diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.h b/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.h
index 55464dd7..576c173d 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.h
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.h
@@ -198,6 +198,136 @@ void Assert(bool condition, v8::Isolate* isolate = nullptr, std::string const &r
 
 void StopExecutionAndLogStackTrace(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
+
+
+
+// Helpers from Node
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const char* data,
+                                           int length) {
+    return v8::String::NewFromOneByte(isolate,
+                                      reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data),
+                                      v8::NewStringType::kNormal,
+                                      length).ToLocalChecked();
+}
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const signed char* data,
+                                           int length) {
+    return v8::String::NewFromOneByte(isolate,
+                                      reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data),
+                                      v8::NewStringType::kNormal,
+                                      length).ToLocalChecked();
+}
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const unsigned char* data,
+                                           int length) {
+    return v8::String::NewFromOneByte(
+                                      isolate, data, v8::NewStringType::kNormal, length)
+    .ToLocalChecked();
+}
+
+// Convenience wrapper around v8::String::NewFromOneByte().
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const char* data,
+                                           int length = -1);
+// For the people that compile with -funsigned-char.
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const signed char* data,
+                                           int length = -1);
+inline v8::Local<v8::String> OneByteString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                           const unsigned char* data,
+                                           int length = -1);
+
+
+
+v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> NewFunctionTemplate(
+                                                    v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                                    v8::FunctionCallback callback,
+                                                    v8::Local<v8::Signature> signature = v8::Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                                                    v8::ConstructorBehavior behavior = v8::ConstructorBehavior::kAllow,
+                                                    v8::SideEffectType side_effect = v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect,
+                                                    const v8::CFunction* c_function = nullptr);
+// Convenience methods for NewFunctionTemplate().
+void SetMethod(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+               v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+               const char* name,
+               v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+// Similar to SetProtoMethod but without receiver signature checks.
+void SetMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+               v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+               const char* name,
+               v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+void SetFastMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                   v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+                   const char* name,
+                   v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                   const v8::CFunction* c_function);
+void SetFastMethod(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                   v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+                   const char* name,
+                   v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                   const v8::CFunction* c_function);
+void SetFastMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                               v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+                               const char* name,
+                               v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                               const v8::CFunction* c_function);
+void SetFastMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                               v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+                               const char* name,
+                               v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                               const v8::CFunction* c_function);
+void SetProtoMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                    v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                    const char* name,
+                    v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+void SetInstanceMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                       v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                       const char* name,
+                       v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+// Safe variants denote the function has no side effects.
+void SetMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                           v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+                           const char* name,
+                           v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+void SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                                const char* name,
+                                v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+void SetMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                           v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+                           const char* name,
+                           v8::FunctionCallback callback);
+enum class SetConstructorFunctionFlag {
+    NONE,
+    SET_CLASS_NAME,
+};
+void SetConstructorFunction(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                            v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+                            const char* name,
+                            v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag =
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME);
+void SetConstructorFunction(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                            v8::Local<v8::Object> that,
+                            v8::Local<v8::String> name,
+                            v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag =
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME);
+void SetConstructorFunction(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                            v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+                            const char* name,
+                            v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag =
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME);
+void SetConstructorFunction(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                            v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+                            v8::Local<v8::String> name,
+                            v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag =
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME);
+
+
 }
 
 #endif /* Helpers_h */
diff --git a/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.mm b/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.mm
index f98b005d..b08a25f7 100644
--- a/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.mm
+++ b/NativeScript/runtime/Helpers.mm
@@ -679,3 +679,260 @@
 void tns::StopExecutionAndLogStackTrace(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
     Assert(false, isolate);
 }
+
+
+namespace tns {
+Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> NewFunctionTemplate(
+                                                v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                                v8::FunctionCallback callback,
+                                                Local<v8::Signature> signature,
+                                                v8::ConstructorBehavior behavior,
+                                                v8::SideEffectType side_effect_type,
+                                                const v8::CFunction* c_function) {
+    return v8::FunctionTemplate::New(isolate,
+                                     callback,
+                                     Local<v8::Value>(),
+                                     signature,
+                                     0,
+                                     behavior,
+                                     side_effect_type,
+                                     c_function);
+}
+void SetMethod(Local<v8::Context> context,
+               Local<v8::Object> that,
+               const char* name,
+               v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    Local<v8::Function> function =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect)
+    ->GetFunction(context)
+        .ToLocalChecked();
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(context, name_string, function).Check();
+    function->SetName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_METHOD() compatibility.
