diff --git a/src/lib/input.c b/src/lib/input.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee19f4daf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/input.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+sig_atomic_t resize_seen = 0;
+
+static int
+handle_getc(const notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused)), cell* c, int kpress,
+            ncspecial_key* special){
+// fprintf(stderr, "KEYPRESS: %d\n", kpress);
+  if(kpress < 0){
+    return -1;
+  }
+  *special = 0;
+  if(kpress == 0x04){ // ctrl-d
+    return -1;
+  }
+  // FIXME look for keypad
+  if(kpress < 0x80){
+    c->gcluster = kpress;
+  }else{
+    // FIXME
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int notcurses_getc(const notcurses* nc, cell* c, ncspecial_key* special){
+  if(resize_seen){
+    resize_seen = 0;
+    c->gcluster = 0;
+    *special = NCKEY_RESIZE;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  int r = getc(nc->ttyinfp);
+  if(r < 0){
+    return r;
+  }
+  return handle_getc(nc, c, r, special);
+}
+
+// we set our infd to non-blocking on entry, so to do a blocking call (without
+// burning cpu) we'll need to set up a poll().
+int notcurses_getc_blocking(const notcurses* nc, cell* c, ncspecial_key* special){
+  struct pollfd pfd = {
+    .fd = fileno(nc->ttyinfp),
+    .events = POLLIN | POLLRDHUP,
+    .revents = 0,
+  };
+  int pret, r;
+  sigset_t smask;
+  sigfillset(&smask);
+  sigdelset(&smask, SIGWINCH);
+  while((pret = ppoll(&pfd, 1, NULL, &smask)) >= 0){
+    if(pret == 0){
+      continue;
+    }
+    r = getc(nc->ttyinfp);
+    if(r < 0){
+      break; // want EINTR handling below
+    }
+    return handle_getc(nc, c, r, special);
+  }
+  if(errno == EINTR){
+    if(resize_seen){
+      resize_seen = 0;
+      c->gcluster = 0;
+      *special = NCKEY_RESIZE;
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 6f64c00fb..45b9b76a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include "notcurses.h"
 #include "egcpool.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ typedef struct notcurses {
   unsigned inputbuf_write_at;
 } notcurses;
 
+extern sig_atomic_t resize_seen;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index beac01259..f258b4dbf 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ ncplane_unlock(const ncplane* n){
 
 // only one notcurses object can be the target of signal handlers, due to their
 // process-wide nature.
-static sig_atomic_t resize_seen;
 static notcurses* _Atomic signal_nc = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(NULL); // ugh
 static void (*signal_sa_handler)(int); // stashed signal handler we replaced
 
@@ -1668,73 +1667,6 @@ void ncplane_erase(ncplane* n){
   ncplane_unlock(n);
 }
 
-static int
-handle_getc(const notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused)), cell* c, int kpress,
-            ncspecial_key* special){
-// fprintf(stderr, "KEYPRESS: %d\n", kpress);
-  if(kpress < 0){
-    return -1;
-  }
-  *special = 0;
-  if(kpress == 0x04){ // ctrl-d
-    return -1;
-  }
-  // FIXME look for keypad
-  if(kpress < 0x80){
-    c->gcluster = kpress;
-  }else{
-    // FIXME
-  }
-  return 1;
-}
-
-int notcurses_getc(const notcurses* nc, cell* c, ncspecial_key* special){
-  if(resize_seen){
-    resize_seen = 0;
-    c->gcluster = 0;
-    *special = NCKEY_RESIZE;
-    return 1;
-  }
-  int r = getc(nc->ttyinfp);
-  if(r < 0){
-    return r;
-  }
-  return handle_getc(nc, c, r, special);
-}
-
-// we set our infd to non-blocking on entry, so to do a blocking call (without
-// burning cpu) we'll need to set up a poll().
-int notcurses_getc_blocking(const notcurses* nc, cell* c, ncspecial_key* special){
-  struct pollfd pfd = {
-    .fd = fileno(nc->ttyinfp),
-    .events = POLLIN | POLLRDHUP,
-    .revents = 0,
-  };
-  int pret, r;
-  sigset_t smask;
-  sigfillset(&smask);
-  sigdelset(&smask, SIGWINCH);
-  while((pret = ppoll(&pfd, 1, NULL, &smask)) >= 0){
-    if(pret == 0){
-      continue;
-    }
-    r = getc(nc->ttyinfp);
-    if(r < 0){
-      break; // want EINTR handling below
-    }
-    return handle_getc(nc, c, r, special);
-  }
-  if(errno == EINTR){
-    if(resize_seen){
-      resize_seen = 0;
-      c->gcluster = 0;
-      *special = NCKEY_RESIZE;
-      return 1;
-    }
-  }
-  return -1;
-}
-
 int ncvisual_render(const ncvisual* ncv){
   const AVFrame* f = ncv->oframe;
   if(f == NULL){