Make libplist glib free

18 files changed, 876 insertions, 210 deletions

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 02461dd..0790f74 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ IF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
 ENDIF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
 
 FIND_PACKAGE( LibXml2 REQUIRED )
-FIND_PACKAGE( GLIB2 REQUIRED )
 
 OPTION(ENABLE_PYTHON "Enable Python bindings (needs Swig)" ON)
 
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 
 ENABLE_TESTING()
 
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( libcnary )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( src )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( plutil )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( include )
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ IF ( SWIG_FOUND AND PYTHONLIBS_FOUND AND PYTHONINTERP_FOUND )
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( swig )
 ENDIF ( SWIG_FOUND AND PYTHONLIBS_FOUND AND PYTHONINTERP_FOUND )
 
+INCLUDE (TestBigEndian)
+TEST_BIG_ENDIAN(endianess)
+SET ( PLIST_BYTE_ORDER ${endianess} )
+
 # add uninstall target
 CONFIGURE_FILE(	"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake" IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_uninstall.cmake")
diff --git a/libplist.pc.in b/libplist.pc.in
index ad83877..971b8b5 100644
--- a/libplist.pc.in
+++ b/libplist.pc.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ includedir=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include
 Name: libplist
 Description: A library to handle Apple Property Lists whereas they are binary or XML
 Version: ${LIBPLIST_VERSION}
-Requires.private: libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.30 glib-2.0 >= 2.14.1
+Requires.private: libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.30
 Libs: -L${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} -lplist
 Cflags: -I${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 85ce6eb..76f323a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR} ${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libcnary/include )
  
 
 SET(libplist_SRC
 	plist.c
+	hashtable.c
+	bytearray.c
+	ptrarray.c
 	bplist.c
+	base64.c
 	xplist.c )
 
 SET(libplist++_SRC
@@ -20,8 +24,18 @@ SET(libplist++_SRC
 	Dictionary.cpp
 	)
 
-ADD_LIBRARY( plist SHARED ${libplist_SRC} )
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( plist ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES} )
+SET(libcnary_object_files
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libcnary/CMakeFiles/libcnary.dir/iterator.c.o
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libcnary/CMakeFiles/libcnary.dir/list.c.o
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libcnary/CMakeFiles/libcnary.dir/node.c.o
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libcnary/CMakeFiles/libcnary.dir/node_iterator.c.o
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libcnary/CMakeFiles/libcnary.dir/node_list.c.o
+)
+
+SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(${libcnary_object_files} PROPERTIES EXTERNAL_OBJECT true GENERATED true)
+
+ADD_LIBRARY( plist SHARED ${libplist_SRC} ${libcnary_object_files} )
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( plist ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} )
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES( plist PROPERTIES VERSION ${LIBPLIST_LIBVERSION} )
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES( plist PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${LIBPLIST_SOVERSION} )
 if(APPLE)
diff --git a/src/base64.c b/src/base64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..066494e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * base64.c
+ * base64 encode/decode implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#include <string.h>
+#include "base64.h"
+
+static const char base64_str[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+static const char base64_pad = '=';
+
+static const int8_t base64_table[256] = {
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 62, -1, -1, -1, 63,
+	52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1,  0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
+	15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
+	41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
+	-1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
+};
+
+char *base64encode(const unsigned char *buf, size_t *size)
+{
+	if (!buf || !size || !(*size > 0)) return NULL;
+	int outlen = (*size / 3) * 4;
+	char *outbuf = (char*)malloc(outlen+5); // 4 spare bytes + 1 for '\0'
+	size_t n = 0;
+	size_t m = 0;
+	unsigned char input[3];
+	unsigned int output[4];
+	while (n < *size) {
+		input[0] = buf[n++];
+		input[1] = (n < *size) ? buf[n++] : 0;
+		input[2] = (n < *size) ? buf[n++] : 0;
+		output[0] = input[0] >> 2;
+		output[1] = ((input[0] & 3) << 4) + (input[1] >> 4);
+		output[2] = ((input[1] & 15) << 2) + (input[2] >> 6);
+		output[3] = input[2] & 63;
+		outbuf[m++] = base64_str[(int)output[0]];
+		outbuf[m++] = base64_str[(int)output[1]];
+		outbuf[m++] = base64_str[(int)output[2]];
+		outbuf[m++] = base64_str[(int)output[3]];
+	}
+	while ((m % 4) != 0) {
+		outbuf[m++] = base64_pad;
+	}
+	outbuf[m] = 0; // 0-termination!
+	*size = m;
+	return outbuf;
+}
+
+static int base64decode_block(unsigned char *target, const char *data, size_t data_size)
+{
+	int w1,w2,w3,w4;
+	int n,i;
+
+	if (!data || (data_size <= 0)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	n = 0;
+	i = 0;
+	while (n < data_size-3) {
+		w1 = base64_table[(int)data[n]];
+		w2 = base64_table[(int)data[n+1]];
+		w3 = base64_table[(int)data[n+2]];
+		w4 = base64_table[(int)data[n+3]];
+
+		if (w2 >= 0) {
+			target[i++] = (char)((w1*4 + (w2 >> 4)) & 255);
+		}
+		if (w3 >= 0) {
+			target[i++] = (char)((w2*16 + (w3 >> 2)) & 255);
+		}
+		if (w4 >= 0) {
+			target[i++] = (char)((w3*64 + w4) & 255);
+		}
+		n+=4;
+	}
+	return i;
+}
+
+unsigned char *base64decode(const char *buf, size_t *size)
+{
+	if (!buf) return;
+	size_t len = strlen(buf);
+	if (len <= 0) return;
+	unsigned char *outbuf = (unsigned char*)malloc((len/4)*3+3);
+
+	unsigned char *line;
+	int p = 0;
+
+	line = (unsigned char*)strtok((char*)buf, "\r\n\t ");
+	while (line) {
+		p+=base64decode_block(outbuf+p, line, strlen((char*)line));
+
+		// get next line of base64 encoded block
+		line = (unsigned char*)strtok(NULL, "\r\n\t ");
+	}
+	outbuf[p] = 0;
+	*size = p;
+	return outbuf;
+}
diff --git a/src/base64.h b/src/base64.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbaf104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base64.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * base64.h
+ * base64 encode/decode implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#ifndef BASE64_H
+#define BASE64_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "common.h"
+
+_PLIST_INTERNAL char *base64encode(const unsigned char *buf, size_t *size);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL unsigned char *base64decode(const char *buf, size_t *size);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/bplist.c b/src/bplist.c
index 82d1813..77e6245 100644
--- a/src/bplist.c
+++ b/src/bplist.c
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
 #include <plist/plist.h>
 #include "plist.h"
+#include "hashtable.h"
+#include "bytearray.h"
+#include "ptrarray.h"
+
+#include <node.h>
+#include <node_iterator.h>
 
 /* Magic marker and size. */
 #define BPLIST_MAGIC		((uint8_t*)"bplist")
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ enum
 
 static void float_byte_convert(uint8_t * address, size_t size)
 {
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_LITTLE_ENDIAN && !defined (__VFP_FP__)
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_LITTLE_ENDIAN && !defined (__VFP_FP__)
     uint8_t i = 0, j = 0;
     uint8_t tmp = 0;
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ union plist_uint_ptr
 
 static void byte_convert(uint8_t * address, size_t size)
 {
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_LITTLE_ENDIAN
     uint8_t i = 0, j = 0;
     uint8_t tmp = 0;
 
@@ -131,10 +137,10 @@ static uint32_t uint24_from_be(union plist_uint_ptr buf)
 	({ \
 		union plist_uint_ptr __up; \
 		__up.src = x; \
-		(n == 8 ? GUINT64_FROM_BE( get_unaligned(__up.u64ptr) ) : \
-		(n == 4 ? GUINT32_FROM_BE( get_unaligned(__up.u32ptr) ) : \
+		(n == 8 ? be64toh( get_unaligned(__up.u64ptr) ) : \
+		(n == 4 ? be32toh( get_unaligned(__up.u32ptr) ) : \
 		(n == 3 ? uint24_from_be( __up ) : \
-		(n == 2 ? GUINT16_FROM_BE( get_unaligned(__up.u16ptr) ) : \
+		(n == 2 ? be16toh( get_unaligned(__up.u16ptr) ) : \
 		*__up.u8ptr )))); \
 	})
 
