diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.cpp
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+#include "runtimebasedcomponent.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    const BlackCore::IContextApplication *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextApplication() const
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextApplication();
+    }
+
+    BlackCore::IContextApplication *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextApplication()
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextApplication();
+    }
+
+    BlackCore::IContextAudio *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextAudio()
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextAudio();
+    }
+
+    const BlackCore::IContextAudio *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextAudio() const
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextAudio();
+    }
+
+    void CRuntimeBasedComponent::createRuntime(const BlackCore::CRuntimeConfig &config, QObject *parent)
+    {
+        this->m_runtime = new BlackCore::CRuntime(config, parent);
+        this->m_runtimeOwner = true;
+    }
+
+    BlackCore::IContextNetwork *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextNetwork()
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextNetwork();
+    }
+
+    const BlackCore::IContextNetwork *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextNetwork() const
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextNetwork();
+    }
+
+    BlackCore::IContextSettings *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextSettings()
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextSettings();
+    }
+
+    const BlackCore::IContextSettings *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextSettings() const
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextSettings();
+    }
+
+    const BlackCore::IContextSimulator *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextSimulator() const
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextSimulator();
+    }
+
+    BlackCore::IContextSimulator *CRuntimeBasedComponent::getIContextSimulator()
+    {
+        if (!this->m_runtime) return nullptr;
+        return this->m_runtime->getIContextSimulator();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/runtimebasedcomponent.h
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+#ifndef BLACKGUI_RUNTIMEBASEDCOMPONENT_H
+#define BLACKGUI_RUNTIMEBASEDCOMPONENT_H
+
+#include "blackcore/context_runtime.h"
+#include "blackcore/context_all_interfaces.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    /*!
+     * \brief Component, which provides reference to runtime object
+     * \details Access to runtime allows to encapsualate many aspects of data access and makes
+     *          the component widely independent from a central data provideer
+     * \sa BlackCore::CRuntime
+     */
+    class CRuntimeBasedComponent
+    {
+    public:
+        //! Set runtime, usually set by runtime owner (must only be one, usually main window)
+        void setRuntime(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime, bool runtimeOwner = false) { this->m_runtime = runtime; this->m_runtimeOwner = runtimeOwner; }
+
+    protected:
+        //! Constructor
+        //! \remarks usually runtime will be provide later, not at initialization time
+        CRuntimeBasedComponent(BlackCore::CRuntime *runtime = nullptr, bool runtimeOwner = false) :
+            m_runtime(runtime), m_runtimeOwner(runtimeOwner)
+        {}
+
+        //! Runtime const
+        const BlackCore::CRuntime *getRuntime() const { return this->m_runtime;}
+
+        //! Runtime non const
+        BlackCore::CRuntime *getRuntime() { return this->m_runtime;}
+
+        //! Create a runtime (becomes owner). Only create one runtime.
+        void createRuntime(const BlackCore::CRuntimeConfig &config, QObject *parent);
+
+        //! Context for network
+        BlackCore::IContextNetwork *getIContextNetwork();
+
+        //! Context for network
+        const BlackCore::IContextNetwork *getIContextNetwork() const;
+
+        //! Context for audio
+        BlackCore::IContextAudio *getIContextAudio();
+
+        //! Context for audio
+        const BlackCore::IContextAudio *getIContextAudio() const;
+
+        //! Context for settings
+        BlackCore::IContextSettings *getIContextSettings();
+
+        //! Context for settings
+        const BlackCore::IContextSettings *getIContextSettings() const;
+
+        //! Context for application
+        const BlackCore::IContextApplication *getIContextApplication() const;
+
+        //! Context for application
+        BlackCore::IContextApplication *getIContextApplication();
+
+        //! Context for simulator
+        const BlackCore::IContextSimulator *getIContextSimulator() const;
+
+        //! Context for simulator
+        BlackCore::IContextSimulator *getIContextSimulator();
+
+        //! Owner?
+        bool isRuntimeOwner() const { return this->m_runtimeOwner; }
+
+    private:
+        BlackCore::CRuntime *m_runtime;
+        bool m_runtimeOwner;
+
+    };
+
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // guard