diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef8c343..6588e4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
+            
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.9.13</version>
+                </dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTManager.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTManager.java
index ba48a58..1dd2b72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTManager.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class GeoServerRESTManager extends GeoServerRESTAbstractManager {
 
     private final GeoServerRESTPublisher publisher;
     private final GeoServerRESTReader reader;
+    private final GeoWebCacheRESTManager geoWebCacheManager;
 
     private final GeoServerRESTStoreManager storeManager;
     private final GeoServerRESTStyleManager styleManager;
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ public class GeoServerRESTManager extends GeoServerRESTAbstractManager {
         // Internal publisher and reader, provide simple access methods.
         publisher = new GeoServerRESTPublisher(restURL.toString(), username, password);
         reader = new GeoServerRESTReader(restURL, username, password);
+        String gwcGeoServerURL = restURL.toString();
+        if(!restURL.toString().endsWith("/")){
+            gwcGeoServerURL += '/';
+        }
+        this.geoWebCacheManager = new GeoWebCacheRESTManager(gwcGeoServerURL + "gwc", username, password);
         structuredGridCoverageReader = new GeoServerRESTStructuredGridCoverageReaderManager(restURL, username, password);
         storeManager = new GeoServerRESTStoreManager(restURL, gsuser, gspass);
         styleManager = new GeoServerRESTStyleManager(restURL, gsuser, gspass);
@@ -86,6 +92,10 @@ public class GeoServerRESTManager extends GeoServerRESTAbstractManager {
         return reader;
     }
 
+    public GeoWebCacheRESTManager getGeoWebCacheManager() {
+        return geoWebCacheManager;
+    }
+
     public GeoServerRESTStoreManager getStoreManager() {
         return storeManager;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
index 17a85ba..5497cc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTPublisher.java
@@ -1407,10 +1407,12 @@ public class GeoServerRESTPublisher {
      * <li>JSON (application/json)</li>
      * <li>HTML (application/html)</li>
      * <li>SLD (application/vnd.ogc.sld+xml)</li>
+     * <li>SLD_1_1_0 (application/vnd.ogc.se+xml)</li>
+     * <li>TXT (text/xml)</li>
      * </ul>
      */
     public enum Format {
-        XML, JSON, HTML, SLD, SLD_1_1_0;
+        XML, JSON, HTML, SLD, SLD_1_1_0, TXT_XML;
 
         /**
          * Gets the mime type from a format.
@@ -1430,6 +1432,8 @@ public class GeoServerRESTPublisher {
                 return "application/vnd.ogc.sld+xml";
             case SLD_1_1_0:
                 return "application/vnd.ogc.se+xml";
+            case TXT_XML:
+                return "text/xml";
             default:
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
index 5aa06ef..37ae575 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTReader.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
  *  
- *  Copyright (C) 2007,2013 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 GeoSolutions S.A.S.
  *  http://www.geo-solutions.it
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTManager.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2ec900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayerList;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.GWCRESTWMSLayer;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.diskquota.GWCQuotaConfiguration;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.diskquota.GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.masstruncate.MassTruncateRequests;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.seed.GWCTruncateSeedType;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.seed.GlobalSeedStatus;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.statistics.GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.statistics.GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.SerializationConfig;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonSerialize;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class GeoWebCacheRESTManager {
+
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeoWebCacheRESTManager.class);
+    private ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    /**
+     * GeoWebCache instance base URL. E.g.:
+     * <TT>http://localhost:8080/geowebcache</TT>.
+     */
+    private final String restURL;
+
+    /**
+     * GeoWebCache instance privileged username, with read & write permission on
+     * REST API
+     */
+    private final String gwcUser;
+
+    /**
+     * GeoWebCache instance password for privileged username with r&w permission
+     * on REST API
+     */
+    private final String gwcPass;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a <TT>GeoWebCacheRESTManager</TT> to connect against a
+     * GeoWebCache instance with the given URL and user credentials.
+     *
+     * @param restURL the base GeoWebCache URL (e.g.:
+     * <TT>http://localhost:8080/geowebcache</TT>)
+     * @param username auth credential
+     * @param password auth credential
+     */
+    public GeoWebCacheRESTManager(String restURL, String username, String password) {
+        this.restURL = HTTPUtils.decurtSlash(restURL);
+        this.gwcUser = username;
+        this.gwcPass = password;
+
+        try {
+            new URL(restURL);
+        } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+            LOGGER.error("Bad URL: Calls to GeoWebCache are going to fail", ex);
+        }
+        mapper.configure(SerializationConfig.Feature.WRITE_NULL_MAP_VALUES, false);
+        mapper.setSerializationInclusion(JsonSerialize.Inclusion.NON_NULL);
+//        mapper.setSerializationInclusion(JsonSerialize.Inclusion.NON_EMPTY);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a GeoWebCache instance is running at the given URL.
+     * <BR>
+     * Return <TT>true</TT> if the configured GeoWebCache is up and replies to
+     * REST requests.
+     * <BR>
+     * Send a HTTP GET request to the configured URL.<BR>
+     * Return <TT>true</TT> if a HTTP 200 code (OK) is read from the HTTP
+     * response; any other response code, or connection error, will return a
+     * <TT>false</TT> boolean.
+     *
+     * @return true if a GeoWebCache instance was found at the configured URL.
+     */
+    public boolean existGeoWebCache() {
+        return HTTPUtils.httpPing(restURL + "/rest/", gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/statistics" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== STATISTICS
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * @return the in memory cache statistics if the blobstore used is an
+     * instance of MemoryBlobStore.
+     * @throws org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException
+     */
+    public GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics getInMemoryCacheStatisticsJSON() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics inMemoryCacheStatistics = null;
+        String statistics = this.load("/rest/statistics.json");
+        if (!Util.isEmpty(statistics)) {
+            try {
+                inMemoryCacheStatistics = this.mapper.readValue(statistics, 
+                        GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics.class);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error parsing the statistics: " + ioe);
+                throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the statistics: " + ioe);
+            }
+        }
+        return inMemoryCacheStatistics;
+    }
+
+    public GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML getInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML inMemoryCacheStatistics = null;
+        String statistics = this.load("/rest/statistics.xml");
+        if (!Util.isEmpty(statistics)) {
+            try {
+                inMemoryCacheStatistics = this.mapper.readValue(statistics, 
+                        GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML.class);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error parsing the statistics: " + ioe);
+                throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the statistics: " + ioe);
+            }
+        }
+        return inMemoryCacheStatistics;
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/diskquota" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== DISKQUOTA
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * @param diskQuotaConfiguration the configuration to serve
+     * @return the operation result
+     * @throws org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layerName is null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean changeDiskQuotaConfig(GWCQuotaConfiguration diskQuotaConfiguration)
+            throws JsonMappingException {
+        String result = null;
+        if (diskQuotaConfiguration == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The diskQuotaConfiguration must not be null or empty");
+        }
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -u geowebcache:secured -v -XGET
+         *  http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/diskquota.json}
+         */
+        try {
+            GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper wrapper = new GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper();
+            wrapper.setQuotaConfiguration(diskQuotaConfiguration);
+            String jsonDiskQuotaConfig = this.mapper.writeValueAsString(wrapper);
+            LOGGER.debug("Quota configuration json: " + jsonDiskQuotaConfig);
+            result = this.put("/rest/diskquota.json", jsonDiskQuotaConfig, Format.JSON);
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+            throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+        }
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return a list of pending (scheduled) and running tasks for all the
+     * layers.
+     * @throws org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layerName is null or empty.
+     */
+    public GWCQuotaConfiguration getCurrentDiskQuotaConfig() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GWCQuotaConfiguration quotaConfiguration = null;
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -u geowebcache:secured -v -XGET
+         *  http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/diskquota.json}
+         */
+        String quotaConfigurationJSON = this.load("/rest/diskquota.json");
+        if (!Util.isEmpty(quotaConfigurationJSON)) {
+            try {
+                LOGGER.debug("Quota configuration json: " + quotaConfigurationJSON);
+                GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper quotaConfigJSONWrapper
+                        = this.mapper.readValue(quotaConfigurationJSON,
+                                GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper.class);
+                quotaConfiguration = quotaConfigJSONWrapper.getQuotaConfiguration();
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+                throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+            }
+        }
+        return quotaConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    // </editor-fold>
+    // <editor-fold desc="/masstruncate" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== MASSTRUNCATE: Mass truncation provides a mechanism for completely 
+    //=== clearing caches more conveniently than with the seeding system.
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * TruncateLayer will clear all caches associated with a named layer,
+     * including all permutations of gridset, parameter filter values, and image
+     * formats.
+     *
+     * @param layerName the layer name to truncate
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layerName is null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean truncateLayer(String layerName) {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -H "Content-type: text/xml" 
+         * -d "<truncateLayer><layerName>topp:states</layerName></truncateLayer>"
+         *  "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/masstruncate"}
+         */
+        if (Util.isEmpty(layerName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The layerName may not be null or empty");
+        }
+
+        StringBuilder truncateLayerRequestBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        truncateLayerRequestBuilder.append("<truncateLayer><layerName>").
+                append(layerName).append("</layerName></truncateLayer>");
+
+        final String result = this.post("/rest/masstruncate",
+                truncateLayerRequestBuilder.toString(),
+                GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        LOGGER.debug("Mass truncation result: " + result);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Return a list of mass truncate requests available
+     */
+    public MassTruncateRequests getMassTruncateReqAvailable() {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XGET -H "Content-type: text/xml"
+         *  "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/masstruncate"}
+         */
+        final String result = this.load("/rest/masstruncate");
+        return MassTruncateRequests.build(result);
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/seed" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== SEED
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * Add a new seed request assigning it a name.
+     *
+     * @param seedRequestFile the SEED REQUEST file.
+     * @param seedRequestName the seed request name to use.<b>Note the the seed
+     * request name must match the name of the seed request in the xml
+     * representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the seedRequestFile or the
+     * seedRequestName are null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean addSeedRequest(final File seedRequestFile, final String seedRequestName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPUT -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d @seedRequestFile.xml  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/seed/seedRequestFile.xml"}
+         */
+        if (seedRequestFile == null || !seedRequestFile.isFile()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The seedRequestFile must not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildSeedRequestNameXMLURL(seedRequestName);
+
+        final String result = this.post(url, seedRequestFile, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param layerName the layer name seeding task to look for
+     * @return a list of pending (scheduled) and running tasks for all the
+     * layers.
+     * @throws org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layerName is null or empty.
+     */
+    public GlobalSeedStatus getLayerSeedingStatus(String layerName)
+            throws JsonMappingException {
+        GlobalSeedStatus globalSeedStatus = null;
+        if (Util.isEmpty(layerName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The layerName may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = HTTPUtils.append("/rest/seed/", layerName, ".json").toString();
+        String seedingStatus = this.load(url);
+        if (!Util.isEmpty(seedingStatus)) {
+            try {
+                globalSeedStatus = this.mapper.readValue(seedingStatus, GlobalSeedStatus.class);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error parsing the seeding status: " + ioe);
+                throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+            }
+        }
+        return globalSeedStatus;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return a list of pending (scheduled) and running tasks for all the
+     * layers.
+     * @throws org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException
+     */
+    public GlobalSeedStatus getGlobalSeedingStatus() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GlobalSeedStatus globalSeedStatus = null;
+        String seedingStatus = this.load("/rest/seed.json");
+        if (!Util.isEmpty(seedingStatus)) {
+            try {
+                globalSeedStatus = this.mapper.readValue(seedingStatus, GlobalSeedStatus.class);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error parsing the seeding status: " + ioe);
+                throw new JsonMappingException("Error parsing the quota configuration: " + ioe);
+            }
+        }
+        return globalSeedStatus;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a new seed request assigning it a name.
+     *
+     * @param wmsLayerBody the SEED REQUEST file.
+     * @param seedRequestName the seed request name to use.<b>Note the the seed
+     * request name must match the name of the seed request in the xml
+     * representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the wmsLayerBody or the
+     * seedRequestName are null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean addSeedRequest(final String wmsLayerBody, final String seedRequestName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPUT -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d wmsLayerBody  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/seed/seedRequestFile.xml"}
+         */
+        if (Util.isEmpty(wmsLayerBody)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wmsLayerBody must not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildSeedRequestNameXMLURL(seedRequestName);
+
+        final String result = this.post(url, wmsLayerBody, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Terminate a seed request task.
