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# Conflicts:
#	build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec
#	src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config
#	src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
#	src/Umbraco.Web/packages.config
#	src/UmbracoExamine/UmbracoExamine.csproj
#	src/umbraco.MacroEngines/packages.config
#	src/umbraco.MacroEngines/umbraco.MacroEngines.csproj

build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <dependency id="ClientDependency-Mvc5" version="[1.8.0.0, 2.0.0)" />
       <dependency id="AutoMapper" version="[3.3.1, 4.0.0)" />
       <dependency id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="[9.0.1, 10.0.0)" />
-      <dependency id="Examine" version="[0.1.81, 1.0.0)" />
+      <dependency id="Examine" version="[0.1.82, 1.0.0)" />
       <dependency id="ImageProcessor" version="[2.5.2, 3.0.0)" />
       <dependency id="ImageProcessor.Web" version="[4.8.2, 5.0.0)" />
       <dependency id="semver" version="[2.0.4, 3.0.0)" />

build/NuSpecs/tools/Web.config.install.xdt

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <httpRuntime xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" />
     <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="51200" fcnMode="Single" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(fcnMode,maxRequestLength)" />
     <httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5" xdt:Locator="Condition(count(@targetFramework) != 1)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(targetFramework)" />
-    
+
     <membership defaultProvider="DefaultMembershipProvider" xdt:Locator="Match(defaultProvider)" xdt:Transform="Remove" />
     <roleManager defaultProvider="DefaultRoleProvider" xdt:Locator="Match(defaultProvider)" xdt:Transform="Remove"/>
     <profile defaultProvider="DefaultProfileProvider" xdt:Locator="Match(defaultProvider)" xdt:Transform="Remove"/>>
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly xdt:Transform="Insert">
         <assemblyIdentity name="HtmlAgilityPack" publicKeyToken="bd319b19eaf3b43a" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.4.9.0" newVersion="1.4.9.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-1.4.9.5" newVersion="1.4.9.5" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly xdt:Transform="Insert">
         <assemblyIdentity name="AutoMapper" publicKeyToken="be96cd2c38ef1005" culture="neutral" />

build/NuSpecs/tools/trees.config.install.xdt

@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@
        xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
   <add application="settings" alias="templates" title="Templates" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.TemplatesTreeController, umbraco" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder-open" sortOrder="1" 
        xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
-       xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
-  <add application="settings" alias="partialViews" title="Partial Views" silent="false" initialize="true" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewsTree, umbraco" sortOrder="2" 
-       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
-       xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
+       xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" /> 
+  
+  <add application="settings" alias="partialViews" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewsTree, umbraco"
+       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias,type)"
+       xdt:Transform="Remove()" />
+  <add application="settings" alias="partialViews" title="Partial Views" silent="false" initialize="true" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewsTreeController, umbraco" sortOrder="2"
+       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)"
+       xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing"  />
+  
   <add application="settings" alias="scripts" title="Scripts" type="umbraco.loadScripts, umbraco" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder" sortOrder="4" 
        xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
        xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
@@ -84,9 +89,14 @@
   <add application="developer" alias="xslt" title="XSLT Files" type="umbraco.loadXslt, umbraco" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder" sortOrder="5" 
        xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
        xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
-  <add application="developer" alias="partialViewMacros" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewMacrosTree, umbraco" silent="false" initialize="true" sortOrder="6" title="Partial View Macro Files" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder" 
-       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
-       xdt:Transform="SetAttributes()" />
+  
+  <add application="developer" alias="partialViewMacros" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewMacrosTree, umbraco"
+       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias,type)" 
+       xdt:Transform="Remove()" />
+  <add application="developer" alias="partialViewMacros" type="Umbraco.Web.Trees.PartialViewMacrosTreeController, umbraco" silent="false" initialize="true" sortOrder="6" title="Partial View Macro Files" iconClosed="icon-folder" iconOpen="icon-folder"
+       xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)"
+       xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing"  />
+  
   <add application="developer" alias="python" 
        xdt:Locator="Match(application,alias)" 
        xdt:Transform="Remove" />

build/UmbracoVersion.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Usage: on line 2 put the release version, on line 3 put the version comment (example: beta)
 7.6.0
-alpha075
+beta06

src/SolutionInfo.cs

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ using System.Resources;
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.6.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.6.0-alpha075")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.6.0-beta06")]

src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Configuration;
 using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using System.Web;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
@@ -163,7 +161,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
     	/// </summary>
     	public static ApplicationContext Current { get; internal set; }
 
-        // fixme
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the scope provider.
+        /// </summary>
         internal IScopeProvider ScopeProvider { get { return _databaseContext == null ? null : _databaseContext.ScopeProvider; } }
 
 		/// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/BindingRedirects.cs

@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve;
         }
 
-        private static readonly Regex Log4NetAssemblyPattern = new Regex("log4net, Version=([\\d\\.]+?), Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+        private static readonly Regex Log4NetAssemblyPattern = new Regex("log4net, Version=([\\d\\.]+?), Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null");
         private const string Log4NetReplacement = "log4net, Version=1.2.15.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=669e0ddf0bb1aa2a";
-        
+
+        private static readonly Regex HtmlAgilityAssemblyPattern = new Regex("HtmlAgilityPack, Version=([\\d\\.]+?), Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bd319b19eaf3b43a");
+        private const string HtmlAgilityReplacement = "HtmlAgilityPack, Version=1.4.9.5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bd319b19eaf3b43a";
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This is used to do an assembly binding redirect via code - normally required due to signature changes in assemblies
         /// </summary>
@@ -28,13 +31,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// <returns></returns>
         private static Assembly CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
         {
-            //log4net:
-            // Use regex to match and replace 
+            //log4net:            
             if (Log4NetAssemblyPattern.IsMatch(args.Name) && args.Name != Log4NetReplacement)
             {
                 return Assembly.Load(Log4NetAssemblyPattern.Replace(args.Name, Log4NetReplacement));
             }
 
+            //HtmlAgility:            
+            if (HtmlAgilityAssemblyPattern.IsMatch(args.Name) && args.Name != HtmlAgilityReplacement)
+            {
+                return Assembly.Load(HtmlAgilityAssemblyPattern.Replace(args.Name, HtmlAgilityReplacement));
+            }
+
             //AutoMapper:
             // ensure the assembly is indeed AutoMapper and that the PublicKeyToken is null before trying to Load again
             // do NOT just replace this with 'return Assembly', as it will cause an infinite loop -> stackoverflow

src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
 
         public DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider(IRuntimeCacheProvider innerProvider)
         {
+            if (innerProvider.GetType() == typeof(DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("A " + typeof(DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider) + " cannot wrap another instance of " + typeof(DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider));
+
             InnerProvider = innerProvider;
         }
 
@@ -105,9 +108,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
                 var value = result.Value; // force evaluation now - this may throw if cacheItem throws, and then nothing goes into cache
                 if (value == null) return null; // do not store null values (backward compat)
 
+                //Clone/reset to go into the cache
                 return CheckCloneableAndTracksChanges(value);
             }, timeout, isSliding, priority, removedCallback, dependentFiles);
 
+            //Clone/reset to go out of the cache
             return CheckCloneableAndTracksChanges(cached);
         }
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy.cs

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
     {
         private static readonly TEntity[] EmptyEntities = new TEntity[0]; // const
         private readonly RepositoryCachePolicyOptions _options;
-       
+
         public DefaultRepositoryCachePolicy(IRuntimeCacheProvider cache, RepositoryCachePolicyOptions options)
             : base(cache)
-        {            
+        {
             if (options == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("options");
-            _options = options;         
+            _options = options;
         }
 
         public override IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> Scoped(IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCache, IScope scope)
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override void ClearAll()
         {
-            // fixme the cache should NOT contain anything else so we can clean all, can't we?
             Cache.ClearAllCache();
-            //Cache.ClearCacheByKeySearch(GetEntityTypeCacheKey());
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/IRepositoryCachePolicy.cs

@@ -18,10 +18,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
         // it is not *that* complicated but then RepositoryBase needs to have a TRepository generic
         // type parameter and it all becomes convoluted - keeping it simple for the time being.
 
-        // fixme explain
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a scoped version of this cache policy.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="runtimeCache">The global isolated runtime cache for this policy.</param>
+        /// <param name="scope">The scope.</param>
+        /// <remarks>When a policy is scoped, it means that it has been created with a scoped
+        /// isolated runtime cache, and now it needs to be wrapped into something that can apply
+        /// changes to the global isolated runtime cache.</remarks>
         IRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId> Scoped(IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCache, IScope scope);
 
-            /// <summary>
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets an entity from the cache, else from the repository.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="id">The identifier.</param>

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/CoreDebug.cs

@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         {
             var appSettings = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings;
             LogUncompletedScopes = string.Equals("true", appSettings["Umbraco.CoreDebug.LogUncompletedScopes"], StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            DumpOnTimeoutThreadAbort = string.Equals("true", appSettings["Umbraco.CoreDebug.DumpOnTimeoutThreadAbort"], StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
         // when true, Scope logs the stack trace for any scope that gets disposed without being completed.
         // this helps troubleshooting rogue scopes that we forget to complete
         public bool LogUncompletedScopes { get; private set; }
+        // when true, the Logger creates a minidump of w3wp in ~/App_Data/MiniDump whenever it logs
+        // an error due to a ThreadAbortException that is due to a timeout.
+        public bool DumpOnTimeoutThreadAbort { get; private set; }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// Gets the version comment (like beta or RC).
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The version comment.</value>
-        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "alpha075"; } }
+        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "beta06"; } }
 
         // Get the version of the umbraco.dll by looking at a class in that dll
         // Had to do it like this due to medium trust issues, see: http://haacked.com/archive/2010/11/04/assembly-location-and-medium-trust.aspx

src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-ObjectTypes.cs

@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// </summary>
             public const string Media = "B796F64C-1F99-4FFB-B886-4BF4BC011A9C";
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Guid for a Document object.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static readonly Guid MediaGuid = new Guid(Media);
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Media Recycle Bin.
             /// </summary>
@@ -148,6 +153,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// </summary>
             public const string Template = "6FBDE604-4178-42CE-A10B-8A2600A2F07D";
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Guid for a Template object.
+            /// </summary>
+            public static readonly Guid TemplateTypeGuid = new Guid(Template);
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for a Lock object.
             /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs

@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             return new ServiceContext(
                 new RepositoryFactory(ApplicationCache, ProfilingLogger.Logger, dbContext.SqlSyntax, UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings()),
                 new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider),
-                new FileUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider),
                 ApplicationCache,
                 ProfilingLogger.Logger,
                 msgFactory);

src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Configuration;
 using System.Data.SqlServerCe;
 using System.IO;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         private string _connectionString;
         private string _providerName;
         private DatabaseSchemaResult _result;
-        private DateTime? _connectionLastChecked = null;
+        private DateTime? _connectionLastChecked;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of minutes to throttle the checks to CanConnect
@@ -99,10 +98,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             SqlSyntaxContext.SqlSyntaxProvider = SqlSyntax;
 
             var asDbFactory2 = factory as IDatabaseFactory2;
-            ScopeProvider = asDbFactory2 == null 
-                ? new ScopeProvider(new DatabaseFactoryWrapper(factory)) 
+            ScopeProvider = asDbFactory2 == null
+                ? new ScopeProvider(new DatabaseFactoryWrapper(factory))
                 : new ScopeProvider(asDbFactory2);
-            
+
             _logger = logger;
             _configured = true;
         }
@@ -197,42 +196,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
                 {
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot create a database instance, there is no available connection string");
                 }
-            
+
                 return ScopeProvider.GetAmbientOrNoScope().Database;
                 //var scope = ScopeProvider.AmbientScope;
                 //return scope != null ? scope.Database : ScopeProvider.CreateNoScope().Database;
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Replaces the "ambient" database (if any) and by a new temp database.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// <para>The returned IDisposable *must* be diposed in order to properly dispose the temp database and
-        /// restore the original "ambient" database (if any).</para>
-        /// <para>This is to be used in background tasks to ensure that they have an "ambient" database which
-        /// will be properly removed from call context and does not interfere with anything else. In most case
-        /// it is not replacing anything, just temporarily installing a database in context.</para>
-        /// </remarks>
-        // fixme - this should just entirely be replaced by Scope?
-        /*
-        public virtual IDisposable UseSafeDatabase(bool force = false)
-        {
-            var factory = _factory as DefaultDatabaseFactory;
-            if (factory == null) throw new NotSupportedException();
-
-            if (DefaultDatabaseFactory.HasAmbientDatabase)
-            {
-                return force
-                    ? new UsingDatabase(DefaultDatabaseFactory.DetachAmbientDatabase(), factory.CreateDatabase())
-                    : new UsingDatabase(null, null);
-            }
-
-            // create a new, temp, database (will be disposed with UsingDatabase)
-            return new UsingDatabase(null, factory.CreateDatabase());
-        }
-        */
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Boolean indicating whether the database has been configured
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Diagnostics/MiniDump.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Umbraco.Core.IO;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Diagnostics
+{
+    // taken from https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dondu/2010/10/24/writing-minidumps-in-c/
+    // and https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dondu/2010/10/31/writing-minidumps-from-exceptions-in-c/
+    // which itself got it from http://blog.kalmbach-software.de/2008/12/13/writing-minidumps-in-c/
+
+    internal static class MiniDump
+    {
+        private static readonly object LockO = new object();
+
+        [Flags]
+        public enum Option : uint
+        {
+            // From dbghelp.h:
+            Normal = 0x00000000,
+            WithDataSegs = 0x00000001,
+            WithFullMemory = 0x00000002,
+            WithHandleData = 0x00000004,
+            FilterMemory = 0x00000008,
+            ScanMemory = 0x00000010,
+            WithUnloadedModules = 0x00000020,
+            WithIndirectlyReferencedMemory = 0x00000040,
+            FilterModulePaths = 0x00000080,
+            WithProcessThreadData = 0x00000100,
+            WithPrivateReadWriteMemory = 0x00000200,
+            WithoutOptionalData = 0x00000400,
+            WithFullMemoryInfo = 0x00000800,
+            WithThreadInfo = 0x00001000,
+            WithCodeSegs = 0x00002000,
+            WithoutAuxiliaryState = 0x00004000,
+            WithFullAuxiliaryState = 0x00008000,
+            WithPrivateWriteCopyMemory = 0x00010000,
+            IgnoreInaccessibleMemory = 0x00020000,
+            ValidTypeFlags = 0x0003ffff,
+        }
+
+        //typedef struct _MINIDUMP_EXCEPTION_INFORMATION {
+        //    DWORD ThreadId;
+        //    PEXCEPTION_POINTERS ExceptionPointers;
+        //    BOOL ClientPointers;
+        //} MINIDUMP_EXCEPTION_INFORMATION, *PMINIDUMP_EXCEPTION_INFORMATION;
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 4)]  // Pack=4 is important! So it works also for x64!
+        public struct MiniDumpExceptionInformation
+        {
+            public uint ThreadId;
+            public IntPtr ExceptionPointers;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+            public bool ClientPointers;
+        }
+
+        //BOOL
+        //WINAPI
+        //MiniDumpWriteDump(
+        //    __in HANDLE hProcess,
+        //    __in DWORD ProcessId,
+        //    __in HANDLE hFile,
+        //    __in MINIDUMP_TYPE DumpType,
+        //    __in_opt PMINIDUMP_EXCEPTION_INFORMATION ExceptionParam,
+        //    __in_opt PMINIDUMP_USER_STREAM_INFORMATION UserStreamParam,
+        //    __in_opt PMINIDUMP_CALLBACK_INFORMATION CallbackParam
+        //    );
+
+        // Overload requiring MiniDumpExceptionInformation
+        [DllImport("dbghelp.dll", EntryPoint = "MiniDumpWriteDump", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+        private static extern bool MiniDumpWriteDump(IntPtr hProcess, uint processId, SafeHandle hFile, uint dumpType, ref MiniDumpExceptionInformation expParam, IntPtr userStreamParam, IntPtr callbackParam);
+
+        // Overload supporting MiniDumpExceptionInformation == NULL
+        [DllImport("dbghelp.dll", EntryPoint = "MiniDumpWriteDump", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
+        private static extern bool MiniDumpWriteDump(IntPtr hProcess, uint processId, SafeHandle hFile, uint dumpType, IntPtr expParam, IntPtr userStreamParam, IntPtr callbackParam);
+
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetCurrentThreadId", ExactSpelling = true)]
+        private static extern uint GetCurrentThreadId();
+
+        private static bool Write(SafeHandle fileHandle, Option options, bool withException = false)
+        {
+            var currentProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
+            var currentProcessHandle = currentProcess.Handle;
+            var currentProcessId = (uint)currentProcess.Id;
+
+            MiniDumpExceptionInformation exp;
+
+            exp.ThreadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
+            exp.ClientPointers = false;
+            exp.ExceptionPointers = IntPtr.Zero;
+
+            if (withException)
+                exp.ExceptionPointers = Marshal.GetExceptionPointers();
+
+            var bRet = exp.ExceptionPointers == IntPtr.Zero
+                ? MiniDumpWriteDump(currentProcessHandle, currentProcessId, fileHandle, (uint) options, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero)
+                : MiniDumpWriteDump(currentProcessHandle, currentProcessId, fileHandle, (uint) options, ref exp, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+
+            return bRet;
+        }
+
+        public static bool Dump(Option options = Option.WithFullMemory, bool withException = false)
+        {
+            lock (LockO)
+            {
+                // work around "stack trace is not available while minidump debugging",
+                // by making sure a local var (that we can inspect) contains the stack trace.
+                // getting the call stack before it is unwound would require a special exception
+                // filter everywhere in our code = not!
+                var stacktrace = withException ? Environment.StackTrace : string.Empty;
+
+                var filepath = IOHelper.MapPath("~/App_Data/MiniDump");
+                if (Directory.Exists(filepath) == false)
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(filepath);
+
+                var filename = Path.Combine(filepath, string.Format("{0:yyyyMMddTHHmmss}.{1}.dmp", DateTime.UtcNow, Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N").Substring(0, 4)));
+                using (var stream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.Write))
+                {
+                    return Write(stream.SafeFileHandle, options, withException);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool OkToDump()
+        {
+            lock (LockO)
+            {
+                var filepath = IOHelper.MapPath("~/App_Data/MiniDump");
+                if (Directory.Exists(filepath) == false) return true;
+                var count = Directory.GetFiles(filepath, "*.dmp").Length;
+                return count < 8;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/EnumerableExtensions.cs

@@ -295,22 +295,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             return list1Groups.Count == list2Groups.Count
                && list1Groups.All(g => g.Count() == list2Groups[g.Key].Count());
         }
-
-        ///<summary>
-        /// Returns the items of the given enumerable as a pure enumerable.
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// When quering lists using methods such as <see cref="M:List.Where"/>, the result, despite appearing to look like and quack like an 
-        /// <see cref="T:Enumerable{T}"/> the type is actually an instance of <see cref="T:System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereEnumerableIterator"/>
-        /// </remarks>
-        /// </summary>
-        ///<param name="source">The item to find.</param>
-        ///<returns>The index of the first matching item, or -1 if the item was not found.</returns>
-        internal static IEnumerable<T> Yield<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
-        {
-            foreach (var element in source)
-            {
-                yield return element;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ScopeEventDispatcher.cs

@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Events
 
         protected override void ScopeExitCompleted()
         {
-            // fixme - we'd need to de-duplicate events somehow, etc - and the deduplication should be last in wins
+            // processing only the last instance of each event...
+            // this is probably far from perfect, because if eg a content is saved in a list
+            // and then as a single content, the two events will probably not be de-duplicated,
+            // but it's better than nothing
 
-            foreach (var e in GetEvents(EventDefinitionFilter.All))
+            foreach (var e in GetEvents(EventDefinitionFilter.LastIn))
             {
                 e.RaiseEvent();
 
-                // fixme - not sure I like doing it here - but then where? how?
+                // separating concerns means that this should probably not be here,
+                // but then where should it be (without making things too complicated)?
                 var delete = e.Args as IDeletingMediaFilesEventArgs;
                 if (delete != null && delete.MediaFilesToDelete.Count > 0)
                     MediaFileSystem.DeleteMediaFiles(delete.MediaFilesToDelete);
@@ -35,13 +39,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Events
         {
             get
             {
-                if (_mediaFileSystem != null) return _mediaFileSystem;
-
-                // fixme - insane! reading config goes cross AppDomain and serializes context?
-                using (new SafeCallContext())
-                {
-                    return _mediaFileSystem = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MediaFileSystem;
-                }
+                return _mediaFileSystem ?? (_mediaFileSystem = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MediaFileSystem);
             }
         }
     }

src/Umbraco.Core/IO/FileSystemProviderManager.cs

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
 
         private IScopeProviderInternal ScopeProvider
         {
-            // fixme - 'course this is bad, but enough for now
+            // this is bad, but enough for now, and we'll refactor
+            // in v8 when we'll get rid of this class' singleton
             // beware: means that we capture the "current" scope provider - take care in tests!
             get { return ApplicationContext.Current == null ? null : ApplicationContext.Current.ScopeProvider as IScopeProviderInternal; }
         }

src/Umbraco.Core/IO/MediaFileSystem.cs

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
         {
             var property = GetProperty(content, propertyTypeAlias);
             var svalue = property.Value as string;
-            var oldpath = svalue == null ? null : GetRelativePath(svalue); // FIXME DELETE?
+            var oldpath = svalue == null ? null : GetRelativePath(svalue);
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(oldpath) == false && oldpath != filepath)
                 DeleteFile(oldpath, true);
             property.Value = GetUrl(filepath);
@@ -466,27 +466,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
                         var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(file);
                         DeleteDirectory(dir, true);
                     }
-
-                    // I don't even understand...
-                    /*
-
-                    var relativeFilePath = GetRelativePath(file); // fixme - should be relative already
-                    if (FileExists(relativeFilePath) == false) return;
-
-                    var parentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(relativeFilePath);
-
-                    // don't want to delete the media folder if not using directories.
-                    if (_contentSection.UploadAllowDirectories && parentDirectory != GetRelativePath("/"))
-                    {
-                        //issue U4-771: if there is a parent directory the recursive parameter should be true
-                        DeleteDirectory(parentDirectory, string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentDirectory) == false);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        DeleteFile(file, true);
-                    }
-
-                    */
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -549,7 +528,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             PropertyType propertyType)
         {
             // get the original image from the original stream
-            if (filestream.CanSeek) filestream.Seek(0, 0); // fixme - what if we cannot seek?
+            if (filestream.CanSeek) filestream.Seek(0, 0);
             using (var image = Image.FromStream(filestream))
             {
                 return GenerateThumbnails(image, filepath, propertyType);
@@ -658,9 +637,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
                 var rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height);
                 graphics.DrawImage(originImage, rect, 0, 0, originImage.Width, originImage.Height, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
 
-                // copy metadata
-                // fixme - er... no?
-
                 // get an encoder - based upon the file type
                 var extension = (Path.GetExtension(resizedFilepath) ?? "").TrimStart('.').ToLowerInvariant();
                 var encoders = ImageCodecInfo.GetImageEncoders();

src/Umbraco.Core/IO/PhysicalFileSystem.cs

@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             if (directory == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not get directory.");
             Directory.CreateDirectory(directory); // ensure it exists
 
-            if (stream.CanSeek) // fixme - what else?
+            // if can seek, be safe and go back to start, else...
+            // hope that the stream hasn't been read already
+            if (stream.CanSeek)
                 stream.Seek(0, 0);
 
             using (var destination = (Stream) File.Create(fullPath))
@@ -286,7 +288,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             var opath = path;
             path = EnsureDirectorySeparatorChar(path);
 
-            // fixme - this part should go!
+            // TODO in v8 this should be cleaned up
+            // the first part should probably removed
+
             // not sure what we are doing here - so if input starts with a (back) slash,
             // we assume it's not a FS relative path and we try to convert it... but it
             // really makes little sense?

src/Umbraco.Core/IO/ShadowFileSystem.cs

@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             var normPath = NormPath(path);
             var shadows = Nodes.Where(kvp => IsChild(normPath, kvp.Key)).ToArray();
             var files = filter != null ? _fs.GetFiles(path, filter) : _fs.GetFiles(path);
-            var regexFilter = FilterToRegex(filter);
+            var wildcard = filter == null ? null : new WildcardExpression(filter);
             return files
                 .Except(shadows.Where(kvp => (kvp.Value.IsFile && kvp.Value.IsDelete) || kvp.Value.IsDir)
                     .Select(kvp => kvp.Key))
-                .Union(shadows.Where(kvp => kvp.Value.IsFile && kvp.Value.IsExist && FilterByRegex(kvp.Key, regexFilter)).Select(kvp => kvp.Key))
+                .Union(shadows.Where(kvp => kvp.Value.IsFile && kvp.Value.IsExist && (wildcard == null || wildcard.IsMatch(kvp.Key))).Select(kvp => kvp.Key))
                 .Distinct();
         }
 
