diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index aa588a14..57a3ec65 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-framework",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.3.0-rc.1",
   "description": "The aurelia framework brings together all the required core aurelia libraries into a ready-to-go application-building platform.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "url": "http://github.com/aurelia/framework"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "aurelia-binding": "^1.0.0",
+    "aurelia-binding": "^1.0.0 || ^2.0.0",
     "aurelia-dependency-injection": "^1.0.0",
     "aurelia-loader": "^1.0.0",
     "aurelia-logging": "^1.0.0",
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     "aurelia-pal": "^1.0.0",
     "aurelia-path": "^1.0.0",
     "aurelia-task-queue": "^1.0.0",
-    "aurelia-templating": "^1.0.0"
+    "aurelia-templating": "^1.8.0-rc.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-framework.js
index f5ed1b7a..0f5d3d8a 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     }
   }
 
+  var _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) {
+    return typeof obj;
+  } : function (obj) {
+    return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj;
+  };
+
   
 
   function preventActionlessFormSubmit() {
@@ -258,36 +264,53 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     return next();
   }
 
-  function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+  function loadPlugin(fwConfig, loader, info) {
     logger.debug('Loading plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
-    config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+    if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-    var id = info.moduleId;
+      var id = info.moduleId;
 
-    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
-      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
-        return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
-      });
-    }
+      if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
+        return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
+          return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
+        });
+      }
 
-    return _loadPlugin(id);
+      return _loadPlugin(id);
+    } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+      if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      }
+      fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
+
+      return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+    }
+    throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
     function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
       return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(function (m) {
         if ('configure' in m) {
-          return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(function () {
-            config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+          if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          }
+          return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(function () {
+            fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+            fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
             logger.debug('Configured plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
           });
         }
 
-        config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
         logger.debug('Loaded plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
       });
     }
   }
 
   function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+    if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
     var viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(_aureliaTemplating.ViewEngine);
 
     return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(function (n) {
@@ -344,12 +367,24 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     }
   }
 
+  function loadBehaviors(config) {
+    return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(function (m) {
+      return m.load(config.container, m.target);
+    })).then(function () {
+      config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+    });
+  }
+
   function assertProcessed(plugins) {
     if (plugins.processed) {
       throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
     }
   }
 
+  function invalidConfigMsg(cfg, type) {
+    return 'Invalid ' + type + ' [' + cfg + '], ' + type + ' must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.';
+  }
+
   var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
     function FrameworkConfiguration(aurelia) {
       var _this4 = this;
@@ -358,10 +393,15 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
 
       this.aurelia = aurelia;
       this.container = aurelia.container;
+
       this.info = [];
       this.processed = false;
       this.preTasks = [];
       this.postTasks = [];
+
+      this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+
+      this.configuredPlugins = [];
       this.resourcesToLoad = {};
       this.preTask(function () {
         return aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(function (name) {
@@ -403,13 +443,26 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.feature = function feature(plugin) {
       var config = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : {};
 
-      var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-      var moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-      var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-      return this.plugin({ moduleId: moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+      switch (typeof plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(plugin)) {
+        case 'string':
+          var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+          var _moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+          var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+          this.info.push({ moduleId: _moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+          break;
+
+        case 'function':
+          this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+      }
+      return this;
     };
 
     FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.globalResources = function globalResources(resources) {
+      var _this5 = this;
+
       assertProcessed(this);
 
       var toAdd = Array.isArray(resources) ? resources : arguments;
@@ -418,19 +471,31 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
 
       for (var i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
         resource = toAdd[i];
-        if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-          throw new Error('Invalid resource path [' + resource + ']. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.');
+        switch (typeof resource === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(resource)) {
+          case 'string':
+            var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+            var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+            var name = resource;
+
+            if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+              name = (0, _aureliaPath.join)(parent, resource);
+            }
+
+            this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+            break;
+          case 'function':
+            var meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+            if (meta instanceof _aureliaTemplating.HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+              if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+                this.postTask(function () {
+                  return loadBehaviors(_this5);
+                });
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+          default:
+            throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
         }
-
-        var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-        var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-        var name = resource;
-
-        if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-          name = (0, _aureliaPath.join)(parent, resource);
-        }
-
-        this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
       }
 
       return this;
@@ -442,25 +507,32 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
       return this;
     };
 
-    FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, config) {
+    FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, pluginConfig) {
       assertProcessed(this);
 
-      if (typeof _plugin === 'string') {
-        return this.plugin({ moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+      var info = void 0;
+      switch (typeof _plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(_plugin)) {
+        case 'string':
+          info = { moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+          break;
+        case 'function':
+          info = { configure: _plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(_plugin, 'plugin'));
       }
-
-      this.info.push(_plugin);
+      this.info.push(info);
       return this;
     };
 
     FrameworkConfiguration.prototype._addNormalizedPlugin = function _addNormalizedPlugin(name, config) {
-      var _this5 = this;
+      var _this6 = this;
 
       var plugin = { moduleId: name, resourcesRelativeTo: [name, ''], config: config || {} };
       this.plugin(plugin);
 
       this.preTask(function () {
-        var relativeTo = [name, _this5.bootstrapperName];
+        var relativeTo = [name, _this6.bootstrapperName];
         plugin.moduleId = name;
         plugin.resourcesRelativeTo = relativeTo;
         return Promise.resolve();
@@ -498,7 +570,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     };
 
     FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.developmentLogging = function developmentLogging(level) {
-      var _this6 = this;
+      var _this7 = this;
 
       var logLevel = level ? TheLogManager.logLevel[level] : undefined;
 
@@ -507,8 +579,8 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
       }
 
       this.preTask(function () {
-        return _this6.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this6.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
-          return _this6.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
+        return _this7.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this7.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
+          return _this7.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
             TheLogManager.addAppender(new m.ConsoleAppender());
             TheLogManager.setLevel(logLevel);
           });
@@ -519,29 +591,30 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-m
     };
 
     FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.apply = function apply() {
-      var _this7 = this;
+      var _this8 = this;
 
       if (this.processed) {
         return Promise.resolve();
       }
 
       return runTasks(this, this.preTasks).then(function () {
-        var loader = _this7.aurelia.loader;
-        var info = _this7.info;
+        var loader = _this8.aurelia.loader;
+        var info = _this8.info;
         var current = void 0;
 
         var next = function next() {
           current = info.shift();
           if (current) {
-            return loadPlugin(_this7, loader, current).then(next);
+            return loadPlugin(_this8, loader, current).then(next);
           }
 
-          _this7.processed = true;
+          _this8.processed = true;
+          _this8.configuredPlugins = null;
           return Promise.resolve();
         };
 
         return next().then(function () {
-          return runTasks(_this7, _this7.postTasks);
+          return runTasks(_this8, _this8.postTasks);
         });
       });
     };
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-framework.d.ts b/dist/aurelia-framework.d.ts
index 4cbcadde..ec650e93 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-framework.d.ts
+++ b/dist/aurelia-framework.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   ViewResources,
   TemplatingEngine,
   CompositionTransaction,
-  ViewEngine
+  ViewEngine,
+  HtmlBehaviorResource
 } from 'aurelia-templating';
 import {
   DOM,
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ import {
   relativeToFile,
   join
 } from 'aurelia-path';
+export declare interface FrameworkPluginInfo {
+  moduleId?: string;
+  resourcesRelativeTo?: string[];
+  configure?: (config: FrameworkConfiguration, pluginConfig?: any) => any;
+  config?: any;
+}
 
 /**
  * The framework core that provides the main Aurelia object.
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ export declare class Aurelia {
      * @param applicationHost The DOM object that Aurelia will attach to.
      * @return Returns a Promise of the current Aurelia instance.
      */
-  setRoot(root?: string, applicationHost?: string | Element): Promise<Aurelia>;
+  setRoot(root?: string | Function, applicationHost?: string | Element): Promise<Aurelia>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -149,14 +156,14 @@ export declare class FrameworkConfiguration {
      * @param config The configuration for the specified plugin.
      * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
      */
-  feature(plugin: string, config?: any): FrameworkConfiguration;
+  feature(plugin: string | ((config: FrameworkConfiguration, pluginConfig?: any) => any), config?: any): FrameworkConfiguration;
   
   /**
      * Adds globally available view resources to be imported into the Aurelia framework.
      * @param resources The relative module id to the resource. (Relative to the plugin's installer.)
      * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
      */
-  globalResources(resources: string | string[]): FrameworkConfiguration;
+  globalResources(resources: string | Function | Array<string | Function>): FrameworkConfiguration;
   
   /**
      * Renames a global resource that was imported.
@@ -169,10 +176,10 @@ export declare class FrameworkConfiguration {
   /**
      * Configures an external, 3rd party plugin before Aurelia starts.
      * @param plugin The ID of the 3rd party plugin to configure.
-     * @param config The configuration for the specified plugin.
+     * @param pluginConfig The configuration for the specified plugin.
      * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
    */
-  plugin(plugin: string, config?: any): FrameworkConfiguration;
+  plugin(plugin: string | ((frameworkConfig: FrameworkConfiguration) => any) | FrameworkPluginInfo, pluginConfig?: any): FrameworkConfiguration;
   
   // Default configuration helpers
   // Note: Please do NOT add PLATFORM.moduleName() around those module names.
@@ -243,8 +250,9 @@ export * from 'aurelia-templating';
 export * from 'aurelia-loader';
 export * from 'aurelia-task-queue';
 export * from 'aurelia-path';
+export * from 'aurelia-pal';
+
 /**
  * The log manager.
  */
 export const LogManager: typeof TheLogManager;
-export * from 'aurelia-pal';
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/aurelia-framework.js
index bf6e32b4..89abb587 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as TheLogManager from 'aurelia-logging';
 import {Container} from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
 import {Loader} from 'aurelia-loader';
-import {BindingLanguage,ViewSlot,ViewResources,TemplatingEngine,CompositionTransaction,ViewEngine} from 'aurelia-templating';
+import {BindingLanguage,ViewSlot,ViewResources,TemplatingEngine,CompositionTransaction,ViewEngine,HtmlBehaviorResource} from 'aurelia-templating';
 import {DOM,PLATFORM} from 'aurelia-pal';
 import {relativeToFile,join} from 'aurelia-path';
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class Aurelia {
    * @param applicationHost The DOM object that Aurelia will attach to.
    * @return Returns a Promise of the current Aurelia instance.
    */
-  setRoot(root: string = null, applicationHost: string | Element = null): Promise<Aurelia> {
+  setRoot(root: string | Function = null, applicationHost: string | Element = null): Promise<Aurelia> {
     let instruction = {};
 
     if (this.root && this.root.viewModel && this.root.viewModel.router) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class Aurelia {
 const logger = TheLogManager.getLogger('aurelia');
 const extPattern = /\.[^/.]+$/;
 
-function runTasks(config, tasks) {
+function runTasks(config: FrameworkConfiguration, tasks) {
   let current;
   let next = () => {
     current = tasks.shift();
@@ -194,35 +194,62 @@ function runTasks(config, tasks) {
   return next();
 }
 
-function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+interface FrameworkPluginInfo {
+  moduleId?: string;
+  resourcesRelativeTo?: string[];
+  configure?: (config: FrameworkConfiguration, pluginConfig?: any) => any;
+  config?: any;
+}
+
+function loadPlugin(fwConfig: FrameworkConfiguration, loader: Loader, info: FrameworkPluginInfo) {
   logger.debug(`Loading plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
-  config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+  if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+    fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-  let id = info.moduleId; // General plugins installed/configured by the end user.
+    let id = info.moduleId; // General plugins installed/configured by the end user.
 
