Created private pointer for Shiboken Meta Type.

Renamed ObjectType to BaseType.

Reviewer: Luciano Wolf <luciano.wolf@openbossa.org>
          Hugo Parente Lima <hugo.pl@gmail.com>

7 files changed, 448 insertions, 272 deletions

diff --git a/libshiboken/basewrapper.cpp b/libshiboken/basewrapper.cpp
index 37d1282a2..39c18c3e1 100644
--- a/libshiboken/basewrapper.cpp
+++ b/libshiboken/basewrapper.cpp
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@
 extern "C"
 {
 
-static void SbkObjectTypeDealloc(PyObject* pyObj);
-static PyObject* SbkObjectTypeTpNew(PyTypeObject* metatype, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds);
+static void SbkBaseTypeDealloc(PyObject* pyObj);
+static PyObject* SbkBaseTypeTpNew(PyTypeObject* metatype, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds);
 
-PyTypeObject SbkObjectType_Type = {
+PyTypeObject SbkBaseType_Type = {
     PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)
     /*ob_size*/             0,
     /*tp_name*/             "Shiboken.ObjectType",
-    /*tp_basicsize*/        sizeof(SbkObjectType),
+    /*tp_basicsize*/        sizeof(SbkBaseType),
     /*tp_itemsize*/         0,
-    /*tp_dealloc*/          SbkObjectTypeDealloc,
+    /*tp_dealloc*/          SbkBaseTypeDealloc,
     /*tp_print*/            0,
     /*tp_getattr*/          0,
     /*tp_setattr*/          0,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ PyTypeObject SbkObjectType_Type = {
     /*tp_dictoffset*/       0,
     /*tp_init*/             0,
     /*tp_alloc*/            0,
-    /*tp_new*/              SbkObjectTypeTpNew,
+    /*tp_new*/              SbkBaseTypeTpNew,
     /*tp_free*/             0,
     /*tp_is_gc*/            0,
     /*tp_bases*/            0,
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ static PyGetSetDef SbkObjectGetSetList[] = {
     {0} // Sentinel
 };
 
-SbkObjectType SbkObject_Type = { { {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&SbkObjectType_Type)
+SbkBaseType SbkObject_Type = { { {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&SbkBaseType_Type)
     /*ob_size*/             0,
     /*tp_name*/             "Shiboken.Object",
     /*tp_basicsize*/        sizeof(SbkObject),
@@ -149,12 +149,7 @@ SbkObjectType SbkObject_Type = { { {
     /*tp_subclasses*/       0,
     /*tp_weaklist*/         0
 }, },
-    /*mi_offsets*/          0,
-    /*mi_init*/             0,
-    /*mi_specialcast*/      0,
-    /*type_name_func*/      0,
-    /*ext_isconvertible*/   0,
-    /*ext_tocpp*/           0
+    /*priv_data*/           0
 };
 
 
@@ -166,12 +161,12 @@ void SbkDeallocWrapper(PyObject* pyObj)
 
     // If I have ownership and is valid delete C++ pointer
     if (sbkObj->d->hasOwnership && sbkObj->d->validCppObject) {
-        SbkObjectType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
-        if (sbkType->is_multicpp) {
+        SbkBaseType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
+        if (sbkType->d->is_multicpp) {
             Shiboken::DtorCallerVisitor visitor(sbkObj);
             Shiboken::walkThroughClassHierarchy(pyObj->ob_type, &visitor);
         } else {
-            sbkType->cpp_dtor(sbkObj->d->cptr[0]);
+            sbkType->d->cpp_dtor(sbkObj->d->cptr[0]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -188,54 +183,64 @@ void SbkDeallocWrapperWithPrivateDtor(PyObject* self)
     Shiboken::Wrapper::deallocData(sbkObj);
 }
 
-void SbkObjectTypeDealloc(PyObject* pyObj)
+void SbkBaseTypeDealloc(PyObject* pyObj)
 {
-    SbkObjectType *sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
+    SbkBaseType *sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
+    if (!sbkType->d)
+        return;
 
-    if(sbkType->user_data && sbkType->d_func) {
-        sbkType->d_func(sbkType->user_data);
-        sbkType->user_data = 0;
+    if(sbkType->d->user_data && sbkType->d->d_func) {
+        sbkType->d->d_func(sbkType->d->user_data);
+        sbkType->d->user_data = 0;
     }
+    free(sbkType->d->original_name);
+    sbkType->d->original_name = 0;
+    delete sbkType->d;
+    sbkType->d = 0;
 }
 
-PyObject* SbkObjectTypeTpNew(PyTypeObject* metatype, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds)
+PyObject* SbkBaseTypeTpNew(PyTypeObject* metatype, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds)
 {
     // The meta type creates a new type when the Python programmer extends a wrapped C++ class.
-    SbkObjectType* newType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(PyType_Type.tp_new(metatype, args, kwds));
+    SbkBaseType* newType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(PyType_Type.tp_new(metatype, args, kwds));
 
     if (!newType)
         return 0;
 