+     *
+     * @param seedRequestName the seed request name to use.<b>Note the the seed
+     * request name must match the name of the seed request in the xml
+     * representation.</b>
+     * @param truncateSeedType the type of truncation
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the seedRequestName is null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean truncateSeedRequestTask(final String seedRequestName,
+            final GWCTruncateSeedType truncateSeedType)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -d "kill_all=all"  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/seed"}
+         */
+        if (Util.isEmpty(seedRequestName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The seedRequestName may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = HTTPUtils.append("/rest/seed/", seedRequestName).toString();
+        NameValuePair[] parameters = new NameValuePair[1];
+        parameters[0] = new NameValuePair("kill_all", truncateSeedType.name());
+        final String result = this.post(url, parameters);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    private String buildSeedRequestNameXMLURL(final String seedRequestName) {
+        if (Util.isEmpty(seedRequestName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The seedRequestName may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        return this.buildSeedRequestRESTXMLPath(seedRequestName);
+    }
+
+    private String buildSeedRequestRESTXMLPath(String seedRequestName) {
+        return HTTPUtils.append("/rest/seed/", seedRequestName, ".xml").toString();
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/layers" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== LAYERS
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * Get summary info about all Layers.
+     *
+     * @return summary info about Layers as a {@link RESTLayerList}
+     */
+    public RESTLayerList getLayers() {
+        String url = "/rest/layers.xml";
+        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("### Retrieving layers from " + url);
+        }
+//        LOGGER.info("--->> Layer response: " + load(url));
+        return RESTLayerList.build(this.load(url));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get detailed info about a given Layer.
+     *
+     * @param layerName the layer name
+     * @return a GWCRESTWMSLayer with layer information or null
+     */
+    public GWCRESTWMSLayer getLayer(String layerName) {
+        if (Util.isEmpty(layerName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Layername may not be null");
+        }
+        String nameEncoded = null;
+        try {
+            nameEncoded = URLEncoder.encode(layerName, "UTF-8");
+        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error encoding layer name: " + ex);
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerRESTPath(nameEncoded);
+        if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("### Retrieving layer from " + url);
+        }
+        GWCRESTWMSLayer layer = GWCRESTWMSLayer.build(this.load(url));
+        return layer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a new GWC's layer assigning it a name.
+     *
+     * @param wmsLayerFile the wmsLayer file.
+     * @param layerName the layer's name to use.<b>Note the the layer's name
+     * must match the name of the layer in the xml representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the wmsLayerFile or the layerName are
+     * null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean addLayer(final File wmsLayerFile, final String layerName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPUT -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d @wmsLayerFile.xml  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/layers/layerName.xml"}
+         */
+        if (wmsLayerFile == null || !wmsLayerFile.isFile()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wmsLayerFile may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerNameURL(layerName);
+
+        final String result = this.put(url, wmsLayerFile, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a new GWC's layer assigning it a name.
+     *
+     * @param wmsLayerBody the full wmsLayer document as a String.
+     * @param layerName the layer's name to use.<b>Note the the layer's name
+     * must match the name of the layer in the xml representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the wmsLayerBody or the layerName are
+     * null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean addLayer(final String wmsLayerBody, final String layerName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPUT -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d @wmsLayerBody  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/layers/layerName.xml"}
+         */
+        if (Util.isEmpty(wmsLayerBody)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wmsLayerBody may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerNameURL(layerName);
+
+        final String result = this.put(url, wmsLayerBody, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    private String buildLayerNameURL(final String layerName) {
+        if (Util.isEmpty(layerName)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The layerName may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        return this.buildLayerRESTPath(layerName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update a Layer.
+     *
+     * @param wmsLayerBody the full wmsLayer document as a String.
+     * @param layerName the layer's name to use.<b>Note the the layer's name
+     * must match the name of the layer in the xml representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layer file or the layer name are
+     * null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean updateLayer(final String wmsLayerBody, final String layerName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPOST -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d @layerFile.xml  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/layers/layerName.xml"}
+         */
+        if (Util.isEmpty(wmsLayerBody)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The wmsLayerBody may not be null or empty");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerNameURL(layerName);
+
+        final String result = this.post(url, wmsLayerBody, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update a Layer.
+     *
+     * @param wmsLayerFile the File containing the wmsLayer document.
+     * @param layerName the layer's name to use.<b>Note the the layer's name
+     * must match the name of the layer in the xml representation.</b>
+     *
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> if the operation completed successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the layer file or the layer name are
+     * null or empty.
+     */
+    public boolean updateLayer(final File wmsLayerFile, final String layerName)
+            throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        /*
+         * This is the equivalent call with cUrl:
+         *
+         * {@code curl -v -u geowebcache:secured -XPOST -H "Content-type: text/xml" -d @layerFile.xml  
+         * "http://$GWCIP:$GWCPORT/$SERVLET/rest/layers/layerName.xml"}
+         */
+        if (wmsLayerFile == null || !wmsLayerFile.isFile()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to update layer using a null parameter file");
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerNameURL(layerName);
+
+        final String result = this.post(url, wmsLayerFile, GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format.TXT_XML);
+        return result != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a Layer exists in the configured GeoWebCache instance. User can
+     * choose if log a possible exception or not
+     *
+     * @param layerName the name of the layer to check for.
+     * @return <TT>true</TT> on HTTP 200, <TT>false</TT> on HTTP 404
+     * @throws RuntimeException if any other HTTP code than 200 or 404 was
+     * retrieved.
+     */
+    public boolean existsLayer(String layerName) {
+        String url = this.buildLayerRESTPath(layerName);
+//        String composed = Util.appendQuietOnNotFound(quietOnNotFound, url);
+        return exists(url);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * remove a layer
+     *
+     * @param layerName
+     * @return true if success
+     */
+    public boolean removeLayer(final String layerName) {
+        if (layerName == null) {
+            if (LOGGER.isErrorEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.error("Null layerName : " + layerName);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        String url = this.buildLayerRESTPath(layerName);
+
+        boolean result = this.delete(url);
+        if (result) {
+            if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.info("Layer successfully removed: " + layerName);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (LOGGER.isWarnEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Error removing layer " + layerName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private String buildLayerRESTPath(String layerName) {
+        return HTTPUtils.append("/rest/layers/", layerName, ".xml").toString();
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    private String post(String url, NameValuePair[] parameters) {
+        LOGGER.info("Posting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.post(restURL + url, null, parameters, gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private String post(String url, String content, Format format) {
+        LOGGER.info("Posting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.post(restURL + url, content, format.getContentType(), gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private String post(String url, File contentFile, Format format) {
+        LOGGER.info("Posting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.post(restURL + url, contentFile, format.getContentType(), gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private String put(String url, String content, Format format) {
+        LOGGER.info("Putting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.put(restURL + url, content, format.getContentType(), gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private String put(String url, File contentFile, Format format) {
+        LOGGER.info("Putting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.put(restURL + url, contentFile, format.getContentType(), gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private String load(String url) {
+        LOGGER.info("Loading from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.get(restURL + url, gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private boolean delete(String url) {
+        LOGGER.info("Deleting from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.delete(restURL + url, gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+    private boolean exists(String url) {
+        LOGGER.info("Checking existence from REST path " + url);
+        return HTTPUtils.exists(restURL + url, gwcUser, gwcPass);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/HTTPUtils.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/HTTPUtils.java
index f3cc6e6..2309aaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/HTTPUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/HTTPUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest;
 
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher.Format;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Credentials;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpStatus;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.UsernamePasswordCredentials;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.auth.AuthScope;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.DeleteMethod;
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ public class HTTPUtils {
      * @return the HTTP response or <TT>null</TT> on errors.
      */
     public static String putXml(String url, String content, String username, String pw) {
-        return put(url, content, "text/xml", username, pw);
+        return put(url, content, Format.TXT_XML.getContentType(), username, pw);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ public class HTTPUtils {
      * @return the HTTP response or <TT>null</TT> on errors.
      */
     public static String postXml(String url, String content, String username, String pw) {
-        return post(url, content, "text/xml", username, pw);
+        return post(url, content, Format.TXT_XML.getContentType(), username, pw);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -267,6 +269,12 @@ public class HTTPUtils {
         return send(new PostMethod(url), url, requestEntity, username, pw);
     }
 
+    public static String post(String url, RequestEntity requestEntity, NameValuePair[] parameters, String username, String pw) {
+        PostMethod postMethod = new PostMethod(url);
+        postMethod.addParameters(parameters);
+        return send(postMethod, url, requestEntity, username, pw);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Send an HTTP request (PUT or POST) to a server. <BR>
      * Basic auth is used if both username and pw are not null.
