diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetContainerIp.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetContainerIp.ts
index 6b0cc1d8d..dfec071ad 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetContainerIp.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetContainerIp.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,18 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
 import { PackageId } from '../osBindings'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
+
+export class GetContainerIp extends Watchable<string> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetContainerIp'
 
-export class GetContainerIp {
   constructor(
-    readonly effects: Effects,
+    effects: Effects,
     readonly opts: { packageId?: PackageId } = {},
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the container IP. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getContainerIp({
-      ...this.opts,
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the container IP. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getContainerIp(this.opts)
-  }
-
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getContainerIp({
-        ...this.opts,
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the container IP. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(abort?: AbortSignal): AsyncGenerator<string, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the container IP. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: string,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
   ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetContainerIp.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback('', e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetContainerIp.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Watches the container IP. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(pred: (value: string) => boolean): Promise<string> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        return ''
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getContainerIp({ ...this.opts, callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetHostInfo.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetHostInfo.ts
index 81784412a..ef67f03fc 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetHostInfo.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetHostInfo.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,18 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
 import { Host, HostId, PackageId } from '../osBindings'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
+
+export class GetHostInfo extends Watchable<Host | null> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetHostInfo'
 
-export class GetHostInfo {
   constructor(
-    readonly effects: Effects,
+    effects: Effects,
     readonly opts: { hostId: HostId; packageId?: PackageId },
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Returns host info. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getHostInfo({
-      ...this.opts,
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns host info. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getHostInfo(this.opts)
-  }
-
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getHostInfo({
-        ...this.opts,
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches host info. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(abort?: AbortSignal): AsyncGenerator<Host | null, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches host info. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: Host | null,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
   ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetHostInfo.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback(null, e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetHostInfo.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Watches host info. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(pred: (value: Host | null) => boolean): Promise<Host | null> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        return null
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getHostInfo({ ...this.opts, callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetOutboundGateway.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetOutboundGateway.ts
index 460bb8b90..5a4cecb50 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetOutboundGateway.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetOutboundGateway.ts
@@ -1,106 +1,14 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
 
-export class GetOutboundGateway {
-  constructor(readonly effects: Effects) {}
+export class GetOutboundGateway extends Watchable<string> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetOutboundGateway'
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the effective outbound gateway. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getOutboundGateway({
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the effective outbound gateway. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getOutboundGateway({})
+  constructor(effects: Effects) {
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getOutboundGateway({
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the effective outbound gateway. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(abort?: AbortSignal): AsyncGenerator<string, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the effective outbound gateway. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: string,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
-  ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetOutboundGateway.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback('', e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetOutboundGateway.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the effective outbound gateway. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(pred: (value: string) => boolean): Promise<string> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        return ''
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getOutboundGateway({ callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetServiceManifest.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetServiceManifest.ts
index d7e13d69a..7a99e5aa0 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetServiceManifest.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetServiceManifest.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,18 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
 import { Manifest, PackageId } from '../osBindings'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
+
+export class GetServiceManifest extends Watchable<Manifest> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetServiceManifest'
 
-export class GetServiceManifest {
   constructor(
-    readonly effects: Effects,
+    effects: Effects,
     readonly opts: { packageId: PackageId },
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the service manifest. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getServiceManifest({
-      ...this.opts,
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the service manifest. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getServiceManifest(this.opts)
-  }
-
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getServiceManifest({
-        ...this.opts,
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the service manifest. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(abort?: AbortSignal): AsyncGenerator<Manifest, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the service manifest. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: Manifest | null,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
   ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetServiceManifest.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback(null, e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetServiceManifest.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Watches the service manifest. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(pred: (value: Manifest) => boolean): Promise<Manifest> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        throw new Error('context left before predicate passed')
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getServiceManifest({ ...this.opts, callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSslCertificate.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSslCertificate.ts
index 296c2695f..08d5b10c0 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSslCertificate.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSslCertificate.ts
@@ -1,118 +1,20 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
+
+export class GetSslCertificate extends Watchable<[string, string, string]> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetSslCertificate'
 
