1.0.93

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ snyk:
 # test stage
 # ====================
 
-testLTS:
+testStable:
   stage: test
   script:
   - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
+  - npmci node install stable
   - npmci npm install
   - npmci npm test
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
   - docker
-  - notpriv
+  - priv
 
 testBuild:
   stage: test
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ trigger:
 pages:
   image: hosttoday/ht-docker-dbase:npmci
   services:
-   - docker:18-dind
+   - docker:stable-dind
   stage: metadata
   script:
     - npmci command npm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartuniverse",
-  "version": "1.0.61",
+  "version": "1.0.93",
   "private": false,
   "description": "messaging service for your micro services",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -14,27 +14,28 @@
     "format": "(gitzone format)"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.11",
-    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.24",
-    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.11",
-    "@types/node": "^12.7.1",
-    "tslint": "^5.18.0",
+    "@gitzone/tsbuild": "^2.1.17",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.28",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.0.13",
+    "@types/node": "^12.12.6",
+    "tslint": "^5.20.1",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "rxjs": "*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.10",
-    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.38",
-    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.4",
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
+    "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.11",
+    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.52",
+    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^7.0.6",
     "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.0.6",
-    "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.19",
-    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.2",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.16",
-    "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.3",
-    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.44",
+    "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.21",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.42",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.5",
+    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.58",
     "@pushrocks/smarttime": "^3.0.12",
     "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.1"
   },

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

@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ 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 (await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName)).sendMessage({
+  await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName).sendMessage({
     messageText: 'hello'
   });
 });
@@ -69,15 +69,62 @@ tap.test('a second client should be able to subscibe', async () => {
   });
 
   testClientUniverse2.addChannel(testChannelData.channelName, testChannelData.channelPass);
+  await testClientUniverse2.start();
 });
 
-tap.test('should receive a message correctly', async () => {});
-
-tap.test('should disconnect the client correctly', async () => {
-  testClientUniverse.stop();
+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;
 });
 
-tap.test('should end the server correctly', async tools => {
+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

@@ -9,4 +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

@@ -1,4 +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

@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-export type IServerCallActions =
-  | 'channelSubscription'
-  | 'processMessage'
-  | 'channelUnsubscribe'
-  | 'terminateConnection';
-
-/**
- * the interface for a subscription
- */
-export interface IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload {
-  name: string;
-  passphrase: string;
-}
-
 export interface IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload {
   name: string;
 }

ts/interfaces/universemessage.interfaces.ts

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

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ export interface IClientOptions {
  * allows connecting to a universe server
  */
 export class ClientUniverse {
-  public options;
+  public options: IClientOptions;
   public smartsocketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
-  public observableIntake: plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake<ClientUniverseMessage>;
+  public messageRxjsSubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<ClientUniverseMessage<any>>();
   public clientUniverseCache = new ClientUniverseCache();
 
   constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions) {
@@ -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) {
-    const existingChannel = await this.getChannel(channelNameArg);
+  public addChannel(channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+    const existingChannel = this.getChannel(channelNameArg);
 
     if (existingChannel) {
       throw new Error('channel exists');
     }
 
     // lets create the channel
-    await ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(this, channelNameArg, passphraseArg);
+    const clientUniverseChannel = ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(
+      this,
+      channelNameArg,
+      passphraseArg
+    );
+    return clientUniverseChannel;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * @param channelName
    * @param passphraseArg
    */
-  public async getChannel(channelName: string): Promise<ClientUniverseChannel> {
+  public getChannel(channelName: string): ClientUniverseChannel {
     const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.find(channel => {
       return channel.name === channelName;
     });
@@ -60,17 +65,19 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * @param messageArg
    */
   public removeChannel(channelNameArg, notifyServer = true) {
-    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(channelItemArg => {
-      return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
-    });
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(
+      channelItemArg => {
+        return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   public async start() {
     await this.checkConnection();
   }
 
-  public stop() {
-    this.smartsocketClient.disconnect();
+  public async stop() {
+    await this.disconnect('triggered');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,17 +85,23 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
    * since password validation is done through other means, a connection should always be possible
    */
   public async checkConnection(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.smartsocketClient && !this.observableIntake) {
+    if (!this.smartsocketClient) {
       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
       };
       this.smartsocketClient = new SmartsocketClient(socketConfig);
-      this.observableIntake = new plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake();
+
+      this.smartsocketClient.eventSubject.subscribe(async eventArg => {
+        switch(eventArg) {
+          case 'disconnected':
+            this.disconnect('upstreamEvent');
+        }
+      });
 