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ static uint32_t uint24_from_be(union plist_uint_ptr buf)
 	({ \
 		union plist_uint_ptr __up; \
 		__up.src = x; \
-		GUINT64_FROM_BE( get_unaligned(__up.u64ptr) ); \
+		be64toh( get_unaligned(__up.u64ptr) ); \
 	})
 
 #define get_needed_bytes(x) \
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ static uint32_t uint24_from_be(union plist_uint_ptr buf)
 
 #define get_real_bytes(x) (x == (float) x ? 4 : 8)
 
+#define NODE_IS_ROOT(x) (((node_t*)x)->isRoot)
 
 static plist_t parse_uint_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size, char **next_object)
 {
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ static plist_t parse_uint_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size, char **next_object)
     data->type = PLIST_UINT;
     data->length = sizeof(uint64_t);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_real_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size)
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ static plist_t parse_real_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size)
     data->type = PLIST_REAL;
     data->length = sizeof(double);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_date_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size)
@@ -217,10 +224,10 @@ static plist_t parse_date_node(char *bnode, uint8_t size)
     plist_data_t data = plist_get_data(node);
 
     double time_real = data->realval;
-    data->timeval.tv_sec = (glong) time_real;
-    data->timeval.tv_usec = (time_real - (glong) time_real) * G_USEC_PER_SEC;
+    data->timeval.tv_sec = (long) time_real;
+    data->timeval.tv_usec = (time_real - (long) time_real) * 1000000;
     data->type = PLIST_DATE;
-    data->length = sizeof(GTimeVal);
+    data->length = sizeof(struct timeval);
 
     return node;
 }
@@ -235,26 +242,58 @@ static plist_t parse_string_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size)
     data->strval[size] = '\0';
     data->length = strlen(data->strval);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
+}
+
+static char *plist_utf16_to_utf8(uint16_t *unistr, long len, long *items_read, long *items_written)
+{
+	if (!unistr || (len <= 0)) return NULL;
+	char *outbuf = (char*)malloc(3*(len+1));
+	int p = 0;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	uint16_t wc;
+
+	while (i < len) {
+		wc = unistr[i++];
+		if (wc >= 0x800) {
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(0xE0 + ((wc >> 12) & 0xF));
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(0x80 + ((wc >> 6) & 0x3F));
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(0x80 + (wc & 0x3F));
+		} else if (wc >= 0x80) {
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(0xC0 + ((wc >> 6) & 0x1F));
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(0x80 + (wc & 0x3F));
+		} else {
+			outbuf[p++] = (char)(wc & 0x7F);
+		}
+	}
+	if (items_read) {
+		*items_read = i;
+	}
+	if (items_written) {
+		*items_written = p;
+	}
+	outbuf[p] = 0;
+
+	return outbuf;
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_unicode_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size)
 {
     plist_data_t data = plist_new_plist_data();
     uint64_t i = 0;
-    gunichar2 *unicodestr = NULL;
-    gchar *tmpstr = NULL;
-    glong items_read = 0;
-    glong items_written = 0;
-    GError *error = NULL;
+    uint16_t *unicodestr = NULL;
+    char *tmpstr = NULL;
+    long items_read = 0;
+    long items_written = 0;
 
     data->type = PLIST_STRING;
-    unicodestr = (gunichar2 *) malloc(sizeof(gunichar2) * size);
-    memcpy(unicodestr, bnode, sizeof(gunichar2) * size);
+    unicodestr = (uint16_t*) malloc(sizeof(uint16_t) * size);
+    memcpy(unicodestr, bnode, sizeof(uint16_t) * size);
     for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-        byte_convert((uint8_t *) (unicodestr + i), sizeof(gunichar2));
+        byte_convert((uint8_t *) (unicodestr + i), sizeof(uint16_t));
 
-    tmpstr = g_utf16_to_utf8(unicodestr, size, &items_read, &items_written, &error);
+    tmpstr = plist_utf16_to_utf8(unicodestr, size, &items_read, &items_written);
     free(unicodestr);
 
     data->type = PLIST_STRING;
@@ -262,8 +301,8 @@ static plist_t parse_unicode_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size)
     memcpy(data->strval, tmpstr, items_written);
     data->strval[items_written] = '\0';
     data->length = strlen(data->strval);
-    g_free(tmpstr);
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    free(tmpstr);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_data_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size)
@@ -275,7 +314,7 @@ static plist_t parse_data_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size)
     data->buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * size);
     memcpy(data->buff, bnode, sizeof(uint8_t) * size);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_dict_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size, uint32_t ref_size)
@@ -287,7 +326,7 @@ static plist_t parse_dict_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size, uint32_t ref_size)
     data->buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * size * ref_size * 2);
     memcpy(data->buff, bnode, sizeof(uint8_t) * size * ref_size * 2);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 static plist_t parse_array_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size, uint32_t ref_size)
@@ -299,7 +338,7 @@ static plist_t parse_array_node(char *bnode, uint64_t size, uint32_t ref_size)
     data->buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * size * ref_size);
     memcpy(data->buff, bnode, sizeof(uint8_t) * size * ref_size);
 
-    return g_node_new(data);
+    return node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 
@@ -329,7 +368,7 @@ static plist_t parse_bin_node(char *object, uint8_t dict_size, char **next_objec
             data->type = PLIST_BOOLEAN;
             data->boolval = TRUE;
             data->length = 1;
-            return g_node_new(data);
+            return node_create(NULL, data);
         }
 
         case BPLIST_FALSE:
@@ -338,7 +377,7 @@ static plist_t parse_bin_node(char *object, uint8_t dict_size, char **next_objec
             data->type = PLIST_BOOLEAN;
             data->boolval = FALSE;
             data->length = 1;
-            return g_node_new(data);
+            return node_create(NULL, data);
         }
 
         case BPLIST_NULL:
@@ -420,7 +459,7 @@ static plist_t parse_bin_node(char *object, uint8_t dict_size, char **next_objec
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static gpointer copy_plist_data(gconstpointer src, gpointer data)
+static void* copy_plist_data(const void* src)
 {
     plist_data_t srcdata = (plist_data_t) src;
     plist_data_t dstdata = plist_new_plist_data();
@@ -541,18 +580,18 @@ void plist_from_bin(const char *plist_bin, uint32_t length, plist_t * plist)
 
                 if (index1 < num_objects)
                 {
-                    if (G_NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index1]))
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index1]);
+                    if (NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index1]))
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index1]);
                     else
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], g_node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index1], copy_plist_data, NULL));
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index1], copy_plist_data));
                 }
 
                 if (index2 < num_objects)
                 {
-                    if (G_NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index2]))
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index2]);
+                    if (NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index2]))
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index2]);
                     else
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], g_node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index2], copy_plist_data, NULL));
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index2], copy_plist_data));
                 }
             }
 
@@ -567,10 +606,10 @@ void plist_from_bin(const char *plist_bin, uint32_t length, plist_t * plist)
 
                 if (index1 < num_objects)
                 {
-                    if (G_NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index1]))
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index1]);
+                    if (NODE_IS_ROOT(nodeslist[index1]))
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], nodeslist[index1]);
                     else
-                        g_node_append(nodeslist[i], g_node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index1], copy_plist_data, NULL));
+                        node_attach(nodeslist[i], node_copy_deep(nodeslist[index1], copy_plist_data));
                 }
             }
             free(data->buff);
@@ -584,15 +623,15 @@ void plist_from_bin(const char *plist_bin, uint32_t length, plist_t * plist)
     free(nodeslist);
 }
 
-static guint plist_data_hash(gconstpointer key)
+static unsigned int plist_data_hash(const void* key)
 {
     plist_data_t data = plist_get_data((plist_t) key);
 