-export class GetSslCertificate {
   constructor(
-    readonly effects: Effects,
+    effects: Effects,
     readonly opts: {
       hostnames: string[]
       algorithm?: 'ecdsa' | 'ed25519'
     },
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the SSL certificate. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getSslCertificate({
-      ...this.opts,
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the SSL certificate. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getSslCertificate(this.opts)
-  }
-
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getSslCertificate({
-        ...this.opts,
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the SSL certificate. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(
-    abort?: AbortSignal,
-  ): AsyncGenerator<[string, string, string], never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the SSL certificate. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: [string, string, string] | null,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
   ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetSslCertificate.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback(null, e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetSslCertificate.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Watches the SSL certificate. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(
-    pred: (value: [string, string, string]) => boolean,
-  ): Promise<[string, string, string]> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        throw new Error('context left before predicate passed')
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getSslCertificate({ ...this.opts, callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetStatus.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetStatus.ts
index 8804cbadf..365217977 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetStatus.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetStatus.ts
@@ -1,116 +1,18 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
 import { PackageId, StatusInfo } from '../osBindings'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
+
+export class GetStatus extends Watchable<StatusInfo | null> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetStatus'
 
-export class GetStatus {
   constructor(
-    readonly effects: Effects,
+    effects: Effects,
     readonly opts: { packageId?: PackageId } = {},
-  ) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the service status. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getStatus({
-      ...this.opts,
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the service status. Does nothing if the value changes
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getStatus(this.opts)
-  }
-
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getStatus({
-        ...this.opts,
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the service status. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(
-    abort?: AbortSignal,
-  ): AsyncGenerator<StatusInfo | null, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the service status. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: StatusInfo | null,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
   ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetStatus.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback(null, e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetStatus.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Watches the service status. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(
-    pred: (value: StatusInfo | null) => boolean,
-  ): Promise<StatusInfo | null> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        return null
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getStatus({ ...this.opts, callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSystemSmtp.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSystemSmtp.ts
index 03cedba6f..b45263549 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSystemSmtp.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/GetSystemSmtp.ts
@@ -1,111 +1,15 @@
 import { Effects } from '../Effects'
 import * as T from '../types'
-import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
-import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+import { Watchable } from './Watchable'
 
-export class GetSystemSmtp {
-  constructor(readonly effects: Effects) {}
+export class GetSystemSmtp extends Watchable<T.SmtpValue | null> {
+  protected readonly label = 'GetSystemSmtp'
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the system SMTP credentials. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
-   */
-  const() {
-    return this.effects.getSystemSmtp({
-      callback:
-        this.effects.constRetry &&
-        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
-    })
-  }
-  /**
-   * Returns the system SMTP credentials. Does nothing if the credentials change
-   */
-  once() {
-    return this.effects.getSystemSmtp({})
+  constructor(effects: Effects) {
+    super(effects)
   }
 
