diff --git a/internal/codec/decoder.go b/internal/codec/decoder.go
index 3b375e4..9f89d54 100644
--- a/internal/codec/decoder.go
+++ b/internal/codec/decoder.go
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ type Decoder interface {
 	Decode(v any) error
 }
 
-func NewDecoder() *Decoder {
+func NewDecoder(r io.Reader, format Format) Decoder {
+	switch format {
+	case FormatYaml:
+		return NewYAMLDecoder(r)
+	case FormatJson:
+		return NewJSONDecoder(r)
+	case FormatProtoBuf:
+		return NewProtoBufDecoder(r)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/codec/encoder.go b/internal/codec/encoder.go
index da2fbc6..80c09bd 100644
--- a/internal/codec/encoder.go
+++ b/internal/codec/encoder.go
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ type Encoder interface {
 	Close() error
 }
 
-func NewEncoder() *Encoder {
+func NewEncoder(w io.Writer, format Format) Encoder {
+	switch format {
+	case FormatYaml:
+		return NewYAMLEncoder(w)
+	case FormatJson:
+		return NewJSONEncoder(w)
+	case FormatProtoBuf:
+		return NewProtoBufEncoder(w)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/codec/types.go b/internal/codec/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c6b26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/codec/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package codec
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+const (
+	FormatYaml Format = "yaml"
+	FormatJson Format = "json"
+	FormatProtoBuf Format = "protobuf"
+)
+
+var ErrInvalidFormat error = errors.New("invalid Format value")
+
+type Format string
+
+func (f *Format) Validate() error {
+	switch *f {
+	case FormatYaml, FormatJson, FormatProtoBuf:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return ErrInvalidFormat
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *Format) Set(value string) (err error) {
+	if err = (*Format)(&value).Validate(); err == nil {
+		*f = Format(value)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *Format) UnmarshalValue(value string) error {
+	switch value {
+	case string(FormatYaml), string(FormatJson), string(FormatProtoBuf):
+		*f = Format(value)
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return ErrInvalidFormat
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *Format) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var s string
+	if unmarshalFormatTypeErr := json.Unmarshal(data, &s); unmarshalFormatTypeErr != nil {
+		return unmarshalFormatTypeErr
+	}
+	return f.UnmarshalValue(s)
+}
+
+func (f *Format) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	var s string
+	if err := value.Decode(&s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return f.UnmarshalValue(s)
+}
diff --git a/internal/codec/types_test.go b/internal/codec/types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d15461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/codec/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package codec
+
+import (
+_	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+_	"log"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type TestDec struct {
+	FormatType Format `yaml:"formattype" json:"formattype"`
+}
+
+func TestFormatType(t *testing.T) {
+	yamlData := `
+formattype: json
+`
+	v := &TestDec{}
+
+	dec := NewYAMLStringDecoder(yamlData)
+	e := dec.Decode(v)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, FormatJson, v.FormatType)
+}
+
+func TestFormatTypeErr(t *testing.T) {
+	yamlData := `
+formattype: foo
+`
+
+	v := &TestDec{}
+
+	dec := NewYAMLStringDecoder(yamlData)
+	e := dec.Decode(v)
+
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, ErrInvalidFormat, e)
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/command.go b/internal/command/command.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45a8882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package command
+
+import (
+	_ "context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	_ "net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"text/template"
+	"decl/internal/codec"
+)
+
+type CommandExecutor func(value any) ([]byte, error)
+type CommandExtractAttributes func(output []byte, target any) error
+
+type CommandArg string
+
+type Command struct {
+	Path      string                   `json:"path" yaml:"path"`
+	Args      []CommandArg             `json:"args" yaml:"args"`
+	Env				[]string                 `json:"env" yaml:"env"`
+	Split     bool                     `json:"split" yaml:"split"`
+	FailOnError bool                   `json:"failonerror" yaml:"failonerror"`
+	Executor  CommandExecutor          `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+	Extractor CommandExtractAttributes `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+}
+
+func NewCommand() *Command {
+	c := &Command{ Split: true, FailOnError: true }
