diff --git a/FETCH_MIGRATION.md b/FETCH_MIGRATION.md
index fc29dc6138..5fe7464c52 100644
--- a/FETCH_MIGRATION.md
+++ b/FETCH_MIGRATION.md
@@ -67,27 +67,27 @@ Code will be on the `master` branch.
     -   [ ] in-cluster-create-job-from-cronjob // done but unable to test with media type problems
     -   [x] in-cluster
     -   [x] ingress
-    -   [ ] namespace // done but unable to test with media type problems
-    -   [ ] patch-example 
+    -   [x] namespace
+    -   [ ] patch-example // throws an error `TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'makeRequestContext')`
     -   [x] raw-example (note: uses request lib directly, will require full fetch migration not just client param swap)
-    -   [ ] scale-deployment // done but unable to test with media type problems
+    -   [x] scale-deployment
     -   [x] top_pods
     -   [x] top
-    -   [ ] yaml-example // done but unable to test with media type problems
+    -   [ ] yaml-example // create works but deletion throws an error `TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'makeRequestContext')`
 
 -   [ ] Fix TypeScript examples and validate their param signatures (due to new api)
 
-    -   [ ] apply-example
-    -   [ ] attach-example
-    -   [ ] cp-example
-    -   [ ] exec-example
-    -   [ ] informer-with-label-selector // done but unable to test with media type problems
+    -   [ ] apply-example // KubernetesObjectApi is missing
+    -   [x] attach-example
+    -   [x] cp-example
+    -   [x] exec-example
+    -   [x] informer-with-label-selector
     -   [x] informer
-    -   [ ] port-forward
+    -   [x] port-forward
     -   [x] example
     -   [x] watch-example
 
 -   [ ] Update docs
     -   [ ] Update README examples
 -   [ ] Document breaking changes for users
--   [ ] Release initial version (1.0.0)
+        [ ] Release initial version (1.0.0)
diff --git a/examples/cache-example.js b/examples/cache-example.js
index 3094f80a34..198feb5e67 100644
--- a/examples/cache-example.js
+++ b/examples/cache-example.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+
 const path = '/api/v1/pods';
 const watch = new k8s.Watch(kc);
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ const listFn = () => k8sApi.listPodForAllNamespaces();
 const cache = new k8s.ListWatch(path, watch, listFn);
 
 const looper = () => {
-    const list = cache.list('default');
+    const list = cache.list(namespace);
     if (list) {
         let names = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
index 849c0d2ecb..c69e12582e 100644
--- a/examples/example.js
+++ b/examples/example.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+
 k8sApi
-    .listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' })
+    .listNamespacedPod({ namespace })
     .then((res) => {
         console.log(res);
     })
diff --git a/examples/follow-logs.js b/examples/follow-logs.js
index 40fabbdc66..8947c398c9 100644
--- a/examples/follow-logs.js
+++ b/examples/follow-logs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const stream = require('stream');
 // in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
 const k8s = require('../dist/index');
+const stream = require('stream');
 
 const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ const log = new k8s.Log(kc);
 
 const logStream = new stream.PassThrough();
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+const pod = 'pod1';
+const container = 'container1';
+
 logStream.on('data', (chunk) => {
     // use write rather than console.log to prevent double line feed
     process.stdout.write(chunk);
 });
 
-log.log('default', 'pod1', 'container1', logStream, {
+log.log(namespace, pod, container, logStream, {
     follow: true,
     tailLines: 50,
     pretty: false,
diff --git a/examples/in-cluster-create-job-from-cronjob.js b/examples/in-cluster-create-job-from-cronjob.js
index 73ba21eca5..b26cc9cf07 100644
--- a/examples/in-cluster-create-job-from-cronjob.js
+++ b/examples/in-cluster-create-job-from-cronjob.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
 const k8s = require('../dist/index');
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+
 const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromCluster();
 
