diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
index 24f0da9d1..e57119587 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
@@ -138,6 +138,31 @@ Property *DDLNode::getProperties() const {
     return m_properties;
 }
 
+bool DDLNode::hasProperty( const std::string &name ) {
+    const Property *prop( findPropertyByName( name ) );
+    return ( ddl_nullptr != prop );
+}
+
+Property *DDLNode::findPropertyByName( const std::string &name ) {
+    if( name.empty() ) {
+        return ddl_nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if( ddl_nullptr == m_properties ) {
+        return ddl_nullptr;
+    }
+    Property *current( m_properties );
+    while( ddl_nullptr != current ) {
+        int res = strncmp( current->m_id->m_buffer, name.c_str(), name.size() );
+        if( 0 == res ) {
+            return current;
+        }
+        current = current->m_next;
+    }
+
+    return ddl_nullptr;
+}
+
 void DDLNode::setValue( Value *val ) {
     m_value = val;
 }
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
index c1b36620c..3587dcb6f 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
index c815d52a2..39f4c32b7 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/DDLNode.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/DDLNode.h
index 93b447bb2..5ecf41e9a 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/DDLNode.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/DDLNode.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public:
     const std::string &getName() const;
     void setProperties( Property *prop );
     Property *getProperties() const;
+    bool hasProperty( const std::string &name );
+    Property *findPropertyByName( const std::string &name );
     void setValue( Value *val );
     Value *getValue() const;
     void setDataArrayList( DataArrayList  *dtArrayList );
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
index a42fbcf59..ab6d003b3 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #endif // _WIN32
 
 #define BEGIN_ODDLPARSER_NS namespace ODDLParser {
-#define END_ODDLPARSER_NS   }
+#define END_ODDLPARSER_NS   } // namespace ODDLParser
 #define USE_ODDLPARSER_NS   using namespace ODDLParser;
 
 BEGIN_ODDLPARSER_NS
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ struct Reference;
 struct Property;
 struct DataArrayList;
 
-typedef char  int8;
-typedef short int16;
-typedef int   int32;
-typedef long  int64;
+typedef char           int8;
+typedef short          int16;
+typedef int            int32;
+typedef long           int64;
 typedef unsigned char  uint8;
 typedef unsigned short uint16;
 typedef unsigned int   uint32;
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private:
     const char *m_token;
     size_t m_size;
 };
+
 struct Name {
     NameType    m_type;
     Identifier *m_id;
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ struct Name {
         , m_id( id ) {
         // empty
     }
+
+private:
+    Name( const Name & );
+    Name &operator = ( const Name& );
 };
 
 struct Reference {
@@ -143,6 +148,10 @@ struct Reference {
             m_referencedName[ i ] = name;
         }
     }
+
+private:
+    Reference( const Reference & );
+    Reference &operator = ( const Reference & );
 };
 
 struct Identifier {
@@ -154,6 +163,10 @@ struct Identifier {
         , m_buffer( buffer ) {
         // empty
     }
+
+private:
+    Identifier( const Identifier & );
+    Identifier &operator = ( const Identifier & );
 };
 
 struct Property {
@@ -169,6 +182,10 @@ struct Property {
         , m_next( ddl_nullptr ) {
         // empty
     }
+
+private:
+    Property( const Property & );
+    Property &operator = ( const Property & );
 };
 
 struct DataArrayList {
@@ -182,6 +199,11 @@ struct DataArrayList {
         , m_next( ddl_nullptr ) {
         // empty
     }
+
+private:
+    DataArrayList( const DataArrayList & ); 
+    DataArrayList &operator = ( const DataArrayList & );
+
 };
 
 struct Context {
@@ -191,17 +213,10 @@ struct Context {
         : m_root( ddl_nullptr ) {
         // empty
     }
-};
 
-struct BufferIt {
-    std::vector<char> m_buffer;
-    size_t m_idx;
-
-    BufferIt( const std::vector<char> &buffer )
-        : m_buffer( buffer )
-        , m_idx( 0 ) {
-        // empty
-    }
+private:
+    Context( const Context & );
+    Context &operator = ( const Context & );
 };
 
 END_ODDLPARSER_NS
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
index 068c028b7..3ba68370f 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParser.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParserUtils.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParserUtils.h
index a4c0f2180..ef8d1dceb 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParserUtils.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLParserUtils.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
index a11b823a3..bb974fb74 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Kim Kulling
+Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Kim Kulling
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in