diff --git a/src/backend/Makefile.am b/src/backend/Makefile.am
index 9293d9415..34d48c9ed 100644
--- a/src/backend/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/Makefile.am
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ liblumibackend_a_SOURCES =					\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/file.c			\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandle.c			\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filedescriptor.c		\
-	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandlecache.c \
-	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/config.c
+	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandlecache.c		\
+	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/config.c			\
+	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/config_typed.c
 
 
 noinst_HEADERS +=						\
@@ -37,6 +38,6 @@ noinst_HEADERS +=						\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/file.h			\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandle.h			\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filedescriptor.h		\
-	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandlecache.h \
+	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/filehandlecache.h		\
 	$(liblumibackend_a_srcdir)/config.h
 
diff --git a/src/backend/config_typed.c b/src/backend/config_typed.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed7ae21f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/config_typed.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+  config_typed.c  -  Lumiera configuration highlevel interface
+
+  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
+    2008,               Christian Thaeter <ct@pipapo.org>
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+//TODO: Support library includes//
+#include "lib/safeclib.h"
+
+
+//TODO: Lumiera header includes//
+#include "backend/config.h"
+
+//TODO: internal/static forward declarations//
+
+
+//TODO: System includes//
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Here are the high level typed configuration interfaces defined
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Number
+ * signed integer numbers, in different formats (decimal, hex, oct, binary(for masks))
+ */
+int
+lumiera_config_number_get (const char* key, long long* value, const char* def)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+lumiera_config_number_set (const char* key, long long* value, const char* fmt)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Real
+ * floating point number in standard formats (see printf/scanf)
+ */
+int
+lumiera_config_real_get (const char* key, long double* value, const char* def)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+lumiera_config_real_set (const char* key, long double* value, const char* fmt)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * String
+ * either a string which covers the whole line
+ * or a quoted string until the ending quote
+ * suggestion:
+ *   "doublequotes" allow normal C backslash escapes
+ *   'singlequotes' dont allow escapes except a double '' is the ' itself
+ */
+int
+lumiera_config_string_get (const char* key, const char** value, const char* def)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+lumiera_config_string_set (const char* key, const char** value, const char* fmt)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Word
+ * A single word, no quotes, nothing
+ */
+int
+lumiera_config_word_get (const char* key, const char** value, const char* def)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+lumiera_config_word_set (const char* key, const char** value, const char* fmt)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Bool
+ * Bool in various formats, (0,1(!1), yes/no, true/false, on/off, set/clear, localized)
+ */
+int
+lumiera_config_bool_get (const char* key, int* value, const char* def)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+lumiera_config_bool_set (const char* key, int* value, const char* fmt)
+{
+  UNIMPLEMENTED();
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+/*
+// Local Variables:
+// mode: C
+// c-file-style: "gnu"
+// indent-tabs-mode: nil
+// End:
+*/