diff --git a/js/mainApiMgr.js b/js/mainApiMgr.js
index a21d7aa8..45f4e00d 100644
--- a/js/mainApiMgr.js
+++ b/js/mainApiMgr.js
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@ const apiCmds = apiEnums.cmds;
 const apiName = apiEnums.apiName;
 const apiProxyCmds = apiEnums.proxyCmds
 
+// can be overridden for testing
+let checkValidWindow = true;
+
 /**
  * Ensure events comes from a window that we have created.
  * @param  {EventEmitter} event  node emitter event to be tested
  * @return {Boolean} returns true if exists otherwise false
  */
 function isValidWindow(event) {
+    if (!checkValidWindow) {
+        return true;
+    }
     var result = false;
     if (event && event.sender) {
         // validate that event sender is from window we created
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ electron.ipcMain.on(apiName, (event, arg) => {
 const Notify = require('./notify/notifyImpl.js');
 
 // holds all project classes that can be created.
-const api = {
+let api = {
     Notify: Notify
 }
 
@@ -127,12 +133,14 @@ electron.ipcMain.on(apiProxyCmds.createObject, function(event, args) {
         let objId = uniqueId();
         liveObjs[objId] = obj;
 
-        obj.addEventListener('destroy', function() {
-            var liveObj = liveObjs[objId];
-            if (liveObj) {
-                delete liveObjs[objId];
-            }
-        });
+        if (typeof obj.addEventListener === 'function') {
+            obj.addEventListener('destroy', function() {
+                var liveObj = liveObjs[objId];
+                if (liveObj) {
+                    delete liveObjs[objId];
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         setResult(objId);
     } else {
@@ -206,7 +214,6 @@ electron.ipcMain.on(apiProxyCmds.invokeMethod, function(event, args) {
         result = classType[args.methodName](...funcArgs);
     } else {
         let obj = liveObjs[args.objId];
-
         if (!args.methodName || !obj[args.methodName]) {
             event.sender.send(apiProxyCmds.invokeResult, {
                 error: 'no such method',
@@ -423,3 +430,15 @@ electron.ipcMain.on(apiProxyCmds.removeEvent, function(event, args) {
         obj.removeEventListener(args.eventName, callbackFunc);
     }
 });
+
+function addNewInterface(name, interfaceClass) {
+    api[name] = interfaceClass;
+}
+
+// expose these methods primarily for testing...
+module.exports = {
+    addNewInterface: addNewInterface,
+    shouldCheckValidWindow: function(shouldCheck) {
+        checkValidWindow = shouldCheck;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/js/notify/notifyImpl.js b/js/notify/notifyImpl.js
index 67dfbaff..c32faa78 100644
--- a/js/notify/notifyImpl.js
+++ b/js/notify/notifyImpl.js
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class Notify {
         this.destroy();
     }
 
-    destroy() {
-        this.emitter.removeAllListeners();
-    }
-
     static get permission() {
         return 'granted';
     }
@@ -73,6 +69,13 @@ class Notify {
     //
     // private stuff below here
     //
+
+    destroy() {
+        this.emitter.removeAllListeners();
+        // allow live instance to be destroyed
+        this.emitter.emit('destroy');
+    }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = Notify;
diff --git a/js/notify/notifyInterface.js b/js/notify/notifyInterface.js
index 079de8ba..39135e4c 100644
--- a/js/notify/notifyInterface.js
+++ b/js/notify/notifyInterface.js
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ class Notify {
      */
     close() {}
 
-    /**
-     * call to clean up ref held by main process to notification.
-     * note: calling close will also invoke destroy.
-     */
-    destroy() {}
-
     /**
      * This returns a promise and is always 'granted'
      * @return {promise} promise fullfilled with 'granted'
diff --git a/js/preload/createProxy.js b/js/preload/createProxy.js
index 7910c438..ca994b26 100644
--- a/js/preload/createProxy.js
+++ b/js/preload/createProxy.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ let constructorHandler = {
             set: instanceSetHandler
         }
 
