diff --git a/src/bag.c b/src/bag.c
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+/*
+ * $Id$
+ * Simple collection as linked lists
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Ron Pedde (rpedde@users.sourceforge.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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "bag.h"
+#include "err.h"
+
+struct _BAGITEM {
+    int type;
+    char *name;
+    union {
+        int as_int;
+        char *as_string;
+        struct _BAG *as_bag;
+    } value;
+    struct _BAGITEM *next;
+    struct _BAGITEM *prev;
+};
+
+struct _BAG {
+    struct _BAGITEM itemlist;
+};
+
+
+/** Globals */
+pthread_mutex_t bag_mutex=PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+/** Forwards */
+void bag_lock(void);
+void bag_unlock(void);
+int bag_delete(BAG_HANDLE bp);
+
+/**
+ * lock the mutex.  This could be done on a bag-by-bag basis,
+ * and it could further be done as a reader-writer lock, but
+ * I don't think performance is going to be an issue, so I'll just
+ * use a global lock.
+ */
+void bag_lock(void) {
+    int err;
+
+    DPRINTF(E_SPAM,L_WS,"Entering ws_lock_unsafe\n");
+
+    if((err=pthread_mutex_lock(&bag_mutex))) {
+        DRPINTF(E_FATAL,L_MISC,"Could not lock mutex: %s\n",strerror(err));
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * unlock the mutex
+ */
+void bag_unlock(void) {
+}
+
+/**
+ * create a bag
+ *
+ * @param bpp pointer to a BAG_HANDLE.  Returns valid handle on BAG_E_SUCCESS
+ * @returns BAG_E_SUCCESS on success, error code otherwise
+ */
+int bag_create(BAG_HANDLE *bpp) {
+    *bpp = (BAG_HANDLE)malloc(sizeof(struct _BAG));
+    if(!*bpp)
+        return BAG_E_MALLOC;
+
+    memset(*bpp,0x0,sizeof(struct _BAG));
+    return BAG_E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * destroy a bag, recusively, if neccesary
+ *
+ * @param bp bag to destroy
+ * @returns BAG_E_SUCCESS
+ */
+int bag_destroy(BAG_HANDLE bp) {
+    bag_lock();
+    bag_delete(bp);
+    bag_unlock();
+    return BAG_E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * do the actual recursive delete
+ */
+int bag_delete(BAG_HANDLE bp) {
+    BAG_ITEMHANDLE current;
+
+    current = bp->itemlist.next;
+    while(current) {
+        switch(current->type) {
+        case BAG_TYPE_BAG:
+            bag_delete(current->value.as_bag);
+            break;
+        case BAG_TYPE_STRING:
+            free(current->value.as_string);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+
+        current = current->next;
+        free(current->prev);
+    }
+
+    free(bp);
+
+    return BAG_E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * add an item to a bag
+ */
+int bag_add_item(BAG_HANDLE bp, void* vpval, int ival, int type) {
+    BAG_ITEMHANDLE pbi;
+
+    pbi=(BAG_ITEMHANDLE)malloc(sizeof(struct _BAGITEM));
+    if(!pbi) {
+        return BAG_E_MALLOC;
+    }
+
+    pbi->type = type;
+    switch(type) {
+    case BAG_TYPE_INT:
+        pbi->value.as_int = ival;
+        break;
+    case BAG_TYPE_BAG:
+        pbi->value.as_bag = (BAG_HANDLE)vpval;
+        break;
+    case BAG_TYPE_STRING:
+        pbi->value.as_string = strdup((char*)vpval);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    bag_lock();
+
+    pbi->next = bp->itemlist.next;
+    bp->itemlist.next = pbi;
+    pbi->prev=pbi->next->prev;
+    pbi->next->prev = pbi;
+
+    bag_unlock();
+    return BAG_E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/bag.h b/src/bag.h
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+/*
+ * $Id$
+ * Simple collection as linked lists
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Ron Pedde (rpedde@users.sourceforge.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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _BAG_H_
+#define _BAG_H_
+
+#define BAG_TYPE_INT    0
+#define BAG_TYPE_STRING 1
+#define BAG_TYPE_BAG    2
+
+
+#define BAG_E_SUCCESS   0
+#define BAG_E_MALLOC    1
+
+
+typedef struct _BAG *BAG_HANDLE;
+typedef struct _BAGITEM *BAG_ITEMHANDLE;
+
+extern int bag_create(BAG_HANDLE *bpp);
+extern int bag_destroy(BAG_HANDLE bp);
+extern int bag_add_item(BAG_HANDLE bp, void* vpval, int ival, int type);
+
+#endif /* _BAG_H_ */
+