diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 2bed546..6465c7c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "mocha": true
   },
   "parserOptions": {
-    "ecmaVersion": 2017,
+    "ecmaVersion": 2017, // 10=2019
     "sourceType": "module"
   },
   "extends": "eslint:recommended",
diff --git a/examples/client.js b/examples/client.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a07c498..0000000
--- a/examples/client.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import Base from '@uci/base'
-
-// const HOST = 'localhost'
-const HOST = process.env.HOST || 'localhost'
-const PORT = process.env.PORT  // default 8080
-let processor = new Base({ id:'remote-interrupt-processor', useRootNS:true})
-
-processor.interrupt = async function (packet) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    console.log('interrupt occured')
-    console.dir(packet)
-    resolve({status: 'processed'})
-  })
-}
-
-processor.reply = async function (packet) {
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    console.log('reply from interrupt for request', packet._header.request)
-    console.dir(packet)
-    resolve({status: 'processed'})
-  })
-}
-
-processor.on('status', ev => {
-  console.log(`STATUS: **${ev.level}**  ${ev.msg}`)}
-)
-
-processor.on('consumer-connection', ev => {
-  console.log(`client ${ev.name} was ${ev.state}`)
-})
-
-processor.on('reconnected', client => {
-  console.log('client reconnected:', client)
-})
-;
-(async () => {
-
-  // processor.addSocket('inter','c','t', {host:HOST, port:PORT})
-  processor.addSocket('inter','c','t',{host:HOST, port:PORT})
-  await processor.init()
-  console.log('====sending fire command to interrupt===')
-  await processor.send({cmd: 'fire'})
-  // process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
-
-})().catch(err => {
-  console.error('FATAL: UNABLE TO START SYSTEM!\n',err)
-})
diff --git a/examples/multi.js b/examples/multi.js
index 7435159..73c5ba0 100644
--- a/examples/multi.js
+++ b/examples/multi.js
@@ -2,44 +2,44 @@ import Interrupts from '../src/interrupts'
 
 const PINS = [4]
 
-let interrupts  = new Interrupts(PINS,{id:'multi-interrupt-example', resetInterval:1, resetEnabled:false, 4:{name:'mybutton'} })
+const EDGE = process.env.EDGE || 'both'
+const REMOTE_HOST = process.env.REMOTE_HOST || 'sbc'
+const REMOTE_PORT = process.env.REMOTE_PORT || 9000
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 9004
 
-let hook = function (packet)
-{
-  packet.cmd = 'interrupt.find'
-  return packet
-}
+let interrupts  = new Interrupts(PINS,{id:'multi-interrupt-example', resetInterval:1, resetEnabled:false, edge:EDGE, 4:{name:'mybutton'} })
+
+// let hook = function (packet)
+// {
+//   packet.cmd = 'interrupt.find'
+//   return packet
+// }
 
 // interrupts.registerHook(hook)
 
-interrupts.on('status', ev => {
-  console.log(`STATUS:'--${ev.level}--"  ${ev.msg}`)}
+interrupts.on('log', ev => {
+  console.log(`LOG:'--${ev.level}--"  ${ev.msg}`)}
 )
-interrupts.on('consumer-connection', ev => {
-  console.log(`client ${ev.name} was ${ev.state}`)
+
+interrupts.on('connection:socket', ev => {
+  // console.dir(ev)
+  console.log(`connected to remote socket ${ev.socketName}: ${ev.state}`)
 })
 
-interrupts.listen(function (packet) {
-  console.log(`============== ${this.id}=========`)
-  console.log(`emitted packet from interrupt ${packet.id}, pin:${packet.pin}`)
-  console.dir(packet)
-  this.push(packet)
-  console.log('------------------------')
-})
-
-
-interrupts.listenReset(function (packet) {
-  console.log(`============== ${this.id}=========`)
-  console.log('an interrupt reset request emitted')
-  console.dir(packet)
-  console.log('------------------------')
-})
+//
+// interrupts.listenReset(function (packet) {
+//   console.log(`============== ${this.id}=========`)
+//   console.log('an interrupt reset request emitted')
+//   console.dir(packet)
+//   console.log('------------------------')
+// })
 ;
 (async () => {
 
-  interrupts.addSocket('server','s','t')
+  interrupts.registerSocket('inter','c','t',{host:REMOTE_HOST, port:REMOTE_PORT})
+  interrupts.registerSocket('inters','s','t',{port:PORT})
   await interrupts.init()
-  // interrupts.fire()
+  await interrupts.socketsInit()
 
