1.0.93

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 .nogit/
-node_modules/
+
-dist/
+# artifacts
 coverage/
 public/
 pages/
+
+# installs
+node_modules/
+
+# caches
+.yarn/
+.cache/
+.rpt2_cache
+
+# builds
+dist/
+dist_web/
+dist_serve/
+dist_ts_web/
+
+# custom

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# gitzone standard
+# gitzone ci_default
-image: hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
 
 cache:
   paths:
@@ -38,19 +38,7 @@ snyk:
 # test stage
 # ====================
 
-testLTS:
+testStable:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci npm test
-  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
-  tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
-    
-testSTABLE:
   stage: test
   script:
   - npmci npm prepare
@@ -60,12 +48,24 @@ testSTABLE:
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
   - docker
+  - priv
+
+testBuild:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+  - npmci npm prepare
+  - npmci node install lts
+  - npmci npm install
+  - npmci command npm run build
+  coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
+  tags:
+  - docker
   - notpriv
 
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
-  - npmci node install stable
+  - npmci node install lts
   - npmci npm publish
   only:
   - tags
@@ -78,19 +78,11 @@ release:
 # ====================
 codequality:
   stage: metadata
-  image: docker:stable
   allow_failure: true
-  services:
-    - docker:stable-dind
   script:
-    - export SP_VERSION=$(echo "$CI_SERVER_VERSION" | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1-\2-stable/')
+    - npmci command npm install -g tslint typescript
-    - docker run
+    - npmci npm install
-        --env SOURCE_CODE="$PWD"
+    - npmci command "tslint -c tslint.json ./ts/**/*.ts"
-        --volume "$PWD":/code
-        --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-        "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/codequality:$SP_VERSION" /code
-  artifacts:
-    paths: [codeclimate.json]
   tags:
   - docker
   - priv
@@ -106,13 +98,15 @@ trigger:
   - notpriv
 
 pages:
-  image: hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  image: hosttoday/ht-docker-dbase:npmci
+  services:
+   - docker:stable-dind
   stage: metadata
   script:
-    - npmci command npm install -g typedoc typescript
+    - npmci command npm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc
     - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
-    - npmci command typedoc --module "commonjs" --target "ES2016" --out public/ ts/
+    - npmci command tsdoc
   tags:
     - docker
     - notpriv

.snyk

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.5
+ignore: {}
+patch: {}

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "current file",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "args": [
+        "${relativeFile}"
+      ],
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "@gitzone/tsrun"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "protocol": "inspector",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "test.ts",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "args": [
+        "test/test.ts"
+      ],
+      "runtimeArgs": ["-r", "@gitzone/tsrun"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "protocol": "inspector",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+    }
+  ]
+}

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartuniverse",
-  "version": "1.0.43",
+  "version": "1.0.93",
   "private": false,
   "description": "messaging service for your micro services",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -9,31 +9,45 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/)",
+    "testManual": "(tsrun test/test.ts)",
     "build": "(tsbuild)",
     "format": "(gitzone format)"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.8",
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.20",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.28",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.9",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.13",
-    "@types/node": "^11.13.6",
+    "@types/node": "^12.12.6",
-    "tslint": "^5.16.0",
+    "tslint": "^5.20.1",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "rxjs": "*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.5",
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
-    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.3",
+    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.11",
-    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.18",
+    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.2",
+    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.52",
-    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.4",
+    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
+    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.15",
+    "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.21",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.3",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.27",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.42",
-    "@pushrocks/smarttime": "^3.0.7",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.5",
+    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.58",
+    "@pushrocks/smarttime": "^3.0.12",
     "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "ts/*",
+    "ts_web/*",
+    "dist/*",
+    "dist_web/*",
+    "dist_ts_web/*",
+    "assets/*",
+    "cli.js",
+    "npmextra.json",
+    "readme.md"
+  ]
 }

readme.md

@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ All your microservices represents clients in the universe that may talk to each
 For further information read the linked docs at the top of this readme.
 
 > MIT licensed | **©** [Lossless GmbH](https://lossless.gmbh)
-| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy.html)
+| By using this npm module you agree to our [privacy policy](https://lossless.gmbH/privacy)
 
-[![repo-footer](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/assets/repo-footer.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)
+[![repo-footer](https://lossless.gitlab.io/publicrelations/repofooter.svg)](https://maintainedby.lossless.com)

test/test.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 let testUniverse: smartuniverse.Universe;
 let testClientUniverse: smartuniverse.ClientUniverse;
+let testClientUniverse2: smartuniverse.ClientUniverse;
 let testClientChannel: smartuniverse.ClientUniverseChannel;
 
+const testServerData = {
+  serverAddress: 'http://localhost:8765'
+};
+
 const testChannelData = {
   channelName: 'awesomeTestChannel',
-  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPAss'
+  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPass'
 };
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
@@ -26,38 +31,100 @@ tap.test('add a message to the SmartUniverse', async () => {
 // testing message handling
 tap.test('create smartuniverse client', async () => {
   testClientUniverse = new smartuniverse.ClientUniverse({
-    serverAddress: 'http://localhost:8765'
+    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress
   });
   expect(testClientUniverse).to.be.instanceof(smartuniverse.ClientUniverse);
 });
 
 tap.test('should add a channel to the universe', async () => {
-  await testUniverse.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
+  testUniverse.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
 });
 
 tap.test('should add the same channel to the client universe in the same way', async () => {
-  await testClientUniverse.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
+  testClientUniverse.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
+});
+
+tap.test('should start the ClientUniverse', async () => {
+  await testClientUniverse.start();
 });
 
 tap.test('should get a observable correctly', async () => {
-  testClientChannel = await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName);
+  testClientChannel = testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName);
   expect(testClientChannel).to.be.instanceof(smartuniverse.ClientUniverseChannel);
 });
 
 tap.test('should send a message correctly', async () => {
-  await testClientUniverse.sendMessage({
+  await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName).sendMessage({
-    messageText: 'hello',
+    messageText: 'hello'
-    targetChannelName: testChannelData.channelName
   });
 });
 