@@ -326,32 +326,65 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
             _sfs.AddFile(path, physicalPath, overrideIfExists, copy);
             Nodes[normPath] = new ShadowNode(false, false);
         }
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Helper function for filtering keys by Regex if a filter is specified.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="input"></param>
-        /// <param name="regexFilter"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static bool FilterByRegex(string input, string regexFilter)
-        {
-            if (regexFilter == null) return true;
-            return regexFilter != string.Empty && Regex.IsMatch(input, regexFilter);
-        }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Transforms a filter pattern into a Regex pattern
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="pattern"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Appending '$' only if not containing wildcard is stupid and broken.
-        /// It is however what seems to be what they're doing in .NET so we need to match the functionality.
-        /// </remarks>
-        internal static string FilterToRegex(string pattern)
+        // copied from System.Web.Util.Wildcard internal
+        internal class WildcardExpression
         {
-            if (pattern == null) return null;
-            return "^" + Regex.Escape(pattern).Replace("\\*", ".*").Replace("\\?", ".") + (pattern.Contains("*") ? string.Empty : "$");
+            private readonly string _pattern;
+            private readonly bool _caseInsensitive;
+            private Regex _regex;
+
+            private static Regex metaRegex = new Regex("[\\+\\{\\\\\\[\\|\\(\\)\\.\\^\\$]");
+            private static Regex questRegex = new Regex("\\?");
+            private static Regex starRegex = new Regex("\\*");
+            private static Regex commaRegex = new Regex(",");
+            private static Regex slashRegex = new Regex("(?=/)");
+            private static Regex backslashRegex = new Regex("(?=[\\\\:])");
+
+            public WildcardExpression(string pattern, bool caseInsensitive = true)
+            {
+                _pattern = pattern;
+                _caseInsensitive = caseInsensitive;
+            }
+
+            private void EnsureRegex(string pattern)
+            {
+                if (_regex != null) return;
+
+                var options = RegexOptions.None;
+
+                // match right-to-left (for speed) if the pattern starts with a *
+
+                if (pattern.Length > 0 && pattern[0] == '*')
+                    options = RegexOptions.RightToLeft | RegexOptions.Singleline;
+                else
+                    options = RegexOptions.Singleline;
+
+                // case insensitivity
+
+                if (_caseInsensitive)
+                    options |= RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
+
+                // Remove regex metacharacters
+
+                pattern = metaRegex.Replace(pattern, "\\$0");
+
+                // Replace wildcard metacharacters with regex codes
+
+                pattern = questRegex.Replace(pattern, ".");
+                pattern = starRegex.Replace(pattern, ".*");
+                pattern = commaRegex.Replace(pattern, "\\z|\\A");
+
+                // anchor the pattern at beginning and end, and return the regex
+
+                _regex = new Regex("\\A" + pattern + "\\z", options);
+            }
+
+            public bool IsMatch(string input)
+            {
+                EnsureRegex(_pattern);
+                return _regex.IsMatch(input);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Logging/Logger.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Web;
 using log4net;
 using log4net.Config;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
 {
@@ -57,23 +59,55 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
 		internal ILog LoggerFor(object getTypeFromInstance)
 		{
 			if (getTypeFromInstance == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("getTypeFromInstance");
-			
+
 			return LogManager.GetLogger(getTypeFromInstance.GetType());
 		}
-        
+
 		public void Error(Type callingType, string message, Exception exception)
 		{
             var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(callingType);
 		    if (logger == null) return;
 
+		    var dump = false;
+
 		    if (IsTimeoutThreadAbortException(exception))
 		    {
 		        message += "\r\nThe thread has been aborted, because the request has timed out.";
+
+                // dump if configured, or if stacktrace contains Monitor.ReliableEnter
+		        dump = UmbracoConfig.For.CoreDebug().DumpOnTimeoutThreadAbort || IsMonitorEnterThreadAbortException(exception);
+
+                // dump if it is ok to dump (might have a cap on number of dump...)
+		        dump &= MiniDump.OkToDump();
 		    }
 
-		    logger.Error(message, exception);
+            if (dump)
+		    {
+                try
+                {
+                    var dumped = MiniDump.Dump(withException: true);
+                    message += dumped
+                        ? "\r\nA minidump was created in App_Data/MiniDump"
+                        : "\r\nFailed to create a minidump";
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    message += string.Format("\r\nFailed to create a minidump ({0}: {1})", e.GetType().FullName, e.Message);
+                }
+            }
+
+            logger.Error(message, exception);
 		}
 
+        private static bool IsMonitorEnterThreadAbortException(Exception exception)
+        {
+            var abort = exception as ThreadAbortException;
+            if (abort == null) return false;
+
+            var stacktrace = abort.StackTrace;
+            return stacktrace.Contains("System.Threading.Monitor.ReliableEnter");
+        }
+
         private static bool IsTimeoutThreadAbortException(Exception exception)
         {
             var abort = exception as ThreadAbortException;
@@ -105,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
 			if (showHttpTrace && HttpContext.Current != null)
 			{
 				HttpContext.Current.Trace.Warn(callingType.Name, string.Format(message, formatItems.Select(x => x.Invoke()).ToArray()));
-			}	
+			}
 
 			var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(callingType);
 			if (logger == null || logger.IsWarnEnabled == false) return;
@@ -122,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Logging
             var logger = LogManager.GetLogger(callingType);
             if (logger == null || logger.IsWarnEnabled == false) return;
             var executedParams = formatItems.Select(x => x.Invoke()).ToArray();
-            logger.WarnFormat((message) + ". Exception: " + e, executedParams);		
+            logger.WarnFormat((message) + ". Exception: " + e, executedParams);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ApplicationTree.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 {
@@ -84,16 +86,64 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         public string Type { get; set; }
 
         private Type _runtimeType;
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the CLR type based on it's assembly name stored in the config
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public Type GetRuntimeType()
         {
-            return _runtimeType ?? (_runtimeType = System.Type.GetType(Type));
-        }
-            
+            if (_runtimeType != null)
+                return _runtimeType;
 
+            _runtimeType = TryGetType(Type);
+            return _runtimeType;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used to try to get and cache the tree type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static Type TryGetType(string type)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return ResolvedTypes.GetOrAdd(type, s =>
+                {
+                    var result = System.Type.GetType(type);
+                    if (result != null)
+                    {
+                        return result;
+                    }
+
+                    //we need to implement a bit of a hack here due to some trees being renamed and backwards compat
+                    var parts = type.Split(new[] {','}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                    if (parts.Length == 2)
+                    {
+                        if (parts[1].Trim() == "umbraco" && parts[0].StartsWith("Umbraco.Web.Trees") && parts[0].EndsWith("Controller") == false)
+                        {
+                            //if it's one of our controllers but it's not suffixed with "Controller" then add it and try again
+                            var tempType = parts[0] + "Controller, umbraco";
+
+                            result = System.Type.GetType(tempType);
+                            if (result != null)
+                            {
+                                return result;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not resolve type");
+                });
+            }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException)
+            {
+                //swallow, this is our own exception, couldn't find the type
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, Type> ResolvedTypes = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, Type>();
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Content.cs

@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// </summary>
         public bool HasPublishedVersion { get { return PublishedVersionGuid != default(Guid); } }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        internal DateTime PublishedDate { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Changes the Trashed state of the content object
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
-using Umbraco.Core.Media;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// * The item exists and is published
         /// * A call to ContentService.Save is made
         /// * The item has not been modified whatsoever apart from changing it's published status from published to saved
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// In this case, there is no reason to make any database changes at all
         /// </remarks>
         internal static bool RequiresSaving(this IContent entity)
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// * The item exists and is published
         /// * A call to ContentService.Save is made
         /// * The item has not been modified whatsoever apart from changing it's published status from published to saved
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// In this case, there is no reason to make any database changes at all
         /// </remarks>
         internal static bool RequiresSaving(this IContent entity, PublishedState publishedState)
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             var publishedChanged = entity.IsPropertyDirty("Published") && publishedState != PublishedState.Unpublished;
             //check if any user prop has changed
             var propertyValueChanged = entity.IsAnyUserPropertyDirty();
-            
+
             //We need to know if any other property apart from Published was changed here
             //don't create a new version if the published state has changed to 'Save' but no data has actually been changed
             if (publishedChanged && entity.Published == false && propertyValueChanged == false)
@@ -302,9 +301,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             return content.Path.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                           .Contains(recycleBinId.ToInvariantString());
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Removes characters that are not valide XML characters from all entity properties 
+        /// Removes characters that are not valide XML characters from all entity properties
         /// of type string. See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/961504/5018
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// <param name="value">The uploaded <see cref="HttpPostedFileBase"/>.</param>
         public static void SetValue(this IContentBase content, string propertyTypeAlias, HttpPostedFileBase value)
         {
-            // ensure we get the filename without the path in IE in intranet mode 
+            // ensure we get the filename without the path in IE in intranet mode
             // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/382464/httppostedfile-filename-different-from-ie
             var filename = value.FileName;
             var pos = filename.LastIndexOf(@"\", StringComparison.InvariantCulture);
@@ -468,10 +467,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             if (pos > 0)
                 filename = filename.Substring(pos + 1);
 
-            // get a safe filename - should this be done by MediaHelper?
+            // get a safe & clean filename
             filename = IOHelper.SafeFileName(filename);
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename)) return;
-            filename = filename.ToLower(); // fixme - er... why?
+            filename = filename.ToLower();
 
             FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MediaFileSystem.SetUploadFile(content, propertyTypeAlias, filename, value.InputStream);
         }
@@ -513,10 +512,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         {
             if (filename == null || filestream == null) return;
 
-            // get a safe filename - should this be done by MediaHelper?
+            // get a safe & clean filename
             filename = IOHelper.SafeFileName(filename);
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename)) return;
-            filename = filename.ToLower(); // fixme - er... why?
+            filename = filename.ToLower();
 
             FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MediaFileSystem.SetUploadFile(content, propertyTypeAlias, filename, filestream);
         }
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         #endregion
 
         #region User/Profile methods
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="IProfile"/> for the Creator of this media item.
         /// </summary>
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         ///// <param name="tagGroup"></param>
         ///// <returns></returns>
         ///// <remarks>
-        ///// The tags returned are only relavent for published content & saved media or members 
+        ///// The tags returned are only relavent for published content & saved media or members
         ///// </remarks>
         //public static IEnumerable<ITag> GetTags(this IContentBase content, string propertyTypeAlias, string tagGroup = "default")
         //{

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeExtensions.cs

@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Services;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
-{
-    //fixme: This whole thing needs to go, it's super hacky and doens't need to exist in the first place
-    internal static class ContentTypeExtensions
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get all descendant content types
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="contentType"></param>
-        /// <param name="contentTypeService"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> Descendants(this IContentTypeBase contentType, IContentTypeService contentTypeService)
-        {
-            if (contentType is IContentType)
-            {
-                var descendants = contentTypeService.GetContentTypeChildren(contentType.Id)
-                    .SelectRecursive(type => contentTypeService.GetContentTypeChildren(type.Id));
-                return descendants;
-            }
-
-            if (contentType is IMediaType)
-            {
-                var descendants = contentTypeService.GetMediaTypeChildren(contentType.Id)
-                    .SelectRecursive(type => contentTypeService.GetMediaTypeChildren(type.Id));
-                return descendants;
-            }
-
-            //No other content types have children (i.e. member types)
-            return Enumerable.Empty<IContentTypeBase>();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get all descendant content types
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="contentType"></param>
-        /// <param name="contentTypeService"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> Descendants(this IContentTypeBase contentType, ContentTypeServiceBase contentTypeService)
-        {
-            var cService = contentTypeService as IContentTypeService;
-
-            return cService == null ? Enumerable.Empty<IContentTypeBase>() : contentType.Descendants(cService);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get all descendant and self content types
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="contentType"></param>
-        /// <param name="contentTypeService"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> DescendantsAndSelf(this IContentTypeBase contentType, IContentTypeService contentTypeService)
-        {
-            var descendantsAndSelf = new[] { contentType }.Concat(contentType.Descendants(contentTypeService));
-            return descendantsAndSelf;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get all descendant and self content types
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="contentType"></param>
-        /// <param name="contentTypeService"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> DescendantsAndSelf(this IContentTypeBase contentType, ContentTypeServiceBase contentTypeService)
-        {
-            var descendantsAndSelf = new[] { contentType }.Concat(contentType.Descendants(contentTypeService));
-            return descendantsAndSelf;
-        }
-
-        ///// <summary>
-        ///// Returns the descendant content type Ids for the given content type
-        ///// </summary>
-        ///// <param name="contentType"></param>
-        ///// <returns></returns>
-        //public static IEnumerable<int> DescendantIds(this IContentTypeBase contentType)
-        //{
-        //    return ((ContentTypeService) ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentTypeService)
-        //        .GetDescendantContentTypeIds(contentType.Id);
-        //}
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/File.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             return path
                 .Replace('\\', System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)
                 .Replace('/', System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
-                //.TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
+
+            //Don't strip the start - this was a bug fixed in 7.3, see ScriptRepositoryTests.PathTests
+            //.TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)
+            //.TrimStart('/');
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/PublishedContentType.cs

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
             }
 
             if (contentType == null)
-                throw new Exception(string.Format("ContentTypeService failed to find a {0} type with alias \"{1}\".",
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("ContentTypeService failed to find a {0} type with alias \"{1}\".",
                     itemType.ToString().ToLower(), alias));
 
             return new PublishedContentType(contentType);

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Rdbms/DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto.cs

@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms
 
         [Column("newest")]
         public bool Newest { get; set; }
+
+        [Column("updateDate")]
+        public DateTime VersionDate { get; set; }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectResolution/ManyObjectsResolverBase.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         private readonly string _httpContextKey;
         private readonly List<Type> _instanceTypes = new List<Type>();
         private IEnumerable<TResolved> _sortedValues;
+        private readonly Func<HttpContextBase> _httpContextGetter;
 
         private int _defaultPluginWeight = 100;
 
@@ -42,12 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
             if (logger == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("logger");
             CanResolveBeforeFrozen = false;
             if (scope == ObjectLifetimeScope.HttpRequest)
-            {
-                if (HttpContext.Current == null)
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Use alternative constructor accepting a HttpContextBase object in order to set the lifetime scope to HttpRequest when HttpContext.Current is null");
-
-                CurrentHttpContext = new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current);
-            }
+                _httpContextGetter = () => new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current);
 
             ServiceProvider = serviceProvider;
             Logger = logger;
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
             LifetimeScope = ObjectLifetimeScope.HttpRequest;
             _httpContextKey = GetType().FullName;
             ServiceProvider = serviceProvider;
-            CurrentHttpContext = httpContext;
+            _httpContextGetter = () => httpContext;
             _instanceTypes = new List<Type>();
 
             InitializeAppInstances();
@@ -160,7 +156,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="HttpContextBase"/> used to initialize this object, if any.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>If not null, then <c>LifetimeScope</c> will be <c>ObjectLifetimeScope.HttpRequest</c>.</remarks>
-        protected HttpContextBase CurrentHttpContext { get; private set; }
+        protected HttpContextBase CurrentHttpContext
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var context = _httpContextGetter == null ? null : _httpContextGetter();
+                if (context == null)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot use this resolver with lifetime 'HttpRequest' when there is no current HttpContext. Either use the ctor accepting an HttpContextBase, or use the resolver from within a request exclusively.");
+                return context;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the service provider used to instantiate objects
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the default type weight.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Determines the weight of types that do not have a <c>WeightAttribute</c> set on 
+        /// <remarks>Determines the weight of types that do not have a <c>WeightAttribute</c> set on
         /// them, when calling <c>GetSortedValues</c>.</remarks>
         protected virtual int DefaultPluginWeight
         {
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// Removes a type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The type to remove.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support removing types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support removing types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver.</exception>
         public virtual void RemoveType(Type value)
         {
@@ -296,7 +301,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// Removes a type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">The type to remove.</typeparam>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support removing types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support removing types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver.</exception>
         public void RemoveType<T>()
             where T : TResolved
@@ -309,7 +314,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="types">The types to add.</param>
         /// <remarks>The types are appended at the end of the list.</remarks>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or
         /// a type is not a valid type for the resolver, or a type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         protected void AddTypes(IEnumerable<Type> types)
         {
@@ -336,7 +341,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The type to add.</param>
         /// <remarks>The type is appended at the end of the list.</remarks>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver, or the type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         public virtual void AddType(Type value)
         {
@@ -362,7 +367,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">The type to add.</typeparam>
         /// <remarks>The type is appended at the end of the list.</remarks>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support adding types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver, or the type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         public void AddType<T>()
             where T : TResolved
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which the type should be inserted.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The type to insert.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver, or the type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is out of range.</exception>
         public virtual void InsertType(int index, Type value)
@@ -430,7 +435,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// Inserts a type at the beginning of the list.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The type to insert.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or
         /// the type is not a valid type for the resolver, or the type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         public virtual void InsertType(Type value)
         {
@@ -464,7 +469,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="existingType">The existing type before which to insert.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The type to insert.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or
         /// one of the types is not a valid type for the resolver, or the existing type is not in the collection,
         /// or the new type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         public virtual void InsertTypeBefore(Type existingType, Type value)
@@ -498,7 +503,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TExisting">The existing type before which to insert.</typeparam>
         /// <typeparam name="T">The type to insert.</typeparam>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or 
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">the resolver does not support inserting types, or
         /// one of the types is not a valid type for the resolver, or the existing type is not in the collection,
         /// or the new type is already in the collection of types.</exception>
         public void InsertTypeBefore<TExisting, T>()

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/ContentFactory.cs

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
                 content.PublishedVersionGuid = publishedDto == null
                     ? (dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto == null ? default(Guid) : dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto.VersionId)
                     : publishedDto.VersionId;
+                content.PublishedDate = publishedDto == null
+                    ? (dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto == null ? default(DateTime) : dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto.VersionDate)
+                    : publishedDto.VersionDate;
 
                 //on initial construction we don't want to have dirty properties tracked
                 // http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-1946

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/AddIndexToCmsMemberLoginName.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.DatabaseModelDefinitions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Upgrades.TargetVersionSevenSixZero

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/AddIndexToUmbracoNodePath.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.DatabaseModelDefinitions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Upgrades.TargetVersionSevenSixZero

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/AddMacroUniqueIdColumn.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Upgrades.TargetVersionSevenSixZero
         private static string UpdateMacroGuids(Database database)
         {
             var updates = database.Query<dynamic>("SELECT id, macroAlias FROM cmsMacro")
-                .Select(macro => Tuple.Create((int) macro.id, ((string) macro.macroAlias).ToGuid()))
+                .Select(macro => Tuple.Create((int) macro.id, ("macro____" + (string) macro.macroAlias).ToGuid()))
                 .ToList();
 
             foreach (var update in updates)
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Upgrades.TargetVersionSevenSixZero
             var updates = database.Query<dynamic>(@"SELECT cmsMacroProperty.id id, macroPropertyAlias propertyAlias, cmsMacro.macroAlias macroAlias
 FROM cmsMacroProperty
 JOIN cmsMacro ON cmsMacroProperty.macro=cmsMacro.id")
-                .Select(prop => Tuple.Create((int) prop.id, ((string) prop.macroAlias + "____" + (string) prop.propertyAlias).ToGuid()))
+                .Select(prop => Tuple.Create((int) prop.id, ("macro____" + (string) prop.macroAlias + "____" + (string) prop.propertyAlias).ToGuid()))
                 .ToList();
 
             foreach (var update in updates)

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/AddRelationTypeUniqueIdColumn.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations.Upgrades.TargetVersionSevenSixZero
         private static string UpdateRelationTypeGuids(Database database)
         {
             var updates = database.Query<dynamic>("SELECT id, alias, name FROM umbracoRelationType")
-                .Select(relationType => Tuple.Create((int) relationType.id, ((string) relationType.alias + "____" + (string) relationType.name).ToGuid()))
+                .Select(relationType => Tuple.Create((int) relationType.id, ("relationType____" + (string) relationType.alias + "____" + (string) relationType.name).ToGuid()))
                 .ToList();
 
             foreach (var update in updates)

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/RemovePropertyDataIdIndex.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Migrations/Upgrades/TargetVersionSevenSixZero/RemoveUmbracoDeployTables.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs

@@ -513,11 +513,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto = new DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto
                 {
                     VersionId = dto.VersionId,
+                    VersionDate = dto.UpdateDate,
                     Newest = true,
                     NodeId = dto.NodeId,
-                    Published = true
+                    Published = true               
                 };
-                ((Content)entity).PublishedVersionGuid = dto.VersionId;
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedVersionGuid = dto.VersionId;
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedDate = dto.UpdateDate;
             }
 
             entity.ResetDirtyProperties();
@@ -688,22 +690,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto = new DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto
                 {
                     VersionId = dto.VersionId,
+                    VersionDate = dto.UpdateDate,
                     Newest = true,
                     NodeId = dto.NodeId,
                     Published = true
                 };
-                ((Content)entity).PublishedVersionGuid = dto.VersionId;
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedVersionGuid = dto.VersionId;
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedDate = dto.UpdateDate;
             }
             else if (publishedStateChanged)
             {
                 dto.DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto = new DocumentPublishedReadOnlyDto
                 {
-                    VersionId = default(Guid),
+                    VersionId = default (Guid),
+                    VersionDate = default (DateTime),
                     Newest = false,
                     NodeId = dto.NodeId,
                     Published = false
                 };
-                ((Content)entity).PublishedVersionGuid = default(Guid);
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedVersionGuid = default(Guid);
+                ((Content) entity).PublishedDate = default (DateTime);
             }
 
             entity.ResetDirtyProperties();
@@ -975,7 +981,7 @@ order by umbracoNode.{2}, umbracoNode.parentID, umbracoNode.sortOrder",
             }            
 
             //order by update date DESC, if there is corrupted published flags we only want the latest!
-            var publishedSql = new Sql(@"SELECT cmsDocument.nodeId, cmsDocument.published, cmsDocument.versionId, cmsDocument.newest
+            var publishedSql = new Sql(@"SELECT cmsDocument.nodeId, cmsDocument.published, cmsDocument.versionId, cmsDocument.updateDate, cmsDocument.newest
 FROM cmsDocument INNER JOIN cmsContentVersion ON cmsContentVersion.VersionId = cmsDocument.versionId
 WHERE cmsDocument.published = 1 AND cmsDocument.nodeId IN 
 (" + parsedOriginalSql + @")

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentTypeBaseRepository.cs

@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<PropertyType>(sqlClause, query);
             var sql = translator.Translate()
-                                .OrderBy<PropertyTypeDto>(x => x.PropertyTypeGroupId, SqlSyntax);
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+                .OrderBy<PropertyTypeGroupDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<PropertyTypeGroupDto, PropertyTypeDto, DataTypeDto, PropertyTypeGroupDto>(new GroupPropertyTypeRelator().Map, sql);
 
@@ -468,7 +469,8 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
                .LeftJoin<DataTypeDto>()
                .On<PropertyTypeDto, DataTypeDto>(left => left.DataTypeId, right => right.DataTypeId)
                .Where<PropertyTypeGroupDto>(x => x.ContentTypeNodeId == id)
-               .OrderBy<PropertyTypeGroupDto>(x => x.Id);
+               //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+               .OrderBy<PropertyTypeGroupDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<PropertyTypeGroupDto, PropertyTypeDto, DataTypeDto, PropertyTypeGroupDto>(new GroupPropertyTypeRelator().Map, sql);
 
@@ -1250,5 +1252,19 @@ WHERE cmsContentType." + aliasColumn + @" LIKE @pattern",
             while (aliases.Contains(test = alias + i)) i++;
             return test;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given the path of a content item, this will return true if the content item exists underneath a list view content item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentPath"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool HasContainerInPath(string contentPath)
+        {
+            var ids = contentPath.Split(',').Select(int.Parse);
+            var sql = new Sql(@"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cmsContentType
+INNER JOIN cmsContent ON cmsContentType.nodeId=cmsContent.contentType 
+WHERE cmsContent.nodeId IN (@ids) AND cmsContentType.isContainer=@isContainer", new { ids, isContainer = true });
+            return Database.ExecuteScalar<int>(sql) > 0;
+        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs

@@ -276,47 +276,33 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
 
         public PreValueCollection GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(int dataTypeId)
         {
-            var cached = IsolatedCache.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(GetPrefixedCacheKey(dataTypeId));
-            if (cached != null && cached.Any())
-            {
-                //return from the cache, ensure it's a cloned result
-                return (PreValueCollection)cached.First().DeepClone();
-            }
-
-            return GetAndCachePreValueCollection(dataTypeId);
-        }
-
-        internal static string GetCacheKeyRegex(int preValueId)
-        {
-            return CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + @"[-\d]+-([\d]*,)*" + preValueId + @"(?!\d)[,\d$]*";
+            var collection = GetCachedPreValueCollection(dataTypeId);
+            return collection;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a specific PreValue by its Id
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="preValueId">Id of the PreValue to retrieve the value from</param>
+        /// <returns>PreValue as a string</returns>
         public string GetPreValueAsString(int preValueId)
         {
-            //We need to see if we can find the cached PreValueCollection based on the cache key above
+            var collections = IsolatedCache.GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + "_");
 
-            var cached = IsolatedCache.GetCacheItemsByKeyExpression<PreValueCollection>(GetCacheKeyRegex(preValueId));
-            if (cached != null && cached.Any())
-            {
-                //return from the cache
-                var collection = cached.First();
-				var preVal = collection.FormatAsDictionary().Single(x => x.Value.Id == preValueId);
-				return preVal.Value.Value;
-            }
+            var preValue = collections.SelectMany(x => x.FormatAsDictionary().Values).FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == preValueId);
+            if (preValue != null)
+                return preValue.Value;
 
