3 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/archive.cpp b/src/stable/archive.cpp
index 31a4ba7..69447fb 100644
--- a/src/stable/archive.cpp
+++ b/src/stable/archive.cpp
@@ -87,3 +87,13 @@ void Bu::Archive::readID( const void *ptr, uint32_t id )
     }
 }
 
+void Bu::Archive::setProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey, const Bu::Variant &rValue )
+{
+    hProps.insert( rKey, rValue );
+}
+
+Bu::Variant Bu::Archive::getProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey ) const
+{
+    return hProps.get( rKey );
+}
+
diff --git a/src/stable/archive.h b/src/stable/archive.h
index 7f988eb..b6cc2a9 100644
--- a/src/stable/archive.h
+++ b/src/stable/archive.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "bu/hash.h"
 #include "bu/util.h"
 #include "bu/variant.h"
+#include "bu/blob.h"
 
 namespace Bu
 {
@@ -110,28 +111,16 @@ namespace Bu
          */
         void readID( const void *ptr, uint32_t id );
 
-        template<typename t>
-        void setProp( const Bu::String &sId, const t &val )
-        {
-            if( !hProps.has( sId ) )
-            {
-                hProps.insert( sId, Variant() );
-            }
-            hProps.get( sId ) = val;
-        }
-
-        template<typename t>
-        t getProp( const Bu::String &sId )
-        {
-            return hProps.get( sId );
-        }
+        virtual void setProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey,
+                const Bu::Variant &rValue );
+        virtual Bu::Variant getProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey ) const;
 
     private:
         Stream &rStream;
         uint32_t nNextID;
         Hash<uint32_t,ptrdiff_t> hPtrID;
         Hash<uint32_t,List<void **> > hPtrDest;
-        Hash<Bu::String, Variant> hProps;
+        Hash<Bu::Blob, Variant> hProps;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stable/archivebase.h b/src/stable/archivebase.h
index e3d2b60..d846c27 100644
--- a/src/stable/archivebase.h
+++ b/src/stable/archivebase.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "bu/variant.h"
+#include "bu/blob.h"
+
 namespace Bu
 {
     class ArchiveBase
@@ -23,6 +26,10 @@ namespace Bu
         virtual void write( const void *pData, size_t iLength )=0;
         virtual void read( void *pData, size_t iLength )=0;
         virtual bool isLoading()=0;
+
+        virtual void setProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey,
+                const Bu::Variant &rValue )=0;
+        virtual Bu::Variant getProperty( const Bu::Blob &rKey ) const=0;
     };
 
     template<typename T> ArchiveBase &operator&&( ArchiveBase &ar, T &dat )
@@ -68,8 +75,6 @@ namespace Bu
     ArchiveBase &operator>>( ArchiveBase &ar, float &p );
     ArchiveBase &operator>>( ArchiveBase &ar, double &p );
     ArchiveBase &operator>>( ArchiveBase &ar, long double &p );
-
-    
 };
 
 #endif