diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTFeatureType.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTFeatureType.java
index b5c34f5..5e8f0b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTFeatureType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTFeatureType.java
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMListIterator;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.FeatureTypeAttribute;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSAttributeEncoder;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**
@@ -244,4 +250,50 @@ public class RESTFeatureType extends RESTResource {
             }
         };
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @return
+     */
+    public List<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>> getAttributeList() {
+        List<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>> attrsList = null;
+
+        final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
+        if(attrsRoot!=null){
+            final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
+            if (attrs != null) {
+                attrsList = new ArrayList<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>>(attrs.size());
+                for (Element attr : attrs) {
+                    Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String> attrsMap = new HashMap<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>();
+                    attrsList.add(attrsMap);
+                    for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
+                        String key = at.toString();
+                        attrsMap.put(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return attrsList;
+    }
+
+    public List<GSAttributeEncoder> getEncodedAttributeList() {
+        List<GSAttributeEncoder> attrsList = null;
+
+        final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
+        if(attrsRoot!=null){
+            final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
+            if (attrs != null) {
+                attrsList = new ArrayList<GSAttributeEncoder>(attrs.size());
+                for (Element attr : attrs) {
+                    final GSAttributeEncoder attrEnc = new GSAttributeEncoder();
+                    for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
+                        String key = at.toString();
+                        attrEnc.setAttribute(at, attr.getChildText(key));
+                    }
+                    attrsList.add(attrEnc);
+                }
+    
+            }
+        }
+        return attrsList;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTResource.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTResource.java
index 9de1981..a6f3411 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/RESTResource.java
@@ -133,43 +133,22 @@ public class RESTResource {
         return getLatLonEdge("maxy");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link RESTFeatureType#getAttributeList()}
+     * @return
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+     */
     public List<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>> getAttributeList() {
-        List<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>> attrsList = null;
-
-        final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
-        final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
-        if (attrs != null) {
-            attrsList = new ArrayList<Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>>(attrs.size());
-            for (Element attr : attrs) {
-                Map<FeatureTypeAttribute, String> attrsMap = new HashMap<FeatureTypeAttribute, String>();
-                attrsList.add(attrsMap);
-                for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
-                    String key = at.toString();
-                    attrsMap.put(at, attr.getChildText(key));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return attrsList;
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method is specific for RESTFeatureType");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use {@link RESTFeatureType#getEncodedAttributeList()}
+     * @return
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+     */
     public List<GSAttributeEncoder> getEncodedAttributeList() {
-        List<GSAttributeEncoder> attrsList = null;
-
-        final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
-        final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
-        if (attrs != null) {
-            attrsList = new ArrayList<GSAttributeEncoder>(attrs.size());
-            for (Element attr : attrs) {
-                final GSAttributeEncoder attrEnc = new GSAttributeEncoder();
-                for (FeatureTypeAttribute at : FeatureTypeAttribute.values()) {
-                    String key = at.toString();
-                    attrEnc.setAttribute(at, attr.getChildText(key));
-                }
-                attrsList.add(attrEnc);
-            }
-
-        }
-        return attrsList;
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This method is specific for RESTFeatureType");
     }
 
 	
@@ -198,43 +177,4 @@ public class RESTResource {
 		return metaLinksList;
 	}
     
-    // /**
-    // * @return the list of available attribute names
-    // */
-    // public List<String> getAttributeNames() {
-    // return getAttributes("name");
-    // }
-    //
-    // /**
-    // * @return a list of object which are String representation of Classes
-    // */
-    // public List<String> getAttributeBinding() {
-    // return getAttributes("binding");
-    // }
-
-    // /**
-    // * <attribute><br>
-    // * <name>NATION</name><br>
-    // * <minOccurs>0</minOccurs><br>
-    // * <maxOccurs>1</maxOccurs><br>
-    // * <nillable>true</nillable><br>
-    // * <binding>java.lang.Integer</binding><br>
-    // * <length>3</length><br>
-    // * </attribute><br>
-    // *
-    // * @param name
-    // * @return
-    // */
-    // private List<String> getAttributes(String name) {
-    // final Element attrsRoot = rootElem.getChild("attributes");
-    // final List<Element> attrs = attrsRoot.getChildren();
-    // List<String> attrNames = null;
-    // if (attrs != null) {
-    // attrNames = new ArrayList<String>(attrs.size());
-    // for (Element attr : attrs) {
-    // attrNames.add(attr.getChildText(name));
-    // }
-    // }
-    // return attrNames;
-    // }
 }