Merge pull request #52 from mipt-npm/dev

0.1.8
2020-07-05 15:32:13 +03:00 · 2020-07-05 15:32:13 +03:00 · d951668911
commit d951668911
parent f5b2b4c9e4 c280671e61
32 changed files with 817 additions and 710 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ In this section we will try to cover DataForge main ideas in the form of questio
 * **Context encapsulation**. Every DataForge task is executed in some context. The context isolates environment for the task and also works as dependency injection base and specifies interaction of the task with the external world.


-<hr>
+<!--<hr>

 **Q:** OK, but now I want to work directly with my measuring devices. How can I do that?

-**A:** The [dataforge-control](${site.url}/docs.html#control) module provides interfaces to interact with the hardware. Out of the box it supports safe communication with TCP/IP or COM/tty based devices. Specific device declaration could be done via additional modules. It is also possible to maintain data storage with [datforge-storage](${site.url}/docs.htm#storage) module.
+**A:** The [dataforge-control](${site.url}/docs.html#control) module provides interfaces to interact with the hardware. Out of the box it supports safe communication with TCP/IP or COM/tty based devices. Specific device declaration could be done via additional modules. It is also possible to maintain data storage with [datforge-storage](${site.url}/docs.htm#storage) module.-->

 <hr>

-**Q:** Declarations and metadata are good, but I want my scripts back!
+<!--**Q:** Declarations and metadata are good, but I want my scripts back!

-**A:** We can do that. [GRIND](${site.url}/docs.html#grind) provides a shell-like environment called GrindShell. It allows to run imperative scripts with full access to all of the DataForge functionality. Grind scripts are basically context-encapsulated. Also there are convenient feature wrappers called helpers that could be loaded into the shell when new features modules are added.
+**A:** We can do that. [GRIND](${site.url}/docs.html#grind) provides a shell-like environment called GrindShell. It allows to run imperative scripts with full access to all of the DataForge functionality. Grind scripts are basically context-encapsulated. Also there are convenient feature wrappers called helpers that could be loaded into the shell when new features modules are added.-->

 <hr>

@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ In this section we will try to cover DataForge main ideas in the form of questio
 **Q:** How does DataForge compare to cluster computation frameworks like Hadoop or Spark?

 **A:** Again, it is not the purpose of DataForge to replace cluster software. DataForge has some internal parallelism mechanics and implementations, but they are most certainly worse then specially developed programs. Still, DataForge is not fixed on one single implementation. Your favourite parallel processing tool could be still used as a back-end for the DataForge. With full benefit of configuration tools, integrations and no performance overhead.
-
+<!--
 <hr>

 **Q:** Is it possible to use DataForge in notebook mode?

-**A:** Yes, it is. DataForge can be used as is from [beaker/beakerx](http://beakernotebook.com/) groovy kernel with minor additional adjustments. It is planned to provide separate DataForge kernel to `beakerx` which will automatically call a specific GRIND shell.
+**A:** Yes, it is. DataForge can be used as is from [beaker/beakerx](http://beakernotebook.com/) groovy kernel with minor additional adjustments. It is planned to provide separate DataForge kernel to `beakerx` which will automatically call a specific GRIND shell.-->

 <hr>

--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
    id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version "0.10.1"
 }

-val dataforgeVersion by extra("0.1.8-dev-4")
+val dataforgeVersion by extra("0.1.8")

 val bintrayRepo by extra("dataforge")
 val githubProject by extra("dataforge-core")
--- a/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/EnvelopeFormat.kt
+++ b/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/EnvelopeFormat.kt
@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
@ExperimentalUnsignedTypes
 data class PartialEnvelope(val meta: Meta, val dataOffset: UInt, val dataSize: ULong?)

-
 interface EnvelopeFormat : IOFormat<Envelope> {
    val defaultMetaFormat: MetaFormatFactory get() = JsonMetaFormat

@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ interface EnvelopeFormat : IOFormat<Envelope> {
    override fun Output.writeObject(obj: Envelope): Unit = writeEnvelope(obj)
 }

+fun EnvelopeFormat.readPartial(input: Input) = input.readPartial()
+
+fun EnvelopeFormat.read(input: Input) = input.readObject()
+
@Type(ENVELOPE_FORMAT_TYPE)
 interface EnvelopeFormatFactory : IOFormatFactory<Envelope>, EnvelopeFormat {
    override val name: Name get() = "envelope".asName()
--- a/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/TaggedEnvelopeFormat.kt
+++ b/dataforge-io/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/TaggedEnvelopeFormat.kt
@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ class TaggedEnvelopeFormat(

        override fun Input.readObject(): Envelope =
            default.run { readObject() }
+
+
    }

 }
--- a/dataforge-io/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/MetaFormatTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-io/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/io/MetaFormatTest.kt
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package hep.dataforge.io

 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
+import hep.dataforge.meta.JsonMeta.Companion.JSON_ARRAY_KEY
 import kotlinx.io.asBinary
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.json
@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ class MetaFormatTest {
        }
        val meta = json.toMetaItem().node!!

-        assertEquals(true, meta["@value[0].@value[1].d"].boolean)
-        assertEquals("value", meta["@value[1]"].string)
-        assertEquals(listOf(1.0, 2.0, 3.0), meta["@value[2"].value?.list?.map { it.number.toDouble() })
+        assertEquals(true, meta["$JSON_ARRAY_KEY[0].$JSON_ARRAY_KEY[1].d"].boolean)
+        assertEquals("value", meta["$JSON_ARRAY_KEY[1]"].string)
+        assertEquals(listOf(1.0, 2.0, 3.0), meta["$JSON_ARRAY_KEY[2"].value?.list?.map { it.number.toDouble() })
    }

 }
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/Configurable.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/Configurable.kt
@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package hep.dataforge.meta

 import hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.*
 import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.names.asName
 import hep.dataforge.names.toName
 import hep.dataforge.values.Value
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty

 /**
 * A container that holds a [Config] and a default item provider.
@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ import hep.dataforge.values.Value
 * It is not possible to know if some property is declared by provider just by looking on [Configurable],
 * this information should be provided externally.
 */
-interface Configurable : Described {
+interface Configurable : Described, MutableItemProvider {
    /**
     * Backing config
     */
@ -35,15 +38,15 @@ interface Configurable : Described {
    /**
     * Get a property with default
     */
-    fun getProperty(name: Name): MetaItem<*>? =
+    override fun getItem(name: Name): MetaItem<*>? =
        config[name] ?: getDefaultItem(name) ?: descriptor?.get(name)?.defaultItem()

    /**
     * Set a configurable property
     */
-    fun setProperty(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
+    override fun setItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
        if (validateItem(name, item)) {
-            config[name] = item
+            config.setItem(name, item)
        } else {
            error("Validation failed for property $name with value $item")
        }
@ -54,22 +57,59 @@ interface Configurable : Described {
 * Reset the property to its default value
 */
 fun Configurable.resetProperty(name: Name) {
-    setProperty(name, null)
+    setItem(name, null)
 }

-fun Configurable.getProperty(key: String) = getProperty(key.toName())
+fun Configurable.getItem(key: String) = getItem(key.toName())

-fun Configurable.setProperty(name: Name, value: Value?) = setProperty(name, value?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(value) })
-fun Configurable.setProperty(name: Name, meta: Meta?) = setProperty(name, meta?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(meta) })
+fun Configurable.setItem(name: Name, value: Value?) = setItem(name, value?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(value) })
+fun Configurable.setItem(name: Name, meta: Meta?) = setItem(name, meta?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(meta) })

-fun Configurable.setProperty(key: String, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
-    setProperty(key.toName(), item)
-}
+fun Configurable.setItem(key: String, item: MetaItem<*>?) = setItem(key.toName(), item)

-fun Configurable.setProperty(key: String, value: Value?) = setProperty(key, value?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(value) })
-fun Configurable.setProperty(key: String, meta: Meta?) = setProperty(key, meta?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(meta) })
+fun Configurable.setItem(key: String, value: Value?) = setItem(key, value?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(value) })
+fun Configurable.setItem(key: String, meta: Meta?) = setItem(key, meta?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(meta) })

 fun <T : Configurable> T.configure(meta: Meta): T = this.apply { config.update(meta) }

