1.0.102

.gitignore

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ node_modules/
 
 # builds
 dist/
-dist_web/
-dist_serve/
-dist_ts_web/
+dist_*/
 
 # custom

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
 
 cache:
   paths:
-  - .npmci_cache/
-  key: "$CI_BUILD_STAGE"
+    - .npmci_cache/
+  key: '$CI_BUILD_STAGE'
 
 stages:
-- security
-- test
-- release
-- metadata
+  - security
+  - test
+  - release
+  - metadata
 
 # ====================
 # security stage
@@ -18,60 +18,74 @@ stages:
 mirror:
   stage: security
   script:
-  - npmci git mirror
+    - npmci git mirror
+  only:
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
-snyk:
+auditProductionDependencies:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
   stage: security
   script:
     - npmci npm prepare
-    - npmci command npm install -g snyk
-    - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
-    - npmci command snyk test
+    - npmci command npm install --production --ignore-scripts
+    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=prod --production
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - docker
+
+auditDevDependencies:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/hosttoday/ht-docker-node:npmci
+  stage: security
+  script:
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci command npm install --ignore-scripts
+    - npmci command npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+    - npmci command npm audit --audit-level=high --only=dev
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  allow_failure: true
 
 # ====================
 # test stage
 # ====================
 
-testLTS:
+testStable:
   stage: test
   script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci npm test
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci npm test
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - docker
 
 testBuild:
   stage: test
   script:
-  - npmci npm prepare
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm install
-  - npmci command npm run build
+    - npmci npm prepare
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm install
+    - npmci command npm run build
   coverage: /\d+.?\d+?\%\s*coverage/
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - docker
 
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
-  - npmci node install lts
-  - npmci npm publish
+    - npmci node install stable
+    - npmci npm publish
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 # ====================
 # metadata stage
@@ -79,35 +93,39 @@ release:
 codequality:
   stage: metadata
   allow_failure: true
+  only:
+    - tags
   script:
     - npmci command npm install -g tslint typescript
+    - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command "tslint -c tslint.json ./ts/**/*.ts"
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - priv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - priv
 
 trigger:
   stage: metadata
   script:
-  - npmci trigger
+    - npmci trigger
   only:
-  - tags
+    - tags
   tags:
-  - docker
-  - notpriv
+    - lossless
+    - docker
+    - notpriv
 
 pages:
-  image: hosttoday/ht-docker-dbase:npmci
-  services:
-   - docker:18-dind
   stage: metadata
   script:
+    - npmci node install lts
     - npmci command npm install -g @gitzone/tsdoc
     - npmci npm prepare
     - npmci npm install
     - npmci command tsdoc
   tags:
+    - lossless
     - docker
     - notpriv
   only:
@@ -115,5 +133,5 @@ pages:
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
-    - public
+      - public
   allow_failure: true

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "json.schemas": [
+    {
+      "fileMatch": ["/npmextra.json"],
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "npmci": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "settings for npmci"
+          },
+          "gitzone": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "settings for gitzone",
+            "properties": {
+              "projectType": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": ["website", "element", "service", "npm", "wcc"]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}

npmextra.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "gitzone": {
+    "projectType": "npm",
     "module": {
       "githost": "gitlab.com",
       "gitscope": "pushrocks",

