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

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

31 files changed, 5364 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/binaryurp/source/binaryany.cxx b/binaryurp/source/binaryany.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af1493331
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+++ b/binaryurp/source/binaryany.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <typelib/typeclass.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/any2.h>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+// Cf. com::sun::star::uno::detail::moveAnyInternals in
+// include/com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx:
+void moveInternals(uno_Any & from, uno_Any & to) {
+    uno_any_construct(&to, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+    std::swap(from.pType, to.pType);
+    std::swap(from.pData, to.pData);
+    std::swap(from.pReserved, to.pReserved);
+    if (to.pData == &from.pReserved) {
+        to.pData = &to.pReserved;
+    }
+    // This leaves to.pData (where "to" is now VOID) dangling to somewhere (cf.
+    // CONSTRUCT_EMPTY_ANY, cppu/source/uno/prim.hxx), but what's relevant is
+    // only that it isn't a nullptr (as e.g. >>= -> uno_type_assignData ->
+    // _assignData takes a null pSource to mean "construct a default value").
+}
+
+}
+
+BinaryAny::BinaryAny() throw () {
+    uno_any_construct(&data_, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+}
+
+BinaryAny::BinaryAny(css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, void * value)
+    throw ()
+{
+    assert(type.is());
+    uno_any_construct(&data_, value, type.get(), nullptr);
+}
+
+BinaryAny::BinaryAny(uno_Any const & raw) throw () {
+    assert(raw.pType != nullptr);
+    data_.pType = raw.pType;
+    typelib_typedescriptionreference_acquire(data_.pType);
+    data_.pData = raw.pData == &raw.pReserved ? &data_.pReserved : raw.pData;
+    data_.pReserved = raw.pReserved;
+}
+
+BinaryAny::BinaryAny(BinaryAny const & other) throw () {
+    uno_type_any_construct(&data_, other.data_.pData, other.data_.pType, nullptr);
+}
+
+BinaryAny::BinaryAny(BinaryAny && other) throw () {
+    moveInternals(other.data_, data_);
+}
+
+BinaryAny::~BinaryAny() throw () {
+    uno_any_destruct(&data_, nullptr);
+}
+
+BinaryAny & BinaryAny::operator =(BinaryAny const & other) throw () {
+    if (&other != this) {
+        uno_type_any_assign(&data_, other.data_.pData, other.data_.pType, nullptr, nullptr);
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+
+BinaryAny & BinaryAny::operator =(BinaryAny && other) throw () {
+    uno_any_destruct(&data_, nullptr);
+    moveInternals(other.data_, data_);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+css::uno::TypeDescription BinaryAny::getType() const throw () {
+    return css::uno::TypeDescription(data_.pType);
+}
+
+void * BinaryAny::getValue(css::uno::TypeDescription const & type) const
+    throw ()
+{
+    assert(type.is());
+    assert(
+        type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_ANY ||
+         type.equals(css::uno::TypeDescription(data_.pType)));
+    return type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_ANY
+        ? &data_ : data_.pData;
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/binaryany.hxx b/binaryurp/source/binaryany.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8422ca1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/binaryany.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BINARYANY_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BINARYANY_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <uno/any2.h>
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class TypeDescription; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class BinaryAny {
+public:
+    BinaryAny() throw ();
+
+    BinaryAny(com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type, void * value)
+        throw ();
+
+    explicit BinaryAny(uno_Any const & raw) throw ();
+        // takes over raw.pData (but copies raw.pType); raw must not be passed
+        // to uno_any_destruct
+
+    BinaryAny(BinaryAny const & other) throw ();
+
+    BinaryAny(BinaryAny && other) throw ();
+
+    ~BinaryAny() throw ();
+
+    BinaryAny & operator =(BinaryAny const & other) throw ();
+
+    BinaryAny & operator =(BinaryAny && other) throw ();
+
+    uno_Any& get() throw () { return data_; }
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription getType() const throw ();
+
+    void * getValue(com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type) const
+        throw ();
+
+private:
+    mutable uno_Any data_;
+        // mutable so that getValue() can return a non-const void *, as in turn
+        // required at various places in binary UNO
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/binaryurp.component b/binaryurp/source/binaryurp.component
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eff0c2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/binaryurp.component
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ * 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 .
+ -->
+
+<component loader="com.sun.star.loader.SharedLibrary" environment="@CPPU_ENV@"
+    prefix="binaryurp" xmlns="http://openoffice.org/2010/uno-components">
+  <implementation name="com.sun.star.comp.bridge.BridgeFactory">
+    <service name="com.sun.star.bridge.BridgeFactory"/>
+  </implementation>
+</component>
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/bridge.cxx b/binaryurp/source/bridge.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1be59b933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/bridge.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1019 @@
+/* -*- 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 <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <limits>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/InvalidProtocolChangeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XBridge.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XInstanceProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XProtocolProperties.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/DisposedException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/EventObject.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XEventListener.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/weak.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <osl/thread.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/random.h>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/string.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+#include <uno/environment.hxx>
+#include <uno/lbnames.h>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "bridgefactory.hxx"
+#include "incomingreply.hxx"
+#include "lessoperators.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequest.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequests.hxx"
+#include "proxy.hxx"
+#include "reader.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+sal_Int32 random() {
+    sal_Int32 n;
+    rtlRandomPool pool = rtl_random_createPool();
+    rtl_random_getBytes(pool, &n, sizeof n);
+    rtl_random_destroyPool(pool);
+    return n;
+}
+
+OUString toString(css::uno::TypeDescription const & type) {
+    typelib_TypeDescription * d = type.get();
+    assert(d != nullptr && d->pTypeName != nullptr);
+    return OUString(d->pTypeName);
+}
+
+extern "C" void freeProxyCallback(
+    SAL_UNUSED_PARAMETER uno_ExtEnvironment *, void * pProxy)
+{
+    assert(pProxy != nullptr);
+    static_cast< Proxy * >(pProxy)->do_free();
+}
+
+bool isThread(salhelper::Thread * thread) {
+    assert(thread != nullptr);
+    return osl::Thread::getCurrentIdentifier() == thread->getIdentifier();
+}
+
+class AttachThread {
+public:
+    explicit AttachThread(uno_ThreadPool threadPool);
+
+    ~AttachThread();
+
+    const rtl::ByteSequence& getTid() const throw () { return tid_;}
+
+private:
+    AttachThread(const AttachThread&) = delete;
+    AttachThread& operator=(const AttachThread&) = delete;
+
+    uno_ThreadPool threadPool_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid_;
+};
+
+AttachThread::AttachThread(uno_ThreadPool threadPool): threadPool_(threadPool) {
+    sal_Sequence * s = nullptr;
+    uno_getIdOfCurrentThread(&s);
+    tid_ = rtl::ByteSequence(s, rtl::BYTESEQ_NOACQUIRE);
+    uno_threadpool_attach(threadPool_);
+}
+
+AttachThread::~AttachThread() {
+    uno_threadpool_detach(threadPool_);
+    uno_releaseIdFromCurrentThread();
+}
+
+
+class PopOutgoingRequest {
+public:
+    PopOutgoingRequest(
+        OutgoingRequests & requests, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        OutgoingRequest const & request);
+
+    ~PopOutgoingRequest();
+
+    void clear();
+
+private:
+    PopOutgoingRequest(const PopOutgoingRequest&) = delete;
+    PopOutgoingRequest& operator=(const PopOutgoingRequest&) = delete;
+
+    OutgoingRequests & requests_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid_;
+    bool cleared_;
+};
+
+PopOutgoingRequest::PopOutgoingRequest(
+    OutgoingRequests & requests, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+    OutgoingRequest const & request):
+    requests_(requests), tid_(tid), cleared_(false)
+{
+    requests_.push(tid_, request);
+}
+
+PopOutgoingRequest::~PopOutgoingRequest() {
+    if (!cleared_) {
+        requests_.pop(tid_);
+    }
+}
+
+void PopOutgoingRequest::clear() {
+    cleared_ = true;
+}
+
+}
+
+struct Bridge::SubStub {
+    com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference object;
+
+    sal_uInt32 references;
+};
+
+Bridge::Bridge(
+    rtl::Reference< BridgeFactory > const & factory, OUString const & name,
+    css::uno::Reference< css::connection::XConnection > const & connection,
+    css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XInstanceProvider > const & provider):
+    factory_(factory), name_(name), connection_(connection),
+    provider_(provider),
+    binaryUno_(UNO_LB_UNO),
+    cppToBinaryMapping_(CPPU_CURRENT_LANGUAGE_BINDING_NAME, UNO_LB_UNO),
+    binaryToCppMapping_(UNO_LB_UNO, CPPU_CURRENT_LANGUAGE_BINDING_NAME),
+    protPropTid_(
+        reinterpret_cast< sal_Int8 const * >(".UrpProtocolPropertiesTid"),
+        RTL_CONSTASCII_LENGTH(".UrpProtocolPropertiesTid")),
+    protPropOid_("UrpProtocolProperties"),
+    protPropType_(
+        cppu::UnoType<
+            css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XProtocolProperties > >::get()),
+    protPropRequest_("com.sun.star.bridge.XProtocolProperties::requestChange"),
+    protPropCommit_("com.sun.star.bridge.XProtocolProperties::commitChange"),
+    state_(STATE_INITIAL), threadPool_(nullptr), currentContextMode_(false),
+    proxies_(0), calls_(0), normalCall_(false), activeCalls_(0),
+    mode_(MODE_REQUESTED)
+{
+    assert(factory.is() && connection.is());
+    if (!binaryUno_.is()) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException("URP: no binary UNO environment");
+    }
+    if (!(cppToBinaryMapping_.is() && binaryToCppMapping_.is())) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException("URP: no C++ UNO mapping");
+    }
+    passive_.set();
+}
+
+void Bridge::start() {
+    rtl::Reference r(new Reader(this));
+    rtl::Reference w(new Writer(this));
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        assert(
+            state_ == STATE_INITIAL && threadPool_ == nullptr && !writer_.is() &&
+            !reader_.is());
+        threadPool_ = uno_threadpool_create();
+        assert(threadPool_ != nullptr);
+        reader_ = r;
+        writer_ = w;
+        state_ = STATE_STARTED;
+    }
+    // It is important to call reader_->launch() last here; both
+    // Writer::execute and Reader::execute can call Bridge::terminate, but
+    // Writer::execute is initially blocked in unblocked_.wait() until
+    // Reader::execute has called bridge_->sendRequestChangeRequest(), so
+    // effectively only reader_->launch() can lead to an early call to
+    // Bridge::terminate
+    w->launch();
+    r->launch();
+}
+
+void Bridge::terminate(bool final) {
+    uno_ThreadPool tp;
+    // Make sure function-local variables (Stubs s, etc.) are destroyed before
+    // the final uno_threadpool_destroy/threadPool_ = 0:
+    {
+        rtl::Reference< Reader > r;
+        rtl::Reference< Writer > w;
+        bool joinW;
+        Listeners ls;
+        {
+            osl::ClearableMutexGuard g(mutex_);
+            switch (state_) {
+            case STATE_INITIAL: // via ~Bridge -> dispose -> terminate
+            case STATE_FINAL:
+                return;
+            case STATE_STARTED:
+                break;
+            case STATE_TERMINATED:
+                if (final) {
+                    g.clear();
+                    terminated_.wait();
+                    {
+                        osl::MutexGuard g2(mutex_);
+                        tp = threadPool_;
+                        threadPool_ = nullptr;
+                        if (reader_.is()) {
+                            if (!isThread(reader_.get())) {
+                                r = reader_;
+                            }
+                            reader_.clear();
+                        }
+                        if (writer_.is()) {
+                            if (!isThread(writer_.get())) {
+                                w = writer_;
+                            }
+                            writer_.clear();
+                        }
+                        state_ = STATE_FINAL;
+                    }
+                    assert(!(r.is() && w.is()));
+                    if (r.is()) {
+                        r->join();
+                    } else if (w.is()) {
+                        w->join();
+                    }
+                    if (tp != nullptr) {
+                        uno_threadpool_destroy(tp);
+                    }
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            tp = threadPool_;
+            assert(!(final && isThread(reader_.get())));
+            if (!isThread(reader_.get())) {
+                std::swap(reader_, r);
+            }
+            w = writer_;
+            joinW = !isThread(writer_.get());
+            assert(!final || joinW);
+            if (joinW) {
+                writer_.clear();
+            }
+            ls.swap(listeners_);
+            state_ = final ? STATE_FINAL : STATE_TERMINATED;
+        }
+        try {
+            connection_->close();
+        } catch (const css::io::IOException & e) {
+            SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "caught IO exception '" << e << '\'');
+        }
+        assert(w.is());
+        w->stop();
+        if (r.is()) {
+            r->join();
+        }
+        if (joinW) {
+            w->join();
+        }
+        assert(tp != nullptr);
+        uno_threadpool_dispose(tp);
+        Stubs s;
+        {
+            osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+            s.swap(stubs_);
+        }
+        for (auto & stub : s)
+        {
+            for (auto & item : stub.second)
+            {
+                SAL_INFO(
+                    "binaryurp",
+                    "stub '" << stub.first << "', '" << toString(item.first)
+                        << "' still mapped at Bridge::terminate");
+                binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->revokeInterface(
+                    binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv, item.second.object.get());
+            }
+        }
+        factory_->removeBridge(this);
+        for (auto const& listener : ls)
+        {
+            try {
+                listener->disposing(
+                    css::lang::EventObject(
+                        static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this)));
+            } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException & e) {
+                SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "caught " << e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (final) {
+        uno_threadpool_destroy(tp);
+    }
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        if (final) {
+            threadPool_ = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+    terminated_.set();
+}
+
+
+BinaryAny Bridge::mapCppToBinaryAny(css::uno::Any const & cppAny) {
+    css::uno::Any in(cppAny);
+    BinaryAny out;
+    out.~BinaryAny();
+    uno_copyAndConvertData(
+        &out.get(), &in,
+        css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()).get(),
+        cppToBinaryMapping_.get());
+    return out;
+}
+
+uno_ThreadPool Bridge::getThreadPool() {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    checkDisposed();
+    assert(threadPool_ != nullptr);
+    return threadPool_;
+}
+
+rtl::Reference< Writer > Bridge::getWriter() {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    checkDisposed();
+    assert(writer_.is());
+    return writer_;
+}
+
+css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference Bridge::registerIncomingInterface(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & type)
+{
+    assert(type.is());
+    if (oid.isEmpty()) {
+        return css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference();
+    }
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference obj(findStub(oid, type));
+    if (!obj.is()) {
+        binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->getRegisteredInterface(
+            binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv,
+            reinterpret_cast< void ** >(&obj.m_pUnoI), oid.pData,
+            reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * >(type.get()));
+        if (obj.is()) {
+            makeReleaseCall(oid, type);
+        } else {
+            obj.set(new Proxy(this, oid, type), SAL_NO_ACQUIRE);
+            {
+                osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+                assert(proxies_ < std::numeric_limits< std::size_t >::max());
+                ++proxies_;
+            }
+            binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->registerProxyInterface(
+                binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv,
+                reinterpret_cast< void ** >(&obj.m_pUnoI), &freeProxyCallback,
+                oid.pData,
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * >(
+                    type.get()));
+        }
+    }
+    return obj;
+}
+
+OUString Bridge::registerOutgoingInterface(
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type)