-  if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1 ) { // In case of bootstrapper installed plugins like `aurelia-templating-resources` or `aurelia-history-browser`.
-    return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1])
-      .then(normalizedId => _loadPlugin(normalizedId));
-  }
+    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1 ) { // In case of bootstrapper installed plugins like `aurelia-templating-resources` or `aurelia-history-browser`.
+      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1])
+        .then(normalizedId => _loadPlugin(normalizedId));
+    }
 
-  return _loadPlugin(id);
+    return _loadPlugin(id);
+  } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+    if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
+    // use info.config || {} to keep behavior consistent with loading from string
+    return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+  }
+  throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
   function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
     return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(m => { // eslint-disable-line consistent-return
       if ('configure' in m) {
-        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(() => {
-          config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(() => {
+          fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+          fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
           logger.debug(`Configured plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
         });
       }
 
-      config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
       logger.debug(`Loaded plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
     });
   }
 }
 
 function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+  // if devs want to go all in static, and remove loader
+  // the code after this fucntion shouldn't run
+  // add a check to make sure it only runs when there is something to do so
+  if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
   let viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(ViewEngine);
 
   return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(n => _normalize(resourcesToLoad[n])))
@@ -272,19 +299,29 @@ function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
   }
 }
 
-function getExt(name) { // eslint-disable-line consistent-return
+function getExt(name: string) { // eslint-disable-line consistent-return
   let match = name.match(extPattern);
   if (match && match.length > 0) {
     return (match[0].split('.'))[1];
   }
 }
 
-function assertProcessed(plugins) {
+function loadBehaviors(config: FrameworkConfiguration) {
+  return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(m => m.load(config.container, m.target))).then(() => {
+    config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+  });
+}
+
+function assertProcessed(plugins: FrameworkConfiguration) {
   if (plugins.processed) {
     throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
   }
 }
 
+function invalidConfigMsg(cfg: any, type: string) {
+  return `Invalid ${type} [${cfg}], ${type} must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Manages configuring the aurelia framework instance.
  */
@@ -306,10 +343,24 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
   constructor(aurelia: Aurelia) {
     this.aurelia = aurelia;
     this.container = aurelia.container;
+    /**
+     * Plugin / feature loading instruction
+     * @type {FrameworkPluginInfo[]}
+     */
     this.info = [];
     this.processed = false;
     this.preTasks = [];
     this.postTasks = [];
+    /**
+     * Custom element's metadata queue for loading view factory
+     * @type {HtmlBehaviorResource[]}
+     */
+    this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+    /**
+     * Plugin configure functions temporary cache for avoid duplicate calls
+     * @type {Function[]}
+     */
+    this.configuredPlugins = [];
     this.resourcesToLoad = {};
     this.preTask(() => aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(name => this.bootstrapperName = name));
     this.postTask(() => loadResources(aurelia, this.resourcesToLoad, aurelia.resources));
@@ -376,11 +427,23 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
    * @param config The configuration for the specified plugin.
    * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
    */
-  feature(plugin: string, config?: any = {}): FrameworkConfiguration {
-    let hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-    let moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-    let root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-    return this.plugin({ moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config });
+  feature(plugin: string | ((config: FrameworkConfiguration, pluginConfig?: any) => any), config?: any = {}): FrameworkConfiguration {
+    switch (typeof plugin) {
+    case 'string':
+      let hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+      let moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+      let root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+      this.info.push({ moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config });
+      break;
+      // return this.plugin({ moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config });
+    case 'function':
+      this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+    }
+    return this;
+    // return this.plugin(plugin, config);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -388,7 +451,7 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
    * @param resources The relative module id to the resource. (Relative to the plugin's installer.)
    * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
    */
-  globalResources(resources: string|string[]): FrameworkConfiguration {
+  globalResources(resources: string | Function | Array<string | Function>): FrameworkConfiguration {
     assertProcessed(this);
 
     let toAdd = Array.isArray(resources) ? resources : arguments;
@@ -397,19 +460,29 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
 
     for (let i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       resource = toAdd[i];
-      if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid resource path [${resource}]. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.`);
-      }
-
-      let parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-      let grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-      let name = resource;
+      switch (typeof resource) {
+      case 'string':
+        let parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+        let grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+        let name = resource;
+
+        if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+          name = join(parent, resource);
+        }
 
-      if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-        name = join(parent, resource);
+        this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+        break;
+      case 'function':
+        let meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+        if (meta instanceof HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+          if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+            this.postTask(() => loadBehaviors(this));
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
       }
-
-      this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
     }
 
     return this;
@@ -430,17 +503,27 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
   /**
    * Configures an external, 3rd party plugin before Aurelia starts.
    * @param plugin The ID of the 3rd party plugin to configure.
-   * @param config The configuration for the specified plugin.
+   * @param pluginConfig The configuration for the specified plugin.
    * @return Returns the current FrameworkConfiguration instance.
  */
-  plugin(plugin: string, config?: any): FrameworkConfiguration {
+  plugin(
+    plugin: string | ((frameworkConfig: FrameworkConfiguration) => any) | FrameworkPluginInfo,
+    pluginConfig?: any
+  ): FrameworkConfiguration {
     assertProcessed(this);
 
-    if (typeof (plugin) === 'string') {
-      return this.plugin({ moduleId: plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+    let info: FrameworkPluginInfo;
+    switch (typeof plugin) {
+    case 'string':
+      info = { moduleId: plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+      break;
+    case 'function':
+      info = { configure: plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'plugin'));
     }
-
-    this.info.push(plugin);
+    this.info.push(info);
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -567,6 +650,7 @@ export class FrameworkConfiguration {
         }
 
         this.processed = true;
+        this.configuredPlugins = null;
         return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-framework.js
index 37b49003..35a1859c 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
 });
 exports.LogManager = exports.FrameworkConfiguration = exports.Aurelia = undefined;
 
+var _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) { return typeof obj; } : function (obj) { return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj; };
+
 var _aureliaDependencyInjection = require('aurelia-dependency-injection');
 
 Object.keys(_aureliaDependencyInjection).forEach(function (key) {
@@ -268,36 +270,53 @@ function runTasks(config, tasks) {
   return next();
 }
 
