Styling hover state on Page Name

- Shadow with tree
- hover states
- Added input[type=submit] to .btn

.gitignore

@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ src/Umbraco.Web.UI/[Uu]mbraco/[Ll]ib/*
 src/Umbraco.Web.UI/[Uu]mbraco/[Vv]iews/**/*.html
 src/Umbraco.Web.UI/[Uu]mbraco/[Vv]iews/**/*.js
 
+src/Umbraco.Web.UI/[Cc]onfig/appSettings.config
+src/Umbraco.Web.UI/[Cc]onfig/connectionStrings.config
+src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/plugins/*

build/Build.bat

@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-SET release=7.0.0
-SET comment=alpha
-SET version=%release%
-
-IF [%comment%] EQU [] (SET version=%release%) ELSE (SET version=%release%-%comment%)
-
-ReplaceIISExpressPortNumber.exe ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj %release%
-
-%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe "Build.proj" /p:BUILD_RELEASE=%release% /p:BUILD_COMMENT=%comment%
-
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Code\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Data\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Plugins\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\css\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\macroScripts\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\masterpages\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\media\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\scripts\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\usercontrols\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Views\Partials\dummy.txt
-echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Views\MacroPartials\dummy.txt
-
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec -Version %version%
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec -Version %version%
-
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :showerror
-
-GOTO :EOF
-
-:showerror
-PAUSE
+@ECHO OFF
+SET release=7.0.0
+SET comment=RC
+SET version=%release%
+
+IF [%comment%] EQU [] (SET version=%release%) ELSE (SET version=%release%-%comment%)
+
+ReplaceIISExpressPortNumber.exe ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj %release%
+
+%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe "Build.proj" /p:BUILD_RELEASE=%release% /p:BUILD_COMMENT=%comment%
+
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Code\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Data\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\App_Plugins\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\css\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\macroScripts\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\masterpages\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\media\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\scripts\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\usercontrols\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Views\Partials\dummy.txt
+echo This file is only here so that the containing folder will be included in the NuGet package, it is safe to delete. > .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Views\MacroPartials\dummy.txt
+
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec -Version %version%
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec -Version %version%
+
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :showerror
+
+GOTO :EOF
+
+:showerror
+PAUSE

build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>UmbracoCms.Core</id>
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@
             <dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FixedDisplayModes" version="1.0.0" />
             <dependency id="MiniProfiler" version="[2.1.0, 3.0.0)" />
             <dependency id="HtmlAgilityPack" version="[1.4.6, 2.0.0)" />
-            <dependency id="Lucene.Net" version="[2.9.4.1]" />
+            <dependency id="Lucene.Net" version="[2.9.4.1, 3.0.0.0)" />
             <dependency id="SharpZipLib" version="[0.86.0, 1.0.0)" />
             <dependency id="MySql.Data" version="[6.6.5]" />
             <dependency id="xmlrpcnet" version="[2.5.0, 3.0.0)" />
-            <dependency id="ClientDependency" version="[1.7.0, 1.7.1)" />
-            <dependency id="ClientDependency-Mvc" version="[1.7.0, 1.7.1)" />
-            <dependency id="AutoMapper" version="[2.2.1, 3.0.0)" />
+            <dependency id="ClientDependency" version="[1.7.0, 2.0.0)" />
+            <dependency id="ClientDependency-Mvc" version="[1.7.0, 2.0.0)" />
+            <dependency id="AutoMapper" version="[3.0.0, 4.0.0)" />
+            <dependency id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="[5.0.0, 6.0.0)" />
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>
     <files>
@@ -59,8 +60,6 @@
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.editorControls.xml" target="lib\umbraco.editorControls.xml" />
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.MacroEngines.dll" target="lib\umbraco.MacroEngines.dll" />
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.MacroEngines.xml" target="lib\umbraco.MacroEngines.xml" />
-        <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.macroRenderings.dll" target="lib\umbraco.macroRenderings.dll" />
-        <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.macroRenderings.xml" target="lib\umbraco.macroRenderings.xml" />
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.providers.dll" target="lib\umbraco.providers.dll" />
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\umbraco.providers.xml" target="lib\umbraco.providers.xml" />
         <file src="..\_BuildOutput\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Web.UI.dll" target="lib\Umbraco.Web.UI.dll" />

build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>UmbracoCms</id>

build/NuSpecs/tools/install.ps1

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if ($project) {
 	$umbracoFilesPath = Join-Path $rootPath "UmbracoFiles\*"
 	Copy-Item $umbracoFilesPath $projectDestinationPath -recurse -force
 	
+	# Remove Newtonsoft.Json if present in the bin folder
+	# If we don't do this, the correct version never gets copied in
+	$projectDestinationPath = Split-Path $project.FullName -Parent
+	$jsonDllFile = Join-Path $projectDestinationPath "bin\Newtonsoft.Json.dll"
+	Remove-Item $jsonDllFile -Confirm:$false
+	
 	# Open readme.txt file
 	$DTE.ItemOperations.OpenFile($toolsPath + '\Readme.txt')
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/ApplicationContext.cs

@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// <param name="dbContext"></param>
         /// <param name="serviceContext"></param>
         /// <param name="cache"></param>
-        internal ApplicationContext(DatabaseContext dbContext, ServiceContext serviceContext, CacheHelper cache)
+        public ApplicationContext(DatabaseContext dbContext, ServiceContext serviceContext, CacheHelper cache)
         {
             if (dbContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("dbContext");
             if (serviceContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("serviceContext");
             if (cache == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("cache");
-
             _databaseContext = dbContext;
             _services = serviceContext;
             ApplicationCache = cache;
@@ -43,12 +42,60 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// Creates a basic app context
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cache"></param>
-        internal ApplicationContext(CacheHelper cache)
+        public ApplicationContext(CacheHelper cache)
         {
             ApplicationCache = cache;
         }
 
-		/// <summary>
+	    /// <summary>
+	    /// A method used to set and/or ensure that a global ApplicationContext singleton is created.
+	    /// </summary>
+	    /// <param name="appContext">
+	    /// The instance to set on the global application singleton
+	    /// </param>
+	    /// <param name="replaceContext">If set to true and the singleton is already set, it will be replaced</param>
+	    /// <returns></returns>
+	    /// <remarks>
+	    /// This is NOT thread safe 
+	    /// </remarks>
+	    public static ApplicationContext EnsureContext(ApplicationContext appContext, bool replaceContext)
+	    {
+            if (ApplicationContext.Current != null)
+            {
+                if (!replaceContext)
+                    return ApplicationContext.Current;
+            }
+            ApplicationContext.Current = appContext;
+            return ApplicationContext.Current;
+	    }
+
+	    /// <summary>
+	    /// A method used to create and ensure that a global ApplicationContext singleton is created.
+	    /// </summary>
+	    /// <param name="cache"></param>
+	    /// <param name="replaceContext">
+	    /// If set to true will replace the current singleton instance - This should only be used for unit tests or on app 
+	    /// startup if for some reason the boot manager is not the umbraco boot manager.
+	    /// </param>
+	    /// <param name="dbContext"></param>
+	    /// <param name="serviceContext"></param>
+	    /// <returns></returns>
+	    /// <remarks>
+	    /// This is NOT thread safe 
+	    /// </remarks>
+	    public static ApplicationContext EnsureContext(DatabaseContext dbContext, ServiceContext serviceContext, CacheHelper cache, bool replaceContext)
+        {
+            if (ApplicationContext.Current != null)
+            {
+                if (!replaceContext)
+                    return ApplicationContext.Current;
+            }
+            var ctx = new ApplicationContext(dbContext, serviceContext, cache);
+            ApplicationContext.Current = ctx;
+            return ApplicationContext.Current;
+        }
+
+	    /// <summary>
     	/// Singleton accessor
     	/// </summary>
     	public static ApplicationContext Current { get; internal set; }
@@ -99,7 +146,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         //
         public bool IsConfigured
         {
-            // fixme - we should not do this - ok for now
+            // todo - we should not do this - ok for now
             get
             {
             	return Configured;

src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/CacheKeys.cs

@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
         public const string StylesheetPropertyCacheKey = "UmbracoStylesheetProperty";
 
         public const string DataTypeCacheKey = "UmbracoDataTypeDefinition";
-
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Cache/HttpRuntimeCacheProvider.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Cache
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <summary>
         /// Gets (and adds if necessary) an item from the cache with all of the default parameters
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cacheKey"></param>

src/Umbraco.Core/CacheHelper.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// <remarks>
         /// Good for unit testing
         /// </remarks>
-        internal static CacheHelper CreateDisabledCacheHelper()
+        public static CacheHelper CreateDisabledCacheHelper()
         {
             return new CacheHelper(null, null, null, false);
         }
@@ -74,14 +74,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         {            
         }
 
-	    internal void ClearStaticCacheObjectTypes<T>(Func<string, T, bool> predicate)
-	    {
-	        if (_enableCache)
-                _staticCache.ClearCacheObjectTypes(predicate);
-            else
-                _nullStaticCache.ClearCacheObjectTypes(predicate);
-	    }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Private ctor used for creating a disabled cache helper
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/BaseRest/BaseRestSection.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using System.Configuration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.BaseRest
 {
-    [ConfigurationKey("BaseRestExtensions")]
+
     internal class BaseRestSection : UmbracoConfigurationSection, IBaseRestSection
     {
         private const string KeyEnabled = "enabled";

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/CommaDelimitedConfigurationElement.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
 
             public void Dispose()
             {
-                UmbracoSettings.ObjectExtensions.DisposeIfDisposable(_stringEnumerator);
+                ObjectExtensions.DisposeIfDisposable(_stringEnumerator);
             }
         }
     }

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/ConfigurationKeyAttribute.cs

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
-{
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Indicates the configuration key for a section or a group.
-	/// </summary>
-	[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
-	public sealed class ConfigurationKeyAttribute : Attribute
-	{
-	    /// <summary>
-	    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ConfigurationKeyAttribute"/> class with a configuration key.
-	    /// </summary>
-	    /// <param name="configurationKey">The configurationkey.</param>
-	    public ConfigurationKeyAttribute(string configurationKey)
-	    {
-	        ConfigurationKey = configurationKey;
-	    }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the configuration key.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string ConfigurationKey { get; private set; }
-	}
-}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AccessElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class AccessElement : RawXmlConfigurationElement, IAccess
+    {
+        public AccessElement()
+        {
+            
+        }
+
+        public AccessElement(XElement rawXml)
+            :base(rawXml)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<IAccessItem> Rules
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var result = new List<AccessItem>();
+                if (RawXml != null)
+                {
+                    result.AddRange(RawXml.Elements("deny").Select(x => new AccessItem {Action = AccessType.Deny, Value = x.Value }));
+                    result.AddRange(RawXml.Elements("grant").Select(x => new AccessItem { Action = AccessType.Grant, Value = x.Value }));
+                    result.AddRange(RawXml.Elements("grantBySection").Select(x => new AccessItem { Action = AccessType.GrantBySection, Value = x.Value }));
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AccessItem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class AccessItem : IAccessItem
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This can be grant, deny or grantBySection
+        /// </summary>
+        public AccessType Action { get; set; }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value of the action
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Value { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AccessType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public enum AccessType
+    {
+        Grant,
+        Deny,
+        GrantBySection
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AreaCollection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class AreaCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection, IEnumerable<IArea>
+    {
+        protected override ConfigurationElement CreateNewElement()
+        {
+            return new AreaElement();
+        }
+
+        protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
+        {
+            return ((AreaElement) element).Value;
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator<IArea> IEnumerable<IArea>.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
+            {
+                yield return BaseGet(i) as IArea;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AreaElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class AreaElement : InnerTextConfigurationElement<string>, IArea
+    {
+        string IArea.AreaName
+        {
+            get { return Value; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/AreasElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class AreasElement : ConfigurationElement
+    {
+        [ConfigurationCollection(typeof(SectionCollection), AddItemName = "area")]
+        [ConfigurationProperty("", IsDefaultCollection = true)]
+        public AreaCollection AreaCollection
+        {
+            get { return (AreaCollection)base[""]; }
+            set { base[""] = value; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlCollection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class ControlCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection, IEnumerable<IDashboardControl>
+    {
+        internal void Add(ControlElement c)
+        {
+            BaseAdd(c);
+        }
+
+        protected override ConfigurationElement CreateNewElement()
+        {
+            return new ControlElement();
+        }
+
+        protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
+        {
+            return ((ControlElement)element).ControlPath;
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator<IDashboardControl> IEnumerable<IDashboardControl>.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
+            {
+                yield return BaseGet(i) as IDashboardControl;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System;
+using System.Configuration;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    
+    internal class ControlElement : RawXmlConfigurationElement, IDashboardControl
+    {
+        public bool ShowOnce
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return RawXml.Attribute("showOnce") == null
+                           ? false
+                           : bool.Parse(RawXml.Attribute("showOnce").Value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool AddPanel
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return RawXml.Attribute("addPanel") == null
+                           ? true
+                           : bool.Parse(RawXml.Attribute("addPanel").Value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string PanelCaption
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return RawXml.Attribute("panelCaption") == null
+                           ? ""
+                           : RawXml.Attribute("panelCaption").Value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public AccessElement Access
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var access = RawXml.Element("access");
+                if (access == null)
+                {
+                    return new AccessElement();
+                }
+                return new AccessElement(access);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string ControlPath 
+        { 
+            get
+            {
+                //we need to return the first (and only) text element of the children (wtf... who designed this configuration ! :P )
+                var txt = RawXml.Nodes().OfType<XText>().FirstOrDefault();
+                if (txt == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ConfigurationErrorsException("The control element must contain a text node indicating the control path");
+                }
+                return txt.Value.Trim();
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        IAccess IDashboardControl.AccessRights
+        {
+            get { return Access; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/DashboardSection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class DashboardSection : ConfigurationSection, IDashboardSection
+    {
+        [ConfigurationCollection(typeof(SectionCollection), AddItemName = "section")]
+        [ConfigurationProperty("", IsDefaultCollection = true)]
+        public SectionCollection SectionCollection
+        {
+            get { return (SectionCollection)base[""]; }
+            set { base[""] = value; }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerable<ISection> IDashboardSection.Sections
+        {
+            get { return SectionCollection; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IAccess.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IAccess
+    {
+        IEnumerable<IAccessItem> Rules { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IAccessItem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IAccessItem
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This can be grant, deny or grantBySection
+        /// </summary>
+        AccessType Action { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value of the action
+        /// </summary>
+        string Value { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IArea.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IArea
+    {
+        string AreaName { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IDashboardControl.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IDashboardControl
+    {
+        bool ShowOnce { get; }
+
+        bool AddPanel { get; }
+
+        string PanelCaption { get; }
+
+        string ControlPath { get; }
+
+        IAccess AccessRights { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IDashboardSection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IDashboardSection
+    {
+        IEnumerable<ISection> Sections { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/IDashboardTab.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface IDashboardTab
+    {
+        string Caption { get; }
+
+        IEnumerable<IDashboardControl> Controls { get; }
+
+        IAccess AccessRights { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ISection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    public interface ISection
+    {
+        string Alias { get; }
+
+        IEnumerable<string> Areas { get; }
+
+        IEnumerable<IDashboardTab> Tabs { get; }
+
+        IAccess AccessRights { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionCollection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class SectionCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection, IEnumerable<ISection>
+    {
+        internal void Add(SectionElement c)
+        {
+            BaseAdd(c);
+        }
+
+        protected override ConfigurationElement CreateNewElement()
+        {
+            return new SectionElement();
+        }
+
+        protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
+        {
+            return ((SectionElement)element).Alias;
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator<ISection> IEnumerable<ISection>.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
+            {
+                yield return BaseGet(i) as ISection;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class SectionElement : ConfigurationElement, ISection
+    {
+        [ConfigurationProperty("alias", IsRequired = true)]
+        public string Alias
+        {
+            get { return (string) this["alias"]; }
+        }
+
+        [ConfigurationProperty("areas", IsRequired = true)]
+        public AreasElement Areas
+        {
+            get { return (AreasElement)this["areas"]; }
+        }
+        
+        [ConfigurationProperty("access")]
+        public AccessElement Access
+        {
+            get { return (AccessElement)this["access"]; }
+        }
+
+        [ConfigurationCollection(typeof(SectionCollection), AddItemName = "tab")]
+        [ConfigurationProperty("", IsDefaultCollection = true)]
+        public TabCollection TabCollection
+        {
+            get { return (TabCollection)base[""]; }
+            set { base[""] = value; }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerable<IDashboardTab> ISection.Tabs
+        {
+            get { return TabCollection; }            
+        }
+
+        IEnumerable<string> ISection.Areas
+        {
+            get { return Areas.AreaCollection.Cast<AreaElement>().Select(x => x.Value); }
+        }
+
+        IAccess ISection.AccessRights
+        {
+            get { return Access; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/TabCollection.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class TabCollection : ConfigurationElementCollection, IEnumerable<IDashboardTab>
+    {
+        internal void Add(TabElement c)
+        {
+            BaseAdd(c);
+        }
+
+        protected override ConfigurationElement CreateNewElement()
+        {
+            return new TabElement();
+        }
+
+        protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
+        {
+            return ((TabElement)element).Caption;
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator<IDashboardTab> IEnumerable<IDashboardTab>.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < Count; i++)
+            {
+                yield return BaseGet(i) as IDashboardTab;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/TabElement.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
+{
+    internal class TabElement : ConfigurationElement, IDashboardTab
+    {
+        [ConfigurationProperty("caption", IsRequired = true)]
+        public string Caption
+        {
+            get { return (string)this["caption"]; }
+        }
+        
+        [ConfigurationProperty("access")]
+        public AccessElement Access
+        {
+            get { return (AccessElement)this["access"]; }
+        }
+
+        [ConfigurationCollection(typeof(ControlCollection), AddItemName = "control")]
+        [ConfigurationProperty("", IsDefaultCollection = true)]
+        public ControlCollection ControlCollection
+        {
+            get { return (ControlCollection)base[""]; }
+            set { base[""] = value; }
+        }
+        
+        IEnumerable<IDashboardControl> IDashboardTab.Controls
+        {
+            get { return ControlCollection; }            
+        }
+
+        IAccess IDashboardTab.AccessRights
+        {
+            get { return Access; }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/GlobalSettings.cs

