diff --git a/examples/four-in-one.js b/examples/four-in-one.js
index 743780e..4e75713 100644
--- a/examples/four-in-one.js
+++ b/examples/four-in-one.js
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ const tcpfuncs = {
 ;
 (async () => {
 
-  let fio  = new Base({sockets:'uc#c>n,us#s>n,tc#c>t,ts#s>t,tc2#c>t', id:'four-in-one'})
+  let fio  = new Base({sockets:'uc#c>n,us#s>n,tc#c>t,ts#s>t,mqttp#c>m,mqtts#s>m,webs#s>w', mqtts:{broker:{host:'test', port: 5555},topic:'blah'}, id:'four-in-one'})
   // let fio  = new Base({sockets:'uc#c>n,us#s>n', id:'four-in-one'})
-  await fio.init()
+  // await fio.init()
   fio.s = socketfuncs
   fio.st = tcpfuncs
   fio.ct = {reply: packet =>{
@@ -85,24 +85,24 @@ const tcpfuncs = {
     }
   }
 
-  let packet = {}
-  console.log('=============sending============')
-  // packet = {cmd:'echo', data:'some data to echo'}
+  // let packet = {}
+  // console.log('=============sending============')
+  // // packet = {cmd:'echo', data:'some data to echo'}
+  // // console.log(packet)
+  // // await fio.send(packet,'uc')
+  // packet = {cmd:'write:happy', data:'My name is Zoe'}
   // console.log(packet)
-  // await fio.send(packet,'uc')
-  packet = {cmd:'write:happy', data:'My name is Zoe'}
-  console.log(packet)
-  //console.log(await fio.send(packet))
-  console.log(fio.getPacketByName('uc',await fio.send(packet)).response)
-  packet = {cmd:'write:sad', data:'data to write'}
-  console.log(packet)
-  await fio.send(packet)
-  packet = {cmd:'write:sad', data:'sent only via tcp'}
-  console.log(packet)
-  console.log(fio.getPacketByName('tc2',await fio.sendTCP(packet)))
-  packet = {cmd:'good:bad'}
-  console.log(packet)
-  await fio.send(packet)
+  // //console.log(await fio.send(packet))
+  // console.log(fio.getPacketByName('uc',await fio.send(packet)).response)
+  // packet = {cmd:'write:sad', data:'data to write'}
+  // console.log(packet)
+  // await fio.send(packet)
+  // packet = {cmd:'write:sad', data:'sent only via tcp'}
+  // console.log(packet)
+  // console.log(fio.getPacketByName('tc2',await fio.sendTCP(packet)))
+  // packet = {cmd:'good:bad'}
+  // console.log(packet)
+  // await fio.send(packet)
 
   process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
 
diff --git a/src/base.js b/src/base.js
index bbf624a..f826d62 100644
--- a/src/base.js
+++ b/src/base.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import UCISocket from '@uci/socket'
 import MQTT from '@uci/mqtt'
-// import MQTT from '../../uci-mqtt/src/client'
+import WebSocket from '@uci/socket'
+
 import EventEmitter from 'events'
 import { bindFuncs } from '@uci/utils/src/function'
 
@@ -15,26 +16,33 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
     this.id = opts.id || opts.name || 'uci-base:'+ new Date().getTime()
     log = logger({name:'base',id:this.id})
     this.desc = opts.desc // additional details for humans
-    this.socket={}
+    this.started = false  // flag to know when instance has been initialized
+    this.socket={} // holds all the various communication sockets
     this._processors = { _default: processor }
     this._defaultCmds = commands
     this._namespaces = namespaces
+    // sockets:  option
+    // of this form  '<name>#<c/s>><n/np/t/tcp/m/mqtt/w/web>'
     if(opts.sockets) {
       opts.sockets.split(/[,|\s]+/).forEach( socketStr => {
         let socket = {}
         socketStr.split(/[>#]+/).map(function(prop,index) {
           socket[SOCKET_INFO_KEYS[index]] = prop
         })
-        if (!opts[socket.name]) opts[socket.name] = {}
-        if (socket.transport ==='n') opts[socket.name].np = true
-        opts[socket.name].id = this.id +':'+ socket.name
-        // console.log(TRANSLATIONS[socket.type])
-        this.socket[socket.name] = new UCISocket[TRANSLATE[socket.type]](opts[socket.name])
-        // console.log(socket.name, this.socket[socket.name].send)
-        Object.assign(this.socket[socket.name],socket) // copy socket info props to new socket
-        this.socket[socket.name]._packetProcess = this._packetProcess.bind(this,socket.name)
+        if (socket.type === 's') this.addSocket(socket.name,socket.transport,opts[socket.name])
+        if (socket.type === 'c') this.addConsumer(socket.name,socket.transport,opts[socket.name])
+
+      //   if (!opts[socket.name]) opts[socket.name] = {}
+      //   if (socket.transport ==='n') opts[socket.name].np = true
+      //   opts[socket.name].id = this.id +':'+ socket.name
+      //   // console.log(TRANSLATIONS[socket.type])
+      //   this.socket[socket.name] = new UCISocket[TRANSLATE[socket.type]](opts[socket.name])
+      //   // console.log(socket.name, this.socket[socket.name].send)
+      //   Object.assign(this.socket[socket.name],socket) // copy socket info props to new socket
+      //   this.socket[socket.name]._packetProcess = this._packetProcess.bind(this,socket.name)
+
       })
-    } else log.warn({opts:opts},'no sockets requested for creations -- using only standard emitter')
+    } else log.warn({opts:opts},'no sockets requested for creation -- using only standard emitter')
     if (opts.mqtt) {
       opts.mqtt.topcis = (opts.mqtt.topcis ? opts.mqtt.topics + ',' : '') + opts.id
       this.socket.mqtt = new MQTT(opts.mqtt)
@@ -45,6 +53,8 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
 