+	c.Executor = func(value any) ([]byte, error) {
+		args, err := c.Template(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		cmd := exec.Command(c.Path, args...)
+		c.SetCmdEnv(cmd)
+
+		slog.Info("execute() - cmd", "path", c.Path, "args", args)
+		output, stdoutPipeErr := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+		if stdoutPipeErr != nil {
+			return nil, stdoutPipeErr
+		}
+
+		stderr, pipeErr := cmd.StderrPipe()
+		if pipeErr != nil {
+			return nil, pipeErr
+		}
+
+		if startErr := cmd.Start(); startErr != nil {
+			return nil, startErr
+		}
+
+		slog.Info("execute() - start", "cmd", cmd)
+		stdOutOutput, _ := io.ReadAll(output)
+		stdErrOutput, _ := io.ReadAll(stderr)
+
+		slog.Info("execute() - io", "stdout", string(stdOutOutput), "stderr", string(stdErrOutput))
+		waitErr := cmd.Wait()
+
+		slog.Info("execute()", "path", c.Path, "args", args, "output", string(stdOutOutput), "error", string(stdErrOutput))
+
+		if len(stdErrOutput) > 0 && c.FailOnError {
+			return stdOutOutput, fmt.Errorf("%w %s", waitErr, string(stdErrOutput))
+		}
+		return stdOutOutput, waitErr
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Load(r io.Reader) error {
+	return codec.NewYAMLDecoder(r).Decode(c)
+}
+
+func (c *Command) LoadDecl(yamlResourceDeclaration string) error {
+	return codec.NewYAMLStringDecoder(yamlResourceDeclaration).Decode(c)
+}
+
+func (c *Command) SetCmdEnv(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), c.Env...)
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Exists() bool {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath(c.Path); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Template(value any) ([]string, error) {
+	var args []string = make([]string, 0, len(c.Args) * 2)
+	for i, arg := range c.Args {
+		var commandLineArg strings.Builder
+		err := template.Must(template.New(fmt.Sprintf("arg%d", i)).Parse(string(arg))).Execute(&commandLineArg, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if commandLineArg.Len() > 0 {
+			var splitArg []string
+			if c.Split {
+				splitArg = strings.Split(commandLineArg.String(), " ")
+			} else {
+				splitArg = []string{commandLineArg.String()}
+			}
+			slog.Info("Template()", "split", splitArg, "len", len(splitArg))
+			args = append(args, splitArg...)
+		}
+	}
+	
+	slog.Info("Template()", "Args", c.Args, "lencargs", len(c.Args), "args", args, "lenargs", len(args), "value", value)
+	return args, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Execute(value any) ([]byte, error) {
+	return c.Executor(value)
+}
+
+func (c *CommandArg) UnmarshalValue(value string) error {
+	*c = CommandArg(value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *CommandArg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var s string
+	if unmarshalRouteTypeErr := json.Unmarshal(data, &s); unmarshalRouteTypeErr != nil {
+		return unmarshalRouteTypeErr
+	}
+	return c.UnmarshalValue(s)
+}
+
+func (c *CommandArg) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	var s string
+	if err := value.Decode(&s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return c.UnmarshalValue(s)
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/command_test.go b/internal/command/command_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fb43c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/command_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+
+package command
+
+import (
+_	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+_	"os"
+_	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCommand()
+	assert.NotNil(t, c)
+}
+
+func TestCommandLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCommand()
+	assert.NotNil(t, c)
+
+	decl := `
+path: find
+args:
+- "{{ .Path }}"
+`
+
+	assert.Nil(t, c.LoadDecl(decl))
+	assert.Equal(t, "find", c.Path)
+}
+
+func TestCommandTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCommand()
+	assert.NotNil(t, c)
+
+	decl := `
+path: find
+args:
+- "{{ .Path }}"
+`
+
+	assert.Nil(t, c.LoadDecl(decl))
+	assert.Equal(t, "find", c.Path)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(c.Args))
+
+	f := struct { Path string } {
+		Path: "./",
+	}
+
+	args, templateErr := c.Template(f)
+	assert.Nil(t, templateErr)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(args))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "./", string(args[0]))
+
+	out, err := c.Execute(f)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Greater(t, len(out), 0)
+}
diff --git a/internal/resource/exec.go b/internal/resource/exec.go
index ff20292..305d0ef 100644
--- a/internal/resource/exec.go
+++ b/internal/resource/exec.go
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ type Exec struct {
 	UpdateTemplate Command `yaml:"update" json:"update"`
 	DeleteTemplate Command `yaml:"delete" json:"delete"`
 
