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diff --git a/kernel/src/bbtkAtomicBlackBoxMacros.h b/kernel/src/bbtkAtomicBlackBoxMacros.h
index cd4028e..69bcc7c 100644
--- a/kernel/src/bbtkAtomicBlackBoxMacros.h
+++ b/kernel/src/bbtkAtomicBlackBoxMacros.h
@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
-/*=========================================================================
-                                                                                
+/*=========================================================================                                                                               
   Program:   bbtk
   Module:    $RCSfile: bbtkAtomicBlackBoxMacros.h,v $
   Language:  C++
-  Date:      $Date: 2008/02/07 11:06:37 $
-  Version:   $Revision: 1.1 $
-                                                                                
-  Copyright (c) CREATIS (Centre de Recherche et d'Applications en Traitement de
-  l'Image). All rights reserved. See Doc/License.txt or
-  http://www.creatis.insa-lyon.fr/Public/bbtk/License.html for details.
-                                                                                
-     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
-     the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-     PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
-                                                                                
+  Date:      $Date: 2008/11/25 11:17:13 $
+  Version:   $Revision: 1.13 $
 =========================================================================*/
 
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+* Copyright (c) CREATIS-LRMN (Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Medicale)
+* Authors : Eduardo Davila, Laurent Guigues, Jean-Pierre Roux
+*
+*  This software is governed by the CeCILL-B license under French law and 
+*  abiding by the rules of distribution of free software. You can  use, 
+*  modify and/ or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL-B 
+*  license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL 
+*  http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL-B_V1-en.html 
+*  or in the file LICENSE.txt.
+*
+*  As a counterpart to the access to the source code and  rights to copy,
+*  modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only
+*  with a limited warranty  and the software's author,  the holder of the
+*  economic rights,  and the successive licensors  have only  limited
+*  liability. 
+*
+*  The fact that you are presently reading this means that you have had
+*  knowledge of the CeCILL-B license and that you accept its terms.
+* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */                                                                         
+
+
 
 /**
  *  \file 
@@ -27,49 +40,76 @@
 //============================================================================
 /// Declares the standard interface of a AtomicBlackBox 
 /// (ctor, New, descriptor related methods)
-#define BBTK_USER_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(CLASS,PARENT)			\
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL_WITHOUT_NEW(CLASS,PARENT)	\
+  BBTK_OBJECT_MINIMAL_INTERFACE;				\
   private:								\
-  inline static void bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded();			\
   protected:								\
   CLASS(const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors = true);	\
-  CLASS(CLASS& from, const std::string& name,				\
+  CLASS(Self& from, const std::string& name,				\
 	bool allocate_connectors = true);				\
   ~CLASS();								\
-  public: \
-  inline static CLASS* bbNew(const std::string& name)			\
-  {									\
-    bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",9,#CLASS<<"::bbNew(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl); \
-    bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded();					\
-    CLASS* c = new CLASS(name);						\
-    bbtkDebugDecTab("Kernel",9);						\
-    return c;								\
-  }									\
-  inline bbtk::BlackBox* bbClone(const std::string& name)		\
-  {									\
-    bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",9,#CLASS<<"::bbClone(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl); \
-    bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded();					\
-    CLASS* c = new CLASS(*this,name);					\
-    bbtkDebugDecTab("Kernel",9);						\
-    return c;								\
-  }									\
-  bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor* bbGetDescriptor() const			\
+  public:								\
+  std::string GetObjectName() const					\
+  { return std::string(#CLASS)+std::string(" '")			\
+      +bbGetNameWithParent()+std::string("'"); }			\
+  virtual void bbLockDescriptor();					\
+  private:								\
+  CLASS() : PARENT("") {}						\
+  CLASS(const CLASS&) : PARENT("") {}					
+
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+/// Declares the standard interface of a AtomicBlackBox 
+/// (ctor, New, descriptor related methods)
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL(CLASS,PARENT)		\
+  BBTK_OBJECT_MINIMAL_INTERFACE;				\
+  private:								\
+  protected:								\
+  CLASS(const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors = true);	\
+  CLASS(Self& from, const std::string& name,				\
+	bool allocate_connectors = true);				\
+  ~CLASS();								\
+  public:								\
+  std::string GetObjectName() const					\
+  { return std::string(#CLASS)+std::string(" '")			\
+      +bbGetNameWithParent()+std::string("'"); }			\
+  inline static Pointer New(const std::string& name)			\
   {									\
-    return (bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor*)bbDescriptor();			\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> "<<#CLASS				\
+		     <<"::New(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
+    Pointer p = MakeBlackBoxPointer(new Self(name));			\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## "<<#CLASS				\
+		     <<"::New(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
+    return p;								\
   }									\
-  static bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor* bbDescriptor()			\
+  inline bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer bbClone(const std::string& name)	\
   {									\
-    bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded();					\
-    return bbDescriptorPointer();					\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> "<<#CLASS				\
+		     <<"::bbClone(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
+    Pointer p = MakeBlackBoxPointer(new Self(*this,name));		\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## "<<#CLASS				\
+		     <<"::bbClone(\""<<name<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
+    return p;								\
   }									\
+  virtual void bbLockDescriptor();					\
   private:								\
   CLASS() : PARENT("") {}						\
-  static bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor*& bbDescriptorPointer()		\
-  {									\
-    static bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor* d = 0;				\
-    return d;								\
-  }									
+  CLASS(const CLASS&) : PARENT("") {}					
+
 //============================================================================
 