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/Util.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/Util.java
index 56419bf..3c7f0dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/Util.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import org.jdom.Element;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -62,6 +63,60 @@ public static final String QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND_PARAM = "quietOnNotFound=";
         return styles;
     }
     
+    public static List<String> getElementsChildrenStringContent(Element elementRoot){
+        return getElementsChildrenContent(elementRoot, "string");
+    }
+
+    public static List<String> getElementsChildrenContent(Element elementRoot, String childrensName){
+        assert(elementRoot != null) : "The passed elementRoot must be not null";
+        assert(childrensName != null) : "The passed childrensName must be not null";
+        List<String> stringContentList = new ArrayList<String>();
+        for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(elementRoot.getChildren(childrensName))) {
+            stringContentList.add(listItem.getText());
+        }
+        return stringContentList;
+    }
+    
+    public static Integer getIntValueFromText(String text){
+        Integer result = null;
+        if(text != null){
+            result = Integer.parseInt(text);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static Float getFloatValueFromText(String text){
+        Float result = null;
+        if(text != null){
+            result = Float.parseFloat(text);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static Double getDoubleValueFromText(String text){
+        Double result = null;
+        if(text != null){
+            result = Double.parseDouble(text);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static Long getLongValueFromText(String text){
+        Long result = null;
+        if(text != null){
+            result = Long.parseLong(text);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static Boolean getBooleanValueFromText(String text){
+        Boolean result = null;
+        if(text != null){
+            result = Boolean.parseBoolean(text);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Append the quietOnNotFound parameter to the input URL
      * @param quietOnNotFound parameter
@@ -85,6 +140,15 @@ public static final String QUIET_ON_NOT_FOUND_PARAM = "quietOnNotFound=";
     public static <TK, TV> Map<TK, TV> safeMap(Map<TK, TV> map) {
         return map == null ? Collections.EMPTY_MAP : map;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param stringValue
+     * @return true iff the stringValue is NULL or it is empty
+     */
+    public static boolean isEmpty(String stringValue){
+        return stringValue == null || stringValue.isEmpty();
+    }
 
     public static char getParameterSeparator(String url) {
         char parameterSeparator = '?';
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCBounds.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCBounds.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6015457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCBounds.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>Bounds</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="Bounds">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element name="coords" type="gwc:coords"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+      
+      <xs:complexType name="coords">
+        <xs:sequence>
+          <xs:element maxOccurs="4" minOccurs="4" name="double" type="xs:double"/>
+        </xs:sequence>
+      </xs:complexType>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCBounds {
+    
+    private final Element boundsElem;
+
+    public static GWCBounds build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCBounds(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCBounds(Element boundsElem) {
+        this.boundsElem = boundsElem;
+    }
+
+    public List<Double> getCoords() {
+        List<Double> coords = null;
+        final Element coordsRoot = boundsElem.getChild("coords");
+        if(coordsRoot != null){
+            coords = new ArrayList<Double>(4);
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(coordsRoot.getChildren())) {
+                coords.add(Util.getDoubleValueFromText(listItem.getChildText("double")));
+            }
+        }
+        return coords;
+    }
+    
+    public double getMinX() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(0);
+    }
+
+    public double getMinY() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(1);    
+    }
+    
+    public double getMaxX() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(2);
+    }
+    
+    public double getMaxY() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(3);
+    }
+    
+    public double getWidth() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(2) - this.getCoords().get(0);
+    }
+
+    public double getHeight() {
+        return this.getCoords().get(3) - this.getCoords().get(1);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Minimal sanity check
+     * 
+     * @return whether min x < max x, min y < max y
+     */
+    public boolean isSane() {
+        return (getMinX() < getMaxX() && getMinY() < getMaxY());
+    }
+
+    public boolean isNull() {
+        return (getMinX() > getMaxX() || getMinY() > getMaxY());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Outputs a string suitable for logging and other human-readable tasks
+     * 
+     * @return a readable string
+     */
+    public String getReadableString() {
+        return "Min X: " + getMinX() + " Min Y: " + getMinY() + 
+                " Max X: " + getMaxX() + " Max Y: " + getMaxY();
+    }
+    
+    public String toKMLLatLonBox() {
+        return "<LatLonBox>" + toKMLBox() + "</LatLonBox>";
+    }
+
+    public String toKMLLatLonAltBox() {
+        return "<LatLonAltBox>" + toKMLBox() + "</LatLonAltBox>";
+    }
+    
+    private String toKMLBox() {
+        return "<north>" + Double.toString(getMaxY()) + "</north>" + "<south>"
+                + Double.toString(getMinY()) + "</south>" + "<east>" + Double.toString(getMaxX())
+                + "</east>" + "<west>" + Double.toString(getMinX()) + "</west>";
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCCaseNormalize.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCCaseNormalize.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f9c16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCCaseNormalize.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>CaseNormalize</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="CaseNormalize">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element name="case" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="locale" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCCaseNormalize {
+    
+    private final Element caseNormalizeElem;
+
+    public static GWCCaseNormalize build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCCaseNormalize(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCCaseNormalize(Element caseNormalizeElem) {
+        this.caseNormalizeElem = caseNormalizeElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getCase() {
+        return this.caseNormalizeElem.getChildText("case");
+    }
+
+    public String getLocale() {
+        return this.caseNormalizeElem.getChildText("locale");
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCExpirationRule.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCExpirationRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a021237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCExpirationRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>ExpirationRule</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="ExpirationRule">
+      <xs:attribute name="minZoom" type="xs:int"/>
+      <xs:attribute name="expiration" type="xs:int"/>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCExpirationRule {
+    
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GWCExpirationRule.class);
+    
+    private final Element expirationRuleElem;
+
+    public static GWCExpirationRule build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCExpirationRule(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCExpirationRule(Element expirationRuleElem) {
+        this.expirationRuleElem = expirationRuleElem;
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getMinZoom() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(expirationRuleElem.getAttributeValue("minZoom"));
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getExpiration() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(expirationRuleElem.getAttributeValue("expiration"));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFileRasterFilter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFileRasterFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b43dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFileRasterFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>FileRasterFilter</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="FileRasterFilter">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="name" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="zoomStart" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="zoomStop" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="resample" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="preload" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="debug" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="storagePath" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="fileExtension" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCFileRasterFilter {
+    
+    private final Element fileRasterFilterElem;
+
+    public static GWCFileRasterFilter build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCFileRasterFilter(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCFileRasterFilter(Element fileRasterFilter) {
+        this.fileRasterFilterElem = fileRasterFilter;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return this.fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("name");
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getZoomStart() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("zoomStart"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getZoomStop() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("zoomStop"));
+    }
+    
+    public Boolean getResample() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("resample"));
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getPreload() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("preload"));
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getDebug() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("debug"));
+    }
+    //
+    public String getStoragePath() {
+        return this.fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("storagePath");
+    }
+    
+    public String getFileExtension() {
+        return this.fileRasterFilterElem.getChildText("fileExtension");
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFloatParameterFilter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFloatParameterFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ead4d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFloatParameterFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>FloatParameterFilter</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="FloatParameterFilter">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element name="key" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="defaultValue" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="values" type="gwc:FloatList">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="threshold" type="xs:float">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCFloatParameterFilter {
+    
+    private final Element floatParameterFilterElem;
+
+    public static GWCFloatParameterFilter build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCFloatParameterFilter(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCFloatParameterFilter(Element floatParameterFilterElem) {
+        this.floatParameterFilterElem = floatParameterFilterElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getKey() {
+        return this.floatParameterFilterElem.getChildText("key");
+    }
+
+    public String getDefaultValue() {
+        return this.floatParameterFilterElem.getChildText("defaultValue");
+    }
+
+    public List<Float> getValues() {
+        List<Float> result = null;
+        final Element floatListRoot = floatParameterFilterElem.getChild("values");
+        if(floatListRoot != null){
+            result = new ArrayList<Float>();
+            for(Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(floatListRoot.getChildren())){
+                result.add(Util.getFloatValueFromText(listItem.getChildText("float")));
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }    
+    
+    public Float getThreshold() {
+        return Util.getFloatValueFromText(this.floatParameterFilterElem.getChildText("threshold"));
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFormatModifier.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFormatModifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00fb611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCFormatModifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>FormatModifier</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="FormatModifier">
+        <xs:sequence>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="responseFormat" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="requestFormat" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="transparent" type="xs:boolean">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="bgColor" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="palette" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="compressionQuality" type="xs:float">
+          </xs:element>
+        </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCFormatModifier {
+    
+    private final Element formatModifierElem;
+
+    public static GWCFormatModifier build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCFormatModifier(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCFormatModifier(Element formatModifierElem) {
+        this.formatModifierElem = formatModifierElem;
+    }
+    
+    public String getResponseFormat() {
+        return formatModifierElem.getChildText("responseFormat");
+    }
+
+    public String getRequestFormat() {
+        return formatModifierElem.getChildText("requestFormat");
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getTransparent() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(formatModifierElem.getChildText("transparent"));
+    }
+
+    public String getBGColor() {
+        return formatModifierElem.getChildText("bgColor");
+    }
+
+    public String getPalette() {
+        return formatModifierElem.getChildText("palette");
+    }
+
+    public Float getCompressionQuality() {
+        return Util.getFloatValueFromText(formatModifierElem.
+                getChildText("compressionQuality"));
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGeoRssFeed.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGeoRssFeed.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65dea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGeoRssFeed.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>GeoRssFeed</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="GeoRssFeed">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="feedUrl" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="gridSetId" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="pollInterval" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="operation" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="format" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="seedingThreads" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="maxMaskLevel" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCGeoRssFeed {
+    
+    private final Element geoRssFeedElem;
+
+    public static GWCGeoRssFeed build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCGeoRssFeed(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCGeoRssFeed(Element geoRssFeedElem) {
+        this.geoRssFeedElem = geoRssFeedElem;
+    }
+    
+    public String getFeedUrl() {
+        return geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("feedUrl");
+    }
+
+    public String getGridSetId() {
+        return geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("gridSetId");
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getPollInterval() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("pollInterval"));
+    }
+
+    public String getOperation() {
+        return geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("operation");
+    }
+
+    public String getFormat() {
+        return geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("format");
+    }
+
+    public Integer getSeedingThreads() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("seedingThreads"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getMaxMaskLevel() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(geoRssFeedElem.getChildText("maxMaskLevel"));
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGridSubset.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGridSubset.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d17d66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCGridSubset.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>FormatModifier</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="GridSubset">
+        <xs:sequence>
+          <xs:element name="gridSetName" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="extent" type="gwc:Bounds">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="zoomStart" type="xs:integer">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="zoomStop" type="xs:integer">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="minCachedLevel" type="xs:integer">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="maxCachedLevel" type="xs:integer">
+          </xs:element>
+        </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCGridSubset {
+    
+    private final Element gridSubsetElem;
+
+    public static GWCGridSubset build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCGridSubset(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCGridSubset(Element formatModifierElem) {
+        this.gridSubsetElem = formatModifierElem;
+    }
+    
+    public String getGridSetName() {
+        return gridSubsetElem.getChildText("gridSetName");
+    }
+
+    public GWCBounds getExtent() {
+        GWCBounds bounds = null;
+        final Element extent = gridSubsetElem.getChild("extent");
+        if(extent != null){
+            bounds = new GWCBounds(extent);
+        }
+        return bounds;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getZoomStart() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(gridSubsetElem.getChildText("zoomStart"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getZoomStop() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(gridSubsetElem.getChildText("zoomStop"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getMinCachedLevel() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(gridSubsetElem.getChildText("minCachedLevel"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getMaxCachedLevel() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(gridSubsetElem.getChildText("maxCachedLevel"));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCLayerMetaInformation.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCLayerMetaInformation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41498e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCLayerMetaInformation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>LayerMetaInformation</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="LayerMetaInformation">
+        <xs:sequence>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="title" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="description" type="xs:string">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="keywords" type="gwc:KeywordsType">
+          </xs:element>
+        </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCLayerMetaInformation {
+    
+    private final Element layerMetaInformationElem;
+
+    public static GWCLayerMetaInformation build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCLayerMetaInformation(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCLayerMetaInformation(Element layerMetaInformationElem) {
+        this.layerMetaInformationElem = layerMetaInformationElem;
+    }
+    
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return layerMetaInformationElem.getChildText("title");
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return layerMetaInformationElem.getChildText("description");
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getKeywordsType() {
+        List<String> keywordsTypeList = null;
+        final Element keywordsRoot = this.layerMetaInformationElem.getChild("keywords");
+        if(keywordsRoot != null){
+            keywordsTypeList = Util.getElementsChildrenStringContent(keywordsRoot);
+        }
+        return keywordsTypeList;
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCParameterFilters.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCParameterFilters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d84aeb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCParameterFilters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>ParameterFilters</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="ParameterFilters">
+      <xs:sequence maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">
+        <xs:choice>
+          <xs:element name="regexParameterFilter" type="gwc:RegexParameterFilter">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element name="floatParameterFilter" type="gwc:FloatParameterFilter">
+          </xs:element>
+          <xs:element name="stringParameterFilter" type="gwc:StringParameterFilter">
+          </xs:element>
+        </xs:choice>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCParameterFilters {
+    
+    private final Element parameterFiltersElem;
+
+    public static GWCParameterFilters build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCParameterFilters(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCParameterFilters(Element parameterFiltersElem) {
+        this.parameterFiltersElem = parameterFiltersElem;
+    }
+
+    public GWCRegexParameterFilter getRegexParameterFilter(){
+        GWCRegexParameterFilter regexParameterFilter = null;
+        final Element regexParameterFilterRoot = parameterFiltersElem.getChild("regexParameterFilter");
+        if(regexParameterFilterRoot != null){
+            regexParameterFilter = new GWCRegexParameterFilter(regexParameterFilterRoot);
+        }
+        return regexParameterFilter;
+    }
+
+    public GWCFloatParameterFilter getFloatParameterFilter(){
+        GWCFloatParameterFilter floatParameterFilter = null;
+        final Element floatParameterFilterRoot = parameterFiltersElem.getChild("floatParameterFilter");
+        if(floatParameterFilterRoot != null){
