diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
index d3e4b75..f0f2157 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder.ProjectionPolicy
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSWorkspaceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.coverage.GSCoverageEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSFeatureTypeEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.wmsstore.GSWMSTypeEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.manager.GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.manager.GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager.ConfigureCoveragesOption;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.manager.GeoServerRESTStyleManager;
@@ -985,6 +986,48 @@ public class GeoServerRESTPublisher {
         return publishDBLayer(workspace, storename, fte, layerEncoder);
     }
 
+    public boolean publishWMSLayer(final String workspace, final String storename, final GSWMSTypeEncoder fte, final GSLayerEncoder layerEncoder){
+        String ftypeXml = fte.toString();
+
+        StringBuilder postUrl = new StringBuilder(restURL).append("/rest/workspaces/")
+                .append(workspace).append("/wmsstores/").append(storename).append("/wmslayers.xml");
+
+        final String layername = fte.getName();
+        if (layername == null || layername.isEmpty()) {
+            if (LOGGER.isErrorEnabled())
+                LOGGER.error("GSFeatureTypeEncoder has no valid name associated, try using GSFeatureTypeEncoder.setName(String)");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String configuredResult = HTTPUtils.postXml(postUrl.toString(), ftypeXml, this.gsuser,
+                this.gspass);
+        boolean published = configuredResult != null;
+        boolean configured = false;
+
+        if (!published) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Error in publishing (" + configuredResult + ") " + workspace + ":"
+                    + storename + "/" + layername);
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.info("DB layer successfully added (layer:" + layername + ")");
+
+            if (layerEncoder == null) {
+                if (LOGGER.isErrorEnabled())
+                    LOGGER.error("GSLayerEncoder is null: Unable to find the defaultStyle for this layer");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            configured = configureLayer(workspace, layername, layerEncoder);
+
+            if (!configured) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Error in configuring (" + configuredResult + ") " + workspace + ":"
+                        + storename + "/" + layername);
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.info("DB layer successfully configured (layer:" + layername + ")");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return published && configured;
+    }
     /**
      * Publish and configure a new layer from an existing DataStore (v. gr. a layer from a DB table).
      * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
index 5aa06ef..8297477 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
@@ -833,6 +833,12 @@ public class GeoServerRESTReader {
         return RESTFeatureTypeList.build(load(url));
     }
 
+    public RESTFeatureTypeList getWMSFeatureTypes(String workspace){
+        String url;
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get detailed info about a given Layer.
      * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/datastore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/datastore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java
rename to src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java
index 1ab06c1..675cf48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/datastore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSDatastoreEncoder.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.datastore;
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.wmsstore;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSAbstractStoreEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher;
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSTypeEncoder.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSTypeEncoder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573f706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/wmsstore/GSWMSTypeEncoder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2011 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.wmsstore;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.FeatureTypeAttribute;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSAttributeEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.virtualtable.GSVirtualTableEncoder;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Encode a GeoServer resource as FeatureType
+ *
+ * @author ETj (etj at geo-solutions.it)
+ * @author Carlo Cancellieri - carlo.cancellieri@geo-solutions.it
+ */
+public class GSWMSTypeEncoder extends GSResourceEncoder {
+
+    public final static String ATTRIBUTES = "attributes";
+
+    final private Element attributes = new Element(ATTRIBUTES);
+
+    public GSWMSTypeEncoder() {
+        super("wmsLayer");
+        addContent(attributes);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#addMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     *
+     */
+    protected void addMetadata(String key, GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
+        super.addMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link GSResourceEncoder#setMetadataDimension(String, GSDimensionInfoEncoder)} this method will be removed soon
+     * @param key
+     * @param dimensionInfo
+     *
+     */
+    public void setMetadata(String key, GSFeatureDimensionInfoEncoder dimensionInfo) {
+        super.setMetadata(key, dimensionInfo);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a VirtualTable (SQL View feature type)
+     *
+     * @param virtualtable
+     */
+    protected void addMetadataVirtualTable(
+            final GSVirtualTableEncoder virtualtable) {
+        super.addMetadata("JDBC_VIRTUAL_TABLE", virtualtable);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set a VirtualTable (SQL View feature type)
+     *
+     * @param virtualtable
+     */
+    public void setMetadataVirtualTable(final GSVirtualTableEncoder virtualtable) {
+        super.setMetadata("JDBC_VIRTUAL_TABLE", virtualtable);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deletes the VirtualTable metadata
+     *
+     * @return true if deleted, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean delMetadataVirtualTable(){
+        return super.delMetadata("JDB_VIRTUAL_TABLE");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * delete a keyword from the list
+     *
+     * @param keyword
+     * @return true if something is removed, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean delAttribute(final String keyword) {
+        final Element el = new Element("string");
+        el.setText(keyword);
+        return (attributes.removeContent(GSAttributeEncoder.getFilterByName(keyword))).size() == 0 ? false
+                : true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param attribute the attribute to add
+     */
+    protected void addAttribute(GSAttributeEncoder attribute) {
+        attributes.addContent(attribute.getRoot());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param attribute the attribute to set (overriding an attribute with the same name if present)
+     */
+    public void setAttribute(GSAttributeEncoder attribute) {
+        delAttribute(attribute.getAttribute(FeatureTypeAttribute.name));
+        addAttribute(attribute);
+    }
+
+}
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