-    guint hash = data->type;
-    guint i = 0;
+    unsigned int hash = data->type;
+    unsigned int i = 0;
 
     char *buff = NULL;
-    guint size = 0;
+    unsigned int size = 0;
 
     switch (data->type)
     {
@@ -612,7 +651,7 @@ static guint plist_data_hash(gconstpointer key)
     case PLIST_DICT:
         //for these types only hash pointer
         buff = (char *) &key;
-        size = sizeof(gconstpointer);
+        size = sizeof(const void*);
         break;
     case PLIST_DATE:
         buff = (char *) &(data->timeval);
@@ -629,22 +668,20 @@ static guint plist_data_hash(gconstpointer key)
     return hash;
 }
 
-
-
 struct serialize_s
 {
-    GPtrArray *objects;
-    GHashTable *ref_table;
+    ptrarray_t* objects;
+    hashtable_t* ref_table;
 };
 
-static void serialize_plist(GNode * node, gpointer data)
+static void serialize_plist(node_t* node, void* data)
 {
     uint64_t *index_val = NULL;
     struct serialize_s *ser = (struct serialize_s *) data;
     uint64_t current_index = ser->objects->len;
 
     //first check that node is not yet in objects
-    gpointer val = g_hash_table_lookup(ser->ref_table, node);
+    void* val = hash_table_lookup(ser->ref_table, node);
     if (val)
     {
         //data is already in table
@@ -653,17 +690,23 @@ static void serialize_plist(GNode * node, gpointer data)
     //insert new ref
     index_val = (uint64_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint64_t));
     *index_val = current_index;
-    g_hash_table_insert(ser->ref_table, node, index_val);
+    hash_table_insert(ser->ref_table, node, index_val);
 
     //now append current node to object array
-    g_ptr_array_add(ser->objects, node);
+    ptr_array_add(ser->objects, node);
 
     //now recurse on children
-    g_node_children_foreach(node, G_TRAVERSE_ALL, serialize_plist, data);
+    node_iterator_t *ni = node_iterator_create(node->children);
+    node_t *ch;
+    while ((ch = node_iterator_next(ni))) {
+        serialize_plist(ch, data);
+    }
+    node_iterator_destroy(ni);
+
     return;
 }
 
-static gboolean free_index(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
+static int free_index(void* key, void* value, void* user_data)
 {
     free((uint64_t *) value);
     return TRUE;
@@ -671,7 +714,7 @@ static gboolean free_index(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
 
 #define Log2(x) (x == 8 ? 3 : (x == 4 ? 2 : (x == 2 ? 1 : 0)))
 
-static void write_int(GByteArray * bplist, uint64_t val)
+static void write_int(bytearray_t * bplist, uint64_t val)
 {
     uint64_t size = get_needed_bytes(val);
     uint8_t *buff = NULL;
@@ -679,7 +722,7 @@ static void write_int(GByteArray * bplist, uint64_t val)
     if (size == 3)
         size++;
 
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN
     val = val << ((sizeof(uint64_t) - size) * 8);
 #endif
 
@@ -687,11 +730,11 @@ static void write_int(GByteArray * bplist, uint64_t val)
     buff[0] = BPLIST_UINT | Log2(size);
     memcpy(buff + 1, &val, size);
     byte_convert(buff + 1, size);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
     free(buff);
 }
 
-static void write_real(GByteArray * bplist, double val)
+static void write_real(bytearray_t * bplist, double val)
 {
     uint64_t size = get_real_bytes(val);	//cheat to know used space
     uint8_t *buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
@@ -706,89 +749,89 @@ static void write_real(GByteArray * bplist, double val)
         memcpy(buff + 1, &tmpval, size);
     }
     float_byte_convert(buff + 1, size);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
     free(buff);
 }
 
-static void write_date(GByteArray * bplist, double val)
+static void write_date(bytearray_t * bplist, double val)
 {
     uint64_t size = 8;			//dates always use 8 bytes
     uint8_t *buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
     buff[0] = BPLIST_DATE | Log2(size);
     memcpy(buff + 1, &val, size);
     float_byte_convert(buff + 1, size);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, sizeof(uint8_t) + size);
     free(buff);
 }
 
-static void write_raw_data(GByteArray * bplist, uint8_t mark, uint8_t * val, uint64_t size)
+static void write_raw_data(bytearray_t * bplist, uint8_t mark, uint8_t * val, uint64_t size)
 {
     uint8_t *buff = NULL;
     uint8_t marker = mark | (size < 15 ? size : 0xf);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
+    byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
     if (size >= 15)
     {
-        GByteArray *int_buff = g_byte_array_new();
+        bytearray_t *int_buff = byte_array_new();
         write_int(int_buff, size);
-        g_byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
-        g_byte_array_free(int_buff, TRUE);
+        byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
+        byte_array_free(int_buff);
     }
     //stupid unicode buffer length
     if (BPLIST_UNICODE==mark) size *= 2;
     buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(size);
     memcpy(buff, val, size);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size);
     free(buff);
 }
 
-static void write_data(GByteArray * bplist, uint8_t * val, uint64_t size)
+static void write_data(bytearray_t * bplist, uint8_t * val, uint64_t size)
 {
     write_raw_data(bplist, BPLIST_DATA, val, size);
 }
 
-static void write_string(GByteArray * bplist, char *val)
+static void write_string(bytearray_t * bplist, char *val)
 {
     uint64_t size = strlen(val);
     write_raw_data(bplist, BPLIST_STRING, (uint8_t *) val, size);
 }
 
-static void write_unicode(GByteArray * bplist, gunichar2 * val, uint64_t size)
+static void write_unicode(bytearray_t * bplist, uint16_t * val, uint64_t size)
 {
     uint64_t i = 0;
-    uint64_t size2 = size * sizeof(gunichar2);
+    uint64_t size2 = size * sizeof(uint16_t);
     uint8_t *buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(size2);
     memcpy(buff, val, size2);
     for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-        byte_convert(buff + i * sizeof(gunichar2), sizeof(gunichar2));
+        byte_convert(buff + i * sizeof(uint16_t), sizeof(uint16_t));
     write_raw_data(bplist, BPLIST_UNICODE, buff, size);
     free(buff);
 }
 
-static void write_array(GByteArray * bplist, GNode * node, GHashTable * ref_table, uint8_t dict_param_size)
+static void write_array(bytearray_t * bplist, node_t* node, hashtable_t* ref_table, uint8_t dict_param_size)
 {
     uint64_t idx = 0;
     uint8_t *buff = NULL;
 
-    GNode *cur = NULL;
+    node_t* cur = NULL;
     uint64_t i = 0;
 
-    uint64_t size = g_node_n_children(node);
+    uint64_t size = node_n_children(node);
     uint8_t marker = BPLIST_ARRAY | (size < 15 ? size : 0xf);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
+    byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
     if (size >= 15)
     {
-        GByteArray *int_buff = g_byte_array_new();
+        bytearray_t *int_buff = byte_array_new();
         write_int(int_buff, size);
-        g_byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
-        g_byte_array_free(int_buff, TRUE);
+        byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
+        byte_array_free(int_buff);
     }
 
     buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(size * dict_param_size);
 
-    for (i = 0, cur = node->children; cur && i < size; cur = cur->next, i++)
+    for (i = 0, cur = node_first_child(node); cur && i < size; cur = node_next_sibling(cur), i++)
     {
-        idx = *(uint64_t *) (g_hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur));
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+        idx = *(uint64_t *) (hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur));
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN
 	idx = idx << ((sizeof(uint64_t) - dict_param_size) * 8);
 #endif
         memcpy(buff + i * dict_param_size, &idx, dict_param_size);
@@ -796,44 +839,43 @@ static void write_array(GByteArray * bplist, GNode * node, GHashTable * ref_tabl
     }
 
     //now append to bplist
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size * dict_param_size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size * dict_param_size);
     free(buff);
 