package.json

@@ -1,52 +1,57 @@
 {
   "name": "@pushrocks/smartuniverse",
-  "version": "1.0.62",
+  "version": "1.0.102",
   "private": false,
   "description": "messaging service for your micro services",
-  "main": "dist/index.js",
-  "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
+  "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
   "author": "Lossless GmbH",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "(tstest test/)",
     "testManual": "(tsrun test/test.ts)",
-    "build": "(tsbuild)",
+    "build": "(tsbuild --web && tsbundle --from ./ts/index.ts --to dist_bundle/bundle.js)",
     "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": "^2.1.25",
+    "@gitzone/tstest": "^1.0.48",
+    "@pushrocks/tapbundle": "^3.2.9",
+    "@types/node": "^14.11.2",
+    "tslint": "^6.1.3",
     "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",
-    "@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/smarttime": "^3.0.12",
-    "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.1"
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.15",
+    "@pushrocks/lik": "^4.0.17",
+    "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.10",
+    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.76",
+    "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^8.0.0",
+    "@pushrocks/smarthash": "^2.1.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartlog": "^2.0.39",
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^3.0.6",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.51",
+    "@pushrocks/smartrx": "^2.0.19",
+    "@pushrocks/smartsocket": "^1.1.63",
+    "@pushrocks/smarttime": "^3.0.35",
+    "@pushrocks/smartunique": "^3.0.3"
   },
   "files": [
-    "ts/*",
-    "ts_web/*",
-    "dist/*",
-    "dist_web/*",
-    "dist_ts_web/*",
-    "assets/*",
+    "ts/**/*",
+    "ts_web/**/*",
+    "dist/**/*",
+    "dist_*/**/*",
+    "dist_ts/**/*",
+    "dist_ts_web/**/*",
+    "assets/**/*",
     "cli.js",
     "npmextra.json",
     "readme.md"
+  ],
+  "browserslist": [
+    "last 1 chrome versions"
   ]
 }

readme.md

@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ messaging service for micro services
 * [docs (typedoc)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartuniverse/)
 
 ## Status for master
-[![build status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/commits/master)
-[![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/commits/master)
-[![npm downloads per month](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@pushrocks/smartuniverse.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)
-[![Known Vulnerabilities](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartuniverse/badge.svg)](https://snyk.io/test/npm/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)
-[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript->=%203.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
-[![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
-[![JavaScript Style Guide](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)](https://prettier.io/)
+
+Status Category | Status Badge
+-- | --
+GitLab Pipelines | [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/badges/master/pipeline.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
+GitLab Pipline Test Coverage | [![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartuniverse/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://lossless.cloud)
+npm | [![npm downloads per month](https://badgen.net/npm/dy/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)](https://lossless.cloud)
+Snyk | [![Known Vulnerabilities](https://badgen.net/snyk/pushrocks/smartuniverse)](https://lossless.cloud)
+TypeScript Support | [![TypeScript](https://badgen.net/badge/TypeScript/>=%203.x/blue?icon=typescript)](https://lossless.cloud)
+node Support | [![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node->=%2010.x.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v10.x/docs/api/)
+Code Style | [![Code Style](https://badgen.net/badge/style/prettier/purple)](https://lossless.cloud)
+PackagePhobia (total standalone install weight) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/install/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)](https://lossless.cloud)
+PackagePhobia (package size on registry) | [![PackagePhobia](https://badgen.net/packagephobia/publish/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)](https://lossless.cloud)
+BundlePhobia (total size when bundled) | [![BundlePhobia](https://badgen.net/bundlephobia/minzip/@pushrocks/smartuniverse)](https://lossless.cloud)
+Platform support | [![Supports Windows 10](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Windows%2010/yes/green?icon=windows)](https://lossless.cloud) [![Supports Mac OS X](https://badgen.net/badge/supports%20Mac%20OS%20X/yes/green?icon=apple)](https://lossless.cloud)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ Think Kafka, but without Kafka.
 import * as smartuniverse from '@pushrocks/smartuniverse';
 
 const myUniverse = new smartuniverse.Universe({
-  messageExpiryInMilliseconds: 60000 // the standard time in milliseconds until a message expires
+  messageExpiryInMilliseconds: 60000, // the standard time in milliseconds until a message expires
 });
 
 // create as many channels as you like
@@ -47,9 +54,13 @@ myUniverse.start(8765); // start the server and provide the port on which to lis
 
 All your microservices represents clients in the universe that may talk to each other using the universe server.
 
