diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5d4399f..45fbb9a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.0.30
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.0.6
       '@push.rocks/webstore': 2.0.13
-      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.46
+      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.50
       '@types/express': 4.17.21
       body-parser: 1.20.2
       cors: 2.8.5
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartpuppeteer': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.6
-      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.46
+      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.50
       '@types/express': 4.17.21
       express: 4.18.2
       pdf-merger-js: 3.4.0
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartxml': 1.0.8
       '@push.rocks/smartyaml': 2.0.5
       '@push.rocks/webrequest': 3.0.34
-      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.46
+      '@tsclass/tsclass': 4.0.50
     dev: true
 
   /@push.rocks/smartsocket@2.0.24:
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@ packages:
       type-fest: 2.19.0
     dev: true
 
-  /@tsclass/tsclass@4.0.46:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-UovPUvlozv1ftJp4KW5tt4MP/LQCNP3lSCinjyIrLkopOymczyzONUGvSAAwOBf1XBE9bO0tI4KtRuXWN9XBXQ==}
+  /@tsclass/tsclass@4.0.50:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ICUe4hfebpvbn8JkReGP1m3DCTq6S5FIhLJzbFx9F7tx6dn909fA9YIEHkFeMj2X7fT5aGvAXOZRlT52GsnSUw==}
     dependencies:
       type-fest: 4.10.2
     dev: true
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index bb67722..0cbff81 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/npmextra',
-  version: '4.0.16',
+  version: '5.0.0',
   description: 'do more with npm'
 }
diff --git a/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts b/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
index 631fc86..3d836da 100644
--- a/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
+++ b/ts/npmextra.classes.appdata.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ export class AppData {
         this.options.dirPath = nogitAppData;
       }
     }
-    this.kvStore = new KeyValueStore(
-      'custom',
-      'appkv',
-      this.options.dirPath,
-      this.options.requiredKeys
-    );
+    this.kvStore = new KeyValueStore({
+      typeArg: 'custom',
+      identityArg: 'appkv',
+      customPath: this.options.dirPath,
+      mandatoryKeys: this.options.requiredKeys
+    });
 
     if (this.options.envMapping) {
       const qenvInstance = new plugins.qenv.Qenv(process.cwd(), '~/.cloudlyrc');
diff --git a/ts/npmextra.classes.keyvaluestore.ts b/ts/npmextra.classes.keyvaluestore.ts
index c9107ca..26ffbd7 100644
--- a/ts/npmextra.classes.keyvaluestore.ts
+++ b/ts/npmextra.classes.keyvaluestore.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ import { Task } from '@push.rocks/taskbuffer';
 
 export type TKeyValueStore = 'custom' | 'userHomeDir';
 
+export interface IKvStoreConstructorOptions {
+  typeArg: TKeyValueStore;
+  identityArg: string;
+  customPath?: string;
+  mandatoryKeys?: string[];
+}
+
 /**
  * kvStore is a simple key value store to store data about projects between runs
  */
-export class KeyValueStore {
-  private dataObject: any = {};
+export class KeyValueStore<T = any> {
+  private dataObject: Partial<T> = {};
   private deletedObject: any = {};
   private mandatoryKeys: Set<string> = new Set();
   public changeSubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject();
@@ -82,19 +89,19 @@ export class KeyValueStore {
    * @param identityArg
    * @param customPath Optional custom path for the keyValue store
    */
-  constructor(typeArg: TKeyValueStore, identityArg: string, customPath?: string, mandatoryKeys?: string[]) {
-    if (customPath && typeArg !== 'custom') {
+  constructor(optionsArg: IKvStoreConstructorOptions) {
+    if (optionsArg.customPath && optionsArg.typeArg !== 'custom') {
       throw new Error('customPath can only be provided if typeArg is custom');
     }
-    if (typeArg === 'custom' && !customPath) {
+    if (optionsArg.typeArg === 'custom' && !optionsArg.customPath) {
       throw new Error('customPath must be provided if typeArg is custom');
     }
-    this.type = typeArg;
-    this.identity = identityArg;
-    this.customPath = customPath; // Store custom path if provided
+    this.type = optionsArg.typeArg;
+    this.identity = optionsArg.identityArg;
+    this.customPath = optionsArg.customPath; // Store custom path if provided
     this.initFilePath();
-    if (mandatoryKeys) {
-      this.setMandatoryKeys(mandatoryKeys);
+    if (optionsArg.mandatoryKeys) {
+      this.setMandatoryKeys(optionsArg.mandatoryKeys);
     }
   }