+//============================================================================
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(CLASS,PARENT)	\
+  public : typedef CLASS Self;				\
+  BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL(CLASS,PARENT);
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_WITHOUT_NEW(CLASS,PARENT)	\
+  public : typedef CLASS Self;				\
+  BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL_WITHOUT_NEW(CLASS,PARENT);
+//============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Defines the bbUserProcess method
@@ -77,11 +117,11 @@
   public:								\
   inline void bbUserProcess()						\
   {									\
-    bbtkDebugMessageInc("Process",1,"=> "<<bbGetTypeName()<<"::bbUserProcess() [" \
-			<<bbGetFullName()<<"]"<<std::endl);		\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("process",1,"**> Processing ["<<bbGetFullName()	\
+		     <<"]"<<std::endl);					\
     CALLBACK();								\
-    bbtkDebugMessageDec("Process",1,"<= "<<bbGetTypeName()<<"::bbUserProcess() [" \
-			<<bbGetFullName()<<"]"<<std::endl);		\
+    bbtkDebugMessage("process",1,"<** Processing ["<<bbGetFullName()	\
+		     <<"]"<<std::endl);					\
   }
 //============================================================================
 
@@ -137,68 +177,83 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 #define BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,ALLOC)			\
-  bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",7,#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS			\
-		      <<"(\""<<bbGetName()<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
-  if (ALLOC) bbAllocateConnectors();					
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS		\
+		   <<"(\""<<bbGetName()<<"\")"<<std::endl);		\
+  if (ALLOC)								\
+    {									\
+      bbLockDescriptor();						\
+      bbAllocateConnectors();						\
+    }
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+#define BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS)				\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS		\
+		   <<"(\""<<bbGetName()<<"\")"<<std::endl);		
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 #define BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,FROM,ALLOC)		\
-  bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",7,#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS			\
+  bbtkDebugMessageInc("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS		\
 		      <<"("<<FROM.bbGetFullName()<<",\""		\
 		      <<bbGetName()<<"\")"<<std::endl);			\
   if (ALLOC)								\
     {									\
+      bbLockDescriptor();						\
       bbAllocateConnectors();						\
       bbCopyIOValues(FROM);						\
    }
 //============================================================================
 