+{
+    assert(type.is());
+    if (!object.is()) {
+        return OUString();
+    }
+    OUString oid;
+    if (!Proxy::isProxy(this, object, &oid)) {
+        binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->getObjectIdentifier(
+            binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv, &oid.pData, object.get());
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        Stubs::iterator i(stubs_.find(oid));
+        Stub newStub;
+        Stub * stub = i == stubs_.end() ? &newStub : &i->second;
+        Stub::iterator j(stub->find(type));
+        //TODO: Release sub-stub if it is not successfully sent to remote side
+        // (otherwise, stub will leak until terminate()):
+        if (j == stub->end()) {
+            j = stub->emplace(type, SubStub()).first;
+            if (stub == &newStub) {
+                i = stubs_.emplace(oid, Stub()).first;
+                std::swap(i->second, newStub);
+                j = i->second.find(type);
+                assert(j !=  i->second.end());
+            }
+            j->second.object = object;
+            j->second.references = 1;
+            binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->registerInterface(
+                binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv,
+                reinterpret_cast< void ** >(&j->second.object.m_pUnoI),
+                oid.pData,
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * >(
+                    type.get()));
+        } else {
+            assert(stub != &newStub);
+            if (j->second.references == SAL_MAX_UINT32) {
+                throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                    "URP: stub reference count overflow");
+            }
+            ++j->second.references;
+        }
+    }
+    return oid;
+}
+
+css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference Bridge::findStub(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & type)
+{
+    assert(!oid.isEmpty() && type.is());
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    Stubs::iterator i(stubs_.find(oid));
+    if (i != stubs_.end()) {
+        Stub::iterator j(i->second.find(type));
+        if (j != i->second.end()) {
+            return j->second.object;
+        }
+        for (auto const& item : i->second)
+        {
+            if (typelib_typedescription_isAssignableFrom(
+                    type.get(), item.first.get()))
+            {
+                return item.second.object;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference();
+}
+
+void Bridge::releaseStub(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & type)
+{
+    assert(!oid.isEmpty() && type.is());
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference obj;
+    bool unused;
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        Stubs::iterator i(stubs_.find(oid));
+        if (i == stubs_.end()) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException("URP: release unknown stub");
+        }
+        Stub::iterator j(i->second.find(type));
+        if (j == i->second.end()) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException("URP: release unknown stub");
+        }
+        assert(j->second.references > 0);
+        --j->second.references;
+        if (j->second.references == 0) {
+            obj = j->second.object;
+            i->second.erase(j);
+            if (i->second.empty()) {
+                stubs_.erase(i);
+            }
+        }
+        unused = becameUnused();
+    }
+    if (obj.is()) {
+        binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->revokeInterface(
+            binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv, obj.get());
+    }
+    terminateWhenUnused(unused);
+}
+
+void Bridge::resurrectProxy(Proxy & proxy) {
+    uno_Interface * p = &proxy;
+    binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->registerProxyInterface(
+        binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv,
+        reinterpret_cast< void ** >(&p), &freeProxyCallback,
+        proxy.getOid().pData,
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * >(
+            proxy.getType().get()));
+    assert(p == &proxy);
+}
+
+void Bridge::revokeProxy(Proxy & proxy) {
+    binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv->revokeInterface(
+        binaryUno_.get()->pExtEnv, &proxy);
+}
+
+void Bridge::freeProxy(Proxy & proxy) {
+    try {
+        makeReleaseCall(proxy.getOid(), proxy.getType());
+    } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException & e) {
+        SAL_INFO(
+            "binaryurp", "caught runtime exception '" << e << '\'');
+    } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+        SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "caught C++ exception '" << e.what() << '\'');
+    }
+    bool unused;
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        assert(proxies_ > 0);
+        --proxies_;
+        unused = becameUnused();
+    }
+    terminateWhenUnused(unused);
+}
+
+void Bridge::incrementCalls(bool normalCall) throw () {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    assert(calls_ < std::numeric_limits< std::size_t >::max());
+    ++calls_;
+    normalCall_ |= normalCall;
+}
+
+void Bridge::decrementCalls() {
+    bool unused;
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        assert(calls_ > 0);
+        --calls_;
+        unused = becameUnused();
+    }
+    terminateWhenUnused(unused);
+}
+
+void Bridge::incrementActiveCalls() throw () {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    assert(
+        activeCalls_ <= calls_ &&
+        activeCalls_ < std::numeric_limits< std::size_t >::max());
+    ++activeCalls_;
+    passive_.reset();
+}
+
+void Bridge::decrementActiveCalls() throw () {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    assert(activeCalls_ <= calls_ && activeCalls_ > 0);
+    --activeCalls_;
+    if (activeCalls_ == 0) {
+        passive_.set();
+    }
+}
+
+bool Bridge::makeCall(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    bool setter, std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments,
+    BinaryAny * returnValue, std::vector< BinaryAny > * outArguments)
+{
+    std::unique_ptr< IncomingReply > resp;
+    {
+        uno_ThreadPool tp = getThreadPool();
+        AttachThread att(tp);
+        PopOutgoingRequest pop(
+            outgoingRequests_, att.getTid(),
+            OutgoingRequest(OutgoingRequest::KIND_NORMAL, member, setter));
+        sendRequest(
+            att.getTid(), oid, css::uno::TypeDescription(), member,
+            inArguments);
+        pop.clear();
+        incrementCalls(true);
+        incrementActiveCalls();
+        void * job;
+        uno_threadpool_enter(tp, &job);
+        resp.reset(static_cast< IncomingReply * >(job));
+        decrementActiveCalls();
+        decrementCalls();
+    }
+    if (resp == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw css::lang::DisposedException(
+            "Binary URP bridge disposed during call",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+    *returnValue = resp->returnValue;
+    if (!resp->exception) {
+        *outArguments = resp->outArguments;
+    }
+    return resp->exception;
+}
+
+void Bridge::sendRequestChangeRequest() {
+    assert(mode_ == MODE_REQUESTED);
+    random_ = random();
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > a;
+    a.emplace_back(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< sal_Int32 >::get()),
+            &random_);
+    sendProtPropRequest(OutgoingRequest::KIND_REQUEST_CHANGE, a);
+}
+
+void Bridge::handleRequestChangeReply(
+    bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue)
+{
+    try {
+        throwException(exception, returnValue);
+    } catch (css::uno::RuntimeException & e) {
+        // Before OOo 2.2, Java URP would throw a RuntimeException when
+        // receiving a requestChange message (see i#35277 "Java URP: Support
+        // Manipulation of Protocol Properties"):
+        if (mode_ != MODE_REQUESTED) {
+            throw;
+        }
+        SAL_WARN(
+            "binaryurp",
+            "requestChange caught " << e << " in state 'requested'");
+        mode_ = MODE_NORMAL;
+        getWriter()->unblock();
+        decrementCalls();
+        return;
+    }
+    sal_Int32 n = *static_cast< sal_Int32 * >(
+        returnValue.getValue(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< sal_Int32 >::get())));
+    sal_Int32 exp = 0;
+    switch (mode_) {
+    case MODE_REQUESTED:
+    case MODE_REPLY_1:
+        exp = 1;
+        break;
+    case MODE_REPLY_MINUS1:
+        exp = -1;
+        mode_ = MODE_REQUESTED;
+        break;
+    case MODE_REPLY_0:
+        exp = 0;
+        mode_ = MODE_WAIT;
+        break;
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+    if (n != exp) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: requestChange reply with unexpected return value received",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+    decrementCalls();
+    switch (exp) {
+    case -1:
+        sendRequestChangeRequest();
+        break;
+    case 0:
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        sendCommitChangeRequest();
+        break;
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void Bridge::handleCommitChangeReply(
+    bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue)
+{
+    bool bCcMode = true;
+    try {
+        throwException(exception, returnValue);
+    } catch (const css::bridge::InvalidProtocolChangeException &) {
+        bCcMode = false;
+    }
+    if (bCcMode) {
+        setCurrentContextMode();
+    }
+    assert(mode_ == MODE_REQUESTED || mode_ == MODE_REPLY_1);
+    mode_ = MODE_NORMAL;
+    getWriter()->unblock();
+    decrementCalls();
+}
+
+void Bridge::handleRequestChangeRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    assert(inArguments.size() == 1);
+    switch (mode_) {
+    case MODE_REQUESTED:
+        {
+            sal_Int32 n2 = *static_cast< sal_Int32 * >(
+                inArguments[0].getValue(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        cppu::UnoType< sal_Int32 >::get())));
+            sal_Int32 ret;
+            if (n2 > random_) {
+                ret = 1;
+                mode_ = MODE_REPLY_0;
+            } else if (n2 == random_) {
+                ret = -1;
+                mode_ = MODE_REPLY_MINUS1;
+            } else {
+                ret = 0;
+                mode_ = MODE_REPLY_1;
+            }
+            getWriter()->sendDirectReply(
+                tid, protPropRequest_, false,
+                BinaryAny(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        cppu::UnoType< sal_Int32 >::get()),
+                    &ret),
+            std::vector< BinaryAny >());
+            break;
+        }
+    case MODE_NORMAL:
+        {
+            mode_ = MODE_NORMAL_WAIT;
+            sal_Int32 ret = 1;
+            getWriter()->queueReply(
+                tid, protPropRequest_, false, false,
+                BinaryAny(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        cppu::UnoType< sal_Int32 >::get()),
+                    &ret),
+            std::vector< BinaryAny >(), false);
+            break;
+        }
+    default:
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: unexpected requestChange request received",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+}
+
+void Bridge::handleCommitChangeRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    bool bCcMode = false;
+    bool bExc = false;
+    BinaryAny ret;
+    assert(inArguments.size() == 1);
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::bridge::ProtocolProperty > s;
+    [[maybe_unused]] bool ok = (mapBinaryToCppAny(inArguments[0]) >>= s);
+    assert(ok);
+    for (const auto & pp : std::as_const(s)) {
+        if (pp.Name == "CurrentContext") {
+            bCcMode = true;
+        } else {
+            bCcMode = false;
+            bExc = true;
+            ret = mapCppToBinaryAny(
+                css::uno::Any(
+                    css::bridge::InvalidProtocolChangeException(
+                        "InvalidProtocolChangeException",
+                        css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >(), pp,
+                        1)));
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    switch (mode_) {
+    case MODE_WAIT:
+        getWriter()->sendDirectReply(
+            tid, protPropCommit_, bExc, ret, std::vector< BinaryAny >());
+        if (bCcMode) {
+            setCurrentContextMode();
+            mode_ = MODE_NORMAL;
+            getWriter()->unblock();
+        } else {
+            mode_ = MODE_REQUESTED;
+            sendRequestChangeRequest();
+        }
+        break;
+    case MODE_NORMAL_WAIT:
+        getWriter()->queueReply(
+            tid, protPropCommit_, false, false, ret, std::vector< BinaryAny >(),
+            bCcMode);
+        mode_ = MODE_NORMAL;
+        break;
+    default:
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: unexpected commitChange request received",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+}
+
+OutgoingRequest Bridge::lastOutgoingRequest(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid) {
+    OutgoingRequest req(outgoingRequests_.top(tid));
+    outgoingRequests_.pop(tid);
+    return req;
+}
+
+bool Bridge::isProtocolPropertiesRequest(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & type) const
+{
+    return oid == protPropOid_ && type.equals(protPropType_);
+}
+
+void Bridge::setCurrentContextMode() {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    currentContextMode_ = true;
+}
+
+bool Bridge::isCurrentContextMode() {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    return currentContextMode_;
+}
+
+Bridge::~Bridge() {
+#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        SAL_WARN_IF(
+            state_ == STATE_STARTED || state_ == STATE_TERMINATED, "binaryurp",
+            "undisposed bridge, potential deadlock ahead");
+    }
+#endif
+    dispose();
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > Bridge::getInstance(
+    OUString const & sInstanceName)
+{
+    if (sInstanceName.isEmpty()) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "XBridge::getInstance sInstanceName must be non-empty",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != sInstanceName.getLength(); ++i) {
+        if (sInstanceName[i] > 0x7F) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "XBridge::getInstance sInstanceName contains non-ASCII"
+                " character");
+        }
+    }
+    css::uno::TypeDescription ifc(cppu::UnoType<css::uno::XInterface>::get());
+    typelib_TypeDescription * p = ifc.get();
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > inArgs;
+    inArgs.emplace_back(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Type >::get()),
+            &p);
+    BinaryAny ret;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny> outArgs;
+    bool bExc = makeCall(
+        sInstanceName,
+        css::uno::TypeDescription(
+            "com.sun.star.uno.XInterface::queryInterface"),
+        false, inArgs, &ret, &outArgs);
+    throwException(bExc, ret);
+    return css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >(
+        static_cast< css::uno::XInterface * >(
+            binaryToCppMapping_.mapInterface(
+                *static_cast< uno_Interface ** >(ret.getValue(ifc)),
+                ifc.get())),
+        SAL_NO_ACQUIRE);
+}
+
+OUString Bridge::getName() {
+    return name_;
+}
+
+OUString Bridge::getDescription() {
+    OUString b = name_ + ":" + connection_->getDescription();
+    return b;
+}
+
+void Bridge::dispose() {
+    // For terminate(true) not to deadlock, an external protocol must ensure
+    // that dispose is not called from a thread pool worker thread (that dispose
+    // is never called from the reader or writer thread is already ensured
+    // internally):
+    terminate(true);
+    // OOo expects dispose to not return while there are still remote calls in
+    // progress; an external protocol must ensure that dispose is not called
+    // from within an incoming or outgoing remote call, as passive_.wait() would
+    // otherwise deadlock:
+    passive_.wait();
+}
+
+void Bridge::addEventListener(
+    css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XEventListener > const & xListener)
+{
+    assert(xListener.is());
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        assert(state_ != STATE_INITIAL);
+        if (state_ == STATE_STARTED) {
+            listeners_.push_back(xListener);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    xListener->disposing(
+        css::lang::EventObject(static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this)));
+}
+
+void Bridge::removeEventListener(
+    css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XEventListener > const & aListener)
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    Listeners::iterator i(
+        std::find(listeners_.begin(), listeners_.end(), aListener));
+    if (i != listeners_.end()) {
+        listeners_.erase(i);
+    }
+}
+
+void Bridge::sendCommitChangeRequest() {
+    assert(mode_ == MODE_REQUESTED || mode_ == MODE_REPLY_1);
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::bridge::ProtocolProperty > s(1);
+    s[0].Name = "CurrentContext";
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > a;
+    a.push_back(mapCppToBinaryAny(css::uno::Any(s)));
+    sendProtPropRequest(OutgoingRequest::KIND_COMMIT_CHANGE, a);
+}
+
+void Bridge::sendProtPropRequest(
+    OutgoingRequest::Kind kind, std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    assert(
+        kind == OutgoingRequest::KIND_REQUEST_CHANGE ||
+        kind == OutgoingRequest::KIND_COMMIT_CHANGE);
+    incrementCalls(false);
+    css::uno::TypeDescription member(
+        kind == OutgoingRequest::KIND_REQUEST_CHANGE
+        ? protPropRequest_ : protPropCommit_);
+    PopOutgoingRequest pop(
+        outgoingRequests_, protPropTid_, OutgoingRequest(kind, member, false));
+    getWriter()->sendDirectRequest(
+        protPropTid_, protPropOid_, protPropType_, member, inArguments);
+    pop.clear();
+}
+
+void Bridge::makeReleaseCall(
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & type)
+{
+    AttachThread att(getThreadPool());
+    sendRequest(
+        att.getTid(), oid, type,
+        css::uno::TypeDescription("com.sun.star.uno.XInterface::release"),
+        std::vector< BinaryAny >());
+}
+
