diff --git a/packages/@jsonql/koa/package.json b/packages/@jsonql/koa/package.json
index 77212674c05521d134accb8d8b5e1071cca233c4..30fcfdf6c6c4c65194e7f441830d8b24a845c306 100644
--- a/packages/@jsonql/koa/package.json
+++ b/packages/@jsonql/koa/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "jsonql-constants": "^1.8.10",
-    "jsonql-koa": "^1.4.16",
+    "jsonql-koa": "^1.4.17",
     "jsonql-params-validator": "^1.4.11",
     "koa": "^2.11.0",
     "koa-bodyparser": "^4.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/query/get-something.js b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/query/get-something.js
index cbfa8b7d329dc50c391ea3017a336adb085c3c8e..0529c38c847c62ee7103ff63348e5a89601c522d 100644
--- a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/query/get-something.js
+++ b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/query/get-something.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  * just a pass over method to get something from server b
  * @return {object} an object contains two different time stamps
  */
-module.exports = function getSomething() {
-  const client = getSomething.client()
+module.exports = async function getSomething() {
+  const client = await getSomething.client()
+  // just pass it straight through
+  const msg = await client.query.sendingOutSomething()
+  return `${msg} via getSomething()`
 }
diff --git a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/socket/ms-pass.js b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/socket/ms-pass.js
index 11b2dc34564906aa5efd562eb6864e8b2d71208a..1fc2fea24312d825f9baf330cd08ad6c1bcbd70b 100644
--- a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/socket/ms-pass.js
+++ b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/fixtures/resolvers/socket/ms-pass.js
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+const debug = require('debug')('jsonql-koa:test:basic')
 /**
  * just a pass over method to call server B
  * @param {string} msg an incoming message
  * @return {object} contain everything and send it back
  */
 module.exports = function msPass(msg) {
-  // then we call the client and get something from it
-  
+  try {
+    // then we call the client and get something from it
+    const client = msPass.client()
+
+    return client.socket.giveNumber()
+      .then(result => {
+        return `${msg} received on ${result}`
+      })
+  } catch(e) {
+    debug(e)
+    throw new Error(e)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/ms.test.js b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/ms.test.js
index 4aa56eb6ee139faad00be722d54f5a51e6ad68fb..108cefbf317dcaf83e7f333c5023d89d020fcc4b 100644
--- a/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/ms.test.js
+++ b/packages/@jsonql/koa/tests/ms.test.js
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ const createMsTestServer = require('./fixtures/ms-test-servers')
 const getClientA = async () => (
   await jsonqlNodeClient({
     hostname: `http://localhost:${PORT_A}`,
-    contractDir: join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'contract', 'client1')
+    contractDir: join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'contract', 'client1'),
+    serverType: 'ws'
   })
 )
 
-
-
 test.before(t => {
   t.context.serverA = createMsTestServer('A')
   t.context.serverB = createMsTestServer('B')
@@ -54,10 +53,29 @@ test(`It should able to connect to server B directly`, async t => {
 test(`It should able to connect to another service via the internal nodeClient`, async t => {
   const client1 = await getClientA()
 
-  
-
+  const msg = await client1.query.getSomething()
 
+  debug(msg)
 
+  t.truthy(msg)
 })
 
