diff --git a/lazproj/coedit.lpi b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
index 01f20e84..859059e6 100644
--- a/lazproj/coedit.lpi
+++ b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
       </Item6>
     </RequiredPackages>
-    <Units Count="34">
+    <Units Count="35">
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="coedit.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@
         <ResourceBaseClass Value="Form"/>
         <UnitName Value="ce_todolist"/>
       </Unit33>
+      <Unit34>
+        <Filename Value="..\src\ce_dubwrap.pas"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <UnitName Value="ce_dubwrap"/>
+      </Unit34>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
   <CompilerOptions>
diff --git a/lazproj/coedit.lpr b/lazproj/coedit.lpr
index 9c17110d..a82cb151 100644
--- a/lazproj/coedit.lpr
+++ b/lazproj/coedit.lpr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ uses
   {$ENDIF}{$ENDIF}
   Interfaces, Forms, lazcontrols, runtimetypeinfocontrols, ce_observer, ce_libman,
   ce_tools, ce_dcd, ce_main, ce_writableComponent, ce_options, ce_symstring,
-  ce_staticmacro, ce_icons;
+  ce_staticmacro, ce_icons, ce_dubwrap;
 
 {$R *.res}
 
diff --git a/src/ce_dubwrap.pas b/src/ce_dubwrap.pas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..109b8d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ce_dubwrap.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+unit ce_dubwrap;
+
+{$I ce_defines.inc}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils, ce_common, ce_writableComponent;
+
+type
+
+  TDubTargetType = ( autodetect, none, executable{, library}, sourceLibrary,
+                     staticLibrary, dynamicLibrary);
+
+  TCEDubSubPackageItem = class(TCollectionItem)
+
+  end;
+
+  TCEDubSubPacakges = class(TCollection)
+
+  end;
+
+  TCEDubConfigurationItem = class(TCollectionItem)
+
+  end;
+
+  TCEDubConfigurations = class(TCollection)
+
+  end;
+
+  TCEDubBuildTypeItem = class(TCollectionItem)
+
+  end;
+
+  TCEDubBuildTypes = class(TCollection)
+
+  end;
+
+
+  (**
+   * Warps a DUB JSON project.
+   * JSON fields are converted to streamable/inspectable/published properties.
+   *
+   * the properties must produce the right JSON type when saved with TJSONStreamer.
+   *)
+  TCEDubProject = class(TWritableJsonComponent)
+  private
+    fUpdateCount: NativeInt;
+    //
+    fPackageName: string;
+    fDescription: string;
+    fHomepage: string;
+    fAuthors: string;
+    fCopyright: string;
+    fLicense: string;
+    //
+    //fDependencies: ["<name>" : <version-spec>, "<name>" : <version-spec>, ...] TCollection
+    fTargetType: TDubTargetType;
+    fSystemDependencies: string;
+    fTargetName: string;
+    fTargetPath: string;
+    fWorkingDirectory: string;
+    // fSubConfigurations: ["string" : "string", "string": string, ...] TCollection
+    fMainSourceFile: string;
+    fbuildRequirements: TStringList;
+    fbuildOptions: TStringList;
+    fLibs: TStringList;
+    fSourceFiles: TStringList;
+    fSourcePaths: TStringList;
+    fExcludedSourceFiles: TStringList;
+    fCopyFiles: TStringList;
+    fVersions: TStringList;
+    fDebugVersions: TStringList;
+    fImportPaths: TStringList;
+    fStringImportPaths: TStringList;
+    fPreGenerateCommands: TStringList;
+    fPostGenerateCommands: TStringList;
+    fPreBuildCommands: TStringList;
+    fPostBuildCommands: TStringList;
+    fDflags: TStringList;
+    fLflags: TStringList;
+    //
+    fSubPackages: TCEDubSubPacakges;
+    fConfigurations: TCEDubConfigurations;
+    fBuildTypes: TCEDubBuildTypes;
+    fDdoxFilterArgs: TStringList;
+  published
+
+    // global
+    property packageName: string read fPackageName;
+    property description: string read fDescription;
+    property homepage: string read fHomepage;
+    property authors: string read fAuthors;
+    property copyright: string read fCopyright;
+    property license: string read fLicense;
+
+    // common build settings
+    //dependencies;
+    property systemDependencies: string read fSystemDependencies;
+    property targetType: TDubTargetType read fTargetType;
+    property targetName: string read fTargetName;
+    property targetPath: string read fTargetPath;
+    property workingDirectory: string read fWorkingDirectory;
+    //subConfigurations;
+    property buildRequirements: TStringList read FbuildRequirements;
+    property buildOptions: TStringList read fBuildOptions;
+    property libs: TStringList read fLibs;
+    property sourceFiles: TStringList read fSourceFiles;
+    property sourcePaths: TStringList read fSourcePaths;
+    property excludedSourceFiles: TStringList read fExcludedSourceFiles;
+    property mainSourceFile: string read fMainSourceFile;
+    property copyFiles: TStringList read fCopyFiles;
+    property versions: TStringList read fVersions;
+    property debugVersions: TStringList read fDebugVersions;
+    property importPaths: TStringList read fImportPaths;
+    property stringImportPaths: TStringList read fStringImportPaths;
+    property preGenerateCommands: TStringList read fPreGenerateCommands;
+    property postGenerateCommands: TStringList read fPostGenerateCommands;
+    property preBuildCommands: TStringList read fPreBuildCommands;
+    property postBuildCommands: TStringList read fPostBuildCommands;
+    property dflags: TStringList read fDflags;
+    property lflags: TStringList read fLflags;
+
+    // collections
+    property subPackages: TCEDubSubPacakges read fSubPackages;
+    property configurations: TCEDubConfigurations read fConfigurations;
+    property buildTypes: TCEDubBuildTypes read fBuildTypes;
+    property ddoxFilterArgs: TStringList read fDdoxFilterArgs;
+  public
+    constructor create(aOwner: TComponent); override;
+    destructor destroy; override;
+    //
+    procedure Update;
+    procedure beginUpdate;
+    procedure endUpdate;
+    //
+    procedure getSourcesList(aList: TStringList);
+
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+
+constructor TCEDubProject.create(aOwner: TComponent);
+begin
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+destructor TCEDubProject.destroy;
+begin
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEDubProject.beginUpdate;
+begin
+  fUpdateCount += 1;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEDubProject.endUpdate;
+begin
+  fUpdateCount -= 1;
+  if fUpdateCount <= 0 then
+    Update;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEDubProject.Update;
+begin
+  fUpdateCount := 0;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEDubProject.getSourcesList(aList: TStringList);
+begin
+  {
+    sourceFiles - excluded
+    sourcePath - excluded
+    auto detection - excluded
+  }
+end;
+
+end.
+