 }
 
-static void write_dict(GByteArray * bplist, GNode * node, GHashTable * ref_table, uint8_t dict_param_size)
+static void write_dict(bytearray_t * bplist, node_t* node, hashtable_t* ref_table, uint8_t dict_param_size)
 {
     uint64_t idx1 = 0;
     uint64_t idx2 = 0;
     uint8_t *buff = NULL;
 
-    GNode *cur = NULL;
+    node_t* cur = NULL;
     uint64_t i = 0;
 
-    uint64_t size = g_node_n_children(node) / 2;
+    uint64_t size = node_n_children(node) / 2;
     uint8_t marker = BPLIST_DICT | (size < 15 ? size : 0xf);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
+    byte_array_append(bplist, &marker, sizeof(uint8_t));
     if (size >= 15)
     {
-        GByteArray *int_buff = g_byte_array_new();
+        bytearray_t *int_buff = byte_array_new();
         write_int(int_buff, size);
-        g_byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
-        g_byte_array_free(int_buff, TRUE);
+        byte_array_append(bplist, int_buff->data, int_buff->len);
+        byte_array_free(int_buff);
     }
 
     buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(size * 2 * dict_param_size);
-
-    for (i = 0, cur = node->children; cur && i < size; cur = cur->next->next, i++)
+    for (i = 0, cur = node_first_child(node); cur && i < size; cur = node_next_sibling(node_next_sibling(cur)), i++)
     {
-        idx1 = *(uint64_t *) (g_hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur));
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+        idx1 = *(uint64_t *) (hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur));
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN
 	idx1 = idx1 << ((sizeof(uint64_t) - dict_param_size) * 8);
 #endif
         memcpy(buff + i * dict_param_size, &idx1, dict_param_size);
         byte_convert(buff + i * dict_param_size, dict_param_size);
 
-        idx2 = *(uint64_t *) (g_hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur->next));
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+        idx2 = *(uint64_t *) (hash_table_lookup(ref_table, cur->next));
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN
 	idx2 = idx2 << ((sizeof(uint64_t) - dict_param_size) * 8);
 #endif
         memcpy(buff + (i + size) * dict_param_size, &idx2, dict_param_size);
@@ -841,7 +883,7 @@ static void write_dict(GByteArray * bplist, GNode * node, GHashTable * ref_table
     }
 
     //now append to bplist
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size * 2 * dict_param_size);
+    byte_array_append(bplist, buff, size * 2 * dict_param_size);
     free(buff);
 
 }
@@ -860,38 +902,81 @@ static int is_ascii_string(char* s, int len)
   return ret;
 }
 
+uint16_t *plist_utf8_to_utf16(char *unistr, long size, long *items_read, long *items_written)
+{
+	uint16_t *outbuf = (uint16_t*)malloc((size+1)*sizeof(uint16_t));
+	int p = 0;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	unsigned char c0;
+	unsigned char c1;
+	unsigned char c2;
+
+	while (i < size) {
+		c0 = unistr[i];
+		c1 = (i < size-1) ? unistr[i+1] : 0;
+		c2 = (i < size-2) ? unistr[i+2] : 0;
+		if ((c0 >= 0xE0) && (i < size-2) && (c1 >= 0x80) && (c2 >= 0x80)) {
+			// 3 byte sequence
+			outbuf[p++] = ((c2 & 0x3F) + ((c1 & 3) << 6)) + (((c1 >> 2) & 15) << 8) + ((c0 & 15) << 12);
+			i+=3;
+		} else if ((c0 >= 0xC0) && (i < size-1) && (c1 >= 0x80)) {
+			// 2 byte sequence
+			outbuf[p++] = ((c1 & 0x3F) + ((c0 & 3) << 6)) + (((c0 >> 2) & 7) << 8);
+			i+=2;
+		} else if (c0 < 0x80) {
+			// 1 byte sequence
+			outbuf[p++] = c0;
+			i+=1;
+		} else {
+			// invalid character
+			fprintf(stderr, "invalid utf8 sequence in string at index %d\n", i);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (items_read) {
+		*items_read = i;
+	}
+	if (items_written) {
+		*items_written = p;
+	}
+	outbuf[p] = 0;
+
+	return outbuf;
+
+}
+
 void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
 {
-    GPtrArray *objects = NULL;
-    GHashTable *ref_table = NULL;
+    ptrarray_t* objects = NULL;
+    hashtable_t* ref_table = NULL;
     struct serialize_s ser_s;
     uint8_t offset_size = 0;
     uint8_t dict_param_size = 0;
     uint64_t num_objects = 0;
     uint64_t root_object = 0;
     uint64_t offset_table_index = 0;
-    GByteArray *bplist_buff = NULL;
+    bytearray_t *bplist_buff = NULL;
     uint64_t i = 0;
     uint8_t *buff = NULL;
     uint64_t *offsets = NULL;
     uint8_t pad[6] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
     uint8_t trailer[BPLIST_TRL_SIZE];
     //for string
-    glong len = 0;
+    long len = 0;
     int type = 0;
-    glong items_read = 0;
-    glong items_written = 0;
-    GError *error = NULL;
-    gunichar2 *unicodestr = NULL;
+    long items_read = 0;
+    long items_written = 0;
+    uint16_t *unicodestr = NULL;
 
     //check for valid input
     if (!plist || !plist_bin || *plist_bin || !length)
         return;
 
     //list of objects
-    objects = g_ptr_array_new();
+    objects = ptr_array_new(256);
     //hashtable to write only once same nodes
-    ref_table = g_hash_table_new(plist_data_hash, plist_data_compare);
+    ref_table = hash_table_new(plist_data_hash, plist_data_compare);
 
     //serialize plist
     ser_s.objects = objects;
@@ -906,18 +991,18 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
     offset_table_index = 0;		//unknown yet
 
     //setup a dynamic bytes array to store bplist in
-    bplist_buff = g_byte_array_new();
+    bplist_buff = byte_array_new();
 
     //set magic number and version
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, BPLIST_MAGIC, BPLIST_MAGIC_SIZE);
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, BPLIST_VERSION, BPLIST_VERSION_SIZE);
+    byte_array_append(bplist_buff, BPLIST_MAGIC, BPLIST_MAGIC_SIZE);
+    byte_array_append(bplist_buff, BPLIST_VERSION, BPLIST_VERSION_SIZE);
 
     //write objects and table
     offsets = (uint64_t *) malloc(num_objects * sizeof(uint64_t));
     for (i = 0; i < num_objects; i++)
     {
 
-        plist_data_t data = plist_get_data(g_ptr_array_index(objects, i));
+        plist_data_t data = plist_get_data(ptr_array_index(objects, i));
         offsets[i] = bplist_buff->len;
 
         switch (data->type)
@@ -925,7 +1010,7 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
         case PLIST_BOOLEAN:
             buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(sizeof(uint8_t));
             buff[0] = data->boolval ? BPLIST_TRUE : BPLIST_FALSE;
-            g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, buff, sizeof(uint8_t));
+            byte_array_append(bplist_buff, buff, sizeof(uint8_t));
             free(buff);
             break;
 
@@ -946,21 +1031,21 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
             }
             else
             {
-                unicodestr = g_utf8_to_utf16(data->strval, len, &items_read, &items_written, &error);
+                unicodestr = plist_utf8_to_utf16(data->strval, len, &items_read, &items_written);
                 write_unicode(bplist_buff, unicodestr, items_written);
-                g_free(unicodestr);
+                free(unicodestr);
             }
             break;
         case PLIST_DATA:
             write_data(bplist_buff, data->buff, data->length);
         case PLIST_ARRAY:
-            write_array(bplist_buff, g_ptr_array_index(objects, i), ref_table, dict_param_size);
+            write_array(bplist_buff, ptr_array_index(objects, i), ref_table, dict_param_size);
             break;
         case PLIST_DICT:
-            write_dict(bplist_buff, g_ptr_array_index(objects, i), ref_table, dict_param_size);
+            write_dict(bplist_buff, ptr_array_index(objects, i), ref_table, dict_param_size);
             break;
         case PLIST_DATE:
-            write_date(bplist_buff, data->timeval.tv_sec + (double) data->timeval.tv_usec / G_USEC_PER_SEC);
+            write_date(bplist_buff, data->timeval.tv_sec + (double) data->timeval.tv_usec / 1000000);
             break;
         default:
             break;
@@ -968,9 +1053,9 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
     }
 