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ metadata.annotations = {
 job.metadata = metadata;
 
 batchV1beta1Api
-    .readNamespacedCronJob({ name: cronJobName, namespace: 'default' })
+    .readNamespacedCronJob({ name: cronJobName, namespace })
     .then((cronJobRes) => {
         job.spec = cronJobRes?.spec?.jobTemplate.spec;
         batchV1Api
-            .createNamespacedJob({ namespace: 'default', body: job })
+            .createNamespacedJob({ namespace, body: job })
             .then((res) => {
                 console.log(res);
             })
diff --git a/examples/in-cluster.js b/examples/in-cluster.js
index 5e99afbf2b..9da478d32f 100644
--- a/examples/in-cluster.js
+++ b/examples/in-cluster.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ kc.loadFromCluster();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+
 k8sApi
-    .listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' })
+    .listNamespacedPod({ namespace })
     .then((res) => {
         console.log(res);
     })
diff --git a/examples/ingress.js b/examples/ingress.js
index 0b38216138..0c79fa7bbb 100644
--- a/examples/ingress.js
+++ b/examples/ingress.js
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.NetworkingV1Api);
+
+const namespace = 'default';
 const clientIdentifier = 'my-subdomain';
 
 k8sApi
     .createNamespacedIngress({
-        namespace: 'default',
+        namespace,
         body: {
             apiVersion: 'networking.k8s.io/v1',
             kind: 'Ingress',
diff --git a/examples/patch-example.js b/examples/patch-example.js
index d6f0220d6e..23d3e3bc9b 100644
--- a/examples/patch-example.js
+++ b/examples/patch-example.js
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
-k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' }).then((res) => {
+const namespace = 'default';
+
+k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace }).then((res) => {
     const patch = [
         {
             op: 'replace',
@@ -19,10 +21,7 @@ k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' }).then((res) => {
     // TODO this method of passing the content type will change when we figure out a way to properly do this
     const options = { headers: { 'Content-type': k8s.PatchUtils.PATCH_FORMAT_JSON_PATCH } };
     k8sApi
-        .patchNamespacedPod(
-            { name: res?.items?.[0].metadata?.name ?? '', namespace: 'default', body: patch },
-            options,
-        )
+        .patchNamespacedPod({ name: res?.items?.[0].metadata?.name ?? '', namespace, body: patch }, options)
         .then(() => {
             console.log('Patched.');
         })
diff --git a/examples/scale-deployment.js b/examples/scale-deployment.js
index 592c78d686..1dc89c0807 100644
--- a/examples/scale-deployment.js
+++ b/examples/scale-deployment.js
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ const targetNamespaceName = 'default';
 const targetDeploymentName = 'docker-test-deployment';
 const numberOfTargetReplicas = 3;
 
-async function scale(deploymentNamespace, deploymentName, replicas) {
+async function scale(namespace, name, replicas) {
     // find the particular deployment
     const deployment = await k8sApi.readNamespacedDeployment({
-        name: deploymentName,
-        namespace: deploymentNamespace,
+        name,
+        namespace,
     });
 
     if (!deployment || !deployment.spec) {
-        throw new Error(`Deployment ${deploymentName} not found in namespace ${deploymentNamespace}`);
+        throw new Error(`Deployment ${name} not found in namespace ${namespace}`);
     }
     // edit
     const newDeployment = {
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ async function scale(deploymentNamespace, deploymentName, replicas) {
 
     // replace
     await k8sApi.replaceNamespacedDeployment({
-        name: deploymentName,
-        namespace: deploymentNamespace,
+        name,
+        namespace,
         body: newDeployment,
     });
 }
diff --git a/examples/top_pods.js b/examples/top_pods.js
index 37e94c7498..d99cf641f0 100644
--- a/examples/top_pods.js
+++ b/examples/top_pods.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 const metricsClient = new k8s.Metrics(kc);
 
-k8s.topPods(k8sApi, metricsClient, 'kube-system').then((pods) => {
+const namespace = 'kube-system';
+
+k8s.topPods(k8sApi, metricsClient, namespace).then((pods) => {
     const podsColumns = pods.map((pod) => {
         return {
             POD: pod.Pod.metadata?.name,
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ k8s.topPods(k8sApi, metricsClient, 'kube-system').then((pods) => {
     console.table(podsColumns);
 });
 
