diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Application.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Application.cs
index 024c65c..9c1bcb3 100644
--- a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Application.cs
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Application.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace MBS.Core;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace MBS.Core;
 
 public class Application
 {
@@ -8,12 +10,224 @@ public class Application
 	protected virtual void OnStartup(EventArgs e)
 	{
 	}
+	public event ApplicationActivatedEventHandler BeforeActivated;
+	protected virtual void OnBeforeActivated(ApplicationActivatedEventArgs e)
+	{
+		BeforeActivated?.Invoke(this, e);
+	}
+
+	public event ApplicationActivatedEventHandler Activated;
 	protected virtual void OnActivated(ApplicationActivatedEventArgs e)
+	{
+		Activated?.Invoke(this, e);
+	}
+
+
+	public event ApplicationActivatedEventHandler AfterActivated;
+	protected virtual void OnAfterActivated(ApplicationActivatedEventArgs e)
+	{
+		AfterActivated?.Invoke(this, e);
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Parses the option.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <returns><c>true</c>, if option was parsed, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
+	/// <param name="args">Arguments.</param>
+	/// <param name="index">Index.</param>
+	/// <param name="list">The list into which to add the option if it has been specified.</param>
+	/// <param name="optionSet">The set of available options.</param>
+	private bool ParseOption(string[] args, ref int index, IList<CommandLineOption> list, CommandLineOption.CommandLineOptionCollection optionSet)
+	{
+		string longOptionPrefix = "--", shortOptionPrefix = "-";
+
+		bool breakout = false;
+		if (args[index].StartsWith(shortOptionPrefix) && args[index].Length == (shortOptionPrefix.Length + 1))
+		{
+			char shortOptionChar = args[index][args[index].Length - 1];
+			CommandLineOption option = optionSet[shortOptionChar];
+			if (option != null)
+			{
+				if (option.Abbreviation == shortOptionChar)
+				{
+					if (option.Type != CommandLineOptionValueType.None)
+					{
+						index++;
+						option.Value = args[index];
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						option.Value = true;
+					}
+
+					if (list != null)
+						list.Add(option);
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				list.Add(new CommandLineOption() { Abbreviation = shortOptionChar });
+			}
+		}
+		else if (args[index].StartsWith(longOptionPrefix))
+		{
+			// long option format is --name[=value]
+			string name = args[index].Substring(longOptionPrefix.Length);
+			string value = null;
+			if (name.Contains("="))
+			{
+				int idx = name.IndexOf('=');
+				value = name.Substring(idx + 1);
+				name = name.Substring(0, idx);
+			}
+			CommandLineOption option = optionSet[name];
+			if (option != null)
+			{
+				if (option.Type != CommandLineOptionValueType.None)
+				{
+					// index++;
+					// option.Value = args[index];
+					if (!name.Contains("="))
+					{
+						// already taken care of the true case above
+						if (index + 1 < args.Length)
+						{
+							index++;
+							value = args[index];
+						}
+					}
+					option.Value = value;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					option.Value = true;
+				}
+				list.Add(option);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				list.Add(new CommandLineOption() { Name = name });
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// we have reached a non-option
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	protected virtual void OnBeforeStartInternal(CancelEventArgs e)
 	{
 	}
 
