diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26d0978..2cf58ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const obj = {
 let serializer = new Serializer(namespace);
 
 // Optionally, some class instances may be ignored (they will be replaced by *undefined*)
-serializer.addIgnoredClass("Class3");
+serializer.addIgnoredClass(Class3);
 
 // Serialize the object to a string
 let state = serializer.serialize(obj);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e7abc2c..973ecba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tk-serializer",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79c92d5..1b9234e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tk-serializer",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Typescript/Javascript serializer, with full object reconstruction",
   "author": {
     "name": "Michaël Lemaire",
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a5d231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import * as index from "./index";
+
+describe("index", () => {
+  it("exposes Serializer", () => {
+    expect(index.Serializer).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+})
diff --git a/src/serializer.test.ts b/src/serializer.test.ts
index 6ab6152..3b54eab 100644
--- a/src/serializer.test.ts
+++ b/src/serializer.test.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,29 @@ class TestSerializerObj3 {
   }
 }
 
+class TestSerializerObj4 extends TestSerializerObj1 {
+}
+
 const TEST_NS = {
   TestSerializerObj1,
   TestSerializerObj2,
-  TestSerializerObj3
+  TestSerializerObj3,
 };
 
+const TEST_NS_FLAT = [
+  TestSerializerObj1,
+  TestSerializerObj2,
+  TestSerializerObj3,
+];
+
+const TEST_NS_RENAME = {
+  ob1: TestSerializerObj1,
+  ob2: TestSerializerObj2,
+  ob3: TestSerializerObj3,
+}
+
 describe("Serializer", () => {
-  function checkReversability(obj: any, namespace = TEST_NS): any {
+  function checkReversability(obj: any, namespace: any = TEST_NS): any {
     var serializer = new Serializer(namespace);
     var data = serializer.serialize(obj);
     serializer = new Serializer(namespace);
@@ -45,7 +60,15 @@ describe("Serializer", () => {
   });
 
   it("restores objects constructed from class", () => {
-    var loaded = checkReversability(new TestSerializerObj1(5));
+    let loaded = checkReversability(new TestSerializerObj1(5));
+    expect(loaded.a).toBe(5);
+    expect(loaded).toBeInstanceOf(TestSerializerObj1);
+
+    loaded = checkReversability(new TestSerializerObj1(5), TEST_NS_FLAT);
+    expect(loaded.a).toBe(5);
+    expect(loaded).toBeInstanceOf(TestSerializerObj1);
+
+    loaded = checkReversability(new TestSerializerObj1(5), TEST_NS_RENAME);
     expect(loaded.a).toBe(5);
     expect(loaded).toBeInstanceOf(TestSerializerObj1);
   });
@@ -73,11 +96,27 @@ describe("Serializer", () => {
   });
 
   it("ignores some classes", () => {
-    var serializer = new Serializer(TEST_NS);
+    let serializer = new Serializer(TEST_NS);
     serializer.addIgnoredClass("TestSerializerObj1");
 
-    var data = serializer.serialize({ a: 5, b: new TestSerializerObj1() });
-    var loaded = serializer.unserialize(data);
+    let data = serializer.serialize({ a: 5, b: new TestSerializerObj1() });
+    let loaded = serializer.unserialize(data);
+
+    expect(loaded).toEqual({ a: 5, b: undefined });
+
+    serializer = new Serializer(TEST_NS);
+    serializer.addIgnoredClass(TestSerializerObj1);
+
+    data = serializer.serialize({ a: 5, b: new TestSerializerObj1() });
+    loaded = serializer.unserialize(data);
+
+    expect(loaded).toEqual({ a: 5, b: undefined });
+
+    serializer = new Serializer(TEST_NS_RENAME);
+    serializer.addIgnoredClass(TestSerializerObj1);
+
+    data = serializer.serialize({ a: 5, b: new TestSerializerObj1() });
+    loaded = serializer.unserialize(data);
 
     expect(loaded).toEqual({ a: 5, b: undefined });
   });
@@ -102,4 +141,32 @@ describe("Serializer", () => {
     expected.a = [1, 2, 3];
     expect(loaded).toEqual({ obj: expected });
   });
+
+  it("handles missing classes", () => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation();
+    let serializer = new Serializer(TEST_NS);
+    let data = serializer.serialize({ obj: new TestSerializerObj4() });
+    let loaded = serializer.unserialize(data);
+    expect(loaded).toEqual({ obj: { a: 0 } });
+    expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Can't find class", "TestSerializerObj4");
+  });
+
+  it("uses namespace alias to protect from property mangling", () => {
+    const data = {
+      a: new TestSerializerObj1(1),
+      b: new TestSerializerObj1(2),
+      c: [new TestSerializerObj1(3)],
+    };
+
+    const serializer1 = new Serializer(TEST_NS);
+    const serializer2 = new Serializer(TEST_NS_RENAME);
+
+    const dumped1 = serializer1.serialize(data);
+    const dumped2 = serializer2.serialize(data);
+
+    expect(dumped1.length).toBeGreaterThan(dumped2.length);
+
+    expect(serializer1.unserialize(dumped1)).toEqual(data);
+    expect(serializer2.unserialize(dumped2)).toEqual(data);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/serializer.ts b/src/serializer.ts
index 09c1d73..b8db9fd 100644
--- a/src/serializer.ts
+++ b/src/serializer.ts
@@ -62,22 +62,37 @@ function classname(obj: Object): string {
   return (<any>obj.constructor).name;
 }
 
+type SerializerNamespace = { [name: string]: { new(): any } };
+
 /**
  * A deep serializer of javascript objects.
  */
 export class Serializer {
-  private namespace: any;
+  private namespace: SerializerNamespace;
+  private namespace_rev: { [classname: string]: string };
   private ignored: string[] = [];
 
   constructor(namespace: any) {
-    this.namespace = namespace;
+    if (Array.isArray(namespace)) {
+      this.namespace = {};
+      for (let construct of namespace) {
+        this.namespace[construct.name] = construct;
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.namespace = namespace;
+    }
+
+    this.namespace_rev = {};
+    for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(this.namespace)) {
+      this.namespace_rev[value.name] = key;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Add a class to the ignore list
    */
-  addIgnoredClass(name: string) {
-    this.ignored.push(name);
+  addIgnoredClass(cl: string | { new(): any }) {
+    this.ignored.push(typeof cl === "string" ? cl : cl.name);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -123,7 +138,7 @@ export class Serializer {
     //console.log("Serialize stats", stats);
 
     // Serialize objects list, transforming deeper objects to links
-    var fobjects = objects.map(value => <Object>{ $c: classname(value), $f: merge({}, value) });
+    var fobjects = objects.map(value => <Object>{ $c: this.namespace_rev[classname(value)] || classname(value), $f: merge({}, value) });
     return JSON.stringify(fobjects, (key, value) => {
       if (key != "$f" && isObject(value) && !value.hasOwnProperty("$c") && !value.hasOwnProperty("$i")) {
         return { $i: objects.indexOf(value) };