diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/insertCodeMetadata.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/insertCodeMetadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00c18901b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/insertCodeMetadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export const insertCodeMetadata = props => {
+  if (props._code && props._code.length > 0) {
+    props._codeMeta = codeMetaData(props._code)
+  }
+
+  if (!props._children || props._children.length === 0) return
+
+  for (let child of props._children) {
+    insertCodeMetadata(child)
+  }
+}
+
+const codeMetaData = code => {
+  return {
+    dependsOnStore: RegExp(/(store.)/g).test(code),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store.js
index b0bcaf31f9..c3dad0a867 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 } from "./loadComponentLibraries"
 import { buildCodeForScreens } from "./buildCodeForScreens"
 import { generate_screen_css } from "./generate_css"
+import { insertCodeMetadata } from "./insertCodeMetadata"
 // import { uuid } from "./uuid"
 
 let appname = ""
@@ -818,6 +819,8 @@ const setCurrentScreenFunctions = s => {
     s.currentPreviewItem === "screen"
       ? buildCodeForScreens([s.currentPreviewItem])
       : "({});"
+
+  insertCodeMetadata(s.currentPreviewItem.props)
 }
 
 const setScreenType = store => type => {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
index d0feb89bd0..56370d7a89 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventEditorModal.svelte
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@
   import { EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME } from "../../common/eventHandlers"
 
   export let event
-  export let eventOptions
+  export let eventOptions = []
   export let open
   export let onClose
   export let onPropChanged
 
-  let eventType = "onClick"
+  let eventType = ""
   let draftEventHandler = { parameters: [] }
 
   $: eventData = event || { handlers: [] }
+  $: if (!eventOptions.includes(eventType) && eventOptions.length > 0) 
+      eventType = eventOptions[0].name
 
   const closeModal = () => {
     onClose()
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@
         <h5>Event Type</h5>
         {@html getIcon('info', 20)}
       </header>
-      <Select :value={eventType}>
+      <Select bind:value={eventType}>
         {#each eventOptions as option}
           <option value={option.name}>{option.name}</option>
         {/each}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventsEditor.svelte b/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventsEditor.svelte
index 108fd383a2..c9074498ea 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventsEditor.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/userInterface/EventsEditor/EventsEditor.svelte
@@ -33,17 +33,11 @@
   let events = []
   let selectedEvent = null
 
-
   $: {
-    events = Object.keys(component)
-      .filter(key => findType(key) === EVENT_TYPE)
-      .map(key => ({ name: key, handlers: component[key] }))
-  }
-
-  function findType(propName) {
-    if (!component._component) return
-    return components.find(({ name }) => name === component._component)
-      .props[propName]
+    const componentDefinition = components.find(c => c.name === component._component)
+    events = Object.keys(componentDefinition.props)
+      .filter(propName => componentDefinition.props[propName].type === EVENT_TYPE)
+      .map(propName => ({ name: propName, handlers: (component[propName] || []) }))
   }
 
   const openModal = event => {
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index c08cc4affb..04c180beb5 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@nx-js/compiler-util": "^2.0.0",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+    "deep-equal": "^2.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
     "lunr": "^2.3.5",
     "regexparam": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/client/src/createApp.js b/packages/client/src/createApp.js
index d97ca46896..0f4d54fdca 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/createApp.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/createApp.js
@@ -1,74 +1,46 @@
 import { writable } from "svelte/store"
 import { createCoreApi } from "./core"
-import { getStateOrValue } from "./state/getState"
-import { setState, setStateFromBinding } from "./state/setState"
-import { trimSlash } from "./common/trimSlash"
-import { isBound } from "./state/isState"
 import { attachChildren } from "./render/attachChildren"
-import { createTreeNode } from "./render/renderComponent"
+import { createTreeNode } from "./render/prepareRenderComponent"
 import { screenRouter } from "./render/screenRouter"
+import { createStateManager } from "./state/stateManager"
 
 export const createApp = (
-  document,
   componentLibraries,
   frontendDefinition,
   backendDefinition,
   user,
-  uiFunctions
+  uiFunctions,
+  window
 ) => {
   const coreApi = createCoreApi(backendDefinition, user)
   backendDefinition.hierarchy = coreApi.templateApi.constructHierarchy(
     backendDefinition.hierarchy
   )
-  const pageStore = writable({
-    _bbuser: user,
-  })
-
-  const relativeUrl = url =>
-    frontendDefinition.appRootPath
-      ? frontendDefinition.appRootPath + "/" + trimSlash(url)
-      : url
-
-  const apiCall = method => (url, body) =>
-    fetch(relativeUrl(url), {
-      method: method,
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-      body: body && JSON.stringify(body),
-    })
-
-  const api = {
-    post: apiCall("POST"),
-    get: apiCall("GET"),
-    patch: apiCall("PATCH"),
-    delete: apiCall("DELETE"),
-  }
-
-  const safeCallEvent = (event, context) => {
-    const isFunction = obj =>
-      !!(obj && obj.constructor && obj.call && obj.apply)
-
-    if (isFunction(event)) event(context)
-  }
 
