diff --git a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
index 886e25e..9932cd1 100644
--- a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
@@ -91,21 +91,22 @@ export class NpmPackage {
   public async saveToCache() {}
 
   /**
-   * get file from package
+   * get files from package
    */
-  public async getFileFromPackage(
+  public async getFilesFromPackage(
     filePath: string,
-    optionsArg?: {
+    optionsArg: {
       distTag?: string;
       version?: string;
-    }
-  ): Promise<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile> {
-    const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile>();
+    },
+    returnOnFirstArg = false
+  ): Promise<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile[]> {
+    const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile[]>();
     const smartarchiveInstance = new plugins.smartarchive.SmartArchive();
-    let tarballUrl = this.dist.tarball;
-    if (optionsArg && (optionsArg.version || optionsArg.distTag)) {
+    let tarballUrl = this.dist?.tarball;
+    if (optionsArg?.version || optionsArg?.distTag) {
       if (optionsArg.distTag && optionsArg.version) {
-        throw new Error('Please either sepcify version OR disttag, not both.');
+        throw new Error('Please either specify version OR disttag, not both.');
       }
       let targetVersion: plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion;
       if (optionsArg.distTag) {
@@ -131,27 +132,43 @@ export class NpmPackage {
     }
     const fileObservable = await smartarchiveInstance.extractArchiveFromUrlToObservable(tarballUrl);
     const wantedFilePath = plugins.path.join('package', filePath);
+    const allMatchingFiles: plugins.smartfile.Smartfile[] = [];
     const subscription = fileObservable.subscribe(
       (fileArg) => {
-        if (fileArg.path === wantedFilePath) {
-          // lets care about caching
-
+        // returnOnFirstArg requires exact match
+        if (returnOnFirstArg && fileArg.path === wantedFilePath) {
           // lets resolve with the wanted file
-          done.resolve(fileArg);
+          done.resolve([fileArg]);
           subscription.unsubscribe();
+        } else if(fileArg.path.startsWith(wantedFilePath)) {
+          allMatchingFiles.push(fileArg);
         }
       },
       (err) => {
         console.log(err);
       },
       () => {
-        done.resolve(null);
+        done.resolve(allMatchingFiles);
         subscription.unsubscribe();
       }
     );
     return done.promise;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * get files from package
+   */
+   public async getFileFromPackage(
+    filePath: string,
+    optionsArg?: {
+      distTag?: string;
+      version?: string;
+    }
+  ): Promise<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile> {
+    const result = await this.getFilesFromPackage(filePath, optionsArg, true);
+    return result[0];
+  }
+
   /**
    * updates the package with information from the registry
    */
diff --git a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmregistry.ts b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmregistry.ts
index a66140b..395eb46 100644
--- a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmregistry.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmregistry.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export class NpmRegistry {
     const fullMetadata = await plugins.packageJson(packageName, {
       registryUrl: this.options.npmRegistryUrl,
       fullMetadata: true,
+    }).catch(err => {
+      console.log(err);
+      return null;
     });
     const versionData = await plugins.packageJson(packageName, {
       registryUrl: this.options.npmRegistryUrl,
@@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ export class NpmRegistry {
     }
   }
 
+  public async getFilesFromPackage(packageNameArg: string, filePath: string, optionsArg: {
+    distTag?: string;
+    version?: string;
+  }): Promise<plugins.smartfile.Smartfile[]> {
+    return [];
+  }
+
   public async getPackageAsSmartfileVirtualDir(packageNameArg: string): Promise<plugins.smartfile.VirtualDirectory> {
     /**
      * TODO: rewrite as memory only