+	config ConfigurationValueGetter
 	// state attributes
 	State string `yaml:"state"`
 }
 
 func init() {
-	ResourceTypes.Register("exec", func(u *url.URL) Resource {
+	ResourceTypes.Register([]string{"exec"}, func(u *url.URL) Resource {
 		x := NewExec()
 		return x
 	})
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ func (x *Exec) SetURI(uri string) error {
 	return e
 }
 
+func (x *Exec) UseConfig(config ConfigurationValueGetter) {
+	x.config = config
+}
+
 func (x *Exec) ResolveId(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return ""
 }
diff --git a/internal/source/container.go b/internal/source/container.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda47be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/source/container.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package source
+
+import (
+	"context"
+_	"encoding/json"
+_	"fmt"
+_	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"net/url"
+_	"path/filepath"
+	"decl/internal/resource"
+_	"os"
+_	"io"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
+	"log/slog"
+)
+
+type Container struct {
+	apiClient resource.ContainerClient
+}
+
+func NewContainer(containerClientApi resource.ContainerClient) *Container {
+	var apiClient resource.ContainerClient = containerClientApi
+	if apiClient == nil {
+		var err error
+		apiClient, err = client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+	return &Container{
+		apiClient: apiClient,
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	SourceTypes.Register([]string{"container"}, func(u *url.URL) DocSource {
+		c := NewContainer(nil)
+		return c
+	})
+
+}
+
+func (c *Container) Type() string { return "container" }
+
+func (c *Container) ExtractResources(filter ResourceSelector) ([]*resource.Document, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	slog.Info("container source ExtractResources()", "container", c) 
+	containers, err := c.apiClient.ContainerList(ctx, types.ContainerListOptions{All: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	document := resource.NewDocument()
+	for _, container := range containers {
+		runningContainer := resource.NewContainer(nil)
+		runningContainer.Inspect(ctx, container.ID)
+		document.AddResourceDeclaration("container", runningContainer)
+	}
+
+	return []*resource.Document{document}, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/source/package.go b/internal/source/package.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39c61e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/source/package.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package source
+
+import (
+_	"context"
+_	"encoding/json"
+_	"fmt"
+_	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"net/url"
+_	"path/filepath"
+	"decl/internal/resource"
+_	"os"
+_	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+)
+
+type Package struct {
+	PackageType resource.PackageType `yaml:"type" json:"type"`
+}
+
+func NewPackage() *Package {
+	return &Package{ PackageType: resource.SystemPackageType }
+}
+
+func init() {
+	SourceTypes.Register([]string{"package"}, func(u *url.URL) DocSource {
+		p := NewPackage()
+		return p
+	})
+
+}
+
+func (p *Package) Type() string { return "package" }
+
+func (p *Package) ExtractResources(filter ResourceSelector) ([]*resource.Document, error) {
+	documents := make([]*resource.Document, 0, 100)
+
+	slog.Info("package source ExtractResources()", "package", p) 
+	installedPackages := make([]*resource.Package, 0, 100)
+	cmd := p.PackageType.NewReadPackagesCommand()
+	if out, err := cmd.Execute(p); err == nil {
+		slog.Info("package source ExtractResources()", "output", out)
+		if exErr := cmd.Extractor(out, &installedPackages); exErr != nil {
+			return documents, exErr
+		}
+		document := resource.NewDocument()
+		for _, pkg := range installedPackages {
+			if pkg == nil {
+				pkg = resource.NewPackage()
+			}
+			pkg.PackageType = p.PackageType
+		
+			document.AddResourceDeclaration("package", pkg)
+		}
+		documents = append(documents, document)
+	} else {
+		slog.Info("package source ExtractResources()", "output", out, "error", err)
+		return documents, err
+	}