-function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+function loadPlugin(fwConfig, loader, info) {
   logger.debug('Loading plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
-  config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+  if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+    fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-  var id = info.moduleId;
+    var id = info.moduleId;
 
-  if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
-    return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
-      return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
-    });
-  }
+    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
+      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
+        return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
+      });
+    }
 
-  return _loadPlugin(id);
+    return _loadPlugin(id);
+  } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+    if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
+
+    return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+  }
+  throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
   function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
     return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(function (m) {
       if ('configure' in m) {
-        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(function () {
-          config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(function () {
+          fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+          fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
           logger.debug('Configured plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
         });
       }
 
-      config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
       logger.debug('Loaded plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
     });
   }
 }
 
 function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+  if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
   var viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(_aureliaTemplating.ViewEngine);
 
   return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(function (n) {
@@ -354,12 +373,24 @@ function getExt(name) {
   }
 }
 
+function loadBehaviors(config) {
+  return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(function (m) {
+    return m.load(config.container, m.target);
+  })).then(function () {
+    config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+  });
+}
+
 function assertProcessed(plugins) {
   if (plugins.processed) {
     throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
   }
 }
 
+function invalidConfigMsg(cfg, type) {
+  return 'Invalid ' + type + ' [' + cfg + '], ' + type + ' must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.';
+}
+
 var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   function FrameworkConfiguration(aurelia) {
     var _this4 = this;
@@ -368,10 +399,15 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
 
     this.aurelia = aurelia;
     this.container = aurelia.container;
+
     this.info = [];
     this.processed = false;
     this.preTasks = [];
     this.postTasks = [];
+
+    this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+
+    this.configuredPlugins = [];
     this.resourcesToLoad = {};
     this.preTask(function () {
       return aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(function (name) {
@@ -413,13 +449,26 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.feature = function feature(plugin) {
     var config = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : {};
 
-    var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-    var moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-    var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-    return this.plugin({ moduleId: moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+    switch (typeof plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(plugin)) {
+      case 'string':
+        var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+        var _moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+        var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+        this.info.push({ moduleId: _moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+        break;
+
+      case 'function':
+        this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+    }
+    return this;
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.globalResources = function globalResources(resources) {
+    var _this5 = this;
+
     assertProcessed(this);
 
     var toAdd = Array.isArray(resources) ? resources : arguments;
@@ -428,19 +477,31 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
 
     for (var i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       resource = toAdd[i];
-      if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error('Invalid resource path [' + resource + ']. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.');
+      switch (typeof resource === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(resource)) {
+        case 'string':
+          var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+          var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+          var name = resource;
+
+          if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+            name = (0, _aureliaPath.join)(parent, resource);
+          }
+
+          this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+          break;
+        case 'function':
+          var meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+          if (meta instanceof _aureliaTemplating.HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+            if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+              this.postTask(function () {
+                return loadBehaviors(_this5);
+              });
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
       }
-
-      var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-      var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-      var name = resource;
-
-      if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-        name = (0, _aureliaPath.join)(parent, resource);
-      }
-
-      this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
     }
 
     return this;
@@ -452,25 +513,32 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
     return this;
   };
 
-  FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, config) {
+  FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, pluginConfig) {
     assertProcessed(this);
 
-    if (typeof _plugin === 'string') {
-      return this.plugin({ moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+    var info = void 0;
+    switch (typeof _plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(_plugin)) {
+      case 'string':
+        info = { moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      case 'function':
+        info = { configure: _plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(_plugin, 'plugin'));
     }
-
-    this.info.push(_plugin);
+    this.info.push(info);
     return this;
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype._addNormalizedPlugin = function _addNormalizedPlugin(name, config) {
-    var _this5 = this;
+    var _this6 = this;
 
     var plugin = { moduleId: name, resourcesRelativeTo: [name, ''], config: config || {} };
     this.plugin(plugin);
 
     this.preTask(function () {
-      var relativeTo = [name, _this5.bootstrapperName];
+      var relativeTo = [name, _this6.bootstrapperName];
       plugin.moduleId = name;
       plugin.resourcesRelativeTo = relativeTo;
       return Promise.resolve();
@@ -508,7 +576,7 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.developmentLogging = function developmentLogging(level) {
-    var _this6 = this;
+    var _this7 = this;
 
     var logLevel = level ? TheLogManager.logLevel[level] : undefined;
 
@@ -517,8 +585,8 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
     }
 
     this.preTask(function () {
-      return _this6.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this6.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
-        return _this6.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
+      return _this7.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this7.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
+        return _this7.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
           TheLogManager.addAppender(new m.ConsoleAppender());
           TheLogManager.setLevel(logLevel);
         });
@@ -529,29 +597,30 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.apply = function apply() {
-    var _this7 = this;
+    var _this8 = this;
 
     if (this.processed) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
     return runTasks(this, this.preTasks).then(function () {
-      var loader = _this7.aurelia.loader;
-      var info = _this7.info;
+      var loader = _this8.aurelia.loader;
+      var info = _this8.info;
       var current = void 0;
 
       var next = function next() {
         current = info.shift();
         if (current) {
-          return loadPlugin(_this7, loader, current).then(next);
+          return loadPlugin(_this8, loader, current).then(next);
         }
 
-        _this7.processed = true;
+        _this8.processed = true;
+        _this8.configuredPlugins = null;
         return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
       return next().then(function () {
-        return runTasks(_this7, _this7.postTasks);
+        return runTasks(_this8, _this8.postTasks);
       });
     });
   };
diff --git a/dist/es2015/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/es2015/aurelia-framework.js
index d79ca65f..623f2d98 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as TheLogManager from 'aurelia-logging';
 import { Container } from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
 import { Loader } from 'aurelia-loader';
-import { BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine } from 'aurelia-templating';
+import { BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine, HtmlBehaviorResource } from 'aurelia-templating';
 import { DOM, PLATFORM } from 'aurelia-pal';
 import { relativeToFile, join } from 'aurelia-path';
 