-
 //============================================================================
-#define BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR		\
-  bbtkDebugDecTab("Kernel",7)
+#define BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,FROM)			\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS<<"::"<<#CLASS		\
+		   <<"("<<FROM.bbGetFullName()<<",\""			\
+		   <<bbGetName()<<"\")"<<std::endl);		
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 #define BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS)				\
-  bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",7,#CLASS <<"::~"<< #CLASS			\
-		      <<"() ["<<this->bbGetFullName()<<"]"<<std::endl);
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS <<"::~"<< #CLASS		\
+		   <<"() ["<<this->bbGetFullName()<<"]"<<std::endl);
 //============================================================================
 
-
-
-
 //============================================================================
-#define BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR		\
-  bbtkDebugDecTab("Kernel",7)
+#define BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS)				\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS <<"::~"<< #CLASS		\
+		   <<"() ["<<this->bbGetFullName()<<"]"<<std::endl);
+
 //============================================================================
 
 
 //============================================================================
 /// AtomicBlackBox std implementation of ctor and dtor
-#define BBTK_USER_BLACK_BOX_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)		\
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)		\
   CLASS::CLASS(const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors)	\
     : PARENT(name,false)						\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,allocate_connectors);	\
     CLASS::bbUserConstructor();						\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
   }									\
   CLASS::CLASS(CLASS& from,						\
 	       const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors)	\
     : PARENT(from,name,false)						\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from,allocate_connectors); \
-    CLASS::bbUserCopyConstructor();					\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
+    CLASS::bbUserCopyConstructor(from.GetThisPointer<bbtk::BlackBox>()); \
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from);			\
   }									\
   CLASS::~CLASS()							\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
     CLASS::bbUserDestructor();						\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR;					\
-  }									
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
+  }									\
+  void CLASS::bbLockDescriptor() 					\
+  {									\
+    bbmDescriptorPointer = CLASS ## Descriptor::Instance();		\
+  }
 //============================================================================
 
 
@@ -207,28 +262,56 @@
 #define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS,PARENT)			\
   class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public PARENT ## Descriptor \
   {									\
+  public: typedef CLASS ## Descriptor Self;				\
+    BBTK_OBJECT_MINIMAL_INTERFACE;					\
   public:								\
-    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer CreateInstance(const std::string& name)	\
+    std::string GetObjectName() const					\
+    {									\
+      return std::string(BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS))				\
+	+std::string("Descriptor '")+GetFullTypeName()			\
+	+std::string("'");						\
+    }									\
+    size_t GetObjectSize() const { return sizeof(*this); }		\
+    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer NewBlackBox(const std::string& name)	\
     {									\
-      return CLASS::bbNew(name);					\
+      return CLASS::New(name);						\
     }									\
+    virtual bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer GetInstance()	const \
+      {									\
+	return Instance();						\
+      }									\
+    static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer Instance()			\
+      {									\
+	static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::WeakPointer i;			\
+	bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer j;				\
+	if (!i.lock()) { j = Self::New(); i = j; }			\
+	return i.lock();						\
+      }									\
+    static CLASS ## Descriptor::Pointer New()				\
+      {									\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor::New" <<std::endl);		\
+	CLASS ## Descriptor::Pointer p =				\
+	  MakePointer(new CLASS ## Descriptor());			\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor::New" <<std::endl);		\
+	return p;							\
+      }									\
+  protected:								\
     CLASS ## Descriptor()						\
       {									\
-	bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",9,#CLASS<<"Descriptor::"<<#CLASS	\
-			    <<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl)
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor::"	\
+			 <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Ends the AtomicBlackBox description block
 #define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)				\
-  bbtkDecTab("Kernel",9);							\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor::"		\
+		   <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		\
   }									\
   };									\
-  void CLASS::bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded()				\
-  {									\
-    if ( !bbDescriptorPointer() )					\
-      bbDescriptorPointer() = new CLASS ## Descriptor;			\
-  }
+  
 //============================================================================
 