+	return documents, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/source/package_test.go b/internal/source/package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..334468a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/source/package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package source
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewPackageSource(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewPackage()
+	assert.NotNil(t, s)
+}
+
+func TestExtractPackages(t *testing.T) {
+	p := NewPackage()
+	assert.NotNil(t, p)
+
+	document, err := p.ExtractResources(nil)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, document)
+	assert.Greater(t, len(document), 0)
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/file.go b/internal/transport/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99dfec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/transport/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package transport
+
+import (
+_	"errors"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"fmt"
+	"compress/gzip"
+)
+
+type File struct {
+	uri *url.URL
+	path string
+	exttype string
+	fileext string
+	readHandle *os.File
+	writeHandle *os.File
+	gzip bool
+	gzipWriter io.WriteCloser
+	gzipReader io.ReadCloser
+}
+
+func NewFile(u *url.URL) (f *File, err error) {
+	f = &File {
+		uri: u,
+		path: filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.RequestURI()),
+	}
+	f.extension()
+	f.DetectGzip()
+
+	if f.path == "" || f.path == "-" {
+		f.readHandle = os.Stdin
+		f.writeHandle = os.Stdout
+	} else {
+		if f.readHandle, err = os.Open(f.Path()); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		f.writeHandle = f.readHandle
+	}
+
+	if f.Gzip() {
+		f.gzipWriter = gzip.NewWriter(f.writeHandle)
+		if f.gzipReader, err = gzip.NewReader(f.readHandle); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *File) extension() {
+	elements := strings.Split(f.path, ".")
+	numberOfElements := len(elements)
+	if numberOfElements > 2 {
+		f.exttype = elements[numberOfElements - 2]
+		f.fileext = elements[numberOfElements - 1]
+	}
+	f.exttype = elements[numberOfElements - 1]
+}
+
+func (f *File) DetectGzip() {
+	f.gzip = (f.uri.Query().Get("gzip") == "true" || f.fileext == "gz") 
+}
+
+func (f *File) URI() *url.URL {
+	return f.uri
+}
+
+func (f *File) Path() string {
+	return f.path
+}
+
+func (f *File) Signature() (documentSignature string) {
+	if signatureResp, signatureErr := os.Open(fmt.Sprintf("%s.sig", f.uri.String())); signatureErr == nil {
+		defer signatureResp.Close()
+		readSignatureBody, readSignatureErr := io.ReadAll(signatureResp)
+		if readSignatureErr == nil {
+			documentSignature = string(readSignatureBody)
+		} else {
+			panic(readSignatureErr)
+		}
+	} else {
+		panic(signatureErr)
+	}
+	return documentSignature
+}
+
+func (f *File) ContentType() string {
+	return f.exttype
+}
+
+func (f *File) SetGzip(gzip bool) {
+	f.gzip = gzip
+}
+
+func (f *File) Gzip() bool {
+	return f.gzip
+}
+
+func (f *File) Reader() io.ReadCloser {
+	if f.Gzip() {
+		return f.gzipReader
+	}
+	return f.readHandle
+}
+
+func (f *File) Writer() io.WriteCloser {
+	if f.Gzip() {
+		return f.gzipWriter
+	}
+	return f.writeHandle
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/file_test.go b/internal/transport/file_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4129b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/transport/file_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package transport
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+var TransportFileTestFile = fmt.Sprintf("%s/foo", TempDir)
+
+func TestNewTransportFileReader(t *testing.T) {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/foo", TempDir)
+	u, e := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", path))
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+
+	writeErr := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("test"), 0644)
+	assert.Nil(t, writeErr)
+
+	file, err := NewFile(u)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, file.Path(), path)
+}
+
+func TestNewTransportFileReaderExtension(t *testing.T) {
+	u, e := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("file://%s.yaml", TransportFileTestFile))
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+
+	f := &File{
+		uri: u,
+		path: filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.RequestURI()),