 	protected virtual int StartInternal()
 	{
+		CancelEventArgs ce = new CancelEventArgs();
+		OnBeforeStartInternal(ce);
+		if (ce.Cancel)
+			return 2;
+
+		CommandLine cline = new CommandLine();
+		string[] args = CommandLine.Arguments;
+
+		if (args.Length > 0)
+		{
+			int i = 0;
+			for (i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
+			{
+				if (ParseOption(args, ref i, cline.Options, CommandLine.Options))
+					break;
+			}
+
+			// we have finished parsing the first set of options ("global" options)
+			// now we see if we have commands
+			if (CommandLine.Commands.Count > 0 && i < args.Length)
+			{
+				// we support commands like git and apt, "appname --app-global-options <command> --command-options"
+				CommandLineCommand cmd = CommandLine.Commands[args[i]];
+				if (cmd != null)
+				{
+					for (i++; i < args.Length; i++)
+					{
+						if (ParseOption(args, ref i, cline.Options, cmd.Options))
+							break;
+					}
+
+					cline.Command = cmd;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// assume filename
+				}
+			}
+
+			for (/* intentionally left blank */; i < args.Length; i++)
+			{
+				cline.FileNames.Add(args[i]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		ApplicationActivatedEventArgs e = new ApplicationActivatedEventArgs(true, ApplicationActivationType.CommandLineLaunch, cline);
+
+		if (CommandLine.Options["help"]?.Value is bool && ((bool)CommandLine.Options["help"]?.Value) == true)
+		{
+			if (ShowCommandLineHelp(out int resultCode))
+			{
+				return resultCode;
+			}
+		}
+
+		OnStartup(EventArgs.Empty);
+		if (cline.Command != null && cline.Command.ActivationDelegate != null)
+		{
+			OnBeforeActivated(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+
+			// use the activation delegate instead of calling OnActivated
+			cline.Command.ActivationDelegate(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+
+			OnAfterActivated(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			OnBeforeActivated(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+
+			OnActivated(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+
+			OnAfterActivated(e);
+			if (!e.Success)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Try '{0} --help' for more information.", ShortName));
+				return e.ExitCode;
+			}
+		}
+		return e.ExitCode;
+		/*
 		OnStartup(EventArgs.Empty);
 
 		CommandLine cline = new CommandLine();
@@ -23,6 +237,7 @@ public class Application
 		OnActivated(e);
 
 		return e.ExitCode;
+		*/
 	}
 
 	public int Start()
@@ -43,4 +258,235 @@ public class Application
 		StopInternal(exitCode);
 	}
 
