Adding upstream version 1:7.0.4.upstream/1%7.0.4upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

17 files changed, 4758 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySet.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySet.cxx
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+++ b/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySet.cxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/ChainablePropertySet.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/ChainablePropertySetInfo.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/solarmutex.hxx>
+
+
+#include <memory>
+
+using namespace ::comphelper;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+ChainablePropertySet::ChainablePropertySet( comphelper::ChainablePropertySetInfo* pInfo, comphelper::SolarMutex* pMutex )
+    throw()
+: mpMutex ( pMutex )
+, mxInfo ( pInfo )
+{
+}
+
+ChainablePropertySet::~ChainablePropertySet()
+    throw()
+{
+}
+
+// XPropertySet
+Reference< XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertySetInfo(  )
+{
+    return mxInfo.get();
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::setPropertyValue( const OUString& rPropertyName, const Any& rValue )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    _preSetValues();
+    _setSingleValue( *((*aIter).second), rValue );
+    _postSetValues();
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertyValue( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    Any aAny;
+    _preGetValues ();
+    _getSingleValue( *((*aIter).second), aAny );
+    _postGetValues ();
+
+    return aAny;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::addPropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::removePropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::addVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::removeVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XMultiPropertySet
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::setPropertyValues(const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& rValues)
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    if( nCount != rValues.getLength() )
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+
+    if( !nCount )
+        return;
+
+    _preSetValues();
+
+    const Any * pAny = rValues.getConstArray();
+    const OUString * pString = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+    for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pAny )
+    {
+        aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+        if ( aIter == aEnd )
+            throw RuntimeException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+        _setSingleValue ( *((*aIter).second), *pAny );
+    }
+
+    _postSetValues();
+}
+
+Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertyValues(const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames)
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence < Any > aValues ( nCount );
+
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        _preGetValues();
+
+        Any * pAny = aValues.getArray();
+        const OUString * pString = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+        for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pAny )
+        {
+            aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+            if ( aIter == aEnd )
+                throw RuntimeException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+            _getSingleValue ( *((*aIter).second), *pAny );
+        }
+
+        _postGetValues();
+    }
+    return aValues;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::addPropertiesChangeListener( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::removePropertiesChangeListener( const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::firePropertiesChangeEvent( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XPropertyState
+PropertyState SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertyState( const OUString& PropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aIter =  mxInfo->maMap.find( PropertyName );
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( PropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    return PropertyState_AMBIGUOUS_VALUE;
+}
+
+Sequence< PropertyState > SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertyStates( const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames )
+{
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< PropertyState > aStates( nCount );
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        PropertyState * pState = aStates.getArray();
+        const OUString * pString = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+        for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pState )
+        {
+            aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+            if ( aIter == aEnd )
+                throw UnknownPropertyException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+        }
+    }
+    return aStates;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::setPropertyToDefault( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySet::getPropertyDefault( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyInfoHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+    return Any();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySetInfo.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySetInfo.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26cf2f6e3
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+++ b/comphelper/source/property/ChainablePropertySetInfo.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/ChainablePropertySetInfo.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+using ::comphelper::PropertyInfo;
+using ::comphelper::ChainablePropertySetInfo;
+using ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence;
+using ::com::sun::star::beans::Property;
+using ::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException;
+
+ChainablePropertySetInfo::ChainablePropertySetInfo( PropertyInfo const * pMap )
+{
+    for( ; !pMap->maName.isEmpty(); ++pMap )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN_IF(
+            maMap.find(pMap->maName) != maMap.end(),
+            "comphelper", "Duplicate property name \"" << pMap->maName << "\"");
+        maMap[pMap->maName] = pMap;
+    }
+}
+
+ChainablePropertySetInfo::~ChainablePropertySetInfo()
+    throw()
+{
+}
+
+void ChainablePropertySetInfo::remove( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    maMap.erase ( aName );
+    if ( maProperties.hasElements() )
+         maProperties.realloc( 0 );
+}
+
+Sequence< ::Property > SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySetInfo::getProperties()
+{
+    sal_Int32 nSize = maMap.size();
+    if( maProperties.getLength() != nSize )
+    {
+        maProperties.realloc ( nSize );
+        Property* pProperties = maProperties.getArray();
+
+        for (auto const& elem : maMap)
+        {
+            PropertyInfo const * pInfo = elem.second;
+
+            pProperties->Name = pInfo->maName;
+            pProperties->Handle = pInfo->mnHandle;
+            pProperties->Type = pInfo->maType;
+            pProperties->Attributes = pInfo->mnAttributes;
+            ++pProperties;
+        }
+    }
+    return maProperties;
+}
+
+Property SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySetInfo::getPropertyByName( const OUString& rName )
+{
+    PropertyInfoHash::iterator aIter = maMap.find( rName );
+
+    if ( maMap.end() == aIter )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rName, *this );
+
+    PropertyInfo const *pInfo = (*aIter).second;
+    Property aProperty;
+    aProperty.Name   = pInfo->maName;
+    aProperty.Handle = pInfo->mnHandle;
+    aProperty.Type = pInfo->maType;
+    aProperty.Attributes = pInfo->mnAttributes;
+    return aProperty;
+}
+
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL ChainablePropertySetInfo::hasPropertyByName( const OUString& rName )
+{
+    return maMap.find ( rName ) != maMap.end();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySet.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySet.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e94b5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySet.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <comphelper/MasterPropertySet.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/MasterPropertySetInfo.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/ChainablePropertySet.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/ChainablePropertySetInfo.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/solarmutex.hxx>
+
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+
+class AutoOGuardArray
+{
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > >>  maGuardArray;
+
+public:
+    explicit AutoOGuardArray( sal_Int32 nNumElements );
+
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > &  operator[] ( sal_Int32 i ) { return maGuardArray[i]; }
+};
+
+}
+
+AutoOGuardArray::AutoOGuardArray( sal_Int32 nNumElements ) : maGuardArray(nNumElements)
+{
+}
+
+
+using namespace ::comphelper;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+
+SlaveData::SlaveData ( ChainablePropertySet *pSlave)
+: mxSlave ( pSlave )
+, mbInit ( false )
+{
+}
+
+MasterPropertySet::MasterPropertySet( comphelper::MasterPropertySetInfo* pInfo, comphelper::SolarMutex* pMutex )
+    throw()
+: mpMutex ( pMutex )
+, mnLastId ( 0 )
+, mxInfo ( pInfo )
+{
+}
+
+MasterPropertySet::~MasterPropertySet()
+    throw()
+{
+    for( const auto& rSlave : maSlaveMap )
+        delete rSlave.second;
+}
+
+// XPropertySet
+Reference< XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertySetInfo(  )
+{
+    return mxInfo.get();
+}
+
+void MasterPropertySet::registerSlave ( ChainablePropertySet *pNewSet )
+    throw()
+{
+    maSlaveMap [ ++mnLastId ] = new SlaveData ( pNewSet );
+    mxInfo->add ( pNewSet->mxInfo->maMap, mnLastId );
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::setPropertyValue( const OUString& rPropertyName, const Any& rValue )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId == 0 ) // 0 means it's one of ours !
+    {
+        _preSetValues();
+        _setSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), rValue );
+        _postSetValues();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ChainablePropertySet * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ]->mxSlave.get();
+
+        // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+        std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard2;
+        if (pSlave->mpMutex)
+            xMutexGuard2.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(pSlave->mpMutex) );
+
+        pSlave->_preSetValues();
+        pSlave->_setSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), rValue );
+        pSlave->_postSetValues();
+    }
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertyValue( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    Any aAny;
+    if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId == 0 ) // 0 means it's one of ours !
+    {
+        _preGetValues();
+        _getSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), aAny );
+        _postGetValues();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ChainablePropertySet * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ]->mxSlave.get();
+
+        // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+        std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard2;
+        if (pSlave->mpMutex)
+            xMutexGuard2.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(pSlave->mpMutex) );
+
+        pSlave->_preGetValues();
+        pSlave->_getSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), aAny );
+        pSlave->_postGetValues();
+    }
+    return aAny;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::addPropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::removePropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::addVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::removeVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XMultiPropertySet
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::setPropertyValues( const Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& aValues )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = aPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    if( nCount != aValues.getLength() )
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+
+    if( !nCount )
+        return;
+
+    _preSetValues();
+
+    const Any * pAny = aValues.getConstArray();
+    const OUString * pString = aPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+    //!! have a unique_ptr to an array of OGuards in order to have the
+    //!! allocated memory properly freed (exception safe!).
+    //!! Since the array itself has unique_ptrs as members we have to use a
+    //!! helper class 'AutoOGuardArray' in order to have
+    //!! the acquired locks properly released.
+    AutoOGuardArray aOGuardArray( nCount );
+
+    for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pAny )
+    {
+        aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+        if ( aIter == aEnd )
+            throw RuntimeException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+        if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId == 0 ) // 0 means it's one of ours !
+            _setSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), *pAny );
+        else
+        {
+            SlaveData * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ];
+            if (!pSlave->IsInit())
+            {
+                // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+                if (pSlave->mxSlave->mpMutex)
+                    aOGuardArray[i].reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(pSlave->mxSlave->mpMutex) );
+
+                pSlave->mxSlave->_preSetValues();
+                pSlave->SetInit ( true );
+            }
+            pSlave->mxSlave->_setSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), *pAny );
+        }
+    }
+
+    _postSetValues();
+    for( const auto& rSlave : maSlaveMap )
+    {
+        if( rSlave.second->IsInit() )
+        {
+            rSlave.second->mxSlave->_postSetValues();
+            rSlave.second->SetInit( false );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertyValues( const Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyNames )
+{
+    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+    std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+    if (mpMutex)
+        xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(mpMutex) );
+
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = aPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence < Any > aValues ( nCount );
+
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        _preGetValues();
+
+        Any * pAny = aValues.getArray();
+        const OUString * pString = aPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+        //!! have a unique_ptr to an array of OGuards in order to have the
+        //!! allocated memory properly freed (exception safe!).
+        //!! Since the array itself has unique_ptrs as members we have to use a
+        //!! helper class 'AutoOGuardArray' in order to have
+        //!! the acquired locks properly released.
+        AutoOGuardArray aOGuardArray( nCount );
+
+        for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pAny )
+        {
+            aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+            if ( aIter == aEnd )
+                throw RuntimeException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+            if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId == 0 ) // 0 means it's one of ours !
+                _getSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), *pAny );
+            else
+            {
+                SlaveData * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ];
+                if (!pSlave->IsInit())
+                {
+                    // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+                    if (pSlave->mxSlave->mpMutex)
+                        aOGuardArray[i].reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(pSlave->mxSlave->mpMutex) );
+
+                    pSlave->mxSlave->_preGetValues();
+                    pSlave->SetInit ( true );
+                }
+                pSlave->mxSlave->_getSingleValue( *((*aIter).second->mpInfo), *pAny );
+            }
+        }
+
+        _postSetValues();
+        for( const auto& rSlave : maSlaveMap )
+        {
+            if( rSlave.second->IsInit() )
+            {
+                rSlave.second->mxSlave->_postSetValues();
+                rSlave.second->SetInit( false );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return aValues;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::addPropertiesChangeListener( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::removePropertiesChangeListener( const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::firePropertiesChangeEvent( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XPropertyState
+PropertyState SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertyState( const OUString& PropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aIter =  mxInfo->maMap.find( PropertyName );
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( PropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    // 0 means it's one of ours !
+    if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId != 0 )
+    {
+        ChainablePropertySet * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ]->mxSlave.get();
+
+        // acquire mutex in c-tor and releases it in the d-tor (exception safe!).
+        std::unique_ptr< osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex > > xMutexGuard;
+        if (pSlave->mpMutex)
+            xMutexGuard.reset( new osl::Guard< comphelper::SolarMutex >(pSlave->mpMutex) );
+    }
+
+    return PropertyState_AMBIGUOUS_VALUE;
+}
+
+Sequence< PropertyState > SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertyStates( const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames )
+{
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< PropertyState > aStates( nCount );
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        PropertyState * pState = aStates.getArray();
+        const OUString * pString = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aEnd = mxInfo->maMap.end(), aIter;
+
+        for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i, ++pString, ++pState )
+        {
+            aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( *pString );
+            if ( aIter == aEnd )
+                throw UnknownPropertyException( *pString, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+            // 0 means it's one of ours !
