diff --git a/lib/redistat.rb b/lib/redistat.rb
index 11d63db..4ff2389 100644
--- a/lib/redistat.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'rubygems'
 require 'date'
 require 'time'
 require 'digest/sha1'
+require 'monitor'
 
 # Active Support 2.x or 3.x
 require 'active_support'
@@ -15,12 +16,15 @@ require 'time_ext'
 require 'redis'
 require 'json'
 
-require 'redistat/options'
+require 'redistat/mixins/options'
+require 'redistat/mixins/synchronize'
+require 'redistat/mixins/database'
+require 'redistat/mixins/date_helper'
+
 require 'redistat/connection'
-require 'redistat/database'
+require 'redistat/buffer'
 require 'redistat/collection'
 require 'redistat/date'
-require 'redistat/date_helper'
 require 'redistat/event'
 require 'redistat/finder'
 require 'redistat/key'
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ require 'redistat/version'
 
 require 'redistat/core_ext'
 
+
 module Redistat
   
   KEY_NEXT_ID = ".next_id"
@@ -47,6 +52,26 @@ module Redistat
   
   class << self
     
+    def buffer
+      Buffer.instance
+    end
+    
+    def buffer_size
+      buffer.size
+    end
+    
+    def buffer_size=(size)
+      buffer.size = size
+    end
+    
+    def thread_safe
+      Synchronize.thread_safe
+    end
+    
+    def thread_safe=(value)
+      Synchronize.thread_safe = value
+    end
+    
     def connection(ref = nil)
       Connection.get(ref)
     end
@@ -68,3 +93,9 @@ module Redistat
     
   end
 end
+
+
+# ensure buffer is flushed on program exit
+Kernel.at_exit do
+  Redistat.buffer.flush(true)
+end
diff --git a/lib/redistat/buffer.rb b/lib/redistat/buffer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e4f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redistat/buffer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+require 'redistat/core_ext/hash'
+
+module Redistat
+  class Buffer
+    include Synchronize
+    
+    def self.instance
+      @instance ||= self.new
+    end
+    
+    def size
+      synchronize do
+        @size ||= 0
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def size=(value)
+      synchronize do
+        @size = value
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def count
+      @count ||= 0
+    end
+    
+    def store(key, stats, depth_limit, opts)
+      return false unless should_buffer?
+      
+      to_flush = {}
+      buffkey = buffer_key(key, opts)
+      
+      synchronize do
+        if !queue.has_key?(buffkey)
+          queue[buffkey] = { :key         => key,
+                             :stats       => {},
+                             :depth_limit => depth_limit,
+                             :opts        => opts }
+        end
+        
+        queue[buffkey][:stats].merge_and_incr!(stats)
+        incr_count
+        
+        # return items to be flushed if buffer size limit has been reached
+        to_flush = reset_queue
+      end
+      
+      # flush any data that's been cleared from the queue
+      flush_data(to_flush)
+      true
+    end
+    
+    def flush(force = false)
+      to_flush = {}
+      synchronize do
+        to_flush = reset_queue(force)
+      end
+      flush_data(to_flush)
+    end
+    
+    private
+    
+    # should always be called from within a synchronize block
+    def incr_count
+      @count ||= 0
+      @count += 1
+    end
+    
+    def queue
+      @queue ||= {}
+    end
+    
+    def should_buffer?
+      size > 1 # buffer size of 1 would be equal to not using buffer
+    end
+    
+    # should always be called from within a synchronize block
+    def should_flush?
+      (!queue.blank? && count >= size)
+    end
+    
+    # returns items to be flushed if buffer size limit has been reached
+    # should always be called from within a synchronize block
+    def reset_queue(force = false)
+      return {} if !force && !should_flush?
+      data = queue
+      @queue = {}
+      @count = 0
+      data
+    end
+    
+    def flush_data(buffer_data)
+      buffer_data.each do |k, item|
+        Summary.update(item[:key], item[:stats], item[:depth_limit], item[:opts])
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def buffer_key(key, opts)
+      # depth_limit is not needed as it's evident in key.to_s
+      opts_index = Summary.default_options.keys.sort { |a,b| a.to_s <=> b.to_s }.map do |k|
+        opts[k] if opts.has_key?(k)
+      end
+      "#{key.to_s}:#{opts_index.join(':')}"
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/redistat/connection.rb b/lib/redistat/connection.rb
index 23d9141..10d4c40 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/connection.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,41 @@
+require 'monitor'
+
 module Redistat
   module Connection
     