@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
                 {
                     throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot create an MVC Area path without the umbracoPath specified");
                 }
-			    return Path.TrimStart(SystemDirectories.Root).TrimStart('~').TrimStart('/').Replace('/', '-').Trim().ToLower();
+                var path = Path;
+                if (path.StartsWith(SystemDirectories.Root)) // beware of TrimStart, see U4-2518
+                    path = path.Substring(SystemDirectories.Root.Length);
+			    return path.TrimStart('~').TrimStart('/').Replace('/', '-').Trim().ToLower();
             }
         }
 
@@ -265,10 +268,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// <param name="value">Value of the setting to be saved.</param>
         internal static void SaveSetting(string key, string value)
         {
-            var fileName = GetFullWebConfigFileName();
+            var fileName = IOHelper.MapPath(string.Format("{0}/appSettings.config", SystemDirectories.Config));
             var xml = XDocument.Load(fileName, LoadOptions.PreserveWhitespace);
 
-            var appSettings = xml.Root.Descendants("appSettings").Single();
+            var appSettings = xml.Root.DescendantsAndSelf("appSettings").Single();
 
             // Update appSetting if it exists, or else create a new appSetting for the given key and value
             var setting = appSettings.Descendants("add").FirstOrDefault(s => s.Attribute("key").Value == key);
@@ -287,10 +290,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// <param name="key">Key of the setting to be removed.</param>
         internal static void RemoveSetting(string key)
         {
-            var fileName = GetFullWebConfigFileName();
+            var fileName = IOHelper.MapPath(string.Format("{0}/appSettings.config", SystemDirectories.Config));
             var xml = XDocument.Load(fileName, LoadOptions.PreserveWhitespace);
 
-            var appSettings = xml.Root.Descendants("appSettings").Single();
+            var appSettings = xml.Root.DescendantsAndSelf("appSettings").Single();
             var setting = appSettings.Descendants("add").FirstOrDefault(s => s.Attribute("key").Value == key);
 
             if (setting != null)
@@ -301,21 +304,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
             }
         }
 
-        private static string GetFullWebConfigFileName()
-        {
-            var webConfig = new WebConfigurationFileMap();
-            var vDir = FullpathToRoot;
-
-            foreach (VirtualDirectoryMapping v in webConfig.VirtualDirectories)
-            {
-                if (v.IsAppRoot)
-                    vDir = v.PhysicalDirectory;
-            }
-
-            var fileName = System.IO.Path.Combine(vDir, "web.config");
-            return fileName;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the full path to root.
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/InnerTextConfigurationElement.cs

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
             //now validate and set the raw value
             if (RawXml.HasElements)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("An InnerTextConfigurationElement cannot contain any child elements, only attributes and a value");
-            RawValue = RawXml.Value;
-            
+            RawValue = RawXml.Value.Trim();
+
             //RawValue = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
         }
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         {
             get
             {
-                var converted = UmbracoSettings.ObjectExtensions.TryConvertTo<T>(RawValue);
+                var converted = ObjectExtensions.TryConvertTo<T>(RawValue);
                 if (converted.Success == false)
                     throw new InvalidCastException("Could not convert value " + RawValue + " to type " + typeof(T));
                 return converted.Result;

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoConfig.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Configuration;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.BaseRest;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         private UmbracoConfig()
         {
-            if (UmbracoSettings() == null)
+            if (_umbracoSettings == null)
             {
                 var umbracoSettings = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("umbracoConfiguration/settings") as IUmbracoSettingsSection;
                 if (umbracoSettings == null)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
                 SetUmbracoSettings(umbracoSettings);
             }
 
-            if (BaseRestExtensions() == null)
+            if (_baseRestExtensions == null)
             {
                 var baseRestExtensions = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("umbracoConfiguration/BaseRestExtensions") as IBaseRestSection;
                 if (baseRestExtensions == null)
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
                 }
                 SetBaseRestExtensions(baseRestExtensions);
             }
+
+            if (_dashboardSection == null)
+            {
+                var dashboardConfig = ConfigurationManager.GetSection("umbracoConfiguration/dashBoard") as IDashboardSection;
+                if (dashboardConfig == null)
+                {
+                    LogHelper.Warn<UmbracoConfig>("Could not load the " + typeof(IDashboardSection) + " from config file!");
+                }
+                SetDashboardSettings(dashboardConfig);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -57,13 +68,31 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="umbracoSettings"></param>
         /// <param name="baseRestSettings"></param>
-        public UmbracoConfig(IUmbracoSettingsSection umbracoSettings, IBaseRestSection baseRestSettings)
+        /// <param name="dashboardSettings"></param>
+        public UmbracoConfig(IUmbracoSettingsSection umbracoSettings, IBaseRestSection baseRestSettings, IDashboardSection dashboardSettings)
         {
             SetUmbracoSettings(umbracoSettings);
             SetBaseRestExtensions(baseRestSettings);
+            SetDashboardSettings(dashboardSettings);
         }
 
+        private IDashboardSection _dashboardSection;
         private IUmbracoSettingsSection _umbracoSettings;
+        private IBaseRestSection _baseRestExtensions;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the IDashboardSection
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDashboardSection DashboardSettings()
+        {
+            return _dashboardSection;
+        }        
+
+        //ONLY for unit testing
+        internal void SetDashboardSettings(IDashboardSection value)
+        {
+            _dashboardSection = value;
+        }
 
         //ONLY for unit testing
         internal void SetUmbracoSettings(IUmbracoSettingsSection value)
@@ -78,9 +107,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         {
             return _umbracoSettings;
         }
-
-        private IBaseRestSection _baseRestExtensions;
-
+        
         //ONLY for unit testing
         public void SetBaseRestExtensions(IBaseRestSection value)
         {

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ContentElement.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using System.Configuration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 {
-    [ConfigurationKey("umbracoConfiguration/settings/content")]
+
     internal class ContentElement : ConfigurationElement, IContentSection
     {
         [ConfigurationProperty("imaging")]
@@ -217,18 +217,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
             }
         }
 
-        [ConfigurationProperty("DocumentTypeIconList")]
-        internal InnerTextConfigurationElement<IconPickerBehaviour> DocumentTypeIconList
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return new OptionalInnerTextConfigurationElement<IconPickerBehaviour>(
-                          (InnerTextConfigurationElement<IconPickerBehaviour>)this["DocumentTypeIconList"],
-                    //set the default
-                          IconPickerBehaviour.HideFileDuplicates);
-            }
-        }
-
         [ConfigurationProperty("disallowedUploadFiles")]
         internal CommaDelimitedConfigurationElement DisallowedUploadFiles
         {
@@ -392,12 +380,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
         {
             get { return MacroErrors; }
         }
-
-        IconPickerBehaviour IContentSection.IconPickerBehaviour
-        {
-            get { return DocumentTypeIconList; }
-        }
-
+        
         IEnumerable<string> IContentSection.DisallowedUploadFiles
         {
             get { return DisallowedUploadFiles; }

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/IContentSection.cs

@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
         int UmbracoLibraryCacheDuration { get; }
 
         MacroErrorBehaviour MacroErrorBehaviour { get; }
-
-        IconPickerBehaviour IconPickerBehaviour { get; }
-
+        
         IEnumerable<string> DisallowedUploadFiles { get; }
 
         bool CloneXmlContent { get; }

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/ObjectExtensions.cs

@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
-{
-   
-    internal static class ObjectExtensions
-    {
-
-        //private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Func<object>> ObjectFactoryCache = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Func<object>>();
-
-        public static IEnumerable<T> AsEnumerableOfOne<T>(this T input)
-        {
-            return Enumerable.Repeat(input, 1);
-        }
-
-        public static void DisposeIfDisposable(this object input)
-        {
-            var disposable = input as IDisposable;
-            if (disposable != null) disposable.Dispose();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Provides a shortcut way of safely casting an input when you cannot guarantee the <typeparam name="T"></typeparam> is an instance type (i.e., when the C# AS keyword is not applicable)
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="input">The input.</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static T SafeCast<T>(this object input)
-        {
-            if (ReferenceEquals(null, input) || ReferenceEquals(default(T), input)) return default(T);
-            if (input is T) return (T)input;
-            return default(T);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Tries to convert the input object to the output type using TypeConverters
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="input"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static Attempt<T> TryConvertTo<T>(this object input)
-        {
-            var result = TryConvertTo(input, typeof(T));
-            if (!result.Success)
-            {
-                //just try a straight up conversion
-                try
-                {
-                    var converted = (T)input;
-                    return Attempt.Succeed(converted);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    return Attempt<T>.Fail(e);
-                }
-            }
-            return !result.Success ? Attempt<T>.Fail() : Attempt.Succeed((T)result.Result);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Tries to convert the input object to the output type using TypeConverters. If the destination type is a superclass of the input type,
-        /// if will use <see cref="Convert.ChangeType(object,System.Type)"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="input">The input.</param>
-        /// <param name="destinationType">Type of the destination.</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static Attempt<object> TryConvertTo(this object input, Type destinationType)
-        {
-            if (input == null) return Attempt<object>.Fail();
-
-            if (destinationType == typeof(object)) return Attempt.Succeed(input);
-
-            if (input.GetType() == destinationType) return Attempt.Succeed(input);
-
-            if (input is string && destinationType.IsEnum)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var output = Enum.Parse(destinationType, (string)input, true);
-                    return Attempt.Succeed(output);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    return Attempt<object>.Succeed(e);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (!destinationType.IsGenericType || destinationType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() != typeof(Nullable<>))
-            {
-                //TODO: Do a check for destination type being IEnumerable<T> and source type implementing IEnumerable<T> with
-                // the same 'T', then we'd have to find the extension method for the type AsEnumerable() and execute it.
-
-                if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom(destinationType, input.GetType())
-                    && TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<IConvertible>(input))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var casted = Convert.ChangeType(input, destinationType);
-                        return Attempt<object>.Succeed(casted);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        return Attempt<object>.Fail(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            var inputConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(input);
-            if (inputConverter.CanConvertTo(destinationType))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var converted = inputConverter.ConvertTo(input, destinationType);
-                    return Attempt<object>.Succeed(converted);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    return Attempt<object>.Fail(e);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (destinationType == typeof(bool))
-            {
-                var boolConverter = new CustomBooleanTypeConverter();
-                if (boolConverter.CanConvertFrom(input.GetType()))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var converted = boolConverter.ConvertFrom(input);
-                        return Attempt<object>.Succeed(converted);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        return Attempt<object>.Fail(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            var outputConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(destinationType);
-            if (outputConverter.CanConvertFrom(input.GetType()))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var converted = outputConverter.ConvertFrom(input);
-                    return Attempt<object>.Succeed(converted);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    return Attempt<object>.Fail(e);
-                }
-            }
-
-
-            if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<IConvertible>(input))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var casted = Convert.ChangeType(input, destinationType);
-                    return Attempt<object>.Succeed(casted);
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    return Attempt<object>.Fail(e);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return Attempt<object>.Fail();
-        }
-
-        public static void CheckThrowObjectDisposed(this IDisposable disposable, bool isDisposed, string objectname)
-        {
-            //TODO: Localise this exception
-            if (isDisposed)
-                throw new ObjectDisposedException(objectname);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Turns object into dictionary
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="o"></param>
-        /// <param name="ignoreProperties">Properties to ignore</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IDictionary<string, TVal> ToDictionary<TVal>(this object o, params string[] ignoreProperties)
-        {
-            if (o != null)
-            {
-                var props = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(o);
-                var d = new Dictionary<string, TVal>();
-                foreach (var prop in props.Cast<PropertyDescriptor>().Where(x => !ignoreProperties.Contains(x.Name)))
-                {
-                    var val = prop.GetValue(o);
-                    if (val != null)
-                    {
-                        d.Add(prop.Name, (TVal)val);
-                    }
-                }
-                return d;
-            }
-            return new Dictionary<string, TVal>();
-        }
-
-       
-
-        
-
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoSettings/UmbracoSettingsSection.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings
 {
-    [ConfigurationKey("umbracoConfiguration/settings")]
+
     public class UmbracoSettingsSection : ConfigurationSection, IUmbracoSettingsSection
     {
         [ConfigurationProperty("content")]

src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// Gets the version comment (like beta or RC).
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The version comment.</value>
-        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "alpha"; } }
+        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "RC"; } }
 
         // 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-Applications.cs

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
             /// </summary>
             public const string Content = "content";
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// alias for the media tree.
+            /// </summary>
+            public const string Members = "member";
+
             /// <summary>
             /// alias for the media tree.
             /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-Conventions.cs

@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 		    /// </summary>
 		    public static class Member
 		    {
+                /// <summary>
+                /// if a role starts with __umbracoRole we won't show it as it's an internal role used for public access
+                /// </summary>
+                public static readonly string InternalRolePrefix = "__umbracoRole";
+
+                public static readonly string UmbracoMemberProviderName = "UmbracoMembershipProvider";
+
+                public static readonly string UmbracoRoleProviderName = "UmbracoRoleProvider";
+
                 /// <summary>
                 /// Property alias for a Members Password Question
                 /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Constants-PropertyEditors.cs