-test.todo(`It should able to connect to the another client via socket connection`)
+test.cb.only(`It should able to connect to the another client via socket connection`, t => {
+  t.plan(2)
+  getClientA()
+    .then(client => {
+
+      t.pass() // should get a client here
+
+      client.socket.msPass(`Something`)
+        .then(result => {
+          debug(result)
+          t.truthy(result)
+          t.end()
+        })
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      debug('test error!', err)
+    })
+
+})
diff --git a/packages/constants/README.md b/packages/constants/README.md
index 90ba71ca4a4b3f1b3b1b56bc375ac91fa8d05e00..2bd7caf9b632c465a628334264345343a9f328d0 100755
--- a/packages/constants/README.md
+++ b/packages/constants/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ non-javascript to develop your tool. You can also use the included `constants.js
 - LOGIN_PROP_NAME
 - CLIENT_PROP_NAME
 - USERDATA_PROP_NAME
+- INIT_CLIENT_PROP_KEY
+- INIT_CONTRACT_PROP_KEY
 - DEFAULT_WS_WAIT_TIME
 - TIMEOUT_ERR_MSG
 - NOT_LOGIN_ERR_MSG
diff --git a/packages/constants/constants.json b/packages/constants/constants.json
index 5d7d8319dcfe0d38bd12c721130b6cf9d907578b..7cc280c35f6684afc548fed7dd93344ccba48e1f 100644
--- a/packages/constants/constants.json
+++ b/packages/constants/constants.json
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
   "LOGIN_PROP_NAME": "login",
   "CLIENT_PROP_NAME": "client",
   "USERDATA_PROP_NAME": "userdata",
+  "INIT_CLIENT_PROP_KEY": "nodeClient",
+  "INIT_CONTRACT_PROP_KEY": "initContract",
   "DEFAULT_WS_WAIT_TIME": 5000,
   "TIMEOUT_ERR_MSG": "timeout",
   "NOT_LOGIN_ERR_MSG": "NOT LOGIN",
diff --git a/packages/constants/main.js b/packages/constants/main.js
index 6d1b79d65a2d93077db343a4fff7b9312900297a..6b493cd51f89c4a8f55b6bb333b2b0dbb56fd0c6 100644
--- a/packages/constants/main.js
+++ b/packages/constants/main.js
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ module.exports = {
     "LOGIN_PROP_NAME": "login",
     "CLIENT_PROP_NAME": "client",
     "USERDATA_PROP_NAME": "userdata",
+    "INIT_CLIENT_PROP_KEY": "nodeClient",
+    "INIT_CONTRACT_PROP_KEY": "initContract",
     "DEFAULT_WS_WAIT_TIME": 5000,
     "TIMEOUT_ERR_MSG": "timeout",
     "NOT_LOGIN_ERR_MSG": "NOT LOGIN",
diff --git a/packages/constants/module.js b/packages/constants/module.js
index 29f56d0d27b7d70ec7aea75b990061358f6b43ed..3c5213db570a25ca60153909027192524512a708 100644
--- a/packages/constants/module.js
+++ b/packages/constants/module.js
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ export const LOGIN_PROP_NAME = 'login'; // new @1.8.6
 // this one is for nodeClient inject into the resolver
 export const CLIENT_PROP_NAME = 'client';
 export const USERDATA_PROP_NAME = 'userdata';
+// this are property keys used in the configuration options
+// and re-use elsewhere
+export const INIT_CLIENT_PROP_KEY = 'nodeClient';
+export const INIT_CONTRACT_PROP_KEY = 'initContract';
 
 // this is the default time to wait for reply if exceed this then we
 // trigger an error --> 5 seconds
diff --git a/packages/constants/package.json b/packages/constants/package.json
index c6376990d86343d92574a78af68cdae75a638744..e77c5e21f88c38a2eff459ccabe747c9346fa0ae 100755
--- a/packages/constants/package.json
+++ b/packages/constants/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonql-constants",
-  "version": "1.8.10",
+  "version": "1.8.11",
   "description": "All the share constants for json:ql tools",
   "main": "main.js",
   "module": "module.js",
diff --git a/packages/koa/package.json b/packages/koa/package.json
index c959c227dc5d29cbd4343f984c578e29cdda97df..43399f4964a1c98503436e16fe2720b73c60cb43 100644
--- a/packages/koa/package.json
+++ b/packages/koa/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonql-koa",
-  "version": "1.4.17",
+  "version": "1.4.18",
   "description": "jsonql Koa middleware",
   "main": "main.js",
   "module": "index.js",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "jsonql-jwt": "^1.3.4",
     "jsonql-node-client": "^1.2.4",
     "jsonql-params-validator": "^1.4.11",
-    "jsonql-resolver": "^0.9.7",
+    "jsonql-resolver": "^0.9.8",
     "jsonql-utils": "^0.8.5",
     "jsonql-web-console": "^0.4.3",
     "koa-compose": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/koa/src/middlewares/core-middleware.js b/packages/koa/src/middlewares/core-middleware.js
index fdf8c607d8082077973ac846e83f7ab0461984ac..22a73d3e7a781a1e87ab14cc6d8683cc9d2cb7c8 100644
--- a/packages/koa/src/middlewares/core-middleware.js
+++ b/packages/koa/src/middlewares/core-middleware.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // The core of the jsonql middleware
 import { QUERY_NAME, MUTATION_NAME } from 'jsonql-constants'
-import { resolveMethod } from 'jsonql-resolver'
+import { resolverRenderHandler } from 'jsonql-resolver'
 import { getDebug } from '../utils'
 const debug = getDebug('core')
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function coreMiddleware(opts) {
         // debug(`Is jsonql query`, contract, opts)
         // The problem is - the config is correct
         // but the contract return the previous one
-        return resolveMethod(ctx, resolverType, opts, contract)
+        return resolverRenderHandler(ctx, resolverType, opts, contract)
       }
     } else {
       await next()
diff --git a/packages/koa/src/options/index.js b/packages/koa/src/options/index.js
index e63c9edb2aa11d905f53e108d8050bb8c6253118..9f52a9f9f192ab69b4b7ab701b0261a4f005a5c3 100644
--- a/packages/koa/src/options/index.js
+++ b/packages/koa/src/options/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // wrap all the options and method in one instead of all over the places
+// @TODO all this should move to the jsonql-utils because when start dev for other
+// framework this will get re-use
+
 import { join, resolve } from 'path'
 import fsx from 'fs-extra'
 import _ from 'lodash'
@@ -6,13 +9,14 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 const { CHECKED_KEY } = require('jsonql-constants')
 import { checkConfig, isString } from 'jsonql-params-validator'
 import { rsaPemKeys } from 'jsonql-jwt'
-
+import { validateClientConfig, clientsGenerator } from 'jsonql-resolver'
 import { appProps, constProps, jwtProcessKey } from './options'
 import { isContract, chainFns, getDebug, inArray, injectToFn, objHasProp } from '../utils'
 import { getContract } from '../contracts'
 const debug = getDebug('config-check')
 