+void Bridge::sendRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    getWriter()->queueRequest(tid, oid, type, member, inArguments);
+}
+
+void Bridge::throwException(bool exception, BinaryAny const & value) {
+    if (exception) {
+        cppu::throwException(mapBinaryToCppAny(value));
+    }
+}
+
+css::uno::Any Bridge::mapBinaryToCppAny(BinaryAny const & binaryAny) {
+    BinaryAny in(binaryAny);
+    css::uno::Any out;
+    out.~Any();
+    uno_copyAndConvertData(
+        &out, &in.get(),
+        css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()).get(),
+        binaryToCppMapping_.get());
+    return out;
+}
+
+bool Bridge::becameUnused() const {
+    return stubs_.empty() && proxies_ == 0 && calls_ == 0 && normalCall_;
+}
+
+void Bridge::terminateWhenUnused(bool unused) {
+    if (unused) {
+        // That the current thread considers the bridge unused implies that it
+        // is not within an incoming or outgoing remote call (so calling
+        // terminate cannot lead to deadlock):
+        terminate(false);
+    }
+}
+
+void Bridge::checkDisposed() {
+    assert(state_ != STATE_INITIAL);
+    if (state_ != STATE_STARTED) {
+        throw css::lang::DisposedException(
+            "Binary URP bridge already disposed",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/bridge.hxx b/binaryurp/source/bridge.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6528a3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/bridge.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BRIDGE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BRIDGE_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XBridge.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+#include <osl/conditn.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <uno/environment.hxx>
+#include <uno/mapping.hxx>
+#include <uno/threadpool.h>
+
+#include "outgoingrequest.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequests.hxx"
+#include "writer.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+    class BinaryAny;
+    class BridgeFactory;
+    class Proxy;
+    class Reader;
+}
+namespace com::sun::star {
+    namespace bridge { class XInstanceProvider; }
+    namespace connection { class XConnection; }
+    namespace lang { class XEventListener; }
+    namespace uno {
+        class Any;
+        class TypeDescription;
+        class UnoInterfaceReference;
+        class XInterface;
+    }
+}
+namespace rtl { class ByteSequence; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Bridge:
+    public cppu::WeakImplHelper<
+        com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge, com::sun::star::lang::XComponent >
+{
+public:
+    Bridge(
+        rtl::Reference< BridgeFactory > const & factory,
+        OUString const & name,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+            com::sun::star::connection::XConnection > const & connection,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+            com::sun::star::bridge::XInstanceProvider > const & provider);
+
+    void start();
+
+    // Internally waits for all incoming and outgoing remote calls to terminate,
+    // so must not be called from within such a call; when final is true, also
+    // joins all remaining threads (reader, writer, and worker threads from the
+    // thread pool), so must not be called with final set to true from such a
+    // thread:
+    void terminate(bool final);
+
+    const com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::connection::XConnection >&
+    getConnection() const { return connection_;}
+
+    const com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XInstanceProvider >&
+    getProvider() const { return provider_;}
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::Mapping & getCppToBinaryMapping() { return cppToBinaryMapping_;}
+
+    BinaryAny mapCppToBinaryAny(com::sun::star::uno::Any const & cppAny);
+
+    uno_ThreadPool getThreadPool();
+
+    rtl::Reference< Writer > getWriter();
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference registerIncomingInterface(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    OUString registerOutgoingInterface(
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference findStub(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    void releaseStub(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    void resurrectProxy(Proxy & proxy);
+
+    void revokeProxy(Proxy & proxy);
+
+    void freeProxy(Proxy & proxy);
+
+    void incrementCalls(bool normalCall) throw ();
+
+    void decrementCalls();
+
+    void incrementActiveCalls() throw ();
+
+    void decrementActiveCalls() throw ();
+
+    bool makeCall(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments, BinaryAny * returnValue,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > * outArguments);
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void sendRequestChangeRequest();
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void handleRequestChangeReply(
+        bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue);
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void handleCommitChangeReply(bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue);
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void handleRequestChangeRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void handleCommitChangeRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    OutgoingRequest lastOutgoingRequest(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid);
+
+    bool isProtocolPropertiesRequest(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type) const;
+
+    void setCurrentContextMode();
+
+    bool isCurrentContextMode();
+
+private:
+    Bridge(const Bridge&) = delete;
+    Bridge& operator=(const Bridge&) = delete;
+
+    virtual ~Bridge() override;
+
+    virtual com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::uno::XInterface >
+    SAL_CALL getInstance(OUString const & sInstanceName) override;
+
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getName() override;
+
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getDescription() override;
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL dispose() override;
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL addEventListener(
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::lang::XEventListener >
+            const & xListener) override;
+
+    virtual void SAL_CALL removeEventListener(
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::lang::XEventListener >
+            const & aListener) override;
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void sendCommitChangeRequest();
+
+    // Only called from reader_ thread:
+    void sendProtPropRequest(
+        OutgoingRequest::Kind kind,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    void makeReleaseCall(
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    void sendRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    void throwException(bool exception, BinaryAny const & value);
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::Any mapBinaryToCppAny(BinaryAny const & binaryAny);
+
+    bool becameUnused() const;
+
+    void terminateWhenUnused(bool unused);
+
+    // Must only be called with mutex_ locked:
+    void checkDisposed();
+
+    typedef
+        std::vector<
+            com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+                com::sun::star::lang::XEventListener > >
+        Listeners;
+
+    struct SubStub;
+
+    typedef std::map< com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription, SubStub > Stub;
+
+    typedef std::map< OUString, Stub > Stubs;
+
+    enum State { STATE_INITIAL, STATE_STARTED, STATE_TERMINATED, STATE_FINAL };
+
+    enum Mode {
+        MODE_REQUESTED, MODE_REPLY_MINUS1, MODE_REPLY_0, MODE_REPLY_1,
+        MODE_WAIT, MODE_NORMAL, MODE_NORMAL_WAIT };
+
+    rtl::Reference< BridgeFactory > factory_;
+    OUString name_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::connection::XConnection >
+        connection_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XInstanceProvider >
+        provider_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Environment binaryUno_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Mapping cppToBinaryMapping_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Mapping binaryToCppMapping_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence protPropTid_;
+    OUString protPropOid_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription protPropType_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription protPropRequest_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription protPropCommit_;
+    OutgoingRequests outgoingRequests_;
+    osl::Condition passive_;
+        // to guarantee that passive_ is eventually set (to avoid deadlock, see
+        // dispose), activeCalls_ only counts those calls for which it can be
+        // guaranteed that incrementActiveCalls is indeed followed by
+        // decrementActiveCalls, without an intervening exception
+    osl::Condition terminated_;
+
+    osl::Mutex mutex_;
+    State state_;
+    Listeners listeners_;
+    uno_ThreadPool threadPool_;
+    rtl::Reference< Writer > writer_;
+    rtl::Reference< Reader > reader_;
+    bool currentContextMode_;
+    Stubs stubs_;
+    std::size_t proxies_;
+    std::size_t calls_;
+    bool normalCall_;
+    std::size_t activeCalls_;
+
+    // Only accessed from reader_ thread:
+    Mode mode_;
+    sal_Int32 random_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.cxx b/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be21fc9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/* -*- 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 <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/BridgeExistsException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Exception.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XComponentContext.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/factory.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implementationentry.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/supportsservice.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/safeint.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "bridgefactory.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > BridgeFactory::static_create(
+    css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > const & /*xContext*/)
+{
+    return static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(new BridgeFactory);
+}
+
+OUString BridgeFactory::static_getImplementationName() {
+    return "com.sun.star.comp.bridge.BridgeFactory";
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence< OUString >
+BridgeFactory::static_getSupportedServiceNames() {
+    return css::uno::Sequence<OUString>{ "com.sun.star.bridge.BridgeFactory" };
+}
+
+void BridgeFactory::removeBridge(
+    css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge > const & bridge)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+    OUString n(bridge->getName());
+    osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+    if (n.isEmpty())
+    {
+        unnamed_.erase(std::remove(unnamed_.begin(), unnamed_.end(), bridge), unnamed_.end());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        BridgeMap::iterator i(named_.find(n));
+        if (i != named_.end() && i->second == bridge)
+            named_.erase(i);
+    }
+}
+
+BridgeFactory::BridgeFactory():
+    BridgeFactoryBase(m_aMutex)
+{
+}
+
+BridgeFactory::~BridgeFactory() {}
+
+OUString BridgeFactory::getImplementationName()
+{
+    return static_getImplementationName();
+}
+
+sal_Bool BridgeFactory::supportsService(OUString const & ServiceName)
+{
+    return cppu::supportsService(this, ServiceName);
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence< OUString > BridgeFactory::getSupportedServiceNames()
+{
+    return static_getSupportedServiceNames();
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge > BridgeFactory::createBridge(
+    OUString const & sName, OUString const & sProtocol,
+    css::uno::Reference< css::connection::XConnection > const & aConnection,
+    css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XInstanceProvider > const &
+        anInstanceProvider)
+{
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > b;
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+        if (rBHelper.bDisposed) {
+            throw css::lang::DisposedException(
+                "BridgeFactory disposed",
+                static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+        }
+        if (named_.find(sName) != named_.end()) {
+            throw css::bridge::BridgeExistsException(
+                sName, static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+        }
+        if (sProtocol != "urp" || !aConnection.is()) {
+            throw css::lang::IllegalArgumentException(
+                ("BridgeFactory::createBridge: sProtocol != urp ||"
+                 " aConnection == null"),
+                static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this), -1);
+        }
+        b.set(new Bridge(this, sName, aConnection, anInstanceProvider));
+        if (sName.isEmpty()) {
+            unnamed_.emplace_back(b.get());
+        } else {
+            named_[sName] = b.get();
+        }
+    }
+    b->start();
+    return css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge >(b.get());
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge > BridgeFactory::getBridge(
+    OUString const & sName)
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+    BridgeMap::iterator i(named_.find(sName));
+    return i == named_.end()
+        ? css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge >() : i->second;
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge > >
+BridgeFactory::getExistingBridges() {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+    if (unnamed_.size() > SAL_MAX_INT32) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "BridgeFactory::getExistingBridges: too many",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+    sal_Int32 n = static_cast< sal_Int32 >(unnamed_.size());
+    if (named_.size() > o3tl::make_unsigned(SAL_MAX_INT32 - n)) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "BridgeFactory::getExistingBridges: too many",
+            static_cast< cppu::OWeakObject * >(this));
+    }
+    n = static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n + named_.size());
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XBridge > > s(n);
+    sal_Int32 i = 0;
+    for (auto const& item : unnamed_)
+        s[i++] = item;
+
+    for (auto const& item : named_)
+        s[i++] = item.second;
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+void BridgeFactory::disposing() {
+    BridgeVector l1;
+    BridgeMap l2;
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(m_aMutex);
+        l1.swap(unnamed_);
+        l2.swap(named_);
+    }
+    for (auto const& item : l1)
+    {
+        try {
+            css::uno::Reference<css::lang::XComponent>(
+                item, css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW)->dispose();
+        } catch (css::uno::Exception & e) {
+            SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "ignoring " << e);
+        }
+    }
+    for (auto const& item : l2)
+    {
+        try {
+            css::uno::Reference<css::lang::XComponent>(
+                item.second, css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW)->dispose();
+        } catch (css::uno::Exception & e) {
+            SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "ignoring " << e);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+static cppu::ImplementationEntry const services[] = {
+    { &binaryurp::BridgeFactory::static_create,
+      &binaryurp::BridgeFactory::static_getImplementationName,
+      &binaryurp::BridgeFactory::static_getSupportedServiceNames,
+      &cppu::createOneInstanceComponentFactory, nullptr, 0 },
+    { nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, 0 }
+};
+
+}
+
+extern "C" SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * binaryurp_component_getFactory(
+    char const * pImplName, void * pServiceManager, void * pRegistryKey)
+{
+    return cppu::component_getFactoryHelper(
+        pImplName, pServiceManager, pRegistryKey, services);
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.hxx b/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e49610ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/bridgefactory.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BRIDGEFACTORY_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_BRIDGEFACTORY_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XBridgeFactory2.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/basemutex.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/compbase.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+
+namespace com::sun::star {
+    namespace connection { class XConnection; }
+    namespace uno {
+        class XComponentContext;
+        class XInterface;
+    }
+}
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+// That BridgeFactory derives from XComponent appears to be a historic mistake;
+// the implementation does not care about a disposed state:
+
+typedef
+    cppu::WeakComponentImplHelper<
+        com::sun::star::lang::XServiceInfo,
+        com::sun::star::bridge::XBridgeFactory2 >
+    BridgeFactoryBase;
+
+class BridgeFactory : private cppu::BaseMutex, public BridgeFactoryBase
+{
+public:
+    static com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::uno::XInterface >
+    SAL_CALL static_create(
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::uno::XComponentContext >
+            const & xContext);
+
+    static OUString SAL_CALL static_getImplementationName();
+
+    static com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
+    static_getSupportedServiceNames();
+
+    void removeBridge(
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge >
+            const & bridge);
+
+    using BridgeFactoryBase::acquire;
+    using BridgeFactoryBase::release;
+
+private:
+    BridgeFactory(const BridgeFactory&) = delete;
+    BridgeFactory& operator=(const BridgeFactory&) = delete;
+
+    BridgeFactory();
+
+    virtual ~BridgeFactory() override;
+
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() override;
+
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService(OUString const & ServiceName) override;
+