     //free intermediate objects
-    g_hash_table_foreach_remove(ref_table, free_index, NULL);
-    g_ptr_array_free(objects, TRUE);
-    g_hash_table_destroy(ref_table);
+    //hash_table_foreach_remove(ref_table, free_index, NULL);
+    ptr_array_free(objects);
+    hash_table_destroy(ref_table);
 
     //write offsets
     offset_size = get_needed_bytes(bplist_buff->len);
@@ -979,23 +1064,23 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
     {
         uint8_t *offsetbuff = (uint8_t *) malloc(offset_size);
 
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#if PLIST_BYTE_ORDER == PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN
 	offsets[i] = offsets[i] << ((sizeof(uint64_t) - offset_size) * 8);
 #endif
 
         memcpy(offsetbuff, &offsets[i], offset_size);
         byte_convert(offsetbuff, offset_size);
-        g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, offsetbuff, offset_size);
+        byte_array_append(bplist_buff, offsetbuff, offset_size);
         free(offsetbuff);
     }
 
     //experimental pad to reflect apple's files
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, pad, 6);
+    byte_array_append(bplist_buff, pad, 6);
 
     //setup trailer
-    num_objects = GUINT64_FROM_BE(num_objects);
-    root_object = GUINT64_FROM_BE(root_object);
-    offset_table_index = GUINT64_FROM_BE(offset_table_index);
+    num_objects = be64toh(num_objects);
+    root_object = be64toh(root_object);
+    offset_table_index = be64toh(offset_table_index);
 
     memcpy(trailer + BPLIST_TRL_OFFSIZE_IDX, &offset_size, sizeof(uint8_t));
     memcpy(trailer + BPLIST_TRL_PARMSIZE_IDX, &dict_param_size, sizeof(uint8_t));
@@ -1003,13 +1088,13 @@ void plist_to_bin(plist_t plist, char **plist_bin, uint32_t * length)
     memcpy(trailer + BPLIST_TRL_ROOTOBJ_IDX, &root_object, sizeof(uint64_t));
     memcpy(trailer + BPLIST_TRL_OFFTAB_IDX, &offset_table_index, sizeof(uint64_t));
 
-    g_byte_array_append(bplist_buff, trailer, BPLIST_TRL_SIZE);
+    byte_array_append(bplist_buff, trailer, BPLIST_TRL_SIZE);
 
     //duplicate buffer
     *plist_bin = (char *) malloc(bplist_buff->len);
     memcpy(*plist_bin, bplist_buff->data, bplist_buff->len);
     *length = bplist_buff->len;
 
-    g_byte_array_free(bplist_buff, TRUE);
+    byte_array_free(bplist_buff);
     free(offsets);
 }
diff --git a/src/bytearray.c b/src/bytearray.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0abfe49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bytearray.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * bytearray.c
+ * simple byte array implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#include <string.h>
+#include "bytearray.h"
+
+bytearray_t *byte_array_new()
+{
+	bytearray_t *a = (bytearray_t*)malloc(sizeof(bytearray_t));
+	a->data = malloc(256);
+	a->len = 0;
+	a->capacity = 256;
+	return a;
+}
+
+void byte_array_free(bytearray_t *ba)
+{
+	if (!ba) return;
+	if (ba->data) {
+		free(ba->data);
+	}
+	free(ba);
+}
+
+void byte_array_append(bytearray_t *ba, void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	if (!ba || !ba->data || (len <= 0)) return;
+	size_t remaining = ba->capacity-ba->len;
+	if (len > remaining) {
+		ba->data = realloc(ba->data, ba->capacity + (len - remaining));
+		ba->capacity += (len - remaining);
+	}
+	memcpy(ba->data+ba->len, buf, len);
+	ba->len += len;
+}
diff --git a/src/bytearray.h b/src/bytearray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e67d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bytearray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * bytearray.h
+ * header file for simple byte array implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#ifndef BYTEARRAY_H
+#define BYTEARRAY_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "common.h"
+
+typedef struct bytearray_t {
+	void *data;
+	size_t len;
+	size_t capacity;
+} bytearray_t;
+
+_PLIST_INTERNAL bytearray_t *byte_array_new();
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void byte_array_free(bytearray_t *ba);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void byte_array_append(bytearray_t *ba, void *buf, size_t len);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f16df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef COMMON_H
+#define COMMON_H
+
+#define PLIST_LITTLE_ENDIAN 0
+#define PLIST_BIG_ENDIAN 1
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+# define _PLIST_INTERNAL      __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
+#elif defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x550)
+# define _PLIST_INTERNAL      __hidden
+#else /* not gcc >= 4 and not Sun Studio >= 8 */
+# define _PLIST_INTERNAL
+#endif /* GNUC >= 4 */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/hashtable.c b/src/hashtable.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9716c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hashtable.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * hashtable.c
+ * really simple hash table implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#include "hashtable.h"
+
+hashtable_t* hash_table_new(hash_func_t hash_func, compare_func_t compare_func)
+{
+	hashtable_t* ht = (hashtable_t*)malloc(sizeof(hashtable_t));
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		ht->entries[i] = NULL;
+	}
+	ht->count = 0;
+	ht->hash_func = hash_func;
+	ht->compare_func = compare_func;
+	return ht;
+}
+
+void hash_table_destroy(hashtable_t *ht)
+{
+	if (!ht) return;
+
+	int i = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		if (ht->entries[i]) {
+			hashentry_t* e = ht->entries[i];
+			while (e) {
+				free(e->value);
+				hashentry_t* old = e;
+				e = e->next;
+				free(old);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	free(ht);
+}
+
+void hash_table_insert(hashtable_t* ht, void *key, void *value)
+{
+	if (!ht || !key) return;
+	int i;
+
+	unsigned int hash = ht->hash_func(key);
+
+	int idx0 = hash & 0xFF;
+
+	// get the idx0 list
+	hashentry_t* e = ht->entries[idx0];
+	while (e) {
+		if (ht->compare_func(e->key, key)) {
+			// element already present. replace value.
+			e->value = value;
+			return;
+		}
+		e = e->next;
+	}
+
+	// if we get here, the element is not yet in the list.
+
+	// make a new entry.
+	hashentry_t* entry = (hashentry_t*)malloc(sizeof(hashentry_t));
+	entry->key = key;
+	entry->value = value;
+	if (!ht->entries[idx0]) {
+		// first entry
+		entry->next = NULL;
+	} else {
+		// add to list
+		entry->next = ht->entries[idx0];
+	}
+	ht->entries[idx0] = entry;
+	ht->count++;
+}
+
+void* hash_table_lookup(hashtable_t* ht, void *key)
+{
+	if (!ht || !key) return NULL;
+	unsigned int hash = ht->hash_func(key);
+
+	int idx0 = hash & 0xFF;
+
+	hashentry_t* e = ht->entries[idx0];
+	while (e) {
+		if (ht->compare_func(e->key, key)) {
+			return e->value;
+		}
+		e = e->next;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/hashtable.h b/src/hashtable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c72c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hashtable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * hashtable.h
+ * header file for really simple hash table implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#ifndef HASHTABLE_H
+#define HASHTABLE_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "common.h"
+
+typedef struct hashentry_t {
+	void *key;
+	void *value;
+	void *next;
+} hashentry_t;
+
+typedef unsigned int(*hash_func_t)(const void* key);
+typedef int (*compare_func_t)(const void *a, const void *b);
+
+typedef struct hashtable_t {
+	hashentry_t *entries[256];
+	size_t count;
+	hash_func_t hash_func;
+	compare_func_t compare_func;
+} hashtable_t;
+
+_PLIST_INTERNAL hashtable_t* hash_table_new(hash_func_t hash_func, compare_func_t compare_func);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void hash_table_destroy(hashtable_t *ht);
+
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void hash_table_insert(hashtable_t* ht, void *key, void *value);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void* hash_table_lookup(hashtable_t* ht, void *key);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/plist.c b/src/plist.c
index 7028d81..6ee54cd 100644
--- a/src/plist.c
+++ b/src/plist.c
@@ -26,16 +26,19 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <node.h>
+#include <node_iterator.h>
+
 plist_t plist_new_node(plist_data_t data)
 {
-    return (plist_t) g_node_new(data);
+    return (plist_t) node_create(NULL, data);
 }
 
 plist_data_t plist_get_data(const plist_t node)
 {
     if (!node)
         return NULL;
-    return ((GNode *) node)->data;
+    return ((node_t*)node)->data;
 }
 
 plist_data_t plist_new_plist_data(void)
@@ -64,15 +67,22 @@ static void plist_free_data(plist_data_t data)
     }
 }
 