@@ -74,12 +74,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// </summary>
             [Obsolete("GUIDs are no longer used to reference Property Editors, use the Alias constant instead. This will be removed in future versions")]
             public const string DictionaryPicker = "17B70066-F764-407D-AB05-3717F1E1C513";
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Alias for the Dictionary Picker datatype.
-            /// </summary>
-            public const string DictionaryPickerAlias = "Umbraco.DictionaryPicker";
-
+            
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Dropdown list datatype.
             /// </summary>
@@ -141,10 +136,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             [Obsolete("GUIDs are no longer used to reference Property Editors, use the Alias constant instead. This will be removed in future versions")]
             public const string ImageCropper = "7A2D436C-34C2-410F-898F-4A23B3D79F54";
 
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Alias for the Image Cropper datatype.
-            /// </summary>
-            public const string ImageCropperAlias = "Umbraco.ImageCropper";
+            ///// <summary>
+            ///// Alias for the Image Cropper datatype.
+            ///// </summary>
+            //public const string ImageCropperAlias = "Umbraco.ImageCropper";
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Integer datatype.
@@ -202,6 +197,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// </summary>
             public const string MemberPickerAlias = "Umbraco.MemberPicker";
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Alias for the Member Group Picker datatype.
+            /// </summary>
+            public const string MemberGroupPickerAlias = "Umbraco.MemberGroupPicker";
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Multi-Node Tree Picker datatype
             /// </summary>
@@ -339,12 +339,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// </summary>
             [Obsolete("GUIDs are no longer used to reference Property Editors, use the Alias constant instead. This will be removed in future versions")]
             public const string UltimatePicker = "CDBF0B5D-5CB2-445F-BC12-FCAAEC07CF2C";
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Alias for the Ultimate Picker datatype.
-            /// </summary>
-            public const string UltimatePickerAlias = "Umbraco.UltimatePicker";
-
+            
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the UltraSimpleEditor datatype.
             /// </summary>
@@ -352,21 +347,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             public const string UltraSimpleEditor = "60B7DABF-99CD-41EB-B8E9-4D2E669BBDE9";
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Alias for the UltraSimpleEditor datatype.
+            /// Alias for the MarkdownEditor datatype.
             /// </summary>
-            public const string UltraSimpleEditorAlias = "Umbraco.UltraSimpleEditor";
+            public const string MarkdownEditorAlias = "Umbraco.MarkdownEditor";
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Umbraco Usercontrol Wrapper datatype.
             /// </summary>
             [Obsolete("GUIDs are no longer used to reference Property Editors, use the Alias constant instead. This will be removed in future versions")]
             public const string UmbracoUserControlWrapper = "D15E1281-E456-4B24-AA86-1DDA3E4299D5";
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Alias for the Umbraco Usercontrol Wrapper datatype.
-            /// </summary>
-            public const string UmbracoUserControlWrapperAlias = "Umbraco.UmbracoUserControlWrapper";
-
+            
             /// <summary>
             /// Guid for the Upload field datatype.
             /// </summary>
@@ -411,6 +401,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             /// Alias for the XPath DropDownList datatype.
             /// </summary>
             public const string XPathDropDownListAlias = "Umbraco.XPathDropDownList";
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Alias for the email address property editor
+            /// </summary>
+            public const string EmailAddressAlias = "Umbraco.EmailAddress";
         }
 	}
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/CoreBootManager.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Mapping;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Mappers;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
 using Umbraco.Core.Profiling;
 using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
+using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters;
 using Umbraco.Core.Publishing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Macros;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
             //Create the legacy prop-eds mapping
             LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.CreateMappingsForCoreEditors();
+            LegacyParameterEditorAliasConverter.CreateMappingsForCoreEditors();
 
 			//create database and service contexts for the app context
 			var dbFactory = new DefaultDatabaseFactory(GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName);
@@ -308,25 +311,35 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             //the database migration objects
             MigrationResolver.Current = new MigrationResolver(
                 () => PluginManager.Current.ResolveMigrationTypes());
-            
-            //NOTE: These are legacy in v7+ and will eventually need to be removed.
-			PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver.Current = new PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver(
+
+            // todo: remove once we drop IPropertyEditorValueConverter support.
+            PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver.Current = new PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver(
 				PluginManager.Current.ResolvePropertyEditorValueConverters());
 
+			//add the internal ones, these are not public currently so need to add them manually
             PropertyValueConvertersResolver.Current = new PropertyValueConvertersResolver(
                 PluginManager.Current.ResolvePropertyValueConverters());
+				// fixme - why not use the following syntax?
+                //PluginManager.Current.ResolveTypes<IPropertyValueConverter>());
 
-            // this is how we'd switch over to DefaultShortStringHelper _and_ still use
-            // UmbracoSettings UrlReplaceCharacters...
-            //ShortStringHelperResolver.Current = new ShortStringHelperResolver(
-            //    new DefaultShortStringHelper().WithConfig(DefaultShortStringHelper.ApplyUrlReplaceCharacters));
-
-            // use the Legacy one for now
+            // use the new DefaultShortStringHelper but sort-of remain compatible
+            // - use UmbracoSettings UrlReplaceCharacters
+            // - allow underscores in terms, allow leading digits
             ShortStringHelperResolver.Current = new ShortStringHelperResolver(
-		        new LegacyShortStringHelper());
+                new DefaultShortStringHelper()
+                    .WithConfig(CleanStringType.Url, DefaultShortStringHelper.ApplyUrlReplaceCharacters, 
+                        allowUnderscoreInTerm: true, allowLeadingDigits: true));
+
+            // that was the old one
+            //ShortStringHelperResolver.Current = new ShortStringHelperResolver(
+            //    new LegacyShortStringHelper());
 
 		    UrlSegmentProviderResolver.Current = new UrlSegmentProviderResolver(
 		        typeof (DefaultUrlSegmentProvider));
+
+            // keep it internal for now
+		    PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver.Current = new PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver();
+		    //    new PublishedContentModelFactoryImpl());
 		}
 	}
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/CustomBooleanTypeConverter.cs

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 			if (value is string)
 			{
 				var str = (string)value;
+				if (str == null || str.Length == 0 || str == "0") return false;
 				if (str == "1") return true;
-				if (str == "0" || str == "") return false;
 			}
 
 			return base.ConvertFrom(context, culture, value);

src/Umbraco.Core/DatabaseContext.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Web.Configuration;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Migrations;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         private string _providerName;
         private DatabaseSchemaResult _result;
 
-        internal DatabaseContext(IDatabaseFactory factory)
+        public DatabaseContext(IDatabaseFactory factory)
         {
             _factory = factory;
         }
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         public void ConfigureEmbeddedDatabaseConnection()
         {
             const string providerName = "System.Data.SqlServerCe.4.0";
-            const string connectionString = @"Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;File Access Retry Timeout=10";
+            const string connectionString = @"Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;";
 
             SaveConnectionString(connectionString, providerName);
 
@@ -248,20 +249,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
             _connectionString = connectionString;
             _providerName = providerName;
-
-            var webConfig = new WebConfigurationFileMap();
-            var vDir = GlobalSettings.FullpathToRoot;
-            foreach (VirtualDirectoryMapping v in webConfig.VirtualDirectories)
-            {
-                if (v.IsAppRoot)
-                {
-                    vDir = v.PhysicalDirectory;
-                }
-            }
-
-            var fileName = Path.Combine(vDir, "web.config");
+            
+            var fileName = IOHelper.MapPath(string.Format("{0}/connectionStrings.config", SystemDirectories.Config));
             var xml = XDocument.Load(fileName, LoadOptions.PreserveWhitespace);
-            var connectionstrings = xml.Root.Descendants("connectionStrings").Single();
+            var connectionstrings = xml.Root.DescendantsAndSelf("connectionStrings").Single();
 
             // Update connectionString if it exists, or else create a new appSetting for the given key and value
             var setting = connectionstrings.Descendants("add").FirstOrDefault(s => s.Attribute("name").Value == GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName);

src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicInstanceHelper.cs

@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 						{
 							//don't log here, we return this exception because the caller may need to do something specific when
 							//this exception occurs.
-							return Attempt<TryInvokeMemberResult>.Fail(ext);
+						    var mresult = new TryInvokeMemberResult(null, TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod);
+							return Attempt<TryInvokeMemberResult>.Fail(mresult, ext);
 						}
 						catch (Exception ex)
 						{
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 								sb.Append(t + ",");
 							}
 							LogHelper.Error<DynamicInstanceHelper>(sb.ToString(), ex);
-							return Attempt<TryInvokeMemberResult>.Fail(ex);
+                            var mresult = new TryInvokeMemberResult(null, TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod);
+                            return Attempt<TryInvokeMemberResult>.Fail(mresult, ex);
 						}	
 					}
 					return Attempt<TryInvokeMemberResult>.Fail();

src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicNull.cs

@@ -11,78 +11,101 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
     //Because it's IEnumerable, if the user is actually trying @Model.TextPages or similar
     //it will still return an enumerable object (assuming the call actually failed because there were no children of that type)
     //but in .Where, if they use a property that doesn't exist, the lambda will bypass this and return false
+
+    // returned when TryGetMember fails on a DynamicPublishedContent
+    //
+    // so if user does @CurrentPage.TextPages it will get something that is enumerable (but empty)
+    // note - not sure I understand the stuff about .Where, though
+
     public class DynamicNull : DynamicObject, IEnumerable, IHtmlString
     {
+        public static readonly DynamicNull Null = new DynamicNull();
+
+        private DynamicNull() {}
+
         public IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
         {
             return (new List<DynamicNull>()).GetEnumerator();
         }
+
         public DynamicNull Where(string predicate, params object[] values)
         {
             return this;
         }
+
         public DynamicNull OrderBy(string orderBy)
         {
             return this;
         }
+
+        public DynamicNull ToContentSet()
+        {
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public int Count()
         {
             return 0;
         }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return string.Empty;
         }
+
         public override bool TryGetMember(GetMemberBinder binder, out object result)
         {
             result = this;
             return true;
         }
+
         public override bool TryGetIndex(GetIndexBinder binder, object[] indexes, out object result)
         {
             result = this;
             return true;
         }
+
         public override bool TryInvoke(InvokeBinder binder, object[] args, out object result)
         {
             result = this;
             return true;
         }
+
         public bool IsNull()
         {
             return true;
         }
+
         public bool HasValue()
         {
             return false;
         }
+
         public string Name
         {
-            get
-            {
-                return string.Empty;
-            }
+            get { return string.Empty; }
         }
+
         public int Id
         {
-            get
-            {
-                return 0;
-            }
+            get { return 0; }
         }
 
         public static implicit operator bool(DynamicNull n)
         {
             return false;
         }
+
         public static implicit operator DateTime(DynamicNull n)
         {
             return DateTime.MinValue;
         }
+
         public static implicit operator int(DynamicNull n)
         {
             return 0;
         }
+
         public static implicit operator string(DynamicNull n)
         {
             return string.Empty;
@@ -92,6 +115,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
         {
             return string.Empty;
         }
-
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 			if (attempt.Result.Reason == DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod
 				&& attempt.Exception != null && attempt.Exception is TargetInvocationException)
 			{
-				result = new DynamicNull();
+				result = DynamicNull.Null;
 				return true;
 			}
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/ExtensionMethodFinder.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,96 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 	/// Utility class for finding extension methods on a type to execute
 	/// </summary>
     internal static class ExtensionMethodFinder
-    {	
+	{
+	    private static readonly MethodInfo[] AllExtensionMethods;
+
+	    static ExtensionMethodFinder()
+	    {
+            AllExtensionMethods = TypeFinder.GetAssembliesWithKnownExclusions()
+                // assemblies that contain extension methods
+                .Where(a => a.IsDefined(typeof(ExtensionAttribute), false))
+                // types that contain extension methods
+                .SelectMany(a => a.GetTypes()
+                    .Where(t => t.IsDefined(typeof(ExtensionAttribute), false) && t.IsSealed && t.IsGenericType == false && t.IsNested == false))
+                // actual extension methods
+                .SelectMany(t => t.GetMethods(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public)
+                    .Where(m => m.IsDefined(typeof(ExtensionAttribute), false)))
+                // and also IEnumerable<T> extension methods - because the assembly is excluded
+                .Concat(typeof(Enumerable).GetMethods(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public))
+                .ToArray();
+	    }
+
+        // ORIGINAL CODE IS NOT COMPLETE, DOES NOT HANDLE GENERICS, ETC...
+
+        // so this is an attempt at fixing things, but it's not done yet
+        // and do we really want to do this? extension methods are not supported on dynamics, period
+        // we should use strongly typed content instead of dynamics.
+
+        /*
+
+        // get all extension methods for type thisType, with name name,
+        // accepting argsCount arguments (not counting the instance of thisType).
+        private static IEnumerable<MethodInfo> GetExtensionMethods(Type thisType, string name, int argsCount)
+        {
+            var key = string.Format("{0}.{1}::{2}", thisType.FullName, name, argsCount);
+
+            var types = thisType.GetBaseTypes(true); // either do this OR have MatchFirstParameter handle the stuff... F*XME
+
+            var methods = AllExtensionMethods
+                .Where(m => m.Name == name)
+                .Where(m => m.GetParameters().Length == argsCount)
+                .Where(m => MatchFirstParameter(thisType, m.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType));
+
+            // f*xme - is this what we should cache?
+            return methods;
+        }
+
+        // find out whether the first parameter is a match for thisType
+        private static bool MatchFirstParameter(Type thisType, Type firstParameterType)
+        {
+            return MethodArgZeroHasCorrectTargetType(null, firstParameterType, thisType);
+        }
+
+        // get the single extension method for type thisType, with name name,
+        // that accepts the arguments in args (which does not contain the instance of thisType).
+        public static MethodInfo GetExtensionMethod(Type thisType, string name, object[] args)
+        {
+            MethodInfo result = null;
+            foreach (var method in GetExtensionMethods(thisType, name, args.Length).Where(m => MatchParameters(m, args)))
+            {
+                if (result == null)
+                    result = method;
+                else
+                    throw new AmbiguousMatchException("More than one matching extension method was found.");
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        // find out whether the method can accept the arguments
+        private static bool MatchParameters(MethodInfo method, IList<object> args)
+        {
+            var parameters = method.GetParameters();
+
+            var i = 0;
+            for (; i < parameters.Length; ++i)
+            {
+                if (MatchParameter(parameters[i].ParameterType, args[i].GetType()) == false)
+                    break;
+            }
+            return (i == parameters.Length);
+        }
+
+        internal static bool MatchParameter(Type parameterType, Type argumentType)
+        {
+            // public static int DoSomething<T>(Foo foo, T t1, T t2)
+            // DoSomething(foo, t1, t2) => how can we match?!
+            return parameterType == argumentType; // f*xme of course!
+        }
+         * 
+        */
+
+        // BELOW IS THE ORIGINAL CODE...
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns all extension methods found matching the definition
 		/// </summary>
@@ -27,6 +116,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 		/// </remarks>
         private static IEnumerable<MethodInfo> GetAllExtensionMethods(Type thisType, string name, int argumentCount, bool argsContainsThis)
         {
+            // at *least* we can cache the extension methods discovery
+		    var candidates = AllExtensionMethods;
+
+            /*
 			//only scan assemblies we know to contain extension methods (user assemblies)
         	var assembliesToScan = TypeFinder.GetAssembliesWithKnownExclusions();        	
 