+    virtual com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
+    getSupportedServiceNames() override;
+
+    virtual com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge >
+    SAL_CALL createBridge(
+        OUString const & sName, OUString const & sProtocol,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+            com::sun::star::connection::XConnection > const & aConnection,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
+            com::sun::star::bridge::XInstanceProvider > const &
+                anInstanceProvider) override;
+
+    virtual com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge >
+    SAL_CALL getBridge(
+        OUString const & sName) override;
+
+    virtual
+    com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<
+        com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge > >
+    SAL_CALL getExistingBridges() override;
+
+    void SAL_CALL disposing() override;
+
+    typedef
+        std::vector<
+            com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge > >
+        BridgeVector;
+
+    typedef
+        std::map<
+            OUString,
+            com::sun::star::uno::Reference< com::sun::star::bridge::XBridge > >
+        BridgeMap;
+
+    BridgeVector unnamed_;
+    BridgeMap named_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/cache.hxx b/binaryurp/source/cache.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..722e7494b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/cache.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_CACHE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_CACHE_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <map>
+#include <list>
+
+#include <sal/types.h>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace cache {
+
+enum { size = 256, ignore = 0xFFFF };
+
+}
+
+template< typename T > class Cache {
+public:
+    typedef sal_uInt16 IdxType;
+
+    explicit Cache(std::size_t size):
+        size_(size)
+    {
+        assert(size < cache::ignore);
+    }
+
+    IdxType add( const T& rContent, bool* pbFound) {
+        assert( pbFound != nullptr);
+        if( !size_) {
+            *pbFound = false;
+            return cache::ignore;
+        }
+        // try to insert into the map
+        list_.push_front( rContent); // create a temp entry
+        auto const [it, inserted] = map_.emplace( list_.begin(), 0 );
+        *pbFound = !inserted;
+
+        if( !inserted) { // insertion not needed => found the entry
+            list_.pop_front(); // remove the temp entry
+            list_.splice( list_.begin(), list_, it->first); // the found entry is moved to front
+            return it->second;
+        }
+
+        // test insertion successful => it was new so we keep it
+        IdxType n = static_cast<IdxType>( map_.size() - 1);
+        if( n >= size_) { // cache full => replace the LRU entry
+            // find the least recently used element in the map
+            typename LruItMap::iterator lru = map_.find( --list_.end());
+            n = lru->second;
+            map_.erase( lru); // remove it from the map
+            list_.pop_back(); // remove from the list
+        }
+        it->second = n;
+        return n;
+    }
+
+private:
+    Cache(const Cache&) = delete;
+    Cache& operator=(const Cache&) = delete;
+
+    typedef std::list<T> LruList; // last recently used list
+    typedef typename LruList::iterator LruListIt;
+    struct CmpT{ bool operator()( const LruListIt& rA, const LruListIt& rB) const { return (*rA<*rB);}};
+    typedef std::map< LruListIt, IdxType, CmpT > LruItMap; // a map into a LruList
+
+    std::size_t size_;
+    LruItMap map_;
+    LruList list_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.cxx b/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acaf606d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* -*- 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 <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <uno/current_context.h>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+#include <uno/lbnames.h>
+
+#include "currentcontext.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp::current_context {
+
+css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference get() {
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference cc;
+    if (!uno_getCurrentContext(
+            reinterpret_cast< void ** >(&cc.m_pUnoI),
+            OUString(UNO_LB_UNO).pData, nullptr))
+    {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException("uno_getCurrentContext failed");
+    }
+    return cc;
+}
+
+void set(css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & value) {
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference cc(value);
+    if (!uno_setCurrentContext(
+            cc.m_pUnoI,
+            OUString(UNO_LB_UNO).pData, nullptr))
+    {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException("uno_setCurrentContext failed");
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.hxx b/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95600e62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/currentcontext.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_CURRENTCONTEXT_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_CURRENTCONTEXT_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class UnoInterfaceReference; }
+
+namespace binaryurp::current_context {
+
+com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference get();
+
+void set(com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & value);
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/incomingreply.hxx b/binaryurp/source/incomingreply.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..058d0edf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/incomingreply.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_INCOMINGREPLY_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_INCOMINGREPLY_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+struct IncomingReply {
+private:
+    IncomingReply(const IncomingReply&) = delete;
+    IncomingReply& operator=(const IncomingReply&) = delete;
+public:
+    IncomingReply(
+        bool theException, BinaryAny const & theReturnValue,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & theOutArguments):
+        exception(theException), returnValue(theReturnValue),
+        outArguments(theOutArguments)
+    {}
+
+    bool exception;
+
+    BinaryAny returnValue;
+
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > outArguments;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.cxx b/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eed6f7cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/bridge/XInstanceProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/NoSuchElementException.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/runtimetooustring.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "currentcontext.hxx"
+#include "incomingrequest.hxx"
+#include "specialfunctionids.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+IncomingRequest::IncomingRequest(
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+    OUString const & oid, css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, sal_uInt16 functionId,
+    bool synchronous, css::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments, bool currentContextMode,
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & currentContext):
+    bridge_(bridge), tid_(tid), oid_(oid), object_(object), type_(type),
+    functionId_(functionId), synchronous_(synchronous), member_(member),
+    setter_(setter), inArguments_(inArguments),
+    currentContextMode_(currentContextMode), currentContext_(currentContext)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+    assert(member.is());
+    assert(member.get()->bComplete);
+}
+
+IncomingRequest::~IncomingRequest() {}
+
+void IncomingRequest::execute() const {
+    BinaryAny ret;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > outArgs;
+    bool isExc;
+    try {
+        bool resetCc = false;
+        css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference oldCc;
+        if (currentContextMode_) {
+            oldCc = current_context::get();
+            current_context::set(currentContext_);
+            resetCc = true;
+        }
+        try {
+            try {
+                isExc = !execute_throw(&ret, &outArgs);
+            } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+                throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                    "caught C++ exception: "
+                    + o3tl::runtimeToOUString(e.what()));
+            }
+        } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException &) {
+            css::uno::Any exc(cppu::getCaughtException());
+            ret = bridge_->mapCppToBinaryAny(exc);
+            isExc = true;
+        }
+        if (resetCc) {
+            current_context::set(oldCc);
+        }
+    } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException &) {
+        css::uno::Any exc(cppu::getCaughtException());
+        ret = bridge_->mapCppToBinaryAny(exc);
+        isExc = true;
+    }
+    if (synchronous_) {
+        bridge_->decrementActiveCalls();
+        try {
+            bridge_->getWriter()->queueReply(
+                tid_, member_, setter_, isExc, ret, outArgs, false);
+            return;
+        } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException & e) {
+            SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "caught " << e);
+        } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+            SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "caught C++ exception " << e.what());
+        }
+        bridge_->terminate(false);
+    } else {
+        if (isExc) {
+            SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "oneway method raised exception");
+        }
+        bridge_->decrementCalls();
+    }
+}
+
+static size_t size_t_round(size_t val)
+{
+    return (val + (sizeof(size_t)-1)) & ~(sizeof(size_t)-1);
+}
+
+bool IncomingRequest::execute_throw(
+    BinaryAny * returnValue, std::vector< BinaryAny > * outArguments) const
+{
+    assert(returnValue != nullptr);
+    assert(
+        returnValue->getType().equals(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType<void>::get())));
+    assert(outArguments != nullptr);
+    assert(outArguments->empty());
+    bool isExc = false;
+    switch (functionId_) {
+    case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RESERVED:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE:
+        bridge_->releaseStub(oid_, type_);
+        break;
+    case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_QUERY_INTERFACE:
+        if (!object_.is()) {
+            css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > ifc;
+            css::uno::Reference< css::bridge::XInstanceProvider > prov(
+                bridge_->getProvider());
+            if (prov.is()) {
+                try {
+                    ifc = prov->getInstance(oid_);
+                } catch (const css::container::NoSuchElementException & e) {
+                    SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "initial element " << oid_ << ": " << e);
+                }
+            }
+            if (ifc.is()) {
+                css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference unoIfc(
+                    static_cast< uno_Interface * >(
+                        bridge_->getCppToBinaryMapping().mapInterface(
+                            ifc.get(),
+                            (css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                cppu::UnoType<
+                                    css::uno::Reference<
+                                        css::uno::XInterface > >::get()).
+                             get()))),
+                    SAL_NO_ACQUIRE);
+                *returnValue = BinaryAny(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        cppu::UnoType<
+                            css::uno::Reference<
+                                css::uno::XInterface > >::get()),
+                    &unoIfc.m_pUnoI);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        [[fallthrough]];
+    default:
+        {
+            assert(object_.is());
+            css::uno::TypeDescription retType;
+            std::vector< std::vector< char > > outBufs;
+            std::vector< void * > args;
+            switch (member_.get()->eTypeClass) {
+            case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+                {
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription t(
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                                member_.get())->
+                        pAttributeTypeRef);
+                    if (setter_) {
+                        assert(inArguments_.size() == 1);
+                        args.push_back(inArguments_[0].getValue(t));
+                    } else {
+                        assert(inArguments_.empty());
+                        retType = t;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+            case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+                {
+                    typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                                member_.get());
+                    retType = css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pReturnTypeRef);
+                    std::vector< BinaryAny >::const_iterator i(
+                        inArguments_.begin());
+                    for (sal_Int32 j = 0; j != mtd->nParams; ++j) {
+                        void * p;
+                        if (mtd->pParams[j].bIn) {
+                            p = i++->getValue(
+                                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                    mtd->pParams[j].pTypeRef));
+                        } else {
+                            outBufs.emplace_back(size_t_round(
+                                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                        mtd->pParams[j].pTypeRef).
+                                    get()->nSize));
+                            p = outBufs.back().data();
+                        }
+                        args.push_back(p);
+                        if (mtd->pParams[j].bOut) {
+                            outArguments->push_back(BinaryAny());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    assert(i == inArguments_.end());
+                    break;
+                }
+            default:
+                assert(false); // this cannot happen
+                break;
+            }
+            size_t nSize = 0;
+            if (retType.is())
+                nSize = size_t_round(retType.get()->nSize);
+            std::vector< char > retBuf(nSize);
+            uno_Any exc;
+            uno_Any * pexc = &exc;
+            (*object_.get()->pDispatcher)(
+                object_.get(), member_.get(), retBuf.empty() ? nullptr : retBuf.data(),
+                args.empty() ? nullptr : args.data(), &pexc);
+            isExc = pexc != nullptr;
+            if (isExc) {
+                *returnValue = BinaryAny(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()),
+                    &exc);
+                uno_any_destruct(&exc, nullptr);
+            } else {
+                if (!retBuf.empty()) {
+                    *returnValue = BinaryAny(retType, retBuf.data());
+                    uno_destructData(retBuf.data(), retType.get(), nullptr);
+                }
+                if (!outArguments->empty()) {
+                    assert(
+                        member_.get()->eTypeClass ==
+                        typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD);
+                    typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                                member_.get());
+                    std::vector< BinaryAny >::iterator i(outArguments->begin());
+                    std::vector< std::vector< char > >::iterator j(
+                        outBufs.begin());
+                    for (sal_Int32 k = 0; k != mtd->nParams; ++k) {
+                        if (mtd->pParams[k].bOut) {
+                            *i++ = BinaryAny(
+                                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                    mtd->pParams[k].pTypeRef),
+                                args[k]);
+                        }
+                        if (!mtd->pParams[k].bIn) {
+                            uno_type_destructData(
+                                (j++)->data(), mtd->pParams[k].pTypeRef, nullptr);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    assert(i == outArguments->end());
+                    assert(j == outBufs.end());
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return !isExc;
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.hxx b/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ed7fbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/incomingrequest.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_INCOMINGREQUEST_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_INCOMINGREQUEST_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+    class BinaryAny;
+    class Bridge;
+}
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class IncomingRequest {
+private:
+    IncomingRequest(const IncomingRequest&) = delete;
+    IncomingRequest& operator=(const IncomingRequest&) = delete;
+public:
+    IncomingRequest(
+        rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        sal_uInt16 functionId, bool synchronous,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments, bool currentContextMode,
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & currentContext);
+
+    ~IncomingRequest();
+
+    void execute() const;
+
+private:
+    bool execute_throw(
+        BinaryAny * returnValue, std::vector< BinaryAny > * outArguments) const;
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid_;
+    OUString oid_; // initial object queryInterface; release
+    com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference object_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription type_;
+    sal_uInt16 functionId_;
+    bool synchronous_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription member_;
+    bool setter_;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > inArguments_;
