diff --git a/jack/src/jack_connection.rs b/jack/src/jack_connect.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from jack/src/jack_connection.rs
rename to jack/src/jack_connect.rs
diff --git a/jack/src/jack_device.rs b/jack/src/jack_device.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c415f36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jack/src/jack_device.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use crate::*
+
+/// A [AudioComponent] bound to a JACK client and a set of ports.
+pub struct JackDevice<E: Engine> {
+    /// The active JACK client of this device.
+    pub client: DynamicAsyncClient,
+    /// The device state, encapsulated for sharing between threads.
+    pub state: Arc<RwLock<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>>,
+    /// Unowned copies of the device's JACK ports, for connecting to the device.
+    /// The "real" readable/writable `Port`s are owned by the `state`.
+    pub ports: UnownedJackPorts,
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine> std::fmt::Debug for JackDevice<E> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("JackDevice")
+            .field("ports", &self.ports)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine> Render for JackDevice<E> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn min_size(&self, to: E::Size) -> Perhaps<E::Size> {
+        self.state.read().unwrap().layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render(&self, to: &mut E::Output) -> Usually<()> {
+        self.state.read().unwrap().render(to)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine> Handle<E> for JackDevice<E> {
+    fn handle(&mut self, from: &E::Input) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
+        self.state.write().unwrap().handle(from)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine> Ports for JackDevice<E> {
+    fn audio_ins(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
+        Ok(self.ports.audio_ins.values().collect())
+    }
+    fn audio_outs(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
+        Ok(self.ports.audio_outs.values().collect())
+    }
+    fn midi_ins(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
+        Ok(self.ports.midi_ins.values().collect())
+    }
+    fn midi_outs(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
+        Ok(self.ports.midi_outs.values().collect())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine> JackDevice<E> {
+    /// Returns a locked mutex of the state's contents.
+    pub fn state(&self) -> LockResult<RwLockReadGuard<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>> {
+        self.state.read()
+    }
+    /// Returns a locked mutex of the state's contents.
+    pub fn state_mut(&self) -> LockResult<RwLockWriteGuard<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>> {
+        self.state.write()
+    }
+    pub fn connect_midi_in(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .as_client()
+            .connect_ports(port, self.midi_ins()?[index])?)
+    }
+    pub fn connect_midi_out(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .as_client()
+            .connect_ports(self.midi_outs()?[index], port)?)
+    }
+    pub fn connect_audio_in(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .as_client()
+            .connect_ports(port, self.audio_ins()?[index])?)
+    }
+    pub fn connect_audio_out(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
+        Ok(self
+            .client
+            .as_client()
+            .connect_ports(self.audio_outs()?[index], port)?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jack/src/jack_port.rs b/jack/src/jack_port.rs
index 31839b93..7561c0a7 100644
--- a/jack/src/jack_port.rs
+++ b/jack/src/jack_port.rs
@@ -1,84 +1,165 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 pub struct JackPort<T: PortSpec> {
-    pub port:    Port<T>,
+    /// Handle to JACK client, for receiving reconnect events.
+    pub jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
+    /// Port handle.
+    pub port: Port<T>,
+    /// List of ports to connect to.
     pub connect: Vec<PortConnect>
 }
-
-impl<T: PortSpec> JackPort<T> {
-    //pub fn new (jack: &impl RegisterPort
+pub struct PortConnect {
+    pub name:   PortConnectName,
+    pub order:  PortConnectScope,
+    pub status: Vec<(Port<Unowned>, PortConnectStatus)>,
 }
-
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum PortConnect {
+impl PortConnect {
+    /// Connect to this exact port
+    pub fn exact (name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let name  = PortConnectName::Exact(name.as_ref().into());
+        Self { name, order: PortConnectScope::One, status: vec![] }
+    }
+    pub fn wildcard (name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let name = PortConnectName::Wildcard(name.as_ref().into());
+        Self { name, order: PortConnectScope::One, status: vec![] }
+    }
+    pub fn wildcard_all (name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let name = PortConnectName::Wildcard(name.as_ref().into());
+        Self { name, order: PortConnectScope::All, status: vec![] }
+    }
+    pub fn regexp (name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let name = PortConnectName::RegExp(name.as_ref().into());
+        Self { name, order: PortConnectScope::One, status: vec![] }
+    }
+    pub fn regexp_all (name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        let name = PortConnectName::RegExp(name.as_ref().into());
+        Self { name, order: PortConnectScope::All, status: vec![] }
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PortConnectName {
+    /// Exact match
     Exact(Arc<str>),
+    /// Match wildcard
     Wildcard(Arc<str>),
+    /// Match regular expression
     RegExp(Arc<str>),
 }
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PortConnectScope { One, All }
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PortConnectStatus { Missing, Disconnected, Connected, Mismatch, }
+
+impl<T: PortSpec> AsRef<Port<T>> for JackPort<T> {
+    fn as_ref (&self) -> &Port<T> {
+        &self.port
+    }
+}
+impl<T: PortSpec> JackPort<T> {
+    pub fn midi_in (
+        jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[PortConnect]
+    ) -> Usually<JackPort<MidiIn>> {
+        let input = jack.midi_in(name)?;
+        for port in connect.iter() {
+            let port = port.as_ref();
+            if let Some(output) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
+                jack.connect_ports(output, &input)?;
+            } else {
+                panic!("Missing MIDI output: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(JackPort { jack: jack.clone(), port: input, connect: connect.clone() })
+    }
+
+    pub fn midi_out (
+        jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]
+    ) -> Usually<JackPort<MidiOut>> {
+        let output = jack.midi_out(name)?;
+        for port in connect.iter() {
+            let port = port.as_ref();
+            if let Some(input) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
