diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 292a050..43c32d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ all:
 	# Then:
 	protoc --version
 	make droplet.pb.go
+	cd configfile && make
+
+vet:
+	GO111MODULE=off go vet
+
+lint:
+	buf lint droplet.proto
+
+# autofixes your import headers in your golang files
+goimports:
+	goimports -w *.go
 
 redomod:
 	rm -f go.*
@@ -21,6 +32,8 @@ redomod:
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.pb.go
+	-rm go.*
+	cd configfile && make clean
 
 droplet.pb.go: droplet.proto
 	protoc --go_out=. droplet.proto
diff --git a/configfile/Makefile b/configfile/Makefile
index 15d8b54..b1a31f3 100644
--- a/configfile/Makefile
+++ b/configfile/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 build:
-	go build
+	GO111MODULE=off go build
 
 prep:
 	go get -v -t -u
 
 run:
 	go run *.go
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f configfile
diff --git a/configfile/main.go b/configfile/main.go
index c012ba3..3cc713c 100644
--- a/configfile/main.go
+++ b/configfile/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import "bufio"
 import "io/ioutil"
 
 import "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-import pb "git.wit.com/wit/virtbuf"
+// import "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+import pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
 
 //
 // saves entries in a config file
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Error reading file:", err)
 	}
-	allEvents := &pb.Event{}
+	allEvents := &pb.Droplet{}
 	if err := proto.Unmarshal(in, allEvents); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Failed to parse events:", err)
 	}
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.Println(in)
 }
 
-func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Event) {
+func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Droplet) {
 	buf, err := proto.Marshal(e)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Event) {
 func TestWriteEvent() {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-	e := pb.CreateSampleEvent()
+	e := pb.CreateSampleDroplet()
 
 	got := buf.String()
 	log.Println(got)
@@ -61,13 +62,13 @@ func TestWriteEvent() {
 }
 
 func marshalUnmarshal() {
-	test := pb.CreateSampleEvent()
+	test := pb.CreateSampleDroplet()
 	data, err := proto.Marshal(test)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
 	}
 
-	newTest := &pb.Event{}
+	newTest := &pb.Droplet{}
 	err = proto.Unmarshal(data, newTest)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("unmarshaling error: ", err)
diff --git a/droplet.proto b/droplet.proto
index 8c12664..7cf14de 100644
--- a/droplet.proto
+++ b/droplet.proto
@@ -4,47 +4,24 @@ package virtbuf;
 message Droplet {
 	string  uuid	= 1;
 	string	name	= 2;
+	string	hostname = 3;
+	int64	cpus	= 4;
+	int64	memory	= 5;
+	int64	disk	= 6;
+	string	base_image = 7;
 
-	repeated Response results = 3;
-	repeated Network networks = 4;
-	repeated VM vms = 5;
+	repeated Network networks = 8;
+	repeated Disk disks = 9;
 
-	enum EventType {
-		ADD	= 0;
-		DELETE = 1;
-		POWERON = 2;
-		POWEROFF = 3;
-		HIBERNATE = 4;
-		MIGRATE = 5;
-		DEMO	= 6;
-		GET	= 7;	// request something
-		LOGIN	= 8;	// attempt to login
-		OK	= 9;	// everything is ok
-		FAIL	= 10;	// everything failed
-	}
-
-	message Response {
-		EventType type	= 1;
-		int32	id	= 2;
-		string	name	= 3;
-		string	error	= 4;
-		repeated string snippets = 5;
-	}
+	string	comment = 10;
 
 	message Network {
 		string	mac     = 1;
 		string	name	= 2;
 	}
 
-	message VM {
-		int64	id	= 1;
-		string	name	= 2;
-		string	hostname = 3;
-		int64	cpus	= 4;
-		int64	memory	= 5;
-		int64	disk	= 6;
-		string	IPv6	= 7;
-		string	role	= 8;
-		string	baseImage = 9;
+	message Disk {
+		string	filename        = 1;
+		int64	size    	= 2;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sampleData.go b/sampleData.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c48985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sampleData.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package virtbuf
+
+import "log"
+
+//
+// This generates some sample data. It *should* match the .proto file
+//
+
+func CreateSampleDroplet() *Droplet {
+	// TODO: flush this out to do all the fields
+	log.Println("CreateSampleDroplet() is generating a new droplet")
+
+	e := &Droplet{
+		Uuid:     "6a1c571b-1d02-462b-9288-63d205306d76",
+		Hostname: "bmath.wit.com",
+		Comment:  "this is a droplet for testing",
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
+func CreateSampleDroplets(total int) []Droplet {
+
+	var all []Droplet
+
+	for i := 0; i < total; i++ {
+		d := CreateSampleDroplet()
+
+		// e.Id += 1000 + int32(i)
+		d.Comment = "Sample Event " + string(i)
+
+		all = append(all, *d)
+	}
+
+	return all
+}