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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 [![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/infobloxopen/hotload.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/infobloxopen/hotload)
 # hotload
-Hotload is a golang database/sql that supports dynamic reloading
-of database configuration. In the typical use of sql.Open(), users must
+Hotload is a Golang `database/sql` compatible package that supports dynamic reloading
+of database configuration. In the typical use of `sql.Open()`, users must
 close the returned DB object and recreate it to change the
 connection string. Hotload works by registering a driver that proxies
-the driver interface to the real database driver. When config changes
-are detected it closes connections in a manner that causes the database/sql
+the [`Driver` interface](https://pkg.go.dev/database/sql/driver#Driver) 
+to the real database driver. When config changes
+are detected it closes connections in a manner that causes the `database/sql`
 package to create new connections with the new connection parameters.
 
 ```go
@@ -39,16 +40,16 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 The above code:
-* registers the hotload driver with database/sql
-* registers the fsnotify strategy with hotload
-* registers the lib/pq postgres driver with database/sql
-* registers the lib/pq postgres driver with hotload
-
-In the main() function, the sql.Open call uses the hotload driver. The URL for the
-connection string specifies fsnotify in the scheme. This is the hotload strategy. The
-hostname in the URL specifies the real database driver. Finally, the path and query parameters
-are left for the hotload strategy plugin to configure themselves. Below is an example
-of a lib/pq Postgres connection string that would have been stored at /tmp/myconfig.txt
+* registers the hotload driver with `database/sql`
+* registers the `fsnotify` strategy with hotload
+* registers the `lib/pq` postgres driver with `database/sql`
+* registers the `lib/pq` postgres driver with hotload
+
+In the `main()` function, the `sql.Open` call uses the hotload driver. The URL for the
+connection string specifies `fsnotify` in the scheme. This is the hotload strategy. The
+hostname in the URL specifies the real database driver (`postgres` in the example above). 
+Finally, the path and query parameters are left for the hotload strategy plugin to configure themselves.
+Below is an example of a `lib/pq` Postgres connection string that would have been stored at `/tmp/myconfig.txt`
 ```
 user=pqgotest dbname=pqgotest sslmode=verify-full
 ```
@@ -66,15 +67,20 @@ type Strategy interface {
 }
 ```
 
-The strategies are loaded by calling the RegisterStrategy method in the hotload package.
-This is the same pattern the database/sql package uses for loading drivers. The strategy
-implements the Watch method. The context passed to the strategy should be used to shut
-down any code watching the passed pth. Options are taken from the hotload connection
+The strategies are loaded by calling the `RegisterStrategy` method in the hotload package.
+This is the same pattern the `database/sql` package uses for loading drivers. The strategy
+implements the `Watch` method. The context passed to the strategy should be used to shut
+down any code watching the passed `pth`. Options are taken from the hotload connection
 string query parameters. The strategy doesn't have to use a real file to load the config.
-Pth represents a unique string that makes sense to the strategy. For example, pth could
+`pth` represents a unique string that makes sense to the strategy. For example, pth could
 point to a path in etcd or a kind/id in k8s.
 
-The hotload project ships with one hotload strategy: fsnotify.
+The hotload project ships with one hotload strategy: `fsnotify`.
+
+Note: In your project, if you do not implement your own `Strategy`, and instead choose to use the out-of-the-box 
+`fsnotify` strategy, you must import the `fsnotify` package in your project to register at least one strategy with 
+hotload, otherwise an error will occur at runtime as the `database/sql` package will not be able to locate/load
+your intended hotload strategy as a recognizable driver.
 
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