+## Contribution
+
+We are always happy for code contributions. If you are not the code contributing type that is ok. Still, maintaining Open Source repositories takes considerable time and thought. If you like the quality of what we do and our modules are useful to you we would appreciate a little monthly contribution: You can [contribute one time](https://lossless.link/contribute-onetime) or [contribute monthly](https://lossless.link/contribute). :)
+
 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

@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ let testClientUniverse2: smartuniverse.ClientUniverse;
 let testClientChannel: smartuniverse.ClientUniverseChannel;
 
 const testServerData = {
-  serverAddress: 'http://localhost:8765'
+  serverAddress: 'http://localhost:8765',
 };
 
 const testChannelData = {
   channelName: 'awesomeTestChannel',
-  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPass'
+  channelPass: 'awesomeChannelPass',
 };
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
   testUniverse = new smartuniverse.Universe({
-    messageExpiryInMilliseconds: 1000
+    messageExpiryInMilliseconds: 1000,
   });
 });
 
@@ -31,31 +31,32 @@ tap.test('add a message to the SmartUniverse', async () => {
 // testing message handling
 tap.test('create smartuniverse client', async () => {
   testClientUniverse = new smartuniverse.ClientUniverse({
-    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress
+    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress,
+    autoReconnect: true,
   });
   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 (await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName)).sendMessage({
-    messageText: 'hello'
+  await testClientUniverse.getChannel(testChannelData.channelName).postMessage({
+    messageText: 'hello',
   });
 });
 
@@ -65,19 +66,70 @@ tap.test('universe should contain the sent message', async () => {
 
 tap.test('a second client should be able to subscibe', async () => {
   testClientUniverse2 = new smartuniverse.ClientUniverse({
-    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress
+    serverAddress: testServerData.serverAddress,
+    autoReconnect: true,
   });
 
   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.postMessage({
+    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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Client classes
-export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniverse';
-export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversechannel';
-export * from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversemessage';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universe';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universechannel';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universemessage';
 
 // Server classes
 export * from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
@@ -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.event.reactionrequest';
+export * from './smartuniverse.classes.event.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.client.universe.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Smartsocket, SmartsocketClient } from '@pushrocks/smartsocket';
+import * as url from 'url';
+
+import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
+
+import { ClientUniverseChannel, ClientUniverseMessage } from '.';
+import { ClientUniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universecache';
+import { logger } from './smartuniverse.logging';
+
+export interface IClientOptions {
+  serverAddress: string;
+  autoReconnect: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * this class is for client side only!!!
+ * allows connecting to a universe server
+ */
+export class ClientUniverse {
+  public options: IClientOptions;
+  public smartsocketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
+  public messageRxjsSubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<ClientUniverseMessage<any>>();
+  public clientUniverseCache = new ClientUniverseCache();
+
+  public autoReconnectStatus: 'on' | 'off' = 'off';
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions) {
+    this.options = optionsArg;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * adds a channel to the channelcache
+   * TODO: verify channel before adding it to the channel cache
+   */
+  public addChannel(channelNameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+    const existingChannel = this.getChannel(channelNameArg);
+
+    if (existingChannel) {
+      throw new Error('channel exists');
+    }
+
+    // lets create the channel
+    const clientUniverseChannel = ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(
+      this,
+      channelNameArg,
+      passphraseArg
+    );
+    return clientUniverseChannel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets a channel from the channelcache
+   * @param channelName
+   * @param passphraseArg
+   */
+  public getChannel(channelName: string): ClientUniverseChannel {
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.find((channel) => {
+      return channel.name === channelName;
+    });
+    return clientUniverseChannel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * remove a a achannel
+   * @param messageArg
+   */
+  public removeChannel(channelNameArg, notifyServer = true) {
+    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(
+      (channelItemArg) => {
+        return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async start() {
+    if (this.options.autoReconnect) {
+      this.autoReconnectStatus = 'on';
+    }
+    await this.checkConnection();
+  }
+
+  public async stop() {
+    this.autoReconnectStatus = 'off';
+    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> {
+    if (!this.smartsocketClient) {
+      const parsedURL = url.parse(this.options.serverAddress);
+      const socketConfig: plugins.smartsocket.ISmartsocketClientOptions = {
+        alias: 'universeclient',
+        password: 'UniverseClient',
+        port: parseInt(parsedURL.port, 10),
+        role: 'UniverseClient',
+        url: parsedURL.protocol + '//' + parsedURL.hostname,
+      };
+      this.smartsocketClient = new SmartsocketClient(socketConfig);
+
+      this.smartsocketClient.eventSubject.subscribe(async (eventArg) => {
+        switch (eventArg) {
+          case 'disconnected':
+            this.disconnect('upstreamEvent');
+        }
+      });
+
+      // 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) => {
+          logger.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();
+      logger.log('info', 'universe client connected successfully');
+      await this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.forEach(async (clientUniverseChannelArg) => {
+        await clientUniverseChannelArg.populateSubscriptionToServer();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async disconnect(
+    reason: 'upstreamEvent' | 'triggered' = 'triggered',
+    tryReconnect = false
+  ) {
+    const instructDisconnect = async () => {
+      if (this.smartsocketClient) {
+        const smartsocketToDisconnect = this.smartsocketClient;
+        this.smartsocketClient = null; // making sure the upstreamEvent does  not interfere
+        await smartsocketToDisconnect.disconnect();
+      }
+    };
+
+    if (reason === 'triggered' && this.smartsocketClient) {
+      await instructDisconnect();
+    }
+    if (this.autoReconnectStatus === 'on' && reason === 'upstreamEvent') {
+      await instructDisconnect();
+      await plugins.smartdelay.delayForRandom(5000, 20000);
+      await this.checkConnection();
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.client.universecache.ts