-            //go and find the data type id for the pre val id passed in
-
-            var dto = Database.FirstOrDefault<DataTypePreValueDto>("WHERE id = @preValueId", new { preValueId = preValueId });
+            var dto = Database.FirstOrDefault<DataTypePreValueDto>("WHERE id = @preValueId", new { preValueId });
             if (dto == null)
-            {
                 return string.Empty;
-            }
-            // go cache the collection
-            var preVals = GetAndCachePreValueCollection(dto.DataTypeNodeId);
 
-            //return the single value for this id
-            var pv = preVals.FormatAsDictionary().Single(x => x.Value.Id == preValueId);
-            return pv.Value.Value;
+            var collection = GetCachedPreValueCollection(dto.DataTypeNodeId);
+            if (collection == null)
+                return string.Empty;
+
+            preValue = collection.FormatAsDictionary().Values.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == preValueId);
+            return preValue == null ? string.Empty : preValue.Value;
         }
 
         public void AddOrUpdatePreValues(int dataTypeId, IDictionary<string, PreValue> values)
@@ -441,40 +427,28 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
 
                 sortOrder++;
             }
-
         }
 
-        private string GetPrefixedCacheKey(int dataTypeId)
+        private static string GetPrefixedCacheKey(int dataTypeId)
         {
-            return CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + dataTypeId + "-";
+            return CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + "_" + dataTypeId;
         }
 
-        private PreValueCollection GetAndCachePreValueCollection(int dataTypeId)
+        private PreValueCollection GetCachedPreValueCollection(int datetypeId)
         {
-            //go get the data
-            var dtos = Database.Fetch<DataTypePreValueDto>("WHERE datatypeNodeId = @Id", new { Id = dataTypeId });
-            var list = dtos.Select(x => new Tuple<PreValue, string, int>(new PreValue(x.Id, x.Value, x.SortOrder), x.Alias, x.SortOrder)).ToList();
-            var collection = PreValueConverter.ConvertToPreValuesCollection(list);
-
-            //now create the cache key, this needs to include all pre-value ids so that we can use this cached item in the GetPreValuesAsString method
-            //the key will be: "UmbracoPreValDATATYPEID-CSVOFPREVALIDS
-
-            var key = GetPrefixedCacheKey(dataTypeId)
-                      + string.Join(",", collection.FormatAsDictionary().Select(x => x.Value.Id).ToArray());
-
-            //store into cache
-            IsolatedCache.InsertCacheItem(key, () => collection,
-                //30 mins
-                new TimeSpan(0, 0, 30),
-                //sliding is true
-                true);
-
-            return collection;
+            var key = GetPrefixedCacheKey(datetypeId);
+            return IsolatedCache.GetCacheItem<PreValueCollection>(key, () =>
+            {
+                var dtos = Database.Fetch<DataTypePreValueDto>("WHERE datatypeNodeId = @Id", new { Id = datetypeId });
+                var list = dtos.Select(x => new Tuple<PreValue, string, int>(new PreValue(x.Id, x.Value, x.SortOrder), x.Alias, x.SortOrder)).ToList();
+                var collection = PreValueConverter.ConvertToPreValuesCollection(list);
+                return collection;
+            }, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(20), isSliding: true);
         }
 
         private string EnsureUniqueNodeName(string nodeName, int id = 0)
         {
-         
+
 
             var sql = new Sql();
             sql.Select("*")
@@ -575,7 +549,7 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
                 }
 
                 //NOTE: We used to check that the Alias was unique for the given DataTypeNodeId prevalues list, BUT
-                // in reality there is no need to check the uniqueness of this alias because the only way that this code executes is 
+                // in reality there is no need to check the uniqueness of this alias because the only way that this code executes is
                 // based on an IDictionary<string, PreValue> dictionary being passed to this repository and a dictionary
                 // must have unique aliases by definition, so there is no need for this additional check
 
@@ -595,10 +569,10 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
                 {
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot update a pre value for a data type that has no identity");
                 }
-                
+
                 //NOTE: We used to check that the Alias was unique for the given DataTypeNodeId prevalues list, BUT
                 // this causes issues when sorting the pre-values (http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-5670) but in reality
-                // there is no need to check the uniqueness of this alias because the only way that this code executes is 
+                // there is no need to check the uniqueness of this alias because the only way that this code executes is
                 // based on an IDictionary<string, PreValue> dictionary being passed to this repository and a dictionary
                 // must have unique aliases by definition, so there is no need for this additional check
 
@@ -613,7 +587,7 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
                 Database.Update(dto);
             }
 
-            
+
         }
 
         internal static class PreValueConverter

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
             var sql = GetBaseQuery(false)
                 .Where(GetBaseWhereClause(), new { Id = id })
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
                 .OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dto = Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql).FirstOrDefault();
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 sql.Where("cmsDictionary.pk in (@ids)", new { ids = ids });
             }
 
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
+
             return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql)
                     .Select(dto => ConvertFromDto(dto));
         }
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var sqlClause = GetBaseQuery(false);
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<IDictionaryItem>(sqlClause, query);
             var sql = translator.Translate();
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
             sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
 
             return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql)
@@ -94,9 +99,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             else
             {
                 sql.Select("*")
-                   .From<DictionaryDto>(SqlSyntax)
-                   .LeftJoin<LanguageTextDto>(SqlSyntax)
-                   .On<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto>(SqlSyntax, left => left.UniqueId, right => right.UniqueId);
+                    .From<DictionaryDto>(SqlSyntax)
+                    .LeftJoin<LanguageTextDto>(SqlSyntax)
+                    .On<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto>(SqlSyntax, left => left.UniqueId, right => right.UniqueId);
             }
             return sql;
         }
@@ -270,6 +275,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
                         var translator = new SqlTranslator<IDictionaryItem>(sqlClause, Query<IDictionaryItem>.Builder);
                         var sql = translator.Translate();
+
+                        //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
                         sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
 
                         return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql)
@@ -297,6 +304,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
             protected override IEnumerable<DictionaryDto> PerformFetch(Sql sql)
             {
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+                sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
+
                 return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql);
             }
 
@@ -349,6 +359,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
             protected override IEnumerable<DictionaryDto> PerformFetch(Sql sql)
             {
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+                sql.OrderBy<DictionaryDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
+
                 return Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto, LanguageTextDto, DictionaryDto>(new DictionaryLanguageTextRelator().Map, sql);
             }
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IContentTypeRepository.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     public interface IContentTypeRepository : IContentTypeCompositionRepository<IContentType>
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given the path of a content item, this will return true if the content item exists underneath a list view content item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentPath"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        bool HasContainerInPath(string contentPath);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets all entities of the specified <see cref="PropertyType"/> query
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MacroRepository.cs

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
         private IMacro GetBySql(Sql sql)
         {
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<MacroDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             var macroDto = Database.Fetch<MacroDto, MacroPropertyDto, MacroDto>(new MacroPropertyRelator().Map, sql).FirstOrDefault();
             if (macroDto == null)
                 return null;
@@ -68,7 +71,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
         private IEnumerable<IMacro> GetAllNoIds()
         {
-            var sql = GetBaseQuery(false);
+            var sql = GetBaseQuery(false)
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+                .OrderBy<MacroDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             return ConvertFromDtos(Database.Fetch<MacroDto, MacroPropertyDto, MacroDto>(new MacroPropertyRelator().Map, sql))
                 .ToArray();// we don't want to re-iterate again!
         }
@@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<IMacro>(sqlClause, query);
             var sql = translator.Translate();
 
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<MacroDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<MacroDto, MacroPropertyDto, MacroDto>(new MacroPropertyRelator().Map, sql);
 
             foreach (var dto in dtos)
@@ -114,13 +123,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             return sql;
         }
 
-        private static Sql GetBaseQuery()
+        private Sql GetBaseQuery()
         {
             var sql = new Sql();
             sql.Select("*")
-               .From<MacroDto>()
-               .LeftJoin<MacroPropertyDto>()
-               .On<MacroDto, MacroPropertyDto>(left => left.Id, right => right.Macro);
+                .From<MacroDto>()
+                .LeftJoin<MacroPropertyDto>()
+                .On<MacroDto, MacroPropertyDto>(left => left.Id, right => right.Macro);
             return sql;
         }
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MemberTypeRepository.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 var statement = string.Join(" OR ", ids.Select(x => string.Format("umbracoNode.id='{0}'", x)));
                 sql.Where(statement);
             }
-            sql.OrderByDescending<NodeDto>(x => x.NodeId, SqlSyntax);
+
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<MemberTypeReadOnlyDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dtos =
                 Database.Fetch<MemberTypeReadOnlyDto, PropertyTypeReadOnlyDto, PropertyTypeGroupReadOnlyDto, MemberTypeReadOnlyDto>(
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var subquery = translator.Translate();
             var sql = GetBaseQuery(false)
                 .Append(new Sql("WHERE umbracoNode.id IN (" + subquery.SQL + ")", subquery.Arguments))
-                .OrderBy<NodeDto>(x => x.SortOrder, SqlSyntax);
+                //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+                .OrderBy<MemberTypeReadOnlyDto>(x => x.UniqueId, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dtos =
                 Database.Fetch<MemberTypeReadOnlyDto, PropertyTypeReadOnlyDto, PropertyTypeGroupReadOnlyDto, MemberTypeReadOnlyDto>(

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 		/// </summary>
 		protected internal new IScopeUnitOfWork UnitOfWork
 		{
-			get { return (IScopeUnitOfWork)base.UnitOfWork; }
+			get { return base.UnitOfWork; }
 		}
 
 		protected UmbracoDatabase Database
@@ -75,10 +75,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 Database.Execute(delete, new { Id = GetEntityId(entity) });
             }
         }
-
-        protected virtual TId GetEntityId(TEntity entity)
-        {
-            return (TId)(object)entity.Id;
-        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PublicAccessRepository.cs

@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             }
             
             var factory = new PublicAccessEntryFactory();
+
             //MUST be ordered by this GUID ID for the AccessRulesRelator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<AccessDto>(dto => dto.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<AccessDto, AccessRuleDto, AccessDto>(new AccessRulesRelator().Map, sql);
             return dtos.Select(factory.BuildEntity);
         }
@@ -52,7 +55,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var sql = translator.Translate();
 
             var factory = new PublicAccessEntryFactory();
+            
             //MUST be ordered by this GUID ID for the AccessRulesRelator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<AccessDto>(dto => dto.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<AccessDto, AccessRuleDto, AccessDto>(new AccessRulesRelator().Map, sql);
             return dtos.Select(factory.BuildEntity);
         }
@@ -63,9 +69,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             sql.Select("*")
                 .From<AccessDto>(SqlSyntax)
                 .LeftJoin<AccessRuleDto>(SqlSyntax)
-                .On<AccessDto, AccessRuleDto>(SqlSyntax, left => left.Id, right => right.AccessId)
-                //MUST be ordered by this GUID ID for the AccessRulesRelator to work
-                .OrderBy<AccessDto>(dto => dto.Id, SqlSyntax);
+                .On<AccessDto, AccessRuleDto>(SqlSyntax, left => left.Id, right => right.AccessId);
+                
 
             return sql;
         }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RepositoryBase.cs

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     internal abstract class RepositoryBase : DisposableObject
     {
-        private readonly IUnitOfWork _work;
+        private readonly IScopeUnitOfWork _work;
         private readonly CacheHelper _globalCache;
 
-        protected RepositoryBase(IUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger)
+        protected RepositoryBase(IScopeUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger)
         {
             if (work == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("work");
             if (cache == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the Unit of Work added to the repository
         /// </summary>
-        protected internal IUnitOfWork UnitOfWork
+        protected internal IScopeUnitOfWork UnitOfWork
         {
             get { return _work; }
         }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
     internal abstract class RepositoryBase<TId, TEntity> : RepositoryBase, IRepositoryQueryable<TId, TEntity>, IUnitOfWorkRepository
         where TEntity : class, IAggregateRoot
     {
-        protected RepositoryBase(IUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger)
+        protected RepositoryBase(IScopeUnitOfWork work, CacheHelper cache, ILogger logger)
             : base(work, cache, logger)
         {
         }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             {
                 if (_isolatedCache != null) return _isolatedCache;
 
-                var scope = ((ScopeUnitOfWork) UnitOfWork).Scope; // fixme cast!
+                var scope = UnitOfWork.Scope;
                 IsolatedRuntimeCache provider;
                 switch (scope.RepositoryCacheMode)
                 {
@@ -179,14 +179,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 if (GlobalCache == CacheHelper.NoCache)
                     return _cachePolicy = NoRepositoryCachePolicy<TEntity, TId>.Instance;
                 
+                // create the cache policy using IsolatedCache which is either global
+                // or scoped depending on the repository cache mode for the current scope
                 _cachePolicy = CreateCachePolicy(IsolatedCache);
-                var scope = ((ScopeUnitOfWork) UnitOfWork).Scope; // fixme cast!
+                var scope = UnitOfWork.Scope;
                 switch (scope.RepositoryCacheMode)
                 {
                     case RepositoryCacheMode.Default:
                         break;
                     case RepositoryCacheMode.Scoped:
-                        _cachePolicy = _cachePolicy.Scoped(GetIsolatedCache(GlobalCache.IsolatedRuntimeCache), scope);
+                        var globalIsolatedCache = GetIsolatedCache(GlobalCache.IsolatedRuntimeCache);
+                        _cachePolicy = _cachePolicy.Scoped(globalIsolatedCache, scope);
                         break;
                     default:
                         throw new Exception("oops: cache mode.");

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ServerRegistrationRepository.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             : base(work, CacheHelper.NoCache, logger, sqlSyntax)
         {
             // managing the cache our own way (no policy etc)
-            // fixme - ServerRegistrationRepository does *not* implement scoped cache at the moment!
+            // note: this means that the ServerRegistrationRepository does *not* implement scoped cache,
+            // and this is because the repository is special and should not participate in scopes
+            // (cleanup in v8)
             _globalCache = globalCache;
         }
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/UserRepository.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
             var sql = GetBaseQuery(false);
             sql.Where(GetBaseWhereClause(), new { Id = id });
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<UserDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
 
             var dto = Database.Fetch<UserDto, User2AppDto, UserDto>(new UserSectionRelator().Map, sql).FirstOrDefault();
             
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             {
                 sql.Where("umbracoUser.id in (@ids)", new {ids = ids});
             }
-            
+
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<UserDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             return ConvertFromDtos(Database.Fetch<UserDto, User2AppDto, UserDto>(new UserSectionRelator().Map, sql))
                     .ToArray(); // important so we don't iterate twice, if we don't do this we can end up with null values in cache if we were caching.    
         }
@@ -71,6 +76,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var translator = new SqlTranslator<IUser>(sqlClause, query);
             var sql = translator.Translate();
 
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<UserDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
+
             var dtos = Database.Fetch<UserDto, User2AppDto, UserDto>(new UserSectionRelator().Map, sql)
                 .DistinctBy(x => x.Id);
 
@@ -96,13 +104,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             return sql;
         }
 
-        private static Sql GetBaseQuery(string columns)
+        private Sql GetBaseQuery(string columns)
         {
             var sql = new Sql();
             sql.Select(columns)
-                      .From<UserDto>()
-                      .LeftJoin<User2AppDto>()
-                      .On<UserDto, User2AppDto>(left => left.Id, right => right.UserId);
+                .From<UserDto>()
+                .LeftJoin<User2AppDto>()
+                .On<UserDto, User2AppDto>(left => left.Id, right => right.UserId);
             return sql;
         }
 
@@ -300,6 +308,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             var innerSql = GetBaseQuery("umbracoUser.id");
             innerSql.Where("umbracoUser2app.app = " + SqlSyntax.GetQuotedValue(sectionAlias));
             sql.Where(string.Format("umbracoUser.id IN ({0})", innerSql.SQL));
+            //must be sorted this way for the relator to work
+            sql.OrderBy<UserDto>(x => x.Id, SqlSyntax);
 
             return ConvertFromDtos(Database.Fetch<UserDto, User2AppDto, UserDto>(new UserSectionRelator().Map, sql));
         }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/RepositoryFactory.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
             //if (sqlSyntax == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("sqlSyntax");
             if (settings == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("settings");
 
-            _cacheHelper = cacheHelper;            
+            _cacheHelper = cacheHelper;
 
             //IMPORTANT: We will force the DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider to be used here which is a wrapper for the underlying
             // runtime cache to ensure that anything that can be deep cloned in/out is done so, this also ensures that our tracks
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
                 _cacheHelper.IsolatedRuntimeCache.CacheFactory = type =>
                 {
                     var cache = origFactory(type);
-                    return new DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider(cache);
+
+                    //if the result is already a DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider then return it, otherwise
+                    //wrap the result with a DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider
+                    return cache is DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider 
+                        ? cache 
+                        : new DeepCloneRuntimeCacheProvider(cache);
                 };
             }
 
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
         {
         }
 
-        [Obsolete("Use the ctor specifying all dependencies instead, NOTE: disableAllCache has zero effect")]        
+        [Obsolete("Use the ctor specifying all dependencies instead, NOTE: disableAllCache has zero effect")]
         public RepositoryFactory(bool disableAllCache, CacheHelper cacheHelper)
             : this(cacheHelper, LoggerResolver.Current.Logger, SqlSyntaxContext.SqlSyntaxProvider, UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings())
         {
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
         {
         }
 
-     
+
         #endregion
 
         public virtual IExternalLoginRepository CreateExternalLoginRepository(IScopeUnitOfWork uow)
@@ -235,12 +240,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
         public virtual IStylesheetRepository CreateStylesheetRepository(IUnitOfWork uow, IDatabaseUnitOfWork db)
         {
+            // note: the second unit of work is ignored.
             return new StylesheetRepository(uow, FileSystemProviderManager.Current.StylesheetsFileSystem);
         }
 
         public virtual ITemplateRepository CreateTemplateRepository(IScopeUnitOfWork uow)
         {
-            return new TemplateRepository(uow, 
+            return new TemplateRepository(uow,
                 _cacheHelper,
                 _logger, _sqlSyntax,
                 FileSystemProviderManager.Current.MasterPagesFileSystem,
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence
         }
 
         public virtual IUserRepository CreateUserRepository(IScopeUnitOfWork uow)
-        {            
+        {
             return new UserRepository(
                 uow,
                 //Need to cache users - we look up user information more than anything in the back office!

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/UnitOfWork/FileUnitOfWork.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
-using Umbraco.Core.Scoping;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
-{
-    internal class FileUnitOfWork : ScopeUnitOfWork
-    {
-        // fixme
-        // soon as FileUnitOfWork inherits from ScopeUnitOfWork it does not make any sense anymore to keep this class around?!
-
-
-        public FileUnitOfWork(IScopeProvider scopeProvider, IsolationLevel isolationLevel = IsolationLevel.Unspecified) 
-            : base(scopeProvider, isolationLevel)
-        { }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/UnitOfWork/FileUnitOfWorkProvider.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Scoping;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 {
+    // note: the concept of "file unit of work" does not make sense anymore in v7.6
+    // and we should probably remove this class, which is not used anywhere, but for
+    // the time being we keep it here - just not to break too many things.
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a Unit of Work Provider for creating a file unit of work
     /// </summary>
-    public class FileUnitOfWorkProvider : ScopeUnitOfWorkProvider // fixme - what's the point?
+    [Obsolete("Use the ScopeUnitOfWorkProvider instead.", false)]
+    public class FileUnitOfWorkProvider : ScopeUnitOfWorkProvider
     {
         [Obsolete("Use the ctor specifying a IScopeProvider instead")]
         public FileUnitOfWorkProvider()
@@ -18,11 +23,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
          : base(scopeProvider)
         { }
 
-        // fixme - returning a IScopeUnitOfWork instead of a IUnitOfWork here is a breaking change!
-        // this is bad, we're going to end up creating // units of work which is ... really bad
         public override IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork()
         {
-            // fixme - no point returning a FileUnitOfWork if its equivalent to ScopeUnitOfWork
             return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider);
         }
     }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/UnitOfWork/IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider.cs

@@ -18,19 +18,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 
         // creates a unit of work
         // support specifying an isolation level
-        // support auto-commit - beware!
-        // fixme - should we be able to specify ALL scope options?
-        // fixme - that isolation level thing is a pain because of the above existing method
-        IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(bool commit);
-        IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(IsolationLevel isolationLevel, bool commit = false);
-
-        // creates a readonly unit of work
-        // the readonly unit of work will not accept operations, and will auto-complete
-        // of course it would be a bad idea to use it for anything else than reading
-        // fixme - implement that one FOR REAL not as an extension method
-        // the extension method was a ugly hack
-        // or maybe we want a autocommit flag in the ctor?
-        //IScopeUnitOfWork GetReadOnlyUnitOfWork();
-        //IScopeUnitOfWork GetReadOnlyUnitOfWork(bool autocommit = false);
+        // support auto-commit - but beware! it will be committed, whatever happens
+        // TODO in v8 this should all be merged as one single method with optional args
+        IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(bool readOnly);
+        IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(IsolationLevel isolationLevel, bool readOnly = false);
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/UnitOfWork/ScopeUnitOfWork.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 	    private readonly IsolationLevel _isolationLevel;
         private readonly IScopeProvider _scopeProvider;
         private bool _completeScope;
+        private readonly bool _readOnly;
         private IScope _scope;
         private Guid _key;
 
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="scopeProvider"></param>
         /// <param name="isolationLevel"></param>
-        /// <param name="commit"></param>
+        /// <param name="readOnly"></param>
         /// <remarks>
         /// This should normally not be used directly and should be created with the UnitOfWorkProvider
         /// </remarks>
-        internal ScopeUnitOfWork(IScopeProvider scopeProvider, IsolationLevel isolationLevel = IsolationLevel.Unspecified, bool commit = false)
+        internal ScopeUnitOfWork(IScopeProvider scopeProvider, IsolationLevel isolationLevel = IsolationLevel.Unspecified, bool readOnly = false)
         {
             _scopeProvider = scopeProvider;
             _isolationLevel = isolationLevel;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
             // be false by default
             // if set to true... the UnitOfWork is "auto-commit" which means that even in the case of
             // an exception, the scope would still be completed - ppl should use it with great care!
-            _completeScope = commit;
+            _completeScope = _readOnly = readOnly;
         }
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 		/// <param name="repository">The <see cref="IUnitOfWorkRepository" /> participating in the transaction</param>
 		public void RegisterAdded(IEntity entity, IUnitOfWorkRepository repository)
 		{
+            if (_readOnly)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This unit of work is read-only.");
+
             _operations.Enqueue(new Operation
             {
                 Entity = entity,
@@ -68,7 +72,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 		/// <param name="repository">The <see cref="IUnitOfWorkRepository" /> participating in the transaction</param>
 		public void RegisterChanged(IEntity entity, IUnitOfWorkRepository repository)
 		{
-		    _operations.Enqueue(
+            if (_readOnly)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This unit of work is read-only.");
+
+            _operations.Enqueue(
 		        new Operation
 		        {
 		            Entity = entity,
@@ -84,7 +91,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
 		/// <param name="repository">The <see cref="IUnitOfWorkRepository" /> participating in the transaction</param>
 		public void RegisterRemoved(IEntity entity, IUnitOfWorkRepository repository)
 		{
-		    _operations.Enqueue(
+            if (_readOnly)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This unit of work is read-only.");
+
+            _operations.Enqueue(
 		        new Operation
 		        {
 		            Entity = entity,
@@ -116,6 +126,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
         {
             // this happens in a scope-managed transaction
 
+            if (_readOnly)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This unit of work is read-only.");
+
             // in case anything goes wrong
             _completeScope = false;
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/UnitOfWork/ScopeUnitOfWorkProvider.cs