-
         // work like to incorporate something like https://github.com/EvolveLabs/electron-weak
         // here to tell when object is destroyed so we can ipc main process to
         // loss ref to liveObj.
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ let constructorHandler = {
 
 function instanceGetHandler(target, name) {
     // all methods and getters we support should be on the prototype
-    let prototype = Reflect.getPrototypeOf(target);
+    let prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(target);
     let desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(prototype, name);
 
     // does this have a "getter"
@@ -127,8 +126,8 @@ function addEventHandler(target) {
 
 function removeEventHandler(target) {
     return function(eventName, callback) {
-        if (target._callbacks && target._callback.has(callback)) {
-            let callbackObj = target._callback.get(callback);
+        if (target._callbacks && target._callbacks.has(callback)) {
+            let callbackObj = target._callbacks.get(callback);
 
             let args = {
                 eventName: eventName,
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ function getHandler(target, property, isStatic) {
 }
 
 function instanceSetHandler(target, property, value) {
-    let prototype = Reflect.getPrototypeOf(target);
+    let prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(target);
     let desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(prototype, property);
 
     if (desc && desc.set) {
diff --git a/tests/__mocks__/electron.js b/tests/__mocks__/electron.js
index e8c59293..c86fff0f 100644
--- a/tests/__mocks__/electron.js
+++ b/tests/__mocks__/electron.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 const path = require('path');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+
+let ipcEmitter = new EventEmitter();
 
 // use config provided by test framework
 function pathToConfigDir() {
     return path.join(__dirname, '/../fixtures');
 }
+
+// electron app mock...
 const app = {
     getAppPath: pathToConfigDir,
     getPath: function(type) {
@@ -11,6 +16,46 @@ const app = {
             return path.join(pathToConfigDir(), '/Symphony.exe');
         }
         return pathToConfigDir();
+    },
+    on: function() {
+        // no-op
+    }
+}
+
+// simple ipc mocks for render and main process ipc using
+// nodes' EventEmitter
+const ipcMain = {
+    on: function(event, cb) {
+        ipcEmitter.on(event, cb);
+    }
+}
+
+const ipcRenderer = {
+    sendSync: function(event, args) {
+        let listeners = ipcEmitter.listeners(event);
+        if (listeners.length > 0) {
+            let listener = listeners[0];
+            var eventArg = {}
+            listener(eventArg, args);
+            return eventArg.returnValue;
+        }
+        return null;
+    },
+    send: function(event, args) {
+        var senderEvent = {
+            sender: {
+                send: function(event, arg) {
+                    ipcEmitter.emit(event, arg);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ipcEmitter.emit(event, senderEvent, args);
+    },
+    on: function(eventName, cb) {
+        ipcEmitter.on(eventName, cb);
+    },
+    removeListener: function(eventName, cb) {
+        ipcEmitter.removeListener(eventName, cb);
     }
 }
 