   let routeTo
-  let currentScreenStore
-  let currentScreenUbsubscribe
   let currentUrl
+  let screenStateManager
 
   const onScreenSlotRendered = screenSlotNode => {
     const onScreenSelected = (screen, store, url) => {
-      const { getInitialiseParams, unsubscribe } = attachChildrenParams(store)
+      const stateManager = createStateManager({
+        store,
+        coreApi,
+        frontendDefinition,
+        componentLibraries,
+        uiFunctions,
+        onScreenSlotRendered: () => {},
+      })
+      const getAttchChildrenParams = attachChildrenParams(stateManager)
       screenSlotNode.props._children = [screen.props]
-      const initialiseChildParams = getInitialiseParams(screenSlotNode)
+      const initialiseChildParams = getAttchChildrenParams(screenSlotNode)
       attachChildren(initialiseChildParams)(screenSlotNode.rootElement, {
         hydrate: true,
         force: true,
       })
-      if (currentScreenUbsubscribe) currentScreenUbsubscribe()
-      currentScreenUbsubscribe = unsubscribe
-      currentScreenStore = store
+      if (screenStateManager) screenStateManager.destroy()
+      screenStateManager = stateManager
       currentUrl = url
     }
 
@@ -76,46 +48,28 @@ export const createApp = (
     routeTo(currentUrl || window.location.pathname)
   }
 
-  const attachChildrenParams = store => {
-    let currentState = null
-    const unsubscribe = store.subscribe(s => {
-      currentState = s
-    })
-
+  const attachChildrenParams = stateManager => {
     const getInitialiseParams = treeNode => ({
-      bb: getBbClientApi,
-      coreApi,
-      store,
-      document,
       componentLibraries,
-      frontendDefinition,
       uiFunctions,
       treeNode,
       onScreenSlotRendered,
+      setupState: stateManager.setup,
+      getCurrentState: stateManager.getCurrentState,
     })
 
-    const getBbClientApi = (treeNode, componentProps) => {
-      return {
-        attachChildren: attachChildren(getInitialiseParams(treeNode)),
-        context: treeNode.context,
-        props: componentProps,
-        call: safeCallEvent,
-        setStateFromBinding: (binding, value) =>
-          setStateFromBinding(store, binding, value),
-        setState: (path, value) => setState(store, path, value),
-        getStateOrValue: (prop, currentContext) =>
-          getStateOrValue(currentState, prop, currentContext),
-        store,
-        relativeUrl,
-        api,
-        isBound,
-        parent,
-      }
-    }
-    return { getInitialiseParams, unsubscribe }
+    return getInitialiseParams
   }
 
   let rootTreeNode
+  const pageStateManager = createStateManager({
+    store: writable({ _bbuser: user }),
+    coreApi,
+    frontendDefinition,
+    componentLibraries,
+    uiFunctions,
+    onScreenSlotRendered,
+  })
 
   const initialisePage = (page, target, urlPath) => {
     currentUrl = urlPath
@@ -125,7 +79,7 @@ export const createApp = (
       _children: [page.props],
     }
     rootTreeNode.rootElement = target
-    const { getInitialiseParams } = attachChildrenParams(pageStore)
+    const getInitialiseParams = attachChildrenParams(pageStateManager)
     const initChildParams = getInitialiseParams(rootTreeNode)
 
     attachChildren(initChildParams)(target, {
@@ -137,8 +91,8 @@ export const createApp = (
   }
   return {
     initialisePage,
-    screenStore: () => currentScreenStore,
-    pageStore: () => pageStore,
+    screenStore: () => screenStateManager.store,
+    pageStore: () => pageStateManager.store,
     routeTo: () => routeTo,
     rootNode: () => rootTreeNode,
   }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/index.js b/packages/client/src/index.js
index a5644c9f49..54b5aecacc 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/index.js
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ export const loadBudibase = async (opts) => {
   componentLibraries[builtinLibName] = builtins(_window)
 
   const { initialisePage, screenStore, pageStore, routeTo, rootNode } = createApp(
-    _window.document,
     componentLibraries,
     frontendDefinition,
     backendDefinition,
     user,
-    uiFunctions || {}
+    uiFunctions || {},
+    _window
   )
 
