diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4a66f7..a588083 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.0.0
+
+Restructuring to split different Option types and keep specific parameters separate
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- new structure
+- option 'required' has been removed
+- automatic console parameters have been removed
+  - help page
+  - quiet switch (interactive prompts can be disabled using the sources option)
+
 ## 1.8.0
 
 callback in case an option could not be assigned instead of silently skipping
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8810ca6..56919c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,45 +17,25 @@ yarn:
 ## Usage
 
 ```js
-const {InteractiveOptions} = require('@sapphirecode/console-app');
-
-const reader = new InteractiveOptions([
-  {
-    name: 'foo', // name of the option
-    type: 'boolean', // data type
-    required: true, // require option to be specified (optional)
-    default: false, // default value (optional)
-    alias: 'f', // shorthand alias in the console (optional)
-    env: 'fooenv', // environment variable to read from (optional)
-    description: 'the switch foo', // description in the help page (optional)
-    message: 'should foo be true?', // message when asking interactively (optional)
-    preset: [], // preset choices for string and path types (optional)
-    error: 'wrong input' // message to display when the user gives invalid input
-  },
-]);
-
-const result = await reader.parse();
-console.log(result.foo);
+const {
+  ArrayOption, // arrays made out of numbers, strings and booleans
+  BooleanOption,
+  FileOption, // paths that exist and are a file
+  FolderOption, // paths that exist and are a folder
+  NumberOption,
+  PathOption, // paths that exist in the file system
+  StringOption,
+} = require('@sapphirecode/console-app');
 ```
 
-available data types:
+####################################
 
-- string
-- number
-- boolean
-- path: expects a path that exists
-- file: expects a path that exists and is a file
-- folder: expects a path that exists and is a folder
-- array: arrays made out of strings, numbers and booleans
+  configs: ['json files to search for options'],
+  exit_on_interrupt: true,  // exit program when user cancels prompt
+  error_callback: (opt, val, err)=>{...} // function to call when an option value could not be read
 
-the console reader automatically adds the options --help (-h) and --quiet (-q)
-
-- help: shows the yargs help screen
-- quiet: prevents interactive queries and throws an error when not all required
-  parameters are specified
-
-the reader can also be constructed with additional options that specify which
-sources should be used. It reads from all, except config files by default
+the parameter sources specifies which sources should be used. It reads from all,
+except config files by default
 
 config files can import other config files with #include. example:
 
@@ -68,20 +48,6 @@ config files can import other config files with #include. example:
 
 config files are parsed using [hjson](https://github.com/hjson/hjson-js)
 
-the option exit_on_interrupt determines whether an error should be thrown or the
-process should exit when the user presses control + c in an interactive prompt.
-
-```js
-const reader = new InteractiveOptions([], {
-  args: true,
-  env: true,
-  interactive: true,
-  configs: ['json files to search for options'],
-  exit_on_interrupt: true,  // exit when user cancels prompt
-  error_callback: (opt, val, err)=>{...} // function to call when an option value could not be read
-});
-```
-
 ## License
 
 MIT © Timo Hocker <timo@scode.ovh>
diff --git a/lib/Option.ts b/lib/Option.ts
index 1c63283..769afe8 100644
--- a/lib/Option.ts
+++ b/lib/Option.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { TypeValidation } from './TypeValidation/TypeValidation';
+import { ErrorCallback } from './ErrorCallback';
 
 interface SourceConfig {
   console?: boolean,
@@ -16,13 +17,14 @@ interface SourceConfig {
 
 interface Option {
   name: string;
-  required?: boolean;
   default?: unknown;
   sources?: SourceConfig;
   alias?: string;
   env?: string;
   message?: string;
   error?: string;
+  error_callback?: ErrorCallback;
+  exit_on_interrupt?: boolean;
 }
 
 class OptionValue {
diff --git a/lib/Options/BaseOption.ts b/lib/Options/BaseOption.ts
index 906b2cf..19ce00d 100644
--- a/lib/Options/BaseOption.ts
+++ b/lib/Options/BaseOption.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { OptionSource } from '../Sources/OptionSource';
 import { Option, OptionValue } from '../Option';
 import { EnvSource } from '../Sources/EnvSource';
-import { ErrorCallback } from '../ErrorCallback';
 import { ArgSource } from '../Sources/ArgSource';
 import { ConfigSource } from '../Sources/ConfigSource';
 import { TypeValidation } from '../TypeValidation/TypeValidation';
@@ -12,26 +11,30 @@ export abstract class BaseOption<T> {
   private _config: Option;
 
   public constructor (
-    config: Option,
-    error_callback?: ErrorCallback,
-    exit_on_interrupt = true
+    config: Option
   ) {
     this._config = config;
 
     const sources = config.sources || {};
-    if (typeof sources.configs !== 'undefined')
-      this.sources.push (new ConfigSource (sources.configs, error_callback));
+    const exit_on_interrupt = config.exit_on_interrupt !== false;
+
+    if (typeof sources.configs !== 'undefined') {
+      this.sources.push (new ConfigSource (
+        sources.configs,
+        config.error_callback
+      ));
+    }
 
     if (sources.env !== false)
-      this.sources.push (new EnvSource (error_callback));
+      this.sources.push (new EnvSource (config.error_callback));
 
     if (sources.console !== false)
-      this.sources.push (new ArgSource (error_callback));
+      this.sources.push (new ArgSource (config.error_callback));
 
     if (sources.interactive !== false) {
       this.sources.push (new InteractiveSource (
         exit_on_interrupt,
-        error_callback
+        config.error_callback
       ));
     }
   }