@@ -18,6 +63,8 @@ module.exports = {
   require: jest.genMockFunction(),
   match: jest.genMockFunction(),
   app: app,
+  ipcMain: ipcMain,
+  ipcRenderer: ipcRenderer,
   remote: jest.genMockFunction(),
   dialog: jest.genMockFunction()
 };
diff --git a/tests/apiTests/proxy-polyfill.js b/tests/apiTests/proxy-polyfill.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad14d0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apiTests/proxy-polyfill.js
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+
+// Note: fork of polyfill since it doesn't handle creating
+// a Proxy from an existing Proxy.
+// ToDo: need to submit PR to https://github.com/GoogleChrome/proxy-polyfill
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+(function(scope) {
+  if (scope['Proxy']) {
+    return;
+  }
+  let lastRevokeFn = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @param {*} o
+   * @return {boolean} whether this is probably a (non-null) Object
+   */
+  function isObject(o) {
+    return o ? (typeof o == 'object' || typeof o == 'function') : false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @constructor
+   * @param {!Object} target
+   * @param {{apply, construct, get, set}} handler
+   */
+  scope.Proxy = function(target, handler) {
+
+    if (!isObject(target) || !isObject(handler)) {
+      throw new TypeError('Cannot create proxy with a non-object as target or handler');
+    }
+
+    // Construct revoke function, and set lastRevokeFn so that Proxy.revocable can steal it.
+    // The caller might get the wrong revoke function if a user replaces or wraps scope.Proxy
+    // to call itself, but that seems unlikely especially when using the polyfill.
+    let throwRevoked = function() {};
+    lastRevokeFn = function() {
+      throwRevoked = function(trap) {
+        throw new TypeError(`Cannot perform '${trap}' on a proxy that has been revoked`);
+      };
+    };
+
+    // Fail on unsupported traps: Chrome doesn't do this, but ensure that users of the polyfill
+    // are a bit more careful. Copy the internal parts of handler to prevent user changes.
+    let unsafeHandler = handler;
+    handler = {'get': null, 'set': null, 'apply': null, 'construct': null};
+    for (let k in unsafeHandler) {
+      if (!(k in handler)) {
+        throw new TypeError(`Proxy polyfill does not support trap '${k}'`);
+      }
+      handler[k] = unsafeHandler[k];
+    }
+    if (typeof unsafeHandler == 'function') {
+      // Allow handler to be a function (which has an 'apply' method). This matches what is
+      // probably a bug in native versions. It treats the apply call as a trap to be configured.
+      handler.apply = unsafeHandler.apply.bind(unsafeHandler);
+    }
+
+    // Define proxy as this, or a Function (if either it's callable, or apply is set).
+    // TODO(samthor): Closure compiler doesn't know about 'construct', attempts to rename it.
+    let proxy = this;
+    let isMethod = false;
+    let targetIsFunction = typeof target == 'function';
+    if (handler.apply || handler['construct'] || targetIsFunction) {
+      proxy = function Proxy() {
+        let usingNew = (this && this.constructor === proxy);
+        throwRevoked(usingNew ? 'construct' : 'apply');
+
+        if (usingNew && handler['construct']) {
+          return handler['construct'].call(this, target, arguments);
+        } else if (!usingNew && handler.apply) {
+          return handler.apply(target, this, arguments);
+        } else if (targetIsFunction) {
+          // since the target was a function, fallback to calling it directly.
+          if (usingNew) {
+            // inspired by answers to https://stackoverflow.com/q/1606797
+            let all = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+            all.unshift(target);  // pass class as first arg to constructor, although irrelevant
+            // nb. cast to convince Closure compiler that this is a constructor
+            let f = /** @type {!Function} */ (target.bind.apply(target, all));
+            return new f();
+          }
+          return target.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+        throw new TypeError(usingNew ? 'not a constructor' : 'not a function');
+      };
+      isMethod = true;
+    }
+
+    // Create default getters/setters. Create different code paths as handler.get/handler.set can't
+    // change after creation.
+    let getter = handler.get ? function(prop) {
+      throwRevoked('get');
+      return handler.get(this, prop, proxy);
+    } : function(prop) {
+      throwRevoked('get');
+      return this[prop];
+    };
+    let setter = handler.set ? function(prop, value) {
+      throwRevoked('set');
+      let status = handler.set(this, prop, value, proxy);
+      if (!status) {
+        // TODO(samthor): If the calling code is in strict mode, throw TypeError.
+        // It's (sometimes) possible to work this out, if this code isn't strict- try to load the
+        // callee, and if it's available, that code is non-strict. However, this isn't exhaustive.
+      }
+    } : function(prop, value) {
+      throwRevoked('set');
+      this[prop] = value;
