1.0.70

.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

.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": "1.0.48",
+  "version": "1.0.70",
   "private": false,
   "description": "messaging service for your micro services",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -14,27 +14,39 @@
     "format": "(gitzone format)"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.8",
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.20",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.24",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.9",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.13",
-    "@types/node": "^11.13.7",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.3",
-    "tslint": "^5.16.0",
+    "tslint": "^5.19.0",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "rxjs": "*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.5",
+    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.11",
     "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.19",
+    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.40",
-    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.2",
+    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.4",
-    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.4",
+    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.19",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.15",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.23",
     "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.35",
+    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.46",
-    "@pushrocks/smarttime": "^3.0.7",
+    "@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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const testServerData = {
 
 const testChannelData = {
   channelName: 'awesomeTestChannel',
-  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPAss'
+  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPass'
 };
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
@@ -37,22 +37,25 @@ tap.test('create smartuniverse client', async () => {
 });
 
 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
   });
 });
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ tap.test('a second client should be able to subscibe', async () => {
 tap.test('should receive a message correctly', async () => {});
 
 tap.test('should disconnect the client correctly', async () => {
-  testClientUniverse.close();
+  testClientUniverse.stop();
 });
 
 tap.test('should end the server correctly', async tools => {

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';

ts/interfaces/universeactions.interfaces.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-export type IServerCallActions = 'subscribe' | 'sendmessage' | 'unsubscribe';
+export type IServerCallActions =
+  | 'channelSubscription'
+  | 'processMessage'
+  | 'channelUnsubscribe'
+  | 'terminateConnection';
 
 /**
  * the interface for a subscription

ts/interfaces/universemessage.interfaces.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ export interface IMessageCreator {
   messageText: string;
   payload?: string | number | any;
   payloadStringType?: 'Buffer' | 'string' | 'object';
-  targetChannelName: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
 export interface IUniverseMessage extends IMessageCreator {
   id: string;
   /**
@@ -12,4 +14,5 @@ export interface IUniverseMessage extends IMessageCreator {
    */
   timestamp: number;
   passphrase: string;
+  targetChannelName: string;
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniverse.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import * as url from 'url';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
-import { ClientUniverseChannel, UniverseMessage } from './';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel, ClientUniverseMessage } from './';
-import {
+import { ClientUniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache';
-  ClientUniverseCache
-} from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache';
 
 export interface IClientOptions {
   serverAddress: string;
@@ -23,9 +21,7 @@ export interface IClientOptions {
 export class ClientUniverse {
   public options;
   public smartsocketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
-  public observableIntake: plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake<UniverseMessage>;
+  public observableIntake: plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake<ClientUniverseMessage>;
-
-  public channelStore = new Objectmap<ClientUniverseChannel>();
   public clientUniverseCache = new ClientUniverseCache();
 
   constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions) {
@@ -36,15 +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;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -52,9 +53,8 @@ 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.channelStore.find(channel => {
       return channel.name === channelName;
     });
     return clientUniverseChannel;
@@ -65,28 +65,18 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * @param messageArg
    */
   public removeChannel(channelNameArg, notifyServer = true) {
-    const clientUniverseChannel = this.channelStore.findOneAndRemove(channelItemArg => {
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(
+      channelItemArg => {
         return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
-    });
+      }
+    );
   }
 
-
+  public async start() {
-  /**
-   * sends a message towards the server
-   * @param messageArg 
-   */
-  public async sendMessage(messageArg: interfaces.IMessageCreator) {
     await this.checkConnection();
-    const requestBody: interfaces.IUniverseMessage = {
-      id: plugins.smartunique.shortId(),
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-      passphrase: (await this.getChannel(messageArg.targetChannelName)).passphrase,
-      ...messageArg
-    };
-    // TODO: User websocket connection if available
   }
 
-  public close() {
+  public stop() {
     this.smartsocketClient.disconnect();
   }
 
@@ -94,17 +84,16 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * 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.smartsocketClient && !this.observableIntake) {
       const parsedURL = url.parse(this.options.serverAddress);
       const socketConfig: plugins.smartsocket.ISmartsocketClientOptions = {
-        alias: process.env.SOCKET_ALIAS || 'someclient',
+        alias: 'universeclient',
         password: 'UniverseClient',
         port: parseInt(parsedURL.port, 10),
         role: 'UniverseClient',
         url: parsedURL.protocol + '//' + parsedURL.hostname
       };
-      console.log(socketConfig);
       this.smartsocketClient = new SmartsocketClient(socketConfig);
       this.observableIntake = new plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake();
 
