diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/AbstractContentItemListItemModel.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/AbstractContentItemListItemModel.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+package org.librecms.pages.models;
+
+/**
+ * A simplified representation of a content item for use in a list of content
+ * items.Base class for other more specific models.
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractContentItemListItemModel {
+
+ private String uuid;
+
+ private String displayName;
+
+ private String name;
+
+ private String title;
+
+ private String description;
+
+ public String getUuid() {
+ return uuid;
+ }
+
+ public void setUuid(final String uuid) {
+ this.uuid = uuid;
+ }
+
+ public String getDisplayName() {
+ return displayName;
+ }
+
+ public void setDisplayName(String displayName) {
+ this.displayName = displayName;
+ }
+
+ public String getName() {
+ return name;
+ }
+
+ public void setName(final String name) {
+ this.name = name;
+ }
+
+ public String getTitle() {
+ return title;
+ }
+
+ public void setTitle(final String title) {
+ this.title = title;
+ }
+
+ public String getDescription() {
+ return description;
+ }
+
+ public void setDescription(final String description) {
+ this.description = description;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the type of the content item. In most cases implementations
+ * should return the fully qualified name of the content item class here.
+ *
+ * @return The type of the content item.
+ */
+ public abstract String getType();
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ArticleListItemModel.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ArticleListItemModel.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+package org.librecms.pages.models;
+
+import org.librecms.contenttypes.Article;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ */
+public class ArticleListItemModel extends AbstractContentItemListItemModel {
+
+ private String text;
+
+ public String getText() {
+ return text;
+ }
+
+ public void setText(final String text) {
+ this.text = text;
+ }
+
+ public String getType() {
+ return Article.class.getName();
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ArticleListItemModelBuilder.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ArticleListItemModelBuilder.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+package org.librecms.pages.models;
+
+import org.libreccm.l10n.GlobalizationHelper;
+import org.librecms.contenttypes.Article;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+public class ArticleListItemModelBuilder
+ implements ContentItemListItemModelBuilder {
+
+ @Inject
+ private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
+
+ @Override
+ public ArticleListItemModel buildListItemModel(final Article article) {
+ Objects.requireNonNull(article);
+
+ final ArticleListItemModel model = new ArticleListItemModel();
+ model.setDescription(
+ globalizationHelper.getValueFromLocalizedString(
+ article.getDescription()
+ )
+ );
+ model.setName(
+ globalizationHelper.getValueFromLocalizedString(
+ article.getName()
+ )
+ );
+ model.setDisplayName(article.getDisplayName());
+ model.setText(
+ globalizationHelper.getValueFromLocalizedString(
+ article.getText()
+ )
+ );
+ model.setTitle(
+ globalizationHelper.getValueFromLocalizedString(
+ article.getTitle()
+ )
+ );
+
+ return model;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public Class buildsListItemModelFor() {
+ return Article.class;
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilder.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilder.java
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+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+package org.librecms.pages.models;
+
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ * @param
+ * @param
+ */
+public interface ContentItemListItemModelBuilder {
+
+ M buildListItemModel(T contentItem);
+
+ Class buildsListItemModelFor();
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilders.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilders.java
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+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/pages/models/ContentItemListItemModelBuilders.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+package org.librecms.pages.models;
+
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Instance;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+public class ContentItemListItemModelBuilders {
+
+ @Inject
+ private Instance> modelBuilders;
+
+ public Optional> getModelBuilderFor(
+ final Class extends ContentItem> itemType
+ ) {
+ final Optional> exactMatch
+ = findExactType(itemType);
+ if (exactMatch.isPresent()) {
+ return exactMatch;
+ } else {
+ return findForParentType(itemType);
+ }
+ }
+
+ private Optional> findExactType(
+ final Class extends ContentItem> itemType
+ ) {
+ return modelBuilders
+ .stream()
+ .filter(modelBuilder -> modelBuilder.buildsListItemModelFor()
+ .equals(itemType))
+ .findAny();
+ }
+
+ private Optional> findForParentType(
+ final Class extends ContentItem> itemType
+ ) {
+ final Class> superClass = itemType.getSuperclass();
+ if (ContentItem.class.isAssignableFrom(superClass)) {
+ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+ final Class extends ContentItem> superType
+ = (Class extends ContentItem>) superClass;
+ final Optional> builderForSuperType
+ = findExactType(superType);
+ if (builderForSuperType.isPresent()) {
+ return builderForSuperType;
+ } else {
+ return findForParentType(superType);
+ }
+ } else {
+ return Optional.empty();
+ }
+ }
+
+}