   const route = _window.location 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/render/attachChildren.js b/packages/client/src/render/attachChildren.js
index 0fe127dc7e..ef46271028 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/render/attachChildren.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/render/attachChildren.js
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-import { setupBinding } from "../state/stateBinding"
 import { split, last } from "lodash/fp"
 import { $ } from "../core/common"
-import { renderComponent } from "./renderComponent"
+import { prepareRenderComponent } from "./prepareRenderComponent"
 import { isScreenSlot } from "./builtinComponents"
+import deepEqual from "deep-equal"
 
 export const attachChildren = initialiseOpts => (htmlElement, options) => {
   const {
     uiFunctions,
-    bb,
-    coreApi,
-    store,
     componentLibraries,
     treeNode,
-    frontendDefinition,
     onScreenSlotRendered,
+    setupState,
+    getCurrentState,
   } = initialiseOpts
 
   const anchor = options && options.anchor ? options.anchor : null
@@ -34,50 +32,46 @@ export const attachChildren = initialiseOpts => (htmlElement, options) => {
 
   htmlElement.classList.add(`lay-${treeNode.props._id}`)
 
-  const renderedComponents = []
+  const childNodes = []
   for (let childProps of treeNode.props._children) {
     const { componentName, libName } = splitName(childProps._component)
 
     if (!componentName || !libName) return
 
-    const { initialProps, bind } = setupBinding(
-      store,
-      childProps,
-      coreApi,
-      frontendDefinition.appRootPath
-    )
-
     const componentConstructor = componentLibraries[libName][componentName]
 
-    const renderedComponentsThisIteration = renderComponent({
+    const childNodesThisIteration = prepareRenderComponent({
       props: childProps,
       parentNode: treeNode,
       componentConstructor,
       uiFunctions,
       htmlElement,
       anchor,
-      initialProps,
-      bb,
+      getCurrentState
     })
 
-    if (
-      onScreenSlotRendered &&
-      isScreenSlot(childProps._component) &&
-      renderedComponentsThisIteration.length > 0
-    ) {
-      // assuming there is only ever one screen slot
-      onScreenSlotRendered(renderedComponentsThisIteration[0])
-    }
-
-    for (let comp of renderedComponentsThisIteration) {
-      comp.unsubscribe = bind(comp.component)
-      renderedComponents.push(comp)
+    for (let childNode of childNodesThisIteration) {
+      childNodes.push(childNode)
     }
   }
 
-  treeNode.children = renderedComponents
+  if (areTreeNodesEqual(treeNode.children, childNodes)) return treeNode.children
 
-  return renderedComponents
+  for (let node of childNodes) {
+    const initialProps = setupState(node)
+    node.render(initialProps)
+  }
+
+  const screenSlot = childNodes.find(n => isScreenSlot(n.props._component))
+
+  if (onScreenSlotRendered && screenSlot) {
+    // assuming there is only ever one screen slot
+    onScreenSlotRendered(screenSlot)
+  }
+
+  treeNode.children = childNodes
+
+  return childNodes
 }
 
 const splitName = fullname => {
@@ -90,3 +84,19 @@ const splitName = fullname => {
 
   return { libName, componentName }
 }
+
+const areTreeNodesEqual = (children1, children2) => {
+  if (children1.length !== children2.length) return false
+  if (children1 === children2) return true
+
+  let isEqual = false
+  for (let i = 0; i < children1.length; i++) {
+    isEqual = deepEqual(children1[i].context, children2[i].context)
+    if (!isEqual) return false
+    if (isScreenSlot(children1[i].parentNode.props._component)) {
+      isEqual = deepEqual(children1[i].props, children2[i].props)
+    }
+    if (!isEqual) return false
+  }
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/render/renderComponent.js b/packages/client/src/render/prepareRenderComponent.js
similarity index 50%
rename from packages/client/src/render/renderComponent.js
rename to packages/client/src/render/prepareRenderComponent.js
index 962555f9a9..d79265093a 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/render/renderComponent.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/render/prepareRenderComponent.js
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
-export const renderComponent = ({
+export const prepareRenderComponent = ({
   componentConstructor,
   uiFunctions,
   htmlElement,
   anchor,
   props,
-  initialProps,
-  bb,
   parentNode,
+  getCurrentState,
 }) => {
-  const func = initialProps._id ? uiFunctions[initialProps._id] : undefined
+  const func = props._id ? uiFunctions[props._id] : undefined
 
   const parentContext = (parentNode && parentNode.context) || {}
 
-  let renderedNodes = []
-  const render = context => {
+  let nodesToRender = []
+  const createNodeAndRender = context => {
     let componentContext = parentContext
     if (context) {
-      componentContext = { ...componentContext }
+      componentContext = { ...context }
       componentContext.$parent = parentContext
     }
 
