diff --git a/karma-dart.conf.js b/karma-dart.conf.js
index 43f4ba02d5..d8896537b2 100644
--- a/karma-dart.conf.js
+++ b/karma-dart.conf.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       // Local dependencies, transpiled from the source.
       '/packages/core': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/core/src',
       '/packages/change_detection': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/change_detection/src',
+      '/packages/reflection': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/reflection/src',
       '/packages/di': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/di/src',
       '/packages/facade': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/facade/src',
       '/packages/test_lib': 'http://localhost:9877/base/modules/test_lib/src',
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
index 9023155d2f..33340461d3 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import {MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {AnnotatedType} from 'core/compiler/annotated_type';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
 import {Compiler} from 'core/compiler/compiler';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
 import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
@@ -22,10 +21,9 @@ var compiler;
 var annotatedComponent;
 
 function setup() {
-  var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
-  var reflector = new CachingReflector();
-  compiler = new Compiler(null, reflector, new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap), closureMap);
-  annotatedComponent = reflector.annotatedType(BenchmarkComponent);
+  var reader = new CachingDirectiveMetadataReader();
+  compiler = new Compiler(null, reader, new Parser(new Lexer()));
+  annotatedComponent = reader.annotatedType(BenchmarkComponent);
 }
 
 export function main() {
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ function loadTemplate(templateId, repeatCount) {
 }
 
 // Caching reflector as reflection in Dart using Mirrors
-class CachingReflector extends Reflector {
+class CachingDirectiveMetadataReader extends DirectiveMetadataReader {
   _cache: Map;
   constructor() {
     this._cache = MapWrapper.create();
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
index 2d30c46138..bbeb606cea 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/ast.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {FIELD, autoConvertAdd, isBlank, isPresent, FunctionWrapper, BaseException} from "facade/lang";
 import {List, Map, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from "facade/collection";
-import {ClosureMap} from "./closure_map";
 
 export class AST {
   eval(context) {
@@ -316,11 +315,9 @@ export class MethodCall extends AST {
 
 export class FunctionCall extends AST {
   target:AST;
-  closureMap:ClosureMap;
   args:List;
-  constructor(target:AST, closureMap:ClosureMap, args:List) {
+  constructor(target:AST, args:List) {
     this.target = target;
-    this.closureMap = closureMap;
     this.args = args;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f4ae78d19..0000000000
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-library change_detection.parser.closure_map;
-
-import 'dart:mirrors';
-
-typedef SetterFn(Object obj, value);
-
-class ClosureMap {
-  Function getter(String name) {
-    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
-    return (receiver) => reflect(receiver).getField(symbol).reflectee;
-  }
-
-  Function setter(String name) {
-    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
-    return (receiver, value) => reflect(receiver).setField(symbol, value).reflectee;
-  }
-
-  Function fn(String name) {
-    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
-    return (receiver, posArgs) => reflect(receiver).invoke(symbol, posArgs).reflectee;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6 b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6
deleted file mode 100644
index f2ab3ccbae..0000000000
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/closure_map.es6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-export var SetterFn = Function;
-
-export class ClosureMap {
-  getter(name:string) {
-    return new Function('o', 'return o.' + name + ';');
-  }
-
-  setter(name:string) {
-    return new Function('o', 'v', 'return o.' + name + ' = v;');
-  }
-
-  fn(name:string) {
-    var method = `o.${name}`;
-    return new Function('o', 'args',
-      `if (!${method}) throw new Error('"${name}" is undefined');` +
-      `return ${method}.apply(o, args);`);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
index e49ffccd11..de07e154ec 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/parser/parser.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import {FIELD, int, isBlank,  BaseException, StringWrapper} from 'facade/lang';
+import {FIELD, int, isBlank, isPresent,  BaseException, StringWrapper} from 'facade/lang';
 import {ListWrapper, List} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Lexer, EOF, Token, $PERIOD, $COLON, $SEMICOLON, $LBRACKET, $RBRACKET,
   $COMMA, $LBRACE, $RBRACE, $LPAREN, $RPAREN} from './lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from './closure_map';
+import {reflector, Reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
 import {
   AST,
   ImplicitReceiver,
@@ -29,41 +29,41 @@ var _implicitReceiver = new ImplicitReceiver();
 
 export class Parser {
   _lexer:Lexer;
-  _closureMap:ClosureMap;
-  constructor(lexer:Lexer, closureMap:ClosureMap){
+  _reflector:Reflector;
+  constructor(lexer:Lexer, providedReflector:Reflector = null){
     this._lexer = lexer;
-    this._closureMap = closureMap;
+    this._reflector = isPresent(providedReflector) ? providedReflector : reflector;
   }
 
   parseAction(input:string):ASTWithSource {
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
-    var ast = new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._closureMap, true).parseChain();
+    var ast = new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._reflector, true).parseChain();
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input);
   }
 
   parseBinding(input:string):ASTWithSource {
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
-    var ast = new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._closureMap, false).parseChain();
+    var ast = new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseChain();
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input);
   }
 
   parseTemplateBindings(input:string):List<TemplateBinding> {
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
-    return new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._closureMap, false).parseTemplateBindings();
+    return new _ParseAST(input, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseTemplateBindings();
   }
 }
 
 class _ParseAST {
   input:string;
   tokens:List<Token>;
-  closureMap:ClosureMap;
+  reflector:Reflector;
   parseAction:boolean;
   index:int;
-  constructor(input:string, tokens:List, closureMap:ClosureMap, parseAction:boolean) {
+  constructor(input:string, tokens:List, reflector:Reflector, parseAction:boolean) {
     this.input = input;
     this.tokens = tokens;
     this.index = 0;
-    this.closureMap = closureMap;
+    this.reflector = reflector;
     this.parseAction = parseAction;
   }
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class _ParseAST {
       } else if (this.optionalCharacter($LPAREN)) {
         var args = this.parseCallArguments();
         this.expectCharacter($RPAREN);
-        result = new FunctionCall(result, this.closureMap, args);
+        result = new FunctionCall(result, args);
 
       } else {
         return result;
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ class _ParseAST {
     if (this.optionalCharacter($LPAREN)) {
       var args = this.parseCallArguments();
       this.expectCharacter($RPAREN);
-      var fn = this.closureMap.fn(id);
+      var fn = this.reflector.method(id);
       return new MethodCall(receiver, fn, args);
 
     } else {
-      var getter = this.closureMap.getter(id);
-      var setter = this.closureMap.setter(id);
+      var getter = this.reflector.getter(id);
+      var setter = this.reflector.setter(id);
       return new AccessMember(receiver, id, getter, setter);
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/record.js b/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
index 9dcb0b0b1e..682df92e08 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/record.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {ProtoRecordRange, RecordRange} from './record_range';
 import {FIELD, isPresent, isBlank, int, StringWrapper, FunctionWrapper, BaseException} from 'facade/lang';
 import {List, Map, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 var _fresh = new Object();
 