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

ts/smartuniverse.classes.client.universechannel.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
+
+import { ClientUniverse } from '.';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universemessage';
+import { ReactionRequest } from './smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionrequest';
+import { ReactionResponse } from './smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionresponse';
+
+export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
+  // ======
+  // STATIC
+  // ======
+  /**
+   * creates a channel and adds it to the cache of clientUniverseArg
+   * @param clientUniverseArg
+   * @param channelNameArg
+   * @param passphraseArg
+   */
+  public static createClientUniverseChannel(
+    clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse,
+    channelNameArg: string,
+    passphraseArg: string
+  ): ClientUniverseChannel {
+    const clientChannel = new ClientUniverseChannel(
+      clientUniverseArg,
+      channelNameArg,
+      passphraseArg
+    );
+    clientUniverseArg.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.add(clientChannel);
+    return clientChannel;
+  }
+
+  // ========
+  // INSTANCE
+  // ========
+
+  // 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;
+
+  constructor(clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse, nameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
+    this.clientUniverseRef = clientUniverseArg;
+    this.name = nameArg;
+    this.passphrase = passphraseArg;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * subscribes to a channel
+   * tells the universe about this instances interest into a channel
+   */
+  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);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sends a message towards the server
+   * @param messageArg
+   */
+  public async postMessage(messageArg: interfaces.IMessageCreator) {
+    await this.clientUniverseRef.start(); // its ok to call this multiple times
+    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.client.universemessage.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) {