@@ -24,33 +23,31 @@ export const renderComponent = ({
     thisNode.context = componentContext
     thisNode.parentNode = parentNode
     thisNode.props = props
+    nodesToRender.push(thisNode)
 
-    parentNode.children.push(thisNode)
-    renderedNodes.push(thisNode)
+    thisNode.render = initialProps => {
+      thisNode.component = new componentConstructor({
+        target: htmlElement,
+        props: initialProps,
+        hydrate: false,
+        anchor,
+      })
+      thisNode.rootElement =
+        htmlElement.children[htmlElement.children.length - 1]
 
-    initialProps._bb = bb(thisNode, props)
-
-    thisNode.component = new componentConstructor({
-      target: htmlElement,
-      props: initialProps,
-      hydrate: false,
-      anchor,
-    })
-
-    thisNode.rootElement = htmlElement.children[htmlElement.children.length - 1]
-
-    if (initialProps._id && thisNode.rootElement) {
-      thisNode.rootElement.classList.add(`pos-${initialProps._id}`)
+      if (props._id && thisNode.rootElement) {
+        thisNode.rootElement.classList.add(`pos-${props._id}`)
+      }
     }
   }
 
   if (func) {
-    func(render, parentContext)
+    func(createNodeAndRender, parentContext, getCurrentState())
   } else {
-    render()
+    createNodeAndRender()
   }
 
-  return renderedNodes
+  return nodesToRender
 }
 
 export const createTreeNode = () => ({
@@ -59,8 +56,10 @@ export const createTreeNode = () => ({
   rootElement: null,
   parentNode: null,
   children: [],
+  bindings: [],
   component: null,
   unsubscribe: () => {},
+  render: () => {},
   get destroy() {
     const node = this
     return () => {
@@ -71,6 +70,10 @@ export const createTreeNode = () => ({
           child.destroy()
         }
       }
+      for (let onDestroyItem of node.onDestroy) {
+        onDestroyItem()
+      }
     }
   },
+  onDestroy: [],
 })
diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/bbComponentApi.js b/packages/client/src/state/bbComponentApi.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..affb4e1188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/bbComponentApi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { getStateOrValue } from "./getState"
+import { setState, setStateFromBinding } from "./setState"
+import { trimSlash } from "../common/trimSlash"
+import { isBound } from "./isState"
+import { attachChildren } from "../render/attachChildren"
+
+export const bbFactory = ({
+  store,
+  getCurrentState,
+  frontendDefinition,
+  componentLibraries,
+  uiFunctions,
+  onScreenSlotRendered,
+}) => {
+  const relativeUrl = url =>
+    frontendDefinition.appRootPath
+      ? frontendDefinition.appRootPath + "/" + trimSlash(url)
+      : url
+
+  const apiCall = method => (url, body) =>
+    fetch(relativeUrl(url), {
+      method: method,
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: body && JSON.stringify(body),
+    })
+
+  const api = {
+    post: apiCall("POST"),
+    get: apiCall("GET"),
+    patch: apiCall("PATCH"),
+    delete: apiCall("DELETE"),
+  }
+
+  const safeCallEvent = (event, context) => {
+    const isFunction = obj =>
+      !!(obj && obj.constructor && obj.call && obj.apply)
+
+    if (isFunction(event)) event(context)
+  }
+
+  return (treeNode, setupState) => {
+    const attachParams = {
+      componentLibraries,
+      uiFunctions,
+      treeNode,
+      onScreenSlotRendered,
+      setupState,
+      getCurrentState,
+    }
+
+    return {
+      attachChildren: attachChildren(attachParams),
+      context: treeNode.context,
+      props: treeNode.props,
+      call: safeCallEvent,
+      setStateFromBinding: (binding, value) =>
+        setStateFromBinding(store, binding, value),
+      setState: (path, value) => setState(store, path, value),
+      getStateOrValue: (prop, currentContext) =>
+        getStateOrValue(getCurrentState(), prop, currentContext),
+      store: store,
+      relativeUrl,
+      api,
+      isBound,
+      parent,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js b/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
index e684a024af..ca7d8d3a3f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const isMetaProp = propName =>
   propName === "_component" ||
   propName === "_children" ||
   propName === "_id" ||
-  propName === "_style"
+  propName === "_style" ||
+  propName === "_code"
 