-k8s.topPods(k8sApi, metricsClient, 'kube-system').then((pods) => {
+k8s.topPods(k8sApi, metricsClient, namespace).then((pods) => {
     const podsAndContainersColumns = pods.flatMap((pod) => {
         return pod.Containers.map((containerUsage) => {
             return {
diff --git a/examples/typescript/apply/apply-example.ts b/examples/typescript/apply/apply-example.ts
index 348e40b6d5..0dc2572e4d 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/apply/apply-example.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/apply/apply-example.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import * as k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+// in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
+import * as k8s from '../../../dist';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export async function apply(specPath: string): Promise<k8s.KubernetesObject[]> {
     const client = k8s.KubernetesObjectApi.makeApiClient(kc);
     const fsReadFileP = promisify(fs.readFile);
     const specString = await fsReadFileP(specPath, 'utf8');
-    const specs: k8s.KubernetesObject[] = yaml.loadAll(specString);
+    const specs = yaml.loadAll(specString) as k8s.KubernetesObject[];
     const validSpecs = specs.filter((s) => s && s.kind && s.metadata);
     const created: k8s.KubernetesObject[] = [];
     for (const spec of validSpecs) {
diff --git a/examples/typescript/attach/attach-example.ts b/examples/typescript/attach/attach-example.ts
index 9fc78eca47..fc9a504bc0 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/attach/attach-example.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/attach/attach-example.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-import k8s = require('@kubernetes/client-node');
+// in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
+import * as k8s from '../../../dist';
 
 const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const attach = new k8s.Attach(kc);
-attach.attach('default', 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s', 'nginx',
-    process.stdout, process.stderr, null /* stdin */, false /* tty */);
+
+const namespace = 'default';
+const pod = 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s';
+const container = 'nginx';
+
+attach.attach(namespace, pod, container, process.stdout, process.stderr, null /* stdin */, false /* tty */);
diff --git a/examples/typescript/cp/cp-example.ts b/examples/typescript/cp/cp-example.ts
index fcd35b77dc..16e9e3c175 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/cp/cp-example.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/cp/cp-example.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-import * as k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+// in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
+import * as k8s from '../../../dist';
 
 const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const cp = new k8s.Cp(kc);
-cp.cpFromPod('default', 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s', 'nginx', './test.txt', '/tmp');
+
+const namespace = 'default';
+const pod = 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s';
+const container = 'nginx';
+const srcPath = '/test.txt';
+const targetPath = '/tmp';
+
+cp.cpFromPod(namespace, pod, container, srcPath, targetPath);
diff --git a/examples/typescript/exec/exec-example.ts b/examples/typescript/exec/exec-example.ts
index 3b2334ede6..6b1d72d655 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/exec/exec-example.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/exec/exec-example.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import * as k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+// in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
+import * as k8s from '../../../dist';
 import * as stream from 'stream';
 
 const command = process.argv[2];
@@ -7,12 +8,24 @@ const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const exec = new k8s.Exec(kc);
-exec.exec('default', 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s', 'nginx', command,
-    process.stdout as stream.Writable, process.stderr as stream.Writable, process.stdin as stream.Readable,
+
+const namespace = 'default';
+const pod = 'nginx-4217019353-9gl4s';
+const container = 'nginx';
+
+exec.exec(
+    namespace,
+    pod,
+    container,
+    command,
+    process.stdout as stream.Writable,
+    process.stderr as stream.Writable,
+    process.stdin as stream.Readable,
     true /* tty */,
     (status: k8s.V1Status) => {
         // tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
         console.log('Exited with status:');
         // tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
         console.log(JSON.stringify(status, null, 2));
-    });
+    },
+);
diff --git a/examples/typescript/informer/informer-with-label-selector.ts b/examples/typescript/informer/informer-with-label-selector.ts
index 8f050b5eb7..541eab8878 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/informer/informer-with-label-selector.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/informer/informer-with-label-selector.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
+const namespace = 'default';
 const APP_LABEL_SELECTOR = 'app=foo';
 
 const listFn = () =>
     k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({
-        namespace: 'default',
+        namespace,
         labelSelector: APP_LABEL_SELECTOR,
     });
 