-    std::list<SbkObjectType*> bases = Shiboken::getCppBaseClasses(reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject*>(newType));
+    SbkBaseTypePrivate* d = new SbkBaseTypePrivate;
+    memset(d, 0, sizeof(SbkBaseTypePrivate));
+
+    std::list<SbkBaseType*> bases = Shiboken::getCppBaseClasses(reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject*>(newType));
     if (bases.size() == 1) {
-        SbkObjectType* parentType = bases.front();
-        newType->mi_offsets = parentType->mi_offsets;
-        newType->mi_init = parentType->mi_init;
-        newType->mi_specialcast = parentType->mi_specialcast;
-        newType->ext_isconvertible = parentType->ext_isconvertible;
-        newType->ext_tocpp = parentType->ext_tocpp;
-        newType->type_discovery = parentType->type_discovery;
-        newType->obj_copier = parentType->obj_copier;
-        newType->cpp_dtor = parentType->cpp_dtor;
-        newType->is_multicpp = 0;
+        SbkBaseTypePrivate* parentType = bases.front()->d;
+        d->mi_offsets = parentType->mi_offsets;
+        d->mi_init = parentType->mi_init;
+        d->mi_specialcast = parentType->mi_specialcast;
+        d->ext_isconvertible = parentType->ext_isconvertible;
+        d->ext_tocpp = parentType->ext_tocpp;
+        d->type_discovery = parentType->type_discovery;
+        d->obj_copier = parentType->obj_copier;
+        d->cpp_dtor = parentType->cpp_dtor;
+        d->is_multicpp = 0;
     } else {
-        newType->mi_offsets = 0;
-        newType->mi_init = 0;
-        newType->mi_specialcast = 0;
-        newType->ext_isconvertible = 0;
-        newType->ext_tocpp = 0;
-        newType->type_discovery = 0;
-        newType->obj_copier = 0;
-        newType->cpp_dtor = 0;
-        newType->is_multicpp = 1;
+        d->mi_offsets = 0;
+        d->mi_init = 0;
+        d->mi_specialcast = 0;
+        d->ext_isconvertible = 0;
+        d->ext_tocpp = 0;
+        d->type_discovery = 0;
+        d->obj_copier = 0;
+        d->cpp_dtor = 0;
+        d->is_multicpp = 1;
     }
     if (bases.size() == 1)
-        newType->original_name = bases.front()->original_name;
+        d->original_name = strdup(bases.front()->d->original_name);
     else
-        newType->original_name = "object";
-    newType->user_data = 0;
-    newType->d_func = 0;
-    newType->is_user_type = 1;
+        d->original_name = strdup("object");
+    d->user_data = 0;
+    d->d_func = 0;
+    d->is_user_type = 1;
+    newType->d = d;
     return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(newType);
 }
 
@@ -244,8 +249,8 @@ PyObject* SbkObjectTpNew(PyTypeObject* subtype, PyObject*, PyObject*)
     SbkObject* self = reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(subtype->tp_alloc(subtype, 0));
     self->d = new SbkObjectPrivate;
 
-    SbkObjectType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(subtype);
-    int numBases = sbkType->is_multicpp ? Shiboken::getNumberOfCppBaseClasses(subtype) : 1;
+    SbkBaseType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(subtype);
+    int numBases = ((sbkType->d && sbkType->d->is_multicpp) ? Shiboken::getNumberOfCppBaseClasses(subtype) : 1);
     self->d->cptr = new void*[numBases];
     std::memset(self->d->cptr, 0, sizeof(void*)*numBases);
     self->d->hasOwnership = 1;
@@ -274,11 +279,11 @@ void walkThroughClassHierarchy(PyTypeObject* currentType, HierarchyVisitor* visi
     for (int i = 0; i < numBases; ++i) {
         PyTypeObject* type = reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject*>(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(bases, i));
 
-        if (type->ob_type != &SbkObjectType_Type) {
+        if (type->ob_type != &SbkBaseType_Type) {
             continue;
         } else {
-            SbkObjectType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(type);
-            if (sbkType->is_user_type)
+            SbkBaseType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(type);
+            if (sbkType->d->is_user_type)
                 walkThroughClassHierarchy(type, visitor);
             else
                 visitor->visit(sbkType);
@@ -288,61 +293,6 @@ void walkThroughClassHierarchy(PyTypeObject* currentType, HierarchyVisitor* visi
     }
 }
 
-void setTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper, void *user_data, DeleteUserDataFunc d_func)
-{
-    SbkObjectType* ob_type = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(wrapper->ob_type);
-    if (ob_type->user_data)
-        ob_type->d_func(ob_type->user_data);
-
-    ob_type->d_func = d_func;
-    ob_type->user_data = user_data;
-}
-
-void* getTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper)
-{
-    return reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(wrapper->ob_type)->user_data;
-}
-
-void keepReference(SbkObject* self, const char* key, PyObject* referredObject, bool append)
-{
-
-    bool isNone = (!referredObject || (referredObject == Py_None));
-
-    if (!self->d->referredObjects)
-        self->d->referredObjects = new Shiboken::RefCountMap;
-
-    RefCountMap& refCountMap = *(self->d->referredObjects);
-    if (!isNone)
-        incRefPyObject(referredObject);
-
-    RefCountMap::iterator iter = refCountMap.find(key);
-    if (!append && (iter != refCountMap.end())) {
-        decRefPyObjectList(iter->second);
-        refCountMap.erase(iter);
-    }
-
-    if (!isNone) {
-        std::list<SbkObject*> values = splitPyObject(referredObject);
-        if (append && (iter != refCountMap.end()))
-            refCountMap[key].insert(refCountMap[key].end(), values.begin(), values.end());
-        else
-            refCountMap[key] = values;
-    }
-}
-
-void clearReferences(SbkObject* self)
-{
-    if (!self->d->referredObjects)
-        return;
-
-    RefCountMap& refCountMap = *(self->d->referredObjects);
-    RefCountMap::iterator iter;
-    for (iter = refCountMap.begin(); iter != refCountMap.end(); ++iter)
-        decRefPyObjectList(iter->second);
-    delete self->d->referredObjects;
-    self->d->referredObjects = 0;
-}
-
 bool importModule(const char* moduleName, PyTypeObject*** cppApiPtr)
 {
     Shiboken::AutoDecRef module(PyImport_ImportModule(moduleName));
@@ -361,13 +311,13 @@ bool importModule(const char* moduleName, PyTypeObject*** cppApiPtr)
 
 // Wrapper metatype and base type ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-void DtorCallerVisitor::visit(SbkObjectType* node)
+void DtorCallerVisitor::visit(SbkBaseType* node)
 {
-    node->cpp_dtor(m_pyObj->d->cptr[m_count]);
+    node->d->cpp_dtor(m_pyObj->d->cptr[m_count]);
     m_count++;
 }
 
-void initShiboken()
+void init()
 {
     static bool shibokenAlreadInitialised = false;
     if (shibokenAlreadInitialised)
@@ -381,7 +331,7 @@ void initShiboken()
     if (PyType_Ready(&SbkEnumType_Type) < 0)
         Py_FatalError("[libshiboken] Failed to initialise Shiboken.SbkEnumType metatype.");
 
-    if (PyType_Ready(&SbkObjectType_Type) < 0)
+    if (PyType_Ready(&SbkBaseType_Type) < 0)
         Py_FatalError("[libshiboken] Failed to initialise Shiboken.BaseWrapperType metatype.");
 
     if (PyType_Ready((PyTypeObject *)&SbkObject_Type) < 0)
@@ -435,7 +385,7 @@ class FindBaseTypeVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
 {
     public:
         FindBaseTypeVisitor(PyTypeObject* typeToFind) : m_found(false), m_typeToFind(typeToFind) {}
-        virtual void visit(SbkObjectType* node)
+        virtual void visit(SbkBaseType* node)
         {
             if (reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject*>(node) == m_typeToFind) {
                 m_found = true;
@@ -449,17 +399,6 @@ class FindBaseTypeVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
         PyTypeObject* m_typeToFind;
 };
 
