diff --git a/bin/build.js b/bin/build.js
index 24508c1..5f39a52 100755
--- a/bin/build.js
+++ b/bin/build.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const properties = {
   mask:         'ptr', // mask (x, z) of the signal on change event
   digitCount:   'i32',
   tmpStr:       'ptr',
+  tmpStr2:      'ptr',
   stackPointer: 'i32',
   id:           'ptr',
   napi_env:     'ptr'
diff --git a/lib/wasmparser.js b/lib/wasmparser.js
index 5786948..7f42996 100644
--- a/lib/wasmparser.js
+++ b/lib/wasmparser.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const stream = require('stream');
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 // let lib = require('bindings')('vcd.node');
+const util = require('util');
 
 
 module.exports = async () => {
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ module.exports = async () => {
   s._write = function (chunk, encoding, callback) {
     console.log('about to write', chunk);
     lib.execute(cxt, lifemit, triemit2, info, chunk);
+    console.log(util.inspect(info, {showHidden: true, depth : null, colorize: true}));
+    // console.log(info);
     callback();
   };
 
diff --git a/lib/wrapper.js b/lib/wrapper.js
index af87705..cd7564c 100644
--- a/lib/wrapper.js
+++ b/lib/wrapper.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const dotProp = require('dot-prop');
+
 function _waitForStart(mod) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
     mod.addOnPostRun(resolve);
@@ -64,14 +66,20 @@ module.exports = () => {
       switch(type) {
         case 0:
           boundInfo[prop] = v0;
+          // console.log(`setting ${prop} to ${boundInfo[prop]}`);
           break;
         case 1:
           boundInfo[prop] = getString(v0, v1);
+          // console.log(`setting ${prop} to ${boundInfo[prop]}`);
           break;
+        case 2:
+          dotProp.set(boundInfo, prop, getString(v0, v1));
+          console.log(`setting ${prop} to ${getString(v0, v1)}`);
+          break;
+
         default: throw new Error();
       }
 
-      console.log(`setting ${prop} to ${boundInfo[prop]}`);
 
       // viiiii means returns void, accepts int int int int int
     }, 'viiiii');
@@ -81,12 +89,13 @@ module.exports = () => {
       return 42;
     }, 'iii');
 
-    boundEE0 = wasm.addFunction(function(val) {
-      ee[0].emit(val);
-    }, 'vi');
+
+    boundEE0 = wasm.addFunction(function(name, len) {
+      ee[0](getString(name, len));
+    }, 'vii');
 
     boundEE1 = wasm.addFunction(function(eventName, l0, time, command, value, mask) {
-      ee[1].emit(getString(eventName, l0), time, command, value, mask);
+      ee[1](getString(eventName, l0), time, command, value, mask);
     }, 'viiiiii');
 
   };
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
       context = c.init(boundEE0,boundEE1,boundSet,boundGet);
     },
     execute: (ctx, lifemit, triemit, info, chunk) => {
-      c.execute(ctx,0,0,boundSet,boundGet,chunk.toString());
+      c.execute(ctx,boundEE0,boundEE1,boundSet,boundGet,chunk.toString());
     },
     setTrigger: (ctx, triggerString) => {
       return c.setTrigger(ctx, triggerString);
diff --git a/vcd.c b/vcd.c
index 9da6991..04ace22 100644
--- a/vcd.c
+++ b/vcd.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ METHOD(init) {
 
   static char triggerString [4096] = "       ";
   static char tmpStr [4096] = "       ";
+  static char tmpStr2 [4096] = "       ";
   static uint64_t valueBuf [4096] = {};
   static uint64_t maskBuf [4096] = {};
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ METHOD(init) {
   state->reason = "NO REASON";
   state->napi_env = env;
   state->tmpStr = tmpStr;
+  state->tmpStr2 = tmpStr2;
   state->value = valueBuf;
   state->mask = maskBuf;
   state->digitCount = 0;
diff --git a/vcd_spans.c b/vcd_spans.c
index af0602d..83f7eb6 100644
--- a/vcd_spans.c
+++ b/vcd_spans.c
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "vcd_parser.h"
 