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/test/change_detector_spec.js b/modules/change_detection/test/change_detector_spec.js
index 14f1c3ce09..e91c09788e 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/test/change_detector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/test/change_detector_spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 import {
   ChangeDetector,
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import {Record} from 'change_detection/record';
 
 export function main() {
   function ast(exp:string) {
-    var parser = new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap());
+    var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
     return parser.parseBinding(exp).ast;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js b/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
index fedae075c3..eb0f202505 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/test/parser/parser_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, xit, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
 import {BaseException, isBlank, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
+import {reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
 import {MapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {Formatter, LiteralPrimitive} from 'change_detection/parser/ast';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 class TestData {
   a;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function main() {
   }
 
   function createParser() {
-    return new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap());
+    return new Parser(new Lexer(), reflector);
   }
 
   function parseAction(text) {
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/test/record_range_spec.js b/modules/change_detection/test/record_range_spec.js
index 19a01ee4b7..1cbba70aa3 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/test/record_range_spec.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/test/record_range_spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 import {
   ChangeDetector,
diff --git a/modules/core/src/application.js b/modules/core/src/application.js
index b652136b65..915bf217e4 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/application.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/application.js
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@ import {Type, FIELD, isBlank, isPresent, BaseException} from 'facade/lang';
 import {DOM, Element} from 'facade/dom';
 import {Compiler} from './compiler/compiler';
 import {ProtoView} from './compiler/view';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
+import {Reflector, reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
+import {ReflectionCapabilities} from 'reflection/reflection_capabilities';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {ChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/change_detector';
 import {RecordRange} from 'change_detection/record_range';
 import {TemplateLoader} from './compiler/template_loader';
-import {Reflector} from './compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from './compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 import {AnnotatedType} from './compiler/annotated_type';
 import {ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 
 var _rootInjector: Injector;
 
 // Contains everything that is safe to share between applications.
-var _rootBindings = [Compiler, TemplateLoader, Reflector, Parser, Lexer, ClosureMap];
+var _rootBindings = [
+  bind(Reflector).toValue(reflector), Compiler, TemplateLoader, DirectiveMetadataReader, Parser, Lexer
+];
 
 export var appViewToken = new Object();
 export var appWatchGroupToken = new Object();
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@ export var appDocumentToken = new Object();
 // Exported only for tests that need to overwrite default document binding.
 export function documentDependentBindings(appComponentType) {
   return [
-      bind(appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken).toFactory((reflector) => {
+      bind(appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken).toFactory((reader) => {
         // TODO(rado): inspect annotation here and warn if there are bindings,
         // lightDomServices, and other component annotations that are skipped
         // for bootstrapping components.
-        return reflector.annotatedType(appComponentType);
-      }, [Reflector]),
+        return reader.annotatedType(appComponentType);
+      }, [DirectiveMetadataReader]),
 
       bind(appElementToken).toFactory((appComponentAnnotatedType, appDocument) => {
         var selector = appComponentAnnotatedType.annotation.selector;
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ function _injectorBindings(appComponentType) {
 // Multiple calls to this method are allowed. Each application would only share
 // _rootInjector, which is not user-configurable by design, thus safe to share.
 export function bootstrap(appComponentType: Type, bindings=null) {
+  reflector.reflectionCapabilities = new ReflectionCapabilities();
+
   // TODO(rado): prepopulate template cache, so applications with only
   // index.html and main.js are possible.
   if (isBlank(_rootInjector)) _rootInjector = new Injector(_rootBindings);
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
index 0a2490adeb..92f8693ff8 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ import {List, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {DOM, Element} from 'facade/dom';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
-import {Reflector} from './reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from './directive_metadata_reader';
 import {ProtoView} from './view';
 import {CompilePipeline} from './pipeline/compile_pipeline';
 import {CompileElement} from './pipeline/compile_element';
@@ -22,14 +21,12 @@ import {Component} from '../annotations/annotations';
  */
 export class Compiler {
   _templateLoader:TemplateLoader;
-  _reflector: Reflector;
+  _reader: DirectiveMetadataReader;
   _parser:Parser;
-  _closureMap:ClosureMap;
-  constructor(templateLoader:TemplateLoader, reflector: Reflector, parser:Parser, closureMap:ClosureMap) {
+  constructor(templateLoader:TemplateLoader, reader: DirectiveMetadataReader, parser:Parser) {
     this._templateLoader = templateLoader;
-    this._reflector = reflector;
+    this._reader = reader;
     this._parser = parser;
-    this._closureMap = closureMap;
   }
 
   createSteps(component:AnnotatedType):List<CompileStep> {
@@ -37,16 +34,16 @@ export class Compiler {
     var directives = annotation.template.directives;
     var annotatedDirectives = ListWrapper.create();
     for (var i=0; i<directives.length; i++) {
-      ListWrapper.push(annotatedDirectives, this._reflector.annotatedType(directives[i]));
+      ListWrapper.push(annotatedDirectives, this._reader.annotatedType(directives[i]));
     }
-    return createDefaultSteps(this._parser, this._closureMap, annotatedDirectives);
+    return createDefaultSteps(this._parser, annotatedDirectives);
   }
 
   compile(component:Type, templateRoot:Element = null):Promise<ProtoView> {
     // TODO load all components transitively from the cache first
     var cache = null;
     return PromiseWrapper.resolve(this.compileWithCache(
-      cache, this._reflector.annotatedType(component), templateRoot)
+      cache, this._reader.annotatedType(component), templateRoot)
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.es6 b/modules/core/src/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js
similarity index 66%
rename from modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.es6
rename to modules/core/src/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js
index b79ee7b930..10fb121782 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.es6
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import {Type, isPresent, BaseException} from 'facade/lang';
+import {Type, isPresent, BaseException, stringify} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Directive} from '../annotations/annotations';
 import {AnnotatedType} from './annotated_type';
+import {reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
 
 /**
  * Interface representing a way of extracting [Directive] annotations from
@@ -10,10 +11,10 @@ import {AnnotatedType} from './annotated_type';
  * 2) Dart reflective implementation
  * 3) Dart transformer generated implementation
  */
-export class Reflector {
+export class DirectiveMetadataReader {
   annotatedType(type:Type):AnnotatedType {
-    var annotations = type.annotations;
-    if (annotations) {
+    var annotations = reflector.annotations(type);
+    if (isPresent(annotations)) {
       for (var i=0; i<annotations.length; i++) {
         var annotation = annotations[i];
         if (annotation instanceof Directive) {
@@ -21,6 +22,6 @@ export class Reflector {
         }
       }
     }
-    throw new BaseException('No Directive annotation found on ' + type.name);
+    throw new BaseException(`No Directive annotation found on ${stringify(type)}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/default_steps.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/default_steps.js
index 66f9f216bb..6a7ce16c8f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/default_steps.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/default_steps.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {List} from 'facade/collection';
 
 import {PropertyBindingParser} from './property_binding_parser';
@@ -16,10 +15,7 @@ import {ElementBinderBuilder} from './element_binder_builder';
  * Takes in an HTMLElement and produces the ProtoViews,
  * ProtoElementInjectors and ElementBinders in the end.
  */
-export function createDefaultSteps(
-    parser:Parser, closureMap:ClosureMap,
-    directives: List<AnnotatedType>
-  ) {
+export function createDefaultSteps(parser:Parser, directives: List<AnnotatedType>) {
   return [
     new ViewSplitter(parser),
     new TextInterpolationParser(parser),
@@ -28,6 +24,6 @@ export function createDefaultSteps(
     new ElementBindingMarker(),
     new ProtoViewBuilder(),
     new ProtoElementInjectorBuilder(),
-    new ElementBinderBuilder(closureMap)
+    new ElementBinderBuilder()
   ];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser.js
index 5ef67748c7..c51a6b3e75 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {Component} from '../../annotations/annotations';
 import {CompileStep} from './compile_step';
 import {CompileElement} from './compile_element';
 import {CompileControl} from './compile_control';
-import {Reflector} from '../reflector';
 