@DFBuilder
 inline fun <T : Configurable> T.configure(action: Config.() -> Unit): T = apply { config.apply(action) }
+
+/* Node delegates */
+
+fun Configurable.config(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Config?> =
+    config.node(key)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.node(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Meta?> = item(key).convert(
+    reader = { it.node },
+    writer = { it?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(it) } }
+)
+
+fun <T : Configurable> Configurable.spec(
+    spec: Specification<T>, key: Name? = null
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T? {
+        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
+        return config[name].node?.let { spec.wrap(it) }
+    }
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T?) {
+        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
+        config[name] = value?.config
+    }
+}
+
+fun <T : Configurable> Configurable.spec(
+    spec: Specification<T>, default: T, key: Name? = null
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T {
+        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
+        return config[name].node?.let { spec.wrap(it) } ?: default
+    }
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T) {
+        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
+        config[name] = value.config
+    }
+}
+
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/ConfigurableDelegate.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/ConfigurableDelegate.kt
@ -1,239 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.meta
-
-import hep.dataforge.names.Name
-import hep.dataforge.names.asName
-import hep.dataforge.values.*
-import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
-import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
-import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
-
-
-//delegates
-
-/**
- * A delegate that uses a [Configurable] object and delegate read and write operations to its properties
- */
-open class ConfigurableDelegate(
-    val owner: Configurable,
-    val key: Name? = null,
-    open val default: MetaItem<*>? = null
-) : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?> {
-
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): MetaItem<*>? {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        return owner.getProperty(name) ?: default
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: MetaItem<*>?) {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        owner.setProperty(name, value)
-    }
-}
-
-class LazyConfigurableDelegate(
-    configurable: Configurable,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    defaultProvider: () -> MetaItem<*>? = { null }
-) : ConfigurableDelegate(configurable, key) {
-    override val default by lazy(defaultProvider)
-}
-
-/**
- * A property delegate that uses custom key
- */
-fun Configurable.item(default: Any? = null, key: Name? = null): ConfigurableDelegate =
-    ConfigurableDelegate(
-        this,
-        key,
-        default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) })
-
-/**
- * Generation of item delegate with lazy default.
- * Lazy default could be used also for validation
- */
-fun Configurable.lazyItem(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Any?): ConfigurableDelegate =
-    LazyConfigurableDelegate(this, key) {
-        default()?.let {
-            MetaItem.of(it)
-        }
-    }
-
-fun <T> Configurable.item(
-    default: T? = null,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    writer: (T) -> MetaItem<*>? = {
-        MetaItem.of(it)
-    },
-    reader: (MetaItem<*>?) -> T
-): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> =
-    ConfigurableDelegate(
-        this,
-        key,
-        default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) }).map(reader = reader, writer = writer)
-
-fun Configurable.value(default: Any? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value }
-
-fun <T> Configurable.value(
-    default: T? = null,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    writer: (T) -> Value? = { Value.of(it) },
-    reader: (Value?) -> T
-): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> =
-    ConfigurableDelegate(
-        this,
-        key,
-        default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) }
-    ).map(
-        reader = { reader(it.value) },
-        writer = { value -> writer(value)?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(it) } }
-    )
-
-fun Configurable.string(default: String? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.string }
-
-fun Configurable.boolean(default: Boolean? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.boolean }
-
-fun Configurable.number(default: Number? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.number }
-
-/* Number delegates*/
-
-fun Configurable.int(default: Int? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Int?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.int }
-
-fun Configurable.double(default: Double? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Double?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.double }
-
-fun Configurable.long(default: Long? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Long?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.long }
-
-fun Configurable.short(default: Short? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Short?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.short }
-
-fun Configurable.float(default: Float? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Float?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value?.float }
-
-
-@JvmName("safeString")
-fun Configurable.string(default: String, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.string }
-
-@JvmName("safeBoolean")
-fun Configurable.boolean(default: Boolean, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.boolean }
-
-@JvmName("safeNumber")
-fun Configurable.number(default: Number, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.number }
-
-/* Lazy initializers for values */
-
-@JvmName("lazyString")
-fun Configurable.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> String): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String> =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.value!!.string }
-
-@JvmName("lazyBoolean")
-fun Configurable.boolean(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Boolean): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.value!!.boolean }
-
-@JvmName("lazyNumber")
-fun Configurable.number(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Number): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number> =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.value!!.number }
-
-/* Safe number delegates*/
-
-@JvmName("safeInt")
-fun Configurable.int(default: Int, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Int> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.int }
-
-@JvmName("safeDouble")
-fun Configurable.double(default: Double, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Double> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.double }
-
-@JvmName("safeLong")
-fun Configurable.long(default: Long, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Long> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.long }
-
-@JvmName("safeShort")
-fun Configurable.short(default: Short, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Short> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.short }
-
-@JvmName("safeFloat")
-fun Configurable.float(default: Float, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Float> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value!!.float }
-
-/**
- * Enum delegate
- */
-inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> Configurable.enum(
-    default: E, key: Name? = null
-): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, E> =
-    item(default, key).transform { item -> item?.string?.let {str->
-        @Suppress("USELESS_CAST")
-        enumValueOf<E>(str)  as E
-    } ?: default }
-
-/*
- * Extra delegates for special cases
- */
-fun Configurable.stringList(vararg strings: String, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<String>> =
-    item(listOf(*strings), key) {
-        it?.value?.stringList ?: emptyList()
-    }
-
-fun Configurable.numberList(vararg numbers: Number, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<Number>> =
-    item(listOf(*numbers), key) { item ->
-        item?.value?.list?.map { it.number } ?: emptyList()
-    }
-
-/**
- * A special delegate for double arrays
- */
-fun Configurable.doubleArray(vararg doubles: Double, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, DoubleArray> =
-    item(doubleArrayOf(*doubles), key) {
-        (it.value as? DoubleArrayValue)?.value
-            ?: it?.value?.list?.map { value -> value.number.toDouble() }?.toDoubleArray()
-            ?: doubleArrayOf()
-    }
-
-
-/* Node delegates */
-
-fun Configurable.config(default: Config? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Config?> =
-    config.node(default,key)
-
-fun Configurable.node(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Meta?> = item(key).map(
-    reader = { it.node },
-    writer = { it?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(it) } }
-)
-
-fun <T : Configurable> Configurable.spec(
-    spec: Specification<T>, key: Name? = null
-): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T?> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T? {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        return config[name].node?.let { spec.wrap(it) }
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T?) {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        config[name] = value?.config
-    }
-}
-
-fun <T : Configurable> Configurable.spec(
-    spec: Specification<T>, default: T, key: Name? = null
-): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): T {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        return config[name].node?.let { spec.wrap(it) } ?: default
-    }
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: T) {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        config[name] = value.config
-    }
-}
-
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/ItemDelegate.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/ItemDelegate.kt
@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package hep.dataforge.meta
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaConverter
+import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.names.asName
+import hep.dataforge.values.Value
+import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+/* Meta delegates */
+
+open class ItemDelegate(
+    open val owner: ItemProvider,
+    val key: Name? = null,
+    open val default: MetaItem<*>? = null
+) : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): MetaItem<*>? {
+        return owner.getItem(key ?: property.name.asName()) ?: default
+    }
+}
+
+fun ItemProvider.item(key: Name? = null): ItemDelegate = ItemDelegate(this, key)
+
+//TODO add caching for sealed nodes
+
+
+//Read-only delegates for Metas
+
+/**
+ * A property delegate that uses custom key
+ */
+fun ItemProvider.value(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Value?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.value)
+
+fun ItemProvider.string(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, String?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string)
+
+fun ItemProvider.boolean(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Boolean?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean)
+
+fun ItemProvider.number(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Number?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number)
+
+fun ItemProvider.node(key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Meta?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.meta)
+
+fun ItemProvider.string(default: String, key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, String> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string) { default }
+
+fun ItemProvider.boolean(default: Boolean, key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean) { default }
+
+fun ItemProvider.number(default: Number, key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Number> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number) { default }
+
+inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> ItemProvider.enum(default: E, key: Name? = null): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, E> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.enum()) { default }
+
+fun ItemProvider.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> String): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, String> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string, default)
+
+fun ItemProvider.boolean(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Boolean): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean, default)
+
+fun ItemProvider.number(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Number): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, Number> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number, default)
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/JsonMeta.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/JsonMeta.kt
@ -2,11 +2,12 @@

 package hep.dataforge.meta

+import hep.dataforge.meta.JsonMeta.Companion.JSON_ARRAY_KEY
 import hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.ItemDescriptor
 import hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.NodeDescriptor
 import hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.ValueDescriptor
 import hep.dataforge.names.NameToken
-import hep.dataforge.names.toName
+import hep.dataforge.names.withIndex
 import hep.dataforge.values.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.*

