0.72.0

feat: add dish menu section and service times
Closes #150
2025-12-26 08:06:16 +00:00 · 2022-12-06 14:44:02 +01:00 · 2022-12-06 13:35:49 +01:00 · 2022-11-22 12:48:15 +01:00 · 2022-11-22 12:48:12 +01:00 · 2022-11-22 12:45:42 +01:00
209 changed files with 15841 additions and 10475 deletions
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs
 # editorconfig.org

 root = true
@@ -7,11 +6,10 @@ root = true
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2

-# We recommend you to keep these unchanged
 end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true

 [*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+resources
+openapi
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@openstapps",
+  "rules": {
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface": "off",
+    "jsdoc/check-tag-names": [
+      "error",
+      {
+        "definedTags": [
+          "internal",
+          "aggregatable",
+          "float",
+          "indexable",
+          "integer",
+          "keyword",
+          "sortable",
+          "text",
+          "date",
+          "validatable",
+          "filterable",
+          "inheritTags",
+          "minLength",
+          "pattern",
+          "typeparam",
+          "TJS-format"
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pids
 *.pid
 *.seed
 *.pid.lock
+.DS_Store

 # Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
 lib-cov
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ coverage
 # nyc test coverage
 .nyc_output

-# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
 .grunt

 # Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
@@ -29,14 +30,14 @@ bower_components
 # node-waf configuration
 .lock-wscript

-# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
 build/Release

 # Dependency directories
 node_modules/
 jspm_packages/

-# Typescript v1 declaration files
+# TypeScript v1 declaration files
 typings/

 # Optional npm cache directory
@@ -57,6 +58,29 @@ typings/
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env

+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+.cache
+
+# next.js build output
+.next
+
+# nuxt.js build output
+.nuxt
+
+# vuepress build output
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# Serverless directories
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+.fusebox/
+
+#DynamoDB Local files
+.dynamodb/
+
+########## end of https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Node.gitignore
+
 # ignore ide files
 .idea
 .vscode
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/projectmanagement/node

-cache:
-  key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
-  paths:
-    - node_modules
-
 before_script:
  - npm install

 stages:
  - build
+  - review
  - test
+  - audit
  - deploy
+  - publish

 build:
  tags:
@@ -24,8 +22,48 @@ build:
      - lib
    expire_in: 1 week

+build-ts-3.8.3:
+  tags:
+    - performance
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - npm uninstall typescript
+    - npm install typescript@3.8.3
+    - npm run build
+
+docs_review:
+  dependencies:
+    - build
+  stage: review
+  script:
+    - npm run documentation
+    - ./node_modules/.bin/surge -p ./docs -d https://$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG.surge.sh/
+  when: manual
+  environment:
+    name: review/$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    url: https://$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG.surge.sh/
+    on_stop: stop_review
+  except:
+    - master
+    - develop
+  tags:
+    - secrecy
+
+stop_review:
+  stage: review
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none
+  script:
+    - ./node_modules/.bin/surge teardown $CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG.surge.sh
+  when: manual
+  environment:
+    name: review/$CI_PROJECT_PATH_SLUG-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    action: stop
+  tags:
+    - secrecy
+
 audit:
-  stage: test
+  stage: audit
  script:
    - npm audit
  allow_failure: true
@@ -33,9 +71,9 @@ audit:
    - schedules

 scheduled-audit:
-  stage: test
+  stage: audit
  script:
-    - npm audit
+    - npm audit --audit-level=high
  only:
    - schedules

@@ -45,10 +83,45 @@ test:
  stage: test
  script:
    - npm test
+  coverage: '/Statements[^:]*\:[^:]*\s+([\d\.]+)%/'
  artifacts:
    paths:
      - report
      - coverage
+    reports:
+      coverage_report:
+        coverage_format: cobertura
+        path: coverage/cobertura-coverage.xml
+
+mapping:
+  tags:
+    - performance
+  dependencies:
+    - build
+  stage: test
+  services:
+    - name: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/database:master
+      alias: elasticsearch
+  script:
+    - npm run mappings-integration
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - lib
+
+package:
+  dependencies:
+    - build
+  tags:
+    - secrecy
+  stage: publish
+  script:
+    - echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_AUTH_TOKEN" > ~/.npmrc
+    - npm publish
+  only:
+    - /^v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+$/
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - lib

 pages:
  stage: deploy
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Rainer Killinger <mail-openstapps@killinger.co> Rainer Killinger <git@killinger.co>
+Rainer Killinger <mail-openstapps@killinger.co> Rainer Killinger <killinge@hrz.uni-frankfurt.de>
+Rainer Killinger <mail-openstapps@killinger.co> Rainer Killinger <killinger@hrz.uni-frankfurt.de>
+Wieland Schöbl <wulkanat@gmail.com> wulkanat@gmail.com <wulkanat@gmail.com>
+Wieland Schöbl <wulkanat@gmail.com> Wieland Schöbl <wieland.schoebl@campus.tu-berlin.de>
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 # Ignore all files/folders by default
 # See https://stackoverflow.com/a/29932318
 /*
-
-# Execept this files/folders
-!docs
+# Except these files/folders
 !lib
+lib/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 !LICENSE
 !package.json
 !package-lock.json
 !README.md
 !src
-test/*
 !test/resources/
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,529 @@
+## [0.71.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.71.0...v0.71.1) (2022-11-22)
+
+
+
+# [0.71.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.70.0...v0.71.0) (2022-10-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add new book categories ([dd138fd](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/dd138fd0be6d8100fc242816f5eb2549f2672ab3)), closes [#147](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/147)
+
+
+
+# [0.70.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.69.0...v0.70.0) (2022-09-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add auth provider to config menu items ([b183198](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/b18319802969d711373e70cca5921730345aa3e8))
+
+
+
+# [0.69.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.68.0...v0.69.0) (2022-08-17)
+
+
+
+# [0.68.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.67.0...v0.68.0) (2022-06-27)
+
+
+
+# [0.67.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.66.1...v0.67.0) (2022-05-31)
+
+
+
+## [0.66.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.66.0...v0.66.1) (2022-05-27)
+
+
+
+# [0.66.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.65.1...v0.66.0) (2022-05-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add geo filter envelope support ([484be6a](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/484be6a890d743601efa5d40d33ea2c619f3126d))
+
+
+
+## [0.65.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.65.0...v0.65.1) (2022-04-04)
+
+
+
+# [0.65.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.64.0...v0.65.0) (2022-04-04)
+
+
+
+# [0.64.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.63.0...v0.64.0) (2022-03-21)
+
+
+
+# [0.63.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.62.0...v0.63.0) (2022-01-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add auth object to index route ([e149931](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/e14993114f0ec370775010eee4ad0d302a0beebb))
+
+
+
+# [0.62.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.61.0...v0.62.0) (2022-01-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing lastPublished to SCCreativeWork ([e0adb23](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/e0adb2332ec24ce388c4c008b51b7aa941948532))
+
+
+
+# [0.61.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.60.0...v0.61.0) (2022-01-21)
+
+
+
+# [0.60.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.59.0...v0.60.0) (2022-01-21)
+
+
+
+# [0.59.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.58.0...v0.59.0) (2022-01-20)
+
+
+
+# [0.58.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.57.0...v0.58.0) (2022-01-18)
+
+
+
+# [0.57.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.56.0...v0.57.0) (2022-01-18)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* extend config to describe auth providers ([7553620](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/7553620a5d330ebfb66461afeab700e36bd37165))
+
+
+
+# [0.56.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.55.0...v0.56.0) (2021-12-17)
+
+
+
+# [0.55.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.54.0...v0.55.0) (2021-12-15)
+
+
+
+# [0.54.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.53.0...v0.54.0) (2021-11-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add SCAssessment ([7a2e0f2](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/7a2e0f20d1c64ab1deb7ab30bfb4bab4daaabd6d))
+
+
+
+# [0.53.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.52.0...v0.53.0) (2021-10-19)
+
+
+
+# [0.52.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.51.0...v0.52.0) (2021-09-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add about config ([aa294c4](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/aa294c4e29e9191bef6d79487b0b321fbc34f6fb))
+
+
+
+# [0.51.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.50.0...v0.51.0) (2021-09-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add physicalobject to book categories ([ded8e7d](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/ded8e7dfd51094c02a86e1383a4e94c069c10e64))
+
+
+
+# [0.50.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.49.5...v0.50.0) (2021-09-01)
+
+
+
+## [0.49.5](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.49.3...v0.49.5) (2021-08-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* test resources from hds2 ([dfe35d7](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/dfe35d71a38c35064726365f99714abff3b30ba6))
+
+
+
+## [0.49.3](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.49.2...v0.49.3) (2021-08-18)
+
+
+
+## [0.49.2](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.49.1...v0.49.2) (2021-08-17)
+
+
+
+## [0.49.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.49.0...v0.49.1) (2021-08-13)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* documentation generation ([8a28d6f](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/8a28d6fa8657d778d6ae0d38cda7da3531d6478c))
+
+
+
+# [0.49.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.48.0...v0.49.0) (2021-08-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add elasticsearch mappings to build ([21eeecd](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/21eeecd5ee0d68a4faa93bb70d2187ce35807b01))
+
+
+
+# [0.48.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.47.0...v0.48.0) (2021-07-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct parameter name of thing update route ([872c1f5](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/872c1f5fc3884b6df6f5025287873d98b27dd6b1))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* support geo shape queries ([882483e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/882483ee2490938014904bc26687bd1648992ae6))
+
+
+
+# [0.47.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.46.0...v0.47.0) (2021-06-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* set date-series frequency non translatable ([4a4cd4e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/4a4cd4e6d4b01ac34b5338dfcf4aeb959f54461d))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* make SCDateSeries.frequency compliant with schema.org ([942cd11](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/942cd1146966aa9e60321160489a6605877925e9))
+
+
+
+# [0.46.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.45.0...v0.46.0) (2021-05-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* change range offer to use date range ([9c6972a](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/9c6972af787678567409877b6bc9f9417e1374e2))
+
+
+
+# [0.45.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.44.0...v0.45.0) (2021-04-26)
+
+
+
+# [0.44.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.43.0...v0.44.0) (2021-04-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for multiple values in the value filter ([913c569](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/913c5691da46ad2591fe14bcf7286f12b29ab5ee))
+
+
+
+# [0.43.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.0) (2021-04-07)
+
+
+
+# [0.42.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.41.0...v0.42.0) (2021-02-16)
+
+
+
+# [0.41.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.40.0...v0.41.0) (2021-02-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add date, numeric range filter to SCSearchFilter ([8510f11](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/8510f11d7b4c62a6b239a70f47fe07e8cc86ab63))
+
+
+
+# [0.40.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.39.0...v0.40.0) (2021-02-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add range filter, date sorting support ([29bc006](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/29bc00616e87a8d346d8c304fab2e3818921c75e))
+
+
+
+# [0.39.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.38.1...v0.39.0) (2020-12-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* extend property value translation retrival ([a246bde](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a246bdea84e0ca390be6ab38723d637626db87d2))
+
+
+
+## [0.38.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.38.0...v0.38.1) (2020-11-02)
+
+
+
+# [0.38.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.37.0...v0.38.0) (2020-10-30)
+
+
+
+# [0.37.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.36.0...v0.37.0) (2020-09-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove keyword tag from steps ([c369c85](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/c369c8520a2eed169555a35a50ce745c08e1f9da))
+* remove redundant property declaration ([66075ef](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/66075ef99b95198a9cd5c0a396603e089221bcd9))
+
+
+
+# [0.36.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.35.0...v0.36.0) (2020-07-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add function to get translated SCThingType ([fe7f1a5](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/fe7f1a53ae46e052e23f1b39851f1547b5a8dded))
+
+
+
+# [0.35.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.34.0...v0.35.0) (2020-05-13)
+
+
+
+# [0.34.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.33.0...v0.34.0) (2020-04-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add [@sortable](https://gitlab.com/sortable) tags to certain translatable properties ([f5e8856](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/f5e88569eb75578febbcde67259c0c14563e53fe))
+* annotate SCThing uid and url as filterable ([70c1a3e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/70c1a3eaa3d1c88f4b86f0df86d0d362ad1f930c))
+* Update src/things/book.ts - made ISBN optional ([6060113](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/6060113df56b871bb5014a8a961974895e52158f))
+
+
+
+# [0.33.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.32.0...v0.33.0) (2020-02-11)
+
+
+
+# [0.32.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.31.0...v0.32.0) (2020-02-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* make SCContactPoint extend SCThing ([0d89b14](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/0d89b1493293f83e9096615f653a6094519d59f2))
+
+
+
+# [0.31.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0) (2019-11-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove categories from custom translations ([9658f05](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/9658f05d31366b3735da3aa548ef5ed0255d8054))
+* translator can now handle enum translations ([abda5cf](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/abda5cf0caead37f085431e1e5a9771b79272ec6))
+
+
+
+# [0.30.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.29.0...v0.30.0) (2019-11-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add aggregatable tag for type field ([443cb74](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/443cb748fba1575f5f1e16c550fd33eb7fa7901c))
+* add new field sequenceIndex to message ([01f92ba](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/01f92baa985013bfe1c79fad60351fdaf44bd676))
+
+
+
+# [0.29.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.28.0...v0.29.0) (2019-09-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add mappingIgnoredTags property to SCBackend ([149f3ff](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/149f3ffff15dce27337665abba520d11bc3014dd))
+
+
+
+# [0.28.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.27.0...v0.28.0) (2019-09-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add onlyOnType field for SCFacet ([fba63db](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/fba63db137c52212113545be1062d760f0c4213f))
+
+
+
+# [0.27.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.26.0...v0.27.0) (2019-09-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add [@filterable](https://gitlab.com/filterable) tags ([fec3371](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/fec33715add996ae0a7125ad00ee043d288c6671))
+
+
+
+# [0.26.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.25.0...v0.26.0) (2019-08-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* complete german translations ([bad15dc](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/bad15dc8728954ee6ee23fa68c471647328830b9))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add pluginRequestTimeout field to backend config ([88f579e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/88f579e09bc5e7726dbc4fc788737ba49a0801cd))
+
+
+
+# [0.25.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.24.0...v0.25.0) (2019-07-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct package job ([d4a8ef6](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/d4a8ef6a9ca69849f8b981804da45e4ba907f37b))
+
+
+
+# [0.24.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.23.1...v0.24.0) (2019-07-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add new field receivingOrganisations to message ([d781dd6](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/d781dd6de5cc7572b9218df959247b93cb2db305))
+
+
+
+## [0.23.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.23.0...v0.23.1) (2019-07-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use correct generic for the distance filter ([f262a6b](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/f262a6b8fa7a9d40234569ec490d5ef8e9437a75))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add type maps from routes to requests and responses ([e1d4b2b](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/e1d4b2bc9de60a2332788c9a2264760d151c8813)), closes [#80](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/80)
+
+
+
+# [0.23.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.22.0...v0.23.0) (2019-07-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add mapping type from response to request and vice versa ([c18e3c1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/c18e3c15f1940338b6872343f6b20dba6346f84b)), closes [#80](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/80)
+* support 404 (resource not found) error on plugin register route ([43851d2](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/43851d2d358c4c342a80a863b059a6447c819c04))
+
+
+
+# [0.22.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.21.0...v0.22.0) (2019-06-28)
+
+
+
+# [0.21.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.20.0...v0.21.0) (2019-06-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add ES annotations ([9c424b0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/9c424b0f96da26d3aae9ffaadb2c640e7369ca7e))
+* add static typed test for consistency ([ff1f554](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/ff1f554e0beacb5ce2f3308c8212e2b8e4d8cbb0)), closes [#71](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/71)
+
+
+
+# [0.20.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.19.0...v0.20.0) (2019-06-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add translations for every SCThing ([f847a2a](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/f847a2aa0cf576e2fd79197cdc7795638d929136))
+* rename properties floor and message so that they are not identical to SCThingTypes ([78b64ba](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/78b64bae08d9ca12badaedf921a24fa5ffe90552))
+
+
+
+# [0.19.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.18.0...v0.19.0) (2019-05-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add thing without references, split thing ([da0507e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/da0507ee341af75cd15dddeeb3f4cbe08899434c)), closes [#69](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/69)
+* adjust model to remove references from things without references ([ca72c20](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/ca72c20bd098032745ed0eb6978902b6ff6feac5)), closes [#69](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/69)
+* remove references from origins ([1d6a2b7](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/1d6a2b7841e9c38e68c9e5c718377a9c04fe50d6)), closes [#69](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/69)
+
+
+
+# [0.18.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.17.0...v0.18.0) (2019-05-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add study module interface ([d3790ad](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/d3790adbd82417923d79b4a5a35c74fcaab3e050))
+
+
+
+# [0.17.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0) (2019-04-16)
+
+
+
+# [0.16.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0) (2019-04-15)
+
+
+
+# [0.15.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.14.0...v0.15.0) (2019-04-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* change SCThingMeta getInstance() return value ([4986042](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/4986042428e24a04b73fb03d71c01353588419a7))
+* resolve issues with things that can be offered ([623ed61](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/623ed613a9405b53a86a33c13d48bc49d48de1ce)), closes [#41](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/41)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* provide context based search ([3242411](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/324241176849b338bee9f5d1dcaf1109f47a8bb9))
+
+
+
+# [0.14.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.13.0...v0.14.0) (2019-04-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add model for plugin register route ([8188731](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/81887315f8c3038ec37c2197db8e193da835f6fc))
+
+
+
+# [0.13.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.12.0...v0.13.0) (2019-04-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct isThing guard ([67868e9](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/67868e9eb810de94ca0bb6e1298799ee3f550145))
+* update tslint  dependencies ([bbe4fca](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/bbe4fcac42c21c68b5c6aa6bcf9bbdecfdf84de7))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add conditional "maps" for associated types ([c8bda2e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/c8bda2eae7f44ec4a284cc26fc85051a9a45e192)), closes [#50](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/50)
+* provide sample JSON files with the package ([5d1e79d](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/5d1e79d4879e6ce8f43d4cebb9d8c8500d5d16b7)), closes [#46](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/46)
+
+
+
 # [0.12.0](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/v0.11.0...v0.12.0) (2019-03-14)


 ### Bug Fixes

-* add todo to SCThingsWithoutDiff and SCClasses ([9a49442](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/9a49442)), closes [#39](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/39)
+* add todo to SCThingsWithoutDiff and SCClasses ([9a49442](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/9a49442902a9f49439083a9197bd9f0a231d007d)), closes [#39](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/39)


 ### Features

-* add SCThingTranslator class. move functionality accordingly ([90e3d22](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/90e3d22))
+* add SCThingTranslator class. move functionality accordingly ([90e3d22](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/90e3d2239921bbfcea27b64aef9344ffee270b6d))



@@ -17,8 +532,8 @@

 ### Features

-* add laboratory and computer as room categories ([a0ab72e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a0ab72e)), closes [#33](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/33)
-* add maxRequestBodySize in backend configuration ([b5bd09e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/b5bd09e))
+* add laboratory and computer as room categories ([a0ab72e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a0ab72e597f6a14cfc0bd8935e1ef765b86b90f7)), closes [#33](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/33)
+* add maxRequestBodySize in backend configuration ([b5bd09e](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/b5bd09e40bfb49463815538ebaa44ff53b5d7b92))



@@ -27,7 +542,7 @@

 ### Features

-* add model for requestBodyTooLargeError ([bc3a0f6](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/bc3a0f6))
+* add model for requestBodyTooLargeError ([bc3a0f6](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/bc3a0f6d11cba836a55cbd5787d68cfe655b68a6))



@@ -40,7 +555,7 @@

 ### Features

-* add config for maximum queries ([c7ab473](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/c7ab473))
+* add config for maximum queries ([c7ab473](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/c7ab47397e2a33b1c460b9038cbf53fec148316d))



@@ -57,7 +572,7 @@

 ### Features

-* add model for syntax error ([a3f9fcb](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a3f9fcb))
+* add model for syntax error ([a3f9fcb](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a3f9fcbfb0c35206adabc95792de076518f604f7))



@@ -66,7 +581,7 @@

 ### Features

-* add draft of todo ([2860a11](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2860a11))
+* add draft of todo ([2860a11](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2860a11b618081ab88ecb1780a280cab37217a0e))



@@ -75,13 +590,13 @@

 ### Bug Fixes

-* set larger v8 stack size ([d3d08e7](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/d3d08e7))
+* set larger v8 stack size ([d3d08e7](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/d3d08e7735808d4eae5aab4b263e36047c608679))


 ### Features

-* add different origin types: remote and user ([13a4965](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/13a4965)), closes [#12](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/12)
-* add saveable thing for saving user/client data ([a4f3fab](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a4f3fab)), closes [#12](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/12)
+* add different origin types: remote and user ([13a4965](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/13a49650c4498f6edbe17c9de3598e0180b866da)), closes [#12](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/12)
+* add saveable thing for saving user/client data ([a4f3fab](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/a4f3fab033ca18352c0119061f2d0e64252d4bbb)), closes [#12](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/issues/12)



@@ -90,7 +605,7 @@

 ### Features

-* use tag [@validatable](https://gitlab.com/validatable) to mark schema types ([7f248ee](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/7f248ee))
+* use tag [@validatable](https://gitlab.com/validatable) to mark schema types ([7f248ee](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/7f248eea13c732a95c4ee8e1bc91afeee52e8c2d))



@@ -99,9 +614,9 @@

 ### Features

-* add base scheme for academic degrees ([85c8fc4](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/85c8fc4))
-* add schema for course of studies ([2d4a76a](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2d4a76a))
-* add tool to generate documentation for routes ([1a07df2](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/1a07df2))
+* add base scheme for academic degrees ([85c8fc4](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/85c8fc49c14b0ce45cf0cfdaf46c1ebe43b23ec7))
+* add schema for course of studies ([2d4a76a](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2d4a76a555603a395c81a7a92ce5d95ed04de9de))
+* add tool to generate documentation for routes ([1a07df2](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/1a07df2d676895264f43b0138645d7c13f60c9db))



@@ -109,12 +624,12 @@



-## [0.0.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/2d770dd...v0.0.1) (2018-11-29)
+## [0.0.1](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/compare/2d770dde4464dc4cf4cdc29927aa4e4382914148...v0.0.1) (2018-11-29)


 ### Features

-* add core ([2d770dd](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2d770dd))
+* add core ([2d770dd](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/core/commit/2d770dde4464dc4cf4cdc29927aa4e4382914148))



--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,6 +28,33 @@ The [core tools](https://openstapps.gitlab.io/core-tools) are more or less not d

 App and connectors should be updated regularly to new releases of the core but not as important like API and backend. Since the app is just a view for the data stored in the backend it is not necessary to be up to date with the newest core immediately and the connectors are developed independently by every school and up to their responsibility.

+## Adding new Types
+
+Adding new types requires changes at multiple locations for it to work correctly
+
+### Required changes
+* Add your SCThing and SCThingWithoutReferences to `src/things/your-thing-name.ts` and make them extend `SCThingWithoutReferences` and `SCThing` respectively
+* Add your SCThingMeta to `src/things/your-thing-name.ts` and make it extend `SCThingMeta`
+* Add your SCThingMeta to `SCClasses` in `src/meta.ts`
+* Add your SCThing to `SCThingsWithoutDiff` in `src/meta.ts`
+* Add your SCThingWithoutReferences to `SCAssociatedThingWithoutReferences` in `src/meta.ts`
+* Add your SCThing to `SCAssociatedThing` in `src/meta.ts`
+* Add your SCThing to the `SCThingType` enum in `src/things/abstract/thing.ts`
+* Add an example file for your SCThing in `test/resources/YourThingName.json`
+* Add the following lines for your SCThing in `test/type.spec.ts`: 
+```typescript
+/**
+ * Types of properties of SCYourThingName
+ */
+type SCYourThingNamePropertyTypes = PropertyTypesNested<SCYourThingName>;
+assert<NotHas<SCYourThingNamePropertyTypes, SCThingWithoutReferences>>(false);
+assert<Has<SCYourThingNamePropertyTypes, SCThingWithoutReferences>>(true);
+assert<NotHas<SCYourThingNamePropertyTypes, SCThing>>(true);
+assert<Has<SCYourThingNamePropertyTypes, SCThing>>(false);
+assert<Extends<SCYourThingNameWithoutReferences, SCThing>>(false);
+assert<Extends<SCYourThingName, SCThing>>(true);
+```
+
 ## Additional coding style