       // lets define some basic actions
 
@@ -98,20 +111,44 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
       const socketFunctionUnsubscribe = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
         funcName: 'unsubscribe',
         allowedRoles: [],
-        funcDef: async (data: interfaces.IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload) => {
-          throw new Error('TODO');
+        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({
+      const socketFunctionProcessMessage = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction<
+        interfaces.ISocketRequest_ProcessMessage
+      >({
         funcName: 'processMessage',
         allowedRoles: [],
-        funcDef: async (messageDescriptorArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) => {
+        funcDef: async messageDescriptorArg => {
           plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'Got message from server');
-          this.observableIntake.push(ClientUniverseMessage.createMessageFromMessageDescriptor(messageDescriptorArg));
+          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'
+            };
+          }
         }
       });
 
@@ -122,8 +159,19 @@ export class ClientUniverse {
       await this.smartsocketClient.connect();
       plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('info', 'universe client connected successfully');
       await this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.forEach(async clientUniverseChannelArg => {
-        await clientUniverseChannelArg.subscribe();
+        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.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 {
   // ======
@@ -13,11 +16,11 @@ 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,
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ 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 clientUniverseRef: ClientUniverse;
@@ -48,13 +53,35 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
    * subscribes to a channel
    * tells the universe about this instances interest into a channel
    */
-  public async subscribe() {
-    const serverCallActionName: interfaces.IServerCallActions = 'channelSubscription';
-    const serverCallActionPayload: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload = {
-      name: this.name,
-      passphrase: this.passphrase
-    };
-    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall(serverCallActionName, serverCallActionPayload);
+  public subscribe(observingFunctionArg: (messageArg: ClientUniverseMessage<any>) => void) {
+
+    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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -69,9 +96,11 @@ export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
       passphrase: this.passphrase,
       targetChannelName: this.name,
       messageText: messageArg.messageText,
-      payload: messageArg.payload,
-      payloadStringType: messageArg.payloadStringType
+      payload: messageArg.payload
     };
-    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall('processMessage', universeMessageToSend);
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.smartsocketClient.serverCall(
+      'processMessage',
+      universeMessageToSend
+    );
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ 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
   // ======
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ export class ClientUniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   public smartTimestamp: plugins.smarttime.TimeStamp;
   public messageText: string;
   public passphrase: string;
-  public payload: any;
-  public payloadStringType;
+  public payload: T;
   public targetChannelName: string;
 
   constructor(messageArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ export class ClientUniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
     }
   }
 
-
+  /**
+   * 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

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
 
 export interface ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions {
   messageExpiryInMilliseconds: number;
+  externalServer?: plugins.smartexpress.Server;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -59,8 +60,18 @@ 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, nameArg, passphraseArg);
+    return newChannel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns a channel
+   */
+  public getChannel(channelNameArg: string) {
+    return this.universeCache.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+      return channelArg.name === channelNameArg;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -68,14 +79,19 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async start(portArg: number) {
     // lets create the base smartexpress server
-    this.smartexpressServer = new plugins.smartexpress.Server({
-      cors: true,
-      defaultAnswer: async () => {
-        return `smartuniverse server ${this.getUniverseVersion()}`;
-      },
-      forceSsl: false,
-      port: portArg
-    });
+    if (!this.options.externalServer) {
+      this.smartexpressServer = new plugins.smartexpress.Server({
+        cors: true,
+        defaultAnswer: async () => {
+          return `smartuniverse server ${this.getUniverseVersion()}`;
+        },
+        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({});
@@ -89,24 +105,21 @@ export class Universe {
     // add the role to smartsocket
     this.smartsocket.addSocketRoles([ClientRole]);
 
-    const socketFunctionSubscription = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
+    const socketFunctionSubscription = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction<
+      interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel
+    >({
       allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
-      funcName: 'channelSubscription',
-      funcDef: async (
-        dataArg: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload,
-        socketConnectionArg
-      ) => {
-        // 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'
-          };
-        })();
+      funcName: 'subscribeChannel',
+      funcDef: async (dataArg, socketConnectionArg) => {
+        const universeConnection = new UniverseConnection({
+          universe: this,
+          socketConnection: socketConnectionArg,
+          authenticationRequests: [dataArg]
+        });
+        await UniverseConnection.addConnectionToCache(this, universeConnection);
+        return {
+          subscriptionStatus: 'subscribed'
+        };
       }
     });
 
@@ -114,30 +127,36 @@ export class Universe {
       allowedRoles: [ClientRole], // there is only one client role, Authentication happens on another level
       funcName: 'processMessage',
       funcDef: async (dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage, socketConnectionArg) => {
-        // run in "this" context of this class
-        await (async () => {
-          const universeConnection = UniverseConnection.findUniverseConnectionBySocketConnection(
-            this.universeCache,
-            socketConnectionArg
+        const universeConnection = UniverseConnection.findUniverseConnectionBySocketConnection(
+          this.universeCache,
+          socketConnectionArg
+        );
+        if (universeConnection) {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+            'ok',
+            'found UniverseConnection for socket for incoming message'
           );
-          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
+        } else {
+          plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log(
+            'warn',
+            'found no Authorized channel for incoming message'
           );
-          if (foundChannel && unauthenticatedMessage.authenticated) {
-            const authenticatedMessage = unauthenticatedMessage;
-            await this.universeCache.addMessage(authenticatedMessage);
-          }
-        })();
+          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);
+        }
       }
     });
 
