diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 5a8aabc..00db4a3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-11-06 - 5.5.0 - feat(tapnodetools)
+Add TestFileProvider for handling Docker Alpine image
+
+- Introduced TestFileProvider in TapNodeTools.
+- Added method to retrieve Docker Alpine image as a local tarball.
+
 ## 2024-11-06 - 5.4.4 - fix(dependencies)
 Update smarts3 dependency to version 2.2.5
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b3b8bc..35d170c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@
     "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartenv": "^5.0.12",
     "@push.rocks/smartexpect": "^1.2.1",
+    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^11.0.21",
     "@push.rocks/smartjson": "^5.0.20",
     "@push.rocks/smartmongo": "^2.0.10",
+    "@push.rocks/smartpath": "^5.0.18",
     "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.0.4",
+    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.0.23",
     "@push.rocks/smarts3": "^2.2.5",
     "@push.rocks/smartshell": "^3.0.6",
     "@push.rocks/smarttime": "^4.0.8"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ce1a633..ee67744 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -26,15 +26,24 @@ dependencies:
   '@push.rocks/smartexpect':
     specifier: ^1.2.1
     version: 1.2.1
+  '@push.rocks/smartfile':
+    specifier: ^11.0.21
+    version: 11.0.21
   '@push.rocks/smartjson':
     specifier: ^5.0.20
     version: 5.0.20
   '@push.rocks/smartmongo':
     specifier: ^2.0.10
     version: 2.0.10(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.682.0)
+  '@push.rocks/smartpath':
+    specifier: ^5.0.18
+    version: 5.0.18
   '@push.rocks/smartpromise':
     specifier: ^4.0.4
     version: 4.0.4
+  '@push.rocks/smartrequest':
+    specifier: ^2.0.23
+    version: 2.0.23
   '@push.rocks/smarts3':
     specifier: ^2.2.5
     version: 2.2.5
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartopen': 2.0.0
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartsitemap': 2.0.3
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.2.4
@@ -1733,7 +1742,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.7
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
       '@push.rocks/smartunique': 3.0.9
@@ -1903,7 +1912,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 1.0.6
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 2.0.8
       '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
       '@types/glob': 8.1.0
@@ -1924,7 +1933,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartmime': 2.0.2
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smartstream': 3.2.4
       '@types/fs-extra': 11.0.4
       '@types/glob': 8.1.0
@@ -1937,7 +1946,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-J23q84f1O+TwFGmd4lrO9XLHUh2DaLXo9PN/9VmTWYzTkQDv5JehmifXVI0esophXcCIfbdIu6hbt7/aHlDF4A==}
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
 
   /@push.rocks/smarthash@3.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-HJ/fSx41jm0CvSaqMLa6b2nuNK5rHAqAeAq3dAB7Sq9BCPm2M0J5ZVDTzEAH8pS91XYniUiwuE0jwPERNn9hmw==}
@@ -2063,7 +2072,7 @@ packages:
       '@push.rocks/smartfile': 10.0.41
       '@push.rocks/smartpath': 5.0.18
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
-      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.22
+      '@push.rocks/smartrequest': 2.0.23
       '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.0.8
       '@push.rocks/smartversion': 3.0.5
       package-json: 8.1.1
@@ -2137,8 +2146,8 @@ packages:
       - utf-8-validate
     dev: true
 
-  /@push.rocks/smartrequest@2.0.22:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EfgmdEsLtDJ8aNOLOh59ca1NMsiiFz54aoHRigQFQ0cuoUs6phxejIY2FdMoPFn68ubTpkztdL2P4L1/cRYyHg==}
+  /@push.rocks/smartrequest@2.0.23:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-y+gtOwXFpmPL+mIQblYPdFuHufxHi5lMV0LKm5bPYgGdMq3/+QlnEqNEAumeMHjvXgxur7x30QiHSwpJGK5g9w==}
     dependencies:
       '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.0.4
       '@push.rocks/smarturl': 3.1.0
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index c598793..e5f6df6 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
-  version: '5.4.4',
+  version: '5.5.0',
   description: 'A test automation library bundling utilities and tools for TAP (Test Anything Protocol) based testing, specifically tailored for tapbuffer.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
index f7e35ff..d6436f0 100644
--- a/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
+++ b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { TestFileProvider } from './classes.testfileprovider.js';
 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 
 class TapNodeTools {
   private smartshellInstance: plugins.smartshell.Smartshell;
+  public testFileProvider = new TestFileProvider();
 
   constructor() {}
 
diff --git a/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts b/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27e2478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_node/classes.testfileprovider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+import * as paths from './paths.js';
+
+export const fileUrls = {
+  dockerAlpineImage: 'https://code.foss.global/testassets/docker/raw/branch/main/alpine.tar',
+}
+
+export class TestFileProvider {
+  public async getDockerAlpineImageAsLocalTarball(): Promise<string> {
+    const filePath = plugins.path.join(paths.testFilesDir, 'alpine.tar')
+    // fetch the docker alpine image
+    const response = await plugins.smartrequest.getBinary(fileUrls.dockerAlpineImage);
+    await plugins.smartfile.fs.ensureDir(paths.testFilesDir);
+    const AlpineBuffer = await plugins.smartfile.memory.toFs(response.body, filePath);
+    return filePath;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts_node/paths.ts b/ts_node/paths.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b25d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_node/paths.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+
+export const cwd = process.cwd();
+export const testFilesDir = plugins.path.join(cwd, './.nogit/testfiles/');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts_node/plugins.ts b/ts_node/plugins.ts
index e51a2ab..3e5182e 100644
--- a/ts_node/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts_node/plugins.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 // node native
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
 
-export { crypto,fs };
+export { crypto,fs, path, };
 
 // @push.rocks scope
 import * as qenv from '@push.rocks/qenv';
 import * as smartcrypto from '@push.rocks/smartcrypto';
+import * as smartfile from '@push.rocks/smartfile';
+import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';
+import * as smartrequest from '@push.rocks/smartrequest';
 import * as smartshell from '@push.rocks/smartshell';
 
-export { qenv, smartcrypto, smartshell };
+export { qenv, smartcrypto, smartfile, smartpath, smartrequest, smartshell, };