diff --git a/language/buildNumber.properties b/language/buildNumber.properties
index e3bbe9169..7af689389 100644
--- a/language/buildNumber.properties
+++ b/language/buildNumber.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Thu Nov 16 10:12:17 CST 2023
-buildNumber\\d*=12623
+#Tue Dec 05 14:58:52 CST 2023
+buildNumber\\d*=12624
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/JavaModule.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/JavaModule.java
index ee55d41c4..f9593898d 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/JavaModule.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/JavaModule.java
@@ -202,4 +202,20 @@ public void setDocumentation(List<String> documentation) {
     public List<String> getDocumentation() {
         return documentation;
     }
+
+    public QDLModuleMetaClass getMetaClass() {
+        return metaClass;
+    }
+
+    public void setMetaClass(QDLModuleMetaClass metaClass) {
+        this.metaClass = metaClass;
+    }
+
+    QDLModuleMetaClass metaClass = null;
+
+    public boolean hasMetaClass() {
+        return metaClass != null;
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/QDLModuleMetaClass.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/QDLModuleMetaClass.java
index cf2d633c6..2b92d2387 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/QDLModuleMetaClass.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/QDLModuleMetaClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.extensions;
 
+import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
@@ -12,4 +14,14 @@
  * on 10/4/21 at  6:58 AM
  */
 public interface QDLModuleMetaClass extends Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Send back a serialization of state for this object. This allows for the state
+     * you choose to be serialized and then reloaded.
+     * <h3>NOTE</h3>
+     * There is no canonical form for this. Set it how you will and deserialize it
+     * accordingly.
+     * @return
+     */
+    JSONObject serializeToJSON();
+    void deserializeFromJSON(JSONObject json);
 }
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/convert/QDLConvert.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/convert/QDLConvert.java
index 8c4a1e1c5..10f055cf6 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/convert/QDLConvert.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/convert/QDLConvert.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.expressions.ConstantNode;
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.expressions.Polyad;
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.extensions.QDLFunction;
+import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.extensions.QDLModuleMetaClass;
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.state.State;
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.util.InputFormUtil;
 import edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.util.QDLFileUtil;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
  * <p>Created by Jeff Gaynor<br>
  * on 2/13/23 at  7:33 AM
  */
-public class QDLConvert {
+public class QDLConvert implements QDLModuleMetaClass {
     public static final String XML_IMPORT_NAME = "xml_in";
     public static final String XML_EXPORT_NAME = "xml_out";
     public static final int XML_IMPORT_LEVEL_FLATTEN = 0; // no @'s, ignore most structures, attributes flattened to properties
@@ -1130,6 +1131,16 @@ public List<String> getDocumentation(int argCount) {
             return null;
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject serializeToJSON() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deserializeFromJSON(JSONObject json) {
+
+    }
 }
 /*
          module_load(info().lib.xml, 'java') =: q; module_import(q);
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/crypto/Crypto.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/crypto/Crypto.java
index 31266bbc9..d73fd4dc1 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/crypto/Crypto.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/crypto/Crypto.java
@@ -694,4 +694,14 @@ protected boolean isSingleKey(QDLStem stem) {
 
 
     SecureRandom secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
+
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject serializeToJSON() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deserializeFromJSON(JSONObject json) {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/database/QDLDB.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/database/QDLDB.java
index bc4129374..c9e51bcc4 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/database/QDLDB.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/database/QDLDB.java
@@ -550,7 +550,16 @@ protected List<String> getArgStatement() {
         return argStatement;
     }
 
-    /* Handy dandy table of SQL types and calls.
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject serializeToJSON() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deserializeFromJSON(JSONObject json) {
+
+    }
+/* Handy dandy table of SQL types and calls.
     SQL 	        JDBC/Java 	            setXXX 	        updateXXX
     VARCHAR 	    java.lang.String 	    setString 	    updateString
     CHAR 	        java.lang.String 	    setString 	    updateString
diff --git a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/http/HTTPClient.java b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/http/HTTPClient.java
index db3b7c880..784797671 100644
--- a/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/http/HTTPClient.java
+++ b/language/src/main/java/edu/uiuc/ncsa/qdl/extensions/http/HTTPClient.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Ex. Doing a DB service (to CILogon) all to my local box with a self-signed cert.
   Which returns a status of 0 (so all ok), the client_id and the current base 32 encoded grant.
   */
 public class HTTPClient implements QDLModuleMetaClass {
-    CloseableHttpClient httpClient = null;
+   transient CloseableHttpClient httpClient = null;
     String host = null;
     public String HOST_METHOD = "host";
     public String GET_METHOD = "get";
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public Object evaluate(Object[] objects, State state) {
             boolean doInsecure = false;
             if (objects.length == 1) {
                 if (!(objects[0] instanceof Boolean)) {
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(getName() + " retuires a boolean argument if present");
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(getName() + " requires a boolean argument if present");
                 }
                 doInsecure = (Boolean) objects[0];
             }
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ public List<String> getDocumentation(int argCount) {
                     doxx.add("This boosts neither speed nor performance and turns off essential security.");
                     break;
             }
+            doxx.add("NOTE that if you serialize this workspace, you must re-open the connection on loading");
             return doxx;
         }
 
@@ -929,4 +930,26 @@ protected String getActualHost(String uriPath) {
         // Fixes https://github.com/ncsa/qdl/issues/35
         return actualHost + (uriPath.startsWith("/") ? uriPath.substring(1) : uriPath);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject serializeToJSON() {
+        JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+        if(!StringUtils.isTrivial(host)){
+            json.put("host", host);
+        }
+        if(headers!=null){
+            json.put("headers", headers);
+        }
+        return json;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void deserializeFromJSON(JSONObject json) {
+         if(json.containsKey("host")){
+             host = json.getString("host");
+         }
+         if(json.containsKey("headers")){
+             headers = json.getJSONObject("headers");
+         }
+    }
 }