diff --git a/volatility/framework/config.py b/volatility/framework/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d8c18612
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+++ b/volatility/framework/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""
+Created on 7 May 2013
+
+@author: mike
+"""
+
+from volatility.framework import validity
+
+class Option(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class to handle a single specific configuration option"""
+    def __init__(self, name, option_type, definition = None, description = None):
+        """Creates a new option"""
+        self._option_type = self.type_check(option_type, type)
+        self._name = name
+        self._description = description
+        self._definition = definition
+
+    @property
+    def option_type(self):
+        return self._option_type
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def description(self):
+        return self._description
+
+    @property
+    def definition(self):
+        return self._definition
+
+class ConfigurationGroup(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class to handle configuration groups, contains options"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._options = {}
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        """Locates an option within a configurationgroup and returns it"""
+        if attr in self._options:
+            return self._options[attr]
+
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        if name == '_options':
+            setattr(self, name, value)
+        if self.type_check(value, Option):
+            self._options[name] = value
+        raise TypeError("Attribute " + name + " must be an Option object")
+
+class Configuration(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class to handle configuration, contains configuration groups"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._config_groups = {}
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        """Locates a group within the configuration and returns it"""
+        if attr in self._config_groups:
+            return self._config_groups[attr]
+        raise AttributeError("Attribute " + attr + " not found in the configuration")
+
+    def __setattr__(self, attr, value):
+        if attr == '_config_groups':
+            setattr(self, attr, value)
+        if self.type_check(value, ConfigurationGroup):
+            self._config_groups[attr] = value
+        raise TypeError("Attribute " + attr + " must be a ConfigurationGroup")
diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/output.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/output.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d80e2882e..000000000
--- a/volatility/framework/interfaces/output.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-from framework import validity
-import collections
-
-__author__ = 'mike'
-
-class TreeRow(validity.ValidityRoutines):
-    """Class providing the interface for an individual Row of the TreeGrid"""
-    def __init__(self, treegrid, values):
-        self._treegrid = treegrid
-        if not isinstance(treegrid, TreeGrid):
-            raise TypeError("TreeRow requires treegrid to be a TreeGrid")
-        self._values = values
-        if not isinstance(self, TreeGrid):
-            if not isinstance(values, list):
-                raise TypeError("Values must be a list of values of the type specified by treegrid.")
-            treegrid.validate_values(self._values)
-        else:
-            self._values = None
-        self._children = []
-
-    def add_child(self, child):
-        """Appends a child to the current Row"""
-        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method add_child not implemented.")
-
-    def insert_child(self, child, position):
-        """Adds a child at the specified position"""
-        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method insert_child not implemented")
-
-    def clear(self):
-        """Removes all children from this row"""
-        self._children = []
-
-    @property
-    def children(self):
-        """Returns an iterator of the children of the current row"""
-        for child in self._children:
-            yield child
-
-class TreeGrid(TreeRow):
-    """Class providing the interface for"""
-
-    simple_types = {int, str, float}
-
-    def __init__(self, columns):
-        """Constructs a TreeGrid object using a specific set of columns
-
-        The TreeGrid itself is a root element, that can have children but no values
-
-        :param columns: An ordered dictionary of column name to column types.
-        """
-        if not isinstance(columns, collections.OrderedDict):
-            raise TypeError("Columns must be an OrderedDict of column names to column types")
-        self._columns = columns
-
-        for k in columns:
-            is_simple_type = False
-            for t in self.simple_types:
-                is_simple_type = is_simple_type or issubclass(columns[k], t)
-            if not is_simple_type:
-                raise TypeError("One of the column types is not a simple type")
-
-        # We can use the special type None because we're the top level node without values
-        TreeRow.__init__(self, self, None)
-
-    def validate_values(self, values):
-        """Takes a list of values and verified them against the column types"""
-        for i in range(len(self._columns)):
-            if not isinstance(values[i], self._columns[i]):
-                raise TypeError("Column type " + str(i) + " is incorrect.")
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diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e31c225c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""
+Created on 6 May 2013
+
+@author: mike
+"""
+
+from volatility.framework import validity
+from volatility.framework.interfaces import context as context_module
+
+
+class PluginInterface(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class that defines the interface all Plugins must maintain"""
+
+    def __init__(self, context):
+        self._context = self.type_check(context, context_module.ContextInterface)
+
+    @property
+    def context(self):
+        return self._context
+
+    def establish_context(self):
+        """Alters the context to ensure the plugin can run"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method establish_context must be overridden by plugins.")
