diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1b09a8c..56c3bc3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -127,12 +127,19 @@
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       "requires": {
         "@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces": "^1.0.9"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces": {
+          "version": "1.0.15",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces/-/smartlog-interfaces-1.0.15.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-dn9a+IhneukhtVGQG031oodOITmmQ5s5hcMThd+cMUQL3XYTbLPnZVuJfTDeWCT0iqLqrBD/qp2d1RRc3W/qIQ=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces": {
-      "version": "1.0.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces/-/smartlog-interfaces-1.0.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dn9a+IhneukhtVGQG031oodOITmmQ5s5hcMThd+cMUQL3XYTbLPnZVuJfTDeWCT0iqLqrBD/qp2d1RRc3W/qIQ=="
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces/-/smartlog-interfaces-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rk3uEp78AXLULS81SUe6YtZvyQiDImuJu/zxnIzzUFDB6ciisqtJ1qVcHYbVsW/kImeo8vBFlQyKY9/YaNgkDw=="
     },
     "@pushrocks/smartpath": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
@@ -268,9 +275,9 @@
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     "@types/node": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.12.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-i1sl+WCX2OCHeUi9oi7PiCNUtYFrpWhpcx878vpeq/tlZTKzcFdHePlyFHVbWqeuKN0SRPl/9ZFDSTsfv9h7VQ=="
+      "version": "10.12.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.12.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-53ElVDSnZeFUUFIYzI8WLQ25IhWzb6vbddNp8UHlXQyU0ET2RhV5zg0NfubzU7iNMh5bBXb0htCzfvrSVNgzaQ=="
     },
     "@types/vinyl": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2aafb9f..caf55c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.15",
     "@pushrocks/qenv": "^2.0.2",
     "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.7",
-    "@types/node": "^10.11.7",
+    "@types/node": "^10.12.2",
     "tslint": "^5.11.0",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.15.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces": "^1.0.15",
+    "@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces": "^2.0.0",
     "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.14",
     "@pushrocks/smartstring": "^3.0.4",
     "@pushrocks/taskbuffer": "^2.0.5"
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index b2c7f94..6af19fd 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ tap.test('should create a valid logDna account', async () => {
 
 tap.test('should create a standard log message', async () => {
   testLogMessage = logdna.LogdnaMessage.fromSmartLogPackage({
-    logContext: {
+    type: 'log', 
+    level: 'info',
+    context: {
       company: 'Lossless GmbH',
       companyunit: 'lossless.cloud',
       containerName: 'ci-mojoio-logdna',
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ tap.test('should create a standard log message', async () => {
       runtime: 'node',
       zone: 'ship.zone'
     },
-    logLevel: 'info',
     message: 'this is a awesome log message :)'
   });
 });
diff --git a/ts/logdna.classes.logmessage.ts b/ts/logdna.classes.logmessage.ts
index 0bff99c..cf19709 100644
--- a/ts/logdna.classes.logmessage.ts
+++ b/ts/logdna.classes.logmessage.ts
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ export class LogdnaMessage {
   static fromSmartLogPackage(smartlogPackageArg: ILogPackage): LogdnaMessage {
     return new LogdnaMessage({
       line: smartlogPackageArg.message,
-      meta: smartlogPackageArg.logContext,
-      env: smartlogPackageArg.logContext.environment,
-      hostname: smartlogPackageArg.logContext.zone,
-      level: smartlogPackageArg.logLevel,
-      app: smartlogPackageArg.logContext.zone,
+      meta: smartlogPackageArg.context,
+      env: smartlogPackageArg.context.environment,
+      hostname: smartlogPackageArg.context.zone,
+      level: smartlogPackageArg.level,
+      app: smartlogPackageArg.context.zone,
       tags: (() => {
         const tagArray: string[] = [];
-        tagArray.push(smartlogPackageArg.logContext.company);
-        tagArray.push(smartlogPackageArg.logContext.companyunit);
+        tagArray.push(smartlogPackageArg.context.company);
+        tagArray.push(smartlogPackageArg.context.companyunit);
         return tagArray;
       })(),
       ip: '0.0.0.0',
diff --git a/ts/logdna.logdnaaccount.ts b/ts/logdna.logdnaaccount.ts
index fb9d5fb..93ffea6 100644
--- a/ts/logdna.logdnaaccount.ts
+++ b/ts/logdna.logdnaaccount.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import * as plugins from './logdna.plugins';
 
 import { LogdnaMessage } from './logdna.classes.logmessage';
+import { ILogPackage } from '@pushrocks/smartlog-interfaces';
 
 /**
  * the main logdna account
  */
 export class LogdnaAccount {
-  apiKey: string;
-  baseUrl = 'https://logs.logdna.com/logs/ingest';
+  private apiKey: string;
+  private baseUrl = 'https://logs.logdna.com/logs/ingest';
 
   /**
    * Create basic authentication
    */
-  createBasicAuth() {
+  private createBasicAuth() {
     const userNamePasswordString = `${this.apiKey}:`;
     return `Basic ${plugins.smartstring.base64.encode(userNamePasswordString)}`;
   }
@@ -66,4 +67,11 @@ export class LogdnaAccount {
       requestBody: requestBodyObject
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * convenience function for smartlog
+   */
+  async sendSmartlogPackage (smartlogPackageArg: ILogPackage) {
+    this.sendLogDnaMessage(LogdnaMessage.fromSmartLogPackage(smartlogPackageArg));
+  }
 }