@@ -24,48 +24,28 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork
             return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a Unit of work with a new UmbracoDatabase instance for the work item/transaction.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Each PetaPoco UOW uses it's own Database object, not the shared Database object that comes from
-        /// the ApplicationContext.Current.DatabaseContext.Database. This is because each transaction should use it's own Database
-        /// and we Dispose of this Database object when the UOW is disposed.
-        /// fixme NO we dispose of it when the transaction completes
-        /// fixme just inheritdoc!
-        /// </remarks>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork()
         {
             return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a Unit of work with a new UmbracoDatabase instance for the work item/transaction.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Each PetaPoco UOW uses it's own Database object, not the shared Database object that comes from
-        /// the ApplicationContext.Current.DatabaseContext.Database. This is because each transaction should use it's own Database
-        /// and we Dispose of this Database object when the UOW is disposed.
-        /// fixme NO
-        /// fixme just inheritdoc!
-        /// </remarks>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(IsolationLevel isolationLevel)
         {
             return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider, isolationLevel);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(bool commit)
+        public IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(bool readOnly)
         {
-            return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider, commit: commit);
+            return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider, readOnly: readOnly);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(IsolationLevel isolationLevel, bool commit)
+        public IScopeUnitOfWork GetUnitOfWork(IsolationLevel isolationLevel, bool readOnly)
         {
-            return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider, isolationLevel, commit: commit);
+            return new ScopeUnitOfWork(ScopeProvider, isolationLevel, readOnly: readOnly);
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ParameterEditorResolver.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Manifest;
 using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
@@ -17,11 +19,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
     internal class ParameterEditorResolver : LazyManyObjectsResolverBase<ParameterEditorResolver, IParameterEditor>
     {
         private readonly ManifestBuilder _builder;
+        private readonly IContentSection _contentSection;
         
         public ParameterEditorResolver(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ILogger logger, Func<IEnumerable<Type>> typeListProducerList, ManifestBuilder builder)
             : base(serviceProvider, logger, typeListProducerList, ObjectLifetimeScope.Application)
         {
             _builder = builder;
+            _contentSection = UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -31,20 +35,27 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
         {
             get
             {
-                //This will by default include all property editors and parameter editors but we need to filter this
-                //list to ensure that none of the property editors that do not have the IsParameterEditor flag set to true 
-                //are filtered.
-                var filtered = Values.Select(x => x as PropertyEditor)
-                                     .WhereNotNull()
-                                     .Where(x => x.IsParameterEditor == false);
-                
-                return Values
-                    //exclude the non parameter editor c# property editors
-                    .Except(filtered)
-                    //include the manifest parameter editors
-                    .Union(_builder.ParameterEditors)
-                    //include the manifest prop editors that are parameter editors
+                // all property editors and parameter editors
+                // except property editors where !IsParameterEditor
+                var values = Values
+                    .Where(x => x is PropertyEditor == false || ((PropertyEditor) x).IsParameterEditor);
+
+                // union all manifest parameter editors
+                values = values
+                    .Union(_builder.ParameterEditors);
+
+                // union all manifest property editors where IsParameterEditor
+                values = values
                     .Union(_builder.PropertyEditors.Where(x => x.IsParameterEditor));
+
+                if (_contentSection.ShowDeprecatedPropertyEditors == false)
+                {
+                    // except deprecated property editors
+                    values = values
+                        .Where(x => x is PropertyEditor == false || ((PropertyEditor) x).IsDeprecated == false);
+                }
+
+                return values;
             }
         }
 

src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/SliderValueConverter.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
@@ -88,13 +89,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters
         /// </returns>
         private bool IsRangeDataType(int dataTypeId)
         {
-            // ** This must be cached (U4-8862) **            
-            var enableRange =
-                _dataTypeService.GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(dataTypeId)
-                    .PreValuesAsDictionary.FirstOrDefault(
-                        x => string.Equals(x.Key, "enableRange", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).Value;
+            // GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId is cached at repository level;
+            // still, the collection is deep-cloned so this is kinda expensive,
+            // better to cache here + trigger refresh in DataTypeCacheRefresher
 
-            return enableRange != null && enableRange.Value.TryConvertTo<bool>().Result;
+            return Storages.GetOrAdd(dataTypeId, id =>
+            {
+                var preValue = _dataTypeService.GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(id)
+                    .PreValuesAsDictionary
+                    .FirstOrDefault(x => string.Equals(x.Key, "enableRange", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                    .Value;
+
+                return preValue != null && preValue.Value.TryConvertTo<bool>().Result;
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<int, bool> Storages = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, bool>();
+
+        internal static void ClearCaches()
+        {
+            Storages.Clear();
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/ValueConverters/TagsValueConverter.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Events;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
@@ -74,18 +77,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters
         /// </returns>
         private bool JsonStorageType(int dataTypeId)
         {
-            // ** This must be cached (U4-8862) **
-            var storageType =
-                _dataTypeService.GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(dataTypeId)
-                    .PreValuesAsDictionary.FirstOrDefault(
-                        x => string.Equals(x.Key, "storageType", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).Value;
+            // GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId is cached at repository level;
+            // still, the collection is deep-cloned so this is kinda expensive,
+            // better to cache here + trigger refresh in DataTypeCacheRefresher
 
-            if (storageType.Value.InvariantEquals("Json"))
+            return Storages.GetOrAdd(dataTypeId, id =>
             {
-                return true;
-            }
+                var preValue = _dataTypeService.GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(id)
+                    .PreValuesAsDictionary
+                    .FirstOrDefault(x => string.Equals(x.Key, "storageType", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                    .Value;
 
-            return false;
+                return preValue != null && preValue.Value.InvariantEquals("json");
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<int, bool> Storages = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, bool>();
+
+        internal static void ClearCaches()
+        {
+            Storages.Clear();
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishStatus.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
     {
         public PublishStatus(IContent content, PublishStatusType statusType, EventMessages eventMessages)
             : base(content, statusType, eventMessages)
-        {            
+        {
+            InvalidProperties = Enumerable.Empty<Property>();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -20,8 +22,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
         /// </summary>
         public PublishStatus(IContent content, EventMessages eventMessages)
             : this(content, PublishStatusType.Success, eventMessages)
-        {
-        }
+        { }
 
         public IContent ContentItem
         {

src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishingStrategy.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="uow"></param>
         /// <param name="content"><see cref="IContent"/> to publish</param>
-        /// <param name="userId">Id of the User issueing the publish operation</param>        
+        /// <param name="userId">Id of the User issueing the publish operation</param>
         Attempt<PublishStatus> IPublishingStrategy2.Publish(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, IContent content, int userId)
         {
             var evtMsgs = _eventMessagesFactory.Get();
@@ -124,26 +124,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
         /// By default this is set to true which means that it will publish any content item in the list that is completely unpublished and
         /// not visible on the front-end. If set to false, this will only publish content that is live on the front-end but has new versions
         /// that have yet to be published.
-        /// </param>        
+        /// </param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// This method becomes complex once we start to be able to cancel events or stop publishing a content item in any way because if a
         /// content item is not published then it's children shouldn't be published either. This rule will apply for the following conditions:
         /// * If a document fails to be published, do not proceed to publish it's children if:
         /// ** The document does not have a publish version
         /// ** The document does have a published version but the includeUnpublishedDocuments = false
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// In order to do this, we will order the content by level and begin by publishing each item at that level, then proceed to the next
-        /// level and so on. If we detect that the above rule applies when the document publishing is cancelled we'll add it to the list of 
+        /// level and so on. If we detect that the above rule applies when the document publishing is cancelled we'll add it to the list of
         /// parentsIdsCancelled so that it's children don't get published.
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// Its important to note that all 'root' documents included in the list *will* be published regardless of the rules mentioned
-        /// above (unless it is invalid)!! By 'root' documents we are referring to documents in the list with the minimum value for their 'level'. 
-        /// In most cases the 'root' documents will only be one document since under normal circumstance we only publish one document and 
+        /// above (unless it is invalid)!! By 'root' documents we are referring to documents in the list with the minimum value for their 'level'.
+        /// In most cases the 'root' documents will only be one document since under normal circumstance we only publish one document and
         /// its children. The reason we have to do this is because if a user is publishing a document and it's children, it is implied that
         /// the user definitely wants to publish it even if it has never been published before.
-        /// 
+        ///
         /// </remarks>
         IEnumerable<Attempt<PublishStatus>> IPublishingStrategy2.PublishWithChildren(IScopeUnitOfWork uow,
             IEnumerable<IContent> content, int userId, bool includeUnpublishedDocuments)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
 
             //group by levels and iterate over the sorted ascending level.
             //TODO: This will cause all queries to execute, they will not be lazy but I'm not really sure being lazy actually made
-            // much difference because we iterate over them all anyways?? Morten?       
+            // much difference because we iterate over them all anyways?? Morten?
             // Because we're grouping I think this will execute all the queries anyways so need to fetch it all first.
             var fetchedContent = content.ToArray();
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
             var levelGroups = fetchedContent.GroupBy(x => x.Level);
             foreach (var level in levelGroups.OrderBy(x => x.Key))
             {
-                //set the first level flag, used to ensure that all documents at the first level will 
+                //set the first level flag, used to ensure that all documents at the first level will
                 //be published regardless of the rules mentioned in the remarks.
                 if (!firstLevel.HasValue)
                 {
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
                         _logger.Info<PublishingStrategy>(
                             string.Format("Content '{0}' with Id '{1}' will not be published because some of it's content is not passing validation rules.",
                                           item.Name, item.Id));
-                        statuses.Add(Attempt.Fail(new PublishStatus(item, PublishStatusType.FailedContentInvalid, evtMsgs)));
+                        statuses.Add(Attempt.Fail(new PublishStatus(item, PublishStatusType.FailedContentInvalid, evtMsgs)
+                        {
+                            InvalidProperties = ((ContentBase)item).LastInvalidProperties
+                        }));
 
                         //Does this document apply to our rule to cancel it's children being published?
                         CheckCancellingOfChildPublishing(item, parentsIdsCancelled, includeUnpublishedDocuments);
@@ -296,11 +299,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
         /// <param name="includeUnpublishedDocuments"></param>
         /// <remarks>
         /// See remarks on method: PublishWithChildrenInternal
-        /// </remarks> 
+        /// </remarks>
         private void CheckCancellingOfChildPublishing(IContent content, List<int> parentsIdsCancelled, bool includeUnpublishedDocuments)
         {
             //Does this document apply to our rule to cancel it's children being published?
-            //TODO: We're going back to the service layer here... not sure how to avoid this? And this will add extra overhead to 
+            //TODO: We're going back to the service layer here... not sure how to avoid this? And this will add extra overhead to
             // any document that fails to publish...
             var hasPublishedVersion = ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.HasPublishedVersion(content.Id);
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Scoping/ScopeProvider.cs

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Scoping
             }
         }
 
+        // this is for tests exclusively until we have a proper accessor in v8
         internal static Func<IDictionary> HttpContextItemsGetter { get; set; }
 
         private static IDictionary HttpContextItems

src/Umbraco.Core/Security/MembershipProviderBase.cs

@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
                 throw new MembershipPasswordException("Change password canceled due to password validation failure.");
             }
 
+            //Special case to allow changing password without validating existing credentials
+            //This is used during installation only
+            if (AllowManuallyChangingPassword == false && ApplicationContext.Current != null
+                && ApplicationContext.Current.IsConfigured == false && oldPassword == "default")
+            {
+                return PerformChangePassword(username, oldPassword, newPassword);
+            }
+
             if (AllowManuallyChangingPassword == false)
             {
                 if (ValidateUser(username, oldPassword) == false) return false;

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ApplicationTreeService.cs

@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 {
                     var applicationAlias = (string)addElement.Attribute("application");
                     var type = (string)addElement.Attribute("type");
-                    var assembly = (string)addElement.Attribute("assembly");
-
-                    var clrType = Type.GetType(type);
+                    
+                    var clrType = ApplicationTree.TryGetType(type);
                     if (clrType == null)
                     {
                         _logger.Warn<ApplicationTreeService>("The tree definition: " + addElement.ToString() + " could not be resolved to a .Net object type");

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentTypeService.cs

@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Xml.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
-using AutoMapper;
-using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Exceptions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
@@ -76,6 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<EntityContainer, OperationStatusType>(null, OperationStatusType.FailedExceptionThrown, evtMsgs), ex);
                 }
             }
@@ -113,6 +107,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<EntityContainer, OperationStatusType>(null, OperationStatusType.FailedExceptionThrown, evtMsgs), ex);
                 }
             }
@@ -139,7 +134,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             TypedEventHandler<IContentTypeService, SaveEventArgs<EntityContainer>> savedEvent,
             EntityContainer container,
             Guid containerObjectType,
-            string objectTypeName, 
+            string objectTypeName,
             string savedEventName,
             int userId)
         {
@@ -159,10 +154,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                // fixme - how does it work w/name?!
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(savingEvent, this, new SaveEventArgs<EntityContainer>(container, evtMsgs)))
-                //if (savingEvent.IsRaisedEventCancelled(new SaveEventArgs<EntityContainer>(container, evtMsgs), this, UowProvider))
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
                 }
 
@@ -189,7 +183,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private EntityContainer GetContainer(int containerId, Guid containerObjectType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, containerObjectType);
                 return repo.Get(containerId);
@@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetMediaTypeContainers(int[] containerIds)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.MediaTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.GetAll(containerIds);
@@ -207,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetMediaTypeContainers(string name, int level)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.MediaTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.Get(name, level);
@@ -236,7 +230,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetContentTypeContainers(int[] containerIds)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.GetAll(containerIds);
@@ -265,7 +259,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private EntityContainer GetContainer(Guid containerId, Guid containerObjectType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, containerObjectType);
                 return repo.Get(containerId);
@@ -274,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetContentTypeContainers(string name, int level)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.Get(name, level);
@@ -288,7 +282,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentTypeContainerGuid);
                 var container = repo.Get(containerId);
-                if (container == null) return OperationStatus.NoOperation(evtMsgs); // fixme commit?
+                if (container == null)
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return OperationStatus.NoOperation(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingContentTypeContainer, this, new DeleteEventArgs<EntityContainer>(container, evtMsgs)))
                 {
@@ -314,7 +312,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.MediaTypeContainerGuid);
 
                 var container = repo.Get(containerId);
-                if (container == null) return OperationStatus.NoOperation(evtMsgs); // fixme commit?
+                if (container == null)
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return OperationStatus.NoOperation(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingMediaTypeContainer, this, new DeleteEventArgs<EntityContainer>(container, evtMsgs)))
                 {
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<string> GetAllPropertyTypeAliases()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAllPropertyTypeAliases();
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<string> GetAllContentTypeAliases(params Guid[] objectTypes)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAllContentTypeAliases(objectTypes);
@@ -454,7 +456,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IContentType"/></returns>
         public IContentType GetContentType(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -468,7 +470,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IContentType"/></returns>
         public IContentType GetContentType(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(alias);
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IContentType"/></returns>
         public IContentType GetContentType(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IContentType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IContentType> GetAllContentTypes(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IContentType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IContentType> GetAllContentTypes(IEnumerable<Guid> ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids.ToArray());
@@ -524,7 +526,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IContentType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IContentType> GetContentTypeChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IContentType>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IContentType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IContentType> GetContentTypeChildren(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
 
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the content type has any children otherwise False</returns>
         public bool HasChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
 
@@ -573,7 +575,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the content type has any children otherwise False</returns>
         public bool HasChildren(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
 
@@ -584,6 +586,27 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
+        public override IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> GetDescendants(IContentTypeBase contentType)
+        {
+            var ctype = contentType as IContentType;
+            if (ctype != null) return GetDescendants(ctype);
+            var mtype = contentType as IMediaType;
+            if (mtype != null) return GetDescendants(mtype);
+            return Enumerable.Empty<IContentTypeBase>();
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<IContentType> GetDescendants(IContentType contentType)
+        {
+            return GetContentTypeChildren(contentType.Id)
+                .SelectRecursive(type => GetContentTypeChildren(type.Id));
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<IMediaType> GetDescendants(IMediaType contentType)
+        {
+            return GetMediaTypeChildren(contentType.Id)
+                .SelectRecursive(type => GetMediaTypeChildren(type.Id));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This is called after an IContentType is saved and is used to update the content xml structures in the database
         /// if they are required to be updated.
@@ -591,42 +614,39 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="contentTypes">A tuple of a content type and a boolean indicating if it is new (HasIdentity was false before committing)</param>
         private void UpdateContentXmlStructure(params IContentTypeBase[] contentTypes)
         {
-
             var toUpdate = GetContentTypesForXmlUpdates(contentTypes).ToArray();
 
-            if (toUpdate.Any())
+            if (toUpdate.Any() == false) return;
+
+            var firstType = toUpdate.First();
+            //if it is a content type then call the rebuilding methods or content
+            if (firstType is IContentType)
             {
-                var firstType = toUpdate.First();
-                //if it is a content type then call the rebuilding methods or content
-                if (firstType is IContentType)
+                var typedContentService = _contentService as ContentService;
+                if (typedContentService != null)
                 {
-                    var typedContentService = _contentService as ContentService;
-                    if (typedContentService != null)
-                    {
-                        typedContentService.RePublishAll(toUpdate.Select(x => x.Id).ToArray());
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        //this should never occur, the content service should always be typed but we'll check anyways.
-                        _contentService.RePublishAll();
-                    }
+                    typedContentService.RePublishAll(toUpdate.Select(x => x.Id).ToArray());
                 }
-                else if (firstType is IMediaType)
+                else
                 {
-                    //if it is a media type then call the rebuilding methods for media
-                    var typedContentService = _mediaService as MediaService;
-                    if (typedContentService != null)
-                    {
-                        typedContentService.RebuildXmlStructures(toUpdate.Select(x => x.Id).ToArray());
-                    }
+                    //this should never occur, the content service should always be typed but we'll check anyways.
+                    _contentService.RePublishAll();
+                }
+            }
+            else if (firstType is IMediaType)
+            {
+                //if it is a media type then call the rebuilding methods for media
+                var typedContentService = _mediaService as MediaService;
+                if (typedContentService != null)
+                {
+                    typedContentService.RebuildXmlStructures(toUpdate.Select(x => x.Id).ToArray());
                 }
             }
-
         }
 
         public int CountContentTypes()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Count(Query<IContentType>.Builder);
@@ -635,7 +655,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public int CountMediaTypes()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Count(Query<IMediaType>.Builder);
@@ -753,16 +773,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(contentType);
 
                     uow.Commit();
-                }
 
-                UpdateContentXmlStructure(contentType); // fixme wtf here?
+                    UpdateContentXmlStructure(contentType);
+
+                    uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedContentType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IContentType>(contentType, false));
+
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save ContentType performed by user", userId, contentType.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
-            using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope()) // fixme what a mess
-            {
-                scope.Events.Dispatch(SavedContentType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IContentType>(contentType, false));
-                scope.Complete();
-            }
-	        Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save ContentType performed by user", userId, contentType.Id);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -783,7 +802,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         uow.Commit();
                         return;
                     }
-                    
+
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
 
                     foreach (var contentType in asArray)
@@ -798,16 +817,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                     //save it all in one go
                     uow.Commit();
-                }
 
-                UpdateContentXmlStructure(asArray.Cast<IContentTypeBase>().ToArray()); // fixme wtf
+                    UpdateContentXmlStructure(asArray.Cast<IContentTypeBase>().ToArray());
+
+                    uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedContentType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IContentType>(asArray, false));
+
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save ContentTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
-            using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope()) // fixme what a mess
-            {
-                scope.Events.Dispatch(SavedContentType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IContentType>(asArray, false));
-                scope.Complete();
-            }
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save ContentTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -817,7 +835,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId">Optional id of the user issueing the delete</param>
         /// <remarks>Deleting a <see cref="IContentType"/> will delete all the <see cref="IContent"/> objects based on this <see cref="IContentType"/></remarks>
         public void Delete(IContentType contentType, int userId = 0)
-        {	        
+        {
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
@@ -829,20 +847,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }
 
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
-                    
+
                     //If we are deleting this content type, we are also deleting it's descendents!
-                    var deletedContentTypes = new List<IContentType>() {contentType};
-                    deletedContentTypes.AddRange(contentType.Descendants((IContentTypeService)this).OfType<IContentType>());
+                    var deletedContentTypes = new List<IContentType> {contentType};
+                    deletedContentTypes.AddRange(GetDescendants(contentType));
 
                     _contentService.DeleteContentOfTypes(deletedContentTypes.Select(x => x.Id), userId);
-                    
+
                     repository.Delete(contentType);
-                    uow.Commit();
 
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedContentType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IContentType>(deletedContentTypes.DistinctBy(x => x.Id), false));
-                }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete ContentType performed by user"), userId, contentType.Id);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete ContentType performed by user"), userId, contentType.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -857,7 +875,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public void Delete(IEnumerable<IContentType> contentTypes, int userId = 0)
         {
             var asArray = contentTypes.ToArray();
-            
+
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
@@ -874,22 +892,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     var deletedContentTypes = new List<IContentType>(asArray);
                     foreach (var contentType in asArray)
                     {
-                        deletedContentTypes.AddRange(contentType.Descendants((IContentTypeService)this).OfType<IContentType>());
+                        deletedContentTypes.AddRange(GetDescendants(contentType));
                     }
 
-                    _contentService.DeleteContentOfTypes(deletedContentTypes.Select(x => x.Id), userId);                    
+                    _contentService.DeleteContentOfTypes(deletedContentTypes.Select(x => x.Id), userId);
 
                     foreach (var contentType in asArray)
                     {
                         repository.Delete(contentType);
                     }
 
-                    uow.Commit();
-
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedContentType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IContentType>(deletedContentTypes.DistinctBy(x => x.Id), false));
-                }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete ContentTypes performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete ContentTypes performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -900,7 +917,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMediaType"/></returns>
         public IMediaType GetMediaType(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -914,7 +931,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMediaType"/></returns>
         public IMediaType GetMediaType(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(alias);
@@ -928,7 +945,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMediaType"/></returns>
         public IMediaType GetMediaType(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -942,7 +959,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMediaType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMediaType> GetAllMediaTypes(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -956,7 +973,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMediaType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMediaType> GetAllMediaTypes(IEnumerable<Guid> ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids.ToArray());
@@ -970,7 +987,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMediaType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMediaType> GetMediaTypeChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMediaType>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -985,7 +1002,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMediaType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMediaType> GetMediaTypeChildren(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 var found = GetMediaType(id);
@@ -1002,7 +1019,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the media type has any children otherwise False</returns>
         public bool MediaTypeHasChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMediaType>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -1017,7 +1034,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the media type has any children otherwise False</returns>
         public bool MediaTypeHasChildren(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 var found = GetMediaType(id);
@@ -1035,7 +1052,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(MovingMediaType, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMediaType>(evtMsgs, new MoveEventInfo<IMediaType>(toMove, toMove.Path, containerId))))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(MoveOperationStatusType.FailedCancelledByEvent, evtMsgs));
+                }
 
                 var containerRepository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.MediaTypeContainerGuid);
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
@@ -1052,8 +1072,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (DataOperationException<MoveOperationStatusType> ex)
                 {
-                    return Attempt.Fail(
-                        new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
                 }
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(MovedMediaType, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMediaType>(false, evtMsgs, moveInfo.ToArray()));
@@ -1071,7 +1091,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(MovingContentType, this, new MoveEventArgs<IContentType>(evtMsgs, new MoveEventInfo<IContentType>(toMove, toMove.Path, containerId))))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(MoveOperationStatusType.FailedCancelledByEvent, evtMsgs));
+                }
 
                 var containerRepository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentTypeContainerGuid);
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
@@ -1088,8 +1111,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (DataOperationException<MoveOperationStatusType> ex)
                 {
-                    return Attempt.Fail(
-                        new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
                 }
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(MovedContentType, this, new MoveEventArgs<IContentType>(false, evtMsgs, moveInfo.ToArray()));
@@ -1135,6 +1158,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (DataOperationException<MoveOperationStatusType> ex)
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<IMediaType, MoveOperationStatusType>(null, ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
                 }
                 uow.Commit();
@@ -1179,6 +1203,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 catch (DataOperationException<MoveOperationStatusType> ex)
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<IContentType, MoveOperationStatusType>(null, ex.Operation, evtMsgs));
                 }
                 uow.Commit();
@@ -1203,23 +1228,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         uow.Commit();
                         return;
                     }
-                    
+
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
 
                     ValidateLocked(mediaType); // throws if invalid
                     mediaType.CreatorId = userId;
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(mediaType);
                     uow.Commit();
-                }
 
-                UpdateContentXmlStructure(mediaType); // fixme wtf
+                    UpdateContentXmlStructure(mediaType);
 
-                using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope()) // fixme what a mess
-                {
-                    scope.Events.Dispatch(SavedMediaType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMediaType>(mediaType, false));
-                    scope.Complete();
+                    uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedMediaType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMediaType>(mediaType, false));
+
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save MediaType performed by user", userId, mediaType.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
                 }
-                Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save MediaType performed by user", userId, mediaType.Id);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1231,7 +1254,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public void Save(IEnumerable<IMediaType> mediaTypes, int userId = 0)
         {
             var asArray = mediaTypes.ToArray();
-            
+
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
@@ -1241,7 +1264,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         uow.Commit();
                         return;
                     }
-                    
+
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
 
                     foreach (var mediaType in asArray)
@@ -1256,15 +1279,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                     //save it all in one go
                     uow.Commit();
-                }
 
-                UpdateContentXmlStructure(asArray.Cast<IContentTypeBase>().ToArray()); // fixme wtf
-                using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope()) // fixme what a mess
-                {
-                    scope.Events.Dispatch(SavedMediaType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMediaType>(asArray, false));
-                    scope.Complete();
+                    UpdateContentXmlStructure(asArray.Cast<IContentTypeBase>().ToArray());
+
+                    uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedMediaType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMediaType>(asArray, false));
+
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save MediaTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
+                    uow.Commit();
                 }
-                Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save MediaTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1292,17 +1314,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                     //If we are deleting this content type, we are also deleting it's descendents!
                     var deletedMediaTypes = new List<IMediaType> { mediaType };
-                    deletedMediaTypes.AddRange(mediaType.Descendants((IContentTypeService)this).OfType<IMediaType>());
+                    deletedMediaTypes.AddRange(GetDescendants(mediaType));
 
                     _mediaService.DeleteMediaOfTypes(deletedMediaTypes.Select(x => x.Id), userId);
 
                     repository.Delete(mediaType);
-                    uow.Commit();
 
