diff --git a/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.cpp b/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#include "blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.h"
+#include "blackmisc/promise.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace SharedState
+    {
+        void CDataLinkConnectionWatcher::setStatus(bool status)
+        {
+            if (status != m_connected)
+            {
+                m_connected = status;
+                if (m_connected) { emit connected(); }
+                else { emit disconnected(); }
+            }
+        }
+
+        IDataLink::~IDataLink() = default;
+
+        IDataLink::IDataLink()
+        {
+            qRegisterMetaType<CPromise<CVariant>>();
+        }
+
+        QString IDataLink::getChannelName(const QObject *object)
+        {
+            const QMetaObject *meta = object->parent()->metaObject();
+            const char *info = meta->classInfo(meta->indexOfClassInfo("SharedStateChannel")).value();
+            const QString name = object->parent()->objectName();
+            return name.isEmpty() ? QString(info) : (info % QLatin1Char(':') % name);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.h b/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_SHAREDSTATE_DATALINK_H
+#define BLACKMISC_SHAREDSTATE_DATALINK_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/promise.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QMetaObject>
+#include <QMetaClassInfo>
+#include <QStringBuilder>
+
+/*!
+ * \defgroup SharedState Utilities for sharing state between multiple objects
+ */
+
+/*!
+ * Put this macro in the private section of a class to set the channel of its child endpoints.
+ * \ingroup SharedState
+ */
+#define BLACK_SHARED_STATE_CHANNEL(ID) Q_CLASSINFO("SharedStateChannel", ID)
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace SharedState
+    {
+        class IDataLink;
+        class CPassiveMutator;
+        class CActiveMutator;
+        class CPassiveObserver;
+        class CActiveObserver;
+
+        /*!
+         * Observe the connection state of an IDataLink.
+         */
+        class CDataLinkConnectionWatcher : public QObject
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! True if connected to the transport layer.
+            bool isConnected() const { return m_connected; }
+
+        signals:
+            //! Connection established.
+            void connected();
+
+            //! Connection dropped.
+            void disconnected();
+
+        private:
+            friend class IDataLink;
+            CDataLinkConnectionWatcher() = default;
+            void setStatus(bool connected);
+            bool m_connected = false;
+        };
+
+        /*!
+         * Interface that provides a transport mechanism for sharing state.
+         * \ingroup SharedState
+         */
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT IDataLink
+        {
+        public:
+            //! Constructor.
+            IDataLink();
+
+            //! Destructor.
+            virtual ~IDataLink() = 0;
+
+            //! Get a connection status watcher.
+            CDataLinkConnectionWatcher *watcher() { return &m_watcher; }
+
+            //! Register a mutator with this transport mechanism.
+            //! @{
+            virtual void publish(const CPassiveMutator *mutator) = 0;
+            virtual void publish(const CActiveMutator *mutator) = 0;
+            //! @}
+
+            //! Register an observer with this transport mechanism.
+            //! @{
+            virtual void subscribe(const CPassiveObserver *observer) = 0;
+            virtual void subscribe(const CActiveObserver *observer) = 0;
+            //! @}
+
+        protected:
+            //! Set the connection status visible through the watcher.
+            void setConnectionStatus(bool connected) { m_watcher.setStatus(connected); }
+
+            //! Get the channel name for child endpoints of the given object.