-tap.test('should receive a message correctly', async () => {});
+tap.test('universe should contain the sent message', async () => {
-
+  expect(testUniverse.universeCache.messageMap.getArray()[0].messageText).to.equal('hello');
-tap.test('should disconnect the client correctly', async () => {
-  testClientUniverse.close();
 });
 
-tap.test('should end the server correctly', async tools => {
+tap.test('a second client should be able to subscibe', async () => {
+  testClientUniverse2 = new smartuniverse.ClientUniverse({
+    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress
+  });
+
+  testClientUniverse2.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
+  await testClientUniverse2.start();
+});
+
+tap.test('should receive a message correctly', async (tools) => {
+  const done = tools.defer();
+  const testChannel = testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName);
+  const testChannel2 = testClientUniverse2.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName);
+  const subscription = testChannel2.subscribe(messageArg => {
+    if (messageArg.messageText === 'hellothere') {
+      console.log('Yay##########');
+      done.resolve();
+    }
+  });
+  await testChannel.sendMessage({
+    messageText: 'hellothere'
+  });
+  await done.promise;
+});
+
+interface IDemoReqRes {
+  method: 'demo',
+  request: {
+    wowso: string;
+  };
+  response: {
+    hereso: string;
+  };
+}
+
+tap.test('ReactionRequest and ReactionResponse should work', async () => {
+  const reactionResponse = new smartuniverse.ReactionResponse<IDemoReqRes>({
+    channels: [testUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName)],
+    funcDef: async reqData => {
+      console.log(reqData);
+      return {
+        hereso: 'Hello there'
+      };
+    },
+    method: 'demo'
+  });
+  const reactionRequest = new smartuniverse.ReactionRequest<IDemoReqRes>({
+    method: 'demo'
+  });
+  const reactionResult = await reactionRequest.fire([testClientUniverse2.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName)], {
+    wowso: 'wowza'
+  });
+  const result = await reactionResult.getFirstResult();
+  console.log(result);
+});
+
+tap.test('should disconnect the client correctly', async (tools) => {
+  await testClientUniverse.stop();
+  await testClientUniverse2.stop();
+});
+
+tap.test('should end the server correctly', async (tools) => {
   await testUniverse.stopServer();
 });
 

ts/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Client classes
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniverse';
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage';
 
 // Server classes
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
@@ -8,4 +9,8 @@ export * from './smartuniverse.classes.universecache';
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
 
+// Reaction Response
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionrequest';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionresponse';
+
 export * from './interfaces';

ts/interfaces/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export * from './http.interfaces';
+export * from './socketfunctionrequests';
 export * from './universechannel.interfaces';
 export * from './universemessage.interfaces';
+export * from './universeactions.interfaces';

ts/interfaces/socketfunctionrequests.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import * as interfaces from './index';
+
+export interface ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel {
+  method: 'subscribeChannel';
+  request: {
+    name: string;
+    passphrase: string;
+  };
+  response: {
+    subscriptionStatus: 'subscribed' | 'unsubscribed';
+  };
+}
+
+export interface ISocketRequest_ProcessMessage {
+  method: 'processMessage';
+  request: interfaces.IUniverseMessage;
+  response: {
+    messageStatus: 'ok' | 'channel not found';
+  };
+}

ts/interfaces/universeactions.interfaces.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload {
+  name: string;
+}

ts/interfaces/universemessage.interfaces.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 export interface IMessageCreator {
   messageText: string;
   payload?: string | number | any;
-  payloadStringType?: 'Buffer' | 'string' | 'object';
-  targetChannelName: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A universe
+ */
 export interface IUniverseMessage extends IMessageCreator {
   id: string;
   /**
@@ -12,4 +13,5 @@ export interface IUniverseMessage extends IMessageCreator {
    */
   timestamp: number;
   passphrase: string;
+  targetChannelName: string;
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.broadcastevent.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+/**
+ * broadcasts an event to multiple channels
+ */
+export class BroadcastEvent<T> {
+  fire() {
+    
+  }
+};

ts/smartuniverse.classes.broadcastsubscription.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+export class BroadcastSUbscription {
+
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniverse.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import * as url from 'url';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
-import { ClientUniverseChannel, UniverseMessage } from './';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel, ClientUniverseMessage } from './';
+import { ClientUniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache';
 
 export interface IClientOptions {
   serverAddress: string;
@@ -18,11 +19,10 @@ export interface IClientOptions {
  * allows connecting to a universe server
  */
 export class ClientUniverse {
-  public options;
+  public options: IClientOptions;
-  public socketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
+  public smartsocketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
-  public observableIntake: plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake<UniverseMessage>;
+  public messageRxjsSubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<ClientUniverseMessage<any>>();
-
+  public clientUniverseCache = new ClientUniverseCache();
-  public channelCache = new Objectmap<ClientUniverseChannel>();
 
   constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * adds a channel to the channelcache
    * TODO: verify channel before adding it to the channel cache
    */
-  public async addChannel(channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+  public addChannel(channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
-    const existingChannel = await this.getChannel(channelNameArg);
+    const existingChannel = this.getChannel(channelNameArg);
 
     if (existingChannel) {
       throw new Error('channel exists');
     }
 
     // lets create the channel
-    ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(this, channelNameArg, passphraseArg);
+    const clientUniverseChannel = ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(
+      this,
+      channelNameArg,
+      passphraseArg
+    );
+    return clientUniverseChannel;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -48,52 +53,125 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * @param channelName
    * @param passphraseArg
    */
-  public async getChannel(channelName: string): Promise<ClientUniverseChannel> {
+  public getChannel(channelName: string): ClientUniverseChannel {
-    await this.checkConnection();
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.find(channel => {
-    const clientUniverseChannel = this.channelCache.find(channel => {
       return channel.name === channelName;
     });
     return clientUniverseChannel;
   }
 