     REQUIRED_SERVER_VERSION = "1.3.10"
     
+    # TODO: Create a ConnectionPool instance object to replace Connection class
+    
     class << self
       
+      # TODO: clean/remove all ref-less connections
+      
       def get(ref = nil)
         ref ||= :default
-        connections[references[ref]] || create
+        synchronize do
+          connections[references[ref]] || create
+        end
       end
       
       def add(conn, ref = nil)
         ref ||= :default
-        check_redis_version(conn)
-        references[ref] = conn.client.id
-        connections[conn.client.id] = conn
+        synchronize do
+          check_redis_version(conn)
+          references[ref] = conn.client.id
+          connections[conn.client.id] = conn
+        end
       end
       
       def create(options = {})
-        #TODO clean/remove all ref-less connections
-        ref = options.delete(:ref) || :default
-        options.reverse_merge!(default_options)
-        conn = (connections[connection_id(options)] ||= connection(options))
-        references[ref] = conn.client.id
-        conn
+        synchronize do
+          options = options.clone
+          ref = options.delete(:ref) || :default
+          options.reverse_merge!(default_options)
+          conn = (connections[connection_id(options)] ||= connection(options))
+          references[ref] = conn.client.id
+          conn
+        end
       end
       
       def connections
@@ -36,9 +48,12 @@ module Redistat
       
       private
       
-      def check_redis_version(conn)
-        raise RedisServerIsTooOld if conn.info["redis_version"] < REQUIRED_SERVER_VERSION
-        conn
+      def monitor
+        @monitor ||= Monitor.new
+      end
+      
+      def synchronize(&block)
+        monitor.synchronize(&block)
       end
       
       def connection(options)
@@ -46,10 +61,15 @@ module Redistat
       end
       
       def connection_id(options = {})
-        options.reverse_merge!(default_options)
+        options = options.reverse_merge(default_options)
         "redis://#{options[:host]}:#{options[:port]}/#{options[:db]}"
       end
       
+      def check_redis_version(conn)
+        raise RedisServerIsTooOld if conn.info["redis_version"] < REQUIRED_SERVER_VERSION
+        conn
+      end
+      
       def default_options
         {
           :host => '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/lib/redistat/database.rb b/lib/redistat/mixins/database.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/redistat/database.rb
rename to lib/redistat/mixins/database.rb
diff --git a/lib/redistat/date_helper.rb b/lib/redistat/mixins/date_helper.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/redistat/date_helper.rb
rename to lib/redistat/mixins/date_helper.rb
diff --git a/lib/redistat/options.rb b/lib/redistat/mixins/options.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/redistat/options.rb
rename to lib/redistat/mixins/options.rb
diff --git a/lib/redistat/mixins/synchronize.rb b/lib/redistat/mixins/synchronize.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d20b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/redistat/mixins/synchronize.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require 'monitor'
+
+module Redistat
+  module Synchronize
+    
+    class << self
+      def included(base)
+        base.send(:include, InstanceMethods)
+      end
+      
+      def monitor
+        @monitor ||= Monitor.new
+      end
+      
+      def thread_safe
+        monitor.synchronize do
+          @thread_safe ||= false
+        end
+      end
+      
+      def thread_safe=(value)
+        monitor.synchronize do
+          @thread_safe = value
+        end
+      end
+    end # << self
+    
+    module InstanceMethods
+      def thread_safe
+        Synchronize.thread_safe
+      end
+      
+      def thread_safe=(value)
+        Synchronize.thread_safe = value
+      end
+      
+      def monitor
+        Synchronize.monitor
+      end
+      
+      def synchronize(&block)
+        if thread_safe
+          monitor.synchronize(&block)
+        else
+          block.call
+        end
+      end
+    end # InstanceMethods
+    
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/redistat/result.rb b/lib/redistat/result.rb
index 7a91dff..d1a2de3 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/result.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/result.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access'
+
 module Redistat
   class Result < HashWithIndifferentAccess
     
diff --git a/lib/redistat/summary.rb b/lib/redistat/summary.rb
index e089b5a..cc0bce3 100644
--- a/lib/redistat/summary.rb
+++ b/lib/redistat/summary.rb
@@ -2,66 +2,81 @@ module Redistat
   class Summary
     include Database
     
