diff --git a/demos/full-stack_framework/package-lock.json b/demos/full-stack_framework/package-lock.json
index 12457a1..c260085 100644
--- a/demos/full-stack_framework/package-lock.json
+++ b/demos/full-stack_framework/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "sequelize": "^6.28.0",
-        "socio": "^1.0.1",
+        "socio": "^1.3.1",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.4",
         "svelte-french-toast": "^1.0.3",
         "ws": "^8.11.0"
@@ -1424,9 +1424,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/make-dir/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "6.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
+      "version": "6.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA==",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
       }
@@ -2289,9 +2289,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/socio": {
-      "version": "1.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socio/-/socio-1.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3zB05Bjwhe5/o8cqHnylydWoD5YZB/tPwe77mfSF1D+nJQZbylew64M7I9PzgIMV/mrio87EHp43U26eDxNG4w==",
+      "version": "1.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socio/-/socio-1.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RyuoYC5nBLA/6ZwiuyKHuB7dj4WDXvxMdwblyYM2zgLRN8Z576duxzAr5SUNElOzmCJdIC84yQNVgGbBpAd/FA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
         "recursive-diff": "^1.0.9",
diff --git a/demos/full-stack_framework/package.json b/demos/full-stack_framework/package.json
index 58fcf3c..b72d467 100644
--- a/demos/full-stack_framework/package.json
+++ b/demos/full-stack_framework/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "sequelize": "^6.28.0",
-    "socio": "^1.0.1",
+    "socio": "^1.3.1",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.4",
     "svelte-french-toast": "^1.0.3",
     "ws": "^8.11.0"
diff --git a/demos/full-stack_framework/src/hooks.server.ts b/demos/full-stack_framework/src/hooks.server.ts
index 94cfdb5..a1a7054 100644
--- a/demos/full-stack_framework/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/demos/full-stack_framework/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -2,51 +2,51 @@
 import { log, info, done, soft_error } from 'socio/dist/logging';
 import { SocioServer } from 'socio/dist/core';
 import { SocioSecurity } from 'socio/dist/secure';
-import {perMessageDeflate} from 'socio/dist/utils'; //for auto compressing WS messages. Carefully read documentation before using this! Possible memory leaks!
+import { perMessageDeflate } from 'socio/dist/utils'; //for auto compressing WS messages. Carefully read documentation before using this! Possible memory leaks!
 import { SaveFilesToDiskPath } from 'socio/dist/fs-utils';
 
 //DB stuff
 import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize';
 
 //types
-import type { QueryFunction, QueryFuncParams } from 'socio/dist/core';
 import type { PropValue, id, PropAssigner, SocioFiles } from 'socio/dist/types';
 import type { SocioSession } from 'socio/dist/core-session';
 
-try{
+try {
     info('Starting SocioServer...');
 
     //constants
-    const Query = await InitDB_GetQueryFunc();
+    const db_interface = await SetUpDBInterface();
 
     //load in the secure_private_key with dotenv or smth. Dont hardcode like this
     const socsec = new SocioSecurity({ secure_private_key: 'skk#$U#Y$7643GJHKGDHJH#$K#$HLI#H$KBKDBDFKU34534', logging: { verbose: false } });
-    const socserv = new SocioServer({ port: 3000, perMessageDeflate }, { DB_query_function: Query, logging: { verbose: true, hard_crash:false }, socio_security: socsec });
+    const socserv = new SocioServer({ port: 3000 }, { db: db_interface, logging: { verbose: true, hard_crash: false }, socio_security: socsec });
 
-    const validate_color_prop: PropAssigner = (curr_val: PropValue, new_val: PropValue) => {
-        if (typeof new_val != 'string' || new_val.length != 7) return false;
-        if (!new_val.match(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}/mi)) return false;
-        return socserv.SetPropVal('color', new_val);
-    }
-    socserv.RegisterProp('color', '#ffffff', validate_color_prop);
+    socserv.RegisterProp('color', '#ffffff', {
+        // assigner is optional and has a default to just accept whatever new value comes in.
+        assigner: (curr_val: PropValue, new_val: PropValue) => {
+            if (typeof new_val != 'string' || new_val.length != 7) return false;
+            if (!new_val.match(/^#[0-9a-f]{6}/mi)) return false;
+            return socserv.SetPropVal('color', new_val);
+        }
+    });
     socserv.RegisterProp('num', 0);
 
     socserv.RegisterLifecycleHookHandler('file_upload', (client: SocioSession, files: SocioFiles) => {
         return SaveFilesToDiskPath(['.', 'upload_files'], files).result;
     });
 }
-catch (e:any) {soft_error(e)}
+catch (e: any) { soft_error(e) }
 