-static void plist_free_node(GNode * node, gpointer none)
+static void plist_free_node(node_t* node)
 {
     plist_data_t data = NULL;
-    g_node_unlink(node);
+    node_detach(node->parent, node);
     data = plist_get_data(node);
     plist_free_data(data);
     node->data = NULL;
-    g_node_children_foreach(node, G_TRAVERSE_ALL, plist_free_node, NULL);
-    g_node_destroy(node);
+
+    node_iterator_t *ni = node_iterator_create(node->children);
+    node_t *ch;
+    while ((ch = node_iterator_next(ni))) {
+        plist_free_node(ch);
+    }
+    node_iterator_destroy(ni);
+
+    node_destroy(node);
 }
 
 plist_t plist_new_dict(void)
@@ -151,7 +161,7 @@ plist_t plist_new_date(int32_t sec, int32_t usec)
     data->type = PLIST_DATE;
     data->timeval.tv_sec = sec;
     data->timeval.tv_usec = usec;
-    data->length = sizeof(GTimeVal);
+    data->length = sizeof(struct timeval);
     return plist_new_node(data);
 }
 
@@ -159,11 +169,11 @@ void plist_free(plist_t plist)
 {
     if (plist)
     {
-        plist_free_node(plist, NULL);
+        plist_free_node(plist);
     }
 }
 
-static void plist_copy_node(GNode * node, gpointer parent_node_ptr)
+static void plist_copy_node(node_t *node, void *parent_node_ptr)
 {
     plist_type node_type = PLIST_NONE;
     plist_t newnode = NULL;
@@ -195,14 +205,19 @@ static void plist_copy_node(GNode * node, gpointer parent_node_ptr)
 
     if (*(plist_t*)parent_node_ptr)
     {
-        g_node_append(*(plist_t*)parent_node_ptr, newnode);
+        node_attach(*(plist_t*)parent_node_ptr, newnode);
     }
     else
     {
         *(plist_t*)parent_node_ptr = newnode;
     }
 
-    g_node_children_foreach(node, G_TRAVERSE_ALL, plist_copy_node, &newnode);
+    node_iterator_t *ni = node_iterator_create(node->children);
+    node_t *ch;
+    while ((ch = node_iterator_next(ni))) {
+        plist_copy_node(ch, &newnode);
+    }
+    node_iterator_destroy(ni);
 }
 
 plist_t plist_copy(plist_t node)
@@ -217,7 +232,7 @@ uint32_t plist_array_get_size(plist_t node)
     uint32_t ret = 0;
     if (node && PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        ret = g_node_n_children(node);
+        ret = node_n_children(node);
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -227,7 +242,7 @@ plist_t plist_array_get_item(plist_t node, uint32_t n)
     plist_t ret = NULL;
     if (node && PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        ret = (plist_t)g_node_nth_child(node, n);
+        ret = (plist_t)node_nth_child(node, n);
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -237,7 +252,7 @@ uint32_t plist_array_get_item_index(plist_t node)
     plist_t father = plist_get_parent(node);
     if (PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(father))
     {
-        return g_node_child_position(father, node);
+        return node_child_position(father, node);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -249,7 +264,7 @@ void plist_array_set_item(plist_t node, plist_t item, uint32_t n)
         plist_t old_item = plist_array_get_item(node, n);
         if (old_item)
         {
-            plist_free_node(old_item, NULL);
+            plist_free_node(old_item);
             old_item = NULL;
             plist_copy_node(item, &old_item);
         }
@@ -261,7 +276,7 @@ void plist_array_append_item(plist_t node, plist_t item)
 {
     if (node && PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        g_node_append(node, item);
+        node_attach(node, item);
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -270,7 +285,7 @@ void plist_array_insert_item(plist_t node, plist_t item, uint32_t n)
 {
     if (node && PLIST_ARRAY == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        g_node_insert(node, n, item);
+        node_insert(node, n, item);
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -293,7 +308,7 @@ uint32_t plist_dict_get_size(plist_t node)
     uint32_t ret = 0;
     if (node && PLIST_DICT == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        ret = g_node_n_children(node) / 2;
+        ret = node_n_children(node) / 2;
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -321,17 +336,17 @@ void plist_dict_next_item(plist_t node, plist_dict_iter iter, char **key, plist_
         *val = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (node && PLIST_DICT == plist_get_node_type(node) && *iter_int < g_node_n_children(node))
+    if (node && PLIST_DICT == plist_get_node_type(node) && *iter_int < node_n_children(node))
     {
 
         if (key)
         {
-            plist_get_key_val((plist_t)g_node_nth_child(node, *iter_int), key);
+            plist_get_key_val((plist_t)node_nth_child(node, *iter_int), key);
         }
 
         if (val)
         {
-            *val = (plist_t) g_node_nth_child(node, *iter_int + 1);
+            *val = (plist_t) node_nth_child(node, *iter_int + 1);
         }
 
         *iter_int += 2;
@@ -344,7 +359,7 @@ void plist_dict_get_item_key(plist_t node, char **key)
     plist_t father = plist_get_parent(node);
     if (PLIST_DICT == plist_get_node_type(father))
     {
-        plist_get_key_val( (plist_t) g_node_prev_sibling(node), key);
+        plist_get_key_val( (plist_t) node_prev_sibling(node), key);
     }
 }
 
@@ -356,9 +371,9 @@ plist_t plist_dict_get_item(plist_t node, const char* key)
     {
 
         plist_t current = NULL;
-        for (current = (plist_t)g_node_first_child(node);
+        for (current = (plist_t)node_first_child(node);
                 current;
-                current = (plist_t)g_node_next_sibling(g_node_next_sibling(current)))
+                current = (plist_t)node_next_sibling(node_next_sibling(current)))
         {
 
             plist_data_t data = plist_get_data(current);
@@ -366,7 +381,7 @@ plist_t plist_dict_get_item(plist_t node, const char* key)
 
             if (data && !strcmp(key, data->strval))
             {
-                ret = (plist_t)g_node_next_sibling(current);
+                ret = (plist_t)node_next_sibling(current);
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -381,7 +396,7 @@ void plist_dict_set_item(plist_t node, const char* key, plist_t item)
         plist_t old_item = plist_dict_get_item(node, key);
         if (old_item)
         {
-            plist_free_node(old_item, NULL);
+            plist_free_node(old_item);
             old_item = NULL;
             plist_copy_node(item, &old_item);
         }
@@ -393,8 +408,8 @@ void plist_dict_insert_item(plist_t node, const char* key, plist_t item)
 {
     if (node && PLIST_DICT == plist_get_node_type(node))
     {
-        g_node_append(node, plist_new_key(key));
-        g_node_append(node, item);
+        node_attach(node, plist_new_key(key));
+        node_attach(node, item);
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -406,7 +421,7 @@ void plist_dict_remove_item(plist_t node, const char* key)
         plist_t old_item = plist_dict_get_item(node, key);
         if (old_item)
         {
-            plist_t key_node = g_node_prev_sibling(old_item);
+            plist_t key_node = node_prev_sibling(old_item);
             plist_free(key_node);
             plist_free(old_item);
         }
@@ -482,8 +497,8 @@ static void plist_get_type_and_value(plist_t node, plist_type * type, void *valu
         break;
     case PLIST_DATE:
         //exception : here we use memory on the stack since it is just a temporary buffer
-        ((GTimeVal *) value)->tv_sec = data->timeval.tv_sec;
-        ((GTimeVal *) value)->tv_usec = data->timeval.tv_usec;
+        ((struct timeval*) value)->tv_sec = data->timeval.tv_sec;
+        ((struct timeval*) value)->tv_usec = data->timeval.tv_usec;
         break;
     case PLIST_ARRAY:
     case PLIST_DICT:
@@ -494,7 +509,7 @@ static void plist_get_type_and_value(plist_t node, plist_type * type, void *valu
 
