diff --git a/crates/compute_graph/src/lib.rs b/crates/compute_graph/src/lib.rs
index 6900b67..5d9db22 100644
--- a/crates/compute_graph/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/compute_graph/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use builder::{BuildGraphError, GraphBuilder};
 use node::{ErasedNode, NodeValue};
 use petgraph::visit::{IntoEdgeReferences, NodeIndexable};
 use petgraph::{stable_graph::StableDiGraph, visit::EdgeRef};
-use rule::{AsyncRule, InputVisitor, Rule};
-use std::cell::{Cell, Ref, RefCell};
+use rule::{AsyncRule, Input, InputVisitor, Rule};
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
@@ -198,31 +198,6 @@ impl<O: 'static> Graph<O, Asynchronous> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Input<T> {
-    node_idx: NodeId,
-    value: Rc<RefCell<Option<T>>>,
-}
-
-impl<T> Input<T> {
-    pub fn value(&self) -> impl Deref<Target = T> + '_ {
-        Ref::map(self.value.borrow(), |opt| {
-            opt.as_ref()
-                .expect("node must be evaluated before reading value")
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-// can't derive this impl because it incorectly adds the bound T: Clone
-impl<T> Clone for Input<T> {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            node_idx: self.node_idx,
-            value: Rc::clone(&self.value),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // TODO: there's a lot happening here, make sure this doesn't create a reference cycle
 pub struct InvalidationSignal<Synch: Synchronicity> {
     node_idx: Rc<Cell<Option<NodeId>>>,
diff --git a/crates/compute_graph/src/rule.rs b/crates/compute_graph/src/rule.rs
index b505861..dbc32dd 100644
--- a/crates/compute_graph/src/rule.rs
+++ b/crates/compute_graph/src/rule.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use crate::node::NodeValue;
-use crate::Input;
+use crate::NodeId;
+use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell};
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
 pub trait Rule: 'static {
     type Output: NodeValue;
@@ -17,6 +20,33 @@ pub trait AsyncRule: 'static {
     async fn evaluate(&mut self) -> Self::Output;
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Input<T> {
+    pub(crate) node_idx: NodeId,
+    pub(crate) value: Rc<RefCell<Option<T>>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Input<T> {
+    pub fn value(&self) -> impl Deref<Target = T> + '_ {
+        Ref::map(self.value.borrow(), |opt| {
+            opt.as_ref()
+                .expect("node must be evaluated before reading value")
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+// can't derive this impl because it incorectly adds the bound T: Clone
+impl<T> Clone for Input<T> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            node_idx: self.node_idx,
+            value: Rc::clone(&self.value),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: i really want Input to be able to implement Deref somehow
+
 pub trait InputVisitor {
     fn visit<T>(&mut self, input: &Input<T>);
 }