+            floatParameterFilter = new GWCFloatParameterFilter(floatParameterFilterRoot);
+        }
+        return floatParameterFilter;
+    }
+
+    public GWCStringParameterFilter getStringParameterFilter(){
+        GWCStringParameterFilter stringParameterFilter = null;
+        final Element stringParameterFilterRoot = parameterFiltersElem.getChild("stringParameterFilter");
+        if(stringParameterFilterRoot != null){
+            stringParameterFilter = new GWCStringParameterFilter(stringParameterFilterRoot);
+        }
+        return stringParameterFilter;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isRegexParameterFilter(){
+        return this.getRegexParameterFilter() != null;
+    }
+    public boolean isFloatParameterFilter(){
+        return this.getFloatParameterFilter() != null;
+    }
+    public boolean isStringParameterFilter(){
+        return this.getStringParameterFilter()!= null;
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRESTWMSLayer.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRESTWMSLayer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f06536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRESTWMSLayer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+/*
+ *  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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>wmsLayer</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML REST representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <wmsLayer>
+      <metaInformation>
+      <name>img states</name>
+        <title>Nicer title for Image States</title>
+        <description>This is a description. Fascinating.</description>
+      </metaInformation>
+      <mimeFormats>
+        <string>image/gif</string>
+        <string>image/jpeg</string>
+        <string>image/png</string>
+        <string>image/png8</string>
+      </mimeFormats>
+      <gridSubsets>
+        <gridSubset>
+          <gridSetName>EPSG:4326</gridSetName>
+          <extent>
+            <coords>
+              <double>-129.6</double>
+              <double>3.45</double>
+              <double>-62.1</double>
+              <double>70.9</double>
+            </coords>
+          </extent>
+        </gridSubset>
+      </gridSubsets>
+      <expireCacheList>
+        <expirationRule minZoom="0" expiration="60" />
+      </expireCacheList>
+      <expireClientsList>
+        <expirationRule minZoom="0" expiration="500" />
+      </expireClientsList>
+      <wmsUrl>
+        <string>http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms</string>
+      </wmsUrl>
+      <wmsLayers>nurc:Img_Sample,topp:states</wmsLayers>
+      <transparent>false</transparent>
+      <bgColor>0x0066FF</bgColor>
+    </wmsLayer>
+    This is the XML Schema representation:
+    <xs:complexType name="WmsLayer">
+     <xs:complexContent>
+         <xs:sequence>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="blobStoreId" type="xs:string">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="enabled" type="xs:boolean">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="metaInformation" type="gwc:LayerMetaInformation">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="mimeFormats" type="gwc:MimeFormats">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="infoMimeFormats" type="gwc:MimeFormats">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="formatModifiers" type="gwc:formatModifiers">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="grids" type="gwc:DEPRECATEDgrids">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="gridSubsets" type="gwc:GridSubsets">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="updateSources" type="gwc:UpdateSources">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="requestFilters" type="gwc:RequestFilters">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="useETags" type="xs:boolean">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="metaWidthHeight" type="gwc:MetaWidthHeight">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="expireCache" type="xs:integer">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="expireCacheList" type="gwc:ExpireList">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="expireClients" type="xs:integer">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="expireClientsList" type="gwc:ExpireList">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="backendTimeout" type="xs:integer">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="cacheBypassAllowed" type="xs:boolean">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="queryable" type="xs:boolean">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsQueryLayers" type="xs:string">
+                   </xs:element>
+                   <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="parameterFilters" type="gwc:ParameterFilters">
+                   </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsUrl" type="gwc:WmsUrl">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsLayers" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsStyles" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="gutter" type="xs:integer">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="errorMime" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsVersion">
+             <xs:simpleType>
+               <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+                 <xs:enumeration value="1.0.0"/>
+                 <xs:enumeration value="1.1.0"/>
+                 <xs:enumeration value="1.1.1"/>
+               </xs:restriction>
+             </xs:simpleType>
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="httpUsername" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="httpPassword" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="proxyUrl" type="xs:string"/>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="tiled" type="xs:boolean">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="transparent" type="xs:boolean">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="bgColor" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="palette" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="vendorParameters" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="cachePrefix" type="xs:string">
+           </xs:element>
+           <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="concurrency" type="xs:positiveInteger">
+           </xs:element>
+         </xs:sequence>
+     </xs:complexContent>
+   </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCRESTWMSLayer {
+    
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GWCRESTWMSLayer.class);
+    
+    private final Element wmsLayerElem;
+    
+    public enum WMSVersion {
+
+        V1_0_0("1.0.0"),
+        V1_1_0("1.1.0"),
+        V1_1_1("1.1.1"),
+        UNKNOWN(null);
+
+        private final String restVersion;
+
+        private WMSVersion(String restVersion) {
+            this.restVersion = restVersion;
+        }
+
+        public static WMSVersion get(String restName) {
+            for (WMSVersion value : values()) {
+                if (value == UNKNOWN) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (value.restVersion.equals(restName)) {
+                    return value;
+                }
+            }
+            return UNKNOWN;
+        }
+    };
+
+    public static GWCRESTWMSLayer build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCRESTWMSLayer(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCRESTWMSLayer(Element wmsLayerElem) {
+        this.wmsLayerElem = wmsLayerElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getBlobStoreId() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("blobStoreId");
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getEnabled() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("enabled"));
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("name");
+    }
+
+    public GWCLayerMetaInformation getMetaInformation() {
+        GWCLayerMetaInformation layerMetaInformation = null;
+        final Element keywordsRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("keywords");
+        if(keywordsRoot != null){
+            layerMetaInformation = new GWCLayerMetaInformation(keywordsRoot);
+        }
+        return layerMetaInformation;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getMimeFormats() {
+        List<String> mimeFormatsList = null;
+        final Element mimeFormatsRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("mimeFormats");
+        if(mimeFormatsRoot != null){
+            mimeFormatsList = Util.getElementsChildrenStringContent(mimeFormatsRoot);
+        }
+        return mimeFormatsList;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getInfoMimeFormats() {
+        List<String> infoMimeFormatsList = null;
+        final Element infoMimeFormatsRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("infoMimeFormats");
+        if(infoMimeFormatsRoot != null){
+            infoMimeFormatsList = Util.getElementsChildrenStringContent(infoMimeFormatsRoot);
+        }
+        return infoMimeFormatsList;
+    }
+
+    public List<GWCFormatModifier> getFormatModifiers() {
+        List<GWCFormatModifier> formatModifierList = null;
+        final Element formatModifiersRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("formatModifiers");
+        if(formatModifiersRoot != null){
+            formatModifierList = new ArrayList<GWCFormatModifier>();
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(formatModifiersRoot.getChildren())) {
+                formatModifierList.add(new GWCFormatModifier(listItem));
+            }
+        }
+        return formatModifierList;
+    }
+
+    public List<GWCGridSubset> getGridSubsets() {
+        List<GWCGridSubset> gridSubsetList = null;
+        final Element gridSubsetsRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("gridSubsets");
+        if(gridSubsetsRoot != null){
+            gridSubsetList = new ArrayList<GWCGridSubset>();
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(gridSubsetsRoot.getChildren())) {
+                gridSubsetList.add(new GWCGridSubset(listItem));
+            }
+        }
+        return gridSubsetList;
+    }
+
+    public List<GWCGeoRssFeed> getUpdateSources() {
+        List<GWCGeoRssFeed> updateSourceList = null;
+        final Element updateSourcesRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("updateSources");
+        if(updateSourcesRoot != null){
+            updateSourceList = new ArrayList<GWCGeoRssFeed>();
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(updateSourcesRoot.getChildren())) {
+                updateSourceList.add(new GWCGeoRssFeed(listItem));
+            }
+        }
+        return updateSourceList;
+    }
+
+    public GWCRequestFilters getRequestFilters() {
+        GWCRequestFilters requestFilters = null;
+        final Element requestFiltersRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("requestFilters");
+        if(requestFiltersRoot != null){
+            requestFilters = new GWCRequestFilters(requestFiltersRoot);
+        }
+        return requestFilters;
+    }
+    
+    
+    public Boolean getUseETags() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("useETags"));
+    }
+
+    public List<Integer> getMetaWidthHeight() {
+        List<Integer> result = null;
+        final Element metaWidthHeightRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("metaWidthHeight");
+        if(metaWidthHeightRoot != null){
+            result = new ArrayList<Integer>(2);
+            for(Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(metaWidthHeightRoot.getChildren())){
+                result.add(Util.getIntValueFromText(listItem.getChildText("int")));
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getExpireCache() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("expireCache"));
+    }
+
+    public List<GWCExpirationRule> getExpireCacheList() {
+        List<GWCExpirationRule> expireCacheList = null;
+        final Element expireCacheListRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("expireCacheList");
+        if(expireCacheListRoot != null){
+            expireCacheList = new ArrayList<GWCExpirationRule>();
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(expireCacheListRoot.getChildren())) {
+                expireCacheList.add(new GWCExpirationRule(listItem));
+            }
+        }
+        return expireCacheList;
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getExpireClients() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("expireClients"));
+    }
+    
+    public List<GWCExpirationRule> getExpireClientsList() {
+        List<GWCExpirationRule> expireCacheList = null;
+        final Element expireCacheListRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("expireClientsList");
+        if(expireCacheListRoot != null){
+            expireCacheList = new ArrayList<GWCExpirationRule>();
+            for (Element listItem : (List<Element>) Util.safeList(expireCacheListRoot.getChildren())) {
+                expireCacheList.add(new GWCExpirationRule(listItem));
+            }
+        }
+        return expireCacheList;
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getBackendTimeout() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("backendTimeout"));
+    }
+    
+    public Boolean getCacheBypassAllowed() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("cacheBypassAllowed"));
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getQueryable() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("queryable"));
+    }
+
+    public String getWMSQueryLayers() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("wmsQueryLayers");
+    }
+
+    public GWCParameterFilters getParameterFilters() {
+        GWCParameterFilters parameterFilters = null;
+        final Element parameterFiltersRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("parameterFilters");
+        if(parameterFiltersRoot != null){
+            parameterFilters = new GWCParameterFilters(parameterFiltersRoot);
+        }
+        return parameterFilters;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getWmsUrl() {
+        List<String> wmsUrlList = null;
+        final Element wmsUrlRoot = wmsLayerElem.getChild("wmsUrl");
+        if(wmsUrlRoot != null){
+            wmsUrlList = Util.getElementsChildrenStringContent(wmsUrlRoot);
+        }
+        return wmsUrlList;
+    }
+
+    public String getWMSLayers() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("wmsLayers");
+    }
+
+    public String getWMSStyles() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("wmsStyles");
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getGutter() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("gutter"));
+    }
+
+    public String getErrorMime() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("errorMime");
+    }
+    
+    public WMSVersion getWMSVersion(){
+        return WMSVersion.get(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("wmsVersion"));
+    }
+    
+    public String getHTTPUsername() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("httpUsername");
+    }
+
+    public String getHTTPPassword() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("httpPassword");
+    }
+
+    public String getProxyUrl() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("proxyUrl");
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getTiled() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("tiled"));
+    }
+    
+    public Boolean getTransparent() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsLayerElem.getChildText("transparent"));
+    }
+    
+    public String getBGColor() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("bgColor");
+    }
+
+    public String getPalette() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("palette");
+    }
+
+    public String getVendorParameters() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("vendorParameters");
+    }
+
+    public String getCachePrefix() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("cachePrefix");
+    }
+
+    public String getConcurrency() {
+        return wmsLayerElem.getChildText("concurrency");
+    }
+    
+    public String getTitle() {
+        Element metaInformation = wmsLayerElem.getChild("metaInformation");
+        return metaInformation.getChildText("title");
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        Element metaInformation = wmsLayerElem.getChild("metaInformation");
+        return metaInformation.getChildText("description");
+    }
+
+//    @Deprecated
+//    public DEPRECATEDgrids getGrids() {
+//        Element deprecatedGrids = wmsLayerElem.getChild("grids");
+//    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRegexParameterFilter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRegexParameterFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b673ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRegexParameterFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>RegexParameterFilter</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="RegexParameterFilter">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element name="key" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="defaultValue" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="normalize" type="gwc:CaseNormalize">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="regex" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCRegexParameterFilter {
+    
+    private final Element regexParameterFilterElem;
+
+    public static GWCRegexParameterFilter build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCRegexParameterFilter(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCRegexParameterFilter(Element regexParameterFilterElem) {
+        this.regexParameterFilterElem = regexParameterFilterElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getKey() {
+        return this.regexParameterFilterElem.getChildText("key");
+    }
+
+    public String getDefaultValue() {
+        return this.regexParameterFilterElem.getChildText("defaultValue");
+    }
+
+    public GWCCaseNormalize getNormalize() {
+        GWCCaseNormalize normalize = null;
+        final Element normalizeRoot = regexParameterFilterElem.getChild("normalize");
+        if(normalizeRoot != null){
+            normalize = new GWCCaseNormalize(normalizeRoot);
+        }
+        return normalize;
+    }    
+    
+    public String getRegex() {
+        return this.regexParameterFilterElem.getChildText("regex");
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRequestFilters.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRequestFilters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36af5f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCRequestFilters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>RequestFilters</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="RequestFilters">
+      <xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">
+        <xs:element name="circularExtentFilter" type="gwc:circularExtentFilter">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="wmsRasterFilter" type="gwc:WmsRasterFilter">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="fileRasterFilter" type="gwc:FileRasterFilter">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:choice>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCRequestFilters {
+    
+    private final Element requestFiltersElem;
+
+    public static GWCRequestFilters build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCRequestFilters(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCRequestFilters(Element requestFiltersElem) {
+        this.requestFiltersElem = requestFiltersElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getCircularExtentFilter() {
+        return this.requestFiltersElem.getChildText("circularExtentFilter");
+    }
+    
+    public GWCWmsRasterFilter getWMSRasterFilter(){
+        GWCWmsRasterFilter wmsRasterFilter = null;
+        final Element wmsRasterFilterRoot = requestFiltersElem.getChild("wmsRasterFilter");
+        if(wmsRasterFilterRoot != null){
+            wmsRasterFilter = new GWCWmsRasterFilter(wmsRasterFilterRoot);
+        }
+        return wmsRasterFilter;
+    }
+
+    public GWCFileRasterFilter getFileRasterFilter(){
+        GWCFileRasterFilter fileRasterFilter = null;
+        final Element fileRasterFilterRoot = requestFiltersElem.getChild("fileRasterFilter");
+        if(fileRasterFilterRoot != null){
+            fileRasterFilter = new GWCFileRasterFilter(fileRasterFilterRoot);
+        }
+        return fileRasterFilter;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean isFileRasterFilter(){
+        return this.getFileRasterFilter() != null;
+    }
+    public boolean isWMSRasterFilter(){
+        return this.getWMSRasterFilter() != null;
+    }
+    public boolean isCircularExtentFilter(){
+        return this.getCircularExtentFilter()!= null;
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCStringParameterFilter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCStringParameterFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c4ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCStringParameterFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>FloatParameterFilter</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="FloatParameterFilter">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element name="key" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="defaultValue" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="values" type="gwc:FloatList">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element name="threshold" type="xs:float">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCStringParameterFilter {
+    
+    private final Element stringParameterFilterElem;
+
+    public static GWCStringParameterFilter build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCStringParameterFilter(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCStringParameterFilter(Element stringParameterFilterElem) {
+        this.stringParameterFilterElem = stringParameterFilterElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getKey() {
+        return this.stringParameterFilterElem.getChildText("key");
+    }
+
+    public String getDefaultValue() {
+        return this.stringParameterFilterElem.getChildText("defaultValue");
+    }
+    
+    public GWCCaseNormalize getNormalize() {
+        GWCCaseNormalize normalize = null;
+        final Element normalizeRoot = stringParameterFilterElem.getChild("normalize");
+        if(normalizeRoot != null){
+            normalize = new GWCCaseNormalize(normalizeRoot);
+        }
+        return normalize;
+    } 
+
+    public List<String> getValues() {
+        List<String> result = null;
+        final Element valuesRoot = stringParameterFilterElem.getChild("values");
+        if(valuesRoot != null){
+            result = Util.getElementsChildrenStringContent(valuesRoot);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }    
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCWmsRasterFilter.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCWmsRasterFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1886cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/GWCWmsRasterFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Parse <TT>WmsRasterFilter</TT>s returned as XML REST objects.