@ -35,29 +36,29 @@ private fun String.toJsonKey(descriptor: ItemDescriptor?) = descriptor?.attribut
 /**
 * Convert given [Meta] to [JsonObject]. Primitives and nodes are copied as is, same name siblings are treated as json arrays
 */
-fun Meta.toJson(descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null, index: String? = null): JsonObject {
+private fun Meta.toJsonWithIndex(descriptor: NodeDescriptor?, indexValue: String?): JsonObject {

    val elementMap = HashMap<String, JsonElement>()

-    fun MetaItem<*>.toJsonElement(itemDescriptor: ItemDescriptor?, index: String? = null): JsonElement = when (this) {
+    fun MetaItem<*>.toJsonElement(itemDescriptor: ItemDescriptor?, index: String?): JsonElement = when (this) {
        is MetaItem.ValueItem -> {
            value.toJson(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
        }
        is MetaItem.NodeItem -> {
-            node.toJson(itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor, index)
+            node.toJsonWithIndex(itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor, index)
        }
    }

    fun addElement(key: String) {
        val itemDescriptor = descriptor?.items?.get(key)
        val jsonKey = key.toJsonKey(itemDescriptor)
-        val items = getIndexed(key)
+        val items: Map<String, MetaItem<*>> = getIndexed(key)
        when (items.size) {
            0 -> {
                //do nothing
            }
            1 -> {
-                elementMap[jsonKey] = items.values.first().toJsonElement(itemDescriptor)
+                elementMap[jsonKey] = items.values.first().toJsonElement(itemDescriptor, null)
            }
            else -> {
                val array = jsonArray {
@ -73,38 +74,29 @@ fun Meta.toJson(descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null, index: String? = null): Json
    ((descriptor?.items?.keys ?: emptySet()) + items.keys.map { it.body }).forEach(::addElement)


-    if (index != null) {
-        elementMap["@index"] = JsonPrimitive(index)
+    if (indexValue != null) {
+        val indexKey = descriptor?.indexKey ?: NodeDescriptor.DEFAULT_INDEX_KEY
+        elementMap[indexKey] = JsonPrimitive(indexValue)
    }

    return JsonObject(elementMap)
-
-//    // use descriptor keys in the order they are declared
-//    val keys = (descriptor?.items?.keys ?: emptySet()) + this.items.keys.map { it.body }
-//
-//    //TODO search for same name siblings and arrange them into arrays
-//    val map = this.items.entries.associate { (name, item) ->
-//        val itemDescriptor = descriptor?.items?.get(name.body)
-//        val key = name.toJsonKey(itemDescriptor)
-//        val value = when (item) {
-//            is MetaItem.ValueItem -> {
-//                item.value.toJson(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
-//            }
-//            is MetaItem.NodeItem -> {
-//                item.node.toJson(itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor)
-//            }
-//        }
-//        key to value
-//    }
-//    return JsonObject(map)
 }

-fun JsonObject.toMeta(descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null): Meta = JsonMeta(this, descriptor)
+fun Meta.toJson(descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null): JsonObject = toJsonWithIndex(descriptor, null)
+
+fun JsonObject.toMeta(descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null): JsonMeta = JsonMeta(this, descriptor)

 fun JsonPrimitive.toValue(descriptor: ValueDescriptor?): Value {
    return when (this) {
        JsonNull -> Null
-        else -> this.content.parseValue() // Optimize number and boolean parsing
+        is JsonLiteral -> {
+            when (body) {
+                true -> True
+                false -> False
+                is Number -> NumberValue(body as Number)
+                else -> StringValue(content)
+            }
+        }
    }
 }

@ -122,18 +114,15 @@ fun JsonElement.toMetaItem(descriptor: ItemDescriptor? = null): MetaItem<JsonMet
            val value = if (isEmpty()) {
                Null
            } else {
-                ListValue(
-                    map<JsonElement, Value> {
-                        //We already checked that all values are primitives
-                        (it as JsonPrimitive).toValue(descriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
-                    }
-                )
+                map<JsonElement, Value> {
+                    //We already checked that all values are primitives
+                    (it as JsonPrimitive).toValue(descriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
+                }.asValue()
            }
            MetaItem.ValueItem(value)
        } else {
-            json {
-                "@value" to this@toMetaItem
-            }.toMetaItem(descriptor)
+            //We can't return multiple items therefore we create top level node
+            json { JSON_ARRAY_KEY to this@toMetaItem }.toMetaItem(descriptor)
        }
    }
 }
@ -143,44 +132,52 @@ fun JsonElement.toMetaItem(descriptor: ItemDescriptor? = null): MetaItem<JsonMet
 */
 class JsonMeta(val json: JsonObject, val descriptor: NodeDescriptor? = null) : MetaBase() {

-    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-    private operator fun MutableMap<String, MetaItem<JsonMeta>>.set(key: String, value: JsonElement): Unit {
-        val itemDescriptor = descriptor?.items?.get(key)
-        when (value) {
-            is JsonPrimitive -> {
-                this[key] =
-                    MetaItem.ValueItem(value.toValue(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor)) as MetaItem<JsonMeta>
-            }
-            is JsonObject -> {
-                this[key] = MetaItem.NodeItem(
-                    JsonMeta(
-                        value,
-                        itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor
-                    )
-                )
-            }
-            is JsonArray -> {
-                when {
-                    value.all { it is JsonPrimitive } -> {
-                        val listValue = ListValue(
-                            value.map {
-                                //We already checked that all values are primitives
-                                (it as JsonPrimitive).toValue(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
-                            }
+    private fun buildItems(): Map<NameToken, MetaItem<JsonMeta>> {
+        val map = LinkedHashMap<NameToken, MetaItem<JsonMeta>>()
+
+        json.forEach { (jsonKey, value) ->
+            val key = NameToken(jsonKey)
+            val itemDescriptor = descriptor?.items?.get(jsonKey)
+            when (value) {
+                is JsonPrimitive -> {
+                    map[key] = MetaItem.ValueItem(value.toValue(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor))
+                }
+                is JsonObject -> {
+                    map[key] = MetaItem.NodeItem(
+                        JsonMeta(
+                            value,
+                            itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor
                        )
-                        this[key] = MetaItem.ValueItem(listValue) as MetaItem<JsonMeta>
-                    }
-                    else -> value.forEachIndexed { index, jsonElement ->
-                        this["$key[$index]"] = jsonElement.toMetaItem(itemDescriptor)
-                    }
+                    )
+                }
+                is JsonArray -> if (value.all { it is JsonPrimitive }) {
+                    val listValue = ListValue(
+                        value.map {
+                            //We already checked that all values are primitives
+                            (it as JsonPrimitive).toValue(itemDescriptor as? ValueDescriptor)
+                        }
+                    )
+                    map[key] = MetaItem.ValueItem(listValue)
+                } else value.forEachIndexed { index, jsonElement ->
+                    val indexKey = (itemDescriptor as? NodeDescriptor)?.indexKey ?: NodeDescriptor.DEFAULT_INDEX_KEY
+                    val indexValue: String = (jsonElement as? JsonObject)
+                        ?.get(indexKey)?.contentOrNull
+                        ?: index.toString() //In case index is non-string, the backward transformation will be broken.
+
+                    val token = key.withIndex(indexValue)
+                    map[token] = jsonElement.toMetaItem(itemDescriptor)
                }
            }
        }
+        return map
    }