@@ -45,6 +138,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 
             //add the extension methods defined in IEnumerable
             candidates = candidates.Concat(typeof(Enumerable).GetMethods(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public));            
+            */
 
             //filter by name	
             var methodsByName = candidates.Where(m => m.Name == name);

src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/PropertyResult.cs

@@ -1,60 +1,46 @@
 using System;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
-using umbraco.interfaces;
 using System.Web;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 {
-	internal class PropertyResult : IPublishedContentProperty, IHtmlString
-    {
-		internal PropertyResult(IPublishedContentProperty source, PropertyResultType type)
+	internal class PropertyResult : IPublishedProperty, IHtmlString
+	{
+	    private readonly IPublishedProperty _source;
+	    private readonly string _alias;
+	    private readonly object _value;
+        private readonly PropertyResultType _type;
+
+		internal PropertyResult(IPublishedProperty source, PropertyResultType type)
         {
     		if (source == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
-
-    		Alias = source.Alias;
-			Value = source.Value;
-			PropertyType = type;
+            
+            _type = type;
+            _source = source;
         }
+
 		internal PropertyResult(string alias, object value, PropertyResultType type)
         {
         	if (alias == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("alias");
         	if (value == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
 
-        	Alias = alias;
-			Value = value;
-        	PropertyType = type;
+            _type = type;
+            _alias = alias;
+			_value = value;
         }
 
-		internal PropertyResultType PropertyType { get; private set; }
-		
-    	public string Alias { get; private set; }
+        internal PropertyResultType PropertyType { get { return _type; } }
 
-    	public object Value { get; private set; }
-	
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns the value as a string output, this is used in the final rendering process of a property
-		/// </summary>
-		internal string ValueAsString
-		{
-			get
-			{
-				return Value == null ? "" : Convert.ToString(Value);
-			}
-		}
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The Id of the document for which this property belongs to
-		/// </summary>
-        public int DocumentId { get; set; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The alias of the document type alias for which this property belongs to
-		/// </summary>
-        public string DocumentTypeAlias { get; set; }
+        public string PropertyTypeAlias { get { return _source == null ? _alias : _source.PropertyTypeAlias; } }
+        public object DataValue { get { return _source == null ? _value : _source.DataValue; } }
+        public bool HasValue { get { return _source == null || _source.HasValue; } }
+        public object Value { get { return _source == null ? _value : _source.Value; } }
+        public object XPathValue { get { return Value == null ? null : Value.ToString(); } }
 
         public string ToHtmlString()
         {
-			return ValueAsString;
+            var value = Value;
+			return value == null ? string.Empty : value.ToString();
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/EnumerableExtensions.cs

@@ -13,16 +13,45 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
     {
         public static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> InGroupsOf<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, int groupSize)
         {
-            var i = 0;
-            var length = source.Count();
+            if (source == null)
+               throw new NullReferenceException("source");
 
-            while ((i * groupSize) < length)
-            {
-                yield return source.Skip(i * groupSize).Take(groupSize);
-                i++;
-            }
+            // enumerate the source only once!
+            return new InGroupsEnumerator<T>(source, groupSize).Groups();
         }
 
+        // this class makes sure that the source is enumerated only ONCE
+        // which means that when it is enumerated, the actual groups content
+        // has to be evaluated at the same time, and stored in an array.
+        private class InGroupsEnumerator<T>
+        {
+            private readonly IEnumerator<T> _source;
+            private readonly int _count;
+            private bool _mightHaveNext;
+
+            public InGroupsEnumerator(IEnumerable<T> source, int count)
+            {
+                _source = source.GetEnumerator();
+                _count = count;
+                _mightHaveNext = true;
+            }
+
+            public IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> Groups()
+            {
+                while (_mightHaveNext && _source.MoveNext())
+                    yield return Group().ToArray(); // see note above
+            }
+
+            private IEnumerable<T> Group()
+            {
+                var c = 0;
+                do
+                {
+                    yield return _source.Current;
+                } while (++c < _count && _source.MoveNext());
+                _mightHaveNext = c == _count;
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>The distinct by.</summary>
         /// <param name="source">The source.</param>
@@ -243,23 +272,45 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
                 });
         }
 
-        ///<summary>Finds the index of the first item matching an expression in an enumerable.</summary>
-        ///<param name="items">The enumerable to search.</param>
-        ///<param name="predicate">The expression to test the items against.</param>
-        ///<returns>The index of the first matching item, or -1 if no items match.</returns>
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Finds the index of the first item matching an expression in an enumerable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the enumerated objects.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="items">The enumerable to search.</param>
+        /// <param name="predicate">The expression to test the items against.</param>
+        /// <returns>The index of the first matching item, or -1.</returns>
         public static int FindIndex<T>(this IEnumerable<T> items, Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            return FindIndex(items, 0, predicate);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Finds the index of the first item matching an expression in an enumerable.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the enumerated objects.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="items">The enumerable to search.</param>
+        /// <param name="startIndex">The index to start at.</param>
+        /// <param name="predicate">The expression to test the items against.</param>
+        /// <returns>The index of the first matching item, or -1.</returns>
+        public static int FindIndex<T>(this IEnumerable<T> items, int startIndex, Func<T, bool> predicate)
         {
             if (items == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("items");
             if (predicate == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("predicate");
+            if (startIndex < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("startIndex");
+
+            var index = startIndex;
+            if (index > 0)
+                items = items.Skip(index);
 
-            var retVal = 0;
             foreach (var item in items)
             {
-                if (predicate(item)) return retVal;
-                retVal++;
+                if (predicate(item)) return index;
+                index++;
             }
+
             return -1;
         }
+
         ///<summary>Finds the index of the first occurence of an item in an enumerable.</summary>
         ///<param name="items">The enumerable to search.</param>
         ///<param name="item">The item to find.</param>

src/Umbraco.Core/ExpressionHelper.cs

@@ -177,8 +177,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 		public static MethodInfo GetMethodInfo<T1, T2>(Expression<Func<T1, T2>> fromExpression)
 		{
 			if (fromExpression == null) return null;
-			var body = fromExpression.Body as MethodCallExpression;
-			return body != null ? body.Method : null;
+
+            MethodCallExpression me;
+            switch (fromExpression.Body.NodeType)
+            {
+                case ExpressionType.Convert:
+                case ExpressionType.ConvertChecked:
+                    var ue = fromExpression.Body as UnaryExpression;
+                    me = ((ue != null) ? ue.Operand : null) as MethodCallExpression;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    me = fromExpression.Body as MethodCallExpression;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            return me != null ? me.Method : null;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/IDisposeOnRequestEnd.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Any class implementing this interface that is added to the httpcontext.items keys or values will be disposed of at the end of the request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IDisposeOnRequestEnd : IDisposable
+    {
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/IO/MediaFileSystem.cs

@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
 
 		public IEnumerable<string> GetThumbnails(string path)
 		{
-			var parentDirectory = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
-			var extension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(path);
+			var parentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+			var extension = Path.GetExtension(path);
 
 			return GetFiles(parentDirectory)
-				.Where(x => x.StartsWith(path.TrimEnd(extension) + "_thumb"))
+				.Where(x => x.StartsWith(path.TrimEnd(extension) + "_thumb") || x.StartsWith(path.TrimEnd(extension) + "_big-thumb"))
 				.ToList();
 		}
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.IO
 		{
 			DeleteFile(path);
 
-			if (!deleteThumbnails)
+			if (deleteThumbnails == false)
 				return;
 
 			DeleteThumbnails(path);

src/Umbraco.Core/IconPickerBehaviour.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-namespace Umbraco.Core
+using System;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core
 {
+    [Obsolete("This is no longer used and will be removed from the core in future versions")]
     public enum IconPickerBehaviour
     {
         /// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Macros/MacroTagParser.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Macros
 	/// </summary>
 	internal class MacroTagParser
 	{
-        private static readonly Regex MacroRteContent = new Regex(@"(<div class=[""']umb-macro-holder.+?[""'].*?>.*?<!--\s*?)(<\?UMBRACO_MACRO.*?/>)(.*?</div>)", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Singleline);
+        private static readonly Regex MacroRteContent = new Regex(@"(<div.*?>.*?<!--\s*?)(<\?UMBRACO_MACRO.*?/>)(.*?</div>)", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Singleline);
         private static readonly Regex MacroPersistedFormat = new Regex(@"(<\?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias=[""'](\w+?)[""'].+?)(?:/>|>.*?</\?UMBRACO_MACRO>)", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Singleline);
 
 	    /// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Manifest/ManifestParser.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
         private readonly DirectoryInfo _pluginsDir;
         
         //used to strip comments
-        private static readonly Regex Comments = new Regex("(/\\*.*\\*/)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+        private static readonly Regex CommentsSurround = new Regex(@"/\*([^*]|[\r\n]|(\*+([^*/]|[\r\n])))*\*+/", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+        private static readonly Regex CommentsLine = new Regex(@"//.*?$", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.Multiline);
 
         public ManifestParser(DirectoryInfo pluginsDir)
         {
@@ -116,11 +118,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
             {
                 if (m.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()) continue;
 
-                //remove any comments first, NOTE: I think JSON.Net will do this for us! but we'll leave it here for now
-                Comments.Replace(m, match => "");
+                //remove any comments first
+                var replaced = CommentsSurround.Replace(m, match => " ");
+                replaced = CommentsLine.Replace(replaced, match => "");
 
-                
-                var deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JObject>(m);
+                JObject deserialized;
+                try
+                {
+                    deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JObject>(replaced);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    LogHelper.Error<ManifestParser>("An error occurred parsing manifest with contents: " + m, ex);
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 //validate the javascript
                 var init = deserialized.Properties().Where(x => x.Name == "javascript").ToArray();
@@ -128,7 +139,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
                 {
                     throw new FormatException("The manifest is not formatted correctly contains more than one 'javascript' element");
                 }
-                
+
+                //validate the css
+                var cssinit = deserialized.Properties().Where(x => x.Name == "css").ToArray();
+                if (cssinit.Length > 1)
+                {
+                    throw new FormatException("The manifest is not formatted correctly contains more than one 'css' element");
+                }
+
                 //validate the property editors section
                 var propEditors = deserialized.Properties().Where(x => x.Name == "propertyEditors").ToArray();
                 if (propEditors.Length > 1)
@@ -139,6 +157,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
                 var jConfig = init.Any() ? (JArray)deserialized["javascript"] : new JArray();
                 ReplaceVirtualPaths(jConfig);
 
+                var cssConfig = cssinit.Any() ? (JArray)deserialized["css"] : new JArray();
+                ReplaceVirtualPaths(cssConfig);
+
                 //replace virtual paths for each property editor
                 if (deserialized["propertyEditors"] != null)
                 {
@@ -158,6 +179,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
                 var manifest = new PackageManifest()
                     {
                         JavaScriptInitialize = jConfig,
+                        StylesheetInitialize = cssConfig,
                         PropertyEditors = propEditors.Any() ? (JArray)deserialized["propertyEditors"] : new JArray(),
                         ParameterEditors = propEditors.Any() ? (JArray)deserialized["parameterEditors"] : new JArray()
                     };

src/Umbraco.Core/Manifest/PackageManifest.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Manifest
         /// </summary>
         public JArray JavaScriptInitialize { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The json array used to initialize the application with the CSS dependencies required
+        /// </summary>
+        public JArray StylesheetInitialize { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The json array of property editors
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Media/ImageHelper.cs

@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Media
     /// <summary>
     /// A helper class used for imaging
     /// </summary>
-    internal class ImageHelper
+    internal static class ImageHelper
     {
+        public static string GetMimeType(this Image image)
+        {
+            var format = image.RawFormat;
+            var codec = ImageCodecInfo.GetImageDecoders().First(c => c.FormatID == format.Guid);
+            return codec.MimeType;
+        }
+
         internal static IEnumerable<ResizedImage> GenerateMediaThumbnails(
             IFileSystem fs, 
             string fileName, 

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ApplicationTree.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 {
     [DebuggerDisplay("Tree - {Title} ({ApplicationAlias})")]
-    internal class ApplicationTree
+    public class ApplicationTree
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ApplicationTree"/> class.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// <param name="iconClosed">The icon closed.</param>
         /// <param name="iconOpened">The icon opened.</param>
         /// <param name="type">The tree type.</param>
-        public ApplicationTree(bool initialize, byte sortOrder, string applicationAlias, string alias, string title, string iconClosed, string iconOpened, string type)
+        public ApplicationTree(bool initialize, int sortOrder, string applicationAlias, string alias, string title, string iconClosed, string iconOpened, string type)
         {
             this.Initialize = initialize;
             this.SortOrder = sortOrder;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// Gets or sets the sort order.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The sort order.</value>
-        public byte SortOrder { get; set; }
+        public int SortOrder { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the application alias.

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentBase.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             _contentTypeId = int.Parse(contentType.Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
             _properties = properties;
             _properties.EnsurePropertyTypes(PropertyTypes);
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 			_contentTypeId = int.Parse(contentType.Id.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
 			_properties = properties;
 			_properties.EnsurePropertyTypes(PropertyTypes);
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 		}
 
 	    private static readonly PropertyInfo NameSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<ContentBase, string>(x => x.Name);
@@ -253,6 +256,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             }
         }
 
+        private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _additionalData;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        IDictionary<string, object> IUmbracoEntity.AdditionalData
+        {
+            get { return _additionalData; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// List of PropertyGroups available on this Content object
         /// </summary>
@@ -446,7 +459,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// also reset the dirty changes made to the content's Properties (user defined)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties"></param>
-        internal override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
+        public override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
         {
             base.ResetDirtyProperties(rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties);
 

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         internal static bool ShouldCreateNewVersion(this IContent entity, PublishedState publishedState)
         {
             var dirtyEntity = (ICanBeDirty)entity;
-            
+
             //check if the published state has changed or the language
             var contentChanged =
                 (dirtyEntity.IsPropertyDirty("Published") && publishedState != PublishedState.Unpublished)
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             }
 
             //check if any user prop has changed
-            var propertyValueChanged = ((Content) entity).IsAnyUserPropertyDirty();
+            var propertyValueChanged = ((Content)entity).IsAnyUserPropertyDirty();
             //check if any content prop has changed
-            var contentDataChanged = ((Content) entity).IsEntityDirty();
+            var contentDataChanged = ((Content)entity).IsEntityDirty();
 
             //return true if the item is published and a property has changed or if any content property has changed
             return (propertyValueChanged && publishedState == PublishedState.Published) || contentDataChanged;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                                                           .Select(propertyType => propertyType.Id)
                                                           .Contains(property.PropertyTypeId))
                           .OrderBy(x => x.PropertyType.SortOrder);
-        } 
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Set property values by alias with an annonymous object
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             }
         }
 
+        #region SetValue for setting file contents
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets and uploads the file from a HttpPostedFileBase object as the property value
         /// </summary>
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         {
             SetValue(content, propertyTypeAlias, (HttpPostedFileBase)value);
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets and uploads the file from a <see cref="Stream"/> as the property value
         /// </summary>
@@ -416,7 +418,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 
             var fs = FileSystemProviderManager.Current.GetFileSystemProvider<MediaFileSystem>();
             fs.AddFile(fileName, fileStream);
-            
+
             //Check if file supports resizing and create thumbnails
             var supportsResizing = UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content.ImageFileTypes.InvariantContains(extension);
 
@@ -461,14 +463,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                     }
 