+    bool currentContextMode_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference currentContext_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.cxx b/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acab81175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* -*- 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 <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typeclass.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+#include "lessoperators.hxx"
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno {
+
+bool operator <(TypeDescription const & left, TypeDescription const & right) {
+    assert(left.is() && right.is());
+    typelib_TypeClass tc1 = left.get()->eTypeClass;
+    typelib_TypeClass tc2 = right.get()->eTypeClass;
+    return tc1 < tc2 ||
+        (tc1 == tc2 &&
+         (OUString::unacquired(&left.get()->pTypeName) <
+          OUString::unacquired(&right.get()->pTypeName)));
+}
+
+}
+
+namespace rtl {
+
+bool operator <(ByteSequence const & left, ByteSequence const & right) {
+    const sal_Int32 nLen = std::min( left.getLength(), right.getLength());
+    for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nLen; ++i )
+    {
+        if (left[i] < right[i]) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (right[i] < left[i]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return left.getLength() < right.getLength();
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.hxx b/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65f2c5366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/lessoperators.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_LESSOPERATORS_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_LESSOPERATORS_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class TypeDescription; }
+namespace rtl { class ByteSequence; }
+
+namespace com::sun::star::uno {
+
+bool operator <(TypeDescription const & left, TypeDescription const & right);
+
+}
+
+namespace rtl {
+
+bool operator <(ByteSequence const & left, ByteSequence const & right);
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/marshal.cxx b/binaryurp/source/marshal.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d60cbf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/marshal.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <cppu/unotype.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/string.hxx>
+#include <rtl/textcvt.h>
+#include <rtl/textenc.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typeclass.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "cache.hxx"
+#include "lessoperators.hxx"
+#include "marshal.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+void write64(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt64 value) {
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, value >> 56);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 48) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 40) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 32) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 24) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 16) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, (value >> 8) & 0xFF);
+    Marshal::write8(buffer, value & 0xFF);
+}
+
+void writeCompressed(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt32 value) {
+    if (value < 0xFF) {
+        Marshal::write8(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(value));
+    } else {
+        Marshal::write8(buffer, 0xFF);
+        Marshal::write32(buffer, value);
+    }
+}
+
+void writeString(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, OUString const & value)
+{
+    assert(buffer != nullptr);
+    OString v;
+    if (!value.convertToString(
+            &v, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8,
+            (RTL_UNICODETOTEXT_FLAGS_UNDEFINED_ERROR |
+             RTL_UNICODETOTEXT_FLAGS_INVALID_ERROR)))
+    {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "UNO string contains invalid UTF-16 sequence");
+    }
+    writeCompressed(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(v.getLength()));
+    buffer->insert(buffer->end(), v.getStr(), v.getStr() + v.getLength());
+}
+
+}
+
+Marshal::Marshal(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, WriterState & state):
+    bridge_(bridge), state_(state)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+}
+
+Marshal::~Marshal() {}
+
+void Marshal::write8(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt8 value) {
+    assert(buffer != nullptr);
+    buffer->push_back(value);
+}
+
+void Marshal::write16(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt16 value) {
+    write8(buffer, value >> 8);
+    write8(buffer, value & 0xFF);
+}
+
+void Marshal::write32(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt32 value) {
+    write8(buffer, value >> 24);
+    write8(buffer, (value >> 16) & 0xFF);
+    write8(buffer, (value >> 8) & 0xFF);
+    write8(buffer, value & 0xFF);
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeValue(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, BinaryAny const & value)
+{
+    assert(
+        type.is() &&
+        (type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_ANY ||
+         value.getType().equals(type)));
+    writeValue(buffer, type, value.getValue(type));
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeType(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & value)
+{
+    value.makeComplete();
+    assert(value.is());
+    typelib_TypeClass tc = value.get()->eTypeClass;
+    if (tc <= typelib_TypeClass_ANY) {
+        write8(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(tc));
+    } else {
+        bool found;
+        sal_uInt16 idx = state_.typeCache.add(value, &found);
+        if (found) {
+            write8(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(tc));
+            write16(buffer, idx);
+        } else {
+            write8(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(tc) | 0x80);
+            write16(buffer, idx);
+            writeString(buffer, OUString(value.get()->pTypeName));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeOid(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, OUString const & oid)
+{
+    bool found;
+    sal_uInt16 idx;
+    if ( oid.isEmpty() ) {
+        found = true;
+        idx = cache::ignore;
+    } else {
+        idx = state_.oidCache.add(oid, &found);
+    }
+    if (found) {
+        write8(buffer, 0);
+    } else {
+        writeString(buffer, oid);
+    }
+    write16(buffer, idx);
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeTid(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid)
+{
+    bool found;
+    sal_uInt16 idx = state_.tidCache.add(tid, &found);
+    if (found) {
+        write8(buffer, 0);
+    } else {
+        sal_Sequence * p = tid.getHandle();
+        writeValue(
+            buffer,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > >::get()), &p);
+    }
+    write16(buffer, idx);
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeValue(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, void const * value)
+{
+    assert(buffer != nullptr && type.is());
+    type.makeComplete();
+    switch (type.get()->eTypeClass) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_VOID:
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BOOLEAN:
+        assert(*static_cast< sal_uInt8 const * >(value) <= 1);
+        [[fallthrough]];
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BYTE:
+        write8(buffer, *static_cast< sal_uInt8 const * >(value));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_CHAR:
+        write16(buffer, *static_cast< sal_uInt16 const * >(value));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_FLOAT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ENUM:
+        write32(buffer, *static_cast< sal_uInt32 const * >(value));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_DOUBLE:
+        write64(buffer, *static_cast< sal_uInt64 const * >(value));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRING:
+        writeString(
+            buffer,
+            OUString(*static_cast< rtl_uString * const * >(value)));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_TYPE:
+        writeType(
+            buffer,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                *static_cast< typelib_TypeDescriptionReference * const * >(
+                    value)));
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ANY:
+        {
+            uno_Any const * p = static_cast< uno_Any const * >(value);
+            css::uno::TypeDescription t(p->pType);
+            writeType(buffer, t);
+            writeValue(buffer, t, p->pData);
+            break;
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SEQUENCE:
+        {
+            sal_Sequence * p = *static_cast< sal_Sequence * const * >(value);
+            writeCompressed(buffer, static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(p->nElements));
+            css::uno::TypeDescription ctd(
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_IndirectTypeDescription * >(
+                    type.get())->
+                pType);
+            assert(ctd.is());
+            if (ctd.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_BYTE) {
+                buffer->insert(
+                    buffer->end(), p->elements, p->elements + p->nElements);
+            } else {
+                for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != p->nElements; ++i) {
+                    writeValue(buffer, ctd, p->elements + i * ctd.get()->nSize);
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION:
+        writeMemberValues(buffer, type, value);
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE:
+        writeOid(
+            buffer,
+            bridge_->registerOutgoingInterface(
+                css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference(
+                    *static_cast< uno_Interface * const * >(value)),
+                type));
+        break;
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void Marshal::writeMemberValues(
+    std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, void const * aggregateValue)
+{
+    assert(
+        type.is() &&
+        (type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT ||
+         type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION) &&
+        aggregateValue != nullptr);
+    type.makeComplete();
+    typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * ctd =
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * >(type.get());
+    if (ctd->pBaseTypeDescription != nullptr) {
+        writeMemberValues(
+            buffer,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(&ctd->pBaseTypeDescription->aBase),
+            aggregateValue);
+    }
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != ctd->nMembers; ++i) {
+        writeValue(
+            buffer, css::uno::TypeDescription(ctd->ppTypeRefs[i]),
+            (static_cast< char const * >(aggregateValue) +
+             ctd->pMemberOffsets[i]));
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/marshal.hxx b/binaryurp/source/marshal.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333c8f90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/marshal.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_MARSHAL_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_MARSHAL_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+    class BinaryAny;
+    class Bridge;
+    struct WriterState;
+}
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Marshal {
+public:
+    Marshal(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, WriterState & state);
+
+    ~Marshal();
+
+    static void write8(std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt8 value);
+
+    static void write16(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt16 value);
+
+    static void write32(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, sal_uInt32 value);
+
+    void writeValue(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        BinaryAny const & value);
+
+    void writeType(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & value);
+
+    void writeOid(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, OUString const & oid);
+
+    void writeTid(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer, rtl::ByteSequence const & tid);
+
+private:
+    Marshal(const Marshal&) = delete;
+    Marshal& operator=(const Marshal&) = delete;
+
+    void writeValue(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type, void const * value);
+
+    void writeMemberValues(
+        std::vector< unsigned char > * buffer,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        void const * aggregateValue);
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    WriterState & state_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequest.hxx b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequest.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aaf68e23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequest.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_OUTGOINGREQUEST_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_OUTGOINGREQUEST_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+struct OutgoingRequest {
+    enum Kind { KIND_NORMAL, KIND_REQUEST_CHANGE, KIND_COMMIT_CHANGE };
+
+    OutgoingRequest(
+        Kind theKind, com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & theMember,
+        bool theSetter):
+        kind(theKind), member(theMember), setter(theSetter)
+    {}
+
+    Kind kind;
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription member;
+
+    bool setter;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.cxx b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d18c01434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+
+#include "lessoperators.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequest.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequests.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+OutgoingRequests::OutgoingRequests() {}
+
+OutgoingRequests::~OutgoingRequests() {}
+
+void OutgoingRequests::push(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OutgoingRequest const & request)
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    map_[tid].push_back(request);
+}
+
+OutgoingRequest OutgoingRequests::top(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid) {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    Map::iterator i(map_.find(tid));
+    if (i == map_.end()) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: reply for unknown TID");
+    }
+    assert(!i->second.empty());
+    return i->second.back();
+}
+
+void OutgoingRequests::pop(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid) throw () {
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    Map::iterator i(map_.find(tid));
+    assert(i != map_.end());
+    i->second.pop_back();
+    if (i->second.empty()) {
+        map_.erase(i);
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.hxx b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e085288bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/outgoingrequests.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_OUTGOINGREQUESTS_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_OUTGOINGREQUESTS_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+
+namespace binaryurp { struct OutgoingRequest; }
+namespace rtl { class ByteSequence; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class OutgoingRequests {
+public:
+    OutgoingRequests();
+
+    ~OutgoingRequests();
+
+    void push(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OutgoingRequest const & request);
+
+    OutgoingRequest top(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid);
+
+    void pop(rtl::ByteSequence const & tid) throw ();
+
+private:
+    OutgoingRequests(const OutgoingRequests&) = delete;
+    OutgoingRequests& operator=(const OutgoingRequests&) = delete;
+
+    typedef std::map< rtl::ByteSequence, std::vector< OutgoingRequest > > Map;
+
+    osl::Mutex mutex_;
+    Map map_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/proxy.cxx b/binaryurp/source/proxy.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5a92b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/proxy.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <exception>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/runtimetooustring.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/any2.h>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.h>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "proxy.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+extern "C" void proxy_acquireInterface(uno_Interface * pInterface) {
+    assert(pInterface != nullptr);
+    static_cast< Proxy * >(pInterface)->do_acquire();
+}
+
+extern "C" void proxy_releaseInterface(uno_Interface * pInterface) {
+    assert(pInterface != nullptr);
+    static_cast< Proxy * >(pInterface)->do_release();
+}
+
+extern "C" void proxy_dispatchInterface(
+    uno_Interface * pUnoI, typelib_TypeDescription const * pMemberType,
+    void * pReturn, void ** pArgs, uno_Any ** ppException)
+{
+    assert(pUnoI != nullptr);
+    static_cast< Proxy * >(pUnoI)->do_dispatch(
+        pMemberType, pReturn, pArgs, ppException);
+}
+
+}
+
+Proxy::Proxy(
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, OUString const & oid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type):
+    bridge_(bridge), oid_(oid), type_(type), references_(1)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+    acquire = &proxy_acquireInterface;
+    release = &proxy_releaseInterface;
+    pDispatcher = &proxy_dispatchInterface;
+}
+
+
+void Proxy::do_acquire() {
+    if (++references_ == 1) {
+        bridge_->resurrectProxy(*this);
+    }
+}
+
+void Proxy::do_release() {
+    if (--references_ == 0) {
+        bridge_->revokeProxy(*this);
+    }
+}
+
+void Proxy::do_free() {
+    bridge_->freeProxy(*this);
+    delete this;
+}
+
+void Proxy::do_dispatch(
+    typelib_TypeDescription const * member, void * returnValue,
+    void ** arguments, uno_Any ** exception) const
+{
+    try {
+        try {
+            do_dispatch_throw(member, returnValue, arguments, exception);
+        } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "caught C++ exception: " + o3tl::runtimeToOUString(e.what()));
+        }
+    } catch (const css::uno::RuntimeException &) {
+        css::uno::Any exc(cppu::getCaughtException());
+        uno_copyAndConvertData(
+            *exception, &exc,
+            (css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()).