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedMediaType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMediaType>(deletedMediaTypes.DistinctBy(x => x.Id), false));
-                }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete MediaType performed by user", userId, mediaType.Id);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete MediaType performed by user", userId, mediaType.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1317,7 +1339,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             //TODO: Share all of this logic with the Delete IContentType methods, no need for code duplication
 
             var asArray = mediaTypes.ToArray();
-            
+
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
@@ -1329,12 +1351,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }
 
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
-                    
+
                     //If we are deleting this content type, we are also deleting it's descendents!
                     var deletedMediaTypes = new List<IMediaType>(asArray);
                     foreach (var mediaType in asArray)
                     {
-                        deletedMediaTypes.AddRange(mediaType.Descendants((IContentTypeService)this).OfType<IMediaType>());                        
+                        deletedMediaTypes.AddRange(GetDescendants(mediaType));
                     }
 
                     _mediaService.DeleteMediaOfTypes(deletedMediaTypes.Select(x => x.Id), userId);
@@ -1344,12 +1366,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         repository.Delete(mediaType);
                     }
 
-                    uow.Commit();
-
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedMediaType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMediaType>(deletedMediaTypes.DistinctBy(x => x.Id), false));
-                }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete MediaTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete MediaTypes performed by user", userId, -1);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1408,14 +1429,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             return dtd.ToString();
         }
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var auditRepo = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                auditRepo.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var auditRepo = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            auditRepo.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         #region Event Handlers

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentTypeServiceBase.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
@@ -13,9 +14,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     {
         public ContentTypeServiceBase(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, ILogger logger, IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory)
             : base(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
-        {
-        }
-        
+        { }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This is called after an content type is saved and is used to update the content xml structures in the database
         /// if they are required to be updated.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 //      - a content type changes it's alias OR
                 //      - if a content type has it's property removed OR
                 //      - if a content type has a property whose alias has changed
-                //here we need to check if the alias of the content type changed or if one of the properties was removed.                    
+                //here we need to check if the alias of the content type changed or if one of the properties was removed.
                 var dirty = contentType as IRememberBeingDirty;
                 if (dirty == null) continue;
 
@@ -50,25 +50,45 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     && (dirty.WasPropertyDirty("Alias") || dirty.WasPropertyDirty("HasPropertyTypeBeenRemoved") || hasAnyPropertiesChangedAlias))
                 {
                     //If the alias was changed then we only need to update the xml structures for content of the current content type.
-                    //If a property was deleted or a property alias was changed then we need to update the xml structures for any 
+                    //If a property was deleted or a property alias was changed then we need to update the xml structures for any
                     // content of the current content type and any of the content type's child content types.
                     if (dirty.WasPropertyDirty("Alias")
                         && dirty.WasPropertyDirty("HasPropertyTypeBeenRemoved") == false && hasAnyPropertiesChangedAlias == false)
                     {
-                        //if only the alias changed then only update the current content type                        
+                        //if only the alias changed then only update the current content type
                         toUpdate.Add(contentType);
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         //if a property was deleted or alias changed, then update all content of the current content type
-                        // and all of it's desscendant doc types.     
-                        toUpdate.AddRange(contentType.DescendantsAndSelf(this));
+                        // and all of it's desscendant doc types.
+                        toUpdate.Add(contentType);
+                        toUpdate.AddRange(GetDescendants(contentType));
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             return toUpdate;
+        }
 
+        public virtual IEnumerable<IContentTypeBase> GetDescendants(IContentTypeBase contentType)
+        {
+            return Enumerable.Empty<IContentTypeBase>();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given the path of a content item, this will return true if the content item exists underneath a list view content item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentPath"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool HasContainerInPath(string contentPath)
+        {
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            {
+                // can use same repo for both content and media
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateContentTypeRepository(uow);
+                return repository.HasContainerInPath(contentPath);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/DataTypeService.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public EntityContainer GetContainer(int containerId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.Get(containerId);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public EntityContainer GetContainer(Guid containerId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.Get(containerId);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetContainers(string name, int level)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.Get(name, level);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<EntityContainer> GetContainers(int[] containerIds)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
                 return repo.GetAll(containerIds);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IDataTypeDefinition"/></returns>
         public IDataTypeDefinition GetDataTypeDefinitionByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByQuery(new Query<IDataTypeDefinition>().Where(x => x.Name == name)).FirstOrDefault();
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IDataTypeDefinition"/></returns>
         public IDataTypeDefinition GetDataTypeDefinitionById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IDataTypeDefinition"/></returns>
         public IDataTypeDefinition GetDataTypeDefinitionById(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IDataTypeDefinition>.Builder.Where(x => x.Key == id);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Collection of <see cref="IDataTypeDefinition"/> objects with a matching contorl id</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IDataTypeDefinition> GetDataTypeDefinitionByPropertyEditorAlias(string propertyEditorAlias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IDataTypeDefinition>.Builder.Where(x => x.PropertyEditorAlias == propertyEditorAlias);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IDataTypeDefinition"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IDataTypeDefinition> GetAllDataTypeDefinitions(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of string values</returns>
         public IEnumerable<string> GetPreValuesByDataTypeId(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 //now convert the collection to a string list
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public PreValueCollection GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(id);
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>PreValue as a string</returns>
         public string GetPreValueAsString(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetPreValueAsString(id);
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Moving, this, new MoveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(evtMsgs, new MoveEventInfo<IDataTypeDefinition>(toMove, toMove.Path, parentId))))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return Attempt.Fail(new OperationStatus<MoveOperationStatusType>(MoveOperationStatusType.FailedCancelledByEvent, evtMsgs));
+                }
 
                 var containerRepository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityContainerRepository(uow, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
@@ -366,13 +369,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 dataTypeDefinition.CreatorId = userId;
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(dataTypeDefinition);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinition, false));
-            }
 
-            // FIXME transaction!
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user", userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user", userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -411,13 +413,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     dataTypeDefinition.CreatorId = userId;
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(dataTypeDefinition);
                 }
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 if (raiseEvents)
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinitions, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -487,7 +489,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
-
                 repository.AddOrUpdatePreValues(dataTypeDefinition, values);
                 uow.Commit();
             }
@@ -504,7 +505,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinition)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return;
+                }
 
                 // if preValues contain the data type, override the data type definition accordingly
                 if (values != null && values.ContainsKey(Constants.PropertyEditors.PreValueKeys.DataValueType))
@@ -520,12 +524,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 //add/update the prevalues
                 repository.AddOrUpdatePreValues(dataTypeDefinition, values);
 
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user"), userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
                 uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinition, false));
             }
-
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save DataTypeDefinition performed by user"), userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -542,18 +545,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 			using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinition)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return;
+                }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDataTypeDefinitionRepository(uow);
 
 			    repository.Delete(dataTypeDefinition);
 
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete DataTypeDefinition performed by user", userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
                 uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>(dataTypeDefinition, false));
             }
-
-	        Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete DataTypeDefinition performed by user", userId, dataTypeDefinition.Id);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -577,14 +582,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             return DataTypesResolver.Current.DataTypes;
         }
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var auditRepo = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                auditRepo.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var auditRepo = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            auditRepo.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         #region Event Handlers
@@ -624,7 +625,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// </summary>
         public static event TypedEventHandler<IDataTypeService, MoveEventArgs<IDataTypeDefinition>> Moved;
         #endregion
-
-
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/DomainService.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public bool Exists(string domainName)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 return repo.Exists(domainName);
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IDomain>(domain, evtMsgs)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 repository.Delete(domain);
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IDomain GetByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByName(name);
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IDomain GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
 	            var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
 	            return repo.Get(id);
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IDomain> GetAll(bool includeWildcards)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 return repo.GetAll(includeWildcards);
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IDomain> GetAssignedDomains(int contentId, bool includeWildcards)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 return repo.GetAssignedDomains(contentId, includeWildcards);
@@ -90,7 +93,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDomain>(domainEntity, evtMsgs)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDomainRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(domainEntity);

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/EntityService.cs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             var result = _runtimeCache.GetCacheItem<int?>(CacheKeys.IdToKeyCacheKey + key, () =>
             {
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     switch (umbracoObjectType)
                     {
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.Member:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.DataType:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.DocumentTypeContainer:
-                            uow.Commit();
                             return uow.Database.ExecuteScalar<int?>(new Sql().Select("id").From<NodeDto>().Where<NodeDto>(dto => dto.UniqueId == key));
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.RecycleBin:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.Stylesheet:
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             var result = _runtimeCache.GetCacheItem<Guid?>(CacheKeys.KeyToIdCacheKey + id, () =>
             {
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     switch (umbracoObjectType)
                     {
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.DocumentType:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.Member:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.DataType:
-                            uow.Commit();
                             return uow.Database.ExecuteScalar<Guid?>(new Sql().Select("uniqueID").From<NodeDto>().Where<NodeDto>(dto => dto.NodeId == id));
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.RecycleBin:
                         case UmbracoObjectTypes.Stylesheet:
@@ -185,11 +183,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             if (loadBaseType)
             {
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                     var ret = repository.Get(id);
-                    uow.Commit();
                     return ret;
                 }
             }
@@ -207,11 +204,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             if (loadBaseType)
             {
                 var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                     var ret = repository.GetByKey(key, objectTypeId);
-                    uow.Commit();
                     return ret;
                 }
             }
@@ -241,11 +237,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             if (loadBaseType)
             {
                 var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                     var ret = repository.Get(id, objectTypeId);
-                    uow.Commit();
                     return ret;
                 }
             }
@@ -276,11 +271,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             if (loadBaseType)
             {
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                     var ret = repository.Get(id);
-                    uow.Commit();
                     return ret;
                 }
             }
@@ -303,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IUmbracoEntity"/></returns>
         public virtual IUmbracoEntity GetParent(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var entity = repository.Get(id);
@@ -311,7 +305,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 if (entity.ParentId == -1 || entity.ParentId == -20 || entity.ParentId == -21)
                     return null;
                 var ret = repository.Get(entity.ParentId);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return ret;
             }
         }
@@ -324,7 +317,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IUmbracoEntity"/></returns>
         public virtual IUmbracoEntity GetParent(int id, UmbracoObjectTypes umbracoObjectType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var entity = repository.Get(id);
@@ -334,7 +327,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
 
                 var ret = repository.Get(entity.ParentId, objectTypeId);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return ret;
             }
         }
@@ -346,13 +338,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IUmbracoEntity"/> objects</returns>
         public virtual IEnumerable<IUmbracoEntity> GetChildren(int parentId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUmbracoEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId);
 
                 var contents = repository.GetByQuery(query);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return contents;
             }
         }
@@ -366,13 +357,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public virtual IEnumerable<IUmbracoEntity> GetChildren(int parentId, UmbracoObjectTypes umbracoObjectType)
         {
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUmbracoEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId);
 
                 var contents = repository.GetByQuery(query, objectTypeId);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return contents;
             }
         }
@@ -393,7 +383,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             string orderBy = "SortOrder", Direction orderDirection = Direction.Ascending, string filter = "")
         {
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUmbracoEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId && x.Trashed == false);
@@ -405,7 +395,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 var contents = repository.GetPagedResultsByQuery(query, objectTypeId, pageIndex, pageSize, out totalRecords, orderBy, orderDirection, filterQuery);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return contents;
             }
         }
@@ -426,7 +415,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             string orderBy = "path", Direction orderDirection = Direction.Ascending, string filter = "")
         {
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
 
@@ -442,7 +431,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 var contents = repository.GetPagedResultsByQuery(query, objectTypeId, pageIndex, pageSize, out totalRecords, orderBy, orderDirection, filterQuery);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return contents;
             }
         }
@@ -463,7 +451,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             string orderBy = "path", Direction orderDirection = Direction.Ascending, string filter = "", bool includeTrashed = true)
         {
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
 
@@ -481,7 +469,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 var contents = repository.GetPagedResultsByQuery(query, objectTypeId, pageIndex, pageSize, out totalRecords, orderBy, orderDirection, filterQuery);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return contents;
             }
         }
@@ -493,7 +480,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IUmbracoEntity"/> objects</returns>
         public virtual IEnumerable<IUmbracoEntity> GetDescendents(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var entity = repository.Get(id);
@@ -501,7 +488,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var query = Query<IUmbracoEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.Path.StartsWith(pathMatch) && x.Id != id);
 
                 var entities = repository.GetByQuery(query);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return entities;
             }
         }
@@ -515,14 +501,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public virtual IEnumerable<IUmbracoEntity> GetDescendents(int id, UmbracoObjectTypes umbracoObjectType)
         {
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var entity = repository.Get(id);
                 var query = Query<IUmbracoEntity>.Builder.Where(x => x.Path.StartsWith(entity.Path) && x.Id != id);
 
                 var entities = repository.GetByQuery(query, objectTypeId);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return entities;
             }
         }
@@ -541,11 +526,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
 
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var entities = repository.GetByQuery(_rootEntityQuery, objectTypeId);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return entities;
             }
         }
@@ -585,11 +569,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             });
 
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var ret = repository.GetAll(objectTypeId, ids);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return ret;
             }
         }
@@ -605,11 +588,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             });
 
             var objectTypeId = umbracoObjectType.GetGuid();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var ret = repository.GetAll(objectTypeId, keys);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return ret;
             }
         }
@@ -631,11 +613,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     ("The passed in type is not supported");
             });
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var ret = repository.GetAll(objectTypeId, ids);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return ret;
             }
         }
@@ -647,7 +628,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="UmbracoObjectTypes"/></returns>
         public virtual UmbracoObjectTypes GetObjectType(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var sql = new Sql().Select("nodeObjectType").From<NodeDto>().Where<NodeDto>(x => x.NodeId == id);
                 var nodeObjectTypeId = uow.Database.ExecuteScalar<Guid>(sql);
@@ -663,7 +644,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="UmbracoObjectTypes"/></returns>
         public virtual UmbracoObjectTypes GetObjectType(Guid key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var sql = new Sql().Select("nodeObjectType").From<NodeDto>().Where<NodeDto>(x => x.UniqueId == key);
                 var nodeObjectTypeId = uow.Database.ExecuteScalar<Guid>(sql);
@@ -721,22 +702,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public bool Exists(Guid key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var exists = repository.Exists(key);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return exists;
             }
         }
 
         public bool Exists(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateEntityRepository(uow);
                 var exists = repository.Exists(id);
-                uow.Commit();
                 return exists;
             }
         }

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/FileService.cs

@@ -15,31 +15,21 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 {
-    // note
-    // file unit of work are just IUnitOfWork which is not IDisposable
-    // they don't really participate in the scope etc ;(
-    // FIXME not anymore now that Shan's made FileUnitOfWork a normal UOW? then WTF?
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents the File Service, which is an easy access to operations involving <see cref="IFile"/> objects like Scripts, Stylesheets and Templates
     /// </summary>
     public class FileService : ScopeRepositoryService, IFileService
     {
-        private readonly IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider _fileUowProvider;
-
         private const string PartialViewHeader = "@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoTemplatePage";
         private const string PartialViewMacroHeader = "@inherits Umbraco.Web.Macros.PartialViewMacroPage";
 
         public FileService(
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider fileProvider,
-            IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider dataProvider,
+            IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider,
             RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory,
             ILogger logger,
             IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory)
-            : base(dataProvider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
-        {
-            _fileUowProvider = fileProvider;
-        }
+            : base(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
+        { }
 
 
         #region Stylesheets
@@ -50,11 +40,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Stylesheet"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<Stylesheet> GetStylesheets(params string[] names)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
-                // FIXME is it ok to use the same UOW here twice?
-                // review everywhere in this file!!
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow, uow);
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(names);
             }
         }
@@ -66,9 +54,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Stylesheet"/> object</returns>
         public Stylesheet GetStylesheetByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow, uow);
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(name);
             }
         }
@@ -88,13 +76,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     return;
                 }
 
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow, uow);
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(stylesheet);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedStylesheet, this, new SaveEventArgs<Stylesheet>(stylesheet, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Stylesheet performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedStylesheet, this, new SaveEventArgs<Stylesheet>(stylesheet, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Stylesheet performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -106,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow, uow);
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 var stylesheet = repository.Get(path);
                 if (stylesheet == null)
                 {
@@ -121,12 +110,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 repository.Delete(stylesheet);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedStylesheet, this, new DeleteEventArgs<Stylesheet>(stylesheet, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete Stylesheet performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete Stylesheet performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -136,9 +125,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if Stylesheet is valid, otherwise false</returns>
         public bool ValidateStylesheet(Stylesheet stylesheet)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow, uow);
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 return repository.ValidateStylesheet(stylesheet);
             }
         }
@@ -152,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Script"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<Script> GetScripts(params string[] names)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(names);
@@ -166,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Script"/> object</returns>
         public Script GetScriptByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(name);
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId"></param>
         public void SaveScript(Script script, int userId = 0)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingScript, this, new SaveEventArgs<Script>(script)))
                 {
@@ -190,12 +179,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(script);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedScript, this, new SaveEventArgs<Script>(script, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Script performed by user", userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Script performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -205,7 +194,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId"></param>
         public void DeleteScript(string path, int userId = 0)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 var script = repository.Get(path);
@@ -222,12 +211,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 repository.Delete(script);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedScript, this, new DeleteEventArgs<Script>(script, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete Script performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete Script performed by user"), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -237,7 +226,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if Script is valid, otherwise false</returns>
         public bool ValidateScript(Script script)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 return repository.ValidateScript(script);
@@ -246,7 +235,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void CreateScriptFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 ((ScriptRepository)repository).AddFolder(folderPath);
@@ -256,7 +245,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void DeleteScriptFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 ((ScriptRepository)repository).DeleteFolder(folderPath);
@@ -308,12 +297,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(template);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedTemplate, this, new SaveEventArgs<ITemplate>(template, false, evtMsgs));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return Attempt.Succeed(new OperationStatus<ITemplate, OperationStatusType>(template, OperationStatusType.Success, evtMsgs));
         }
@@ -338,7 +327,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="ITemplate"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplates(params string[] aliases)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(aliases).OrderBy(x => x.Name);
@@ -351,7 +340,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="ITemplate"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplates(int masterTemplateId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetChildren(masterTemplateId).OrderBy(x => x.Name);
@@ -365,7 +354,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ITemplate"/> object matching the alias, or null.</returns>
         public ITemplate GetTemplate(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(alias);
@@ -379,7 +368,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ITemplate"/> object matching the identifier, or null.</returns>
         public ITemplate GetTemplate(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -393,7 +382,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ITemplate"/> object matching the identifier, or null.</returns>
         public ITemplate GetTemplate(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<ITemplate>.Builder.Where(x => x.Key == id);
@@ -403,7 +392,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplateDescendants(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetDescendants(alias);
@@ -417,7 +406,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplateDescendants(int masterTemplateId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetDescendants(masterTemplateId);
@@ -431,7 +420,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplateChildren(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetChildren(alias);
@@ -445,7 +434,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<ITemplate> GetTemplateChildren(int masterTemplateId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetChildren(masterTemplateId);
@@ -461,7 +450,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
         public TemplateNode GetTemplateNode(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetTemplateNode(alias);
@@ -478,7 +467,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
         public TemplateNode FindTemplateInTree(TemplateNode anyNode, string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.FindTemplateInTree(anyNode, alias);
@@ -502,12 +491,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(template);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedTemplate, this, new SaveEventArgs<ITemplate>(template, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -529,12 +518,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 {
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(template);
                 }
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedTemplate, this, new SaveEventArgs<ITemplate>(templates, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Template performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -552,7 +541,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// </remarks>
         public RenderingEngine DetermineTemplateRenderingEngine(ITemplate template)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.DetermineTemplateRenderingEngine(template);
@@ -566,12 +555,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId"></param>
         public void DeleteTemplate(string alias, int userId = 0)
         {
-            // fixme - WHY outside of UOW?!
+            // v8 - that should be part of the uow / scope
             var template = GetTemplate(alias);
             if (template == null)
-            {
                 return;
-            }
 
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
@@ -584,12 +571,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 repository.Delete(template);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedTemplate, this, new DeleteEventArgs<ITemplate>(template, false));
-            }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Template performed by user", userId, template.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -599,7 +586,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if Script is valid, otherwise false</returns>
         public bool ValidateTemplate(ITemplate template)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.ValidateTemplate(template);
@@ -608,7 +595,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetTemplateFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -617,17 +604,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void SetTemplateFileContent(string filepath, Stream content)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 repository.SetFileContent(filepath, content);
-                // fixme - no need to commit... always committing?????
+                uow.Commit();
             }
         }
 
         public long GetTemplateFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -638,7 +625,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetStylesheetFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -647,16 +634,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void SetStylesheetFileContent(string filepath, Stream content)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 repository.SetFileContent(filepath, content);
+                uow.Commit();
             }
         }
 
         public long GetStylesheetFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateStylesheetRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -665,7 +653,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetScriptFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -674,16 +662,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void SetScriptFileContent(string filepath, Stream content)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 repository.SetFileContent(filepath, content);
+                uow.Commit();
             }
         }
 
         public long GetScriptFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateScriptRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -692,7 +681,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetXsltFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateXsltFileRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -701,16 +690,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void SetXsltFileContent(string filepath, Stream content)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateXsltFileRepository(uow);
                 repository.SetFileContent(filepath, content);
+                uow.Commit();
             }
         }
 
         public long GetXsltFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateXsltFileRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -737,9 +727,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void CreatePartialViewFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork();
-            using (var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewRepository(uow))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewRepository(uow);
                 ((PartialViewRepository)repository).AddFolder(folderPath);
                 uow.Commit();
             }
@@ -747,9 +737,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void CreatePartialViewMacroFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork();
-            using (var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow);
                 ((PartialViewMacroRepository)repository).AddFolder(folderPath);
                 uow.Commit();
             }
@@ -757,7 +747,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void DeletePartialViewFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewRepository(uow);
                 ((PartialViewRepository)repository).DeleteFolder(folderPath);
@@ -767,7 +757,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void DeletePartialViewMacroFolder(string folderPath)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow);
                 ((PartialViewMacroRepository)repository).DeleteFolder(folderPath);
@@ -777,7 +767,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IPartialView GetPartialView(string path)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(path);
@@ -786,7 +776,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IPartialView GetPartialViewMacro(string path)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(path);
@@ -795,7 +785,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IPartialView> GetPartialViewMacros(params string[] names)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(names).OrderBy(x => x.Name);
@@ -804,7 +794,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IXsltFile GetXsltFile(string path)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateXsltFileRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(path);
@@ -813,7 +803,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IXsltFile> GetXsltFiles(params string[] names)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateXsltFileRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(names).OrderBy(x => x.Name);
@@ -845,16 +835,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             }
 
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(partialViewType, uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(partialView);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(CreatedPartialView, this, new NewEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView, false, partialView.Alias, -1));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return Attempt<IPartialView>.Succeed(partialView);
         }
@@ -871,14 +861,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private bool DeletePartialViewMacro(string path, PartialViewType partialViewType, int userId = 0)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(partialViewType, uow);
                 var partialView = repository.Get(path);
                 if (partialView == null)
                 {
                     uow.Commit();
-                    return true;
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingPartialView, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView)))
@@ -888,12 +878,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 repository.Delete(partialView);
-                uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedPartialView, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, string.Format("Delete {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return true;
 
@@ -911,7 +901,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private Attempt<IPartialView> SavePartialView(IPartialView partialView, PartialViewType partialViewType, int userId = 0)
         {
-            using (var uow = _fileUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingPartialView, this, new SaveEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView)))
                 {
@@ -921,18 +911,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(partialViewType, uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(partialView);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedPartialView, this, new SaveEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedPartialView, this, new SaveEventArgs<IPartialView>(partialView, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, string.Format("Save {0} performed by user", partialViewType), userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return Attempt.Succeed(partialView);
         }
 
         public bool ValidatePartialView(PartialView partialView)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewRepository(uow);
                 return repository.ValidatePartialView(partialView);
@@ -941,7 +932,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public bool ValidatePartialViewMacro(PartialView partialView)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreatePartialViewMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.ValidatePartialView(partialView);
@@ -981,7 +972,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetPartialViewMacroFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(PartialViewType.PartialViewMacro, uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -1039,7 +1030,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public void SetPartialViewMacroFileContent(string filepath, Stream content)
         {
-            // FIXME FTW would we use a READONLY unit of work to SET FILE CONTENT
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(PartialViewType.PartialViewMacro, uow);
@@ -1050,7 +1040,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public long GetPartialViewMacroFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(PartialViewType.PartialViewMacro, uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -1059,7 +1049,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public Stream GetPartialViewFileContentStream(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(PartialViewType.PartialView, uow);
                 return repository.GetFileContentStream(filepath);
@@ -1078,7 +1068,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public long GetPartialViewFileSize(string filepath)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = GetPartialViewRepository(PartialViewType.PartialView, uow);
                 return repository.GetFileSize(filepath);
@@ -1087,14 +1077,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         #endregion
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         //TODO Method to change name and/or alias of view/masterpage template

