diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 552c332..f704534 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ build:
 simpleMutexProtoc:
 	../autogenpb --proto fruit.proto --package main
 
+# why does this fail to compile? I'm not sure. maybe someone smart can figure it out
+# basically, it just trys to return the deleted record but says something
+# about the RWmutex lock being copied and GO fails to compile
+# I'm don't grok what is going on. This autogenerated code should 
+# provide as simple as one could hope for automated way to try to debug it though!
+simpleMutexProtocWithDeleteCopy:
+	../autogenpb --proto fruit.proto --package main --delete
+
 simpleMutexGlobal:
 	../autogenpb --proto fruit.proto --package main --mutex=false
 
diff --git a/sort.go b/sort.go
index ad59978..e10f1b1 100644
--- a/sort.go
+++ b/sort.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func (pf *File) addSortByMsg(parent *MsgName, find *MsgVar, wSort, wFind io.Writ
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find struct %s", find.VarType)
 	}
 	log.Printf("FOUND!: %s %s for %s\n", find.VarName, find.VarType, found.Name)
+	var COLORS []string
+	var FRUIT string = parent.Name
+	var APPLES string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(find.VarName)
+	var APPLE string = find.VarType
+
 	for _, v := range found.Vars {
 		if v.HasSort {
 			// log.Printf("\tSort!: %s %s for %s\n", find.VarName, find.VarType, v.VarName)
@@ -83,20 +88,24 @@ func (pf *File) addSortByMsg(parent *MsgName, find *MsgVar, wSort, wFind io.Writ
 			log.Printf("\t(x %s) SortdBy%s() *%sIter\n", parent.Name, newS, find.VarType)
 		}
 		if v.HasUnique {
-			// log.Printf("\tUniq!: %s %s for %s\n", find.VarName, find.VarType, v.VarName)
 			newS := cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(v.VarName)
-			log.Printf("\t(x %s) AppendUniqueBy%s(%s)\n", parent.Name, newS, find.VarType)
-			var FRUIT string = parent.Name
-			var APPLES string = cases.Title(language.English, cases.NoLower).String(find.VarName)
-			var APPLE string = find.VarType
 			var COLOR string = newS
+			COLORS = append(COLORS, COLOR)
+
+			log.Printf("\t(x %s) AppendUniqueBy%s(%s)\n", parent.Name, newS, find.VarType)
 			parent.appendUniqueBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
-			log.Printf("\t(x %s) FindBy%s(string) *%s\n", parent.Name, newS, find.VarType)
+
 			if v.VarType == "string" {
+				log.Printf("\t(x %s) FindBy%s(string) *%s\n", FRUIT, COLOR, APPLE)
+				parent.findBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
 				log.Printf("\t(x %s) DeleteBy%s(string) *%s\n", parent.Name, newS, find.VarType)
+				parent.deleteBy(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(COLORS) > 0 {
+		parent.appendUnique(wFind, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLORS)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/sortNew.go b/sortNew.go
index d2c05b1..6f31348 100644
--- a/sortNew.go
+++ b/sortNew.go
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ func (msg *MsgName) appendUnique(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string, COLOR
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
 	for _, COLOR := range COLORS {
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, p := range x."+APPLES+" {")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if p."+COLOR+" == newP."+COLOR+" {")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return false")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", newP)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return true")
@@ -57,3 +57,70 @@ func (msg *MsgName) appendUniqueBy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR stri
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 }
+
+func (msg *MsgName) findBy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR string) {
+	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// TESTING")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// find a dependancy by the go path")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") FindBy"+COLOR+"(s string) *"+APPLE+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	if x == nil {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return nil")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".RLock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".RUnlock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for i, _ := range x."+APPLES+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if x."+APPLES+"[i]."+COLOR+" == s {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return x."+APPLES+"[i]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return nil")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+}
+
+func (msg *MsgName) deleteBy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR string) {
+	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// TESTING")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") DeleteBy"+COLOR+"(s string) bool {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".RLock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".RUnlock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for i, _ := range x."+APPLES+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if x."+APPLES+"[i]."+COLOR+" == s {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			x."+APPLES+"[i] = x."+APPLES+"[len(x."+APPLES+")-1]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			x."+APPLES+" = x."+APPLES+"[:len(x."+APPLES+")-1]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return true")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return false")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+}
+
+// this tries to return the deleted one but is wrong/gives warning if mutex lock is in struct
+func (msg *MsgName) deleteByWithCopy(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE, COLOR string) {
+	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "// TESTING")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (x *"+FRUIT+") DeleteBy"+COLOR+"(s string) *"+APPLE+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".RLock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".RUnlock()")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	var newr "+APPLE)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for i, _ := range x."+APPLES+" {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if x."+APPLES+"[i]."+COLOR+" == s {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			newr = *x."+APPLES+"[i]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			x."+APPLES+"[i] = x."+APPLES+"[len(x."+APPLES+")-1]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			x."+APPLES+" = x."+APPLES+"[:len(x."+APPLES+")-1]")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			return &newr")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return nil")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+}