@@ -145,10 +164,13 @@ export class Universe {
     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('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer as any);
-    // start everything
-    await this.smartexpressServer.start();
+    await this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer);
     await this.smartsocket.start();
     plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('success', 'started universe');
   }
@@ -158,6 +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

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ 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
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ 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.pushToClients(messageArg);
+      universeChannel.push(messageArg);
     });
   }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class UniverseCache {
   public readMessagesYoungerThan(
     unixTimeArg?: number,
     channelName?: string
-  ): Observable<UniverseMessage> {
+  ): Observable<UniverseMessage<any>> {
     const messageObservable = from(this.messageMap.getArray()).pipe(
       filter(messageArg => {
         return messageArg.smartTimestamp.isYoungerThanMilliSeconds(this.destructionTime);

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universechannel.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    */
   public static authorizeAMessageForAChannel(
     universeCacheArg: UniverseCache,
-    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage
+    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage<any>
   ): UniverseChannel {
     const foundChannel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find(universeChannel => {
       const result = universeChannel.authenticate(universeMessageArg);
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    */
   public name: string;
   public universeRef: Universe;
+  private subject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<UniverseMessage<any>>();
 
   /**
    * the passphrase for the channel
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * # 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
@@ -113,25 +114,55 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * pushes a message to clients
    * @param messageArg
    */
-  public async pushToClients(messageArg: UniverseMessage) {
+  public async push(messageArg: UniverseMessage<any>) {
+    this.subject.next(messageArg);
     const universeConnectionsWithChannelAccess: UniverseConnection[] = [];
-    this.universeRef.universeCache.connectionMap.forEach(async socketConnection => {
+    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 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
+        payload: messageArg.payload
       };
-      smartsocket.clientCall('processMessage', universeMessageToSend, universeConnection.socketConnection);
+      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

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export class UniverseConnection {
       universeConnection
     );
     universeRef.universeCache.connectionMap.add(universeConnection);
+    console.log('hi');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ export class UniverseConnection {
     universeConnectionArg: UniverseConnection
   ): Promise<UniverseConnection> {
     for (const authenticationRequest of universeConnectionArg.authenticationRequests) {
-      const universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst = UniverseChannel.getUniverseChannelByName(universeRef, authenticationRequest.name);
+      const universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst = UniverseChannel.getUniverseChannelByName(
+        universeRef,
+        authenticationRequest.name
+      );
       if (universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst.passphrase === authenticationRequest.passphrase) {
         universeConnectionArg.authenticatedChannels.push(universeChannelToAuthenticateAgainst);
       }
@@ -89,30 +93,42 @@ export class UniverseConnection {
     return universeConnection;
   }
 
+  // INSTANCE
+  public universeRef: Universe;
   public terminatedDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
 
   /**
    * the socketClient to ping
    */
   public socketConnection: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection;
-  public authenticationRequests: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload[] = [];
-  public subscribedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
+  public authenticationRequests: Array<interfaces.ISocketRequest_SubscribeChannel['request']> = [];
   public authenticatedChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
   public failedToJoinChannels: UniverseChannel[] = [];
 
   /**
-   * terminates the connection
+   * disconnect the connection
    */
-  public terminateConnection() {
-    this.socketConnection.socket.disconnect();
+  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: interfaces.IServerCallSubscribeActionPayload[];
+    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

@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ 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 static createMessageFromPayload(socketConnectionArg: SocketConnection, dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage) {
+export class UniverseMessage<T> implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
+  public static createMessageFromPayload(
+    socketConnectionArg: SocketConnection,
+    dataArg: interfaces.IUniverseMessage
+  ) {
     const universeMessageInstance = new UniverseMessage(dataArg);
     universeMessageInstance.socketConnection = socketConnectionArg;
     return universeMessageInstance;
@@ -25,8 +28,7 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   public smartTimestamp: TimeStamp;
   public messageText: string;
   public passphrase: string;
-  public payload: any;
-  public payloadStringType;
+  public payload: T;
   public targetChannelName: string;
   public socketConnection: SocketConnection;
 
@@ -62,28 +64,32 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
     this.passphrase = messageDescriptor.passphrase;
     this.payload = messageDescriptor.payload;
     // prevent memory issues
-    this.fallBackDestruction();
+    this.setDestructionTimer();
   }
 
   public setUniverseCache(universeCacheArg: UniverseCache) {
     this.universeCache = universeCacheArg;
   }
 
-  public setTargetChannel() {
-    
-  }
+  public setTargetChannel() {}
 
-  public setDestructionTimer(selfdestructAfterArg: number) {
+  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);
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,15 +99,4 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   public handleAsBadMessage() {
     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

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ 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';