+var TEXT_NODE = Node.TEXT_NODE;
+
+
+var DocumentNode = function(nativeNode, document) {
+    if(!document) {
+        throw new Error('undefined document for a node');
+    }
+    this.document = document;
+    this._setNativeNode(nativeNode);
+
+};
+
+$.extend(DocumentNode.prototype, {
+    _setNativeNode: function(nativeNode) {
+        this.nativeNode = nativeNode;
+        this._$ = $(nativeNode);
+    },
+
+    detach: function() { this._$.detach(); },
+
+    sameNode: function(otherNode) {
+        return this.nativeNode === otherNode.nativeNode;
+    },
+
+    parent: function() {
+        return this.nativeNode.parentNode ? this.document.createElementNode(this.nativeNode.parentNode) : null;
+    },
+
+    before: function(node) {
+        this._$.before(node.nativeNode);
+    },
+
+    wrapWith: function(node) {
+        if(this.parent()) {
+            this.before(node);
+        }
+        node.append(this);
+    },
+
+    triggerChangeEvent: function(type, metaData) {
+        var event = new events.ChangeEvent(type, $.extend({node: this}, metaData || {}));
+        this.document.trigger('change', event);
+    },
+});
+
+var ElementNode = function(nativeNode, document) {
+    DocumentNode.call(this, nativeNode, document);
+};
+
+$.extend(ElementNode.prototype, DocumentNode.prototype, {
+    nodeType: Node.ELEMENT_NODE,
+
+    setData: function(key, value) {
+        if(value !== undefined) {
+            this._$.data(key, value);
+        } else {
+            this._$.removeData(_.keys(this._$.data()));
+            this._$.data(key);
+        }
+    },
+
+    getData: function(key) {
+        if(key) {
+            return this._$.data(key);
+        }
+        return this._$.data();
+    },
+
+    getTagName: function() {
+        return this.nativeNode.tagName.toLowerCase();
+    },
+
+    contents: function() {
+        var toret = [],
+            document = this.document;
+        this._$.contents().each(function() {
+            if(this.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+                toret.push(document.createElementNode(this));
+            }
+            else if(this.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+                toret.push(document.createTextNode(this));
+            }
+        });
+        return toret;
+    },
+
+    indexOf: function(node) {
+        return this._$.contents().index(node._$);
+    },
+
+    setTag: function(tagName) {
+        var node = this.document.createElementNode({tagName: tagName}),
+            oldTagName = this.getTagName(),
+            myContents = this._$.contents();
+
+        this.getAttrs().forEach(function(attribute) {
+            node.setAttr(attribute.name, attribute.value, true);
+        });
+        node.setData(this.getData());
+
+        if(this.sameNode(this.document.root)) {
+            defineDocumentProperties(this.document, node._$);
+        }
+        this._$.replaceWith(node._$);
+        this._setNativeNode(node._$[0]);
+        this._$.append(myContents);
+        this.triggerChangeEvent('nodeTagChange', {oldTagName: oldTagName, newTagName: this.getTagName()});
+    },
+
+    getAttr: function(name) {
+        return this._$.attr(name);
+    },
+
+    setAttr: function(name, value, silent) {
+        var oldVal = this.getAttr(name);
+        this._$.attr(name, value);
+        if(!silent) {
+            this.triggerChangeEvent('nodeAttrChange', {attr: name, oldVal: oldVal, newVal: value});
+        }
+    },
+
+    getAttrs: function() {
+        var toret = [];
+        for(var i = 0; i < this.nativeNode.attributes.length; i++) {
+            toret.push(this.nativeNode.attributes[i]);
+        }
+        return toret;
+    },
+
+    append: function(documentNode) {
+        this._$.append(documentNode.nativeNode);
+    },