-  public async sendMessage(messageArg: interfaces.IMessageCreator) {
+  /**
-    console.log('hello');
+   * remove a a achannel
-    const requestBody: interfaces.IUniverseMessage = {
+   * @param messageArg
-      id: plugins.smartunique.shortId(),
+   */
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
+  public removeChannel(channelNameArg, notifyServer = true) {
-      passphrase: (await this.getChannel(messageArg.targetChannelName)).passphrase,
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(
-      ...messageArg
+      channelItemArg => {
-    };
+        return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
-    const requestBodyString = JSON.stringify(requestBody);
-    // TODO: User websocket connection if available
-    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.postJson(
-      `${this.options.serverAddress}/sendmessage`,
-      {
-        requestBody: requestBodyString
       }
     );
   }
 
-  public close() {
+  public async start() {
-    this.socketClient.disconnect();
+    await this.checkConnection();
+  }
+
+  public async stop() {
+    await this.disconnect('triggered');
   }
 
   /**
    * checks the connection towards a universe server
    * since password validation is done through other means, a connection should always be possible
    */
-  private async checkConnection(): Promise<void> {
+  public async checkConnection(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.socketClient && !this.observableIntake) {
+    if (!this.smartsocketClient) {
       const parsedURL = url.parse(this.options.serverAddress);
-      this.socketClient = new SmartsocketClient({
+      const socketConfig: plugins.smartsocket.ISmartsocketClientOptions = {
-        alias: process.env.SOCKET_ALIAS || 'someclient',
+        alias: 'universeclient',
         password: 'UniverseClient',
         port: parseInt(parsedURL.port, 10),
         role: 'UniverseClient',
-        url: parsedURL.hostname
+        url: parsedURL.protocol + '//' + parsedURL.hostname
+      };
+      this.smartsocketClient = new SmartsocketClient(socketConfig);
+
+      this.smartsocketClient.eventSubject.subscribe(async eventArg => {
+        switch(eventArg) {
+          case 'disconnected':
+            this.disconnect('upstreamEvent');
+        }
       });
-      this.observableIntake = new plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake();
+
-      this.socketClient.connect();
+      // lets define some basic actions
+
+      /**
+       * should handle a forced unsubscription by the server
+       */
+      const socketFunctionUnsubscribe = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+        funcName: 'unsubscribe',
+        allowedRoles: [],
+        funcDef: async (dataArg: interfaces.IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload) => {
+          const channel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+            return channelArg.name === dataArg.name;
+          });
+          if (channel) {
+            channel.unsubscribe();
+          }
+          return {};
+        }
+      });
+
+      /**
+       * handles message reception
+       */
+      const socketFunctionProcessMessage = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction<
+        interfaces.ISocketRequest_ProcessMessage
+      >({
+        funcName: 'processMessage',
+        allowedRoles: [],
+        funcDef: async messageDescriptorArg => {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'Got message from server');
+          const clientUniverseMessage = ClientUniverseMessage.createMessageFromMessageDescriptor(
+            messageDescriptorArg
+          );
+          this.messageRxjsSubject.next(clientUniverseMessage);
+
+          // lets find the corresponding channel
+          const targetChannel = this.getChannel(clientUniverseMessage.targetChannelName);
+          if (targetChannel) {
+            await targetChannel.emitMessageLocally(clientUniverseMessage);
+            return {
+              messageStatus: 'ok'
+            };
+          } else {
+            return {
+              messageStatus: 'channel not found'
+            };
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      // add functions
+      this.smartsocketClient.addSocketFunction(socketFunctionUnsubscribe);
+      this.smartsocketClient.addSocketFunction(socketFunctionProcessMessage);
+
+      await this.smartsocketClient.connect();
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'universe client connected successfully');
+      await this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.forEach(async clientUniverseChannelArg => {
+        await clientUniverseChannelArg.populateSubscriptionToServer();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async disconnect(reason: 'upstreamEvent' | 'triggered' = 'triggered', tryReconnect = false) {
+    if ('triggered') {
+      this.smartsocketClient.disconnect();
+    }
+    this.smartsocketClient = null;
+    if (tryReconnect) {
+      await plugins.smartdelay.delayForRandom(5000, 20000);
+      this.checkConnection();
     }
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
+
+/**
+ * a cache for clients
+ * keeps track of which messages have already been received
+ * good for deduplication in mesh environments
+ */
+export class ClientUniverseCache {
+  public channelMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<ClientUniverseChannel>();
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
 import { ClientUniverse } from './';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage';
+import { ReactionRequest } from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionrequest';
+import { ReactionResponse } from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionresponse';
 
 export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
   // ======
@@ -13,18 +16,17 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
    * @param channelNameArg
    * @param passphraseArg
    */
-  public static async createClientUniverseChannel(
+  public static createClientUniverseChannel(
     clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse,
     channelNameArg: string,
     passphraseArg: string
-  ): Promise<ClientUniverseChannel> {
+  ): ClientUniverseChannel {
     const clientChannel = new ClientUniverseChannel(
       clientUniverseArg,
       channelNameArg,
       passphraseArg
     );
-    clientUniverseArg.channelCache.add(clientChannel);
+    clientUniverseArg.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.add(clientChannel);
-    await clientChannel.subscribe();
     return clientChannel;
   }
 
@@ -35,12 +37,14 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
   // properties
   public name: string;
   public passphrase: string;
+  public status: 'subscribed' | 'unsubscribed' = 'unsubscribed';
+  private subject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<ClientUniverseMessage<any>>();
 