-    override val items: Map<NameToken, MetaItem<JsonMeta>> by lazy {
-        val map = LinkedHashMap<String, MetaItem<JsonMeta>>()
-        json.forEach { (key, value) -> map[key] = value }
-        map.mapKeys { it.key.toName().first()!! }
+    override val items: Map<NameToken, MetaItem<JsonMeta>> by lazy(::buildItems)
+
+    companion object{
+        /**
+         * A key representing top-level json array of nodes, which could not be directly represented by a meta node
+         */
+        const val JSON_ARRAY_KEY = "@jsonArray"
    }
 }
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/Meta.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/Meta.kt
@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ interface MetaRepr {
    fun toMeta(): Meta
 }

+interface ItemProvider{
+    fun getItem(name: Name): MetaItem<*>?
+}
+
 /**
 * Generic meta tree representation. Elements are [MetaItem] objects that could be represented by three different entities:
 *  * [MetaItem.ValueItem] (leaf)
@ -92,12 +96,23 @@ interface MetaRepr {
 *
 *   * Same name siblings are supported via elements with the same [Name] but different queries
 */
-interface Meta : MetaRepr {
+interface Meta : MetaRepr, ItemProvider {
    /**
     * Top level items of meta tree
     */
    val items: Map<NameToken, MetaItem<*>>

+    override fun getItem(name: Name): MetaItem<*>? {
+        if (name.isEmpty()) return NodeItem(this)
+        return name.first()?.let { token ->
+            val tail = name.cutFirst()
+            when (tail.length) {
+                0 -> items[token]
+                else -> items[token]?.node?.get(tail)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    override fun toMeta(): Meta = seal()

    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean
@ -127,17 +142,7 @@ interface Meta : MetaRepr {
 *
 * If [name] is empty return current [Meta] as a [NodeItem]
 */
-operator fun Meta?.get(name: Name): MetaItem<*>? {
-    if (this == null) return null
-    if (name.isEmpty()) return NodeItem(this)
-    return name.first()?.let { token ->
-        val tail = name.cutFirst()
-        when (tail.length) {
-            0 -> items[token]
-            else -> items[token]?.node?.get(tail)
-        }
-    }
-}
+operator fun Meta?.get(name: Name): MetaItem<*>? = this?.getItem(name)

 operator fun Meta?.get(token: NameToken): MetaItem<*>? = this?.items?.get(token)

--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaDelegate.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MetaDelegate.kt
@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.meta
-
-import hep.dataforge.names.Name
-import hep.dataforge.names.asName
-import hep.dataforge.values.Value
-import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
-import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
-import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
-
-/* Meta delegates */
-
-open class MetaDelegate(
-    open val owner: Meta,
-    val key: Name? = null,
-    open val default: MetaItem<*>? = null
-) : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): MetaItem<*>? {
-        return owner[key ?: property.name.asName()] ?: default
-    }
-}
-
-class LazyMetaDelegate(
-    owner: Meta,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    defaultProvider: () -> MetaItem<*>? = { null }
-) : MetaDelegate(owner, key) {
-    override val default by lazy(defaultProvider)
-}
-
-class DelegateWrapper<T, R>(
-    val delegate: ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T>,
-    val reader: (T) -> R
-) : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R {
-        return reader(delegate.getValue(thisRef, property))
-    }
-}
-
-fun <T, R> ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, T>.map(reader: (T) -> R): DelegateWrapper<T, R> =
-    DelegateWrapper(this, reader)
-
-
-fun Meta.item(default: Any? = null, key: Name? = null): MetaDelegate =
-    MetaDelegate(this, key, default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) })
-
-fun Meta.lazyItem(key: Name? = null, defaultProvider: () -> Any?): LazyMetaDelegate =
-    LazyMetaDelegate(this, key) { defaultProvider()?.let { MetaItem.of(it) } }
-
-//TODO add caching for sealed nodes
-
-
-//Read-only delegates for Metas
-
-/**
- * A property delegate that uses custom key
- */
-fun Meta.value(default: Value? = null, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.value }
-
-fun Meta.string(default: String? = null, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.string }
-
-fun Meta.boolean(default: Boolean? = null, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.boolean }
-
-fun Meta.number(default: Number? = null, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.number }
-
-fun Meta.node(key: Name? = null) =
-    item(key).map { it.node }
-
-@JvmName("safeString")
-fun Meta.string(default: String, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.string!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeBoolean")
-fun Meta.boolean(default: Boolean, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.boolean!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeNumber")
-fun Meta.number(default: Number, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.number!! }
-
-@JvmName("lazyString")
-fun Meta.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> String) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).map { it.string!! }
-
-@JvmName("lazyBoolean")
-fun Meta.boolean(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Boolean) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).map { it.boolean!! }
-
-@JvmName("lazyNumber")
-fun Meta.number(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Number) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).map { it.number!! }
-
-
-inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> Meta.enum(default: E, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).map { it.enum<E>()!! }
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableItemDelegate.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableItemDelegate.kt
@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package hep.dataforge.meta
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaConverter
+import hep.dataforge.names.Name
+import hep.dataforge.names.asName
+import hep.dataforge.values.DoubleArrayValue
+import hep.dataforge.values.Value
+import hep.dataforge.values.stringList
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+/* Read-write delegates */
+
+open class MutableItemDelegate(
+    override val owner: MutableItemProvider,
+    key: Name? = null,
+    default: MetaItem<*>? = null
+) : ItemDelegate(owner, key, default), ReadWriteProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?> {
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: MetaItem<*>?) {
+        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
+        owner.setItem(name, value)
+    }
+}
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.item(key: Name? = null): MutableItemDelegate =
+    MutableItemDelegate(this, key)
+
+//Read-write delegates
+
+/**
+ * A property delegate that uses custom key
+ */
+fun MutableItemProvider.value(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.value)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.string(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.boolean(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.number(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.string(default: String, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.boolean(default: Boolean, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.number(default: Number, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.value(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Value): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.value, default)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> String): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.string, default)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.boolean(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Boolean): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.boolean, default)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.number(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Number): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.number, default)
+
+inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> MutableItemProvider.enum(default: E, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, E> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.enum()) { default }
+
+inline fun <reified M : MutableMeta<M>> M.node(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, M?> =
+    item(key).convert(reader = { it?.let { it.node as M } }, writer = { it?.let { MetaItem.NodeItem(it) } })
+
+
+fun <T> MutableItemProvider.item(
+    default: T? = null,
+    key: Name? = null,
+    writer: (T) -> MetaItem<*>? = { MetaItem.of(it) },
+    reader: (MetaItem<*>?) -> T
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> = MutableItemDelegate(
+    this,
+    key,
+    default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) }
+).convert(reader = reader, writer = writer)
+
+fun Configurable.value(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.value)
+
+fun <T> MutableItemProvider.value(
+    default: T? = null,
+    key: Name? = null,
+    writer: (T) -> Value? = { Value.of(it) },
+    reader: (Value?) -> T
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T> = MutableItemDelegate(
+    this,
+    key,
+    default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) }
+).convert(
+    reader = { reader(it.value) },
+    writer = { value -> writer(value)?.let { MetaItem.ValueItem(it) } }
+)
+
+/* Number delegates*/
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.int(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Int?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.int)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.double(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Double?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.double)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.long(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Long?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.long)
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.float(key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Float?> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.float)
+
+
+/* Safe number delegates*/
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.int(default: Int, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Int> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.int) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.double(default: Double, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Double> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.double) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.long(default: Long, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Long> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.long) { default }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.float(default: Float, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Float> =
+    item(key).convert(MetaConverter.float) { default }
+
+
+/*
+ * Extra delegates for special cases
+ */
+fun MutableItemProvider.stringList(vararg strings: String, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<String>> =
+    item(listOf(*strings), key) {
+        it?.value?.stringList ?: emptyList()
+    }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.stringListOrNull(
+    vararg strings: String,
+    key: Name? = null
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<String>?> =
+    item(listOf(*strings), key) {
+        it?.value?.stringList
+    }
+
+fun MutableItemProvider.numberList(vararg numbers: Number, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<Number>> =
+    item(listOf(*numbers), key) { item ->
+        item?.value?.list?.map { it.number } ?: emptyList()
+    }
+
+/**
+ * A special delegate for double arrays
+ */
+fun MutableItemProvider.doubleArray(vararg doubles: Double, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, DoubleArray> =
+    item(doubleArrayOf(*doubles), key) {
+        (it.value as? DoubleArrayValue)?.value
+            ?: it?.value?.list?.map { value -> value.number.toDouble() }?.toDoubleArray()
+            ?: doubleArrayOf()
+    }
+
+fun <T> MutableItemProvider.listValue(
+    key: Name? = null,
+    writer: (T) -> Value = { Value.of(it) },
+    reader: (Value) -> T
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, List<T>?> = item(key).convert(MetaConverter.valueList(writer, reader))
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableMeta.kt
@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package hep.dataforge.meta
 import hep.dataforge.names.*
 import hep.dataforge.values.Value