+            if ( (*aIter).second->mnMapId != 0 )
+            {
+                SlaveData * pSlave = maSlaveMap [ (*aIter).second->mnMapId ];
+                if (!pSlave->IsInit())
+                {
+                    pSlave->SetInit ( true );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for( const auto& rSlave : maSlaveMap )
+        {
+            if( rSlave.second->IsInit() )
+            {
+                rSlave.second->SetInit( false );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return aStates;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::setPropertyToDefault( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL MasterPropertySet::getPropertyDefault( const OUString& rPropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyDataHash::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->maMap.find ( rPropertyName );
+
+    if( aIter == mxInfo->maMap.end())
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+    return Any();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySetInfo.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySetInfo.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b1a2249e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/MasterPropertySetInfo.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/MasterPropertySetInfo.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+using ::comphelper::PropertyInfo;
+using ::comphelper::MasterPropertySetInfo;
+using ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence;
+using ::com::sun::star::beans::Property;
+using ::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException;
+
+MasterPropertySetInfo::MasterPropertySetInfo( PropertyInfo const * pMap )
+{
+    for ( ; !pMap->maName.isEmpty(); ++pMap )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN_IF(
+            maMap.find(pMap->maName) != maMap.end(),
+            "comphelper", "Duplicate property name \"" << pMap->maName << "\"");
+        maMap[pMap->maName] = new PropertyData ( 0, pMap );
+    }
+}
+
+MasterPropertySetInfo::~MasterPropertySetInfo()
+    throw()
+{
+    for( const auto& rObj : maMap )
+        delete rObj.second;
+}
+
+void MasterPropertySetInfo::add( PropertyInfoHash &rHash, sal_uInt8 nMapId )
+{
+    if( maProperties.hasElements() )
+        maProperties.realloc( 0 );
+
+    for( const auto& rObj : rHash )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN_IF(
+            maMap.find(rObj.first) != maMap.end(),
+            "comphelper", "Duplicate property name \"" << rObj.first << "\"");
+        maMap[rObj.first] = new PropertyData ( nMapId, rObj.second );
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< ::Property > SAL_CALL MasterPropertySetInfo::getProperties()
+{
+    sal_Int32 nSize = maMap.size();
+    if( maProperties.getLength() != nSize )
+    {
+        maProperties.realloc ( nSize );
+        Property* pProperties = maProperties.getArray();
+
+        for (auto const& elem : maMap)
+        {
+            PropertyInfo const * pInfo = elem.second->mpInfo;
+
+            pProperties->Name = pInfo->maName;
+            pProperties->Handle = pInfo->mnHandle;
+            pProperties->Type = pInfo->maType;
+            pProperties->Attributes = pInfo->mnAttributes;
+            ++pProperties;
+        }
+    }
+    return maProperties;
+}
+
+Property SAL_CALL MasterPropertySetInfo::getPropertyByName( const OUString& rName )
+{
+    PropertyDataHash::iterator aIter = maMap.find( rName );
+
+    if ( maMap.end() == aIter )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( rName, *this );
+
+    PropertyInfo const *pInfo = (*aIter).second->mpInfo;
+    Property aProperty;
+    aProperty.Name   = pInfo->maName;
+    aProperty.Handle = pInfo->mnHandle;
+    aProperty.Type = pInfo->maType;
+
+    aProperty.Attributes = pInfo->mnAttributes;
+    return aProperty;
+}
+
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL MasterPropertySetInfo::hasPropertyByName( const OUString& rName )
+{
+    return maMap.find ( rName ) != maMap.end();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/genericpropertyset.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/genericpropertyset.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd591774c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/genericpropertyset.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <map>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XTypeProvider.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/weakagg.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/interfacecontainer.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/supportsservice.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertysethelper.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/genericpropertyset.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertysetinfo.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::cppu;
+using namespace ::comphelper;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+    namespace {
+
+    struct IMPL_GenericPropertySet_MutexContainer
+    {
+        Mutex maMutex;
+    };
+
+    class GenericPropertySet :  public OWeakAggObject,
+                                public XServiceInfo,
+                                public XTypeProvider,
+                                public PropertySetHelper,
+                                private IMPL_GenericPropertySet_MutexContainer
+    {
+    private:
+        std::map<OUString, Any>   maAnyMap;
+        cppu::OMultiTypeInterfaceContainerHelperVar<OUString> m_aListener;
+
+    protected:
+        virtual void _setPropertyValues( const PropertyMapEntry** ppEntries, const  Any* pValues ) override;
+        virtual void _getPropertyValues( const PropertyMapEntry** ppEntries,  Any* pValue ) override;
+
+    public:
+        explicit GenericPropertySet( PropertySetInfo* pInfo ) throw();
+
+        // XInterface
+        virtual  Any SAL_CALL queryAggregation( const  Type & rType ) override;
+        virtual  Any SAL_CALL queryInterface( const  Type & rType ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL acquire() throw() override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL release() throw() override;
+
+        // XTypeProvider
+        virtual  Sequence<  Type > SAL_CALL getTypes(  ) override;
+        virtual  Sequence< sal_Int8 > SAL_CALL getImplementationId(  ) override;
+
+        // XServiceInfo
+        virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() override;
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) override;
+        virtual  Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames() override;
+
+        // XPropertySet
+        virtual void SAL_CALL addPropertyChangeListener( const OUString& aPropertyName, const css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener >& xListener ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL removePropertyChangeListener( const OUString& aPropertyName, const css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener >& aListener ) override;
+    };
+
+    }
+}
+
+
+GenericPropertySet::GenericPropertySet( PropertySetInfo* pInfo ) throw()
+: PropertySetHelper( pInfo )
+,m_aListener(maMutex)
+{
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::addPropertyChangeListener( const OUString& aPropertyName, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& xListener )
+{
+    Reference < XPropertySetInfo > xInfo = getPropertySetInfo(  );
+    if ( !xInfo.is() )
+        return;
+
+    if ( aPropertyName.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        Sequence< Property> aSeq = xInfo->getProperties();
+        const Property* pIter = aSeq.getConstArray();
+        const Property* pEnd  = pIter + aSeq.getLength();
+        for( ; pIter != pEnd ; ++pIter)
+        {
+            m_aListener.addInterface(pIter->Name,xListener);
+        }
+    }
+    else if ( xInfo->hasPropertyByName(aPropertyName) )
+        m_aListener.addInterface(aPropertyName,xListener);
+    else
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( aPropertyName, *this );
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::removePropertyChangeListener( const OUString& aPropertyName, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& xListener )
+{
+    ClearableMutexGuard aGuard( maMutex );
+    Reference < XPropertySetInfo > xInfo = getPropertySetInfo(  );
+    aGuard.clear();
+    if ( !xInfo.is() )
+        return;
+
+    if ( aPropertyName.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        Sequence< Property> aSeq = xInfo->getProperties();
+        const Property* pIter = aSeq.getConstArray();
+        const Property* pEnd  = pIter + aSeq.getLength();
+        for( ; pIter != pEnd ; ++pIter)
+        {
+            m_aListener.removeInterface(pIter->Name,xListener);
+        }
+    }
+    else if ( xInfo->hasPropertyByName(aPropertyName) )
+        m_aListener.removeInterface(aPropertyName,xListener);
+    else
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( aPropertyName, *this );
+}
+
+void GenericPropertySet::_setPropertyValues( const PropertyMapEntry** ppEntries, const Any* pValues )
+{
+    ResettableMutexGuard aGuard( maMutex );
+
+    while( *ppEntries )
+    {
+        OInterfaceContainerHelper * pHelper = m_aListener.getContainer((*ppEntries)->maName);
+
+        maAnyMap[ (*ppEntries)->maName ] = *pValues;
+
+        if ( pHelper )
+        {
+            PropertyChangeEvent aEvt;
+            aEvt.PropertyName = (*ppEntries)->maName;
+            aEvt.NewValue = *pValues;
+            aGuard.clear();
+            pHelper->notifyEach( &XPropertyChangeListener::propertyChange, aEvt );
+            aGuard.reset();
+        }
+
+        ppEntries++;
+        pValues++;
+    }
+}
+
+void GenericPropertySet::_getPropertyValues( const comphelper::PropertyMapEntry** ppEntries, Any* pValue )
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( maMutex );
+
+    while( *ppEntries )
+    {
+        *pValue = maAnyMap[ (*ppEntries)->maName ];
+
+        ppEntries++;
+        pValue++;
+    }
+}
+
+// XInterface
+
+Any SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::queryInterface( const Type & rType )
+{
+    return OWeakAggObject::queryInterface( rType );
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::queryAggregation( const Type & rType )
+{
+    Any aAny;
+
+    if( rType == cppu::UnoType<XServiceInfo>::get())
+        aAny <<= Reference< XServiceInfo >(this);
+    else if( rType == cppu::UnoType<XTypeProvider>::get())
+        aAny <<= Reference< XTypeProvider >(this);
+    else if( rType == cppu::UnoType<XPropertySet>::get())
+        aAny <<= Reference< XPropertySet >(this);
+    else if( rType == cppu::UnoType<XMultiPropertySet>::get())
+        aAny <<= Reference< XMultiPropertySet >(this);
+    else
+        aAny = OWeakAggObject::queryAggregation( rType );
+
+    return aAny;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::acquire() throw()
+{
+    OWeakAggObject::acquire();
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::release() throw()
+{
+    OWeakAggObject::release();
+}
+
+uno::Sequence< uno::Type > SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::getTypes()
+{
+    return uno::Sequence {
+        cppu::UnoType<XAggregation>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XServiceInfo>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XTypeProvider>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XPropertySet>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XMultiPropertySet>::get() };
+}
+
+uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::getImplementationId()
+{
+    return css::uno::Sequence<sal_Int8>();
+}
+
+// XServiceInfo
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::supportsService( const  OUString& ServiceName )
+{
+    return cppu::supportsService(this, ServiceName);
+}
+
+OUString SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::getImplementationName()
+{
+    return "com.sun.star.comp.comphelper.GenericPropertySet";
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL GenericPropertySet::getSupportedServiceNames(  )
+{
+    return { "com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet" };
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > comphelper::GenericPropertySet_CreateInstance( comphelper::PropertySetInfo* pInfo )
+{
+    return static_cast<XPropertySet*>(new GenericPropertySet( pInfo ));
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1018413be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,548 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include "opropertybag.hxx"
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/IllegalTypeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/Property.hpp>
+
+#include <comphelper/namedvaluecollection.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/supportsservice.hxx>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class XComponentContext; }
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+extern "C" SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT css::uno::XInterface *
+com_sun_star_comp_comphelper_OPropertyBag (
+    css::uno::XComponentContext *,
+    css::uno::Sequence<css::uno::Any> const &)
+{
+    return cppu::acquire(new comphelper::OPropertyBag());
+}
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::util;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::container;
+
+    OPropertyBag::OPropertyBag()
+        :OPropertyBag_PBase( GetBroadcastHelper(), this )
+        ,::cppu::IEventNotificationHook()
+        ,m_bAutoAddProperties( false )
+        ,m_NotifyListeners(m_aMutex)
+        ,m_isModified(false)
+
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    OPropertyBag::~OPropertyBag()
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XINTERFACE2( OPropertyBag, OPropertyBag_Base, OPropertyBag_PBase )
+    IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XTYPEPROVIDER2( OPropertyBag, OPropertyBag_Base, OPropertyBag_PBase )
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::initialize( const Sequence< Any >& _rArguments )
+    {
+        Sequence< Type > aTypes;
+        bool AllowEmptyPropertyName(false);
+        bool AutomaticAddition(false);
+
+        if (_rArguments.getLength() == 3
+           && (_rArguments[0] >>= aTypes)
+           && (_rArguments[1] >>= AllowEmptyPropertyName)
+           && (_rArguments[2] >>= AutomaticAddition))
+        {
+            std::copy(
+                aTypes.begin(),
+                aTypes.end(),
+                std::insert_iterator< TypeBag >( m_aAllowedTypes, m_aAllowedTypes.begin() )
+            );
+            m_bAutoAddProperties = AutomaticAddition;
+
+        } else {
+            ::comphelper::NamedValueCollection aArguments( _rArguments );
+
+            if ( aArguments.get_ensureType( "AllowedTypes", aTypes ) )
+                std::copy(
+                    aTypes.begin(),
+                    aTypes.end(),
+                    std::insert_iterator< TypeBag >( m_aAllowedTypes, m_aAllowedTypes.begin() )
+                );
+
+            aArguments.get_ensureType( "AutomaticAddition", m_bAutoAddProperties );
+            aArguments.get_ensureType( "AllowEmptyPropertyName",
+                AllowEmptyPropertyName );
+        }
+        if (AllowEmptyPropertyName) {
+            m_aDynamicProperties.setAllowEmptyPropertyName(
+                AllowEmptyPropertyName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    OUString SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getImplementationName()
+    {
+        return "com.sun.star.comp.comphelper.OPropertyBag";
+    }
+
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName )
+    {
+        return cppu::supportsService(this, rServiceName);
+    }
+
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getSupportedServiceNames(  )
+    {
+         return { "com.sun.star.beans.PropertyBag" };
+    }
+
+    void OPropertyBag::fireEvents(
+            sal_Int32 * /*pnHandles*/,
+            sal_Int32 nCount,
+            sal_Bool bVetoable,
+            bool bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring)
+    {
+        if (nCount && !bVetoable) {
+            setModifiedImpl(true, bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void OPropertyBag::setModifiedImpl(bool bModified,
+            bool bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring)
+    {
+        { // do not lock mutex while notifying (#i93514#) to prevent deadlock
+            ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
+            m_isModified = bModified;
+        }
+        if (!bModified)
+            return;
+
+        try {
+            Reference<XInterface> xThis(*this);
+            EventObject event(xThis);
+            m_NotifyListeners.notifyEach(
+                &XModifyListener::modified, event);
+        } catch (RuntimeException &) {
+            if (!bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring) {
+                throw;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception &) {
+            // ignore
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::isModified()
+    {
+        ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
+        return m_isModified;
+    }
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::setModified( sal_Bool bModified )
+    {
+        setModifiedImpl(bModified, false);
+    }
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::addModifyListener(
+        const Reference< XModifyListener > & xListener)
+    {
+        m_NotifyListeners.addInterface(xListener);
+    }
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::removeModifyListener(
+        const Reference< XModifyListener > & xListener)
+    {
+        m_NotifyListeners.removeInterface(xListener);
+    }
+
+
+    Reference< XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getPropertySetInfo(  )
+    {
+        return createPropertySetInfo( getInfoHelper() );
+    }
+
+
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::has( const Any& /*aElement*/ )
+    {
+        // XSet is only a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // So, everything of XSet except insert is implemented empty
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::insert( const Any& _element )
+    {
+        // This is a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // If we ever have a smarter XPropertyContainer::addProperty interface, we can remove this, ehm, well, hack.
+        Property aProperty;
+        if ( !( _element >>= aProperty ) )
+            throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 1 );
+
+        {
+            osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+
+            // check whether the type is allowed, everything else will be checked
+            // by m_aDynamicProperties
+            if (!m_aAllowedTypes.empty()
+                && m_aAllowedTypes.find(aProperty.Type) == m_aAllowedTypes.end())
+                throw IllegalArgumentException(OUString(), *this, 1);
+
+            m_aDynamicProperties.addVoidProperty(aProperty.Name, aProperty.Type, findFreeHandle(),
+                                                 aProperty.Attributes);
+
+            // our property info is dirty
+            m_pArrayHelper.reset();
+        }
+        setModified(true);
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::remove( const Any& /*aElement*/ )
+    {
+        // XSet is only a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // So, everything of XSet except insert is implemented empty
+        throw NoSuchElementException( OUString(), *this );
+    }
+
+
+    Reference< XEnumeration > SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::createEnumeration(  )
+    {
+        // XSet is only a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // So, everything of XSet except insert is implemented empty
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+
+    Type SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getElementType(  )
+    {
+        // XSet is only a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // So, everything of XSet except insert is implemented empty
+        return Type();
+    }
+
+
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::hasElements(  )
+    {
+        // XSet is only a workaround for addProperty not being able to add default-void properties.