 export const setupBinding = (store, rootProps, coreApi, context, rootPath) => {
   const rootInitialProps = { ...rootProps }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/stateManager.js b/packages/client/src/state/stateManager.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba15f52448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/stateManager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+import {
+  isEventType,
+  eventHandlers,
+  EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME,
+} from "./eventHandlers"
+import { bbFactory } from "./bbComponentApi"
+import { getState } from "./getState"
+import { attachChildren } from "../render/attachChildren"
+
+import {
+  isBound,
+  takeStateFromStore,
+  takeStateFromContext,
+  takeStateFromEventParameters,
+  BB_STATE_FALLBACK,
+  BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH,
+  BB_STATE_BINDINGSOURCE,
+} from "./isState"
+
+const doNothing = () => {}
+doNothing.isPlaceholder = true
+
+const isMetaProp = propName =>
+  propName === "_component" ||
+  propName === "_children" ||
+  propName === "_id" ||
+  propName === "_style" ||
+  propName === "_code" ||
+  propName === "_codeMeta"
+
+export const createStateManager = ({
+  store,
+  coreApi,
+  rootPath,
+  frontendDefinition,
+  componentLibraries,
+  uiFunctions,
+  onScreenSlotRendered,
+}) => {
+  let handlerTypes = eventHandlers(store, coreApi, rootPath)
+  let currentState
+
+  // any nodes that have props that are bound to the store
+  let nodesBoundByProps = []
+
+  // any node whose children depend on code, that uses the store
+  let nodesWithCodeBoundChildren = []
+
+  const getCurrentState = () => currentState
+  const registerBindings = _registerBindings(
+    nodesBoundByProps,
+    nodesWithCodeBoundChildren
+  )
+  const bb = bbFactory({
+    store,
+    getCurrentState,
+    frontendDefinition,
+    componentLibraries,
+    uiFunctions,
+    onScreenSlotRendered,
+  })
+
+  const setup = _setup(handlerTypes, getCurrentState, registerBindings, bb)
+
+  const unsubscribe = store.subscribe(
+    onStoreStateUpdated({
+      setCurrentState: s => (currentState = s),
+      getCurrentState,
+      nodesWithCodeBoundChildren,
+      nodesBoundByProps,
+      uiFunctions,
+      componentLibraries,
+      onScreenSlotRendered,
+      setupState: setup,
+    })
+  )
+
+  return {
+    setup,
+    destroy: () => unsubscribe(),
+    getCurrentState,
+    store,
+  }
+}
+
+const onStoreStateUpdated = ({
+  setCurrentState,
+  getCurrentState,
+  nodesWithCodeBoundChildren,
+  nodesBoundByProps,
+  uiFunctions,
+  componentLibraries,
+  onScreenSlotRendered,
+  setupState,
+}) => s => {
+  setCurrentState(s)
+
+  // the original array gets changed by components' destroy()
+  // so we make a clone and check if they are still in the original
+  const nodesWithBoundChildren_clone = [...nodesWithCodeBoundChildren]
+  for (let node of nodesWithBoundChildren_clone) {
+    if (!nodesWithCodeBoundChildren.includes(node)) continue
+    attachChildren({
+      uiFunctions,
+      componentLibraries,
+      treeNode: node,
+      onScreenSlotRendered,
+      setupState,
+      getCurrentState,
+    })(node.rootElement, { hydrate: true, force: true })
+  }
+
+  for (let node of nodesBoundByProps) {
+    setNodeState(s, node)
+  }
+}
+
+const _registerBindings = (nodesBoundByProps, nodesWithCodeBoundChildren) => (
+  node,
+  bindings
+) => {
+  if (bindings.length > 0) {
+    node.bindings = bindings
+    nodesBoundByProps.push(node)
+    const onDestroy = () => {
+      nodesBoundByProps = nodesBoundByProps.filter(n => n === node)
+      node.onDestroy = node.onDestroy.filter(d => d === onDestroy)
+    }
+    node.onDestroy.push(onDestroy)
+  }
+  if (
+    node.props._children &&
+    node.props._children.filter(c => c._codeMeta && c._codeMeta.dependsOnStore)
+      .length > 0
+  ) {
+    nodesWithCodeBoundChildren.push(node)
+    const onDestroy = () => {
+      nodesWithCodeBoundChildren = nodesWithCodeBoundChildren.filter(
+        n => n === node
+      )
+      node.onDestroy = node.onDestroy.filter(d => d === onDestroy)
+    }
+    node.onDestroy.push(onDestroy)
+  }
+}
+
+const setNodeState = (storeState, node) => {
+  if (!node.component) return
+  const newProps = { ...node.bindings.initialProps }
+
+  for (let binding of node.bindings) {
+    const val = getState(storeState, binding.path, binding.fallback)
+
+    if (val === undefined && newProps[binding.propName] !== undefined) {