-  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
-    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
-    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
-      resolveCell.resolve()
-    })
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
-    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
-      let callback: () => void = () => {}
-      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        callback = resolve
-        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
-      })
-      yield await this.effects.getSystemSmtp({
-        callback: () => callback(),
-      })
-      await waitForNext
-    }
-    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the system SMTP credentials. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
-   */
-  watch(
-    abort?: AbortSignal,
-  ): AsyncGenerator<T.SmtpValue | null, never, unknown> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
-    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the system SMTP credentials. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the credentials change
-   */
-  onChange(
-    callback: (
-      value: T.SmtpValue | null,
-      error?: Error,
-    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
-  ) {
-    ;(async () => {
-      const ctrl = new AbortController()
-      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
-        try {
-          const res = await callback(value)
-          if (res.cancel) {
-            ctrl.abort()
-            break
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(
-            'callback function threw an error @ GetSystemSmtp.onChange',
-            e,
-          )
-        }
-      }
-    })()
-      .catch((e) => callback(null, e))
-      .catch((e) =>
-        console.error(
-          'callback function threw an error @ GetSystemSmtp.onChange',
-          e,
-        ),
-      )
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Watches the system SMTP credentials. Returns when the predicate is true
-   */
-  waitFor(
-    pred: (value: T.SmtpValue | null) => boolean,
-  ): Promise<T.SmtpValue | null> {
-    const ctrl = new AbortController()
-    return DropPromise.of(
-      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
-          if (pred(next)) {
-            return next
-          }
-        }
-        return null
-      }),
-      () => ctrl.abort(),
-    )
+  protected call(callback?: () => void) {
+    return this.effects.getSystemSmtp({ callback })
   }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/Watchable.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/Watchable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6e5fc427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/Watchable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { Effects } from '../Effects'
+import { AbortedError } from './AbortedError'
+import { DropGenerator, DropPromise } from './Drop'
+
+export abstract class Watchable<T> {
+  constructor(readonly effects: Effects) {}
+
+  protected abstract call(callback?: () => void): Promise<T>
+  protected abstract readonly label: string
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value. Reruns the context from which it has been called if the underlying value changes
+   */
+  const(): Promise<T> {
+    return this.call(
+      this.effects.constRetry &&
+        (() => this.effects.constRetry && this.effects.constRetry()),
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value. Does nothing if the value changes
+   */
+  once(): Promise<T> {
+    return this.call()
+  }
+
+  private async *watchGen(abort?: AbortSignal) {
+    const resolveCell = { resolve: () => {} }
+    this.effects.onLeaveContext(() => {
+      resolveCell.resolve()
+    })
+    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => resolveCell.resolve())
+    while (this.effects.isInContext && !abort?.aborted) {
+      let callback: () => void = () => {}
+      const waitForNext = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        callback = resolve
+        resolveCell.resolve = resolve
+      })
+      yield await this.call(() => callback())
+      await waitForNext
+    }
+    return new Promise<never>((_, rej) => rej(new AbortedError()))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Watches the value. Returns an async iterator that yields whenever the value changes
+   */
+  watch(abort?: AbortSignal): AsyncGenerator<T, never, unknown> {
+    const ctrl = new AbortController()
+    abort?.addEventListener('abort', () => ctrl.abort())
+    return DropGenerator.of(this.watchGen(ctrl.signal), () => ctrl.abort())
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Watches the value. Takes a custom callback function to run whenever the value changes
+   */
+  onChange(
+    callback: (
+      value: T | undefined,
+      error?: Error,
+    ) => { cancel: boolean } | Promise<{ cancel: boolean }>,
+  ) {
+    ;(async () => {
+      const ctrl = new AbortController()
+      for await (const value of this.watch(ctrl.signal)) {
+        try {
+          const res = await callback(value)
+          if (res.cancel) {
+            ctrl.abort()
+            break
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(
+            `callback function threw an error @ ${this.label}.onChange`,
+            e,
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    })()
+      .catch((e) => callback(undefined, e))
+      .catch((e) =>
+        console.error(
+          `callback function threw an error @ ${this.label}.onChange`,
+          e,
+        ),
+      )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Watches the value. Returns when the predicate is true
+   */
+  waitFor(pred: (value: T) => boolean): Promise<T> {
+    const ctrl = new AbortController()
+    return DropPromise.of(
+      Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
+        for await (const next of this.watchGen(ctrl.signal)) {
+          if (pred(next)) {
+            return next
+          }
+        }
+        throw new AbortedError()
+      }),
+      () => ctrl.abort(),
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/base/lib/util/index.ts b/sdk/base/lib/util/index.ts
index 7f0f9306e..3c4606f14 100644
--- a/sdk/base/lib/util/index.ts
+++ b/sdk/base/lib/util/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export { once } from './once'
 export { asError } from './asError'
 export * as Patterns from './patterns'
 export * from './typeHelpers'
+export { Watchable } from './Watchable'
 export { GetContainerIp } from './GetContainerIp'
 export { GetHostInfo } from './GetHostInfo'
 export { GetOutboundGateway } from './GetOutboundGateway'