+        // So, everything of XSet except insert is implemented empty
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getFastPropertyValue( Any& _rValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+    {
+        m_aDynamicProperties.getFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, _rValue );
+    }
+
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::convertFastPropertyValue( Any& _rConvertedValue, Any& _rOldValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+    {
+        return m_aDynamicProperties.convertFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, _rValue, _rConvertedValue, _rOldValue );
+    }
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32 nHandle, const Any& rValue )
+    {
+        m_aDynamicProperties.setFastPropertyValue( nHandle, rValue );
+    }
+
+
+    ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getInfoHelper()
+    {
+        if (!m_pArrayHelper)
+        {
+            Sequence< Property > aProperties;
+            m_aDynamicProperties.describeProperties( aProperties );
+            m_pArrayHelper.reset( new ::cppu::OPropertyArrayHelper( aProperties ) );
+        }
+        return *m_pArrayHelper;
+
+    }
+
+
+    sal_Int32 OPropertyBag::findFreeHandle() const
+    {
+        const sal_Int32 nPrime = 1009;
+        const sal_Int32 nSeed = 11;
+
+        sal_Int32 nCheck = nSeed;
+        while ( m_aDynamicProperties.hasPropertyByHandle( nCheck ) && ( nCheck != 1 ) )
+        {
+            nCheck = ( nCheck * nSeed ) % nPrime;
+        }
+
+        if ( nCheck == 1 )
+        {   // uh ... we already have 1008 handles used up
+            // -> simply count upwards
+            while ( m_aDynamicProperties.hasPropertyByHandle( nCheck ) )
+                ++nCheck;
+        }
+
+        return nCheck;
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::addProperty( const OUString& _rName, ::sal_Int16 _nAttributes, const Any& _rInitialValue )
+    {
+        {
+            osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+
+            // check whether the type is allowed, everything else will be checked
+            // by m_aDynamicProperties
+            const Type& aPropertyType = _rInitialValue.getValueType();
+            if (_rInitialValue.hasValue() && !m_aAllowedTypes.empty()
+                && m_aAllowedTypes.find(aPropertyType) == m_aAllowedTypes.end())
+                throw IllegalTypeException(OUString(), *this);
+
+            m_aDynamicProperties.addProperty(_rName, findFreeHandle(), _nAttributes,
+                                             _rInitialValue);
+
+            // our property info is dirty
+            m_pArrayHelper.reset();
+        }
+        setModified(true);
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::removeProperty( const OUString& _rName )
+    {
+        {
+            osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+
+            m_aDynamicProperties.removeProperty(_rName);
+
+            // our property info is dirty
+            m_pArrayHelper.reset();
+        }
+        setModified(true);
+    }
+
+
+    namespace
+    {
+        struct ComparePropertyValueByName
+        {
+            bool operator()( const PropertyValue& _rLHS, const PropertyValue& _rRHS )
+            {
+                return _rLHS.Name < _rRHS.Name;
+            }
+        };
+
+        template< typename CLASS >
+        struct TransformPropertyToName
+        {
+            const OUString& operator()( const CLASS& _rProp )
+            {
+                return _rProp.Name;
+            }
+        };
+
+        struct ExtractPropertyValue
+        {
+            const Any& operator()( const PropertyValue& _rProp )
+            {
+                return _rProp.Value;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+
+    Sequence< PropertyValue > SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::getPropertyValues(  )
+    {
+        ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
+
+        // all registered properties
+        Sequence< Property > aProperties;
+        m_aDynamicProperties.describeProperties( aProperties );
+
+        // their names
+        Sequence< OUString > aNames( aProperties.getLength() );
+        std::transform(
+            aProperties.begin(),
+            aProperties.end(),
+            aNames.getArray(),
+            TransformPropertyToName< Property >()
+        );
+
+        // their values
+        Sequence< Any > aValues;
+        try
+        {
+            aValues = OPropertyBag_PBase::getPropertyValues( aNames );
+            if ( aValues.getLength() != aNames.getLength() )
+                throw RuntimeException();
+        }
+        catch( const RuntimeException& )
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+        catch( const Exception& )
+        {
+            // ignore
+        }
+
+        // merge names and values, and retrieve the state/handle
+        ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPropInfo = getInfoHelper();
+
+        Sequence< PropertyValue > aPropertyValues( aNames.getLength() );
+        const OUString* pName = aNames.getConstArray();
+        const OUString* pNamesEnd = aNames.getConstArray() + aNames.getLength();
+        const Any* pValue = aValues.getArray();
+        PropertyValue* pPropertyValue = aPropertyValues.getArray();
+
+        for ( ; pName != pNamesEnd; ++pName, ++pValue, ++pPropertyValue )
+        {
+            pPropertyValue->Name = *pName;
+            pPropertyValue->Handle = rPropInfo.getHandleByName( *pName );
+            pPropertyValue->Value = *pValue;
+            pPropertyValue->State = getPropertyStateByHandle( pPropertyValue->Handle );
+        }
+
+        return aPropertyValues;
+    }
+
+
+    void OPropertyBag::impl_setPropertyValues_throw( const Sequence< PropertyValue >& _rProps )
+    {
+        // sort (the XMultiPropertySet interface requires this)
+        Sequence< PropertyValue > aProperties( _rProps );
+        std::sort(
+            aProperties.begin(),
+            aProperties.end(),
+            ComparePropertyValueByName()
+        );
+
+        // a sequence of names
+        Sequence< OUString > aNames( aProperties.getLength() );
+        std::transform(
+            aProperties.begin(),
+            aProperties.end(),
+            aNames.getArray(),
+            TransformPropertyToName< PropertyValue >()
+        );
+
+        try
+        {
+            // check for unknown properties
+            // we cannot simply rely on the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues
+            // implementation of our base class, since it does not throw
+            // an UnknownPropertyException. More precise, XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues
+            // does not allow to throw this exception, while XPropertyAccess::setPropertyValues
+            // requires it
+            sal_Int32 nCount = aNames.getLength();
+
+            Sequence< sal_Int32 > aHandles( nCount );
+            sal_Int32* pHandle = aHandles.getArray();
+            const PropertyValue* pProperty = aProperties.getConstArray();
+            for (   const OUString* pName = aNames.getConstArray();
+                    pName != aNames.getConstArray() + aNames.getLength();
+                    ++pName, ++pHandle, ++pProperty
+                )
+            {
+                ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPropInfo = getInfoHelper();
+                *pHandle = rPropInfo.getHandleByName( *pName );
+                if ( *pHandle != -1 )
+                    continue;
+
+                // there's a property requested which we do not know
+                if ( m_bAutoAddProperties )
+                {
+                    // add the property
+                    sal_Int16 const nAttributes = PropertyAttribute::BOUND | PropertyAttribute::REMOVABLE | PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT;
+                    addProperty( *pName, nAttributes, pProperty->Value );
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // no way out
+                throw UnknownPropertyException( *pName, *this );
+            }
+
+            // a sequence of values
+            Sequence< Any > aValues( aProperties.getLength() );
+            std::transform(
+                aProperties.begin(),
+                aProperties.end(),
+                aValues.getArray(),
+                ExtractPropertyValue()
+            );
+
+            setFastPropertyValues( nCount, aHandles.getArray(), aValues.getConstArray(), nCount );
+        }
+        catch( const PropertyVetoException& )       { throw; }
+        catch( const IllegalArgumentException& )    { throw; }
+        catch( const WrappedTargetException& )      { throw; }
+        catch( const RuntimeException& )            { throw; }
+        catch( const UnknownPropertyException& )    { throw; }
+        catch( const Exception& )
+        {
+            throw WrappedTargetException( OUString(), *this, ::cppu::getCaughtException() );
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyBag::setPropertyValues( const Sequence< PropertyValue >& _rProps )
+    {
+        ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
+        impl_setPropertyValues_throw( _rProps );
+    }
+
+
+    PropertyState OPropertyBag::getPropertyStateByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        // for properties which do not support the MAYBEDEFAULT attribute, don't rely on the base class, but
+        // assume they're always in DIRECT state.
+        // (Note that this probably would belong into the base class. However, this would mean we would need
+        // to check all existent usages of the base class, where MAYBEDEFAULT is *not* set, but
+        // a default is nonetheless supplied/used. This is hard to accomplish reliably, in the
+        // current phase. #i78593#
+
+        ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPropInfo = getInfoHelper();
+        sal_Int16 nAttributes(0);
+        OSL_VERIFY( rPropInfo.fillPropertyMembersByHandle( nullptr, &nAttributes, _nHandle ) );
+        if ( ( nAttributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT ) == 0 )
+            return PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
+
+        return OPropertyBag_PBase::getPropertyStateByHandle( _nHandle );
+    }
+
+
+    Any OPropertyBag::getPropertyDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+    {
+        Any aDefault;
+        m_aDynamicProperties.getPropertyDefaultByHandle( _nHandle, aDefault );
+        return aDefault;
+    }
+
+
+}   // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.hxx b/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ff26b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/opropertybag.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_COMPHELPER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_OPROPERTYBAG_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_COMPHELPER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_OPROPERTYBAG_HXX
+
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XModifiable.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertyBag.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XSet.hpp>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase5.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/interfacecontainer2.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propstate.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/broadcasthelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertybag.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/uno3.hxx>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#include <memory>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    struct UnoTypeLess
+    {
+        bool operator()( const css::uno::Type& _rLHS, const css::uno::Type& _rRHS ) const
+        {
+            return rtl_ustr_compare(
+                _rLHS.getTypeLibType()->pTypeName->buffer,
+                _rRHS.getTypeLibType()->pTypeName->buffer
+            ) < 0;
+        }
+    };
+
+    typedef std::map< sal_Int32, css::uno::Any >     MapInt2Any;
+    typedef std::set< css::uno::Type, UnoTypeLess >  TypeBag;
+
+    typedef ::cppu::WeakAggImplHelper5  <   css::beans::XPropertyBag
+                                        ,   css::util::XModifiable
+                                        ,   css::lang::XServiceInfo
+                                        ,   css::lang::XInitialization
+                                        ,   css::container::XSet
+                                        >   OPropertyBag_Base;
+    typedef ::comphelper::OPropertyStateHelper  OPropertyBag_PBase;
+
+    class OPropertyBag final : public ::comphelper::OMutexAndBroadcastHelper  // must be before OPropertyBag_PBase
+                        ,public OPropertyBag_PBase
+                        ,public OPropertyBag_Base
+                        ,public ::cppu::IEventNotificationHook
+    {
+    private:
+        /// our IPropertyArrayHelper implementation
+        std::unique_ptr< ::cppu::OPropertyArrayHelper >
+                        m_pArrayHelper;
+        ::comphelper::PropertyBag
+                        m_aDynamicProperties;
+        /// set of allowed property types
+        TypeBag         m_aAllowedTypes;
+        /// should we automatically add properties which are tried to set, if they don't exist previously?
+        bool            m_bAutoAddProperties;
+
+        /// for notification
+        ::comphelper::OInterfaceContainerHelper2 m_NotifyListeners;
+        /// modify flag
+        bool            m_isModified;
+
+    public:
+        //noncopyable
+        OPropertyBag(const OPropertyBag&) = delete;
+        const OPropertyBag& operator=(const OPropertyBag&) = delete;
+        OPropertyBag();
+        virtual ~OPropertyBag() override;
+
+    private:
+        DECLARE_XINTERFACE()
+        DECLARE_XTYPEPROVIDER()
+
+        /** === begin UNO interface implementations == **/
+        // XInitialization
+        virtual void SAL_CALL initialize( const css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Any >& aArguments ) override;
+
+        // XServiceInfo
+        virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) override;
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) override;
+        virtual css::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) override;
+
+        // XModifiable:
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL isModified(  ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL setModified( sal_Bool bModified ) override;
+
+        // XModifyBroadcaster
+        virtual void SAL_CALL addModifyListener(
+            const css::uno::Reference<
+                    css::util::XModifyListener > & xListener) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL removeModifyListener(
+            const css::uno::Reference<
+                    css::util::XModifyListener > & xListener) override;
+
+        // XPropertyContainer
+        virtual void SAL_CALL addProperty( const OUString& Name, ::sal_Int16 Attributes, const css::uno::Any& DefaultValue ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL removeProperty( const OUString& Name ) override;
+
+        // XPropertyAccess
+        virtual css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > SAL_CALL getPropertyValues(  ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL setPropertyValues( const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue >& aProps ) override;
+
+        // XPropertySet
+        virtual css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL getPropertySetInfo(  ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL setPropertyValue(const OUString& p1, const css::uno::Any& p2) override
+           { OPropertyBag_PBase::setPropertyValue(p1, p2); }
+        virtual css::uno::Any SAL_CALL getPropertyValue(const OUString& p1) override
+           { return OPropertyBag_PBase::getPropertyValue(p1); }
+        virtual void SAL_CALL addPropertyChangeListener(const OUString& p1, const css::uno::Reference<css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener>& p2) override
+           { OPropertyBag_PBase::addPropertyChangeListener(p1, p2); }
+        virtual void SAL_CALL removePropertyChangeListener(const OUString& p1, const css::uno::Reference<css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener>& p2) override
+           { OPropertyBag_PBase::removePropertyChangeListener(p1, p2); }
+        virtual void SAL_CALL addVetoableChangeListener(const OUString& p1, const css::uno::Reference<css::beans::XVetoableChangeListener>& p2) override
+           { OPropertyBag_PBase::addVetoableChangeListener(p1, p2); }
+        virtual void SAL_CALL removeVetoableChangeListener(const OUString& p1, const css::uno::Reference<css::beans::XVetoableChangeListener>& p2) override
+           { OPropertyBag_PBase::removeVetoableChangeListener(p1, p2); }
+
+        // XSet
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL has( const css::uno::Any& aElement ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL insert( const css::uno::Any& aElement ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL remove( const css::uno::Any& aElement ) override;
+
+        // XEnumerationAccess (base of XSet)
+        virtual css::uno::Reference< css::container::XEnumeration > SAL_CALL createEnumeration(  ) override;
+
+        // XElementAccess (base of XEnumerationAccess)
+        virtual css::uno::Type SAL_CALL getElementType(  ) override;
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL hasElements(  ) override;
+        // UNO interface implementations
+
+        // XPropertyState
+        virtual css::uno::Any  getPropertyDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const override;
+
+        // OPropertyStateHelper
+        virtual css::beans::PropertyState  getPropertyStateByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) override;
+
+        // OPropertySetHelper
+        virtual void SAL_CALL getFastPropertyValue( css::uno::Any& rValue, sal_Int32 nHandle ) const override;
+        virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL convertFastPropertyValue( css::uno::Any & rConvertedValue, css::uno::Any & rOldValue, sal_Int32 nHandle, const css::uno::Any& rValue ) override;
+        virtual void SAL_CALL setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32 nHandle, const css::uno::Any& rValue ) override;
+        virtual ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& SAL_CALL getInfoHelper() override;
+
+        // IEventNotificationHook
+        virtual void fireEvents(
+            sal_Int32 * pnHandles,
+            sal_Int32 nCount,
+            sal_Bool bVetoable,
+            bool bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring) override;
+
+        void setModifiedImpl( bool bModified,
+            bool bIgnoreRuntimeExceptionsWhileFiring);
+
+        /** finds a free property handle
+            @precond
+                our mutex is locked
+        */
+        sal_Int32   findFreeHandle() const;
+
+        /** implements the setPropertyValues method
+            @param _rProps
+                the property values to set
+
+            @throws PropertyVetoException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call does so
+
+            @throws css::lang::IllegalArgumentException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call does so
+
+            @throws css::lang::WrappedTargetException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call does so
+
+            @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call does so
+
+            @throws css::beans::UnknownPropertyException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call does so, and <arg>_bTolerateUnknownProperties</arg>
+                was set to <FALSE/>
+
+            @throws css::lang::WrappedTargetException
+                if the XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues call did throw an exception not listed
+                above
+        */
+        void impl_setPropertyValues_throw( const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue >& _rProps );