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IContentTypeService.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// </summary>
     public interface IContentTypeService : IService
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given the path of a content item, this will return true if the content item exists underneath a list view content item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentPath"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        bool HasContainerInPath(string contentPath);
+
         int CountContentTypes();
         int CountMediaTypes();
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/LocalizationService.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
@@ -18,12 +15,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// </summary>
     public class LocalizationService : ScopeRepositoryService, ILocalizationService
     {
-        
-
         public LocalizationService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, ILogger logger, IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory)
             : base(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
-        {
-        }
+        { }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds or updates a translation for a dictionary item and language
@@ -110,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IDictionaryItem"/></returns>
         public IDictionaryItem GetDictionaryItemById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 //ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned
@@ -128,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="DictionaryItem"/></returns>
         public IDictionaryItem GetDictionaryItemById(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 //ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned
@@ -146,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IDictionaryItem"/></returns>
         public IDictionaryItem GetDictionaryItemByKey(string key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 //ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned
@@ -164,7 +158,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IDictionaryItem"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IDictionaryItem> GetDictionaryItemChildren(Guid parentId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IDictionaryItem>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId);
@@ -183,7 +177,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IDictionaryItem"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IDictionaryItem> GetDictionaryItemDescendants(Guid? parentId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 //ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned
@@ -200,7 +194,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IDictionaryItem"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IDictionaryItem> GetRootDictionaryItems()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IDictionaryItem>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == null);
@@ -219,7 +213,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if a <see cref="IDictionaryItem"/> exists, otherwise false</returns>
         public bool DictionaryItemExists(string key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(key) != null;
@@ -242,14 +236,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(dictionaryItem);
-                uow.Commit();
-                //ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned
-                EnsureDictionaryItemLanguageCallback(dictionaryItem);
-                uow.Commit(); // FIXME do we need this? what's the func above doing?
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedDictionaryItem, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDictionaryItem>(dictionaryItem, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save DictionaryItem performed by user", userId, dictionaryItem.Id);
+                // ensure the lazy Language callback is assigned (not using the uow)
+                EnsureDictionaryItemLanguageCallback(dictionaryItem);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedDictionaryItem, this, new SaveEventArgs<IDictionaryItem>(dictionaryItem, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save DictionaryItem performed by user", userId, dictionaryItem.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -270,11 +264,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateDictionaryRepository(uow);
                 repository.Delete(dictionaryItem);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedDictionaryItem, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IDictionaryItem>(dictionaryItem, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete DictionaryItem performed by user", userId, dictionaryItem.Id);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedDictionaryItem, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IDictionaryItem>(dictionaryItem, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete DictionaryItem performed by user", userId, dictionaryItem.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -284,7 +279,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="Language"/></returns>
         public ILanguage GetLanguageById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -298,7 +293,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="Language"/></returns>
         public ILanguage GetLanguageByCultureCode(string cultureName)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByCultureName(cultureName);
@@ -312,7 +307,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="Language"/></returns>
         public ILanguage GetLanguageByIsoCode(string isoCode)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByIsoCode(isoCode);
@@ -325,7 +320,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="ILanguage"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<ILanguage> GetAllLanguages()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll();
@@ -348,11 +343,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(language);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedLanguage, this, new SaveEventArgs<ILanguage>(language, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Language performed by user", userId, language.Id);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedLanguage, this, new SaveEventArgs<ILanguage>(language, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Language performed by user", userId, language.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -372,27 +368,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateLanguageRepository(uow);
                 repository.Delete(language);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedLanguage, this, new DeleteEventArgs<ILanguage>(language, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Language performed by user", userId, language.Id);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedLanguage, this, new DeleteEventArgs<ILanguage>(language, false));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Language performed by user", userId, language.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// This is here to take care of a hack - the DictionaryTranslation model contains an ILanguage reference which we don't want but 
+        /// This is here to take care of a hack - the DictionaryTranslation model contains an ILanguage reference which we don't want but
         /// we cannot remove it because it would be a large breaking change, so we need to make sure it's resolved lazily. This is because
-        /// if developers have a lot of dictionary items and translations, the caching and cloning size gets much much larger because of 
+        /// if developers have a lot of dictionary items and translations, the caching and cloning size gets much much larger because of
         /// the large object graphs. So now we don't cache or clone the attached ILanguage
         /// </summary>
         private void EnsureDictionaryItemLanguageCallback(IDictionaryItem d)

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MacroService.cs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IMacro"/> object</returns>
         public IMacro GetByAlias(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
                 var q = new Query<IMacro>();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IMacro> GetAll(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IMacro> GetAll(params Guid[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IMacro GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IMacro GetById(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 			    var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
 				repository.Delete(macro);
-				uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMacro>(macro, false));
-            }
 
-			Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Macro performed by user", userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Macro performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMacroRepository(uow);
 		        repository.AddOrUpdate(macro);
-		        uow.Commit();
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMacro>(macro, false));
-	        }
 
-	        Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Macro performed by user", userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Macro performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         ///// <summary>
@@ -208,14 +208,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         //    return MacroPropertyTypeResolver.Current.MacroPropertyTypes.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Alias == alias);
         //}
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         #region Event Handlers

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.Media;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     public class MediaService : ScopeRepositoryService, IMediaService, IMediaServiceOperations
     {
 
-        //Support recursive locks because some of the methods that require locking call other methods that require locking. 
+        //Support recursive locks because some of the methods that require locking call other methods that require locking.
         //for example, the Move method needs to be locked but this calls the Save method which also needs to be locked.
         private static readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim Locker = new ReaderWriterLockSlim(LockRecursionPolicy.SupportsRecursion);
 
@@ -67,9 +66,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             var parent = GetById(media.ParentId);
             media.Path = string.Concat(parent.IfNotNull(x => x.Path, media.ParentId.ToString()), ",", media.Id);
 
-            //we are using GetReadOnlyUnitOfWork because this actually doesn't write anything!
-            // fixme - IS IT EVEN DOING ANYTHING WITH REPO? NO! SO USE A SCOPE INSTEAD!
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Creating, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, mediaTypeAlias, parentId)))
                 {
@@ -79,15 +76,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
 
                 media.CreatorId = userId;
-
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Created, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, mediaTypeAlias, parentId));
-
-                Audit(AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created", name), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created", name), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
 
                 return media;
             }
-
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -112,9 +106,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             var media = new Models.Media(name, parent, mediaType);
             media.Path = string.Concat(parent.Path, ",", media.Id);
 
-            //we are using GetReadOnlyUnitOfWork because this actually doesn't write anything!
-            // fixme 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Creating, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, mediaTypeAlias, parent)))
                 {
@@ -127,7 +119,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Created, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, mediaTypeAlias, parent));
 
-                Audit(AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created", name), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created", name), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
 
                 return media;
             }
@@ -157,12 +150,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 // out that in these 'WithIdentity' methods, the Saving/Saved events were not fired, wtf. Anyways, they're added now.
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Creating, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, mediaTypeAlias, parentId)))
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     media.WasCancelled = true;
                     return media;
                 }
 
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media)))
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     media.WasCancelled = true;
                     return media;
                 }
@@ -170,21 +165,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 media.CreatorId = userId;
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(media);
-
                 repository.AddOrUpdateContentXml(media, m => _entitySerializer.Serialize(this, _dataTypeService, _userService, m));
-                // generate preview for blame history?
+
                 if (UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content.GlobalPreviewStorageEnabled)
                 {
                     repository.AddOrUpdatePreviewXml(media, m => _entitySerializer.Serialize(this, _dataTypeService, _userService, m));
                 }
 
-                uow.Commit();
-
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false));
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Created, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, mediaTypeAlias, parentId));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created with Id {1}", name, media.Id), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created with Id {1}", name, media.Id), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return media;
         }
@@ -215,17 +208,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 // out that in these 'WithIdentity' methods, the Saving/Saved events were not fired, wtf. Anyways, they're added now.
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Creating, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, mediaTypeAlias, parent)))
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     media.WasCancelled = true;
                     return media;
                 }
 
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media)))
                 {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     media.WasCancelled = true;
                     return media;
                 }
 
-
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 media.CreatorId = userId;
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(media);
@@ -236,13 +230,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     repository.AddOrUpdatePreviewXml(media, m => _entitySerializer.Serialize(this, _dataTypeService, _userService, m));
                 }
 
-                uow.Commit();
-
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false));
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(Created, this, new NewEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, mediaTypeAlias, parent));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created with Id {1}", name, media.Id), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.New, string.Format("Media '{0}' was created with Id {1}", name, media.Id), media.CreatorId, media.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return media;
         }
@@ -254,7 +247,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMedia"/></returns>
         public IMedia GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -286,7 +279,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public int Count(string contentTypeAlias = null)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Count(contentTypeAlias);
@@ -295,7 +288,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public int CountChildren(int parentId, string contentTypeAlias = null)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.CountChildren(parentId, contentTypeAlias);
@@ -304,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public int CountDescendants(int parentId, string contentTypeAlias = null)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.CountDescendants(parentId, contentTypeAlias);
@@ -320,7 +313,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             if (ids.Any() == false) return Enumerable.Empty<IMedia>();
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids.ToArray());
@@ -334,7 +327,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMedia"/></returns>
         public IMedia GetById(Guid key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.Key == key);
@@ -349,7 +342,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetByLevel(int level)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.Level == level && x.Path.StartsWith("-21") == false);
@@ -364,7 +357,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IMedia"/> item</returns>
         public IMedia GetByVersion(Guid versionId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByVersion(versionId);
@@ -378,7 +371,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetVersions(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAllVersions(id);
@@ -407,7 +400,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             if (ids.Any() == false)
                 return new List<IMedia>();
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -421,7 +414,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -494,7 +487,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageIndex >= 0, "pageIndex");
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageSize > 0, "pageSize");
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
 
@@ -558,7 +551,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageIndex >= 0, "pageIndex");
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageSize > 0, "pageSize");
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder;
@@ -602,7 +595,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             if (media.ValidatePath() == false)
                 throw new InvalidDataException(string.Format("The content item {0} has an invalid path: {1} with parentID: {2}", media.Id, media.Path, media.ParentId));
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var pathMatch = media.Path + ",";
@@ -642,7 +635,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetMediaOfMediaType(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.ContentTypeId == id);
@@ -656,7 +649,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetRootMedia()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == -1);
@@ -670,7 +663,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An Enumerable list of <see cref="IMedia"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMedia> GetMediaInRecycleBin()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.Path.Contains("-21"));
@@ -707,11 +700,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             var sql = createSql(umbracoFileValue);
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var propertyDataDto = uow.Database.Fetch<PropertyDataDto, PropertyTypeDto>(sql).FirstOrDefault();
 
-                // If the stripped-down url returns null, we try again with the original url. 
+                // If the stripped-down url returns null, we try again with the original url.
                 // Previously, the function would fail on e.g. "my_x_image.jpg"
                 if (propertyDataDto == null)
                 {
@@ -754,7 +747,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>True if the media has any children otherwise False</returns>
         public bool HasChildren(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMedia>.Builder.Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -784,14 +777,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     return;
                 }
 
-                using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
                 {
-                    scope.Complete(); // always complete
-
                     var originalPath = media.Path;
 
-                    if (scope.Events.DispatchCancelable(Moving, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMedia>(new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(media, originalPath, parentId)), "Moving"))
+                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Moving, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMedia>(new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(media, originalPath, parentId)), "Moving"))
                     {
+                        uow.Commit();
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -800,15 +792,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     {
                         media.ChangeTrashedState(false, parentId);
                     }
-                    Save(media, userId,
-                        //no events!
-                        false);
+                    Save(media, userId, false); //no events!
 
                     //used to track all the moved entities to be given to the event
                     var moveInfo = new List<MoveEventInfo<IMedia>>
-                {
-                    new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(media, originalPath, parentId)
-                };
+                    {
+                        new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(media, originalPath, parentId)
+                    };
 
                     //Ensure that relevant properties are updated on children
                     var children = GetChildren(media.Id).ToArray();
@@ -818,14 +808,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         var parentLevel = media.Level;
                         var parentTrashed = media.Trashed;
                         var updatedDescendants = UpdatePropertiesOnChildren(children, parentPath, parentLevel, parentTrashed, moveInfo);
-                        Save(updatedDescendants, userId,
-                            //no events!
-                            false);
+                        Save(updatedDescendants, userId, false); //no events!
                     }
 
-                    scope.Events.Dispatch(Moved, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMedia>(false, moveInfo.ToArray()), "Moved");
+                    uow.Events.Dispatch(Moved, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMedia>(false, moveInfo.ToArray()), "Moved");
 
-                    Audit(AuditType.Move, "Move Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Move, "Move Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -854,31 +843,35 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             //TODO: IT would be much nicer to mass delete all in one trans in the repo level!
             var evtMsgs = EventMessagesFactory.Get();
 
-            using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                scope.Complete(); // always
-                if (scope.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMedia>(media, evtMsgs)))
-                    return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                var ret = DeleteUow(uow, media, userId, evtMsgs);
+                uow.Commit();
+                return ret;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Attempt<OperationStatus> DeleteUow(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, IMedia media, int userId, EventMessages evtMsgs)
+        {
+            if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMedia>(media, evtMsgs)))
+            {
+                return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
             }
 
-            //Delete children before deleting the 'possible parent'
+            // delete children first
             var children = GetChildren(media.Id);
             foreach (var child in children)
             {
-                Delete(child, userId);
+                DeleteUow(uow, child, userId, evtMsgs);
             }
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
-                repository.Delete(media);
-                uow.Commit();
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
+            repository.Delete(media);
 
-                var args = new DeleteEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, evtMsgs);
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, args);
-            }
+            var args = new DeleteEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, evtMsgs);
+            uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, args);
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+            Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
 
             return OperationStatus.Success(evtMsgs);
         }
@@ -895,10 +888,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media, evtMsgs)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media, evtMsgs)))
-                        return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
                 }
 
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(media.Name))
@@ -916,13 +909,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     repository.AddOrUpdatePreviewXml(media, m => _entitySerializer.Serialize(this, _dataTypeService, _userService, m));
                 }
 
-                uow.Commit();
-
                 if (raiseEvents)
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(media, false, evtMsgs));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Media performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return OperationStatus.Success(evtMsgs);
         }
@@ -940,10 +932,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray, evtMsgs)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray, evtMsgs)))
-                        return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
                 }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
@@ -959,14 +951,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }
                 }
 
-                //commit the whole lot in one go
-                uow.Commit();
-
                 if (raiseEvents)
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray, false, evtMsgs));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Save, "Save Media items performed by user", userId, -1);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Save, "Save Media items performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return OperationStatus.Success(evtMsgs);
         }
@@ -978,18 +968,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
-                Dictionary<int, IEnumerable<Property>> entities;
-                List<string> files;
-                bool success;
                 var nodeObjectType = new Guid(Constants.ObjectTypes.Media);
 
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
-                    entities = repository.GetEntitiesInRecycleBin().ToDictionary(key => key.Id, val => (IEnumerable<Property>)val.Properties);
+                    var entities = repository.GetEntitiesInRecycleBin().ToDictionary(key => key.Id, val => (IEnumerable<Property>)val.Properties);
 
-                    files = ((MediaRepository)repository).GetFilesInRecycleBinForUploadField();
-                    uow.Commit();
+                    var files = ((MediaRepository)repository).GetFilesInRecycleBinForUploadField();
 
                     if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(EmptyingRecycleBin, this, new RecycleBinEventArgs(nodeObjectType, entities, files)))
                     {
@@ -997,17 +983,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    success = repository.EmptyRecycleBin();
-                    // FIXME shouldn't we commit here?!
+                    var success = repository.EmptyRecycleBin();
+
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(EmptiedRecycleBin, this, new RecycleBinEventArgs(nodeObjectType, entities, files, success));
+
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Empty Media Recycle Bin performed by user", 0, -21);
+                    uow.Commit();
                 }
             }
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Empty Media Recycle Bin performed by user", 0, -21);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes all content of the specified types. All Descendants of deleted content that is not of these types is moved to Recycle Bin.
-        /// </summary>        
+        /// </summary>
         /// <param name="mediaTypeIds">Id of the <see cref="IContentType"/></param>
         /// <param name="userId">Optional Id of the user issueing the delete operation</param>
         public void DeleteMediaOfTypes(IEnumerable<int> mediaTypeIds, int userId = 0)
@@ -1032,12 +1020,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 //Determine the items that will need to be recycled (that are children of these content items but not of these content types)
                 var mediaToRecycle = this.TrackTrashedForDeleteContentOfTypes(mediaTypeIds, rootItems, repository);
 
-                // do it INSIDE the UOW because nested UOW kinda should work
-                // fixme - and then we probably don't need the whole mess?
-                // nesting UOW works, it's just that the outer one NEEDS to be flushed beforehand
-                // nevertheless, it would be nicer to create a global scope and inner uow
-
-                //move each item to the bin starting with the deepest items
+                // move each item to the bin starting with the deepest items
+                // nesting uow - technically supported though not ideal
                 foreach (var child in mediaToRecycle.OrderByDescending(x => x.Level))
                 {
                     MoveToRecycleBinDo(child, userId, true);
@@ -1048,12 +1032,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     Delete(content, userId);
                 }
 
-                uow.Commit();
-
-                Audit(AuditType.Delete,
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete,
                     string.Format("Delete Media of Types {0} performed by user", string.Join(",", mediaTypeIds)),
                     userId, Constants.System.Root);
-
+                uow.Commit();
             }
         }
 
@@ -1105,13 +1087,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     {
                         uow.Commit();
                         return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
-                    }                    
+                    }
                     var moveInfo = new List<MoveEventInfo<IMedia>>
                     {
                         new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(media, originalPath, Constants.System.RecycleBinMedia)
                     };
 
-                    //get descendents to process of the content item that is being moved to trash - must be done before changing the state below, 
+                    //get descendents to process of the content item that is being moved to trash - must be done before changing the state below,
                     //must be processed with shallowest levels first
                     var descendants = ignoreDescendants ? Enumerable.Empty<IMedia>() : GetDescendants(media).OrderBy(x => x.Level);
 
@@ -1120,7 +1102,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     repository.DeleteContentXml(media);
                     media.ChangeTrashedState(true, Constants.System.RecycleBinMedia);
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(media);
-                    
+
                     //Loop through descendants to update their trash state, but ensuring structure by keeping the ParentId
                     foreach (var descendant in descendants)
                     {
@@ -1131,12 +1113,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         moveInfo.Add(new MoveEventInfo<IMedia>(descendant, descendant.Path, descendant.ParentId));
                     }
 
-                    uow.Commit();
-
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Trashed, this, new MoveEventArgs<IMedia>(false, evtMsgs, moveInfo.ToArray()), "Trashed");
-                }
 
-                Audit(AuditType.Move, "Move Media to Recycle Bin performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                    Audit(uow, AuditType.Move, "Move Media to Recycle Bin performed by user", userId, media.Id);
+                    uow.Commit();
+                }
 
                 return OperationStatus.Success(evtMsgs);
             }
@@ -1166,19 +1147,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId">Optional Id of the User deleting versions of a Content object</param>
         public void DeleteVersions(int id, DateTime versionDate, int userId = 0)
         {
-
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, dateToRetain: versionDate)))
-                    return;
-
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
-                repository.DeleteVersions(id, versionDate);
+                DeleteVersions(uow, id, versionDate, userId);
                 uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, false, dateToRetain: versionDate));
             }
+        }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media by version date performed by user", userId, -1);
+        private void DeleteVersions(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, int id, DateTime versionDate, int userId = 0)
+        {
+            if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, dateToRetain: versionDate)))
+                return;
+
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
+            repository.DeleteVersions(id, versionDate);
+            uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, false, dateToRetain: versionDate));
+            Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media by version date performed by user", userId, -1);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1191,28 +1175,28 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <param name="userId">Optional Id of the User deleting versions of a Content object</param>
         public void DeleteVersion(int id, Guid versionId, bool deletePriorVersions, int userId = 0)
         {
-            using (var scope = UowProvider.ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
-            {
-                scope.Complete(); // always
-                if (scope.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, specificVersion: versionId)))
-                    return;
-            }
-
-            if (deletePriorVersions)
-            {
-                var content = GetByVersion(versionId);
-                DeleteVersions(id, content.UpdateDate, userId);
-            }
-
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
+                if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(DeletingVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, specificVersion: versionId)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (deletePriorVersions)
+                {
+                    var content = GetByVersion(versionId);
+                    DeleteVersions(uow, id, content.UpdateDate, userId);
+                }
+
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 repository.DeleteVersion(versionId);
-                uow.Commit();
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, false, specificVersion: versionId));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media by version performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedVersions, this, new DeleteRevisionsEventArgs(id, false, specificVersion: versionId));
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Delete, "Delete Media by version performed by user", userId, -1);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1251,13 +1235,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray)))
-                    {
-                        uow.Commit();
-                        return false;
-                    }
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
@@ -1285,13 +1266,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }
                 }
 
-                uow.Commit();
-
                 if (raiseEvents)
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMedia>(asArray, false));
-            }
 
-            Audit(AuditType.Sort, "Sorting Media performed by user", userId, 0);
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Sort, "Sorting Media performed by user", userId, 0);
+                uow.Commit();
+            }
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -1309,7 +1289,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageIndex >= 0, "pageIndex");
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageSize > 0, "pageSize");
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetPagedXmlEntriesByPath(path, pageIndex, pageSize, null, out totalRecords);
@@ -1329,10 +1309,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(uow);
                 repository.RebuildXmlStructures(media => _entitySerializer.Serialize(this, _dataTypeService, _userService, media), contentTypeIds: contentTypeIds.Length == 0 ? null : contentTypeIds);
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Publish, "MediaService.RebuildXmlStructures completed, the xml has been regenerated in the database", 0, -1);
                 uow.Commit();
             }
-
-            Audit(AuditType.Publish, "MediaService.RebuildXmlStructures completed, the xml has been regenerated in the database", 0, -1);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1381,7 +1361,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             Mandate.ParameterNotNullOrEmpty(mediaTypeAlias, "mediaTypeAlias");
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMediaTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMediaType>.Builder.Where(x => x.Alias == mediaTypeAlias);
@@ -1399,14 +1379,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1468,7 +1444,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Occurs before Delete
-        /// </summary>		
+        /// </summary>
         public static event TypedEventHandler<IMediaService, DeleteRevisionsEventArgs> DeletingVersions;
 
         /// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberGroupService.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
@@ -40,12 +37,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 scope.Complete(); // always complete
                 scope.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberGroup>(e.SavedEntities, false));
             }
-        } 
+        }
         #endregion
 
         public IEnumerable<IMemberGroup> GetAll()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll();
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IMemberGroup GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IMemberGroup GetByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByName(name);
@@ -74,13 +71,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberGroup>(memberGroup)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberGroup>(memberGroup)))
-                    {
-                        uow.Commit();
-                        return;
-                    }
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
@@ -90,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberGroup>(memberGroup, false));
             }
 
-            
+
         }
 
         public void Delete(IMemberGroup memberGroup)
@@ -98,7 +92,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMemberGroup>(memberGroup)))
-                    return; // FIXME COMMIT
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return;
+                }
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 repository.Delete(memberGroup);
                 uow.Commit();
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Occurs before Save of a member group
-        /// </summary>     
+        /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
         /// We need to proxy these events because the events need to take place at the repo level
         /// </remarks>

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs

@@ -4,17 +4,14 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Web.Security;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.DatabaseModelDefinitions;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Security;
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Alias of the default MemberType</returns>
         public string GetDefaultMemberType()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
 
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><c>True</c> if the Member exists otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool Exists(string username)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Exists(username);
@@ -123,7 +120,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><c>True</c> if the Member exists otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool Exists(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Exists(id);
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMember"/></returns>
         public IMember GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMember"/></returns>
         public IMember GetByKey(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMember>.Builder.Where(x => x.Key == id);
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByMemberType(string memberTypeAlias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMember>.Builder.Where(x => x.ContentTypeAlias == memberTypeAlias);
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByMemberType(int memberTypeId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 repository.Get(memberTypeId);
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByGroup(string memberGroupName)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByMemberGroup(memberGroupName);
@@ -214,7 +211,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetAllMembers(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -229,8 +226,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             using (new WriteLock(Locker))
             {
-                var memberList = new List<IMember>();
-
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
@@ -246,9 +241,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }
                     foreach (var member in members)
                     {
-                        //Permantly delete the member
-                        // FIXME implies a nested UOW = bad so ?
-                        Delete(member);
+                        // permantly delete the member
+                        Delete(uow, member);
                     }
 
                     uow.Commit();
@@ -277,7 +271,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> FindMembersByDisplayName(string displayNameToMatch, long pageIndex, int pageSize, out long totalRecords, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IMember>();
@@ -328,7 +322,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> FindByEmail(string emailStringToMatch, long pageIndex, int pageSize, out long totalRecords, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IMember>();
@@ -379,7 +373,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> FindByUsername(string login, long pageIndex, int pageSize, out long totalRecords, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IMember>();
@@ -418,7 +412,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByPropertyValue(string propertyTypeAlias, string value, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.Exact)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
 
@@ -467,7 +461,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByPropertyValue(string propertyTypeAlias, int value, ValuePropertyMatchType matchType = ValuePropertyMatchType.Exact)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
 
@@ -506,7 +500,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByPropertyValue(string propertyTypeAlias, bool value)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
 
@@ -524,7 +518,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersByPropertyValue(string propertyTypeAlias, DateTime value, ValuePropertyMatchType matchType = ValuePropertyMatchType.Exact)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
 