+ *
+ * <P>This is the XML Schema representation:
+ * <PRE>
+ * {@code
+    <xs:complexType name="WmsRasterFilter">
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="name" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="zoomStart" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="zoomStop" type="xs:integer">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="resample" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="preload" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="debug" type="xs:boolean">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsLayers" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="wmsStyles" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+        <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="backendTimeout" type="xs:string">
+        </xs:element>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+ * }</PRE>
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno
+ */
+public class GWCWmsRasterFilter {
+    
+    private final Element wmsRasterFilterElem;
+
+    public static GWCWmsRasterFilter build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCWmsRasterFilter(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCWmsRasterFilter(Element wmsRasterFilterElem) {
+        this.wmsRasterFilterElem = wmsRasterFilterElem;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return this.wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("name");
+    }
+    
+    public Integer getZoomStart() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("zoomStart"));
+    }
+
+    public Integer getZoomStop() {
+        return Util.getIntValueFromText(wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("zoomStop"));
+    }
+    
+    public Boolean getResample() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("resample"));
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getPreload() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("preload"));
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getDebug() {
+        return Util.getBooleanValueFromText(wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("debug"));
+    }
+    
+    public String getWmsLayers() {
+        return this.wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("wmsLayers");
+    }
+    
+    public String getWmsStyles() {
+        return this.wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("wmsStyles");
+    }
+    
+    public String getBackendTimeout() {
+        return this.wmsRasterFilterElem.getChildText("backendTimeout");
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCExpirationPolicy.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCExpirationPolicy.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cc0d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCExpirationPolicy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+/**
+ * Disk Quota policies: Least Frequently Used (LFU) and Least Recently Used (LRU)
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ */
+public enum GWCExpirationPolicy {
+    LRU, LFU;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCLayerQuota.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCLayerQuota.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b4d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCLayerQuota.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author groldan
+ * 
+ */
+public final class GWCLayerQuota implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5726170502452942487L;
+
+    private String layer;
+
+    private GWCExpirationPolicy expirationPolicyName;
+
+    private GWCQuota quota;
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated usage quota no longer tracked here but on the quota store. This field is
+     *             temporarily left here to avoid XStram parsing problems for older versions
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    private transient GWCQuota usedQuota;
+
+    GWCLayerQuota() {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public GWCLayerQuota(final String layer, final GWCExpirationPolicy expirationPolicyName) {
+        this(layer, expirationPolicyName, null);
+    }
+
+    public GWCLayerQuota(final String layer, final GWCExpirationPolicy expirationPolicyName, GWCQuota quota) {
+        this.layer = layer;
+        this.expirationPolicyName = expirationPolicyName;
+        this.quota = quota;
+        readResolve();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Supports initialization of instance variables during XStream deserialization
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    private Object readResolve() {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public GWCExpirationPolicy getExpirationPolicyName() {
+        return expirationPolicyName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLayer() {
+        return layer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return The layer's configured disk quota, or {@code null} if it has no max quota set
+     */
+    public GWCQuota getQuota() {
+        return quota;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return new StringBuilder(getClass().getSimpleName()).append("[layer: ").append(layer)
+                .append(", Expiration policy: '").append(expirationPolicyName).append("', quota:")
+                .append(quota).append("]").toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuota.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuota.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b297d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuota.java
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonCreator;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonSetter;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A <b>Mutable</b> representation of the disk usage of a given cache tile set, given by a value and
+ * a {@link StorageUnit storage unit}.
+ * <p>
+ * Instances of this class are <b>not</b> thread safe.
+ * </p>
+ * 
+ * @author groldan
+ * 
+ */
+public class GWCQuota implements Cloneable, Comparable<GWCQuota>, Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3817255124248938529L;
+    
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GWCQuota.class);
+
+    private static final NumberFormat NICE_FORMATTER = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
+    static {
+        NICE_FORMATTER.setMinimumFractionDigits(1);
+        NICE_FORMATTER.setMaximumFractionDigits(2);
+    }
+
+    private Integer id;
+
+    private String tileSetId;
+
+    private BigInteger bytes;
+    
+    private GWCStorageUnit units;
+
+    public GWCQuota() {
+        this(BigInteger.ZERO);
+    }
+
+    public GWCQuota(BigInteger bytes) {
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+        this.units = GWCStorageUnit.B;
+    }
+
+    public GWCQuota(GWCQuota quota) {
+        id = quota.id;
+        tileSetId = quota.tileSetId;
+        bytes = quota.getBytes();
+        this.units = GWCStorageUnit.B;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public String getTileSetId() {
+        return tileSetId;
+    }
+
+    public void setTileSetId(String tileSetId) {
+        this.tileSetId = tileSetId;
+    }
+
+    public BigInteger getBytes() {
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
+    public void setBytes(BigInteger bytes) {
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+    }
+
+    @JsonSetter("value")
+    public void setBytes(long bytes) {
+        setBytes(BigInteger.valueOf(bytes));
+    }
+
+    @JsonCreator
+    public GWCQuota(@JsonProperty("value") double value, @JsonProperty("units")GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        this(BigDecimal.valueOf(value), units);
+    }
+
+    public GWCQuota(BigDecimal value, GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        this.bytes = units.toBytes(value);
+        //Setting unit as byte after the transformation
+        this.units = GWCStorageUnit.B;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Supports initialization of instance variables during XStream deserialization
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    private Object readResolve() {
+        if (this.bytes == null) {
+            this.bytes = BigInteger.ZERO;
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        GWCStorageUnit bestFit = GWCStorageUnit.bestFit(bytes);
+        BigDecimal value = GWCStorageUnit.B.convertTo(new BigDecimal(bytes), bestFit);
+        return new StringBuilder(NICE_FORMATTER.format(value)).append(bestFit.toString())
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds {@code bytes} bytes to this quota
+     * 
+     * @param bytes
+     */
+    public void add(BigInteger bytes) {
+        this.bytes = this.bytes.add(bytes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #add(BigInteger) add(BigInteger.valueOf(bytes))}
+     */
+    public void addBytes(long bytes) {
+        this.bytes = this.bytes.add(BigInteger.valueOf(bytes));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #add(BigInteger) add(units.toBytes(amount))}
+     */
+    public void add(double amount, GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        this.bytes = this.bytes.add(units.toBytes(amount));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #add(BigInteger) add(quota.getBytes())}
+     */
+    public void add(final GWCQuota quota) {
+        this.bytes = this.bytes.add(quota.getBytes());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Subtracts {@code bytes} bytes from this quota
+     * 
+     * @param bytes
+     */
+    public void subtract(final BigInteger bytes) {
+        this.bytes = this.bytes.subtract(bytes);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #subtract(BigInteger) subtract(quota.getBytes())}
+     */
+    public void subtract(final GWCQuota quota) {
+        subtract(quota.getBytes());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@link #subtract(BigInteger) subtract(units.toBytes(amount))}
+     */
+    public void subtract(final double amount, final GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        subtract(units.toBytes(amount));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the difference between this quota and the argument one, in this quota's units
+     * 
+     * @param quota
+     * @return
+     */
+    public GWCQuota difference(GWCQuota quota) {
+        BigInteger difference = this.bytes.subtract(quota.getBytes());
+        return new GWCQuota(difference);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a more user friendly string representation of this quota, like in 1.1GB, 0.75MB, etc.
+     * 
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String toNiceString() {
+        GWCStorageUnit bestFit = GWCStorageUnit.bestFit(bytes);
+        BigDecimal value = GWCStorageUnit.B.convertTo(new BigDecimal(bytes), bestFit);
+        return new StringBuilder(NICE_FORMATTER.format(value)).append(' ')
+                .append(bestFit.toNiceString()).toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param quota
+     *            quota to be compared against this one
+     * @return {@code this} or {@code quota}, the one that represents a lower amount
+     */
+    public GWCQuota min(GWCQuota quota) {
+        BigInteger min = this.bytes.min(quota.getBytes());
+        return this.bytes.equals(min) ? this : quota;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see java.lang.Comparable#compareTo(java.lang.Object)
+     */
+    public int compareTo(GWCQuota o) {
+        if (o == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Can't compare against null");
+        }
+        return bytes.compareTo(o.getBytes());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shorthand for {@code setBytes(unit.convertTo(value, StorageUnit.B).toBigInteger())}
+     * 
+     * @param value
+     * @param unit
+     */
+    public void setValue(double value, GWCStorageUnit unit) {
+        setBytes(unit.convertTo(value, GWCStorageUnit.B).toBigInteger());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GWCQuota clone() {
+        return new GWCQuota(this);
+    }
+
+    public void setId(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    @JsonProperty("units")
+    public GWCStorageUnit getUnits() {
+        return this.units;
+    }
+
+    public void setUnits(GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        this.units = units;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17ee04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class GWCQuotaConfigJSONWrapper {
+
+    @JsonProperty("gwcQuotaConfiguration")
+    private GWCQuotaConfiguration quotaConfiguration;
+
+    public GWCQuotaConfiguration getQuotaConfiguration() {
+        return quotaConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    public void setQuotaConfiguration(GWCQuotaConfiguration quotaConfiguration) {
+        this.quotaConfiguration = quotaConfiguration;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..212c58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCQuotaConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+/**
+ * Holds the quota configuration for all the registered layers as well as the instance wide settings
+ * such as cache disk block size, maximum number of concurrent cache clean ups, etc.