+	private string _UniqueName = null;
+	public string UniqueName
+	{
+		get
+		{
+			if (_UniqueName == null)
+			{
+				return ShortName;
+			}
+			return _UniqueName;
+		}
+		set
+		{
+			_UniqueName = value;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private string mvarBasePath = null;
+	public string BasePath
+	{
+		get
+		{
+			if (mvarBasePath == null)
+			{
+				// Set up the base path for the current application. Should this be able to be
+				// overridden with a switch (/basepath:...) ?
+				mvarBasePath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+			}
+			return mvarBasePath;
+		}
+	}
+
+	protected virtual string DataDirectoryName => ShortName;
+	public string[] EnumerateDataPaths() => EnumerateDataPaths(FindFileOptions.All);
+	public string[] EnumerateDataPaths(FindFileOptions options)
+	{
+		List<string> list = new List<string>();
+
+		string[] dataDirectoryNames = null;
+		if (AdditionalShortNames != null)
+		{
+			dataDirectoryNames = new string[AdditionalShortNames.Length + 1];
+			dataDirectoryNames[0] = DataDirectoryName;
+			for (int i = 0; i < AdditionalShortNames.Length; i++)
+			{
+				dataDirectoryNames[i + 1] = AdditionalShortNames[i];
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			dataDirectoryNames = new string[] { DataDirectoryName };
+		}
+
+		if ((options & FindFileOptions.All) == FindFileOptions.All)
+		{
+			// first look in the application root directory since this will override everything else
+			list.Add(BasePath);
+
+			foreach (string dataDirName in dataDirectoryNames)
+			{
+				if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix)
+				{
+					// if we are on Unix or Mac OS X, look in /etc/...
+					list.Add(String.Join(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString(), new string[]
+					{
+						String.Empty, // *nix root directory
+						"etc",
+						dataDirName
+					}));
+				}
+
+				// then look in /usr/share/universal-editor or C:\ProgramData\Mike Becker's Software\Universal Editor
+				list.Add(String.Join(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString(), new string[]
+				{
+					System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData),
+					dataDirName
+				}));
+
+				// then look in ~/.local/share/universal-editor or C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Mike Becker's Software\Universal Editor
+				list.Add(String.Join(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString(), new string[]
+				{
+					System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+					dataDirName
+				}));
+			}
+		}
+
+
+
+		//fixme: addd finddfileoption.userconfig, localdata, etc.
+		// now for the user-writable locations...
+
+		foreach (string dataDirName in dataDirectoryNames)
+		{
+			// then look in ~/.universal-editor or C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Mike Becker's Software\Universal Editor
+			list.Add(String.Join(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar.ToString(), new string[]
+			{
+				System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData),
+				dataDirName
+			}));
+		}
+		return list.ToArray();
+	}
+
+	public string ShortName { get; set; }
+	public virtual string[] AdditionalShortNames => null;
+
+	protected void PrintUsageStatement(CommandLineCommand command = null)
+	{
+		string shortOptionPrefix = CommandLine.ShortOptionPrefix ?? "-";
+		string longOptionPrefix = CommandLine.LongOptionPrefix ?? "--";
+
+		Console.Write("usage: {0} ", ShortName);
+		foreach (CommandLineOption option in CommandLine.Options)
+		{
+			PrintUsageStatementOption(option);
+		}
+
+		if (CommandLine.HelpTextPrefix != null)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine();
+			Console.WriteLine();
+			Console.WriteLine(CommandLine.HelpTextPrefix);
+		}
+
+		Console.WriteLine();
+
+		bool printDescriptions = true;
+		if (printDescriptions)
+		{
+			foreach (CommandLineOption option in CommandLine.Options)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine("  {0}{1}", option.Abbreviation != '\0' ? String.Format("{0}{1}, {2}{3}", shortOptionPrefix, option.Abbreviation, longOptionPrefix, option.Name) : String.Format("{0}{1}", longOptionPrefix, option.Name), option.Description == null ? null : String.Format(" - {0}", option.Description));
+			}
+		}
+		// Console.Write("[<global-options...>]");
+
+		if (command != null)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine("  {0}{1}", command.Name, command.Description == null ? null : String.Format(" - {0}", command.Description));
+			foreach (CommandLineOption option in command.Options)
+			{
+				PrintUsageStatementOption(option);
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (CommandLine.Commands.Count > 0)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine(" <command> [<command-options...>]");
+				Console.WriteLine();
+
+				List<CommandLineCommand> commands = new List<CommandLineCommand>(CommandLine.Commands);
+				commands.Sort((x, y) =>
+				{
+					return x.Name.CompareTo(y.Name);
+				});
+				foreach (CommandLineCommand command1 in commands)
+				{
+					Console.WriteLine("  {0}{1}", command1.Name, command1.Description == null ? null : String.Format(" - {0}", command1.Description));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (CommandLine.HelpTextSuffix != null)
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine();
+			Console.WriteLine(CommandLine.HelpTextSuffix);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void PrintUsageStatementOption(CommandLineOption option)
+	{
+		Console.Write("  ");
+		if (option.Optional)
+		{
+			Console.Write('[');
+		}
+
+		string shortOptionPrefix = CommandLine.ShortOptionPrefix ?? "-";
+		string longOptionPrefix = CommandLine.LongOptionPrefix ?? "--";
+
+		if (option.Abbreviation != '\0')
+		{
+			Console.Write("{0}{1}", shortOptionPrefix, option.Abbreviation);
+			if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Single)
+			{
+				Console.Write(" <value>");
+			}
+			else if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Multiple)
+			{
+				Console.Write(" <value1>[,<value2>,...]");
+			}
+
+			Console.Write(" | {0}{1}", longOptionPrefix, option.Name);
+			if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Single)
+			{
+				Console.Write("=<value>");
+			}
+			else if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Multiple)
+			{
+				Console.Write("=<value1>[,<value2>,...]");
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Console.Write(longOptionPrefix ?? "--");
+			Console.Write("{0}", option.Name);
+			if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Single)
+			{
+				Console.Write("=<value>");
+			}
+			else if (option.Type == CommandLineOptionValueType.Multiple)
+			{
+				Console.Write("=<value1>[,<value2>,...]");
+			}
+		}
+		if (option.Optional)
+		{
+			Console.Write(']');
+		}
+		// Console.WriteLine();
+	}
+	protected virtual bool ShowCommandLineHelp(out int resultCode)
+	{
+		// bash: cd returns 2 if --help is specified OR invalid option selected, 1 if file not found
+		PrintUsageStatement();
+		resultCode = 2;
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Collections/Generic/ExtensionMethods.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Collections/Generic/ExtensionMethods.cs
index db03cbf..0b58403 100755
--- a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Collections/Generic/ExtensionMethods.cs
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Collections/Generic/ExtensionMethods.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MBS.Core.Collections.Generic
 			return ((List<T>)(cacheOfT[obj][typeof(T)])).ToArray();
 		}
 
