diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index faa26bb..7b25e9b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "dean_utils"
-version="0.0.20"
+version="0.0.21"
 authors=[
     { name="Dean MacGregor", email="powertrading121@gmail.com"}
 ]
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ dependencies=[
     "fsspec",
     "azure-storage-queue",
     "python-multipart",
-    "azure-cosmos",
     "azure-communication-email"
-
     ]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+cosmos = [
+"azure-cosmos",
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dean_utils/utils/az_utils.py b/src/dean_utils/utils/az_utils.py
index 5acb441..31ed8bb 100644
--- a/src/dean_utils/utils/az_utils.py
+++ b/src/dean_utils/utils/az_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from azure.cosmos.aio import CosmosClient
 import re
 import os
 from azure.storage.queue.aio import QueueServiceClient as QSC
@@ -14,23 +13,32 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import TypeAlias, Literal
 from uuid import uuid4
+import json
 
 HTTPX_METHODS: TypeAlias = Literal["GET", "POST"]
+AIO_SERVE = QSC.from_connection_string(conn_str=os.environ["AzureWebJobsStorage"])
 
 
 def def_cos(db_name, client_name):
-    return (
-        CosmosClient(
-            re.search("(?<=AccountEndpoint=).+?(?=;)", os.environ["cosmos"]).group(),
-            {
-                "masterKey": re.search(
-                    "(?<=AccountKey=).+?(?=$)", os.environ["cosmos"]
-                ).group()
-            },
+    try:
+        from azure.cosmos.aio import CosmosClient
+
+        return (
+            CosmosClient(
+                re.search(
+                    "(?<=AccountEndpoint=).+?(?=;)", os.environ["cosmos"]
+                ).group(),
+                {
+                    "masterKey": re.search(
+                        "(?<=AccountKey=).+?(?=$)", os.environ["cosmos"]
+                    ).group()
+                },
+            )
+            .get_database_client(db_name)
+            .get_container_client(client_name)
         )
-        .get_database_client(db_name)
-        .get_container_client(client_name)
-    )
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("MS's cosmos sdk not installed")
 
 
 async def cos_query_all(cosdb, QRY):
@@ -51,16 +59,80 @@ async def cos_query_all(cosdb, QRY):
     return returns
 
 
-async def send_to_queue(queue: str, messages: List):
-    aioserv = QSC.from_connection_string(conn_str=os.environ["Synblob"])
-    async with aioserv.get_queue_client(
+async def send_message(
+    queue: str,
+    messages: List[str] | str | dict,
+    *,
+    visibility_timeout: int | None = None,
+    time_to_live: int | None = None,
+    timeout: int | None = None,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    async with AIO_SERVE.get_queue_client(
         queue, message_encode_policy=TextBase64EncodePolicy()
-    ) as aioclient:
-        tasks = [
-            asyncio.create_task(aioclient.send_message(_file)) for _file in messages
-        ]
-        await asyncio.wait(tasks)
-        return tasks
+    ) as aio_client:
+        if isinstance(messages, list):
+            tasks = []
+            for message in messages:
+                if not isinstance(message, str):
+                    message = json.dumps(message)
+                asyncio.create_task(
+                    aio_client.send_message(
+                        message,
+                        visibility_timeout=visibility_timeout,
+                        time_to_live=time_to_live,
+                        timeout=timeout,
+                        **kwargs,
+                    )
+                )
+
+            await asyncio.wait(tasks)
+            return tasks
+        else:
+            if not isinstance(messages, str):
+                messages = json.dumps(messages)
+            return await aio_client.send_message(messages)
+
+
+async def update_queue(
+    queue,
+    id,
+    pop_receipt,
+    message,
+    *,
+    visibility_timeout: int | None = None,
+    timeout: int | None = None,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    async with AIO_SERVE.get_queue_client(
+        queue, message_encode_policy=TextBase64EncodePolicy()
+    ) as aio_client:
+        task = await aio_client.update_message(
+            id,
+            pop_receipt,
+            content=message,
+            visibility_timeout=visibility_timeout,
+            timeout=timeout,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        return task
+
+
+async def delete_message(
+    queue,
+    id,
+    pop_receipt,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    async with AIO_SERVE.get_queue_client(
+        queue, message_encode_policy=TextBase64EncodePolicy()
+    ) as aio_client:
+        task = await aio_client.delete_message(
+            id,
+            pop_receipt,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        return task
 
 
 class async_abfs:
diff --git a/src/dean_utils/utils/email_utility.py b/src/dean_utils/utils/email_utility.py
index 480ad66..e15e318 100644
--- a/src/dean_utils/utils/email_utility.py
+++ b/src/dean_utils/utils/email_utility.py
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ def send_email(from_email: str, to_email: str, subject: str, msg: str) -> None:
 
 
 def az_send(
-    subject: str = None,
-    msg: str = None,
-    html: str = None,
-    from_email: str = None,
-    to_email: str = None,
+    subject: str | None = None,
+    msg: str | None = None,
+    html: str | None = None,
+    from_email: str | None = None,
+    to_email: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     if email_client is None:
         raise MissingEnvVars("missing azuremail var")