 ### Extract inline type definitions 
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,3 +29,24 @@ To generate a documentation for the routes use the following command.
 ```shell
 node --require ts-node/register src/cli.ts routes PATH/TO/ROUTES.md
 ```
+
+### Annotations
+
+Annotations are used to add additional informations to fields, which are used to autogenerate mappings from the core objects. 
+External dependencies can not be covered by the annotations. Documentation about some of the annotations can be found in: [typedoc](https://typedoc.org/guides/doccomments/)
+
+| annotation        | description                                                                                                             | parameters                                                                       |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `@aggregatable`   | used for generating of aggregations of the field if the core schema is used to put data into a database/key-value store | whether the property is being used on the top type or across all types: `global` |
+| `@float`          | number field is interpreted as float                                                                                    |                                                                                  |
+| `@indexable`      | marks the type as indexable if the core schema is used to put data into a database/key-value store                      |                                                                                  |
+| `@integer`        | number field is interpreted as integer                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
+| `@keyword`        | string field is interpreted as keyword                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
+| `@sortable`       | field is sortable if the core schema is used to put data into a database/key-value store. Fields are always sortable through generic sort, even without annotation.                                | sort method to be used: `ducet`, `price`, `distance`                             |
+| `@text`           | string field is interpreted as text                                                                                     |                                                                                  |
+| `@date`  | string field is interpreted as a date field | |
+| `@validatable`    | Marks the type for json schema generation, which can be checked at runtime. Any top-level type that is put into a database should always be marked as validatable.                   |                                                                                  |
+| `@filterable`     | non-object/nested field is filterable if the core schema is used to put data into a database/key-value store            |                                                                                  |
+| `@inheritTags`    | inherit all tags from another field                                                                                     | `[SCThingType]::[field]`                                                         |
+
+*Note: tags ignore casing, but for consistency they should use the variants proposed here.*
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@openstapps/core",
-  "version": "0.13.0",
+  "version": "0.72.0",
  "description": "StAppsCore - Generalized model of data",
  "keywords": [
    "Model",
@@ -14,73 +14,115 @@
  "main": "./lib/index.js",
  "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
  "scripts": {
-    "build": "npm run tslint && npm run compile && npm run pack && npm run schema && npm run documentation",
+    "build": "npm run lint && npm run compile && npm run pack && npm run schema && npm run mappings",
    "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0 && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'docs: update changelog'",
    "check-configuration": "openstapps-configuration",
-    "compile": "tsc",
-    "documentation": "typedoc --name \"@openstapps/core\" --includeDeclarations --mode modules --out docs --readme README.md --listInvalidSymbolLinks lib",
+    "compile": "rimraf lib && tsc",
+    "documentation": "typedoc --name \"@openstapps/core\" --includeVersion --out docs --readme README.md --listInvalidSymbolLinks --entryPointStrategy expand src",
    "pack": "openstapps-core-tools pack",
+    "postversion": "npm run changelog",
    "prepublishOnly": "npm ci && npm run build",
-    "schema": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 --stack-size=10240 ./node_modules/.bin/openstapps-core-tools schema src/core lib/schema",
-    "test": "nyc mocha --require ts-node/register --ui mocha-typescript test/*.spec.ts",
-    "tslint": "tslint 'src/**/*.ts'"
+    "preversion": "npm run prepublishOnly",
+    "push": "git push && git push origin \"v$npm_package_version\"",
+    "schema": "node --max-old-space-size=8192 --stack-size=10240 ./node_modules/.bin/openstapps-core-tools schema src lib/schema",
+    "mappings": "mkdir lib/mappings && openstapps-es-mapping-generator mapping ../core/src -i minlength,pattern,see,tjs-format -m lib/mappings/mappings.json -a lib/mappings/aggregations.json",
+    "mappings-integration": "openstapps-es-mapping-generator put-es-templates lib/mappings/mappings.json http://elasticsearch:9200/",
+    "test": "nyc mocha --recursive 'test/*.spec.ts'",
+    "lint": "eslint --ext .ts src/"
  },
  "author": "Karl-Philipp Wulfert <krlwlfrt@gmail.com>",
  "contributors": [
-    "Anselm Stordeur <anselmstordeur@gmail.com>",
-    "Jovan Krunic <jovan.krunic@gmail.com>",
    "Andreas Lehmann",
+    "Anselm Stordeur <anselmstordeur@gmail.com>",
+    "Axel Nieder-Vahrenholz",
+    "Benjamin Jöckel",
+    "Frank Nagel",
+    "Jovan Krunić <jovan.krunic@gmail.com>",
+    "Michel Jonathan Schmitz",
+    "Rainer Killinger <mail-openstapps@killinger.co>",
+    "Roman Klopsch",
    "Sebastian Lange",
-    "Rainer Killinger",
-    "Imran Hossain"
+    "Thea Schöbl"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
+    "@openstapps/core-tools": "0.32.0",
    "@types/geojson": "1.0.6",
    "@types/json-patch": "0.0.30",
+    "@types/json-schema": "7.0.11",
+    "@types/node": "14.18.24",
+    "fast-deep-equal": "3.1.3",
+    "http-status-codes": "2.2.0",
    "json-patch": "0.7.0",
-    "jsonschema": "1.2.4",
-    "ts-optchain": "0.1.3"
+    "json-schema": "0.4.0",
+    "rfdc": "1.3.0",
+    "ts-optchain": "0.1.8"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@openstapps/configuration": "0.8.0",
-    "@openstapps/core-tools": "0.3.0",
-    "@openstapps/logger": "0.0.5",
-    "@types/chai": "4.1.7",
-    "@types/node": "10.14.4",
-    "@types/rimraf": "2.0.2",
-    "async-pool-native": "0.1.0",
-    "chai": "4.2.0",
-    "commander": "2.19.0",
-    "conventional-changelog-cli": "2.0.12",
-    "mocha": "6.0.2",
-    "mocha-typescript": "1.1.17",
-    "nyc": "13.3.0",
-    "rimraf": "2.6.3",
-    "ts-node": "8.0.3",
-    "tslint": "5.15.0",
-    "typedoc": "0.14.2",
-    "typescript": "3.4.1"
+    "@openstapps/configuration": "0.33.0",
+    "@openstapps/es-mapping-generator": "0.3.0",
+    "@openstapps/eslint-config": "1.1.0",
+    "@openstapps/logger": "1.0.0",
+    "@testdeck/mocha": "0.2.0",
+    "@types/chai": "4.3.3",
+    "@types/lodash": "4.14.182",
+    "@types/mocha": "9.1.1",
+    "@types/rimraf": "3.0.2",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.33.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.33.1",
+    "chai": "4.3.6",
+    "conditional-type-checks": "1.0.6",
+    "conventional-changelog-cli": "2.2.2",
+    "eslint": "8.22.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "8.5.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "39.3.6",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "4.2.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "43.0.2",
+    "lodash": "4.17.21",
+    "mocha": "10.0.0",
+    "nyc": "15.1.0",
+    "prettier": "2.7.1",
+    "rimraf": "3.0.2",
+    "source-map-support": "0.5.21",
+    "surge": "0.23.1",
+    "ts-node": "10.9.1",
+    "typedoc": "0.22.18",
+    "typescript": "4.4.4"
  },
  "nyc": {
+    "all": true,
+    "branches": 90,
    "check-coverage": true,
-    "per-file": true,
-    "lines": 95,
-    "statements": 95,
-    "functions": 95,
-    "branches": 95,
-    "include": [
-      "src/core/Route.ts",
-      "src/core/Thing.ts",
-      "src/core/Translator.ts"
-    ],
    "exclude": [],
    "extension": [
      ".ts"
    ],
+    "functions": 95,
+    "include": [
+      "src/protocol/route.ts",
+      "src/things/abstract/thing.ts",
+      "src/things/abstract/thing-that-can-be-offered.ts",
+      "src/things/abstract/thing-with-categories.ts",
+      "src/translator.ts",
+      "src/guards.ts"
+    ],
+    "lines": 95,
+    "per-file": true,
    "reporter": [
+      "cobertura",
      "html",
      "text-summary"
    ],
-    "all": true
+    "require": [
+      "ts-node/register"
+    ],
+    "statements": 95
+  },
+  "openstappsConfiguration": {
+    "hasCli": false,
+    "ignoreCiEntries": [
+      "build"
+    ],
+    "standardBuild": false,
+    "standardDocumentation": false
  }
 }
--- a/src/config/app.ts
+++ b/src/config/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {Polygon} from 'geojson';
+import {SCTranslations} from '../general/i18n';
+import {SCMap} from '../general/map';
+import {SCLanguageSetting, SCSetting, SCUserGroupSetting} from '../things/setting';
+import {SCAuthorizationProviderType} from './authorization';
+import {SCFeatureConfiguration} from './feature';
+
+/**
+ * An app configuration menu item
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuItem {
+  /**
+   * Key of authorization provider available in SCConfigFile
+   * Restricting and enabling the usage of this item
+   */
+  authProvider?: SCAuthorizationProviderType;
+
+  /**
+   * Icon for the menu item
+   */
+  icon: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Route inside the app
+   */
+  route: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Title of the route
+   */
+  title: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translations for the menu item
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAppConfigurationMenuItemTranslationTitle>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An app configuration menu category
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory {
+  /**
+   * Icon for the menu category
+   */
+  icon: string;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of items that belong to the category
+   */
+  items: SCAppConfigurationMenuItem[];
+
+  /**
+   * Title of the category
+   */
+  title: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Route inside the app
+   */
+  route: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translations for the menu category
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAppConfigurationMenuCategoryTranslationTitle>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An app configuration
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfiguration {
+  /**
+   * The about page
+   *
+   * Mapping route -> page config
+   */
+  aboutPages: SCMap<SCAboutPage>;
+
+  /**
+   * Polygon that encapsulates the main campus
+   */
+  campusPolygon: Polygon;
+
+  /**
+   * Maps of enabled features (plugins and external services)
+   */
+  features: SCFeatureConfiguration;
+
+  /**
+   * A URL where images are available
+   */
+  imageUrl?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of available menu categories in the app
+   */
+  menus: SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
+
+  /**
+   * Name for the app
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to a file containing the privacy policy
+   */
+  privacyPolicyUrl: string;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of available settings in the app
+   * !Important! Use provided specific settings, for other settings use general SCSetting
+   */
+  settings: Array<SCUserGroupSetting | SCLanguageSetting | SCSetting>;
+
+  /**
+   * Map of store URLs
+   */
+  storeUrl?: SCAppConfigurationStoreUrl;
+
+  /**
+   * URL where a web instance of the app is available
+   */
+  url?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * URLs of published apps
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfigurationStoreUrl {
+  /**
+   * Google Play Store URL
+   */
+  android?: string;
+  /**
+   * Apple App Store URL
+   */
+  ios?: string;
+  /**
+   * Microsoft Store URL
+   */
+  uwp?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Translatable property of a menu item
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuItemTranslationTitle {
+  /**
+   * Translation of the title of a menu item
+   */
+  title: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Translatable property of a menu category
+ */
+export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuCategoryTranslationTitle {
+  /**
+   * Translation of the name of a menu category
+   */
+  title: string;
+}
+
+export enum SCAboutPageContentType {
+  SECTION = 'section',
+  ROUTER_LINK = 'router link',
+  TABLE = 'table',
+  MARKDOWN = 'markdown',
+}
+
+export interface SCAboutPageTranslationTitle {
+  /**
+   * Translation of the title
+   */
+  title: string;
+}
+
+export interface SCAboutPageTranslationValue {
+  /**
+   * Translation of the value
+   */
+  value: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A (mostly) self-contained section, akin to markdown `# Title`
+ */
+export interface SCAboutPageSection {
+  /**
+   * If the section should be contained in a card
+   */
+  card?: true;
+
+  /**
+   * The content of the section
+   */
+  content: SCAboutPageContent;
+
+  /**
+   * The title of the section
+   */
+  title: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translations
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAboutPageTranslationTitle>;
+
+  /**
+   * Type
+   */
+  type: SCAboutPageContentType.SECTION;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A router link that can lead to a new page
+ *
+ * For external links, prefer markdown `[destination](link)`
+ */
+export interface SCAboutPageRouterLink {
+  /**
+   * Icon of the destination
+   */
+  icon?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Router link
+   */
+  link: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Title of the destination
+   */
+  title: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translations
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAboutPageTranslationTitle>;
+
+  /**
+   * Type
+   */
+  type: SCAboutPageContentType.ROUTER_LINK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A simple table element
+ */
+export interface SCAboutPageTable {
+  /**
+   * Rows of the table
+   */
+  rows: SCAboutPageContent[][];
+
+  /**
+   * Type
+   */
+  type: SCAboutPageContentType.TABLE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A markdown element
+ */
+export interface SCAboutPageMarkdown {
+  /**
+   * Translations
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAboutPageTranslationValue>;
+
+  /**
+   * Type
+   */
+  type: SCAboutPageContentType.MARKDOWN;
+
+  /**
+   * Value (Markdown)
+   */
+  value: string;
+}
+
+export type SCAboutPageContent =
+  | SCAboutPageMarkdown
+  | SCAboutPageTable
+  | SCAboutPageSection
+  | SCAboutPageRouterLink;
+
+/**
+ * Root of the about page
+ */
+export interface SCAboutPage {
+  /**
+   * Content of the page
+   */
+  content: SCAboutPageContent[];
+
+  /**
+   * Header (title) of the page
+   */
+  title: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translations
+   */
+  translations: SCTranslations<SCAboutPageTranslationTitle>;
+}
--- a/src/config/authorization.ts
+++ b/src/config/authorization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {SCUserConfigurationMap} from './user';
+
+/**
+ * Supported authorization provider types
+ *
+ * @see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6749#section-1.3.1
+ * @see https://github.com/gbv/paia
+ */
+export type SCAuthorizationProviderType = 'default' | 'paia';
+
+/**
+ * An authorization provider complete configuration
+ */
+export interface SCAuthorizationProvider {
+  /**
+   * An authorization provider client configuration
+   */
+  client: SCAuthorizationProviderClient;
+
+  /**
+   * An authorization provider endpoints configuration
+   */
+  endpoints: SCAuthorizationProviderEndpoints;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An authorization provider client configuration
+ */
+export interface SCAuthorizationProviderClient {
+  /**
+   * Client ID
+   */
+  clientId: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Scopes to request
+   */
+  scopes: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Main url to reach authorization provider
+   */
+  url: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An authorization provider endpoints configuration
+ */
+export interface SCAuthorizationProviderEndpoints {
+  /**
+   * URL to start authentication flow
+   */
+  authorization: string;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to end current session
+   */
+  endSession?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Mapping of how to create SCUser from userinfo endpoint response (using JSONPath syntax)
+   *
+   * @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonpath
+   */
+  mapping: SCUserConfigurationMap;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to revoke a token
+   */
+  revoke?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to get access Token
+   */
+  token: string;
+
+  /**
+   * URL to general user info endpoint
+   */
+  userinfo: string;
+}
--- a/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,16 +12,23 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThingType} from '../../Thing';
-import {SCSearchSortType} from '../sorts/Abstract';
-import {SCUuid} from '../UUID';
-import {SCMap} from './../Map';
-import {SCMonitoringConfiguration} from './Monitoring';
+import {SCMap, SCRestrictedMap} from '../general/map';
+import {SCUuid} from '../general/uuid';
+import {SCSearchSortType} from '../protocol/search/sort';
+import {SCThingType} from '../things/abstract/thing';
+import {SCMonitoringConfiguration} from './monitoring';

 /**
 * A backend configuration
 */
 export interface SCBackendConfiguration {
+  /**
+   * The maximum amount of time (milliseconds) an external program can take to provide a response to the backend
+   *
+   * This can be used for example for Plugins.
+   */
+  externalRequestTimeout: number;
+
  /**
   * A list of hidden SC types
   *
@@ -30,6 +37,13 @@ export interface SCBackendConfiguration {
   */
  hiddenTypes: SCThingType[];

+  /**
+   * A list of tags that will be ignored by the mapping generator
+   *
+   * The ignored tags should mainly be tags that are irrelevant to the mapping. The tags should include the '@'.
+   */
+  mappingIgnoredTags: string[];
+
  /**
   * Maximum number of queries, that can be used in MultiSearchRoute
   */
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSortableField {

  /**
   * A list of SC types on which this field exists
-   * 
+   *
   * If no type is given it is assumed it exists on every type
   */
  onlyOnTypes?: SCThingType[];
@@ -81,14 +95,25 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSortableField {
   * A list of supported sorts on this field
   */
  sortTypes: SCSearchSortType[];
-
 }

+/**
+ * Possible context names to be used by the search request
+ */
+export type SCSearchContext = 'default' | 'dining' | 'place';
+
+/**
+ * A boosting configuration for one context
+ */
+export type SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingContext = SCRestrictedMap<
+  SCSearchContext,
+  SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingType[]
+>;
+
 /**
 * A boosting configuration for one SCType
 */
-export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting {
-
+export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingType {
  /**
   * The factor of which the scores matching this type should be multiplied by
   */
@@ -98,7 +123,7 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting {
   * Outer-Map:
   * Fields of this type that should be boosted if they match a given value
   * For nest fields you can use the `.` as a separator. For example `academicTerms.acronym`
-   * 
+   *
   * Inner-map:
   * Value of the field that should be boosted by the given number
   * For example `"SS 2019": 2`
@@ -143,7 +168,7 @@ export interface SCBackendInternalConfiguration {
   * The resulting scores of matching objects can be boosted (multiplied by a number) to change the order in the
   * set of results
   */
-  boostings: SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting[];
+  boostings: SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingContext;

  /**
   * Configuration of the database
@@ -159,10 +184,9 @@ export interface SCBackendInternalConfiguration {
 /**
 * Configuration of the database
 */
-export interface SCBackendConfigurationDatabaseConfiguration extends SCMap<any> {
+export interface SCBackendConfigurationDatabaseConfiguration extends SCMap<unknown> {
  /**
   * Name of the database used by the backend
   */
  name: string;
-
 }
--- a/src/config/feature.ts
+++ b/src/config/feature.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import {SCMap} from '../general/map';
+import {SCAuthorizationProviderType} from './authorization';
+
+export interface SCFeatureConfiguration {
+  /**
+   * Map of extern services mapped by their name (statically)
+   */
+  extern?: SCMap<SCFeatureConfigurationExtern>;
+
+  /**
+   * Map of plugins registered with the backend mapped by their name.
+   */
+  plugins?: SCMap<SCFeatureConfigurationPlugin>;
+}
+
+export interface SCFeatureConfigurationPlugin {
+  /**
+   * URL path registered with the backend
+   */
+  urlPath: string;
+}
+
+export interface SCFeatureConfigurationExtern {
+  /**
+   * Key of authorization provider available in SCConfigFile
+   */
+  authProvider?: SCAuthorizationProviderType;
+
+  /**
+   * URL of extern service
+   */
+  url: string;
+}
--- a/src/core/files/ConfigFile.ts
+++ b/src/core/files/ConfigFile.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,21 +12,27 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAppConfiguration} from '../types/config/App';
-import {SCBackendConfiguration, SCBackendInternalConfiguration} from '../types/config/Backend';
-import {SCLicensePlate} from '../types/namespaces';
+import {SCLicensePlate} from '../general/namespaces';
+import {SCAppConfiguration} from './app';
+import {SCAuthorizationProvider, SCAuthorizationProviderType} from './authorization';
+import {SCBackendConfiguration, SCBackendInternalConfiguration} from './backend';

 /**
 * A configuration file that configures app and backend
+ *
 * @validatable
 */
 export interface SCConfigFile {
-
  /**
   * Configuration for the app that is visible to clients
   */
  app: SCAppConfiguration;

+  /**
+   * Configuration for the supported authorization providers
+   */
+  auth: {[key in SCAuthorizationProviderType]?: SCAuthorizationProvider};
+
  /**
   * Configuration for the backend that is visible to clients
   */
--- a/src/core/types/config/Monitoring.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/config/Monitoring.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export interface SCMonitoringWatcher {
  /**
   * Query to execute against the database
   */
-  query: any;
+  query: unknown;

  /**
   * A list of triggers
--- a/src/config/user.ts
+++ b/src/config/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * User configuration keys mapped to string type while including their requiredness
+ */
+export type SCUserConfigurationMap = {[K in keyof SCUserConfigurationOptional]?: string} & {
+  [K in keyof SCUserConfigurationRequired]: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A user configuration
+ */
+export type SCUserConfiguration = SCUserConfigurationRequired & SCUserConfigurationOptional;
+
+/**
+ * A user configurations required properties
+ */
+interface SCUserConfigurationRequired {
+  /**
+   * ID given to the user
+   */
+  id: string;
+  /**
+   * The complete name of the user combining all the parts of the name into one
+   */
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A user configurations optional properties
+ */
+interface SCUserConfigurationOptional {
+  /**
+   * User's e-mail
+   */
+  email?: string;
+  /**
+   * User's family name
+   */
+  familyName?: string;
+  /**
+   * User's given name
+   */
+  givenName?: string;
+  /**
+   * Role assigned to the user
+   */
+  role?: string;
+  /**
+   * Student ID given to the user
+   */
+  studentId?: string;
+}
--- a/src/core/Classes.ts
+++ b/src/core/Classes.ts
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThingType} from './Thing';
-import {SCAcademicEvent, SCAcademicEventMeta, SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences} from './things/AcademicEvent';
-import {SCArticle, SCArticleMeta, SCArticleWithoutReferences} from './things/Article';
-import {SCBook, SCBookMeta, SCBookWithoutReferences} from './things/Book';
-import {SCBuilding, SCBuildingMeta, SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from './things/Building';
-import {SCCatalog, SCCatalogMeta, SCCatalogWithoutReferences} from './things/Catalog';
-import {SCCourseOfStudies, SCCourseOfStudiesMeta, SCCourseOfStudiesWithoutReferences} from './things/CourseOfStudies';
-import {SCDateSeries, SCDateSeriesMeta, SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences} from './things/DateSeries';
-import {SCDiff, SCDiffMeta, SCDiffWithoutReferences} from './things/Diff';
-import {SCDish, SCDishMeta, SCDishWithoutReferences} from './things/Dish';
-import {SCFavorite, SCFavoriteMeta, SCFavoriteWithoutReferences} from './things/Favorite';
-import {SCFloor, SCFloorMeta, SCFloorWithoutReferences} from './things/Floor';
-import {SCMessage, SCMessageMeta, SCMessageWithoutReferences} from './things/Message';
-import {SCOrganization, SCOrganizationMeta, SCOrganizationWithoutReferences} from './things/Organization';
-import {SCPerson, SCPersonMeta, SCPersonWithoutReferences} from './things/Person';
-import {SCPointOfInterest, SCPointOfInterestMeta, SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences} from './things/PointOfInterest';
-import {SCRoom, SCRoomMeta, SCRoomWithoutReferences} from './things/Room';
-import {SCSemester, SCSemesterMeta, SCSemesterWithoutReferences} from './things/Semester';
-import {SCSetting, SCSettingMeta, SCSettingWithoutReferences} from './things/Setting';
-import {SCSportCourse, SCSportCourseMeta, SCSportCourseWithoutReferences} from './things/SportCourse';
-import {SCTicket, SCTicketMeta, SCTicketWithoutReferences} from './things/Ticket';
-import {SCToDo, SCToDoMeta, SCToDoWithoutReferences} from './things/ToDo';
-import {SCTour, SCTourMeta, SCTourWithoutReferences} from './things/Tour';
-import {SCVideo, SCVideoMeta, SCVideoWithoutReferences} from './things/Video';
-
-/* tslint:disable:variable-name */
-/**
- * A map of things, from type to meta data
- */
-export const SCClasses: { [K in SCThingType]: any } = {
-  /* tslint:enable */
-  'academic event': SCAcademicEventMeta,
-  'article': SCArticleMeta,
-  'book': SCBookMeta,
-  'building': SCBuildingMeta,
-  'catalog': SCCatalogMeta,
-  'course of studies': SCCourseOfStudiesMeta,
-  'date series': SCDateSeriesMeta,
-  'diff': SCDiffMeta,
-  'dish': SCDishMeta,
-  'favorite': SCFavoriteMeta,
-  'floor': SCFloorMeta,
-  'message': SCMessageMeta,
-  'organization': SCOrganizationMeta,
-  'person': SCPersonMeta,
-  'point of interest': SCPointOfInterestMeta,
-  'room': SCRoomMeta,
-  'semester': SCSemesterMeta,
-  'setting': SCSettingMeta,
-  'sport course': SCSportCourseMeta,
-  'ticket': SCTicketMeta,
-  'todo': SCToDoMeta,
-  'tour': SCTourMeta,
-  'video': SCVideoMeta,
-};
-
-export type SCThingsWithoutDiff =
-  SCAcademicEvent
-  | SCArticle
-  | SCBook
-  | SCBuilding
-  | SCCatalog
-  | SCCourseOfStudies
-  | SCDateSeries
-  | SCDish
-  | SCFavorite
-  | SCFloor
-  | SCMessage
-  | SCOrganization
-  | SCPerson
-  | SCPointOfInterest
-  | SCRoom
-  | SCSemester
-  | SCSetting
-  | SCSportCourse
-  | SCTicket
-  | SCToDo
-  | SCTour
-  | SCVideo;
-
-/**
- * An object that exists in the StAppsCore
- */
-export type SCThings =
-  SCThingsWithoutDiff
-  | SCDiff;
-
-/**
- * A field of a thing
- */
-export type SCThingsField = keyof SCThings | string;
-
-/**
- * Thing without references for a thing
- */
-export type SCAssociatedThingWithoutReferences<THING extends SCThings> =
-  THING extends SCAcademicEvent ? SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences :
-    THING extends SCArticle ? SCArticleWithoutReferences :
-      THING extends SCBook ? SCBookWithoutReferences :
-        THING extends SCBuilding ? SCBuildingWithoutReferences :
-          THING extends SCCatalog ? SCCatalogWithoutReferences :
-            THING extends SCCourseOfStudies ? SCCourseOfStudiesWithoutReferences :
-              THING extends SCDateSeries ? SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences :
-                THING extends SCDiff ? SCDiffWithoutReferences :
-                  THING extends SCDish ? SCDishWithoutReferences :
-                    THING extends SCFavorite ? SCFavoriteWithoutReferences :
-                      THING extends SCFloor ? SCFloorWithoutReferences :
-                        THING extends SCMessage ? SCMessageWithoutReferences :
-                          THING extends SCOrganization ? SCOrganizationWithoutReferences :
-                            THING extends SCPerson ? SCPersonWithoutReferences :
-                              THING extends SCPointOfInterest ? SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences :
-                                THING extends SCRoom ? SCRoomWithoutReferences :
-                                  THING extends SCSemester ? SCSemesterWithoutReferences :
-                                    THING extends SCSetting ? SCSettingWithoutReferences :
-                                      THING extends SCSportCourse ? SCSportCourseWithoutReferences :
-                                        THING extends SCTicket ? SCTicketWithoutReferences :
-                                          THING extends SCToDo ? SCToDoWithoutReferences :
-                                            THING extends SCTour ? SCTourWithoutReferences :
-                                              THING extends SCVideo ? SCVideoWithoutReferences :
-                                                never;
-
-/**
- * Thing for a thing without references
- */
-export type SCAssociatedThing<THING extends SCThings> =
-  THING extends SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences ? SCAcademicEvent :
-    THING extends SCArticleWithoutReferences ? SCArticle :
-      THING extends SCBookWithoutReferences ? SCBook :
-        THING extends SCBuildingWithoutReferences ? SCBuilding :
-          THING extends SCCatalogWithoutReferences ? SCCatalog :
-            THING extends SCCourseOfStudiesWithoutReferences ? SCCourseOfStudies :
-              THING extends SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences ? SCDateSeries :
-                THING extends SCDiffWithoutReferences ? SCDiff :
-                  THING extends SCDishWithoutReferences ? SCDish :
-                    THING extends SCFavoriteWithoutReferences ? SCFavorite :
-                      THING extends SCFloorWithoutReferences ? SCFloor :
-                        THING extends SCMessageWithoutReferences ? SCMessage :
-                          THING extends SCOrganizationWithoutReferences ? SCOrganization :
-                            THING extends SCPersonWithoutReferences ? SCPerson :
-                              THING extends SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences ? SCPointOfInterest :
-                                THING extends SCRoomWithoutReferences ? SCRoom :
-                                  THING extends SCSemesterWithoutReferences ? SCSemester :
-                                    THING extends SCSettingWithoutReferences ? SCSetting :
-                                      THING extends SCSportCourseWithoutReferences ? SCSportCourse :
-                                        THING extends SCTicketWithoutReferences ? SCTicket :
-                                          THING extends SCToDoWithoutReferences ? SCToDo :
-                                            THING extends SCTourWithoutReferences ? SCTour :
-                                              THING extends SCVideoWithoutReferences ? SCVideo :
-                                                never;
--- a/src/core/Route.ts
+++ b/src/core/Route.ts
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-/**
- * Possible HTTP verbs for routes
- */
-import {SCErrorResponse} from './protocol/errors/ErrorResponse';
-import {SCBookAvailabilityRequest} from './protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityRequest';
-import {SCBookAvailabilityResponse} from './protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityResponse';
-import {SCBulkRequest} from './protocol/routes/bulk/BulkRequest';
-import {SCBulkResponse} from './protocol/routes/bulk/BulkResponse';
-import {SCBulkAddRequest} from './protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddRequest';
-import {SCBulkAddResponse} from './protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddResponse';
-import {SCBulkDoneRequest} from './protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneRequest';
-import {SCBulkDoneResponse} from './protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneResponse';
-import {SCFeedbackRequest} from './protocol/routes/feedback/FeedbackRequest';
-import {SCFeedbackResponse} from './protocol/routes/feedback/FeedbackResponse';
-import {SCIndexRequest} from './protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexRequest';
-import {SCIndexResponse} from './protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexResponse';
-import {SCMultiSearchRequest} from './protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchRequest';
-import {SCMultiSearchResponse} from './protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchResponse';
-import {SCSearchRequest} from './protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest';
-import {SCSearchResponse} from './protocol/routes/search/SearchResponse';
-import {SCThingUpdateRequest} from './protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateRequest';
-import {SCThingUpdateResponse} from './protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateResponse';
-import {SCMap} from './types/Map';
-
-/**
- * Possible Verbs for HTTP requests
- */
-export enum SCRouteHttpVerbs {
-  GET = 'GET',
-  POST = 'POST',
-  PUT = 'PUT',
-}
-
-/**
- * The constructor of an error response
- */
-export type SCErrorResponseConstructor = new (...args: any) => SCErrorResponse;
-
-/**
- * A description of a route
- */
-export interface SCRoute {
-  /**
-   * A map of names of possible errors that can be returned by the route with their appropriate status codes
-   */
-  errorNames: SCErrorResponseConstructor[];
-
-  /**
-   * HTTP verb to use to request the route
-   */
-  method: SCRouteHttpVerbs;
-
-  /**
-   * Map of obligatory parameters and their type that have to be set via the requested path
-   */
-  obligatoryParameters?: SCMap<string>;
-
-  /**
-   * Name of the type of the request body
-   */
-  requestBodyName: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Name of the type of the response body
-   */
-  responseBodyName: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Status code for success
-   */
-  statusCodeSuccess: number;
-
-  /**
-   * URL fragment of the route
-   */
-  urlFragment: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * An abstract route
- */
-export abstract class SCAbstractRoute implements SCRoute {
-  errorNames: SCErrorResponseConstructor[] = [];
-  method: SCRouteHttpVerbs = SCRouteHttpVerbs.GET;
-  obligatoryParameters?: SCMap<string>;
-  requestBodyName = 'any';
-  responseBodyName = 'any';
-  statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-  urlFragment = '/';
-
-  public getUrlFragment(parameters?: SCMap<string>): string {
-    if (typeof parameters === 'undefined') {
-      parameters = {};
-    }
-
-    let obligatoryParameters: string[] = [];
-
-    if (typeof this.obligatoryParameters === 'object') {
-      obligatoryParameters = Object.keys(this.obligatoryParameters);
-    }
-
-    if (Object.keys(parameters).length > obligatoryParameters.length) {
-      throw new Error('Extraneous parameters provided.');
-    }
-
-    return this.urlFragment
-      .split('/')
-      .map((part) => {
-        if (part.indexOf(':') !== 0) {
-          return part;
-        }
-
-        const parameter = part.substr(1);
-
-        // @ts-ignore
-        if (typeof parameters[parameter] === 'undefined') {
-          throw new Error(`Parameter '${parameter}' not provided.`);
-        }
-
-        // @ts-ignore
-        return parameters[parameter];
-      }).join('/');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Possible requests
- */
-export type SCRequests =
-  SCBookAvailabilityRequest
-  | SCBulkRequest
-  | SCBulkAddRequest
-  | SCBulkDoneRequest
-  | SCFeedbackRequest
-  | SCIndexRequest
-  | SCMultiSearchRequest
-  | SCSearchRequest
-  | SCThingUpdateRequest;
-
-/**
- * Possible responses
- */
-export type SCResponses =
-  SCBookAvailabilityResponse
-  | SCBulkResponse
-  | SCBulkAddResponse
-  | SCBulkDoneResponse
-  | SCFeedbackResponse
-  | SCIndexResponse
-  | SCMultiSearchResponse
-  | SCSearchResponse
-  | SCThingUpdateResponse;
--- a/src/core/Translator.ts
+++ b/src/core/Translator.ts
@@ -1,303 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCClasses, SCThingsField} from './Classes';
-import {SCThing, SCThingType} from './Thing';
-
-import {SCTranslations} from './types/i18n';
-
-import {Defined, OCType} from 'ts-optchain';
-
-/**
- * SCThingTranslator class
- */
-export class SCThingTranslator {
-  /**
-   * Property representing the translators base language.
-   * This means every translation is given for this language.
-   */
-  private baseLanguage: keyof SCTranslations<SCThing>;
-
-  /**
-   * Property representing the translators target language
-   */
-  private language: keyof SCTranslations<SCThing>;
-
-  /**
-   * Property provinding a mapping from a SCThingType to its known own meta class.
-   */
-  private metaClasses: typeof SCClasses;
-
-  /** 
-   * @constructor
-   * @example
-   * // returns translator instance for german
-   * new SCThingTranslator('de');
-   */
-  constructor(language: keyof SCTranslations<SCThing>, baseLanguage?: keyof SCTranslations<SCThing>) {
-    this.baseLanguage = baseLanguage ? baseLanguage : 'en';
-    this.language = language;
-    this.metaClasses = SCClasses;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get field value translation recursively
-   *
-   * @param firstObject Top level object that gets passed through the recursion
-   * @param data The intermediate object / primitive returned by the Proxys get() method
-   * @param keyPath The keypath that (in the end) leads to the translatable property (when added to firstObject)
-   * @returns an OCType<T> object allowing for access to translations or a translated value(s)
-   */
-  private deeptranslate<T, K extends SCThing>(firstObject: K, data?: T, keyPath?: string): OCType<T> {
-    const proxy = new Proxy(
-      ((defaultValue?: Defined<T>) => (data == null ? defaultValue : data)) as OCType<T>,
-      {
-        get: (target, key) => {
-          const obj: any = target();
-          const extendedKeyPath = [keyPath, key.toString()].filter((e) => e != null).join('.');
-          let possiblePrimitive = obj[key];
-          // check if obj[key] is an array that contains primitive type (arrays in SCThings are not mixing types)
-          if (obj[key] instanceof Array && obj[key].length) {
-            possiblePrimitive = obj[key][0];
-          }
-          if (typeof possiblePrimitive === 'string' ||
-            typeof possiblePrimitive === 'number' ||
-            typeof possiblePrimitive === 'boolean') {
-            // returns final translation for primitive data types 
-            return this.deeptranslate(firstObject,
-                                      this.getFieldValueTranslation(firstObject, extendedKeyPath),
-                                      extendedKeyPath);
-          }
-          // recursion to get more calls to the Proxy handler 'get()' (key path not complete)
-          return this.deeptranslate(firstObject, obj[key], extendedKeyPath);
-        },
-      },
-    );
-    return proxy;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Applies only known field translations of the given SCThings meta class to an instance
-   *
-   * @param thingType The type of thing that will be translated
-   * @param language The language the thing property values are translated to
-   * @returns The thing with all known meta values translated
-   */
-  private getAllMetaFieldTranslations<T extends SCThing>(thingType: SCThingType,
-                                                         language: keyof SCTranslations<T>): object | undefined {
-    const fieldTranslations = {};
-    const metaClass = this.getMetaClassInstance(thingType);
-    if (metaClass === undefined) {
-      return undefined;
-    }
-
-    // Assigns every property in fieldTranslations to the known base language translation
-    if (metaClass.fieldTranslations[this.baseLanguage] !== undefined) {
-      Object.keys(metaClass.fieldTranslations[this.baseLanguage]).forEach((key) => {
-        (fieldTranslations as any)[key] = metaClass.fieldTranslations[this.baseLanguage][key];
-      });
-    }
-
-    // Assigns every property in fieldTranslations to the known translation in given language
-    if (metaClass.fieldTranslations[language] !== undefined) {
-      Object.keys(metaClass.fieldTranslations[language]).forEach((key) => {
-        (fieldTranslations as any)[key] = metaClass.fieldTranslations[language][key];
-      });
-    }
-    return fieldTranslations;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns meta class needed for translations given a SCThingType
-   *
-   * @param thingType 
-   * @returns An instance of the metaclass
-   */
-  private getMetaClassInstance(thingType: SCThingType): any {
-    if (thingType in this.metaClasses) {
-      return new (this.metaClasses as any)[thingType]();
-    }
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns property value at a certain (key) path of an object.
-   * @example
-   * // returns value of dish.offers[0].inPlace.categories[1]
-   * const dish: SCDish = {...};
-   * this.valueFromPath(dish, 'offers[0].inPlace.categories[1]');
-   * @param path Key path to evaluate
-   * @param obj Object to evaluate the key path upon
-   * @param separator Key path seperation element. Defaults to '.'
-   * @returns Property value at at key path
-   */
-  private valueFromPath<T extends SCThing>(path: string, obj: T, separator = '.') {
-    path = path.replace(/\[/g, '.');
-    path = path.replace(/\]/g, '.');
-    path = path.replace(/\.\./g, '.');
-    path = path.replace(/\.$/, '');
-    const properties = path.split(separator);
-    return properties.reduce((prev: any, curr: any) => prev && prev[curr], obj);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get field value translation
-   * @example
-   * // returns translation of the property (if available) in the language defined when creating the translator object
-   * const dish: SCDish = {...};
-   * translator.translate(dish, 'offers[0].inPlace.categories[1]');
-   * @param thing SCThing to get value translation for
-   * @param field Field to get value translation for (keypath allowed)
-   * @returns Translated value(s) or value(s) itself
-   */
-  public getFieldValueTranslation<T extends SCThing>(thing: T,
-                                                     field: SCThingsField): string | string[] {
-    let translationPath = 'translations.' + this.language + '.' + field;
-    const regexTrimProperties = /.*(?:(\..*)(\[\d+\])|(\.[^\d]*$)|(\..*)(\.[\d]*$))/;
-
-    const pathMatch = field.match(regexTrimProperties);
-
-    // when translation is given in thing 
-    let translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath, thing);
-    if (translation) {
-      return translation;
-    } else if (pathMatch && pathMatch[1] && pathMatch[2] || pathMatch && pathMatch[4] && pathMatch[5]) {
-      // accessing iteratable of nested thing
-      const keyPath = (pathMatch[1] ? pathMatch[1] : pathMatch[4]) + (pathMatch[2] ? pathMatch[2] : pathMatch[5]);
-      const redactedField = field.replace(keyPath, '');
-
-      // when translation is given in nested thing
-      translationPath = `${redactedField}.translations.${this.language}${keyPath}`;
-      translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath, thing);
-      if (translation) {
-        return translation;
-      }
-
-      // when translation is given in nested meta thing via iterateable index
-      const nestedType = this.valueFromPath(field.replace(keyPath, '.type'), thing) as SCThingType;
-      translationPath = `fieldValueTranslations.${this.language}${keyPath}`;
-      translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath.replace(
-        /\[(?=[^\[]*$).*|(?=[\d+]*$).*/, '[' + this.valueFromPath(field, thing) + ']'),
-        this.getMetaClassInstance(nestedType));
-      if (translation) {
-        return translation;
-      }
-
-    } else if (pathMatch && pathMatch[3]) {
-      // accessing meta or instance of nested thing primitive value depth > 0
-      const keyPath = pathMatch[3];
-      const redactedField = field.replace(pathMatch[3], '');
-
-      // when translation is given in nested thing 
-      translationPath = `${redactedField}.translations.${this.language}${keyPath}`;
-      if (this.valueFromPath(translationPath, thing)) {
-        return this.valueFromPath(translationPath, thing);
-      }
-
-      // when translation is given in nested meta thing 
-      const nestedType = this.valueFromPath(field.replace(keyPath, '.type'), thing) as SCThingType;
-      translationPath = `fieldValueTranslations.${this.language}${keyPath}`;
-      translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath, this.getMetaClassInstance(nestedType));
-      if (translation instanceof Object) { // lookup translated keys in meta thing property
-        const translations: string[] = [];
-        this.valueFromPath(field, thing).forEach((key: string) => {
-          translationPath = `fieldValueTranslations.${this.language}${keyPath}.${key}`;
-          translations.push(this.valueFromPath(translationPath, this.getMetaClassInstance(nestedType)));
-        });
-        return translations;
-      }
-      if (!translation) { // translation not given, return as is
-        return this.valueFromPath(field, thing) as string;
-      }
-      return translation;
-    }
-    // accessing meta thing primitive value depth = 0
-    translationPath = `fieldValueTranslations.${this.language}.${field}`;
-    translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath, this.getMetaClassInstance(thing.type));
-    if (translation) {
-      if (translation instanceof Object) { // lookup translated keys in meta thing property
-        const translations: string[] = [];
-        this.valueFromPath(field, thing).forEach((key: string) => {
-          translationPath = `fieldValueTranslations.${this.language}.${field}.${key}`;
-          translations.push(this.valueFromPath(translationPath, this.getMetaClassInstance(thing.type)));
-        });
-        return translations;
-      }
-      return translation;
-    }
-
-    // accessing meta thing primitive via iteratable index value depth = 0
-    translation = this.valueFromPath(translationPath.replace(
-      /\[(?=[^\[]*$).*|(?=[\d+]*$).*/, '[' + this.valueFromPath(field, thing) + ']'),
-      this.getMetaClassInstance(thing.type));
-    if (translation) {
-      return translation;
-    }
-    // last resort: return as is
-    return this.valueFromPath(field, thing) as string;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get field value translation recursively
-   * @example
-   * const dish: SCDish = {...};
-   * translator.translate(dish).offers[0].inPlace.categories[1]());
-   * // or
-   * const dishTranslatedAccess = translator.translate(dish);
-   * dishTranslatedAccess.offers[0].inPlace.categories[1]();
-   * // undoing the OCType<T>
-   * const dishAsBefore: SCDish = dishTranslatedAccess()!;
-   * @param data Top level object that gets passed through the recursion
-   * @returns an OCType<T> object allowing for access to translations or a translated value(s)
-   */
-  public translate<T extends SCThing>(data?: T): OCType<T> {
-    return new Proxy(
-      ((defaultValue?: Defined<T>) => (data == null ? defaultValue : data)) as OCType<T>,
-      {
-        get: (target, key) => {
-          const obj: any = target();
-          let translatable = obj[key];
-          if (obj[key] instanceof Array && obj[key].length) {
-            translatable = obj[key][0];
-            if (typeof obj[key][0] === 'object' && !obj[key][0].origin) {
-              translatable = obj[key][0][Object.keys(obj[key][0])[0]];
-            }
-          }
-          if (typeof translatable === 'string') {
-            // retrieve final translation
-            return this.deeptranslate(data!, this.getFieldValueTranslation(data!, key.toString()), key.toString());
-          }
-          // recursion to get more calls to the Proxy handler 'get()' (key path not complete)
-          return this.deeptranslate(data!, obj[key], key.toString());
-        },
-      },
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Given a SCThingType this function returns an object with the same basic structure as the corresponding SCThing.
-   * All the values will be set to the known translations of the property/key name.
-   * @example
-   * const translatedMetaDish = translator.translatedPropertyNames<SCCourseOfStudies>(SCThingType.CourseOfStudies);
-   * @param language The language the object is translated to
-   * @param thingType
-   * @returns An object with the properties of the SCThingType where the values are the known property tranlations
-   */
-  public translatedPropertyNames<T extends SCThing>(thing: T,
-                                                    language?: keyof SCTranslations<T>): T | undefined {
-    const targetLanguage = (language) ? language : this.language;
-    // return {...{}, ...this.getAllMetaFieldTranslations(thing.type, targetLanguage) as T};
-    return this.getAllMetaFieldTranslations(thing.type, targetLanguage) as T;
-  }
-}
--- a/src/core/base/AcademicDegree.ts
+++ b/src/core/base/AcademicDegree.ts
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing} from '../Thing';
-import {SCThingMeta} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-/**
- * An academic degree without references
- */
-export interface SCAcademicDegreeWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
-  /**
-   * The achievable academic degree
-   */
-  academicDegree: SCGermanAcademicDegree;
-
-  /**
-   * The achievable academic degree with academic field specification 
-   * (eg. Master of Science)
-   */
-  academicDegreewithField: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The achievable academic degree with academic field specification 
-   * shorted (eg. M.Sc.).
-   */
-  academicDegreewithFieldShort: string;
-}
-
-export interface SCAcademicDegree extends SCAcademicDegreeWithoutReferences {
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about academic degrees
- */
-export class SCAcademicDegreeMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCAcademicDegree> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ...SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-      academicDegree: 'Hochschulgrad',
-      academicDegreewithField: 'Abschlussbezeichnungen',
-      academicDegreewithFieldShort: 'Abschlussbezeichnungen (kurz)',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ...SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ...SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      academicDegree: {
-        'bachelor': 'Bachelor',
-        'diploma': 'Diplom',
-        'doctor': 'Doktor',
-        'licentiate': 'Lizenziat',
-        'magister': 'Magister',
-        'master': 'Master',
-        'masterstudent': 'Meisterschüler',
-        'state examination': 'Staatsexamen',
-      },
-    },
-    en: {
-      ...SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Types of (german) academic degrees
- */
-export type SCGermanAcademicDegree = 'bachelor' |
-                                     'diploma' |
-                                     'doctor' |
-                                     'licentiate' |
-                                     'magister' |
-                                     'master' |
-                                     'master pupil' |
-                                     'state examination' ;
--- a/src/core/base/CreativeWork.ts
+++ b/src/core/base/CreativeWork.ts
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingTranslatableProperties} from '../Thing';
-import {SCOrganizationWithoutReferences} from '../things/Organization';
-import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from '../things/Person';
-import {SCLanguage, SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../types/Time';
-import {
-  SCAcademicPriceGroup,
-  SCThingThatCanBeOffered,
-  SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties,
-} from './ThingThatCanBeOffered';
-
-/**
- * A creative work without references
- */
-export interface SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
-  /**
-   * Date the creative work was published
-   */
-  datePublished?: SCISO8601Date;
-
-  /**
-   * List of languages this creative work is written/recorded/... in
-   */
-  inLanguages?: SCLanguage[];
-
-  /**
-   * Keywords of the creative work
-   */
-  keywords?: string[];
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of the creative work
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties>;
-}
-
-/**
- * A creative work
- */
-export interface SCCreativeWork extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences, SCThingThatCanBeOffered<SCAcademicPriceGroup> {
-  /**
-   * Authors of the creative work
-   */
-  authors?: SCPersonWithoutReferences[];
-
-  /**
-   * List of publishers of the creative work
-   */
-  publishers?: Array<SCPersonWithoutReferences | SCOrganizationWithoutReferences>;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of the creative work
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties>;
-}
-
-/**
- * Translatable properties of creative works
- */
-export interface SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties
-  extends SCThingTranslatableProperties, SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties {
-  /**
-   * Translation of the keywords of the creative work
-   */
-  keywords?: string[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about creative works
- */
-export class SCCreativeWorkMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCCreativeWork> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/base/Place.ts
+++ b/src/core/base/Place.ts
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingTranslatableProperties} from '../Thing';
-import {SCGeoInformation} from '../types/GeoInformation';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCPostalAddress} from '../types/PostalAddress';
-
-/**
- * A place without references
- */
-export interface SCPlaceWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
-  /**
-   * Address of the place
-   */
-  address?: SCPostalAddress;
-
-  /**
-   * Positional information of the place
-   *
-   * !!! BEWARE !!!
-   * Can not be a GeometryCollection because ElasticSearch does not allow distance filtering/sorting on other types
-   */
-  geo: SCGeoInformation;
-
-  /**
-   * Opening hours of the place
-   * @see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours/specification
-   */
-  openingHours?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of a place
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCPlaceWithoutReferencesTranslatableProperties>;
-
-}
-
-export interface SCPlaceWithoutReferencesTranslatableProperties extends SCThingTranslatableProperties {
-  address?: SCPostalAddress;
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about creative works
- */
-export class SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCPlaceWithoutReferences> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/base/ThingThatAcceptsPayments.ts
+++ b/src/core/base/ThingThatAcceptsPayments.ts
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-/**
- * Types of payment that are accepted at a place.
- */
-export type SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsAcceptedPayments =
-  'Cash'
-  | 'Credit'
-  | 'Cafeteria Card';
-
-/**
- * A place without references that accepts payments
- */
-export interface SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
-  /**
-   * Accepted payments of the place
-   */
-  paymentsAccepted?: SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsAcceptedPayments[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a thing without references that accepts payments
- */
-export class SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferencesMeta extends SCThingMeta implements
-             SCMetaTranslations<SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferences> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/base/ThingWithTranslations.ts
+++ b/src/core/base/ThingWithTranslations.ts
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing, SCThingTranslatableProperties} from '../Thing';
-import {SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-/**
- * A thing that has translations
- */
-export interface SCThingWithTranslations extends SCThing {
-  translations: SCTranslations<SCThingTranslatableProperties>;
-}
--- a/src/core/protocol/errors/ErrorResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/errors/ErrorResponse.ts
@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {ValidationError} from 'jsonschema';
-
-/**
- * A generic error that can be returned by the backend if somethings fails during the processing of a request
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCErrorResponse extends Error {
-  /**
-   * Additional data that describes the error
-   */
-  additionalData?: any;
-
-  /**
-   * HTTP status code to return this error with
-   */
-  statusCode: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that can be created by the backend during the processing of a request
- */
-export abstract class SCError implements SCErrorResponse {
-  /**
-   * Call stack of the error
-   */
-  stack?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Instatiate an SCError
-   * @param name Name of the error
-   * @param message Message of the error
-   * @param statusCode  HTTP status code to return this error with
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(public name: string, public message: string, public statusCode: number, stack?: boolean) {
-    // generate stacktrace if needed
-    if (stack) {
-      this.stack = (new Error()).stack;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned when the validation of a request fails
- */
-export class SCValidationErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * List of validatation errors
-   */
-  additionalData: ValidationError[];
-
-  /**
-   * Create a SCValidationErrorResponse
-   * @param errors List of validation errors
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(errors: ValidationError[], stack?: boolean) {
-    super('ValidationError', 'Validation of request failed', 400, stack);
-    this.additionalData = errors;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned when the content type of the request is not supported
- */
-export class SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
-    super('UnsupportedMediaTypeError', 'Unsupported media type', 415, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned, when the used HTTP method is not allowed on the requested route
- */
-export class SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
-    super('MethodNotAllowedError', 'HTTP method is not allowed on this route', 405, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned, when the request body is too large.
- */
-export class SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
-    super('RequestBodyTooLargeError', 'The request body is too large.', 413, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned, when to many request are submitted at once
- */
-export class SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
-    super('TooManyRequestsError', 'Too many requests. You can not submit more than 5 queries an once', 429, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned when the requested route or resource was not found
- */
-export class SCNotFoundErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SCNotFoundErrorResponse
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
-    super('NotFoundError', 'Resource not found', 404, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned whenever there is a syntax error
- */
-export class SCSyntaxErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Create a SyntaxError
-   * @param message Describes the syntax error
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
-   */
-  constructor(message: string, stack?: boolean) {
-    super('SyntaxError', message, 400, stack);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * An error that is returned, when an internal server error occurred
- */
-export class SCInternalServerErrorResponse extends SCError {
-  /**
-   * Internal error that occurred. If the stack is disabled this error is not set for security reasons
-   */
-  additionalData?: Error;
-
-  /**
-   * Create a SCInternalServerErrorResponse
-   * @param err Internal server error
-   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created 
-   * and the internal server error should be displayed to the client
-   */
-  constructor(err?: Error, stack?: boolean) {
-    super('InternalServerError', 'Internal server error', 502, stack);
-
-    if (stack) {
-      this.additionalData = err;
-    }
-  }
-}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexRequest.ts
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
-
-/**
- * Index request
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCIndexRequest {
-}
-
-/**
- * Route to request meta information about the deployment
- */
-export class SCIndexRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-    this.errorNames = [
-      SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-      SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-      SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-      SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-      SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-      SCValidationErrorResponse,
-    ];
-    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
-    this.requestBodyName = 'SCIndexRequest';
-    this.responseBodyName = 'SCIndexResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/';
-  }
-}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityResponse.ts
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCAcademicPriceGroup, SCThingThatCanBeOfferedOffer} from '../../../base/ThingThatCanBeOffered';
-
-/**
- * List of availabilities of a book
- * @validatable
- */
-export type SCBookAvailabilityResponse = Array<SCThingThatCanBeOfferedOffer<SCAcademicPriceGroup>>;
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddResponse.ts
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-/**
- * Response to a request to add a thing to a bulk
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCBulkAddResponse {
-}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneResponse.ts
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-/**
- * Response to a request to change the state of a bulk to done
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCBulkDoneResponse {
-}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchResponse.ts
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCMap} from '../../../types/Map';
-import {SCSearchResult} from './SearchResponse';
-
-/**
- * A multi search response
- *
- * This is a map of [[SCSearchResponse]]s indexed by name
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export type SCMultiSearchResponse = SCMap<SCSearchResult>;
--- a/src/core/things/Article.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Article.ts
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {
-  SCCreativeWork,
-  SCCreativeWorkMeta,
-  SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties,
-  SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences,
-} from '../base/CreativeWork';
-import {
-  SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta,
-} from '../base/ThingWithCategories';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-/**
- * An article without references
- */
-export interface SCArticleWithoutReferences
-  extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences,
-    SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences<SCArticleCategories,
-      SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues> {
-  /**
-   * Article itself as markdown
-   */
-  articleBody: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of an article
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCArticleTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of an article
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Article;
-}
-
-/**
- * An article
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCArticle extends SCCreativeWork, SCArticleWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of an article
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCArticleTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of an article
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Article;
-}
-
-/**
- * Categories of articles
- */
-export type SCArticleCategories = 'unipedia';
-
-/**
- * Translatable properties of creative works
- */
-export interface SCArticleTranslatableProperties
-  extends SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties, SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties {
-  /**
-   * Translation of the article itself as markdown
-   */
-  articleBody?: string[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about an article
- */
-export class SCArticleMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCArticle> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCArticleCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCArticleCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCArticleCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Artikel',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCArticleCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Article,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/things/Book.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Book.ts
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {
-  SCCreativeWork,
-  SCCreativeWorkMeta,
-  SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties,
-  SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences,
-} from '../base/CreativeWork';
-import {SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties} from '../base/ThingWithCategories';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from './Person';
-
-/**
- * A book without references
- */
-export interface SCBookWithoutReferences extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Edition of a book
-   */
-  bookEdition?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * ISBN of a book
-   */
-  isbn: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of pages of a book
-   */
-  numberOfPages?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated properties of a book
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCBookTranslatableFields>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a book
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Book;
-}
-
-/**
- * A book
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCBook extends SCCreativeWork, SCBookWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Authors of the creative work
-   */
-  authors: SCPersonWithoutReferences[];
-
-  /**
-   * Translated properties of a book
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCBookTranslatableFields>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a book
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Book;
-}
-
-/**
- * Translatable properties of a book
- */
-export interface SCBookTranslatableFields
-  extends SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties, SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties {
-  /**
-   * Translation of an edition of a book
-   */
-  bookEdition?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a book
- */
-export class SCBookMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCBook> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Buch',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Book,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/things/CourseOfStudies.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/CourseOfStudies.ts
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCAcademicDegree, SCAcademicDegreeMeta} from '../base/AcademicDegree';
-import {SCAcademicPriceGroup,
-        SCThingThatCanBeOffered,
-        SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties} from '../base/ThingThatCanBeOffered';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCLanguage, SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences} from './DateSeries';
-import {SCOrganization} from './Organization';
-
-/**
- * A course of studies without references
- */
-export interface SCCourseOfStudiesWithoutReferences extends
-                 SCAcademicDegree,
-                 SCThingThatCanBeOffered<SCAcademicPriceGroup> {
-  /**
-   * The main language in which the course of studies
-   * is beeing offered
-   */
-  mainLanguage: SCLanguage;
-
-  /**
-   * Actual major of the course of studies (eg. physics)
-   */
-  major: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The modes the course of studies is offered in
-   */
-  mode: SCCourseOfStudiesMode;
-
-  /**
-   * The time modes the course of studies is offered in
-   */
-  timeMode: SCCourseOfStudiesTimeMode;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of a dish
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCCourseOfStudiesTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of the course of studies
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.CourseOfStudies;
-}
-
-/**
- * A course of studies
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCCourseOfStudies extends SCCourseOfStudiesWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * The department that manages the course of studies
-   */
-  department: SCOrganization;
-
-  /**
-   * The secretary that administers requests and 
-   * questions concerning the course of studies
-   */
-  secretary: SCOrganization;
-
-  /**
-   * Dates at which the course of studies is planned to start
-   */
-  startDates?: SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences[];
-
-  /**
-   * Type of the course of studies
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.CourseOfStudies;
-}
-
-export interface SCCourseOfStudiesTranslatableProperties
-       extends SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties {
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a course of studies
- */
-export class SCCourseOfStudiesMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCCourseOfStudies> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCAcademicDegreeMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCAcademicDegreeMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCAcademicDegreeMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      modes: {
-        combination: 'Kombinationsstudiengang',
-        dual: 'Dualer Studiengang',
-        fulltime: 'Vollzeitstudiengang',
-        parttime: 'Teilzeitstudiengang',
-      },
-      type: 'Studiengang',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCAcademicDegreeMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      academicDegree: 'Hochschulabschluss',
-      department: 'Fachbereich',
-      major: 'Studienfach',
-      modes: 'Studiengangsarten',
-      secretary: 'Sekretariat',
-      type: SCThingType.CourseOfStudies,
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Types of (german) course of studies modes
- */
-export type SCCourseOfStudiesMode = 'combination' |
-                                    'dual' |
-                                    'double-degree' |
-                                    'standard' ;
-
-/**
- * Types of (german) course of studies time modes
- */
-export type SCCourseOfStudiesTimeMode = 'fulltime' |
-                                        'parttime' ;
--- a/src/core/things/Favorite.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Favorite.ts
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCSaveableThing, SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences} from '../base/SaveableThing';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences} from './AcademicEvent';
-import {SCArticleWithoutReferences} from './Article';
-import {SCBookWithoutReferences} from './Book';
-import {SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from './Building';
-import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from './Person';
-import {SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences} from './PointOfInterest';
-import {SCRoomWithoutReferences} from './Room';
-import {SCSportCourseWithoutReferences} from './SportCourse';
-import {SCToDoWithoutReferences} from './ToDo';
-
-/**
- * Types that can be made a favorite (added as a favorite)
- */
-export type SCFavoriteDataTypes = SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences
-  | SCArticleWithoutReferences
-  | SCBookWithoutReferences
-  | SCBuildingWithoutReferences
-  | SCPersonWithoutReferences
-  | SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
-  | SCRoomWithoutReferences
-  | SCSportCourseWithoutReferences
-  | SCToDoWithoutReferences;
-
-/**
- * A favorite without references
- */
-export interface SCFavoriteWithoutReferences extends SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences {
-
-}
-
-/**
- * A favorite
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCFavorite extends SCSaveableThing<SCFavoriteDataTypes> {
-  /**
-   * Type of a favorite
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Favorite;
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a favorite
- */
-export class SCFavoriteMeta extends SCThingMeta {
-}
--- a/src/core/things/Message.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Message.ts
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {
-  SCCreativeWork,
-  SCCreativeWorkMeta,
-  SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties,
-  SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences,
-} from '../base/CreativeWork';
-import {SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties} from '../base/ThingThatCanBeOffered';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../types/Time';
-
-/**
- * A message without references
- */
-export interface SCMessageWithoutReferences extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Audience of the message
-   */
-  audiences: SCMessageAudience[];
-
-  /**
-   * When the message was created
-   */
-  dateCreated?: SCISO8601Date;
-
-  /**
-   * Message itself
-   */
-  message: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of a message
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCMessageTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a message
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Message;
-}
-
-/**
- * A message
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCMessage extends SCCreativeWork, SCMessageWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of a message
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCMessageTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a message
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Message;
-}
-
-/**
- * Audiences for messages
- */
-export type SCMessageAudience =
-  'students'
-  | 'employees'
-  | 'guests';
-
-/**
- * Translatable properties of a message
- */
-export interface SCMessageTranslatableProperties
-  extends SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties, SCThingThatCanBeOfferedTranslatableProperties {
-  /**
-   * Message itself
-   */
-  message?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about messages
- */
-export class SCMessageMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCMessage> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Nachricht',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Message,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/things/Person.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Person.ts
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCNationality} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../types/Time';
-import {SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from './Building';
-import {SCOrganizationWithoutReferences} from './Organization';
-import {SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences} from './PointOfInterest';
-import {SCRoomWithoutReferences} from './Room';
-
-/**
- * A person without references
- */
-export interface SCPersonWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
-  /**
-   * Additional first names of the person.
-   */
-  additionalName?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The birth date of the person.
-   */
-  birthDate?: SCISO8601Date;
-
-  /**
-   * The private email address of the person.
-   *
-   * @TJS-format email
-   */
-  email?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The family name of the person.
-   */
-  familyName: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The private fax number of the person.
-   */
-  faxNumber?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The gender of the person.
-   */
-  gender?: SCPersonGender;
-
-  /**
-   * The first name of the person.
-   */
-  givenName: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Honorific prefix of the person.
-   */
-  honorificPrefix?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Honorific suffix of the person.
-   */
-  honorificSuffix?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Titles of jobs that the person has.
-   */
-  jobTitles?: string[];
-
-  /**
-   * The complete name of the person combining all the parts of the name into one.
-   */
-  name: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The nationality of the person.
-   */
-  nationality?: SCNationality;
-
-  /**
-   * The private telephone number of the person.
-   */
-  telephone?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a person
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Person;
-}
-
-/**
- * A person
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCPerson extends SCPersonWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Organization the person works for
-   */
-  affiliations?: SCOrganizationWithoutReferences[];
-
-  /**
-   * A list of homes of the person
-   */
-  homeLocations?: Array<SCBuildingWithoutReferences
-    | SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
-    | SCRoomWithoutReferences>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a person
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Person;
-
-  /**
-   * Locations where the person performs her/his work
-   */
-  workLocations?: SCContactPoint[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a person
- */
-export class SCPersonMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCPerson> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Person',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Person,
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * A contact point
- *
- * @see http://schema.org/ContactPoint
- */
-export interface SCContactPoint {
-  /**
-   * Exact place where work is performed
-   */
-  areaServed?: SCRoomWithoutReferences;
-
-  /**
-   * E-mail at the work location
-   */
-  email?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Fax number at the work location
-   */
-  faxNumber?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Times available for contacting at the work location
-   */
-  hoursAvailable?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Contact number at the work location
-   */
-  telephone?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * URL at the work location
-   */
-  url?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Gender of a person
- */
-export type SCPersonGender =
-  'male'
-  | 'female'
-  | 'inter'
-  | 'undefined';
--- a/src/core/things/PointOfInterest.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/PointOfInterest.ts
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCPlaceWithoutReferences, SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta} from '../base/Place';
-import {SCThingInPlace} from '../base/ThingInPlace';
-import {
-  SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta,
-} from '../base/ThingWithCategories';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-/**
- * A point of interest without references
- */
-export interface SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
-  extends SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences<SCPointOfInterestCategories,
-    SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>,
-    SCPlaceWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Translated properties of a point of interest
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a point of interest
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.PointOfInterest;
-}
-
-/**
- * A point of interest
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCPointOfInterest extends SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences, SCThingInPlace {
-  /**
-   * Translated properties of a point of interest
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties>;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a point of interest
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.PointOfInterest;
-}
-
-/**
- * Categories of a point of interest
- */
-export type SCPointOfInterestCategories =
-  'computer'
-  | 'validator'
-  | 'card charger'
-  | 'printer'
-  | 'disabled access';
-
-/**
- * Meta information about points of interest
- */
-export class SCPointOfInterestMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCPointOfInterest> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCPointOfInterestCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.de,
-      ... SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCPointOfInterestCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.en,
-      ... SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCPointOfInterestCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      ... SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Sonderziel',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCPointOfInterestCategories,
-            SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      ... SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.PointOfInterest,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/things/Setting.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Setting.ts
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {
-  SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences,
-  SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta,
-} from '../base/ThingWithCategories';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-
-export type SCSettingCategories = string;
-
-/**
- * A setting without references
- */
-export interface SCSettingWithoutReferences
-  extends SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferences<SCSettingCategories, SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues> {
-
-  /**
-   * The type of input/value this setting is carrying
-   */
-  input: SCSettingInputType;
-  /**
-   * The order number this setting should show up in its category list
-   */
-  order: number;
-  /**
-   * Translated fields of a setting
-   */
-  translations?: SCTranslations<SCSettingValueTranslatableProperties>;
-  /**
-   * The type of this model
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Setting;
-}
-
-/**
- * The types of input/value a setting object can carry
- */
-export type SCSettingInputType = SCSettingSingleChoice
-  | SCSettingMultipleChoice
-  | SCSettingNumber
-  | SCSettingText
-  | SCSettingPassword;
-
-/**
- * A setting with references
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCSetting extends SCSettingWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * The type of this model
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Setting;
-}
-
-/**
- * Input type with single choice as value
- */
-export interface SCSettingSingleChoice {
-  defaultValue: SCSettingValue;
-  inputType: 'singleChoice';
-  value?: SCSettingValue;
-  values: SCSettingValue[];
-}
-
-/**
- * Input type with multiple choice as value
- */
-export interface SCSettingMultipleChoice {
-  defaultValue: SCSettingValue[];
-  inputType: 'multipleChoice';
-  value?: SCSettingValue[];
-  values: SCSettingValue[];
-}
-
-export type SCSettingValue = string | number | boolean;
-
-/**
- * Input type with number as value
- */
-export interface SCSettingNumber {
-  defaultValue: number;
-  inputType: 'number';
-  value?: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Input type with text as value
- */
-export interface SCSettingText {
-  defaultValue: string;
-  inputType: 'text';
-  value?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Input type with secret text (eq. password) as value
- */
-export interface SCSettingPassword {
-  defaultValue: string;
-  inputType: 'password';
-  value?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Translatable properties of a setting
- */
-export interface SCSettingValueTranslatableProperties extends SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties {
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about settings
- */
-export class SCSettingMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCSetting> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCSettingCategories,
-                SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCSettingCategories,
-                SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCSettingCategories,
-                SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Einstellung',
-    },
-    en: {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-      ... SCThingWithCategoriesWithoutReferencesMeta.getInstance<SCSettingCategories,
-                SCThingWithCategoriesSpecificValues>().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Setting,
-    },
-  };
-}
--- a/src/core/things/Video.ts
+++ b/src/core/things/Video.ts
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCCreativeWork, SCCreativeWorkMeta, SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences} from '../base/CreativeWork';
-import {SCThingMeta, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-import {SCLanguage, SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCISO8601Duration} from '../types/Time';
-import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from './Person';
-
-/**
- * A video without references
- */
-export interface SCVideoWithoutReferences extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * The Duration of the Video
-   */
-  duration?: SCISO8601Duration;
-
-  /**
-   * Downloadable/Streamable Files of the Video
-   */
-  sources?: SCVideoSource[];
-
-  /**
-   * URLs to a thumbnails for the Video
-   */
-  thumbnails?: string[];
-
-  /**
-   * Track Files for the Video
-   */
-  tracks?: SCVideoTrack;
-
-  /**
-   * A Transcript of the Video
-   */
-  transcript?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Type of an Video
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Video;
-}
-
-export interface SCVideoSource {
-  /**
-   * Pixel Height of the Video
-   */
-  height?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * MIME-Type of the source File
-   */
-  mimeType: SCVideoMimeType;
-
-  /**
-   * Size of the Video File in bytes
-   */
-  size?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * URL to the Video File
-   */
-  url: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Pixel Width of the Video
-   */
-  width?: number;
-}
-
-export interface SCVideoTrack {
-  /**
-   * Language of the Subtitle
-   */
-  language: SCLanguage;
-
-  /**
-   * Content Type of the Track File
-   */
-  type: SCVideoTrackTypes;
-
-  /**
-   * URL to the Track File
-   */
-  url: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * A video
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCVideo extends SCCreativeWork, SCVideoWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * Persons acting in the Video
-   */
-  actors?: SCPersonWithoutReferences[];
-
-  /**
-   * Type of a video
-   */
-  type: SCThingType.Video;
-}
-
-/**
- * Meta information about a video
- */
-export class SCVideoMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCVideo> {
-  /**
-   * Translations of fields
-   */
-  fieldTranslations = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
-    },
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Translations of values of fields
-   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
-    de: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
-      type: 'Video',
-    },
-    en: {
-      ... SCCreativeWorkMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
-      type: SCThingType.Video,
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Video Encoding Formats
- */
-export type SCVideoMimeType =
-  'video/mp4'
-  | 'video/ogg'
-  | 'video/webm'
-  | 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
-  | 'application/dash+xml';
-
-/**
- * Video Track Types
- */
-export type SCVideoTrackTypes =
-  'captions'
-  | 'chapters'
-  | 'description'
-  | 'metadata'
-  | 'subtitles';
--- a/src/core/types/Guards.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/Guards.ts
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCThingWithTranslations} from '../base/ThingWithTranslations';
-import {SCBulkResponse} from '../protocol/routes/bulk/BulkResponse';
-import {SCMultiSearchResponse} from '../protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchResponse';
-import {SCSearchResponse} from '../protocol/routes/search/SearchResponse';
-import {SCThing, SCThingType} from '../Thing';
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if something is a SCThing
- *
- * @param {any} something Something to check
- */
-export function isThing(something: any): something is SCThing {
-  return (
-    typeof something === 'object'
-    && typeof something.type === 'string'
-    && Object.values(SCThingType).indexOf(something.type) >= 0
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if translations exist
- *
- * @param {SCThing} thing Thing to check
- */
-export function isThingWithTranslations(thing: SCThing): thing is SCThingWithTranslations {
-  return typeof thing.translations !== 'undefined';
-}
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if something is a bulk response
- *
- * @param {any} something Something to check
- */
-export function isBulkResponse(something: any): something is SCBulkResponse {
-  return typeof something.expiration === 'string'
-    && typeof something.source === 'string'
-    && typeof something.state === 'string'
-    && typeof something.type === 'string'
-    && typeof something.uid === 'string';
-}
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if something is a search response
- *
- * @param {any} something Something to check
- */
-export function isSearchResponse(something: any): something is SCSearchResponse {
-  return Array.isArray(something.data)
-    && Array.isArray(something.facets)
-    && typeof something.pagination !== 'undefined'
-    && typeof something.pagination.count === 'number'
-    && typeof something.pagination.offset === 'number'
-    && typeof something.pagination.total === 'number'
-    && typeof something.stats !== 'undefined'
-    && typeof something.stats.time === 'number';
-}
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if something is a multi search response
- *
- * @param something Something to check
- */
-export function isMultiSearchResponse(something: any): something is SCMultiSearchResponse {
-  return Object.keys(something).reduce((previousOnesAreSearchResponses, key) => {
-    return previousOnesAreSearchResponses && isSearchResponse(something[key]);
-  }, true as boolean);
-}
--- a/src/core/types/Places.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/Places.ts
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from '../things/Building';
-import {SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences} from '../things/PointOfInterest';
-import {SCRoomWithoutReferences} from '../things/Room';
-/**
- * Something that is or happens in a place
- * 
- * !Important!
- * This is not a SCThing.
- */
-export interface SCInPlace {
-  /**
-   * Place the thing is or happens in
-   */
-  inPlace?:
-    SCBuildingWithoutReferences
-    | SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
-    | SCRoomWithoutReferences;
-}
--- a/src/core/types/config/App.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/config/App.ts
@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-import {Polygon} from 'geojson';
-import {SCSetting} from '../../things/Setting';
-import {SCTranslations} from '../i18n';
-
-/**
- * An app configuration menu item
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuItem {
-  /**
-   * Icon for the menu item
-   */
-  icon: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Route inside the app
-   */
-  route: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Title of the route
-   */
-  title: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Translations for the menu item
-   */
-  translations: SCTranslations<SCAppConfigurationMenuItemTranslationTitle>;
-}
-
-/**
- * An app configuration menu category
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory {
-  /**
-   * Icon for the menu category
-   */
-  icon: string;
-
-  /**
-   * ID of the menu category
-   */
-  id:
-    'main'
-    | 'meta'
-    | 'personal'
-    | 'external';
-
-  /**
-   * A list of items that belong to the category
-   */
-  items: SCAppConfigurationMenuItem[];
-
-  /**
-   * Name of the category
-   */
-  name: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Translations for the menu category
-   */
-  translations: SCTranslations<SCAppConfigurationMenuCategoryTranslationName>;
-}
-
-/**
- * An app configuration
- */
-export interface SCAppConfiguration {
-  /**
-   * Polygon that encapsulates the main campus
-   */
-  campusPolygon: Polygon;
-
-  /**
-   * A list of features to en- or disable
-   */
-  features: SCAppConfigurationFeature;
-
-  /**
-   * A URL where images are available
-   */
-  imageUrl?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * A list of available menu categories in the app
-   */
-  menus: SCAppConfigurationMenuCategory[];
-
-  /**
-   * Name for the app
-   */
-  name: string;
-
-  /**
-   * URL to a file containing the privacy policy
-   */
-  privacyPolicyUrl: string;
-
-  /**
-   * A list of available settings in the app
-   */
-  settings: SCSetting[];
-
-  /**
-   * Map of store URLs
-   */
-  storeUrl?: SCAppConfigurationStoreUrl;
-
-  /**
-   * URL where a web instance of the app is available
-   */
-  url?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * 
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationFeature {
-  /**
-   * 
-   */
-  widgets: boolean;
-}
-
-/**
- * URLs of published apps
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationStoreUrl {
-  /**
-   * Google Play Store URL
-   */
-  android?: string;
-  /**
-   * Apple App Store URL
-   */
-  ios?: string;
-  /**
-   * Microsoft Store URL 
-   */
-  uwp?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Translatable property of a menu item
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuItemTranslationTitle {
-  /**
-   * Translation of the title of a menu item
-   */
-  title: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Translatable property of a menu category
- */
-export interface SCAppConfigurationMenuCategoryTranslationName {
-  /**
-   * Translation of the name of a menu category
-   */
-  name: string;
-}
--- a/src/core/types/namespaces.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/namespaces.ts
@@ -1,815 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
- * 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, version 3.
- *
- * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-/**
- * The license plate of a university e.g. the UID of the university
- */
-export type SCLicensePlate = 'ac-kf' |
-  'ac-fk' |
-  'ac-fh' |
-  'ac-hm' |
-  'ac-th' |
-  'dn-fh' |
-  'aa-fh' |
-  'sig-f2' |
-  'su-ah' |
-  'rd-vf' |
-  'am-f2' |
-  'am-fh' |
-  'an-fh' |
-  'ik-fh' |
-  'ab-fh' |
-  'asl-vf' |
-  'a-hm' |
-  'a-u' |
-  'a-fh' |
-  'hef-fh' |
-  'hg-hs' |
-  'su-if' |
-  'cw-ih' |
-  'tbb-dh' |
-  'eu-vf' |
-  'los-pf' |
-  'esw-pf' |
-  'ba-u' |
-  'bt-kh' |
-  'bt-u' |
-  'gap-kh' |
-  'wr-vf' |
-  'pb-f2' |
-  'b-ah' |
-  'b-am' |
-  'b-fs' |
-  'b-ab' |
-  'b-pf' |
-  'b-tf' |
-  'b-mu' |
-  'b-dk' |
-  'b-p2' |
-  'b-bs' |
-  'b-eh' |
-  'b-hw' |
-  'b-es' |
-  'b-em' |
-  'b-ec' |
-  'b-ef' |
-  'b-vf' |
-  'b-gb' |
-  'b-hs' |
-  'b-pk' |
-  'b-mh' |
-  'b-ft' |
-  'b-p3' |
-  'b-fb' |
-  'b-wt' |
-  'b-u2' |
-  'b-u' |
-  'b-v2' |
-  'b-fw' |
-  'b-p4' |
-  'b-ih' |
-  'b-kf' |
-  'b-mf' |
-  'b-dh' |
-  'b-pu' |
-  'b-ph' |
-  'b-qh' |
-  'b-ot' |
-  'b-fh' |
-  'b-su' |
-  'b-tk' |
-  'b-tc' |
-  'b-hk' |
-  'b-wb' |
-  'b-fp' |
-  'b-v3' |
-  'b-fu' |
-  'b-h3' |
-  'b-hm' |
-  'b-kh' |
-  'b-h4' |
-  'b-f3' |
-  'b-f5' |
-  'b-f2' |
-  'b-tu' |
-  'ber-vf' |
-  'bbg-fh' |
-  'bbg-hs' |
-  'w-k2' |
-  'bi-kh' |
-  'bc-fh' |
-  'bi-du' |
-  'bi-fm' |
-  'pb-f4' |
-  'bi-u' |
-  'bi-fh' |
-  'bi-vf' |
-  'wm-hs' |
-  'mz-fh' |
-  'tr-f2' |
-  'bo-eb' |
-  'bo-fh' |
-  'bo-f1' |
-  'bo-fg' |
-  'bo-hm' |
-  'bo-f3' |
-  'bo-kf' |
-  'bo-u' |
-  'bn-sg' |
-  'bn-pf' |
-  'bn-vf' |
-  'bn-fh' |
-  'bn-u' |
-  'bot-fh' |
-  'brb-vf' |
-  'brb-fh' |
-  'bs-fh' |
-  'bs-hk' |
-  'bs-tu' |
-  'hb-ah' |
-  'hb-hi' |
-  'hb-fh' |
-  'hb-iu' |
-  'hb-hk' |
-  'hb-u' |
-  'hb-vf' |
-  'hb-h' |
-  'ka-pu' |
-  'bm-eu' |
-  'bm-fb' |
-  'std-hs' |
-  'std-fh' |
-  'cw-fh' |
-  'cw-hs' |
-  'ce-pf' |
-  'c-tu' |
-  'c-th' |
-  'gs-tu' |
-  'co-fh' |
-  'co-hs' |
-  'co-f2' |
-  'cb-fh' |
-  'cb-tu' |
-  'da-kf' |
-  'da-vf' |
-  'da-fh' |
-  'da-pf' |
-  'da-tu' |
-  'da-v2' |
-  'deg-fh' |
-  'de-fh' |
-  'dt-fl' |
-  'lip-h2' |
-  'lip-hm' |
-  'dt-hm' |
-  'da-v3' |
-  'dh-fh' |
-  'do-fh' |
-  'do-mh' |
-  'do-is' |
-  'do-pf' |
-  'do-u' |
-  'do-hm' |
-  'do-vf' |
-  'dd-ec' |
-  'dd-fh' |
-  'dd-hs' |
-  'dd-ak' |
-  'dd-ph' |
-  'dd-pf' |
-  'dd-pu' |
-  'dd-hl' |
-  'dd-ht' |
-  'dd-hk' |
-  'dd-ma' |
-  'dd-hm' |
-  'dd-p2' |
-  'dd-p3' |
-  'dd-tu' |
-  'dd-hv' |
-  'd-iu' |
-  'du-hm' |
-  'du-pf' |
-  'du-ug' |
-  'du-vf' |
-  'du-u' |
-  'd-am' |
-  'd-eb' |
-  'd-ff' |
-  'd-pf' |
-  'd-fh' |
-  'd-vf' |
-  'd-hk' |
-  'd-hm' |
-  'd-u' |
-  'bar-fh' |
-  'ew-fh' |
-  'eck-fh' |
-  'ld-vf' |
-  'ei-u' |
-  'pi-f2' |
-  'ol-f2' |
-  'hvl-hs' |
-  'hvl-fh' |
-  'emd-fh' |
-  'ed-pf' |
-  'ef-fh' |
-  'ef-mh' |
-  'ef-pf' |
-  'ef-kh' |
-  'ef-u' |
-  'ef-ph' |
-  'er-u' |
-  'e-fh' |
-  'e-p2' |
-  'e-pf' |
-  'e-uk' |
-  'e-u' |
-  'e-ug' |
-  'e-hm' |
-  'es-ft' |
-  'es-fs' |
-  'fl-fh' |
-  'fl-ph' |
-  'fl-u' |
-  'f-hb' |
-  'f-ms' |
-  'f-u' |
-  'f-v2' |
-  'f-fh' |
-  'f-hk' |
-  'f-hm' |
-  'f-kh' |
-  'f-pf' |
-  'f-vf' |
-  'ff-eu' |
-  'fg-u' |
-  'fr-fh' |
-  'fr-kf' |
-  'fr-u' |
-  'fr-hm' |
-  'fr-ph' |
-  'fb-fh' |
-  'hal-kh' |
-  'fn-dh' |
-  'fn-u' |
-  'fd-fh' |
-  'fd-kh' |
-  'ffb-vf' |
-  'vs-fh' |
-  'wi-f2' |
-  'ul-f2' |
-  'ge-f3' |
-  'ge-fh' |
-  'ge-f2' |
-  'ge-vf' |
-  'g-pf' |
-  'ger-u' |
-  'gi-ft' |
-  'gi-fh' |
-  'gi-vf' |
-  'gi-u' |
-  'gp-fh' |
-  'zi-hw' |
-  'gth-vf' |
-  'g-hs' |
-  'goe-fh' |
-  'goe-u' |
-  'goe-pf' |
-  'gw-u' |
-  'nb-u' |
-  'gw-u2' |
-  'gw-u1' |
-  'hgw-u' |
-  'gue-fh' |
-  'gue-vf' |
-  'pb-f3' |
-  'gt-pf' |
-  'ww-vf' |
-  'ha-ug' |
-  'ha-fh' |
-  'ha-f2' |
-  'ha-vf' |
-  'hbs-fh' |
-  'hbs-vf' |
-  'hal-eh' |
-  'hal-hk' |
-  'hal-ph' |
-  'hal-u' |
-  'hal-u2' |
-  'koet-ph' |
-  'hal-uw' |
-  'hh-am' |
-  'hh-bs' |
-  'hh-pf' |
-  'hh-bc' |
-  'hh-ef' |
-  'hh-fh' |
-  'hh-hu' |
-  'hh-ub' |
-  'hh-ff' |
-  'hh-vf' |
-  'hh-fi' |
-  'hh-ba' |
-  'hh-ib' |
-  'hh-mf' |
-  'hh-ms' |
-  'hh-hf' |
-  'hh-u' |
-  'hh-hs' |
-  'hh-uk' |
-  'hh-fs' |
-  'hh-hk' |
-  'hh-hm' |
-  'hh-tu' |
-  'hm-hs' |
-  'ham-f2' |
-  'ham-fh' |
-  'h-fg' |
-  'h-fh' |
-  'h-hm' |
-  'h-vf' |
-  'h-la' |
-  'h-u' |
-  'h-fb' |
-  'h-kf' |
-  'h-mh' |
-  'h-f3' |
-  'h-pf' |
-  'h-ti' |
-  'hei-fh' |
-  'hd-hm' |
-  'hd-ph' |
-  'hd-kh' |
-  'hd-u' |
-  'hd-fh' |
-  'hdh-dh' |
-  'hn-dh' |
-  'hn-bs' |
-  'hn-fh' |
-  'hn-f2' |
-  'su-f3' |
-  'su-k2' |
-  'he-hk' |
-  'sta-v2' |
-  'hi-fg' |
-  'hi-fs' |
-  'hi-fh' |
-  'hi-v2' |
-  'hi-vf' |
-  'hi-u' |
-  'hi-v3' |
-  'ho-fh' |
-  'ho-f2' |
-  'ho-vf' |
-  's-u2' |
-  'ww-fh' |
-  'hol-fh' |
-  'fds-dh' |
-  'hx-fh' |
-  'lip-h3' |
-  'hx-ug' |
-  'tr-f3' |
-  'mz-f5' |
-  'wi-f5' |
-  'wi-f4' |
-  'rued-pf' |
-  'ik-tu' |
-  'il-th' |
-  'in-fh' |
-  'in-u' |
-  'mk-ts' |
-  'mk-fh' |
-  'rv-pf' |
-  'j-fh' |
-  'j-u' |
-  'kl-fh' |
-  'kl-u' |
-  'wes-fh' |
-  'ka-dh' |
-  'ka-fh' |
-  'ka-pf' |
-  'ka-u' |
-  'ka-hk' |
-  'ka-hg' |
-  'ka-hm' |
-  'ka-ph' |
-  'ks-cv' |
-  'ks-pf' |
-  'ks-fh' |
-  'ks-ms' |
-  'ks-u3' |
-  'ks-ug' |
-  'ks-vf' |
-  'ks-u2' |
-  'og-vf' |
-  'ke-fh' |
-  'ki-u' |
-  'ki-fh' |
-  'ki-f2' |
-  'ki-f6' |
-  'ki-hk' |
-  'ki-f3' |
-  'ki-f4' |
-  'ki-f5' |
-  'ki-ph' |
-  'kle-fh' |
-  'ko-fh' |
-  'ko-u3' |
-  'ko-u' |
-  'ko-vf' |
-  'k-iu' |
-  'k-cb' |
-  'k-fm' |
-  'k-fp' |
-  'k-kf' |
-  'k-mf' |
-  'k-p2' |
-  'k-u' |
-  'k-fb' |
-  'k-u2' |
-  'k-fh' |
-  'k-vf' |
-  'k-hk' |
-  'k-hm' |
-  'k-pf' |
-  'k-v2' |
-  'k-f2' |
-  'kw-fh' |
-  'kn-fh' |
-  'kn-f2' |
-  'kn-u' |
-  'koet-fh' |
-  'koet-th' |
-  'koet-u' |
-  'kr-fh' |
-  'og-fw' |
-  'ld-u' |
-  'la-fh' |
-  'da-v4' |
-  'ler-fh' |
-  'l-fb' |
-  'l-f2' |
-  'l-kh' |
-  'l-h3' |
-  'l-hh' |
-  'l-hm' |
-  'l-h2' |
-  'l-ph' |
-  'l-hs' |
-  'l-ht' |
-  'l-th' |
-  'l-u' |
-  'mer-th' |
-  'lev-pf' |
-  'lev-fh' |
-  'fg-fh' |
-  'lip-f2' |
-  'lip-h1' |
-  'lip-fh' |
-  'so-f2' |
-  'loe-dh' |
-  'hl-fh' |
-  'hl-vf' |
-  'hl-f3' |
-  'hl-uk' |
-  'hl-u' |
-  'hl-f2' |
-  'hl-hm' |
-  'lb-v2' |
-  'lb-fh' |
-  'lb-ph' |
-  'lb-p2' |
-  'lb-vf' |
-  'lu-fh' |
-  'lu-kf' |
-  'lg-u' |
-  'lg-fh' |
-  'md-f2' |
-  'md-fh' |
-  'md-tu' |
-  'md-f3' |
-  'md-mh' |
-  'md-ph' |
-  'md-u' |
-  'mz-f4' |
-  'mz-u2' |
-  'mz-vf' |
-  'mz-f3' |
-  'mz-f2' |
-  'mz-u' |
-  'mz-kf' |
-  'ma-dh' |
-  'ma-fg' |
-  'ma-ft' |
-  'ma-ba' |
-  'ma-v3' |
-  'ma-v2' |
-  'ma-hm' |
-  'ma-fs' |
-  'ma-u' |
-  'mr-eh' |
-  'mr-fh' |
-  'mr-u' |
-  're-pf' |
-  'myk-vf' |
-  'mgn-vf' |
-  'mei-fh' |
-  'mei-fv' |
-  'mei-f2' |
-  'sk-hs' |
-  'hal-fh' |
-  'hsk-fh' |
-  'me-fh' |
-  'rt-hs' |
-  'mi-fh' |
-  'c-fh' |
-  'mw-ht' |
-  'hc-ih' |
-  'mtw-ht' |
-  'mg-fh' |
-  'z-fh' |
-  'mos-dh' |
-  'mh-fh' |
-  'm-am' |
-  'm-b2' |
-  'm-bw' |
-  'm-ea' |
-  'm-vf' |
-  'm-as' |
-  'm-mf' |
-  'm-hk' |
-  'm-hs' |
-  'm-fh' |
-  'm-kf' |
-  'm-hm' |
-  'm-kh' |
-  'm-hp' |
-  'm-fp' |
-  'm-tu' |
-  'm-u' |
-  'gap-ks' |
-  'm-u2' |
-  'm-t2' |
-  'ms-ph' |
-  'ms-kf' |
-  'ms-u' |
-  'ms-fh' |
-  'ms-vf' |
-  'ms-hk' |
-  'ms-hm' |
-  'ms-kh' |
-  'ms-v2' |
-  'nmb-kh' |
-  'nb-fh' |
-  'm-ah' |
-  'm-k3' |
-  'ne-eu' |
-  'ne-hs' |
-  'ne-pf' |
-  'nu-fh' |
-  'h-f2' |
-  'ndh-fh' |
-  'coe-vf' |
-  'n-kf' |
-  'n-hm' |
-  'n-hk' |
-  'n-k1' |
-  'n-k2' |
-  'n-k3' |
-  'n-fh' |
-  'n-u' |
-  'nt-fh' |
-  'nt-f3' |
-  'gp-f2' |
-  'gr-kh' |
-  'hg-kh' |
-  'wi-eb' |
-  'of-hk' |
-  'fr-f2' |
-  'ol-fh' |
-  'ol-pf' |
-  'ol-u' |
-  'os-f2' |
-  'os-fh' |
-  'os-f3' |
-  'os-u' |
-  'os-kf' |
-  'ver-fh' |
-  'pb-fh' |
-  'pb-kf' |
-  'pb-kh' |
-  'pb-ug' |
-  'pb-f1' |
-  'pb-u2' |
-  'pa-u' |
-  'pf-fg' |
-  'pf-fh' |
-  'ps-fh' |
-  'pl-fh' |
-  'p-bs' |
-  'p-f2' |
-  'p-sh' |
-  'p-pf' |
-  'p-u' |
-  'p-fh' |
-  'p-hf' |
-  'brb-f2' |
-  'dd-f2' |
-  'rv-fh' |
-  'rv-dh' |
-  'r-kh' |
-  'r-u' |
-  'r-fh' |
-  'rd-v2' |
-  'ko-f2' |
-  'rd-bf' |
-  'rd-fh' |
-  'rt-fh' |
-  'rt-ts' |
-  'rt-ft' |
-  'su-f2' |
-  'st-mh' |
-  'bc-f2' |
-  'rie-fh' |
-  'shg-vf' |
-  'ro-fh' |
-  'ros-hm' |
-  'ros-im' |
-  'hro-hu' |
-  'hro-u' |
-  'hro-hm' |
-  'rof-vf' |
-  'nol-fh' |
-  'tue-fh' |
-  'wi-f3' |
-  'sb-f2' |
-  'sb-hm' |
-  'sb-hs' |
-  'sb-vf' |
-  'sb-hk' |
-  'sb-fh' |
-  'sb-kf' |
-  'sb-u' |
-  'sz-fh' |
-  'sm-fh' |
-  'aa-fg' |
-  'aa-ph' |
-  'sha-ht' |
-  'sha-kh' |
-  'sad-pf' |
-  'ru-fh' |
-  'wue-f2' |
-  'lds-bc' |
-  'sn-hm' |
-  'hd-vf' |
-  'sfb-fh' |
-  'si-pf' |
-  'si-ug' |
-  'sig-fh' |
-  'so-fh' |
-  'so-vf' |
-  'so-ug' |
-  'sp-u' |
-  'su-fh' |
-  'su-kh' |
-  'sta-vf' |
-  'st-fh' |
-  'sdl-fh' |
-  'hst-fh' |
-  'hst-f2' |
-  'sr-fh' |
-  'og-fh' |
-  's-dp' |
-  's-dh' |
-  's-f2' |
-  's-im' |
-  's-kf' |
-  's-u' |
-  's-va' |
-  's-wh' |
-  's-hk' |
-  's-fh' |
-  's-fb' |
-  's-hm' |
-  's-mf' |
-  's-f3' |
-  's-th' |
-  'ue-fh' |
-  'k-v3' |
-  'k-f3' |
-  'tr-fh' |
-  'tr-kh' |
-  'tr-u' |
-  'an-f2' |
-  'tut-hm' |
-  'tue-u' |
-  'tut-f3' |
-  'ul-fh' |
-  'ul-f4' |
-  'ul-u' |
-  'myk-kh' |
-  'vec-fh' |
-  'vec-u' |
-  'vec-kf' |
-  'bo-f2' |
-  'vs-vf' |
-  'vs-dh' |
-  'vs-f2' |
-  'ros-hs' |
-  'ro-vf' |
-  'pi-fh' |
-  'fs-fh' |
-  'we-hm' |
-  'we-u' |
-  'we-vf' |
-  'we-th' |
-  'kn-ph' |
-  'rv-ph' |
-  'wsf-pf' |
-  'wr-fh' |
-  'wr-v2' |
-  'qlb-vf' |
-  'ldk-fh' |
-  'wi-bs' |
-  'wi-v1' |
-  'wi-fh' |
-  'wi-vf' |
-  'kw-th' |
-  'whv-fh' |
-  'hwi-fh' |
-  'wis-th' |
-  'wis-fh' |
-  'en-u' |
-  'wf-fh' |
-  'wob-fh' |
-  'wo-fh' |
-  'w-hm' |
-  'w-kh' |
-  'w-ug' |
-  'w-vf' |
-  'wue-hm' |
-  'wue-u' |
-  'wue-fh' |
-  'wue-f3' |
-  'zi-ht' |
-  'zi-ih' |
-  'zi-th' |
-  'zw-fh' |
-  'z-t3' |
-  'z-t2' |
-  'z-pf' |
-  'z-hs' |
-  'z-ph' |
-  'z-th' |
-  'z-tu' |
-  'z-ht' |
-  'rc-hs' |
-  'z-p2';
-
-/* tslint:disable:variable-name */
-/**
- * Namespaces for universities for UUID generation
- */
-export const SCNamespaces: { [id in SCLicensePlate]?: string } = {
-  /* tslint:enable:variable-name */
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Hochschule Aschaffenburg
-   */
-  'ab-fh': 'b28746bb-e95e-4d4d-bf21-1c0a3bb7e83e',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Technische Universität Berlin
-   */
-  'b-tu': '909a8cbc-8520-456c-b474-ef1525f14209',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
-   */
-  'f-u': 'fa256ea6-942d-4ead-96da-5d7678e9e965',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Hochschule Fulda
-   */
-  'fd-fh': 'f1aa9ac0-ed3d-493b-987c-f98aeeba154b',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
-   */
-  'gi-fh': 'f599f1d1-5b76-4654-a394-d37680d75e22',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
-   */
-  'gi-u': '9884e6f2-cbbb-4341-8d30-5ba3f1514927',
-  /**
-   * Namespace for Universität Kassel
-   */
-  'ks-ug': '277fe8f6-dbc9-4ec2-9f87-d30e0dc347af',
-};
--- a/src/core/types/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/i18n.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -18,22 +18,26 @@
 export interface SCLanguage {
  /**
   * The two letter ISO 639-1 Code of the Language
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  code: SCLanguageCode;

  /**
   * The Fulltext name of the Language
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  name: SCLanguageName;
 }

 /**
 * A list of possible languages in english
- * 
+ *
 * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1
 */
 export type SCLanguageName =
-  'afar'
+  | 'afar'
  | 'abkhazian'
  | 'avestan'
  | 'afrikaans'
@@ -221,11 +225,11 @@ export type SCLanguageName =

 /**
 * A List of all possible Languages as ISO 639-1 Codes
- * 
+ *
 * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
 */
 export type SCLanguageCode =
-  'aa'
+  | 'aa'
  | 'ab'
  | 'ae'
  | 'af'
@@ -417,7 +421,7 @@ export type SCLanguageCode =
 * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2
 */
 export type SCNationality =
-  'Afghanistan'
+  | 'Afghanistan'
  | 'Åland Islands'
  | 'Albania'
  | 'Algeria'
@@ -471,7 +475,7 @@ export type SCNationality =
  | 'Congo (Democratic Republic of the)'
  | 'Cook Islands'
  | 'Costa Rica'
-  | 'Côte d\'Ivoire'
+  | "Côte d'Ivoire"
  | 'Croatia'
  | 'Cuba'
  | 'Curaçao'
@@ -534,11 +538,11 @@ export type SCNationality =
  | 'Kazakhstan'
  | 'Kenya'
  | 'Kiribati'
-  | 'Korea (Democratic People\'s Republic of)'
+  | "Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)"
  | 'Korea (Republic of)'
  | 'Kuwait'
  | 'Kyrgyzstan'
-  | 'Lao People\'s Democratic Republic'
+  | "Lao People's Democratic Republic"
  | 'Latvia'
  | 'Lebanon'
  | 'Lesotho'
@@ -690,10 +694,11 @@ export interface SCTranslations<T> {
 * (Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51365037)
 */
 type RecursivePartial<T> = {
-  [P in keyof T]?:
-    T[P] extends Array<infer U> ? Array<RecursivePartial<U>> :
-    T[P] extends object ? RecursivePartial<T[P]> :
-    T[P];
+  [P in keyof T]-?: T[P] extends Array<infer U>
+    ? Array<RecursivePartial<U>>
+    : T[P] extends object
+    ? RecursivePartial<T[P]>
+    : T[P];
 };

 /**
@@ -714,6 +719,12 @@ type SCRequiredTranslation<T> = {
 * Interface to be implemented by all Meta classes
 */
 export interface SCMetaTranslations<T> {
+  /**
+   * Field translations
+   */
  fieldTranslations: SCRequiredTranslation<T>;
-  fieldValueTranslations: any;
+  /**
+   * Field value translations
+   */
+  fieldValueTranslations: unknown;
 }
--- a/src/core/types/Map.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/Map.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@

 /**
 * Capsulation for a map with a string as key with values of type `T`
- * 
+ *
 * !!! BEWARE !!!
 * Can't be refactored to a `Map<K, V>`, because it can't be serialized via JSON.stringify(map)
- * 
+ *
 * @typeparam T Can be any type.
 */
 export interface SCMap<T> {
@@ -27,3 +27,20 @@ export interface SCMap<T> {
   */
  [key: string]: T;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Restricted map with keys, limited to values of `U`, and corresponding values of type `T`
+ *
+ * !!! BEWARE !!!
+ * Can't be refactored to a `Map<K, V>`, because it can't be serialized via JSON.stringify(map)
+ * Also note, that this is a type not an interface
+ *
+ * @typeparam U Must be a type the `in` operator can be applied to and contains only strings or numbers
+ * @typeparam T Can be any type
+ */
+export type SCRestrictedMap<U extends string | number, T> = {
+  /**
+   * One value for each key
+   */
+  [key in U]: T;
+};
--- a/src/general/namespaces.ts
+++ b/src/general/namespaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,814 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+/**
+ * The license plate of a university e.g. the UID of the university
+ */
+export type SCLicensePlate =
+  | 'ac-kf'
+  | 'ac-fk'
+  | 'ac-fh'
+  | 'ac-hm'
+  | 'ac-th'
+  | 'dn-fh'
+  | 'aa-fh'
+  | 'sig-f2'
+  | 'su-ah'
+  | 'rd-vf'
+  | 'am-f2'
+  | 'am-fh'
+  | 'an-fh'
+  | 'ik-fh'
+  | 'ab-fh'
+  | 'asl-vf'
+  | 'a-hm'
+  | 'a-u'
+  | 'a-fh'
+  | 'hef-fh'
+  | 'hg-hs'
+  | 'su-if'
+  | 'cw-ih'
+  | 'tbb-dh'
+  | 'eu-vf'
+  | 'los-pf'
+  | 'esw-pf'
+  | 'ba-u'
+  | 'bt-kh'
+  | 'bt-u'
+  | 'gap-kh'
+  | 'wr-vf'
+  | 'pb-f2'
+  | 'b-ah'
+  | 'b-am'
+  | 'b-fs'
+  | 'b-ab'
+  | 'b-pf'
+  | 'b-tf'
+  | 'b-mu'
+  | 'b-dk'
+  | 'b-p2'
+  | 'b-bs'
+  | 'b-eh'
+  | 'b-hw'
+  | 'b-es'
+  | 'b-em'
+  | 'b-ec'
+  | 'b-ef'
+  | 'b-vf'
+  | 'b-gb'
+  | 'b-hs'
+  | 'b-pk'
+  | 'b-mh'
+  | 'b-ft'
+  | 'b-p3'
+  | 'b-fb'
+  | 'b-wt'
+  | 'b-u2'
+  | 'b-u'
+  | 'b-v2'
+  | 'b-fw'
+  | 'b-p4'
+  | 'b-ih'
+  | 'b-kf'
+  | 'b-mf'
+  | 'b-dh'
+  | 'b-pu'
+  | 'b-ph'
+  | 'b-qh'
+  | 'b-ot'
+  | 'b-fh'
+  | 'b-su'
+  | 'b-tk'
+  | 'b-tc'
+  | 'b-hk'
+  | 'b-wb'
+  | 'b-fp'
+  | 'b-v3'
+  | 'b-fu'
+  | 'b-h3'
+  | 'b-hm'
+  | 'b-kh'
+  | 'b-h4'
+  | 'b-f3'
+  | 'b-f5'
+  | 'b-f2'
+  | 'b-tu'
+  | 'ber-vf'
+  | 'bbg-fh'
+  | 'bbg-hs'
+  | 'w-k2'
+  | 'bi-kh'
+  | 'bc-fh'
+  | 'bi-du'
+  | 'bi-fm'
+  | 'pb-f4'
+  | 'bi-u'
+  | 'bi-fh'
+  | 'bi-vf'
+  | 'wm-hs'
+  | 'mz-fh'
+  | 'tr-f2'
+  | 'bo-eb'
+  | 'bo-fh'
+  | 'bo-f1'
+  | 'bo-fg'
+  | 'bo-hm'
+  | 'bo-f3'
+  | 'bo-kf'
+  | 'bo-u'
+  | 'bn-sg'
+  | 'bn-pf'
+  | 'bn-vf'
+  | 'bn-fh'
+  | 'bn-u'
+  | 'bot-fh'
+  | 'brb-vf'
+  | 'brb-fh'
+  | 'bs-fh'
+  | 'bs-hk'
+  | 'bs-tu'
+  | 'hb-ah'
+  | 'hb-hi'
+  | 'hb-fh'
+  | 'hb-iu'
+  | 'hb-hk'
+  | 'hb-u'
+  | 'hb-vf'
+  | 'hb-h'
+  | 'ka-pu'
+  | 'bm-eu'
+  | 'bm-fb'
+  | 'std-hs'
+  | 'std-fh'
+  | 'cw-fh'
+  | 'cw-hs'
+  | 'ce-pf'
+  | 'c-tu'
+  | 'c-th'
+  | 'gs-tu'
+  | 'co-fh'
+  | 'co-hs'
+  | 'co-f2'
+  | 'cb-fh'
+  | 'cb-tu'
+  | 'da-kf'
+  | 'da-vf'
+  | 'da-fh'
+  | 'da-pf'
+  | 'da-tu'
+  | 'da-v2'
+  | 'deg-fh'
+  | 'de-fh'
+  | 'dt-fl'
+  | 'lip-h2'
+  | 'lip-hm'
+  | 'dt-hm'
+  | 'da-v3'
+  | 'dh-fh'
+  | 'do-fh'
+  | 'do-mh'
+  | 'do-is'
+  | 'do-pf'
+  | 'do-u'
+  | 'do-hm'
+  | 'do-vf'
+  | 'dd-ec'
+  | 'dd-fh'
+  | 'dd-hs'
+  | 'dd-ak'
+  | 'dd-ph'
+  | 'dd-pf'
+  | 'dd-pu'
+  | 'dd-hl'
+  | 'dd-ht'
+  | 'dd-hk'
+  | 'dd-ma'
+  | 'dd-hm'
+  | 'dd-p2'
+  | 'dd-p3'
+  | 'dd-tu'
+  | 'dd-hv'
+  | 'd-iu'
+  | 'du-hm'
+  | 'du-pf'
+  | 'du-ug'
+  | 'du-vf'
+  | 'du-u'
+  | 'd-am'
+  | 'd-eb'
+  | 'd-ff'
+  | 'd-pf'
+  | 'd-fh'
+  | 'd-vf'
+  | 'd-hk'
+  | 'd-hm'
+  | 'd-u'
+  | 'bar-fh'
+  | 'ew-fh'
+  | 'eck-fh'
+  | 'ld-vf'
+  | 'ei-u'
+  | 'pi-f2'
+  | 'ol-f2'
+  | 'hvl-hs'
+  | 'hvl-fh'
+  | 'emd-fh'
+  | 'ed-pf'
+  | 'ef-fh'
+  | 'ef-mh'
+  | 'ef-pf'
+  | 'ef-kh'
+  | 'ef-u'
+  | 'ef-ph'
+  | 'er-u'
+  | 'e-fh'
+  | 'e-p2'
+  | 'e-pf'
+  | 'e-uk'
+  | 'e-u'
+  | 'e-ug'
+  | 'e-hm'
+  | 'es-ft'
+  | 'es-fs'
+  | 'fl-fh'
+  | 'fl-ph'
+  | 'fl-u'
+  | 'f-hb'
+  | 'f-ms'
+  | 'f-u'
+  | 'f-v2'
+  | 'f-fh'
+  | 'f-hk'
+  | 'f-hm'
+  | 'f-kh'
+  | 'f-pf'
+  | 'f-vf'
+  | 'ff-eu'
+  | 'fg-u'
+  | 'fr-fh'
+  | 'fr-kf'
+  | 'fr-u'
+  | 'fr-hm'
+  | 'fr-ph'
+  | 'fb-fh'
+  | 'hal-kh'
+  | 'fn-dh'
+  | 'fn-u'
+  | 'fd-fh'
+  | 'fd-kh'
+  | 'ffb-vf'
+  | 'vs-fh'
+  | 'wi-f2'
+  | 'ul-f2'
+  | 'ge-f3'
+  | 'ge-fh'
+  | 'ge-f2'
+  | 'ge-vf'
+  | 'g-pf'
+  | 'ger-u'
+  | 'gi-ft'
+  | 'gi-fh'
+  | 'gi-vf'
+  | 'gi-u'
+  | 'gp-fh'
+  | 'zi-hw'
+  | 'gth-vf'
+  | 'g-hs'
+  | 'goe-fh'
+  | 'goe-u'
+  | 'goe-pf'
+  | 'gw-u'
+  | 'nb-u'
+  | 'gw-u2'
+  | 'gw-u1'
+  | 'hgw-u'
+  | 'gue-fh'
+  | 'gue-vf'
+  | 'pb-f3'
+  | 'gt-pf'
+  | 'ww-vf'
+  | 'ha-ug'
+  | 'ha-fh'
+  | 'ha-f2'
+  | 'ha-vf'
+  | 'hbs-fh'
+  | 'hbs-vf'
+  | 'hal-eh'
+  | 'hal-hk'
+  | 'hal-ph'
+  | 'hal-u'
+  | 'hal-u2'
+  | 'koet-ph'
+  | 'hal-uw'
+  | 'hh-am'
+  | 'hh-bs'
+  | 'hh-pf'
+  | 'hh-bc'
+  | 'hh-ef'
+  | 'hh-fh'
+  | 'hh-hu'
+  | 'hh-ub'
+  | 'hh-ff'
+  | 'hh-vf'
+  | 'hh-fi'
+  | 'hh-ba'
+  | 'hh-ib'
+  | 'hh-mf'
+  | 'hh-ms'
+  | 'hh-hf'
+  | 'hh-u'
+  | 'hh-hs'
+  | 'hh-uk'
+  | 'hh-fs'
+  | 'hh-hk'
+  | 'hh-hm'
+  | 'hh-tu'
+  | 'hm-hs'
+  | 'ham-f2'
+  | 'ham-fh'
+  | 'h-fg'
+  | 'h-fh'
+  | 'h-hm'
+  | 'h-vf'
+  | 'h-la'
+  | 'h-u'
+  | 'h-fb'
+  | 'h-kf'
+  | 'h-mh'
+  | 'h-f3'
+  | 'h-pf'
+  | 'h-ti'
+  | 'hei-fh'
+  | 'hd-hm'
+  | 'hd-ph'
+  | 'hd-kh'
+  | 'hd-u'
+  | 'hd-fh'
+  | 'hdh-dh'
+  | 'hn-dh'
+  | 'hn-bs'
+  | 'hn-fh'
+  | 'hn-f2'
+  | 'su-f3'
+  | 'su-k2'
+  | 'he-hk'
+  | 'sta-v2'
+  | 'hi-fg'
+  | 'hi-fs'
+  | 'hi-fh'
+  | 'hi-v2'
+  | 'hi-vf'
+  | 'hi-u'
+  | 'hi-v3'
+  | 'ho-fh'
+  | 'ho-f2'
+  | 'ho-vf'
+  | 's-u2'
+  | 'ww-fh'
+  | 'hol-fh'
+  | 'fds-dh'
+  | 'hx-fh'
+  | 'lip-h3'
+  | 'hx-ug'
+  | 'tr-f3'
+  | 'mz-f5'
+  | 'wi-f5'
+  | 'wi-f4'
+  | 'rued-pf'
+  | 'ik-tu'
+  | 'il-th'
+  | 'in-fh'
+  | 'in-u'
+  | 'mk-ts'
+  | 'mk-fh'
+  | 'rv-pf'
+  | 'j-fh'
+  | 'j-u'
+  | 'kl-fh'
+  | 'kl-u'
+  | 'wes-fh'
+  | 'ka-dh'
+  | 'ka-fh'
+  | 'ka-pf'
+  | 'ka-u'
+  | 'ka-hk'
+  | 'ka-hg'
+  | 'ka-hm'
+  | 'ka-ph'
+  | 'ks-cv'
+  | 'ks-pf'
+  | 'ks-fh'
+  | 'ks-ms'
+  | 'ks-u3'
+  | 'ks-ug'
+  | 'ks-vf'
+  | 'ks-u2'
+  | 'og-vf'
+  | 'ke-fh'
+  | 'ki-u'
+  | 'ki-fh'
+  | 'ki-f2'
+  | 'ki-f6'
+  | 'ki-hk'
+  | 'ki-f3'
+  | 'ki-f4'
+  | 'ki-f5'
+  | 'ki-ph'
+  | 'kle-fh'
+  | 'ko-fh'
+  | 'ko-u3'
+  | 'ko-u'
+  | 'ko-vf'
+  | 'k-iu'
+  | 'k-cb'
+  | 'k-fm'
+  | 'k-fp'
+  | 'k-kf'
+  | 'k-mf'
+  | 'k-p2'
+  | 'k-u'
+  | 'k-fb'
+  | 'k-u2'
+  | 'k-fh'
+  | 'k-vf'
+  | 'k-hk'
+  | 'k-hm'
+  | 'k-pf'
+  | 'k-v2'
+  | 'k-f2'
+  | 'kw-fh'
+  | 'kn-fh'
+  | 'kn-f2'
+  | 'kn-u'
+  | 'koet-fh'
+  | 'koet-th'
+  | 'koet-u'
+  | 'kr-fh'
+  | 'og-fw'
+  | 'ld-u'
+  | 'la-fh'
+  | 'da-v4'
+  | 'ler-fh'
+  | 'l-fb'
+  | 'l-f2'
+  | 'l-kh'
+  | 'l-h3'
+  | 'l-hh'
+  | 'l-hm'
+  | 'l-h2'
+  | 'l-ph'
+  | 'l-hs'
+  | 'l-ht'
+  | 'l-th'
+  | 'l-u'
+  | 'mer-th'
+  | 'lev-pf'
+  | 'lev-fh'
+  | 'fg-fh'
+  | 'lip-f2'
+  | 'lip-h1'
+  | 'lip-fh'
+  | 'so-f2'
+  | 'loe-dh'
+  | 'hl-fh'
+  | 'hl-vf'
+  | 'hl-f3'
+  | 'hl-uk'
+  | 'hl-u'
+  | 'hl-f2'
+  | 'hl-hm'
+  | 'lb-v2'
+  | 'lb-fh'
+  | 'lb-ph'
+  | 'lb-p2'
+  | 'lb-vf'
+  | 'lu-fh'
+  | 'lu-kf'
+  | 'lg-u'
+  | 'lg-fh'
+  | 'md-f2'
+  | 'md-fh'
+  | 'md-tu'
+  | 'md-f3'
+  | 'md-mh'
+  | 'md-ph'
+  | 'md-u'
+  | 'mz-f4'
+  | 'mz-u2'
+  | 'mz-vf'
+  | 'mz-f3'
+  | 'mz-f2'
+  | 'mz-u'
+  | 'mz-kf'
+  | 'ma-dh'
+  | 'ma-fg'
+  | 'ma-ft'
+  | 'ma-ba'
+  | 'ma-v3'
+  | 'ma-v2'
+  | 'ma-hm'
+  | 'ma-fs'
+  | 'ma-u'
+  | 'mr-eh'
+  | 'mr-fh'
+  | 'mr-u'
+  | 're-pf'
+  | 'myk-vf'
+  | 'mgn-vf'
+  | 'mei-fh'
+  | 'mei-fv'
+  | 'mei-f2'
+  | 'sk-hs'
+  | 'hal-fh'
+  | 'hsk-fh'
+  | 'me-fh'
+  | 'rt-hs'
+  | 'mi-fh'
+  | 'c-fh'
+  | 'mw-ht'
+  | 'hc-ih'
+  | 'mtw-ht'
+  | 'mg-fh'
+  | 'z-fh'
+  | 'mos-dh'
+  | 'mh-fh'
+  | 'm-am'
+  | 'm-b2'
+  | 'm-bw'
+  | 'm-ea'
+  | 'm-vf'
+  | 'm-as'
+  | 'm-mf'
+  | 'm-hk'
+  | 'm-hs'
+  | 'm-fh'
+  | 'm-kf'
+  | 'm-hm'
+  | 'm-kh'
+  | 'm-hp'
+  | 'm-fp'
+  | 'm-tu'
+  | 'm-u'
+  | 'gap-ks'
+  | 'm-u2'
+  | 'm-t2'
+  | 'ms-ph'
+  | 'ms-kf'
+  | 'ms-u'
+  | 'ms-fh'
+  | 'ms-vf'
+  | 'ms-hk'
+  | 'ms-hm'
+  | 'ms-kh'
+  | 'ms-v2'
+  | 'nmb-kh'
+  | 'nb-fh'
+  | 'm-ah'
+  | 'm-k3'
+  | 'ne-eu'
+  | 'ne-hs'
+  | 'ne-pf'
+  | 'nu-fh'
+  | 'h-f2'
+  | 'ndh-fh'
+  | 'coe-vf'
+  | 'n-kf'
+  | 'n-hm'
+  | 'n-hk'
+  | 'n-k1'
+  | 'n-k2'
+  | 'n-k3'
+  | 'n-fh'
+  | 'n-u'
+  | 'nt-fh'
+  | 'nt-f3'
+  | 'gp-f2'
+  | 'gr-kh'
+  | 'hg-kh'
+  | 'wi-eb'
+  | 'of-hk'
+  | 'fr-f2'
+  | 'ol-fh'
+  | 'ol-pf'
+  | 'ol-u'
+  | 'os-f2'
+  | 'os-fh'
+  | 'os-f3'
+  | 'os-u'
+  | 'os-kf'
+  | 'ver-fh'
+  | 'pb-fh'
+  | 'pb-kf'
+  | 'pb-kh'
+  | 'pb-ug'
+  | 'pb-f1'
+  | 'pb-u2'
+  | 'pa-u'
+  | 'pf-fg'
+  | 'pf-fh'
+  | 'ps-fh'
+  | 'pl-fh'
+  | 'p-bs'
+  | 'p-f2'
+  | 'p-sh'
+  | 'p-pf'
+  | 'p-u'
+  | 'p-fh'
+  | 'p-hf'
+  | 'brb-f2'
+  | 'dd-f2'
+  | 'rv-fh'
+  | 'rv-dh'
+  | 'r-kh'
+  | 'r-u'
+  | 'r-fh'
+  | 'rd-v2'
+  | 'ko-f2'
+  | 'rd-bf'
+  | 'rd-fh'
+  | 'rt-fh'
+  | 'rt-ts'
+  | 'rt-ft'
+  | 'su-f2'
+  | 'st-mh'
+  | 'bc-f2'
+  | 'rie-fh'
+  | 'shg-vf'
+  | 'ro-fh'
+  | 'ros-hm'
+  | 'ros-im'
+  | 'hro-hu'
+  | 'hro-u'
+  | 'hro-hm'
+  | 'rof-vf'
+  | 'nol-fh'
+  | 'tue-fh'
+  | 'wi-f3'
+  | 'sb-f2'
+  | 'sb-hm'
+  | 'sb-hs'
+  | 'sb-vf'
+  | 'sb-hk'
+  | 'sb-fh'
+  | 'sb-kf'
+  | 'sb-u'
+  | 'sz-fh'
+  | 'sm-fh'
+  | 'aa-fg'
+  | 'aa-ph'
+  | 'sha-ht'
+  | 'sha-kh'
+  | 'sad-pf'
+  | 'ru-fh'
+  | 'wue-f2'
+  | 'lds-bc'
+  | 'sn-hm'
+  | 'hd-vf'
+  | 'sfb-fh'
+  | 'si-pf'
+  | 'si-ug'
+  | 'sig-fh'
+  | 'so-fh'
+  | 'so-vf'
+  | 'so-ug'
+  | 'sp-u'
+  | 'su-fh'
+  | 'su-kh'
+  | 'sta-vf'
+  | 'st-fh'
+  | 'sdl-fh'
+  | 'hst-fh'
+  | 'hst-f2'
+  | 'sr-fh'
+  | 'og-fh'
+  | 's-dp'
+  | 's-dh'
+  | 's-f2'
+  | 's-im'
+  | 's-kf'
+  | 's-u'
+  | 's-va'
+  | 's-wh'
+  | 's-hk'
+  | 's-fh'
+  | 's-fb'
+  | 's-hm'
+  | 's-mf'
+  | 's-f3'
+  | 's-th'
+  | 'ue-fh'
+  | 'k-v3'
+  | 'k-f3'
+  | 'tr-fh'
+  | 'tr-kh'
+  | 'tr-u'
+  | 'an-f2'
+  | 'tut-hm'
+  | 'tue-u'
+  | 'tut-f3'
+  | 'ul-fh'
+  | 'ul-f4'
+  | 'ul-u'
+  | 'myk-kh'
+  | 'vec-fh'
+  | 'vec-u'
+  | 'vec-kf'
+  | 'bo-f2'
+  | 'vs-vf'
+  | 'vs-dh'
+  | 'vs-f2'
+  | 'ros-hs'
+  | 'ro-vf'
+  | 'pi-fh'
+  | 'fs-fh'
+  | 'we-hm'
+  | 'we-u'
+  | 'we-vf'
+  | 'we-th'
+  | 'kn-ph'
+  | 'rv-ph'
+  | 'wsf-pf'
+  | 'wr-fh'
+  | 'wr-v2'
+  | 'qlb-vf'
+  | 'ldk-fh'
+  | 'wi-bs'
+  | 'wi-v1'
+  | 'wi-fh'
+  | 'wi-vf'
+  | 'kw-th'
+  | 'whv-fh'
+  | 'hwi-fh'
+  | 'wis-th'
+  | 'wis-fh'
+  | 'en-u'
+  | 'wf-fh'
+  | 'wob-fh'
+  | 'wo-fh'
+  | 'w-hm'
+  | 'w-kh'
+  | 'w-ug'
+  | 'w-vf'
+  | 'wue-hm'
+  | 'wue-u'
+  | 'wue-fh'
+  | 'wue-f3'
+  | 'zi-ht'
+  | 'zi-ih'
+  | 'zi-th'
+  | 'zw-fh'
+  | 'z-t3'
+  | 'z-t2'
+  | 'z-pf'
+  | 'z-hs'
+  | 'z-ph'
+  | 'z-th'
+  | 'z-tu'
+  | 'z-ht'
+  | 'rc-hs'
+  | 'z-p2';
+
+/**
+ * Namespaces for universities for UUID generation
+ */
+export const SCNamespaces: {[id in SCLicensePlate]?: string} = {
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Hochschule Aschaffenburg
+   */
+  'ab-fh': 'b28746bb-e95e-4d4d-bf21-1c0a3bb7e83e',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Technische Universität Berlin
+   */
+  'b-tu': '909a8cbc-8520-456c-b474-ef1525f14209',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
+   */
+  'f-u': 'fa256ea6-942d-4ead-96da-5d7678e9e965',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Hochschule Fulda
+   */
+  'fd-fh': 'f1aa9ac0-ed3d-493b-987c-f98aeeba154b',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
+   */
+  'gi-fh': 'f599f1d1-5b76-4654-a394-d37680d75e22',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
+   */
+  'gi-u': '9884e6f2-cbbb-4341-8d30-5ba3f1514927',
+  /**
+   * Namespace for Universität Kassel
+   */
+  'ks-ug': '277fe8f6-dbc9-4ec2-9f87-d30e0dc347af',
+};
--- a/src/core/types/Time.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/Time.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,17 +12,15 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-/* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 /**
 * An ISO8601 date
 *
- * @pattern ^([\+-]?\d{4}(?!\d{2}\b))((-?)((0[1-9]|1[0-2])(\3([12]\d|0[1-9]|3[01]))?|W([0-4]\d|5[0-2])(-?[1-7])?|(00[1-9]|0[1-9]\d|[12]\d{2}|3([0-5]\d|6[1-6])))([T\s]((([01]\d|2[0-3])((:?)[0-5]\d)?|24\:?00)([\.,]\d+(?!:))?)?(\17[0-5]\d([\.,]\d+)?)?([zZ]|([\+-])([01]\d|2[0-3]):?([0-5]\d)?)?)?)?$
+ * @pattern ^(-?(?:[1-9][0-9]*)?[0-9]{4})-(1[0-2]|0[1-9])-(3[01]|0[1-9]|[12][0-9])(T(2[0-3]|[01][0-9]):([0-5][0-9]):([0-5][0-9])([\.,][0-9]{0,7})?(Z|[+-](?:2[0-3]|[01][0-9])(:?[0-5][0-9])?)?)?$
 * @see https://gist.github.com/philipashlock/8830168
+ * @date
 */
 export type SCISO8601Date = string;
-/* tslint:enable */

-/* tslint:disable:max-line-length */
 /**
 * An ISO8601 duration
 *
@@ -30,11 +28,10 @@ export type SCISO8601Date = string;
 * @see https://gist.github.com/philipashlock/8830168
 */
 export type SCISO8601Duration = string;
-/* tslint:enable */

 /**
 * An ISO8601 time
 *
- * @pattern \d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?
+ * @pattern ^(2[0-3]|[01][0-9]):?([0-5][0-9]):?([0-5][0-9])$
 */
 export type SCISO8601Time = string;
--- a/src/core/types/UUID.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/UUID.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 /**
 * Universally unique identifier of the thing
 *
+ * @filterable
 * @pattern ^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$
 * @see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7905929/how-to-test-valid-uuid-guid
 */
--- a/src/guards.ts
+++ b/src/guards.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * unknown 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCTranslations} from './general/i18n';
+import {SCBulkResponse} from './protocol/routes/bulk-request';
+import {SCSearchResponse} from './protocol/routes/search';
+import {SCMultiSearchResponse} from './protocol/routes/search-multi';
+import {
+  SCThing,
+  SCThingTranslatableProperties,
+  SCThingType,
+  SCThingWithoutReferences,
+} from './things/abstract/thing';
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if something is a SCThing
+ *
+ * @param something Something to check
+ */
+export function isThing(something: unknown): something is SCThing {
+  if (typeof something !== 'object' || something === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!('type' in something)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const type = (something as {type: unknown}).type;
+
+  if (typeof type !== 'string') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return Object.values(SCThingType).includes(type as SCThingType);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if translations exist
+ *
+ * @param thing Thing to check
+ */
+export function isThingWithTranslations(
+  thing: SCThingWithoutReferences,
+): thing is SCThingWithoutReferences & {translations: SCTranslations<SCThingTranslatableProperties>} {
+  return typeof thing.translations !== 'undefined';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if something is a bulk response
+ *
+ * @param something Something to check
+ */
+export function isBulkResponse(something: unknown): something is SCBulkResponse {
+  if (typeof something !== 'object' || something === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !('expiration' in something) ||
+    !('source' in something) ||
+    !('state' in something) ||
+    !('type' in something) ||
+    !('uid' in something)
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const {expiration, source, state, type, uid} = something as {
+    expiration: unknown;
+    source: unknown;
+    state: unknown;
+    type: unknown;
+    uid: unknown;
+  };
+
+  return (
+    typeof expiration === 'string' &&
+    typeof source === 'string' &&
+    typeof state === 'string' &&
+    typeof type === 'string' &&
+    typeof uid === 'string'
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if something is a search response
+ *
+ * @param something Something to check
+ */
+export function isSearchResponse(something: unknown): something is SCSearchResponse {
+  if (!(typeof something === 'object') || something === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const somethingObject = something as {[key: string]: {[key: string]: string}};
+
+  return (
+    Array.isArray(somethingObject.data) &&
+    Array.isArray(somethingObject.facets) &&
+    typeof somethingObject.pagination !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof somethingObject.pagination.count === 'number' &&
+    typeof somethingObject.pagination.offset === 'number' &&
+    typeof somethingObject.pagination.total === 'number' &&
+    typeof somethingObject.stats !== 'undefined' &&
+    typeof somethingObject.stats.time === 'number'
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type guard to check if something is a multi search response
+ *
+ * @param something Something to check
+ */
+export function isMultiSearchResponse(something: unknown): something is SCMultiSearchResponse {
+  const initialValue = Object.keys(something as {[key: string]: string}).length > 0 ? true : false;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-array-reduce
+  return Object.keys(something as {[key: string]: string}).reduce((previousOnesAreSearchResponses, key) => {
+    return previousOnesAreSearchResponses && isSearchResponse((something as {[key: string]: string})[key]);
+  }, initialValue as boolean);
+}
--- a/src/meta.ts
+++ b/src/meta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCThingType} from './things/abstract/thing';
+import {
+  SCAcademicEvent,
+  SCAcademicEventMeta,
+  SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences,
+} from './things/academic-event';
+import {SCArticle, SCArticleMeta, SCArticleWithoutReferences} from './things/article';
+import {SCAssessment, SCAssessmentMeta, SCAssessmentWithoutReferences} from './things/assessment';
+import {SCBook, SCBookMeta, SCBookWithoutReferences} from './things/book';
+import {SCBuilding, SCBuildingMeta, SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from './things/building';
+import {SCCatalog, SCCatalogMeta, SCCatalogWithoutReferences} from './things/catalog';
+import {SCContactPoint, SCContactPointMeta, SCContactPointWithoutReferences} from './things/contact-point';
+import {
+  SCCourseOfStudy,
+  SCCourseOfStudyMeta,
+  SCCourseOfStudyWithoutReferences,
+} from './things/course-of-study';
+import {SCDateSeries, SCDateSeriesMeta, SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences} from './things/date-series';
+import {SCDiff, SCDiffMeta, SCDiffWithoutReferences} from './things/diff';
+import {SCDish, SCDishMeta, SCDishWithoutReferences} from './things/dish';
+import {SCFavorite, SCFavoriteMeta, SCFavoriteWithoutReferences} from './things/favorite';
+import {SCFloor, SCFloorMeta, SCFloorWithoutReferences} from './things/floor';
+import {SCMessage, SCMessageMeta, SCMessageWithoutReferences} from './things/message';
+import {SCOrganization, SCOrganizationMeta, SCOrganizationWithoutReferences} from './things/organization';
+import {SCPeriodical, SCPeriodicalMeta, SCPeriodicalWithoutReferences} from './things/periodical';
+import {SCPerson, SCPersonMeta, SCPersonWithoutReferences} from './things/person';
+import {
+  SCPointOfInterest,
+  SCPointOfInterestMeta,
+  SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences,
+} from './things/point-of-interest';
+import {
+  SCPublicationEvent,
+  SCPublicationEventMeta,
+  SCPublicationEventWithoutReferences,
+} from './things/publication-event';
+import {SCRoom, SCRoomMeta, SCRoomWithoutReferences} from './things/room';
+import {SCSemester, SCSemesterMeta, SCSemesterWithoutReferences} from './things/semester';
+import {SCSetting, SCSettingMeta, SCSettingWithoutReferences} from './things/setting';
+import {SCSportCourse, SCSportCourseMeta, SCSportCourseWithoutReferences} from './things/sport-course';
+import {SCStudyModule, SCStudyModuleMeta, SCStudyModuleWithoutReferences} from './things/study-module';
+import {SCTicket, SCTicketMeta, SCTicketWithoutReferences} from './things/ticket';
+import {SCToDo, SCToDoMeta, SCToDoWithoutReferences} from './things/todo';
+import {SCTour, SCTourMeta, SCTourWithoutReferences} from './things/tour';
+import {SCVideo, SCVideoMeta, SCVideoWithoutReferences} from './things/video';
+
+/**
+ * A map of things, from type to meta data
+ */
+export const SCClasses: {[K in SCThingType]: object} = {
+  'assessment': SCAssessmentMeta,
+  'academic event': SCAcademicEventMeta,
+  'article': SCArticleMeta,
+  'book': SCBookMeta,
+  'building': SCBuildingMeta,
+  'catalog': SCCatalogMeta,
+  'contact point': SCContactPointMeta,
+  'course of study': SCCourseOfStudyMeta,
+  'date series': SCDateSeriesMeta,
+  'diff': SCDiffMeta,
+  'dish': SCDishMeta,
+  'favorite': SCFavoriteMeta,
+  'floor': SCFloorMeta,
+  'message': SCMessageMeta,
+  'organization': SCOrganizationMeta,
+  'periodical': SCPeriodicalMeta,
+  'person': SCPersonMeta,
+  'point of interest': SCPointOfInterestMeta,
+  'publication event': SCPublicationEventMeta,
+  'room': SCRoomMeta,
+  'semester': SCSemesterMeta,
+  'setting': SCSettingMeta,
+  'sport course': SCSportCourseMeta,
+  'study module': SCStudyModuleMeta,
+  'ticket': SCTicketMeta,
+  'todo': SCToDoMeta,
+  'tour': SCTourMeta,
+  'video': SCVideoMeta,
+};
+
+export type SCIndexableThings =
+  | SCAssessment
+  | SCAcademicEvent
+  | SCArticle
+  | SCBook
+  | SCBuilding
+  | SCCatalog
+  | SCContactPoint
+  | SCCourseOfStudy
+  | SCDateSeries
+  | SCDish
+  | SCFloor
+  | SCMessage
+  | SCOrganization
+  | SCPeriodical
+  | SCPerson
+  | SCPointOfInterest
+  | SCPublicationEvent
+  | SCRoom
+  | SCSemester
+  | SCSportCourse
+  | SCStudyModule
+  | SCTicket
+  | SCToDo
+  | SCTour
+  | SCVideo;
+
+/**
+ * An object that exists in the StAppsCore
+ */
+export type SCThings = SCIndexableThings | SCDiff | SCFavorite | SCSetting;
+
+/**
+ * A field of a thing
+ */
+export type SCThingsField = keyof SCThings | string;
+
+/**
+ * Thing without references for a thing
+ */
+export type SCAssociatedThingWithoutReferences<THING extends SCThings> = THING extends SCAssessment
+  ? SCAssessmentWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCAcademicEvent
+  ? SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCArticle
+  ? SCArticleWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCBook
+  ? SCBookWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCBuilding
+  ? SCBuildingWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCCatalog
+  ? SCCatalogWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCContactPoint
+  ? SCContactPointWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCCourseOfStudy
+  ? SCCourseOfStudyWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCDateSeries
+  ? SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCDiff
+  ? SCDiffWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCDish
+  ? SCDishWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCFavorite
+  ? SCFavoriteWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCFloor
+  ? SCFloorWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCMessage
+  ? SCMessageWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCOrganization
+  ? SCOrganizationWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCPeriodical
+  ? SCPeriodicalWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCPerson
+  ? SCPersonWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCPointOfInterest
+  ? SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCPublicationEvent
+  ? SCPublicationEventWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCRoom
+  ? SCRoomWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCSemester
+  ? SCSemesterWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCSetting
+  ? SCSettingWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCSportCourse
+  ? SCSportCourseWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCStudyModule
+  ? SCStudyModuleWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCTicket
+  ? SCTicketWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCToDo
+  ? SCToDoWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCTour
+  ? SCTourWithoutReferences
+  : THING extends SCVideo
+  ? SCVideoWithoutReferences
+  : never;
+
+/**
+ * Thing for a thing without references
+ */
+export type SCAssociatedThing<THING extends SCThings> = THING extends SCAssessmentWithoutReferences
+  ? SCAssessment
+  : THING extends SCAcademicEventWithoutReferences
+  ? SCAcademicEvent
+  : THING extends SCArticleWithoutReferences
+  ? SCArticle
+  : THING extends SCBookWithoutReferences
+  ? SCBook
+  : THING extends SCBuildingWithoutReferences
+  ? SCBuilding
+  : THING extends SCCatalogWithoutReferences
+  ? SCCatalog
+  : THING extends SCContactPointWithoutReferences
+  ? SCContactPoint
+  : THING extends SCCourseOfStudyWithoutReferences
+  ? SCCourseOfStudy
+  : THING extends SCDateSeriesWithoutReferences
+  ? SCDateSeries
+  : THING extends SCDiffWithoutReferences
+  ? SCDiff
+  : THING extends SCDishWithoutReferences
+  ? SCDish
+  : THING extends SCFavoriteWithoutReferences
+  ? SCFavorite
+  : THING extends SCFloorWithoutReferences
+  ? SCFloor
+  : THING extends SCMessageWithoutReferences
+  ? SCMessage
+  : THING extends SCOrganizationWithoutReferences
+  ? SCOrganization
+  : THING extends SCPeriodicalWithoutReferences
+  ? SCPeriodical
+  : THING extends SCPersonWithoutReferences
+  ? SCPerson
+  : THING extends SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences
+  ? SCPointOfInterest
+  : THING extends SCPublicationEventWithoutReferences
+  ? SCPublicationEvent
+  : THING extends SCRoomWithoutReferences
+  ? SCRoom
+  : THING extends SCSemesterWithoutReferences
+  ? SCSemester
+  : THING extends SCSettingWithoutReferences
+  ? SCSetting
+  : THING extends SCSportCourseWithoutReferences
+  ? SCSportCourse
+  : THING extends SCStudyModuleWithoutReferences
+  ? SCStudyModule
+  : THING extends SCTicketWithoutReferences
+  ? SCTicket
+  : THING extends SCToDoWithoutReferences
+  ? SCToDo
+  : THING extends SCTourWithoutReferences
+  ? SCTour
+  : THING extends SCVideoWithoutReferences
+  ? SCVideo
+  : never;
--- a/src/protocol/error.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A generic error that can be returned by the backend if somethings fails during the processing of a request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCErrorResponse extends Error {
+  /**
+   * Additional data that describes the error
+   */
+  additionalData?: unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * HTTP status code to return this error with
+   */
+  statusCode: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An error that can be created by the backend during the processing of a request
+ */
+export abstract class SCError implements SCErrorResponse {
+  /**
+   * Call stack of the error
+   */
+  stack?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Instatiate an SCError
+   *
+   * @param name Name of the error
+   * @param message Message of the error
+   * @param statusCode  HTTP status code to return this error with
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(public name: string, public message: string, public statusCode: number, stack = false) {
+    // generate stacktrace if needed
+    if (stack) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/error-message
+      this.stack = new Error().stack;
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/internal-server-error.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/internal-server-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned, when an internal server error occurred
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCInternalServerErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Internal error that occurred. If the stack is disabled this error is not set for security reasons
+   */
+  additionalData?: Error;
+
+  /**
+   * Create a SCInternalServerErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param error Internal server error
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   * and the internal server error should be displayed to the client
+   */
+  constructor(error?: Error, stack = false) {
+    super('InternalServerError', 'Internal server error', StatusCodes.BAD_GATEWAY, stack);
+
+    if (stack) {
+      this.additionalData = error;
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/method-not-allowed.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/method-not-allowed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned, when the used HTTP method is not allowed on the requested route
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
+    super(
+      'MethodNotAllowedError',
+      'HTTP method is not allowed on this route',
+      StatusCodes.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+      stack,
+    );
+  }
+}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/BulkResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/BulkResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,25 +12,21 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCUuid} from '../../../types/UUID';
-import {SCBulkParameters} from './BulkRequest';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';