-		public static void AddRange<T>(this IList<T> list, IEnumerable<T> items)
+		public static void AddRange<T>(this ICollection<T> list, IEnumerable<T> items)
 		{
 			foreach (T item in items)
 			{
diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/FindFileOptions.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/FindFileOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..473678d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/FindFileOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//
+//  FindFileOptions.cs
+//
+//  Author:
+//       Michael Becker <alcexhim@gmail.com>
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2022 Mike Becker's Software
+//
+//  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//  (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+using System;
+namespace MBS.Core;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Controls the behavior of relative file resolution.
+/// </summary>
+[Flags()]
+public enum FindFileOptions
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Returns all matching fully-qualified file paths across all global,
+	/// application, and user directories.
+	/// </summary>
+	All = 1,
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Returns only file paths that are writable by the user (i.e., in the
+	/// user's local or roaming data directory).
+	/// </summary>
+	UserWritable = 2,
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Allows the user to create a file if it does not exist (i.e., returns
+	/// a file name even if it does not exist)
+	/// </summary>
+	Create = 4
+}
diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/NanoId.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/NanoId.cs
index 6259def..8349238 100755
--- a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/NanoId.cs
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/NanoId.cs
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ namespace MBS.Core
 
 		public const string DefaultAlphabet = "_-0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
 		public const string DefaultAlphabetNoSpecialChars = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+		public const string CapitalAlphabetNoSpecialChars = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+		public const string CapitalAlphanumericNoSpecialChars = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
 
 		private static readonly CryptoRandom Random = new CryptoRandom();
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Reflection/TypeLoader.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Reflection/TypeLoader.cs
index 29e999e..eeab03f 100644
--- a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Reflection/TypeLoader.cs
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/Reflection/TypeLoader.cs
@@ -197,16 +197,29 @@ public class TypeLoader
 				}
 			}
 			mvarAvailableTypes = types.ToArray();
+			/*
+			foreach (Type t in mvarAvailableTypes)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine("Type load: {0}", t.FullName);
+			}
+			*/
 		}
 
 		if (inheritsFrom != null)
 		{
 			List<Type> retval = new List<Type>();
-			for (int iTyp = 0; iTyp < mvarAvailableTypes.Length; iTyp++)
+			foreach (Type t in mvarAvailableTypes)
 			{
-				for (int jInh = 0; jInh < inheritsFrom.Length; jInh++)
+				foreach (Type inheritsFromType in inheritsFrom)
 				{
-					if (mvarAvailableTypes[iTyp].IsSubclassOf(inheritsFrom[jInh])) retval.Add(mvarAvailableTypes[iTyp]);
+					if (t.FullName.Contains("Mini."))
+					{
+						Console.WriteLine(inheritsFromType.FullName + " ? inherits ? " + t.FullName);
+					}
+					if (t.IsSubclassOf(inheritsFromType))
+					{
+						retval.Add(t);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return retval.ToArray();
diff --git a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/StreamExtensions.cs b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/StreamExtensions.cs
index b1a5d14..9568243 100644
--- a/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/StreamExtensions.cs
+++ b/framework-dotnet/src/lib/MBS.Core/StreamExtensions.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 //  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 //  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+
 namespace MBS.Core;
 
 public static class StreamExtensions
@@ -96,4 +98,27 @@ public static class StreamExtensions
 		}
 		_streamPositions[st].Push(st.Position);
 	}
+
+	public static byte[] ReadToEnd(this Stream st)
+	{
+		byte[] retval = new byte[0];
+		byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
+		
+		long j = 0;
+		bool remaining = true;
+		while (remaining)
+		{
+			int count = st.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+			if (count < buffer.Length)
+			{
+				Array.Resize<byte>(ref buffer, count);
+				remaining = false;
+			}
+
+			Array.Resize<byte>(ref retval, retval.Length + buffer.Length);
+			Array.Copy(buffer, 0, retval, j, buffer.Length);
+			j += buffer.Length;
+		}
+		return retval;
+	}
 }
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