   } // end constructor
 
+  // Class Methods
+
   async init () {
     let sockets = []
     for(let name of Object.keys(this.socket)){
@@ -57,13 +67,29 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
       }
     }
     // TODO maybe throw if one fails
+    this.started = true
     return Promise.all(sockets).then(() => {return 'ready'}).catch((err) => {return err})
 
   } // init
 
-  async end(name) {} // TODO  end all or named sockets
+  async addSocket (name, transport, options) {
+  // type: (np) named pipe/ unix socket,  (tcp) tcp socket,  (mqtt) mqtt subscribe, (web) websocket
+    console.log('Socket=> ', name, TRANSLATE[transport],options)
+  }
 
-  async addSocket(options) {} //TODO add ability to add another socket at runtime and initialize
+  async removeSocket (name) {
+  // type: (np) named pipe/ unix socket,  (tcp) tcp socket,  (mqtt) mqtt subscribe, (web) websocket
+  }
+
+
+  async addConsumer (name, transport, options) {
+    console.log('Consumer=> ', name,TRANSLATE[transport],options)
+    // type: (np) named pipe/ unix socket,  (tcp) tcp socket,  (mqtt) mqtt subscribe
+  }
+
+  async removeConsumer (name) {
+    // type: (np) named pipe/ unix socket,  (tcp) tcp socket,  (mqtt) mqtt subscribe
+  }
 
   async send (name,packet) {
     if (typeof name !== 'string') {
@@ -244,4 +270,4 @@ export default class Base extends EventEmitter {
 } // end class
 
 const SOCKET_INFO_KEYS = ['name','type','transport']
-const TRANSLATE= {n:'Named Pipe',t:'TCP',s:'Socket',c:'Consumer'}
+const TRANSLATE= {n:'Named Pipe',t:'TCP',s:'Socket',c:'Consumer', m:'MQTT', w:'Web Socket'}
diff --git a/src/processing.mjs.org b/src/processing.mjs.org
deleted file mode 100644
index 37523e9..0000000
--- a/src/processing.mjs.org
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-
-
-// this._processing refers to this module/hash
-
-export default {
-  s:{ // s is for socket/server
-    _process: async function (packet,sname) {
-      if (!packet.cmd) return  {error: 'no command in packet', packet: packet }
-      // TODO before hook here
-      // TODO Add namespce
-      if (this._default[sname]) if (this._default[sname][packet.cmd]) return await this._default[sname][packet.cmd](packet)
-      if (this[packet.cmd]) return await this[packet.cmd](packet)
-      // TODO add socket transport
-      if (this._default.s[packet.cmd]) return await this._default.s[packet.cmd](packet)
-      // TODO after hook here
-      return  {error: 'no socket processing function supplied for command', packet: packet }
-    },
-    echo: packet => {
-      packet.processed = true
-      packet.cmd = 'reply'
-      packet.info = 'default socket echo'
-      return packet
-    }
-  },
-
-  c: { // c is for consumer/client
-    _process: async function (packet,sname) {
-      if (packet.error) this._default.c.error(packet)
-      if (packet.cmd) {
-        // TODO before hook here.
-        // TODO Add namespce
-        if (this._default[sname]) if (this._default[sname][packet.cmd]) return await this._default[sname][packet.cmd](packet)
-        if (this[packet.cmd]) return await this[packet.cmd](packet)
-        if (this._default.c[packet.cmd]) return await this._default.c[packet.cmd](packet)
-        // TODO after hook here
-        packet = {error:'no consumer processing function supplied for command',packet:packet}
-        this._default.c.error(packet)
-      } else {
-        packet = {error:'no command in packet',packet:packet}
-        this._default.c.error(packet)
-      }
-    },
-    error: function (packet) {
-      console.log('==============Packet ERROR==========')
-      console.log(packet.error )
-      console.dir(packet.packet)
-      console.log('===========================')
-    },
-    reply: packet => {
-      console.log('==============Packet returned from socket==========')
-      console.dir(packet)
-      console.log('===========================')
-    }
-  }
-}