+ * 
+ * @author groldan
+ * 
+ */
+public class GWCQuotaConfiguration implements Cloneable, Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 4376471696761297546L;
+
+    @Deprecated
+    static final int DEFAULT_DISK_BLOCK_SIZE = 4096;
+
+    static final int DEFAULT_CLEANUP_FREQUENCY = 10;
+
+    static final TimeUnit DEFAULT_CLEANUP_UNITS = TimeUnit.SECONDS;
+
+    static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CLEANUPS = 2;
+
+    static GWCExpirationPolicy DEFAULT_GLOBAL_POLICY_NAME = GWCExpirationPolicy.LFU;
+    
+    private Boolean enabled;
+
+    @Deprecated
+    private transient Integer diskBlockSize;
+
+    private Integer cacheCleanUpFrequency;
+
+    private TimeUnit cacheCleanUpUnits;
+
+    private Integer maxConcurrentCleanUps;
+
+    private GWCExpirationPolicy globalExpirationPolicyName;
+
+    private GWCQuota globalQuota;
+
+    private transient Date lastCleanUpTime;
+
+    private List<GWCLayerQuota> layerQuotas;
+    
+    private String quotaStore;
+    
+    public void setDefaults() {
+        if (enabled == null) {
+            enabled = Boolean.FALSE;
+        }
+        if (diskBlockSize == null) {
+            diskBlockSize = DEFAULT_DISK_BLOCK_SIZE;
+        }
+        if (cacheCleanUpFrequency == null) {
+            cacheCleanUpFrequency = DEFAULT_CLEANUP_FREQUENCY;
+        }
+
+        if (maxConcurrentCleanUps == null) {
+            maxConcurrentCleanUps = DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CLEANUPS;
+        }
+        if (cacheCleanUpUnits == null) {
+            cacheCleanUpUnits = DEFAULT_CLEANUP_UNITS;
+        }
+        if (globalExpirationPolicyName == null) {
+            globalExpirationPolicyName = DEFAULT_GLOBAL_POLICY_NAME;
+        }
+        if (globalQuota == null) {
+            globalQuota = new GWCQuota(500, GWCStorageUnit.MiB);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void setFrom(GWCQuotaConfiguration other) {
+        this.cacheCleanUpFrequency = other.cacheCleanUpFrequency;
+        this.cacheCleanUpUnits = other.cacheCleanUpUnits;
+        this.diskBlockSize = other.diskBlockSize;
+        this.enabled = other.enabled;
+        this.globalExpirationPolicyName = other.globalExpirationPolicyName;
+        this.globalQuota = other.globalQuota;
+        this.layerQuotas = other.layerQuotas == null ? null : new ArrayList<GWCLayerQuota>(
+                other.layerQuotas);
+        this.maxConcurrentCleanUps = other.maxConcurrentCleanUps;
+        this.quotaStore = other.quotaStore;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean isEnabled() {
+        return enabled;
+    }
+
+    public void setEnabled(Boolean enabled) {
+        this.enabled = enabled;
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public Integer getDiskBlockSize() {
+        return diskBlockSize;
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public void setDiskBlockSize(int blockSizeBytes) {
+        if (blockSizeBytes <= 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Block size shall be a positive integer");
+        }
+        this.diskBlockSize = blockSizeBytes;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getCacheCleanUpFrequency() {
+        return cacheCleanUpFrequency;
+    }
+
+    public void setCacheCleanUpFrequency(int cacheCleanUpFrequency) {
+        if (cacheCleanUpFrequency < 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("cacheCleanUpFrequency shall be a positive integer");
+        }
+        this.cacheCleanUpFrequency = cacheCleanUpFrequency;
+    }
+
+    public TimeUnit getCacheCleanUpUnits() {
+        return cacheCleanUpUnits;
+    }
+
+    public void setCacheCleanUpUnits(TimeUnit cacheCleanUpUnit) {
+        if (cacheCleanUpUnit == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("cacheCleanUpUnits can't be null");
+        }
+        this.cacheCleanUpUnits = cacheCleanUpUnit;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the configured layer quotas, or {@code null} if not set
+     */
+    public List<GWCLayerQuota> getLayerQuotas() {
+        return layerQuotas == null ? null : new ArrayList<GWCLayerQuota>(layerQuotas);
+    }
+
+    public void setLayerQuotas(List<GWCLayerQuota> layerQuotas) {
+        this.layerQuotas = layerQuotas == null ? null : new ArrayList<GWCLayerQuota>(layerQuotas);
+    }
+
+    public void addLayerQuota(GWCLayerQuota quota) {
+        assert quota != null;
+        assert quota.getQuota() != null;
+        if (layerQuotas == null) {
+            layerQuotas = new ArrayList<GWCLayerQuota>();
+        }
+        this.layerQuotas.add(quota);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return The layer quota for the given layer or {@code null} if no quota is being tracked for
+     *         that layer
+     */
+    public GWCLayerQuota layerQuota(final String layerName) {
+        if (layerQuotas != null) {
+            for (GWCLayerQuota lq : layerQuotas) {
+                if (lq.getLayer().equals(layerName)) {
+                    return lq;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public void remove(final GWCLayerQuota lq) {
+        if (layerQuotas != null) {
+            for (Iterator<GWCLayerQuota> it = layerQuotas.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
+                if (it.next().getLayer().equals(lq.getLayer())) {
+                    it.remove();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getClass().getSimpleName());
+        sb.append("[");
+        if (null != getLayerQuotas()) {
+            for (GWCLayerQuota lq : getLayerQuotas()) {
+                sb.append("\n\t").append(lq);
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append("]");
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    public Integer getMaxConcurrentCleanUps() {
+        return maxConcurrentCleanUps;
+    }
+
+    public void setMaxConcurrentCleanUps(int nThreads) {
+        if (nThreads <= 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "maxConcurrentCleanUps shall be a positive integer: " + nThreads);
+        }
+        this.maxConcurrentCleanUps = nThreads;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the global quota, or {@code null} if not set
+     */
+    public GWCQuota getGlobalQuota() {
+        return this.globalQuota;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param newQuota
+     *            the new global quota, or {@code null} to unset
+     */
+    public void setGlobalQuota(final GWCQuota newQuota) {
+        if (newQuota == null) {
+            this.globalQuota = null;
+        } else {
+            this.globalQuota = new GWCQuota(newQuota);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCExpirationPolicy getGlobalExpirationPolicyName() {
+        return this.globalExpirationPolicyName;
+    }
+
+    public void setGlobalExpirationPolicyName(GWCExpirationPolicy policy) {
+        this.globalExpirationPolicyName = policy;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastCleanUpTime(Date date) {
+        this.lastCleanUpTime = date;
+    }
+
+    public Date getLastCleanUpTime() {
+        return this.lastCleanUpTime;
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> layerNames() {
+        Set<String> names = new HashSet<String>();
+        if (null != getLayerQuotas()) {
+            for (GWCLayerQuota lq : getLayerQuotas()) {
+                names.add(lq.getLayer());
+            }
+        }
+        return names;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public GWCQuotaConfiguration clone() {
+        GWCQuotaConfiguration clone;
+        try {
+            clone = (GWCQuotaConfiguration) super.clone();
+        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        clone.lastCleanUpTime = lastCleanUpTime;
+        clone.globalQuota = globalQuota == null ? null : new GWCQuota(globalQuota);
+        clone.layerQuotas = layerQuotas == null ? null : new ArrayList<GWCLayerQuota>(layerQuotas);
+        return clone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the quota store name
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String getQuotaStore() {
+        return quotaStore;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the quota store name
+     * @param quotaStore
+     */
+    public void setQuotaStore(String quotaStore) {
+        this.quotaStore = quotaStore;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCStorageUnit.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCStorageUnit.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450ede7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/diskquota/GWCStorageUnit.java
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.diskquota;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerates the various storage units according to the power of two based units (instead of
+ * the more common commercial prefixes, often used but not entirely correct)
+ */
+public enum GWCStorageUnit {
+    /**
+     * Byte
+     */
+    B(BigDecimal.ONE), //
+    /**
+     * Kibibyte (2<sup>10</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    KiB(B.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Mebibyte (2<sup>20</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    MiB(KiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Gibibyte (2<sup>30</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    GiB(MiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Tebibyte (2<sup>40</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    TiB(GiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Pebibyte (2<sup>50</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    PiB(TiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Exibyte (2<sup>60</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    EiB(PiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))), //
+    /**
+     * Zebibyte (2<sup>70</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    ZiB(EiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024))),
+    /**
+     * Yobibyte (2<sup>80</sup> Bytes)
+     */
+    YiB(ZiB.bytes.multiply(BigDecimal.valueOf(1024)));
+
+    private final BigDecimal bytes;
+
+    private GWCStorageUnit(final BigDecimal bytes) {
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+    }
+
+    public final BigInteger toBytes(double value) {
+        return toBytes(BigDecimal.valueOf(value));
+    }
+
+    public final BigInteger toBytes(BigDecimal value) {
+        BigDecimal toBytes = bytes.multiply(value);
+        return toBytes.toBigInteger();
+    }
+
+    public final BigDecimal fromBytes(BigInteger value) {
+        return new BigDecimal(value).divide(bytes);
+    }
+
+    public BigDecimal convertTo(double value, GWCStorageUnit target) {
+        return convertTo(BigDecimal.valueOf(value), target);
+    }
+
+    public final BigDecimal convertTo(BigDecimal value, GWCStorageUnit target) {
+        return target.fromBytes(toBytes(value));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the most appropriate storage unit to represent the given amount
+     * 
+     * @param value
+     * @param units
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static GWCStorageUnit bestFit(double value, GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        return bestFit(BigDecimal.valueOf(value), units);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the most appropriate storage unit to represent the given amount
+     * 
+     * @param value
+     * @param units
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static GWCStorageUnit bestFit(BigDecimal value, GWCStorageUnit units) {
+        BigDecimal bytes = new BigDecimal(units.toBytes(value));
+        // use compareTo because BigDecimal.equals does not consider 1.0 and 1.00 to be equal, so
+        // can't do, for example, bytes.min(TiB.bytes).equals(YiB.bytes)
+        if (bytes.compareTo(YiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return YiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(ZiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return ZiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(EiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return EiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(PiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return PiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(TiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return TiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(GiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return GiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(MiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return MiB;
+        }
+        if (bytes.compareTo(KiB.bytes) >= 0) {
+            return KiB;
+        }
+
+        return B;
+    }
+
+    public static GWCStorageUnit bestFit(BigInteger bytes) {
+        return bestFit(new BigDecimal(bytes), B);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code MB} instead of {@code MiB}, {@code GB} instead of {@code GiB}, etc.
