sym);
 
+  /// <summary>
+  /// decomposes the lib file and return the number of symbols that are used.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <returns>optional amount of symbols that are used. no value if decomposition fails.</returns>
   std::optional<std::uint32_t> decompose();
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// compose the decomposed module. This will run obfuscation passes, the map and resolve symbols to each other.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <returns>returns the address of the entry point symbol</returns>
   std::uintptr_t compose();
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// given the name of a symbol, it returns the address of where its mapped.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="sym">the name of the symbol</param>
+  /// <returns>the address of the symbol</returns>
   std::uintptr_t resolve(const std::string&& sym);
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/decomp/decomp.cpp b/src/decomp/decomp.cpp
index 2f1a479..5930473 100644
--- a/src/decomp/decomp.cpp
+++ b/src/decomp/decomp.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ std::optional<recomp::symbol_table_t*> decomp_t::decompose(
         decomp::routine_t rtn(sym, img, scn, fn, dcmp_type);
 
         auto syms = rtn.decompose();
-        m_syms->add_symbols(syms);
+        m_syms->put_symbols(syms);
       } else if (sym->storage_class == coff::storage_class_id::public_symbol ||
                  sym->storage_class == coff::storage_class_id::private_symbol) {
         auto scn = img->get_section(sym->section_index - 1);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ std::optional<recomp::symbol_table_t*> decomp_t::decompose(
           decomp::symbol_t new_scn_sym(img, scn_sym_name, 0, scn_data, scn, {},
                                        relocs, sym_type_t::section);
 
-          m_syms->add_symbol(new_scn_sym);
+          m_syms->put_symbol(new_scn_sym);
         }
 
         // create a symbol for the data...
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ std::optional<recomp::symbol_table_t*> decomp_t::decompose(
                                  sym->value, {}, scn, sym, {},
                                  sym_type_t::data);
 
-        m_syms->add_symbol(new_sym);
+        m_syms->put_symbol(new_sym);
       }
     } else if (sym->storage_class ==
                coff::storage_class_id::
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ std::optional<recomp::symbol_table_t*> decomp_t::decompose(
       decomp::symbol_t bss_sym(img, symbol_t::name(img, sym).data(), {}, data,
                                {}, sym, {}, sym_type_t::data);
 
-      m_syms->add_symbol(bss_sym);
+      m_syms->put_symbol(bss_sym);
     }
   });
 
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ std::uint32_t decomp_t::next_sym(coff::image_t* img,
 }
 
 std::uint32_t decomp_t::ext_used_syms(const std::string&& entry_sym) {
-  std::optional<sym_data_t> entry;
-  if (!(entry = get_symbol(entry_sym.data())).has_value())
+  std::optional<sym_data_t> entry = get_symbol(entry_sym.data());
+  if (!entry.has_value())
     return 0u;
 
   std::set<coff::symbol_t*> cache;
@@ -241,7 +241,11 @@ std::optional<sym_data_t> decomp_t::get_symbol(const std::string_view& name) {
     if (sym->has_section())
       return {{img, sym, size}};
   }
-  return {{img, sym, size}};
+
+  if (img && sym)
+    return {{img, sym, size}};
+
+  return {};
 }
 
 std::vector<routine_t> decomp_t::rtns() {
diff --git a/src/recomp/symbol_table.cpp b/src/recomp/symbol_table.cpp
index 137ed53..3242021 100644
--- a/src/recomp/symbol_table.cpp
+++ b/src/recomp/symbol_table.cpp
@@ -7,23 +7,13 @@ symbol_table_t::symbol_table_t(const std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>&& syms) {
   });
 }
 
-void symbol_table_t::add_symbol(decomp::symbol_t& sym) {
+void symbol_table_t::put_symbol(decomp::symbol_t& sym) {
   m_table.insert({sym.hash(), sym});
 }
 
-void symbol_table_t::add_symbols(std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>& syms) {
+void symbol_table_t::put_symbols(std::vector<decomp::symbol_t>& syms) {
   std::for_each(syms.begin(), syms.end(),
-                [&](decomp::symbol_t sym) { add_symbol(sym); });
-}
-
-void symbol_table_t::update(std::size_t hash, decomp::symbol_t& sym) {
-  m_table.insert({hash, sym});
-}
-
-void symbol_table_t::update(std::size_t hash, std::uintptr_t allocated_at) {
-  auto v = m_table.at(hash);
-  v.allocated_at(allocated_at);
-  m_table.insert({hash, v});
+                [&](decomp::symbol_t sym) { put_symbol(sym); });
 }
 