 /**
  * Parses the directives on a single element. Assumes ViewSplitter has already created
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
index d12156b7f6..5f90aae25c 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import {int, isPresent, isBlank, Type, BaseException, stringify} from 'facade/la
 import {Element} from 'facade/dom';
 import {ListWrapper, List, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 
+import {reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
+
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {ProtoRecordRange} from 'change_detection/record_range';
 
 import {Component, Directive} from '../../annotations/annotations';
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import {AnnotatedType} from '../annotated_type';
 import {ProtoView, ElementPropertyMemento, DirectivePropertyMemento} from '../view';
 import {ProtoElementInjector} from '../element_injector';
 import {ElementBinder} from '../element_binder';
-import {Reflector} from '../reflector';
 
 import {CompileStep} from './compile_step';
 import {CompileElement} from './compile_element';
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ import {CompileControl} from './compile_control';
  * with the flag `isViewRoot`.
  */
 export class ElementBinderBuilder extends CompileStep {
-  _closureMap:ClosureMap;
-  constructor(closureMap:ClosureMap) {
-    this._closureMap = closureMap;
-  }
-
   process(parent:CompileElement, current:CompileElement, control:CompileControl) {
     var elementBinder = null;
     if (current.hasBindings) {
@@ -125,7 +120,7 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder extends CompileStep {
           directiveIndex++,
           expression.ast,
           dirProp,
-          this._closureMap.setter(dirProp)
+          reflector.setter(dirProp)
         );
       });
     });
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart b/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index a2b0b556a4..0000000000
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/reflector.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-library facade.compiler.reflector;
-
-import 'dart:mirrors';
-import '../annotations/annotations.dart';
-import './annotated_type.dart';
-import 'package:facade/lang.dart';
-
-/**
- * Interface representing a way of extracting [Directive] annotations from
- * [Type]. This interface has three native implementations:
- *
- * 1) JavaScript native implementation
- * 2) Dart reflective implementation
- * 3) Dart transformer generated implementation
- */
-class Reflector {
-  AnnotatedType annotatedType(Type type) {
-    var directiveAnnotations = reflectType(type).metadata
-        .map( (im) => im.reflectee)
-        .where( (annotation) => annotation is Directive);
-    if (directiveAnnotations.isEmpty) {
-      throw new BaseException('No Directive annotation found on '+stringify(type));
-    }
-    return new AnnotatedType(type, directiveAnnotations.first);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
index 458fce22ab..0d3ac6c200 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {AST} from 'change_detection/parser/ast';
 import {ProtoElementInjector, ElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects} from './element_injector';
 import {ElementBinder} from './element_binder';
 import {AnnotatedType} from './annotated_type';
-import {SetterFn} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
+import {SetterFn} from 'reflection/types';
 import {FIELD, IMPLEMENTS, int, isPresent, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
 import {NgElement} from 'core/dom/element';
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/compiler_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/compiler_spec.js
index 14af477b63..02b078d70b 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/compiler_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/compiler_spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {List} from 'facade/collection';
 
 import {Compiler} from 'core/compiler/compiler';
 import {ProtoView} from 'core/compiler/view';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 import {TemplateLoader} from 'core/compiler/template_loader';
 import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
@@ -14,20 +14,18 @@ import {CompileControl} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_control';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('compiler', function() {
-    var compiler, reflector;
+    var compiler, reader;
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      reflector = new Reflector();
+      reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
     });
 
     function createCompiler(processClosure) {
-      var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
       var steps = [new MockStep(processClosure)];
-      return new TestableCompiler(null, reflector, new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap), closureMap, steps);
+      return new TestableCompiler(null, reader, new Parser(new Lexer()), steps);
     }
 
     it('should run the steps and return the ProtoView of the root element', (done) => {
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ export function main() {
         current.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoView(current.element, null);
         current.inheritedElementBinder = current.inheritedProtoView.bindElement(null);
         if (current.element === mainEl) {
-          current.componentDirective = reflector.annotatedType(NestedComponent);
+          current.componentDirective = reader.annotatedType(NestedComponent);
         }
       });
       compiler.compile(MainComponent, mainEl).then( (protoView) => {
@@ -99,8 +97,8 @@ class NestedComponent {}
 
 class TestableCompiler extends Compiler {
   steps:List;
-  constructor(templateLoader:TemplateLoader, reflector:Reflector, parser, closureMap, steps:List<CompileStep>) {
-    super(templateLoader, reflector, parser, closureMap);
+  constructor(templateLoader:TemplateLoader, reader:DirectiveMetadataReader, parser, steps:List<CompileStep>) {
+    super(templateLoader, reader, parser);
     this.steps = steps;
   }
   createSteps(component):List<CompileStep> {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/reflector_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
similarity index 70%
rename from modules/core/test/compiler/reflector_spec.js
rename to modules/core/test/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
index 93d38738d6..1adc2f16a0 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/reflector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {AnnotatedType} from 'core/compiler/annotated_type';
 
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ class SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation {
 }
 
 export function main() {
-  describe("reflector", () => {
-    var reflector;
+  describe("DirectiveMetadataReader", () => {
+    var rader;
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      reflector = new Reflector();
+      rader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
     });
 
     it('should read out the annotation', () => {
-      var annoatedDirective = reflector.annotatedType(SomeDirective);
+      var annoatedDirective = rader.annotatedType(SomeDirective);
       expect(annoatedDirective).toEqual(
         new AnnotatedType(SomeDirective, new Decorator({selector: 'someSelector'})));
     });
 
     it('should throw if not matching annotation is found', () => {
       expect(() => {
-        reflector.annotatedType(SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation);
+        rader.annotatedType(SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation);
       }).toThrowError('No Directive annotation found on SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation');
     });
 