+    };
+
+    // Clone direct properties (i.e., not part of a prototype).
+    let propertyNames = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(target);
+    if (target.__proto__) {
+        propertyNames = propertyNames.concat(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(target.__proto__))
+    }
+    let propertyMap = {};
+    propertyNames.forEach(function(prop) {
+      if (isMethod && prop in proxy) {
+        return;  // ignore properties already here, e.g. 'bind', 'prototype' etc
+      }
+      let real = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
+      let desc = {
+        enumerable: real && !!real.enumerable,
+        get: getter.bind(target, prop),
+        set: setter.bind(target, prop),
+      };
+      Object.defineProperty(proxy, prop, desc);
+      propertyMap[prop] = true;
+    });
+
+    // Set the prototype, or clone all prototype methods (always required if a getter is provided).
+    // TODO(samthor): We don't allow prototype methods to be set. It's (even more) awkward.
+    // An alternative here would be to _just_ clone methods to keep behavior consistent.
+    let prototypeOk = true;
+    if (Object.setPrototypeOf) {
+      Object.setPrototypeOf(proxy, Object.getPrototypeOf(target));
+    } else if (proxy.__proto__) {
+      proxy.__proto__ = target.__proto__;
+    } else {
+      prototypeOk = false;
+    }
+    if (handler.get || !prototypeOk) {
+      for (let k in target) {
+        if (propertyMap[k]) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        Object.defineProperty(proxy, k, {get: getter.bind(target, k)});
+      }
+    }
+
+    // The Proxy polyfill cannot handle adding new properties. Seal the target and proxy.
+    Object.seal(target);
+    Object.seal(proxy);
+
+    return proxy;  // nb. if isMethod is true, proxy != this
+  };
+
+  scope.Proxy.revocable = function(target, handler) {
+    let p = new scope.Proxy(target, handler);
+    return {'proxy': p, 'revoke': lastRevokeFn};
+  };
+
+  scope.Proxy['revocable'] = scope.Proxy.revocable;
+  scope['Proxy'] = scope.Proxy;
+})(typeof module !== 'undefined' && module['exports'] ? global : window);
diff --git a/tests/apiTests/proxyAPI.test.js b/tests/apiTests/proxyAPI.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da319531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/apiTests/proxyAPI.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+
+const createProxy = require('../../js/preload/createProxy.js');
+const mainApiMgr = require('../../js/mainApiMgr.js');
+
+mainApiMgr.shouldCheckValidWindow(false);
+
+// need polyfil for html5 Proxy
+require('./proxy-polyfill');
+
+class testInterface {
+    constructor(arg1, arg2) {}
+
+    getArg1() {};
+
+    addToArg2(value) {}
+
+    get argumentOne() {}
+
+    set newArgOneValue(newValue) {}
+
+    static staticMethodSum(a, b) {}
+
+    static get staticGetter() {}
+
+    addEventListener(event,cb) {}
+
+    removeEventListener(event,cb) {}
+
+    emitEvent(event) {}
+
+    close() {}
+
+    destroy() {}
+}
+
+class testImpl {
+    constructor(arg1, arg2) {
+        this._arg1 = arg1;
+        this._arg2 = arg2;
+        this.emitter = new EventEmitter();
+    }
+
+    getArg1() {
+        return this._arg1;
+    };
+
+    addToArg2(value) {
+        return this._arg2 + value;
+    }
+
+    get argumentOne() {
+        return this._arg1;
+    }
+
+    set newArgOneValue(newValue) {
+        this._arg1 = newValue;
+    }
+
+    static staticMethodSum(a, b) {
+        return a + b;
+    }
+
+    static get staticGetter() {
+        return 'hello world';
+    }
+
+    addEventListener(event, cb) {
+        this.emitter.on(event, cb);
+    }
+
+    removeEventListener(event,cb) {
+        this.emitter.removeListener(event, cb);
+    }
+
+    emitEvent(event) {
+        this.emitter.emit(event);
+    }
+
+    close() {
+        this.emitter.emit('destroy');
+    }
+
+    destroy() {}
+}
+
+mainApiMgr.addNewInterface('testInterface', testImpl);
+
+describe('proxy tests...', function() {
+    var inst;
+    var TestInterfaceProxy;
+
+    const arg1 = 3, arg2 = 2;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        TestInterfaceProxy = createProxy(testInterface);
+        inst = new TestInterfaceProxy(arg1, arg2);
+    });
+
+    test('getArg1 method', function(done) {
+        inst.getArg1().then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(arg1);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('addToArg2 method', function(done) {
+        inst.addToArg2(4).then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(arg2 + 4);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('getter: argumentOne', function(done) {
+        inst.argumentOne.then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(arg1);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('setter: newArgOneValue', function(done) {
+        inst.newArgOneValue = 10;
+        inst.argumentOne.then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(10);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('static method', function(done) {