   // refs
-  public clientUniverse: ClientUniverse;
+  public clientUniverseRef: ClientUniverse;
 
   constructor(clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse, nameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
-    this.clientUniverse = clientUniverseArg;
+    this.clientUniverseRef = clientUniverseArg;
     this.name = nameArg;
     this.passphrase = passphraseArg;
   }
@@ -49,7 +53,54 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
    * subscribes to a channel
    * tells the universe about this instances interest into a channel
    */
-  public async subscribe() {
+  public subscribe(observingFunctionArg: (messageArg: ClientUniverseMessage<any>) => void) {
-    this.clientUniverse.socketClient;
+
+    return this.subject.subscribe(
+      messageArg => {
+        observingFunctionArg(messageArg);
+      },
+      error => console.log(error)
+    );
+  }
+
+  public unsubscribe() {
+    // TODO: unsubscribe all users
+  }
+
+  public async populateSubscriptionToServer() {
+    // lets make sure the channel is connected
+    if (this.status === 'unsubscribed') {
+      const response = await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall<
+        interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel
+      >('subscribeChannel', {
+        name: this.name,
+        passphrase: this.passphrase
+      });
+      this.status = response.subscriptionStatus;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async emitMessageLocally(messageArg: ClientUniverseMessage<any>) {
+    this.subject.next(messageArg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sends a message towards the server
+   * @param messageArg
+   */
+  public async sendMessage(messageArg: interfaces.IMessageCreator) {
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.checkConnection();
+    const universeMessageToSend: interfaces.IUniverseMessage = {
+      id: plugins.smartunique.shortId(),
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      passphrase: this.passphrase,
+      targetChannelName: this.name,
+      messageText: messageArg.messageText,
+      payload: messageArg.payload
+    };
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall(
+      'processMessage',
+      universeMessageToSend
+    );
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage.ts

@@ -2,27 +2,37 @@ import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
-export class ClientUniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
+export class ClientUniverseMessage<T> implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   // ======
   // STATIC
   // ======
-  public static createMessageFromPayload(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {}
+  public static createMessageFromMessageDescriptor(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
+    const clientuniverseMessage = new ClientUniverseMessage(messageDescriptor);
+    return clientuniverseMessage;
+  }
 
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
   // ========
 
+  // properties
   public id: string;
 
   public timestamp: number;
   public smartTimestamp: plugins.smarttime.TimeStamp;
-
   public messageText: string;
   public passphrase: string;
-  public payload: any;
+  public payload: T;
-  public payloadStringType;
   public targetChannelName: string;
-  constructor(messageArg, payloadArg) {}
 
+  constructor(messageArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(messageArg)) {
+      this[key] = messageArg[key];
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets json for payload
+   */
   getAsJsonForPayload() {}
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.reactionrequest.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
+import { ReactionResult } from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionresult';
+import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage';
+
+export interface IReactionRequestConstructorOptions<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> {
+  method: T['method'];
+}
+
+export interface ICombinatorPayload<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> {
+  /**
+   * needed for tying responses to requests
+   */
+  id: string;
+  typedRequestPayload: {
+    method: T['method'],
+    request : T['request'],
+    response: T['response']
+  };
+}
+
+export class ReactionRequest<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> {
+  public method: T['method'];
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: IReactionRequestConstructorOptions<T>) {
+    this.method = optionsArg.method;
+  }
+
+  public async fire(channelsArg: Array<UniverseChannel | ClientUniverseChannel>, requestDataArg: T['request'], timeoutMillisArg=5000) {
+    const subscriptionMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subscription>();
+    const reactionResult = new ReactionResult<T>();
+    const requestId = plugins.smartunique.shortId();
+    for (const channel of channelsArg) {
+      subscriptionMap.add(channel.subscribe((messageArg: UniverseMessage<ICombinatorPayload<T>> | ClientUniverseMessage<ICombinatorPayload<T>>) => {
+        if (messageArg.messageText === 'reactionResponse' && messageArg.payload.typedRequestPayload.method === this.method) {
+          const payload: ICombinatorPayload<T> = messageArg.payload;
+          if (payload.id !== requestId) {
+            return;
+          }
+          reactionResult.pushReactionResponse(payload.typedRequestPayload.response);
+        }
+      }));
+      const payload: ICombinatorPayload<T> = {
+        id: requestId,
+        typedRequestPayload: {
+          method: this.method,
+          request: requestDataArg,
+          response: null
+        }
+      };
+      channel.sendMessage({
+        messageText: 'reactionRequest',
+        payload
+      });
+    }
+    plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(timeoutMillisArg).then(async () => {
+      await subscriptionMap.forEach(subscriptionArg => {
+        subscriptionArg.unsubscribe();
+      });
+      reactionResult.complete();
+    });
+    return reactionResult;
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.reactionresponse.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+import { ICombinatorPayload } from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionrequest';
+import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
+import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage';
+
+export type TReactionResponseFuncDef<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> = (dataArg: T['request']) => Promise<T['response']>;
+
+export interface IReactionResponseConstructorOptions<
+  T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest
+> {
+  method: T['method'];
+  channels: Array<UniverseChannel | ClientUniverseChannel>;
+  funcDef: TReactionResponseFuncDef<T>;
+}
+
+export class ReactionResponse<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> {
+  public method: T['method'];
+  public channels = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<UniverseChannel | ClientUniverseChannel>();
+  public funcDef: TReactionResponseFuncDef<T>;
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: IReactionResponseConstructorOptions<T>) {
+    this.method = optionsArg.method;
+    this.channels.addArray(optionsArg.channels);
+    this.funcDef = optionsArg.funcDef;
+    for (const channel of this.channels.getArray()) {
+      channel.subscribe(messageArg => {
+        this.processMessageForReaction(channel, messageArg);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async processMessageForReaction(
+    channelArg: UniverseChannel | ClientUniverseChannel,
+    messageArg:
+      | UniverseMessage<ICombinatorPayload<T>>
+      | ClientUniverseMessage<ICombinatorPayload<T>>
+  ) {
+    if (
+      messageArg.messageText === 'reactionRequest' &&
+      messageArg.payload.typedRequestPayload.method === this.method
+    ) {
+      const response: T['response'] = await this.funcDef(messageArg.payload.typedRequestPayload.request);
+      const payload: ICombinatorPayload<T> = {
+        ...messageArg.payload,
+        typedRequestPayload: {
+          ...messageArg.payload.typedRequestPayload,
+          response
+        }
+      };
+      channelArg.sendMessage({
+        messageText: 'reactionResponse',
+        payload 
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.reactionresult.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { ReactionResponse } from './smartuniverse.classes.reactionresponse';
+
+export class ReactionResult<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedRequest> {
+  private resultReplaySubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.ReplaySubject<T['response']>();
+  private endResult: Array<T['response']> = [];
+  private completeDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer<Array<T['response']>>();
+
+  constructor () {
+    this.resultSubscribe(responseArg => {
+      this.endResult.push(responseArg);
+    });
+  }
+
+  public resultSubscribe(observerArg: (responseArg: T['response']) => void) {
+    return this.resultReplaySubject.subscribe(observerArg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets the end result as an array of all results
+   */
+  public async getEndResult() {
+    const result = await this.completeDeferred.promise;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * if there is a single respondant, or you are only interested in the first result
+   */
+  public async getFirstResult() {
+    const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<T['response']>();
+    const subscription = this.resultReplaySubject.subscribe(result => {
+      done.resolve(result);
+      subscription.unsubscribe();
+    });
+    return await done.promise;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * push a reactionResponse
+   */
+  public async pushReactionResponse(responseArg: T['response']) {
+    this.resultReplaySubject.next(responseArg);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * completes the ReactionResult
+   */
+  public async complete() {
+    this.completeDeferred.resolve(this.endResult);
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ import { UniverseCache, UniverseChannel, UniverseMessage } from './';
 import * as paths from './smartuniverse.paths';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
+import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
 