+             get()),
+            bridge_->getCppToBinaryMapping().get());
+    }
+}
+
+bool Proxy::isProxy(
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge,
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object, OUString * oid)
+{
+    assert(object.is());
+    return object.m_pUnoI->acquire == &proxy_acquireInterface &&
+        static_cast< Proxy * >(object.m_pUnoI)->isProxy(bridge, oid);
+}
+
+Proxy::~Proxy() {}
+
+void Proxy::do_dispatch_throw(
+    typelib_TypeDescription const * member, void * returnValue,
+    void ** arguments, uno_Any ** exception) const
+{
+    //TODO: Optimize queryInterface:
+    assert(member != nullptr);
+    bool bSetter = false;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > inArgs;
+    switch (member->eTypeClass) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+        bSetter = returnValue == nullptr;
+        if (bSetter) {
+            inArgs.emplace_back(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription const * >(
+                                member)->
+                        pAttributeTypeRef),
+                    arguments[0]);
+        }
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+        {
+            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription const * mtd =
+                reinterpret_cast<
+                    typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription const * >(member);
+            for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != mtd->nParams; ++i) {
+                if (mtd->pParams[i].bIn) {
+                    inArgs.emplace_back(
+                            css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pParams[i].pTypeRef),
+                            arguments[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+    BinaryAny ret;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > outArgs;
+    if (bridge_->makeCall(
+            oid_,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                const_cast< typelib_TypeDescription * >(member)),
+            bSetter, inArgs, &ret, &outArgs))
+    {
+        assert(ret.getType().get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION);
+        uno_any_construct(
+            *exception, ret.getValue(ret.getType()), ret.getType().get(), nullptr);
+    } else {
+        switch (member->eTypeClass) {
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+            if (!bSetter) {
+                css::uno::TypeDescription t(
+                    reinterpret_cast<
+                        typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription const * >(
+                            member)->
+                    pAttributeTypeRef);
+                uno_copyData(returnValue, ret.getValue(t), t.get(), nullptr);
+            }
+            break;
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+            {
+                typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription const * mtd =
+                    reinterpret_cast<
+                        typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription const * >(
+                            member);
+                css::uno::TypeDescription t(mtd->pReturnTypeRef);
+                if (t.get()->eTypeClass != typelib_TypeClass_VOID) {
+                    uno_copyData(returnValue, ret.getValue(t), t.get(), nullptr);
+                }
+                std::vector< BinaryAny >::iterator i(outArgs.begin());
+                for (sal_Int32 j = 0; j != mtd->nParams; ++j) {
+                    if (mtd->pParams[j].bOut) {
+                        css::uno::TypeDescription pt(mtd->pParams[j].pTypeRef);
+                        if (mtd->pParams[j].bIn) {
+                            (void) uno_assignData(
+                                arguments[j], pt.get(), i++->getValue(pt),
+                                pt.get(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+                        } else {
+                            uno_copyData(
+                                arguments[j], i++->getValue(pt), pt.get(), nullptr);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                assert(i == outArgs.end());
+                break;
+            }
+        default:
+            assert(false); // this cannot happen
+            break;
+        }
+        *exception = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+bool Proxy::isProxy(
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, OUString * oid) const
+{
+    assert(oid != nullptr);
+    if (bridge == bridge_) {
+        *oid = oid_;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/proxy.hxx b/binaryurp/source/proxy.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4a94cd02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/proxy.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_PROXY_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_PROXY_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/any2.h>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.h>
+
+namespace binaryurp { class Bridge; }
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class UnoInterfaceReference; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Proxy: public uno_Interface {
+public:
+    Proxy(
+        rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    const OUString& getOid() const { return oid_;}
+
+    const com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription& getType() const { return type_;}
+
+    void do_acquire();
+
+    void do_release();
+
+    void do_free();
+
+    void do_dispatch(
+        typelib_TypeDescription const * member, void * returnValue,
+        void ** arguments, uno_Any ** exception) const;
+
+    static bool isProxy(
+        rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge,
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & object,
+        OUString * oid);
+
+private:
+    Proxy(const Proxy&) = delete;
+    Proxy& operator=(const Proxy&) = delete;
+
+    ~Proxy();
+
+    void do_dispatch_throw(
+        typelib_TypeDescription const * member, void * returnValue,
+        void ** arguments, uno_Any ** exception) const;
+
+    bool isProxy(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, OUString * oid)
+        const;
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    OUString oid_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription type_;
+    std::atomic<std::size_t> references_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/reader.cxx b/binaryurp/source/reader.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11b77ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/reader.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <exception>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Exception.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Type.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XCurrentContext.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.hpp>
+#include <cppu/unotype.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typeclass.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "incomingreply.hxx"
+#include "incomingrequest.hxx"
+#include "outgoingrequest.hxx"
+#include "reader.hxx"
+#include "specialfunctionids.hxx"
+#include "unmarshal.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > read(
+    css::uno::Reference< css::connection::XConnection > const & connection,
+    sal_uInt32 size, bool eofOk)
+{
+    assert(connection.is());
+    if (size > SAL_MAX_INT32) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "binaryurp::Reader: block size too large");
+    }
+    css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > buf;
+    sal_Int32 n = connection->read(buf, static_cast< sal_Int32 >(size));
+    if (n == 0 && eofOk) {
+        return css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 >();
+    }
+    if (n != static_cast< sal_Int32 >(size)) {
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Reader: premature end of input");
+    }
+    assert(buf.getLength() == static_cast< sal_Int32 >(size));
+    return buf;
+}
+
+extern "C" void request(void * pThreadSpecificData) {
+    assert(pThreadSpecificData != nullptr);
+    std::unique_ptr< IncomingRequest >(
+        static_cast< IncomingRequest * >(pThreadSpecificData))->
+        execute();
+}
+
+}
+
+Reader::Reader(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge):
+    Thread("binaryurpReader"), bridge_(bridge)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+}
+
+Reader::~Reader() {}
+
+void Reader::execute() {
+    try {
+        bridge_->sendRequestChangeRequest();
+        css::uno::Reference< css::connection::XConnection > con(
+            bridge_->getConnection());
+        for (;;) {
+            css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > s(read(con, 8, true));
+            if (!s.hasElements()) {
+                break;
+            }
+            Unmarshal header(bridge_, state_, s);
+            sal_uInt32 size = header.read32();
+            sal_uInt32 count = header.read32();
+            header.done();
+            if (count == 0) {
+                throw css::io::IOException(
+                    "binaryurp::Reader: block with zero message count received");
+            }
+            Unmarshal block(bridge_, state_, read(con, size, false));
+            for (sal_uInt32 i = 0; i != count; ++i) {
+                readMessage(block);
+            }
+            block.done();
+        }
+    } catch (const css::uno::Exception & e) {
+        SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "caught UNO exception '" << e << '\'');
+    } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+        SAL_WARN("binaryurp", "caught C++ exception '" << e.what() << '\'');
+    }
+    bridge_->terminate(false);
+    bridge_.clear();
+}
+
+void Reader::readMessage(Unmarshal & unmarshal) {
+    sal_uInt8 flags1 = unmarshal.read8();
+    bool newType;
+    bool newOid;
+    bool newTid;
+    bool forceSynchronous;
+    sal_uInt16 functionId;
+    if ((flags1 & 0x80) != 0) { // bit 7: LONGHEADER
+        if ((flags1 & 0x40) == 0) { // bit 6: REQUEST
+            readReplyMessage(unmarshal, flags1);
+            return;
+        }
+        newType = (flags1 & 0x20) != 0; // bit 5: NEWTYPE
+        newOid = (flags1 & 0x10) != 0; // bit 4: NEWOID
+        newTid = (flags1 & 0x08) != 0; // bit 3: NEWTID
+        if ((flags1 & 0x01) != 0) { // bit 0: MOREFLAGSS
+            sal_uInt8 flags2 = unmarshal.read8();
+            forceSynchronous = (flags2 & 0x80) != 0; // bit 7: MUSTREPLY
+            if (((flags2 & 0x40) != 0) != forceSynchronous) {
+                    // bit 6: SYNCHRONOUS
+                throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                    "URP: request message with MUSTREPLY != SYNCHRONOUS"
+                    " received");
+            }
+        } else {
+            forceSynchronous = false;
+        }
+        functionId = ((flags1 & 0x04) != 0) // bit 2: FUNCTIONID16
+            ? unmarshal.read16() : unmarshal.read8();
+    } else {
+        newType = false;
+        newOid = false;
+        newTid = false;
+        forceSynchronous = false;
+        functionId = ((flags1 & 0x40) != 0) // bit 6: FUNCTIONID14
+            ? ((flags1 & 0x3F) << 8) | unmarshal.read8() : flags1 & 0x3F;
+    }
+    css::uno::TypeDescription type;
+    if (newType) {
+        type = unmarshal.readType();
+        lastType_ = type;
+    } else {
+        if (!lastType_.is()) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "URP: request message with NEWTYPE received when last"
+                " interface type has not yet been set");
+        }
+        type = lastType_;
+    }
+    OUString oid;
+    if (newOid) {
+        oid = unmarshal.readOid();
+        if (oid.isEmpty()) {
+            throw css::io::IOException(
+                "binaryurp::Unmarshal: empty OID");
+        }
+        lastOid_ = oid;
+    } else {
+        if (lastOid_.isEmpty()) {
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "URP: request message with NEWOID received when last OID has"
+                " not yet been set");
+        }
+        oid = lastOid_;
+    }
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid(getTid(unmarshal, newTid));
+    lastTid_ = tid;
+    type.makeComplete();
+    if (type.get()->eTypeClass != typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: request message with non-interface interface type received");
+    }
+    typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * itd =
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceTypeDescription * >(type.get());
+    if (functionId >= itd->nMapFunctionIndexToMemberIndex) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: request message with unknown function ID received");
+    }
+    sal_Int32 memberId = itd->pMapFunctionIndexToMemberIndex[functionId];
+    css::uno::TypeDescription memberTd(itd->ppAllMembers[memberId]);
+    memberTd.makeComplete();
+    assert(memberTd.is());
+    bool protProps = bridge_->isProtocolPropertiesRequest(oid, type);
+    bool ccMode = !protProps && functionId != SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE &&
+        bridge_->isCurrentContextMode();
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference cc;
+    if (ccMode) {
+        css::uno::TypeDescription t(
+            cppu::UnoType<css::uno::XCurrentContext>::get());
+        cc.set(
+            *static_cast< uno_Interface ** >(
+                unmarshal.readValue(t).getValue(t)));
+    }
+    bool oneWay =
+        memberTd.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD &&
+        (reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+            memberTd.get())->
+         bOneWay);
+    SAL_INFO_IF(
+        !oneWay && forceSynchronous, "binaryurp",
+        ("superfluous MUSTREPLY/SYNCHRONOUS ignored in request message with"
+         " non-oneway function ID"));
+    bool synchronous = !oneWay || forceSynchronous;
+    bool bSetter = false;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > inArgs;
+    switch (memberTd.get()->eTypeClass) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+        bSetter = itd->pMapMemberIndexToFunctionIndex[memberId] != functionId;
+            // pMapMemberIndexToFunctionIndex contains function index of
+            // attribute getter
+        if (bSetter) {
+            inArgs.push_back(
+                unmarshal.readValue(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                                memberTd.get())->
+                        pAttributeTypeRef)));
+        }
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+        {
+            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                    memberTd.get());
+            for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != mtd->nParams; ++i) {
+                if (mtd->pParams[i].bIn) {
+                    inArgs.push_back(
+                        unmarshal.readValue(
+                            css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                mtd->pParams[i].pTypeRef)));
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+    bridge_->incrementCalls(
+        !protProps && functionId != SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE);
+    if (protProps) {
+        switch (functionId) {
+        case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_REQUEST_CHANGE:
+            bridge_->handleRequestChangeRequest(tid, inArgs);
+            break;
+        case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_COMMIT_CHANGE:
+            bridge_->handleCommitChangeRequest(tid, inArgs);
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "URP: request message with UrpProtocolProperties OID and"
+                " unknown function ID received");
+        }
+    } else {
+        css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference obj;
+        switch (functionId) {
+        case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_QUERY_INTERFACE:
+            obj = bridge_->findStub(oid, type);
+            if (!obj.is()) {
+                assert(
+                    inArgs.size() == 1
+                    && inArgs[0].getType().equals(
+                        css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                            cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Type >::get())));
+                if (!(type.equals(
+                          css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                              cppu::UnoType<
+                                  css::uno::Reference<
+                                      css::uno::XInterface > >::get()))
+                      && (css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                              *static_cast<
+                                  typelib_TypeDescriptionReference ** >(
+                                      inArgs[0].getValue(inArgs[0].getType()))).
+                          equals(
+                              css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                  cppu::UnoType<
+                                      css::uno::Reference<
+                                          css::uno::XInterface > >::get())))))
+                {
+                    throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                        "URP: queryInterface request message with unknown OID '"
+                        + oid + "' received");
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RESERVED:
+            throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                "URP: request message with unknown function ID 1 received");
+        case SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE:
+            break;
+        default:
+            obj = bridge_->findStub(oid, type);
+            if (!obj.is()) {
+                throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                    "URP: request message with unknown OID received");
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        std::unique_ptr< IncomingRequest > req(
+            new IncomingRequest(
+                bridge_, tid, oid, obj, type, functionId, synchronous, memberTd,
+                bSetter, inArgs, ccMode, cc));
+        if (synchronous) {
+            bridge_->incrementActiveCalls();
+        }
+        uno_threadpool_putJob(
+            bridge_->getThreadPool(), tid.getHandle(), req.get(), &request,
+            !synchronous);
+        req.release();
+    }
+}
+
+void Reader::readReplyMessage(Unmarshal & unmarshal, sal_uInt8 flags1) {
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid(getTid(unmarshal, (flags1 & 0x08) != 0));
+        // bit 3: NEWTID
+    lastTid_ = tid;
+    OutgoingRequest req(bridge_->lastOutgoingRequest(tid));
+    bool exc = (flags1 & 0x20) != 0; // bit 5: EXCEPTION
+    BinaryAny ret;
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > outArgs;
+    if (exc) {
+        ret = unmarshal.readValue(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()));
+        if (!typelib_typedescription_isAssignableFrom(
+                (css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                    cppu::UnoType< css::uno::RuntimeException >::get()).
+                 get()),
+                ret.getType().get()))
+        {
+            sal_Int32 n = 0;
+            typelib_TypeDescriptionReference ** p = nullptr;
+            switch (req.member.get()->eTypeClass) {
+            case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+                {
+                    typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * atd =
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                                req.member.get());
+                    n = req.setter ? atd->nSetExceptions : atd->nGetExceptions;
+                    p = req.setter
+                        ? atd->ppSetExceptions : atd->ppGetExceptions;
+                    break;
+                }
+            case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+                {
+                    typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                                req.member.get());
+                    n = mtd->nExceptions;
+                    p = mtd->ppExceptions;
+                    break;
+                }
+            default:
+                assert(false); // this cannot happen
+                break;
+            }
+            bool bOk = false;
+            for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
+                if (typelib_typedescriptionreference_isAssignableFrom(
+                        p[i],
+                        reinterpret_cast< typelib_TypeDescriptionReference * >(
+                            ret.getType().get())))
+                {
+                    bOk = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!bOk) {
+                throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+                    "URP: reply message with bad exception type received");
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        switch (req.member.get()->eTypeClass) {
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+            if (!req.setter) {
+                ret = unmarshal.readValue(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                                req.member.get())->
+                        pAttributeTypeRef));
+            }
+            break;
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+            {
+                typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                    reinterpret_cast<
+                        typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                            req.member.get());
+                ret = unmarshal.readValue(