 })().catch(err => {
   console.error('FATAL: UNABLE TO START SYSTEM!\n',err)
diff --git a/examples/remote.js b/examples/remote.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4227cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/remote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// a remove interface for an interrrupt
+// starts a socket on 9000 by default to receive interrupt events
+// start a consumer on 9004 to send commends to gpio interrupt
+
+import Base from '@uci/base'
+
+const INTER_HOST = process.env.INTER_HOST || 'sbc'
+const INTER_PORT = process.env.INTER_PORT || 9004
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 9000
+let processor = new Base({ id:'remote-interrupt-processor', useRootNS:true})
+
+processor.interrupt = async function (packet) {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+    console.log('=============interrupt occured =======================')
+    delete packet._header
+    console.dir({pin:packet.pin,state:packet.state})
+    let status = await this.send({cmd:'status'})
+    // console.log('check status', status)
+    console.log('confirmed state', packet.state, (packet.state=== status[packet.pin] || packet.state===status.state) )
+    console.log('======================================')
+    resolve({processed:true})
+    // console.log('confirm state', (await this.send({cmd:'status'})).state===packet.state)
+  })
+}
+
+processor.reply = async function (packet) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    // console.log('reply processor from interrupt socket for request', packet._header.request)
+    // console.dir(packet)
+    resolve(packet)
+  })
+}
+
+
+processor.on('connection:socket', async ev => {
+  console.log(`============connection event to remote socket========== ${ev.socketName}: ${ev.state}`)
+  if (ev.state ==='connected') {
+    console.log('============ test by sending fire,status,reset commands ==========')
+    console.log(await processor.send({cmd:'reset'}))
+    console.log(await processor.send({cmd:'status'}))
+    console.log(await processor.send({cmd:'fire'}))
+  }
+})
+
+processor.on('connection:consumer', ev => {
+  console.log(`==consumer connection===:',${ev.name}:${ev.state}`)
+  if (ev.state ==='connected') {
+    console.log('====================ready to receive and process a remote interrupt==================')
+  }
+})
+
+;
+(async () => {
+
+  processor.addSocket('inter','c','t',{host:INTER_HOST, port:INTER_PORT,initTimeout:60})
+  processor.addSocket('inters','s','t',{port:PORT})
+  await processor.socketsInit()
+
+})().catch(err => {
+  console.error('FATAL: UNABLE TO START SYSTEM!\n',err)
+})
diff --git a/examples/single.js b/examples/single.js
index 8159ed6..8be6f2a 100644
--- a/examples/single.js
+++ b/examples/single.js
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ const delay = time => new Promise(res=>setTimeout(()=>res(),time))
 
 const IPIN = process.env.IPIN || 4
 
-let interrupt  = new Interrupt(IPIN,{id:'test-interrupt', wait:0, edge:'rising', resetInterval:1, reset:true})
+const EDGE = process.env.EDGE || 'both'
+const REMOTE_HOST = process.env.REMOTE_HOST || 'sbc'
+const REMOTE_PORT = process.env.REMOTE_PORT || 9000
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 9000 + IPIN
+
+let interrupt  = new Interrupt(IPIN,{id:'test-interrupt', wait:0, edge:EDGE, resetInterval:1, reset:true})
 
 interrupt.on('interrupt', packet => {
   console.log('event: interrupt fired for',interrupt.pin_num)
-  console.log('count:', packet.count, 'state:',packet.state, 'cmd:',packet.cmd, 'data:',packet.data)
+  console.log('count:', packet.count, ', state:',packet.state, ', cmd:',packet.cmd, ', data:',packet.data)
 })
 
 interrupt.on('interrupt.reset', packet => {
@@ -19,19 +24,16 @@ interrupt.on('interrupt.reset', packet => {
 ;
 (async () => {
 
-  await interrupt.init()
-  console.log('interrupt ready and waiting')
-  console.log('manual fire of interrupt with default hook')
-  interrupt.fire()
-  console.log('manual fire of interrupt via after changing hook')
-
   interrupt.registerHook((packet) => {
-    packet.data='some hook added data'
-    console.log('custom hook data prop added:', packet.data)
+    packet.data='a custom property <data> added to packet via hook'
+    // console.log('custom hook data prop added:', packet.data)
     return packet
   })
-
-  interrupt.fire()
+  await interrupt.init()
+  interrupt.addSocket('inter','c','t',{host:REMOTE_HOST, port:REMOTE_PORT})
+  interrupt.addSocket('inters','s','t',{port:PORT})
+  console.log(await interrupt.socketsInit())
+  console.log('interrupt ready and waiting')
 