-bool canCallConstructor(PyTypeObject* myType, PyTypeObject* ctorType)
-{
-    FindBaseTypeVisitor visitor(ctorType);
-    walkThroughClassHierarchy(myType, &visitor);
-    if (!visitor.found()) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "%s isn't a direct base class of %s", ctorType->tp_name, myType->tp_name);
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 std::list<SbkObject*> splitPyObject(PyObject* pyObj)
 {
     std::list<SbkObject*> result;
@@ -468,7 +407,7 @@ std::list<SbkObject*> splitPyObject(PyObject* pyObj)
         if (!lst.isNull()) {
             for(int i = 0, i_max = PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(lst.object()); i < i_max; i++) {
                 PyObject* item = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(lst.object(), i);
-                if (isShibokenType(item))
+                if (Wrapper::checkType(item))
                     result.push_back(reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(item));
             }
         }
@@ -498,9 +437,145 @@ static void decRefPyObjectList(const std::list<SbkObject*>& lst)
     }
 }
 
+namespace BaseType
+{
+
+bool checkType(PyTypeObject* type)
+{
+    return type->ob_type == &SbkBaseType_Type;
+}
+
+bool isUserType(PyTypeObject* type)
+{
+    return BaseType::checkType(type) && reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(type)->d->is_user_type;
+}
+
+bool canCallConstructor(PyTypeObject* myType, PyTypeObject* ctorType)
+{
+    FindBaseTypeVisitor visitor(ctorType);
+    walkThroughClassHierarchy(myType, &visitor);
+    if (!visitor.found()) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "%s isn't a direct base class of %s", ctorType->tp_name, myType->tp_name);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void* copy(SbkBaseType* self, const void* obj)
+{
+    return self->d->obj_copier(obj);
+}
+
+void setCopyFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ObjectCopierFunction func)
+{
+    self->d->obj_copier = func;
+}
+
+bool hasExternalCppConversions(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    return self->d->ext_tocpp;
+}
+
+void* callExternalCppConversion(SbkBaseType* self, PyObject* obj)
+{
+    return self->d->ext_tocpp(obj);
+}
+
+void setExternalCppConversionFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ExtendedToCppFunc func)
+{
+    self->d->ext_tocpp = func;
+}
+
+void setExternalIsConvertibleFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc func)
+{
+    self->d->ext_isconvertible = func;
+}
+
+bool isExternalConvertible(SbkBaseType* self, PyObject* obj)
+{
+    return self->d->ext_isconvertible && self->d->ext_isconvertible(obj);
+}
+
+bool hasCast(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    return self->d->mi_specialcast;
+}
+
+void* cast(SbkBaseType* self, SbkObject* obj, PyTypeObject *target)
+{
+    return self->d->mi_specialcast(Wrapper::cppPointer(obj, target), reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(target));
+}
+
+void setCastFunction(SbkBaseType* self, SpecialCastFunction func)
+{
+    self->d->mi_specialcast = func;
+}
+
+void setOriginalName(SbkBaseType* self, const char* name)
+{
+    if (self->d->original_name)
+        free(self->d->original_name);
+    self->d->original_name = strdup(name);
+}
+
+const char* getOriginalName(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    return self->d->original_name;
+}
+
+void setTypeDiscoveryFunction(SbkBaseType* self, TypeDiscoveryFunc func)
+{
+    self->d->type_discovery = func;
+}
+
+TypeDiscoveryFunc getTypeDiscoveryFunction(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    return self->d->type_discovery;
+}
+
+void copyMultimpleheritance(SbkBaseType* self, SbkBaseType* other)
+{
+    self->d->mi_init = other->d->mi_init;
+    self->d->mi_offsets = other->d->mi_offsets;
+    self->d->mi_specialcast = other->d->mi_specialcast;
+}
+
+void setMultipleIheritanceFunction(SbkBaseType* self, MultipleInheritanceInitFunction function)
+{
+    self->d->mi_init = function;
+}
+
+MultipleInheritanceInitFunction getMultipleIheritanceFunction(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    return self->d->mi_init;
+}
+
+void setDestructorFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ObjectDestructor func)
+{
+    self->d->cpp_dtor = func;
+}
+
+void initPrivateData(SbkBaseType* self)
+{
+    self->d = new SbkBaseTypePrivate;
+    memset(self->d, 0, sizeof(SbkBaseTypePrivate));
+}
+
+} // namespace BaseType
+
 namespace Wrapper
 {
 
+bool checkType(PyObject* pyObj)
+{
+    return BaseType::checkType(pyObj->ob_type);
+}
+
+bool isUserType(PyObject* pyObj)
+{
+    return BaseType::isUserType(pyObj->ob_type);
+}
+
 static void setSequenceOwnership(PyObject* pyObj, bool owner)
 {
     if (PySequence_Check(pyObj)) {
@@ -512,7 +587,7 @@ static void setSequenceOwnership(PyObject* pyObj, bool owner)
             else
                 releaseOwnership(*it);
         }
-    } else if (isShibokenType(pyObj)) {
+    } else if (Wrapper::checkType(pyObj)) {
         if (owner)
             getOwnership(reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(pyObj));
         else
@@ -665,7 +740,7 @@ void* cppPointer(SbkObject* pyObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType)
 {
     PyTypeObject* type = pyObj->ob_type;
     int idx = 0;
-    if (reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(type)->is_multicpp)
+    if (reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(type)->d->is_multicpp)
         idx = getTypeIndexOnHierarchy(type, desiredType);
     return pyObj->d->cptr[idx];
 }
@@ -673,7 +748,7 @@ void* cppPointer(SbkObject* pyObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType)
 bool setCppPointer(SbkObject* sbkObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType, void* cptr)
 {
     int idx = 0;
-    if (reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(sbkObj->ob_type)->is_multicpp)
+    if (reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(sbkObj->ob_type)->d->is_multicpp)
         idx = getTypeIndexOnHierarchy(sbkObj->ob_type, desiredType);
 
     bool alreadyInitialized = sbkObj->d->cptr[idx];
@@ -688,7 +763,7 @@ bool setCppPointer(SbkObject* sbkObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType, void* cptr)
 bool isValid(PyObject* pyObj)
 {
     if (!pyObj || pyObj == Py_None
-        || pyObj->ob_type->ob_type != &SbkObjectType_Type
+        || pyObj->ob_type->ob_type != &SbkBaseType_Type
         || ((SbkObject*)pyObj)->d->validCppObject) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -696,7 +771,7 @@ bool isValid(PyObject* pyObj)
     return false;
 }
 