-    def self.default_options
-      { :enable_grouping => true,
-        :label_indexing => true,
-        :connection_ref => nil }
-    end
-    
-    def self.update_all(key, stats = {}, depth_limit = nil, opts = {})
-      stats ||= {}
-      return nil if stats.size == 0
+    class << self
       
-      options = default_options.merge((opts || {}).reject { |k,v| v.nil? })
+      def default_options
+        { :enable_grouping => true,
+          :label_indexing => true,
+          :connection_ref => nil }
+      end
       
-      depth_limit ||= key.depth
+      def buffer
+        Redistat.buffer
+      end
       
-      if options[:enable_grouping]
-        stats = inject_group_summaries(stats)
-        key.groups.each do |k|
-          update_key(k, stats, depth_limit, options[:connection_ref])
-          k.update_index if options[:label_indexing]
+      def update_all(key, stats = {}, depth_limit = nil, opts = {})
+        stats ||= {}
+        return if stats.empty?
+        
+        options = default_options.merge((opts || {}).reject { |k,v| v.nil? })
+        
+        depth_limit ||= key.depth
+        
+        update_through_buffer(key, stats, depth_limit, options)
+      end
+      
+      def update_through_buffer(*args)
+        update(*args) unless buffer.store(*args)
+      end
+      
+      def update(key, stats, depth_limit, opts)
+        if opts[:enable_grouping]
+          stats = inject_group_summaries(stats)
+          key.groups.each do |k|
+            update_key(k, stats, depth_limit, opts[:connection_ref])
+            k.update_index if opts[:label_indexing]
+          end
+        else
+          update_key(key, stats, depth_limit, opts[:connection_ref])
         end
-      else
-        update_key(key, stats, depth_limit, options[:connection_ref])
       end
-    end
-    
-    private
-    
-    def self.update_key(key, stats, depth_limit, connection_ref)
-      Date::DEPTHS.each do |depth|
-        update(key, stats, depth, connection_ref)
-        break if depth == depth_limit
+      
+      private
+      
+      def update_key(key, stats, depth_limit, connection_ref)
+        Date::DEPTHS.each do |depth|
+          update_fields(key, stats, depth, connection_ref)
+          break if depth == depth_limit
+        end
       end
-    end
-    
-    def self.update(key, stats, depth, connection_ref = nil)
-      stats.each do |field, value|
-        db(connection_ref).hincrby key.to_s(depth), field, value
+      
+      def update_fields(key, stats, depth, connection_ref = nil)
+        stats.each do |field, value|
+          db(connection_ref).hincrby key.to_s(depth), field, value
+        end
       end
-    end
-    
-    def self.inject_group_summaries!(stats)
-      summaries = {}
-      stats.each do |key, value|
-        parts = key.to_s.split(GROUP_SEPARATOR)
-        parts.pop
-        if parts.size > 0
-          sum_parts = []
-          parts.each do |part|
-            sum_parts << part
-            sum_key = sum_parts.join(GROUP_SEPARATOR)
-            (summaries.has_key?(sum_key)) ? summaries[sum_key] += value : summaries[sum_key] = value
+      
+      def inject_group_summaries!(stats)
+        summaries = {}
+        stats.each do |key, value|
+          parts = key.to_s.split(GROUP_SEPARATOR)
+          parts.pop
+          if parts.size > 0
+            sum_parts = []
+            parts.each do |part|
+              sum_parts << part
+              sum_key = sum_parts.join(GROUP_SEPARATOR)
+              (summaries.has_key?(sum_key)) ? summaries[sum_key] += value : summaries[sum_key] = value
+            end
           end
         end
+        stats.merge_and_incr!(summaries)
       end
-      stats.merge_and_incr!(summaries)
+      
+      def inject_group_summaries(stats)
+        inject_group_summaries!(stats.clone)
+      end
+      
     end
-    
-    def self.inject_group_summaries(stats)
-      inject_group_summaries!(stats.clone)
-    end
-    
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/buffer_spec.rb b/spec/buffer_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf6ce0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/buffer_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Redistat::Buffer do
+  
+  before(:each) do
+    @class  = Redistat::Buffer
+    @buffer = Redistat::Buffer.instance
+    @key = mock('Key', :to_s => "Scope/label:2011")
+    @stats = {:count => 1, :views => 3}
+    @depth_limit = :hour
+    @opts = {:enable_grouping => true}
+  end
+  
+  # let's cleanup after ourselves for the other specs
+  after(:each) do
+    @class.instance_variable_set("@instance", nil)
+    @buffer.size = 0
+  end
+  
+  it "should provide instance of itself" do
+    @buffer.should be_a(@class)
+  end
+  
+  it "should only buffer if buffer size setting is greater than 1" do
+    @buffer.size.should == 0
+    @buffer.send(:should_buffer?).should be_false
+    @buffer.size = 1
+    @buffer.size.should == 1
+    @buffer.send(:should_buffer?).should be_false
+    @buffer.size = 2
+    @buffer.size.should == 2
+    @buffer.send(:should_buffer?).should be_true
+  end
+  
+  it "should only flush buffer if buffer size is greater than or equal to buffer size setting" do
+    @buffer.size.should == 0