 
@@ -259,20 +342,25 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Declares that the AtomicBlackBox is an adaptor (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_ADAPTOR() SetKInd(bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor::ADAPTOR)
+#define BBTK_ADAPTOR()			      \
+  SetKind(bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor::ADAPTOR); \
+  AddToCategory("adaptor")
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Declares that the AtomicBlackBox is the default adaptor of the package (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_DEFAULT_ADAPTOR() SetKind(bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor::DEFAULT_ADAPTOR)
+#define BBTK_DEFAULT_ADAPTOR()				\
+  SetKind(bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor::DEFAULT_ADAPTOR);	\
+  AddToCategory("adaptor")
 //============================================================================
 
+
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a AtomicBlackBox input (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_INPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)				\
+#define BBTK_INPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE,NATURE)			\
   AddInputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxInputDescriptor		\
 		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),			\
-		      #NAME,DESCR,					\
+		      #NAME,DESCR,NATURE,				\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		      (&CLASS::bbGetInput##NAME),			\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -281,20 +369,21 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a AtomicBlackBox output (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_OUTPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)				\
+#define BBTK_OUTPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE,NATURE)			\
   AddOutputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxOutputDescriptor		\
-		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,				\
+		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,NATURE,	\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		       (&CLASS::bbGetOutput##NAME),			\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		       (&CLASS::bbSetOutput##NAME) ) )
 //============================================================================
 
+
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a AtomicBlackBox input (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_INPUT_NOCOPY(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
+#define BBTK_INPUT_NOCOPY(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE,NATURE)			\
   AddInputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxInputDescriptor		\
-		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,					\
+		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,NATURE,	\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		      (&CLASS::bbGetInput##NAME),			\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -304,9 +393,9 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a AtomicBlackBox output (to be put inside the UBB description block)
-#define BBTK_OUTPUT_NOCOPY(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
+#define BBTK_OUTPUT_NOCOPY(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE,NATURE)		\
   AddOutputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxOutputDescriptor		\
-		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,				\
+		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,NATURE,	\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		       (&CLASS::bbGetOutput##NAME),			\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -329,42 +418,78 @@
 //============================================================================
 //============================================================================
 