@@ -113,24 +102,37 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
       /**
        * should handle a forced unsubscription by the server
        */
-      const unsubscribe = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+      const socketFunctionUnsubscribe = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
         funcName: 'unsubscribe',
         allowedRoles: [],
         funcDef: async (data: interfaces.IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload) => {
-          
+          throw new Error('TODO');
-        },
+        }
       });
 
       /**
-       * should handle a message reception
+       * handles message reception
        */
-      const receiveMessage = async () => {
+      const socketFunctionProcessMessage = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
-
+        funcName: 'processMessage',
-      };
+        allowedRoles: [],
-
+        funcDef: async (messageDescriptorArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) => {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'Got message from server');
+          this.observableIntake.push(
+            ClientUniverseMessage.createMessageFromMessageDescriptor(messageDescriptorArg)
+          );
+        }
+      });
 
+      // 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.subscribe();
+      });
     }
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
 
 /**
  * a cache for clients
@@ -6,5 +7,5 @@ import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
  * good for deduplication in mesh environments
  */
 export class ClientUniverseCache {
-  
+  public channelMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<ClientUniverseChannel>();
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel.ts

@@ -13,18 +13,17 @@ 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.channelStore.add(clientChannel);
+    clientUniverseArg.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.add(clientChannel);
-    await clientChannel.subscribe();
     return clientChannel;
   }
 
@@ -37,10 +36,10 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
   public passphrase: string;
 
   // 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;
   }
@@ -50,11 +49,35 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
    * tells the universe about this instances interest into a channel
    */
   public async subscribe() {
-    const serverCallActionName: interfaces.IServerCallActions = 'subscribe';
+    const serverCallActionName: interfaces.IServerCallActions = 'channelSubscription';
     const serverCallActionPayload: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload = {
       name: this.name,
       passphrase: this.passphrase
     };
-    this.clientUniverse.smartsocketClient.serverCall(serverCallActionName, serverCallActionPayload);
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall(
+      serverCallActionName,
+      serverCallActionPayload
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 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,
+      payloadStringType: messageArg.payloadStringType
+    };
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall(
+      'processMessage',
+      universeMessageToSend
+    );
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
-import { IUniverseMessage } from './interfaces';
 
 export class ClientUniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   // ======
   // STATIC
   // ======
-  public static createMessageFromPayload(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {}
+  public static createMessageFromMessageDescriptor(messageDescriptor: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
+    const clientuniverseMessage = new ClientUniverseMessage(messageDescriptor);
+    return clientuniverseMessage;
+  }
 
   // ========
   // INSTANCE
@@ -24,11 +26,14 @@ export class ClientUniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   public payloadStringType;
   public targetChannelName: string;
 
-  constructor(messageArg: IUniverseMessage, payloadArg) {
+  constructor(messageArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
     for (const key of Object.keys(messageArg)) {
       this[key] = messageArg[key];
     }
   }
 
-  getAsJsonForPayload() {};
+  /**
+   * gets json for payload
+   */
+  getAsJsonForPayload() {}
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universe.ts

@@ -6,20 +6,19 @@ import { UniverseCache, UniverseChannel, UniverseMessage } from './';
 import * as paths from './smartuniverse.paths';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
-import { UniverseConnectionManager } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnectionmanager';
 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
   public universeCache: UniverseCache;
-  public universeConnectionManager: UniverseConnectionManager;
 
   // options
   private options: ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions;
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ export class Universe {
 
   constructor(optionsArg: ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
-    this.universeCache = new UniverseCache(this.options.messageExpiryInMilliseconds);
+    this.universeCache = new UniverseCache(this, this.options.messageExpiryInMilliseconds);
-    this.universeConnectionManager = new UniverseConnectionManager();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -62,8 +60,8 @@ export class Universe {
   /**
    * 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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -71,6 +69,7 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async start(portArg: number) {
     // lets create the base smartexpress server
+    if (!this.options.externalServer) {
       this.smartexpressServer = new plugins.smartexpress.Server({
         cors: true,
         defaultAnswer: async () => {
@@ -79,6 +78,10 @@ export class Universe {
         forceSsl: false,
         port: portArg
       });
+    } else {
+      console.log('Universe is using externally supplied server');
+      this.smartexpressServer = this.options.externalServer;
+    }
 
     // add websocket upgrade
     this.smartsocket = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({});
@@ -92,24 +95,80 @@ export class Universe {
     // add the role to smartsocket
     this.smartsocket.addSocketRoles([ClientRole]);
 