+    @buffer.send(:queue).size.should == 0
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_false
+    @buffer.send(:queue)[:hello] = 'world'
+    @buffer.send(:incr_count)
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_true
+    @buffer.size = 5
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_false
+    3.times { |i|
+      @buffer.send(:queue)[i] = i.to_s
+      @buffer.send(:incr_count)
+    }
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_false
+    @buffer.send(:queue)[4] = '4'
+    @buffer.send(:incr_count)
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_true
+  end
+  
+  it "should force flush queue irregardless of result of #should_flush? when #reset_queue is called with true" do
+    @buffer.send(:queue)[:hello] = 'world'
+    @buffer.send(:incr_count)
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_true
+    @buffer.size = 2
+    @buffer.send(:should_flush?).should be_false
+    @buffer.send(:reset_queue).should == {}
+    @buffer.instance_variable_get("@count").should == 1
+    @buffer.send(:reset_queue, true).should == {:hello => 'world'}
+    @buffer.instance_variable_get("@count").should == 0
+  end
+  
+  it "should #flush_data into Summary.update properly" do
+    # the root level key value doesn't actually matter, but it's something like this...
+    data = {'ScopeName/label/goes/here:2011::true:true' => {
+      :key => @key,
+      :stats => @stats,
+      :depth_limit => @depth_limit,
+      :opts => @opts
+    }}
+    item = data.first[1]
+    Redistat::Summary.should_receive(:update).with(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts)
+    @buffer.send(:flush_data, data)
+  end
+  
+  it "should build #buffer_key correctly" do
+    opts = {:enable_grouping => true, :label_indexing => false, :connection_ref => nil}
+    @buffer.send(:buffer_key, @key, opts).should == "#{@key.to_s}::true:false"
+    opts = {:enable_grouping => false, :label_indexing => true, :connection_ref => :omg}
+    @buffer.send(:buffer_key, @key, opts).should == "#{@key.to_s}:omg:false:true"
+  end
+  
+  describe "Buffering" do
+    it "should store items on buffer queue" do
+      @buffer.store(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_false
+      @buffer.size = 5
+      @buffer.store(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true
+      @buffer.send(:queue).should have(1).item
+      @buffer.send(:queue)[@buffer.send(:queue).keys.first][:stats][:count].should == 1
+      @buffer.send(:queue)[@buffer.send(:queue).keys.first][:stats][:views].should == 3
+      @buffer.store(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true
+      @buffer.send(:queue).should have(1).items
+      @buffer.send(:queue)[@buffer.send(:queue).keys.first][:stats][:count].should == 2
+      @buffer.send(:queue)[@buffer.send(:queue).keys.first][:stats][:views].should == 6
+    end
+    
+    it "should flush buffer queue when size is reached" do
+      key = mock('Key', :to_s => "Scope/labelx:2011")
+      @buffer.size = 10
+      Redistat::Summary.should_receive(:update).exactly(2).times.and_return do |k, stats, depth_limit, opts|
+        depth_limit.should == @depth_limit
+        opts.should == @opts
+        if k == @key
+          stats[:count].should == 6
+          stats[:views].should == 18
+        elsif k == key
+          stats[:count].should == 4
+          stats[:views].should == 12
+        end
+      end
+      6.times { @buffer.store(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true }
+      4.times { @buffer.store(key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true }
+    end
+  end
+  
+  describe "Thread-Safety" do
+    it "should read/write to buffer queue in a thread-safe manner" do
+      
+      # This spec passes wether thread safety is enabled or not. In short I need
+      # better specs for thread-safety, and personally a better understanding of
+      # thread-safety in general.
+      Redistat.thread_safe = true
+      
+      key = mock('Key', :to_s => "Scope/labelx:2011")
+      @buffer.size = 100
+      
+      Redistat::Summary.should_receive(:update).exactly(2).times.and_return do |k, stats, depth_limit, opts|
+        depth_limit.should == @depth_limit
+        opts.should == @opts
+        if k == @key
+          stats[:count].should == 60
+          stats[:views].should == 180
+        elsif k == key
+          stats[:count].should == 40
+          stats[:views].should == 120
+        end
+      end
+      
+      threads = []
+      10.times do
+        threads << Thread.new {
+          6.times { @buffer.store(@key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true }
+          4.times { @buffer.store(key, @stats, @depth_limit, @opts).should be_true }
+        }
+      end
+      
+      threads.each { |t| t.join }
+    end
+    
+    it "should have better specs that actually fail when thread-safety is off"
+    
+  end
+  
+end
diff --git a/spec/connection_spec.rb b/spec/connection_spec.rb
index 04aae55..907a7d1 100644
--- a/spec/connection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/connection_spec.rb
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ describe Redistat::Connection do
     Redistat.connect(:port => 8379, :db => 15)
   end
   