+//============================================================================
+#define BBTK_TEMPLATE_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(CLASS,PARENT,T)	\
+  public : typedef CLASS<T> Self;				\
+  BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL(CLASS,PARENT);
+//============================================================================
+
 //============================================================================
 /// Begins a template AtomicBlackBox of template param T description block
-#define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)	\
-  template <class T>					\
-  class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor \
+#define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS,PARENT)		\
+  template <class T>							\
+  class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public PARENT ## Descriptor \
   {									\
+  public: typedef CLASS ## Descriptor<T> Self;				\
+    BBTK_OBJECT_MINIMAL_INTERFACE;					\
   public:								\
-    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer CreateInstance(const std::string& name)	\
+    std::string GetObjectName() const					\
     {									\
-      return CLASS<T>::bbNew(name);					\
+      return std::string(BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS))				\
+	+std::string("Descriptor<")+bbtk::TypeName<T>()			\
+	+std::string("> '")+GetFullTypeName()				\
+	+std::string("'");						\
+    }									\
+    static Pointer New()						\
+      {									\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor<"<<bbtk::TypeName<T>()<<">::New"	\
+			 <<std::endl);					\
+	Pointer p = MakePointer(new Self());				\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor<"<<bbtk::TypeName<T>()<<">::New"	\
+			 <<std::endl);					\
+	return p;							\
+      }									\
+    virtual bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer GetInstance()	const \
+      {									\
+	return Instance();						\
+      }									\
+    static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer Instance()		\
+      {									\
+	static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::WeakPointer i;		\
+	bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer j;			\
+	if (!i.lock()) { j = Self::New(); i = j; }			\
+	return i.lock();						\
+      }									\
+    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer NewBlackBox(const std::string& name)	\
+    {									\
+      return CLASS<T>::New(name);					\
     }									\
     CLASS ## Descriptor()						\
       {									\
-	bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",9,#CLASS<<"Descriptor::"<<#CLASS	\
-			    <<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl)
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor<"	\
+			 <<bbtk::TypeName<T>()<<">::"			\
+			 <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		
+
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Ends a template AtomicBlackBox of template param T description block
-#define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)	\
-  bbtkDecTab("Kernel",9);							\
+#define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)			\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor<"		\
+		   <<bbtk::TypeName<T>()<<">::"				\
+		   <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		\
   }									\
-  };									\
-  template <class T>					\
-  void CLASS<T>::bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded()		\
-  {									\
-    if ( !bbDescriptorPointer() )					\
-      bbDescriptorPointer() = new CLASS ## Descriptor<T>;	\
-  }
+  };									
+
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a template AtomicBlackBox input (to be put inside the template UBB description block)
 #define BBTK_TEMPLATE_INPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
   AddInputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxInputDescriptor		\
-		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,					\
+		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,"",	\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS<T>,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		      (&CLASS<T>::bbGetInput##NAME),			\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS<T>,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -375,7 +500,7 @@
 /// Describes a template AtomicBlackBox output (to be put inside the template UBB description block)
 #define BBTK_TEMPLATE_OUTPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
   AddOutputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxOutputDescriptor		\
-		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,				\
+		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,"",	\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS<T>,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		       (&CLASS<T>::bbGetOutput##NAME),			\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS<T>,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -384,76 +509,137 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Template AtomicBlackBox std implementation of ctor and dtor
-#define BBTK_USER_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)	\
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)		\
   template <class T>							\
   CLASS<T>::CLASS(const std::string& name, bool alloc)			\
     : PARENT(name,false)						\
   {									\
-    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS<T>,alloc);			\
-    CLASS<T>::bbUserConstructor();				\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
-  }				\
+    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,alloc);			\
+    CLASS<T>::bbUserConstructor();					\
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
+  }									\
   template <class T>							\
-  CLASS<T>::CLASS(CLASS<T>& from,						\
-	       const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors)	\
+  CLASS<T>::CLASS(CLASS<T>& from,					\
+		  const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors)	\
     : PARENT(from,name,false)						\
   {									\
-    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS<T>,from,allocate_connectors); \
-    CLASS<T>::bbUserCopyConstructor();					\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
-  }		\
+    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from,allocate_connectors); \
+    CLASS<T>::bbUserCopyConstructor(from.GetThisPointer<bbtk::BlackBox>()); \
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from);			\
+  }									\
   template <class T>							\
   CLASS<T>::~CLASS()							\
   {									\
-    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS<T>);				\
+    BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
     CLASS<T>::bbUserDestructor();					\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR;					\
-  }									
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
+  }									\
+  template <class T>							\
+  void CLASS<T>::bbLockDescriptor()					\
+  {									\
+    bbmDescriptorPointer = CLASS ## Descriptor<T>::Instance();		\
+  }
 //============================================================================
 
+
+
 //============================================================================
 // Two template params user black boxes macros
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+#define BBTK_TEMPLATE2_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE(CLASS,PARENT,T1,T2)	\
+  public : typedef CLASS<T1,T2> Self;					\
+  BBTK_BLACK_BOX_INTERFACE_INTERNAL(CLASS,PARENT);
+//===========================================================================
 
