diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
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+module.exports = {
+  "ecmaFeatures": {
+    "modules": true,
+    "spread" : true,
+    "restParams" : true
+  },
+  // "plugins": [
+  // "unicorn"
+  //  ],
+  "env": {
+    "es6": true,
+    "node": true,
+    "mocha": true
+  },
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 2017,
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended",
+  "rules": {
+    "indent": [
+      "error",
+      2
+    ],
+    // "unicorn/no-array-instanceof": "error",
+    "no-console": 0,
+    "semi": ["error", "never"],
+    "linebreak-style": [
+      "error",
+      "unix"
+    ],
+    "quotes": [
+      "error",
+      "single"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/node_modules/
+/coverage/
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+tests/
+test/
+*.test.js
+testing/
+examples/
diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
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+import DataStore from '../src/datastore'
+
+// let circuits = await this.db.getAll('circuits')
+// console.log(circuits)
+// let obs = this.db.getStore('circuits').addObserver(undefined,'bogus')
+// let obs = this.db.getStore('circuits').addObserver('uy0cADaONfPv38th.prop1',{prop1:'test1'})
+// // console.log(this.db.getStore('circuits')._observers)
+// obs.subscribe(console.log)
+// obs.next({prop1:'test1'})
+// obs.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22'}})
+// obs.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22'}})
+// obs.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22x'}})
+// obs.next({prop1:'test2'})
+
+
+// let obs2 = this.db.getStore('circuits').addobs2erver('.prop1',{prop1:'test1'})
+// let obs2 = this.db.getStore('circuits').get()
+// console.log(this.db.getStore('circuits').subscribe(console.log))
+// // obs2.subscribe(console.log)
+// obs2.next({prop1:'test1'})
+// obs2.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22'}})
+// obs2.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22'}})
+// obs2.next({prop1:'test1', prop2:{prop21:'test21',prop22:'test22x'}})
+// obs2.next({prop1:'test2'})
+
+
+// let obs2 = this.db.getStore('circuits').addobs2erver('.prop1',{prop1:'test1'})
+// let obs2 = this.db.getStore('circuits').get()
+// console.log(this.db.getStore('circuits').subscribe(console.log))
+// // obs2.subscribe(console.log)
+// obs2.next([{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'}])
+// obs2.next([{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'}])
+// obs2.next([{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'}])
+// obs2.next([{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'}])
+// obs2.next([{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test1'},{prop1:'test2'}])
+// obs2.next([])
+// obs2.next()
+
+// console.log(this.db.getStore('circuits')._observers)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@uci-utils/nedb-rx",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "description": "A Class for promise Nedb with reactivity",
+  "main": "src/datastore.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "example": "node -r esm examples/example",
+    "example:dev": "./node_modules/.bin/nodemon -r esm examples/example",
+    "test": "./node_modules/.bin/mocha -r esm --timeout 30000"
+  },
+  "author": "David Kebler",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "node.js"
+  ],
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-utils/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-utils#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "deep-equal": "^2.0.1",
+    "get-value": "^3.0.1",
+    "is-plain-object": "^3.0.0",
+    "nedb-promises": "^4.0.1",
+    "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
+    "set-value": "^3.0.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^4.2.0",
+    "esm": "^3.2.25",
+    "mocha": "^6.2.2",
+    "nodemon": "^1.19.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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+### uCOMmandIt Ready Class
+
+Watches a list of events and/or promises that resolve to a boolean.  When all a met it emits true otherwise at each event it emits false
diff --git a/src/datastore.js b/src/datastore.js
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+import NEDBP from 'nedb-promises'
+import { BehaviorSubject as Subject, from } from 'rxjs'
+import { distinctUntilChanged } from 'rxjs/operators'
+import _getObj from 'get-value'
+import _setObj from 'set-value'
+import equal from 'deep-equal'
+
+// ammend/react datastore class
+export default class DataStore extends NEDBP {
+  constructor(opts){
+    super(opts)
+    this.name = opts.name
+    this._observers = {}
+    // console.log('collection observer', this.name)
+    // this.addObserver() // add observer for collection
+    // console.log('collection observer')
+  }
+
+  get indexes () {
+    return this.__original.indexes
+  }
+
+  get nedb() {
+    return this.__original
+  }
+
+  compact () {
+    this.__original.persistence.compactDatafile()
+  }
+
+  autoCompact(interval) {
+    this.__original.persistence.setAutocompactionInterval(interval)
+  }
+
+  addObserver (path,value) {
+    let [doc,prop] = (path||'').split('.')