-interface MutableMeta<out M : MutableMeta<M>> : MetaNode<M> {
+interface MutableItemProvider : ItemProvider {
+    fun setItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?)
+}
+
+interface MutableMeta<out M : MutableMeta<M>> : MetaNode<M>, MutableItemProvider {
    override val items: Map<NameToken, MetaItem<M>>
-    operator fun set(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?)
 //    fun onChange(owner: Any? = null, action: (Name, MetaItem<*>?, MetaItem<*>?) -> Unit)
 //    fun removeListener(owner: Any? = null)
 }
@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class AbstractMutableMeta<M : MutableMeta<M>> : AbstractMetaNode<M>(),
     */
    internal abstract fun empty(): M

-    override operator fun set(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
+    override fun setItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
        when (name.length) {
            0 -> error("Can't setValue meta item for empty name")
            1 -> {
@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ abstract class AbstractMutableMeta<M : MutableMeta<M>> : AbstractMetaNode<M>(),
                if (items[token] == null) {
                    replaceItem(token, null, MetaItem.NodeItem(empty()))
                }
-                items[token]?.node!![name.cutFirst()] = item
+                items[token]?.node!!.setItem(name.cutFirst(), item)
            }
        }
    }
@ -71,27 +74,21 @@ abstract class AbstractMutableMeta<M : MutableMeta<M>> : AbstractMetaNode<M>(),


@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
-inline fun MutableMeta<*>.remove(name: Name) = set(name, null)
+inline fun MutableMeta<*>.remove(name: Name) = setItem(name, null)

@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
 inline fun MutableMeta<*>.remove(name: String) = remove(name.toName())

-fun MutableMeta<*>.setValue(name: Name, value: Value) = set(name, MetaItem.ValueItem(value))
+operator fun MutableMeta<*>.set(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) = setItem(name, item)
+
+fun MutableMeta<*>.setValue(name: Name, value: Value) = setItem(name, MetaItem.ValueItem(value))

 fun MutableMeta<*>.setValue(name: String, value: Value) = set(name.toName(), value)

-fun MutableMeta<*>.setItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?) {
-    when (item) {
-        null -> remove(name)
-        is MetaItem.ValueItem -> setValue(name, item.value)
-        is MetaItem.NodeItem<*> -> setNode(name, item.node)
-    }
-}
-
 fun MutableMeta<*>.setItem(name: String, item: MetaItem<*>?) = setItem(name.toName(), item)

 fun MutableMeta<*>.setNode(name: Name, node: Meta) =
-    set(name, MetaItem.NodeItem(node))
+    setItem(name, MetaItem.NodeItem(node))

 fun MutableMeta<*>.setNode(name: String, node: Meta) = setNode(name.toName(), node)

@ -135,23 +132,23 @@ fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.update(meta: Meta) {
 fun MutableMeta<*>.setIndexedItems(
    name: Name,
    items: Iterable<MetaItem<*>>,
-    indexFactory: MetaItem<*>.(index: Int) -> String = { it.toString() }
+    indexFactory: (MetaItem<*>, index: Int) -> String = { _, index -> index.toString() }
 ) {
    val tokens = name.tokens.toMutableList()
    val last = tokens.last()
    items.forEachIndexed { index, meta ->
-        val indexedToken = NameToken(last.body, last.index + meta.indexFactory(index))
+        val indexedToken = NameToken(last.body, last.index + indexFactory(meta, index))
        tokens[tokens.lastIndex] = indexedToken
-        set(Name(tokens), meta)
+        setItem(Name(tokens), meta)
    }
 }

 fun MutableMeta<*>.setIndexed(
    name: Name,
    metas: Iterable<Meta>,
-    indexFactory: MetaItem<*>.(index: Int) -> String = { it.toString() }
+    indexFactory: (Meta, index: Int) -> String = { _, index -> index.toString() }
 ) {
-    setIndexedItems(name, metas.map { MetaItem.NodeItem(it) }, indexFactory)
+    setIndexedItems(name, metas.map { MetaItem.NodeItem(it) }) { item, index -> indexFactory(item.node!!, index) }
 }

 operator fun MutableMeta<*>.set(name: Name, metas: Iterable<Meta>): Unit = setIndexed(name, metas)
@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.append(name: String, value: Any?) = append(name.toNam
 */
@DFExperimental
 fun <M : AbstractMutableMeta<M>> M.edit(name: Name, builder: M.() -> Unit) {
-    val item = when(val existingItem = get(name)){
+    val item = when (val existingItem = get(name)) {
        null -> empty().also { set(name, it) }
        is MetaItem.NodeItem<M> -> existingItem.node
        else -> error("Can't edit value meta item")
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableMetaDelegate.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/MutableMetaDelegate.kt
@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.meta
-
-import hep.dataforge.names.Name
-import hep.dataforge.names.asName
-import hep.dataforge.values.Value
-import kotlin.jvm.JvmName
-import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
-import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
-
-/* Read-write delegates */
-
-open class MutableMetaDelegate<M : MutableMeta<M>>(
-    override val owner: M,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    default: MetaItem<*>? = null
-) : MetaDelegate(owner, key, default), ReadWriteProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?> {
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: MetaItem<*>?) {
-        val name = key ?: property.name.asName()
-        owner.setItem(name, value)
-    }
-}
-
-class LazyMutableMetaDelegate<M : MutableMeta<M>>(
-    owner: M,
-    key: Name? = null,
-    defaultProvider: () -> MetaItem<*>? = { null }
-) : MutableMetaDelegate<M>(owner, key) {
-    override val default by lazy(defaultProvider)
-}
-
-class ReadWriteDelegateWrapper<T, R>(
-    val delegate: ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T>,
-    val reader: (T) -> R,
-    val writer: (R) -> T
-) : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> {
-    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R = reader(delegate.getValue(thisRef, property))
-
-    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: R) {
-        delegate.setValue(thisRef, property, writer(value))
-    }
-}
-
-fun <T, R> ReadWriteProperty<Any?, T>.map(reader: (T) -> R, writer: (R) -> T): ReadWriteDelegateWrapper<T, R> =
-    ReadWriteDelegateWrapper(this, reader, writer)
-
-fun <R> ReadWriteProperty<Any?, MetaItem<*>?>.transform(reader: (MetaItem<*>?) -> R): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> =
-    map(reader = reader, writer = { MetaItem.of(it) })
-
-fun <R> ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?>.transform(reader: (Value?) -> R): ReadWriteDelegateWrapper<Value?, R> =
-    map(reader = reader, writer = { Value.of(it) })
-
-/**
- * A delegate that throws
- */
-fun <R : Any> ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R?>.notNull(default: () -> R): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> {
-    return ReadWriteDelegateWrapper(this,
-        reader = { it ?: default() },
-        writer = { it }
-    )
-}
-
-
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.item(default: Any? = null, key: Name? = null): MutableMetaDelegate<M> =
-    MutableMetaDelegate(this, key, default?.let { MetaItem.of(it) })
-
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.lazyItem(key: Name? = null, defaultProvider: () -> Any?): LazyMutableMetaDelegate<M> =
-    LazyMutableMetaDelegate(this, key) { defaultProvider()?.let { MetaItem.of(it) } }
-
-//Read-write delegates
-
-/**
- * A property delegate that uses custom key
- */
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.value(default: Value? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Value?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.value }
-
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.string(default: String? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, String?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.string }
-
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.boolean(default: Boolean? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Boolean?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.boolean }
-
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.number(default: Number? = null, key: Name? = null): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, Number?> =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.number }
-
-inline fun <reified M : MutableMeta<M>> M.node(default: M? = null, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key = key).transform { it.node as? M }
-
-@JvmName("safeString")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.string(default: String, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.string!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeBoolean")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.boolean(default: Boolean, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.boolean!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeNumber")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.number(default: Number, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.number!! }
-
-@JvmName("lazyValue")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Value) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.value!! }
-
-@JvmName("lazyString")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.string(key: Name? = null, default: () -> String) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.string!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeBoolean")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.boolean(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Boolean) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.boolean!! }
-
-@JvmName("safeNumber")
-fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> M.number(key: Name? = null, default: () -> Number) =
-    lazyItem(key, default).transform { it.number!! }
-
-
-inline fun <M : MutableMeta<M>, reified E : Enum<E>> M.enum(default: E, key: Name? = null) =
-    item(default, key).transform { it.enum<E>()!! }
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/descriptors/ItemDescriptor.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/descriptors/ItemDescriptor.kt
@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ package hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors

 import hep.dataforge.meta.*
 import hep.dataforge.names.*
-import hep.dataforge.values.False
-import hep.dataforge.values.True
-import hep.dataforge.values.Value
-import hep.dataforge.values.ValueType
+import hep.dataforge.values.*