+      delete newProps[binding.propName]
+    }
+
+    if (val !== undefined) {
+      newProps[binding.propName] = val
+    }
+  }
+
+  node.component.$set(newProps)
+}
+
+const _setup = (
+  handlerTypes,
+  getCurrentState,
+  registerBindings,
+  bb
+) => node => {
+  const props = node.props
+  const context = node.context || {}
+  const initialProps = { ...props }
+  const storeBoundProps = []
+  const currentStoreState = getCurrentState()
+
+  for (let propName in props) {
+    if (isMetaProp(propName)) continue
+
+    const val = props[propName]
+
+    if (isBound(val) && takeStateFromStore(val)) {
+      const path = BindingPath(val)
+      const source = BindingSource(val)
+      const fallback = BindingFallback(val)
+
+      storeBoundProps.push({
+        path,
+        fallback,
+        propName,
+        source,
+      })
+
+      initialProps[propName] = !currentStoreState
+        ? fallback
+        : getState(
+            currentStoreState,
+            BindingPath(val),
+            BindingFallback(val),
+            BindingSource(val)
+          )
+    } else if (isBound(val) && takeStateFromContext(val)) {
+      initialProps[propName] = !context
+        ? val
+        : getState(
+            context,
+            BindingPath(val),
+            BindingFallback(val),
+            BindingSource(val)
+          )
+    } else if (isEventType(val)) {
+      const handlersInfos = []
+      for (let e of val) {
+        const handlerInfo = {
+          handlerType: e[EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME],
+          parameters: e.parameters,
+        }
+        const resolvedParams = {}
+        for (let paramName in handlerInfo.parameters) {
+          const paramValue = handlerInfo.parameters[paramName]
+          if (!isBound(paramValue)) {
+            resolvedParams[paramName] = () => paramValue
+            continue
+          } else if (takeStateFromContext(paramValue)) {
+            const val = getState(
+              context,
+              paramValue[BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH],
+              paramValue[BB_STATE_FALLBACK]
+            )
+            resolvedParams[paramName] = () => val
+          } else if (takeStateFromStore(paramValue)) {
+            resolvedParams[paramName] = () =>
+              getState(
+                getCurrentState(),
+                paramValue[BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH],
+                paramValue[BB_STATE_FALLBACK]
+              )
+            continue
+          } else if (takeStateFromEventParameters(paramValue)) {
+            resolvedParams[paramName] = eventContext => {
+              getState(
+                eventContext,
+                paramValue[BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH],
+                paramValue[BB_STATE_FALLBACK]
+              )
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        handlerInfo.parameters = resolvedParams
+        handlersInfos.push(handlerInfo)
+      }
+
+      if (handlersInfos.length === 0) initialProps[propName] = doNothing
+      else {
+        initialProps[propName] = async context => {
+          for (let handlerInfo of handlersInfos) {
+            const handler = makeHandler(handlerTypes, handlerInfo)
+            await handler(context)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  registerBindings(node, storeBoundProps)
+
+  const setup = _setup(handlerTypes, getCurrentState, registerBindings, bb)
+  initialProps._bb = bb(node, setup)
+
+  return initialProps
+}
+
+const makeHandler = (handlerTypes, handlerInfo) => {
+  const handlerType = handlerTypes[handlerInfo.handlerType]
+  return context => {
+    const parameters = {}
+    for (let p in handlerInfo.parameters) {
+      parameters[p] = handlerInfo.parameters[p](context)
+    }
+    handlerType.execute(parameters)
+  }
+}
+
+const BindingPath = prop => prop[BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH]
+const BindingFallback = prop => prop[BB_STATE_FALLBACK]
+const BindingSource = prop => prop[BB_STATE_BINDINGSOURCE]
diff --git a/packages/client/tests/bindingDom.spec.js b/packages/client/tests/bindingDom.spec.js
index 7d4501b177..c0b90a8a81 100644
--- a/packages/client/tests/bindingDom.spec.js
+++ b/packages/client/tests/bindingDom.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { load, makePage, makeScreen } from "./testAppDef"
+import { EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME } from "../src/state/eventHandlers"
 
