diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019e6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package nostr
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto/z"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
+)
+
+const MAX_LOCKS = 50
+
+var namedMutexPool = make([]sync.Mutex, MAX_LOCKS)
+
+func namedLock(name string) (unlock func()) {
+	idx := z.MemHashString(name) % MAX_LOCKS
+	namedMutexPool[idx].Lock()
+	return namedMutexPool[idx].Unlock
+}
+
+func similar[E constraints.Ordered](as, bs []E) bool {
+	if len(as) != len(bs) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, a := range as {
+		for _, b := range bs {
+			if b == a {
+				goto next
+			}
+		}
+		// didn't find a B that corresponded to the current A
+		return false
+
+	next:
+		continue
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// Escaping strings for JSON encoding according to RFC8259.
+// Also encloses result in quotation marks "".
+func escapeString(dst []byte, s string) []byte {
+	dst = append(dst, '"')
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		c := s[i]
+		switch {
+		case c == '"':
+			// quotation mark
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', '"'}...)
+		case c == '\\':
+			// reverse solidus
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', '\\'}...)
+		case c >= 0x20:
+			// default, rest below are control chars
+			dst = append(dst, c)
+		case c == 0x08:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'b'}...)
+		case c < 0x09:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '0', '0' + c}...)
+		case c == 0x09:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 't'}...)
+		case c == 0x0a:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'n'}...)
+		case c == 0x0c:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'f'}...)
+		case c == 0x0d:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'r'}...)
+		case c < 0x10:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '0', 0x57 + c}...)
+		case c < 0x1a:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '1', 0x20 + c}...)
+		case c < 0x20:
+			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '1', 0x47 + c}...)
+		}
+	}
+	dst = append(dst, '"')
+	return dst
+}
+
+func arePointerValuesEqual[V comparable](a *V, b *V) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if a != nil && b != nil {
+		return *a == *b
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index fcd07d9..874ced0 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -3,83 +3,8 @@ package nostr
 import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto/z"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
 )
 
-const MAX_LOCKS = 50
-
-var namedMutexPool = make([]sync.Mutex, MAX_LOCKS)
-
-func namedLock(name string) (unlock func()) {
-	idx := z.MemHashString(name) % MAX_LOCKS
-	namedMutexPool[idx].Lock()
-	return namedMutexPool[idx].Unlock
-}
-
-func similar[E constraints.Ordered](as, bs []E) bool {
-	if len(as) != len(bs) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	for _, a := range as {
-		for _, b := range bs {
-			if b == a {
-				goto next
-			}
-		}
-		// didn't find a B that corresponded to the current A
-		return false
-
-	next:
-		continue
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
-// Escaping strings for JSON encoding according to RFC8259.
-// Also encloses result in quotation marks "".
-func escapeString(dst []byte, s string) []byte {
-	dst = append(dst, '"')
-	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
-		c := s[i]
-		switch {
-		case c == '"':
-			// quotation mark
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', '"'}...)
-		case c == '\\':
-			// reverse solidus
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', '\\'}...)
-		case c >= 0x20:
-			// default, rest below are control chars
-			dst = append(dst, c)
-		case c == 0x08:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'b'}...)
-		case c < 0x09:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '0', '0' + c}...)
-		case c == 0x09:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 't'}...)
-		case c == 0x0a:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'n'}...)
-		case c == 0x0c:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'f'}...)
-		case c == 0x0d:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'r'}...)
-		case c < 0x10:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '0', 0x57 + c}...)
-		case c < 0x1a:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '1', 0x20 + c}...)
-		case c < 0x20:
-			dst = append(dst, []byte{'\\', 'u', '0', '0', '1', 0x47 + c}...)
-		}
-	}
-	dst = append(dst, '"')
-	return dst
-}
-
 func IsValidRelayURL(u string) bool {
 	parsed, err := url.Parse(u)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -93,13 +18,3 @@ func IsValidRelayURL(u string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
-
-func arePointerValuesEqual[V comparable](a *V, b *V) bool {
-	if a == nil && b == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	if a != nil && b != nil {
-		return *a == *b
-	}
-	return false
-}