+//============================================================================
 /// Begins a template AtomicBlackBox description block of template param T1 and T2 
-#define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)		\
+#define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_BLACK_BOX(CLASS,PARENT)		\
   template <class T1, class T2>						\
-  class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor \
+  class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public PARENT ## Descriptor \
   {									\
+  public: typedef CLASS ## Descriptor<T1,T2> Self;			\
+    BBTK_OBJECT_MINIMAL_INTERFACE;					\
   public:								\
-    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer CreateInstance(const std::string& name)	\
+    std::string GetObjectName() const					\
+    {									\
+      return std::string(BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS))				\
+	+std::string("Descriptor<")+bbtk::TypeName<T1>()		\
+	+std::string(",")+bbtk::TypeName<T2>()				\
+	+std::string("> '")+GetFullTypeName()				\
+	+std::string("'");						\
+    }									\
+    static Pointer New()						\
+      {									\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"##> "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor<"<<bbtk::TypeName<T1>()<<","	\
+			 <<bbtk::TypeName<T2>()<<">::New"<<std::endl);	\
+	Pointer p = MakePointer(new Self());				\
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",1,"<## "<<BBTK_STRINGIFY(CLASS)	\
+			 <<"Descriptor<"<<bbtk::TypeName<T1>()<<","	\
+			 <<bbtk::TypeName<T2>()<<">::New"<<std::endl);	\
+	return p;							\
+      }									\
+    virtual bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer GetInstance() const \
+      {									\
+	return Instance();						\
+      }									\
+    static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer Instance()		\
+      {									\
+	static bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::WeakPointer i;		\
+	bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer j;			\
+	if (!i.lock()) { j = Self::New(); i = j; }			\
+	return i.lock();						\
+      }									\
+    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer NewBlackBox(const std::string& name)	\
     {									\
-      return CLASS<T1,T2>::bbNew(name);					\
+      return CLASS<T1,T2>::New(name);					\
     }									\
     CLASS ## Descriptor()						\
       {									\
-      bbtkDebugMessageInc("Kernel",9,#CLASS<<"Descriptor::"<<#CLASS	\
-			  <<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl)
+	bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"==> "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor<"	\
+			 <<bbtk::TypeName<T1>()<<","			\
+			 <<bbtk::TypeName<T2>()<<">::"			\
+			 <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		
 //============================================================================
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Ends a template AtomicBlackBox description block of template param T1 and T2
-#define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)		\
-  bbtkDecTab("Kernel",9);							\
+#define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_BLACK_BOX(CLASS)			\
+  bbtkDebugMessage("object",2,"<== "<<#CLASS<<"Descriptor<"		\
+		   <<bbtk::TypeName<T1>()<<","				\
+		   <<bbtk::TypeName<T2>()<<">::"			\
+		   <<#CLASS<<"Descriptor()"<<std::endl);		\
   }									\
-  };									\
-  template <class T1, class T2>						\
-  void CLASS<T1,T2>::bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded()			\
-  {									\
-    if ( !bbDescriptorPointer() )					\
-      bbDescriptorPointer() = new CLASS ## Descriptor<T1,T2>;		\
-  }
+  };									
+
 //============================================================================
 
+
+
+/*
 //============================================================================
 // Two template params user black boxes macros
 
 /// Begins a template AtomicBlackBox description block of template param T1 and T2 
 #define BBTK_BEGIN_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_WITH_TYPES_BLACK_BOX(CLASS,TYPE1,TYPE2)		\
   template <TYPE1 T1, TYPE2 T2>						\
-  class /*BBTK_EXPORT*/ CLASS ## Descriptor : public bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor \
+  class  CLASS ## Descriptor : public bbtk::BlackBoxDescriptor		\
   {									\
   public:								\
-    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer CreateInstance(const std::string& name)	\
+    virtual bbtk:AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer GetInstance()	const	\
+      {									\
+	return Instance();						\
+      }									\
+    static bbtk:AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer Instance()			\
+      {									\
+	static bbtk:AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::WeakPointer i;			\
+	bbtk:AtomicBlackBoxDescriptor::Pointer j;				\
+	if (!i.lock()) { j = Self::New(); i = j; }			\
+	return i.lock();						\
+      }									\
+    bbtk::BlackBox::Pointer NewBlackBox(const std::string& name)	\
     {									\
       return new CLASS<T1,T2>(name);					\
     }									\
@@ -468,22 +654,17 @@
 #define BBTK_END_DESCRIBE_TEMPLATE2_WITH_TYPES_BLACK_BOX(CLASS,TYPE1,TYPE2)	\
   bbtkDecTab("Kernel",9);							\
   }									\
-  };									\
-  template <TYPE1 T1, TYPE2 T2>						\
-  void CLASS<T1,T2>::bbCreateDescriptorIfNeeded()			\
-  {									\
-    if ( !bbDescriptorPointer() )					\
-      bbDescriptorPointer() = new CLASS ## Descriptor<T1,T2>;		\
-  }
-//============================================================================
+  };									
 