                     ImageHelper.GenerateMediaThumbnails(fs, fileName, extension, originalImage, additionalSizes);
-                    
+
                     //while the image is still open, we'll check if we need to auto-populate the image properties
                     if (uploadFieldConfigNode != null)
                     {
                         content.SetValue(uploadFieldConfigNode.WidthFieldAlias, originalImage.Width.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                         content.SetValue(uploadFieldConfigNode.HeightFieldAlias, originalImage.Height.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                     }
-   
+
                 }
             }
 
@@ -482,12 +484,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             //Set the value of the property to that of the uploaded file's url
             property.Value = fs.GetUrl(fileName);
         }
-        
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets the <see cref="IProfile"/> for the Creator of this media item.
-		/// </summary>
-		public static IProfile GetCreatorProfile(this IMedia media)
-		{
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region User/Profile methods
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="IProfile"/> for the Creator of this media item.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IProfile GetCreatorProfile(this IMedia media)
+        {
             return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.UserService.GetProfileById(media.CreatorId);
         }
 
@@ -506,6 +511,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         {
             return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.UserService.GetProfileById(content.WriterId);
         }
+        #endregion
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks whether an <see cref="IContent"/> item has any published versions
@@ -519,7 +525,92 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 
             return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.HasPublishedVersion(content.Id);
         }
+        
+        #region Tag methods
 
+        ///// <summary>
+        ///// Returns the tags for the given property
+        ///// </summary>
+        ///// <param name="content"></param>
+        ///// <param name="propertyTypeAlias"></param>
+        ///// <param name="tagGroup"></param>
+        ///// <returns></returns>
+        ///// <remarks>
+        ///// 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")
+        //{
+
+        //}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets tags for the property - will add tags to the tags table and set the property value to be the comma delimited value of the tags.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The content item to assign the tags to</param>
+        /// <param name="propertyTypeAlias">The property alias to assign the tags to</param>
+        /// <param name="tags">The tags to assign</param>
+        /// <param name="replaceTags">True to replace the tags on the current property with the tags specified or false to merge them with the currently assigned ones</param>
+        /// <param name="tagGroup">The group/category to assign the tags, the default value is "default"</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static void SetTags(this IContentBase content, string propertyTypeAlias, IEnumerable<string> tags, bool replaceTags, string tagGroup = "default")
+        {
+            var property = content.Properties[propertyTypeAlias];
+            if (property == null)
+            {
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException("No property exists with name " + propertyTypeAlias);
+            }
+
+            var trimmedTags = tags.Select(x => x.Trim()).ToArray();
+
+            property.TagSupport.Enable = true;
+            property.TagSupport.Tags = trimmedTags.Select(x => new Tuple<string, string>(x, tagGroup));
+            property.TagSupport.Behavior = replaceTags ? PropertyTagBehavior.Replace : PropertyTagBehavior.Merge;
+
+            //ensure the property value is set to the same thing
+            if (replaceTags)
+            {
+                property.Value = string.Join(",", trimmedTags);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var currTags = property.Value.ToString().Split(new[] {','}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                                       .Select(x => x.Trim());
+                property.Value = string.Join(",", trimmedTags.Union(currTags));
+            }
+            
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Remove any of the tags specified in the collection from the property if they are currently assigned.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content"></param>
+        /// <param name="propertyTypeAlias"></param>
+        /// <param name="tags"></param>
+        /// <param name="tagGroup">The group/category that the tags are currently assigned to, the default value is "default"</param>
+        public static void RemoveTags(this IContentBase content, string propertyTypeAlias, IEnumerable<string> tags, string tagGroup = "default")
+        {
+            var property = content.Properties[propertyTypeAlias];
+            if (property == null)
+            {
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException("No property exists with name " + propertyTypeAlias);
+            }
+
+            var trimmedTags = tags.Select(x => x.Trim()).ToArray();
+
+            property.TagSupport.Behavior = PropertyTagBehavior.Remove;
+            property.TagSupport.Enable = true;
+            property.TagSupport.Tags = trimmedTags.Select(x => new Tuple<string, string>(x, tagGroup));
+
+            //set the property value
+            var currTags = property.Value.ToString().Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                                       .Select(x => x.Trim());
+
+            property.Value = string.Join(",", currTags.Except(trimmedTags));
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region XML methods
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the full xml representation for the <see cref="IContent"/> object and all of it's descendants
         /// </summary>
@@ -555,6 +646,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.PackagingService.Export(media, true);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the xml representation for the <see cref="IMedia"/> object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="member"><see cref="IContent"/> to generate xml for</param>
+        /// <returns>Xml representation of the passed in <see cref="IContent"/></returns>
+        public static XElement ToXml(this IMember member)
+        {
+            return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.PackagingService.Export(member);
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the xml representation for the <see cref="IContent"/> object
         /// </summary>
@@ -567,5 +668,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             //If current IContent is published we should get latest unpublished version
             return content.ToXml();
         }
+        
+        #endregion
     }
+        
+
+
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentTypeBase.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             _allowedContentTypes = new List<ContentTypeSort>();
             _propertyGroups = new PropertyGroupCollection();
             _propertyTypes = new PropertyTypeCollection();
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
         }
 
 		protected ContentTypeBase(IContentTypeBase parent)
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 			_allowedContentTypes = new List<ContentTypeSort>();
 			_propertyGroups = new PropertyGroupCollection();
             _propertyTypes = new PropertyTypeCollection();
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
 		}
 
         private static readonly PropertyInfo NameSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<ContentTypeBase, string>(x => x.Name);
@@ -314,6 +317,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             }
         }
 
+        private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _additionalData;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        IDictionary<string, object> IUmbracoEntity.AdditionalData
+        {
+            get { return _additionalData; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, object> AdditionalData { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a list of integer Ids for allowed ContentTypes
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/DataTypeDefinition.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 {
@@ -32,13 +36,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         public DataTypeDefinition(int parentId, Guid controlId)
         {
             _parentId = parentId;
-            _propertyEditorAlias = LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.GetAliasFromLegacyId(controlId, true);
-        }
 
+            _propertyEditorAlias = LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.GetAliasFromLegacyId(controlId, false);
+            if (_propertyEditorAlias == null)
+            {
+                //convert to Label!
+                LogHelper.Warn<DataTypeDefinition>("Could not find a GUID -> Alias mapping for the legacy property editor with id " + controlId + ". The DataType has been converted to a Label.");
+                _propertyEditorAlias = Constants.PropertyEditors.NoEditAlias;
+            }
+
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+        }
         public DataTypeDefinition(int parentId, string propertyEditorAlias)
         {
             _parentId = parentId;
             _propertyEditorAlias = propertyEditorAlias;
+
+            _additionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
         }
 
         private static readonly PropertyInfo NameSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<DataTypeDefinition, string>(x => x.Name);
@@ -170,9 +184,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                     _trashed = value;
                     return _trashed;
                 }, _trashed, TrashedSelector);
+                //This is a custom property that is not exposed in IUmbracoEntity so add it to the additional data
+                _additionalData["Trashed"] = value;
             }
         }
-
+               
         [DataMember]
         public string PropertyEditorAlias
         {
@@ -184,6 +200,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                     _propertyEditorAlias = value;
                     return _propertyEditorAlias;
                 }, _propertyEditorAlias, PropertyEditorAliasSelector);
+                //This is a custom property that is not exposed in IUmbracoEntity so add it to the additional data
+                _additionalData["DatabaseType"] = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -203,6 +221,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             {
                 var alias = LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.GetAliasFromLegacyId(value, true);
                 PropertyEditorAlias = alias;
+                //This is a custom property that is not exposed in IUmbracoEntity so add it to the additional data
+                _additionalData["ControlId"] = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -220,9 +240,27 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                     _databaseType = value;
                     return _databaseType;
                 }, _databaseType, DatabaseTypeSelector);
+
+                //This is a custom property that is not exposed in IUmbracoEntity so add it to the additional data
+                _additionalData["DatabaseType"] = value;
             }
         }
 
+         private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _additionalData;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        IDictionary<string, object> IUmbracoEntity.AdditionalData
+        {
+            get { return _additionalData; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDictionary<string, object> AdditionalData { get; private set; }
+
         internal override void AddingEntity()
         {
             base.AddingEntity();
@@ -231,4 +269,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                 Key = Guid.NewGuid();
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IRememberBeingDirty.cs

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
         bool WasDirty();
         bool WasPropertyDirty(string propertyName);
         void ForgetPreviouslyDirtyProperties();
+        void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties);
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IUmbracoEntity.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase
 {
     public interface IUmbracoEntity : IAggregateRoot
     {
@@ -41,5 +43,10 @@
         /// Not all entities support being trashed, they'll always return false.
         /// </remarks>
         bool Trashed { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Some entities may expose additional data that other's might not, this custom data will be available in this collection
+        /// </summary>
+        IDictionary<string, object> AdditionalData { get; }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/TracksChangesEntityBase.cs

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase
         /// Please note that resetting the dirty properties could potentially
         /// obstruct the saving of a new or updated entity.
         /// </remarks>
-        internal virtual void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
+        public virtual void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
         {
             if (rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
             {

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IPublishedContent.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,48 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// Defines a published item in Umbraco
+	/// Represents a cached content.
 	/// </summary>
 	/// <remarks>
-	/// A replacement for INode which needs to occur since INode doesn't contain the document type alias
-	/// and INode is poorly formatted with mutable properties (i.e. Lists instead of IEnumerable)
+    /// <para>SD: A replacement for INode which needs to occur since INode doesn't contain the document type alias
+    /// and INode is poorly formatted with mutable properties (i.e. Lists instead of IEnumerable).</para>
+    /// <para>Stephan: initially, that was for cached published content only. Now, we're using it also for
+    /// cached preview (so, maybe unpublished) content. A better name would therefore be ICachedContent, as
+    /// has been suggested. However, can't change now. Maybe in v7?</para>
 	/// </remarks>	
-	public interface IPublishedContent
-	{
-		int Id { get; }
+    public interface IPublishedContent
+    {
+        #region ContentSet
+
+        // Because of http://issues.umbraco.org/issue/U4-1797 and in order to implement
+        // Index() and methods that derive from it such as IsFirst(), IsLast(), etc... all
+        // content items must know about their containing content set.
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the content set to which the content belongs.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>The default set consists in the siblings of the content (including the content 
+        /// itself) ordered by <c>sortOrder</c>.</remarks>
+        IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> ContentSet { get; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region ContentType
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the content type.
+        /// </summary>
+        PublishedContentType ContentType { get; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Content
+
+        int Id { get; }
 		int TemplateId { get; }
 		int SortOrder { get; }
 		string Name { get; }
@@ -31,32 +59,97 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 		Guid Version { get; }
 		int Level { get; }
 		string Url { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the content is a content (aka a document) or a media.
+        /// </summary>
 		PublishedItemType ItemType { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the content is draft.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>A content is draft when it is the unpublished version of a content, which may
+        /// have a published version, or not.</remarks>
+        bool IsDraft { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the index of the published content within its current owning content set.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The index of the published content within its current owning content set.</returns>
+	    int GetIndex();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Tree
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the parent of the content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>The parent of root content is <c>null</c>.</remarks>
 		IPublishedContent Parent { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the children of the content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Children are sorted by their sortOrder.</remarks>
 		IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children { get; }
 
-		ICollection<IPublishedContentProperty> Properties { get; }
+        #endregion
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns the property value for the property alias specified
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="propertyAlias"></param>
-		/// <returns></returns>
-		object this[string propertyAlias] { get; }
+        #region Properties
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns a property on the object based on an alias
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the properties of the content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>Contains one <c>IPublishedProperty</c> for each property defined for the content type, including
+        /// inherited properties. Some properties may have no value.</para>
+        /// <para>The properties collection of an IPublishedContent instance should be read-only ie it is illegal
+        /// to add properties to the collection.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+		ICollection<IPublishedProperty> Properties { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a property identified by its alias.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alias">The property alias.</param>
+        /// <returns>The property identified by the alias.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>If the content type has no property with that alias, including inherited properties, returns <c>null</c>,</para>
+        /// <para>otherwise return a property -- that may have no value (ie <c>HasValue</c> is <c>false</c>).</para>
+        /// <para>The alias is case-insensitive.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a property identified by its alias.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alias">The property alias.</param>
+        /// <param name="recurse">A value indicating whether to navigate the tree upwards until a property with a value is found.</param>
+        /// <returns>The property identified by the alias.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>Navigate the tree upwards and look for a property with that alias and with a value (ie <c>HasValue</c> is <c>true</c>).
+        /// If found, return the property. If no property with that alias is found, having a value or not, return <c>null</c>. Otherwise
+        /// return the first property that was found with the alias but had no value (ie <c>HasValue</c> is <c>false</c>).</para>
+        /// <para>The alias is case-insensitive.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias, bool recurse);
+
+        /// <summary>
+		/// Gets the value of a property identified by its alias.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="alias"></param>
-		/// <returns></returns>
-		/// <remarks>
-		/// Although we do have a a property to return Properties of the object, in some cases a custom implementation may not know
-		/// about all properties until specifically asked for one by alias. 
-		/// 
-		/// This method is mostly used in places such as DynamicPublishedContent when trying to resolve a property based on an alias. 
-		/// In some cases Pulish Stores, a property value may exist in multiple places and we need to fallback to different cached locations
-		/// therefore sometimes the 'Properties' collection may not be sufficient.
-		/// </remarks>
-		IPublishedContentProperty GetProperty(string alias);
-	}
+		/// <param name="alias">The property alias.</param>
+		/// <returns>The value of the property identified by the alias.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>If <c>GetProperty(alias)</c> is <c>null</c> then returns <c>null</c> else return <c>GetProperty(alias).Value</c>.</para>
+        /// <para>So if the property has no value, returns the default value for that property type.</para>
+        /// <para>This one is defined here really because we cannot define index extension methods, but all it should do is:
+        /// <code>var p = GetProperty(alias); return p == null ? null : p.Value;</code> and nothing else.</para>
+        /// <para>The recursive syntax (eg "_title") is _not_ supported here.</para>
+        /// <para>The alias is case-insensitive.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+		object this[string alias] { get; } // todo - should obsolete this[alias] (when?)
+
+        #endregion
+    }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IPublishedContentProperty.cs

