diff --git a/lib/channel_spec/cache.ex b/lib/channel_spec/cache.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c89511c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/channel_spec/cache.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+defmodule ChannelSpec.Cache do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Cache for ChannelSpec specs.
+
+  Settings:
+
+  ```elixir
+  config :channel_spec, :cache_adapter, Module
+  ```
+
+  ChannelSpec ships with two cache adapters:
+
+  * `ChannelSpec.Cache.PersistentTermCache` - default
+  * `ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCache` - none cache
+
+  If you are constantly modifying specs during development, you can configure the cache adapter
+  in `dev.exs` as follows to disable caching:
+
+  ```elixir
+  config :channel_spec, :cache_adapter, ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCache
+  ```
+  """
+
+  @callback get(module) :: nil | map()
+  @callback put(module, map()) :: :ok
+  @callback erase(module) :: :ok
+
+  @default_adapter ChannelSpec.Cache.PersistentTermCache
+
+  @doc """
+  Get cache adapter
+  """
+  @spec adapter() :: module()
+  def adapter() do
+    Application.get_env(:channel_spec, :cache_adapter, @default_adapter)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/channel_spec/cache/none_cache.ex b/lib/channel_spec/cache/none_cache.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7868a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/channel_spec/cache/none_cache.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+defmodule ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCache do
+  @moduledoc """
+  A cache adapter to disable caching. Intended to be used in development.
+
+  Configure it with:
+
+  ```elixir
+  # config/runtime.exs
+  config :channel_handler, :cache_adapter, ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCache
+  ```
+  """
+
+  @behaviour ChannelSpec.Cache
+
+  @impl true
+  def get(_spec_module), do: nil
+
+  @impl true
+  def put(_spec_module, _spec), do: :ok
+
+  @impl true
+  def erase(_spec_module), do: :ok
+end
diff --git a/lib/channel_spec/cache/persistent_term_cache.ex b/lib/channel_spec/cache/persistent_term_cache.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0d9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/channel_spec/cache/persistent_term_cache.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+defmodule ChannelSpec.Cache.PersistentTermCache do
+  @moduledoc """
+  A cache adapter that stores the specs in memory.
+
+  This is the default cache adapter.
+  """
+
+  @behaviour ChannelSpec.Cache
+
+  @impl true
+  def get(spec_module) do
+    :persistent_term.get(spec_module, nil)
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def put(spec_module, specs) do
+    :persistent_term.put(spec_module, specs)
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def erase(spec_module) do
+    :persistent_term.erase(spec_module)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/channel_spec/operations.ex b/lib/channel_spec/operations.ex
index 6750348..341a34d 100644
--- a/lib/channel_spec/operations.ex
+++ b/lib/channel_spec/operations.ex
@@ -86,16 +86,28 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Operations do
         _other, lines ->
           lines
       end)
+      |> Macro.escape()
+
+    quote location: :keep,
+          bind_quoted: [
+            name: name,
+            schema: params,
+            file: file,
+            line: line,
+            module: module,
+            line_metadata: line_metadata
+          ] do
+      operation = %{
+        schema: schema,
+        file: file,
+        line: line,
+        module: module,
+        line_metadata: line_metadata
+      }
 
-    quote location: :keep do
-      @operations {unquote(name),
-                   %{
-                     schema: unquote(params),
-                     file: unquote(file),
-                     line: unquote(line),
-                     module: unquote(module),
-                     line_metadata: unquote(Macro.escape(line_metadata))
-                   }}
+      @operations {name, operation}
+
+      def __channel_spec_operation__(unquote(name)), do: unquote(Macro.escape(operation))
     end
   end
 
@@ -106,7 +118,7 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Operations do
   @doc """
   Defines a subscription for the channel.
 
-  Subscriptions are messages that are sent from the server to the client, withuot
+  Subscriptions are messages that are sent from the server to the client, without
   the client requesting them. They are defined with a name and a schema that
   describes the payload.
 
@@ -128,17 +140,28 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Operations do
     file = __CALLER__.file
     line = __CALLER__.line
     module = __CALLER__.module
-    line_metadata = %{"event" => %{line: line}}
+    line_metadata = Macro.escape(%{"event" => %{line: line}})
+
+    quote location: :keep,
+          bind_quoted: [
+            event: event,
+            file: file,
+            line: line,
+            module: module,
+            schema: schema,
+            line_metadata: line_metadata
+          ] do
+      subscription = %{
+        schema: schema,
+        file: file,
+        line: line,
+        module: module,
+        line_metadata: line_metadata
+      }
 