+                jack.connect_ports(&output, input)?;
+            } else {
+                panic!("Missing MIDI input: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(JackPort { jack: jack.clone(), port: output, connect: connect.into() })
+    }
+
+    pub fn audio_in (
+        jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>,
+        connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]
+    ) -> Usually<JackPort<AudioIn>>  {
+        let input = jack.audio_in(name)?;
+        for port in connect.iter() {
+            let port = port.as_ref();
+            if let Some(output) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
+                jack.connect_ports(output, &input)?;
+            } else {
+                panic!("Missing MIDI output: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(JackPort { jack: jack.clone(), port: input, connect: connect.into() })
+    }
+
+    pub fn audio_out (
+        jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
+        name: impl AsRef<str>, 
+        connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]
+    ) -> Usually<JackPort<AudioOut>> {
+        let output = jack.audio_out(name)?;
+        for port in connect.iter() {
+            let port = port.as_ref();
+            if let Some(input) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
+                jack.client().connect_ports(&output, input)?;
+            } else {
+                panic!("Missing MIDI input: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(JackPort { jack: jack.clone(), port: output, connect: connect.into() })
+    }
+}
+
 
 /// This is a utility trait for things that may register or connect [Port]s.
 /// It contains shorthand methods to this purpose. It's implemented for
 /// `Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>` for terse port registration in the
 /// `init` callback of [JackClient::activate_with].
 pub trait RegisterPort {
-    fn midi_in   (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<MidiIn>>;
-    fn midi_out  (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<MidiOut>>;
-    fn audio_in  (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<AudioIn>>;
-    fn audio_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<AudioOut>>;
+    fn midi_in   (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiIn>>;
+    fn midi_out  (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiOut>>;
+    fn audio_in  (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioIn>>;
+    fn audio_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioOut>>;
 }
-
-impl RegisterPort for Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>> {
-    fn midi_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<MidiIn>> {
-        let jack = self.read().unwrap();
-        let input = jack.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), MidiIn::default())?;
-        for port in connect.iter() {
-            let port = port.as_ref();
-            if let Some(output) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
-                jack.client().connect_ports(output, &input)?;
-            } else {
-                panic!("Missing MIDI output: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(input)
+impl RegisterPort for JackConnection {
+    fn midi_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiIn>> {
+        Ok(self.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), MidiIn::default())?)
     }
-    fn midi_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<MidiOut>> {
-        let jack = self.read().unwrap();
-        let output = jack.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), MidiOut::default())?;
-        for port in connect.iter() {
-            let port = port.as_ref();
-            if let Some(input) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
-                jack.client().connect_ports(&output, input)?;
-            } else {
-                panic!("Missing MIDI input: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(output)
+    fn midi_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiOut>> {
+        Ok(self.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), MidiOut::default())?)
     }
-    fn audio_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<AudioIn>> {
-        let jack = self.read().unwrap();
-        let input = jack.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), AudioIn::default())?;
-        for port in connect.iter() {
-            let port = port.as_ref();
-            if let Some(output) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
-                jack.client().connect_ports(output, &input)?;
-            } else {
-                panic!("Missing MIDI output: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(input)
+    fn audio_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioIn>> {
+        Ok(self.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), AudioIn::default())?)
     }
-    fn audio_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>, connect: &[impl AsRef<str>]) -> Usually<Port<AudioOut>> {
-        let jack = self.read().unwrap();
-        let output = jack.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), AudioOut::default())?;
-        for port in connect.iter() {
-            let port = port.as_ref();
-            if let Some(input) = jack.port_by_name(port).as_ref() {
-                jack.client().connect_ports(&output, input)?;
-            } else {
-                panic!("Missing MIDI input: {port}. Use jack_lsp to list all port names.");
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(output)
+    fn audio_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioOut>> {
+        Ok(self.client().register_port(name.as_ref(), AudioOut::default())?)
+    }
+}
+impl<T: RegisterPort> RegisterPort for Arc<RwLock<T>> {
+    fn midi_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiIn>> {
+        self.read().unwrap().midi_in(name)
+    }
+    fn midi_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<MidiOut>> {
+        self.read().unwrap().midi_out(name)
+    }
+    fn audio_in (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioIn>> {
+        self.read().unwrap().audio_in(name)
+    }
+    fn audio_out (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Usually<Port<AudioOut>> {
+        self.read().unwrap().audio_out(name)
     }
 }
 
@@ -131,15 +212,24 @@ pub trait ConnectPort {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-impl ConnectPort for Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>> {
+impl ConnectPort for JackConnection {
     fn port_by_name (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<Port<Unowned>> {
-        self.read().unwrap().client().port_by_name(name.as_ref())
+        self.client().port_by_name(name.as_ref())
     }
     fn connect_ports <A: PortSpec, B: PortSpec> (&self, source: &Port<A>, target: &Port<B>)
         -> Usually<()>
     {
-        Ok(self.read().unwrap().client().connect_ports(source, target)?)