+
+        using ::cppu::OPropertySetHelper::getPropertyValues;
+        using ::cppu::OPropertySetHelper::setPropertyValues;
+        using ::cppu::OPropertySetHelper::getFastPropertyValue;
+    };
+
+
+} // namespace comphelper
+
+
+#endif // INCLUDED_COMPHELPER_SOURCE_PROPERTY_OPROPERTYBAG_HXX
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propagg.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propagg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af1092c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propagg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,868 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propagg.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/property.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/queryinterface.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+
+#include <typeinfo>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <set>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <memory>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+    using namespace internal;
+
+
+    namespace
+    {
+        const Property* lcl_findPropertyByName( const std::vector< Property >& _rProps, const OUString& _rName )
+        {
+            Property aNameProp(_rName, 0, Type(), 0);
+            auto pResult = std::lower_bound(_rProps.begin(), _rProps.end(), aNameProp, PropertyCompareByName());
+            if ( pResult == _rProps.end() || pResult->Name != _rName )
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return &*pResult;
+        }
+    }
+
+OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper(
+        const  Sequence< Property >& _rProperties, const  Sequence< Property >& _rAggProperties,
+        IPropertyInfoService* _pInfoService, sal_Int32 _nFirstAggregateId )
+{
+    // if properties are present both at the delegatee and the aggregate, then the former are supposed to win
+    // merge and sort properties by name, delete duplicates (stable sort ensures delegator properties win)
+    m_aProperties.insert( m_aProperties.end(), _rProperties.begin(), _rProperties.end() );
+    m_aProperties.insert( m_aProperties.end(), _rAggProperties.begin(), _rAggProperties.end() );
+    std::stable_sort( m_aProperties.begin(), m_aProperties.end(), PropertyCompareByName() );
+    m_aProperties.erase( std::unique(m_aProperties.begin(), m_aProperties.end(),
+        []( const css::beans::Property& x, const css::beans::Property& y ) -> bool { return x.Name == y.Name; } ),
+        m_aProperties.end() );
+    m_aProperties.shrink_to_fit();
+
+    // fill aDelegatorProps with names from _rProperties for a fast existence check
+    // different kinds of properties are processed differently
+    std::unordered_set< OUString > aDelegatorProps;
+    aDelegatorProps.reserve( _rProperties.getLength() );
+    for( auto &delegateProp: _rProperties )
+    {
+        const auto inserted = aDelegatorProps.insert( delegateProp.Name );
+        OSL_ENSURE( inserted.second,
+            "OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper: duplicate delegatee property!" );
+    }
+
+    std::unordered_set< sal_Int32 > existingHandles;
+    existingHandles.reserve( m_aProperties.size() );
+    sal_Int32 nAggregateHandle = _nFirstAggregateId;
+    for ( sal_Int32 nMPLoop = 0; nMPLoop < static_cast< sal_Int32 >( m_aProperties.size() ); ++nMPLoop )
+    {
+        auto &prop = m_aProperties[ nMPLoop ];
+        if ( aDelegatorProps.find( prop.Name ) != aDelegatorProps.end() )
+        {
+            m_aPropertyAccessors[ prop.Handle ] = OPropertyAccessor( -1, nMPLoop, false );
+            existingHandles.insert( prop.Handle );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // determine the handle for the property which we will expose to the outside world
+            sal_Int32 nHandle = -1;
+            // ask the info service first
+            if ( _pInfoService )
+                nHandle = _pInfoService->getPreferredPropertyId( prop.Name );
+
+            if ( ( -1 == nHandle ) || ( existingHandles.find( nHandle ) != existingHandles.end() ) )
+            {
+                // 1. no handle from the info service -> default
+                // 2. conflicts -> use another one (which we don't check anymore, assuming _nFirstAggregateId was large enough)
+                nHandle = nAggregateHandle++;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                existingHandles.insert( nHandle );
+            }
+
+            // remember the accessor for this property
+            m_aPropertyAccessors[ nHandle ] = OPropertyAccessor( prop.Handle, nMPLoop, true );
+            prop.Handle = nHandle;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::PropertyOrigin OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::classifyProperty( const OUString& _rName )
+{
+    PropertyOrigin eOrigin = PropertyOrigin::Unknown;
+    // look up the name
+    const Property* pPropertyDescriptor = lcl_findPropertyByName( m_aProperties, _rName );
+    if ( pPropertyDescriptor )
+    {
+        // look up the handle for this name
+        ConstPropertyAccessorMapIterator aPos = m_aPropertyAccessors.find( pPropertyDescriptor->Handle );
+        OSL_ENSURE( m_aPropertyAccessors.end() != aPos, "OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::classifyProperty: should have this handle in my map!" );
+        if ( m_aPropertyAccessors.end() != aPos )
+        {
+            eOrigin = aPos->second.bAggregate ? PropertyOrigin::Aggregate : PropertyOrigin::Delegator;
+        }
+    }
+    return eOrigin;
+}
+
+
+Property OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::getPropertyByName( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+{
+    const Property* pProperty = findPropertyByName( _rPropertyName );
+
+    if ( !pProperty )
+        throw  UnknownPropertyException(_rPropertyName);
+
+    return *pProperty;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::hasPropertyByName(const OUString& _rPropertyName)
+{
+    return nullptr != findPropertyByName( _rPropertyName );
+}
+
+
+const Property* OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::findPropertyByName(const OUString& _rName ) const
+{
+    return lcl_findPropertyByName( m_aProperties, _rName );
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::getHandleByName(const OUString& _rPropertyName)
+{
+    const Property* pProperty = findPropertyByName( _rPropertyName );
+    return pProperty ? pProperty->Handle : -1;
+}
+
+
+sal_Bool OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::fillPropertyMembersByHandle(
+            OUString* _pPropName, sal_Int16* _pAttributes, sal_Int32 _nHandle)
+{
+    ConstPropertyAccessorMapIterator i = m_aPropertyAccessors.find(_nHandle);
+    bool bRet = i != m_aPropertyAccessors.end();
+    if (bRet)
+    {
+        const css::beans::Property& rProperty = m_aProperties[(*i).second.nPos];
+        if (_pPropName)
+            *_pPropName = rProperty.Name;
+        if (_pAttributes)
+            *_pAttributes = rProperty.Attributes;
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::getPropertyByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle, Property& _rProperty ) const
+{
+    ConstPropertyAccessorMapIterator pos = m_aPropertyAccessors.find(_nHandle);
+    if ( pos != m_aPropertyAccessors.end() )
+    {
+        _rProperty = m_aProperties[ pos->second.nPos ];
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(
+            OUString* _pPropName, sal_Int32* _pOriginalHandle, sal_Int32 _nHandle) const
+{
+    ConstPropertyAccessorMapIterator i = m_aPropertyAccessors.find(_nHandle);
+    bool bRet = i != m_aPropertyAccessors.end() && (*i).second.bAggregate;
+    if (bRet)
+    {
+        if (_pOriginalHandle)
+            *_pOriginalHandle = (*i).second.nOriginalHandle;
+        if (_pPropName)
+        {
+            OSL_ENSURE((*i).second.nPos < static_cast<sal_Int32>(m_aProperties.size()),"Invalid index for sequence!");
+            const css::beans::Property& rProperty = m_aProperties[(*i).second.nPos];
+            *_pPropName = rProperty.Name;
+        }
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+
+css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::Property> OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::getProperties()
+{
+    return comphelper::containerToSequence(m_aProperties);
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::fillHandles(
+        sal_Int32* _pHandles, const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& _rPropNames )
+{
+    sal_Int32 nHitCount = 0;
+    const OUString* pReqProps = _rPropNames.getConstArray();
+    sal_Int32 nReqLen = _rPropNames.getLength();
+
+    Property aNameProp;
+    for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nReqLen; ++i )
+    {
+        aNameProp.Name = pReqProps[i];
+        auto findIter = std::lower_bound(m_aProperties.begin(), m_aProperties.end(), aNameProp, PropertyCompareByName());
+        if ( findIter != m_aProperties.end() && findIter->Name == pReqProps[i] )
+        {
+            _pHandles[i] = findIter->Handle;
+            nHitCount++;
+        }
+    }
+    return nHitCount;
+}
+
+namespace internal
+{
+    class PropertyForwarder
+    {
+    private:
+        OPropertySetAggregationHelper&  m_rAggregationHelper;
+        std::set< sal_Int32 >         m_aProperties;
+        sal_Int32                       m_nCurrentlyForwarding;
+
+    public:
+        explicit PropertyForwarder( OPropertySetAggregationHelper& _rAggregationHelper );
+
+        /** declares that the forwarder should be responsible for the given property
+
+        @param _nHandle
+            the public handle (<em>not</em> the original handle!) of the property
+        */
+        void    takeResponsibilityFor( sal_Int32 _nHandle );
+
+        /** checks whether the forwarder is responsible for the given property
+        */
+        bool    isResponsibleFor( sal_Int32 _nHandle );
+
+        /// actually forwards a property value to the aggregate
+        ///
+        /// @throws Exception
+        void    doForward( sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue );
+
+        sal_Int32 getCurrentlyForwardedProperty( ) const { return m_nCurrentlyForwarding; }
+    };
+
+
+    PropertyForwarder::PropertyForwarder( OPropertySetAggregationHelper& _rAggregationHelper )
+        :m_rAggregationHelper( _rAggregationHelper )
+        ,m_nCurrentlyForwarding( -1 )
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyForwarder::takeResponsibilityFor( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        m_aProperties.insert( _nHandle );
+    }
+
+
+    bool PropertyForwarder::isResponsibleFor( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        return m_aProperties.find( _nHandle ) != m_aProperties.end();
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyForwarder::doForward( sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE( m_rAggregationHelper.m_xAggregateSet.is(), "PropertyForwarder::doForward: no property set!" );
+        if ( !m_rAggregationHelper.m_xAggregateSet.is() )
+            return;
+
+        m_rAggregationHelper.forwardingPropertyValue( _nHandle );
+
+        OSL_ENSURE( m_nCurrentlyForwarding == -1, "PropertyForwarder::doForward: reentrance?" );
+        m_nCurrentlyForwarding = _nHandle;
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_rAggregationHelper.m_xAggregateSet->setPropertyValue( m_rAggregationHelper.getPropertyName( _nHandle ), _rValue );
+                // TODO: cache the property name? (it's a O(log n) search)
+        }
+        catch( const Exception& )
+        {
+            m_rAggregationHelper.forwardedPropertyValue( _nHandle );
+            throw;
+        }
+
+        m_nCurrentlyForwarding = -1;
+
+        m_rAggregationHelper.forwardedPropertyValue( _nHandle );
+    }
+}
+
+OPropertySetAggregationHelper::OPropertySetAggregationHelper( ::cppu::OBroadcastHelper& rBHlp )
+    :OPropertyStateHelper( rBHlp )
+    ,m_bListening( false )
+{
+    m_pForwarder.reset( new PropertyForwarder( *this ) );
+}
+
+
+OPropertySetAggregationHelper::~OPropertySetAggregationHelper()
+{
+}
+
+
+css::uno::Any SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::queryInterface(const  css::uno::Type& _rType)
+{
+    css::uno::Any aReturn = OPropertyStateHelper::queryInterface(_rType);
+
+    if ( !aReturn.hasValue() )
+        aReturn = cppu::queryInterface(_rType
+        ,static_cast< css::beans::XPropertiesChangeListener*>(this)
+        ,static_cast< css::beans::XVetoableChangeListener*>(this)
+        ,static_cast< css::lang::XEventListener*>(static_cast< css::beans::XPropertiesChangeListener*>(this))
+        );
+
+    return aReturn;
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::disposing()
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard aGuard(rBHelper.rMutex);
+
+    if ( m_xAggregateSet.is() && m_bListening )
+    {
+        // register as a single listener
+        m_xAggregateMultiSet->removePropertiesChangeListener(this);
+        m_xAggregateSet->removeVetoableChangeListener(OUString(), this);
+        m_bListening = false;
+    }
+
+    OPropertyStateHelper::disposing();
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::disposing(const css::lang::EventObject& _rSource)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE(m_xAggregateSet.is(), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::disposing : don't have an aggregate anymore !");
+    if (_rSource.Source == m_xAggregateSet)
+        m_bListening = false;
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::propertiesChange(const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyChangeEvent>& _rEvents)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE(m_xAggregateSet.is(), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::propertiesChange : have no aggregate !");
+
+    sal_Int32 nLen = _rEvents.getLength();
+    cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+
+    if (1 == nLen)
+    {
+        const css::beans::PropertyChangeEvent& evt = _rEvents.getConstArray()[0];
+        OSL_ENSURE(!evt.PropertyName.isEmpty(), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::propertiesChange : invalid event !");
+            // we had a bug where this assertion would have us saved a whole day :) (72514)
+        sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName( evt.PropertyName );
+
+        // If nHandle is -1 the event marks a (aggregate) property which we hide to callers
+        // If isCurrentlyForwardingProperty( nHandle ) is <TRUE/>, then we ourself triggered
+        // setting this property. In this case, it will be notified later (by the OPropertySetHelper
+        // implementation)
+
+        if ( ( nHandle != -1 ) && !isCurrentlyForwardingProperty( nHandle ) )
+            fire(&nHandle, &evt.NewValue, &evt.OldValue, 1, false);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::unique_ptr<sal_Int32[]> pHandles(new sal_Int32[nLen]);
+        std::unique_ptr< css::uno::Any[]> pNewValues(new css::uno::Any[nLen]);
+        std::unique_ptr< css::uno::Any[]> pOldValues(new css::uno::Any[nLen]);
+
+        sal_Int32 nDest = 0;
+        for (const css::beans::PropertyChangeEvent& rEvent : _rEvents)
+        {
+            sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(rEvent.PropertyName);
+            if ( ( nHandle != -1 ) && !isCurrentlyForwardingProperty( nHandle ) )
+            {   // same as above : -1 is valid (73247) ...
+                pHandles[nDest] = nHandle;
+                pNewValues[nDest] = rEvent.NewValue;
+                pOldValues[nDest] = rEvent.OldValue;
+                ++nDest;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (nDest)
+            fire(pHandles.get(), pNewValues.get(), pOldValues.get(), nDest, false);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::vetoableChange(const css::beans::PropertyChangeEvent& _rEvent)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE(m_xAggregateSet.is(), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::vetoableChange : have no aggregate !");
+
+    cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+
+    sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(_rEvent.PropertyName);
+    fire(&nHandle, &_rEvent.NewValue, &_rEvent.OldValue, 1, true);
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setAggregation(const css::uno::Reference<  css::uno::XInterface >& _rxDelegate)
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard aGuard(rBHelper.rMutex);
+
+    if (m_bListening && m_xAggregateSet.is())
+    {
+        m_xAggregateMultiSet->removePropertiesChangeListener(this);
+        m_xAggregateSet->removeVetoableChangeListener(OUString(), this);
+        m_bListening = false;
+    }
+
+    m_xAggregateState.set(_rxDelegate, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    m_xAggregateSet.set(_rxDelegate, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    m_xAggregateMultiSet.set(_rxDelegate, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    m_xAggregateFastSet.set(_rxDelegate, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+
+    // must support XPropertySet and XMultiPropertySet
+    if ( m_xAggregateSet.is() && !m_xAggregateMultiSet.is() )
+        throw  css::lang::IllegalArgumentException();
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::startListening()
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard aGuard(rBHelper.rMutex);
+
+    if (!m_bListening && m_xAggregateSet.is())
+    {
+        // register as a single listener
+        css::uno::Sequence< OUString > aPropertyNames;
+        m_xAggregateMultiSet->addPropertiesChangeListener(aPropertyNames, this);
+        m_xAggregateSet->addVetoableChangeListener(OUString(), this);
+
+        m_bListening = true;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::addVetoableChangeListener(const OUString& _rPropertyName,
+                                                                       const  css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XVetoableChangeListener>& _rxListener)
+{
+    OPropertySetHelper::addVetoableChangeListener(_rPropertyName, _rxListener);
+    if (!m_bListening)
+        startListening();
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::addPropertyChangeListener(const OUString& _rPropertyName,
+                                                                       const css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertyChangeListener>& _rxListener)
+{
+    OPropertySetHelper::addPropertyChangeListener(_rPropertyName, _rxListener);
+    if (!m_bListening)
+        startListening();
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::addPropertiesChangeListener(const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& _rPropertyNames,
+                                                                         const css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertiesChangeListener>& _rxListener)
+{
+    OPropertySetHelper::addPropertiesChangeListener(_rPropertyNames, _rxListener);
+    if (!m_bListening)
+        startListening();
+}
+
+
+sal_Int32 OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getOriginalHandle(sal_Int32 nHandle) const
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast<OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper&>( const_cast<OPropertySetAggregationHelper*>(this)->getInfoHelper() );
+    sal_Int32 nOriginalHandle = -1;
+    (void)rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(nullptr, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle);
+    return nOriginalHandle;
+}
+
+
+OUString OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getPropertyName( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( const_cast<OPropertySetAggregationHelper*>(this)->getInfoHelper() );
+    Property aProperty;
+    OSL_VERIFY( rPH.getPropertyByHandle( _nHandle, aProperty ) );
+    return aProperty.Name;
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setFastPropertyValue(sal_Int32 _nHandle, const  css::uno::Any& _rValue)
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+
+    // does the handle belong to the aggregation ?