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
-{
-	public interface IPublishedContentProperty
-	{
-		string Alias { get; }
-		object Value { get; }		
-	}
-}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IPublishedProperty.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a property of an <c>IPublishedContent</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+	public interface IPublishedProperty
+	{
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the alias of the property.
+        /// </summary>
+		string PropertyTypeAlias { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the property has a value.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>This is somewhat implementation-dependent -- depending on whatever IPublishedCache considers
+        /// a missing value.</para>
+        /// <para>The XmlPublishedCache raw values are strings, and it will consider missing, null or empty (and
+        /// that includes whitespace-only) strings as "no value".</para>
+        /// <para>Other caches that get their raw value from the database would consider that a property has "no
+        /// value" if it is missing, null, or an empty string (including whitespace-only).</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        bool HasValue { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the data value of the property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>The data value is whatever was passed to the property when it was instanciated, and it is
+        /// somewhat implementation-dependent -- depending on how the IPublishedCache is implemented.</para>
+        /// <para>The XmlPublishedCache raw values are strings exclusively since they come from the Xml cache.</para>
+        /// <para>For other caches that get their raw value from the database, it would be either a string,
+        /// an integer (Int32), or a date and time (DateTime).</para>
+        /// <para>If you're using that value, you're probably wrong, unless you're doing some internal
+        /// Umbraco stuff.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        object DataValue { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the object value of the property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>The value is what you want to use when rendering content in an MVC view ie in C#.</para>
+        /// <para>It can be null, or any type of CLR object.</para>
+        /// <para>It has been fully prepared and processed by the appropriate converter.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        object Value { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the XPath value of the property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>The XPath value is what you want to use when navigating content via XPath eg in the XSLT engine.</para>
+        /// <para>It must be either null, or a string, or an XPathNavigator.</para>
+        /// <para>It has been fully prepared and processed by the appropriate converter.</para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        object XPathValue { get; }
+	}
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IRelation.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    public interface IRelation : IAggregateRoot
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Parent Id of the Relation (Source)
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        int ParentId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Child Id of the Relation (Destination)
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        int ChildId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the <see cref="RelationType"/> for the Relation
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        IRelationType RelationType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a comment for the Relation
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        string Comment { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the Id of the <see cref="RelationType"/> that this Relation is based on.
+        /// </summary>
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        int RelationTypeId { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/IRelationType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    public interface IRelationType : IAggregateRoot
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Name of the RelationType
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Alias of the RelationType
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        string Alias { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a boolean indicating whether the RelationType is Bidirectional (true) or Parent to Child (false)
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataMember]
+        bool IsBidirectional { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Parents object type id
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Corresponds to the NodeObjectType in the umbracoNode table</remarks>
+        [DataMember]
+        Guid ParentObjectType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the Childs object type id
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Corresponds to the NodeObjectType in the umbracoNode table</remarks>
+        [DataMember]
+        Guid ChildObjectType { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ITag.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    public interface ITag : IAggregateRoot
+    {
+        [DataMember]
+        string Text { get; set; }
+
+        [DataMember]
+        string Group { get; set; }
+
+        //TODO: enable this at some stage
+        //int ParentId { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Macro.cs

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             OnPropertyChanged(PropertiesSelector);
         }
         
-        internal override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
+        public override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
         {
             _addedProperties.Clear();
             _removedProperties.Clear();

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Member.cs

@@ -20,19 +20,37 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private object _providerUserKey;
         private Type _userTypeKey;
 
-        public Member(string name, int parentId, IMemberType contentType, PropertyCollection properties) : base(name, parentId, contentType, properties)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor for creating a Member object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">Name of the content</param>
+        /// <param name="contentType">ContentType for the current Content object</param>
+        public Member(string name, IMemberType contentType)
+            : base(name, -1, contentType, new PropertyCollection())
         {
-            Mandate.ParameterNotNull(contentType, "contentType");
-
             _contentType = contentType;
         }
 
-        public Member(string name, IContentBase parent, IMemberType contentType, PropertyCollection properties)
-            : base(name, parent, contentType, properties)
+        public Member(string name, string email, string username, string password, int parentId, IMemberType contentType)
+            : base(name, parentId, contentType, new PropertyCollection())
         {
             Mandate.ParameterNotNull(contentType, "contentType");
 
             _contentType = contentType;
+            _email = email;
+            _username = username;
+            _password = password;
+        }
+
+        public Member(string name, string email, string username, string password, IContentBase parent, IMemberType contentType)
+            : base(name, parent, contentType, new PropertyCollection())
+        {
+            Mandate.ParameterNotNull(contentType, "contentType");
+
+            _contentType = contentType;
+            _email = email;
+            _username = username;
+            _password = password;
         }
 
         private static readonly PropertyInfo DefaultContentTypeAliasSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Member, string>(x => x.ContentTypeAlias);
@@ -420,7 +438,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 
         public override void ChangeTrashedState(bool isTrashed, int parentId = -20)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException("Members can't be trashed as no Recycle Bin exists, so use of this method is invalid");
+            throw new NotSupportedException("Members can't be trashed as no Recycle Bin exists, so use of this method is invalid");
         }
 
         /* Internal experiment - only used for mapping queries. 

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/MemberType.cs

@@ -114,5 +114,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
                 MemberTypePropertyTypes.Add(propertyTypeAlias, tuple);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method to call when Entity is being saved
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Created date is set and a Unique key is assigned</remarks>
+        internal override void AddingEntity()
+        {
+            base.AddingEntity();
+
+            if (Key == Guid.Empty)
+                Key = Guid.NewGuid();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method to call when Entity is being updated
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Modified Date is set and a new Version guid is set</remarks>
+        internal override void UpdatingEntity()
+        {
+            base.UpdatingEntity();
+        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/UmbracoMembershipMember.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership
 {
+    //TODO: THere's still a bunch of properties that don't exist in this use that need to be mapped somehow. 
+
     internal class UmbracoMembershipMember : MembershipUser
     {
         private readonly IMember _member;
@@ -21,5 +23,44 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership
             get { return _member.Email; }
             set { _member.Email = value; }
         }
+
+        public override object ProviderUserKey
+        {
+            get { return _member.Key; }
+        }
+
+        public override System.DateTime CreationDate
+        {
+            get { return _member.CreateDate; }
+        }
+
+        public override string UserName
+        {
+            get { return _member.Username; }
+        }
+
+        public override string Comment
+        {
+            get { return _member.Comments; }
+            set { _member.Comments = value; }
+        }
+
+        public override bool IsApproved
+        {
+            get { return _member.IsApproved; }
+            set { _member.IsApproved = value; }
+        }
+
+        public override bool IsLockedOut
+        {
+            get { return _member.IsLockedOut; }
+        }
+
+        public override System.DateTime LastLoginDate
+        {
+            get { return _member.LastLoginDate; }
+            set { _member.LastLoginDate = value; }
+        }
+
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Membership/UserProfile.cs

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership
         /// be flagged as dirty.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties"></param>
-        internal override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
+        public override void ResetDirtyProperties(bool rememberPreviouslyChangedProperties)
         {
             _addedSections.Clear();
             _removedSections.Clear();

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PagedResult.cs

@@ -1,63 +1,63 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Represents a paged result for a model collection
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-    [DataContract(Name = "pagedCollection", Namespace = "")] 
-    public class PagedResult<T>
-    {
-        public PagedResult(long totalItems, long pageNumber, long pageSize)
-        {
-            TotalItems = totalItems;
-            PageNumber = pageNumber;
-            PageSize = pageSize;
-
-            if (pageSize > 0)
-            {
-                TotalPages = (long) Math.Ceiling(totalItems/(Decimal) pageSize);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                TotalPages = 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "pageNumber")]
-        public long PageNumber { get; private set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "pageSize")]
-        public long PageSize { get; private set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "totalPages")]
-        public long TotalPages { get; private set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "totalItems")]
-        public long TotalItems { get; private set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "items")]
-        public IEnumerable<T> Items { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Calculates the skip size based on the paged parameters specified
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Returns 0 if the page number or page size is zero
-        /// </remarks>
-        internal int SkipSize
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (PageNumber > 0 && PageSize > 0)
-                {
-                    return Convert.ToInt32((PageNumber - 1)*PageSize);
-                }
-                return 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a paged result for a model collection
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    [DataContract(Name = "pagedCollection", Namespace = "")] 
+    public class PagedResult<T>
+    {
+        public PagedResult(long totalItems, long pageNumber, long pageSize)
+        {
+            TotalItems = totalItems;
+            PageNumber = pageNumber;
+            PageSize = pageSize;
+
+            if (pageSize > 0)
+            {
+                TotalPages = (long) Math.Ceiling(totalItems/(Decimal) pageSize);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                TotalPages = 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "pageNumber")]
+        public long PageNumber { get; private set; }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "pageSize")]
+        public long PageSize { get; private set; }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "totalPages")]
+        public long TotalPages { get; private set; }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "totalItems")]
+        public long TotalItems { get; private set; }
+
+        [DataMember(Name = "items")]
+        public IEnumerable<T> Items { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculates the skip size based on the paged parameters specified
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Returns 0 if the page number or page size is zero
+        /// </remarks>
+        internal int SkipSize
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (PageNumber > 0 && PageSize > 0)
+                {
+                    return Convert.ToInt32((PageNumber - 1)*PageSize);
+                }
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PreValue.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
         {
             Value = value;
             Id = id;
+        }
 
+        public PreValue(string value)
+        {
+            Value = value;
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Property.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private readonly PropertyType _propertyType;
         private Guid _version;
         private object _value;
+        private readonly PropertyTags _tagSupport = new PropertyTags();
 
         protected Property()
         {
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private static readonly PropertyInfo ValueSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Property, object>(x => x.Value);
         private static readonly PropertyInfo VersionSelector = ExpressionHelper.GetPropertyInfo<Property, Guid>(x => x.Version);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the instance of the tag support, by default tags are not enabled
+        /// </summary>
+        internal PropertyTags TagSupport
+        {
+            get { return _tagSupport; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the Alias of the PropertyType, which this Property is based on
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyExtensions.cs

@@ -20,48 +20,34 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             return property.ToXml(ApplicationContext.Current.Services.DataTypeService);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the xml representation for the <see cref="Property"/> object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property"><see cref="Property"/> to generate xml for</param>
+        /// <param name="dataTypeService"></param>
+        /// <returns>Xml of the property and its value</returns>
         internal static XElement ToXml(this Property property, IDataTypeService dataTypeService)
         {
             var nodeName = UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content.UseLegacyXmlSchema ? "data" : property.Alias.ToSafeAlias();
 
-            var xd = new XmlDocument();
-            var xmlNode = xd.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, nodeName, "");
+            var xElement = new XElement(nodeName);
 
             //Add the property alias to the legacy schema
             if (UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content.UseLegacyXmlSchema)
             {
-                var alias = xd.CreateAttribute("alias");
-                alias.Value = property.Alias.ToSafeAlias();
-                xmlNode.Attributes.Append(alias);
+                var a = new XAttribute("alias", property.Alias.ToSafeAlias());
+                xElement.Add(a);
             }
 
-            // * Get the XML result from the property editor if there is one, otherwise just construct a simple
-            //      XML construct from the value returned from the Property Editor.
-            // More details discussed here: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/umbraco-dev/fieWZzHj7oY
-
+            //Get the property editor for thsi property and let it convert it to the xml structure
             var propertyEditor = PropertyEditorResolver.Current.GetByAlias(property.PropertyType.PropertyEditorAlias);
             if (propertyEditor != null)
             {
-                var cacheValue = propertyEditor.ValueEditor.FormatValueForCache(property);
-
-                switch (property.PropertyType.DataTypeDatabaseType)
-                {                                        
-                    case DataTypeDatabaseType.Date:
-                    case DataTypeDatabaseType.Integer:
-                        xmlNode.AppendChild(xd.CreateTextNode(cacheValue.ToString()));    
-                        break;
-                    case DataTypeDatabaseType.Nvarchar:
-                    case DataTypeDatabaseType.Ntext:
-                        //put text in cdata
-                        xmlNode.AppendChild(xd.CreateCDataSection(cacheValue.ToString()));
-                        break;                    
-                    default:
-                        throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
-                }
+                var xmlValue = propertyEditor.ValueEditor.ConvertDbToXml(property);
+                xElement.Add(xmlValue);
             }
-           
-            var element = xmlNode.GetXElement();
-            return element;
+
+            return xElement;
         }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PropertyTags.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A property extension class that allows us to enable tags for any given property
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class PropertyTags
+    {
+        public PropertyTags()
+        {
+            Enable = false;
+            Behavior = PropertyTagBehavior.Merge;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The behavior of how to save the tags assigned - 
+        ///    Merge (keep existing and append new), 
+        ///    Remove (remove any of the tags in the Tags property that are currently assigned, 
+        ///    Replace (replace the currently assigned tags with the ones specified)
+        /// </summary>
+        public PropertyTagBehavior Behavior { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Flags the property to have tagging enabled
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Enable { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The actual tags to associate - tag/group
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<Tuple<string, string>> Tags { get; set; }
+
+    }
+
+    internal enum PropertyTagBehavior
+    {
+        Replace,
+        Remove,
+        Merge
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides methods to handle extended content.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal interface IPublishedContentExtended : IPublishedContent
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a property to the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property">The property to add.</param>
+        void AddProperty(IPublishedProperty property);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether properties were added to the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool HasAddedProperties { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the content set of the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentSet"></param>
+        void SetContentSet(IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> contentSet);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the content set of the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        void ClearContentSet();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the index of the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The index value.</param>
+        void SetIndex(int value);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resets the index of the extended content.
+        /// </summary>
+        void ClearIndex();
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides the model creation service.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal interface IPublishedContentModelFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a strongly-typed model representing a published content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The original published content.</param>
+        /// <returns>The strongly-typed model representing the published content, or the published content
+        /// itself it the factory has no model for that content type.</returns>
+        IPublishedContent CreateModel(IPublishedContent content);
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+
+    public class PublishedContentExtended : PublishedContentWrapped, IPublishedContentExtended
+    {
+        #region Constructor
+
+        // protected for models, private for our static Extend method
+        protected PublishedContentExtended(IPublishedContent content)
+            : base(content)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Index
+
+        private int? _index;
+
+        public override int GetIndex()
+        {
+            // fast
+            if (_index.HasValue) return _index.Value;
+
+            // slow -- and don't cache, not in a set
+            if (_contentSet == null) return Content.GetIndex();
+
+            // slow -- but cache for next time
+            var index = _contentSet.FindIndex(x => x.Id == Id);
+            if (index < 0)
+                throw new IndexOutOfRangeException("Could not find content in the content set.");
+            _index = index;
+            return index;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Extend
+
+        internal static IPublishedContentExtended Extend(IPublishedContent content, IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> contentSet)
+        {
+            var wrapped = content as PublishedContentExtended;
+            while (wrapped != null && ((IPublishedContentExtended)wrapped).HasAddedProperties == false)
+                wrapped = (content = wrapped.Unwrap()) as PublishedContentExtended;
+
+            // if the factory returns something else than content it means it has created
+            // a model, and then that model has to inherit from PublishedContentExtended,
+            // => implements the internal IPublishedContentExtended.
+
+            var model = PublishedContentModelFactory.CreateModel(content);
+            var extended = model == content // == means the factory did not create a model
+              ? new PublishedContentExtended(content) // so we have to extend
+              : model; // else we can use what the factory returned
+
+            var extended2 = extended as IPublishedContentExtended;
+            if (extended2 != null) // always true, but keeps Resharper happy
+                extended2.SetContentSet(contentSet);
+            return extended2;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IPublishedContentExtended
+
+        void IPublishedContentExtended.AddProperty(IPublishedProperty property)
+        {
+            if (_properties == null)
+                _properties = new Collection<IPublishedProperty>();
+            _properties.Add(property);
+        }
+
+        bool IPublishedContentExtended.HasAddedProperties
+        {
+            get { return _properties != null; }
+        }
+
+        void IPublishedContentExtended.SetContentSet(IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> contentSet)
+        {
+            _contentSet = contentSet;
+        }
+
+        void IPublishedContentExtended.ClearContentSet()
+        {
+            _contentSet = null;
+        }
+
+        void IPublishedContentExtended.SetIndex(int value)
+        {
+            _index = value;
+        }
+
+        void IPublishedContentExtended.ClearIndex()
+        {
+            _index = null;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Content set
+
+        private IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> _contentSet;
+
+        public override IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> ContentSet
+        {
+            get { return _contentSet ?? Content.ContentSet; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Properties
+
+        private ICollection<IPublishedProperty> _properties;
+
+        public override ICollection<IPublishedProperty> Properties
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _properties == null
+                    ? Content.Properties
+                    : Content.Properties.Union(_properties).ToList();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override object this[string alias]
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_properties != null)
+                {
+                    var property = _properties.FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.PropertyTypeAlias.InvariantEquals(alias));
+                    if (property != null) return property.HasValue ? property.Value : null;
+                }
+                return Content[alias];
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias)
+        {
+            return _properties == null
+                ? Content.GetProperty(alias)
+                : _properties.FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.PropertyTypeAlias.InvariantEquals(alias)) ?? Content.GetProperty(alias);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a strongly-typed published content.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Every strongly-typed published content class should inherit from <c>PublishedContentModel</c>
+    /// (or inherit from a class that inherits from... etc.) so they are picked by the factory.</remarks>
+    internal abstract class PublishedContentModel : PublishedContentExtended
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PublishedContentModel"/> class with
+        /// an original <see cref="IPublishedContent"/> instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The original content.</param>
+        protected PublishedContentModel(IPublishedContent content)
+            : base(content)
+        { }
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates that the class is a published content model for a specified content type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>By default, the name of the class is assumed to be the content type alias. The
+    /// <c>PublishedContentModelAttribute</c> can be used to indicate a different alias.</remarks>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
+    internal sealed class PublishedContentModelAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PublishedContentModelAttribute"/> class with a content type alias.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentTypeAlias">The content type alias.</param>
+        public PublishedContentModelAttribute(string contentTypeAlias)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contentTypeAlias))
+                throw new ArgumentException("Argument cannot be null nor empty.", "contentTypeAlias");
+            ContentTypeAlias = contentTypeAlias;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the content type alias.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ContentTypeAlias { get; private set; }
+    }
+}