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 4fa35d0d8e..c637d7d17a 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import {DOM} from 'facade/dom';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
 import {ChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/change_detector';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
 import {Compiler} from 'core/compiler/compiler';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
 import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
@@ -20,8 +19,7 @@ export function main() {
     var compiler;
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
-      compiler = new Compiler(null, new Reflector(), new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap), closureMap);
+      compiler = new Compiler(null, new DirectiveMetadataReader(), new Parser(new Lexer()));
     });
 
     describe('react to record changes', function() {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser_spec.js
index d04f127a89..528a087869 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/directive_parser_spec.js
@@ -11,26 +11,24 @@ import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('DirectiveParser', () => {
-    var reflector, directives;
+    var reader, directives;
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      reflector = new Reflector();
+      reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
       directives = [SomeDecorator, SomeTemplate, SomeTemplate2, SomeComponent, SomeComponent2];
     });
 
     function createPipeline({propertyBindings, variableBindings}={}) {
-      var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
-      var parser = new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap);
+      var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
       var annotatedDirectives = ListWrapper.create();
       for (var i=0; i<directives.length; i++) {
-        ListWrapper.push(annotatedDirectives, reflector.annotatedType(directives[i]));
+        ListWrapper.push(annotatedDirectives, reader.annotatedType(directives[i]));
       }
 
       return new CompilePipeline([new MockStep((parent, current, control) => {
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ export function main() {
     describe('component directives', () => {
       it('should detect them in attributes', () => {
         var results = createPipeline().process(createElement('<div some-comp></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
+        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
       });
 
       it('should detect them in property bindings', () => {
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-comp': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<div></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
+        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
       });
 
       it('should detect them in variable bindings', () => {
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-comp': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<div></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
+        expect(results[0].componentDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeComponent));
       });
 
       it('should not allow multiple component directives on the same element', () => {
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ export function main() {
     describe('template directives', () => {
       it('should detect them in attributes', () => {
         var results = createPipeline().process(createElement('<template some-templ></template>'));
-        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
+        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
       });
 
       it('should detect them in property bindings', () => {
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-templ': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<template></template>'));
-        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
+        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
       });
 
       it('should detect them in variable bindings', () => {
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-templ': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<template></template>'));
-        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reflector.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
+        expect(results[0].templateDirective).toEqual(reader.annotatedType(SomeTemplate));
       });
 
       it('should not allow multiple template directives on the same element', () => {
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ export function main() {
     describe('decorator directives', () => {
       it('should detect them in attributes', () => {
         var results = createPipeline().process(createElement('<div some-decor></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reflector.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
+        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reader.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
       });
 
       it('should detect them in property bindings', () => {
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-decor': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<div></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reflector.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
+        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reader.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
       });
 
       it('should detect them in variable bindings', () => {
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ export function main() {
           'some-decor': 'someExpr'
         }});
         var results = pipeline.process(createElement('<div></div>'));
-        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reflector.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
+        expect(results[0].decoratorDirectives).toEqual([reader.annotatedType(SomeDecorator)]);
       });
 
       it('should not allow decorator directives on <template> elements', () => {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
index f1971a545d..13829767bf 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ import {Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {ProtoView, ElementPropertyMemento, DirectivePropertyMemento} from 'core/compiler/view';
 import {ProtoElementInjector} from 'core/compiler/element_injector';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
 import {ProtoRecordRange} from 'change_detection/record_range';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {ChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/change_detector';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
 
@@ -29,9 +28,8 @@ export function main() {
 
     function createPipeline({textNodeBindings, propertyBindings, eventBindings, directives, protoElementInjector
     }={}) {
-      var reflector = new Reflector();
-      var closureMap = new ClosureMap();
-      var parser = new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap);
+      var reflector = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
+      var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
       return new CompilePipeline([
         new MockStep((parent, current, control) => {
             if (isPresent(current.element.getAttribute('viewroot'))) {
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ export function main() {
               current.hasBindings = true;
               DOM.addClass(current.element, 'ng-binding');
             }
-          }), new ElementBinderBuilder(closureMap)
+          }), new ElementBinderBuilder()
       ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binding_marker_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binding_marker_spec.js
index 440f715385..814c6afbbe 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binding_marker_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/element_binding_marker_spec.js
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ import {CompilePipeline} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_pipeline';
 import {CompileElement} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_element';
 import {CompileStep} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_step'
 import {CompileControl} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_control';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
-import {Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {Template, Decorator, Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('ElementBindingMarker', () => {
 
     function createPipeline({textNodeBindings, propertyBindings, variableBindings, eventBindings, directives}={}) {
-      var reflector = new Reflector();
+      var reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
       return new CompilePipeline([
         new MockStep((parent, current, control) => {
             if (isPresent(textNodeBindings)) {
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ export function main() {
             }
             if (isPresent(directives)) {
               for (var i=0; i<directives.length; i++) {
-                current.addDirective(reflector.annotatedType(directives[i]));
+                current.addDirective(reader.annotatedType(directives[i]));
               }
             }
           }), new ElementBindingMarker()
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/property_binding_parser_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/property_binding_parser_spec.js
index fea0d0228d..9d0315f777 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/property_binding_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/property_binding_parser_spec.js
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import {DOM} from 'facade/dom';
 import {MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('PropertyBindingParser', () => {
     function createPipeline() {
-      return new CompilePipeline([new PropertyBindingParser(new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap()))]);
+      return new CompilePipeline([new PropertyBindingParser(new Parser(new Lexer()))]);
     }
 
     it('should detect [] syntax', () => {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder_spec.js
index 04c050b7f7..cf5852f165 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder_spec.js
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ import {CompileElement} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_element';
 import {CompileStep} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_step'
 import {CompileControl} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_control';
 import {ProtoView} from 'core/compiler/view';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
-import {Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {Template, Decorator, Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {ProtoElementInjector} from 'core/compiler/element_injector';
 
 export function main() {
@@ -27,14 +25,14 @@ export function main() {
       if (isBlank(directives)) {
         directives = [];
       }
-      var reflector = new Reflector();
+      var reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
       return new CompilePipeline([new MockStep((parent, current, control) => {
         if (isPresent(current.element.getAttribute('viewroot'))) {
           current.isViewRoot = true;
         }
         if (isPresent(current.element.getAttribute('directives'))) {
           for (var i=0; i<directives.length; i++) {
-            current.addDirective(reflector.annotatedType(directives[i]));
+            current.addDirective(reader.annotatedType(directives[i]));
           }
         }
         current.inheritedProtoView = protoView;
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/text_interpolation_parser_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/text_interpolation_parser_spec.js
index dc0a863c34..01df27bf40 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/text_interpolation_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/text_interpolation_parser_spec.js
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import {DOM} from 'facade/dom';
 import {MapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('TextInterpolationParser', () => {
     function createPipeline() {
-      return new CompilePipeline([new TextInterpolationParser(new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap()))]);
+      return new CompilePipeline([new TextInterpolationParser(new Parser(new Lexer()))]);
     }
 
     it('should find text interpolation in normal elements', () => {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/view_splitter_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/view_splitter_spec.js
index 561edd7fde..3913a61e83 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/view_splitter_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/pipeline/view_splitter_spec.js
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ import {CompilePipeline} from 'core/compiler/pipeline/compile_pipeline';
 import {DOM, TemplateElement} from 'facade/dom';
 