 /**
+ * @TODO move to jsonql-utils
  * break out from the applyAuthOptions because it's not suppose to be there
  * @NOTE v1.3.8 change it to a fully functional interface
  * @param {object} config configuration
@@ -49,12 +53,13 @@ const applyGetContract = function(config) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * @TODO move to jsonql-utils
  * we need an extra step to cache some of the auth related configuration data
- * ASYNC AWAIT IS A FUCKING JOKE
  * @param {object} config configuration
  * @return {object} config with extra property
  */
 const applyAuthOptions = function(config) {
+  // @TODO need to get rip of the useJwt option!
   if (config.enableAuth && config.useJwt && !isString(config.useJwt)) {
     const { keysDir, publicKeyFileName, privateKeyFileName } = config;
     const publicKeyPath = join(keysDir, publicKeyFileName)
@@ -70,6 +75,20 @@ const applyAuthOptions = function(config) {
   return config;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @1.4.18 pre-config the node client is there is a configuration for it
+ * this will only call when using preConfigCheck
+ * @param {object} config the main configuration
+ * @return {object} the modified configuration if there is need for it
+ */
+const initNodeClient = function(config) {
+
+
+
+  // @TODO
+  return config;
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {object} config configuration supply by developer
  * @return {object} configuration been checked
@@ -99,7 +118,7 @@ export function preConfigCheck(wsDefaultOptions, wsConstProps, config = {}) {
   const _constProps = _.merge({}, wsConstProps, constProps)
   const now = Date.now()
 
-  const fn = chainFns(checkConfig, applyGetContract, applyAuthOptions)
+  const fn = chainFns(checkConfig, applyGetContract, applyAuthOptions, initNodeClient)
   const opts = fn(config, _defaultOptions, _constProps)
   // return opts;
   return injectToFn(opts, CHECKED_KEY, now)
diff --git a/packages/koa/src/utils/jsonql-struct.js b/packages/koa/src/utils/jsonql-struct.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c69c8e5e5b78fccf9bd9a1eb1fdb89e323ad163..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/koa/src/utils/jsonql-struct.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// this is a struct like class to hold the property that we don't want to get overwrite
-
-export default class JsonqlStruct {
-
-  constructor() {
-    this.__private__ = new Map()
-  }
-
-  set(key, value) {
-    if (this.__private__.has(key)) {
-      console.error(`${key} already existed! overwrite with`, value)
-    }
-    this.__private__.set(key, value)
-  }
-
-  get contract() {
-    return this.__private__.get('contract')
-  }
-
-  
-
-}
diff --git a/packages/koa/tests/jsonql.test.js b/packages/koa/tests/jsonql.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b604f6e5a93de138444b5d2e322c1d6919ea74c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/koa/tests/jsonql.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// testing the new jsonqlStruct class
-
-const test = require('ava')
-
-const JsonqlStruct = require('../src/utils/jsonql-struct')
-
-test.before(t => {
-
-  t.context.cls = new JsonqlStruct()
-})
-
-test.todo(`It should able to set some value`)
-
-test.todo(`It should not able to overwrite some value`)
diff --git a/packages/resolver/index.js b/packages/resolver/index.js
index 401c3eb9cf711673d11a33f8de3f8435ec9d5170..6c1add105dcd9f280ee00fd186b2a3eeaa729845 100644
--- a/packages/resolver/index.js
+++ b/packages/resolver/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ const {
   getLocalValidator,
   handleAuthMethods
 } = require('./src/handle-auth-methods')
+// for 1.0.0 release (first on 0.9.8)
+// we also export the node client generator parts
+// when the middleware is use with socket server
+// the client(s) will get get pre-config and init during the
+// check option phrase then it could be re-use between modules
+const {
+  injectNodeClient,
+  validateClientConfig,
+  clientsGenerator
+} = require('./src/client')
 
