diff --git a/src/craftitemdef.cpp b/src/craftitemdef.cpp
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+/*
+Minetest-c55
+Copyright (C) 2011 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
+Copyright (C) 2011 Kahrl <kahrl@gmx.net>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+*/
+
+#include "craftitemdef.h"
+#include "irrlichttypes.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include <sstream>
+#include "utility.h"
+
+CraftItemDefinition::CraftItemDefinition():
+	imagename(""),
+	cookresult_item(""),
+	furnace_cooktime(3.0),
+	furnace_burntime(-1.0),
+	usable(false),
+	liquids_pointable(false),
+	dropcount(-1),
+	stack_max(99)
+{}
+
+std::string CraftItemDefinition::dump()
+{
+	std::ostringstream os(std::ios::binary);
+	os<<"imagename="<<imagename;
+	os<<", cookresult_item="<<cookresult_item;
+	os<<", furnace_cooktime="<<furnace_cooktime;
+	os<<", furnace_burntime="<<furnace_burntime;
+	os<<", usable="<<usable;
+	os<<", liquids_pointable="<<liquids_pointable;
+	os<<", dropcount="<<dropcount;
+	os<<", stack_max="<<stack_max;
+	return os.str();
+}
+
+void CraftItemDefinition::serialize(std::ostream &os)
+{
+	writeU8(os, 0); // version
+	os<<serializeString(imagename);
+	os<<serializeString(cookresult_item);
+	writeF1000(os, furnace_cooktime);
+	writeF1000(os, furnace_burntime);
+	writeU8(os, usable);
+	writeU8(os, liquids_pointable);
+	writeS16(os, dropcount);
+	writeS16(os, stack_max);
+}
+
+void CraftItemDefinition::deSerialize(std::istream &is)
+{
+	int version = readU8(is);
+	if(version != 0) throw SerializationError(
+			"unsupported CraftItemDefinition version");
+	imagename = deSerializeString(is);
+	cookresult_item = deSerializeString(is);
+	furnace_cooktime = readF1000(is);
+	furnace_burntime = readF1000(is);
+	usable = readU8(is);
+	liquids_pointable = readU8(is);
+	dropcount = readS16(is);
+	stack_max = readS16(is);
+}
+
+class CCraftItemDefManager: public IWritableCraftItemDefManager
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~CCraftItemDefManager()
+	{
+		clear();
+	}
+	virtual const CraftItemDefinition* getCraftItemDefinition(const std::string &itemname) const
+	{
+		core::map<std::string, CraftItemDefinition*>::Node *n;
+		n = m_item_definitions.find(itemname);
+		if(n == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+		return n->getValue();
+	}
+	virtual std::string getImagename(const std::string &itemname) const
+	{
+		const CraftItemDefinition *def = getCraftItemDefinition(itemname);
+		if(def == NULL)
+			return "";
+		return def->imagename;
+	}
+	virtual bool registerCraftItem(std::string itemname, const CraftItemDefinition &def)
+	{
+		infostream<<"registerCraftItem: registering CraftItem \""<<itemname<<"\""<<std::endl;
+		/*core::map<std::string, CraftItemDefinition*>::Node *n;
+		n = m_item_definitions.find(itemname);
+		if(n != NULL){
+			errorstream<<"registerCraftItem: registering item \""<<toolname
+					<<"\" failed: name is already registered"<<std::endl;
+			return false;
+		}*/
+		m_item_definitions[itemname] = new CraftItemDefinition(def);
+		return true;
+	}
+	virtual void clear()
+	{
+		for(core::map<std::string, CraftItemDefinition*>::Iterator
+				i = m_item_definitions.getIterator();
+				i.atEnd() == false; i++){
+			delete i.getNode()->getValue();
+		}
+		m_item_definitions.clear();
+	}
+	virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os)
+	{
+		writeU8(os, 0); // version
+		u16 count = m_item_definitions.size();
+		writeU16(os, count);
+		for(core::map<std::string, CraftItemDefinition*>::Iterator
+				i = m_item_definitions.getIterator();
+				i.atEnd() == false; i++){
+			std::string name = i.getNode()->getKey();
+			CraftItemDefinition *def = i.getNode()->getValue();
+			// Serialize name
+			os<<serializeString(name);
+			// Serialize CraftItemDefinition and write wrapped in a string
+			std::ostringstream tmp_os(std::ios::binary);
+			def->serialize(tmp_os);
+			os<<serializeString(tmp_os.str());
+		}
+	}
+	virtual void deSerialize(std::istream &is)
+	{
+		// Clear everything
+		clear();
+		// Deserialize
+		int version = readU8(is);
+		if(version != 0) throw SerializationError(
+				"unsupported CraftItemDefManager version");
+		u16 count = readU16(is);
+		for(u16 i=0; i<count; i++){
+			// Deserialize name
+			std::string name = deSerializeString(is);
+			// Deserialize a string and grab a CraftItemDefinition from it
+			std::istringstream tmp_is(deSerializeString(is), std::ios::binary);
+			CraftItemDefinition def;
+			def.deSerialize(tmp_is);
+			// Register
+			registerCraftItem(name, def);
+		}
+	}
+private:
+	// Key is name
+	core::map<std::string, CraftItemDefinition*> m_item_definitions;
+};
+
+IWritableCraftItemDefManager* createCraftItemDefManager()
+{
+	return new CCraftItemDefManager();
+}
diff --git a/src/craftitemdef.h b/src/craftitemdef.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f1a5bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/craftitemdef.h
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+/*
+Minetest-c55
+Copyright (C) 2011 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
+Copyright (C) 2011 Kahrl <kahrl@gmx.net>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef CRAFTITEMDEF_HEADER
+#define CRAFTITEMDEF_HEADER
+
+#include "common_irrlicht.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+struct CraftItemDefinition
+{
+	std::string imagename;
+	std::string cookresult_item;
+	float furnace_cooktime;
+	float furnace_burntime;
+	bool usable;
+	bool liquids_pointable;
+	s16 dropcount;
+	s16 stack_max;
+
+	CraftItemDefinition();
+	std::string dump();
+	void serialize(std::ostream &os);
+	void deSerialize(std::istream &is);
+};
+
+class ICraftItemDefManager
+{
+public:
+	ICraftItemDefManager(){}
+	virtual ~ICraftItemDefManager(){}
+	virtual const CraftItemDefinition* getCraftItemDefinition(const std::string &itemname) const=0;
+	virtual std::string getImagename(const std::string &itemname) const =0;
+
+	virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os)=0;
+};
+
+class IWritableCraftItemDefManager : public ICraftItemDefManager
+{
+public:
+	IWritableCraftItemDefManager(){}
+	virtual ~IWritableCraftItemDefManager(){}
+	virtual const CraftItemDefinition* getCraftItemDefinition(const std::string &itemname) const=0;
+	virtual std::string getImagename(const std::string &itemname) const =0;
+
+	virtual bool registerCraftItem(std::string itemname, const CraftItemDefinition &def)=0;
+	virtual void clear()=0;
+
+	virtual void serialize(std::ostream &os)=0;
+	virtual void deSerialize(std::istream &is)=0;
+};
+
+IWritableCraftItemDefManager* createCraftItemDefManager();
+
+#endif