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('ViewSplitter', () => {
 
     function createPipeline() {
-      return new CompilePipeline([new ViewSplitter(new Parser(new Lexer(), new ClosureMap()))]);
+      return new CompilePipeline([new ViewSplitter(new Parser(new Lexer()))]);
     }
 
     it('should mark root elements as viewRoot', () => {
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
index 788f6c0415..b49c1afaf5 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 import {describe, xit, it, expect, beforeEach, ddescribe, iit} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
 import {ProtoView, ElementPropertyMemento, DirectivePropertyMemento} from 'core/compiler/view';
 import {ProtoElementInjector, ElementInjector} from 'core/compiler/element_injector';
-import {Reflector} from 'core/compiler/reflector';
-import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {Component, Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {ProtoRecordRange} from 'change_detection/record_range';
 import {ChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/change_detector';
 import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
 import {Parser} from 'change_detection/parser/parser';
-import {ClosureMap} from 'change_detection/parser/closure_map';
 import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {DOM, Element} from 'facade/dom';
 import {FIELD} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
 import {View} from 'core/compiler/view';
+import {reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('view', function() {
-    var parser, closureMap, someComponentDirective;
+    var parser, someComponentDirective;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      closureMap = new ClosureMap();
-      parser = new Parser(new Lexer(), closureMap);
-      someComponentDirective = new Reflector().annotatedType(SomeComponent);
+      parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
+      someComponentDirective = new DirectiveMetadataReader().annotatedType(SomeComponent);
     });
 
 
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ export function main() {
           var pv = new ProtoView(createElement('<div class="ng-binding"></div>'),
             new ProtoRecordRange());
           pv.bindElement(new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [SomeDirective]));
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('foo').ast, 'prop', closureMap.setter('prop'));
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('foo').ast, 'prop', reflector.setter('prop'));
           createView(pv);
 
           ctx.foo = 'buz';
diff --git a/modules/di/src/binding.js b/modules/di/src/binding.js
index 85c003b79c..e90cf5ea39 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/binding.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/binding.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import {FIELD, Type, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
+import {FIELD, Type, isBlank, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
 import {List, MapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
-import {reflector} from './reflector';
+import {reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
 import {Key} from './key';
+import {Inject, InjectLazy, InjectPromise, DependencyAnnotation} from './annotations';
+import {NoAnnotationError} from './exceptions';
 
 export class Dependency {
   key:Key;
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ export class BindingBuilder {
   toClass(type:Type):Binding {
     return new Binding(
       Key.get(this.token),
-      reflector.factoryFor(type),
-      reflector.dependencies(type),
+      reflector.factory(type),
+      _dependenciesFor(type),
       false
     );
   }
@@ -78,7 +80,49 @@ export class BindingBuilder {
 
   _constructDependencies(factoryFunction:Function, dependencies:List) {
     return isBlank(dependencies) ?
-      reflector.dependencies(factoryFunction) :
+      _dependenciesFor(factoryFunction) :
       ListWrapper.map(dependencies, (t) => new Dependency(Key.get(t), false, false, []));
   }
 }
+
+function _dependenciesFor(typeOrFunc):List {
+  var params = reflector.parameters(typeOrFunc);
+  if (isBlank(params)) return [];
+  if (ListWrapper.any(params, (p) => isBlank(p))) throw new NoAnnotationError(typeOrFunc);
+  return ListWrapper.map(params, (p) => _extractToken(typeOrFunc, p));
+}
+
+function _extractToken(typeOrFunc, annotations) {
+  var type;
+  var depProps = [];
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < annotations.length; ++i) {
+    var paramAnnotation = annotations[i];
+
+    if (paramAnnotation instanceof Type) {
+      type = paramAnnotation;
+
+    } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof Inject) {
+      return _createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, false, false, []);
+
+    } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectPromise) {
+      return _createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, true, false, []);
+
+    } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectLazy) {
+      return _createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, false, true, []);
+
+    } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof DependencyAnnotation) {
+      ListWrapper.push(depProps, paramAnnotation);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isPresent(type)) {
+    return _createDependency(type, false, false, depProps);
+  } else {
+    throw new NoAnnotationError(typeOrFunc);
+  }
+}
+
+function _createDependency(token, asPromise, lazy, depProps):Dependency {
+  return new Dependency(Key.get(token), asPromise, lazy, depProps);
+}
diff --git a/modules/di/src/injector.js b/modules/di/src/injector.js
index 23aa6ae36d..7b445c9ba8 100644
--- a/modules/di/src/injector.js
+++ b/modules/di/src/injector.js
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import {Map, List, MapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
 import {Binding, BindingBuilder, bind} from './binding';
 import {ProviderError, NoProviderError, InvalidBindingError,
   AsyncBindingError, CyclicDependencyError, InstantiationError} from './exceptions';
-import {Type, isPresent, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
+import {FunctionWrapper, Type, isPresent, isBlank} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Promise, PromiseWrapper} from 'facade/async';
 import {Key} from './key';
-import {reflector} from './reflector';
 
 var _constructing = new Object();
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ class _SyncInjectorStrategy {
 