ts/smartuniverse.classes.clientuniverse.ts

@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
-
-import { Objectmap } from '@pushrocks/lik';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { Smartsocket, SmartsocketClient } from '@pushrocks/smartsocket';
-import * as url from 'url';
-
-import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
-
-import { ClientUniverseChannel, ClientUniverseMessage } from './';
-import { ClientUniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.clientuniversecache';
-
-export interface IClientOptions {
-  serverAddress: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * this class is for client side only!!!
- * allows connecting to a universe server
- */
-export class ClientUniverse {
-  public options;
-  public smartsocketClient: plugins.smartsocket.SmartsocketClient;
-  public observableIntake: plugins.smartrx.ObservableIntake<ClientUniverseMessage>;
-  public clientUniverseCache = new ClientUniverseCache();
-
-  constructor(optionsArg: IClientOptions) {
-    this.options = optionsArg;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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);
-
-    if (existingChannel) {
-      throw new Error('channel exists');
-    }
-
-    // lets create the channel
-    await ClientUniverseChannel.createClientUniverseChannel(this, channelNameArg, passphraseArg);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * gets a channel from the channelcache
-   * @param channelName
-   * @param passphraseArg
-   */
-  public async getChannel(channelName: string): Promise<ClientUniverseChannel> {
-    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.find(channel => {
-      return channel.name === channelName;
-    });
-    return clientUniverseChannel;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * remove a a achannel
-   * @param messageArg
-   */
-  public removeChannel(channelNameArg, notifyServer = true) {
-    const clientUniverseChannel = this.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.findOneAndRemove(channelItemArg => {
-      return channelItemArg.name === channelNameArg;
-    });
-  }
-
-  public async start() {
-    await this.checkConnection();
-  }
-
-  public stop() {
-    this.smartsocketClient.disconnect();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * checks the connection towards a universe server
-   * since password validation is done through other means, a connection should always be possible
-   */
-  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',
-        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();
-
-      // lets define some basic actions
-
-      /**
-       * should handle a forced unsubscription by the server
-       */
-      const socketFunctionUnsubscribe = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketFunction({
-        funcName: 'unsubscribe',
-        allowedRoles: [],
-        funcDef: async (data: interfaces.IServerUnsubscribeActionPayload) => {
-          throw new Error('TODO');
-        }
-      });
-
-      /**
-       * handles message reception
-       */
-      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.clientuniversechannel.ts

@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
-import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
-
-import { ClientUniverse } from './';
-
-export class ClientUniverseChannel implements interfaces.IUniverseChannel {
-  // ======
-  // STATIC
-  // ======
-  /**
-   * creates a channel and adds it to the cache of clientUniverseArg
-   * @param clientUniverseArg
-   * @param channelNameArg
-   * @param passphraseArg
-   */
-  public static async createClientUniverseChannel(
-    clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse,
-    channelNameArg: string,
-    passphraseArg: string
-  ): Promise<ClientUniverseChannel> {
-    const clientChannel = new ClientUniverseChannel(
-      clientUniverseArg,
-      channelNameArg,
-      passphraseArg
-    );
-    clientUniverseArg.clientUniverseCache.channelMap.add(clientChannel);
-    return clientChannel;
-  }
-
-  // ========
-  // INSTANCE
-  // ========
-
-  // properties
-  public name: string;
-  public passphrase: string;
-
-  // refs
-  public clientUniverseRef: ClientUniverse;
-
-  constructor(clientUniverseArg: ClientUniverse, nameArg: string, passphraseArg: string) {
-    this.clientUniverseRef = clientUniverseArg;
-    this.name = nameArg;
-    this.passphrase = passphraseArg;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 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.event.broadcastevent.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+/**
+ * broadcasts an event to multiple channels
+ * also handles subscription
+ */
+export class BroadcastEvent<T extends plugins.typedrequestInterfaces.ITypedEvent<any>> {
+  public eventSubject = new plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<T['payload']>();
+
+  constructor() {}
+
+  public fire(eventPayloadArg: T['payload']) {}
+
+  public subscribe(funcArg: (nextArg: T['payload']) => void): plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subscription {
+    return this.eventSubject.subscribe(funcArg);
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionrequest.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universechannel';
+import { ReactionResult } from './smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionresult';
+import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universemessage';
+
+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.postMessage({
+        messageText: 'reactionRequest',
+        payload,
+      });
+    }
+    plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(timeoutMillisArg).then(async () => {
+      await subscriptionMap.forEach((subscriptionArg) => {
+        subscriptionArg.unsubscribe();
+      });
+      reactionResult.complete();
+    });
+    return reactionResult;
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionresponse.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+import { ICombinatorPayload } from './smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionrequest';
+import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
+import { ClientUniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universechannel';
+import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
+import { ClientUniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.client.universemessage';
+
+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.postMessage({
+        messageText: 'reactionResponse',
+        payload,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}

ts/smartuniverse.classes.event.reactionresult.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import { ReactionResponse } from './smartuniverse.classes.event.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