@DFBuilder
 sealed class ItemDescriptor(val config: Config) {
@ -95,6 +92,11 @@ class NodeDescriptor(config: Config = Config()) : ItemDescriptor(config) {
     */
    var default by config.node()

+    /**
+     * An index field by which this node is identified in case of same name siblings construct
+     */
+    var indexKey by config.string(DEFAULT_INDEX_KEY)
+
    val items: Map<String, ItemDescriptor>
        get() = config.getIndexed(ITEM_KEY).mapValues { (_, item) ->
            val node = item.node ?: error("Node descriptor must be a node")
@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ class NodeDescriptor(config: Config = Config()) : ItemDescriptor(config) {
        val ITEM_KEY = "item".asName()
        val IS_NODE_KEY = "@isNode".asName()

+        const val DEFAULT_INDEX_KEY = "@index"
+
        inline operator fun invoke(block: NodeDescriptor.() -> Unit) = NodeDescriptor().apply(block)

        //TODO infer descriptor from spec
@ -234,9 +238,7 @@ class ValueDescriptor(config: Config = Config()) : ItemDescriptor(config) {
     *
     * @return
     */
-    var type: List<ValueType> by config.item().transform {
-        it?.value?.list?.map { v -> ValueType.valueOf(v.string) } ?: emptyList()
-    }
+    var type: List<ValueType>? by config.listValue { ValueType.valueOf(it.string) }

    fun type(vararg t: ValueType) {
        this.type = listOf(*t)
@ -250,9 +252,8 @@ class ValueDescriptor(config: Config = Config()) : ItemDescriptor(config) {
     * @return
     */
    fun isAllowedValue(value: Value): Boolean {
-        return (type.isEmpty() || type.contains(ValueType.STRING) || type.contains(value.type)) && (allowedValues.isEmpty() || allowedValues.contains(
-            value
-        ))
+        return (type?.let { it.contains(ValueType.STRING) || it.contains(value.type) } ?: true)
+                && (allowedValues.isEmpty() || allowedValues.contains(value))
    }

    /**
@ -261,13 +262,19 @@ class ValueDescriptor(config: Config = Config()) : ItemDescriptor(config) {
     *
     * @return
     */
-    var allowedValues: List<Value> by config.value().transform {
-        when {
-            it?.list != null -> it.list
-            type.size == 1 && type[0] === ValueType.BOOLEAN -> listOf(True, False)
-            else -> emptyList()
+    var allowedValues: List<Value> by config.item().convert(
+        reader = {
+            val value = it.value
+            when {
+                value?.list != null -> value.list
+                type?.let { type -> type.size == 1 && type[0] === ValueType.BOOLEAN} ?: false -> listOf(True, False)
+                else -> emptyList()
+            }
+        },
+        writer = {
+            MetaItem.ValueItem(it.asValue())
        }
-    }
+    )

    /**
     * Allow given list of value and forbid others
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/propertyConverter.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/propertyConverter.kt
@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package hep.dataforge.meta
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.transformations.MetaConverter
+import kotlin.properties.ReadOnlyProperty
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+/**
+ * Apply a converter to this delegate creating a delegate with a custom type
+ */
+fun <R : Any> ItemDelegate.convert(
+    converter: MetaConverter<R>
+): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R?> = object : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R?> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R? =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property)?.let(converter::itemToObject)
+}
+
+/*
+ *
+ */
+fun <R : Any> ItemDelegate.convert(
+    converter: MetaConverter<R>,
+    default: () -> R
+): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> = object : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property)?.let(converter::itemToObject) ?: default()
+}
+
+/**
+ * A converter with a custom reader transformation
+ */
+fun <R> ItemDelegate.convert(
+    reader: (MetaItem<*>?) -> R
+): ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> = object : ReadOnlyProperty<Any?, R> {
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property).let(reader)
+}
+
+/*Mutable converters*/
+
+/**
+ * A type converter for a mutable [MetaItem] delegate
+ */
+fun <R : Any> MutableItemDelegate.convert(
+    converter: MetaConverter<R>
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R?> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R?> {
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R? =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property)?.let(converter::itemToObject)
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: R?) {
+        val item = value?.let(converter::objectToMetaItem)
+        this@convert.setValue(thisRef, property, item)
+    }
+}
+
+fun <R : Any> MutableItemDelegate.convert(
+    converter: MetaConverter<R>,
+    default: () -> R
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> {
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property)?.let(converter::itemToObject) ?: default()
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: R) {
+        val item = value.let(converter::objectToMetaItem)
+        this@convert.setValue(thisRef, property, item)
+    }
+}
+
+fun <R> MutableItemDelegate.convert(
+    reader: (MetaItem<*>?) -> R,
+    writer: (R) -> MetaItem<*>?
+): ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> = object : ReadWriteProperty<Any?, R> {
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>): R =
+        this@convert.getValue(thisRef, property).let(reader)
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: Any?, property: KProperty<*>, value: R) {
+        val item = value?.let(writer)
+        this@convert.setValue(thisRef, property, item)
+    }
+}
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaConverter.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaConverter.kt
@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package hep.dataforge.meta.transformations

-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import hep.dataforge.meta.MetaItem
-import hep.dataforge.meta.get
-import hep.dataforge.meta.value
+import hep.dataforge.meta.*
 import hep.dataforge.values.*

 /**
@ -15,7 +12,7 @@ interface MetaConverter<T : Any> {

    companion object {

-        val item = object :MetaConverter<MetaItem<*>>{
+        val item = object : MetaConverter<MetaItem<*>> {
            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): MetaItem<*> = item
            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: MetaItem<*>): MetaItem<*> = obj
        }
@ -56,6 +53,15 @@ interface MetaConverter<T : Any> {
            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Boolean): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
        }

+        val number = object : MetaConverter<Number> {
+            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): Number = when (item) {
+                is MetaItem.NodeItem -> item.node[Meta.VALUE_KEY].value ?: error("Can't convert node to a value")
+                is MetaItem.ValueItem -> item.value
+            }.number
+
+            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Number): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
+        }
+
        val double = object : MetaConverter<Double> {
            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): Double = when (item) {
                is MetaItem.NodeItem -> item.node[Meta.VALUE_KEY].value ?: error("Can't convert node to a value")
@ -65,6 +71,15 @@ interface MetaConverter<T : Any> {
            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Double): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
        }

+        val float = object : MetaConverter<Float> {
+            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): Float = when (item) {
+                is MetaItem.NodeItem -> item.node[Meta.VALUE_KEY].value ?: error("Can't convert node to a value")
+                is MetaItem.ValueItem -> item.value
+            }.float
+
+            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Float): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
+        }
+
        val int = object : MetaConverter<Int> {
            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): Int = when (item) {
                is MetaItem.NodeItem -> item.node[Meta.VALUE_KEY].value ?: error("Can't convert node to a value")
@ -73,8 +88,37 @@ interface MetaConverter<T : Any> {