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, _nHandle))
+        if (m_xAggregateFastSet.is())
+            m_xAggregateFastSet->setFastPropertyValue(nOriginalHandle, _rValue);
+        else
+            m_xAggregateSet->setPropertyValue(aPropName, _rValue);
+    else
+        OPropertySetHelper::setFastPropertyValue(_nHandle, _rValue);
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getFastPropertyValue( css::uno::Any& rValue, sal_Int32 nHandle) const
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast<OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper&>( const_cast<OPropertySetAggregationHelper*>(this)->getInfoHelper() );
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle))
+    {
+        if (m_xAggregateFastSet.is())
+            rValue = m_xAggregateFastSet->getFastPropertyValue(nOriginalHandle);
+        else
+            rValue = m_xAggregateSet->getPropertyValue(aPropName);
+    }
+    else if ( m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( nHandle ) )
+    {
+        // this is a property which has been "overwritten" in our instance (thus
+        // fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle didn't find it)
+        rValue = m_xAggregateSet->getPropertyValue( getPropertyName( nHandle ) );
+    }
+}
+
+
+css::uno::Any SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getFastPropertyValue(sal_Int32 nHandle)
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+    css::uno::Any  aValue;
+
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle))
+    {
+        if (m_xAggregateFastSet.is())
+            aValue = m_xAggregateFastSet->getFastPropertyValue(nOriginalHandle);
+        else
+            aValue = m_xAggregateSet->getPropertyValue(aPropName);
+    }
+    else
+        aValue = OPropertySetHelper::getFastPropertyValue(nHandle);
+
+    return aValue;
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyValues(
+        const Sequence< OUString >& _rPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& _rValues )
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE( !rBHelper.bInDispose, "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyValues : do not use within the dispose call !");
+    OSL_ENSURE( !rBHelper.bDisposed, "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyValues : object is disposed" );
+
+    // check where the properties come from
+    if (!m_xAggregateSet.is())
+        OPropertySetHelper::setPropertyValues(_rPropertyNames, _rValues);
+    else if (_rPropertyNames.getLength() == 1) // use the more efficient way
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            setPropertyValue( _rPropertyNames[0], _rValues[0] );
+        }
+        catch( const UnknownPropertyException& )
+        {
+            // by definition of XMultiPropertySet::setPropertyValues, unknown properties are to be ignored
+            SAL_WARN( "comphelper", "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyValues: unknown property: '"
+                    << _rPropertyNames[0] << "', implementation: " << typeid( *this ).name() );
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+
+        // determine which properties belong to the aggregate, and which ones to the delegator
+        sal_Int32 nAggCount(0);
+        sal_Int32 nLen(_rPropertyNames.getLength());
+
+        for ( const OUString& rName : _rPropertyNames )
+        {
+            OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::PropertyOrigin ePropOrg = rPH.classifyProperty( rName );
+            if ( OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::PropertyOrigin::Unknown == ePropOrg )
+                throw WrappedTargetException( OUString(), static_cast< XMultiPropertySet* >( this ), Any( UnknownPropertyException( ) ) );
+                // due to a flaw in the API design, this method is not allowed to throw an UnknownPropertyException
+                // so we wrap it into a WrappedTargetException
+
+            if ( OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::PropertyOrigin::Aggregate == ePropOrg )
+                ++nAggCount;
+        }
+
+        // all properties belong to the aggregate
+        if (nAggCount == nLen)
+            m_xAggregateMultiSet->setPropertyValues(_rPropertyNames, _rValues);
+
+        // all properties belong to the aggregating object
+        else if (nAggCount == 0)
+            OPropertySetHelper::setPropertyValues(_rPropertyNames, _rValues);
+
+        // mixed
+        else
+        {
+            const  css::uno::Any* pValues = _rValues.getConstArray();
+
+            // dividing the Names and _rValues
+
+            // aggregate's names
+            Sequence< OUString > AggPropertyNames( nAggCount );
+            OUString* pAggNames = AggPropertyNames.getArray();
+            // aggregate's values
+            Sequence< Any >  AggValues( nAggCount );
+            Any* pAggValues = AggValues.getArray();
+
+            // delegator names
+            Sequence< OUString > DelPropertyNames( nLen - nAggCount );
+            OUString* pDelNames = DelPropertyNames.getArray();
+
+            // delegator values
+            Sequence< Any > DelValues( nLen - nAggCount );
+            Any* pDelValues = DelValues.getArray();
+
+            for ( const OUString& rName : _rPropertyNames )
+            {
+                if ( OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper::PropertyOrigin::Aggregate == rPH.classifyProperty( rName ) )
+                {
+                    *pAggNames++ = rName;
+                    *pAggValues++ = *pValues++;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    *pDelNames++ = rName;
+                    *pDelValues++ = *pValues++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // reset, needed below
+            pDelValues = DelValues.getArray();
+
+            std::unique_ptr<sal_Int32[]> pHandles(new sal_Int32[ nLen - nAggCount ]);
+
+            // get the map table
+            cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH2 = getInfoHelper();
+
+            // fill the handle array
+            sal_Int32 nHitCount = rPH2.fillHandles( pHandles.get(), DelPropertyNames );
+            if (nHitCount != 0)
+            {
+                std::unique_ptr< css::uno::Any[]> pConvertedValues(new  css::uno::Any[ nHitCount ]);
+                std::unique_ptr< css::uno::Any[]> pOldValues(new  css::uno::Any[ nHitCount ]);
+                nHitCount = 0;
+                sal_Int32 i;
+
+                {
+                // must lock the mutex outside the loop. So all values are consistent.
+                    osl::MutexGuard aGuard( rBHelper.rMutex );
+                    for( i = 0; i < (nLen - nAggCount); ++i )
+                    {
+                        if( pHandles[i] != -1 )
+                        {
+                            sal_Int16 nAttributes;
+                            rPH2.fillPropertyMembersByHandle( nullptr, &nAttributes, pHandles[i] );
+                            if( nAttributes & css::beans::PropertyAttribute::READONLY )
+                                throw css::beans::PropertyVetoException();
+                            // Will the property change?
+                            if( convertFastPropertyValue( pConvertedValues[ nHitCount ], pOldValues[nHitCount],
+                                                        pHandles[i], pDelValues[i] ) )
+                            {
+                                // only increment if the property really change
+                                pHandles[nHitCount]         = pHandles[i];
+                                nHitCount++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                // release guard to fire events
+                }
+
+                // fire vetoable events
+                fire( pHandles.get(), pConvertedValues.get(), pOldValues.get(), nHitCount, true );
+
+                // setting the agg Properties
+                m_xAggregateMultiSet->setPropertyValues(AggPropertyNames, AggValues);
+
+                {
+                // must lock the mutex outside the loop.
+                    osl::MutexGuard aGuard( rBHelper.rMutex );
+                    // Loop over all changed properties
+                    for( i = 0; i < nHitCount; i++ )
+                    {
+                        // Will the property change?
+                        setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( pHandles[i], pConvertedValues[i] );
+                    }
+                // release guard to fire events
+                }
+
+                // fire change events
+                fire( pHandles.get(), pConvertedValues.get(), pOldValues.get(), nHitCount, false );
+            }
+            else
+                m_xAggregateMultiSet->setPropertyValues(AggPropertyNames, AggValues);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// XPropertyState
+
+css::beans::PropertyState SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getPropertyState(const OUString& _rPropertyName)
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+    sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName( _rPropertyName );
+
+    if (nHandle == -1)
+    {
+        throw css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(_rPropertyName);
+    }
+
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle))
+    {
+        if (m_xAggregateState.is())
+            return m_xAggregateState->getPropertyState(_rPropertyName);
+        else
+            return css::beans::PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
+    }
+    else
+        return getPropertyStateByHandle(nHandle);
+}
+
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyToDefault(const OUString& _rPropertyName)
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+    sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(_rPropertyName);
+    if (nHandle == -1)
+    {
+        throw css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(_rPropertyName);
+    }
+
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle))
+    {
+        if (m_xAggregateState.is())
+            m_xAggregateState->setPropertyToDefault(_rPropertyName);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            setPropertyToDefaultByHandle( nHandle );
+        }
+        catch( const UnknownPropertyException& ) { throw; }
+        catch( const RuntimeException& ) { throw; }
+        catch( const Exception& )
+        {
+            OSL_FAIL( "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setPropertyToDefault: caught an exception which is not allowed to leave here!" );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+css::uno::Any SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::getPropertyDefault(const OUString& aPropertyName)
+{
+    OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+    sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName( aPropertyName );
+
+    if ( nHandle == -1 )
+        throw css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(aPropertyName);
+
+    OUString aPropName;
+    sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
+    if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&aPropName, &nOriginalHandle, nHandle))
+    {
+        if (m_xAggregateState.is())
+            return m_xAggregateState->getPropertyDefault(aPropertyName);
+        else
+            return css::uno::Any();
+    }
+    else
+        return getPropertyDefaultByHandle(nHandle);
+}
+
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::convertFastPropertyValue( Any& _rConvertedValue, Any& _rOldValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+{
+    bool bModified = false;
+
+    OSL_ENSURE( m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( _nHandle ), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::convertFastPropertyValue: this is no forwarded property - did you use declareForwardedProperty for it?" );
+    if ( m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( _nHandle ) )
+    {
+        // need to determine the type of the property for conversion
+        OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& >( getInfoHelper() );
+        Property aProperty;
+        OSL_VERIFY( rPH.getPropertyByHandle( _nHandle, aProperty ) );
+
+        Any aCurrentValue;
+        getFastPropertyValue( aCurrentValue, _nHandle );
+        bModified = tryPropertyValue( _rConvertedValue, _rOldValue, _rValue, aCurrentValue, aProperty.Type );
+    }
+
+    return bModified;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE( m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( _nHandle ), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast: this is no forwarded property - did you use declareForwardedProperty for it?" );
+    if ( m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( _nHandle ) )
+        m_pForwarder->doForward( _nHandle, _rValue );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::declareForwardedProperty( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE( !m_pForwarder->isResponsibleFor( _nHandle ), "OPropertySetAggregationHelper::declareForwardedProperty: already declared!" );
+    m_pForwarder->takeResponsibilityFor( _nHandle );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::forwardingPropertyValue( sal_Int32 )
+{
+    // not interested in
+}
+
+
+void OPropertySetAggregationHelper::forwardedPropertyValue( sal_Int32 )
+{
+    // not interested in
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertySetAggregationHelper::isCurrentlyForwardingProperty( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+{
+    return m_pForwarder->getCurrentlyForwardedProperty() == _nHandle;
+}
+
+
+}   // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/property.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/property.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75208c2c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/property.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/property.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+    #include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+    #include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+    #include <typeinfo>
+#endif
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::Property;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Any;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Type;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::cpp_queryInterface;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::cpp_acquire;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::cpp_release;
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+    using ::com::sun::star::lang::XServiceInfo;
+#endif
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY;
+
+    namespace PropertyAttribute = ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute;
+
+
+void copyProperties(const Reference<XPropertySet>& _rxSource,
+                    const Reference<XPropertySet>& _rxDest)
+{
+    if (!_rxSource.is() || !_rxDest.is())
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL("copyProperties: invalid arguments !");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xSourceProps = _rxSource->getPropertySetInfo();
+    Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xDestProps = _rxDest->getPropertySetInfo();
+
+    const Sequence< Property > aSourceProps = xSourceProps->getProperties();
+    Property aDestProp;
+    for (const Property& rSourceProp : aSourceProps)
+    {
+        if ( xDestProps->hasPropertyByName(rSourceProp.Name) )
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                aDestProp = xDestProps->getPropertyByName(rSourceProp.Name);
+                if (0 == (aDestProp.Attributes & PropertyAttribute::READONLY) )
+                {
+                    const Any aSourceValue = _rxSource->getPropertyValue(rSourceProp.Name);
+                    if ( 0 != (aDestProp.Attributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID) || aSourceValue.hasValue() )
+                        _rxDest->setPropertyValue(rSourceProp.Name, aSourceValue);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception&)
+            {
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+                OUStringBuffer aBuffer;
+                aBuffer.append( "::comphelper::copyProperties: could not copy property '" );
+                aBuffer.append(rSourceProp.Name );
+                aBuffer.append( "' to the destination set (a '" );
+
+                Reference< XServiceInfo > xSI( _rxDest, UNO_QUERY );
+                if ( xSI.is() )
+                {
+                    aBuffer.append( xSI->getImplementationName() );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    aBuffer.append( OUString::createFromAscii(typeid( *_rxDest ).name()) );
+                }
+                aBuffer.append( "' implementation).\n" );
+
+                Any aException( ::cppu::getCaughtException() );
+                aBuffer.append( "Caught an exception of type '" );
+                aBuffer.append( aException.getValueTypeName() );
+                aBuffer.append( "'" );
+
+                Exception aBaseException;
+                if ( ( aException >>= aBaseException ) && !aBaseException.Message.isEmpty() )
+                {
+                    aBuffer.append( ", saying '" );
+                    aBuffer.append( aBaseException.Message );
+                    aBuffer.append( "'" );
+                }
+                aBuffer.append( "." );
+
+                SAL_WARN( "comphelper", aBuffer.makeStringAndClear() );
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+bool hasProperty(const OUString& _rName, const Reference<XPropertySet>& _rxSet)
+{
+    if (_rxSet.is())
+    {
+        //  XPropertySetInfoRef xInfo(rxSet->getPropertySetInfo());
+        return _rxSet->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName(_rName);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+void RemoveProperty(Sequence<Property>& _rProps, const OUString& _rPropName)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nLen = _rProps.getLength();
+
+    // binary search
+    const Property* pProperties = _rProps.getConstArray();
+    Property aNameProp(_rPropName, 0, Type(), 0);
+    const Property* pResult = std::lower_bound(pProperties, pProperties + nLen, aNameProp, PropertyCompareByName());
+
+    if ( pResult != _rProps.end() && pResult->Name == _rPropName )
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(pResult->Name == _rPropName, "::RemoveProperty Properties not sorted");
+        removeElementAt(_rProps, pResult - pProperties);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void ModifyPropertyAttributes(Sequence<Property>& seqProps, const OUString& sPropName, sal_Int16 nAddAttrib, sal_Int16 nRemoveAttrib)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nLen = seqProps.getLength();