@@ -32,20 +33,20 @@ const createPod = async (name: string, app: string) => {
             containers: [appPodContainer],
         },
     } as k8s.V1Pod;
-    await k8sApi.createNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default', body: appPod }).catch((e) => console.error(e));
+    await k8sApi.createNamespacedPod({ namespace, body: appPod }).catch((e) => console.error(e));
     console.log('create', name);
 };
 
 const deletePod = async (podName: string, podNamespace: string) => {
     await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedPod({ name: podName, namespace: podNamespace });
-    console.log('delete', name);
+    console.log('delete', podName);
 };
 
 const delay = (ms: number) => {
     return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 };
 
-const informer = k8s.makeInformer(kc, '/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods', listFn, APP_LABEL_SELECTOR);
+const informer = k8s.makeInformer(kc, `/api/v1/namespaces/${namespace}/pods`, listFn, APP_LABEL_SELECTOR);
 
 informer.on('add', (obj: k8s.V1Pod) => {
     console.log(`Added: ${obj.metadata!.name}`);
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ informer.start().then(() => {
         await delay(5000);
         await createPod('server-bar', 'bar');
         await delay(5000);
-        await deletePod('server-foo', 'default');
-        await deletePod('server-bar', 'default');
+        await deletePod('server-foo', namespace);
+        await deletePod('server-bar', namespace);
     }, 5000);
 });
diff --git a/examples/typescript/informer/informer.ts b/examples/typescript/informer/informer.ts
index c2f01af8df..c370ae87a4 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/informer/informer.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/informer/informer.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
-const listFn = () => k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' });
+const namespace = 'default';
 
-const informer = k8s.makeInformer(kc, '/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods', listFn);
+const listFn = () => k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace });
+
+const informer = k8s.makeInformer(kc, `/api/v1/namespaces/${namespace}/pods`, listFn);
 
 informer.on('add', (obj: k8s.V1Pod) => {
     console.log(`Added: ${obj.metadata!.name}`);
diff --git a/examples/typescript/port-forward/port-forward.ts b/examples/typescript/port-forward/port-forward.ts
index 51e1a112ce..459dc486af 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/port-forward/port-forward.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/port-forward/port-forward.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-import * as k8s from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+// in a real program use require('@kubernetes/client-node')
+import * as k8s from '../../../dist';
 import * as net from 'net';
 
-const command = process.argv[2];
-
 const kc = new k8s.KubeConfig();
 kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const forward = new k8s.PortForward(kc);
 
+const namespace = 'default';
+const pod = 'demo';
+const port = 8080;
+
 // This simple server just forwards traffic from itself to a service running in kubernetes
 // -> localhost:8080 -> port-forward-tunnel -> kubernetes-pod
 // This is basically equivalent to 'kubectl port-forward ...' but in TypeScript.
 const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
-    forward.portForward('default', 'demo', [8080], socket, null, socket);
+    forward.portForward(namespace, pod, [port], socket, null, socket);
 });
 
-server.listen(8080, '127.0.0.1');
+server.listen(port, '127.0.0.1');
diff --git a/examples/typescript/simple/example.ts b/examples/typescript/simple/example.ts
index a67c1e407b..078d07311a 100644
--- a/examples/typescript/simple/example.ts
+++ b/examples/typescript/simple/example.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ kc.loadFromDefault();
 
 const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(k8s.CoreV1Api);
 
-k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace: 'default' }).then((res) => {
+const namespace = 'default';
+
+k8sApi.listNamespacedPod({ namespace }).then((res) => {
     // tslint:disable-next-line:no-console
     console.log(res.body);
 });