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

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+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides strongly typed published content models services.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class PublishedContentModelFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a strongly typed published content model for an internal published content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The internal published content.</param>
+        /// <returns>The strongly typed published content model.</returns>
+        public static IPublishedContent CreateModel(IPublishedContent content)
+        {
+            return PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver.Current.HasValue
+                ? PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver.Current.Factory.CreateModel(content)
+                : content;
+        }
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Implements a strongly typed content model factory
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class PublishedContentModelFactoryImpl : IPublishedContentModelFactory
+    {
+        //private readonly Dictionary<string, ConstructorInfo> _constructors
+        //    = new Dictionary<string, ConstructorInfo>();
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, Func<IPublishedContent, IPublishedContent>> _constructors
+             = new Dictionary<string, Func<IPublishedContent, IPublishedContent>>();
+
+        public PublishedContentModelFactoryImpl()
+        {
+            var types = PluginManager.Current.ResolveTypes<PublishedContentModel>();
+            var ctorArgTypes = new[] { typeof(IPublishedContent) };
+
+            foreach (var type in types)
+            {
+                var constructor = type.GetConstructor(ctorArgTypes);
+                if (constructor == null)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Type {0} is missing a public constructor with one argument of type IPublishedContent.", type.FullName));
+                var attribute = type.GetCustomAttribute<PublishedContentModelAttribute>(false);
+                var typeName = attribute == null ? type.Name : attribute.ContentTypeAlias;
+                typeName = typeName.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+                if (_constructors.ContainsKey(typeName))
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("More that one type want to be a model for content type {0}.", typeName));
+
+                // should work everywhere, but slow
+                //_constructors[typeName] = constructor;
+
+                // much faster with a dynamic method but potential MediumTrust issues
+                // here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16363838/how-do-you-call-a-constructor-via-an-expression-tree-on-an-existing-object
+
+                // fast enough and works in MediumTrust
+                // read http://boxbinary.com/2011/10/how-to-run-a-unit-test-in-medium-trust-with-nunitpart-three-umbraco-framework-testing/
+                var exprArg = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IPublishedContent), "content");
+                var exprNew = Expression.New(constructor, exprArg);
+                var expr = Expression.Lambda<Func<IPublishedContent, IPublishedContent>>(exprNew, exprArg);
+                var func = expr.Compile();
+                _constructors[typeName] = func;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public IPublishedContent CreateModel(IPublishedContent content)
+        {
+            // be case-insensitive
+            var contentTypeAlias = content.DocumentTypeAlias.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+            //ConstructorInfo constructor;
+            //return _constructors.TryGetValue(contentTypeAlias, out constructor)
+            //    ? (IPublishedContent) constructor.Invoke(new object[] { content })
+            //    : content;
+
+            Func<IPublishedContent, IPublishedContent> constructor;
+            return _constructors.TryGetValue(contentTypeAlias, out constructor)
+                ? constructor(content)
+                : content;
+        }
+    }
+}

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

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+using Umbraco.Core.ObjectResolution;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves the IPublishedContentModelFactory object.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver : SingleObjectResolverBase<PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver, IPublishedContentModelFactory>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>The resolver is created by the <c>WebBootManager</c> and thus the constructor remains internal.</remarks>
+        internal PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver()
+            : base()
+        { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver"/> with a factory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factory">The factory.</param>
+        /// <remarks>The resolver is created by the <c>WebBootManager</c> and thus the constructor remains internal.</remarks>
+        internal PublishedContentModelFactoryResolver(IPublishedContentModelFactory factory)
+            : base(factory)
+        { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the factory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="factory">The factory.</param>
+        /// <remarks>For developers, at application startup.</remarks>
+        public void SetFactory(IPublishedContentModelFactory factory)
+        {
+            Value = factory;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the factory.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IPublishedContentModelFactory Factory
+        {
+            get { return Value; }
+        }
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an ordered set of <see cref="IPublishedContent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of content.</typeparam>
+    public class PublishedContentOrderedSet<T> : PublishedContentSet<T>, IOrderedEnumerable<T>
+        where T : class, IPublishedContent
+    {
+// ReSharper disable ParameterTypeCanBeEnumerable.Local
+        internal PublishedContentOrderedSet(IOrderedEnumerable<T> content)
+// ReSharper restore ParameterTypeCanBeEnumerable.Local
+            : base(content)
+        { }
+
+        // note: because we implement IOrderedEnumerable, we don't need to implement the ThenBy nor
+        // ThenByDescending methods here, only CreateOrderedEnumerable and that does it.
+
+        #region IOrderedEnumerable<T>
+
+        public IOrderedEnumerable<T> CreateOrderedEnumerable<TKey>(Func<T, TKey> keySelector, IComparer<TKey> comparer, bool descending)
+        {
+            return new PublishedContentOrderedSet<T>(((IOrderedEnumerable<T>)Source).CreateOrderedEnumerable(keySelector, comparer, descending));
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a set of <see cref="IPublishedContent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of content.</typeparam>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>A <c>ContentSet{T}</c> is created from an <c>IEnumerable{T}</c> using the <c>ToContentSet</c>
+    /// extension method.</para>
+    /// <para>The content set source is enumerated only once. Same as what you get
+    /// when you call ToList on an IEnumerable. Only, ToList enumerates its source when
+    /// created, whereas a content set enumerates its source only when the content set itself
+    /// is enumerated.</para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public class PublishedContentSet<T> : IEnumerable<T>
+        where T : class, IPublishedContent
+    {
+        // used by <c>ToContentSet</c> extension method to initialize a new set from an IEnumerable.
+        internal PublishedContentSet(IEnumerable<T> source)
+        {
+            if (source == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
+            Source = source;
+        }
+
+        #region Source
+
+        protected readonly IEnumerable<T> Source;
+        
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Enumerated
+
+        // cache the enumeration so we don't enumerate more than once. Same as what you get
+        // when you call ToList on an IEnumerable. Only, ToList enumerates its source when
+        // created, whereas a content set enumerates its source only when the content set itself
+        // is enumerated.
+
+        // cache the wrapped items so if we reset the enumeration, we do not re-wrap everything (only new items).
+
+        private T[] _enumerated;
+        private readonly Dictionary<T, IPublishedContentExtended> _xContent = new Dictionary<T, IPublishedContentExtended>();
+
+        // wrap an item, ie create the actual clone for this set
+        private T MapContentAsT(T t)
+        {
+            return MapContent(t) as T;
+        }
+
+        internal IPublishedContentExtended MapContent(T t)
+        {
+            IPublishedContentExtended extend;
+            if (_xContent.TryGetValue(t, out extend)) return extend;
+
+            extend = PublishedContentExtended.Extend(t, this);
+            var asT = extend as T;
+            if (asT == null)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Failed extend a published content of type {0}."
+                                                                  + "Got {1} when expecting {2}.", t.GetType().FullName, extend.GetType().FullName, typeof(T).FullName));
+            _xContent[t] = extend;
+            return extend;
+        }
+
+        private T[] Enumerated
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                // enumerate the source and cache the result
+                // tell clones about their index within the set (for perfs purposes)
+                var index = 0;
+                return _enumerated ?? (_enumerated = Source.Select(t =>
+                    {
+                        var extend = MapContent(t);
+                        extend.SetIndex(index++);
+                        return extend as T;
+                    }).ToArray());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // indicates that the source has changed
+        // so the set can clear its inner caches
+        // should only be used by DynamicPublishedContentList
+        internal void SourceChanged()
+        {
+            // reset the cached enumeration so it's enumerated again
+            if (_enumerated == null) return;
+            _enumerated = null;
+
+            foreach (var item in _xContent.Values)
+                item.ClearIndex();
+
+            var removed = _xContent.Keys.Except(Source);
+            foreach (var content in removed)
+            {
+                _xContent[content].ClearContentSet();
+                _xContent.Remove(content);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the number of items in the set.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The number of items in the set.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Will cause the set to be enumerated if it hasn't been already.</remarks>
+        public virtual int Count
+        {
+            get { return Enumerated.Length; }
+        }
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IEnumerable<T>
+
+        public IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return ((IEnumerable<T>)Enumerated).GetEnumerator();
+        }
+
+        System.Collections.IEnumerator System.Collections.IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Wrap methods returning T
+
+        public T ElementAt(int index)
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.ElementAt(index));
+        }
+
+        public T ElementAtOrDefault(int index)
+        {
+            var element = Source.ElementAtOrDefault(index);
+            return element == null ? null : MapContentAsT(element);
+        }
+
+        public T First()
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.First());
+        }
+
+        public T First(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.First(predicate));
+        }
+
+        public T FirstOrDefault()
+        {
+            var first = Source.FirstOrDefault();
+            return first == null ? null : MapContentAsT(first);
+        }
+
+        public T FirstOrDefault(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            var first = Source.FirstOrDefault(predicate);
+            return first == null ? null : MapContentAsT(first);
+        }
+
+        public T Last()
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.Last());
+        }
+
+        public T Last(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.Last(predicate));
+        }
+
+        public T LastOrDefault()
+        {
+            var last = Source.LastOrDefault();
+            return last == null ? null : MapContentAsT(last);
+        }
+
+        public T LastOrDefault(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            var last = Source.LastOrDefault(predicate);
+            return last == null ? null : MapContentAsT(last);
+        }
+
+        public T Single()
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.Single());
+        }
+
+        public T Single(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            return MapContentAsT(Source.Single(predicate));
+        }
+
+        public T SingleOrDefault()
+        {
+            var single = Source.SingleOrDefault();
+            return single == null ? null : MapContentAsT(single);
+        }
+
+        public T SingleOrDefault(Func<T, bool> predicate)
+        {
+            var single = Source.SingleOrDefault(predicate);
+            return single == null ? null : MapContentAsT(single);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Wrap methods returning IOrderedEnumerable<T>
+
+        public PublishedContentOrderedSet<T> OrderBy<TKey>(Func<T, TKey> keySelector)
+        {
+            return new PublishedContentOrderedSet<T>(Source.OrderBy(keySelector));
+        }
+
+        public PublishedContentOrderedSet<T> OrderBy<TKey>(Func<T, TKey> keySelector, IComparer<TKey> comparer)
+        {
+            return new PublishedContentOrderedSet<T>(Source.OrderBy(keySelector, comparer));
+        }
+
+        public PublishedContentOrderedSet<T> OrderByDescending<TKey>(Func<T, TKey> keySelector)
+        {
+            return new PublishedContentOrderedSet<T>(Source.OrderByDescending(keySelector));
+        }
+
+        public PublishedContentOrderedSet<T> OrderByDescending<TKey>(Func<T, TKey> keySelector, IComparer<TKey> comparer)
+        {
+            return new PublishedContentOrderedSet<T>(Source.OrderByDescending(keySelector, comparer));
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Web.Caching;
+using System.Web.UI;
+using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an <see cref="IPublishedContent"/> type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Instances of the <see cref="PublishedContentType"/> class are immutable, ie
+    /// if the content type changes, then a new class needs to be created.</remarks>
+    public class PublishedContentType
+    {
+        private readonly PublishedPropertyType[] _propertyTypes;
+
+        // fast alias-to-index xref containing both the raw alias and its lowercase version
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, int> _indexes = new Dictionary<string, int>();
+
+        // internal so it can be used by PublishedNoCache which does _not_ want to cache anything and so will never
+        // use the static cache getter PublishedContentType.GetPublishedContentType(alias) below - anything else
+        // should use it.
+        internal PublishedContentType(IContentTypeComposition contentType)
+        {
+            Id = contentType.Id;
+            Alias = contentType.Alias;
+            _propertyTypes = contentType.CompositionPropertyTypes
+                .Select(x => new PublishedPropertyType(this, x))
+                .ToArray();
+            InitializeIndexes();
+        }
+
+        // internal so it can be used for unit tests
+        internal PublishedContentType(int id, string alias, IEnumerable<PublishedPropertyType> propertyTypes)
+        {
+            Id = id;
+            Alias = alias;
+            _propertyTypes = propertyTypes.ToArray();
+            foreach (var propertyType in _propertyTypes)
+                propertyType.ContentType = this;
+            InitializeIndexes();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeIndexes()
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < _propertyTypes.Length; i++)
+            {
+                var propertyType = _propertyTypes[i];
+                _indexes[propertyType.PropertyTypeAlias] = i;
+                _indexes[propertyType.PropertyTypeAlias.ToLowerInvariant()] = i;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #region Content type
+
+        public int Id { get; private set; }
+        public string Alias { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Properties
+
+        public IEnumerable<PublishedPropertyType> PropertyTypes
+        {
+            get { return _propertyTypes; }
+        }
+
+        // alias is case-insensitive
+        // this is the ONLY place where we compare ALIASES!
+        public int GetPropertyIndex(string alias)
+        {
+            int index;
+            if (_indexes.TryGetValue(alias, out index)) return index; // fastest
+            if (_indexes.TryGetValue(alias.ToLowerInvariant(), out index)) return index; // slower
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // virtual for unit tests
+        public virtual PublishedPropertyType GetPropertyType(string alias)
+        {
+            var index = GetPropertyIndex(alias);
+            return GetPropertyType(index);
+        }
+
+        // virtual for unit tests
+        public virtual PublishedPropertyType GetPropertyType(int index)
+        {
+            return index >= 0 && index < _propertyTypes.Length ? _propertyTypes[index] : null;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Cache
+
+        // these methods are called by ContentTypeCacheRefresher and DataTypeCacheRefresher
+
+        internal static void ClearAll()
+        {
+            Logging.LogHelper.Debug<PublishedContentType>("Clear all.");
+            // ok and faster to do it by types, assuming noone else caches PublishedContentType instances
+            //ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.ClearStaticCacheByKeySearch("PublishedContentType_");
+            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.StaticCache.ClearCacheObjectTypes<PublishedContentType>();
+        }
+
+        internal static void ClearContentType(int id)
+        {
+            Logging.LogHelper.Debug<PublishedContentType>("Clear content type w/id {0}.", () => id);
+            // requires a predicate because the key does not contain the ID
+            // faster than key strings comparisons anyway
+            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.StaticCache.ClearCacheObjectTypes<PublishedContentType>(
+                (key, value) => value.Id == id);
+        }
+
+        internal static void ClearDataType(int id)
+        {
+            Logging.LogHelper.Debug<PublishedContentType>("Clear data type w/id {0}.", () => id);
+            // there is no recursion to handle here because a PublishedContentType contains *all* its
+            // properties ie both its own properties and those that were inherited (it's based upon an
+            // IContentTypeComposition) and so every PublishedContentType having a property based upon
+            // the cleared data type, be it local or inherited, will be cleared.
+            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.StaticCache.ClearCacheObjectTypes<PublishedContentType>(
+                (key, value) => value.PropertyTypes.Any(x => x.DataTypeId == id));
+        }
+
+        public static PublishedContentType Get(PublishedItemType itemType, string alias)
+        {
+            var key = string.Format("PublishedContentType_{0}_{1}",
+                itemType == PublishedItemType.Content ? "content" : "media", alias.ToLowerInvariant());
+
+            var type = ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.StaticCache.GetCacheItem<PublishedContentType>(key,
+                () => CreatePublishedContentType(itemType, alias));
+
+            return type;
+        }
+
+        private static PublishedContentType CreatePublishedContentType(PublishedItemType itemType, string alias)
+        {
+            if (GetPublishedContentTypeCallback != null)
+                return GetPublishedContentTypeCallback(alias);
+
+            var contentType = itemType == PublishedItemType.Content
+                ? (IContentTypeComposition) ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentTypeService.GetContentType(alias)
+                : (IContentTypeComposition) ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentTypeService.GetMediaType(alias);
+
+            if (contentType == null)
+                throw new Exception(string.Format("ContentTypeService failed to find a {0} type with alias \"{1}\".",
+                    itemType.ToString().ToLower(), alias));
+
+            return new PublishedContentType(contentType);
+        }
+
+        // for unit tests - changing the callback must reset the cache obviously
+        private static Func<string, PublishedContentType> _getPublishedContentTypeCallBack;
+        internal static Func<string, PublishedContentType> GetPublishedContentTypeCallback
+        {
+            get { return _getPublishedContentTypeCallBack; }
+            set
+            {
+                // see note above
+                //ClearAll();
+                ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.StaticCache.ClearCacheByKeySearch("PublishedContentType_");
+
+                _getPublishedContentTypeCallBack = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    //
+    // This class has two purposes.
+    //
+    // - First, we cannot implement strongly-typed content by inheriting from some sort
+    // of "master content" because that master content depends on the actual content cache
+    // that is being used. It can be an XmlPublishedContent with the XmlPublishedCache,
+    // or just anything else.
+    //
+    // So we implement strongly-typed content by encapsulating whatever content is
+    // returned by the content cache, and providing extra properties (mostly) or
+    // methods or whatever. This class provides the base for such encapsulation.
+    //
+    // - Second, any time a content is used in a content set obtained from
+    // IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>.ToContentSet(), it needs to be cloned and extended
+    // in order to know about its position in the set.  This class provides the base
+    // for implementing such extension.
+    //
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides an abstract base class for <c>IPublishedContent</c> implementations that
+    /// wrap and extend another <c>IPublishedContent</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class PublishedContentWrapped : IPublishedContent
+    {
+        protected readonly IPublishedContent Content;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initialize a new instance of the <see cref="PublishedContentWrapped"/> class
+        /// with an <c>IPublishedContent</c> instance to wrap and extend.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="content">The content to wrap and extend.</param>
+        protected PublishedContentWrapped(IPublishedContent content)
+        {
+            Content = content;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the wrapped content.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The wrapped content, that was passed as an argument to the constructor.</returns>
+        public IPublishedContent Unwrap()
+        {
+            return Content;
+        }
+
+        #region ContentSet
+
+        public virtual IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> ContentSet
+        {
+            get { return Content.ContentSet; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region ContentType
+
+        public virtual PublishedContentType ContentType { get { return Content.ContentType; } }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Content
+
+        public virtual int Id
+        {
+            get { return Content.Id; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int TemplateId
+        {
+            get { return Content.TemplateId; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int SortOrder
+        {
+            get { return Content.SortOrder; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string Name
+        {
+            get { return Content.Name; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string UrlName
+        {
+            get { return Content.UrlName; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string DocumentTypeAlias
+        {
+            get { return Content.DocumentTypeAlias; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int DocumentTypeId
+        {
+            get { return Content.DocumentTypeId; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string WriterName
+        {
+            get { return Content.WriterName; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string CreatorName
+        {
+            get { return Content.CreatorName; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int WriterId
+        {
+            get { return Content.WriterId; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int CreatorId
+        {
+            get { return Content.CreatorId; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string Path
+        {
+            get { return Content.Path; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual DateTime CreateDate
+        {
+            get { return Content.CreateDate; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual DateTime UpdateDate
+        {
+            get { return Content.UpdateDate; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual Guid Version
+        {
+            get { return Content.Version; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int Level
+        {
+            get { return Content.Level; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual string Url
+        {
+            get { return Content.Url; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual PublishedItemType ItemType
+        {
+            get { return Content.ItemType; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual bool IsDraft
+        {
+            get { return Content.IsDraft; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual int GetIndex()
+        {
+            return Content.GetIndex();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Tree
+
+        public virtual IPublishedContent Parent
+        {
+            get { return Content.Parent; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> Children
+        {
+            get { return Content.Children; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Properties
+
+        public virtual ICollection<IPublishedProperty> Properties
+        {
+            get { return Content.Properties; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual object this[string alias]
+        {
+            get { return Content[alias]; }
+        }
+
+        public virtual IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias)
+        {
+            return Content.GetProperty(alias);
+        }
+
+        public virtual IPublishedProperty GetProperty(string alias, bool recurse)
+        {
+            return Content.GetProperty(alias, recurse);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a base class for <c>IPublishedProperty</c> implementations which converts and caches
+    /// the value source to the actual value to use when rendering content.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal abstract class PublishedPropertyBase : IPublishedProperty
+    {
+        public readonly PublishedPropertyType PropertyType;
+
+        protected PublishedPropertyBase(PublishedPropertyType propertyType)
+        {
+            if (propertyType == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("propertyType");
+            PropertyType = propertyType;
+        }
+
+        public string PropertyTypeAlias
+        {
+            get { return PropertyType.PropertyTypeAlias; }
+        }
+
+        // these have to be provided by the actual implementation
+        public abstract bool HasValue { get; }
+        public abstract object DataValue { get; }
+        public abstract object Value { get; }
+        public abstract object XPathValue { get; }
+    }
+}