+//============================================================================
 
+*/
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Describes a 2 template params AtomicBlackBox input (to be put inside the UBB description block)
 #define BBTK_TEMPLATE2_INPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
   AddInputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxInputDescriptor		\
-		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,					\
+		     (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,"",	\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS<T1,T2>,TYPE,TYPE >	\
 		      (&CLASS<T1,T2>::bbGetInput##NAME),		\
 		      new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS<T1,T2>,TYPE,TYPE >	\
@@ -494,7 +675,7 @@
 /// Describes a 2 template params AtomicBlackBox output (to be put inside the UBB description block)
 #define BBTK_TEMPLATE2_OUTPUT(CLASS,NAME,DESCR,TYPE)			\
   AddOutputDescriptor(new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxOutputDescriptor		\
-		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,				\
+		      (typeid(CLASS ## Descriptor),#NAME,DESCR,"",	\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTGetFunctor<CLASS<T1,T2>,TYPE,TYPE > \
 		       (&CLASS<T1,T2>::bbGetOutput##NAME),		\
 		       new bbtk::AtomicBlackBoxTSetFunctor<CLASS<T1,T2>,TYPE,TYPE > \
@@ -503,37 +684,43 @@
 
 //============================================================================
 /// Template AtomicBlackBox std implementation of ctor and dtor
-#define BBTK_USER_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE2_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)	\
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE2_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT)		\
   template <class T1, class T2>						\
   CLASS<T1,T2>::CLASS(const std::string& name, bool alloc)		\
     : PARENT(name,false)						\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,alloc);			\
     CLASS<T1,T2>::bbUserConstructor();					\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
   }									\
-  template <class T1, class T2>							\
-  CLASS<T1,T2>::CLASS(CLASS<T1,T2>& from,						\
-	       const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors)	\
+  template <class T1, class T2>						\
+  CLASS<T1,T2>::CLASS(CLASS<T1,T2>& from,				\
+		      const std::string& name, bool allocate_connectors) \
     : PARENT(from,name,false)						\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from,allocate_connectors); \
-    CLASS<T1,T2>::bbUserCopyConstructor();				\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_CONSTRUCTOR;					\
+    CLASS<T1,T2>::bbUserCopyConstructor(from.GetThisPointer<bbtk::BlackBox>());	\
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(CLASS,from);			\
   }									\
   template <class T1, class T2>						\
   CLASS<T1,T2>::~CLASS()						\
   {									\
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
     CLASS<T1,T2>::bbUserDestructor();					\
-    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR;					\
-  }									
+    BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
+  }									\
+  template <class T1, class T2>						\
+  void CLASS<T1,T2>::bbLockDescriptor()					\
+  {									\
+    bbmDescriptorPointer = CLASS ## Descriptor<T1,T2>::Instance();	\
+  }
 //============================================================================
 
