diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/util/ArchivingUtils.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/util/ArchivingUtils.cpp
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+++ b/src/apps/debugger/util/ArchivingUtils.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "ArchivingUtils.h"
+
+#include <Message.h>
+
+
+/*static*/ status_t
+ArchivingUtils::ArchiveChild(BArchivable* object, BMessage& parentArchive,
+	const char* fieldName)
+{
+	if (object == NULL)
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	BMessage archive;
+	status_t error = object->Archive(&archive, true);
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+
+	return parentArchive.AddMessage(fieldName, &archive);
+}
+
+
+/*static*/ BArchivable*
+ArchivingUtils::UnarchiveChild(const BMessage& parentArchive,
+	const char* fieldName, int32 index)
+{
+	BMessage archive;
+	if (parentArchive.FindMessage(fieldName, index, &archive) != B_OK)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return instantiate_object(&archive);
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/util/ArchivingUtils.h b/src/apps/debugger/util/ArchivingUtils.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef ARCHIVABLE_UTILS_H
+#define ARCHIVABLE_UTILS_H
+
+
+#include <Archivable.h>
+
+
+class ArchivingUtils {
+public:
+	template<typename ObjectType>
+	static	ObjectType*			CastOrDelete(BArchivable* archivable);
+
+	template<typename ObjectType>
+	static	ObjectType*			Unarchive(const BMessage& archive);
+
+	static	status_t			ArchiveChild(BArchivable* object,
+									BMessage& parentArchive,
+									const char* fieldName);
+	static	BArchivable*		UnarchiveChild(const BMessage& parentArchive,
+									const char* fieldName, int32 index = 0);
+
+	template<typename ObjectType>
+	static	ObjectType*			UnarchiveChild(const BMessage& archive,
+									const char* fieldName, int32 index = 0);
+};
+
+
+template<typename ObjectType>
+/*static*/ ObjectType*
+ArchivingUtils::CastOrDelete(BArchivable* archivable)
+{
+	if (archivable == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ObjectType* object = dynamic_cast<ObjectType*>(archivable);
+	if (object == NULL)
+		delete archivable;
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+
+template<typename ObjectType>
+/*static*/ ObjectType*
+ArchivingUtils::Unarchive(const BMessage& archive)
+{
+	return CastOrDelete<ObjectType>(instantiate_object(
+		const_cast<BMessage*>(&archive)));
+}
+
+
+template<typename ObjectType>
+/*static*/ ObjectType*
+ArchivingUtils::UnarchiveChild(const BMessage& archive, const char* fieldName,
+	int32 index)
+{
+	return CastOrDelete<ObjectType>(UnarchiveChild(archive, fieldName, index));
+}
+
+
+
+#endif	// ARCHIVABLE_UTILS_H