diff --git a/transport/__init__.py b/transport/__init__.py
index 2502240..e5a3418 100644
--- a/transport/__init__.py
+++ b/transport/__init__.py
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ import sys
 if sys.version_info[0] > 2 : 
     from transport.common import Reader, Writer #, factory
     from transport import disk
-    from transport import queue as queue
+
+    from transport import s3 as s3
+    from transport import rabbitmq as queue
     from transport import couch as couch
     from transport import mongo as mongo
-    from transport import s3 as s3
 else:
     from common import Reader, Writer #, factory
     import disk
diff --git a/transport/common.py b/transport/common.py
index 0ad7fd4..6e595ae 100644
--- a/transport/common.py
+++ b/transport/common.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Reader (IO):
 		@return object of meta data information associated with the content of the store
 		"""
 		raise Exception ("meta function needs to be implemented")
-	def read(**args):
+	def read(self,**args):
 		"""
 		This function is intended to read the content of a store provided parameters to be used at the discretion of the subclass
 		"""
diff --git a/transport/disk.py b/transport/disk.py
index a051045..00c4a87 100644
--- a/transport/disk.py
+++ b/transport/disk.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import os
-from .__init__ import Reader,Writer
+import sys
+if sys.version_info[0] > 2 : 
+    from transport.common import Reader, Writer #, factory
+else:
+	from common import Reader,Writer
 import json
 
 class DiskReader(Reader) :
@@ -18,12 +22,12 @@ class DiskReader(Reader) :
 		self.delimiter	= params['delimiter'] if 'delimiter' in params else None
 	def isready(self):
 		return os.path.exists(self.path) 
-	def read(self,size=-1):
+	def read(self,**args):
 		"""
 		This function reads the rows from a designated location on disk
 		@param	size	number of rows to be read, -1 suggests all rows
 		"""
-
+		size = -1 if 'size' not in args else int(args['size'])
 		f = open(self.path,'rU') 
 		i = 1
 		for row in f:
diff --git a/transport/mongo.py b/transport/mongo.py
index ce7165d..48c1bc8 100644
--- a/transport/mongo.py
+++ b/transport/mongo.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Mongo :
             self.client = MongoClient(host)                    
         
         self.uid    = args['doc']  #-- document identifier
-        self.dbname = args['dbname']
+        self.dbname = args['dbname'] if 'db' in args else args['db']
         self.db = self.client[self.dbname]
         
     def isready(self):
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ class MongoReader(Mongo,Reader):
     """
     def __init__(self,**args):
         Mongo.__init__(self,**args)
-    def read(self,size=-1):
+    def read(self,**args):
         collection = self.db[self.uid]
-        return collection.find({})
+        _filter = args['filter'] if 'filter' in args else {}
+        return collection.find(_filter)
     def view(self,**args):
         """
         This function is designed to execute a view (map/reduce) operation
diff --git a/transport/queue.py b/transport/rabbitmq.py
similarity index 98%
rename from transport/queue.py
rename to transport/rabbitmq.py
index 485b771..41d016a 100644
--- a/transport/queue.py
+++ b/transport/rabbitmq.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class QueueReader(MessageQueue,Reader):
 		if self.size == len(self.data[qid]) or len(self.data[qid]) == self.info.method.message_count:		
 			self.close()
 
-	def read(self,size=-1):
+	def read(self,**args):
 		"""
 		This function will read, the first message from a queue
 		@TODO: 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class QueueReader(MessageQueue,Reader):
 			Have the number of messages retrieved be specified by size (parameter)
 		"""
 		r = {}
-		self.size = size
+		self.size = -1 if 'size' in args else int(args['size'])
 		#
 		# We enabled the reader to be able to read from several queues (sequentially for now)
 		# The qid parameter will be an array of queues the reader will be reading from
diff --git a/transport/s3.py b/transport/s3.py
index 19d98b6..1a67317 100644
--- a/transport/s3.py
+++ b/transport/s3.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This file is a wrapper around s3 bucket provided by AWS for reading and writing
 """
 from datetime import datetime
 import boto
+from boto.s3.connection import S3Connection, OrdinaryCallingFormat
+import numpy as np
 import botocore
 from smart_open import smart_open
 import sys
@@ -14,13 +16,14 @@ if sys.version_info[0] > 2 :
 else:
 	from common import Reader, Writer
 import json
-
+from io import StringIO
+import json
 
 class s3 :
 	"""
 		@TODO: Implement a search function for a file given a bucket??
 	"""
-	def __init__(self,args) :
+	def __init__(self,**args) :
 		"""
 			This function will extract a file or set of files from s3 bucket provided
 			@param access_key
@@ -29,18 +32,39 @@ class s3 :
 			@param filter		filename or filtering elements
 		"""
 		try:
-			self.s3 = boto.connect_s3(args['access_key'],args['secret_key'])
+			self.s3 = S3Connection(args['access_key'],args['secret_key'],calling_format=OrdinaryCallingFormat())			
 			self.bucket = self.s3.get_bucket(args['bucket'].strip(),validate=False) if 'bucket' in args else None
 			# self.path = args['path']
 			self.filter = args['filter'] if 'filter' in args else None
 			self.filename = args['file'] if 'file' in args else None
+			self.bucket_name = args['bucket'] if 'bucket' in args else None
 
 		except Exception as e :
 			self.s3 = None
 			self.bucket = None
 			print (e)
+	def meta(self,**args):
+		"""
+		:name name of the bucket
+		"""
+		info = self.list(**args)
+		[item.open() for item in info]
+		return [{"name":item.name,"size":item.size} for item in info]
+	def list(self,**args):
+		"""
+		This function will list the content of a bucket, the bucket must be provided by the name
+		:name	name of the bucket
+		"""
+		return list(self.s3.get_bucket(args['name']).list())
+
 
 	def buckets(self):
+		#
+		# This function will return all buckets, not sure why but it should be used cautiously 
+		# based on why the s3 infrastructure is used
+		#
+		return [item.name for item in self.s3.get_all_buckets()]
+
 		# def buckets(self):
 		pass
 		# """
@@ -56,8 +80,8 @@ class s3Reader(s3,Reader) :
 		- stream content	if file is Not None
 		@TODO: support read from all buckets, think about it
 	"""
-	def __init__(self,args) :
-			s3.__init__(self,args)
+	def __init__(self,**args) :
+			s3.__init__(self,**args)
 	def files(self):
 		r = []
 		try:
@@ -80,14 +104,32 @@ class s3Reader(s3,Reader) :
 						break
 				yield line
 				count += 1
-	def read(self,limit=-1) :
+	def read(self,**args) :
 		if self.filename is None :
 			# 
 		# returning the list of files because no one file was specified.
 			return self.files()
 		else:
-			return self.stream(10)
+			limit = args['size'] if 'size' in args else -1
+			return self.stream(limit)
 
 class s3Writer(s3,Writer) :
-        def __init__(self,args) :
-        	s3.__init__(self,args)
+
+	def __init__(self,args) :
+		s3.__init__(self,args)
+	def mkdir(self,name):
+		"""
+		This function will create a folder in a bucket
+		:name name of the folder
+		"""
+		self.s3.put_object(Bucket=self.bucket_name,key=(name+'/'))
+	def write(self,content):
+		file = StringIO(content.decode("utf8"))
+		self.s3.upload_fileobj(file,self.bucket_name,self.filename)
+		pass
+		
+if __name__ == '__main__'		:
+	p = {'access_key':'AKIAJO7KII27XH3TCPJQ','secret_key':'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'}
+	reader = s3Reader(**p)
+	buckets = reader.buckets()
+	print(reader.list(name  = buckets[0]))