-PyObject* newObject(SbkObjectType* instanceType,
+PyObject* newObject(SbkBaseType* instanceType,
                     void* cptr,
                     bool hasOwnership,
                     bool isExactType,
@@ -708,7 +783,7 @@ PyObject* newObject(SbkObjectType* instanceType,
         if (typeName) {
             tr = TypeResolver::get(typeName);
             if (tr)
-                instanceType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(tr->pythonType());
+                instanceType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(tr->pythonType());
         }
         if (!tr)
             instanceType = BindingManager::instance().resolveType(cptr, instanceType);
@@ -802,7 +877,7 @@ void setParent(PyObject* parent, PyObject* child)
      *  so if you pass this class to someone that takes the ownership, we CAN'T enter in this if, but hey! QString
      *  follows the sequence protocol.
      */
-    if (PySequence_Check(child) && !isShibokenType(child)) {
+    if (PySequence_Check(child) && !Wrapper::checkType(child)) {
         Shiboken::AutoDecRef seq(PySequence_Fast(child, 0));
         for (int i = 0, max = PySequence_Size(seq); i < max; ++i)
             setParent(parent, PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(seq.object(), i));
@@ -874,6 +949,61 @@ void deallocData(SbkObject* self)
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
+void setTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper, void *user_data, DeleteUserDataFunc d_func)
+{
+    SbkBaseType* ob_type = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(wrapper->ob_type);
+    if (ob_type->d->user_data)
+        ob_type->d->d_func(ob_type->d->user_data);
+
+    ob_type->d->d_func = d_func;
+    ob_type->d->user_data = user_data;
+}
+
+void* getTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper)
+{
+    return reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(wrapper->ob_type)->d->user_data;
+}
+
+void keepReference(SbkObject* self, const char* key, PyObject* referredObject, bool append)
+{
+
+    bool isNone = (!referredObject || (referredObject == Py_None));
+
+    if (!self->d->referredObjects)
+        self->d->referredObjects = new Shiboken::RefCountMap;
+
+    RefCountMap& refCountMap = *(self->d->referredObjects);
+    if (!isNone)
+        incRefPyObject(referredObject);
+
+    RefCountMap::iterator iter = refCountMap.find(key);
+    if (!append && (iter != refCountMap.end())) {
+        decRefPyObjectList(iter->second);
+        refCountMap.erase(iter);
+    }
+
+    if (!isNone) {
+        std::list<SbkObject*> values = splitPyObject(referredObject);
+        if (append && (iter != refCountMap.end()))
+            refCountMap[key].insert(refCountMap[key].end(), values.begin(), values.end());
+        else
+            refCountMap[key] = values;
+    }
+}
+
+void clearReferences(SbkObject* self)
+{
+    if (!self->d->referredObjects)
+        return;
+
+    RefCountMap& refCountMap = *(self->d->referredObjects);
+    RefCountMap::iterator iter;
+    for (iter = refCountMap.begin(); iter != refCountMap.end(); ++iter)
+        decRefPyObjectList(iter->second);
+    delete self->d->referredObjects;
+    self->d->referredObjects = 0;
+}
+
 } // namespace Wrapper
 
 } // namespace Shiboken
diff --git a/libshiboken/basewrapper.h b/libshiboken/basewrapper.h
index f723a7a9b..aa1301dff 100644
--- a/libshiboken/basewrapper.h
+++ b/libshiboken/basewrapper.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct LIBSHIBOKEN_API SbkObject
 LIBSHIBOKEN_API void SbkDeallocWrapper(PyObject* pyObj);
 LIBSHIBOKEN_API void SbkDeallocWrapperWithPrivateDtor(PyObject* self);
 
-struct SbkObjectType;
+struct SbkBaseType;
 
 /// Function signature for the multiple inheritance information initializers that should be provided by classes with multiple inheritance.
 typedef int* (*MultipleInheritanceInitFunction)(const void*);
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ typedef int* (*MultipleInheritanceInitFunction)(const void*);
  *   part of a multiple inheritance hierarchy.
  *   The implementation of this function is auto generated by the generator and you don't need to care about it.
  */
-typedef void* (*SpecialCastFunction)(void*, SbkObjectType*);
+typedef void* (*SpecialCastFunction)(void*, SbkBaseType*);
 typedef void* (*ObjectCopierFunction)(const void*);
-typedef SbkObjectType* (*TypeDiscoveryFunc)(void*, SbkObjectType*);
+typedef SbkBaseType* (*TypeDiscoveryFunc)(void*, SbkBaseType*);
 
 typedef void* (*ExtendedToCppFunc)(PyObject*);
 typedef bool (*ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc)(PyObject*);
@@ -71,34 +71,18 @@ typedef bool (*ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc)(PyObject*);
 // Used in userdata dealloc function
 typedef void (*DeleteUserDataFunc)(void*);
 
-extern LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyTypeObject SbkObjectType_Type;
-extern LIBSHIBOKEN_API SbkObjectType SbkObject_Type;
+typedef void (*ObjectDestructor)(void*);
 
+extern LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyTypeObject SbkBaseType_Type;
+extern LIBSHIBOKEN_API SbkBaseType SbkObject_Type;
+
+
+struct SbkBaseTypePrivate;
 /// PyTypeObject extended with C++ multiple inheritance information.
-struct LIBSHIBOKEN_API SbkObjectType
+struct LIBSHIBOKEN_API SbkBaseType
 {
     PyHeapTypeObject super;
-    int* mi_offsets;
-    MultipleInheritanceInitFunction mi_init;
-    /// Special cast function, null if this class doesn't have multiple inheritance.
-    SpecialCastFunction mi_specialcast;
-    TypeDiscoveryFunc type_discovery;
-    ObjectCopierFunction obj_copier;
-    /// Extended "isConvertible" function to be used when a conversion operator is defined in another module.
-    ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc ext_isconvertible;
-    /// Extended "toCpp" function to be used when a conversion operator is defined in another module.
-    ExtendedToCppFunc ext_tocpp;
-    /// Pointer to a function responsible for deletetion of the C++ instance calling the proper destructor.
-    void (*cpp_dtor)(void*);
-    /// True if this type holds two or more C++ instances, e.g.: a Python class which inherits from two C++ classes.
-    int is_multicpp:1;
-    /// True if this type was definied by the user.
-    int is_user_type:1;
-    /// C++ name
-    const char* original_name;
-    /// Type user data
-    void *user_data;
-    DeleteUserDataFunc d_func;
+    SbkBaseTypePrivate* d;
 };
 
 LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject* SbkObjectTpNew(PyTypeObject* subtype, PyObject*, PyObject*);
@@ -111,94 +95,109 @@ namespace Shiboken
 /**
 *   Init shiboken library.
 */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void initShiboken();
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void init();
 
-/**
-*   Returns true if the object is an instance of a type created by the Shiboken generator.
-*/
-inline bool isShibokenType(PyObject*& pyObj)
+
+/// Delete the class T allocated on \p cptr.
+template<typename T>
+void callCppDestructor(void* cptr)
 {
-    return pyObj->ob_type->ob_type == &SbkObjectType_Type;
+    delete reinterpret_cast<T*>(cptr);
 }
 
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        importModule(const char* moduleName, PyTypeObject*** cppApiPtr);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setErrorAboutWrongArguments(PyObject* args, const char* funcName, const char** cppOverloads);
+
+namespace BaseType {
+
 /**
-*   Returns true if this object is an instance of an user defined type derived from an Shiboken type.
+*   Returns true if the object is an instance of a type created by the Shiboken generator.
 */
-inline bool isUserType(PyObject*& pyObj)
-{
-    return isShibokenType(pyObj) && reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(pyObj->ob_type)->is_user_type;
-}
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        checkType(PyTypeObject* pyObj);
 
 /**
- *   Get/Set Userdata in type class
- */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void setTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper, void* user_data, DeleteUserDataFunc d_func);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void* getTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper);
+*   Returns true if this object is an instance of an user defined type derived from an Shiboken type.
+*/
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        isUserType(PyTypeObject* pyObj);
 
 /**
 *   Returns true if the constructor of \p ctorType can be called for a instance of type \p myType.
 *   \note This function set a python error when returning false.
 */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool canCallConstructor(PyTypeObject* myType, PyTypeObject* ctorType);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        canCallConstructor(PyTypeObject* myType, PyTypeObject* ctorType);
 
 /**
- *   Increments the reference count of the referred Python object.
- *   A previous Python object in the same position identified by the 'key' parameter
- *   will have its reference counter decremented automatically when replaced.
- *   All the kept references should be decremented when the Python wrapper indicated by
- *   'self' dies.
- *   No checking is done for any of the passed arguments, since it is meant to be used
- *   by generated code it is supposed that the generator is correct.
- *   \param self            the wrapper instance that keeps references to other objects.
- *   \param key             a key that identifies the C++ method signature and argument where the referredObject came from.
- *   \parem referredObject  the object whose reference is used by the self object.
- */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void keepReference(SbkObject* self, const char* key, PyObject* referredObject, bool append=false);
+ * Call copy function for the object type
+ **/
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void*       copy(SbkBaseType* self, const void *obj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setCopyFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ObjectCopierFunction func);
 
-/// Delete the class T allocated on \p cptr.
-template<typename T>
-void callCppDestructor(void* cptr)
-{
-    delete reinterpret_cast<T*>(cptr);
-}
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setExternalCppConversionFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ExtendedToCppFunc func);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setExternalIsConvertibleFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc func);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        hasExternalCppConversions(SbkBaseType* self);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        isExternalConvertible(SbkBaseType* self, PyObject* obj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void*       callExternalCppConversion(SbkBaseType* self, PyObject* obj);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        hasCast(SbkBaseType* self);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void*       cast(SbkBaseType* self, SbkObject* obj, PyTypeObject* target);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setCastFunction(SbkBaseType* self, SpecialCastFunction func);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setOriginalName(SbkBaseType* self, const char* name);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API const char* getOriginalName(SbkBaseType* self);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setTypeDiscoveryFunction(SbkBaseType* self, TypeDiscoveryFunc func);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API TypeDiscoveryFunc getTypeDiscoveryFunction(SbkBaseType* self);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        copyMultimpleheritance(SbkBaseType* self, SbkBaseType* other);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setMultipleIheritanceFunction(SbkBaseType* self, MultipleInheritanceInitFunction func);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API MultipleInheritanceInitFunction getMultipleIheritanceFunction(SbkBaseType* self);
 
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool importModule(const char* moduleName, PyTypeObject*** cppApiPtr);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void setErrorAboutWrongArguments(PyObject* args, const char* funcName, const char** cppOverloads);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setDestructorFunction(SbkBaseType* self, ObjectDestructor func);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        initPrivateData(SbkBaseType* self);
+}
 
 namespace Wrapper {
 
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject* newObject(SbkObjectType* instanceType,
-                                    void* cptr,
-                                    bool hasOwnership = true,
-                                    bool isExactType = false,
-                                    const char* typeName = 0);
+/**
+*   Returns true if the object is an instance of a type created by the Shiboken generator.
+*/
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        checkType(PyObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        isUserType(PyObject* pyObj);
+
 
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void setValidCpp(SbkObject* pyObj, bool value);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void setHasCppWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj, bool value);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool hasCppWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject*   newObject(SbkBaseType* instanceType,
+                                      void* cptr,
+                                      bool hasOwnership = true,
+                                      bool isExactType = false,
+                                      const char* typeName = 0);
 
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool hasOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void getOwnership(PyObject* pyObj);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void getOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void releaseOwnership(PyObject* pyObj);
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void releaseOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setValidCpp(SbkObject* pyObj, bool value);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setHasCppWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj, bool value);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        hasCppWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj);
 
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool hasParentInfo(SbkObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        hasOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        getOwnership(PyObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        getOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        releaseOwnership(PyObject* pyObj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        releaseOwnership(SbkObject* pyObj);
+
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        hasParentInfo(SbkObject* pyObj);
 