 #ifndef VCDWASM
 #include <node_api.h>
+#else
+#include "wasm_main.hpp"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef VCDWASM
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ int commandSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsigned char
     // ASSERT(eventPayload, napi_create_string_latin1(env, "payload", NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, &eventPayload))
     napi_value* argv[] = { &eventName }; // , &eventPayload };
     ASSERT(state->lifee, napi_call_function(env, undefined, state->lifee, 1, *argv, &return_val))
+#else
+    set_property_string("status", "simulation");
+    emit_lifee("$enddefinitions");
 #endif
     return 0;
   }
@@ -95,14 +101,20 @@ int scopeIdentifierSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsig
   napi_env env = state->napi_env;
   // *(endp - 1) = 0; // FIXME NULL termination of ASCII string
   strcopy(p, endp, state->tmpStr);
-  napi_value name, obj, stack, top;
-  ASSERT(name, napi_create_string_latin1(env, (char*)p, (endp - p - 1), &name))
+  napi_value obj, stack, top;
   ASSERT(obj, napi_create_object(env, &obj))
   ASSERT(state->info, napi_get_named_property(env, state->info, "stack", &stack))
   ASSERT(top, napi_get_element(env, stack, state->stackPointer, &top))
+  printf("Got stack %d\n", state->stackPointer);
   ASSERT(top, napi_set_named_property(env, top, state->tmpStr, obj))
+  printf("Set ? to %s\n", (char*)state->tmpStr);
   state->stackPointer += 1;
   ASSERT(top, napi_set_element(env, stack, state->stackPointer, obj))
+#else
+  state->stackPointer += 1;
+  strcopy(p, endp, state->tmpStr); // load the value into temp string 1
+  snprintf(state->tmpStr2, 4096, "stack.%d\n", state->stackPointer); // load the dot-prop into string 2
+  set_path_string(state->tmpStr2, state->tmpStr);
 #endif
   return 0;
 }
@@ -114,16 +126,21 @@ int varSizeSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsigned char
 }
 
 int varIdSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsigned char* endp) {
+  LOGSPAN;
 #ifndef VCDWASM
   napi_env env = state->napi_env;
   napi_value varId;
   ASSERT(varId, napi_create_string_latin1(env, (char*)p, (endp - p - 1), &varId))
   ASSERT(state->info, napi_set_named_property(env, state->info, "varId", varId))
+#else
+  strcopy(p, endp, state->tmpStr);
+  set_property_string("varId", state->tmpStr);
 #endif
   return 0;
 }
 
 int varNameSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsigned char* endp) {
+  LOGSPAN;
 #ifndef VCDWASM
   napi_env env = state->napi_env;
   // *(endp - 1) = 0; // FIXME NULL termination of ASCII string
@@ -133,6 +150,9 @@ int varNameSpan(vcd_parser_t* state, const unsigned char* p, const unsigned char
   ASSERT(top, napi_get_element(env, stack, state->stackPointer, &top))
   ASSERT(state->info, napi_get_named_property(env, state->info, "varId", &varId))
   ASSERT(state->info, napi_set_named_property(env, top, state->tmpStr, varId))
+#else
+  // char *varIdString = 
+  set_property_string("varId", state->tmpStr);
 #endif
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/wasm_main.cpp b/wasm_main.cpp
index 8f8ca11..9571c4f 100644
--- a/wasm_main.cpp
+++ b/wasm_main.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 
 /// Typedef used as part of c->js call
-typedef void externalJsMethodZero(const int sz);
+typedef void externalJsMethodZero(const char* name, const size_t len);
 typedef void externalJsMethodOne (const char*, const uint64_t time, const uint8_t command, const int dnc0, const int dnc1);
 
 typedef int  externalJsGetProperty(const char* name, const size_t len);
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ static externalJsMethodZero* externalZero = 0;
 static externalJsMethodOne*  externalOne  = 0;
 static externalJsSetProperty* bound_set_property = 0;
 static externalJsGetProperty* bound_get_property = 0;
+static struct vcd_parser_s* state;
+
+extern "C" {
 
 void set_property_int(const char* name, const int value) {
   bound_set_property(name, strlen(name), 0, value, 0);
@@ -29,14 +32,20 @@ void set_property_string(const char* name, const char* value) {
   bound_set_property(name, strlen(name), 1, (int)value, strlen(value));
 }
 
-int get_property(const char* name) {
+void set_path_string(const char* name, const char* value) {
+  bound_set_property(name, strlen(name), 2, (int)value, strlen(value));
+}
+
+int get_property_int(const char* name) {
   return bound_get_property(name, strlen(name));
 }
 
+void emit_lifee(const char* name) {
+  externalZero(name, strlen(name));
+}
+
 
-static struct vcd_parser_s* state;
 
-extern "C" {
 
 // returns context
 int init(
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ int getTime(const int context) {
 //   set_property_int("foo", 10);
   
 
-//   int got = get_property("bar");
+//   int got = get_property_int("bar");
 
 //   cout << "got " << got << " for bar\n";
 
diff --git a/wasm_main.hpp b/wasm_main.hpp
index ee9ac0c..d18ffea 100644
--- a/wasm_main.hpp
+++ b/wasm_main.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 
-
-// void set_property(const char* name, const int value);
-// int get_property(const char* name);
-
-
+void set_property_int(const char* name, const int value);
+void set_property_string(const char* name, const char* value);
+void set_path_string(const char* name, const char* value);
+int get_property_int(const char* name);
+void emit_lifee(const char* name);