   _createInstance(key:Key, binding:Binding, deps:List) {
     try {
-      var instance = reflector.invoke(binding.factory, deps);
+      var instance = FunctionWrapper.apply(binding.factory, deps);
       this.injector._setInstance(key, instance);
       return instance;
     } catch (e) {
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ class _AsyncInjectorStrategy {
     try {
       var instance = this.injector._getInstance(key);
       if (!_isWaiting(instance)) return instance;
-      return reflector.invoke(binding.factory, deps);
+      return FunctionWrapper.apply(binding.factory, deps);
     } catch (e) {
       this.injector._clear(key);
       throw new InstantiationError(e, key);
diff --git a/modules/di/src/reflector.dart b/modules/di/src/reflector.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 40720b8cf0..0000000000
--- a/modules/di/src/reflector.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-library facade.di.reflector;
-
-import 'dart:mirrors';
-import 'annotations.dart' show Inject, InjectPromise, InjectLazy, DependencyAnnotation;
-import 'key.dart' show Key;
-import 'binding.dart' show Dependency;
-import 'exceptions.dart' show NoAnnotationError;
-
-class Reflector {
-  Function factoryFor(Type type) {
-    ClassMirror classMirror = reflectType(type);
-    MethodMirror ctor = classMirror.declarations[classMirror.simpleName];
-    Function create = classMirror.newInstance;
-    Symbol name = ctor.constructorName;
-    int length = ctor.parameters.length;
-
-    switch (length) {
-      case 0: return () =>
-          create(name, []).reflectee;
-      case 1: return (a1) =>
-          create(name, [a1]).reflectee;
-      case 2: return (a1, a2) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2]).reflectee;
-      case 3: return (a1, a2, a3) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3]).reflectee;
-      case 4: return (a1, a2, a3, a4) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4]).reflectee;
-      case 5: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5]).reflectee;
-      case 6: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6]).reflectee;
-      case 7: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7]).reflectee;
-      case 8: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8]).reflectee;
-      case 9: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9]).reflectee;
-      case 10: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10) =>
-          create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10]).reflectee;
-    };
-
-    throw "Factory cannot take more than 10 arguments";
-  }
-
-  invoke(Function factory, List args) {
-    return Function.apply(factory, args);
-  }
-
-  List<Dependency> dependencies(typeOrFunc) {
-    final parameters = typeOrFunc is Type ?
-        _constructorParameters(typeOrFunc) :
-        _functionParameters(typeOrFunc);
-
-    return new List.generate(parameters.length, (int pos) {
-      ParameterMirror p = parameters[pos];
-
-      final metadata = p.metadata.map((m) => m.reflectee);
-
-      var inject = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is Inject, orElse: () => null);
-      var injectPromise = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is InjectPromise, orElse: () => null);
-      var injectLazy = metadata.firstWhere((m) => m is InjectLazy, orElse: () => null);
-
-      if (inject != null) {
-        return new Dependency(Key.get(inject.token), false, false, []);
-
-      } else if (injectPromise != null) {
-        return new Dependency(Key.get(injectPromise.token), true, false, []);
-
-      } else if (injectLazy != null) {
-        return new Dependency(Key.get(injectLazy.token), false, true, []);
-
-      } else if (p.type.qualifiedName != #dynamic) {
-        var depProps = metadata.where((m) => m is DependencyAnnotation).toList();
-        return new Dependency(Key.get(p.type.reflectedType), false, false, depProps);
-
-      } else {
-        throw new NoAnnotationError(typeOrFunc);
-      }
-    }, growable:false);
-  }
-
-  List<ParameterMirror> _functionParameters(Function func) {
-    var closureMirror = reflect(func);
-    return closureMirror.function.parameters;
-  }
-
-  List<ParameterMirror> _constructorParameters(Type type) {
-    ClassMirror classMirror = reflectType(type);
-    MethodMirror ctor = classMirror.declarations[classMirror.simpleName];
-    return ctor.parameters;
-  }
-}
-
-final Reflector reflector = new Reflector();
diff --git a/modules/di/src/reflector.es6 b/modules/di/src/reflector.es6
deleted file mode 100644
index a2af6874e0..0000000000
--- a/modules/di/src/reflector.es6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-import {Type, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
-import {List} from 'facade/collection';
-import {Inject, InjectPromise, InjectLazy, DependencyAnnotation} from './annotations';
-import {Key} from './key';
-import {Dependency} from './binding';
-import {NoAnnotationError} from './exceptions';
-
-class Reflector {
-  factoryFor(type:Type):Function {
-    var length = type.parameters ? type.parameters.length : 0;
-    switch (length) {
-      case 0: return () =>
-        new type();
-      case 1: return (a1) =>
-        new type(a1);
-      case 2: return (a1, a2) =>
-        new type(a1, a2);
-      case 3: return (a1, a2, a3) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3);
-      case 4: return (a1, a2, a3, a4) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4);
-      case 5: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
-      case 6: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6);
-      case 7: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7);
-      case 8: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8);
-      case 9: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9);
-      case 10: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10) =>
-        new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10);
-    };
-
-    throw "Factory cannot take more than 10 arguments";
-  }
-
-  invoke(factory:Function, args:List) {
-    return factory(...args);
-  }
-
-  dependencies(typeOrFunc):List {
-    var p = typeOrFunc.parameters;
-    if (p == undefined && typeOrFunc.length == 0) return [];
-    if (p == undefined) throw new NoAnnotationError(typeOrFunc);
-    return typeOrFunc.parameters.map((p) => this._extractToken(typeOrFunc, p));
-  }
-
-  _extractToken(typeOrFunc, annotations) {
-    var type;
-    var depProps = [];
-
-    for (var paramAnnotation of annotations) {
-      if (paramAnnotation instanceof Type) {
-        type = paramAnnotation;
-
-      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof Inject) {
-        return this._createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, false, false, []);
-
-      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectPromise) {
-        return this._createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, true, false, []);
-
-      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof InjectLazy) {
-        return this._createDependency(paramAnnotation.token, false, true, []);
-
-      } else if (paramAnnotation instanceof DependencyAnnotation) {
-        depProps.push(paramAnnotation);
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (isPresent(type)) {
-      return this._createDependency(type, false, false, depProps);
-    } else {
-      throw new NoAnnotationError(typeOrFunc);
-    }
-  }
-
-  _createDependency(token, asPromise, lazy, depProps):Dependency {
-    return new Dependency(Key.get(token), asPromise, lazy, depProps);
-  }
-}
-
-export var reflector:Reflector = new Reflector();
diff --git a/modules/di/test/di/reflector_spec.js b/modules/di/test/di/reflector_spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fd6fec6599..0000000000
--- a/modules/di/test/di/reflector_spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
-import {Key, Inject, DependencyAnnotation} from 'di/di';
-import {CONST} from 'facade/lang';
-import {reflector, Token} from 'di/reflector';
-
-class Parent extends DependencyAnnotation {
-  @CONST()
-  constructor() {
-  }
-}
-
-export function main() {
-  describe("reflector", function () {
-    describe("dependencies", function () {
-      it('should collect annotations implementing DependencyAnnotation as properties', function () {
-        function f(@Parent() arg:Function) {}
-
-        var dep = reflector.dependencies(f)[0];
-        expect(dep.properties[0]).toBeAnInstanceOf(Parent);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/pubspec.yaml b/modules/reflection/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41a1a5d65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: reflection
+environment:
+  sdk: '>=1.4.0'
+dependencies:
+  facade:
+    path: ../facade
+dev_dependencies:
+  test_lib:
+    path: ../test_lib
+  guinness: ">=0.1.16 <0.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/reflection.dart b/modules/reflection/src/reflection.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f98b0957b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/reflection.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+library reflection.reflection;
