diff --git a/2e3bf05f82081567cb345c835955859d509ab945 b/2e3bf05f82081567cb345c835955859d509ab945
index 3ded626..73253c0 100644
--- a/2e3bf05f82081567cb345c835955859d509ab945
+++ b/2e3bf05f82081567cb345c835955859d509ab945
@@ -666,3 +666,159 @@ func (v *Patchs) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
 }
 
 // `autogen:patch.newsort.pb.go`
+
+// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.
+// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb v0.0.37-30-g805d3cd 2025.01.09_2100
+//     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 forgepb
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// bad global lock until modifying the .pb.go file is tested
+// sync.RWMutex or sync.Mutex?
+var patchMu sync.RWMutex
+
+type PatchIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	things []*Patch
+	index  int
+}
+
+// NewPatchIterator initializes a new iterator.
+func NewPatchIterator(things []*Patch) *PatchIterator {
+	return &PatchIterator{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 *PatchIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.things) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *PatchIterator) Next() *Patch {
+	if it.things[it.index-1] == nil {
+		for i, d := range it.things {
+			fmt.Println("i =", i, d)
+		}
+	}
+	return it.things[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the Patch protobufs
+func (all *Patchs) selectAllPatch() []*Patch {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each Patch
+	var tmp []*Patch
+	tmp = make([]*Patch, len(all.Patchs))
+	for i, p := range all.Patchs {
+		tmp[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+// just a simple Append() with no checking (but still uses the mutex lock)
+func (all *Patchs) Append(newP *Patch) bool {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	all.Patchs = append(all.Patchs, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+// enforces Patch is unique
+func (all *Patchs) AppendUniqueFilename(newP *Patch) bool {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Patchs {
+		if p.Filename == newP.Filename {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Patchs = append(all.Patchs, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+// enforces Patch is unique
+func (all *Patchs) AppendUnique(newP *Patch) bool {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Patchs {
+		if p.Filename == newP.Filename {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Patchs = append(all.Patchs, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (all *Patchs) SortByFilename() *PatchIterator {
+	things := all.selectAllPatch()
+
+	sort.Sort(PatchFilename(things))
+
+	iterator := NewPatchIterator(things)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+type PatchFilename []*Patch
+
+func (a PatchFilename) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a PatchFilename) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Filename < a[j].Filename }
+func (a PatchFilename) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+func (all *Patchs) All() *PatchIterator {
+	PatchPointers := all.selectAllPatch()
+
+	iterator := NewPatchIterator(PatchPointers)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+func (all *Patchs) Len() int {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(all.Patchs)
+}
+
+func (all *Patchs) DeleteByFilename(s string) bool {
+	patchMu.RLock()
+	defer patchMu.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range all.Patchs {
+		if all.Patchs[i].Filename == s {
+			all.Patchs[i] = all.Patchs[len(all.Patchs)-1]
+			all.Patchs = all.Patchs[:len(all.Patchs)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}