@@ -146,34 +146,51 @@ function runTasks(config, tasks) {
   return next();
 }
 
-function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+function loadPlugin(fwConfig, loader, info) {
   logger.debug(`Loading plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
-  config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+  if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+    fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-  let id = info.moduleId;
+    let id = info.moduleId;
 
-  if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
-    return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(normalizedId => _loadPlugin(normalizedId));
-  }
+    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
+      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(normalizedId => _loadPlugin(normalizedId));
+    }
+
+    return _loadPlugin(id);
+  } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+    if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
 
-  return _loadPlugin(id);
+    return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+  }
+  throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
   function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
     return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(m => {
       if ('configure' in m) {
-        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(() => {
-          config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(() => {
+          fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+          fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
           logger.debug(`Configured plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
         });
       }
 
-      config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
       logger.debug(`Loaded plugin ${info.moduleId}.`);
     });
   }
 }
 
 function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+  if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
   let viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(ViewEngine);
 
   return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(n => _normalize(resourcesToLoad[n]))).then(loads => {
@@ -228,20 +245,35 @@ function getExt(name) {
   }
 }
 
+function loadBehaviors(config) {
+  return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(m => m.load(config.container, m.target))).then(() => {
+    config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+  });
+}
+
 function assertProcessed(plugins) {
   if (plugins.processed) {
     throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
   }
 }
 
+function invalidConfigMsg(cfg, type) {
+  return `Invalid ${type} [${cfg}], ${type} must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.`;
+}
+
 export let FrameworkConfiguration = class FrameworkConfiguration {
   constructor(aurelia) {
     this.aurelia = aurelia;
     this.container = aurelia.container;
+
     this.info = [];
     this.processed = false;
     this.preTasks = [];
     this.postTasks = [];
+
+    this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+
+    this.configuredPlugins = [];
     this.resourcesToLoad = {};
     this.preTask(() => aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(name => this.bootstrapperName = name));
     this.postTask(() => loadResources(aurelia, this.resourcesToLoad, aurelia.resources));
@@ -275,10 +307,21 @@ export let FrameworkConfiguration = class FrameworkConfiguration {
   }
 
   feature(plugin, config = {}) {
-    let hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-    let moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-    let root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-    return this.plugin({ moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config });
+    switch (typeof plugin) {
+      case 'string':
+        let hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+        let moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+        let root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+        this.info.push({ moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config });
+        break;
+
+      case 'function':
+        this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+    }
+    return this;
   }
 
   globalResources(resources) {
@@ -290,19 +333,29 @@ export let FrameworkConfiguration = class FrameworkConfiguration {
 
     for (let i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       resource = toAdd[i];
-      if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid resource path [${resource}]. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.`);
-      }
-
-      let parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-      let grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-      let name = resource;
-
-      if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-        name = join(parent, resource);
+      switch (typeof resource) {
+        case 'string':
+          let parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+          let grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+          let name = resource;
+
+          if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+            name = join(parent, resource);
+          }
+
+          this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+          break;
+        case 'function':
+          let meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+          if (meta instanceof HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+            if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+              this.postTask(() => loadBehaviors(this));
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
       }
-
-      this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
     }
 
     return this;
@@ -314,14 +367,21 @@ export let FrameworkConfiguration = class FrameworkConfiguration {
     return this;
   }
 
-  plugin(plugin, config) {
+  plugin(plugin, pluginConfig) {
     assertProcessed(this);
 
-    if (typeof plugin === 'string') {
-      return this.plugin({ moduleId: plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+    let info;
+    switch (typeof plugin) {
+      case 'string':
+        info = { moduleId: plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      case 'function':
+        info = { configure: plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'plugin'));
     }
-
-    this.info.push(plugin);
+    this.info.push(info);
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -403,6 +463,7 @@ export let FrameworkConfiguration = class FrameworkConfiguration {
         }
 
         this.processed = true;
+        this.configuredPlugins = null;
         return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
diff --git a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-framework.js
index 5ecebbdf..df432971 100644
--- a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+var _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) { return typeof obj; } : function (obj) { return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj; };
+
 
 
 import * as TheLogManager from 'aurelia-logging';
 import { Container } from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
 import { Loader } from 'aurelia-loader';
-import { BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine } from 'aurelia-templating';
+import { BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine, HtmlBehaviorResource } from 'aurelia-templating';
 import { DOM, PLATFORM } from 'aurelia-pal';
 import { relativeToFile, join } from 'aurelia-path';
 
@@ -166,36 +168,53 @@ function runTasks(config, tasks) {
   return next();
 }
 
-function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+function loadPlugin(fwConfig, loader, info) {
   logger.debug('Loading plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
-  config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+  if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+    fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-  var id = info.moduleId;
+    var id = info.moduleId;
 
-  if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
-    return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
-      return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
-    });
-  }
+    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
+      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
+        return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
+      });
+    }
 
-  return _loadPlugin(id);
+    return _loadPlugin(id);
+  } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+    if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
+
+    return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+  }
+  throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
   function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
     return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(function (m) {
       if ('configure' in m) {
-        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(function () {
-          config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+          return Promise.resolve();
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(function () {
+          fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+          fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
           logger.debug('Configured plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
         });
       }
 
-      config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
       logger.debug('Loaded plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
     });
   }
 }
 
 function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+  if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
   var viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(ViewEngine);
 
   return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(function (n) {
@@ -252,12 +271,24 @@ function getExt(name) {
   }
 }
 
+function loadBehaviors(config) {
+  return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(function (m) {
+    return m.load(config.container, m.target);
+  })).then(function () {
+    config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+  });
+}
+
 function assertProcessed(plugins) {
   if (plugins.processed) {
     throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
   }
 }
 