+
+import 'reflector.dart';
+import 'types.dart';
+export 'reflector.dart';
+import 'package:facade/lang.dart';
+
+class NoReflectionCapabilities {
+  Function factory(Type type){
+    throw "Cannot find reflection information on ${stringify(type)}";
+  }
+
+  List parameters(Type type) {
+    throw "Cannot find reflection information on ${stringify(type)}";
+  }
+
+  List annotations(Type type) {
+    throw "Cannot find reflection information on ${stringify(type)}";
+  }
+
+  GetterFn getter(String name) {
+    throw "Cannot find getter ${name}";
+  }
+
+  SetterFn setter(String name) {
+    throw "Cannot find getter ${name}";
+  }
+
+  MethodFn method(String name) {
+    throw "Cannot find method ${name}";
+  }
+}
+
+final Reflector reflector = new Reflector(new NoReflectionCapabilities());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/reflection.es6 b/modules/reflection/src/reflection.es6
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7931db709f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/reflection.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {Type, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
+import {List, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
+import {Reflector} from './reflector';
+export {Reflector} from './reflector';;
+import {ReflectionCapabilities} from './reflection_capabilities';;
+
+export var reflector = new Reflector(new ReflectionCapabilities());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.dart b/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bd3361f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+library reflection.reflection_capabilities;
+
+import 'reflection.dart';
+import 'types.dart';
+import 'dart:mirrors';
+
+class ReflectionCapabilities {
+  Function factory(Type type) {
+    ClassMirror classMirror = reflectType(type);
+    MethodMirror ctor = classMirror.declarations[classMirror.simpleName];
+    Function create = classMirror.newInstance;
+    Symbol name = ctor.constructorName;
+    int length = ctor.parameters.length;
+
+    switch (length) {
+      case 0: return () => create(name, []).reflectee;
+      case 1: return (a1) => create(name, [a1]).reflectee;
+      case 2: return (a1, a2) => create(name, [a1, a2]).reflectee;
+      case 3: return (a1, a2, a3) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3]).reflectee;
+      case 4: return (a1, a2, a3, a4) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4]).reflectee;
+      case 5: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5]).reflectee;
+      case 6: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6]).reflectee;
+      case 7: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7]).reflectee;
+      case 8: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8]).reflectee;
+      case 9: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9]).reflectee;
+      case 10: return (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10) => create(name, [a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10]).reflectee;
+    };
+
+    throw "Factory cannot take more than 10 arguments";
+  }
+
+  List<List> parameters(typeOrFunc) {
+    final parameters = typeOrFunc is Type ?
+      _constructorParameters(typeOrFunc) :
+      _functionParameters(typeOrFunc);
+    return parameters.map(_convertParameter).toList();
+  }
+
+  List _convertParameter(ParameterMirror p) {
+    var t = p.type.reflectedType;
+    var res = t == dynamic ? [] : [t];
+    res.addAll(p.metadata.map((m) => m.reflectee));
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  List annotations(typeOrFunc) {
+    final meta = typeOrFunc is Type ?
+      _constructorMetadata(typeOrFunc) :
+      _functionMetadata(typeOrFunc);
+
+    return meta.map((m) => m.reflectee).toList();
+  }
+
+  GetterFn getter(String name) {
+    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
+    return (receiver) => reflect(receiver).getField(symbol).reflectee;
+  }
+
+  SetterFn setter(String name) {
+    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
+    return (receiver, value) => reflect(receiver).setField(symbol, value).reflectee;
+  }
+
+  MethodFn method(String name) {
+    var symbol = new Symbol(name);
+    return (receiver, posArgs) => reflect(receiver).invoke(symbol, posArgs).reflectee;
+  }
+
+  List _functionParameters(Function func) {
+    var closureMirror = reflect(func);
+    return closureMirror.function.parameters;
+  }
+
+  List _constructorParameters(Type type) {
+    ClassMirror classMirror = reflectType(type);
+    MethodMirror ctor = classMirror.declarations[classMirror.simpleName];
+    return ctor.parameters;
+  }
+
+  List _functionMetadata(Function func) {
+    var closureMirror = reflect(func);
+    return closureMirror.function.metadata;
+  }
+
+  List _constructorMetadata(Type type) {
+    ClassMirror classMirror = reflectType(type);
+    return classMirror.metadata;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.es6 b/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.es6
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aa0bd0bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/reflection_capabilities.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import {Type, isPresent} from 'facade/lang';
+import {List, ListWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
+import {GetterFn, SetterFn, MethodFn} from './types';
+
+export class ReflectionCapabilities {
+  factory(type:Type):Function {
+    switch (type.length) {
+      case 0:
+        return function(){return new type();};
+      case 1:
+        return function(a1){return new type(a1);};
+      case 2:
+        return function(a1, a2){return new type(a1, a2);};
+      case 3:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3){return new type(a1, a2, a3);};
+      case 4:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4);};
+      case 5:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);};
+      case 6:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6);};
+      case 7:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7);};
+      case 8:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8);};
+      case 9:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9);};
+      case 10:
+        return function(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10){return new type(a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10);};
+    };
+
+    throw new Error("Factory cannot take more than 10 arguments");
+  }
+
+  parameters(typeOfFunc):List<List> {
+    return isPresent(typeOfFunc.parameters) ?
+      typeOfFunc.parameters :
+      ListWrapper.createFixedSize(typeOfFunc.length);
+  }
+
+  annotations(typeOfFunc):List {
+    return isPresent(typeOfFunc.annotations) ? typeOfFunc.annotations : [];
+  }
+
+  getter(name:string):GetterFn {
+    return new Function('o', 'return o.' + name + ';');
+  }
+
+  setter(name:string):SetterFn {
+    return new Function('o', 'v', 'return o.' + name + ' = v;');
+  }
+
+  method(name:string):MethodFn {
+    var method = `o.${name}`;
+    return new Function('o', 'args',
+      `if (!${method}) throw new Error('"${name}" is undefined');` +
+      `return ${method}.apply(o, args);`);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/reflector.js b/modules/reflection/src/reflector.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47a4f36c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/reflector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import {Type, isPresent, stringify, BaseException} from 'facade/lang';
+import {List, ListWrapper, Map, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'facade/collection';
+import {SetterFn, GetterFn, MethodFn} from './types';
+export {SetterFn, GetterFn, MethodFn} from './types';
+
+export class Reflector {
+  _typeInfo:Map;
+  _getters:Map;
+  _setters:Map;
+  _methods:Map;
+  reflectionCapabilities:any;
+
+  constructor(reflectionCapabilities) {
+    this._typeInfo = MapWrapper.create();
+    this._getters = MapWrapper.create();
+    this._setters = MapWrapper.create();
+    this._methods = MapWrapper.create();
+    this.reflectionCapabilities = reflectionCapabilities;
+  }
+
+  registerType(type, typeInfo){
+    MapWrapper.set(this._typeInfo, type, typeInfo);
+  }
+
+  registerGetters(getters){
+    _mergeMaps(this._getters, getters);
+  }
+
+  registerSetters(setters){
+    _mergeMaps(this._setters, setters);
+  }
+
+  registerMethods(methods){
+    _mergeMaps(this._methods, methods);
+  }
+
+  factory(type:Type):Function {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, type)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, type)["factory"];
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.factory(type);
+    }
+  }
+
+  parameters(typeOfFunc):List {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)["parameters"];
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.parameters(typeOfFunc);
+    }
+  }
+