 export interface ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions {
   messageExpiryInMilliseconds: number;
+  externalServer?: plugins.smartexpress.Server;
 }
 
 /**
- * main class that setsup a Universe
+ * main class that setups a Universe
  */
 export class Universe {
   // subinstances
@@ -21,25 +23,6 @@ export class Universe {
   // options
   private options: ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions;
 
-  /**
-   * stores the version of the universe server running
-   * this is done since the version is exposed through the api and multiple fs actions are avoided this way.
-   */
-  private universeVersionStore: string;
-
-  /**
-   * get the currently running version of smartuniverse
-   */
-  public get universeVersion() {
-    if (this.universeVersionStore) {
-      return this.universeVersionStore;
-    } else {
-      const packageJson = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(paths.packageJson);
-      this.universeVersionStore = packageJson.version;
-      return this.universeVersionStore;
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * the smartexpress server used
    */
@@ -52,14 +35,43 @@ export class Universe {
 
   constructor(optionsArg: ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
-    this.universeCache = new UniverseCache(this.options.messageExpiryInMilliseconds);
+    this.universeCache = new UniverseCache(this, this.options.messageExpiryInMilliseconds);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * stores the version of the universe server running
+   * this is done since the version is exposed through the api and multiple fs actions are avoided this way.
+   */
+  private universeVersionStore: string;
+
+  /**
+   * get the currently running version of smartuniverse
+   */
+  public getUniverseVersion() {
+    if (this.universeVersionStore) {
+      return this.universeVersionStore;
+    } else {
+      const packageJson = plugins.smartfile.fs.toObjectSync(paths.packageJson);
+      this.universeVersionStore = packageJson.version;
+      return this.universeVersionStore;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * adds a channel to the Universe
    */
-  public async addChannel(nameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+  public addChannel(nameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
-    const newChannel = UniverseChannel.createChannel(this.universeCache, nameArg, passphraseArg);
+    const newChannel = UniverseChannel.createChannel(this, nameArg, passphraseArg);
+    return newChannel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns a channel
+   */
+  public getChannel(channelNameArg: string) {
+    return this.universeCache.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+      return channelArg.name === channelNameArg;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -67,56 +79,100 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async start(portArg: number) {
     // lets create the base smartexpress server
-    this.smartexpressServer = new plugins.smartexpress.Server({
+    if (!this.options.externalServer) {
-      cors: true,
+      this.smartexpressServer = new plugins.smartexpress.Server({
-      defaultAnswer: async () => {
+        cors: true,
-        return `smartuniverse server ${this.universeVersion}`;
+        defaultAnswer: async () => {
-      },
+          return `smartuniverse server ${this.getUniverseVersion()}`;
-      forceSsl: false,
+        },
-      port: portArg
+        forceSsl: false,
-    });
+        port: portArg
-
+      });
-    // lets create the http request route
+    } else {
-    this.smartexpressServer.addRoute(
+      console.log('Universe is using externally supplied server');
-      '/sendmessage',
+      this.smartexpressServer = this.options.externalServer;
-      new Handler('POST', async (req, res) => {
+    }
-        const universeMessageInstance = new UniverseMessage(req.body);
-        this.universeCache.addMessage(universeMessageInstance);
-        res.status(200);
-        res.end();
-      })
-    );
 
     // add websocket upgrade
-    this.smartsocket = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({
+    this.smartsocket = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({});
-      port: 12345 // fix this within smartsocket
-    });
 
     // add a role for the clients
     const ClientRole = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketRole({
-      name: 'clientuniverse',
+      name: 'UniverseClient',
-      passwordHash: 'clientuniverse' // authentication happens on another level
+      passwordHash: plugins.smarthash.sha256FromStringSync('UniverseClient') // authentication happens on another level
     });
 
     // add the role to smartsocket
     this.smartsocket.addSocketRoles([ClientRole]);
 