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+import * as pluginsTyped from './smartuniverse.pluginstyped';
 
 import { Handler, Route, Server } from '@pushrocks/smartexpress';
 import { UniverseCache, UniverseChannel, UniverseMessage } from './';
@@ -7,9 +8,11 @@ import * as paths from './smartuniverse.paths';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
+import { logger } from './smartuniverse.logging';
 
 export interface ISmartUniverseConstructorOptions {
   messageExpiryInMilliseconds: number;
+  externalServer?: pluginsTyped.smartexpress.Server;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ export class Universe {
   /**
    * the smartexpress server used
    */
-  private smartexpressServer: plugins.smartexpress.Server;
+  private smartexpressServer: pluginsTyped.smartexpress.Server;
 
   /**
    * the smartsocket used
@@ -59,86 +62,91 @@ 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;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
    * initiates a server
    */
   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,
+    // add websocket upgrade
+    this.smartsocket = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({
       port: portArg
     });
 
-    // add websocket upgrade
-    this.smartsocket = new plugins.smartsocket.Smartsocket({});
+    // lets create the base smartexpress server
+    if (this.options.externalServer) {
+      console.log('Universe is using externally supplied server');
+      this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress' ,this.options.externalServer);
+    }
 
     // add a role for the clients
     const ClientRole = new plugins.smartsocket.SocketRole({
       name: 'UniverseClient',
-      passwordHash: plugins.smarthash.sha256FromStringSync('UniverseClient') // 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 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',
+        };
+      },
     });
 
     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) => {
-        // run in "this" context of this class
-        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);
-          }
-        })();
-      }
+        const universeConnection = UniverseConnection.findUniverseConnectionBySocketConnection(
+          this.universeCache,
+          socketConnectionArg
+        );
+        if (universeConnection) {
+          logger.log('ok', 'found UniverseConnection for socket for incoming message');
+        } else {
+          logger.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
@@ -146,11 +154,8 @@ export class Universe {
     this.smartsocket.addSocketFunction(socketFunctionProcessMessage);
 
     // add smartsocket to the running smartexpress app
-    this.smartsocket.setExternalServer('smartexpress', this.smartexpressServer as any);
-    // start everything
-    await this.smartexpressServer.start();
     await this.smartsocket.start();
-    plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('success', 'started universe');
+    logger.log('success', 'started universe');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -158,6 +163,5 @@ export class Universe {
    */
   public async stopServer() {
     await this.smartsocket.stop();
-    await this.smartexpressServer.stop();
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universecache.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
 import { UniverseChannel } from './smartuniverse.classes.universechannel';
 import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
 
-import { Objectmap } from '@pushrocks/lik';
+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';
 
@@ -19,22 +18,22 @@ 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>();
+  public channelMap = new ObjectMap<UniverseChannel>();
 
   /**
    * stores all connections
    */
-  public connectionMap = new plugins.lik.Objectmap<UniverseConnection>();
+  public connectionMap = new plugins.lik.ObjectMap<UniverseConnection>();
 
   /**
    * allows messages to be processed in a blacklist mode for further analysis
@@ -54,12 +53,12 @@ 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);
+    messageArg.universeChannelList.forEach((universeChannel) => {
+      universeChannel.push(messageArg);
     });
   }
 
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ export class UniverseCache {
   public readMessagesYoungerThan(
     unixTimeArg?: number,
     channelName?: string
-  ): Observable<UniverseMessage> {
+  ): Observable<UniverseMessage<any>> {
     const messageObservable = from(this.messageMap.getArray()).pipe(
-      filter(messageArg => {
+      filter((messageArg) => {
         return messageArg.smartTimestamp.isYoungerThanMilliSeconds(this.destructionTime);
       })
     );

ts/smartuniverse.classes.universechannel.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { UniverseCache } from './smartuniverse.classes.universecache';
 import { UniverseMessage } from './smartuniverse.classes.universemessage';
 import { UniverseConnection } from './smartuniverse.classes.universeconnection';
 import { Universe } from './smartuniverse.classes.universe';
+import { logger } from './smartuniverse.logging';
 