 plist_t plist_get_parent(plist_t node)
 {
-    return node ? (plist_t) ((GNode *) node)->parent : NULL;
+    return node ? (plist_t) ((node_t*) node)->parent : NULL;
 }
 
 plist_type plist_get_node_type(plist_t node)
@@ -564,15 +579,15 @@ void plist_get_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t * sec, int32_t * usec)
 {
     plist_type type = plist_get_node_type(node);
     uint64_t length = 0;
-    GTimeVal val = { 0, 0 };
+    struct timeval val = { 0, 0 };
     if (PLIST_DATE == type)
         plist_get_type_and_value(node, &type, (void *) &val, &length);
-    assert(length == sizeof(GTimeVal));
+    assert(length == sizeof(struct timeval));
     *sec = val.tv_sec;
     *usec = val.tv_usec;
 }
 
-gboolean plist_data_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+int plist_data_compare(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
     plist_data_t val_a = NULL;
     plist_data_t val_b = NULL;
@@ -580,7 +595,7 @@ gboolean plist_data_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
     if (!a || !b)
         return FALSE;
 
-    if (!((GNode *) a)->data || !((GNode *) b)->data)
+    if (!((node_t*) a)->data || !((node_t*) b)->data)
         return FALSE;
 
     val_a = plist_get_data((plist_t) a);
@@ -620,7 +635,7 @@ gboolean plist_data_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
             return FALSE;
         break;
     case PLIST_DATE:
-        if (!memcmp(&(val_a->timeval), &(val_b->timeval), sizeof(GTimeVal)))
+        if (!memcmp(&(val_a->timeval), &(val_b->timeval), sizeof(struct timeval)))
             return TRUE;
         else
             return FALSE;
@@ -681,8 +696,8 @@ static void plist_set_element_val(plist_t node, plist_type type, const void *val
         memcpy(data->buff, value, length);
         break;
     case PLIST_DATE:
-        data->timeval.tv_sec = ((GTimeVal *) value)->tv_sec;
-        data->timeval.tv_usec = ((GTimeVal *) value)->tv_usec;
+        data->timeval.tv_sec = ((struct timeval*) value)->tv_sec;
+        data->timeval.tv_usec = ((struct timeval*) value)->tv_usec;
         break;
     case PLIST_ARRAY:
     case PLIST_DICT:
@@ -693,7 +708,7 @@ static void plist_set_element_val(plist_t node, plist_type type, const void *val
 
 void plist_set_type(plist_t node, plist_type type)
 {
-    if ( g_node_n_children(node) == 0 )
+    if ( node_n_children(node) == 0 )
     {
         plist_data_t data = plist_get_data(node);
         plist_free_data( data );
@@ -711,7 +726,7 @@ void plist_set_type(plist_t node, plist_type type)
             data->length = sizeof(double);
             break;
         case PLIST_DATE:
-            data->length = sizeof(GTimeVal);
+            data->length = sizeof(struct timeval);
             break;
         default:
             data->length = 0;
@@ -752,7 +767,7 @@ void plist_set_data_val(plist_t node, const char *val, uint64_t length)
 
 void plist_set_date_val(plist_t node, int32_t sec, int32_t usec)
 {
-    GTimeVal val = { sec, usec };
-    plist_set_element_val(node, PLIST_DATE, &val, sizeof(GTimeVal));
+    struct timeval val = { sec, usec };
+    plist_set_element_val(node, PLIST_DATE, &val, sizeof(struct timeval));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plist.h b/src/plist.h
index 12578af..036fd42 100644
--- a/src/plist.h
+++ b/src/plist.h
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 #define PLIST_H
 
 #include "plist/plist.h"
-
+#include "common.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <glib.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(disable:4996)
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ struct plist_data_s
         double realval;
         char *strval;
         uint8_t *buff;
-        GTimeVal timeval;
+        struct timeval timeval;
     };
     uint64_t length;
     plist_type type;
@@ -52,10 +51,10 @@ struct plist_data_s
 
 typedef struct plist_data_s *plist_data_t;
 
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL plist_t plist_new_node(plist_data_t data);
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL plist_data_t plist_get_data(const plist_t node);
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL plist_data_t plist_new_plist_data(void);
-G_GNUC_INTERNAL gboolean plist_data_compare(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL plist_t plist_new_node(plist_data_t data);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL plist_data_t plist_get_data(const plist_t node);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL plist_data_t plist_new_plist_data(void);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL int plist_data_compare(const void *a, const void *b);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ptrarray.c b/src/ptrarray.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8567752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ptrarray.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * ptrarray.c
+ * simple pointer array implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#include "ptrarray.h"
+
+ptrarray_t *ptr_array_new(int capacity)
+{
+	ptrarray_t *pa = (ptrarray_t*)malloc(sizeof(ptrarray_t));
+	pa->pdata = (void**)malloc(sizeof(void*) * capacity);
+	pa->capacity = capacity;
+	pa->capacity_step = (capacity > 64) ? 64 : capacity;
+	pa->len = 0;
+	return pa;
+}
+
+void ptr_array_free(ptrarray_t *pa)
+{
+	if (!pa) return;
+	if (pa->pdata) {
+		free(pa->pdata);
+	}
+	free(pa);
+}
+
+void ptr_array_add(ptrarray_t *pa, void *data)
+{
+	if (!pa || !pa->pdata || !data) return;
+	size_t remaining = pa->capacity-pa->len;
+	if (remaining == 0) {
+		pa->pdata = realloc(pa->pdata, sizeof(void*) * (pa->capacity + pa->capacity_step));
+		pa->capacity += pa->capacity_step;
+	}
+	pa->pdata[pa->len] = data;
+	pa->len++;
+}
+
+void* ptr_array_index(ptrarray_t *pa, size_t index)
+{
+	if (!pa) return NULL;
+	if (index >= pa->len) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return pa->pdata[index];
+}
diff --git a/src/ptrarray.h b/src/ptrarray.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84f9ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ptrarray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * ptrarray.h
+ * header file for simple pointer array implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Nikias Bassen, All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+#ifndef PTRARRAY_H
+#define PTRARRAY_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "common.h"
+
+typedef struct ptrarray_t {
+	void **pdata;
+	size_t len;
+	size_t capacity;
+	size_t capacity_step;
+} ptrarray_t;
+
+_PLIST_INTERNAL ptrarray_t *ptr_array_new(int capacity);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void ptr_array_free(ptrarray_t *pa);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void ptr_array_add(ptrarray_t *pa, void *data);
+_PLIST_INTERNAL void* ptr_array_index(ptrarray_t *pa, size_t index);
+#endif
diff --git a/src/xplist.c b/src/xplist.c
index 1319f56..899cc81 100644
--- a/src/xplist.c
+++ b/src/xplist.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <locale.h>
@@ -31,7 +32,12 @@
 #include <libxml/parser.h>
 #include <libxml/tree.h>
 
+#include <node.h>
+#include <node_list.h>
+#include <node_iterator.h>
+
 #include "plist.h"
+#include "base64.h"
 