+	}
+	f.extension()
+	assert.Equal(t, f.exttype, "yaml")
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/http.go b/internal/transport/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec78be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/transport/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package transport
+
+import (
+_	"errors"
+	"io"
+_	"os"
+	"net/url"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"fmt"
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+type BufferCloser struct {
+	stream io.Closer
+	*bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+type HTTP struct {
+	uri *url.URL
+	path string
+	exttype string
+	fileext string
+	buffer BufferCloser
+	getRequest *http.Request
+	getResponse *http.Response
+	postRequest *http.Request
+	postResponse *http.Response
+	Client *http.Client
+}
+
+func (b BufferCloser) Close() error {
+	if b.stream != nil {
+		return b.stream.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func NewHTTP(u *url.URL, ctx context.Context) (h *HTTP, err error) {
+	h = &HTTP {
+		uri: u,
+		path: filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.RequestURI()),
+		Client: http.DefaultClient,
+	}
+	h.extension()
+
+	h.postRequest, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", u.String(), h.buffer)
+	h.getRequest, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u.String(), nil)
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) extension() {
+	elements := strings.Split(h.path, ".")
+	numberOfElements := len(elements)
+	if numberOfElements > 2 {
+		h.exttype = elements[numberOfElements - 2]
+		h.fileext = elements[numberOfElements - 1]
+	}
+	h.exttype = elements[numberOfElements - 1]
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) URI() *url.URL {
+	return h.uri
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) Path() string {
+	return h.path
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) Signature() (documentSignature string) {
+	if h.getResponse != nil {
+		documentSignature := h.getResponse.Header.Get("Signature")
+		if documentSignature == "" {
+			signatureResp, signatureErr := h.Client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s.sig", h.uri.String()))
+			if signatureErr == nil {
+				defer signatureResp.Body.Close()
+				readSignatureBody, readSignatureErr := io.ReadAll(signatureResp.Body)
+				if readSignatureErr == nil {
+					documentSignature = string(readSignatureBody)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return documentSignature
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) ContentType() (contenttype string) {
+	contenttype = h.getResponse.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	switch contenttype {
+	case "application/octet-stream":
+		return h.exttype
+	default:
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) Gzip() bool {
+	return h.fileext == "gz"
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) Reader() io.ReadCloser {
+	var err error
+	if h.getResponse, err = h.Client.Do(h.getRequest); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return h.getResponse.Body
+}
+
+func (h *HTTP) Writer() io.WriteCloser {
+	var err error
+	if h.postResponse, err = h.Client.Do(h.postRequest); err != nil {
+		h.postResponse, err = h.Client.Do(h.postRequest)
+	}
+	return h.buffer
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/http_test.go b/internal/transport/http_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99298a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/transport/http_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Matthew Rich <matthewrich.conf@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+
+package transport
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+_	"fmt"
+_	"os"
+	"net/url"
+_	"path/filepath"
+	"context"
+)
+
+func TestNewTransportHTTPReader(t *testing.T) {
+	u, urlErr := url.Parse("https://localhost/resource")
+	assert.Nil(t, urlErr)
+	h, err := NewHTTP(u, context.Background())
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, h)
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport.go b/internal/transport/transport.go
index f8c29e5..9a2b533 100644
--- a/internal/transport/transport.go
+++ b/internal/transport/transport.go
@@ -4,48 +4,65 @@ package transport
 