 describe("initialiseApp (binding)", () => {
   it("should populate root element prop from store value", async () => {
@@ -169,4 +170,177 @@ describe("initialiseApp (binding)", () => {
       "header 2 - new val"
     )
   })
+
+  it("should fire events", async () => {
+    const { dom, app } = await load(
+      makePage({
+        _component: "testlib/button",
+        onClick: [
+          event("Set State", {
+            path: "address",
+            value: "123 Main Street",
+          }),
+        ],
+      })
+    )
+
+    const button = dom.window.document.body.children[0]
+    expect(button.tagName).toBe("BUTTON")
+
+    let storeAddress
+    app.pageStore().subscribe(s => {
+      storeAddress = s.address
+    })
+    button.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event("click"))
+    expect(storeAddress).toBe("123 Main Street")
+  })
+
+  it("should alter event parameters based on store values", async () => {
+    const { dom, app } = await load(
+      makePage({
+        _component: "testlib/button",
+        onClick: [
+          event("Set State", {
+            path: "address",
+            value: {
+              "##bbstate": "sourceaddress",
+              "##bbsource": "store",
+              "##bbstatefallback": "fallback address",
+            },
+          }),
+        ],
+      })
+    )
+
+    const button = dom.window.document.body.children[0]
+    expect(button.tagName).toBe("BUTTON")
+
+    let storeAddress
+    app.pageStore().subscribe(s => {
+      storeAddress = s.address
+    })
+
+    button.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event("click"))
+    expect(storeAddress).toBe("fallback address")
+
+    app.pageStore().update(s => {
+      s.sourceaddress = "new address"
+      return s
+    })
+
+    button.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event("click"))
+    expect(storeAddress).toBe("new address")
+  })
+
+  it("should take event parameters from context values", async () => {
+    const { dom, app } = await load(
+      makePage({
+        _component: "testlib/button",
+        _id: "with_context",
+        onClick: [
+          event("Set State", {
+            path: "address",
+            value: {
+              "##bbstate": "testKey",
+              "##bbsource": "context",
+              "##bbstatefallback": "fallback address",
+            },
+          }),
+        ],
+      })
+    )
+
+    const button = dom.window.document.body.children[0]
+    expect(button.tagName).toBe("BUTTON")
+
+    let storeAddress
+    app.pageStore().subscribe(s => {
+      storeAddress = s.address
+    })
+
+    button.dispatchEvent(new dom.window.Event("click"))
+    expect(storeAddress).toBe("test value")
+  })
 })
+
+it("should rerender components when their code is bound to the store ", async () => {
+  const { dom, app } = await load(
+    makePage({
+      _component: "testlib/div",
+      _children: [
+        {
+          _component: "testlib/div",
+          _id: "n_clones_based_on_store",
+          className: "child_div",
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+  )
+
+  const rootDiv = dom.window.document.body.children[0]
+  expect(rootDiv.tagName).toBe("DIV")
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(0)
+
+  app.pageStore().update(s => {
+    s.componentCount = 3
+    return s
+  })
+
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(3)
+  expect(rootDiv.children[0].className.includes("child_div")).toBe(true)
+
+  app.pageStore().update(s => {
+    s.componentCount = 5
+    return s
+  })
+
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(5)
+  expect(rootDiv.children[0].className.includes("child_div")).toBe(true)
+
+  app.pageStore().update(s => {
+    s.componentCount = 0
+    return s
+  })
+
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(0)
+})
+
+it("should be able to read value from context, passed fromm parent, through code", async () => {
+  const { dom, app } = await load(
+    makePage({
+      _component: "testlib/div",
+      _children: [
+        {
+          _component: "testlib/div",
+          _id: "n_clones_based_on_store",
+          className: {
+            "##bbstate": "index",
+            "##bbsource": "context",
+            "##bbstatefallback": "nothing",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+  )
+
+  const rootDiv = dom.window.document.body.children[0]
+  expect(rootDiv.tagName).toBe("DIV")
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(0)
+
+  app.pageStore().update(s => {
+    s.componentCount = 3
+    return s
+  })
+
+  expect(rootDiv.children.length).toBe(3)
+  expect(rootDiv.children[0].className.includes("index_0")).toBe(true)
+  expect(rootDiv.children[1].className.includes("index_1")).toBe(true)
+  expect(rootDiv.children[2].className.includes("index_2")).toBe(true)
+})
+
+const event = (handlerType, parameters) => {
+  const e = {}
+  e[EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME] = handlerType
+  e.parameters = parameters
+  return e
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/tests/testAppDef.js b/packages/client/tests/testAppDef.js
index ff128310aa..b9409f0653 100644
--- a/packages/client/tests/testAppDef.js
+++ b/packages/client/tests/testAppDef.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const load = async (page, screens = [], url = "/") => {
     actions: [],
     triggers: [],
   })
+  setComponentCodeMeta(page, screens)
   const app = await loadBudibase({
     componentLibraries: allLibs(dom.window),
     window: dom.window,
@@ -47,8 +48,11 @@ export const timeout = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 export const walkComponentTree = (node, action) => {
   action(node)
 