 
 })().catch(err => {
diff --git a/examples/socket.js b/examples/socket.js
index 2c2092c..9d0ea1c 100644
--- a/examples/socket.js
+++ b/examples/socket.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import Base from '@uci/base'
 
-// const HOST = 'localhost'
-const HOST = process.env.HOST || 'sbc'
-const PORT = process.env.PORT
-let processor = new Base({sockets:'inter#c>t', inter:{host:HOST, port:PORT}, id:'interrupt-processor', useRootNS:true})
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 9000
+
+let processor = new Base({sockets:'inter#s>t', inter:{port:PORT}, id:'interrupt-processor', useRootNS:true})
 
 processor.interrupt = async function (packet) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -26,11 +25,7 @@ processor.reply = async function (packet) {
 (async () => {
 
   await processor.init()
-  console.log('====sending fire command to interrupt===')
-  await processor.send({cmd: 'fire'})
-  console.log('====sending fire command to interrupt===')
-  await processor.send({cmd: 'fire'})
-  // process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
+
 
 })().catch(err => {
   console.error('FATAL: UNABLE TO START SYSTEM!\n',err)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8faad15..5c7247b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "@uci/interrupt",
   "main": "src",
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.23",
   "description": "a class for adding interrupt processesing for gpio pins on Raspberry Pi and Similar SBCs",
   "scripts": {
     "single": "node -r esm examples/single",
-    "single:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm examples/single",
+    "single:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm --preserve-symlinks examples/single",
     "single:debug": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL=debug npm run single:dev",
     "multi": "node -r esm examples/multi",
-    "multi:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm examples/multi",
+    "multi:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm --preserve-symlinks examples/multi",
     "multi:debug": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL=debug npm run multi:dev",
-    "client": "node -r esm examples/client",
-    "client:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm examples/client",
-    "client:debug": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL=debug npm run client:dev"
+    "remote": "node -r esm examples/remote",
+    "remote:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm --preserve-symlinks examples/remote",
+    "remote:debug": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL=debug npm run remote:dev"
   },
   "author": "David Kebler",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/interrupt.js b/src/interrupt.js
index 60c370a..71947a0 100644
--- a/src/interrupt.js
+++ b/src/interrupt.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let log = logger({package:'@uci/interrupt', file:'/src/interrupt.js'})
 // for specific port number pass itrt.port,itrn.path,itrm.topic,itrw.port which override it if present
 // conPacket is for connecting consumers.  This will send this conPacket command on connect, which may needed to initilize something on related hardware
 class Interrupt extends Base {
+
   constructor(pin, opts = {}) {
     pin = Number(pin)  // make sure pin is a number!
     super(opts)
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
     // pull down/up (down is default) can't be set here it is done by in DTOs or in RPI in config.txt
     // this is only used to monitor the status of the interrupt
     this.pull = opts.pull || 'down'
-    this.ready = this.edge === 'both' ? true : false  // true is interrupt is ready
+    this.__ready = this.edge === 'both' ? true : false  // true is interrupt is ready
     this.pin = {}
     this.count = 0
     this.packet = opts.packet || {}
@@ -42,21 +43,18 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
   } // end constructor
 
   async init() {
-    await super.init()
 
     this.count = 0
-
     // TODO devel mock versions for testing on other than sbc with gpios
     this.pin = new Gpio(this.pin_num, 'in', this.edge, { debounceTimeout:this.wait })
 
-    if (this.resetEnabled) log.debug({msg:'initial connect interrupt reset packet sent', ready:await this.reset(), method:'init', line:53})
-    if (this.resetInterval && this.resetEnabled) setInterval(this.reset.bind(this),this.resetInterval)
+    // if (this.resetEnabled) log.debug({msg:'initial connect interrupt reset packet sent', ready:await this.reset(), method:'init', line:53})
+    // if (this.resetInterval && this.resetEnabled) setInterval(this.reset.bind(this),this.resetInterval)
 
     DeadJim( (signal,err) => {
       log.warn({signal:signal, method:'init', line:56, error:err, msg:'Interrupt process was killed, remove watchers, unexport'})
       this.pin.unwatchAll()
       this.pin.unexport() // kill the kernel entry
-
     })
 
     this.pin.watch( function (err,value) {
@@ -65,10 +63,7 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
       this._interruptProcess(value,err)
     }.bind(this))
 