-    const SubscriptionSocketFunction = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+    const socketFunctionSubscription = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction<
-      allowedRoles: [ClientRole],
+      interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel
-      funcName: 'channelSubscription',
+    >({
-      funcDef: () => {
+      allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
-        console.log('a client connected');
+      funcName: 'subscribeChannel',
-      } // TODO: implement an action upon connection of clients
+      funcDef: async (dataArg, socketConnectionArg) => {
+        const universeConnection = new UniverseConnection({
+          universe: this,
+          socketConnection: socketConnectionArg,
+          authenticationRequests: [dataArg]
+        });
+        await UniverseConnection.addConnectionToCache(this, universeConnection);
+        return {
+          subscriptionStatus: 'subscribed'
+        };
+      }
     });
 
+    const socketFunctionProcessMessage = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+      allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
+      funcName: 'processMessage',
+      funcDef: async (dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage, socketConnectionArg) => {
+        const universeConnection = UniverseConnection.findUniverseConnectionBySocketConnection(
+          this.universeCache,
+          socketConnectionArg
+        );
+        if (universeConnection) {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+            'ok',
+            'found UniverseConnection for socket for incoming message'
+          );
+        } else {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+            'warn',
+            'found no Authorized channel for incoming message'
+          );
+          return {
+            error: 'You need to authenticate for a channel'
+          };
+        }
+        const unauthenticatedMessage = UniverseMessage.createMessageFromPayload(
+          socketConnectionArg,
+          dataArg
+        );
+        const foundChannel = await UniverseChannel.authorizeAMessageForAChannel(
+          this.universeCache,
+          unauthenticatedMessage
+        );
+        if (foundChannel && unauthenticatedMessage.authenticated) {
+          const authenticatedMessage = unauthenticatedMessage;
+          await this.universeCache.addMessage(authenticatedMessage);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    // add socket functions
+    this.smartsocket.addSocketFunction(socketFunctionSubscription);
+    this.smartsocket.addSocketFunction(socketFunctionProcessMessage);
+
+    // start the server
+    if (!this.options.externalServer) {
+      await this.smartexpressServer.start();
+    }
+
     // add smartsocket to the running smartexpress app
-    this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('express', this.smartexpressServer as any);
+    await this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer);
-
+    await this.smartsocket.start();
-    // start the socket
+    plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('success', 'started universe');
-    this.smartsocket.start();
-
-    // start the smartexpress instance
-    await this.smartexpressServer.start();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,6 +180,8 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async stopServer() {
     await this.smartsocket.stop();
-    await this.smartexpressServer.stop();
+    if (!this.options.externalServer) {
+      await this.smartexpressServer.stop();
+    }
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universecache.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Objectmap } from '@pushrocks/lik';
 import { Observable, from } from 'rxjs';
 import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { rxjs } from '@pushrocks/smartrx';
+import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
+import { Universe } from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
 
 /**
  * universe store handles the creation, storage and retrieval of messages.
@@ -17,25 +19,34 @@ export class UniverseCache {
   // INSTANCE
   // ========
   public standardMessageExpiry: number;
-  public destructionTime: number = 60000;
+  public destructionTime: number = 10000;
 
   /**
    * stores messages for this instance
    */
-  public messageMap = new Objectmap<UniverseMessage>();
+  public messageMap = new Objectmap<UniverseMessage<any>>();
 
   /**
    * stores the channels that are available within the universe
    */
   public channelMap = new Objectmap<UniverseChannel>();
 
+  /**
+   * stores all connections
+   */
+  public connectionMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<UniverseConnection>();
+
   /**
    * allows messages to be processed in a blacklist mode for further analysis
    */
-  public blackListChannel = new UniverseChannel(this, 'blacklist', 'nada');
+  public blackListChannel: UniverseChannel;
 
-  constructor(standardMessageExpiryArg: number) {
+  public universeRef: Universe;
+
+  constructor(universeArg: Universe, standardMessageExpiryArg: number) {
+    this.universeRef = universeArg;
     this.standardMessageExpiry = standardMessageExpiryArg;
+    this.blackListChannel = new UniverseChannel(this.universeRef, 'blacklist', 'nada');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -43,16 +54,22 @@ export class UniverseCache {
    * @param messageArg
    * @param attachedPayloadArg
    */
-  public async addMessage(messageArg: UniverseMessage) {
+  public async addMessage(messageArg: UniverseMessage<any>) {
     messageArg.setUniverseCache(this);
     UniverseChannel.authorizeAMessageForAChannel(this, messageArg);
     this.messageMap.add(messageArg);
+    messageArg.universeChannelList.forEach(universeChannel => {
+      universeChannel.push(messageArg);
+    });
   }
 
   /**
    * Read a message from the UniverseCache
    */
-  public readMessagesYoungerThan(unixTimeArg?: number): Observable<UniverseMessage> {
+  public readMessagesYoungerThan(
+    unixTimeArg?: number,
+    channelName?: string
+  ): Observable<UniverseMessage<any>> {
     const messageObservable = from(this.messageMap.getArray()).pipe(
       filter(messageArg => {
         return messageArg.smartTimestamp.isYoungerThanMilliSeconds(this.destructionTime);

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universechannel.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
-import { Objectmap } from '@pushrocks/lik';
 import { UniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.universecache';
 import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
+import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
+import { Universe } from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
 
 /**
  * enables messages to stay within a certain scope.
@@ -18,12 +20,12 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * @param passphraseArg the secret thats used for a certain topic.
    */
   public static createChannel(
-    universeCacheArg: UniverseCache,
+    universeArg: Universe,
     channelNameArg: string,
     passphraseArg: string
   ) {
-    const newChannel = new UniverseChannel(universeCacheArg, channelNameArg, passphraseArg);
+    const newChannel = new UniverseChannel(universeArg, channelNameArg, passphraseArg);
-    universeCacheArg.channelMap.add(newChannel);
+    universeArg.universeCache.channelMap.add(newChannel);
     return newChannel;
   }
 