 /**
  *   Get the C++ pointer of type \p desiredType from a Python object.
  */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void* cppPointer(SbkObject* pyObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void*       cppPointer(SbkObject* pyObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType);
 
 /**
  *   Set the C++ pointer of type \p desiredType of a Python object.
  */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool setCppPointer(SbkObject* sbkObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType, void* cptr);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        setCppPointer(SbkObject* sbkObj, PyTypeObject* desiredType, void* cptr);
 
 /**
  * Returns false and sets a Python RuntimeError if the Python wrapper is not marked as valid.
  */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool isValid(PyObject* wrapper);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool        isValid(PyObject* wrapper);
 
 /**
 *   Set the parent of \p child to \p parent.
@@ -206,39 +205,59 @@ LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool isValid(PyObject* wrapper);
 *   \param parent the parent object, if null, the child will have no parents.
 *   \param child the child.
 */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void setParent(PyObject* parent, PyObject* child);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setParent(PyObject* parent, PyObject* child);
 
 /**
 *   Remove this child from their parent, if any.
 *   \param child the child.
 */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void removeParent(SbkObject* child, bool giveOwnershipBack = true, bool keepReferenc = false);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        removeParent(SbkObject* child, bool giveOwnershipBack = true, bool keepReferenc = false);
 
 /**
 * \internal This is an internal function called by SbkBaseWrapper_Dealloc, it's exported just for techinical reasons.
 * \note Do not call this function inside your bindings.
 */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void destroyParentInfo(SbkObject* obj, bool removeFromParent = true);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        destroyParentInfo(SbkObject* obj, bool removeFromParent = true);
 
 /**
  * Mark the object as invalid
  */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void invalidate(SbkObject* self);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        invalidate(SbkObject* self);
 
 /**
  * Help function can be used to invalida a sequence of object
  **/
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void invalidate(PyObject* pyobj);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        invalidate(PyObject* pyobj);
 
 /**
  * Make the object valid again
  */
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void makeValid(SbkObject* self);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        makeValid(SbkObject* self);
 
 /**
  * Destroy any data in Shiboken structure and c++ pointer if the pyboject has the ownership
  **/
-LIBSHIBOKEN_API void destroy(SbkObject* self);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        destroy(SbkObject* self);
+
+/**
+ *   Get/Set Userdata in type class
+ */
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        setTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper, void* user_data, DeleteUserDataFunc d_func);
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void*       getTypeUserData(SbkObject* wrapper);
+
+/**
+ *   Increments the reference count of the referred Python object.
+ *   A previous Python object in the same position identified by the 'key' parameter
+ *   will have its reference counter decremented automatically when replaced.
+ *   All the kept references should be decremented when the Python wrapper indicated by
+ *   'self' dies.
+ *   No checking is done for any of the passed arguments, since it is meant to be used
+ *   by generated code it is supposed that the generator is correct.
+ *   \param self            the wrapper instance that keeps references to other objects.
+ *   \param key             a key that identifies the C++ method signature and argument where the referredObject came from.
+ *   \parem referredObject  the object whose reference is used by the self object.
+ */
+LIBSHIBOKEN_API void        keepReference(SbkObject* self, const char* key, PyObject* referredObject, bool append=false);
 
 } // namespace Wrapper
 
diff --git a/libshiboken/basewrapper_p.h b/libshiboken/basewrapper_p.h
index 748ce2dca..702fdbd07 100644
--- a/libshiboken/basewrapper_p.h
+++ b/libshiboken/basewrapper_p.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <map>
 
 struct SbkObject;
-struct SbkObjectType;
+struct SbkBaseType;
 
 namespace Shiboken
 {
@@ -80,6 +80,34 @@ struct SbkObjectPrivate
     Shiboken::RefCountMap* referredObjects;
 };
 
+
+struct SbkBaseTypePrivate
+{
+    int* mi_offsets;
+    MultipleInheritanceInitFunction mi_init;
+
+    /// Special cast function, null if this class doesn't have multiple inheritance.
+    SpecialCastFunction mi_specialcast;
+    TypeDiscoveryFunc type_discovery;
+    ObjectCopierFunction obj_copier;
+    /// Extended "isConvertible" function to be used when a conversion operator is defined in another module.
+    ExtendedIsConvertibleFunc ext_isconvertible;
+    /// Extended "toCpp" function to be used when a conversion operator is defined in another module.
+    ExtendedToCppFunc ext_tocpp;
+    /// Pointer to a function responsible for deletetion of the C++ instance calling the proper destructor.
+    ObjectDestructor cpp_dtor;
+    /// True if this type holds two or more C++ instances, e.g.: a Python class which inherits from two C++ classes.
+    int is_multicpp:1;
+    /// True if this type was definied by the user.
+    int is_user_type:1;
+    /// C++ name
+    char* original_name;
+    /// Type user data
+    void *user_data;
+    DeleteUserDataFunc d_func;
+};
+
+
 } // extern "C"
 
 namespace Shiboken
@@ -97,7 +125,7 @@ class HierarchyVisitor
 public:
     HierarchyVisitor() : m_wasFinished(false) {}
     virtual ~HierarchyVisitor() {}
-    virtual void visit(SbkObjectType* node) = 0;
+    virtual void visit(SbkBaseType* node) = 0;
     void finish() { m_wasFinished = true; };
     bool wasFinished() const { return m_wasFinished; }
 private:
@@ -109,7 +137,7 @@ class BaseCountVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
 public:
     BaseCountVisitor() : m_count(0) {}
 
-    void visit(SbkObjectType*)
+    void visit(SbkBaseType*)
     {
         m_count++;
     }
@@ -124,21 +152,21 @@ class BaseAccumulatorVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
 public:
     BaseAccumulatorVisitor() {}
 
-    void visit(SbkObjectType* node)
+    void visit(SbkBaseType* node)
     {
         m_bases.push_back(node);
     }
 