+}
+void SetMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+               v8::Local<v8::Template> that,
+               const char* name,
+               v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(name_string, t);
+}
+void SetFastMethod(Isolate* isolate,
+                   Local<Template> that,
+                   const char* name,
+                   v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                   const v8::CFunction* c_function) {
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        slow_callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect,
+                        c_function);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(name_string, t);
+}
+void SetFastMethod(Local<v8::Context> context,
+                   Local<v8::Object> that,
+                   const char* name,
+                   v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                   const v8::CFunction* c_function) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    Local<v8::Function> function =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        slow_callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect,
+                        c_function)
+    ->GetFunction(context)
+        .ToLocalChecked();
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(context, name_string, function).Check();
+}
+void SetFastMethodNoSideEffect(Local<v8::Context> context,
+                               Local<v8::Object> that,
+                               const char* name,
+                               v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                               const v8::CFunction* c_function) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    Local<v8::Function> function =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        slow_callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect,
+                        c_function)
+    ->GetFunction(context)
+        .ToLocalChecked();
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(context, name_string, function).Check();
+}
+void SetFastMethodNoSideEffect(Isolate* isolate,
+                               Local<Template> that,
+                               const char* name,
+                               v8::FunctionCallback slow_callback,
+                               const v8::CFunction* c_function) {
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        slow_callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect,
+                        c_function);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(name_string, t);
+}
+void SetMethodNoSideEffect(Local<v8::Context> context,
+                           Local<v8::Object> that,
+                           const char* name,
+                           v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    Local<v8::Function> function =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect)
+    ->GetFunction(context)
+        .ToLocalChecked();
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(context, name_string, function).Check();
+    function->SetName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_METHOD() compatibility.
+}
+void SetMethodNoSideEffect(Isolate* isolate,
+                           Local<v8::Template> that,
+                           const char* name,
+                           v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        Local<v8::Signature>(),
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->Set(name_string, t);
+}
+void SetProtoMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                    const char* name,
+                    v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Local<v8::Signature> signature = v8::Signature::New(isolate, that);
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        signature,
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->PrototypeTemplate()->Set(name_string, t);
+    t->SetClassName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD() compatibility.
+}
+void SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                                const char* name,
+                                v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Local<v8::Signature> signature = v8::Signature::New(isolate, that);
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        signature,
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->PrototypeTemplate()->Set(name_string, t);
+    t->SetClassName(name_string);  // NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD() compatibility.
+}
+void SetInstanceMethod(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                       Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> that,
+                       const char* name,
+                       v8::FunctionCallback callback) {
+    Local<v8::Signature> signature = v8::Signature::New(isolate, that);
+    Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> t =
+    NewFunctionTemplate(isolate,
+                        callback,
+                        signature,
+                        v8::ConstructorBehavior::kThrow,
+                        v8::SideEffectType::kHasSideEffect);
+    // kInternalized strings are created in the old space.
+    const v8::NewStringType type = v8::NewStringType::kInternalized;
+    Local<v8::String> name_string =
+    v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, name, type).ToLocalChecked();
+    that->InstanceTemplate()->Set(name_string, t);
+    t->SetClassName(name_string);
+}
+void SetConstructorFunction(Local<v8::Context> context,
+                            Local<v8::Object> that,
+                            const char* name,
+                            Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag) {
+    Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
+    SetConstructorFunction(
+                           context, that, tns::OneByteString(isolate, name), tmpl, flag);
+}
+void SetConstructorFunction(Local<Context> context,
+                            Local<Object> that,
+                            Local<v8::String> name,
+                            Local<FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag) {
+    if (flag == SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME)
+        tmpl->SetClassName(name);
+    that->Set(context, name, tmpl->GetFunction(context).ToLocalChecked()).Check();
+}
+void SetConstructorFunction(Isolate* isolate,
+                            Local<Template> that,
+                            const char* name,
+                            Local<FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag) {
+    SetConstructorFunction(
+                           isolate, that, OneByteString(isolate, name), tmpl, flag);
+}
+void SetConstructorFunction(Isolate* isolate,
+                            Local<Template> that,
+                            Local<v8::String> name,
+                            Local<FunctionTemplate> tmpl,
+                            SetConstructorFunctionFlag flag) {
+    if (flag == SetConstructorFunctionFlag::SET_CLASS_NAME)
+        tmpl->SetClassName(name);
+    that->Set(name, tmpl);
+}
+};