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diff --git a/bsie/utils/__init__.py b/bsie/utils/__init__.py
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+"""Common tools and definitions.
+
+Part of the bsie module.
+A copy of the license is provided with the project.
+Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
+"""
+# imports
+import typing
+
+# inner-module imports
+from . import bsfs
+from . import node
+
+# exports
+__all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
+    'bsfs',
+    'node',
+    )
+
+## EOF ##
diff --git a/bsie/utils/bsfs.py b/bsie/utils/bsfs.py
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+"""BSFS bridge, provides BSFS bindings for BSIE.
+
+Part of the bsie module.
+A copy of the license is provided with the project.
+Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
+"""
+# imports
+import typing
+
+# bsfs imports
+from bsfs.utils import URI
+from bsfs.utils import typename
+
+# exports
+__all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
+    'URI',
+    'typename',
+    )
+
+## EOF ##
diff --git a/bsie/utils/node.py b/bsie/utils/node.py
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+"""Lighweight Node to bridge to BSFS.
+
+Part of the bsie module.
+A copy of the license is provided with the project.
+Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
+"""
+# imports
+import typing
+
+# inner-module imports
+from bsie.utils.bsfs import URI
+
+# exports
+__all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
+    'Node'
+    )
+
+
+## code ##
+
+class Node():
+    """Lightweight Node, disconnected from any bsfs structures."""
+
+    # node type.
+    node_type: URI
+
+    # node URI.
+    uri: URI
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            node_type: URI,
+            uri: URI,
+            ):
+        # assign members
+        self.node_type = URI(node_type)
+        self.uri = URI(uri)
+
+## EOF ##