 /**
  * enables messages to stay within a certain scope.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    * returns boolean wether certain channel exists
    */
   public static async doesChannelExists(universeCacheArg: UniverseCache, channelNameArg: string) {
-    const channel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+    const channel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find((channelArg) => {
       return channelArg.name === channelNameArg;
     });
     if (channel) {
@@ -52,27 +53,27 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
    */
   public static authorizeAMessageForAChannel(
     universeCacheArg: UniverseCache,
-    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage
+    universeMessageArg: UniverseMessage<any>
   ): UniverseChannel {
-    const foundChannel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find(universeChannel => {
+    const foundChannel = universeCacheArg.channelMap.find((universeChannel) => {
       const result = universeChannel.authenticate(universeMessageArg);
       return result;
     });
     if (foundChannel) {
       universeMessageArg.authenticated = true;
       universeMessageArg.universeChannelList.add(foundChannel);
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('ok', 'message authorized');
+      logger.log('ok', 'message authorized');
       return foundChannel;
     } else {
       universeMessageArg.authenticated = false;
       universeMessageArg.universeChannelList.add(universeCacheArg.blackListChannel);
-      plugins.smartlog.defaultLogger.log('warn', 'message not valid');
+      logger.log('warn', 'message not valid');
       return null;
     }
   }
 
   public static getUniverseChannelByName(universeRef: Universe, universeChannelName: string) {
-    return universeRef.universeCache.channelMap.find(channelArg => {
+    return universeRef.universeCache.channelMap.find((channelArg) => {
       return channelArg.name === universeChannelName;
     });
   }
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ 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 +104,7 @@ 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
@@ -113,15 +115,17 @@ 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,
@@ -129,9 +133,37 @@ export class UniverseChannel {
         targetChannelName: this.name,
         messageText: messageArg.messageText,
         payload: messageArg.payload,
-        payloadStringType: messageArg.payloadStringType
       };
-      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 postMessage(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');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export class UniverseConnection {
     universeConnectionArg: UniverseConnection
   ): Promise<UniverseConnection> {
     let connectionToReturn: UniverseConnection;
-    universeCache.connectionMap.forEach(async existingConnection => {
+    universeCache.connectionMap.forEach(async (existingConnection) => {
       if (existingConnection.socketConnection === universeConnectionArg.socketConnection) {
         connectionToReturn = await this.mergeUniverseConnections(
           existingConnection,
@@ -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);
       }
@@ -83,36 +87,49 @@ export class UniverseConnection {
     universeCache: UniverseCache,
     socketConnectionArg: plugins.smartsocket.SocketConnection
   ): UniverseConnection {
-    const universeConnection = universeCache.connectionMap.find(universeConnectionArg => {
+    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: 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.universeRef = optionsArg.universe;
     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

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
 
-import { Objectmap } from '@pushrocks/lik';
-
 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 { SocketConnection } from '@pushrocks/smartsocket';
+import { logger } from './smartuniverse.logging';
 
 /**
  * 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 +27,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
   /**
    * enables unprotected grouping of messages for efficiency purposes.
    */
-  public universeChannelList = new Objectmap<UniverseChannel>();
+  public universeChannelList = new plugins.lik.ObjectMap<UniverseChannel>();
 
   /**
    * wether the message is authenticated
@@ -62,28 +63,34 @@ 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);
-      });
+      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);
+        }
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -91,17 +98,6 @@ export class UniverseMessage implements interfaces.IUniverseMessage {
    * handles bad messages for further analysis
    */
   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);
-      }
-    });
+    logger.log('warn', 'received a bad message');
   }
 }

ts/smartuniverse.logging.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+export const logger = new plugins.smartlog.ConsoleLog();

ts/smartuniverse.plugins.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ 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';
@@ -21,7 +25,6 @@ export {
   lik,
   smarthash,
   smartdelay,
-  smartexpress,
   smartfile,
   smartlog,
   smartpromise,
@@ -29,5 +32,5 @@ export {
   smartrequest,
   smartsocket,
   smarttime,
-  smartunique
+  smartunique,
 };

ts/smartuniverse.pluginstyped.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import type * as smartexpress from '@pushrocks/smartexpress';
+
+export {
+  smartexpress
+};