+  # TODO: Test thread-safety
+  it "should be thread-safe" do
+    pending("need to figure out a way to test thread-safety")
+  end
+  
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/finder_spec.rb b/spec/finder_spec.rb
index 0af91a6..d8748bf 100644
--- a/spec/finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finder_spec.rb
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ describe Redistat::Finder do
   
   def create_example_stats
     key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, @label, (first = Time.parse("2010-05-14 13:43")))
-    Redistat::Summary.update(key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, key, @stats, :hour)
     key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, @label, Time.parse("2010-05-14 13:53"))
-    Redistat::Summary.update(key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, key, @stats, :hour)
     key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, @label, Time.parse("2010-05-14 14:52"))
-    Redistat::Summary.update(key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, key, @stats, :hour)
     key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, @label, (last = Time.parse("2010-05-14 15:02")))
-    Redistat::Summary.update(key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, key, @stats, :hour)
     [first - 1.hour, last + 1.hour]
   end
   
diff --git a/spec/model_spec.rb b/spec/model_spec.rb
index 347bfd9..7d8404f 100644
--- a/spec/model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model_spec.rb
@@ -156,4 +156,49 @@ describe Redistat::Model do
     stats.total[:weight].should == 617
   end
   
+  describe "Write Buffer" do
+    before(:each) do
+      Redistat.buffer_size = 20
+    end
+    
+    after(:each) do
+      Redistat.buffer_size = 0
+    end
+    
+    it "should buffer calls in memory before committing to Redis" do
+      14.times do
+        ModelHelper1.store("sheep.black", {:count => 1, :weight => 461}, @time.hours_ago(4))
+      end
+      ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1)).total.should == {}
+      
+      5.times do
+        ModelHelper1.store("sheep.black", {:count => 1, :weight => 156}, @time)
+      end
+      ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1)).total.should == {}
+      
+      ModelHelper1.store("sheep.black", {:count => 1, :weight => 156}, @time)
+      stats = ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1))
+      stats.total["count"].should == 20
+      stats.total["weight"].should == 7390
+    end
+    
+    it "should force flush buffer when #flush(true) is called" do
+      ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1)).total.should == {}
+      14.times do
+        ModelHelper1.store("sheep.black", {:count => 1, :weight => 461}, @time.hours_ago(4))
+      end
+      ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1)).total.should == {}
+      Redistat.buffer.flush(true)
+      
+      stats = ModelHelper1.fetch("sheep.black", @time.hours_ago(5), @time.hours_since(1))
+      stats.total["count"].should == 14
+      stats.total["weight"].should == 6454
+    end
+  end
+  
 end
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/spec/summary_spec.rb b/spec/summary_spec.rb
index ebf33af..fb032c7 100644
--- a/spec/summary_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/summary_spec.rb
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ describe Redistat::Summary do
   end
   