+
+    def plugin_options(self, config_group = None):
+        """Modifies the passed in ConfigGroup object to contain the required options"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method plugin_options must be overridden by plugins")
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        """Executes the functionality of the code
+        
+           Returns an OutputUI object
+        """
+
+
+# Needs to say what it can/can't handle (validate context)
+# Needs to offer available options'
+# Figure out how to handle global config options
diff --git a/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47af32b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/framework/interfaces/renderers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+from volatility.framework import validity
+import collections
+
+__author__ = 'mike'
+
+class TreeRow(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+    """Class providing the interface for an individual Row of the TreeGrid"""
+    def __init__(self, treegrid, values):
+        self.type_check(treegrid, TreeGrid)
+        if not isinstance(self, TreeGrid):
+            self.type_check(values, list)
+            treegrid.validate_values(values)
+
+    def add_child(self, child):
+        """Appends a child to the current Row"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method add_child not implemented.")
+
+    def insert_child(self, child, position):
+        """Adds a child at the specified position"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method insert_child not implemented.")
+
+    def clear(self):
+        """Removes all children from this row
+
+        :rtype : None
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method clear not implemented.")
+
+    @property
+    def children(self):
+        """Returns an iterator of the children of the current row
+
+        :rtype : iterator of TreeRows
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract property children not implemented.")
+
+class TreeGrid(TreeRow):
+    """Class providing the interface for a TreeGrid (which contains TreeRows)"""
+
+    simple_types = {int, str, float, bytes}
+
+    def __init__(self, columns):
+        """Constructs a TreeGrid object using a specific set of columns
+
+        The TreeGrid itself is a root element, that can have children but no values
+
+        :param columns: An ordered dictionary of column name to (column types).
+        """
+        self.type_check(columns, collections.OrderedDict)
+        for k, column in columns.items():
+            is_simple_type = False
+            for t in self.simple_types:
+                try:
+                    self.class_check(column, t)
+                    is_simple_type = True
+                except TypeError:
+                    pass
+            if not is_simple_type:
+                raise TypeError("Column " + k + "'s type " + column.__class__.__name__ + " is not a simple type")
+
+        # We can use the special type None because we're the top level node without values
+        TreeRow.__init__(self, self, None)
+
+    def validate_values(self, values):
+        """Takes a list of values and verifies them against the column types"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method validate_values not implemented.")
+
+class Renderer(validity.ValidityRoutines):
+
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        """Accepts an options object to configure the renderers"""
+        #FIXME: Once the config option objects are in place, put the type_check in place
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_render_options():
+        """Returns a list of rendering options"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method get_render_options not implemented.")
+
+    def render(self, grid):
+        """Takes a grid object and renders it based on the object's preferences"""
+        raise NotImplementedError("Abstract method render not implemented.")
diff --git a/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py b/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2aab912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/framework/renderers/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'
+
+from volatility.framework.interfaces import renderers as interface
+
+class TreeRow(interface.TreeRow):
+    def __init__(self, treegrid, values):
+        interface.TreeRow.__init__(self, treegrid, values)
+        self._treegrid = treegrid
+        self._children = []
+        self._values = values
+
+    def add_child(self, child):
+        """Appends a child to the current Row"""
+        self.type_check(child, interface.TreeRow)
+        self._children += [child]
+
+    def insert_child(self, child, position):
+        """Inserts a child at a specific position in the current Row"""
+        self.type_check(child, interface.TreeRow)
+        self._children = self._children[:position] + [child] + self._children[:position]
+
+    def clear(self):
+        """Removes all children from the current record"""
+        self._children = []
+
+    @property
+    def children(self):
+        """Returns an iterator of the children of the current row"""
+        for child in self._children:
+            yield child
+
+class TreeGrid(interface.TreeGrid, TreeRow):
+    def __init__(self, columns):
+        interface.TreeGrid.__init__(self, columns)
+        TreeRow.__init__(self, self, None)
+        self._columns = columns
+
+    def validate_values(self, values):
+        """Takes a list of values and verified them against the column types"""
+        for i in range(len(self._columns)):
+            if not isinstance(values[i], self._columns[i]):
+                raise TypeError("Column type " + str(i) + " is incorrect.")
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diff --git a/volatility/framework/renderers/basic.py b/volatility/framework/renderers/basic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abd656b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/volatility/framework/renderers/basic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+__author__ = 'mike'
+
+from volatility.framework.interfaces import renderers as interface
+
+class TextRenderer(interface.Renderer):
+
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        interface.Renderer.__init__(self, options)
+        self._options = options
+
+    def render(self, grid):
+        """Renders a text grid based on the contents of each element"""