diff --git a/kyaml/kio/filters/container.go b/kyaml/kio/filters/container.go
index 6602a08c4..6e3dee11f 100644
--- a/kyaml/kio/filters/container.go
+++ b/kyaml/kio/filters/container.go
@@ -389,85 +389,13 @@ type IsReconcilerFilter struct {
 func (c *IsReconcilerFilter) Filter(inputs []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
 	var out []*yaml.RNode
 	for i := range inputs {
-		isContainerResource := GetFunctionSpec(inputs[i]) != nil
-		if isContainerResource && !c.ExcludeReconcilers {
+		isFnResource := GetFunctionSpec(inputs[i]) != nil
+		if isFnResource && !c.ExcludeReconcilers {
 			out = append(out, inputs[i])
 		}
-		if !isContainerResource && c.IncludeNonReconcilers {
+		if !isFnResource && c.IncludeNonReconcilers {
 			out = append(out, inputs[i])
 		}
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }
-
-const (
-	FunctionAnnotationKey    = "config.kubernetes.io/function"
-	oldFunctionAnnotationKey = "config.k8s.io/function"
-)
-
-var functionAnnotationKeys = []string{FunctionAnnotationKey, oldFunctionAnnotationKey}
-
-// getFunction parses the config function from the object if it is found
-func getFunction(n *yaml.RNode, meta yaml.ResourceMeta) *FunctionSpec {
-	var fs FunctionSpec
-	for _, s := range functionAnnotationKeys {
-		fn := meta.Annotations[s]
-		if fn != "" {
-			_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(fn), &fs)
-			return &fs
-		}
-	}
-	n, err := n.Pipe(yaml.Lookup("metadata", "configFn"))
-	if err != nil || yaml.IsEmpty(n) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	s, err := n.String()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &fs)
-	return &fs
-}
-
-type ContainerSpec struct {
-	Image   string           `json:"image,omitempty" yaml:"image,omitempty"`
-	Network ContainerNetwork `json:"network,omitempty" yaml:"network,omitempty"`
-}
-
-type FunctionSpec struct {
-	Path      string        `json:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
-	Network   string        `json:"network,omitempty" yaml:"network,omitempty"`
-	Container ContainerSpec `json:"container,omitempty" yaml:"container,omitempty"`
-}
-
-type ContainerNetwork struct {
-	Required bool `json:"required,omitempty" yaml:"required,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// GetFunctionSpec returns the FunctionSpec for a resource.  Returns
-// nil if the resource does not have a FunctionSpec.
-//
-// The FunctionSpec is read from the resource metadata.annotation
-// "config.kubernetes.io/function"
-func GetFunctionSpec(n *yaml.RNode) *FunctionSpec {
-	meta, err := n.GetMeta()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// path to the function, this will be mounted into the container
-	path := meta.Annotations[kioutil.PathAnnotation]
-	if fn := getFunction(n, meta); fn != nil {
-		fn.Network = ""
-		fn.Path = path
-		return fn
-	}
-
-	// legacy function specification for backwards compatibility
-	container := meta.Annotations["config.kubernetes.io/container"]
-	if container != "" {
-		return &FunctionSpec{
-			Path: path, Container: ContainerSpec{Image: container}}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/kyaml/kio/filters/container_test.go b/kyaml/kio/filters/container_test.go
index bc5b35721..3ae8d901a 100644
--- a/kyaml/kio/filters/container_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/kio/filters/container_test.go
@@ -511,9 +511,7 @@ metadata:
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 			return
 		}
-
-		meta, _ := cfg.GetMeta()
-		fn := getFunction(cfg, meta)
+		fn := GetFunctionSpec(cfg)
 		assert.Equal(t, tc.required, fn.Container.Network.Required)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kyaml/kio/filters/functiontypes.go b/kyaml/kio/filters/functiontypes.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..825a5f709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kyaml/kio/filters/functiontypes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package filters
+
+import (
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio/kioutil"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/yaml"
+)
+
+const (
+	FunctionAnnotationKey    = "config.kubernetes.io/function"
+	oldFunctionAnnotationKey = "config.k8s.io/function"
+)
+
+var functionAnnotationKeys = []string{FunctionAnnotationKey, oldFunctionAnnotationKey}
+
+// FunctionSpec defines a spec for running a function
+type FunctionSpec struct {
+	// Path defines the path for scoped functions
+	Path string `json:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
+
+	// Network is the name of the network to use from a container
+	Network string `json:"network,omitempty" yaml:"network,omitempty"`
+
+	// Container is the spec for running a function as a container
+	Container ContainerSpec `json:"container,omitempty" yaml:"container,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ContainerSpec defines a spec for running a function as a container
+type ContainerSpec struct {
+	// Image is the container image to run
+	Image string `json:"image,omitempty" yaml:"image,omitempty"`
+
+	// Network defines network specific configuration
+	Network ContainerNetwork `json:"network,omitempty" yaml:"network,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ContainerNetwork
+type ContainerNetwork struct {
+	// Required specifies that function requires a network
+	Required bool `json:"required,omitempty" yaml:"required,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// GetFunctionSpec returns the FunctionSpec for a resource.  Returns
+// nil if the resource does not have a FunctionSpec.
+//
+// The FunctionSpec is read from the resource metadata.annotation
+// "config.kubernetes.io/function"
+func GetFunctionSpec(n *yaml.RNode) *FunctionSpec {
+	meta, err := n.GetMeta()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// path to the function, this will be mounted into the container
+	path := meta.Annotations[kioutil.PathAnnotation]
+	if fn := getFunctionSpecFromAnnotation(n, meta); fn != nil {
+		fn.Network = ""
+		fn.Path = path
+		return fn
+	}
+
+	// legacy function specification for backwards compatibility
+	container := meta.Annotations["config.kubernetes.io/container"]
+	if container != "" {
+		return &FunctionSpec{
+			Path: path, Container: ContainerSpec{Image: container}}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getFunctionSpecFromAnnotation parses the config function from an annotation
+// if it is found
+func getFunctionSpecFromAnnotation(n *yaml.RNode, meta yaml.ResourceMeta) *FunctionSpec {
+	var fs FunctionSpec
+	for _, s := range functionAnnotationKeys {
+		fn := meta.Annotations[s]
+		if fn != "" {
+			_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(fn), &fs)
+			return &fs
+		}
+	}
+	n, err := n.Pipe(yaml.Lookup("metadata", "configFn"))
+	if err != nil || yaml.IsEmpty(n) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s, err := n.String()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &fs)
+	return &fs
+}