diff --git a/examples/esp32-aio.py b/examples/esp32-aio.py
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+"""
+Very simplistic demo of the asyncio version of prometheus_express
+"""
+import asyncio
+import network
+import random
+import time
+
+# custom
+from prometheus_express.metric import Counter, Gauge, Summary
+from prometheus_express.registry import CollectorRegistry
+from prometheus_express.router import Router
+from prometheus_express.uaioserver import AIOServer
+
+def wifi_up_please():
+    """hard syncro just to get wifi, you replace this with your own world view"""
+    sta = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
+    sta.active(False)  # reset interface
+    sta.active(True)
+    ssid = "hohoho"
+    password = "blahblah"
+    sta.connect(ssid, password)
+
+    while not sta.isconnected():
+        print("waiting for connection")
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+    print(f"Connect to: http://{sta.ifconfig()[0]}:8080/metrics")
+
+
+async def main_aio():
+
+    registry = CollectorRegistry(namespace='prom_express')
+    metric_t = Counter('si7021_temperature',
+                       'temperature from the si7021 sensor', ['random_tag'], registry=registry)
+    metric_h = Gauge('si7021_humidity',
+                     'humidity from the si7021 sensor', ['random_tag'], registry=registry)
+    metric_s = Summary('si7021_random', 'random data', [
+        'random_tag'], registry=registry)
+
+    router = Router()
+    router.register('GET', '/metrics', registry.handler)
+
+    s = AIOServer(router)
+
+    asyncio.create_task(s.start_server(8080))
+
+    while True:
+        await asyncio.sleep_ms(500)
+        metric_h.labels(str(random.randint(1, 5))).set(random.randint(25, 100))
+        metric_t.labels(str(random.randint(1, 5))).inc(random.randint(1, 5))
+        metric_s.labels(str(random.randint(1, 5))).observe(random.randint(0, 15))
+
+
+def main():
+    wifi_up_please()
+    asyncio.run(main_aio())
+
+main()
diff --git a/prometheus_express/uaioserver.py b/prometheus_express/uaioserver.py
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+"""
+Variant of classic server for use with micropython asyncio.
+borrows heavily from microdot for the asyncio web server bare minimums
+"""
+import asyncio
+
+http_break = b'\r\n'
+http_encoding = 'utf-8'
+http_default_status = '200 OK'
+http_default_type = 'text/plain'
+
+
+
+class AIOServer:
+    def __init__(self, router):
+        self.router = router
+        self.server = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _safe_readline(stream):
+        line = (await stream.readline())
+        # TODO - massive line checks? yolo!
+        return line
+
+    async def start_server(self, port, address="0.0.0.0", depth=2):
+        """
+        This is a coroutine
+        """
+
+        async def serve(reader, writer):
+            """merge microdot and existing old stuff here"""
+            await self.handle_request(reader, writer)
+
+        self.server = await asyncio.start_server(serve, address, port, depth)
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await self.server.wait_closed()
+                break
+            except AttributeError:
+                # per microdot, this just means the server hasn't finished starting?
+                await asyncio.sleep_ms(200)
+
+    async def handle_request(self, reader, writer):
+        # rip of microdot here?
+        line = (await AIOServer._safe_readline(reader)).strip().decode()
+        if not line:
+            return None
+        method, url, http_version = line.split()
+        http_version = http_version.split('/', 1)[1]
+        headers = {}
+        content_length = 0
+        while True:
+            line = (await AIOServer._safe_readline(reader)).strip().decode()
+            if line == "":  # end of headers
+                break
+            # FIXME - this is _meant_ to be case insensitive! we're just going to force it all
+            header, value = line.split(":", 1)
+            header = header.lower()
+            value = value.strip()
+            headers[header.lower()] = value
+            if header.lower() == "content-length":
+                content_length = int(value)
+            body = b""
+            if content_length and content_length < 16 * 1024: # arbitrary limit
+                #print("huh? content-length on a prom metrics req?")
+                body = await reader.readexactly(content_length)
+            else:
+                pass
+
+            handler = self.router.select(method, url)
+            resp = handler(headers, body)
+
+            if 'type' not in resp:
+                resp['type'] = http_default_type
+
+            status = resp["status"]
+            body = resp["content"]
+            content_data = body.encode(http_encoding)
+            content_len = len(content_data)
+
+            # straight outta microdot
+            MUTED_SOCKET_ERRORS = [
+                32,  # Broken pipe
+                54,  # Connection reset by peer
+                104,  # Connection reset by peer
+                128,  # Operation on closed socket
+            ]
+
+            try:
+                # write out headers...
+                headers_out = [
+                    'HTTP/1.1 {}'.format(status),
+                    'Connection: close',
+                    'Content-Type: {}'.format(resp["type"]),
+                    'Content-Length: {}'.format(content_len),
+                ]
+                for h in headers_out:
+                    writer.write(h.encode())
+                    writer.write(b"\r\n")
+                    await writer.drain()
+                writer.write(b"\r\n")
+                await writer.drain()
+                writer.write(content_data)
+                await writer.drain()
+            except OSError as exc:
+                # We might have gotten a connection close or whatever, just let it go...
+                if exc.errno in MUTED_SOCKET_ERRORS or exc.args[0] == 'Connection lost':
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    raise