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

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+using System.Xml.XPath;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Core.Dynamics;
+using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an <see cref="IPublishedProperty"/> type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Instances of the <see cref="PublishedPropertyType"/> class are immutable, ie
+    /// if the property type changes, then a new class needs to be created.</remarks>
+    public class PublishedPropertyType
+    {
+        public PublishedPropertyType(PublishedContentType contentType, PropertyType propertyType)
+        {
+            // PropertyEditor [1:n] DataTypeDefinition [1:n] PropertyType
+
+            ContentType = contentType;
+            PropertyTypeAlias = propertyType.Alias;
+
+            DataTypeId = propertyType.DataTypeDefinitionId;
+            PropertyEditorAlias = propertyType.PropertyEditorAlias;
+
+            InitializeConverters();
+        }
+
+        // for unit tests
+        internal PublishedPropertyType(string propertyTypeAlias, int dataTypeDefinitionId, string propertyEditorAlias)
+        {
+            // ContentType to be set by PublishedContentType when creating it
+            PropertyTypeAlias = propertyTypeAlias;
+
+            DataTypeId = dataTypeDefinitionId;
+            PropertyEditorAlias = propertyEditorAlias;
+
+            InitializeConverters();
+        }
+
+        #region Property type
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the published content type containing the property type.
+        /// </summary>
+        // internally set by PublishedContentType constructor
+        public PublishedContentType ContentType { get; internal set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the alias uniquely identifying the property type.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string PropertyTypeAlias { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the identifier uniquely identifying the data type supporting the property type.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int DataTypeId { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the alias uniquely identifying the property editor for the property type.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string PropertyEditorAlias { get; private set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Converters
+
+        private IPropertyValueConverter _converter;
+
+        private PropertyCacheLevel _sourceCacheLevel;
+        private PropertyCacheLevel _objectCacheLevel;
+        private PropertyCacheLevel _xpathCacheLevel;
+
+        private Type _clrType = typeof (object);
+
+        private void InitializeConverters()
+        {
+            var converters = PropertyValueConvertersResolver.Current.Converters.ToArray();
+
+            // todo: remove Union() once we drop IPropertyEditorValueConverter support.
+            _converter = null;
+            foreach (var converter in converters.Union(GetCompatConverters()).Where(x => x.IsConverter(this)))
+            {
+                if (_converter == null)
+                {
+                    _converter = converter;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("More than one converter for property type {0}.{1}",
+                        ContentType.Alias, PropertyTypeAlias));
+                }
+            }
+
+            // get the cache levels, quietely fixing the inconsistencies (no need to throw, really)
+            _sourceCacheLevel = GetCacheLevel(_converter, PropertyCacheValue.Source);
+            _objectCacheLevel = GetCacheLevel(_converter, PropertyCacheValue.Object);
+            _objectCacheLevel = GetCacheLevel(_converter, PropertyCacheValue.XPath);
+            if (_objectCacheLevel < _sourceCacheLevel) _objectCacheLevel = _sourceCacheLevel;
+            if (_xpathCacheLevel < _sourceCacheLevel) _xpathCacheLevel = _sourceCacheLevel;
+
+            if (_converter != null)
+            {
+                var attr = _converter.GetType().GetCustomAttribute<PropertyValueTypeAttribute>(false);
+                if (attr != null)
+                    _clrType = attr.Type;
+            }
+        }
+
+        static PropertyCacheLevel GetCacheLevel(IPropertyValueConverter converter, PropertyCacheValue value)
+        {
+            if (converter == null)
+                return PropertyCacheLevel.Request;
+
+            var attr = converter.GetType().GetCustomAttributes<PropertyValueCacheAttribute>(false)
+                .FirstOrDefault(x => x.Value == value || x.Value == PropertyCacheValue.All);
+
+            return attr == null ? PropertyCacheLevel.Request : attr.Level;
+        }
+        
+        // converts the raw value into the source value
+        // uses converters, else falls back to dark (& performance-wise expensive) magic
+        // source: the property raw value
+        // preview: whether we are previewing or not
+        public object ConvertDataToSource(object source, bool preview)
+        {
+            // use the converter else use dark (& performance-wise expensive) magic
+            return _converter != null 
+                ? _converter.ConvertDataToSource(this, source, preview) 
+                : ConvertUsingDarkMagic(source);
+        }
+
+        // gets the source cache level
+        public PropertyCacheLevel SourceCacheLevel { get { return _sourceCacheLevel; } }
+
+        // converts the source value into the clr value
+        // uses converters, else returns the source value
+        // source: the property source value
+        // preview: whether we are previewing or not
+        public object ConvertSourceToObject(object source, bool preview)
+        {
+            // use the converter if any
+            // else just return the source value
+            return _converter != null
+                ? _converter.ConvertSourceToObject(this, source, preview) 
+                : source;
+        }
+
+        // gets the value cache level
+        public PropertyCacheLevel ObjectCacheLevel { get { return _objectCacheLevel; } }
+
+        // converts the source value into the xpath value
+        // uses the converter else returns the source value as a string
+        // if successful, returns either a string or an XPathNavigator
+        // source: the property source value
+        // preview: whether we are previewing or not
+        public object ConvertSourceToXPath(object source, bool preview)
+        {
+            // use the converter if any
+            if (_converter != null)
+                return _converter.ConvertSourceToXPath(this, source, preview);
+
+            // else just return the source value as a string or an XPathNavigator
+            if (source == null) return null;
+            var xElement = source as XElement;
+            if (xElement != null)
+                return xElement.CreateNavigator();
+            return source.ToString().Trim();
+        }
+
+        // gets the xpath cache level
+        public PropertyCacheLevel XPathCacheLevel { get { return _xpathCacheLevel; } }
+
+        internal static object ConvertUsingDarkMagic(object source)
+        {
+            // convert to string
+            var stringSource = source as string;
+            if (stringSource == null) return source; // not a string => return the object
+            stringSource = stringSource.Trim();
+            if (stringSource.Length == 0) return null; // empty string => return null
+
+            // try numbers and booleans
+            // make sure we use the invariant culture ie a dot decimal point, comma is for csv
+            // NOTE far from perfect: "01a" is returned as a string but "012" is returned as an integer...
+            int i;
+            if (int.TryParse(stringSource, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out i))
+                return i;
+            float f;
+            if (float.TryParse(stringSource, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out f))
+                return f;
+            bool b;
+            if (bool.TryParse(stringSource, out b))
+                return b;
+
+            //TODO: We can change this just like we do for the JSON converter - but to maintain compatibility might mean this still has to remain here
+
+            // try xml - that is expensive, performance-wise
+            XElement elt;
+            if (XmlHelper.TryCreateXElementFromPropertyValue(stringSource, out elt))
+                return new DynamicXml(elt); // xml => return DynamicXml for compatiblity's sake
+
+            return source;
+        }
+
+        // gets the property CLR type
+        public Type ClrType { get { return _clrType; } }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Compat
+
+        // backward-compatibility: support IPropertyEditorValueConverter while we have to
+        // todo: remove once we drop IPropertyEditorValueConverter support.
+
+        IEnumerable<IPropertyValueConverter> GetCompatConverters()
+        {
+            var propertyEditorGuid = LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.GetLegacyIdFromAlias(PropertyEditorAlias, LegacyPropertyEditorIdToAliasConverter.NotFoundLegacyIdResponseBehavior.ReturnNull);
+            return PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver.HasCurrent && propertyEditorGuid.HasValue
+                ? PropertyEditorValueConvertersResolver.Current.Converters
+                    .Where(x => x.IsConverterFor(propertyEditorGuid.Value, ContentType.Alias, PropertyTypeAlias))
+                    .Select(x => new CompatConverter(x))
+                : Enumerable.Empty<IPropertyValueConverter>();
+        }
+
+        class CompatConverter : PropertyValueConverterBase
+        {
+            private readonly IPropertyEditorValueConverter _converter;
+
+            public CompatConverter(IPropertyEditorValueConverter converter)
+            {
+                _converter = converter;
+            }
+
+            public override bool IsConverter(PublishedPropertyType propertyType)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            public override object ConvertDataToSource(PublishedPropertyType propertyType, object source, bool preview)
+            {
+                // NOTE: ignore preview, because IPropertyEditorValueConverter does not support it
+                return _converter.ConvertPropertyValue(source).Result;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedItemType.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
 {
     /// <summary>
-	/// The type of published item
+	/// The type of published content, ie whether it is a content or a media.
 	/// </summary>
 	public enum PublishedItemType
 	{
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A content, ie what was formerly known as a document.
+        /// </summary>
 		Content,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A media.
+        /// </summary>
 		Media
 	}
 }

src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedPropertyDefinition.cs

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The definition of a published property
-    /// </summary>
-    public class PublishedPropertyDefinition
-    {
-        public PublishedPropertyDefinition(string propertyTypeAlias, string documentTypeAlias, string propertyEditorAlias)
-        {
-            //PropertyId = propertyId;
-            DocumentTypeAlias = documentTypeAlias;
-            PropertyTypeAlias = propertyTypeAlias;
-            PropertyEditorAlias = propertyEditorAlias;
-            //ItemType = itemType;
-        }
-
-        //public int PropertyId { get; private set; }
-        public string DocumentTypeAlias { get; private set; }
-        public string PropertyTypeAlias { get; private set; }
-        public string PropertyEditorAlias { get; private set; }
-        //public PublishedItemType ItemType { get; private set; }
-    }
-}