+        TestInterfaceProxy.staticMethodSum(5, 6).then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(11);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('static getter', function(done) {
+        TestInterfaceProxy.staticGetter.then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe('hello world');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('should call click handler', function(done) {
+        inst.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            done();
+        });
+
+        inst.emitEvent('click');
+    });
+
+    test('should call click handler twice', function(done) {
+        var timesCalled = 0;
+        inst.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            timesCalled++;
+            if (timesCalled === 2) {
+                done();
+            }
+        });
+
+        inst.emitEvent('click');
+        inst.emitEvent('click');
+    });
+
+    test('should only call close handler', function(done) {
+        inst.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            // shouldn't hit here
+            expect(false).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        inst.addEventListener('close', function() {
+            done();
+        });
+
+        inst.emitEvent('close');
+    });
+
+    test('should not emit event addEventHandler', function(done) {
+        inst.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            // shouldn't hit here
+            expect(false).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        inst.emitEvent('wrong-event');
+        setTimeout(done, 500);
+    });
+
+    test('should not call click handler after removed', function(done) {
+        function onClick() {
+            // shouldn't hit here
+            expect(true).toBe(false);
+        }
+        inst.addEventListener('click', onClick);
+        inst.removeEventListener('click', onClick);
+        inst.emitEvent('click');
+        setTimeout(done, 500);
+    });
+
+    test('should call click handler after add, remove, add', function(done) {
+        function onClick() {
+            done();
+        }
+        inst.addEventListener('click', onClick);
+        inst.removeEventListener('click', onClick);
+        inst.addEventListener('click', onClick);
+        inst.emitEvent('click');
+    });
+});
+
+describe('proxy test with multiple instances...', function() {
+    var inst1, inst2;
+    var TestInterfaceProxy;
+
+    const arg1 = 3, arg2 = 2;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        TestInterfaceProxy = createProxy(testInterface);
+        inst1 = new TestInterfaceProxy(arg1, arg2);
+        inst2 = new TestInterfaceProxy(arg1, arg2);
+    });
+
+    test('should have indepdendent setters', function(done) {
+        inst1.newArgOneValue = 10;
+        inst2.newArgOneValue = 5;
+        inst1.argumentOne.then(function(result) {
+            expect(result).toBe(10);
+            inst2.argumentOne.then(function(result) {
+                expect(result).toBe(5);
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('should only call event handler for inst2', function(done) {
+        inst1.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            // shouldn't hit here
+            expect(true).toBe(false);
+        });
+        inst2.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            done();
+        });
+
+        inst2.emitEvent('click');
+    });
+
+    test('should call event handler for inst1 and inst2', function(done) {
+        let isInst1Clicked = false;
+        let isInst2Clicked = false;
+        inst1.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            if (isInst1Clicked) { return; }
+            isInst1Clicked = true;
+            clicked();
+        });
+        inst2.addEventListener('click', function() {
+            if (isInst2Clicked) { return; }
+            isInst2Clicked = true;
+            clicked();
+        });
+
+        function clicked() {
+            if (isInst1Clicked && isInst1Clicked) {
+                done();
+            }
+        }
+
+        inst1.emitEvent('click');
+        inst2.emitEvent('click');
+    });
+});
+
+describe('proxy destroy tests...', function() {
+    var inst, arg1 = 5, arg2 = 4;
+    var TestInterfaceProxy;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        TestInterfaceProxy = createProxy(testInterface);
+        inst = new TestInterfaceProxy(arg1, arg2);
+    });
+
+    test('can not use inst after destroy is invoked', function(done) {
+        inst.destroy();
+
+        inst.getArg1()
+        .then(function() {
+            // shouldn't get here
+        })
+        .catch(function(err) {
+            expect(err).toBe('method called failed: calling obj is not present')
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('destroy from implementation side', function() {
+        inst.close();
+
+        inst.getArg1()
+        .then(function() {
+            // shouldn't get here
+        })
+        .catch(function(err) {
+            expect(err).toBe('method called failed: calling obj is not present')
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+});