+        Ok(self.client().connect_ports(source, target)?)
+    }
+}
+impl<T: ConnectPort> ConnectPort for Arc<RwLock<T>> {
+    fn port_by_name (&self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<Port<Unowned>> {
+        self.read().unwrap().port_by_name(name.as_ref())
+    }
+    fn connect_ports <A: PortSpec, B: PortSpec> (&self, source: &Port<A>, target: &Port<B>)
+        -> Usually<()>
+    {
+        Ok(self.read().unwrap().connect_ports(source, target)?)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/jack/src/lib.rs b/jack/src/lib.rs
index 5689c22f..e27a5e36 100644
--- a/jack/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jack/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,101 +9,16 @@ pub(crate) use ::jack::{
     Port, PortId, PortSpec, Unowned, MidiIn, MidiOut, AudioIn, AudioOut,
 };
 
-mod from_jack; pub use self::from_jack::*;
-mod jack_audio; pub use self::jack_audio::*;
-mod jack_connection; pub use self::jack_connection::*;
-mod jack_event; pub use self::jack_event::*;
-mod jack_port; pub use self::jack_port::*;
+mod from_jack;    pub use self::from_jack::*;
+mod jack_audio;   pub use self::jack_audio::*;
+mod jack_connect; pub use self::jack_connect::*;
+mod jack_event;   pub use self::jack_event::*;
+mod jack_port;    pub use self::jack_port::*;
 
 pub(crate) type Usually<T> = Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-///// A [AudioComponent] bound to a JACK client and a set of ports.
-//pub struct JackDevice<E: Engine> {
-    ///// The active JACK client of this device.
-    //pub client: DynamicAsyncClient,
-    ///// The device state, encapsulated for sharing between threads.
-    //pub state: Arc<RwLock<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>>,
-    ///// Unowned copies of the device's JACK ports, for connecting to the device.
-    ///// The "real" readable/writable `Port`s are owned by the `state`.
-    //pub ports: UnownedJackPorts,
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> std::fmt::Debug for JackDevice<E> {
-    //fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        //f.debug_struct("JackDevice")
-            //.field("ports", &self.ports)
-            //.finish()
-    //}
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> Render for JackDevice<E> {
-    //type Engine = E;
-    //fn min_size(&self, to: E::Size) -> Perhaps<E::Size> {
-        //self.state.read().unwrap().layout(to)
-    //}
-    //fn render(&self, to: &mut E::Output) -> Usually<()> {
-        //self.state.read().unwrap().render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> Handle<E> for JackDevice<E> {
-    //fn handle(&mut self, from: &E::Input) -> Perhaps<E::Handled> {
-        //self.state.write().unwrap().handle(from)
-    //}
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> Ports for JackDevice<E> {
-    //fn audio_ins(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
-        //Ok(self.ports.audio_ins.values().collect())
-    //}
-    //fn audio_outs(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
-        //Ok(self.ports.audio_outs.values().collect())
-    //}
-    //fn midi_ins(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
-        //Ok(self.ports.midi_ins.values().collect())
-    //}
-    //fn midi_outs(&self) -> Usually<Vec<&Port<Unowned>>> {
-        //Ok(self.ports.midi_outs.values().collect())
-    //}
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> JackDevice<E> {
-    ///// Returns a locked mutex of the state's contents.
-    //pub fn state(&self) -> LockResult<RwLockReadGuard<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>> {
-        //self.state.read()
-    //}
-    ///// Returns a locked mutex of the state's contents.
-    //pub fn state_mut(&self) -> LockResult<RwLockWriteGuard<Box<dyn AudioComponent<E>>>> {
-        //self.state.write()
-    //}
-    //pub fn connect_midi_in(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
-        //Ok(self
-            //.client
-            //.as_client()
-            //.connect_ports(port, self.midi_ins()?[index])?)
-    //}
-    //pub fn connect_midi_out(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
-        //Ok(self
-            //.client
-            //.as_client()
-            //.connect_ports(self.midi_outs()?[index], port)?)
-    //}
-    //pub fn connect_audio_in(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
-        //Ok(self
-            //.client
-            //.as_client()
-            //.connect_ports(port, self.audio_ins()?[index])?)
-    //}
-    //pub fn connect_audio_out(&self, index: usize, port: &Port<Unowned>) -> Usually<()> {
-        //Ok(self
-            //.client
-            //.as_client()
-            //.connect_ports(self.audio_outs()?[index], port)?)
-    //}
-//}
-
 ///// `JackDevice` factory. Creates JACK `Client`s, performs port registration
 ///// and activation, and encapsulates a `AudioComponent` into a `JackDevice`.
 //pub struct Jack {