diff --git a/src/dapi/format/ResponseApply.js b/src/dapi/format/ResponseApply.js
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+/**
+ * Applies arbitrary function to response data
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 R-T Specialty, LLC.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ *  Liza is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+var Trait   = require( 'easejs' ).Trait,
+    DataApi = require( '../DataApi' );
+
+
+module.exports = Trait( 'ResponseApply' )
+    .implement( DataApi )
+    .extend(
+{
+    /**
+     * Function to apply to data
+     *
+     * @type {function(*)}
+     */
+    'private _dataf': () => {},
+
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize with function to apply to return data
+     *
+     * @param {function(*)} req_callback return data function
+     */
+    __mixin( dataf )
+    {
+        if ( typeof dataf !== 'function' )
+        {
+            throw TypeError( 'expected function for #request callback' );
+        }
+
+        this._dataf = dataf;
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * Apply function to response
+     *
+     * The function provided during mixin will be applied to the response
+     * data to produce a new response.
+     *
+     * It is not recommended to use this trait for complex transformations;
+     * a new trait should be created instead.
+     *
+     * @param {string}             data     binary data to transmit
+     * @param {function(?Error,*)} callback continuation upon reply
+     *
+     * @return {DataApi} self
+     */
+    'virtual abstract override public request'( data, callback )
+    {
+        this.__super( data, ( e, retdata ) =>
+        {
+            callback( e, this._dataf( retdata ) );
+        } );
+
+        return this;
+    },
+} );
diff --git a/test/dapi/format/ResponseApplyTest.js b/test/dapi/format/ResponseApplyTest.js
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+/**
+ * Tests ResponseApply
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 R-T Specialty, LLC.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of the Liza Data Collection Framework
+ *
+ *  liza is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const { expect }   = require( 'chai' );
+const { Class }    = require( 'easejs' );
+const DummyDataApi = require( '../DummyDataApi' );
+
+const {
+    DataApi,
+    format: {
+        ResponseApply: Sut
+    },
+} = require( '../../../' ).dapi;
+
+
+describe( 'ResponseApply', () =>
+{
+    it( 'applies function to response', done =>
+    {
+        const expected = {};
+        const given    = { given: 'data' };
+
+        const f = src =>
+        {
+            expect( src ).to.equal( given );
+            return expected;
+        };
+
+        DummyDataApi.use( Sut( f ) )( ( _, c ) => c( null, given ) )
+            .request( given, ( e, data ) =>
+            {
+                expect( data ).to.equal( expected );
+                done();
+            } );
+    } );
+
+
+    it( 'returns self', () =>
+    {
+        const sut = DummyDataApi.use( Sut( _ => {} ) )( _ => {} );
+
+        expect( sut.request( {}, () => {} ) )
+            .to.equal( sut );
+    } );
+} );