+
+    // binary search
+    Property* pProperties = seqProps.getArray();
+    Property aNameProp(sPropName, 0, Type(), 0);
+    Property* pResult = std::lower_bound(pProperties, pProperties + nLen, aNameProp, PropertyCompareByName());
+
+    if ( (pResult != seqProps.end()) && (pResult->Name == sPropName) )
+    {
+        pResult->Attributes |= nAddAttrib;
+        pResult->Attributes &= ~nRemoveAttrib;
+    }
+}
+
+
+bool tryPropertyValue(Any& _rConvertedValue, Any& _rOldValue, const Any& _rValueToSet, const Any& _rCurrentValue, const Type& _rExpectedType)
+{
+    bool bModified(false);
+    if (_rCurrentValue.getValue() != _rValueToSet.getValue())
+    {
+        if ( _rValueToSet.hasValue() && ( !_rExpectedType.equals( _rValueToSet.getValueType() ) ) )
+        {
+            _rConvertedValue = Any( nullptr, _rExpectedType.getTypeLibType() );
+
+            if  ( !uno_type_assignData(
+                    const_cast< void* >( _rConvertedValue.getValue() ), _rConvertedValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                    const_cast< void* >( _rValueToSet.getValue() ), _rValueToSet.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                    reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >(
+                        cpp_queryInterface),
+                    reinterpret_cast< uno_AcquireFunc >(cpp_acquire),
+                    reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >(cpp_release)
+                  )
+                )
+                throw css::lang::IllegalArgumentException();
+        }
+        else
+            _rConvertedValue = _rValueToSet;
+
+        if ( _rCurrentValue != _rConvertedValue )
+        {
+            _rOldValue = _rCurrentValue;
+            bModified = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return bModified;
+}
+
+
+}
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertybag.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertybag.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac8fc17ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertybag.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propertybag.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/IllegalTypeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyExistException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/ElementExistException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/NotRemoveableException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.hpp>
+
+#include <map>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Any;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Type;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::TypeClass_VOID;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::IllegalTypeException;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyExistException;
+    using ::com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException;
+    using ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::Property;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::NotRemoveableException;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException;
+
+    namespace PropertyAttribute = ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute;
+
+    typedef std::map< sal_Int32, Any >    MapInt2Any;
+    struct PropertyBag_Impl
+    {
+        PropertyBag_Impl() : m_bAllowEmptyPropertyName(false) { }
+        MapInt2Any  aDefaults;
+        bool m_bAllowEmptyPropertyName;
+    };
+
+    PropertyBag::PropertyBag()
+        :m_pImpl( new PropertyBag_Impl )
+    {
+    }
+
+    PropertyBag::~PropertyBag()
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::setAllowEmptyPropertyName( bool i_isAllowed )
+    {
+        m_pImpl->m_bAllowEmptyPropertyName = i_isAllowed;
+    }
+
+
+    namespace
+    {
+        void    lcl_checkForEmptyName( const bool _allowEmpty, const OUString& _name )
+        {
+            if ( !_allowEmpty && _name.isEmpty() )
+                throw IllegalArgumentException(
+                        "The property name must not be empty.",
+                        // TODO: resource
+                        nullptr,
+                        1
+                      );
+        }
+
+        void    lcl_checkNameAndHandle_PropertyExistException( const OUString& _name, const sal_Int32 _handle, const PropertyBag& _container )
+        {
+            if ( _container.hasPropertyByName( _name ) || _container.hasPropertyByHandle( _handle ) )
+                throw PropertyExistException(
+                    "Property name or handle already used.",
+                    nullptr );
+
+        }
+
+        void    lcl_checkNameAndHandle_ElementExistException( const OUString& _name, const sal_Int32 _handle, const PropertyBag& _container )
+        {
+            if ( _container.hasPropertyByName( _name ) || _container.hasPropertyByHandle( _handle ) )
+                throw ElementExistException(
+                    "Property name or handle already used.",
+                    nullptr );
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::addVoidProperty( const OUString& _rName, const Type& _rType, sal_Int32 _nHandle, sal_Int32 _nAttributes )
+    {
+        if ( _rType.getTypeClass() == TypeClass_VOID )
+            throw IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Illegal property type: VOID",
+                        // TODO: resource
+                    nullptr,
+                    1
+                  );
+
+        // check name/handle sanity
+        lcl_checkForEmptyName( m_pImpl->m_bAllowEmptyPropertyName, _rName );
+        lcl_checkNameAndHandle_ElementExistException( _rName, _nHandle, *this );
+
+        // register the property
+        OSL_ENSURE( _nAttributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID, "PropertyBag::addVoidProperty: this is for default-void properties only!" );
+        registerPropertyNoMember( _rName, _nHandle, _nAttributes | PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID, _rType, css::uno::Any() );
+
+        // remember the default
+        m_pImpl->aDefaults.emplace( _nHandle, Any() );
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::addProperty( const OUString& _rName, sal_Int32 _nHandle, sal_Int32 _nAttributes, const Any& _rInitialValue )
+    {
+        // check type sanity
+        const Type& aPropertyType = _rInitialValue.getValueType();
+        if ( aPropertyType.getTypeClass() == TypeClass_VOID )
+            throw IllegalTypeException(
+                "The initial value must be non-NULL to determine the property type.",
+                // TODO: resource
+                nullptr );
+
+        // check name/handle sanity
+        lcl_checkForEmptyName( m_pImpl->m_bAllowEmptyPropertyName, _rName );
+        lcl_checkNameAndHandle_PropertyExistException( _rName, _nHandle, *this );
+
+        // register the property
+        registerPropertyNoMember( _rName, _nHandle, _nAttributes, aPropertyType,
+            _rInitialValue );
+
+        // remember the default
+        m_pImpl->aDefaults.emplace( _nHandle, _rInitialValue );
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::removeProperty( const OUString& _rName )
+    {
+        const Property& rProp = getProperty( _rName );
+            // will throw an UnknownPropertyException if necessary
+        if ( ( rProp.Attributes & PropertyAttribute::REMOVABLE ) == 0 )
+            throw NotRemoveableException( OUString(), nullptr );
+        const sal_Int32 nHandle = rProp.Handle;
+
+        revokeProperty( nHandle );
+
+        m_pImpl->aDefaults.erase( nHandle );
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::getFastPropertyValue( sal_Int32 _nHandle, Any& _out_rValue ) const
+    {
+        if ( !hasPropertyByHandle( _nHandle ) )
+            throw UnknownPropertyException(OUString::number(_nHandle));
+
+        OPropertyContainerHelper::getFastPropertyValue( _out_rValue, _nHandle );
+    }
+
+
+    bool PropertyBag::convertFastPropertyValue( sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rNewValue, Any& _out_rConvertedValue, Any& _out_rCurrentValue ) const
+    {
+        if ( !hasPropertyByHandle( _nHandle ) )
+            throw UnknownPropertyException(OUString::number(_nHandle));
+
+        return const_cast< PropertyBag*  >( this )->OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue(
+            _out_rConvertedValue, _out_rCurrentValue, _nHandle, _rNewValue );
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::setFastPropertyValue( sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+    {
+        if ( !hasPropertyByHandle( _nHandle ) )
+            throw UnknownPropertyException(OUString::number(_nHandle));
+
+        OPropertyContainerHelper::setFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, _rValue );
+    }
+
+
+    void PropertyBag::getPropertyDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle, Any& _out_rValue ) const
+    {
+        if ( !hasPropertyByHandle( _nHandle ) )
+            throw UnknownPropertyException(OUString::number(_nHandle));
+
+        MapInt2Any::const_iterator pos = m_pImpl->aDefaults.find( _nHandle );
+        OSL_ENSURE( pos != m_pImpl->aDefaults.end(), "PropertyBag::getPropertyDefaultByHandle: inconsistency!" );
+        if ( pos != m_pImpl->aDefaults.end() )
+            _out_rValue = pos->second;
+        else
+            _out_rValue.clear();
+    }
+
+
+} // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainer.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainer.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b5685405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainer.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propertycontainer.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/typeprovider.hxx>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+OPropertyContainer::OPropertyContainer(::cppu::OBroadcastHelper& _rBHelper)
+    :OPropertySetHelper(_rBHelper)
+{
+}
+
+
+OPropertyContainer::~OPropertyContainer()
+{
+}
+
+
+Sequence< Type > OPropertyContainer::getBaseTypes()
+{
+    // just the types from our one and only base class
+    ::cppu::OTypeCollection aTypes(
+        cppu::UnoType<XPropertySet>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XFastPropertySet>::get(),
+        cppu::UnoType<XMultiPropertySet>::get()
+    );
+    return aTypes.getTypes();
+}
+
+sal_Bool OPropertyContainer::convertFastPropertyValue(
+    Any& _rConvertedValue, Any& _rOldValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+{
+    return OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue( _rConvertedValue, _rOldValue, _nHandle, _rValue );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainer::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast(sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue)
+{
+    OPropertyContainerHelper::setFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, _rValue );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainer::getFastPropertyValue(Any& _rValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle) const
+{
+    OPropertyContainerHelper::getFastPropertyValue( _rValue, _nHandle );
+}
+
+
+}   // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainerhelper.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainerhelper.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ba31ec82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertycontainerhelper.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,493 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propertycontainerhelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/property.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <uno/data.h>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/UnknownPropertyException.hpp>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+
+namespace
+{
+    // comparing two property descriptions
+    struct PropertyDescriptionHandleCompare
+    {
+        bool operator() (const PropertyDescription& x, const PropertyDescription& y) const
+        {
+            return x.aProperty.Handle < y.aProperty.Handle;
+        }
+    };
+    // comparing two property descriptions (by name)
+    struct PropertyDescriptionNameMatch
+    {
+        OUString const m_rCompare;
+        explicit PropertyDescriptionNameMatch( const OUString& _rCompare ) : m_rCompare( _rCompare ) { }
+
+        bool operator() (const PropertyDescription& x ) const
+        {
+            return x.aProperty.Name == m_rCompare;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+OPropertyContainerHelper::OPropertyContainerHelper()
+{
+}
+
+
+OPropertyContainerHelper::~OPropertyContainerHelper()
+{
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::registerProperty(const OUString& _rName, sal_Int32 _nHandle,
+        sal_Int32 _nAttributes, void* _pPointerToMember, const Type& _rMemberType)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE((_nAttributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID) == 0,
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerProperty: don't use this for properties which may be void ! There is a method called \"registerMayBeVoidProperty\" for this !");
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_rMemberType.equals(cppu::UnoType<Any>::get()),
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerProperty: don't give my the type of a uno::Any ! Really can't handle this !");
+    OSL_ENSURE(_pPointerToMember,
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerProperty: you gave me nonsense : the pointer must be non-NULL");
+
+    PropertyDescription aNewProp;
+    aNewProp.aProperty = Property( _rName, _nHandle, _rMemberType, static_cast<sal_Int16>(_nAttributes) );
+    aNewProp.eLocated = PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassRealType;
+    aNewProp.aLocation.pDerivedClassMember = _pPointerToMember;
+
+    implPushBackProperty(aNewProp);
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::revokeProperty( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+{
+    PropertiesIterator aPos = searchHandle( _nHandle );
+    if ( aPos == m_aProperties.end() )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException(OUString::number(_nHandle));
+    m_aProperties.erase( aPos );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::registerMayBeVoidProperty(const OUString& _rName, sal_Int32 _nHandle, sal_Int32 _nAttributes,
+        Any* _pPointerToMember, const Type& _rExpectedType)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE((_nAttributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID) != 0,
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerMayBeVoidProperty: why calling this when the attributes say nothing about may-be-void ?");
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_rExpectedType.equals(cppu::UnoType<Any>::get()),
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerMayBeVoidProperty: don't give my the type of a uno::Any ! Really can't handle this !");
+    OSL_ENSURE(_pPointerToMember,
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerMayBeVoidProperty: you gave me nonsense : the pointer must be non-NULL");
+
+    _nAttributes |= PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID;
+
+    PropertyDescription aNewProp;
+    aNewProp.aProperty = Property( _rName, _nHandle, _rExpectedType, static_cast<sal_Int16>(_nAttributes) );
+    aNewProp.eLocated = PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassAnyType;
+    aNewProp.aLocation.pDerivedClassMember = _pPointerToMember;
+
+    implPushBackProperty(aNewProp);
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::registerPropertyNoMember(const OUString& _rName, sal_Int32 _nHandle, sal_Int32 _nAttributes,
+        const Type& _rType, css::uno::Any const & _pInitialValue)
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_rType.equals(cppu::UnoType<Any>::get()),
+        "OPropertyContainerHelper::registerPropertyNoMember : don't give my the type of a uno::Any ! Really can't handle this !");
+    OSL_ENSURE(
+        (_pInitialValue.isExtractableTo(_rType)
+         || (!_pInitialValue.hasValue()
+             && (_nAttributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID) != 0)),
+        "bad initial value");
+
+    PropertyDescription aNewProp;
+    aNewProp.aProperty = Property( _rName, _nHandle, _rType, static_cast<sal_Int16>(_nAttributes) );
+    aNewProp.eLocated = PropertyDescription::LocationType::HoldMyself;
+    aNewProp.aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex = m_aHoldProperties.size();
+    m_aHoldProperties.push_back(_pInitialValue);
+
+    implPushBackProperty(aNewProp);
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertyContainerHelper::isRegisteredProperty( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+{
+    return const_cast< OPropertyContainerHelper* >( this )->searchHandle( _nHandle ) != m_aProperties.end();
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertyContainerHelper::isRegisteredProperty( const OUString& _rName ) const
+{
+    // TODO: the current structure is from a time where properties were
+    // static, not dynamic. Since we allow that properties are also dynamic,
+    // i.e. registered and revoked even though the XPropertySet has already been
+    // accessed, a vector is not really the best data structure anymore ...
+
+    return std::any_of(
+        m_aProperties.begin(),
+        m_aProperties.end(),
+        PropertyDescriptionNameMatch( _rName )
+    );
+}
+
+
+namespace
+{
+    struct ComparePropertyHandles
+    {
+        bool operator()( const PropertyDescription& _rLHS, const PropertyDescription& _nRHS ) const
+        {
+            return _rLHS.aProperty.Handle < _nRHS.aProperty.Handle;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::implPushBackProperty(const PropertyDescription& _rProp)
+{
+#ifdef DBG_UTIL
+    for (const auto& checkConflicts : m_aProperties)
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(checkConflicts.aProperty.Name != _rProp.aProperty.Name, "OPropertyContainerHelper::implPushBackProperty: name already exists!");
+        OSL_ENSURE(checkConflicts.aProperty.Handle != _rProp.aProperty.Handle, "OPropertyContainerHelper::implPushBackProperty: handle already exists!");
+    }
+#endif
+
+    PropertiesIterator pos = std::lower_bound(
+        m_aProperties.begin(), m_aProperties.end(),
+        _rProp, ComparePropertyHandles() );
+
+    m_aProperties.insert( pos, _rProp );
+}
+
+
+namespace
+{
+    void lcl_throwIllegalPropertyValueTypeException( const PropertyDescription& _rProperty, const Any& _rValue )
+    {
+        throw IllegalArgumentException(
+            "The given value cannot be converted to the required property type."