-    quote do
-      @subscriptions {unquote(event),
-                      %{
-                        schema: unquote(schema),
-                        file: unquote(file),
-                        line: unquote(line),
-                        module: unquote(module),
-                        line_metadata: unquote(Macro.escape(line_metadata))
-                      }}
+      @subscriptions {event, subscription}
+
+      def __channel_spec_subscription__(unquote(event)), do: unquote(Macro.escape(subscription))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/channel_spec/socket.ex b/lib/channel_spec/socket.ex
index 2375d3d..208a65d 100644
--- a/lib/channel_spec/socket.ex
+++ b/lib/channel_spec/socket.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Socket do
     pattern = String.replace_suffix(topic_pattern, "*", "{string}")
     topic_pattern = String.replace(topic_pattern, ~r/\{.*\}.*/, "*")
 
-    quote do
+    quote location: :keep do
       opts =
         Keyword.update(
           unquote(opts),
@@ -60,11 +60,27 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Socket do
       end
 
       def __socket_tree__() do
-        unquote(__MODULE__).build_ops_tree(@__channels)
+        case ChannelSpec.Cache.adapter().get({__MODULE__, :socket_tree}) do
+          nil ->
+            tree = unquote(__MODULE__).build_ops_tree(@__channels)
+            ChannelSpec.Cache.adapter().put({__MODULE__, :socket_tree}, tree)
+            tree
+
+          tree ->
+            tree
+        end
       end
 
       def __socket_schemas__() do
-        unquote(__MODULE__).build_schemas(__socket_tree__())
+        case ChannelSpec.Cache.adapter().get({__MODULE__, :socket_schemas}) do
+          nil ->
+            tree = unquote(__MODULE__).build_schemas(__socket_tree__())
+            ChannelSpec.Cache.adapter().put({__MODULE__, :socket_schemas}, tree)
+            tree
+
+          tree ->
+            tree
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -79,6 +95,7 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Socket do
   def build_ops_tree(channels) do
     channels =
       for {topic, module, _opts} <- channels,
+          Code.ensure_compiled(module),
           function_exported?(module, :spark_dsl_config, 0),
           into: %{} do
         router = module.spark_dsl_config()[[:router]]
@@ -235,6 +252,8 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Socket do
   end
 
   defp get_operations(%ChannelHandler.Dsl.Event{} = event, _router, _prefix) do
+    Code.ensure_compiled(event.module)
+
     if function_exported?(event.module, :__channel_operations__, 0) do
       operations = event.module.__channel_operations__()
 
@@ -260,17 +279,23 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.Socket do
   end
 
   defp get_operations(%ChannelHandler.Dsl.Delegate{} = delegate, _router, _prefix) do
-    operations = delegate.module.__channel_operations__()
-
-    for {event, operation} <- operations, is_binary(event) do
-      %{
-        event: delegate.prefix <> event,
-        schema: operation.schema,
-        module: delegate.module,
-        function: :handle_in,
-        file: operation.file,
-        line: operation.line
-      }
+    Code.ensure_compiled(delegate.module)
+
+    if function_exported?(delegate.module, :__channel_operations__, 0) do
+      operations = delegate.module.__channel_operations__()
+
+      for {event, operation} <- operations, is_binary(event) do
+        %{
+          event: delegate.prefix <> event,
+          schema: operation.schema,
+          module: delegate.module,
+          function: :handle_in,
+          file: operation.file,
+          line: operation.line
+        }
+      end
+    else
+      []
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/mix/channel_spec_routes.ex b/lib/mix/channel_spec_routes.ex
index 9d9cd48..dea9005 100644
--- a/lib/mix/channel_spec_routes.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/channel_spec_routes.ex
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ChannelSpec.Routes do
 
     for {path, socket_module, _} <- endpoint_module.__sockets__() do
       try do
+        ChannelSpec.Cache.adapter().erase({socket_module, :socket_tree})
         socket_tree = socket_module.__socket_tree__()
         IO.puts(IO.ANSI.faint() <> "#{path}" <> IO.ANSI.reset())
         print_socket_routes(socket_module, socket_tree, opts)
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 60f08a8..a828e98 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defmodule ChannelSpec.MixProject do
   # Run "mix help deps" to learn about dependencies.
   defp deps do
     [
-      {:channel_handler, "~> 0.1"},
+      {:channel_handler, "~> 0.6"},
       {:ex_doc, ">= 0.0.0", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:mneme, "~> 0.5", only: [:dev, :test]},
       {:json_xema, "~> 0.6"},
diff --git a/test/channel_spec/cache/none_cache_test.exs b/test/channel_spec/cache/none_cache_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2856a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/channel_spec/cache/none_cache_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+defmodule ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCacheTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias ChannelSpec.Cache.NoneCache
+
+  describe "get/1" do
+    test "returns nil" do
+      assert is_nil(NoneCache.get(SomeModule))
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "put/2" do
+    test "returns :ok" do
+      assert :ok = NoneCache.put(SomeModule, %{})
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "erase/1" do
+    test "returns :ok" do
+      assert :ok = NoneCache.erase(SomeModule)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/channel_spec/cache/persistent_term_cache_test.exs b/test/channel_spec/cache/persistent_term_cache_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29