diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_external.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_external.c
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+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_external.c
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+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+
+#include "edje_private.h"
+
+static Eina_Hash *type_registry = NULL;
+static int init_count = 0;
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+edje_external_type_register(const char *type_name, Edje_External_Type *type_info)
+{
+   if (eina_hash_find(type_registry, type_name))
+     {
+	printf("EDJE ERROR: external type '%s' already registered\n", type_name);
+	return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+   return eina_hash_add(type_registry, type_name, type_info);
+}
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+edje_external_type_unregister(const char *type_name)
+{
+   return eina_hash_del_by_key(type_registry, type_name);
+}
+
+EAPI Edje_External_Param *
+edje_external_param_find(const Eina_List *params, const char *key)
+{
+   const Eina_List *l;
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(params, l, param)
+      if (!strcmp(param->name, key)) return param;
+
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+edje_external_param_int_get(const Eina_List *params, const char *key, int *ret)
+{
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+
+   if (!params) return EINA_FALSE;
+   param = edje_external_param_find(params, key);
+
+   if (param && param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_INT && ret)
+     {
+	*ret = param->i;
+	return EINA_TRUE;
+     }
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+edje_external_param_double_get(const Eina_List *params, const char *key, double *ret)
+{
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+
+   if (!params) return EINA_FALSE;
+   param = edje_external_param_find(params, key);
+
+   if (param && param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_DOUBLE && ret)
+     {
+	*ret = param->d;
+	return EINA_TRUE;
+     }
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+edje_external_param_string_get(const Eina_List *params, const char *key, const char **ret)
+{
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+
+   if (!params) return EINA_FALSE;
+   param = edje_external_param_find(params, key);
+
+   if (param && param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING && ret)
+     {
+	*ret = param->s;
+	return EINA_TRUE;
+     }
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+
+void
+_edje_external_init()
+{
+   if (!type_registry)
+     type_registry = eina_hash_string_superfast_new(NULL);
+
+   init_count++;
+}
+
+void
+_edje_external_shutdown()
+{
+   if (--init_count == 0)
+     {
+	eina_hash_free(type_registry);
+	type_registry = NULL;
+     }
+}
+
+Evas_Object *
+_edje_external_type_add(const char *type_name, Evas *evas, Evas_Object *parent, const Eina_List *params)
+{
+   Edje_External_Type *type;
+   Evas_Object *obj;
+
+   type = eina_hash_find(type_registry, type_name);
+   if (!type)
+     {
+	printf("EDJE ERROR: external type '%s' not registered\n", type_name);
+	return NULL;
+     }
+
+   obj = type->add(type->data, evas, parent, params);
+   if (!obj)
+     {
+	printf("EDJE ERROR: external type '%s' returned NULL from constructor\n", type_name);
+	return NULL;
+     }
+
+   evas_object_data_set(obj, "Edje_External_Type", type);
+
+   printf("evas object: %p, external type: %p, data_get: %p\n", obj, type, evas_object_data_get(obj, "Edje_External_Type"));
+   return obj;
+}
+
+void
+_edje_external_signal_emit(Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const char *source)
+{
+   Edje_External_Type *type;
+
+   type = evas_object_data_get(obj, "Edje_External_Type");
+   if (!type)
+     {
+	printf("EDJE ERROR: external type data not found.\n");
+	return;
+     }
+
+   type->signal_emit(type->data, obj, emission, source);
+}
+
+void
+_edje_external_params_free(Eina_List *external_params, unsigned int free_strings)
+{
+   Eina_List *l;
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+   Edje_Part_Description *desc;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(external_params, param)
+     {
+	if (free_strings)
+	  {
+	     if (param->name) eina_stringshare_del(param->name);
+	     if (param->s) eina_stringshare_del(param->s);
+	  }
+	free(param);
+     }
+}
+
+void
+_edje_external_recalc_apply(Edje *ed, Edje_Real_Part *ep,
+      Edje_Calc_Params *params,
+      Edje_Part_Description *chosen_desc)
+{
+   Edje_External_Type *type;
+   if (!ep->swallowed_object) return;
+
+   type = evas_object_data_get(ep->swallowed_object, "Edje_External_Type");
+
+   if (!type) return;
+
+   if (!type->state_set) return;
+
+   type->state_set(type->data, ep->swallowed_object,
+	 ep->param1.description->external_params,
+	 (ep->param2 && ep->param2->description ? ep->param2->description->external_params : NULL),
+	 ep->description_pos);
+}