+            " (property name \"" +  _rProperty.aProperty.Name
+            + "\", found value type \"" + _rValue.getValueType().getTypeName()
+            + "\", required property type \"" + _rProperty.aProperty.Type.getTypeName()
+            + "\")",
+            nullptr, 4 );
+    }
+}
+
+
+bool OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue(
+    Any& _rConvertedValue, Any& _rOldValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue )
+{
+    bool bModified = false;
+
+    // get the property somebody is asking for
+    PropertiesIterator aPos = searchHandle(_nHandle);
+    if (aPos == m_aProperties.end())
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue: unknown handle!" );
+        // should not happen if the derived class has built a correct property set info helper to be used by
+        // our base class OPropertySetHelper
+        return bModified;
+    }
+
+    switch (aPos->eLocated)
+    {
+        // similar handling for the two cases where the value is stored in an any
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::HoldMyself:
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassAnyType:
+        {
+            bool bMayBeVoid = ((aPos->aProperty.Attributes & PropertyAttribute::MAYBEVOID) != 0);
+
+
+            // non modifiable version of the value-to-be-set
+            Any aNewRequestedValue( _rValue );
+
+            // normalization
+            // #i29490#
+            if ( !aNewRequestedValue.getValueType().equals( aPos->aProperty.Type ) )
+            {   // the actually given value is not of the same type as the one required
+                Any aProperlyTyped( nullptr, aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType() );
+
+                if (    uno_type_assignData(
+                            const_cast< void* >( aProperlyTyped.getValue() ), aProperlyTyped.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                            const_cast< void* >( aNewRequestedValue.getValue() ), aNewRequestedValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >( cpp_queryInterface ),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_AcquireFunc >( cpp_acquire ),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >( cpp_release )
+                        )
+                    )
+                {
+                    // we were able to query the given XInterface-derivee for the interface
+                    // which is required for this property
+                    aNewRequestedValue = aProperlyTyped;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // argument check
+            if  (   !   (   (bMayBeVoid && !aNewRequestedValue.hasValue())                      // void is allowed if the attribute says so
+                        ||  (aNewRequestedValue.getValueType().equals(aPos->aProperty.Type))    // else the types have to be equal
+                        )
+                )
+            {
+                lcl_throwIllegalPropertyValueTypeException( *aPos, _rValue );
+            }
+
+            Any* pPropContainer = nullptr;
+                // the pointer to the any which holds the property value, no matter if located in the derived class
+                // or in out vector
+
+            if (PropertyDescription::LocationType::HoldMyself == aPos->eLocated)
+            {
+                OSL_ENSURE(aPos->aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex < static_cast<sal_Int32>(m_aHoldProperties.size()),
+                    "OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue: invalid position !");
+                auto aIter = m_aHoldProperties.begin() + aPos->aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex;
+                pPropContainer = &(*aIter);
+            }
+            else
+                pPropContainer = static_cast<Any*>(aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember);
+
+            // check if the new value differs from the current one
+            if (!pPropContainer->hasValue() || !aNewRequestedValue.hasValue())
+                bModified = pPropContainer->hasValue() != aNewRequestedValue.hasValue();
+            else
+                bModified = !uno_type_equalData(
+                                const_cast< void* >( pPropContainer->getValue() ), aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType(),
+                                const_cast< void* >( aNewRequestedValue.getValue() ), aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType(),
+                                reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >( cpp_queryInterface ),
+                                reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >( cpp_release )
+                            );
+
+            if (bModified)
+            {
+                _rOldValue = *pPropContainer;
+                _rConvertedValue = aNewRequestedValue;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassRealType:
+            // let the UNO runtime library do any possible conversion
+            // this may include a change of the type - for instance, if a LONG is required,
+            // but a short is given, then this is valid, as it can be converted without any potential
+            // data loss
+
+            Any aProperlyTyped;
+            const Any* pNewValue = &_rValue;
+
+            if (!_rValue.getValueType().equals(aPos->aProperty.Type))
+            {
+                bool bConverted = false;
+
+                // a temporary any of the correct (required) type
+                aProperlyTyped = Any( nullptr, aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType() );
+                    // (need this as we do not want to overwrite the derived class member here)
+
+                if (    uno_type_assignData(
+                            const_cast<void*>(aProperlyTyped.getValue()), aProperlyTyped.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                            const_cast<void*>(_rValue.getValue()), _rValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >( cpp_queryInterface ),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_AcquireFunc >( cpp_acquire ),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >( cpp_release )
+                        )
+                    )
+                {
+                    // could query for the requested interface
+                    bConverted = true;
+                    pNewValue = &aProperlyTyped;
+                }
+
+                if ( !bConverted )
+                    lcl_throwIllegalPropertyValueTypeException( *aPos, _rValue );
+            }
+
+            // from here on, we should have the proper type
+            OSL_ENSURE( pNewValue->getValueType() == aPos->aProperty.Type,
+                "OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue: conversion failed!" );
+            bModified = !uno_type_equalData(
+                            aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember, aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType(),
+                            const_cast<void*>(pNewValue->getValue()), aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType(),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >( cpp_queryInterface ),
+                            reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >( cpp_release )
+                        );
+
+            if (bModified)
+            {
+                _rOldValue.setValue(aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember, aPos->aProperty.Type);
+                _rConvertedValue = *pNewValue;
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return bModified;
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::setFastPropertyValue(sal_Int32 _nHandle, const Any& _rValue)
+{
+    // get the property somebody is asking for
+    PropertiesIterator aPos = searchHandle(_nHandle);
+    if (aPos == m_aProperties.end())
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "OPropertyContainerHelper::setFastPropertyValue: unknown handle!" );
+        // should not happen if the derived class has built a correct property set info helper to be used by
+        // our base class OPropertySetHelper
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool bSuccess = true;
+
+    switch (aPos->eLocated)
+    {
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::HoldMyself:
+            m_aHoldProperties[aPos->aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex] = _rValue;
+            break;
+
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassAnyType:
+            *static_cast< Any* >(aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember) = _rValue;
+            break;
+
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassRealType:
+            // copy the data from the to-be-set value
+            bSuccess = uno_type_assignData(
+                aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember,        aPos->aProperty.Type.getTypeLibType(),
+                const_cast< void* >( _rValue.getValue() ),  _rValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >( cpp_queryInterface ),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_AcquireFunc >( cpp_acquire ),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >( cpp_release ) );
+
+            OSL_ENSURE( bSuccess,
+                "OPropertyContainerHelper::setFastPropertyValue: ooops... the value could not be assigned!");
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::getFastPropertyValue(Any& _rValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle) const
+{
+    // get the property somebody is asking for
+    PropertiesIterator aPos = const_cast<OPropertyContainerHelper*>(this)->searchHandle(_nHandle);
+    if (aPos == m_aProperties.end())
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL( "OPropertyContainerHelper::getFastPropertyValue: unknown handle!" );
+        // should not happen if the derived class has built a correct property set info helper to be used by
+        // our base class OPropertySetHelper
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch (aPos->eLocated)
+    {
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::HoldMyself:
+            OSL_ENSURE(aPos->aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex < static_cast<sal_Int32>(m_aHoldProperties.size()),
+                "OPropertyContainerHelper::convertFastPropertyValue: invalid position !");
+            _rValue = m_aHoldProperties[aPos->aLocation.nOwnClassVectorIndex];
+            break;
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassAnyType:
+            _rValue = *static_cast<Any*>(aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember);
+            break;
+        case PropertyDescription::LocationType::DerivedClassRealType:
+            _rValue.setValue(aPos->aLocation.pDerivedClassMember, aPos->aProperty.Type);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+
+OPropertyContainerHelper::PropertiesIterator OPropertyContainerHelper::searchHandle(sal_Int32 _nHandle)
+{
+    PropertyDescription aHandlePropDesc;
+    aHandlePropDesc.aProperty.Handle = _nHandle;
+    // search a lower bound
+    PropertiesIterator aLowerBound = std::lower_bound(
+        m_aProperties.begin(),
+        m_aProperties.end(),
+        aHandlePropDesc,
+        PropertyDescriptionHandleCompare());
+
+    // check for identity
+    if ((aLowerBound != m_aProperties.end()) && aLowerBound->aProperty.Handle != _nHandle)
+        aLowerBound = m_aProperties.end();
+
+    return aLowerBound;
+}
+
+
+const Property& OPropertyContainerHelper::getProperty( const OUString& _rName ) const
+{
+    ConstPropertiesIterator pos = std::find_if(
+        m_aProperties.begin(),
+        m_aProperties.end(),
+        PropertyDescriptionNameMatch( _rName )
+    );
+    if ( pos == m_aProperties.end() )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( _rName );
+
+    return pos->aProperty;
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyContainerHelper::describeProperties(Sequence< Property >& _rProps) const
+{
+    Sequence< Property > aOwnProps(m_aProperties.size());
+    Property* pOwnProps = aOwnProps.getArray();
+
+    for (const auto& rProp : m_aProperties)
+    {
+        pOwnProps->Name = rProp.aProperty.Name;
+        pOwnProps->Handle = rProp.aProperty.Handle;
+        pOwnProps->Attributes = rProp.aProperty.Attributes;
+        pOwnProps->Type = rProp.aProperty.Type;
+        ++pOwnProps;
+    }
+
+    // as our property vector is sorted by handles, not by name, we have to sort aOwnProps
+    std::sort(aOwnProps.begin(), aOwnProps.end(), PropertyCompareByName());
+
+    // unfortunately the STL merge function does not allow the output range to overlap one of the input ranges,
+    // so we need an extra sequence
+    Sequence< Property > aOutput;
+    aOutput.realloc(_rProps.getLength() + aOwnProps.getLength());
+    // do the merge
+    std::merge(   _rProps.begin(), _rProps.end(),       // input 1
+                  aOwnProps.begin(), aOwnProps.end(),   // input 2
+                  aOutput.getArray(),                   // output
+                  PropertyCompareByName()               // compare operator
+              );
+
+    // copy the output
+    _rProps = aOutput;
+}
+
+
+}   // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertysethelper.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertysethelper.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f397cdc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertysethelper.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propertysetinfo.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/propertysethelper.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+using namespace ::comphelper;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+class PropertySetHelperImpl
+{
+public:
+    PropertyMapEntry const * find( const OUString& aName ) const throw();
+
+    rtl::Reference<PropertySetInfo> mxInfo;
+};
+}
+
+PropertyMapEntry const * PropertySetHelperImpl::find( const OUString& aName ) const throw()
+{
+    PropertyMap::const_iterator aIter = mxInfo->getPropertyMap().find( aName );
+
+    if( mxInfo->getPropertyMap().end() != aIter )
+    {
+        return (*aIter).second;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+
+PropertySetHelper::PropertySetHelper( rtl::Reference<comphelper::PropertySetInfo> const & xInfo ) throw()
+    : mpImpl(new PropertySetHelperImpl)
+{
+    mpImpl->mxInfo = xInfo;
+}
+
+PropertySetHelper::~PropertySetHelper() throw()
+{
+}
+
+// XPropertySet
+Reference< XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertySetInfo(  )
+{
+    return mpImpl->mxInfo.get();
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::setPropertyValue( const OUString& aPropertyName, const Any& aValue )
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry const * aEntries[2];
+    aEntries[0] = mpImpl->find( aPropertyName );
+
+    if( nullptr == aEntries[0] )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( aPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    aEntries[1] = nullptr;
+
+    _setPropertyValues( aEntries, &aValue );
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertyValue( const OUString& PropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry const * aEntries[2];
+    aEntries[0] = mpImpl->find( PropertyName );
+
+    if( nullptr == aEntries[0] )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( PropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    aEntries[1] = nullptr;
+
+    Any aAny;
+    _getPropertyValues( aEntries, &aAny );
+
+    return aAny;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::addPropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::removePropertyChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XPropertyChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::addVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::removeVetoableChangeListener( const OUString&, const Reference< XVetoableChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XMultiPropertySet
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::setPropertyValues( const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& rValues )
+{
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    if( nCount != rValues.getLength() )
+        throw IllegalArgumentException();
+
+    if( !nCount )
+        return;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<PropertyMapEntry const *[]> pEntries(new PropertyMapEntry const *[nCount+1]);
+    pEntries[nCount] = nullptr;
+    const OUString* pNames = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+
+    bool bUnknown = false;
+    sal_Int32 n;
+    for( n = 0; !bUnknown && ( n < nCount ); n++, pNames++ )
+    {
+        pEntries[n] = mpImpl->find( *pNames );
+        bUnknown = nullptr == pEntries[n];
+    }
+
+    if( !bUnknown )
+        _setPropertyValues( pEntries.get(), rValues.getConstArray() );
+
+    if( bUnknown )
+        throw RuntimeException( *pNames, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+}
+
+Sequence< Any > SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertyValues(const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames)
+{
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = rPropertyNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< Any > aValues;
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        std::unique_ptr<PropertyMapEntry const *[]> pEntries(new PropertyMapEntry const *[nCount+1]);
+        pEntries[nCount] = nullptr;
+        const OUString* pNames = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+
+        bool bUnknown = false;
+        sal_Int32 n;
+        for( n = 0; !bUnknown && ( n < nCount ); n++, pNames++ )
+        {
+            pEntries[n] = mpImpl->find( *pNames );
+            bUnknown = nullptr == pEntries[n];
+        }
+
+        if( !bUnknown )
+        {
+            aValues.realloc(nCount);
+            _getPropertyValues( pEntries.get(), aValues.getArray() );
+        }
+
+        if( bUnknown )
+            throw RuntimeException( *pNames, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+    }
+
+    return aValues;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::addPropertiesChangeListener( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::removePropertiesChangeListener( const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::firePropertiesChangeEvent( const Sequence< OUString >&, const Reference< XPropertiesChangeListener >& )
+{
+    // todo
+}
+
+// XPropertyState
+PropertyState SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertyState( const OUString& PropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry const * aEntries[2];
+
+    aEntries[0] = mpImpl->find( PropertyName );
+    if( aEntries[0] == nullptr )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( PropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    aEntries[1] = nullptr;
+
+    PropertyState aState(PropertyState_AMBIGUOUS_VALUE);
+    _getPropertyStates( aEntries, &aState );
+
+    return aState;
+}
+
+Sequence< PropertyState > SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertyStates( const Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyName )
+{
+    const sal_Int32 nCount = aPropertyName.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< PropertyState > aStates( nCount );
+
+    if( nCount )
+    {
+        const OUString* pNames = aPropertyName.getConstArray();
+
+        bool bUnknown = false;
+
+        std::unique_ptr<PropertyMapEntry const *[]> pEntries(new PropertyMapEntry const *[nCount+1]);
+
+        sal_Int32 n;
+        for( n = 0; !bUnknown && (n < nCount); n++, pNames++ )
+        {
+            pEntries[n] = mpImpl->find( *pNames );
+            bUnknown = nullptr == pEntries[n];
+        }
+
+        pEntries[nCount] = nullptr;
+
+        if( !bUnknown )
+            _getPropertyStates( pEntries.get(), aStates.getArray() );
+
+        if( bUnknown )
+            throw UnknownPropertyException( *pNames, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+    }
+
+    return aStates;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::setPropertyToDefault( const OUString& PropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry const *pEntry  = mpImpl->find( PropertyName );
+    if( nullptr == pEntry )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( PropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    _setPropertyToDefault( pEntry );
+}
+
+Any SAL_CALL PropertySetHelper::getPropertyDefault( const OUString& aPropertyName )
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry const * pEntry = mpImpl->find( aPropertyName );
+    if( nullptr == pEntry )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( aPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertySet* >( this ) );
+
+    return _getPropertyDefault( pEntry );
+}
+
+void PropertySetHelper::_getPropertyStates(
+        const comphelper::PropertyMapEntry**, PropertyState*)
+{
+    OSL_FAIL( "you have to implement this yourself!");
+}
+
+void
+PropertySetHelper::_setPropertyToDefault(const comphelper::PropertyMapEntry*)
+{
+    OSL_FAIL( "you have to implement this yourself!");
+}
+
+Any PropertySetHelper::_getPropertyDefault(const comphelper::PropertyMapEntry*)
+{
+    OSL_FAIL( "you have to implement this yourself!");
+
+    Any aAny;
+    return aAny;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertysetinfo.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertysetinfo.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a77a32799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertysetinfo.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+
+#include <comphelper/propertysetinfo.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+using namespace ::comphelper;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+class PropertyMapImpl final
+{
+public:
+    PropertyMapImpl() throw();
+
+    void add(PropertyMapEntry const * pMap) throw();
+    void remove( const OUString& aName ) throw();
+
+    std::vector< Property > const & getProperties() throw();
+
+    const PropertyMap& getPropertyMap() const throw() { return maPropertyMap;}
+
+        /// @throws UnknownPropertyException
+    Property getPropertyByName( const OUString& aName );
+    bool hasPropertyByName( const OUString& aName ) throw();
+
+private:
+    PropertyMap maPropertyMap;
+    std::vector< Property > maProperties;
+};
+}
+
+PropertyMapImpl::PropertyMapImpl() throw()
+{
+}
+
+void PropertyMapImpl::add(PropertyMapEntry const * pMap) throw()
+{
+    while (!pMap->maName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        // check for duplicates
+        assert(maPropertyMap.find(pMap->maName) == maPropertyMap.end());
+
+        maPropertyMap[pMap->maName] = pMap;
+
+        maProperties.clear();
+
+        pMap = &pMap[1];
+    }
+}
+
+void PropertyMapImpl::remove( const OUString& aName ) throw()
+{
+    maPropertyMap.erase( aName );
+
+    maProperties.clear();
+}
+
+std::vector< Property > const & PropertyMapImpl::getProperties() throw()
+{
+    // maybe we have to generate the properties after
+    // a change in the property map or at first call
+    // to getProperties
+    if( maProperties.size() != maPropertyMap.size() )
+    {
+        maProperties.resize( maPropertyMap.size() );
+        auto propIter = maProperties.begin();
+
+        for( const auto& rProperty : maPropertyMap )
+        {
+            PropertyMapEntry const * pEntry = rProperty.second;
+
+            propIter->Name = pEntry->maName;
+            propIter->Handle = pEntry->mnHandle;
+            propIter->Type = pEntry->maType;
+            propIter->Attributes = pEntry->mnAttributes;
+
+            ++propIter;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return maProperties;
+}
+
+
+Property PropertyMapImpl::getPropertyByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    PropertyMap::iterator aIter = maPropertyMap.find( aName );
+
+    if( maPropertyMap.end() == aIter )
+        throw UnknownPropertyException( aName );
+
+    PropertyMapEntry const * pEntry = (*aIter).second;
+
+    return Property( aName, pEntry->mnHandle, pEntry->maType, pEntry->mnAttributes );
+}
+
+bool PropertyMapImpl::hasPropertyByName( const OUString& aName ) throw()
+{
+    return maPropertyMap.find( aName ) != maPropertyMap.end();
+}
+
+
+PropertySetInfo::PropertySetInfo() throw()
+    : mpImpl(new PropertyMapImpl)
+{
+}
+
+PropertySetInfo::PropertySetInfo( PropertyMapEntry const * pMap ) throw()
+    : mpImpl(new PropertyMapImpl)
+{
+    mpImpl->add( pMap );
+}
+
+PropertySetInfo::PropertySetInfo(uno::Sequence<beans::Property> const& rProps) throw()
+    : mpImpl(new PropertyMapImpl)
+{
+    PropertyMapEntry * pEntries(new PropertyMapEntry[rProps.getLength() + 1]);
+    PropertyMapEntry * pEntry(&pEntries[0]);
+    for (auto const& it : rProps)
+    {
+        pEntry->maName = it.Name;
+        pEntry->mnHandle = it.Handle;
+        pEntry->maType = it.Type;
+        pEntry->mnAttributes = it.Attributes;
+        pEntry->mnMemberId = 0;
+        ++pEntry;
+    }
+    pEntry->maName = OUString();
+    mpImpl->add(pEntries);
+}
+
+PropertySetInfo::~PropertySetInfo() throw()
+{
+}
+
+void PropertySetInfo::add( PropertyMapEntry const * pMap ) throw()
+{
+    mpImpl->add( pMap );
+}
+
+void PropertySetInfo::remove( const OUString& aName ) throw()
+{
+    mpImpl->remove( aName );
+}
+
+Sequence< css::beans::Property > SAL_CALL PropertySetInfo::getProperties()
+{
+    return comphelper::containerToSequence(mpImpl->getProperties());
+}
+
+Property SAL_CALL PropertySetInfo::getPropertyByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    return mpImpl->getPropertyByName( aName );
+}
+
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL PropertySetInfo::hasPropertyByName( const OUString& Name )
+{
+    return mpImpl->hasPropertyByName( Name );
+}
+
+const PropertyMap& PropertySetInfo::getPropertyMap() const throw()
+{
+    return mpImpl->getPropertyMap();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propertystatecontainer.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propertystatecontainer.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e83d4752a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propertystatecontainer.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propertystatecontainer.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+    namespace
+    {
+        OUString lcl_getUnknownPropertyErrorMessage( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+        {
+            // TODO: perhaps it's time to think about resources in the comphelper module?