 // @TODO use the same for the jsonql-ws-server as well
 module.exports = {
@@ -20,6 +30,11 @@ module.exports = {
   getLocalValidator,
   executeResolver,
   resolverRenderHandler,
+  // for node clients
+  injectNodeClient,
+  validateClientConfig,
+  clientsGenerator
   // create an alias for integration in Koa middleware
-  resolveMethod: resolverRenderHandler
+  // remove in 0.9.8
+  // resolveMethod: resolverRenderHandler
 }
diff --git a/packages/resolver/package.json b/packages/resolver/package.json
index 5bfbea0d7a4773f0b664bbff84f0f968d63a78d6..922e6b202bc3a2198b3cd38c54b4c9134f245303 100644
--- a/packages/resolver/package.json
+++ b/packages/resolver/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonql-resolver",
-  "version": "0.9.7",
+  "version": "0.9.8",
   "description": "This is NOT for general use, please do not install it directly. This module is part of the jsonql tools supporting modules.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "ava": "^2.4.0",
     "jsonql-contract": "^1.8.4",
-    "jsonql-koa": "^1.4.16",
+    "jsonql-koa": "^1.4.17",
     "server-io-core": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "ava": {
diff --git a/packages/resolver/src/client/clients-generator.js b/packages/resolver/src/client/clients-generator.js
index bc6fcd5b058c01a65638a8ca974fbaebc825dab0..2aa64dffcdb8e8a0106e19aeb3dd96a1855a3245 100755
--- a/packages/resolver/src/client/clients-generator.js
+++ b/packages/resolver/src/client/clients-generator.js
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 // if they are not using it then is it possible to include this as
 // peer dependencies?
 const jsonqlNodeClient = require('jsonql-node-client')
+const { injectToFn } = require('jsonql-utils')
+const NAME_PROP = 'name'
 /**
  * create the node client using the already passed configurations
- * @param {object} opts the clients configuration
+ * @param {object} clientConfigs the clients configuration
  * @return {promise} resolve to the node client
  */
-function clientsGenerator(opts) {
+function clientsGenerator(clientConfigs) {
   return Promise.all(
-    opts.map(opt => {
-      let name = opt.name;
-      return jsonqlNodeClient(opt)
-        .then(client => {
-          client.name = name;
-          return client;
-        })
+    clientConfigs.map(clientConfig => {
+      let name = clientConfig.name;
+      return jsonqlNodeClient(clientConfig)
+        .then(client => injectToFn(client, NAME_PROP, name))
     })
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/resolver/src/provide-node-clients.js b/packages/resolver/src/provide-node-clients.js
index 1275e65a3856f512bbde5d06cc135c902e29c844..714d47579b47db655bea290e0550334d33651c21 100644
--- a/packages/resolver/src/provide-node-clients.js
+++ b/packages/resolver/src/provide-node-clients.js
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ const {
 } = require('./client')
 const { getDebug } = require('./utils')
 const debug = getDebug('provide-node-clients')
+// we need to change this to a class instead otherwise
+// we might overwrite each others
 let clients = []
 let hasClientConfig;
 
+// @NOTE 0.9.8 before publish
+// this part will have to completely rewrite to fix
+// 1. when the client already init elsewhere
+// 2. can not use just an array here, it cause problem when it's more than one client
+
 /**
  * The top level methods to inject the clients into the resolver
  * @param {function} resolver the function to get injection
diff --git a/packages/resolver/tests/fixtures/contract/es/contract.json b/packages/resolver/tests/fixtures/contract/es/contract.json
index 30e4846f3333b512ee5f1a972e0205df907a9828..9fc01312df44768ec8227554970581bbdb8916ae 100644
--- a/packages/resolver/tests/fixtures/contract/es/contract.json
+++ b/packages/resolver/tests/fixtures/contract/es/contract.json
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
     }
   },
   "auth": {},
-  "timestamp": 1574495660,
+  "timestamp": 1574734426,
   "sourceType": "module"
 }