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pReturnTypeRef));
+                for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != mtd->nParams; ++i) {
+                    if (mtd->pParams[i].bOut) {
+                        outArgs.push_back(
+                            unmarshal.readValue(
+                                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                                    mtd->pParams[i].pTypeRef)));
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        default:
+            assert(false); // this cannot happen
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    switch (req.kind) {
+    case OutgoingRequest::KIND_NORMAL:
+        {
+            std::unique_ptr< IncomingReply > resp(
+                new IncomingReply(exc, ret, outArgs));
+            uno_threadpool_putJob(
+                bridge_->getThreadPool(), tid.getHandle(), resp.get(), nullptr,
+                false);
+            resp.release();
+            break;
+        }
+    case OutgoingRequest::KIND_REQUEST_CHANGE:
+        assert(outArgs.empty());
+        bridge_->handleRequestChangeReply(exc, ret);
+        break;
+    case OutgoingRequest::KIND_COMMIT_CHANGE:
+        assert(outArgs.empty());
+        bridge_->handleCommitChangeReply(exc, ret);
+        break;
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+rtl::ByteSequence Reader::getTid(Unmarshal & unmarshal, bool newTid) const {
+    if (newTid) {
+        return unmarshal.readTid();
+    }
+    if (lastTid_.getLength() == 0) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "URP: message with NEWTID received when last TID has not yet been"
+            " set");
+    }
+    return lastTid_;
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/reader.hxx b/binaryurp/source/reader.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6510bbb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/reader.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_READER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_READER_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <salhelper/thread.hxx>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+#include "readerstate.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+    class Bridge;
+    class Unmarshal;
+}
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Reader: public salhelper::Thread {
+public:
+    explicit Reader(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge);
+
+private:
+    virtual ~Reader() override;
+
+    virtual void execute() override;
+
+    void readMessage(Unmarshal & unmarshal);
+
+    void readReplyMessage(Unmarshal & unmarshal, sal_uInt8 flags1);
+
+    rtl::ByteSequence getTid(Unmarshal & unmarshal, bool newTid) const;
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription lastType_;
+    OUString lastOid_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence lastTid_;
+    ReaderState state_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/readerstate.hxx b/binaryurp/source/readerstate.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b401faec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/readerstate.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_READERSTATE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_READERSTATE_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+#include "cache.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+struct ReaderState {
+private:
+    ReaderState(const ReaderState&) = delete;
+    ReaderState& operator=(const ReaderState&) = delete;
+public:
+    ReaderState() {}
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription typeCache[cache::size];
+    OUString oidCache[cache::size];
+    rtl::ByteSequence tidCache[cache::size];
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/specialfunctionids.hxx b/binaryurp/source/specialfunctionids.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef147a326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/specialfunctionids.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_SPECIALFUNCTIONIDS_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_SPECIALFUNCTIONIDS_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+enum SpecialFunctionIds {
+    SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_QUERY_INTERFACE = 0,
+
+    SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RESERVED = 1,
+
+    SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE = 2,
+
+    SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_REQUEST_CHANGE = 4,
+
+    SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_COMMIT_CHANGE = 5
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.cxx b/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cf8676ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,488 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <new>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/RuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <cppu/unotype.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/textcvt.h>
+#include <rtl/textenc.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.h>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typeclass.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/any2.h>
+#include <uno/data.h>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "cache.hxx"
+#include "readerstate.hxx"
+#include "unmarshal.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+namespace {
+
+void * allocate(sal_Size size) {
+    void * p = std::malloc(size);
+    if (p == nullptr) {
+        throw std::bad_alloc();
+    }
+    return p;
+}
+
+std::vector< BinaryAny >::iterator copyMemberValues(
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny >::iterator const & it, void * buffer) throw ()
+{
+    assert(
+        type.is() &&
+        (type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT ||
+         type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION) &&
+        buffer != nullptr);
+    type.makeComplete();
+    std::vector< BinaryAny >::iterator i(it);
+    typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * ctd =
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * >(type.get());
+    if (ctd->pBaseTypeDescription != nullptr) {
+        i = copyMemberValues(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(&ctd->pBaseTypeDescription->aBase), i,
+            buffer);
+    }
+    for (sal_Int32 j = 0; j != ctd->nMembers; ++j) {
+        uno_type_copyData(
+            static_cast< char * >(buffer) + ctd->pMemberOffsets[j],
+            i++->getValue(css::uno::TypeDescription(ctd->ppTypeRefs[j])),
+            ctd->ppTypeRefs[j], nullptr);
+    }
+    return i;
+}
+
+}
+
+Unmarshal::Unmarshal(
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, ReaderState & state,
+    css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > const & buffer):
+    bridge_(bridge), state_(state), buffer_(buffer)
+{
+    data_ = reinterpret_cast< sal_uInt8 const * >(buffer_.getConstArray());
+    end_ = data_ + buffer_.getLength();
+}
+
+Unmarshal::~Unmarshal() {}
+
+sal_uInt8 Unmarshal::read8() {
+    check(1);
+    return *data_++;
+}
+
+sal_uInt16 Unmarshal::read16() {
+    check(2);
+    sal_uInt16 n = static_cast< sal_uInt16 >(*data_++) << 8;
+    return n | *data_++;
+}
+
+sal_uInt32 Unmarshal::read32() {
+    check(4);
+    sal_uInt32 n = static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(*data_++) << 24;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(*data_++) << 16;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(*data_++) << 8;
+    return n | *data_++;
+}
+
+css::uno::TypeDescription Unmarshal::readType() {
+    sal_uInt8 flags = read8();
+    typelib_TypeClass tc = static_cast< typelib_TypeClass >(flags & 0x7F);
+    switch (tc) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_VOID:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BOOLEAN:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BYTE:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_FLOAT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_DOUBLE:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_CHAR:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRING:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_TYPE:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ANY:
+        if ((flags & 0x80) != 0) {
+            throw css::io::IOException(
+                "binaryurp::Unmarshal: cache flag of simple type is set");
+        }
+        return css::uno::TypeDescription(
+            *typelib_static_type_getByTypeClass(tc));
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SEQUENCE:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ENUM:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE:
+        {
+            sal_uInt16 idx = readCacheIndex();
+            if ((flags & 0x80) == 0) {
+                if (idx == cache::ignore || !state_.typeCache[idx].is()) {
+                    throw css::io::IOException(
+                        "binaryurp::Unmarshal: unknown type cache index");
+                }
+                return state_.typeCache[idx];
+            } else {
+                OUString const str(readString());
+                css::uno::TypeDescription t(str);
+                if (!t.is() || t.get()->eTypeClass != tc) {
+
+                    throw css::io::IOException(
+                        "binaryurp::Unmarshal: type with unknown name: " + str);
+                }
+                for (css::uno::TypeDescription t2(t);
+                     t2.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_SEQUENCE;)
+                {
+                    t2.makeComplete();
+                    t2 = css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        reinterpret_cast< typelib_IndirectTypeDescription * >(
+                            t2.get())->pType);
+                    if (!t2.is()) {
+                        throw css::io::IOException(
+                            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: sequence type with unknown"
+                            " component type");
+                    }
+                    switch (t2.get()->eTypeClass) {
+                    case typelib_TypeClass_VOID:
+                    case typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION:
+                        throw css::io::IOException(
+                            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: sequence type with bad"
+                            " component type");
+                    default:
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (idx != cache::ignore) {
+                    state_.typeCache[idx] = t;
+                }
+                return t;
+            }
+        }
+    default:
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: type of unknown type class");
+    }
+}
+
+OUString Unmarshal::readOid() {
+    OUString oid(readString());
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != oid.getLength(); ++i) {
+        if (oid[i] > 0x7F) {
+            throw css::io::IOException(
+                "binaryurp::Unmarshal: OID contains non-ASCII character");
+        }
+    }
+    sal_uInt16 idx = readCacheIndex();
+    if (oid.isEmpty() && idx != cache::ignore) {
+        if (state_.oidCache[idx].isEmpty()) {
+            throw css::io::IOException(
+                "binaryurp::Unmarshal: unknown OID cache index");
+        }
+        return state_.oidCache[idx];
+    }
+    if (idx != cache::ignore) {
+        state_.oidCache[idx] = oid;
+    }
+    return oid;
+}
+
+rtl::ByteSequence Unmarshal::readTid() {
+    rtl::ByteSequence tid(
+        *static_cast< sal_Sequence * const * >(
+            readSequence(
+                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                    cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > >::get())).
+            getValue(
+                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                    cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > >::get()))));
+    sal_uInt16 idx = readCacheIndex();
+    if (tid.getLength() == 0) {
+        if (idx == cache::ignore || state_.tidCache[idx].getLength() == 0) {
+            throw css::io::IOException(
+                "binaryurp::Unmarshal: unknown TID cache index");
+        }
+        return state_.tidCache[idx];
+    }
+    if (idx != cache::ignore) {
+        state_.tidCache[idx] = tid;
+    }
+    return tid;
+}
+
+BinaryAny Unmarshal::readValue(css::uno::TypeDescription const & type) {
+    assert(type.is());
+    switch (type.get()->eTypeClass) {
+    default:
+        std::abort(); // this cannot happen
+        // pseudo fall-through to avoid compiler warnings
+    case typelib_TypeClass_VOID:
+        return BinaryAny();
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BOOLEAN:
+        {
+            sal_uInt8 v = read8();
+            if (v > 1) {
+                throw css::io::IOException(
+                    "binaryurp::Unmarshal: boolean of unknown value");
+            }
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_BYTE:
+        {
+            sal_uInt8 v = read8();
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_SHORT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_CHAR:
+        {
+            sal_uInt16 v = read16();
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_LONG:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_FLOAT:
+        {
+            sal_uInt32 v = read32();
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_UNSIGNED_HYPER:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_DOUBLE:
+        {
+            sal_uInt64 v = read64();
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRING:
+        {
+            OUString v(readString());
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v.pData);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_TYPE:
+        {
+            css::uno::TypeDescription v(readType());
+            typelib_TypeDescription * p = v.get();
+            return BinaryAny(type, &p);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ANY:
+        {
+            css::uno::TypeDescription t(readType());
+            if (t.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_ANY) {
+                throw css::io::IOException(
+                    "binaryurp::Unmarshal: any of type ANY");
+            }
+            return readValue(t);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_SEQUENCE:
+        type.makeComplete();
+        return readSequence(type);
+    case typelib_TypeClass_ENUM:
+        {
+            sal_Int32 v = static_cast< sal_Int32 >(read32());
+            type.makeComplete();
+            typelib_EnumTypeDescription * etd =
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_EnumTypeDescription * >(type.get());
+            bool bFound = false;
+            for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != etd->nEnumValues; ++i) {
+                if (etd->pEnumValues[i] == v) {
+                    bFound = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!bFound) {
+                throw css::io::IOException(
+                    "binaryurp::Unmarshal: unknown enum value");
+            }
+            return BinaryAny(type, &v);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT:
+    case typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION:
+        {
+            std::vector< BinaryAny > as;
+            readMemberValues(type, &as);
+            void * buf = allocate(type.get()->nSize);
+            copyMemberValues(type, as.begin(), buf);
+            uno_Any raw;
+            raw.pType = reinterpret_cast< typelib_TypeDescriptionReference * >(
+                type.get());
+            raw.pData = buf;
+            raw.pReserved = nullptr;
+            return BinaryAny(raw);
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE:
+        {
+            css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference obj(
+                bridge_->registerIncomingInterface(readOid(), type));
+            return BinaryAny(type, &obj.m_pUnoI);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Unmarshal::done() const {
+    if (data_ != end_) {
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: block contains excess data");
+    }
+}
+
+void Unmarshal::check(sal_Int32 size) const {
+    if (end_ - data_ < size) {
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: trying to read past end of block");
+    }
+}
+
+sal_uInt32 Unmarshal::readCompressed() {
+    sal_uInt8 n = read8();
+    return n == 0xFF ? read32() : n;
+}
+
+sal_uInt16 Unmarshal::readCacheIndex() {
+    sal_uInt16 idx = read16();
+    if (idx >= cache::size && idx != cache::ignore) {
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: cache index out of range");
+    }
+    return idx;
+}
+
+sal_uInt64 Unmarshal::read64() {
+    check(8);
+    sal_uInt64 n = static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 56;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 48;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 40;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 32;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 24;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 16;
+    n |= static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(*data_++) << 8;
+    return n | *data_++;
+}
+
+OUString Unmarshal::readString() {
+    sal_uInt32 n = readCompressed();
+    if (n > SAL_MAX_INT32) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: string size too large");
+    }
+    check(static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n));
+    OUString s;
+    if (!rtl_convertStringToUString(
+            &s.pData, reinterpret_cast< char const * >(data_),
+            static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8,
+            (RTL_TEXTTOUNICODE_FLAGS_UNDEFINED_ERROR |
+             RTL_TEXTTOUNICODE_FLAGS_MBUNDEFINED_ERROR |
+             RTL_TEXTTOUNICODE_FLAGS_INVALID_ERROR)))
+    {
+        throw css::io::IOException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: string does not contain UTF-8");
+    }
+    data_ += n;
+    return s;
+}
+
+BinaryAny Unmarshal::readSequence(css::uno::TypeDescription const & type) {
+    assert(type.is() && type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_SEQUENCE);
+    sal_uInt32 n = readCompressed();
+    if (n > SAL_MAX_INT32) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: sequence size too large");
+    }
+    if (n == 0) {
+        return BinaryAny(type, nullptr);
+    }
+    css::uno::TypeDescription ctd(
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_IndirectTypeDescription * >(
+            type.get())->pType);
+    if (ctd.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_BYTE) {
+        check(static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n));
+        rtl::ByteSequence s(
+            reinterpret_cast< sal_Int8 const * >(data_),
+            static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n));
+        data_ += n;
+        sal_Sequence * p = s.getHandle();
+        return BinaryAny(type, &p);
+    }
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > as;
+    for (sal_uInt32 i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
+        as.push_back(readValue(ctd));
+    }
+    assert(ctd.get()->nSize >= 0);
+    sal_uInt64 size = static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(n) *
+        static_cast< sal_uInt64 >(ctd.get()->nSize);
+        // sal_uInt32 * sal_Int32 -> sal_uInt64 cannot overflow
+    if (size > SAL_MAX_SIZE - SAL_SEQUENCE_HEADER_SIZE) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "binaryurp::Unmarshal: sequence size too large");
+    }
+    void * buf = allocate(
+        SAL_SEQUENCE_HEADER_SIZE + static_cast< sal_Size >(size));
+    static_cast< sal_Sequence * >(buf)->nRefCount = 0;
+    static_cast< sal_Sequence * >(buf)->nElements =
+        static_cast< sal_Int32 >(n);
+    for (sal_uInt32 i = 0; i != n; ++i) {
+        uno_copyData(
+            static_cast< sal_Sequence * >(buf)->elements + i * ctd.get()->nSize,
+            as[i].getValue(ctd), ctd.get(), nullptr);
+    }
+    return BinaryAny(type, &buf);
+}
+
+void Unmarshal::readMemberValues(
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type, std::vector< BinaryAny > * values)
+{
+    assert(
+        type.is() &&
+        (type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_STRUCT ||
+         type.get()->eTypeClass == typelib_TypeClass_EXCEPTION) &&
+        values != nullptr);
+    type.makeComplete();
+    typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * ctd =
+        reinterpret_cast< typelib_CompoundTypeDescription * >(type.get());
+    if (ctd->pBaseTypeDescription != nullptr) {
+        readMemberValues(
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(&ctd->pBaseTypeDescription->aBase),
+            values);
+    }
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i != ctd->nMembers; ++i) {
+        values->push_back(
+            readValue(css::uno::TypeDescription(ctd->ppTypeRefs[i])));
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.hxx b/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6867d8b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/unmarshal.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_UNMARSHAL_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <sal/types.h>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+    class BinaryAny;
+    class Bridge;
+    struct ReaderState;
+}
+namespace com::sun::star::uno { class TypeDescription; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Unmarshal {
+public:
+    Unmarshal(
+        rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge, ReaderState & state,
+        com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > const & buffer);
+
+    ~Unmarshal();
+
+    sal_uInt8 read8();
+
+    sal_uInt16 read16();
+
