diff --git a/cove-input/src/event.rs b/cove-input/src/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a92b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cove-input/src/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
+
+use crate::KeyBinding;
+
+enum Mode {
+    Record,
+    Key(KeyEvent),
+    Paste(String),
+}
+
+impl Mode {
+    fn from_crossterm_event(event: crossterm::event::Event) -> Option<Self> {
+        use crossterm::event::Event::*;
+        match event {
+            Key(event) => Some(Self::Key(event)),
+            Paste(string) => Some(Self::Paste(string)),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum Entry {
+    Space,
+    Category(String),
+    Binding(KeyBinding, String),
+}
+
+pub struct InputEvent {
+    mode: Mode,
+    entries: Vec<Entry>,
+}
+
+impl InputEvent {
+    pub fn new_recording() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: Mode::Record,
+            entries: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_crossterm_event(event: crossterm::event::Event) -> Option<Self> {
+        Some(Self {
+            mode: Mode::from_crossterm_event(event)?,
+            entries: vec![],
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn recording(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.mode, Mode::Record)
+    }
+
+    pub fn space<S: ToString>(&mut self) {
+        if self.recording() {
+            self.entries.push(Entry::Space);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn category<S: ToString>(&mut self, name: S) {
+        if self.recording() {
+            self.entries.push(Entry::Category(name.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn key_event(&self) -> Option<KeyEvent> {
+        if let Mode::Key(event) = &self.mode {
+            Some(*event)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn paste_event(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        if let Mode::Paste(string) = &self.mode {
+            Some(string)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn matches_key_binding<S: ToString>(
+        &mut self,
+        binding: &KeyBinding,
+        description: S,
+    ) -> bool {
+        if self.recording() {
+            self.entries
+                .push(Entry::Binding(binding.clone(), description.to_string()));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(event) = self.key_event() {
+            binding.matches(event)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn entries(&self) -> &[Entry] {
+        &self.entries
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cove-input/src/input.rs b/cove-input/src/input.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e424ce..0000000
--- a/cove-input/src/input.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
-
-use crate::KeyBinding;
-
-pub enum Entry {
-    Space,
-    Category(String),
-    Binding(KeyBinding, String),
-}
-
-pub struct Input {
-    event: Option<KeyEvent>,
-
-    record_entries: bool,
-    entries: Vec<Entry>,
-}
-
-impl Input {
-    pub fn new_from_event(event: KeyEvent) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            event: Some(event),
-            record_entries: false,
-            entries: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_recording() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            event: None,
-            record_entries: true,
-            entries: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn space<S: ToString>(&mut self) {
-        if self.record_entries {
-            self.entries.push(Entry::Space);
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn category<S: ToString>(&mut self, name: S) {
-        if self.record_entries {
-            self.entries.push(Entry::Category(name.to_string()));
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn matches<S: ToString>(&mut self, binding: &KeyBinding, description: S) -> bool {
-        let matches = if let Some(event) = self.event {
-            binding.matches(event)
-        } else {
-            false
-        };
-
-        if self.record_entries {
-            self.entries
-                .push(Entry::Binding(binding.clone(), description.to_string()));
-        }
-
-        matches
-    }
-
-    pub fn entries(&self) -> &[Entry] {
-        &self.entries
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cove-input/src/lib.rs b/cove-input/src/lib.rs
index 4129adf..901f48e 100644
--- a/cove-input/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cove-input/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-mod input;
+mod event;
 mod keys;
 
 pub use cove_macro::KeyGroup;
 
-pub use input::*;
+pub use event::*;
 pub use keys::*;
 
 /// A group of related key bindings.
 pub trait KeyGroup {
     type Event;
 
-    fn event(&self, input: &mut Input) -> Option<Self::Event>;
+    fn match_input_event(&self, event: &mut InputEvent) -> Option<Self::Event>;
 }
diff --git a/cove-macro/src/key_group.rs b/cove-macro/src/key_group.rs
index 83cec49..3876956 100644
--- a/cove-macro/src/key_group.rs
+++ b/cove-macro/src/key_group.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn derive_impl(input: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
             let description = decapitalize(&docstring);
             let description = description.strip_suffix('.').unwrap_or(&description);
             match_cases.push(quote!{
-                () if input.matches(&self.#field_ident, #description) => Some(Self::Event::#variant_ident),
+                () if event.matches_key_binding(&self.#field_ident, #description) => Some(Self::Event::#variant_ident),
             });
         }
     }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn derive_impl(input: DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
         impl ::cove_input::KeyGroup for #struct_ident {
             type Event = #enum_ident;
 
-            fn event(&self, input: &mut ::cove_input::Input) -> Option<Self::Event> {
+            fn match_input_event(&self, event: &mut ::cove_input::InputEvent) -> Option<Self::Event> {
                 match () {
                     #( #match_cases )*
                     () => None,