-async function InitDB_GetQueryFunc() {
+async function SetUpDBInterface() {
     const sequelize = new Sequelize('sqlite::memory:');
     await sequelize.query('CREATE TABLE Users(userid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, name varchar(50), num INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0);', { logging: false });
     await sequelize.query('INSERT INTO Users (name, num) VALUES("Jane", 42);', { logging: false });
     await sequelize.query('INSERT INTO Users (name, num) VALUES("John", 69);', { logging: false });
 
-    const QueryWrap = async (client: SocioSession, id: id, sql: string, params: object | null = null) => {
-        //@ts-expect-error
-        return (await sequelize.query(sql, { logging: false, raw: true, replacements: params }))[0] as Promise<object>;
-    }
-
-    return QueryWrap as QueryFunction;
+    return {
+        Query: async (client: SocioSession, id: id, sql: string, params: any) => {
+            return (await sequelize.query(sql, { logging: false, raw: true, replacements: params }))?.at(0) as Promise<object>;
+        }
+    };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/full-stack_framework/src/routes/+page.svelte b/demos/full-stack_framework/src/routes/+page.svelte
index e7c0a24..8169d06 100644
--- a/demos/full-stack_framework/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/demos/full-stack_framework/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     //imports
     import { SocioClient } from "socio/dist/core-client";
-    import type {id} from 'socio/dist/types'
     import { onMount, onDestroy } from "svelte";
-    import {socio} from 'socio/dist/utils'
+    import {socio} from 'socio/dist/utils';
 
     import { slide } from "svelte/transition";
     import toast from 'svelte-french-toast'; //https://github.com/kbrgl/svelte-french-toast
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
 
     //variables
     let ready = false;
-    let user_count = 0, users: { userid: number; name: string; num: number }[] = [];
+    let user_count = 0, Users: { userid: number; name: string; num: number }[] = [];
     let insert_fields = { name: "Bob", num: 42 };
     let color_prop = "#ffffff", num = 0;
     let progress = writable(0);
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@
         ready = await sc.ready();
         toast.success('Socio Client connected!', {icon:'🥳', style:'padding:2px;',position: "bottom-center", duration:1500});
         
-        const id = sc.Subscribe({sql: socio`SELECT COUNT(*) AS RES FROM users WHERE name = :name;`, params: { name: "John" }}, (res:any) => {
+        const id = sc.Subscribe({sql: socio`SELECT COUNT(*) AS RES FROM Users WHERE name = :name;`, params: { name: "John" }}, (res:any) => {
                 user_count = res[0].RES as number; //res is whatever object your particular DB interface lib returns from a raw query
             }
         );
 
-        sc.Subscribe({ sql: socio`SELECT * FROM users;` },(res:any) => {
-                users = res as { userid: number; name: string; num: number }[]; //res is whatever object your particular DB interface lib returns from a raw query
+        sc.Subscribe({ sql: socio`SELECT * FROM Users;` },(res:any) => {
+                Users = res as { userid: number; name: string; num: number }[]; //res is whatever object your particular DB interface lib returns from a raw query
             }
         );
 
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@
             <h6 class="darker_text bold">subscribed sql query:</h6>
 
             <h4>
-                SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE name = :name <span class="h5 darker_text bold">(John)</span>; =
-                {#if user_count}
+                SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Users WHERE name = :name <span class="h5 darker_text bold">(John)</span>; =
+                {#if typeof user_count == 'number'}
                     <span class="bold">{user_count}</span>
                 {:else}
                     <Bloom><Spinner style="--h:24px;--t:6px;" /></Bloom>
@@ -112,18 +111,18 @@
                     style="width:100%;"
                     on:click={async () =>
                         await sc.Query(
-                            socio`INSERT INTO users (name, num) VALUES(:name, :num);`,
+                            socio`INSERT INTO Users (name, num) VALUES(:name, :num);`,
                             insert_fields
                         )}
                 >
-                    INSERT INTO users (name, num) VALUES("<span class="acc1 norm">{insert_fields.name}</span>",
+                    INSERT INTO Users (name, num) VALUES("<span class="acc1 norm">{insert_fields.name}</span>",
                     <span class="acc1 norm">{insert_fields.num || 0}</span>);
                 </Button>
             </Bloom>
         </section>
 
-        <section class="vert users">
-            {#each users as u (u.userid)}
+        <section class="vert Users">
+            {#each Users as u (u.userid)}
                 <div class="user" transition:slide>
                     <h4>{u.userid}</h4>
                     <h4 class="acc1">|</h4>
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@
         outline: none;
     }
 
-    .users {
+    .Users {
         max-width: 600px;
         width: 600px;
         gap: $pad_small;