+    sal_uInt32 read32();
+
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription readType();
+
+    OUString readOid();
+
+    rtl::ByteSequence readTid();
+
+    BinaryAny readValue(com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    void done() const;
+
+private:
+    Unmarshal(const Unmarshal&) = delete;
+    Unmarshal& operator=(const Unmarshal&) = delete;
+
+    void check(sal_Int32 size) const;
+
+    sal_uInt32 readCompressed();
+
+    sal_uInt16 readCacheIndex();
+
+    sal_uInt64 read64();
+
+    OUString readString();
+
+    BinaryAny readSequence(com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type);
+
+    void readMemberValues(
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > * values);
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    ReaderState & state_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > buffer_;
+    sal_uInt8 const * data_;
+    sal_uInt8 const * end_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/writer.cxx b/binaryurp/source/writer.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..585f375d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/writer.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,454 @@
+/* -*- 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 <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <exception>
+#include <limits>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/connection/XConnection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/io/IOException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/WrappedTargetRuntimeException.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/XCurrentContext.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "bridge.hxx"
+#include "currentcontext.hxx"
+#include "specialfunctionids.hxx"
+#include "writer.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+Writer::Item::Item()
+    : request(false)
+    , setter(false)
+    , exception(false)
+    , setCurrentContextMode(false)
+{}
+
+Writer::Item::Item(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & theTid, OUString const & theOid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & theType,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & theMember,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments,
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & theCurrentContext):
+    request(true), tid(theTid), oid(theOid), type(theType), member(theMember),
+    setter(false), arguments(inArguments), exception(false),
+    currentContext(theCurrentContext), setCurrentContextMode(false)
+{}
+
+Writer::Item::Item(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & theTid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & theMember, bool theSetter,
+    bool theException, BinaryAny const & theReturnValue,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments,
+    bool theSetCurrentContextMode):
+    request(false), tid(theTid), member(theMember), setter(theSetter),
+    arguments(outArguments), exception(theException),
+    returnValue(theReturnValue), setCurrentContextMode(theSetCurrentContextMode)
+{}
+
+Writer::Writer(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const  & bridge):
+    Thread("binaryurpWriter"), bridge_(bridge), marshal_(bridge, state_),
+    stop_(false)
+{
+    assert(bridge.is());
+}
+
+void Writer::sendDirectRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    assert(!unblocked_.check());
+    sendRequest(
+        tid, oid, type, member, inArguments, false,
+        css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference());
+}
+
+void Writer::sendDirectReply(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments)
+{
+    assert(!unblocked_.check());
+    sendReply(tid, member, false, exception, returnValue,outArguments);
+}
+
+void Writer::queueRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments)
+{
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference cc(current_context::get());
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    queue_.emplace_back(tid, oid, type, member, inArguments, cc);
+    items_.set();
+}
+
+void Writer::queueReply(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+    bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments, bool setCurrentContextMode)
+{
+    osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+    queue_.emplace_back(
+            tid, member, setter, exception, returnValue, outArguments,
+            setCurrentContextMode);
+    items_.set();
+}
+
+void Writer::unblock() {
+    // Assumes that osl::Condition::set works as a memory barrier, so that
+    // changes made by preceding sendDirectRequest/Reply calls are visible to
+    // subsequent sendRequest/Reply calls:
+    unblocked_.set();
+}
+
+void Writer::stop() {
+    {
+        osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+        stop_ = true;
+    }
+    unblocked_.set();
+    items_.set();
+}
+
+Writer::~Writer() {}
+
+void Writer::execute() {
+    try {
+        unblocked_.wait();
+        for (;;) {
+            items_.wait();
+            Item item;
+            {
+                osl::MutexGuard g(mutex_);
+                if (stop_) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                assert(!queue_.empty());
+                item = queue_.front();
+                queue_.pop_front();
+                if (queue_.empty()) {
+                    items_.reset();
+                }
+            }
+            if (item.request) {
+                sendRequest(
+                    item.tid, item.oid, item.type, item.member, item.arguments,
+                    (item.oid != "UrpProtocolProperties" &&
+                     !item.member.equals(
+                         css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                             "com.sun.star.uno.XInterface::release")) &&
+                     bridge_->isCurrentContextMode()),
+                    item.currentContext);
+            } else {
+                sendReply(
+                    item.tid, item.member, item.setter, item.exception,
+                    item.returnValue, item.arguments);
+                if (item.setCurrentContextMode) {
+                    bridge_->setCurrentContextMode();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (const css::uno::Exception & e) {
+        SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "caught " << e);
+    } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+        SAL_INFO("binaryurp", "caught C++ exception " << e.what());
+    }
+    bridge_->terminate(false);
+    bridge_.clear();
+}
+
+void Writer::sendRequest(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+    css::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments, bool currentContextMode,
+    css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & currentContext)
+{
+    assert(tid.getLength() != 0);
+    assert(!oid.isEmpty());
+    assert(member.is());
+    css::uno::TypeDescription t(type);
+    sal_Int32 functionId = 0;
+    bool bForceSynchronous = false;
+    member.makeComplete();
+    switch (member.get()->eTypeClass) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+        {
+            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * atd =
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                    member.get());
+            assert(atd->pInterface != nullptr);
+            if (!t.is()) {
+                t = css::uno::TypeDescription(&atd->pInterface->aBase);
+            }
+            t.makeComplete();
+            functionId = atd->pInterface->pMapMemberIndexToFunctionIndex[
+                atd->aBase.nPosition];
+            if (!inArguments.empty()) { // setter
+                ++functionId;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+        {
+            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                    member.get());
+            assert(mtd->pInterface != nullptr);
+            if (!t.is()) {
+                t = css::uno::TypeDescription(&mtd->pInterface->aBase);
+            }
+            t.makeComplete();
+            functionId = mtd->pInterface->pMapMemberIndexToFunctionIndex[
+                mtd->aBase.nPosition];
+            bForceSynchronous = mtd->bOneWay &&
+                functionId != SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ID_RELEASE;
+            break;
+        }
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+    assert(functionId >= 0);
+    if (functionId > SAL_MAX_UINT16) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException("function ID too large for URP");
+    }
+    std::vector< unsigned char > buf;
+    bool newType = !(lastType_.is() && t.equals(lastType_));
+    bool newOid = oid != lastOid_;
+    bool newTid = tid != lastTid_;
+    if (newType || newOid || newTid || bForceSynchronous || functionId > 0x3FFF)
+        // > 14 bit function ID
+    {
+        Marshal::write8(
+            &buf,
+            (0xC0 | (newType ? 0x20 : 0) | (newOid ? 0x10 : 0) |
+             (newTid ? 0x08 : 0) | (functionId > 0xFF ? 0x04 : 0) |
+             (bForceSynchronous ? 0x01 : 0)));
+            // bit 7: LONGHEADER, bit 6: REQUEST, bit 5: NEWTYPE, bit 4: NEWOID,
+            // bit 3: NEWTID, bit 2: FUNCTIONID16, bit 0: MOREFLAGS
+        if (bForceSynchronous) {
+            Marshal::write8(&buf, 0xC0); // bit 7: MUSTREPLY, bit 6: SYNCHRONOUS
+        }
+        if (functionId <= 0xFF) {
+            Marshal::write8(&buf, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(functionId));
+        } else {
+            Marshal::write16(&buf, static_cast< sal_uInt16 >(functionId));
+        }
+        if (newType) {
+            marshal_.writeType(&buf, t);
+        }
+        if (newOid) {
+            marshal_.writeOid(&buf, oid);
+        }
+        if (newTid) {
+            marshal_.writeTid(&buf, tid);
+        }
+    } else if (functionId <= 0x3F) { // <= 6 bit function ID
+        Marshal::write8(&buf, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(functionId));
+            // bit 7: !LONGHEADER, bit 6: !FUNCTIONID14
+    } else {
+        Marshal::write8(
+            &buf, static_cast< sal_uInt8 >(0x40 | (functionId >> 8)));
+            // bit 7: !LONGHEADER, bit 6: FUNCTIONID14
+        Marshal::write8(&buf, functionId & 0xFF);
+    }
+    if (currentContextMode) {
+        css::uno::UnoInterfaceReference cc(currentContext);
+        marshal_.writeValue(
+            &buf,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                cppu::UnoType<
+                    css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XCurrentContext > >::get()),
+            BinaryAny(
+                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                    cppu::UnoType<
+                        css::uno::Reference<
+                            css::uno::XCurrentContext > >::get()),
+                &cc.m_pUnoI));
+    }
+    switch (member.get()->eTypeClass) {
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+        if (!inArguments.empty()) { // setter
+            assert(inArguments.size() == 1);
+            marshal_.writeValue(
+                &buf,
+                css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                    reinterpret_cast<
+                        typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                            member.get())->
+                    pAttributeTypeRef),
+                inArguments.front());
+        }
+        break;
+    case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+        {
+            typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                reinterpret_cast< typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                    member.get());
+            std::vector< BinaryAny >::const_iterator i(inArguments.begin());
+            for (sal_Int32 j = 0; j != mtd->nParams; ++j) {
+                if (mtd->pParams[j].bIn) {
+                    marshal_.writeValue(
+                        &buf,
+                        css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pParams[j].pTypeRef),
+                        *i++);
+                }
+            }
+            assert(i == inArguments.end());
+            break;
+        }
+    default:
+        assert(false); // this cannot happen
+        break;
+    }
+    sendMessage(buf);
+    lastType_ = t;
+    lastOid_ = oid;
+    lastTid_ = tid;
+}
+
+void Writer::sendReply(
+    rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+    bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+    std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments)
+{
+    assert(tid.getLength() != 0);
+    assert(member.is());
+    assert(member.get()->bComplete);
+    std::vector< unsigned char > buf;
+    bool newTid = tid != lastTid_;
+    Marshal::write8(&buf, 0x80 | (exception ? 0x20 : 0) | (newTid ? 0x08 : 0));
+        // bit 7: LONGHEADER; bit 6: !REQUEST; bit 5: EXCEPTION; bit 3: NEWTID
+    if (newTid) {
+        marshal_.writeTid(&buf, tid);
+    }
+    if (exception) {
+        marshal_.writeValue(
+            &buf,
+            css::uno::TypeDescription(cppu::UnoType< css::uno::Any >::get()),
+            returnValue);
+    } else {
+        switch (member.get()->eTypeClass) {
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_ATTRIBUTE:
+            if (!setter) {
+                marshal_.writeValue(
+                    &buf,
+                    css::uno::TypeDescription(
+                        reinterpret_cast<
+                            typelib_InterfaceAttributeTypeDescription * >(
+                                member.get())->
+                        pAttributeTypeRef),
+                    returnValue);
+            }
+            break;
+        case typelib_TypeClass_INTERFACE_METHOD:
+            {
+                typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * mtd =
+                    reinterpret_cast<
+                        typelib_InterfaceMethodTypeDescription * >(
+                            member.get());
+                marshal_.writeValue(
+                    &buf, css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pReturnTypeRef),
+                    returnValue);
+                std::vector< BinaryAny >::const_iterator i(
+                    outArguments.begin());
+                for (sal_Int32 j = 0; j != mtd->nParams; ++j) {
+                    if (mtd->pParams[j].bOut) {
+                        marshal_.writeValue(
+                            &buf,
+                            css::uno::TypeDescription(mtd->pParams[j].pTypeRef),
+                            *i++);
+                    }
+                }
+                assert(i == outArguments.end());
+                break;
+            }
+        default:
+            assert(false); // this cannot happen
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    sendMessage(buf);
+    lastTid_ = tid;
+    bridge_->decrementCalls();
+}
+
+void Writer::sendMessage(std::vector< unsigned char > const & buffer) {
+    std::vector< unsigned char > header;
+    if (buffer.size() > SAL_MAX_UINT32) {
+        throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
+            "message too large for URP");
+    }
+    Marshal::write32(&header, static_cast< sal_uInt32 >(buffer.size()));
+    Marshal::write32(&header, 1);
+    assert(!buffer.empty());
+    unsigned char const * p = buffer.data();
+    std::vector< unsigned char >::size_type n = buffer.size();
+    assert(header.size() <= SAL_MAX_INT32);
+    /*static_*/assert(SAL_MAX_INT32 <= std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max());
+    std::size_t k = SAL_MAX_INT32 - header.size();
+    if (n < k) {
+        k = n;
+    }
+    css::uno::Sequence<sal_Int8> s(header.size() + k);
+    assert(!header.empty());
+    std::memcpy(s.getArray(), header.data(), header.size());
+    for (;;) {
+        std::memcpy(s.getArray() + s.getLength() - k, p, k);
+        try {
+            bridge_->getConnection()->write(s);
+        } catch (const css::io::IOException & e) {
+            css::uno::Any exc(cppu::getCaughtException());
+            throw css::lang::WrappedTargetRuntimeException(
+                "Binary URP write raised IO exception: " + e.Message,
+                css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >(), exc);
+        }
+        n -= k;
+        if (n == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        p += k;
+        k = SAL_MAX_INT32;
+        if (n < k) {
+            k = n;
+        }
+        s.realloc(k);
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/writer.hxx b/binaryurp/source/writer.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42ea687ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/writer.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_WRITER_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_WRITER_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <osl/conditn.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <salhelper/thread.hxx>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+#include <uno/dispatcher.hxx>
+
+#include "binaryany.hxx"
+#include "marshal.hxx"
+#include "writerstate.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp { class Bridge; }
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+class Writer: public salhelper::Thread
+{
+public:
+    explicit Writer(rtl::Reference< Bridge > const & bridge);
+
+    // Only called from Bridge::reader_ thread, and only before Bridge::writer_
+    // thread is unblocked:
+    void sendDirectRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    // Only called from Bridge::reader_ thread, and only before Bridge::writer_
+    // thread is unblocked:
+    void sendDirectReply(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+        bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments);
+
+    void queueRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments);
+
+    void queueReply(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+        bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments,
+        bool setCurrentContextMode);
+
+    void unblock();
+
+    void stop();
+
+private:
+    virtual ~Writer() override;
+
+    virtual void execute() override;
+
+    void sendRequest(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid, OUString const & oid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & type,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments, bool currentContextMode,
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const & currentContext);
+
+    void sendReply(
+        rtl::ByteSequence const & tid,
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & member, bool setter,
+        bool exception, BinaryAny const & returnValue,
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments);
+
+    void sendMessage(std::vector< unsigned char > const & buffer);
+
+    struct Item {
+        Item();
+
+        // Request:
+        Item(
+            rtl::ByteSequence const & theTid, OUString const & theOid,
+            com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & theType,
+            com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & theMember,
+            std::vector< BinaryAny > const & inArguments,
+            com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference const &
+                theCurrentContext);
+
+        // Reply:
+        Item(
+            rtl::ByteSequence const & theTid,
+            com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription const & theMember,
+            bool theSetter, bool theException, BinaryAny const & theReturnValue,
+            std::vector< BinaryAny > const & outArguments,
+            bool theSetCurrentContextMode);
+
+        bool request;
+
+        rtl::ByteSequence tid; // request + reply
+
+        OUString oid; // request
+
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription type; // request
+
+        com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription member; // request + reply
+
+        bool setter; // reply
+
+        std::vector< BinaryAny > arguments;
+            // request: inArguments; reply: outArguments
+
+        bool exception; // reply
+
+        BinaryAny returnValue; // reply
+
+        com::sun::star::uno::UnoInterfaceReference currentContext; // request
+
+        bool setCurrentContextMode; // reply
+    };
+
+    rtl::Reference< Bridge > bridge_;
+    WriterState state_;
+    Marshal marshal_;
+    com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription lastType_;
+    OUString lastOid_;
+    rtl::ByteSequence lastTid_;
+    osl::Condition unblocked_;
+    osl::Condition items_;
+
+    osl::Mutex mutex_;
+    std::deque< Item > queue_;
+    bool stop_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/binaryurp/source/writerstate.hxx b/binaryurp/source/writerstate.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3386ef943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaryurp/source/writerstate.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* -*- 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_BINARYURP_SOURCE_WRITERSTATE_HXX
+#define INCLUDED_BINARYURP_SOURCE_WRITERSTATE_HXX
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <rtl/byteseq.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <typelib/typedescription.hxx>
+
+#include "cache.hxx"
+
+namespace binaryurp {
+
+struct WriterState {
+private:
+    WriterState(const WriterState&) = delete;
+    WriterState& operator=(const WriterState&) = delete;
+public:
+    WriterState():
+        typeCache(cache::size), oidCache(cache::size), tidCache(cache::size) {}
+
+    Cache< com::sun::star::uno::TypeDescription > typeCache;
+
+    Cache< OUString > oidCache;
+
+    Cache< rtl::ByteSequence > tidCache;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */