Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java	(revision 425762)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/RepositoryImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
      * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if such a workspace does not exist
      * @throws RepositoryException      if some other error occurs
      */
-    SystemSession getSystemSession(String workspaceName)
+    public SystemSession getSystemSession(String workspaceName)
             throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
         // check sanity of this instance
         sanityCheck();
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
      *
      * @throws RepositoryException
      */
-    protected Properties loadRepProps() throws RepositoryException {
+    public Properties loadRepProps() throws RepositoryException {
         FileSystemResource propFile = new FileSystemResource(metaDataStore, PROPERTIES_RESOURCE);
         try {
             Properties props = new Properties();
Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/SystemSession.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/SystemSession.java	(revision 425762)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/SystemSession.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 /**
  * A <code>SystemSession</code> ...
  */
-class SystemSession extends SessionImpl {
+public class SystemSession extends SessionImpl {
 
     private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SystemSession.class);
 
Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/ConfigurationParser.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/ConfigurationParser.java	(revision 425762)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/ConfigurationParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
     /** Name of the bean parameter value configuration attribute. */
     public static final String VALUE_ATTRIBUTE = "value";
 
+    /** Name of the persistence manager configuration element. */
+    public static final String PERSISTENCE_MANAGER_ELEMENT =
+        "PersistenceManager";
+
+    
     /**
      * The configuration parser variables. These name-value pairs
      * are used to substitute <code>${...}</code> variable references
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@
     public ConfigurationParser(Properties variables) {
         this.variables = variables;
     }
+    
 
     /**
      * Returns the variables.
@@ -267,6 +273,20 @@
                     + element.getNodeName() + ".");
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Parses the PersistenceManager config.
+     *
+     * @param parent parent of the <code>PersistenceManager</code> element
+     * @return persistence manager configuration
+     * @throws ConfigurationException if the configuration is broken
+     */
+    protected PersistenceManagerConfig parsePersistenceManagerConfig(
+            Element parent) throws ConfigurationException {
+        return new PersistenceManagerConfig(
+                parseBeanConfig(parent, PERSISTENCE_MANAGER_ELEMENT));
+    }
+    
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of the named attribute of the given element.
Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/RepositoryConfigurationParser.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/RepositoryConfigurationParser.java	(revision 425762)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/config/RepositoryConfigurationParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@
     /** Name of the file system configuration element. */
     public static final String FILE_SYSTEM_ELEMENT = "FileSystem";
 
-    /** Name of the persistence manager configuration element. */
-    public static final String PERSISTENCE_MANAGER_ELEMENT =
-        "PersistenceManager";
+
 
     /** Name of the search index configuration element. */
     public static final String SEARCH_INDEX_ELEMENT = "SearchIndex";
@@ -427,18 +425,7 @@
         return new VersioningConfig(home, fsc, pmc);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Parses the PersistenceManager config.
-     *
-     * @param parent parent of the <code>PersistenceManager</code> element
-     * @return persistence manager configuration
-     * @throws ConfigurationException if the configuration is broken
-     */
-    protected PersistenceManagerConfig parsePersistenceManagerConfig(
-            Element parent) throws ConfigurationException {
-        return new PersistenceManagerConfig(
-                parseBeanConfig(parent, PERSISTENCE_MANAGER_ELEMENT));
-    }
+
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of a configuration parser but with overlayed
Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/nodetype/NodeTypeRegistry.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/nodetype/NodeTypeRegistry.java	(revision 425762)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/nodetype/NodeTypeRegistry.java	(working copy)
@@ -430,6 +430,22 @@
         // return clone to make sure nobody messes around with the 'live' definition
         return (NodeTypeDef) def.clone();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the nodes types definitions of all registered node types.
+     *
+     * @return the node type definition of all registered node types.
+     * @throws NoSuchNodeTypeException 
+     */
+    public NodeTypeDef[] getRegisteredNodesTypesDefs() throws NoSuchNodeTypeException {
+    QName[] qn = this.getRegisteredNodeTypes();
+    NodeTypeDef[] ntd = new NodeTypeDef[qn.length];
+    
+    for (int i=0; i < qn.length; i++) {
+    ntd[i] = this.getNodeTypeDef(qn[i]);
+    }
+    return ntd;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param nodeTypeName