-  if (node.children) {
-    for (let child of node.children) {
+  // works for nodes or props
+  const children = node.children || node._children
+
+  if (children) {
+    for (let child of children) {
       walkComponentTree(child, action)
     }
   }
@@ -68,6 +72,22 @@ const autoAssignIds = (props, count = 0) => {
   }
 }
 
+// any component with an id that include "based_on_store" is
+// assumed to have code that depends on store value
+const setComponentCodeMeta = (page, screens) => {
+  const setComponentCodeMeta_single = props => {
+    walkComponentTree(props, c => {
+      if (c._id.indexOf("based_on_store") >= 0) {
+        c._codeMeta = { dependsOnStore: true }
+      }
+    })
+  }
+  setComponentCodeMeta_single(page.props)
+  for (let s of screens || []) {
+    setComponentCodeMeta_single(s.props)
+  }
+}
+
 const setAppDef = (window, page, screens) => {
   window["##BUDIBASE_FRONTEND_DEFINITION##"] = {
     componentLibraries: [],
@@ -148,6 +168,29 @@ const maketestlib = window => ({
     set(opts.props)
     opts.target.appendChild(node)
   },
+
+  button: function(opts) {
+    const node = window.document.createElement("BUTTON")
+
+    let currentProps = { ...opts.props }
+
+    const set = props => {
+      currentProps = Object.assign(currentProps, props)
+      if (currentProps.onClick) {
+        node.addEventListener("click", () => {
+          const testText = currentProps.testText || "hello"
+          currentProps._bb.call(props.onClick, { testText })
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.$destroy = () => opts.target.removeChild(node)
+
+    this.$set = set
+    this._element = node
+    set(opts.props)
+    opts.target.appendChild(node)
+  },
 })
 
 const uiFunctions = {
@@ -162,4 +205,15 @@ const uiFunctions = {
       render()
     }
   },
+
+  with_context: render => {
+    render({ testKey: "test value" })
+  },
+
+  n_clones_based_on_store: (render, _, state) => {
+    const n = state.componentCount || 0
+    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+      render({ index: `index_${i}` })
+    }
+  },
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/utilities/builder/buildPage.js b/packages/server/utilities/builder/buildPage.js
index e83380ba68..8aa32f32fa 100644
--- a/packages/server/utilities/builder/buildPage.js
+++ b/packages/server/utilities/builder/buildPage.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const { join, resolve, dirname } = require("path")
 const sqrl = require("squirrelly")
 const { convertCssToFiles } = require("./convertCssToFiles")
 const publicPath = require("./publicPath")
+const deleteCodeMeta = require("./deleteCodeMeta")
 
 module.exports = async (config, appname, pageName, pkg) => {
   const appPath = appPackageFolder(config, appname)
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ const savePageJson = async (appPath, pageName, pkg) => {
     delete pkg.page._screens
   }
 
+  deleteCodeMeta(pkg.page.props)
+
   await writeJSON(pageFile, pkg.page, {
     spaces: 2,
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/utilities/builder/deleteCodeMeta.js b/packages/server/utilities/builder/deleteCodeMeta.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07a0bc0349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/utilities/builder/deleteCodeMeta.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module.exports = props => {
+  if (props._codeMeta) {
+    delete props._codeMeta
+  }
+
+  for (let child of props._children || []) {
+    module.exports(child)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/utilities/builder/index.js b/packages/server/utilities/builder/index.js
index 187f5aca88..063a5f454d 100644
--- a/packages/server/utilities/builder/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/utilities/builder/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const buildPage = require("./buildPage")
 const getPages = require("./getPages")
 const listScreens = require("./listScreens")
 const saveBackend = require("./saveBackend")
+const deleteCodeMeta = require("./deleteCodeMeta")
 
 module.exports.buildPage = buildPage
 module.exports.listScreens = listScreens
@@ -58,12 +59,15 @@ module.exports.saveScreen = async (config, appname, pagename, screen) => {
   if (screen._css) {
     delete screen._css
   }
+
+  deleteCodeMeta(screen.props)
+
   await writeJSON(compPath, screen, {
     encoding: "utf8",
     flag: "w",
     spaces: 2,
   })
-  return screen;
+  return screen
 }
 
 module.exports.renameScreen = async (
diff --git a/packages/standard-components/src/button.svelte b/packages/standard-components/src/button.svelte
index 9220aac5ee..18572b91fc 100644
--- a/packages/standard-components/src/button.svelte
+++ b/packages/standard-components/src/button.svelte
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     return all
   }
 
-  $: if(_bb.props._children.length > 0) theButton && _bb.attachChildren(theButton)
+  $: if(_bb.props._children && _bb.props._children.length > 0) 
+    theButton && _bb.attachChildren(theButton)
 
   $: {
     cssVariables = {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
   disabled={disabled || false}
   on:click={clickHandler}
   style={buttonStyles}>
-  {#if _bb.props_children.length === 0}{contentText}{/if}
+  {#if !_bb.props._children || _bb.props._children.length === 0}{contentText}{/if}
 </button>
 
 <style>