diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 0a51881..d4178a5 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ tap.test('should download a package from the registry', async () => {
   );
 });
 
-tap.test('should extract a package using tarStream', async () => {
+tap.test('should extract a package using tarStream', async (tools) => {
+  const done = tools.defer();
   const testSmartarchive = new smartarchive.SmartArchive();
   const testTgzBuffer = (
     await testPlugins.smartfile.Smartfile.fromFilePath(
@@ -61,8 +62,22 @@ tap.test('should extract a package using tarStream', async () => {
   );
   const subscription = extractionFileObservable.subscribe(file => {
     console.log(file.path);
-    
   });
+  await tools.delayFor(2000);
+  done.resolve();
+  await done.promise;
+});
+
+tap.test('should extract a file from url to replaySubject', async (tools) => {
+  const done = tools.defer();
+  const testSmartarchive = new smartarchive.SmartArchive();
+  const extractionFileObservable = await testSmartarchive.extractArchiveFromUrlToObservable('https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fwebsetup/-/websetup-2.0.14.tgz');
+  const subscription = extractionFileObservable.subscribe(file => {
+    console.log(file.path);
+  });
+  await tools.delayFor(2000);
+  done.resolve();
+  await done.promise;
 });
 
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/smartarchive.classes.smartarchive.ts b/ts/smartarchive.classes.smartarchive.ts
index df64659..7009903 100644
--- a/ts/smartarchive.classes.smartarchive.ts
+++ b/ts/smartarchive.classes.smartarchive.ts
@@ -78,4 +78,15 @@ export class SmartArchive {
     intake.signalEnd();
     return replaySubject;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * extracts to Observable
+   */
+   public async extractArchiveFromUrlToObservable(
+    urlArg: string
+  ): Promise<plugins.smartrx.rxjs.ReplaySubject<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile>> {
+    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(urlArg);
+    const replaySubject = this.extractArchiveFromBufferToObservable(response.body);
+    return replaySubject;
+  }
 }