diff --git a/examples/config-gen/src/main.rs b/examples/config-gen/src/main.rs
index 68e50b8a7..09db477c9 100644
--- a/examples/config-gen/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/config-gen/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use copper::config::Value;
 /// This is useful for making variations of your robot more easily.
 fn main() {
     // Generate a config
-    let mut copperconfig = CopperConfig::new();
+    let mut copperconfig = CopperConfig::default();
     let mut camera =
         ConfigNode::new("camera", "camerapkg::Camera")
             .set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(60.into()));
diff --git a/examples/pluginload/src/main.rs b/examples/pluginload/src/main.rs
index 79681ec80..9475590c5 100644
--- a/examples/pluginload/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/pluginload/src/main.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-use copper::config::CopperConfig;
-use copper::config::ConfigNode;
 use uom::si::rational::Time;
 use uom::si::time::second;
 
-fn main() {
+use copper::config::ConfigNode;
+use copper::config::CopperConfig;
 
-    let mut copperconfig = CopperConfig::new();
-    let mut camera = ConfigNode::new("copper-camera", "camerapkg::Camera").set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(60.into()));
+fn main() {
+    let mut copperconfig = CopperConfig::default();
+    let mut camera = ConfigNode::new("copper-camera", "camerapkg::Camera")
+        .set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(60.into()));
     camera.set_param::<i32>("resolution-height", 1080);
     camera.set_param::<i32>("resolution-width", 1920);
-    let mut isp = ConfigNode::new("copper-isp", "isppkg::Isp").set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(1.into()));
+    let mut isp =
+        ConfigNode::new("copper-isp", "isppkg::Isp").set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(1.into()));
     isp.set_param::<f64>("tone", 1.3);
-    let algo = ConfigNode::new("copper-algo", "algopkg::Algo").set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(5.into()));
+    let algo = ConfigNode::new("copper-algo", "algopkg::Algo")
+        .set_base_period(Time::new::<second>(5.into()));
     let n1 = copperconfig.add_node(isp);
     let n2 = copperconfig.add_node(camera);
     let n3 = copperconfig.add_node(algo);
@@ -19,11 +22,9 @@ fn main() {
     copperconfig.connect(n2, n1, "imgmsgpkg::Image");
     copperconfig.connect(n1, n3, "imgmsgpkg::Image");
     println!("{}", copperconfig.serialize());
-    
 
     {
         let mut file = std::fs::File::create("/tmp/copperconfig.dot").unwrap();
         copperconfig.render(&mut file);
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/examples/simplelogger/src/lib.rs b/examples/simplelogger/src/lib.rs
index 514a4d082..78e7fbce5 100644
--- a/examples/simplelogger/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/simplelogger/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use copper::config::NodeConfig;
 use copper::cutask::{CuResult, CuSinkTask};
 use v4lsrc::ImageMsg;
 
-struct SimpleLogger {
+pub struct SimpleLogger {
     path: String,
     log_file: Option<File>,
 }
diff --git a/examples/v4lsrc/src/lib.rs b/examples/v4lsrc/src/lib.rs
index 6c227432a..7c5c00139 100644
--- a/examples/v4lsrc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/v4lsrc/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl ImageMsg {
     }
 }
 
-struct Video4LinuxSource {
+pub struct Video4LinuxSource {
     device: Device,
     stream: Option<Stream<In, Mmap>>,
 }