   it "should update a single summary properly" do
-    Redistat::Summary.update(@key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, @key, @stats, :hour)
     summary = db.hgetall(@key.to_s(:hour))
     summary.should have(2).items
     summary["views"].should == "3"
     summary["visitors"].should == "2"
     
-    Redistat::Summary.update(@key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, @key, @stats, :hour)
     summary = db.hgetall(@key.to_s(:hour))
     summary.should have(2).items
     summary["views"].should == "6"
     summary["visitors"].should == "4"
     
-    Redistat::Summary.update(@key, {"views" => -4, "visitors" => -3}, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, @key, {"views" => -4, "visitors" => -3}, :hour)
     summary = db.hgetall(@key.to_s(:hour))
     summary.should have(2).items
     summary["views"].should == "2"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe Redistat::Summary do
   
   it "should update summaries even if no label is set" do
     key = Redistat::Key.new(@scope, nil, @date, {:depth => :day})
-    Redistat::Summary.update(key, @stats, :hour)
+    Redistat::Summary.send(:update_fields, key, @stats, :hour)
     summary = db.hgetall(key.to_s(:hour))
     summary.should have(2).items
     summary["views"].should == "3"
diff --git a/spec/synchronize_spec.rb b/spec/synchronize_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56e8f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/synchronize_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe Redistat::Synchronize do
+  it { should respond_to(:monitor) }
+  it { should respond_to(:thread_safe) }
+  it { should respond_to(:thread_safe=) }
+  
+  describe "instanciated class with Redistat::Synchronize included" do
+    subject { SynchronizeSpecHelper.new }
+    it { should respond_to(:monitor) }
+    it { should respond_to(:thread_safe) }
+    it { should respond_to(:thread_safe=) }
+    it { should respond_to(:synchronize) }
+    
+  end
+  
+  describe "#synchronize method" do
+    
+    before(:each) do
+      Redistat::Synchronize.instance_variable_set("@thread_safe", nil)
+      @obj = SynchronizeSpecHelper.new
+    end
+    
+    it "should share single Monitor object across all objects" do
+      @obj.monitor.should == Redistat::Synchronize.monitor
+    end
+    
+    it "should share thread_safe option across all objects" do
+      obj2 = SynchronizeSpecHelper.new
+      Redistat::Synchronize.thread_safe.should be_false
+      @obj.thread_safe.should be_false
+      obj2.thread_safe.should be_false
+      @obj.thread_safe = true
+      Redistat::Synchronize.thread_safe.should be_true
+      @obj.thread_safe.should be_true
+      obj2.thread_safe.should be_true
+    end
+    
+    it "should not synchronize when thread_safe is disabled" do
+      # monitor receives :synchronize twice cause #thread_safe is _always_ synchronized
+      Redistat::Synchronize.monitor.should_receive(:synchronize).twice
+      @obj.thread_safe.should be_false # first #synchronize call
+      @obj.synchronize { 'foo' } # one #synchronize call while checking #thread_safe
+    end
+    
+    it "should synchronize when thread_safe is enabled" do
+      Monitor.class_eval {
+        # we're stubbing synchronize to ensure it's being called correctly, but still need it :P
+        alias :real_synchronize :synchronize
+      }
+      Redistat::Synchronize.monitor.should_receive(:synchronize).with.exactly(4).times.and_return { |block|
+        Redistat::Synchronize.monitor.real_synchronize(&block)
+      }
+      @obj.thread_safe.should be_false # first synchronize call
+      Redistat::Synchronize.thread_safe = true # second synchronize call
+      @obj.synchronize { 'foo' } # two synchronize calls, once while checking thread_safe, once to call black
+    end
+  end
+  
+end
+
+class SynchronizeSpecHelper
+  include Redistat::Synchronize
+end