+     */
+    public String toNiceString() {
+        String s = toString();
+        if (B == this) {
+            return s;
+        }
+
+        return new StringBuilder().append(s.charAt(0)).append(s.charAt(2)).toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/masstruncate/MassTruncateRequests.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/masstruncate/MassTruncateRequests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa81cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/masstruncate/MassTruncateRequests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.masstruncate;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class MassTruncateRequests {
+
+    private final Element massTruncateRequestsElem;
+
+    public static MassTruncateRequests build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new MassTruncateRequests(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public MassTruncateRequests(Element massTruncateRequestsElem) {
+        this.massTruncateRequestsElem = massTruncateRequestsElem;
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getRequestTypes() {
+        return Util.getElementsChildrenContent(massTruncateRequestsElem, "requestType");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GWCTruncateSeedType.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GWCTruncateSeedType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a931b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GWCTruncateSeedType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.seed;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public enum GWCTruncateSeedType {
+    
+    all, running, pending;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GlobalSeedStatus.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GlobalSeedStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26ead02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/GlobalSeedStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.seed;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class GlobalSeedStatus {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @JsonProperty("long-array-array")
+    private List<SeedStatus> elements = new ArrayList<SeedStatus>();
+
+    public List<SeedStatus> getElements() {
+        return elements;
+    }
+
+//    public void setElements(List<SeedStatus> elements) {
+//        this.elements = elements;
+//    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/SeedStatus.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/SeedStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba54840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/seed/SeedStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.seed;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class SeedStatus extends ArrayList<Long> {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -5774790742826850888L;
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SeedStatus.class);
+
+    public enum GWCSeedTaskStatus{
+        ABORTED(-1), PENDING(0), RUNNING(1), DONE(2), NOT_FOUND(999);
+
+        private final long statusCode;
+        
+        private GWCSeedTaskStatus(long statusCode) {
+            this.statusCode = statusCode;
+        }
+
+        public long getStatusCode() {
+            return statusCode;
+        }
+        
+        public static GWCSeedTaskStatus getTaskStatus(int value){
+//            LOGGER.debug("Value to search for task: " + value);
+            switch(value){
+                case -1: return ABORTED;
+                case 0: return PENDING;
+                case 1: return RUNNING;
+                case 2: return DONE;
+                default: return NOT_FOUND;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public long getTilesProcessed(){
+        return super.get(0);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @return The total number of tiles to process
+     */
+    public long getTotalNumOfTilesToProcess(){
+        return super.get(1);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @return The expected remaining time in seconds
+     */
+    public long getExpectedRemainingTime(){
+        return super.get(2);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @return The task ID
+     */
+    public long getTaskID(){
+        return super.get(3);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @return The task status. The meaning of the Task status field is: 
+     * -1 = ABORTED, 0 = PENDING, 1 = RUNNING, 2 = DONE
+     */
+    public GWCSeedTaskStatus getTaskStatus(){
+        return GWCSeedTaskStatus.getTaskStatus(
+                super.get(4) != null ? super.get(4).intValue() : 999);
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fad9c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics.java
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.statistics;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * This class is a container of all the Statistics of the CacheProvider object 
+ * used by the MemoryBlobStore.
+ * 
+ * @author Nicola Lagomarsini, GeoSolutions
+ * 
+ */
+public class GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics implements Serializable {
+
+    /** serialVersionUID */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1049287017217353112L;
+
+    /** Cache hit count */
+    private long hitCount = 0;
+
+    /** Cache miss count */
+    private long missCount = 0;
+
+    /** Cache eviction count */
+    private long evictionCount = 0;
+
+    /** Cache total request count (hit + miss) */
+    private long totalCount = 0;
+
+    /** Cache hit rate */
+    private double hitRate = 0;
+
+    /** Cache miss rate */
+    private double missRate = 0;
+
+    /** Cache current memory occupation */
+    private double currentMemoryOccupation = 0;
+
+    /** Cache total size */
+    private long totalSize = 0;
+
+    /** Cache actual size */
+    private long actualSize = 0;
+
+    public GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics() {
+    }
+
+    // Copy Constructor
+    public GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics(GWCInMemoryCacheStatistics stats) {
+        this.setEvictionCount(stats.getEvictionCount());
+        this.setHitCount(stats.getHitCount());
+        this.setMissCount(stats.getMissCount());
+        this.setTotalCount(stats.getRequestCount());
+        this.setHitRate(stats.getHitRate());
+        this.setMissRate(stats.getMissRate());
+        this.setCurrentMemoryOccupation(stats.getCurrentMemoryOccupation());
+        this.setActualSize(stats.getActualSize());
+        this.setTotalSize(stats.getTotalSize());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache hit count
+     */
+    public long getHitCount() {
+        return hitCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache hit count
+     * 
+     * @param hitCount
+     */
+    public void setHitCount(long hitCount) {
+        this.hitCount = hitCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache miss count
+     */
+    public long getMissCount() {
+        return missCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache miss count
+     * 
+     * @param missCount
+     */
+    public void setMissCount(long missCount) {
+        this.missCount = missCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache eviction count
+     */
+    public long getEvictionCount() {
+        return evictionCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache eviction count
+     * 
+     * @param evictionCount
+     */
+    public void setEvictionCount(long evictionCount) {
+        this.evictionCount = evictionCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache total request count
+     */
+    public long getRequestCount() {
+        return totalCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache total count
+     * 
+     * @param totalCount
+     */
+    public void setTotalCount(long totalCount) {
+        this.totalCount = totalCount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache hit rate
+     */
+    public double getHitRate() {
+        return hitRate;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache hit rate
+     * 
+     * @param hitRate
+     */
+    public void setHitRate(double hitRate) {
+        this.hitRate = hitRate;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache miss rate
+     */
+    public double getMissRate() {
+        return missRate;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache miss rate
+     * 
+     * @param missRate
+     */
+    public void setMissRate(double missRate) {
+        this.missRate = missRate;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current memory occupation
+     */
+    public double getCurrentMemoryOccupation() {
+        return currentMemoryOccupation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache memory occupation
+     * 
+     * @param currentMemoryOccupation
+     */
+    public void setCurrentMemoryOccupation(double currentMemoryOccupation) {
+        this.currentMemoryOccupation = currentMemoryOccupation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current total size
+     */
+    public long getTotalSize() {
+        return totalSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache total size
+     * 
+     * @param totalSize
+     */
+    public void setTotalSize(long totalSize) {
+        this.totalSize = totalSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current actual size
+     */
+    public long getActualSize() {
+        return actualSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter for cache actual size
+     * 
+     * @param actualSize
+     */
+    public void setActualSize(long actualSize) {
+        this.actualSize = actualSize;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML.java b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..824ba8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/decoder/gwc/statistics/GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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.decoder.gwc.statistics;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.Util;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import org.jdom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * This class is a container of all the Statistics of the CacheProvider object
+ * used by the MemoryBlobStore.
+ * 
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ */
+public class GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7000603154441802797L;
+
+    private final Element inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem;
+
+    public static GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML build(String response) {
+        if (response == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Element pb = JDOMBuilder.buildElement(response);
+        if (pb != null) {
+            return new GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML(pb);
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML(Element inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem) {
+        this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem = inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache hit count
+     */
+    public Long getHitCount() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("hitCount"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache miss count
+     */
+    public Long getMissCount() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("missCount"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache eviction count
+     */
+    public Long getEvictionCount() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("evictionCount"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache total request count
+     */
+    public Long getRequestCount() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("totalCount"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache hit rate
+     */
+    public Double getHitRate() {
+        return Util.getDoubleValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("hitRate"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache miss rate
+     */
+    public Double getMissRate() {
+        return Util.getDoubleValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("missRate"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current memory occupation
+     */
+    public Double getCurrentMemoryOccupation() {
+        return Util.getDoubleValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("currentMemoryOccupation"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current total size
+     */
+    public Long getTotalSize() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("totalSize"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the cache current actual size
+     */
+    public Long getActualSize() {
+        return Util.getLongValueFromText(this.inMemoryCacheStatisticsElem.getChildText("actualSize"));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d158f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoWebCacheRESTTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+/*
+ *  GeoServer-Manager - Simple Manager Library for GeoServer
+ *  
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007,2015 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;
+
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.GWCRESTWMSLayer;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.diskquota.GWCExpirationPolicy;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.diskquota.GWCQuotaConfiguration;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.masstruncate.MassTruncateRequests;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.seed.GWCTruncateSeedType;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.seed.GlobalSeedStatus;
+import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.gwc.statistics.GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.TestName;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes REST params.
+ * <P>
+ * <B>These tests are destructive, so you have to explicitly enable them</B> by
+ * setting the env var <TT>resttest</TT> to <TT>true</TT>.
+ * <P>
+ * The target geoserver instance can be customized by defining the following env
+ * vars:
+ * <ul>
+ * <LI><TT>resturl</TT> (default
+ * <TT>http://localhost:8080/geowebcache</TT>)</LI>
+ * <LI><TT>restuser</TT> (default: <TT>geowebcache</TT>)</LI>
+ * <LI><TT>restpw</TT> (default: <TT>secured</TT>)</LI>
+ * </ul>
+ * Maven command execution: mvn test -Dtest=GeoWebCacheRESTTest
+ * -Dgwcmgr_resttest=true
+ *
+ * @author Nazzareno Sileno - CNR IMAA geoSDI Group
+ * @email nazzareno.sileno@geosdi.org
+ */
+public class GeoWebCacheRESTTest {
+
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeoWebCacheRESTTest.class);
+
+    @Rule
+    public TestName _testName = new TestName();
+
+    public static final String RESTURL;
+
+    public static final String RESTUSER;
+
+    public static final String RESTPW;
+
+    // geowebcache target version
+//    public static final String GWC_VERSION;
+    public static URL URL;
+
+    public static GeoWebCacheRESTManager geoWebCache;
+
+    private static boolean enabled = false;
+
+    private static Boolean existgwc = null;
+
+    static {
+        RESTURL = getenv("gwcmgr_resturl", "http://localhost:8989/geowebcache");
+        RESTUSER = getenv("gwcmgr_restuser", "geowebcache");
+        RESTPW = getenv("gwcmgr_restpw", "secured");
+//        GWC_VERSION = getenv("gwcmgr_version", "1.8.0");
+
+        // These tests will destroy data, so let's make sure we do want to run them
+        enabled = getenv("gwcmgr_resttest", "false").equalsIgnoreCase("true");
+        if (!enabled) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Tests are disabled. Please read the documentation to enable them.");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            URL = new URL(RESTURL);
+            geoWebCache = new GeoWebCacheRESTManager(RESTURL, RESTUSER, RESTPW);
+        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String getenv(String envName, String envDefault) {
+        String env = System.getenv(envName);
+        String prop = System.getProperty(envName, env);
+        LOGGER.debug("varname " + envName + " --> env:" + env + " prop:" + prop);
+        return prop != null ? prop : envDefault;
+    }
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
+
+        if (enabled) {
+            if (existgwc == null) {
+                existgwc = geoWebCache.existGeoWebCache();
+                if (!existgwc) {
+                    LOGGER.error("TESTS WILL FAIL BECAUSE NO GEOWEBCACHE WAS FOUND AT " + RESTURL
+                            + " (" + RESTUSER + ":" + RESTPW + ")");
+                } else {
+                    LOGGER.info("Using geowebcache instance " + RESTUSER + ":" + RESTPW + " @ "
+                            + RESTURL);
+                }
+            } else if (existgwc == false) {
+                System.out.println("Failing tests : geowebcache not found");
+                fail("GeoWebCache not found");
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("Skipping tests ");
+            LOGGER.warn("Tests are disabled. Please read the documentation to enable them.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void before() {
+        String testName = _testName.getMethodName();
+        LOGGER.warn("");
+        LOGGER.warn("============================================================");
+        LOGGER.warn("=== RUNNING TEST " + testName);
+        LOGGER.warn("");
+    }
+
+    protected boolean enabled() {
+        return enabled;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGWCExistence() {
+        LOGGER.debug("Testing GWC Existence");
+        Assert.assertTrue("The GeoWebCache is unreachable", geoWebCache.existGeoWebCache());
+    }
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/masstruncate" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== MASSTRUNCATE 
+    //==========================================================================
+    @Test
+    public void testMassTruncate() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml").getFile();
+        final String layerName = "layer2";
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        File seedRequestFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml").getFile();
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add seedRequest",
+                geoWebCache.addSeedRequest(seedRequestFile, layerName));
