diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2da9bf..002aff4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,15 +2,33 @@
 
 I've built on top of the [java-to-javascript](https://github.com/wyattades/java-to-javascript) transpiler by @wyattades and got inspiration from the JDK (Java Development Kit) implementation in [java2javascript](https://github.com/java2script/java2script) by @BobHanson, @zhourenjian, @abego, and others.
 
-My purpose in creating this project is to allow intro level CS students to write Java code but still use my QuintOS library which is web based. Yes, I went to all this trouble just so some teenagers don't have to run their programs in a boring Java console! I made a barebones JDK implementation in modern Javascript to acheive this.
+My purpose in creating this project is to allow intro level CS students to write Java code but still use my [QuintOS](https://github.com/quinton-ashley/quintos) retro game engine library which is web based. Yes, I went to all this trouble just so some teenagers don't have to run their programs in a boring Java console! I made a barebones JDK implementation in modern Javascript to acheive this.
+
+## API
+
+### jdk.init(root)
+
+- root is the local path or url to the parent folder of the jdk, by default it links to 'https://unpkg.com/java2js' (this package) so you don't need to change it
+
+This function imports much of the standard Java lang classes into the global scope. You must use it before translating or running files.
+
+### jdk.translate(javaFile)
+
+- javaFile is a string with contents of a Java file
+
+returns the Java file translated into JavaScript
+
+### jdk.run(translatedJSFile)
+
+- translatedJSFile is the translated JS class to run
 
 ## Known limitations
 
 - casting to int truncation workaround requires parenthesis around the number being cast
 
-- no support for method overloading, though a workaround could be made by making a function with the og name route to each of the variations of the overloaded function
+- no support for method overloading, though a workaround might be possible by making a function with the og name route to each of the variations of the overloaded function
 
-- no support for private/public methods, though this could be done since they are included in modern JavaScript classes
+- no support for private/public methods yet, though this could be done since they are included in modern JavaScript classes
 
 ## Contribute
 
diff --git a/jdk.js b/jdk.js
index e98ffa3..3c383b5 100755
--- a/jdk.js
+++ b/jdk.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 					constructor() {}
 
 					async init(root) {
-						this.root = root || '.';
+						this.root = root || 'https://unpkg.com/java2js';
 						this.java = {};
 						let pkgs = ['com', 'lang', 'org', 'io', 'util'];
 						for (let pkg of pkgs) {
diff --git a/jdk/java/lang/String.js b/jdk/java/lang/String.js
index 9882b5b..6fa4bf1 100755
--- a/jdk/java/lang/String.js
+++ b/jdk/java/lang/String.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jdk.imports['java.lang.String'].load = async () => {
 	String.prototype.contains = function (substr) {
 		return this.includes(substr);
 	};
+	String.prototype.equals = function (o) {
+		return this == o;
+	};
 	// static methods
 	String.valueOf = (c) => {
 		return c.toString();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 689a75d..654f714 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "java2js",
-	"version": "1.0.8",
+	"version": "1.0.9",
 	"description": "Converts Java to JavaScript with support for p5.js and QuintOS.",
 	"main": "jdk.js",
 	"scripts": {