+            // Would be nice to have localized exception strings (a simply resource file containing
+            // strings only would suffice, and could be realized with a UNO service, so we do not
+            // need the dependency to the Tools project)
+            return "The property \"" + _rPropertyName + "\" is unknown.";
+        }
+    }
+
+    OPropertyStateContainer::OPropertyStateContainer( ::cppu::OBroadcastHelper& _rBHelper )
+        :OPropertyContainer( _rBHelper )
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    Any SAL_CALL OPropertyStateContainer::queryInterface( const Type& _rType )
+    {
+        Any aReturn = OPropertyContainer::queryInterface( _rType );
+        if ( !aReturn.hasValue() )
+            aReturn = OPropertyStateContainer_TBase::queryInterface( _rType );
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+
+    IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XTYPEPROVIDER2( OPropertyStateContainer, OPropertyContainer, OPropertyStateContainer_TBase )
+
+
+    sal_Int32 OPropertyStateContainer::getHandleForName( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+    {
+        // look up the handle for the name
+        ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+        sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName( _rPropertyName );
+
+        if ( -1 == nHandle )
+            throw  UnknownPropertyException( lcl_getUnknownPropertyErrorMessage( _rPropertyName ), static_cast< XPropertyState* >( this ) );
+
+        return nHandle;
+    }
+
+
+    PropertyState SAL_CALL OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyState( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+    {
+        return getPropertyStateByHandle( getHandleForName( _rPropertyName ) );
+    }
+
+
+    Sequence< PropertyState > SAL_CALL OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyStates( const Sequence< OUString >& _rPropertyNames )
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nProperties = _rPropertyNames.getLength();
+        Sequence< PropertyState> aStates( nProperties );
+        if ( !nProperties )
+            return aStates;
+
+#ifdef DBG_UTIL
+        // precondition: property sequence is sorted (the algorithm below relies on this)
+        {
+            const OUString* pNames = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+            const OUString* pNamesCompare = pNames + 1;
+            const OUString* pNamesEnd = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray() + _rPropertyNames.getLength();
+            for ( ; pNamesCompare != pNamesEnd; ++pNames, ++pNamesCompare )
+                OSL_PRECOND( pNames->compareTo( *pNamesCompare ) < 0,
+                    "OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyStates: property sequence not sorted!" );
+        }
+#endif
+
+        const OUString* pLookup = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        const OUString* pLookupEnd = pLookup + nProperties;
+        PropertyState* pStates = aStates.getArray();
+
+        cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rHelper = getInfoHelper();
+        Sequence< Property> aAllProperties  = rHelper.getProperties();
+        sal_Int32 nAllProperties            = aAllProperties.getLength();
+        const  Property* pAllProperties     = aAllProperties.getConstArray();
+        const  Property* pAllPropertiesEnd  = pAllProperties + nAllProperties;
+
+        osl::MutexGuard aGuard( rBHelper.rMutex );
+        for ( ; ( pAllProperties != pAllPropertiesEnd ) && ( pLookup != pLookupEnd ); ++pAllProperties )
+        {
+#ifdef DBG_UTIL
+            if ( pAllProperties < pAllPropertiesEnd - 1 )
+                OSL_ENSURE( pAllProperties->Name.compareTo( (pAllProperties + 1)->Name ) < 0,
+                    "OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyStates: all-properties not sorted!" );
+#endif
+            if ( pAllProperties->Name == *pLookup )
+            {
+                *pStates++ = getPropertyState( *pLookup );
+                ++pLookup;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( pLookup != pLookupEnd )
+            // we run out of properties from the IPropertyArrayHelper, but still have properties to lookup
+            // -> we were asked for a nonexistent property
+            throw UnknownPropertyException( lcl_getUnknownPropertyErrorMessage( *pLookup ), static_cast< XPropertyState* >( this ) );
+
+        return aStates;
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyStateContainer::setPropertyToDefault( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+    {
+        setPropertyToDefaultByHandle( getHandleForName( _rPropertyName ) );
+    }
+
+
+    Any SAL_CALL OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyDefault( const OUString& _rPropertyName )
+    {
+        Any aDefault;
+        getPropertyDefaultByHandle( getHandleForName( _rPropertyName ), aDefault );
+        return aDefault;
+    }
+
+
+    PropertyState OPropertyStateContainer::getPropertyStateByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle ) const
+    {
+        // simply compare the current and the default value
+        Any aCurrentValue;
+        getFastPropertyValue( aCurrentValue, _nHandle );
+        Any aDefaultValue;
+        getPropertyDefaultByHandle( _nHandle, aDefaultValue );
+
+        bool bEqual = uno_type_equalData(
+                const_cast< void* >( aCurrentValue.getValue() ), aCurrentValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                const_cast< void* >( aDefaultValue.getValue() ), aDefaultValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >(cpp_queryInterface),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >(cpp_release)
+            );
+        if ( bEqual )
+            return PropertyState_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+        else
+            return PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
+    }
+
+
+    void OPropertyStateContainer::setPropertyToDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        Any aDefault;
+        getPropertyDefaultByHandle( _nHandle, aDefault );
+        setFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, aDefault );
+    }
+
+
+}   // namespace comphelper
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propmultiplex.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propmultiplex.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66a1545f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propmultiplex.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/propmultiplex.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+OPropertyChangeListener::~OPropertyChangeListener()
+{
+    if (m_xAdapter.is())
+        m_xAdapter->dispose();
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeListener::_disposing(const EventObject&)
+{
+    // nothing to do here
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeListener::disposeAdapter()
+{
+    if ( m_xAdapter.is() )
+        m_xAdapter->dispose();
+
+    // will automatically set a new adapter
+    OSL_ENSURE( !m_xAdapter.is(), "OPropertyChangeListener::disposeAdapter: what did dispose do?" );
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeListener::setAdapter(OPropertyChangeMultiplexer* pAdapter)
+{
+    ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard(m_rMutex);
+    m_xAdapter = pAdapter;
+}
+
+OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::OPropertyChangeMultiplexer(OPropertyChangeListener* _pListener, const  Reference< XPropertySet>& _rxSet, bool _bAutoReleaseSet)
+            :m_xSet(_rxSet)
+            ,m_pListener(_pListener)
+            ,m_nLockCount(0)
+            ,m_bListening(false)
+            ,m_bAutoSetRelease(_bAutoReleaseSet)
+{
+    m_pListener->setAdapter(this);
+}
+
+
+OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::~OPropertyChangeMultiplexer()
+{
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::lock()
+{
+    ++m_nLockCount;
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::unlock()
+{
+    --m_nLockCount;
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::dispose()
+{
+    if (!m_bListening)
+        return;
+
+    Reference< XPropertyChangeListener> xPreventDelete(this);
+
+    for (const OUString& rProp : m_aProperties)
+        m_xSet->removePropertyChangeListener(rProp, static_cast< XPropertyChangeListener*>(this));
+
+    m_pListener->setAdapter(nullptr);
+
+    m_pListener = nullptr;
+    m_bListening = false;
+
+    if (m_bAutoSetRelease)
+        m_xSet = nullptr;
+}
+
+// XEventListener
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::disposing( const  EventObject& _rSource)
+{
+    if (m_pListener)
+    {
+         // tell the listener
+        if (!locked())
+            m_pListener->_disposing(_rSource);
+        // disconnect the listener
+        if (m_pListener)    // may have been reset whilst calling into _disposing
+            m_pListener->setAdapter(nullptr);
+    }
+
+    m_pListener = nullptr;
+    m_bListening = false;
+
+    if (m_bAutoSetRelease)
+        m_xSet = nullptr;
+}
+
+// XPropertyChangeListener
+
+void SAL_CALL OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::propertyChange( const  PropertyChangeEvent& _rEvent )
+{
+    if (m_pListener && !locked())
+        m_pListener->_propertyChanged(_rEvent);
+}
+
+
+void OPropertyChangeMultiplexer::addProperty(const OUString& _sPropertyName)
+{
+    if (m_xSet.is())
+    {
+        m_xSet->addPropertyChangeListener(_sPropertyName, static_cast< XPropertyChangeListener*>(this));
+        m_aProperties.push_back(_sPropertyName);
+        m_bListening = true;
+    }
+}
+
+
+}
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/comphelper/source/property/propstate.cxx b/comphelper/source/property/propstate.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d48a72d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comphelper/source/property/propstate.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <comphelper/propstate.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/queryinterface.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+
+namespace comphelper
+{
+
+
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Type;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence;
+    using ::com::sun::star::lang::XTypeProvider;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::Any;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::cpp_queryInterface;
+    using ::com::sun::star::uno::cpp_release;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+    using ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
+
+
+    // OPropertyStateHelper
+
+
+    css::uno::Any SAL_CALL OPropertyStateHelper::queryInterface(const  css::uno::Type& _rType)
+    {
+        css::uno::Any aReturn = OPropertySetHelper2::queryInterface(_rType);
+        // our own ifaces
+        if ( !aReturn.hasValue() )
+            aReturn = ::cppu::queryInterface(_rType, static_cast< css::beans::XPropertyState*>(this));
+
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+
+    css::uno::Sequence<css::uno::Type> OPropertyStateHelper::getTypes()
+    {
+        return {
+            cppu::UnoType<css::beans::XPropertySet>::get(),
+            cppu::UnoType<css::beans::XMultiPropertySet>::get(),
+            cppu::UnoType<css::beans::XFastPropertySet>::get(),
+            cppu::UnoType<css::beans::XPropertySetOption>::get(),
+            cppu::UnoType<css::beans::XPropertyState>::get()};
+    }
+
+    OPropertyStateHelper::OPropertyStateHelper(
+        ::cppu::OBroadcastHelper& rBHlp,
+        ::cppu::IEventNotificationHook *i_pFireEvents)
+        :   ::cppu::OPropertySetHelper2(rBHlp, i_pFireEvents) { }
+
+    OPropertyStateHelper::~OPropertyStateHelper() {}
+
+
+    void OPropertyStateHelper::firePropertyChange(sal_Int32 nHandle, const  css::uno::Any& aNewValue, const  css::uno::Any& aOldValue)
+    {
+        fire(&nHandle, &aNewValue, &aOldValue, 1, false);
+    }
+
+    // XPropertyState
+
+    css::beans::PropertyState SAL_CALL OPropertyStateHelper::getPropertyState(const OUString& _rsName)
+    {
+        cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+        sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(_rsName);
+
+        if (nHandle == -1)
+            throw  css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(_rsName);
+
+        return getPropertyStateByHandle(nHandle);
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OPropertyStateHelper::setPropertyToDefault(const OUString& _rsName)
+    {
+        cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+        sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(_rsName);
+
+        if (nHandle == -1)
+            throw css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(_rsName);
+
+        setPropertyToDefaultByHandle(nHandle);
+    }
+
+
+    css::uno::Any SAL_CALL OPropertyStateHelper::getPropertyDefault(const OUString& _rsName)
+    {
+        cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rPH = getInfoHelper();
+        sal_Int32 nHandle = rPH.getHandleByName(_rsName);
+
+        if (nHandle == -1)
+            throw css::beans::UnknownPropertyException(_rsName);
+
+        return getPropertyDefaultByHandle(nHandle);
+    }
+
+
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyState> SAL_CALL OPropertyStateHelper::getPropertyStates(const  css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& _rPropertyNames)
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nLen = _rPropertyNames.getLength();
+        css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyState> aRet(nLen);
+        css::beans::PropertyState* pValues = aRet.getArray();
+        const OUString* pNames = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+
+        cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper& rHelper = getInfoHelper();
+
+        css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::Property> aProps = rHelper.getProperties();
+        const css::beans::Property* pProps = aProps.getConstArray();
+        sal_Int32 nPropCount       = aProps.getLength();
+
+        osl::MutexGuard aGuard(rBHelper.rMutex);
+        for (sal_Int32 i=0, j=0; i<nPropCount && j<nLen; ++i, ++pProps)
+        {
+            // get the values only for valid properties
+            if (pProps->Name == *pNames)
+            {
+                *pValues = getPropertyState(*pNames);
+                ++pValues;
+                ++pNames;
+                ++j;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return aRet;
+    }
+
+
+    css::beans::PropertyState OPropertyStateHelper::getPropertyStateByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        // simply compare the current and the default value
+        Any aCurrentValue = getPropertyDefaultByHandle( _nHandle );
+        Any aDefaultValue;
+        getFastPropertyValue( aDefaultValue, _nHandle );
+
+        bool bEqual = uno_type_equalData(
+                const_cast< void* >( aCurrentValue.getValue() ), aCurrentValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                const_cast< void* >( aDefaultValue.getValue() ), aDefaultValue.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_QueryInterfaceFunc >(cpp_queryInterface),
+                reinterpret_cast< uno_ReleaseFunc >(cpp_release)
+            );
+        return bEqual ? PropertyState_DEFAULT_VALUE : PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
+    }
+
+
+    void OPropertyStateHelper::setPropertyToDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 _nHandle )
+    {
+        setFastPropertyValue( _nHandle, getPropertyDefaultByHandle( _nHandle ) );
+    }
+
+
+    css::uno::Any OPropertyStateHelper::getPropertyDefaultByHandle( sal_Int32 ) const
+    {
+        return css::uno::Any();
+    }
+
+
+    // OStatefulPropertySet
+
+
+    OStatefulPropertySet::OStatefulPropertySet()
+        :OPropertyStateHelper( GetBroadcastHelper() )
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    OStatefulPropertySet::~OStatefulPropertySet()
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    Sequence< Type > SAL_CALL OStatefulPropertySet::getTypes()
+    {
+        return concatSequences(
+            Sequence {
+                cppu::UnoType<XWeak>::get(),
+                cppu::UnoType<XTypeProvider>::get() },
+            OPropertyStateHelper::getTypes()
+        );
+    }
+
+    Sequence< sal_Int8 > SAL_CALL OStatefulPropertySet::getImplementationId()
+    {
+        return css::uno::Sequence<sal_Int8>();
+    }
+
+
+    Any SAL_CALL OStatefulPropertySet::queryInterface( const Type& _rType )
+    {
+        Any aReturn = OWeakObject::queryInterface( _rType );
+        if ( !aReturn.hasValue() )
+            aReturn = ::cppu::queryInterface( _rType, static_cast< XTypeProvider* >( this ) );
+        if ( !aReturn.hasValue() )
+            aReturn = OPropertyStateHelper::queryInterface( _rType );
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OStatefulPropertySet::acquire() throw()
+    {
+        ::cppu::OWeakObject::acquire();
+    }
+
+
+    void SAL_CALL OStatefulPropertySet::release() throw()
+    {
+        ::cppu::OWeakObject::release();
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */