diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ccc86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package rcmgr
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
+)
+
+type errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded struct {
+	current, attempted, limit int
+	err                       error
+}
+
+func (e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded) Error() string { return e.err.Error() }
+func (e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
+
+// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
+func logValuesStreamLimit(scope, edge string, dir network.Direction, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
+	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*8)
+	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
+	if edge != "" {
+		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
+	}
+	logValues = append(logValues, "direction", dir)
+	var e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded
+	if errors.As(err, &e) {
+		logValues = append(logValues,
+			"current", e.current,
+			"attempted", e.attempted,
+			"limit", e.limit,
+		)
+	}
+	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
+}
+
+// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
+func logValuesConnLimit(scope, edge string, dir network.Direction, usefd bool, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
+	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*9)
+	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
+	if edge != "" {
+		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
+	}
+	logValues = append(logValues, "direction", dir, "usefd", usefd)
+	var e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded
+	if errors.As(err, &e) {
+		logValues = append(logValues,
+			"current", e.current,
+			"attempted", e.attempted,
+			"limit", e.limit,
+		)
+	}
+	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
+}
+
+type errMemoryLimitExceeded struct {
+	current, attempted, limit int64
+	priority                  uint8
+	err                       error
+}
+
+func (e *errMemoryLimitExceeded) Error() string { return e.err.Error() }
+func (e *errMemoryLimitExceeded) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
+
+// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
+func logValuesMemoryLimit(scope, edge string, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
+	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*8)
+	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
+	if edge != "" {
+		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
+	}
+	var e *errMemoryLimitExceeded
+	if errors.As(err, &e) {
+		logValues = append(logValues,
+			"current", e.current,
+			"attempted", e.attempted,
+			"priority", e.priority,
+			"limit", e.limit,
+		)
+	}
+	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
+}
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index 21d23b7..ad542aa 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package rcmgr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -19,80 +18,6 @@ type resources struct {
 	memory int64
 }
 
-type errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded struct {
-	current, attempted, limit int
-	err                       error
-}
-
-func (e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded) Error() string { return e.err.Error() }
-func (e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
-
-// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
-func logValuesStreamLimit(scope, edge string, dir network.Direction, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
-	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*8)
-	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
-	if edge != "" {
-		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
-	}
-	logValues = append(logValues, "direction", dir)
-	var e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded
-	if errors.As(err, &e) {
-		logValues = append(logValues,
-			"current", e.current,
-			"attempted", e.attempted,
-			"limit", e.limit,
-		)
-	}
-	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
-}
-
-// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
-func logValuesConnLimit(scope, edge string, dir network.Direction, usefd bool, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
-	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*9)
-	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
-	if edge != "" {
-		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
-	}
-	logValues = append(logValues, "direction", dir, "usefd", usefd)
-	var e *errStreamOrConnLimitExceeded
-	if errors.As(err, &e) {
-		logValues = append(logValues,
-			"current", e.current,
-			"attempted", e.attempted,
-			"limit", e.limit,
-		)
-	}
-	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
-}
-
-type errMemoryLimitExceeded struct {
-	current, attempted, limit int64
-	priority                  uint8
-	err                       error
-}
-
-func (e *errMemoryLimitExceeded) Error() string { return e.err.Error() }
-func (e *errMemoryLimitExceeded) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
-
-// edge may be "" if this is not an edge error
-func logValuesMemoryLimit(scope, edge string, stat network.ScopeStat, err error) []interface{} {
-	logValues := make([]interface{}, 0, 2*8)
-	logValues = append(logValues, "scope", scope)
-	if edge != "" {
-		logValues = append(logValues, "edge", edge)
-	}
-	var e *errMemoryLimitExceeded
-	if errors.As(err, &e) {
-		logValues = append(logValues,
-			"current", e.current,
-			"attempted", e.attempted,
-			"priority", e.priority,
-			"limit", e.limit,
-		)
-	}
-	return append(logValues, "stat", stat, "error", err)
-}
-
 // A resourceScope can be a DAG, where a downstream node is not allowed to outlive an upstream node
 // (ie cannot call Done in the upstream node before the downstream node) and account for resources
 // using a linearized parent set.