@@ -572,10 +566,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 repository.RebuildXmlStructures(member => _entitySerializer.Serialize(_dataTypeService, member),
                     contentTypeIds: memberTypeIds.Length == 0 ? null : memberTypeIds);
+
+                Audit(uow, AuditType.Publish, "MemberService.RebuildXmlStructures completed, the xml has been regenerated in the database", 0, -1);
                 uow.Commit();
             }
-
-            Audit(AuditType.Publish, "MemberService.RebuildXmlStructures completed, the xml has been regenerated in the database", 0, -1);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -590,11 +584,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageIndex >= 0, "pageIndex");
             Mandate.ParameterCondition(pageSize > 0, "pageSize");
 
-            var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork();
-            using (var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly:true))
             {
-                var contents = repository.GetPagedXmlEntriesByPath("-1", pageIndex, pageSize, null, out totalRecords);
-                return contents;
+                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
+                return repository.GetPagedXmlEntriesByPath("-1", pageIndex, pageSize, null, out totalRecords);
             }
         }
 
@@ -614,7 +607,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="System.int"/> with number of Members for passed in type</returns>
         public int GetCount(MemberCountType countType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
 
@@ -666,7 +659,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetAll(long pageIndex, int pageSize, out long totalRecords)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetPagedResultsByQuery(null, pageIndex, pageSize, out totalRecords, "LoginName", Direction.Ascending, true);
@@ -693,7 +686,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetAll(long pageIndex, int pageSize, out long totalRecords,
             string orderBy, Direction orderDirection, bool orderBySystemField, string memberTypeAlias, string filter)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 IQuery<IMember> filterQuery = null;
                 if (filter.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
@@ -725,7 +718,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="System.int"/> with number of Members</returns>
         public int Count(string memberTypeAlias = null)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Count(memberTypeAlias);
@@ -906,7 +899,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMember"/></returns>
         public IMember GetByEmail(string email)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMember>.Builder.Where(x => x.Email.Equals(email));
@@ -925,7 +918,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             // a caching mechanism since this method is used by all the membership providers and could be
             // called quite a bit when dealing with members.
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMember>.Builder.Where(x => x.Username.Equals(username));
@@ -941,21 +934,27 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMember>(member)))
-                {
-                    uow.Commit();
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
-                repository.Delete(member);
+                Delete(uow, member);
                 uow.Commit();
-
-                var args = new DeleteEventArgs<IMember>(member, false);
-                uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, args);
             }
         }
 
+        private void Delete(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, IMember member)
+        {
+            if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IMember>(member)))
+            {
+                uow.Commit();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
+            repository.Delete(member);
+            uow.Commit();
+
+            var args = new DeleteEventArgs<IMember>(member, false);
+            uow.Events.Dispatch(Deleted, this, args);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves an <see cref="IMember"/>
         /// </summary>
@@ -1011,14 +1010,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             {
                 using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
                 {
-                    if (raiseEvents)
+                    if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMember>(asArray)))
                     {
-                        if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMember>(asArray)))
-                        {
-                            uow.Commit();
-                            return;
-                        }
+                        uow.Commit();
+                        return;
                     }
+
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                     foreach (var member in asArray)
                     {
@@ -1058,7 +1055,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<string> GetAllRoles()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 var result = repository.GetAll();
@@ -1068,7 +1065,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<string> GetAllRoles(int memberId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 var result = repository.GetMemberGroupsForMember(memberId);
@@ -1078,7 +1075,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<string> GetAllRoles(string username)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                 var result = repository.GetMemberGroupsForMember(username);
@@ -1088,7 +1085,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IMember> GetMembersInRole(string roleName)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetByMemberGroup(roleName);
@@ -1097,7 +1094,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IMember> FindMembersInRole(string roleName, string usernameToMatch, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberRepository(uow);
                 return repository.FindMembersInRole(roleName, usernameToMatch, matchType);
@@ -1119,7 +1116,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 List<IMemberGroup> found;
 
-                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+                using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
                 {
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberGroupRepository(uow);
                     var qry = new Query<IMemberGroup>().Where(g => g.Name == roleName);
@@ -1199,7 +1196,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private IMemberType FindMemberTypeByAlias(string memberTypeAlias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IMemberType>.Builder.Where(x => x.Alias == memberTypeAlias);
@@ -1213,19 +1210,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
                 if (contentType == null)
                     throw new Exception(string.Format("MemberType matching the passed in Alias: '{0}' was null", memberTypeAlias));
+
                 uow.Commit();
                 return contentType;
             }
         }
 
-        private void Audit(AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
+        private void Audit(IScopeUnitOfWork uow, AuditType type, string message, int userId, int objectId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
-            {
-                var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
-                repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
-                uow.Commit();
-            }
+            var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateAuditRepository(uow);
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(new AuditItem(objectId, message, type, userId));
         }
 
         #region Event Handlers

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberTypeService.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
-using Umbraco.Core.Auditing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         private static readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim Locker = new ReaderWriterLockSlim();
 
-
         public MemberTypeService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, ILogger logger, IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory, IMemberService memberService)
             : base(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
         {
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IMemberType> GetAll(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMemberType"/></returns>
         public IMemberType Get(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMemberType"/></returns>
         public IMemberType Get(Guid key)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(key);
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IMemberType"/></returns>
         public IMemberType Get(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(alias);
@@ -97,10 +94,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateMemberTypeRepository(uow);
                     memberType.CreatorId = userId;
                     repository.AddOrUpdate(memberType);
+                    uow.Commit(); // flush, so that the db contains the saved value
 
-                    uow.Commit(); // fixme double?
                     UpdateContentXmlStructure(memberType);
-                    uow.Commit();
+                    uow.Commit(); // actually commit uow
 
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberType>(memberType, false));
                 }
@@ -126,13 +123,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                         memberType.CreatorId = userId;
                         repository.AddOrUpdate(memberType);
                     }
-
-                    uow.Commit(); // fixme double?
+                    uow.Commit(); // flush, so that the db contains the saved values
 
                     UpdateContentXmlStructure(asArray.Cast<IContentTypeBase>().ToArray());
-
-                    //save it all in one go
-                    uow.Commit();
+                    uow.Commit(); // actually commit uow
 
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(Saved, this, new SaveEventArgs<IMemberType>(asArray, false));
                 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/PublicAccessService.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IEnumerable<PublicAccessEntry> GetAll()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreatePublicAccessRepository(uow);
                 return repo.GetAll();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             //start with the deepest id
             ids.Reverse();
 
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 //This will retrieve from cache!                 
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreatePublicAccessRepository(uow);
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Saving, this, new SaveEventArgs<PublicAccessEntry>(entry, evtMsgs)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreatePublicAccessRepository(uow);
                 repo.AddOrUpdate(entry);
@@ -243,7 +246,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
                 if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(Deleting, this, new DeleteEventArgs<PublicAccessEntry>(entry, evtMsgs)))
+                {
+                    uow.Commit();
                     return OperationStatus.Cancelled(evtMsgs);
+                }
 
                 var repo = RepositoryFactory.CreatePublicAccessRepository(uow);
                 repo.Delete(entry);

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/RelationService.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Relation"/> object</returns>
         public IRelation GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="RelationType"/> object</returns>
         public IRelationType GetRelationTypeById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="RelationType"/> object</returns>
         public IRelationType GetRelationTypeById(Guid id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="RelationType"/> object</returns>
         public IRelationType GetRelationTypeByAlias(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelationType>().Where(x => x.Alias == alias);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetAllRelations(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetAllRelationsByRelationType(int relationTypeId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.RelationTypeId == relationTypeId);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="RelationType"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelationType> GetAllRelationTypes(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByParentId(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ParentId == id);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByChildId(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ChildId == id);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByParentOrChildId(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ParentId == id || x.ChildId == id);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByParentOrChildId(int id, string relationTypeAlias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var typeRepository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 var rtQuery = new Query<IRelationType>().Where(x => x.Alias == relationTypeAlias);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByRelationTypeName(string relationTypeName)
         {
             List<int> relationTypeIds = null;
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelationType>().Where(x => x.Name == relationTypeName);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByRelationTypeAlias(string relationTypeAlias)
         {
             List<int> relationTypeIds = null;
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelationType>().Where(x => x.Alias == relationTypeAlias);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="Relation"/> objects</returns>
         public IEnumerable<IRelation> GetByRelationTypeId(int relationTypeId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.RelationTypeId == relationTypeId);
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedRelation, this, new SaveEventArgs<IRelation>(relation, false));
                 return relation;
             }
-
-            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -456,8 +454,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedRelation, this, new SaveEventArgs<IRelation>(relation, false));
                 return relation;
             }
-
-            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -467,7 +463,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Returns <c>True</c> if any relations exists for the given <see cref="RelationType"/>, otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool HasRelations(IRelationType relationType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.RelationTypeId == relationType.Id);
@@ -482,7 +478,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Returns <c>True</c> if any relations exists with the given Id, otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool IsRelated(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ParentId == id || x.ChildId == id);
@@ -498,7 +494,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Returns <c>True</c> if any relations exists with the given Ids, otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool AreRelated(int parentId, int childId)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId && x.ChildId == childId);
@@ -532,7 +528,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>Returns <c>True</c> if any relations exists with the given Ids and relation type, otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool AreRelated(int parentId, int childId, IRelationType relationType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IRelation>().Where(x => x.ParentId == parentId && x.ChildId == childId && x.RelationTypeId == relationType.Id);
@@ -582,8 +578,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedRelation, this, new SaveEventArgs<IRelation>(relation, false));
             }
-
-            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -604,8 +598,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedRelationType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IRelationType>(relationType, false));
             }
-
-            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -625,9 +617,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 repository.Delete(relation);
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedRelation, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IRelation>(relation, false));
-
             }
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -647,9 +637,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 repository.Delete(relationType);
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedRelationType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IRelationType>(relationType, false));
-
             }
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -671,16 +659,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 }
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedRelation, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IRelation>(relations, false));
-
             }
-
         }
 
         #region Private Methods
         private IEnumerable<IRelation> GetRelationsByListOfTypeIds(IEnumerable<int> relationTypeIds)
         {
             var relations = new List<IRelation>();
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateRelationRepository(uow);
                 foreach (var relationTypeId in relationTypeIds)

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/SectionService.cs

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
-using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 using File = System.IO.File;
 
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         private readonly IUserService _userService;
         private IEnumerable<Section> _allAvailableSections;
         private readonly IApplicationTreeService _applicationTreeService;
-        private readonly IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider _uowProvider;
+        private readonly IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider _uowProvider;
         private readonly CacheHelper _cache;
         internal const string AppConfigFileName = "applications.config";
         private static string _appConfig;
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         public SectionService(
             IUserService userService,
             IApplicationTreeService applicationTreeService,
-            IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider uowProvider,
+            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider uowProvider,
             CacheHelper cache)
         {
             if (applicationTreeService == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("applicationTreeService");

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ServiceContext.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 using System;
-using System.ComponentModel;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
-using Umbraco.Core.Publishing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// These are used currently to return the temporary 'operation' interfaces for services
     /// which are used to return a status from operational methods so we can determine if things are
     /// cancelled, etc...
-    /// 
+    ///
     /// These will be obsoleted in v8 since all real services methods will be changed to have the correct result.
     /// </summary>
     public static class ServiceWithResultExtensions
@@ -37,11 +35,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// </summary>
     public class ServiceContext
     {
-        private Lazy<IMigrationEntryService> _migrationEntryService; 
-        private Lazy<IPublicAccessService> _publicAccessService; 
-        private Lazy<ITaskService> _taskService; 
-        private Lazy<IDomainService> _domainService; 
-        private Lazy<IAuditService> _auditService; 
+        private Lazy<IMigrationEntryService> _migrationEntryService;
+        private Lazy<IPublicAccessService> _publicAccessService;
+        private Lazy<ITaskService> _taskService;
+        private Lazy<IDomainService> _domainService;
+        private Lazy<IAuditService> _auditService;
         private Lazy<ILocalizedTextService> _localizedTextService;
         private Lazy<ITagService> _tagService;
         private Lazy<IContentService> _contentService;
@@ -150,49 +148,30 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             if (redirectUrlService != null) _redirectUrlService = new Lazy<IRedirectUrlService>(() => redirectUrlService);
         }
 
-        // fixme - but this is obsoleting a new method?!!?!!?
-        [Obsolete("The IPublishingStrategy parameter is no longer required and not used")]
-        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
-        public ServiceContext(
-            RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory,
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider dbUnitOfWorkProvider,
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider fileUnitOfWorkProvider,
-            IPublishingStrategy publishingStrategy,
-            CacheHelper cache,
-            ILogger logger,
-            IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory)
-            : this(repositoryFactory, dbUnitOfWorkProvider, fileUnitOfWorkProvider, cache, logger, eventMessagesFactory)
-        { }
-
-        // fixme CLEAN THIS
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a service context with a RepositoryFactory which is used to construct Services
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="repositoryFactory"></param>
-        /// <param name="dbUnitOfWorkProvider"></param>
-        /// <param name="fileUnitOfWorkProvider"></param>
+        /// <param name="provider"></param>
         /// <param name="cache"></param>
         /// <param name="logger"></param>
         /// <param name="eventMessagesFactory"></param>
         public ServiceContext(
             RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory,
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider dbUnitOfWorkProvider,
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider fileUnitOfWorkProvider, 
-            CacheHelper cache, 
+            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider provider,
+            CacheHelper cache,
             ILogger logger,
             IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory)
         {
             if (repositoryFactory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("repositoryFactory");
-            if (dbUnitOfWorkProvider == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("dbUnitOfWorkProvider");
-            if (fileUnitOfWorkProvider == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("fileUnitOfWorkProvider");
+            if (provider == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("provider");
             if (cache == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
             if (logger == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("logger");
             if (eventMessagesFactory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("eventMessagesFactory");
 
             EventMessagesFactory = eventMessagesFactory;
 
-            BuildServiceCache(dbUnitOfWorkProvider, fileUnitOfWorkProvider, cache,
+            BuildServiceCache(provider, cache,
                               repositoryFactory,
                               logger, eventMessagesFactory);
         }
@@ -201,8 +180,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// Builds the various services
         /// </summary>
         private void BuildServiceCache(
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider dbUnitOfWorkProvider,
-            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider fileUnitOfWorkProvider,
+            IScopeUnitOfWorkProvider provider,
             CacheHelper cache,
             RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory,
             ILogger logger,
@@ -210,9 +188,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             EventMessagesFactory = eventMessagesFactory;
 
-            var provider = dbUnitOfWorkProvider;
-            var fileProvider = fileUnitOfWorkProvider;
-
             if (_migrationEntryService == null)
                 _migrationEntryService = new Lazy<IMigrationEntryService>(() => new MigrationEntryService(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory));
 
@@ -233,7 +208,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
             if (_localizedTextService == null)
             {
-                
+
                 _localizedTextService = new Lazy<ILocalizedTextService>(() => new LocalizedTextService(
                     new Lazy<LocalizedTextServiceFileSources>(() =>
                     {
@@ -266,7 +241,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     }),
                     logger));
             }
-                
+
 
             if (_notificationService == null)
                 _notificationService = new Lazy<INotificationService>(() => new NotificationService(provider, _userService.Value, _contentService.Value, logger));
@@ -293,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 _dataTypeService = new Lazy<IDataTypeService>(() => new DataTypeService(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory));
 
             if (_fileService == null)
-                _fileService = new Lazy<IFileService>(() => new FileService(fileProvider, provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory));
+                _fileService = new Lazy<IFileService>(() => new FileService(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory));
 
             if (_localizationService == null)
                 _localizationService = new Lazy<ILocalizationService>(() => new LocalizationService(provider, repositoryFactory, logger, eventMessagesFactory));
@@ -304,7 +279,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     _contentService.Value, _contentTypeService.Value, _mediaService.Value, _dataTypeService.Value, _memberService.Value, _memberTypeService.Value,
                     //TODO: Consider making this an isolated cache instead of using the global one
                     cache.RuntimeCache));
-            
+
             if (_packagingService == null)
                 _packagingService = new Lazy<IPackagingService>(() => new PackagingService(logger, _contentService.Value, _contentTypeService.Value, _mediaService.Value, _macroService.Value, _dataTypeService.Value, _fileService.Value, _localizationService.Value, _entityService.Value, _userService.Value, repositoryFactory, provider));
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Services/UserService.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Data.Common;
-using System.Data.SqlClient;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Events;
@@ -38,12 +36,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the default MemberType alias
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>By default we'll return the 'writer', but we need to check it exists. If it doesn't we'll 
+        /// <remarks>By default we'll return the 'writer', but we need to check it exists. If it doesn't we'll
         /// return the first type that is not an admin, otherwise if there's only one we will return that one.</remarks>
         /// <returns>Alias of the default MemberType</returns>
         public string GetDefaultMemberType()
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><c>True</c> if the User exists otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
         public bool Exists(string username)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Exists(username);
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates and persists a Member
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Using this method will persist the Member object before its returned 
+        /// <remarks>Using this method will persist the Member object before its returned
         /// meaning that it will have an Id available (unlike the CreateMember method)</remarks>
         /// <param name="username">Username of the Member to create</param>
         /// <param name="email">Email of the Member to create</param>
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUser"/></returns>
         public IUser GetById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUser"/></returns>
         public IUser GetByEmail(string email)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUser>.Builder.Where(x => x.Email.Equals(email));
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUser"/></returns>
         public IUser GetByUsername(string username)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUser>.Builder.Where(x => x.Username.Equals(username));
@@ -305,9 +303,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                     repository.Delete(user);
                     uow.Commit();
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedUser, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IUser>(user, false));
-
                 }
-
             }
         }
 
@@ -315,20 +311,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// Saves an <see cref="IUser"/>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="entity"><see cref="IUser"/> to Save</param>
-        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events. 
+        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events.
         /// Default is <c>True</c> otherwise set to <c>False</c> to not raise events</param>
         public void Save(IUser entity, bool raiseEvents = true)
         {
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingUser, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUser>(entity)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingUser, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUser>(entity)))
-                    {
-                        uow.Commit();
-                        return;
-                    }
-
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entity.Username))
@@ -345,29 +337,34 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(entity);
                 try
                 {
-                    uow.Commit(); // fixme? would throw on dispose not here
+                    // try to flush the unit of work
+                    // ie executes the SQL but does not commit the trx yet
+                    // so we are *not* catching commit exceptions
+                    uow.Commit();
 
                     if (raiseEvents)
                         uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedUser, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUser>(entity, false));
                 }
                 catch (DbException ex)
                 {
-                    //Special case, if we are upgrading and an exception occurs, just continue
+                    // if we are upgrading and an exception occurs, log and swallow it
                     if (IsUpgrading == false) throw;
-
                     Logger.WarnWithException<UserService>("An error occurred attempting to save a user instance during upgrade, normally this warning can be ignored", ex);
-                    return;
+
+                    // we don't want the uow to rollback its scope! and yet
+                    // we cannot try and uow.Commit() again as it would fail again,
+                    // we have to bypass the uow entirely and complete its inner scope.
+                    // (when the uow disposes, it won't complete the scope again, just dispose it)
+                    uow.Scope.Complete();
                 }
             }
-
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves a list of <see cref="IUser"/> objects
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="entities"><see cref="IEnumerable{IUser}"/> to save</param>
-        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events. 
+        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events.
         /// Default is <c>True</c> otherwise set to <c>False</c> to not raise events</param>
         public void Save(IEnumerable<IUser> entities, bool raiseEvents = true)
         {
@@ -416,7 +413,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IUser}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IUser> FindByEmail(string emailStringToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IUser>();
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IUser}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IUser> FindByUsername(string login, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords, StringPropertyMatchType matchType = StringPropertyMatchType.StartsWith)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 var query = new Query<IUser>();
@@ -499,7 +496,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="System.int"/> with number of Users for passed in type</returns>
         public int GetCount(MemberCountType countType)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
 
@@ -545,7 +542,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IEnumerable{IMember}"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IUser> GetAll(int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetPagedResultsByQuery(null, pageIndex, pageSize, out totalRecords, member => member.Username);
@@ -554,7 +551,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 
         internal IEnumerable<IUser> GetNextUsers(int id, int count)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = (UserRepository)RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetNextUsers(id, count);
@@ -594,7 +591,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUser"/></returns>
         public IUser GetUserById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -641,7 +638,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IUserType"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<IUserType> GetAllUserTypes(params int[] ids)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.GetAll(ids);
@@ -655,7 +652,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUserType"/></returns>
         public IUserType GetUserTypeByAlias(string alias)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUserType>.Builder.Where(x => x.Alias == alias);
@@ -670,7 +667,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUserType"/></returns>
         public IUserType GetUserTypeById(int id)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
                 return repository.Get(id);
@@ -684,7 +681,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns><see cref="IUserType"/></returns>
         public IUserType GetUserTypeByName(string name)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
                 var query = Query<IUserType>.Builder.Where(x => x.Name == name);
@@ -696,28 +693,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// Saves a UserType
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userType">UserType to save</param>
-        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events. 
+        /// <param name="raiseEvents">Optional parameter to raise events.
         /// Default is <c>True</c> otherwise set to <c>False</c> to not raise events</param>
         public void SaveUserType(IUserType userType, bool raiseEvents = true)
         {
             using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork())
             {
-                if (raiseEvents)
+                if (raiseEvents && uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingUserType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUserType>(userType)))
                 {
-                    if (uow.Events.DispatchCancelable(SavingUserType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUserType>(userType)))
-                    {
-                        uow.Commit();
-                        return;
-                    }
+                    uow.Commit();
+                    return;
                 }
+
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserTypeRepository(uow);
                 repository.AddOrUpdate(userType);
                 uow.Commit();
                 if (raiseEvents)
                     uow.Events.Dispatch(SavedUserType, this, new SaveEventArgs<IUserType>(userType, false));
             }
-
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -737,9 +730,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 repository.Delete(userType);
                 uow.Commit();
                 uow.Events.Dispatch(DeletedUserType, this, new DeleteEventArgs<IUserType>(userType, false));
-
             }
-
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -804,7 +795,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="EntityPermission"/></returns>
         public IEnumerable<EntityPermission> GetPermissions(IUser user, params int[] nodeIds)
         {
-            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(commit: true))
+            using (var uow = UowProvider.GetUnitOfWork(readOnly: true))
             {
                 var repository = RepositoryFactory.CreateUserRepository(uow);
                 var explicitPermissions = repository.GetUserPermissionsForEntities(user.Id, nodeIds);

src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj

@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\BaseRest\ExtensionElementCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\BaseRest\MethodElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ContentXmlStorage.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\CoreDebug.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\AccessElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\AccessItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\AccessType.cs" />
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\SectionElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\TabCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Dashboard\TabElement.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configuration\CoreDebug.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProviderElement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProviderElementCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\FileSystemProvidersSection.cs" />
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DateTimeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DecimalExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DelegateExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Diagnostics\MiniDump.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Deploy\ArtifactBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Deploy\ArtifactDependency.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Deploy\ArtifactDependencyCollection.cs" />
@@ -698,7 +699,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentPreviewEntity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentTypeBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentTypeCompositionBase.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\ContentTypeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentTypeSort.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentXmlEntity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\DeepCloneHelper.cs" />
@@ -1196,7 +1196,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\SqlSyntax\SqlSyntaxProviders.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\TransactionType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\UmbracoDatabase.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\UnitOfWork\FileUnitOfWork.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\UnitOfWork\FileUnitOfWorkProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\UnitOfWork\IDatabaseUnitOfWork.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\UnitOfWork\IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider.cs" />

src/Umbraco.Tests/IO/FileSystemProviderManagerTests.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Umbraco.Core;
@@ -51,6 +53,30 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.IO
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void Media_Fs_Safe_Delete()
+        {
+            var fs = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.GetFileSystemProvider<MediaFileSystem>();
+            var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("test"));
+            var virtPath = fs.GetMediaPath("file.txt", Guid.NewGuid(), Guid.NewGuid());
+            fs.AddFile(virtPath, ms);
+
+            // ~/media/1234/file.txt exists
+            var physPath = IOHelper.MapPath(Path.Combine("media", virtPath));
+            Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(physPath));
+
+            // ~/media/1234/file.txt is gone
+            fs.DeleteMediaFiles(new [] { virtPath });
+            Assert.IsFalse(File.Exists(physPath));
+
+            // ~/media/1234 is gone
+            physPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(physPath);
+            Assert.IsFalse(Directory.Exists(physPath));
+
+            // ~/media exists
+            physPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(physPath);
+            Assert.IsTrue(Directory.Exists(physPath));
+        }
+
         public void Singleton_Typed_File_System()
         {
             var fs1 = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.GetFileSystemProvider<MediaFileSystem>();

src/Umbraco.Tests/IO/ShadowFileSystemTests.cs

@@ -805,101 +805,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.IO
             Assert.AreEqual(3, sfsFiles.Length);
         }
 