+function invalidConfigMsg(cfg, type) {
+  return 'Invalid ' + type + ' [' + cfg + '], ' + type + ' must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.';
+}
+
 var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   function FrameworkConfiguration(aurelia) {
     var _this4 = this;
@@ -266,10 +297,15 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
 
     this.aurelia = aurelia;
     this.container = aurelia.container;
+
     this.info = [];
     this.processed = false;
     this.preTasks = [];
     this.postTasks = [];
+
+    this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+
+    this.configuredPlugins = [];
     this.resourcesToLoad = {};
     this.preTask(function () {
       return aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(function (name) {
@@ -311,13 +347,26 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.feature = function feature(plugin) {
     var config = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : {};
 
-    var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-    var moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-    var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-    return this.plugin({ moduleId: moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+    switch (typeof plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(plugin)) {
+      case 'string':
+        var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+        var _moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+        var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+        this.info.push({ moduleId: _moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+        break;
+
+      case 'function':
+        this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+    }
+    return this;
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.globalResources = function globalResources(resources) {
+    var _this5 = this;
+
     assertProcessed(this);
 
     var toAdd = Array.isArray(resources) ? resources : arguments;
@@ -326,19 +375,31 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
 
     for (var i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       resource = toAdd[i];
-      if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-        throw new Error('Invalid resource path [' + resource + ']. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.');
+      switch (typeof resource === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(resource)) {
+        case 'string':
+          var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+          var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+          var name = resource;
+
+          if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+            name = join(parent, resource);
+          }
+
+          this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+          break;
+        case 'function':
+          var meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+          if (meta instanceof HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+            if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+              this.postTask(function () {
+                return loadBehaviors(_this5);
+              });
+            }
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
       }
-
-      var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-      var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-      var name = resource;
-
-      if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-        name = join(parent, resource);
-      }
-
-      this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
     }
 
     return this;
@@ -350,25 +411,32 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
     return this;
   };
 
-  FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, config) {
+  FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, pluginConfig) {
     assertProcessed(this);
 
-    if (typeof _plugin === 'string') {
-      return this.plugin({ moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+    var info = void 0;
+    switch (typeof _plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(_plugin)) {
+      case 'string':
+        info = { moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      case 'function':
+        info = { configure: _plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(_plugin, 'plugin'));
     }
-
-    this.info.push(_plugin);
+    this.info.push(info);
     return this;
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype._addNormalizedPlugin = function _addNormalizedPlugin(name, config) {
-    var _this5 = this;
+    var _this6 = this;
 
     var plugin = { moduleId: name, resourcesRelativeTo: [name, ''], config: config || {} };
     this.plugin(plugin);
 
     this.preTask(function () {
-      var relativeTo = [name, _this5.bootstrapperName];
+      var relativeTo = [name, _this6.bootstrapperName];
       plugin.moduleId = name;
       plugin.resourcesRelativeTo = relativeTo;
       return Promise.resolve();
@@ -406,7 +474,7 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.developmentLogging = function developmentLogging(level) {
-    var _this6 = this;
+    var _this7 = this;
 
     var logLevel = level ? TheLogManager.logLevel[level] : undefined;
 
@@ -415,8 +483,8 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
     }
 
     this.preTask(function () {
-      return _this6.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this6.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
-        return _this6.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
+      return _this7.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this7.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
+        return _this7.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
           TheLogManager.addAppender(new m.ConsoleAppender());
           TheLogManager.setLevel(logLevel);
         });
@@ -427,29 +495,30 @@ var FrameworkConfiguration = function () {
   };
 
   FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.apply = function apply() {
-    var _this7 = this;
+    var _this8 = this;
 
     if (this.processed) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
     return runTasks(this, this.preTasks).then(function () {
-      var loader = _this7.aurelia.loader;
-      var info = _this7.info;
+      var loader = _this8.aurelia.loader;
+      var info = _this8.info;
       var current = void 0;
 
       var next = function next() {
         current = info.shift();
         if (current) {
-          return loadPlugin(_this7, loader, current).then(next);
+          return loadPlugin(_this8, loader, current).then(next);
         }
 
-        _this7.processed = true;
+        _this8.processed = true;
+        _this8.configuredPlugins = null;
         return Promise.resolve();
       };
 
       return next().then(function () {
-        return runTasks(_this7, _this7.postTasks);
+        return runTasks(_this8, _this8.postTasks);
       });
     });
   };
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-framework.js b/dist/system/aurelia-framework.js
index f837117e..b163c995 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-framework.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-framework.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loader', 'aurelia-templating', 'aurelia-pal', 'aurelia-path', 'aurelia-binding', 'aurelia-metadata', 'aurelia-task-queue'], function (_export, _context) {
   "use strict";
 
-  var TheLogManager, Container, Loader, BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine, DOM, PLATFORM, relativeToFile, join, Aurelia, logger, extPattern, FrameworkConfiguration, LogManager;
+  var TheLogManager, Container, Loader, BindingLanguage, ViewSlot, ViewResources, TemplatingEngine, CompositionTransaction, ViewEngine, HtmlBehaviorResource, DOM, PLATFORM, relativeToFile, join, _typeof, Aurelia, logger, extPattern, FrameworkConfiguration, LogManager;
 
   
 
@@ -32,36 +32,53 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
     return next();
   }
 
-  function loadPlugin(config, loader, info) {
+  function loadPlugin(fwConfig, loader, info) {
     logger.debug('Loading plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
-    config.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
+    if (typeof info.moduleId === 'string') {
+      fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = info.resourcesRelativeTo;
 
-    var id = info.moduleId;
+      var id = info.moduleId;
 
-    if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
-      return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
-        return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
-      });
-    }
+      if (info.resourcesRelativeTo.length > 1) {
+        return loader.normalize(info.moduleId, info.resourcesRelativeTo[1]).then(function (normalizedId) {
+          return _loadPlugin(normalizedId);
+        });
+      }
 
