diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/filters/AuthenicationRequestFilter.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/filters/AuthenicationRequestFilter.java
index 86978c089..2edebbce6 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/filters/AuthenicationRequestFilter.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/filters/AuthenicationRequestFilter.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package li.strolch.rest.filters;
 import static li.strolch.rest.StrolchRestfulConstants.STROLCH_CERTIFICATE;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext;
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ public class AuthenicationRequestFilter implements ContainerRequestFilter {
 	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthenicationRequestFilter.class);
 
 	protected List<String> getUnsecuredPaths() {
-		return Arrays.asList("strolch/authentication");
+		List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
+		list.add("strolch/authentication");
+		return list;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/helper/ResponseUtil.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/helper/ResponseUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36b5a764a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/helper/ResponseUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package li.strolch.rest.helper;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
+import li.strolch.utils.helper.ExceptionHelper;
+import li.strolch.utils.helper.StringHelper;
+
+/**
+ * Created by eitch on 29.08.16.
+ */
+public class ResponseUtil {
+
+	public static final String MSG = "msg";
+
+	public static Response toResponse() {
+		JsonObject response = new JsonObject();
+		response.addProperty(MSG, StringHelper.DASH);
+
+		String json = new Gson().toJson(response);
+
+		return Response.ok(json, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
+	}
+
+	public static Response toResponse(String prop, String value) {
+		JsonObject response = new JsonObject();
+		response.addProperty(MSG, StringHelper.DASH);
+		response.addProperty(prop, value);
+
+		String json = new Gson().toJson(response);
+
+		return Response.ok(json, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
+	}
+
+	public static Response toResponse(String member, JsonElement jsonElement) {
+		JsonObject response = new JsonObject();
+		response.addProperty(MSG, StringHelper.DASH);
+		response.add(member, jsonElement);
+
+		String json = new Gson().toJson(response);
+
+		return Response.ok(json, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
+	}
+
+	public static Response toResponse(Throwable t) {
+		JsonObject response = new JsonObject();
+		response.addProperty(MSG, ExceptionHelper.getExceptionMessageWithCauses(t));
+		String json = new Gson().toJson(response);
+
+		return Response.serverError().entity(json).type(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).build();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor.java
index 4c78ce2ed..94bda447a 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import li.strolch.model.activity.Activity;
 import li.strolch.model.visitor.ActivityVisitor;
 
-public class ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor implements ActivityVisitor<JsonObject> {
+public class ActivityToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor<Activity> implements ActivityVisitor<JsonObject> {
 
 	@Override
 	public JsonObject visit(Activity element) {
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/OrderToFlatJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/OrderToFlatJsonVisitor.java
index e9784ec3a..1f70071eb 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/OrderToFlatJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/OrderToFlatJsonVisitor.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import li.strolch.model.Order;
 import li.strolch.model.visitor.OrderVisitor;
 
-public class OrderToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor implements OrderVisitor<JsonObject> {
+public class OrderToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor<Order> implements OrderVisitor<JsonObject> {
 
 	@Override
 	public JsonObject visit(Order element) {
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor.java
index adcdb63e3..130617e34 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import li.strolch.model.Resource;
 import li.strolch.model.visitor.ResourceVisitor;
 
-public class ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor implements ResourceVisitor<JsonObject> {
+public class ResourceToFlatJsonVisitor extends ToFlatJsonVisitor<Resource> implements ResourceVisitor<JsonObject> {
 
 	@Override
 	public JsonObject visit(Resource element) {
diff --git a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ToFlatJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ToFlatJsonVisitor.java
index 3b9cc0e92..9cac20e3b 100644
--- a/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ToFlatJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.rest/src/main/java/li/strolch/rest/visitor/ToFlatJsonVisitor.java
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 package li.strolch.rest.visitor;
 
+import static li.strolch.model.Tags.ID;
+import static li.strolch.model.Tags.NAME;
+import static li.strolch.model.Tags.OBJECT_TYPE;
+import static li.strolch.model.Tags.TYPE;
+
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 
@@ -25,9 +31,10 @@ import li.strolch.utils.collections.MapOfSets;
  * 
  * @author Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
  */
-public class ToFlatJsonVisitor {
+public class ToFlatJsonVisitor<T extends StrolchRootElement> {
 
 	private MapOfSets<String, String> ignoredKeys;
+	private BiConsumer<T, JsonObject> hook;
 
 	public ToFlatJsonVisitor() {
 		this.ignoredKeys = new MapOfSets<>();
@@ -37,6 +44,10 @@ public class ToFlatJsonVisitor {
 		this.ignoredKeys = new MapOfSets<>();
 	}
 
+	public void setHook(BiConsumer<T, JsonObject> hook) {
+		this.hook = hook;
+	}
+
 	public void ignoreBag(String bagId) {
 		this.ignoredKeys.addSet(bagId, Collections.emptySet());
 	}
@@ -45,10 +56,15 @@ public class ToFlatJsonVisitor {
 		this.ignoredKeys.addElement(bagId, paramId);
 	}
 
-	public JsonObject toJson(StrolchRootElement element) {
+	public JsonObject toJson(T element) {
 
 		JsonObject jsonObject = new JsonObject();
 
+		jsonObject.addProperty(ID, element.getId());
+		jsonObject.addProperty(NAME, element.getName());
+		jsonObject.addProperty(TYPE, element.getType());
+		jsonObject.addProperty(OBJECT_TYPE, element.getClass().getSimpleName());
+
 		Set<String> bagKeySet = element.getParameterBagKeySet();
 		for (String bagId : bagKeySet) {
 
@@ -83,6 +99,9 @@ public class ToFlatJsonVisitor {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (hook != null)
+			this.hook.accept(element, jsonObject);
+
 		return jsonObject;
 	}
 }