 
+/*
 //============================================================================
 /// Template AtomicBlackBox std implementation of ctor and dtor
-#define BBTK_USER_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE2_WITH_TYPES_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT,TYPE1,TYPE2) \
+#define BBTK_BLACK_BOX_TEMPLATE2_WITH_TYPES_IMPLEMENTATION(CLASS,PARENT,TYPE1,TYPE2) \
   template <TYPE1 T1, TYPE2 T2>						\
   CLASS<T1,T2>::CLASS(const std::string& name, bool alloc)		\
     : PARENT(name,false)						\
@@ -557,123 +744,19 @@
     BBTK_BEGIN_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR(CLASS);				\
     this->bbUserDestructor();						\
     BBTK_END_BLACK_BOX_DESTRUCTOR;					\
-  }									
-//============================================================================
-
-
-
-
-
-//===========================================================================
-//============================================================================
-// ITK Specific macros
-//===========================================================================
-//===========================================================================
-
-
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares an itk-inherited AtomicBlackBox input 
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_ITK_INPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return PARENT::GetInput(); }					\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::SetInput(d);						\
-    /*bbSetModifiedStatus();*/ }						       
-//===========================================================================
-
-//===========================================================================
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_ITK_OUTPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetOutput##NAME ()						\
-  { return PARENT::GetOutput(); }					\
-  void bbSetOutput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { /*PARENT::GetOutput() = d;*/ }					
-//===========================================================================
-
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares an AtomicBlackBox input corresponding to an inherited itk parameter
-/// which was declared by itkSetMacro/itkGetMacro
-/// The NAME **MUST** be the same than the itk parameter name
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_ITK_PARAM(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return PARENT::Get##NAME(); }					\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::Set##NAME(d);						\
-    /*bbSetModifiedStatus();*/ }
-//===========================================================================
-
-
-
-
-//===========================================================================
+  }									\
+  template <class T1, class T2>						\
+  void CLASS<T1,T2>::bbLockDescriptor()					\
+  {									\
+    bbmDescriptorPointer = CLASS ## Descriptor<T1,T2>::Instance();	\
+  }
 //============================================================================
-// VTK Specific macros
-//===========================================================================
-//===========================================================================
-
 
-//===========================================================================
+*/
 
-// EED sept 04                                                  \
-//  { return GetInput(); /*PARENT::GetInput();*/ }		\
-//  { PARENT::SetInput( /*(vtkDataObject*)*/ d);				\
 
 
 
-/// Declares a vtkImageAlgorithm-inherited AtomicBlackBox input 
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_VTK_IMAGE_ALGORITHM_INPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return GetImageDataInput(0); /*PARENT::GetInput();*/ }		\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::SetInput( (vtkDataObject*) d);				\
-    /*bbSetModifiedStatus();*/ }						       
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares a vtkPolyDataAlgorithm-inherited AtomicBlackBox input 
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_VTK_POLY_DATA_ALGORITHM_INPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)	\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return GetPolyDataInput(0); /*PARENT::GetInput();*/ }		\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::SetInput( (vtkDataObject*) d);				\
-    /*bbSetModifiedStatus();*/ }						       
-//===========================================================================
-
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares a vtkImageAlgorithm-inherited AtomicBlackBox output 
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_VTK_OUTPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetOutput##NAME ()						\
-  { return PARENT::GetOutput(); }					\
-  void bbSetOutput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { /*PARENT::GetOutput() = d;*/ }					
-//===========================================================================
-
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares a vtkAlgorithm-inherited AtomicBlackBox input 
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_VTK_INPUT(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return dynamic_cast<TYPE>(PARENT::GetInput()); }			\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::SetInput( (vtkDataObject*) d); /*PARENT::GetOutput() = d;*/ }
-
-//===========================================================================
-
-//===========================================================================
-/// Declares an AtomicBlackBox input corresponding to an inherited vtk parameter
-/// which was declared by vtkSetMacro/vtkGetMacro
-/// The NAME **MUST** be the same than the vtk parameter name
-#define BBTK_DECLARE_VTK_PARAM(PARENT,NAME,TYPE)			\
-  public:								\
-  TYPE bbGetInput##NAME ()						\
-  { return PARENT::Get##NAME(); }					\
-  void bbSetInput##NAME (TYPE d)					\
-  { PARENT::Set##NAME(d);						\
-    /*bbSetModifiedStatus();*/ }
-//===========================================================================