-    std::list<SbkObjectType*> bases() const { return m_bases; }
+    std::list<SbkBaseType*> bases() const { return m_bases; }
 private:
-    std::list<SbkObjectType*> m_bases;
+    std::list<SbkBaseType*> m_bases;
 };
 
 class GetIndexVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
 {
 public:
     GetIndexVisitor(PyTypeObject* desiredType) : m_index(-1), m_desiredType(desiredType) {}
-    virtual void visit(SbkObjectType* node)
+    virtual void visit(SbkBaseType* node)
     {
         m_index++;
         if (PyType_IsSubtype(reinterpret_cast<PyTypeObject*>(node), m_desiredType))
@@ -155,7 +183,7 @@ class DtorCallerVisitor : public HierarchyVisitor
 {
 public:
     DtorCallerVisitor(SbkObject* pyObj) : m_count(0), m_pyObj(pyObj) {}
-    void visit(SbkObjectType* node);
+    void visit(SbkBaseType* node);
 private:
     int m_count;
     SbkObject* m_pyObj;
@@ -183,21 +211,21 @@ inline int getNumberOfCppBaseClasses(PyTypeObject* baseType)
     return visitor.count();
 }
 
-inline std::list<SbkObjectType*> getCppBaseClasses(PyTypeObject* baseType)
+inline std::list<SbkBaseType*> getCppBaseClasses(PyTypeObject* baseType)
 {
     BaseAccumulatorVisitor visitor;
     walkThroughClassHierarchy(baseType, &visitor);
     return visitor.bases();
 }
 
+namespace Wrapper
+{
 /**
 *   Decrements the reference counters of every object referred by self.
 *   \param self    the wrapper instance that keeps references to other objects.
 */
 void clearReferences(SbkObject* self);
 
-namespace Wrapper
-{
 /**
  * Destroy internal data
  **/
diff --git a/libshiboken/bindingmanager.cpp b/libshiboken/bindingmanager.cpp
index b56cceed4..3742f6fe7 100644
--- a/libshiboken/bindingmanager.cpp
+++ b/libshiboken/bindingmanager.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ typedef google::dense_hash_map<const void*, SbkObject*> WrapperMap;
 class Graph
 {
 public:
-    typedef std::list<SbkObjectType*> NodeList;
-    typedef google::dense_hash_map<SbkObjectType*, NodeList> Edges;
+    typedef std::list<SbkBaseType*> NodeList;
+    typedef google::dense_hash_map<SbkBaseType*, NodeList> Edges;
 
     Edges m_edges;
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
         m_edges.set_empty_key(0);
     }
 
-    void addEdge(SbkObjectType* from, SbkObjectType* to)
+    void addEdge(SbkBaseType* from, SbkBaseType* to)
     {
         m_edges[from].push_back(to);
     }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 
         Edges::const_iterator i = m_edges.begin();
         for (; i != m_edges.end(); ++i) {
-            SbkObjectType* node1 = i->first;
+            SbkBaseType* node1 = i->first;
             const NodeList& nodeList = i->second;
             NodeList::const_iterator j = nodeList.begin();
             for (; j != nodeList.end(); ++j)
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ public:
     }
 #endif
 
-    SbkObjectType* identifyType(void* cptr, SbkObjectType* type, SbkObjectType* baseType) const
+    SbkBaseType* identifyType(void* cptr, SbkBaseType* type, SbkBaseType* baseType) const
     {
         Edges::const_iterator edgesIt = m_edges.find(type);
         if (edgesIt != m_edges.end()) {
             const NodeList& adjNodes = m_edges.find(type)->second;
             NodeList::const_iterator i = adjNodes.begin();
             for (; i != adjNodes.end(); ++i) {
-                SbkObjectType* newType = identifyType(cptr, *i, baseType);
+                SbkBaseType* newType = identifyType(cptr, *i, baseType);
                 if (newType)
                     return newType;
             }
         }
-        return type->type_discovery ? type->type_discovery(cptr, baseType) : 0;
+        return ((type->d && type->d->type_discovery) ? type->d->type_discovery(cptr, baseType) : 0);
     }
 };
 
@@ -166,13 +166,17 @@ bool BindingManager::hasWrapper(const void* cptr)
 
 void BindingManager::registerWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj, void* cptr)
 {
-    SbkObjectType* instanceType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
+    SbkBaseType* instanceType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(pyObj->ob_type);
+    SbkBaseTypePrivate* d = instanceType->d;
 
-    if (instanceType->mi_init && !instanceType->mi_offsets)
-        instanceType->mi_offsets = instanceType->mi_init(cptr);
+    if (!d)
+        return;
+
+    if (d->mi_init && !d->mi_offsets)
+        d->mi_offsets = d->mi_init(cptr);
     m_d->assignWrapper(pyObj, cptr);
-    if (instanceType->mi_offsets) {
-        int* offset = instanceType->mi_offsets;
+    if (d->mi_offsets) {
+        int* offset = d->mi_offsets;
         while (*offset != -1) {
             if (*offset > 0)
                 m_d->assignWrapper(pyObj, reinterpret_cast<void*>((std::size_t) cptr + (*offset)));
@@ -183,15 +187,16 @@ void BindingManager::registerWrapper(SbkObject* pyObj, void* cptr)
 
 void BindingManager::releaseWrapper(SbkObject* sbkObj)
 {
-    SbkObjectType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(sbkObj->ob_type);
-    int numBases = sbkType->is_multicpp ? getNumberOfCppBaseClasses(sbkObj->ob_type) : 1;
+    SbkBaseType* sbkType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(sbkObj->ob_type);
+    SbkBaseTypePrivate* d = sbkType->d;
+    int numBases = ((d && d->is_multicpp) ? getNumberOfCppBaseClasses(sbkObj->ob_type) : 1);
 
     void** cptrs = reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(sbkObj)->d->cptr;
     for (int i = 0; i < numBases; ++i) {
         void* cptr = cptrs[i];
         m_d->releaseWrapper(cptr);
-        if (sbkType->mi_offsets) {
-            int* offset = sbkType->mi_offsets;
+        if (d && d->mi_offsets) {
+            int* offset = d->mi_offsets;
             while (*offset != -1) {
                 if (*offset > 0)
                     m_d->releaseWrapper((void*) ((std::size_t) cptr + (*offset)));
@@ -250,14 +255,14 @@ PyObject* BindingManager::getOverride(const void* cptr, const char* methodName)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void BindingManager::addClassInheritance(SbkObjectType* parent, SbkObjectType* child)
+void BindingManager::addClassInheritance(SbkBaseType* parent, SbkBaseType* child)
 {
     m_d->classHierarchy.addEdge(parent, child);
 }
 
