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@@ -640,3 +640,100 @@ func file_file_proto_init() {
 }
 
 // `autogen:file.sort.pb.go`
+
+// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.
+// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb v0.0.38-3-g25ae7fc 2025.01.10_0416
+//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest
+//
+// define which structs (messages) you want to use in the .proto file
+// Then sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files are autogenerated
+//
+// autogenpb uses it and has an example .proto file with instructions
+//
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// bad global lock until modifying the .pb.go file is tested
+// sync.RWMutex or sync.Mutex?
+var fileMu sync.RWMutex
+
+type FileIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	things []*File
+	index  int
+}
+
+// NewFileIterator initializes a new iterator.
+func NewFileIterator(things []*File) *FileIterator {
+	return &FileIterator{things: things}
+}
+
+// Scan moves to the next element and returns false if there are no more things.
+// Use Scan() in a loop, similar to a while loop
+//
+//	for iterator.Scan()
+//		d := iterator.Next(
+//		fmt.Println("found UUID:", d.Uuid
+//	}
+func (it *FileIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *FileIterator) Next() *File {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		for i, d := range it.things {
+			fmt.Println("i =", i, d)
+		}
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+func (all *Files) All() *FileIterator {
+	FilePointers := all.selectAllFile()
+
+	iterator := NewFileIterator(FilePointers)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+func (all *Files) Len() int {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(all.Files)
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the File protobufs
+func (all *Files) selectAllFile() []*File {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each File
+	var tmp []*File
+	tmp = make([]*File, len(all.Files))
+	for i, p := range all.Files {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// maybe seperate files here?
+// just a simple Append() with no checking (but still uses the mutex lock)
+func (all *Files) Append(newP *File) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	all.Files = append(all.Files, newP)
+	return true
+}