diff --git a/91602683263cf9bdde1faaad22ba46b4f006a562 b/91602683263cf9bdde1faaad22ba46b4f006a562
index ed553d1..891fcc9 100644
--- a/91602683263cf9bdde1faaad22ba46b4f006a562
+++ b/91602683263cf9bdde1faaad22ba46b4f006a562
@@ -961,3 +961,255 @@ func file_droplet_proto_init() {
 }
 
 // `autogen:droplet.sort.pb.go`
+
+package virtbuf
+
+// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb.
+//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest
+//
+// You can use it on simple protobuf files
+// The .proto file must have a singular and plural form of a message
+// (for those of you that know ruby on rails, it's like that)
+//
+// You can mark which repos you want to auto generate sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files for
+//
+// For an example,
+//       go-clone go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb
+//
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type DropletIterator struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	packs []*Droplet
+	index int
+}
+
+// NewDropletIterator initializes a new iterator.
+func NewDropletIterator(packs []*Droplet) *DropletIterator {
+	return &DropletIterator{packs: packs}
+}
+
+// Scan moves to the next element and returns false if there are no more packs.
+// Use Scan() in a loop, similar to a while loop
+//
+//	for iterator.Scan()
+//		d := iterator.Next(
+//		fmt.Println("found UUID:", d.Uuid
+//	}
+func (it *DropletIterator) Scan() bool {
+	if it.index >= len(it.packs) {
+		return false
+	}
+	it.index++
+	return true
+}
+
+// Next() returns the next thing in the array
+func (it *DropletIterator) Next() *Droplet {
+	if it.packs[it.index-1] == nil {
+		for i, d := range it.packs {
+			fmt.Println("i =", i, d)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("protobuf autogenpb sort error len =", len(it.packs))
+		fmt.Println("protobuf autogenpb sort error next == nil", it.index, it.index-1)
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+	return it.packs[it.index-1]
+}
+
+// does not enforce any unique fields
+func (all *Droplets) Append(newP *Droplet) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	all.Droplets = append(all.Droplets, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) All() *DropletIterator {
+	dropletPointers := all.selectAllDroplet()
+
+	iterator := NewDropletIterator(dropletPointers)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) Len() int {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	return len(all.Droplets)
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) SortByUuid() *DropletIterator {
+	packs := all.selectAllDroplet()
+
+	sort.Sort(DropletUuid(packs))
+
+	iterator := NewDropletIterator(packs)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+type DropletUuid []*Droplet
+
+func (a DropletUuid) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a DropletUuid) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Uuid < a[j].Uuid }
+func (a DropletUuid) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+// enforces Uuid is unique
+func (all *Droplets) AppendUniqueUuid(newP *Droplet) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Droplets {
+		if p.Uuid == newP.Uuid {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Droplets = append(all.Droplets, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) DeleteByUuid(s string) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range all.Droplets {
+		if all.Droplets[i].Uuid == s {
+			all.Droplets[i] = all.Droplets[len(all.Droplets)-1]
+			all.Droplets = all.Droplets[:len(all.Droplets)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// enforces Uuid is unique
+func (all *Droplets) ReplaceUuid(newP *Droplet) bool { // todo: make unique name here
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Droplets {
+		if p.Uuid == newP.Uuid {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Droplets = append(all.Droplets, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+// find a dependancy by the go path
+func (all *Droplets) FindByUuid(s string) *Droplet {
+	if all == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range all.Droplets {
+		if all.Droplets[i].Uuid == s {
+			return all.Droplets[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) SortByHostname() *DropletIterator {
+	packs := all.selectAllDroplet()
+
+	sort.Sort(DropletHostname(packs))
+
+	iterator := NewDropletIterator(packs)
+	return iterator
+}
+
+type DropletHostname []*Droplet
+
+func (a DropletHostname) Len() int           { return len(a) }
+func (a DropletHostname) Less(i, j int) bool { return a[i].Hostname < a[j].Hostname }
+func (a DropletHostname) Swap(i, j int)      { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+// enforces Hostname is unique
+func (all *Droplets) AppendUniqueHostname(newP *Droplet) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Droplets {
+		if p.Hostname == newP.Hostname {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Droplets = append(all.Droplets, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (all *Droplets) DeleteByHostname(s string) bool {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range all.Droplets {
+		if all.Droplets[i].Hostname == s {
+			all.Droplets[i] = all.Droplets[len(all.Droplets)-1]
+			all.Droplets = all.Droplets[:len(all.Droplets)-1]
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// enforces Hostname is unique
+func (all *Droplets) ReplaceHostname(newP *Droplet) bool { // todo: make unique name here
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, p := range all.Droplets {
+		if p.Hostname == newP.Hostname {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	all.Droplets = append(all.Droplets, newP)
+	return true
+}
+
+// find a dependancy by the go path
+func (all *Droplets) FindByHostname(s string) *Droplet {
+	if all == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for i, _ := range all.Droplets {
+		if all.Droplets[i].Hostname == s {
+			return all.Droplets[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// safely returns a slice of pointers to the Droplet protobufs
+func (all *Droplets) selectAllDroplet() []*Droplet {
+	all.Lock.RLock()
+	defer all.Lock.RUnlock()
+
+	// Create a new slice to hold pointers to each Droplet
+	var aStuff []*Droplet
+	aStuff = make([]*Droplet, len(all.Droplets))
+	for i, p := range all.Droplets {
+		aStuff[i] = p // Copy pointers for safe iteration
+	}
+
+	return aStuff
+}