+    let subj = new Subject(value||{})
+    let obs = from(subj).pipe(
+      distinctUntilChanged((p,c)=>{
+        // console.log(p,c)
+        // TODO allow deep prop looking and setting
+        if (prop) return equal(_getObj(p,prop),_getObj(c,prop))
+        return (equal(p,c))
+      })
+    )
+    this._set(path,obs)
+    return obs
+  }
+
+  _updateObserver (id,doc) {
+    // let obs = this.has(id)
+    // if (!obs) return false
+    // console.log('observer next',obs)
+    // obs.next(value)
+    // return true
+  }
+
+  _set(path,obs) {
+    let type
+    ({type,path} = getObserverType.call(this,path))
+    _setObj(type,path,obs)
+  }
+
+  get (path) {
+    let obs = this.has(path)
+    if (!obs) obs = this.addObserver(path)
+    return obs
+  }
+
+  has (path) {
+    let type
+    ({type,path} = getObserverType.call(this,path))
+    return _getObj(type,path)
+  }
+
+  subscribe (path,handler) {
+    if (typeof path === 'function') handler=path;path=null
+    let obs = this.get(path)
+    if (!obs) return false
+    if (typeof handler==='function') return obs.subscribe(handler)
+    else return obs
+  }
+
+  // async remove(arg){
+  async remove(obj,opts){
+    const id = obj._id
+    // console.log(this.name,'remove',id,opts)
+    this._updateObserver(id,null)
+    this._updateObserver()
+    await super.remove(...arguments)
+  }
+
+  async update(obj,doc){
+    const id = obj._id
+    // console.log(this.name, 'updating',doc._id||doc.id,doc.name||doc.hostname)
+    this._updateObserver(id,doc)
+    await super.update(...arguments)
+  }
+
+  async insert() {
+    // if (!Array.isArray(docs)) docs = [docs]
+    // console.log(this.name, 'inserting',docs.map(doc=>[doc._id||doc.id,doc.name||doc.hostname]))
+    let docs = await super.insert(...arguments)
+    // console.log(this.name,docs)
+    if (!Array.isArray(docs)) docs = [docs]
+    docs.forEach(doc =>{
+      // console.log('inserted', this.name, doc._id,doc.name)
+      // if !_getthis.addObserver(doc._id,doc)
+    })
+  }
+
+  async getID(id,prop) {  // returns null for no results
+    let doc = {}
+    if (id) {
+      doc = await this.findOne({$or:[{_id:id},{hid:id}]})
+      if (!doc) {
+        if (arguments.length ===2) return null
+        // id might be missing so id is prop, use collection name as id
+        let doc = await this.findOne({_id:this.name})
+        return (doc ||{})[id]!=null ? doc[id] : doc
+      }
+      if (!prop) return doc
+      return (doc ||{})[prop]!=null? doc[prop] : null
+    }
+    // if no id passed look for id and prop same as store name
+    doc = await this.findOne({_id:this.name})
+    return (doc ||{})[this.name]!=null ? doc[this.name] : doc
+  }
+
+  async getAll() {
+    return await this.find({$not:{_id:'schema'}}) // return all but the schema
+  }
+
+  async patch (id, patch) {
+    let curDoc = await this.getID(id)
+    return await this.update({_id:id}, Object.assign(curDoc,patch))
+  }
+
+}  // end datastore class
+
+
+function getObserverType(path) {
+  let doc;let prop; let type
+  if (typeof path!=='string') ({doc,prop}=path||{})
+  else [doc,prop] = (path||'').split(/[./:]/)
+  path = [doc,prop].filter(Boolean).join('.')
+  if (!prop)
+    if (!doc) type =  this._observers
+    else type = this._observers.doc
+  else type = this._observers.prop
+  path = path==='' ? 'col' : (path || 'col')
+  return {path:path, type:type}
+}