@@ -41,10 +43,17 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * a static message authorization function that takes the  UniverseCache
+   * (where messages and channels are stored and their lifetime is managed)
+   * and the universemessage to find a fitting channel for the message
+   * @param universeCacheArg
+   * @param universeMessageArg
+   */
   public static authorizeAMessageForAChannel(
     universeCacheArg: UniverseCache,
-    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage
+    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage<any>
-  ) {
+  ): UniverseChannel {
     const foundChannel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find(universeChannel => {
       const result = universeChannel.authenticate(universeMessageArg);
       return result;
@@ -52,13 +61,22 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
     if (foundChannel) {
       universeMessageArg.authenticated = true;
       universeMessageArg.universeChannelList.add(foundChannel);
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('ok', 'message authorized');
       return foundChannel;
     } else {
       universeMessageArg.authenticated = false;
       universeMessageArg.universeChannelList.add(universeCacheArg.blackListChannel);
+      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('warn', 'message not valid');
+      return null;
     }
   }
 
+  public static getUniverseChannelByName(universeRef: Universe, universeChannelName: string) {
+    return universeRef.universeCache.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+      return channelArg.name === universeChannelName;
+    });
+  }
+
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
   // ========
@@ -66,27 +84,85 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * the name of the channel
    */
   public name: string;
-  public universeCacheInstance: UniverseCache;
+  public universeRef: Universe;
+  private subject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<UniverseMessage<any>>();
 
   /**
    * the passphrase for the channel
    */
   public passphrase: string;
 
-  constructor(universeCacheArg: UniverseCache, channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+  constructor(universeArg: Universe, channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+    this.universeRef = universeArg;
     this.name = channelNameArg;
     this.passphrase = passphraseArg;
   }
 
   /**
-   * authenticates a client on the server side
+   * authenticates a client on the server side by matching
+   * # the messages channelName against the unverseChannel's name
+   * # the messages password against the universeChannel's password
    */
-  public authenticate(universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage): boolean {
+  public authenticate(universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage<any>): boolean {
     return (
       this.name === universeMessageArg.targetChannelName &&
       this.passphrase === universeMessageArg.passphrase
     );
   }
 
-  public pushToClients(messageArg: UniverseMessage) {}
+  /**
+   * pushes a message to clients
+   * @param messageArg
+   */
+  public async push(messageArg: UniverseMessage<any>) {
+    this.subject.next(messageArg);
+    const universeConnectionsWithChannelAccess: UniverseConnection[] = [];
+    await this.universeRef.universeCache.connectionMap.forEach(async socketConnection => {
+      if (socketConnection.authenticatedChannels.includes(this)) {
+        universeConnectionsWithChannelAccess.push(socketConnection);
+      }
+    });
+    for (const universeConnection of universeConnectionsWithChannelAccess) {
+      const smartsocket = universeConnection.socketConnection
+        .smartsocketRef as plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket;
+      const universeMessageToSend: interfaces.IUniverseMessage = {
+        id: messageArg.id,
+        timestamp: messageArg.timestamp,
+        passphrase: messageArg.passphrase,
+        targetChannelName: this.name,
+        messageText: messageArg.messageText,
+        payload: messageArg.payload
+      };
+      smartsocket.clientCall(
+        'processMessage',
+        universeMessageToSend,
+        universeConnection.socketConnection
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // functions to interact with a channel locally
+  public subscribe(observingFunctionArg: (messageArg: UniverseMessage<any>) => void) {
+    return this.subject.subscribe(
+      messageArg => {
+        observingFunctionArg(messageArg);
+      },
+      error => console.log(error)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sends a message to the channel
+   */
+  public async sendMessage(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IMessageCreator) {
+    const messageToSend = new UniverseMessage({
+      id: plugins.smartunique.shortId(),
+      messageText: messageDescriptor.messageText,
+      payload: messageDescriptor.payload,
+      targetChannelName: this.name,
+      passphrase: this.passphrase,
+      timestamp: Date.now()
+    });
+    this.universeRef.universeCache.addMessage(messageToSend);
+  }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
+import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
+import { UniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.universecache';
+import { Universe } from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
+
+/**
+ * represents a connection to the universe
+ */
+export class UniverseConnection {
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param universeConnectionArg
+   */
+  public static async addConnectionToCache(
+    universeRef: Universe,
+    universeConnectionArg: UniverseConnection
+  ) {
+    let universeConnection = universeConnectionArg;
+    universeConnection = await UniverseConnection.deduplicateUniverseConnection(
+      universeRef.universeCache,
+      universeConnection
+    );
+    universeConnection = await UniverseConnection.authenticateAuthenticationRequests(
+      universeRef,
+      universeConnection
+    );
+    universeRef.universeCache.connectionMap.add(universeConnection);
+    console.log('hi');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * deduplicates UniverseConnections
+   */
+  public static async deduplicateUniverseConnection(
+    universeCache: UniverseCache,
+    universeConnectionArg: UniverseConnection
+  ): Promise<UniverseConnection> {
+    let connectionToReturn: UniverseConnection;
+    universeCache.connectionMap.forEach(async existingConnection => {
+      if (existingConnection.socketConnection === universeConnectionArg.socketConnection) {
+        connectionToReturn = await this.mergeUniverseConnections(
+          existingConnection,
+          universeConnectionArg
+        );
+      }
+    });
+    if (!connectionToReturn) {
+      connectionToReturn = universeConnectionArg;
+    }
+    return connectionToReturn;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * authenticate AuthenticationRequests
+   */
+  public static async authenticateAuthenticationRequests(
+    universeRef: Universe,
+    universeConnectionArg: UniverseConnection
+  ): Promise<UniverseConnection> {
+    for (const authenticationRequest of universeConnectionArg.authenticationRequests) {
+      const universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst = UniverseChannel.getUniverseChannelByName(
+        universeRef,
+        authenticationRequest.name
+      );
+      if (universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst.passphrase === authenticationRequest.passphrase) {
+        universeConnectionArg.authenticatedChannels.push(universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst);
+      }
+    }
+    return universeConnectionArg;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * merges two UniverseConnections
+   */
+  public static mergeUniverseConnections(
+    connectionArg1: UniverseConnection,
+    connectionArg2: UniverseConnection
+  ) {
+    return connectionArg1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * finds a UniverseConnection by providing a socket connection
+   */
+  public static findUniverseConnectionBySocketConnection(
+    universeCache: UniverseCache,
+    socketConnectionArg: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection
+  ): UniverseConnection {
+    const universeConnection = universeCache.connectionMap.find(universeConnectionArg => {
+      return universeConnectionArg.socketConnection === socketConnectionArg;
+    });
+    return universeConnection;
+  }
+
+  // INSTANCE
+  public universeRef: Universe;
+  public terminatedDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+
+  /**
+   * the socketClient to ping
+   */
+  public socketConnection: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection;
+  public authenticationRequests: Array<interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel['request']> = [];
+  public authenticatedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public failedToJoinChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * disconnect the connection
+   */
+  public async disconnect(reason: 'upstreamevent' | 'triggered' = 'triggered') {
+    if (reason === 'triggered') {
+      await this.socketConnection.disconnect();
+    }
+    this.universeRef.universeCache.connectionMap.remove(this);
+    this.terminatedDeferred.resolve();
+  }
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: {
+    universe: Universe;
+    socketConnection: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection;
+    authenticationRequests: Array<interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel['request']>;
+  }) {
+    this.authenticationRequests = optionsArg.authenticationRequests;
+    this.socketConnection = optionsArg.socketConnection;
+    this.socketConnection.eventSubject.subscribe(async eventArg => {
+      switch (eventArg) {
+        case 'disconnected':
+          await this.disconnect('upstreamevent');
+          break;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universemessage.ts