-    this.on('reconnected', this.reset.bind(this))
-    this.on('connected', this.reset.bind(this))
-
-    log.debug({msg:'new interrupt pin created and watching', method:'init', line: 62, pin_num:this.pin_num, state:await this.status(), ready:this.ready, edge:this.edge,debounce:this.wait})
+    log.info({msg:'new interrupt pin created and watching', method:'init', line: 62, pin_num:this.pin_num, state:await this.status(), ready:this.__ready, edge:this.edge,debounce:this.wait})
 
 
   } // end init
@@ -86,11 +81,11 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
   // returns true if pin is ready and waiting to trigger interrupt
   async status(packet) {
     let status = await this.pin.read()
-    if (this.edge !=='both') this.ready = this.pull==='down' ? !status : !!status  // ready is always true for 'both'
+    if (this.edge !=='both') this.__ready = this.pull==='down' ? !status : !!status  // ready is always true for 'both'
     if (packet) {
       packet.pin = this.pin_num
       packet.state = status
-      if (this.edge !=='both') packet.ready = this.ready
+      if (this.edge !=='both') packet.ready = this.__ready
       packet.cmd = 'reply'
       return packet
     }
@@ -100,20 +95,19 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
   async reset(packet) {
     let res = {}
     if (this.edge !=='both' && this.resetEnabled) {
-      if (!this.ready) {
+      if (!this.__ready) {
         let reset = Object.assign({},this.packet)
         reset.cmd  = this.resetCmd
         this.emit(this.resetCmd,reset) // emit locally
         await this.send(reset)
-        await this.push(reset)
         await this.status()
-        log.error({msg: `interrupt was forced reset. ready now? ${this.ready}`})
-        res = {cmd:'reply', msg:`attempted interrupt reset ${this.ready? 'succeeded' : 'failed'}`, reset:true, ready:this.ready}
+        log.error({msg: `interrupt was forced reset. ready now? ${this.__ready}`})
+        res = {cmd:'reply', msg:`attempted interrupt reset ${this.__ready? 'succeeded' : 'failed'}`, reset:true, ready:this.__ready}
       }
       else res = {cmd:'reply', reset:false, ready:true, msg:'interrupt was ready, no action taken'}
     } else res = {cmd:'reply', reset:false, ready:true, msg:'reset NA or disabled'}
     if (packet) return Object.assign(packet,res)
-    return this.ready
+    return this.__ready
   }
 
   // use hook to do more processing
@@ -127,12 +121,16 @@ class Interrupt extends Base {
     packet.timeStamp = Date.now()
     packet.dateTime =  new Date().toString()
     if (this._hookFunc) packet = await this._hookFunc.call(this,packet)
-    log.debug({packet: packet, msg:'interrupt tripped, emit/send/push packet to all connected/listening'})
+    log.debug({packet: packet, msg:'interrupt tripped, emit/send packet to all connected/listening'})
     this.emit('interrupt',packet) // emit locally
-    this.send(packet)  // will send a packet via client to any socket
-    this.push(packet) // will push on any socket
+    this.send(packet)  // will send packet via client to any connected socket
   }
 
+  // replace default processor function arguments are value of pin and any error
+  registerProcessor(func) {
+    this._interruptProcess = func
+  }
+  // hook into default interrupt processor for custom processing including packet modification
   registerHook(func) {
     if (func)  this._hookFunc = func
     else this._hookFunc=defaultHook
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ export default Interrupt
 async function defaultHook(packet) {
   // return a promise or use await if anything async happens in hook
   // new Promise((resolve) => {
-  console.log('==========default hook =============')
+  console.log('==========example hook fucntion =============')
   console.log(`pin ${packet.pin} on sbc gpio bus has thrown an interrupt`)
   console.log('can change anything in the packet in this hook')
   console.log('to replace this use .registerHook(function)')
diff --git a/src/interrupts.js b/src/interrupts.js
index 2268829..0041062 100644
--- a/src/interrupts.js
+++ b/src/interrupts.js
@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ let log = {}
 // will more easily create a group of sbc pin interrupts
 