+            static QString getChannelName(const QObject *object);
+
+        private:
+            CDataLinkConnectionWatcher m_watcher;
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(BlackMisc::SharedState::IDataLink, "BlackMisc::SharedState::IDataLink")
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CPromise<BlackMisc::CVariant>)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.cpp b/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#include "blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sharedstate/activeobserver.h"
+#include "blackmisc/sharedstate/activemutator.h"
+#include "blackmisc/promise.h"
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace SharedState
+    {
+        CDataLinkLocal::CDataLinkLocal(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+        {
+            setConnectionStatus(true);
+        }
+
+        CDataLinkLocal::~CDataLinkLocal()
+        {
+            setConnectionStatus(false);
+        }
+
+        void CDataLinkLocal::publish(const CPassiveMutator *mutator)
+        {
+            connect(mutator, &CPassiveMutator::eventPosted, this, [this, channel = getChannelName(mutator)](const CVariant &param) { dispatchEvent(param, channel); });
+        }
+
+        void CDataLinkLocal::publish(const CActiveMutator *mutator)
+        {
+            publish(static_cast<const CPassiveMutator *>(mutator));
+
+            auto &channel = getChannel(mutator);
+            Q_ASSERT_X(! channel.activeMutator, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Tried to publish two active mutators on one channel");
+            channel.activeMutator = mutator->weakRef();
+        }
+
+        void CDataLinkLocal::subscribe(const CPassiveObserver *observer)
+        {
+            getChannel(observer).passiveObservers.push_back(observer->weakRef());
+        }
+
+        void CDataLinkLocal::subscribe(const CActiveObserver *observer)
+        {
+            subscribe(static_cast<const CPassiveObserver *>(observer));
+
+            connect(observer, &CActiveObserver::requestPosted, this, [this, channel = getChannelName(observer)](const CVariant &param, CPromise<CVariant> reply)
+            {
+                reply.chainResult(handleRequest(param, channel));
+            });
+        }
+
+        void CDataLinkLocal::dispatchEvent(const CVariant &param, const QString &channel)
+        {
+            for (const auto &observerWeak : as_const(getChannel(channel).passiveObservers))
+            {
+                auto observer = observerWeak.lock();
+                if (observer && observer->eventSubscription().matches(param))
+                {
+                    observer->handleEvent(param);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        QFuture<CVariant> CDataLinkLocal::handleRequest(const CVariant &param, const QString &channel)
+        {
+            auto mutator = getChannel(channel).activeMutator.lock();
+            if (mutator) { return mutator->handleRequest(param); }
+            return {};
+        }
+
+        CDataLinkLocal::Channel &CDataLinkLocal::getChannel(const QString &name)
+        {
+            QMutexLocker lock(&m_channelsMutex);
+            return m_channels[name];
+        }
+
+        CDataLinkLocal::Channel &CDataLinkLocal::getChannel(const QObject *object)
+        {
+            return getChannel(getChannelName(object));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.h b/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.h
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index 000000000..078544061
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+++ b/src/blackmisc/sharedstate/datalinklocal.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution. No part of swift project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated,
+ * or distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_SHAREDSTATE_DATALINKLOCAL_H
+#define BLACKMISC_SHAREDSTATE_DATALINKLOCAL_H
+
+#include "blackmisc/sharedstate/datalink.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
+#include "blackmisc/blackmiscexport.h"
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QFuture>
+#include <QMutex>
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+    namespace SharedState
+    {
+        /*!
+         * A transport mechanism using signals and slots in the local process.
+         * \ingroup SharedState
+         */
+        class BLACKMISC_EXPORT CDataLinkLocal : public QObject, public IDataLink
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+            Q_INTERFACES(BlackMisc::SharedState::IDataLink)
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor.
+            CDataLinkLocal(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor.
+            virtual ~CDataLinkLocal() override;
+
+            virtual void publish(const CPassiveMutator *mutator) override;
+            virtual void publish(const CActiveMutator *mutator) override;
+            virtual void subscribe(const CPassiveObserver *observer) override;
+            virtual void subscribe(const CActiveObserver *observer) override;
+
+        private:
+            struct Channel
+            {
+                QWeakPointer<const CActiveMutator> activeMutator;
+                QVector<QWeakPointer<const CPassiveObserver>> passiveObservers;
+            };
+
+            void dispatchEvent(const CVariant &param, const QString &channel);
+            QFuture<CVariant> handleRequest(const CVariant &param, const QString &channel);
+            Channel &getChannel(const QString &name);
+            Channel &getChannel(const QObject *object);
+
+            QMap<QString, Channel> m_channels;
+            mutable QMutex m_channelsMutex { QMutex::Recursive };
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#endif