 /**
- * Requested Bulk from backend
+ * An error that is returned when the requested route or resource was not found
 *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCBulkResponse extends SCBulkParameters {
+export class SCNotFoundErrorResponse extends SCError {
  /**
-   * State of bulk
+   * Create a SCNotFoundErrorResponse
   *
-   * The state is `in progress` while it accepts things to be added to the bulk.
-   * The state is `done` once it is closed.
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
   */
-  state: 'in progress' | 'done';
-
-  /**
-   * Universally unique identifier of the bulk
-   */
-  uid: SCUuid;
+  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
+    super('NotFoundError', 'Resource not found', StatusCodes.NOT_FOUND, stack);
+  }
 }
--- a/src/protocol/errors/parameters-not-acceptable.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/parameters-not-acceptable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned when the request is in the right format, but contains parameters that are invalid or not
+ * acceptable.
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCParametersNotAcceptable extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a ParametersNotAcceptable
+   *
+   * @param message contains more details to what you did wrong
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(message: string, stack?: boolean) {
+    super('ParametersNotAcceptable', message, StatusCodes.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, stack);
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/plugin-already-registered.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/plugin-already-registered.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+import {SCPluginMetaData} from '../routes/plugin-register';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned when a plugin with the same name is already registered, to prevent two copies of a plugin
+ * running at the same time.
+ * This usually indicates that there is more than one instance a plugin running.
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCPluginAlreadyRegisteredErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Meta data of a registered plugin, which is in a conflict with the plugin we want to register.
+   * If the stack is disabled this is not set for security reasons
+   */
+  additionalData?: SCPluginMetaData;
+
+  /**
+   * Create a SCPluginAlreadyRegisteredError
+   *
+   * @param message Provide further information why an already registered plugin matches the one we want to register
+   * @param plugin Provides meta data of a registered plugin, which is in a conflict with the plugin we want to register
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(message: string, plugin: SCPluginMetaData, stack = false) {
+    super('SCPluginAlreadyRegisteredError', message, StatusCodes.CONFLICT, stack);
+    if (stack) {
+      this.additionalData = plugin;
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/plugin-registering-failed.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/plugin-registering-failed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned whenever there is an unexpected error while creating a plugin
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCPluginRegisteringFailedErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a PluginRegisteringFailedError
+   *
+   * @param message Describes what went wrong wile registering the plugin
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(message: string, stack?: boolean) {
+    super('PluginRegisteringFailedError', message, StatusCodes.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, stack);
+  }
+}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,10 +12,21 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
 /**
- * Response for an entity update request
+ * An error that is returned, when the request body is too large.
 *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCThingUpdateResponse {
+export class SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
+    super('RequestBodyTooLargeError', 'The request body is too large.', StatusCodes.REQUEST_TOO_LONG, stack);
+  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/INDEX/IndexResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,16 +12,22 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAppConfiguration} from '../../../types/config/App';
-import {SCBackendConfiguration} from '../../../types/config/Backend';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';

 /**
- * A response to an index request
+ * An error that is returned whenever there is a syntax error
 *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCIndexResponse {
-  app: SCAppConfiguration;
-
-  backend: SCBackendConfiguration;
+export class SCSyntaxErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a SyntaxError
+   *
+   * @param message Describes the syntax error
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(message: string, stack?: boolean) {
+    super('SyntaxError', message, StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST, stack);
+  }
 }
--- a/src/protocol/errors/too-many-requests.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/too-many-requests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned, when to many request are submitted at once
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
+    super(
+      'TooManyRequestsError',
+      'Too many requests. You can not submit more than 5 queries an once',
+      StatusCodes.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+      stack,
+    );
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/unsupported-media-type.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/unsupported-media-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned when the content type of the request is not supported
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * Create a SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(stack?: boolean) {
+    super('UnsupportedMediaTypeError', 'Unsupported media type', StatusCodes.UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, stack);
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/errors/validation.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/errors/validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {ValidationError} from '@openstapps/core-tools/lib/types/validator';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCError} from '../error';
+
+/**
+ * An error that is returned when the validation of a request fails
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export class SCValidationErrorResponse extends SCError {
+  /**
+   * List of validatation errors
+   */
+  additionalData: ValidationError[];
+
+  /**
+   * Create a SCValidationErrorResponse
+   *
+   * @param errors List of validation errors
+   * @param stack Set to true if a stack trace should be created
+   */
+  constructor(errors: ValidationError[], stack?: boolean) {
+    super('ValidationError', 'Validation of request failed', StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST, stack);
+    this.additionalData = errors;
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/route.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCMap} from '../general/map';
+import {SCErrorResponse} from './error';
+import {SCIndexRequest, SCIndexResponse, SCIndexRoute} from './routes';
+import {
+  SCBookAvailabilityRequest,
+  SCBookAvailabilityResponse,
+  SCBookAvailabilityRoute,
+} from './routes/book-availability';
+import {SCBulkAddRequest, SCBulkAddResponse, SCBulkAddRoute} from './routes/bulk-add';
+import {SCBulkDoneRequest, SCBulkDoneResponse, SCBulkDoneRoute} from './routes/bulk-done';
+import {SCBulkRequest, SCBulkResponse, SCBulkRoute} from './routes/bulk-request';
+import {SCFeedbackRequest, SCFeedbackResponse, SCFeedbackRoute} from './routes/feedback';
+import {SCSearchRequest, SCSearchResponse, SCSearchRoute} from './routes/search';
+import {SCMultiSearchRequest, SCMultiSearchResponse, SCMultiSearchRoute} from './routes/search-multi';
+import {SCThingUpdateRequest, SCThingUpdateResponse, SCThingUpdateRoute} from './routes/thing-update';
+
+/**
+ * Possible Verbs for HTTP requests
+ */
+export enum SCRouteHttpVerbs {
+  GET = 'GET',
+  POST = 'POST',
+  PUT = 'PUT',
+}
+
+/**
+ * The constructor of an error response
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export type SCErrorResponseConstructor = new (...arguments_: any[]) => SCErrorResponse;
+
+/**
+ * A description of a route
+ */
+export interface SCRoute {
+  /**
+   * A map of names of possible errors that can be returned by the route with their appropriate status codes
+   */
+  errorNames: SCErrorResponseConstructor[];
+
+  /**
+   * HTTP verb to use to request the route
+   */
+  method: SCRouteHttpVerbs;
+
+  /**
+   * Map of obligatory parameters and their type that have to be set via the requested path
+   */
+  obligatoryParameters?: SCMap<string>;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the type of the request body
+   */
+  requestBodyName: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the type of the response body
+   */
+  responseBodyName: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Status code for success
+   */
+  statusCodeSuccess: number;
+
+  /**
+   * URL path of the route
+   */
+  urlPath: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An abstract route
+ */
+export abstract class SCAbstractRoute implements SCRoute {
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.errorNames
+   */
+  errorNames: SCErrorResponseConstructor[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.method
+   */
+  method: SCRouteHttpVerbs = SCRouteHttpVerbs.GET;
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.obligatoryParameters
+   */
+  obligatoryParameters?: SCMap<string>;
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.requestBodyName
+   */
+  requestBodyName = 'any';
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.responseBodyName
+   */
+  responseBodyName = 'any';
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.statusCodeSuccess
+   */
+  statusCodeSuccess = 200;
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCRoute.urlPath
+   */
+  urlPath = '/';
+
+  /**
+   * Get "compiled" URL path
+   *
+   * @param parameters Parameters to compile URL path with
+   */
+  public getUrlPath(parameters: SCMap<string> = {}): string {
+    let obligatoryParameters: string[] = [];
+
+    if (typeof this.obligatoryParameters === 'object') {
+      obligatoryParameters = Object.keys(this.obligatoryParameters);
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(parameters).length > obligatoryParameters.length) {
+      throw new Error('Extraneous parameters provided.');
+    }
+
+    return this.urlPath
+      .split('/')
+      .map(part => {
+        if (part.indexOf(':') !== 0) {
+          return part;
+        }
+
+        const parameter = part.slice(1);
+
+        if (typeof parameters[parameter] === 'undefined') {
+          throw new TypeError(`Parameter '${parameter}' not provided.`);
+        }
+
+        return parameters[parameter];
+      })
+      .join('/');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Possible requests
+ */
+export type SCRequests =
+  | SCBookAvailabilityRequest
+  | SCBulkRequest
+  | SCBulkAddRequest
+  | SCBulkDoneRequest
+  | SCFeedbackRequest
+  | SCIndexRequest
+  | SCMultiSearchRequest
+  | SCSearchRequest
+  | SCThingUpdateRequest;
+
+/**
+ * Possible responses
+ */
+export type SCResponses =
+  | SCBookAvailabilityResponse
+  | SCBulkResponse
+  | SCBulkAddResponse
+  | SCBulkDoneResponse
+  | SCFeedbackResponse
+  | SCIndexResponse
+  | SCMultiSearchResponse
+  | SCSearchResponse
+  | SCThingUpdateResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Associated response for a request
+ */
+export type SCAssociatedResponse<REQUEST> = REQUEST extends SCBookAvailabilityRequest
+  ? SCBookAvailabilityResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCBulkRequest
+  ? SCBulkResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCBulkAddRequest
+  ? SCBulkAddResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCBulkDoneRequest
+  ? SCBulkDoneResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCFeedbackRequest
+  ? SCFeedbackResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCIndexRequest
+  ? SCIndexResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCMultiSearchRequest
+  ? SCMultiSearchResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCSearchRequest
+  ? SCSearchResponse
+  : REQUEST extends SCThingUpdateRequest
+  ? SCThingUpdateResponse
+  : never;
+
+/**
+ * Associated request for a response
+ */
+export type SCAssociatedRequest<RESPONSE> = RESPONSE extends SCBookAvailabilityResponse
+  ? SCBookAvailabilityRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCBulkResponse
+  ? SCBulkRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCBulkAddResponse
+  ? SCBulkAddRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCBulkDoneResponse
+  ? SCBulkDoneRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCFeedbackResponse
+  ? SCFeedbackRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCIndexResponse
+  ? SCIndexRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCMultiSearchResponse
+  ? SCMultiSearchRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCSearchResponse
+  ? SCSearchRequest
+  : RESPONSE extends SCThingUpdateResponse
+  ? SCThingUpdateRequest
+  : never;
+
+/**
+ * Associated request for a route
+ */
+export type SCAssignedRequest<ROUTE extends SCAbstractRoute> = ROUTE extends SCBookAvailabilityRoute
+  ? SCBookAvailabilityRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkRoute
+  ? SCBulkRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkAddRoute
+  ? SCBulkAddRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkDoneRoute
+  ? SCBulkDoneRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCFeedbackRoute
+  ? SCFeedbackRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCIndexRoute
+  ? SCIndexRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCMultiSearchRoute
+  ? SCMultiSearchRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCSearchRoute
+  ? SCSearchRequest
+  : ROUTE extends SCThingUpdateRoute
+  ? SCThingUpdateRequest
+  : never;
+
+/**
+ * Associated response for a route
+ */
+export type SCAssignedResponse<ROUTE extends SCAbstractRoute> = ROUTE extends SCBookAvailabilityRoute
+  ? SCBookAvailabilityResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkRoute
+  ? SCBulkResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkAddRoute
+  ? SCBulkAddResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCBulkDoneRoute
+  ? SCBulkDoneResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCFeedbackRoute
+  ? SCFeedbackResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCIndexRoute
+  ? SCIndexResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCMultiSearchRoute
+  ? SCMultiSearchResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCSearchRoute
+  ? SCSearchResponse
+  : ROUTE extends SCThingUpdateRoute
+  ? SCThingUpdateResponse
+  : never;
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bookAvailability/BookAvailabilityRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,20 +12,24 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {SCUuid} from '../../../types/UUID';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCUuid} from '../../general/uuid';
 import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+  SCAcademicPriceGroup,
+  SCThingThatCanBeOfferedOffer,
+} from '../../things/abstract/thing-that-can-be-offered';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCNotFoundErrorResponse} from '../errors/not-found';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * Request to check the availability of books
+ *
 * @validatable
 */
 export type SCBookAvailabilityRequest = SCBookAvailabilityRequestByIsbn | SCBookAvailabilityRequestByUuid;
@@ -50,6 +54,13 @@ export interface SCBookAvailabilityRequestByUuid {
  uid: SCUuid;
 }

+/**
+ * List of availabilities of a book
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export type SCBookAvailabilityResponse = Array<SCThingThatCanBeOfferedOffer<SCAcademicPriceGroup>>;
+
 /**
 * Route for book availability
 *
@@ -80,7 +91,7 @@ export class SCBookAvailabilityRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCBookAvailabilityRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCBookAvailabilityResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/bookAvailability';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/bookAvailability';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkAddRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,24 +12,31 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThings} from '../../../../Classes';
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../../Route';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCThings} from '../../meta';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCNotFoundErrorResponse} from '../errors/not-found';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * Request to add a thing to a bulk
+ *
 * @validatable
 */
 export type SCBulkAddRequest = SCThings;

+/**
+ * Response to a request to add a thing to a bulk
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCBulkAddResponse {}
+
 /**
 * Route for indexing SC things in a bulk
 */
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ export class SCBulkAddRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    };
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCBulkAddRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCBulkAddResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 201;
-    this.urlFragment = '/bulk/:UID';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.CREATED;
+    this.urlPath = '/bulk/:UID';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/UID/BulkDoneRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,23 +12,29 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../../Route';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCNotFoundErrorResponse} from '../errors/not-found';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * Request to change the bulk state to done (close the bulk process)
+ *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCBulkDoneRequest {
-}
+export interface SCBulkDoneRequest {}
+
+/**
+ * Response to a request to change the state of a bulk to done
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCBulkDoneResponse {}

 /**
 * Route for closing bulks
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ export class SCBulkDoneRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    };
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCBulkDoneRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCBulkDoneResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 204;
-    this.urlFragment = '/bulk/:UID/done';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.NO_CONTENT;
+    this.urlPath = '/bulk/:UID/done';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/BulkRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/bulk/BulkRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {SCThingType} from '../../../Thing';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../../types/Time';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../general/time';
+import {SCUuid} from '../../general/uuid';
+import {SCThingType} from '../../things/abstract/thing';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * A bulk request
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ import {
 *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCBulkRequest extends SCBulkParameters {
-}
+export type SCBulkRequest = SCBulkParameters;

 /**
 * Parameters for a bulk
@@ -56,11 +55,31 @@ export interface SCBulkParameters {

  /**
   * Type of things that are indexed in this bulk.
-   * 
+   *
   */
  type: SCThingType;
 }

+/**
+ * Requested Bulk from backend
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCBulkResponse extends SCBulkParameters {
+  /**
+   * State of bulk
+   *
+   * The state is `in progress` while it accepts things to be added to the bulk.
+   * The state is `done` once it is closed.
+   */
+  state: 'in progress' | 'done';
+
+  /**
+   * Universally unique identifier of the bulk
+   */
+  uid: SCUuid;
+}
+
 /**
 * Route for bulk creation
 */
@@ -78,7 +97,7 @@ export class SCBulkRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCBulkRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCBulkResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/bulk';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/bulk';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/feedback/FeedbackRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/feedback/FeedbackRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {SCMessage} from '../../../things/Message';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCMessage} from '../../things/message';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * User feedback
@@ -35,6 +34,13 @@ export interface SCFeedbackRequest extends SCMessage {
  metaData: SCFeedbackRequestMetaData;
 }

+/**
+ * A response to a feedback request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCFeedbackResponse {}
+
 /**
 * Route for feedback submission
 */
@@ -52,8 +58,8 @@ export class SCFeedbackRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCFeedbackRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCFeedbackResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 204;
-    this.urlFragment = '/feedback';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/feedback';
  }
 }

@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ export interface SCFeedbackRequestMetaData {
  /**
   * Scope/app state at feedback invocation
   */
-  scope: any;
+  scope: unknown;

  /**
   * Whether or not the feedback is sendable
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ export interface SCFeedbackRequestMetaData {
  /**
   * App state that feedback was invoked from
   */
-  state: any;
+  state: unknown;

  /**
   * User agent
--- a/src/protocol/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/routes/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCAppConfiguration} from '../../config/app';
+import {SCAuthorizationProvider, SCAuthorizationProviderType} from '../../config/authorization';
+import {SCBackendConfiguration} from '../../config/backend';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';
+
+/**
+ * Index request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCIndexRequest {}
+
+/**
+ * A response to an index request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCIndexResponse {
+  /**
+   * @see SCAppConfiguration
+   */
+  app: SCAppConfiguration;
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCAuthorizationProvider
+   */
+  auth: {[key in SCAuthorizationProviderType]?: SCAuthorizationProvider};
+
+  /**
+   * @see SCBackendConfiguration
+   */
+  backend: SCBackendConfiguration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Route to request meta information about the deployment
+ */
+export class SCIndexRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.errorNames = [
+      SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
+      SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
+      SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
+      SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
+      SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
+      SCValidationErrorResponse,
+    ];
+    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
+    this.requestBodyName = 'SCIndexRequest';
+    this.responseBodyName = 'SCIndexResponse';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/';
+  }
+}
--- a/src/protocol/routes/plugin-register.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/routes/plugin-register.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {JSONSchema7} from 'json-schema';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCNotFoundErrorResponse} from '../errors/not-found';
+import {SCParametersNotAcceptable} from '../errors/parameters-not-acceptable';
+import {SCPluginAlreadyRegisteredErrorResponse} from '../errors/plugin-already-registered';
+import {SCPluginRegisteringFailedErrorResponse} from '../errors/plugin-registering-failed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';
+
+/**
+ * Plugin register request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export type SCPluginRegisterRequest = SCPluginAdd | SCPluginRemove;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin request for adding a plugin registration to the backend
+ */
+export interface SCPluginAdd {
+  /**
+   * The desired action, so whether the plugin should be added or removed
+   */
+  action: 'add';
+
+  /**
+   * Plugin information needed for its registration
+   */
+  plugin: SCPluginMetaData;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plugin request for removing a plugin registration from the backend
+ */
+export interface SCPluginRemove {
+  /**
+   * The desired action, so whether the plugin should be added or removed
+   */
+  action: 'remove';
+
+  /**
+   * The route of the plugin you want to remove
+   */
+  route: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plugin meta data - contains needed information for a plugin registration
+ */
+export interface SCPluginMetaData {
+  /**
+   * The address of the plugin, to which the backend routes the requests
+   */
+  address: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the plugin (for debugging purposes, to more easily identify conflicts)
+   */
+  name: string;
+
+  /**
+   * How the requests of the plugin looks like, a JSON schema for validation
+   */
+  requestSchema: JSONSchema7;
+
+  /**
+   * How the responses of the plugin looks like, a JSON schema for validation
+   */
+  responseSchema: JSONSchema7;
+
+  /**
+   * The desired route, for example /feedback.
+   */
+  route: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plugin register response
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCPluginRegisterResponse {
+  /**
+   * Whether the desired action succeeded or failed (true for success, false if an error occurred)
+   */
+  success: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Route to register plugins
+ */
+export class SCPluginRegisterRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.errorNames = [
+      SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
+      SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
+      SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
+      SCParametersNotAcceptable,
+      SCPluginAlreadyRegisteredErrorResponse,
+      SCPluginRegisteringFailedErrorResponse,
+      SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
+      SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
+    ];
+    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
+    this.requestBodyName = 'SCPluginRegisterRequest';
+    this.responseBodyName = 'SCPluginRegisterResponse';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/plugin/register';
+  }
+}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/MultiSearchRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {SCMap} from '../../../types/Map';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
-import {SCSearchQuery} from './SearchRequest';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCMap} from '../../general/map';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCTooManyRequestsErrorResponse} from '../errors/too-many-requests';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';
+import {SCSearchQuery} from '../search/query';
+import {SCSearchResult} from '../search/result';

 /**
 * A multi search request
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ import {SCSearchQuery} from './SearchRequest';
 */
 export type SCMultiSearchRequest = SCMap<SCSearchQuery>;

+/**
+ * A multi search response
+ *
+ * This is a map of [[SCSearchResponse]]s indexed by name
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export type SCMultiSearchResponse = SCMap<SCSearchResult>;
+
 /**
 * Route for submission of multiple search requests at once
 */
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ export class SCMultiSearchRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCMultiSearchRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCMultiSearchResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/search/multi';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/search/multi';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,55 +12,30 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
-import {SCSearchFilter} from '../../../types/filters/Abstract';
-import {SCSearchSort} from '../../../types/sorts/Abstract';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';
+import {SCSearchQuery} from '../search/query';
+import {SCSearchResult} from '../search/result';

 /**
 * A search request
 *
 * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCSearchRequest extends SCSearchQuery {
-}
+export type SCSearchRequest = SCSearchQuery;

 /**
- * A search query
+ * A search response
+ *
+ * @validatable
 */
-export interface SCSearchQuery {
-  /**
-   *  A filter structure that combines any number of filters with boolean methods ('AND', 'OR', 'NOT')
-   */
-  filter?: SCSearchFilter;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of things to skip in result set (paging)
-   */
-  from?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * A term to search for
-   */
-  query?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of things to have in the result set (paging)
-   */
-  size?: number;
-
-  /**
-   * A list of sorting parameters to order the result set by
-   */
-  sort?: SCSearchSort[];
-}
+export type SCSearchResponse = SCSearchResult;

 /**
 * Route for searching things
@@ -79,7 +54,7 @@ export class SCSearchRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.POST;
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCSearchRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCSearchResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/search';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/search';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/TYPE/UID/ThingUpdateRequest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThings} from '../../../../Classes';
-import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../../Route';
-import {
-  SCInternalServerErrorResponse,
-  SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse,
-  SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
-  SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse,
-  SCSyntaxErrorResponse,
-  SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse,
-  SCValidationErrorResponse,
-} from '../../../errors/ErrorResponse';
+import {StatusCodes} from 'http-status-codes';
+import {SCThings} from '../../meta';
+import {SCInternalServerErrorResponse} from '../errors/internal-server-error';
+import {SCMethodNotAllowedErrorResponse} from '../errors/method-not-allowed';
+import {SCNotFoundErrorResponse} from '../errors/not-found';
+import {SCRequestBodyTooLargeErrorResponse} from '../errors/request-body-too-large';
+import {SCSyntaxErrorResponse} from '../errors/syntax-error';
+import {SCUnsupportedMediaTypeErrorResponse} from '../errors/unsupported-media-type';
+import {SCValidationErrorResponse} from '../errors/validation';
+import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../route';

 /**
 * Request to update an existing thing
@@ -31,6 +30,13 @@ import {
 */
 export type SCThingUpdateRequest = SCThings;

+/**
+ * Response for an entity update request
+ *
+ * @validatable
+ */
+export interface SCThingUpdateResponse {}
+
 /**
 * Route for updating existing things
 */
@@ -48,12 +54,12 @@ export class SCThingUpdateRoute extends SCAbstractRoute {
    ];
    this.method = SCRouteHttpVerbs.PUT;
    this.obligatoryParameters = {
-      TYPE: 'SCThingTypes',
+      TYPE: 'SCThingType',
      UID: 'SCUuid',
    };
    this.requestBodyName = 'SCThingUpdateRequest';
    this.responseBodyName = 'SCThingUpdateResponse';
-    this.statusCodeSuccess = 200;
-    this.urlFragment = '/:TYPE/:UID';
+    this.statusCodeSuccess = StatusCodes.OK;
+    this.urlPath = '/:TYPE/:UID';
  }
 }
--- a/src/core/types/PostalAddress.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/PostalAddress.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,37 +12,40 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../meta';
+import {SCThingType} from '../../things/abstract/thing';
+
 /**
- * A postal address
+ * A search facet
 */
-export interface SCPostalAddress {
+export interface SCFacet {
  /**
-   * Country of the address
+   * Buckets for the aggregation
   */
-  addressCountry: string;
+  buckets: SCFacetBucket[];

  /**
-   * City of the address
+   * Field of the aggregation
   */
-  addressLocality: string;
+  field: SCThingsField;

  /**
-   * State of the address
+   * Type of the aggregation
   */
-  addressRegion?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Zip code of the address
-   */
-  postalCode: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Optional post box number
-   */
-  postOfficeBoxNumber?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Street of the address - with house number!
-   */
-  streetAddress: string;
+  onlyOnType?: SCThingType;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A bucket of a facet
+ */
+export interface SCFacetBucket {
+  /**
+   * Count of matching search results
+   */
+  count: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Key of a bucket
+   */
+  key: string;
 }
--- a/src/core/types/filters/Abstract.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/filters/Abstract.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,23 +12,28 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCMap} from '../Map';
+import {SCMap} from '../../general/map';
 /**
 * All available filter types
 */
-import {SCSearchAvailabilityFilter} from './Availability';
-import {SCSearchBooleanFilter} from './Boolean';
-import {SCSearchDistanceFilter} from './Distance';
-import {SCSearchValueFilter} from './Value';
+import {SCSearchAvailabilityFilter} from './filters/availability';
+import {SCSearchBooleanFilter} from './filters/boolean';
+import {SCSearchDistanceFilter} from './filters/distance';
+import {SCGeoFilter} from './filters/geo';
+import {SCSearchDateRangeFilter, SCSearchNumericRangeFilter} from './filters/range';
+import {SCSearchValueFilter} from './filters/value';

 /**
 * Filter instruction types
 */
 export type SCSearchFilterType =
-  'availability'
+  | 'availability'
  | 'boolean'
  | 'distance'
-  | 'value';
+  | 'value'
+  | 'date range'
+  | 'numeric range'
+  | 'geo';

 /**
 * Structure of a filter instruction
@@ -48,13 +53,16 @@ export interface SCSearchAbstractFilter<T extends SCSearchAbstractFilterArgument
 /**
 * Arguments for the filter instruction
 */
-export type SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments = SCMap<any>;
+export type SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments = SCMap<unknown>;

 /**
 * Available filter instructions
 */
 export type SCSearchFilter =
-  SCSearchAvailabilityFilter
+  | SCSearchAvailabilityFilter
  | SCSearchBooleanFilter
  | SCSearchDistanceFilter
-  | SCSearchValueFilter;
+  | SCSearchValueFilter
+  | SCSearchNumericRangeFilter
+  | SCSearchDateRangeFilter
+  | SCGeoFilter;
--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/availability.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/availability.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2021 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThingsField} from '../../Classes';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../Time';
-import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../../general/time';
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../../meta';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from '../filter';

 /**
 * An availability filter
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from './Abstrac
 * Filter for documents where it cannot be safely determined that they are not available
 */
 export interface SCSearchAvailabilityFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCAvailabilityFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
  type: 'availability';
 }

@@ -30,17 +33,17 @@ export interface SCSearchAvailabilityFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCAva
 */
 export interface SCAvailabilityFilterArguments extends SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments {
  /**
-   * Field which marks the start of the availability
+   * Field which marks availability range
   */
-  fromField: SCThingsField;
+  field: SCThingsField;

  /**
-   * Time to check. Defaults to 'now'
+   * If set, the provided time will apply to the full hour, day, week, etc.
   */
-  time?: SCISO8601Date | 'now';
+  scope?: 's' | 'm' | 'H' | 'd' | 'w' | 'M' | 'y';

  /**
-   * Field which marks the end of the availability
+   * Time to check. Defaults current time if not set
   */
-  toField: SCThingsField;
+  time?: SCISO8601Date;
 }
--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/boolean.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/boolean.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments, SCSearchFilter} from './Abstract';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments, SCSearchFilter} from '../filter';

 /**
 * A boolean filter
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments, SCSearchFilter}
 * This filter can be used to combine multiple filters with boolean operations.
 */
 export interface SCSearchBooleanFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCBooleanFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
  type: 'boolean';
 }

--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/distance.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/distance.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 import {Position} from 'geojson';
-import {SCThingsField} from '../../Classes';
-import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../../meta';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from '../filter';

 /**
 * A distance filter
 *
 * Filter for documents that are in the given distance of the given location
 */
-export interface SCSearchDistanceFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments> {
+export interface SCSearchDistanceFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCDistanceFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
  type: 'distance';
 }

--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/geo.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/geo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {Polygon, Position} from 'geojson';
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../../meta';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from '../filter';
+
+/**
+ * A geo filter
+ *
+ * Filter for documents that are in relation to some geo data
+ */
+export interface SCGeoFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCGeoFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
+  type: 'geo';
+}
+
+/**
+ * A rectangular geo shape, representing the top-left and bottom-right corners
+ *
+ * This is an extension of the Geojson type
+ * http://geojson.org/geojson-spec.html
+ */
+export interface Envelope {
+  /**
+   * The top-left and bottom-right corners of the bounding box
+   */
+  coordinates: [Position, Position];
+
+  /**
+   * The type of the geometry
+   */
+  type: 'envelope';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Arguments for filter instruction by geo data
+ */
+export interface SCGeoFilterArguments extends SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments {
+  /**
+   * Field on which to filter
+   */
+  field: SCThingsField;
+
+  /**
+   * Geo data to check up on
+   */
+  shape: Polygon | Envelope;
+
+  /**
+   * Spatial relation between the provided shape and the shape of the field.
+   *
+   * intersects - both shapes intersect (default)
+   * disjoint   - both shapes don't intersect
+   * within     - the search shape contains the field shape
+   * contains   - the search shape is contained in the field shape
+   */
+  spatialRelation?: 'intersects' | 'disjoint' | 'within' | 'contains';
+}
--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/range.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../../meta';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from '../filter';
+
+/**
+ * A date range filter
+ *
+ * Filter for documents with a date field that satisfies the given constraints
+ *
+ * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/query-dsl-range-query.html#_date_format_in_range_queries
+ */
+export interface SCSearchDateRangeFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCDateRangeFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
+  type: 'date range';
+}
+
+/**
+ * A distance filter
+ *
+ * Filter for documents with a numeric field that satisfies the given constraints
+ *
+ * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/query-dsl-range-query.html#query-dsl-range-query
+ */
+export interface SCSearchNumericRangeFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCNumericRangeFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
+  type: 'numeric range';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Additional arguments for date range filters
+ *
+ * Filter uses a plain string to allow for date math expressions
+ *
+ * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/net-api/current/date-math-expressions.html
+ */
+export interface SCDateRangeFilterArguments extends SCRangeFilterArguments<string> {
+  /**
+   * Optional date format specifier
+   *
+   * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/query-dsl-range-query.html#_date_format_in_range_queries
+   */
+  format?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Optional timezone specifier
+   *
+   * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/query-dsl-range-query.html#_time_zone_in_range_queries
+   */
+  timeZone?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Additional arguments for numeric range filters
+ */
+export type SCNumericRangeFilterArguments = SCRangeFilterArguments<number>;
+
+/**
+ * Additional arguments for range filters
+ *
+ * @see https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.6/query-dsl-range-query.html#query-dsl-range-query
+ */
+export interface SCRangeFilterArguments<T> extends SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments {
+  /**
+   * Bounds of the range
+   */
+  bounds: Bounds<T>;
+
+  /**
+   * Field where the filter will be applied
+   */
+  field: SCThingsField;
+
+  /**
+   * Relation when searching on other range fields
+   *
+   * Intersects (Default): Both search and field range intersect
+   * Within: Search range is within the field range
+   * Contains: Search range contains the field range
+   */
+  relation?: 'intersects' | 'within' | 'contains';
+}
+
+export interface Bounds<T> {
+  /**
+   * The lower bound
+   */
+  lowerBound?: Bound<T>;
+
+  /**
+   * The upper bound
+   */
+  upperBound?: Bound<T>;
+}
+
+export interface Bound<T> {
+  /**
+   * Limit of the bound
+   */
+  limit: T;
+
+  /**
+   * Bound mode
+   */
+  mode: 'inclusive' | 'exclusive';
+}
--- a/src/protocol/search/filters/value.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/filters/value.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C)  2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThingsField} from '../../Classes';
-import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../../meta';
+import {SCSearchAbstractFilter, SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments} from '../filter';

 /**
 * Filters for documents that match the value on the given field
 */
 export interface SCSearchValueFilter extends SCSearchAbstractFilter<SCValueFilterArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractFilter.type
+   */
  type: 'value';
 }

@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ export interface SCValueFilterArguments extends SCSearchAbstractFilterArguments
  field: SCThingsField;

  /**
-   * Value to filter. Value has to match the field exactly.
+   * Value to filter. One or more values has to match the field exactly.
   */
-  value: string;
+  value: string | string[];
 }
--- a/src/protocol/search/query.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCSearchContext} from '../../config/backend';
+import {SCSearchFilter} from './filter';
+import {SCSearchSort} from './sort';
+
+/**
+ * A search query
+ */
+export interface SCSearchQuery {
+  /**
+   * The context name from where the search query was initiated
+   */
+  context?: SCSearchContext;
+
+  /**
+   * A filter structure that combines any number of filters with boolean methods ('AND', 'OR', 'NOT')
+   */
+  filter?: SCSearchFilter;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of things to skip in result set (paging)
+   */
+  from?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * A term to search for
+   */
+  query?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Number of things to have in the result set (paging)
+   */
+  size?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of sorting parameters to order the result set by
+   */
+  sort?: SCSearchSort[];
+}
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchResponse.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchResponse.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,15 +12,8 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThings, SCThingsField} from '../../../Classes';
-
-/**
- * A search response
- *
- * @validatable
- */
-export interface SCSearchResponse extends SCSearchResult {
-}
+import {SCThings} from '../../meta';
+import {SCFacet} from './facet';

 /**
 * A search response
@@ -39,48 +32,18 @@ export interface SCSearchResult {
  /**
   * Pagination information
   */
-  pagination: SCSearchResponsePagination;
+  pagination: SCSearchResultPagination;

  /**
   * Stats of the search engine
   */
-  stats: SCSearchResponseSearchEngineStats;
-}
-
-/**
- * A search facet
- */
-export interface SCFacet {
-  /**
-   * Buckets for the aggregation
-   */
-  buckets: SCFacetBucket[];
-
-  /**
-   * Field of the aggregation
-   */
-  field: SCThingsField;
-}
-
-/**
- * A bucket of a facet
- */
-export interface SCFacetBucket {
-  /**
-   * Count of matching search results
-   */
-  count: number;
-
-  /**
-   * Key of a bucket
-   */
-  key: string;
+  stats: SCSearchResultSearchEngineStats;
 }

 /**
 * Stores information about Pagination
 */
-export interface SCSearchResponsePagination {
+export interface SCSearchResultPagination {
  /**
   * Count of given data. Same as data.length
   */
@@ -100,7 +63,7 @@ export interface SCSearchResponsePagination {
 /**
 * Statistics of search engine
 */
-export interface SCSearchResponseSearchEngineStats {
+export interface SCSearchResultSearchEngineStats {
  /**
   * Response time of the search engine in ms
   */
--- a/src/core/types/sorts/Abstract.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/sorts/Abstract.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThingsField} from '../../Classes';
-import {SCMap} from '../Map';
-import {SCDistanceSort} from './Distance';
-import {SCDucetSort} from './Ducet';
-import {SCPriceSort} from './Price';
+import {SCMap} from '../../general/map';
+import {SCThingsField} from '../../meta';
+import {SCDistanceSort} from './sorts/distance';
+import {SCDucetSort} from './sorts/ducet';
+import {SCGenericSort} from './sorts/generic';
+import {SCPriceSort} from './sorts/price';

 /**
 * Abstract sort instruction
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export interface SCSearchAbstractSort<T extends SCSearchAbstractSortArguments> {
 /**
 * Map of arguments for the sort instruction
 */
-export interface SCSearchAbstractSortArguments extends SCMap<any> {
+export interface SCSearchAbstractSortArguments extends SCMap<unknown> {
  /**
   * Field to sort by
   */
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ export interface SCSearchAbstractSortArguments extends SCMap<any> {
 /**
 * Type of a sort instruction
 */
-export type SCSearchSortType = 'distance' | 'price' | 'ducet';
+export type SCSearchSortType = 'distance' | 'price' | 'ducet' | 'generic';

 /**
 * A sort instruction
 */
-export type SCSearchSort = SCDistanceSort | SCPriceSort | SCDucetSort;
+export type SCSearchSort = SCDistanceSort | SCPriceSort | SCDucetSort | SCGenericSort;
--- a/src/protocol/search/sorts/distance.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/sorts/distance.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 import {Position} from 'geojson';
-import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from '../sort';

 /**
 * Sort instruction to sort by distance
 */
 export interface SCDistanceSort extends SCSearchAbstractSort<SCDistanceSortArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractSort.type
+   */
  type: 'distance';
 }

--- a/src/protocol/search/sorts/ducet.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/sorts/ducet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from '../sort';

 /**
 * Sort instruction for ducet sort
 */
 export interface SCDucetSort extends SCSearchAbstractSort<SCSearchAbstractSortArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractSort.type
+   */
  type: 'ducet';
 }
--- a/src/protocol/search/sorts/generic.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/sorts/generic.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,18 +12,14 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {Point, Polygon} from 'geojson';
+import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from '../sort';

 /**
- * Positional information
+ * Sort instruction for generic sort such as date
 */
-export interface SCGeoInformation {
+export interface SCGenericSort extends SCSearchAbstractSort<SCSearchAbstractSortArguments> {
  /**
-   * Center point of a place
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractSort.type
   */
-  point: Point;
-  /**
-   * Shape of a place
-   */
-  polygon?: Polygon;
+  type: 'generic';
 }
--- a/src/protocol/search/sorts/price.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/search/sorts/price.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCSportCoursePriceGroup} from '../../things/DateSeries';
-import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from './Abstract';
+import {SCSportCoursePriceGroup} from '../../../things/date-series';
+import {SCSearchAbstractSort, SCSearchAbstractSortArguments} from '../sort';

 /**
 * Sort instruction to sort by price
 */
 export interface SCPriceSort extends SCSearchAbstractSort<SCPriceSortArguments> {
+  /**
+   * @see SCSearchAbstractSort.type
+   */
  type: 'price';
 }

--- a/src/things/abstract/academic-degree.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/academic-degree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';
+
+/**
+ * An academic degree without references
+ */
+export interface SCAcademicDegreeWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
+  /**
+   * The achievable academic degree
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   * @sortable ducet
+   */
+  academicDegree: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The achievable academic degree with academic field specification
+   * (eg. Master of Science)
+   *
+   */
+  academicDegreewithField?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The achievable academic degree with academic field specification
+   * shorted (eg. M.Sc.).
+   *
+   */
+  academicDegreewithFieldShort?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * An academic degree
+ */
+export interface SCAcademicDegree extends SCAcademicDegreeWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  // noop
+}
+
+/**
+ * Meta information about academic degrees
+ */
+export class SCAcademicDegreeMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCAcademicDegree> {
+  /**
+   * Translations of fields
+   */
+  fieldTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      academicDegree: 'Abschlussgrad',
+      academicDegreewithField: 'Abschlussbezeichnung',
+      academicDegreewithFieldShort: 'Abschlussbezeichnung (kurz)',
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      academicDegree: 'academic degree',
+      academicDegreewithField: 'acedemic degree and discipline',
+      academicDegreewithFieldShort: 'acedemic degree and discipline (short)',
+    },
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Translations of values of fields
+   */
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+    },
+  };
+}
--- a/src/things/abstract/academic-term.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/academic-term.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,40 +12,59 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCISO8601Date} from '../types/Time';
+import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../general/time';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';

 /**
 * An academic term without references
 */
-export interface SCAcademicTermWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
+export interface SCAcademicTermWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
  /**
   * Short name of the academic term, using the given pattern
+   *
+   * @aggregatable
+   * @filterable
+   * @keyword
   */
  acronym: string;

  /**
   * End date of the academic term
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  endDate: SCISO8601Date;

  /**
   * End date of lectures in the academic term
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  eventsEndDate?: SCISO8601Date;

  /**
   * Start date of lectures in the academic term
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  eventsStartDate?: SCISO8601Date;

  /**
   * Start date of the academic term
+   *
+   * @filterable
   */
  startDate: SCISO8601Date;
 }

+/**
+ * An academic term
+ */
+export interface SCAcademicTerm extends SCAcademicTermWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  // noop
+}
+
 /**
 * Meta information about academic terms
 */
@@ -55,22 +74,32 @@ export class SCAcademicTermWithoutReferencesMeta extends SCThingMeta implements
   */
  fieldTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      acronym: 'Akronym',
+      endDate: 'Enddatum',
+      eventsEndDate: 'Enddatum der Veranstaltungen',
+      eventsStartDate: 'Startdatum der Veranstaltungen',
+      startDate: 'Startdatum',
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      acronym: 'acronym',
+      endDate: 'end date',
+      eventsEndDate: 'end date of events',
+      eventsStartDate: 'start date of events',
+      startDate: 'start date',
    },
  };

  /**
   * Translations of values of fields
   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
    },
  };
 }
--- a/src/things/abstract/creative-work.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/creative-work.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCLanguageCode, SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../general/time';
+import {SCOrganizationWithoutReferences} from '../organization';
+import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from '../person';
+import {SCPublicationEventWithoutReferences} from '../publication-event';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingTranslatableProperties, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';
+
+/**
+ * A creative work without references
+ */
+export interface SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
+  /**
+   * Languages this creative work is available in
+   */
+  availableLanguages?: SCLanguageCode[];
+
+  /**
+   * Date the creative work was published
+   */
+  datePublished?: SCISO8601Date;
+
+  /**
+   * Edition of a creative work (e.g. the book edition or edition of an article)
+   *
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  edition?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Date (in text form) the creative work was published for the first time
+   *
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  firstPublished?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Languages this creative work is written/recorded/... in
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  inLanguage?: SCLanguageCode;
+
+  /**
+   * Keywords of the creative work
+   *
+   * @aggregatable
+   * @filterable
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  keywords?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * Date (in text form) the creative work was most recently
+   *
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  lastPublished?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translated fields of the creative work
+   */
+  translations?: SCTranslations<SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A creative work
+ */
+export interface SCCreativeWork extends SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  /**
+   * Authors of the creative work
+   */
+  authors?: SCPersonWithoutReferences[];
+
+  /**
+   * A creative work to which the creative work belongs
+   */
+  isPartOf?: SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences;
+
+  /**
+   * List of events at which the creative work was published
+   */
+  publications?: SCPublicationEventWithoutReferences[];
+
+  /**
+   * List of publishers of the creative work
+   */
+  publishers?: Array<SCPersonWithoutReferences | SCOrganizationWithoutReferences>;
+
+  /**
+   * A text representing on organization on whose behalf the creator was working
+   */
+  sourceOrganization?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translated fields of the creative work
+   */
+  translations?: SCTranslations<SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Translatable properties of creative works
+ */
+export interface SCCreativeWorkTranslatableProperties extends SCThingTranslatableProperties {
+  /**
+   * Translation of the keywords of the creative work
+   *
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  keywords?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Meta information about creative works
+ */
+export class SCCreativeWorkMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCCreativeWork> {
+  /**
+   * Translations of fields
+   */
+  fieldTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      name: 'Titel',
+      authors: 'beteiligte Personen',
+      availableLanguages: 'verfügbare Übersetzungen',
+      datePublished: 'Veröffentlichungsdatum',
+      edition: 'Ausgabe',
+      firstPublished: 'erste Veröffentlichung',
+      inLanguage: 'Inhaltssprache',
+      isPartOf: 'erschienen in',
+      keywords: 'Schlagwörter',
+      lastPublished: 'aktuellste Veröffentlichung',
+      publishers: 'Verleger',
+      publications: 'Veröffentlichungen',
+      sourceOrganization: 'Körperschaft',
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      name: 'title',
+      authors: 'involved persons',
+      availableLanguages: 'available languages',
+      datePublished: 'release date',
+      edition: 'edition',
+      firstPublished: 'first published',
+      inLanguage: 'content language',
+      isPartOf: 'published in',
+      keywords: 'keywords',
+      lastPublished: 'last published',
+      publishers: 'publishers',
+      publications: 'publications',
+      sourceOrganization: 'corporation',
+    },
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Translations of values of fields
+   */
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+    },
+  };
+}
--- a/src/things/abstract/event.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/event.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta} from '../Thing';
-import {SCCatalogWithoutReferences} from '../things/Catalog';
-import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from '../things/Person';
-import {SCSemesterWithoutReferences} from '../things/Semester';
-import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences} from './CreativeWork';
+import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCCatalogWithoutReferences} from '../catalog';
+import {SCPersonWithoutReferences} from '../person';
+import {SCSemesterWithoutReferences} from '../semester';
+import {SCCreativeWorkWithoutReferences} from './creative-work';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';

 /**
 * An event without references
 */
-export interface SCEventWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
+export interface SCEventWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
  /**
   * Maximum number of participants of the event
   *
   * A maximum number of people that can participate in the event.
+   *
+   * @integer
   */
  maximumParticipants?: number;

@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ export interface SCEventWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
   * Remaining attendee capacity of the event
   *
   * This number represents the remaining open spots.
+   *
+   * @integer
   */
  remainingAttendeeCapacity?: number;
 }
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ export interface SCEventWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
 /**
 * An event
 */
-export interface SCEvent extends SCEventWithoutReferences {
+export interface SCEvent extends SCEventWithoutReferences, SCThing {
  /**
   * Academic terms that an event belongs to, e.g. semester(s).
   */
@@ -79,22 +83,36 @@ export class SCEventMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslations<SCEve
   */
  fieldTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      academicTerms: 'Semester',
+      catalogs: 'Verzeichnis',
+      creativeWorks: 'begleitende Werke',
+      maximumParticipants: 'maximale Anzahl an Teilnehmern',
+      organizers: 'Origanisatoren',
+      performers: 'Vortragende',
+      remainingAttendeeCapacity: 'verfügbare Anzahl an Teilnehmern',
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      academicTerms: 'academic terms',
+      catalogs: 'catalogs',
+      creativeWorks: 'related material',
+      maximumParticipants: 'maximum participants',
+      organizers: 'organizers',
+      performers: 'performers',
+      remainingAttendeeCapacity: 'remaining attendee capacity',
    },
  };

  /**
   * Translations of values of fields
   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
    },
  };
 }
--- a/src/things/abstract/place.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/place.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {Point, Polygon} from 'geojson';
+import {SCMetaTranslations, SCTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCBuildingWithoutReferences} from '../building';
+import {SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences} from '../point-of-interest';
+import {SCRoomWithoutReferences} from '../room';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingTranslatableProperties, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';
+
+/**
+ * Positional information
+ */
+export interface SCGeoInformation {
+  /**
+   * Center point of a place
+   */
+  point: Point;
+  /**
+   * Shape of a place
+   */
+  polygon?: Polygon;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A postal address
+ */
+export interface SCPostalAddress {
+  /**
+   * Country of the address
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  addressCountry: string;
+
+  /**
+   * City of the address
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  addressLocality: string;
+
+  /**
+   * State of the address
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  addressRegion?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Zip code of the address
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  postalCode: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Optional post box number
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  postOfficeBoxNumber?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Street of the address - with house number!
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  streetAddress: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A place without references
+ */
+export interface SCPlaceWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
+  /**
+   * Address of the place
+   */
+  address?: SCPostalAddress;
+
+  /**
+   * Positional information of the place
+   *
+   * !!! BEWARE !!!
+   * Can not be a GeometryCollection because ElasticSearch does not allow distance filtering/sorting on other types
+   */
+  geo: SCGeoInformation;
+
+  /**
+   * Opening hours of the place
+   *
+   * @see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours/specification
+   * @keyword
+   */
+  openingHours?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Translated fields of a place
+   */
+  translations?: SCTranslations<SCPlaceWithoutReferencesTranslatableProperties>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A place
+ */
+export interface SCPlace extends SCPlaceWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  /**
+   * Translated fields of a place
+   */
+  translations?: SCTranslations<SCPlaceWithoutReferencesTranslatableProperties>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Translatable properties of a place without references
+ */
+export interface SCPlaceWithoutReferencesTranslatableProperties extends SCThingTranslatableProperties {
+  /**
+   * Address of a place
+   */
+  address?: SCPostalAddress;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Meta information about creative works
+ */
+export class SCPlaceWithoutReferencesMeta
+  extends SCThingMeta
+  implements SCMetaTranslations<SCPlaceWithoutReferences>
+{
+  /**
+   * Translations of fields
+   */
+  fieldTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      address: 'Adresse',
+      geo: 'Geoinformation',
+      openingHours: 'Öffnungszeiten',
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      address: 'address',
+      geo: 'geographic information',
+      openingHours: 'opening hours',
+    },
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Translations of values of fields
+   */
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Something that is or happens in a place
+ *
+ * !Important!
+ * This is not a SCThing.
+ */
+export interface SCInPlace {
+  /**
+   * Place the thing is or happens in
+   */
+  inPlace?: SCBuildingWithoutReferences | SCPointOfInterestWithoutReferences | SCRoomWithoutReferences;
+}
--- a/src/things/abstract/range.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCISO8601Date} from '../../general/time';
+
+/**
+ * Date Range
+ *
+ * CAUTION: Changing the name requires changes in the core-tools premaps
+ */
+export type SCISO8601DateRange = SCRange<SCISO8601Date>;
+
+/**
+ * Generic range type
+ */
+export type SCRange<T> =
+  | {
+      /**
+       * Greater than value
+       */
+      gt?: never;
+
+      /**
+       * Greater or equal to value
+       */
+      gte?: T;
+
+      /**
+       * Greater than value
+       */
+      lt?: never;
+
+      /**
+       * Greater or equal to value
+       */
+      lte?: T;
+    }
+  | {
+      gt?: T;
+      gte?: never;
+      lt?: T;
+      lte?: never;
+    }
+  | {
+      gt?: T;
+      gte?: never;
+      lt?: never;
+      lte?: T;
+    }
+  | {
+      gt?: never;
+      gte?: T;
+      lt?: T;
+      lte?: never;
+    };
--- a/src/things/abstract/saveable-thing.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/saveable-thing.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThing, SCThingUserOrigin} from '../Thing';
+import {SCIndexableThings} from '../../meta';
+import {SCThing, SCThingUserOrigin, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';

 /**
 * An encapsulation of the data (e.g. a thing) that is saved, which provides additional information.
 */
-export interface SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences extends SCThing {
+export type SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences = SCThingWithoutReferences;
+
+/**
+ * An encapsulation of the data (e.g. a thing) that is saved, which provides additional information.
+ */
+export interface SCSaveableThing extends SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  /**
+   * The contained data
+   */
+  data: SCIndexableThings;
  /**
   * Type of the origin
   */
  origin: SCThingUserOrigin;
 }
-
-/**
- * An encapsulation of the data (e.g. a thing) that is saved, which provides additional information.
- */
-export interface SCSaveableThing<T extends SCThing> extends SCSaveableThingWithoutReferences {
-  /**
-   * The contained data
-   */
-  data: T;
-}
--- a/src/things/abstract/thing-in-place.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/thing-in-place.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
 * 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, version 3.
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
 * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
-import {SCThing, SCThingMeta} from '../Thing';
-import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../types/i18n';
-import {SCInPlace} from '../types/Places';
+import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCInPlace} from './place';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta} from './thing';

 /**
 * A thing that is or happens in a place
 */
-export interface SCThingInPlace extends SCThing, SCInPlace {}
+export interface SCThingInPlace extends SCThing, SCInPlace {
+  // noop
+}

 /**
 * Meta information about thing in a place
@@ -30,11 +32,11 @@ export class SCThingInPlaceMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslation
   */
  fieldTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
      inPlace: 'Ort',
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
      inPlace: 'location',
    },
  };
@@ -42,12 +44,12 @@ export class SCThingInPlaceMeta extends SCThingMeta implements SCMetaTranslation
  /**
   * Translations of values of fields
   */
-  fieldValueTranslations  = {
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
    de: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
    },
    en: {
-      ... SCThingMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
    },
  };
 }
--- a/src/things/abstract/thing-that-accepts-payments.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/thing-that-accepts-payments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Open StApps
+ * 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, version 3.
+ *
+ * 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, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+import {SCMetaTranslations} from '../../general/i18n';
+import {SCThing, SCThingMeta, SCThingWithoutReferences} from './thing';
+
+/**
+ * Types of payment that are accepted at a place.
+ */
+export type SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsAcceptedPayments = 'cash' | 'credit' | 'cafeteria card';
+
+/**
+ * A thing without references that accepts payments
+ */
+export interface SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferences extends SCThingWithoutReferences {
+  /**
+   * Accepted payments of the place
+   *
+   * @filterable
+   */
+  paymentsAccepted?: SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsAcceptedPayments[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * A thing that accepts payments
+ */
+export interface SCThingThatAcceptsPayments extends SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferences, SCThing {
+  // noop
+}
+
+/**
+ * Meta information about a thing without references that accepts payments
+ */
+export class SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferencesMeta
+  extends SCThingMeta
+  implements SCMetaTranslations<SCThingThatAcceptsPaymentsWithoutReferences>
+{
+  /**
+   * Translations of fields
+   */
+  fieldTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.de,
+      paymentsAccepted: 'Bezahlmethoden',
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldTranslations.en,
+      paymentsAccepted: 'accepted payment methods',
+    },
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Translations of values of fields
+   */
+  fieldValueTranslations = {
+    de: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.de,
+      paymentsAccepted: {
+        'cafeteria card': 'Mensakarte',
+        'cash': 'Bar',
+        'credit': 'Kreditkarte',
+      },
+    },
+    en: {
+      ...new SCThingMeta().fieldValueTranslations.en,
+    },
+  };
+}
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More