 class Interrupts extends Base {
+
   constructor(pins, opts = {}) {
     super(opts)
     this.id = this.id || 'interrupts'
     this.pins = pins.map(pin => Number(pin))  // make sure actual numbers are passed
     this._interrupts = new Map()
-    this._s = { fire:this.fire.bind(this)} // make fire available via consumer packet send
     this.resetCmd = opts.resetCmd || 'interrupt.reset'
     log = logger({ name: 'interrupts', id: this.id, package:'@uci/interrupt', file:'src/interrupts.js'})
+    this.commands = {
+      fire:makefunc.bind(this,'fire'),
+      status:makefunc.bind(this,'status'),
+      reset:makefunc.bind(this,'reset'),
+    }
+    this.addNamespace('commands', 's')  // give access to these commands above if a socket/server is created
     let pinopts = {}
     pins.forEach(pin => {
       // remove per pin opts and store
@@ -27,22 +33,38 @@ class Interrupts extends Base {
       log.debug({ opts: pinopts[pin], method:'constructor', line:25, msg:`pin options for pin ${pin}`})
       this._interrupts.set(pin, new Interrupt(pin, pinopts[pin]))
 
-      // bubble up events from single interrupts to common
-      const EVENTS = ['status','consumer-connection']
+      // bubble up events from single interrupts
+      const EVENTS=['log','connection','connection:consumer', 'connection:socket']  // that should emit up from pin base
       EVENTS.forEach(event => {
-        this.interrupt(pin).on(event, data => {
-          data.interrupt = { msg:'emitted event from single interrupt', pin:pin, id:pinopts[pin].id }
-          this.emit(event,data)
+        this.interrupt(pin).on(event, obj => {
+          if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) !== '[object Object]') {
+            let data=obj
+            obj = {}
+            obj.data = data
+          }
+          obj.pin = pin
+          obj.id = pinopts[pin].id
+          this.emit(event,obj)
         })
       })
     })
-  }
 
-  interrupt(pin) { return this._interrupts.get(Number(pin)) }
+    this._interrupts.forEach( inter => {
+      inter.on('interrupt', packet => {
+        this.send(packet) // send via common consumer
+        this.emit('interrupt',packet)
+      })
+      inter.on(this.resetCmd, packet => {
+        this.send(packet) // send via common consumer
+        this.emit(this.resetCmd,packet)
+      })
+    })
+
+  } // end constructor
+
+  interrupt(pin) { return this._interrupts.get(Number(pin)) } // get a handle to single interrupt
 
   async init() {
-    let res = await super.init()
-    if (res.errors) return Promise.reject(res.errors)
     return Promise.all(
       Array.from(this._interrupts).map(inter => {
         return inter[1].init()
@@ -50,46 +72,17 @@ class Interrupts extends Base {
     )
   }
 
-  // combine all interrupt emits to one handler
-  async listen(fn) {
-    this._interrupts.forEach( inter => {
-      if (fn==='stop') inter.removeAllListeners(inter.packet.cmd)
-      else inter.on(inter.packet.cmd, fn.bind(this))
-    })
-  }
-
-  async listenReset(fn) {
-    this._interrupts.forEach( inter => {
-      if (fn==='stop') inter.removeAllListeners(inter.resetCmd)
-      else inter.on(inter.resetCmd, fn.bind(this))
-    })
-  }
 
   // only adds consumer sockets to each interrupt to same socket/server
   // alternatively use listen handler and single socket
   async addInterSocket(name,type)  {
     if (type !=='s') {
-      return Promise.all(
-        Array.from(this._interrupts).map(inter => {
-          return  inter[1].addSocket(...arguments)
-        })
-      )
+      this._interrupts.forEach( inter => {
+        inter.registerSocket(...arguments)
+      })
     }
   }
 
-  // manual firing of all pins for testing
-  async fire(packet={}) {
-    if (!packet.pin || packet.pin==='all') {
-      for (let inter of this._interrupts.entries()) {
-        packet[inter[0]] = await inter[1].fire({})
-      }
-      packet.cmd='reply'
-      return packet
-    }
-    let pin = isNaN(Number(packet)) ? packet.pin : packet
-    if (this._interrupts.has(Number(pin))) return await this.interrupt(packet.pin).fire(packet)
-  }
-
   registerHook(func) {
     this._interrupts.forEach(inter => {
       inter.registerHook(func)
@@ -99,3 +92,16 @@ class Interrupts extends Base {
 } // end Class
 
 export default Interrupts
+
+
+async function makefunc(fn, packet) {
+  if (!packet.pin || packet.pin==='all') {
+    for (let inter of this._interrupts.entries()) {
+      packet[inter[0]] = await inter[1][fn]()
+    }
+    packet.cmd='reply'
+    return packet
+  }
+  let pin = isNaN(Number(packet)) ? packet.pin : packet
+  if (this._interrupts.has(Number(pin))) return await this.interrupt(packet.pin)[fn](packet)
+}