 #define XPLIST_TEXT	BAD_CAST("text")
 #define XPLIST_KEY	BAD_CAST("key")
@@ -61,18 +67,22 @@ static const char *plist_base = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n\
  *
  * @return The formatted string.
  */
-static gchar *format_string(const char *buf, int cols, int depth)
+static char *format_string(const char *buf, size_t len, int cols, int depth)
 {
+    if (!buf || !(len > 0)) return NULL;
     int colw = depth + cols + 1;
-    int len = strlen(buf);
     int nlines = len / cols + 1;
-    gchar *new_buf = (gchar *) g_malloc0(nlines * colw + depth + 1);
+    char *new_buf = NULL;
     int i = 0;
     int j = 0;
 
     assert(cols >= 0);
     assert(depth >= 0);
 
+    new_buf = (char*) malloc(nlines * colw + depth + 1);
+    assert(new_buf != 0);
+    memset(new_buf, 0, nlines * colw + depth + 1);
+
     // Inserts new lines and tabs at appropriate locations
     for (i = 0; i < nlines; i++)
     {
@@ -116,7 +126,7 @@ static xmlDocPtr new_xml_plist(void)
     return plist_xml;
 }
 
-static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
+static void node_to_xml(node_t* node, void *xml_struct)
 {
     struct xml_node *xstruct = NULL;
     plist_data_t node_data = NULL;
@@ -125,10 +135,10 @@ static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
     char isStruct = FALSE;
 
     const xmlChar *tag = NULL;
-    gchar *val = NULL;
+    char *val = NULL;
 
     //for base64
-    gchar *valtmp = NULL;
+    char *valtmp = NULL;
 
     uint32_t i = 0;
 
@@ -151,31 +161,32 @@ static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
 
     case PLIST_UINT:
         tag = XPLIST_INT;
-        val = g_strdup_printf("%"PRIu64, node_data->intval);
+        (void)asprintf(&val, "%"PRIu64, node_data->intval);
         break;
 
     case PLIST_REAL:
         tag = XPLIST_REAL;
-        val = g_strdup_printf("%f", node_data->realval);
+        (void)asprintf(&val, "%f", node_data->realval);
         break;
 
     case PLIST_STRING:
         tag = XPLIST_STRING;
-        val = g_strdup(node_data->strval);
+        val = strdup(node_data->strval);
         break;
 
     case PLIST_KEY:
         tag = XPLIST_KEY;
-        val = g_strdup((gchar *) node_data->strval);
+        val = strdup((char*) node_data->strval);
         break;
 
     case PLIST_DATA:
         tag = XPLIST_DATA;
         if (node_data->length)
         {
-            valtmp = g_base64_encode(node_data->buff, node_data->length);
-            val = format_string(valtmp, 68, xstruct->depth);
-            g_free(valtmp);
+            size_t len = node_data->length;
+            valtmp = base64encode(node_data->buff, &len);
+            val = format_string(valtmp, len, 68, xstruct->depth);
+            free(valtmp);
         }
         break;
     case PLIST_ARRAY:
@@ -188,7 +199,18 @@ static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
         break;
     case PLIST_DATE:
         tag = XPLIST_DATE;
-        val = g_time_val_to_iso8601(&node_data->timeval);
+        {
+            time_t time = (time_t)node_data->timeval.tv_sec;
+            struct tm *btime = localtime(&time);
+            if (btime) {
+                val = (char*)malloc(24);
+                memset(val, 0, 24);
+                if (strftime(val, 24, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", btime) <= 0) {
+                    free (val);
+                    val = NULL;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         break;
     default:
         break;
@@ -205,7 +227,9 @@ static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
     } else
         child_node = xmlNewChild(xstruct->xml, NULL, tag, BAD_CAST(val));
     xmlNodeAddContent(xstruct->xml, BAD_CAST("\n"));
-    g_free(val);
+    if (val) {
+        free(val);
+    }
 
     //add return for structured types
     if (node_data->type == PLIST_ARRAY || node_data->type == PLIST_DICT)
@@ -214,7 +238,12 @@ static void node_to_xml(GNode * node, gpointer xml_struct)
     if (isStruct)
     {
         struct xml_node child = { child_node, xstruct->depth + 1 };
-        g_node_children_foreach(node, G_TRAVERSE_ALL, node_to_xml, &child);
+        node_iterator_t *ni = node_iterator_create(node->children);
+        node_t *ch;
+        while ((ch = node_iterator_next(ni))) {
+            node_to_xml(ch, &child);
+        }
+        node_iterator_destroy(ni);
     }
     //fix indent for structured types
     if (node_data->type == PLIST_ARRAY || node_data->type == PLIST_DICT)
@@ -236,7 +265,7 @@ static void xml_to_node(xmlNodePtr xml_node, plist_t * plist_node)
     plist_t subnode = NULL;
 
     //for string
-    glong len = 0;
+    long len = 0;
     int type = 0;
 
     if (!xml_node)
@@ -253,7 +282,7 @@ static void xml_to_node(xmlNodePtr xml_node, plist_t * plist_node)
         data = plist_new_plist_data();
         subnode = plist_new_node(data);
         if (*plist_node)
-            g_node_append(*plist_node, subnode);
+            node_attach(*plist_node, subnode);
         else
             *plist_node = subnode;
 
@@ -276,7 +305,7 @@ static void xml_to_node(xmlNodePtr xml_node, plist_t * plist_node)
         if (!xmlStrcmp(node->name, XPLIST_INT))
         {
             xmlChar *strval = xmlNodeGetContent(node);
-            data->intval = g_ascii_strtoull((char *) strval, NULL, 0);
+            data->intval = strtoull((char*)strval, NULL, 0);
             data->type = PLIST_UINT;
             data->length = 8;
             xmlFree(strval);
@@ -296,9 +325,17 @@ static void xml_to_node(xmlNodePtr xml_node, plist_t * plist_node)
         if (!xmlStrcmp(node->name, XPLIST_DATE))
         {
             xmlChar *strval = xmlNodeGetContent(node);
-            g_time_val_from_iso8601((char *) strval, &data->timeval);
+            time_t time = 0;
+            if (strlen(strval) >= 11) {
+                struct tm btime;
+                memset(&btime, 0, sizeof(struct tm));
+                strptime((char*)strval, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", &btime);
+                time = mktime(&btime);
+            }
+            data->timeval.tv_sec = (long)time;
+            data->timeval.tv_usec = 0;
             data->type = PLIST_DATE;
-            data->length = sizeof(GTimeVal);
+            data->length = sizeof(struct timeval);
             xmlFree(strval);
             continue;
         }
@@ -332,11 +369,11 @@ static void xml_to_node(xmlNodePtr xml_node, plist_t * plist_node)
         if (!xmlStrcmp(node->name, XPLIST_DATA))
         {
             xmlChar *strval = xmlNodeGetContent(node);
-            gsize size = 0;
-            guchar *dec = g_base64_decode((char *) strval, &size);
+            size_t size = 0;
+            unsigned char *dec = base64decode((char*)strval, &size);
             data->buff = (uint8_t *) malloc(size * sizeof(uint8_t));
             memcpy(data->buff, dec, size * sizeof(uint8_t));
-            g_free(dec);
+            free(dec);
             data->length = size;
             data->type = PLIST_DATA;
             xmlFree(strval);
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index f933cc1..1b3d2f7 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 #build the test executable
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libcnary/include )
 
 SET(plist_test_SRC
 	plist_test.c)
diff --git a/test/plist_cmp.c b/test/plist_cmp.c
index af54c4c..a07452b 100644
--- a/test/plist_cmp.c
+++ b/test/plist_cmp.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include <glib.h>
+#include <node.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(disable:4996)
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 
 static plist_t plist_get_first_child(plist_t node)
 {
-    return (plist_t) g_node_first_child((GNode *) node);
+    return (plist_t) node_first_child((node_t*) node);
 }
 
 static plist_t plist_get_next_sibling(plist_t node)
 {
-    return (plist_t) g_node_next_sibling((GNode *) node);
+    return (plist_t) node_next_sibling((node_t*) node);
 }
 
 static char compare_plist(plist_t node_l, plist_t node_r)