diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67c1234..d8a0896 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "@uci/interrupt",
-  "main": "src/interrupt-packet.mjs",
+  "main": "src",
   "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "a class for adding interrupt processesing for gpio pins on Raspberry Pi and Similar SBCs",
   "scripts": {
-    "mock": "sudo SOCKETS_DIR=/opt/sockets node_modules/.bin/nodemon --require @std/esm examples/mock",
-    "mockl": "sudo DEBUG=true SOCKETS_DIR=/opt/sockets node_modules/.bin/nodemon --require @std/esm examples/mock"
+    "single": "sudo node --require @std/esm examples/single",
+    "singlelog": "DEBUG=true node_modules/.bin/nodemon --require @std/esm examples/single"
   },
   "author": "David Kebler",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-interrrupt/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-interrrupt#readme",
-  "dependencies": {
+  "optionalDependencies": {
     "pigpio": "^0.x"
   },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@uci/base": "^0.1.1",
+    "@uci/logger": "0.0.1",
+    "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8"
+  },
   "@std/esm": "cjs",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@std/esm": "^0.22.0",
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@
     "codecov": "^3.0.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "mocha": "^5.0.1",
-    "nodemon": "^1.14.3"
+    "nodemon": "^1.14.3",
+    "pigpio-mock": "0.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/interrupt.mjs b/src/interrupt.mjs
index f3a499e..c816dd2 100644
--- a/src/interrupt.mjs
+++ b/src/interrupt.mjs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export default class Interrupt extends Base {
     log.info({pins:pin, opts:opts},'created interrupt with these opts')
     this.pin_num = pin
     this.mock = opts.mockG
-    this.wait = opts.wait || 0
-    this.dbopts = { maxWait:opts.maxwait || 300, leading: opts.leading || true, trailing:opts.trailing || false}
+    this.wait = opts.wait || 0  // debounce is off by default
+    this.dbopts = { maxWait:opts.maxwait || 500, leading: opts.leading || true, trailing:opts.trailing || false}
     this.edge = opts.edge || Gpio.RISING_EDGE
     this.pin = new Gpio(
       pin, {
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export default class Interrupt extends Base {
         pullUpDown: opts.pull || Gpio.PUD_DOWN
         // do not! set edge here as it will start the emitter -- see pigio js
       })
+    this._hook = opts.hook
     this.packet = opts.packet || {}
     this.packet.pin = pin
     this.packet.cmd = this.packet.cmd || 'interrupt'
@@ -67,20 +68,25 @@ export default class Interrupt extends Base {
       this.exit().then((resp) => console.log('\n', resp)) // unexport on cntrl-c
         .catch(err => console.log('error:', err))
     })
-
     // const pinDebounce = function (processor, wait, options, packet) {
     //   console.log(processor,wait,options,packet)
     //   return debounce.bind(this,processor.bind(this,packet),wait, options)
     // return debounce.bind(processor.bind(this,packet),wait)
     // return debounce.bind(null,processor,{ wait:wait})
     // }
-
-    console.log(`starting interrupt on pin ${this.pin_num} with debounce wait/max:${this.wait},${this.maxwait} (0=off)`)
-    let cb = () => {}
-    if (this.wait===0) cb = this.interruptProcess.bind(this,this.packet)
     // else cb = pinDebounce(this.interruptProcess,this.wait,this.dbopts,this.packet)
-    // else cb = debounce(()=>{console.log('debounced')},this.wait,this.dbopts)
-    else cb = debounce(this.interruptProcess.bind(this,this.packet),this.wait,this.dbopts)
+
+    let cb = () => {}
+    if (this.wait===0) {
+      cb = this._interruptProcess.bind(this,this.packet)
+      console.log(`starting interrupt on pin ${this.pin_num} without debounce`)
+      log.info({packet:this.packet},`starting interrupt on pin ${this.pin_num} without debounce`)
+    }
+    else {
+      cb = debounce(this._interruptProcess.bind(this,this.packet),this.wait,this.dbopts)
+      console.log(`starting interrupt on pin ${this.pin_num} with debounce wait:${this.wait} options:${JSON.stringify(this.dbopts)}` )
+      log.info({packet:this.packet, wait:this.wait, options:this.dbopts},`starting interrupt on pin ${this.pin_num} with debounce wait:${this.wait}` )
+    }
     this.pin.on('interrupt',cb)
     // rock n roll!!, start the pigpio interrupt
     if(!this.mock) this.pin.enableInterrupt(this.edge)
@@ -99,17 +105,29 @@ export default class Interrupt extends Base {
   }
 
   // default processor
-  interruptProcess (packet) {
+  async _interruptProcess (packet) {
     packet.count += 1
     packet.time = new Date().getTime()
+    if(this._hook) packet = this.hook(packet)
+    console.log('packet from hook',packet)
+    this.send(packet)
+  }
+
+  //sample hook
+  hook (packet) {
+    // new Promise((resolve) => {
     console.log('=======================')
     console.log(`pin ${packet.pin} on sbc gpio bus has thrown an interrupt`)
     console.log('sending to all connected sockets with default cmd:"interrupt"')
     console.dir(packet)
-    this.send(packet)
-    console.log('this is the default processor')
-    console.log('replace "interruptProcess" for your instance or extended class')
+    console.log('this is the default beforeHook')
+    console.log('add  "beforeHook" for your instance or extended class')
     console.log('=======================')
+    return packet
+    // resolve(packet)
+    // })
+
   }
 
+
 } // end Class