-    return _loadPlugin(id);
+      return _loadPlugin(id);
+    } else if (typeof info.configure === 'function') {
+      if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(info.configure) !== -1) {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      }
+      fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(info.configure);
+
+      return Promise.resolve(info.configure.call(null, fwConfig, info.config || {}));
+    }
+    throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(info.moduleId || info.configure, 'plugin'));
 
     function _loadPlugin(moduleId) {
       return loader.loadModule(moduleId).then(function (m) {
         if ('configure' in m) {
-          return Promise.resolve(m.configure(config, info.config || {})).then(function () {
-            config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+          if (fwConfig.configuredPlugins.indexOf(m.configure) !== -1) {
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          }
+          return Promise.resolve(m.configure(fwConfig, info.config || {})).then(function () {
+            fwConfig.configuredPlugins.push(m.configure);
+            fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
             logger.debug('Configured plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
           });
         }
 
-        config.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
+        fwConfig.resourcesRelativeTo = null;
         logger.debug('Loaded plugin ' + info.moduleId + '.');
       });
     }
   }
 
   function loadResources(aurelia, resourcesToLoad, appResources) {
+    if (Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).length === 0) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
     var viewEngine = aurelia.container.get(ViewEngine);
 
     return Promise.all(Object.keys(resourcesToLoad).map(function (n) {
@@ -118,12 +135,24 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
     }
   }
 
+  function loadBehaviors(config) {
+    return Promise.all(config.behaviorsToLoad.map(function (m) {
+      return m.load(config.container, m.target);
+    })).then(function () {
+      config.behaviorsToLoad = null;
+    });
+  }
+
   function assertProcessed(plugins) {
     if (plugins.processed) {
       throw new Error('This config instance has already been applied. To load more plugins or global resources, create a new FrameworkConfiguration instance.');
     }
   }
 
+  function invalidConfigMsg(cfg, type) {
+    return 'Invalid ' + type + ' [' + cfg + '], ' + type + ' must be specified as functions or relative module IDs.';
+  }
+
   return {
     setters: [function (_aureliaLogging) {
       TheLogManager = _aureliaLogging;
@@ -152,6 +181,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
       TemplatingEngine = _aureliaTemplating.TemplatingEngine;
       CompositionTransaction = _aureliaTemplating.CompositionTransaction;
       ViewEngine = _aureliaTemplating.ViewEngine;
+      HtmlBehaviorResource = _aureliaTemplating.HtmlBehaviorResource;
       var _exportObj3 = {};
 
       for (var _key3 in _aureliaTemplating) {
@@ -205,6 +235,12 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
       _export(_exportObj8);
     }],
     execute: function () {
+      _typeof = typeof Symbol === "function" && typeof Symbol.iterator === "symbol" ? function (obj) {
+        return typeof obj;
+      } : function (obj) {
+        return obj && typeof Symbol === "function" && obj.constructor === Symbol && obj !== Symbol.prototype ? "symbol" : typeof obj;
+      };
+
       _export('Aurelia', Aurelia = function () {
         function Aurelia(loader, container, resources) {
           
@@ -349,10 +385,15 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
 
           this.aurelia = aurelia;
           this.container = aurelia.container;
+
           this.info = [];
           this.processed = false;
           this.preTasks = [];
           this.postTasks = [];
+
+          this.behaviorsToLoad = [];
+
+          this.configuredPlugins = [];
           this.resourcesToLoad = {};
           this.preTask(function () {
             return aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-bootstrapper').then(function (name) {
@@ -394,13 +435,26 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
         FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.feature = function feature(plugin) {
           var config = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : {};
 
-          var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
-          var moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
-          var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
-          return this.plugin({ moduleId: moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+          switch (typeof plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(plugin)) {
+            case 'string':
+              var hasIndex = /\/index$/i.test(plugin);
+              var _moduleId = hasIndex || getExt(plugin) ? plugin : plugin + '/index';
+              var root = hasIndex ? plugin.substr(0, plugin.length - 6) : plugin;
+              this.info.push({ moduleId: _moduleId, resourcesRelativeTo: [root, ''], config: config });
+              break;
+
+            case 'function':
+              this.info.push({ configure: plugin, config: config || {} });
+              break;
+            default:
+              throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(plugin, 'feature'));
+          }
+          return this;
         };
 
         FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.globalResources = function globalResources(resources) {
+          var _this5 = this;
+
           assertProcessed(this);
 
           var toAdd = Array.isArray(resources) ? resources : arguments;
@@ -409,19 +463,31 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
 
           for (var i = 0, ii = toAdd.length; i < ii; ++i) {
             resource = toAdd[i];
-            if (typeof resource !== 'string') {
-              throw new Error('Invalid resource path [' + resource + ']. Resources must be specified as relative module IDs.');
-            }
-
-            var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
-            var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
-            var name = resource;
-
-            if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
-              name = join(parent, resource);
+            switch (typeof resource === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(resource)) {
+              case 'string':
+                var parent = resourcesRelativeTo[0];
+                var grandParent = resourcesRelativeTo[1];
+                var name = resource;
+
+                if ((resource.startsWith('./') || resource.startsWith('../')) && parent !== '') {
+                  name = join(parent, resource);
+                }
+
+                this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
+                break;
+              case 'function':
+                var meta = this.aurelia.resources.autoRegister(this.container, resource);
+                if (meta instanceof HtmlBehaviorResource && meta.elementName !== null) {
+                  if (this.behaviorsToLoad.push(meta) === 1) {
+                    this.postTask(function () {
+                      return loadBehaviors(_this5);
+                    });
+                  }
+                }
+                break;
+              default:
+                throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(resource, 'resource'));
             }
-
-            this.resourcesToLoad[name] = { moduleId: name, relativeTo: grandParent };
           }
 
           return this;
@@ -433,25 +499,32 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
           return this;
         };
 
-        FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, config) {
+        FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.plugin = function plugin(_plugin, pluginConfig) {
           assertProcessed(this);
 