            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Int): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
        }
+
+        val long = object : MetaConverter<Long> {
+            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): Long = when (item) {
+                is MetaItem.NodeItem -> item.node[Meta.VALUE_KEY].value ?: error("Can't convert node to a value")
+                is MetaItem.ValueItem -> item.value
+            }.long
+
+            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: Long): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
+        }
+
+        inline fun <reified E : Enum<E>> enum(): MetaConverter<E> = object : MetaConverter<E> {
+            @Suppress("USELESS_CAST")
+            override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): E = item.enum<E>() as? E ?: error("The Item is not a Enum")
+
+            override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: E): MetaItem<*> = MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.asValue())
+        }
+
+        fun <T> valueList(writer: (T) -> Value = {Value.of(it)}, reader: (Value) -> T): MetaConverter<List<T>> =
+            object : MetaConverter<List<T>> {
+                override fun itemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>): List<T> =
+                    item.value?.list?.map(reader) ?: error("The item is not a value list")
+
+                override fun objectToMetaItem(obj: List<T>): MetaItem<*> =
+                    MetaItem.ValueItem(obj.map(writer).asValue())
+            }
+
    }
 }

+fun <T : Any> MetaConverter<T>.nullableItemToObject(item: MetaItem<*>?): T? = item?.let { itemToObject(it) }
+fun <T : Any> MetaConverter<T>.nullableObjectToMetaItem(obj: T?): MetaItem<*>? = obj?.let { objectToMetaItem(it) }
+
 fun <T : Any> MetaConverter<T>.metaToObject(meta: Meta): T = itemToObject(MetaItem.NodeItem(meta))
 fun <T : Any> MetaConverter<T>.valueToObject(value: Value): T = itemToObject(MetaItem.ValueItem(value))
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaTransformation.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/transformations/MetaTransformation.kt
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ data class KeepTransformationRule(val selector: (Name) -> Boolean) :
        meta.sequence().map { it.first }.filter(selector)

    override fun <M : MutableMeta<M>> transformItem(name: Name, item: MetaItem<*>?, target: M) {
-        if (selector(name)) target[name] = item
+        if (selector(name)) target.setItem(name, item)
    }
 }

--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/names/Name.kt
@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ data class NameToken(val body: String, val index: String = "") {
    }
 }

+fun NameToken.withIndex(newIndex: String) = NameToken(body, newIndex)
+
 /**
 * Convert a [String] to name parsing it and extracting name tokens and index syntax.
 * This operation is rather heavy so it should be used with care in high performance code.
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/JsonMetaTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/JsonMetaTest.kt
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package hep.dataforge.meta

+import hep.dataforge.meta.descriptors.NodeDescriptor
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.int
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.json
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonArray
@ -17,23 +18,34 @@ class JsonMetaTest {
        }
        "nodeArray" to jsonArray {
            +json {
-                "index" to 1
+                "index" to "1"
+                "value" to 2
            }
            +json {
-                "index" to 2
+                "index" to "2"
+                "value" to 3
            }
            +json {
-                "index" to 3
+                "index" to "3"
+                "value" to 4
            }
        }
    }

+    val descriptor = NodeDescriptor{
+        node("nodeArray"){
+            indexKey = "index"
+        }
+    }
+
    @Test
    fun jsonMetaConversion() {
-        val meta = json.toMeta()
-        val reconstructed = meta.toJson()
        println(json)
+        val meta = json.toMeta(descriptor)
+        //println(meta)
+        val reconstructed = meta.toJson(descriptor)
        println(reconstructed)
        assertEquals(2, reconstructed["nodeArray"]?.jsonArray?.get(1)?.jsonObject?.get("index")?.int)
+        assertEquals(json,reconstructed)
    }
 }
--- a/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/SchemeTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-meta/src/commonTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/meta/SchemeTest.kt
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SchemeTest{

        assertEquals(10, meta.values().count())

-        val bNode = styled.getProperty("b").node
+        val bNode = styled.getItem("b").node

        val aNodes = bNode?.getIndexed("a")

--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/ColumnTable.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/ColumnTable.kt
@ -1,28 +1,23 @@
 package hep.dataforge.tables

-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-
 /**
- * @param C bottom type for all columns in the table
+ * @param T bottom type for all columns in the table
 */
-class ColumnTable<C : Any>(override val columns: Collection<Column<C>>) : Table<C> {
+class ColumnTable<T : Any>(override val columns: Collection<Column<T>>) : Table<T> {
    private val rowsNum = columns.first().size

    init {
        require(columns.all { it.size == rowsNum }) { "All columns must be of the same size" }
    }

-    override val rows: List<Row<C>>
+    override val rows: List<Row<T>>
        get() = (0 until rowsNum).map { VirtualRow(this, it) }

-    override fun <T : C> getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? {
-        val value = columns[column]?.get(row)
-        return type.cast(value)
-    }
+    override fun getValue(row: Int, column: String): T? = columns[column]?.get(row)
 }

-internal class VirtualRow<C : Any>(val table: Table<C>, val index: Int) : Row<C> {
-    override fun <T : C> getValue(column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? = table.getValue(index, column, type)
+internal class VirtualRow<T : Any>(val table: Table<T>, val index: Int) : Row<T> {
+    override fun getValue(column: String): T? = table.getValue(index, column)

 //    override fun <T : C> get(columnHeader: ColumnHeader<T>): T? {
 //        return table.co[columnHeader][index]
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MapRow.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MapRow.kt
@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package hep.dataforge.tables
-
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-
-inline class MapRow<C: Any>(val values: Map<String, C?>) : Row<C> {
-    override fun <T : C> getValue(column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? {
-        val value = values[column]
-        return type.cast(value)
-    }
-}
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MutableColumnTable.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MutableColumnTable.kt
@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package hep.dataforge.tables

-import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-
 /**
 * Mutable table with a fixed size, but dynamic columns
 */
@ -14,10 +11,7 @@ class MutableColumnTable<C: Any>(val size: Int) : Table<C> {
        VirtualRow(this, it)
    }

-    override fun <T : C> getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? {
-        val value = columns[column]?.get(row)
-        return type.cast(value)
-    }
+    override fun getValue(row: Int, column: String): C? = columns[column]?.get(row)

    /**
     * Add a fixed column to the end of the table
@ -35,27 +29,3 @@ class MutableColumnTable<C: Any>(val size: Int) : Table<C> {
        _columns.add(index, column)
    }
 }
-
-class MapColumn<T : Any, R : Any>(
-    val source: Column<T>,
-    override val type: KClass<out R>,
-    override val name: String,
-    override val meta: Meta = source.meta,
-    val mapper: (T?) -> R?
-) : Column<R> {
-    override val size: Int get() = source.size
-
-    override fun get(index: Int): R? = mapper(source[index])
-}
-
-class CachedMapColumn<T : Any, R : Any>(
-    val source: Column<T>,
-    override val type: KClass<out R>,
-    override val name: String,
-    override val meta: Meta = source.meta,
-    val mapper: (T?) -> R?
-) : Column<R> {
-    override val size: Int get() = source.size
-    private val values: HashMap<Int, R?> = HashMap()
-    override fun get(index: Int): R? = values.getOrPut(index) { mapper(source[index]) }
-}
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MutableTable.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/MutableTable.kt
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class MutableTable<C : Any>(
    override val header: MutableList<ColumnHeader<C>>
 ) : RowTable<C>(rows, header) {

-    fun <T : C> column(name: String, type: KClass<out T>, meta: Meta): ColumnHeader<T> {
+    fun <R : C> column(name: String, type: KClass<out R>, meta: Meta): ColumnHeader<R> {
        val column = SimpleColumnHeader(name, type, meta)
        header.add(column)
        return column
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/RowTable.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/RowTable.kt
@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.toList
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass

+inline class MapRow<C : Any>(val values: Map<String, C?>) : Row<C> {
+    override fun getValue(column: String): C? = values[column]
+}
+
 internal class RowTableColumn<C : Any, T : C>(val table: Table<C>, val header: ColumnHeader<T>) : Column<T> {
    override val name: String get() = header.name
    override val type: KClass<out T> get() = header.type
@ -14,8 +18,7 @@ internal class RowTableColumn<C : Any, T : C>(val table: Table<C>, val header: C
 }

 open class RowTable<C : Any>(override val rows: List<Row<C>>, override val header: List<ColumnHeader<C>>) : Table<C> {
-    override fun <T : C> getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? =
-        rows[row].getValue(column, type)
+    override fun getValue(row: Int, column: String): C? = rows[row].getValue(column)

    override val columns: List<Column<C>> get() = header.map { RowTableColumn(this, it) }
 }
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/Table.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/Table.kt
@ -3,32 +3,23 @@ package hep.dataforge.tables
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asFlow
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-
-//TODO to be removed in 1.3.70
-@Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-internal fun <T : Any> KClass<T>.cast(value: Any?): T? {
-    return when {
-        value == null -> null
-        !isInstance(value) -> error("Expected type is $this, but found ${value::class}")
-        else -> value as T
-    }
-}
+import kotlin.reflect.cast