 void symbol_table_t::for_each(std::function<void(decomp::symbol_t& sym)> fn) {
diff --git a/src/theo.cpp b/src/theo.cpp
index 5b237b4..59e4f1e 100644
--- a/src/theo.cpp
+++ b/src/theo.cpp
@@ -5,20 +5,6 @@ theo_t::theo_t(std::vector<std::uint8_t>& lib,
                lnk_fns_t lnkr_fns,
                const std::string&& entry_sym)
     : m_dcmp(lib, &m_sym_tbl), m_recmp(&m_dcmp), m_entry_sym(entry_sym) {
-  // init enc/dec tables only once... add obfuscation passes to the engine...
-  //
-  if (static std::atomic_bool v = true; v.exchange(false)) {
-    xed_tables_init();
-
-    // order matters, the order in which the pass is added is the order they
-    // will be executed!
-    //
-    auto engine = obf::engine_t::get();
-    engine->add_pass(obf::reloc_transform_pass_t::get());
-    engine->add_pass(obf::next_inst_pass_t::get());
-    engine->add_pass(obf::jcc_rewrite_pass_t::get());
-  }
-
   m_recmp.allocator(std::get<0>(lnkr_fns));
   m_recmp.copier(std::get<1>(lnkr_fns));
   m_recmp.resolver(std::get<2>(lnkr_fns));
@@ -48,8 +34,10 @@ std::uintptr_t theo_t::compose() {
 }
 
 std::uintptr_t theo_t::resolve(const std::string&& sym) {
-  return m_sym_tbl.sym_from_hash(decomp::symbol_t::hash(sym))
-      .value()
-      ->allocated_at();
+  auto val = m_sym_tbl.sym_from_hash(decomp::symbol_t::hash(sym));
+  if (!val.has_value())
+    return {};
+
+  return val.value()->allocated_at();
 }
 }  // namespace theo
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diff --git a/tests/demo/main.cpp b/tests/demo/main.cpp
index 66f13a8..2b22b22 100644
--- a/tests/demo/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/demo/main.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include <theo.hpp>
 
+#include <obf/engine.hpp>
+#include <obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.hpp>
+#include <obf/passes/next_inst_pass.hpp>
+#include <obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.hpp>
+
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
@@ -56,7 +62,24 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     return result;
   };
 
-  theo::theo_t t(fdata, {allocator, copier, resolver}, "main");
+  // init enc/dec tables only once... important that this is done before adding
+  // obfuscation passes to the engine...
+  //
+  xed_tables_init();
+
+  // order matters, the order in which the pass is added is the order they
+  // will be executed!
+  //
+  auto engine = theo::obf::engine_t::get();
+  engine->add_pass(theo::obf::reloc_transform_pass_t::get());
+  engine->add_pass(theo::obf::next_inst_pass_t::get());
+  engine->add_pass(theo::obf::jcc_rewrite_pass_t::get());
+
+  std::string entry_name;
+  std::cout << "enter the name of the entry point: ";
+  std::cin >> entry_name;
+
+  theo::theo_t t(fdata, {allocator, copier, resolver}, entry_name.data());
   auto res = t.decompose();
 
   if (!res.has_value()) {
@@ -66,7 +89,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   spdlog::info("decomposed {} symbols...", res.value());
   auto entry_pnt = t.compose();
-  spdlog::info("entry point address: {:X}", entry_pnt);
-  std::getchar();
+  spdlog::info("entry point address: {:X}, press enter to execute it...",
+               entry_pnt);
+
   reinterpret_cast<void (*)()>(entry_pnt)();
 }
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diff --git a/tests/demolib/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/demolib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c8a7ac..8824ef1 100644
--- a/tests/demolib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/demolib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if(WIN32) # windows
 	source_group(TREE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} FILES ${demolib_SOURCES})
 
 	target_compile_options(demolib PUBLIC
-		"-Xclang -mcmodel=large"
+		"-Xclang -mcmodel=large -Xclang -fno-jump-tables /Zc:threadSafeInit-"
 	)
 
 	unset(CMKR_TARGET)
diff --git a/tests/demolib/cmake.toml b/tests/demolib/cmake.toml
index 584fd6f..293b853 100644
--- a/tests/demolib/cmake.toml
+++ b/tests/demolib/cmake.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ name = "demolib"
 condition = "windows"
 type = "static"
 sources = ["*.cpp"]
-compile-options = ["-Xclang -mcmodel=large"]
\ No newline at end of file
+compile-options = ["-Xclang -mcmodel=large -Xclang -fno-jump-tables /Zc:threadSafeInit-"]
\ No newline at end of file