@@ -7,23 +7,30 @@ import { Timer, TimeStamp } from '@pushrocks/smarttime';
 import { Universe } from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
 import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
 import { UniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.universecache';
-import { IUniverseMessage } from './interfaces';
+import { SocketConnection } from '@pushrocks/smartsocket';
 
 /**
  * represents a message within a universe
  * acts as a container to save message states like authentication status
  */
-export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
+export class UniverseMessage<T> implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
-  public id: string;
+  public static createMessageFromPayload(
+    socketConnectionArg: SocketConnection,
+    dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage
+  ) {
+    const universeMessageInstance = new UniverseMessage(dataArg);
+    universeMessageInstance.socketConnection = socketConnectionArg;
+    return universeMessageInstance;
+  }
 
+  public id: string;
   public timestamp: number;
   public smartTimestamp: TimeStamp;
-
   public messageText: string;
   public passphrase: string;
-  public payload: any;
+  public payload: T;
-  public payloadStringType;
   public targetChannelName: string;
+  public socketConnection: SocketConnection;
 
   /**
    * the UniverseCache the message is attached to
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   /**
    * wether the message is authenticated
    */
-  public authenticated: boolean = null;
+  public authenticated: boolean = false;
 
   /**
    * a destruction timer for this message
@@ -50,31 +57,39 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
    * @param messageArg
    * @param attachedPayloadArg
    */
-  constructor(messageDescriptor: IUniverseMessage) {
+  constructor(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
     this.smartTimestamp = new TimeStamp(this.timestamp);
     this.messageText = messageDescriptor.messageText;
     this.targetChannelName = messageDescriptor.targetChannelName;
     this.passphrase = messageDescriptor.passphrase;
     this.payload = messageDescriptor.payload;
     // prevent memory issues
-    this.fallBackDestruction();
+    this.setDestructionTimer();
   }
 
   public setUniverseCache(universeCacheArg: UniverseCache) {
     this.universeCache = universeCacheArg;
   }
 
-  public setDestructionTimer(selfdestructAfterArg: number) {
+  public setTargetChannel() {}
+
+  public setDestructionTimer(selfdestructAfterArg?: number) {
     if (selfdestructAfterArg) {
       this.destructionTimer = new Timer(selfdestructAfterArg);
       this.destructionTimer.start();
-
       // set up self destruction by removing this from the parent messageCache
       this.destructionTimer.completed.then(async () => {
         this.universeCache.messageMap.remove(this);
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.log(err);
+        console.log(this);
       });
     } else {
-      this.fallBackDestruction();
+      plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(1000).then(() => {
+        if (!this.destructionTimer) {
+          this.setDestructionTimer(6000);
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -82,17 +97,6 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
    * handles bad messages for further analysis
    */
   public handleAsBadMessage() {
-    console.log('received a bad message');
+    plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('warn', 'received a bad message');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * prevents memory leaks if channels have no default
-   */
-  private fallBackDestruction() {
-    plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(1000).then(() => {
-      if (!this.destructionTimer) {
-        this.setDestructionTimer(6000);
-      }
-    });
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.plugins.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 
 export { path };
 
+// apiglobal scope
+import * as typedrequestInterfaces from '@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces';
+
+export {
+  typedrequestInterfaces
+};
+
 // pushrocks scope
 import * as lik from '@pushrocks/lik';
 import * as smarthash from '@pushrocks/smarthash';
 import * as smartdelay from '@pushrocks/smartdelay';
 import * as smartexpress from '@pushrocks/smartexpress';
 import * as smartfile from '@pushrocks/smartfile';
+import * as smartlog from '@pushrocks/smartlog';
 import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 import * as smartrequest from '@pushrocks/smartrequest';
 import * as smartrx from '@pushrocks/smartrx';
@@ -22,6 +30,7 @@ export {
   smartdelay,
   smartexpress,
   smartfile,
+  smartlog,
   smartpromise,
   smartrx,
   smartrequest,