-          if (typeof _plugin === 'string') {
-            return this.plugin({ moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: config || {} });
+          var info = void 0;
+          switch (typeof _plugin === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : _typeof(_plugin)) {
+            case 'string':
+              info = { moduleId: _plugin, resourcesRelativeTo: [_plugin, ''], config: pluginConfig || {} };
+              break;
+            case 'function':
+              info = { configure: _plugin, config: pluginConfig || {} };
+              break;
+            default:
+              throw new Error(invalidConfigMsg(_plugin, 'plugin'));
           }
-
-          this.info.push(_plugin);
+          this.info.push(info);
           return this;
         };
 
         FrameworkConfiguration.prototype._addNormalizedPlugin = function _addNormalizedPlugin(name, config) {
-          var _this5 = this;
+          var _this6 = this;
 
           var plugin = { moduleId: name, resourcesRelativeTo: [name, ''], config: config || {} };
           this.plugin(plugin);
 
           this.preTask(function () {
-            var relativeTo = [name, _this5.bootstrapperName];
+            var relativeTo = [name, _this6.bootstrapperName];
             plugin.moduleId = name;
             plugin.resourcesRelativeTo = relativeTo;
             return Promise.resolve();
@@ -489,7 +562,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
         };
 
         FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.developmentLogging = function developmentLogging(level) {
-          var _this6 = this;
+          var _this7 = this;
 
           var logLevel = level ? TheLogManager.logLevel[level] : undefined;
 
@@ -498,8 +571,8 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
           }
 
           this.preTask(function () {
-            return _this6.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this6.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
-              return _this6.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
+            return _this7.aurelia.loader.normalize('aurelia-logging-console', _this7.bootstrapperName).then(function (name) {
+              return _this7.aurelia.loader.loadModule(name).then(function (m) {
                 TheLogManager.addAppender(new m.ConsoleAppender());
                 TheLogManager.setLevel(logLevel);
               });
@@ -510,29 +583,30 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-dependency-injection', 'aurelia-loa
         };
 
         FrameworkConfiguration.prototype.apply = function apply() {
-          var _this7 = this;
+          var _this8 = this;
 
           if (this.processed) {
             return Promise.resolve();
           }
 
           return runTasks(this, this.preTasks).then(function () {
-            var loader = _this7.aurelia.loader;
-            var info = _this7.info;
+            var loader = _this8.aurelia.loader;
+            var info = _this8.info;
             var current = void 0;
 
             var next = function next() {
               current = info.shift();
               if (current) {
-                return loadPlugin(_this7, loader, current).then(next);
+                return loadPlugin(_this8, loader, current).then(next);
               }
 
-              _this7.processed = true;
+              _this8.processed = true;
+              _this8.configuredPlugins = null;
               return Promise.resolve();
             };
 
             return next().then(function () {
-              return runTasks(_this7, _this7.postTasks);
+              return runTasks(_this8, _this8.postTasks);
             });
           });
         };
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f5fb954..58484328 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+<a name="1.3.0-rc.1"></a>
+# [1.3.0-rc.1](https://github.com/aurelia/framework/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0-rc.1) (2018-06-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **Aurelia:** ability to define root with constructor ([15fc9dd](https://github.com/aurelia/framework/commit/15fc9dd))
+* **config:** accepts classes beside module id string ([80a3d39](https://github.com/aurelia/framework/commit/80a3d39))
+
+
+
 <a name="1.2.0"></a>
 # [1.2.0](https://github.com/aurelia/framework/compare/1.1.5...1.2.0) (2018-03-29)
 
diff --git a/doc/api.json b/doc/api.json
index db34f6b7..59968e2e 100644
--- a/doc/api.json
+++ b/doc/api.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"name":"aurelia-framework","children":[{"id":2,"name":"Aurelia","kind":128,"kindString":"Class","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The framework core that provides the main Aurelia object."},"children":[{"id":8,"name":"constructor","kind":512,"kindString":"Constructor","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"Creates an instance of Aurelia."},"signatures":[{"id":9,"name":"new Aurelia","kind":16384,"kindString":"Constructor signature","flags":{},"comment":{"shortText":"Creates an instance of Aurelia."},"parameters":[{"id":10,"name":"loader","kind":32768,"kindString":"Parameter","flags":{"isOptional":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The loader for this Aurelia instance to use. If a loader is not specified, Aurelia will use the loader type specified by PLATFORM.Loader."},"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Loader"}},{"id":11,"name":"container","kind":32768,"kindString":"Parameter","flags":{"isOptional":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The dependency injection container for this Aurelia instance to use. If a container is not specified, Aurelia will create an empty, global container."},"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Container"}},{"id":12,"name":"resources","kind":32768,"kindString":"Parameter","flags":{"isOptional":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The resource registry for this Aurelia instance to use. If a resource registry is not specified, Aurelia will create an empty registry.\n"},"type":{"type":"reference","name":"ViewResources"}}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Aurelia","id":2}}],"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":54,"character":30}]},{"id":5,"name":"container","kind":1024,"kindString":"Property","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The root DI container used by the application."},"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":44,"character":11}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Container"}},{"id":3,"name":"host","kind":1024,"kindString":"Property","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The DOM Element that Aurelia will attach to."},"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":33,"character":6}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Element"}},{"id":4,"name":"loader","kind":1024,"kindString":"Property","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"/**\nThe loader used by the application."},"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":39,"character":8}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"Loader"}},{"id":6,"name":"resources","kind":1024,"kindString":"Property","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The global view resources used by the application."},"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":49,"character":11}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"ViewResources"}},{"id":7,"name":"use","kind":1024,"kindString":"Property","flags":{"isExported":true},"comment":{"shortText":"The configuration used during application startup."},"sources":[{"fileName":"aurelia-framework.d.ts","line":54,"character":5}],"type":{"type":"reference","name":"FrameworkConfiguration","id":23}},{"id":15,"name":"enhance","kind":2048,"kindString":"Method","flags":{"isExported":true},"signatures":[{"id":16,"name":"enhance","kind":4096,"kindString":"Call signature","flags":{},"comment":{"shortText":"Enhances the host's existing elements with behaviors and 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+  "version": "1.3.0-rc.1",
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