 /**
 * Finite or infinite row set. Rows are produced in a lazy suspendable [Flow].
 * Each row must contain at least all the fields mentioned in [header].
 */
-interface Rows<C : Any> {
-    val header: TableHeader<C>
-    fun rowFlow(): Flow<Row<C>>
+interface Rows<out T : Any> {
+    val header: TableHeader<T>
+    fun rowFlow(): Flow<Row<T>>
 }

-interface Table<C : Any> : Rows<C> {
-    fun <T : C> getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T?
-    val columns: Collection<Column<C>>
-    override val header: TableHeader<C> get() = columns.toList()
-    val rows: List<Row<C>>
-    override fun rowFlow(): Flow<Row<C>> = rows.asFlow()
+interface Table<out T : Any> : Rows<T> {
+    fun getValue(row: Int, column: String): T?
+    val columns: Collection<Column<T>>
+    override val header: TableHeader<T> get() = columns.toList()
+    val rows: List<Row<T>>
+    override fun rowFlow(): Flow<Row<T>> = rows.asFlow()

    /**
     * Apply typed query to this table and return lazy [Flow] of resulting rows. The flow could be empty.
@ -40,14 +31,18 @@ interface Table<C : Any> : Rows<C> {
    }
 }

-operator fun Collection<Column<*>>.get(name: String): Column<*>? = find { it.name == name }
+fun <C : Any, T : C> Table<C>.getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? =
+    type.cast(getValue(row, column))
+
+operator fun <T : Any> Collection<Column<T>>.get(name: String): Column<T>? = find { it.name == name }

 inline operator fun <C : Any, reified T : C> Table<C>.get(row: Int, column: String): T? =
    getValue(row, column, T::class)

-operator fun <C : Any, T : C> Table<C>.get(row: Int, column: ColumnHeader<T>): T? = getValue(row, column.name, column.type)
+operator fun <C : Any, T : C> Table<C>.get(row: Int, column: ColumnHeader<T>): T? =
+    getValue(row, column.name, column.type)

-interface Column<T : Any> : ColumnHeader<T> {
+interface Column<out T : Any> : ColumnHeader<T> {
    val size: Int
    operator fun get(index: Int): T?
 }
@ -60,9 +55,11 @@ operator fun <T : Any> Column<T>.iterator() = iterator {
    }
 }

-interface Row<C: Any> {
-    fun <T : C> getValue(column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T?
+interface Row<out T : Any> {
+    fun getValue(column: String): T?
 }

-inline operator fun <C : Any, reified T : C> Row<C>.get(column: String): T? = getValue(column, T::class)
+fun <C : Any, T : C> Row<C>.getValue(column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? = type.cast(getValue(column))
+
+inline operator fun <reified T : Any> Row<T>.get(column: String): T? = T::class.cast(getValue(column))
 operator fun <C : Any, T : C> Row<C>.get(column: ColumnHeader<T>): T? = getValue(column.name, column.type)
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/TransformationColumn.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/TransformationColumn.kt
@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package hep.dataforge.tables
+
+import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+/**
+ * A virtual column obtained by transforming Given row to a single value
+ */
+class TransformationColumn<T : Any, R : Any>(
+    val table: Table<T>,
+    override val type: KClass<out R>,
+    override val name: String,
+    override val meta: Meta,
+    val mapper: (Row<T>) -> R?
+) : Column<R> {
+    override val size: Int get() = table.rows.size
+
+    override fun get(index: Int): R? = mapper(table.rows[index])
+}
+
+/**
+ * A virtual column obtained via transformation of single column with caching results on call (evaluation is lazy).
+ *
+ * Calls are not thread safe
+ */
+class CachedTransformationColumn<T : Any, R : Any>(
+    val table: Table<T>,
+    override val type: KClass<out R>,
+    override val name: String,
+    override val meta: Meta,
+    val mapper: (Row<T>) -> R?
+) : Column<R> {
+    override val size: Int get() = table.rows.size
+    private val values: HashMap<Int, R?> = HashMap()
+    override fun get(index: Int): R? = values.getOrPut(index) { mapper(table.rows[index]) }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a virtual column from a given column
+ */
+inline fun <T : Any, reified R : Any> Table<T>.mapRows(
+    name: String,
+    meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY,
+    cache: Boolean = false,
+    noinline mapper: (Row<T>) -> R?
+): Column<R> = if (cache) {
+    CachedTransformationColumn(this, R::class, name, meta, mapper)
+} else {
+    TransformationColumn(this, R::class, name, meta, mapper)
+}
+
+fun <T : Any> Table<T>.mapRowsToDouble(name: String, meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY, block: (Row<T>) -> Double): RealColumn {
+    val data = DoubleArray(rows.size) { block(rows[it]) }
+    return RealColumn(name, data, meta)
+}
+
+fun <T : Any> Table<T>.mapRowsToInt(name: String, meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY, block: (Row<T>) -> Int): IntColumn {
+    val data = IntArray(rows.size) { block(rows[it]) }
+    return IntColumn(name, data, meta)
+}
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/io/TextRows.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/io/TextRows.kt
@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import kotlinx.io.text.forEachUtf8Line
 import kotlinx.io.text.readUtf8Line
 import kotlinx.io.text.readUtf8StringUntilDelimiter
 import kotlinx.io.text.writeUtf8String
-import kotlin.reflect.KClass

 /**
 * Read a lin as a fixed width [Row]
@ -92,9 +91,9 @@ class TextTable(
        }
    }

-    override fun <T : Value> getValue(row: Int, column: String, type: KClass<out T>): T? {
+    override fun getValue(row: Int, column: String): Value? {
        val offset = index[row]
-        return type.cast(readAt(offset)[column])
+        return readAt(offset)[column]
    }

    companion object {
--- a/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/numericColumns.kt
+++ b/dataforge-tables/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/tables/numericColumns.kt
@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ package hep.dataforge.tables
 import hep.dataforge.meta.Meta
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass

-//interface NumberColumn<N : Number> : Column<N>

-data class RealColumn(
+class RealColumn(
    override val name: String,
    val data: DoubleArray,
    override val meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY
@ -44,12 +43,7 @@ data class RealColumn(
    }
 }

-fun <T : Any> Column<T>.map(meta: Meta = this.meta, block: (T?) -> Double): RealColumn {
-    val data = DoubleArray(size) { block(get(it)) }
-    return RealColumn(name, data, meta)
-}
-
-data class IntColumn(
+class IntColumn(
    override val name: String,
    val data: IntArray,
    override val meta: Meta = Meta.EMPTY
@ -86,9 +80,4 @@ data class IntColumn(
            noinline metaBuilder: ColumnScheme.() -> Unit
        ): IntColumn = IntColumn(name, data, ColumnScheme(metaBuilder).toMeta())
    }
-}
-
-fun <T : Any> Column<T>.map(meta: Meta = this.meta, block: (T?) -> Int): IntColumn {
-    val data = IntArray(size) { block(get(it)) }
-    return IntColumn(name, data, meta)
 }
--- a/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/workspace/TaskModel.kt
+++ b/dataforge-workspace/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/workspace/TaskModel.kt
@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ data class TaskModel(
            val dataDependencies = dependencies.filterIsInstance<DataDependency>()
            val taskDependencies = dependencies.filterIsInstance<TaskDependency<*>>()
            setIndexed("data".toName(), dataDependencies.map { it.toMeta() })
-            setIndexed("task".toName(), taskDependencies.map { it.toMeta() }) { taskDependencies[it].name.toString() }
+            setIndexed(
+                "task".toName(),
+                taskDependencies.map { it.toMeta() }) { _, index ->
+                taskDependencies[index].name.toString()
+            }
            //TODO ensure all dependencies are listed
        }
    }
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