-    const SubscriptionSocketFunction = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+    const socketFunctionSubscription = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
-      allowedRoles: [ClientRole],
+      allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
       funcName: 'channelSubscription',
-      funcDef: (data) => {
+      funcDef: async (
-        (() => {
+        dataArg: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload,
-          // TODO:
+        socketConnectionArg
-          this.universeConnectionManager.addConnection();
+      ) => {
+        // run in "this context" of this class
+        await (async () => {
+          const universeConnection = new UniverseConnection({
+            socketConnection: socketConnectionArg,
+            authenticationRequests: [dataArg]
+          });
+          await UniverseConnection.addConnectionToCache(this, universeConnection);
+          return {
+            'subscription status': 'success'
+          };
         })();
       }
     });
 
-    // add smartsocket to the running smartexpress app
+    const socketFunctionProcessMessage = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
-    this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer as any);
+      allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
-    // start everything
+      funcName: 'processMessage',
-    await this.smartexpressServer.start();
+      funcDef: async (dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage, socketConnectionArg) => {
-    await this.smartsocket.start();
+        // run in "this" context of this class
-    console.log('started universe');
+        await (async () => {
+          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
+    await this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer);
+    await this.smartsocket.start();
+    plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('success', 'started universe');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -117,6 +176,8 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async stopServer() {
     await this.smartsocket.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.
@@ -29,13 +31,22 @@ export class UniverseCache {
    */
   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');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -47,12 +58,18 @@ export class UniverseCache {
     messageArg.setUniverseCache(this);
     UniverseChannel.authorizeAMessageForAChannel(this, messageArg);
     this.messageMap.add(messageArg);
+    messageArg.universeChannelList.forEach(universeChannel => {
+      universeChannel.pushToClients(messageArg);
+    });
   }
 
   /**
    * Read a message from the UniverseCache
    */
-  public readMessagesYoungerThan(unixTimeArg?: number, channelName?: string): Observable<UniverseMessage> {
+  public readMessagesYoungerThan(
+    unixTimeArg?: number,
+    channelName?: string
+  ): Observable<UniverseMessage> {
     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
-  ) {
+  ): 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
   // ========
@@ -66,20 +84,23 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * the name of the channel
    */
   public name: string;
-  public universeCacheInstance: UniverseCache;
+  public universeRef: Universe;
 
   /**
    * 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 {
     return (
@@ -88,7 +109,34 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
     );
   }
 
-  public pushToClients(messageArg: UniverseMessage) {
+  /**
-    
+   * pushes a message to clients
+   * @param messageArg
+   */
+  public async pushToClients(messageArg: UniverseMessage) {
+    const universeConnectionsWithChannelAccess: UniverseConnection[] = [];
+    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,
+        payloadStringType: messageArg.payloadStringType
+      };
+      smartsocket.clientCall(
+        'processMessage',
+        universeMessageToSend,
+        universeConnection.socketConnection
+      );
+    }
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,121 @@
 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);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 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;
+  }
+
+  public terminatedDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+
   /**
    * the socketClient to ping
    */
-  socketclient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
+  public socketConnection: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection;
-  subscribedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public authenticationRequests: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload[] = [];
-  authenticatedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public subscribedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public authenticatedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public failedToJoinChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
 
-  constructor() {
+  /**
+   * terminates the connection
+   */
+  public terminateConnection() {
+    this.socketConnection.socket.disconnect();
+    this.terminatedDeferred.resolve();
+  }
 
+  constructor(optionsArg: {
+    socketConnection: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection;
+    authenticationRequests: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload[];
+  }) {
+    this.authenticationRequests = optionsArg.authenticationRequests;
+    this.socketConnection = optionsArg.socketConnection;
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universeconnectionmanager.ts

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
-import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
-
-/**
- * manages connections to a universe
- */
-export class UniverseConnectionManager {
-  public connectionMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<UniverseConnection>();
-
-  public addConnection() {}
-}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universemessage.ts

@@ -7,23 +7,31 @@ 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 {
-  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 payloadStringType;
   public targetChannelName: string;
+  public socketConnection: SocketConnection;
 
   /**
    * the UniverseCache the message is attached to
@@ -38,7 +46,7 @@ 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
@@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ 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;
@@ -64,6 +72,8 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
     this.universeCache = universeCacheArg;
   }
 
+  public setTargetChannel() {}
+
   public setDestructionTimer(selfdestructAfterArg: number) {
     if (selfdestructAfterArg) {
       this.destructionTimer = new Timer(selfdestructAfterArg);
@@ -82,7 +92,7 @@ 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');
   }
 
   /**

ts/smartuniverse.plugins.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ 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 +23,7 @@ export {
   smartdelay,
   smartexpress,
   smartfile,
+  smartlog,
   smartpromise,
   smartrx,
   smartrequest,