 import (
 _	"errors"
-	"fmt"
+_	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
-	"net/http"
+_	"net/http"
 _	"strings"
-	"path/filepath"
+_	"path/filepath"
 	"io"
-	"os"
+_	"os"
+	"context"
 )
 
+type Handler interface {
+	URI() *url.URL
+	ContentType() string
+	Gzip() bool
+	Signature() string
+	Reader() io.ReadCloser
+	Writer() io.WriteCloser
+}
+
 type Reader struct {
 	uri *url.URL
-	handle any
+	handle Handler
 	stream io.ReadCloser
 }
 
-func NewReader(u *url.URL) (*Reader, error) {
-	var e error
-	r := &Reader{ uri: u }
+func NewReader(u *url.URL) (reader *Reader, e error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	reader = &Reader{ uri: u }
 	switch u.Scheme {
 	case "http", "https":
-		resp, err := http.Get(u.String())
-		r.handle = resp
-		r.stream = resp.Body
-		e = err
+		reader.handle, e = NewHTTP(u, ctx)
 	case "file":
 		fallthrough
 	default:
-		path := filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.RequestURI())
-		file, err := os.Open(path)
-		r.handle = file
-		r.stream = file
-		e = err
+		reader.handle, e = NewFile(u)
 	}
-	return r, e
+	reader.stream = reader.handle.Reader()
+	return
 }
 
 type Writer struct {
-
+	uri *url.URL
+	handle Handler
+	stream io.WriteCloser
 }
 
-func NewWriter(url *url.URL) (*Writer, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+func NewWriter(u *url.URL) (writer *Writer, e error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	writer = &Writer{ uri: u }
+	switch u.Scheme {
+	case "http", "https":
+		writer.handle, e = NewHTTP(u, ctx)
+	case "file":
+		fallthrough
+	default:
+		writer.handle, e = NewFile(u)
+	}
+	writer.stream = writer.handle.Writer()
+	return writer, e
 }
 
 func (r *Reader) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
@@ -56,17 +73,36 @@ func (r *Reader) Close() error {
 	return r.stream.Close()
 }
 
-func (r *Reader) Signature() string {
-	documentSignature := r.handle.(*http.Response).Header.Get("Signature")
-	if documentSignature == "" {
-		signatureResp, signatureErr := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s.sig", r.uri.String()))
-		if signatureErr == nil {
-			defer signatureResp.Body.Close()
-			readSignatureBody, readSignatureErr := io.ReadAll(signatureResp.Body)
-			if readSignatureErr == nil {
-				documentSignature = string(readSignatureBody)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return documentSignature
+func (r *Reader) ContentType() string {
+	return r.handle.ContentType()
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Gzip() bool {
+	return r.handle.Gzip()
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Signature() string {
+	return r.handle.Signature()
+}
+
+
+
+func (w *Writer) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return w.stream.Write(b)
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Close() error {
+	return w.stream.Close()
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) ContentType() string {
+	return w.handle.ContentType()
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Gzip() bool {
+	return w.handle.Gzip()
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Signature() string {
+	return w.handle.Signature()
 }
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport_test.go b/internal/transport/transport_test.go
index b20c4dc..7bbb3a8 100644
--- a/internal/transport/transport_test.go
+++ b/internal/transport/transport_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 var TempDir string
 
+var testFileResourceDoc string = `
+resources:
+- type: file
+  transition: read
+  attributes:
+    path: /tmp/foobar
+`
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	var err error
 	TempDir, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "testtransportfile")
@@ -38,3 +46,19 @@ func TestNewTransportReader(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, reader)
 }
+
+func TestTransportReaderContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/foo.jx.yaml", TempDir)
+	u, e := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", path))
+	assert.Nil(t, e)
+
+	writeErr := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(testFileResourceDoc), 0644)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, writeErr)
+
+	reader, err := NewReader(u)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, reader)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, reader.ContentType(), "yaml")
+}
diff --git a/internal/types/types.go b/internal/types/types.go
index e27dbbc..cbca7f1 100644
--- a/internal/types/types.go
+++ b/internal/types/types.go
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
+/*
+
+The `types` package provides a generic method of registering a type factory.
+
+*/
+
 var (
 	ErrUnknownType = errors.New("Unknown type")
 )
 
-//type Name string //`json:"type"`
+//type Name[Registry any] string //`json:"type"`
 
 type Factory[Product any] func(*url.URL) Product
 type RegistryTypeMap[Product any] map[string]Factory[Product]
@@ -85,12 +91,12 @@ func (t *Types[Product]) Get(typename string) Factory[Product] {
 }
 
 /*
-func (n *Name) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	TypeName := strings.Trim(string(b), "\"")
-	if SourceTypes.Has(TypeName) {
-		*n = TypeName(TypeName)
+func (n *Name[Registry]) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	ProductTypeName := strings.Trim(string(b), "\"")
+	if Registry.Has(ProductTypeName) {
+		*n = Name[Registry](ProductTypeName)
 		return nil
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrUnknownType, TypeName)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrUnknownType, ProductTypeName)
 }
 */