+  annotations(typeOfFunc):List {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)["annotations"];
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.annotations(typeOfFunc);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getter(name:string):GetterFn {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._getters, name)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._getters, name);
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.getter(name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  setter(name:string):SetterFn {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._setters, name)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._setters, name);
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.setter(name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  method(name:string):MethodFn {
+    if(MapWrapper.contains(this._methods, name)) {
+      return MapWrapper.get(this._methods, name);
+    } else {
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.method(name);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function _mergeMaps(target:Map, config) {
+  StringMapWrapper.forEach(config, (v, k) => MapWrapper.set(target, k, v));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/types.dart b/modules/reflection/src/types.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1bc7fc9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/types.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+library reflection.types;
+
+typedef SetterFn(Object obj, value);
+typedef GetterFn(Object obj);
+typedef MethodFn(Object obj, List args);
diff --git a/modules/reflection/src/types.es6 b/modules/reflection/src/types.es6
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f7b16ecfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/src/types.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export var SetterFn = Function;
+export var GetterFn = Function;
+export var MethodFn = Function;
diff --git a/modules/reflection/test/reflector_spec.js b/modules/reflection/test/reflector_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15cd96be3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reflection/test/reflector_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import {describe, it, iit, ddescribe, expect, beforeEach} from 'test_lib/test_lib';
+import {Reflector} from 'reflection/reflection';
+import {ReflectionCapabilities} from 'reflection/reflection_capabilities';
+import {CONST} from 'facade/lang';
+
+class Annotation {
+  value;
+
+  @CONST()
+  constructor(value) {
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+}
+
+class AType {
+  value;
+
+  constructor(value){
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+}
+
+@Annotation('class')
+class ClassWithAnnotations {
+  a;
+  b;
+
+  constructor(@Annotation("a") a:AType, @Annotation("b") b:AType) {
+    this.a = a;
+    this.b = b;
+  }
+}
+
+class ClassWithoutAnnotations {
+  constructor(a,b){}
+}
+
+class TestObjWith11Args {
+  constructor(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10,a11) {
+  }
+}
+
+@Annotation('func')
+function testFunc(@Annotation("a") a:AType, @Annotation("b") b:AType) {
+}
+
+class TestObj {
+  a;
+  b;
+
+  constructor(a, b) {
+    this.a = a;
+    this.b = b;
+  }
+
+  identity(arg) {
+    return arg;
+  }
+}
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('Reflector', () => {
+    var reflector;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      reflector = new Reflector(new ReflectionCapabilities());
+    });
+
+    describe("factory", () => {
+      it("should create a factory for the given type", () => {
+        var obj = reflector.factory(TestObj)(1, 2);
+
+        expect(obj.a).toEqual(1);
+        expect(obj.b).toEqual(2);
+      });
+
+      it("should throw when more than 10 arguments", () => {
+        expect(() => reflector.factory(TestObjWith11Args)(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11)).toThrowError();
+      });
+
+      it("should return a registered factory if available", () => {
+        reflector.registerType(TestObj, {"factory" : () => "fake"});
+        expect(reflector.factory(TestObj)()).toEqual("fake");
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("parameters", () => {
+      it("should return an array of parameters for a type", () => {
+        var p = reflector.parameters(ClassWithAnnotations);
+        expect(p).toEqual([[AType, new Annotation('a')], [AType, new Annotation('b')]]);
+      });
+
+      it("should return an array of parameters for a function", () => {
+        var p = reflector.parameters(testFunc);
+        expect(p).toEqual([[AType, new Annotation('a')], [AType, new Annotation('b')]]);
+      });
+
+      it("should work for a class without annotations", () => {
+        var p = reflector.parameters(ClassWithoutAnnotations);
+        expect(p.length).toEqual(2);
+      });
+
+      it("should return registered parameters if available", () => {
+        reflector.registerType(TestObj, {"parameters" : [1,2]});
+        expect(reflector.parameters(TestObj)).toEqual([1,2]);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("annotations", () => {
+      it("should return an array of annotations for a type", () => {
+        var p = reflector.annotations(ClassWithAnnotations);
+        expect(p).toEqual([new Annotation('class')]);
+      });
+
+      it("should return an array of annotations for a function", () => {
+        var p = reflector.annotations(testFunc);
+        expect(p).toEqual([new Annotation('func')]);
+      });
+
+      it("should return registered annotations if available", () => {
+        reflector.registerType(TestObj, {"annotations" : [1,2]});
+        expect(reflector.annotations(TestObj)).toEqual([1,2]);
+      });
+    });
+    
+    describe("getter", () => {
+      it("returns a function reading a property", () => {
+        var getA = reflector.getter('a');
+        expect(getA(new TestObj(1, 2))).toEqual(1);
+      });
+
+      it("should return a registered getter if available", () => {
+        reflector.registerGetters({"abc" : (obj) => "fake"});
+        expect(reflector.getter("abc")("anything")).toEqual("fake");
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("setter", () => {
+      it("returns a function setting a property", () => {
+        var setA = reflector.setter('a');
+        var obj = new TestObj(1, 2);
+        setA(obj, 100);
+        expect(obj.a).toEqual(100);
+      });
+
+      it("should return a registered setter if available", () => {
+        var updateMe;
+        reflector.registerSetters({"abc" : (obj, value) => {updateMe = value;}});
+        reflector.setter("abc")("anything", "fake");
+
+        expect(updateMe).toEqual("fake");
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("method", () => {
+      it("returns a function invoking a method", () => {
+        var func = reflector.method('identity');
+        var obj = new TestObj(1, 2);
+        expect(func(obj, ['value'])).toEqual('value');
+      });
+
+      it("should return a registered method if available", () => {
+        reflector.registerMethods({"abc" : (obj, args) => args});
+        expect(reflector.method("abc")("anything", ["fake"])).toEqual(['fake']);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/test_lib/pubspec.yaml b/modules/test_lib/pubspec.yaml
index 1ac0af21cc..8c49ae70ac 100644
--- a/modules/test_lib/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/modules/test_lib/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ environment:
 dependencies:
   facade:
     path: ../facade
+  reflection:
+    path: ../reflection
 dev_dependencies:
   guinness: ">=0.1.16 <0.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
index ac94ec19d5..ec4543cb9c 100644
--- a/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
+++ b/modules/test_lib/src/test_lib.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export 'package:guinness/guinness_html.dart';
 import 'package:unittest/unittest.dart' hide expect;
 import 'dart:mirrors';
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'package:reflection/reflection.dart';
+import 'package:reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart';
 
 bool IS_DARTIUM = true;
 
@@ -32,11 +34,18 @@ class NotExpect extends gns.NotExpect {
 }
 
 it(name, fn) {
-  gns.it(name, _handleAsync(fn));
+  gns.it(name, _enableReflection(_handleAsync(fn)));
 }
 
 iit(name, fn) {
-  gns.iit(name, _handleAsync(fn));
+  gns.iit(name, _enableReflection(_handleAsync(fn)));
+}
+
+_enableReflection(fn) {
+  return () {
+    reflector.reflectionCapabilities = new ReflectionCapabilities();
+    return fn();
+  };
 }
 
 _handleAsync(fn) {
diff --git a/test-main.js b/test-main.js
index 303311dfb5..438c6a4ca1 100644
--- a/test-main.js
+++ b/test-main.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ System.paths = {
   'di/*': './di/src/*.js',
   'di/test/*': './di/test/*.js',
 
+  'reflection/*': './reflection/src/*.js',
+  'reflection/test/*': './reflection/test/*.js',
+
   'rtts_assert/*': './rtts_assert/src/*.js',
   'rtts_assert/test/*': './rtts_assert/test/*.js',