-SbkObjectType* BindingManager::resolveType(void* cptr, SbkObjectType* type)
+SbkBaseType* BindingManager::resolveType(void* cptr, SbkBaseType* type)
 {
-    SbkObjectType* identifiedType = m_d->classHierarchy.identifyType(cptr, type, type);
+    SbkBaseType* identifiedType = m_d->classHierarchy.identifyType(cptr, type, type);
     return identifiedType ? identifiedType : type;
 }
 
diff --git a/libshiboken/bindingmanager.h b/libshiboken/bindingmanager.h
index b6d4ac42b..2ead23510 100644
--- a/libshiboken/bindingmanager.h
+++ b/libshiboken/bindingmanager.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "shibokenmacros.h"
 
 struct SbkObject;
-struct SbkObjectType;
+struct SbkBaseType;
 
 namespace Shiboken
 {
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public:
     SbkObject* retrieveWrapper(const void* cptr);
     PyObject* getOverride(const void* cptr, const char* methodName);
 
-    void addClassInheritance(SbkObjectType* parent, SbkObjectType* child);
-    SbkObjectType* resolveType(void* cptr, SbkObjectType* type);
+    void addClassInheritance(SbkBaseType* parent, SbkBaseType* child);
+    SbkBaseType* resolveType(void* cptr, SbkBaseType* type);
 
     std::set<SbkObject*> getAllPyObjects();
 private:
diff --git a/libshiboken/conversions.h b/libshiboken/conversions.h
index 4d55ef0fe..d6a3dd5ee 100644
--- a/libshiboken/conversions.h
+++ b/libshiboken/conversions.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct CppObjectCopier<T, true>
 {
     static inline T* copy(const T& obj)
     {
-        return reinterpret_cast<T*>(reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(SbkType<T>())->obj_copier(&obj));
+        return reinterpret_cast<T*>(BaseType::copy(reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(SbkType<T>()), &obj));
     }
 };
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ inline PyObject* createWrapper(const T* cppobj, bool hasOwnership = false, bool
     const char* typeName = 0;
     if (!isExactType)
         typeName = typeid(*const_cast<T*>(cppobj)).name();
-    return Wrapper::newObject(reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(SbkType<T>()),
+    return Wrapper::newObject(reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(SbkType<T>()),
                               const_cast<T*>(cppobj), hasOwnership, isExactType, typeName);
 }
 
@@ -213,10 +213,8 @@ struct ValueTypeConverter
     {
         if (PyObject_TypeCheck(pyobj, SbkType<T>()))
             return true;
-        SbkObjectType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(SbkType<T>());
-        if (shiboType->ext_isconvertible)
-            return shiboType->ext_isconvertible(pyobj);
-        return false;
+        SbkBaseType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(SbkType<T>());
+        return BaseType::isExternalConvertible(shiboType, pyobj);
     }
     static inline PyObject* toPython(void* cppobj) { return toPython(*reinterpret_cast<T*>(cppobj)); }
     static inline PyObject* toPython(const T& cppobj)
@@ -233,9 +231,9 @@ struct ValueTypeConverter
     static inline T toCpp(PyObject* pyobj)
     {
         if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(pyobj, SbkType<T>())) {
-            SbkObjectType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(SbkType<T>());
-            if (shiboType->ext_tocpp && isConvertible(pyobj)) {
-                T* cptr = reinterpret_cast<T*>(shiboType->ext_tocpp(pyobj));
+            SbkBaseType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(SbkType<T>());
+            if (BaseType::hasExternalCppConversions(shiboType) && isConvertible(pyobj)) {
+                T* cptr = reinterpret_cast<T*>(BaseType::callExternalCppConversion(shiboType, pyobj));
                 std::auto_ptr<T> cptr_auto_ptr(cptr);
                 return *cptr;
             }
@@ -273,11 +271,9 @@ struct ObjectTypeConverter
     {
         if (pyobj == Py_None)
             return 0;
-        SbkObjectType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(pyobj->ob_type);
-        if (shiboType->mi_specialcast)
-            return (T*) shiboType->mi_specialcast(
-                                    Wrapper::cppPointer(reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(pyobj), SbkType<T>()),
-                                    reinterpret_cast<SbkObjectType*>(SbkType<T>()));
+        SbkBaseType* shiboType = reinterpret_cast<SbkBaseType*>(pyobj->ob_type);
+        if (BaseType::hasCast(shiboType))
+            return reinterpret_cast<T*>(BaseType::cast(shiboType, reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(pyobj), SbkType<T>()));
         return (T*) Wrapper::cppPointer(reinterpret_cast<SbkObject*>(pyobj), SbkType<T>());
     }
 };
@@ -564,7 +560,7 @@ struct StdListConverter
         // binded types implementing sequence protocol, otherwise this will
         // cause a mess like QBitArray being accepted by someone expecting a
         // QStringList.
-        if ((SbkType<StdList>() && isShibokenType(pyObj)) || !PySequence_Check(pyObj))
+        if ((SbkType<StdList>() && Wrapper::checkType(pyObj)) || !PySequence_Check(pyObj))
             return false;
         for (int i = 0, max = PySequence_Length(pyObj); i < max; ++i) {
             AutoDecRef item(PySequence_GetItem(pyObj, i));
@@ -610,7 +606,7 @@ struct StdPairConverter
     {
         if (PyObject_TypeCheck(pyObj, SbkType<StdPair>()))
             return true;
-        if ((SbkType<StdPair>() && isShibokenType(pyObj)) || !PySequence_Check(pyObj) || PySequence_Length(pyObj) != 2)
+        if ((SbkType<StdPair>() && Wrapper::checkType(pyObj)) || !PySequence_Check(pyObj) || PySequence_Length(pyObj) != 2)
             return false;
 
         AutoDecRef item1(PySequence_GetItem(pyObj, 0));
@@ -655,7 +651,7 @@ struct StdMapConverter
     {
         if (PyObject_TypeCheck(pyObj, SbkType<StdMap>()))
             return true;
-        if ((SbkType<StdMap>() && isShibokenType(pyObj)) || !PyDict_Check(pyObj))
+        if ((SbkType<StdMap>() && Wrapper::checkType(pyObj)) || !PyDict_Check(pyObj))
             return false;
 
         PyObject* key;
diff --git a/libshiboken/typeresolver.h b/libshiboken/typeresolver.h
index bec990909..f959010fd 100644
--- a/libshiboken/typeresolver.h
+++ b/libshiboken/typeresolver.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include "shibokenmacros.h"
 #include "conversions.h"
 
-class SbkObjectType;
-
 namespace Shiboken
 {