-        [Test]
-        [Ignore("Does not work on all environments, Directory.GetFiles is broken.")]
-        public void ShadowGetFilesUsingWildcardAndSingleCharacterFilter()
-        {
-            // Arrange
-            var path = IOHelper.MapPath("FileSysTests");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(path + "/ShadowTests");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(path + "/ShadowSystem");
-
-            var fs = new PhysicalFileSystem(path + "/ShadowTests/", "ignore");
-            var sfs = new PhysicalFileSystem(path + "/ShadowSystem/", "ignore");
-            var ss = new ShadowFileSystem(fs, sfs);
-
-            // Act
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/ShadowTests/f2.txt", "foo");
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/ShadowTests/f2.doc", "foo");
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/ShadowTests/f2.docx", "foo");
-            using (var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("foo")))
-                ss.AddFile("f1.txt", ms);
-            using (var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("foo")))
-                ss.AddFile("f1.doc", ms);
-            using (var ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("foo")))
-                ss.AddFile("f1.docx", ms);
-
-            // Assert
-            // ensure we get 6 files from the shadow
-            var getFiles = ss.GetFiles(string.Empty);
-            Assert.AreEqual(6, getFiles.Count());
-            var getFilesWithWildcardSinglecharFilter = ss.GetFiles(string.Empty, "*.d?c");
-
-            Assert.AreEqual(4, getFilesWithWildcardSinglecharFilter.Count());
-            var getFilesWithWildcardSinglecharFilter2 = ss.GetFiles(string.Empty, "*.d?cx");
-            Assert.AreEqual(2, getFilesWithWildcardSinglecharFilter2.Count());
-
-            var fsFiles = fs.GetFiles(string.Empty).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(3, fsFiles.Length);
-            var sfsFiles = sfs.GetFiles(string.Empty).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(3, sfsFiles.Length);
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        [Ignore("Does not work on all environments, Directory.GetFiles is broken.")]
-        public void ShadowFileSystemFilterIsAsBrokenAsRealFileSystemFilter()
-        {
-            // Arrange
-            var path = IOHelper.MapPath("FileSysTests");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(path + "/filter");
-            // create files on disk and create a "fake" list of files to verify filters against
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/filter/f1.txt", "foo");
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/filter/f1.doc", "foo");
-            File.WriteAllText(path + "/filter/f1.docx", "foo");
-            var files = new string[]
-            {
-                "f1.txt",
-                "f1.doc",
-                "f1.docx",
-            };
-            var filter1 = "";
-            var filter2 = "*";
-            var filter3 = "*.doc";
-            var filter4 = "*.d?c";
-            var filter5 = "f1.doc";
-            var filter6 = "f1.d?c";
-            var filter7 = "**.d?c";
-            var filter8 = "f*.doc";
-
-            // Act & Assert
-            var result1Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter1).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result1Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter1))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result1Disk, result1Fake);
-            var result2Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter2).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result2Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter2))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result2Disk, result2Fake);
-            var result3Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter3).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result3Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter3))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result3Disk, result3Fake);
-            var result4Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter4).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result4Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter4))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result4Disk, result4Fake);
-            var result5Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter5).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result5Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter5))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result5Disk, result5Fake);
-            var result6Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter6).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result6Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter6))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result6Disk, result6Fake);
-            var result7Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter7).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result7Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter7))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result7Disk, result7Fake);
-            var result8Disk = Directory.GetFiles(path + "/filter/", filter8).Select(Path.GetFileName).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            var result8Fake = files.Where(x => ShadowFileSystem.FilterByRegex(x, ShadowFileSystem.FilterToRegex(filter8))).OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
-            Assert.AreEqual(result8Disk, result8Fake);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the full paths of the files on the disk.
         /// Note that this will be the *actual* path of the file, meaning a file existing on the initialized FS

src/Umbraco.Tests/Logging/ConsoleLogger.cs

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.Logging
 {
-    // FIXME how come some C# 6 features are working here ?!
-
     public class ConsoleLogger : ILogger
     {
         public void Error(Type callingType, string message, Exception exception)

src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/BaseTableByTableTest.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence
                 //assign the db context
                 dbContext,
                 //assign the service context
-                new ServiceContext(repositoryFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), new FileUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), cacheHelper, _logger, evtMsgs),
+                new ServiceContext(repositoryFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), cacheHelper, _logger, evtMsgs),
                 cacheHelper,
                 new ProfilingLogger(_logger, Mock.Of<IProfiler>()))
                 {

src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepositoryTest.cs

@@ -46,23 +46,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.Repositories
             return new EntityContainerRepository(unitOfWork, CacheHelper.CreateDisabledCacheHelper(), Mock.Of<ILogger>(), SqlSyntax, Constants.ObjectTypes.DataTypeContainerGuid);
         }
 
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,3,48", 3, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,33,48", 3, false)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,33,48", 33, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,3,48", 33, false)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,3,48", 21, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-21,3,48", 48, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,33,48", 2, false)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,33,48", 22, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,33,44", 4, false)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,33,44", 44, true)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,333,44", 33, false)]
-        [TestCase("UmbracoPreVal87-22,333,44", 333, true)]
-        public void Pre_Value_Cache_Key_Tests(string cacheKey, int preValueId, bool outcome)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(outcome, Regex.IsMatch(cacheKey, DataTypeDefinitionRepository.GetCacheKeyRegex(preValueId)));
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void Can_Move()
         {
@@ -537,7 +520,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.Repositories
             }
 
             var cached = cache.IsolatedRuntimeCache.GetCache<IDataTypeDefinition>().Result
-                .GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + dtd.Id + "-");
+                .GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + "_" + dtd.Id);
 
             Assert.IsNotNull(cached);
             Assert.AreEqual(1, cached.Count());
@@ -581,7 +564,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.Repositories
             }
 
             var cached = cache.IsolatedRuntimeCache.GetCache<IDataTypeDefinition>().Result
-                .GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + dtd.Id + "-");
+                .GetCacheItemsByKeySearch<PreValueCollection>(CacheKeys.DataTypePreValuesCacheKey + "_" + dtd.Id);
 
             Assert.IsNotNull(cached);
             Assert.AreEqual(1, cached.Count());

src/Umbraco.Tests/Persistence/Repositories/ScriptRepositoryTest.cs

@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Persistence.Repositories
             Assert.AreEqual("test-path-1.js", script.Path);
             Assert.AreEqual("/scripts/test-path-1.js", script.VirtualPath);
 
+            //ensure you can prefix the same path as the root path name
+            script = new Script("scripts/path-2/test-path-2.js") { Content = "// script" };
+            repository.AddOrUpdate(script);
+            unitOfWork.Commit();
+            Assert.IsTrue(_fileSystem.FileExists("scripts/path-2/test-path-2.js"));
+            Assert.AreEqual("scripts\\path-2\\test-path-2.js", script.Path); 
+            Assert.AreEqual("/scripts/scripts/path-2/test-path-2.js", script.VirtualPath);
+
             script = new Script("path-2/test-path-2.js") { Content = "// script" };
             repository.AddOrUpdate(script);
             unitOfWork.Commit();

src/Umbraco.Tests/Scoping/ScopedRepositoryTests.cs

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
         public void Teardown()
         {
             if (_cacheHandler != null)
-                _cacheHandler.Destroy();
+                _cacheHandler.Unbind();
             _cacheHandler = null;
 
             ServerRegistrarResolver.Reset();
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             Assert.AreEqual(user.Id, globalCached.Id);
             Assert.AreEqual("name", globalCached.Name);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             Assert.IsNull(scopeProvider.AmbientScope);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             Assert.AreEqual(lang.Id, globalCached.Id);
             Assert.AreEqual("fr-FR", globalCached.IsoCode);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             Assert.IsNull(scopeProvider.AmbientScope);
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             Assert.AreEqual(item.Id, globalCached.Id);
             Assert.AreEqual("item-key", globalCached.ItemKey);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             Assert.IsNull(scopeProvider.AmbientScope);

src/Umbraco.Tests/Scoping/ScopedXmlTests.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using umbraco;
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Publishing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Scoping;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Core.Sync;
 using Umbraco.Tests.Cache.DistributedCache;
 using Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers;
@@ -42,9 +46,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
         public void Teardown()
         {
             if (_cacheHandler != null)
-                _cacheHandler.Destroy();
+                _cacheHandler.Unbind();
             _cacheHandler = null;
 
+            _onPublishedAssertAction = null;
+            content.HttpContextItemsGetter = null;
+            ContentService.Published -= OnPublishedAssert;
+            SafeXmlReaderWriter.Cloning = null;
+
             ServerRegistrarResolver.Reset();
             ServerMessengerResolver.Reset();
             CacheRefreshersResolver.Reset();
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             var contentType = new ContentType(-1) { Alias = "contenttype", Name = "test"};
             ApplicationContext.Services.ContentTypeService.Save(contentType);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             var xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
@@ -84,12 +93,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             Assert.IsNotNull(node);
         }
 
+        private void OnPublishedAssert(IPublishingStrategy sender, PublishEventArgs<IContent> args)
+        {
+            if (_onPublishedAssertAction != null)
+                _onPublishedAssertAction();
+        }
+
+        private Action _onPublishedAssertAction;
+
         [TestCase(true)]
         [TestCase(false)]
         public void TestScope(bool complete)
         {
             content.TestingUpdateSitemapProvider = false;
 
+            var httpContextItems = new Hashtable();
+            content.HttpContextItemsGetter = () => httpContextItems;
+
             var settings = SettingsForTests.GenerateMockSettings();
             var contentMock = Mock.Get(settings.Content);
             contentMock.Setup(x => x.XmlCacheEnabled).Returns(false);
@@ -98,11 +118,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             var contentType = new ContentType(-1) { Alias = "contenttype", Name = "test"};
             ApplicationContext.Services.ContentTypeService.Save(contentType);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             var xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
             Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
+            Assert.AreSame(xml, httpContextItems[content.XmlContextContentItemKey]);
             var beforeXml = xml;
             var beforeOuterXml = beforeXml.OuterXml;
             var item = new Content("name", -1, contentType);
@@ -110,6 +131,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             Console.WriteLine("Xml Before:");
             Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
 
+            var evented = 0;
+            _onPublishedAssertAction = () =>
+            {
+                evented++;
+                xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
+                Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
+                Assert.AreNotSame(beforeXml, xml);
+                Console.WriteLine("Xml Event:");
+                Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
+                var node = xml.GetElementById(item.Id.ToString());
+                Assert.IsNotNull(node);
+            };
+
+            ContentService.Published += OnPublishedAssert;
+
             using (var scope = ApplicationContext.Current.ScopeProvider.CreateScope())
             {
                 ApplicationContext.Services.ContentService.SaveAndPublishWithStatus(item); // should create an xml clone
@@ -119,25 +155,38 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
                 // this should never change
                 Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, beforeXml.OuterXml);
 
+                // this does not change, other thread don't see the changes
+                xml = content.Instance.XmlContentInternal;
+                Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
+                Assert.AreSame(beforeXml, xml);
+                Console.WriteLine("XmlInternal During:");
+                Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
+                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml);
+
+                // this does not change during the scope (only in events)
+                // because it is the events that trigger the changes
                 xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
                 Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
-                Console.WriteLine("Xml After:");
-                Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
-                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml); // fixme - should it change?
+                Assert.AreSame(beforeXml, xml);
+
+                // note
+                // this means that, as long as ppl don't create scopes, they'll see their
+                // changes right after SaveAndPublishWithStatus, but if they create scopes,
+                // they will have to wail until the scope is completed, ie wait until the
+                // events trigger, to use eg GetUrl etc
 
                 if (complete)
                     scope.Complete();
             }
 
-            // fixme - refactor when we have events dispatching,
-            // the xml clone should prob be only created when the scope completes
+            Assert.AreEqual(complete ? 2 : 0, evented);
 
             // this should never change
             Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, beforeXml.OuterXml);
 
             xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
             Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
-            Console.WriteLine("AFTER");
+            Console.WriteLine("Xml After:");
             Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
             if (complete)
             {
@@ -146,6 +195,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             }
             else
             {
+                Assert.AreSame(beforeXml, xml);
                 Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml); // nothing has changed!
             }
         }
@@ -164,7 +214,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             var contentType = new ContentType(-1) { Alias = "contenttype", Name = "test" };
             ApplicationContext.Services.ContentTypeService.Save(contentType);
 
-            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler();
+            _cacheHandler = new CacheRefresherEventHandler(true);
             _cacheHandler.OnApplicationStarted(null, ApplicationContext);
 
             var xml = content.Instance.XmlContent;
@@ -199,7 +249,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
                 Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
                 Console.WriteLine("Xml InScope (before complete):");
                 Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
-                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml); // fixme - should it change?
+                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml);
 
                 if (complete)
                     scope.Complete();
@@ -208,7 +258,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
                 Assert.IsNotNull(xml);
                 Console.WriteLine("Xml InScope (after complete):");
                 Console.WriteLine(xml.OuterXml);
-                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml); // fixme - should it change?
+                Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, xml.OuterXml);
             }
 
             var scopeProvider = ApplicationContext.Current.ScopeProvider as IScopeProviderInternal;
@@ -220,9 +270,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Scoping
             // limited number of clones!
             Assert.AreEqual(complete ? 1 : 0, clones);
 
-            // fixme - refactor when we have events dispatching,
-            // the xml clone should prob be only created when the scope completes
-
             // this should never change
             Assert.AreEqual(beforeOuterXml, beforeXml.OuterXml);
 

src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentTypeServiceTests.cs

@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Services
         public void Get_Descendants()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var contentTypeService = ServiceContext.ContentTypeService;
+            var contentTypeService = (ContentTypeService) ServiceContext.ContentTypeService;
             var hierarchy = CreateContentTypeHierarchy();
             contentTypeService.Save(hierarchy, 0); //ensure they are saved!
             var master = hierarchy.First();
 
             //Act
-            var descendants = master.Descendants(contentTypeService);
+            var descendants = contentTypeService.GetDescendants(master);
 
             //Assert
             Assert.AreEqual(10, descendants.Count());
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Services
         public void Get_Descendants_And_Self()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var contentTypeService = ServiceContext.ContentTypeService;
+            var contentTypeService = (ContentTypeService) ServiceContext.ContentTypeService;
             var hierarchy = CreateContentTypeHierarchy();
             contentTypeService.Save(hierarchy, 0); //ensure they are saved!
             var master = hierarchy.First();
 
             //Act
-            var descendants = master.DescendantsAndSelf(contentTypeService);
+            var descendants = new[] {master}.Concat(contentTypeService.GetDescendants(master));
 
             //Assert
             Assert.AreEqual(11, descendants.Count());

src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseDatabaseFactoryTest.cs

@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
             var path = TestHelper.CurrentAssemblyDirectory;
             AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData("DataDirectory", path);
 
-            // fixme - in theory we should not need this
-            // it's done in base.Initialize() and no idea why we do things
-            // in this order here... not going to change it now though...
+            // we probably don't need this here, as it's done in base.Initialize() already,
+            // but these test classes are all weird, not going to change it now - v8
             SafeCallContext.Clear();
 
             _dbFactory = new DefaultDatabaseFactory(
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
                 //assign the db context
                 new DatabaseContext(scopeProvider, Logger, SqlSyntax, GetDbProviderName()),
                 //assign the service context
-                new ServiceContext(repositoryFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), new FileUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), CacheHelper, Logger, evtMsgs),
+                new ServiceContext(repositoryFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), CacheHelper, Logger, evtMsgs),
                 CacheHelper,
                 ProfilingLogger)
             {
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
                     onFail(ex);
             }
         }
-        
+
         protected DatabaseContext DatabaseContext
         {
             get { return ApplicationContext.DatabaseContext; }

src/Umbraco.Tests/TestHelpers/BaseUmbracoApplicationTest.cs

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers
                 //assign the db context
                 new DatabaseContext(scopeProvider, Logger, sqlSyntax, Constants.DatabaseProviders.SqlCe),
                 //assign the service context
-                new ServiceContext(repoFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), new FileUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), CacheHelper, Logger, evtMsgs),
+                new ServiceContext(repoFactory, new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(scopeProvider), CacheHelper, Logger, evtMsgs),
                 CacheHelper,
                 ProfilingLogger)
             {

src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     <Reference Include="AutoMapper.Net4, Version=3.3.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=be96cd2c38ef1005, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\AutoMapper.3.3.1\lib\net40\AutoMapper.Net4.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Examine, Version=0.1.81.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Examine.0.1.81\lib\net45\Examine.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Examine, Version=0.1.82.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Examine.0.1.82\lib\net45\Examine.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, Version=0.86.0.518, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1b03e6acf1164f73, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\SharpZipLib.0.86.0\lib\20\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll</HintPath>
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Plugins\TypeFinderTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\UmbracoModuleTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="VersionExtensionTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Web\TemplateUtilitiesTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Web\WebExtensionMethodTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="XmlExtensionsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="XmlHelperTests.cs" />

src/Umbraco.Tests/Web/TemplateUtilitiesTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Web;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
+using Umbraco.Core.Profiling;
+using Umbraco.Core.Scoping;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+using Umbraco.Tests.TestHelpers;
+using Umbraco.Web;
+using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
+using Umbraco.Web.Security;
+using Umbraco.Web.Templates;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Tests.Web
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class TemplateUtilitiesTests
+    {
+        [TestCase("", "")]
+        [TestCase("hello href=\"{localLink:1234}\" world ", "hello href=\"/my-test-url\" world ")]
+        [TestCase("hello href=\"{localLink:umb://document-type/9931BDE0-AAC3-4BAB-B838-909A7B47570E}\" world ", "hello href=\"/my-test-url\" world ")]
+        [TestCase("hello href=\"{localLink:umb://document-type/9931BDE0AAC34BABB838909A7B47570E}\" world ", "hello href=\"/my-test-url\" world ")]
+        //this one has an invalid char so won't match
+        [TestCase("hello href=\"{localLink:umb^://document-type/9931BDE0-AAC3-4BAB-B838-909A7B47570E}\" world ", "hello href=\"{localLink:umb^://document-type/9931BDE0-AAC3-4BAB-B838-909A7B47570E}\" world ")]
+        public void ParseLocalLinks(string input, string result)
+        {
+            var serviceCtxMock = MockHelper.GetMockedServiceContext();
+
+            //setup a mock entity service from the service context to return an integer for a GUID
+            var entityService = Mock.Get(serviceCtxMock.EntityService);
+            entityService.Setup(x => x.GetIdForKey(It.IsAny<Guid>(), It.IsAny<UmbracoObjectTypes>()))
+                .Returns((Guid id, UmbracoObjectTypes objType) =>
+                {
+                    return Attempt.Succeed(1234);
+                });
+
+            //setup a mock url provider which we'll use fo rtesting
+            var testUrlProvider = new Mock<IUrlProvider>();
+            testUrlProvider.Setup(x => x.GetUrl(It.IsAny<UmbracoContext>(), It.IsAny<int>(), It.IsAny<Uri>(), It.IsAny<UrlProviderMode>()))
+                .Returns((UmbracoContext umbCtx, int id, Uri url, UrlProviderMode mode) =>
+                {
+                    return "/my-test-url";
+                });
+
+            using (var appCtx = new ApplicationContext(new DatabaseContext(new Mock<IScopeProviderInternal>().Object, Mock.Of<ILogger>(), Mock.Of<ISqlSyntaxProvider>(), "test"),
+                serviceCtxMock,
+                CacheHelper.CreateDisabledCacheHelper(),
+                new ProfilingLogger(Mock.Of<ILogger>(), Mock.Of<IProfiler>())))
+            using (var umbCtx = UmbracoContext.EnsureContext(
+                Mock.Of<HttpContextBase>(), appCtx, new Mock<WebSecurity>(null, null).Object,
+                //setup a quick mock of the WebRouting section
+                Mock.Of<IUmbracoSettingsSection>(section => section.WebRouting == Mock.Of<IWebRoutingSection>(routingSection => routingSection.UrlProviderMode == "AutoLegacy")),
+                //pass in the custom url provider
+                new[]{ testUrlProvider.Object },
+                true))
+            {
+                var output = TemplateUtilities.ParseInternalLinks(input, umbCtx.UrlProvider);
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(result, output);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Tests/packages.config

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <packages>
   <package id="AspNetWebApi.SelfHost" version="4.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="AutoMapper" version="3.3.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Examine" version="0.1.81" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Examine" version="0.1.82" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.5" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Lucene.Net" version="2.9.4.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net45" />

src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/gruntFile.js

@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     //TODO: Too much watching, this brings windows to it's knees when in dev mode
     //run by the watch task
     grunt.registerTask('watch-js', ['jshint:dev', 'concat', 'copy:app', 'copy:mocks', 'copy:canvasdesigner', 'copy:vs', 'karma:unit']);
-    grunt.registerTask('watch-less', ['recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'recess:canvasdesigner', 'postcss', 'copy:canvasdesigner', 'copy:assets', 'copy:vs']);
+    grunt.registerTask('watch-less', ['recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'recess:nonodes', 'recess:canvasdesigner', 'postcss', 'copy:canvasdesigner', 'copy:assets', 'copy:vs']);
     grunt.registerTask('watch-html', ['copy:views', 'copy:vs']);
     grunt.registerTask('watch-installer', ['concat:install', 'concat:installJs', 'copy:installer', 'copy:vs']);
     grunt.registerTask('watch-canvasdesigner', ['copy:canvasdesigner', 'concat:canvasdesignerJs', 'copy:vs']);
     grunt.registerTask('watch-test', ['jshint:dev', 'karma:unit']);
 
     //triggered from grunt
-    grunt.registerTask('build', ['concat', 'recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'recess:canvasdesigner', 'postcss', 'bower-install-simple', 'bower', 'copy', 'clean:post']);
+    grunt.registerTask('build', ['concat', 'recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'recess:nonodes', 'recess:canvasdesigner', 'postcss', 'bower-install-simple', 'bower', 'copy', 'clean:post']);
 
     //triggered from grunt dev vs or grunt vs
-    grunt.registerTask('build-dev', ['clean:pre', 'concat', 'recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'postcss', 'bower-install-simple', 'bower', 'copy']);
+    grunt.registerTask('build-dev', ['clean:pre', 'concat', 'recess:build', 'recess:installer', 'recess:nonodes', 'postcss', 'bower-install-simple', 'bower', 'copy']);
 
     //utillity tasks
     grunt.registerTask('docs', ['ngdocs']);
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
                     compress: true
                 }
             },
+            nonodes: {
+                files: {
+                    '<%= distdir %>/assets/css/nonodes.style.min.css':
+                    ['src/less/pages/nonodes.less']
+                },
+                options: {
+                    compile: true,
+                    compress: true
+                }
+            },
             installer: {
                 files: {
                     '<%= distdir %>/assets/css/installer.css':

src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/lib/tinymce/plugins/umbracolink/plugin.min.js

@@ -172,8 +172,17 @@ tinymce.PluginManager.add('umbracolink', function(editor) {
 
 			//locallink detection, we do this here, to avoid poluting the dialogservice
 			//so the dialog service can just expect to get a node-like structure
-			if(currentTarget.url.indexOf("localLink:") > 0){
-				currentTarget.id = currentTarget.url.substring(currentTarget.url.indexOf(":")+1,currentTarget.url.length-1);
+            if (currentTarget.url.indexOf("localLink:") > 0) {
+                var linkId = currentTarget.url.substring(currentTarget.url.indexOf(":") + 1, currentTarget.url.length - 1);
+                //we need to check if this is an INT or a UDI
+                var parsedIntId = parseInt(linkId, 10);
+                if (isNaN(parsedIntId)) {
+                    //it's a UDI
+                    currentTarget.udi = linkId;
+                }
+                else {
+                    currentTarget.id = linkId;
+                }
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -182,27 +191,34 @@ tinymce.PluginManager.add('umbracolink', function(editor) {
             callback: function (data) {
                 if (data) {
                     var href = data.url;
-                    
+                    // We want to use the Udi. If it is set, we use it, else fallback to id, and finally to null
+                    var hasUdi = data.udi ? true : false;
+                    var id = hasUdi ? data.udi : (data.id ? data.id : null);
+
+                    //Create a json obj used to create the attributes for the tag
+                    function createElemAttributes() {
+                        var a = {
+                            href: href,
+                            title: data.name,
+                            target: data.target ? data.target : null,
+                            rel: data.rel ? data.rel : null
+                        };
+                        if (hasUdi) {
+                            a["data-udi"] = data.udi;
+                        }
+                        else if (data.id) {
+                            a["data-id"] = data.id;
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     function insertLink() {
     						if (anchorElm) {
-    							dom.setAttribs(anchorElm, {
-    								href: href,
-    								title: data.name, 
-    								target: data.target ? data.target : null,
-    								rel: data.rel ? data.rel : null,
-    								'data-id': data.id ? data.id : null
-    							});
+                                dom.setAttribs(anchorElm, createElemAttributes());
 
     							selection.select(anchorElm);
 								editor.execCommand('mceEndTyping');
     						} else {
-    							editor.execCommand('mceInsertLink', false, {
-									href: href,
-									title: data.name, 
-									target: data.target ? data.target : null,
-									rel: data.rel ? data.rel : null,
-									'data-id': data.id ? data.id : null
-								});
+                                editor.execCommand('mceInsertLink', false, createElemAttributes());
     						}
     				}
 
@@ -212,9 +228,11 @@ tinymce.PluginManager.add('umbracolink', function(editor) {
     				}
 
     				//if we have an id, it must be a locallink:id, aslong as the isMedia flag is not set
-    				if(data.id && (angular.isUndefined(data.isMedia) || !data.isMedia)){
-    					href = "/{localLink:" + data.id + "}";
-    					insertLink();
+                    if (id && (angular.isUndefined(data.isMedia) || !data.isMedia)){
+                        
+                        href = "/{localLink:" + id + "}";
+
+                        insertLink();
     					return;
     				}