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before seed truncation");
+        Thread.sleep(2500L);
+        //Truncation
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.truncateSeedRequestTask(layerName, GWCTruncateSeedType.all));
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.truncateLayer(layerName));
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before removing layer");
+        Thread.sleep(2500L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetMassTruncateReqAvailable() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        MassTruncateRequests massTruncateRequests = geoWebCache.getMassTruncateReqAvailable();
+        Assert.assertNotNull("The mass truncate request is not available", massTruncateRequests);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(massTruncateRequests.getRequestTypes());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, massTruncateRequests.getRequestTypes().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("truncateLayer", massTruncateRequests.getRequestTypes().get(0));
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/diskquota" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== DISKQUOTA
+    //==========================================================================
+    @Test
+    public void testChangeDiskQuotaConfig() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GWCQuotaConfiguration quotaConfiguration = geoWebCache.getCurrentDiskQuotaConfig();
+        int maxConcurrentCleanUps = quotaConfiguration.getMaxConcurrentCleanUps();
+        LOGGER.info("Quota maxConcurrentCleanUps: " + maxConcurrentCleanUps);
+        quotaConfiguration.setMaxConcurrentCleanUps(maxConcurrentCleanUps + 1);
+        geoWebCache.changeDiskQuotaConfig(quotaConfiguration);
+        //After update
+        quotaConfiguration = geoWebCache.getCurrentDiskQuotaConfig();
+        //After retrieve new config
+        Assert.assertEquals(maxConcurrentCleanUps + 1,
+                (int) quotaConfiguration.getMaxConcurrentCleanUps());
+        quotaConfiguration.setMaxConcurrentCleanUps(maxConcurrentCleanUps);
+        //Re-update
+        geoWebCache.changeDiskQuotaConfig(quotaConfiguration);
+        //After retrieve new config
+        quotaConfiguration = geoWebCache.getCurrentDiskQuotaConfig();
+        Assert.assertEquals(maxConcurrentCleanUps,
+                (int) quotaConfiguration.getMaxConcurrentCleanUps());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCurrentDiskQuotaConfiguration() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GWCQuotaConfiguration quotaConfiguration = geoWebCache.getCurrentDiskQuotaConfig();
+        LOGGER.info("Quota configuration: " + quotaConfiguration);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(quotaConfiguration);
+        Assert.assertEquals(GWCExpirationPolicy.LFU, quotaConfiguration.getGlobalExpirationPolicyName());
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, (int) quotaConfiguration.getMaxConcurrentCleanUps());
+        Assert.assertEquals(10, (int) quotaConfiguration.getCacheCleanUpFrequency());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(quotaConfiguration.getGlobalQuota());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(quotaConfiguration.getGlobalQuota().getBytes());
+//        LOGGER.info("Quota configuration: " + quotaConfiguration.getGlobalQuota().getBytes());
+        Assert.assertEquals(TimeUnit.SECONDS, quotaConfiguration.getCacheCleanUpUnits());
+        Assert.assertFalse(quotaConfiguration.isEnabled());
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/seed" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== SEED
+    //==========================================================================
+    @Test
+    public void testGlobalSeedingStatus() throws JsonMappingException {
+        GlobalSeedStatus globalSeedingStatus = geoWebCache.getGlobalSeedingStatus();
+        if (globalSeedingStatus != null && globalSeedingStatus.getElements() != null
+                && !globalSeedingStatus.getElements().isEmpty()) {
+            LOGGER.info("Result global seeding status: " + globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskStatus());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getExpectedRemainingTime());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskID());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskStatus());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTilesProcessed());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTotalNumOfTilesToProcess());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTruncateSeedingRequest() {
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.truncateSeedRequestTask("layer2", GWCTruncateSeedType.all));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLayerSeedingStatus() throws JsonMappingException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml").getFile();
+        final String layerName = "layer2";
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        File seedRequestFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml").getFile();
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add seedRequest",
+                geoWebCache.addSeedRequest(seedRequestFile, layerName));
+        //
+        GlobalSeedStatus globalSeedingStatus = geoWebCache.getLayerSeedingStatus(layerName);
+        if (globalSeedingStatus != null && globalSeedingStatus.getElements() != null
+                && !globalSeedingStatus.getElements().isEmpty()) {
+            LOGGER.info("Result single layer seeding status: " + globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskStatus());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getExpectedRemainingTime());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskID());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTaskStatus());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTilesProcessed());
+            Assert.assertNotNull(globalSeedingStatus.getElements().get(0).getTotalNumOfTilesToProcess());
+        }
+        //
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before seed truncation");
+        Thread.sleep(50000L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.truncateSeedRequestTask(layerName, GWCTruncateSeedType.all));
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before removing layer");
+        Thread.sleep(50000L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testADDRemoveSeedRequest() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml").getFile();
+        final String layerName = "layer2";
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        File seedRequestFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml").getFile();
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add seedRequest",
+                geoWebCache.addSeedRequest(seedRequestFile, layerName));
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before seed truncation");
+        Thread.sleep(2500L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.truncateSeedRequestTask(layerName, GWCTruncateSeedType.all));
+        LOGGER.info("Waiting 2s before removing layer");
+        Thread.sleep(2500L);
+        Assert.assertTrue(geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/statistics" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== STATISTICS 
+    //==========================================================================
+//    @Test
+    public void testGetCacheStatistics() throws JsonMappingException {
+        /**
+         * NB: the in memory cache statistics if the blobstore used is an
+         * instance of MemoryBlobStore.
+         */
+        GWCInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML statistics = geoWebCache.getInMemoryCacheStatisticsXML();
+        Assert.assertNotNull("Cannot get the in memory cache statistics. "
+                + "Are you sure that you are using the MemoryBlobStore?", statistics);
+        LOGGER.info("In Memory Cache statistics: " + statistics);
+        Assert.assertTrue(statistics.getTotalSize() > 0);
+        Assert.assertTrue(statistics.getActualSize() > 0);
+        Assert.assertTrue(statistics.getCurrentMemoryOccupation() > 0);
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+    // <editor-fold desc="/layers" defaultstate="collapsed">
+    //==========================================================================
+    //=== LAYERS
+    //==========================================================================
+    /**
+     * Dummy test to check the gel layer functionality
+     */
+//    @Test
+    public void testGWCGetLayers() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("img states", geoWebCache.getLayers().get(0).getName());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddRemoveResource() throws IOException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml").getFile();
+        final String layerName = "layer1";
+        // known state?
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        int layersSize = geoWebCache.getLayers().size();
+
+        // test insert
+        String layerContent = IOUtils.toString(new FileInputStream(layerFile));
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add layer", geoWebCache.addLayer(layerContent, layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize + 1, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+        //Removing test layer
+        Assert.assertTrue("The layer was not removed", geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddRemoveFile() throws IOException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml").getFile();
+        // known state?
+        final String layerName = "layer1";
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        int layersSize = geoWebCache.getLayers().size();
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add layer", geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize + 1, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+        //Removing test layer
+        Assert.assertTrue("The layer was not removed", geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAddModifyRemoveFile() throws IOException {
+        File layerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml").getFile();
+        File modLayerFile = new ClassPathResource("testdata/geowebcache/layerMod.xml").getFile();
+        // known state?
+        final String layerName = "layer1";
+        cleanupTestLayer(layerName);
+        int layersSize = geoWebCache.getLayers().size();
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to add layer", geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        Assert.assertFalse("It is not possible to add two times the same layer",
+                geoWebCache.addLayer(layerFile, layerName));
+        Assert.assertTrue("Failed to modify layer", geoWebCache.updateLayer(modLayerFile, layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize + 1, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+        //Removing test layer
+        Assert.assertTrue("The layer was not removed", geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName));
+        Assert.assertEquals(layersSize, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+    }
+
+    protected void cleanupTestLayer(final String layerName) {
+        // dry run delete to work in a known state
+        if (geoWebCache.existsLayer(layerName)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Clearing stale test layer " + layerName);
+            boolean ok = geoWebCache.removeLayer(layerName);
+            if (!ok) {
+                fail("Could not unpublish layer " + layerName);
+            }
+        }
+        assertFalse("Cleanup failed", geoWebCache.existsLayer(layerName));
+    }
+
+//    @Test
+//    public void testGWCRemoveLayer() {
+//        Assert.assertEquals(3, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+//        LOGGER.info("Removing layer having name: " + geoWebCache.getLayers().get(2).getName());
+//        Assert.assertTrue("The layer was not removed", geoWebCache.removeLayer(geoWebCache.getLayers().get(2).getName()));
+//        Assert.assertEquals(2, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+////        Assert.assertEquals("img states", );
+//    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGWCRemoveUnexistingLayer() {
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+        LOGGER.info("Removing layer having name: unexistingLayer");
+        Assert.assertFalse("The layer must not exist", geoWebCache.removeLayer("unexistingLayer"));
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, geoWebCache.getLayers().size());
+//        Assert.assertEquals("img states", );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGWCGetLayerIMGStates() {
+        LOGGER.debug("Testing GWC GetLayer");
+        GWCRESTWMSLayer layer = geoWebCache.getLayer("img states");
+        Assert.assertNotNull("Please, ensure that the 'img states' default layer is available", layer);
+        Assert.assertEquals("img states", layer.getName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("Nicer title for Image States", layer.getTitle());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, layer.getMimeFormats().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, layer.getGridSubsets().size());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getGridSubsets().get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("EPSG:4326", layer.getGridSubsets().get(0).getGridSetName());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getGridSubsets().get(0).getExtent());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getGridSubsets().get(0).getExtent().getCoords());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, layer.getGridSubsets().get(0).getExtent().getCoords().size());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getExpireCacheList());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, layer.getExpireCacheList().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, (int) layer.getExpireCacheList().get(0).getMinZoom());
+        Assert.assertEquals(60, (int) layer.getExpireCacheList().get(0).getExpiration());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getExpireClientsList());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, layer.getExpireClientsList().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, (int) layer.getExpireClientsList().get(0).getMinZoom());
+        Assert.assertEquals(500, (int) layer.getExpireClientsList().get(0).getExpiration());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getWmsUrl());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, layer.getWmsUrl().size());
+//        LOGGER.info("WMS TEXT: " + layer.getWmsUrl().get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/wms?", layer.getWmsUrl().get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("nurc:Img_Sample,topp:states", layer.getWMSLayers());
+        Assert.assertEquals(false, (boolean) layer.getTransparent());
+        Assert.assertEquals("0x0066FF", layer.getBGColor());
+        LOGGER.info("Testing GWC GetLayer result: " + geoWebCache.getLayer("img states"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGWCGetLayerToppStates() {
+        LOGGER.debug("Testing GWC GetLayer");
+        GWCRESTWMSLayer layer = geoWebCache.getLayer("topp:states");
+        Assert.assertNotNull("Please, ensure that the 'topp:states' default layer is available", layer);
+        Assert.assertEquals("topp:states", layer.getName());
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getMimeFormats());
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, layer.getMimeFormats().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("image/gif", layer.getMimeFormats().get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("image/jpeg", layer.getMimeFormats().get(1));
+        Assert.assertEquals("image/png", layer.getMimeFormats().get(2));
+        Assert.assertEquals("image/png8", layer.getMimeFormats().get(3));
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getParameterFilters());
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getParameterFilters().getStringParameterFilter());
+        Assert.assertEquals("STYLES", layer.getParameterFilters().getStringParameterFilter().getKey());
+        Assert.assertEquals("population", layer.getParameterFilters().getStringParameterFilter().getDefaultValue());
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, layer.getParameterFilters().getStringParameterFilter().getValues().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals("pophatch", layer.getParameterFilters().getStringParameterFilter().getValues().get(2));
+
+        Assert.assertNotNull(layer.getWmsUrl());
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, layer.getWmsUrl().size());
+//        LOGGER.info("WMS TEXT: " + layer.getWmsUrl().get(0));
+        Assert.assertEquals("http://demo.opengeo.org/geoserver/topp/wms?", layer.getWmsUrl().get(0));
+
+        LOGGER.info("Testing GWC GetLayer result: " + geoWebCache.getLayer("img states"));
+    }
+    // </editor-fold>
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..757a9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<wmsLayer>
+  <name>layer1</name>
+  <mimeFormats>
+    <string>image/png</string>
+  </mimeFormats>
+  <gridSubsets>
+    <gridSubset>
+      <gridSetName>EPSG:900913</gridSetName>
+    </gridSubset>
+  </gridSubsets>
+  <wmsUrl>
+    <string>http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms</string>
+  </wmsUrl>
+  <wmsLayers>topp:states</wmsLayers>
+</wmsLayer>
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d80e1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layer2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<wmsLayer>
+  <name>layer2</name>
+  <mimeFormats>
+    <string>image/png</string>
+  </mimeFormats>
+  <gridSubsets>
+    <gridSubset>
+      <gridSetName>EPSG:900913</gridSetName>
+    </gridSubset>
+  </gridSubsets>
+  <wmsUrl>
+    <string>http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms</string>
+  </wmsUrl>
+  <wmsLayers>nurc:Arc_Sample</wmsLayers>
+</wmsLayer>
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layerMod.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layerMod.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d23334d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/layerMod.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<wmsLayer>
+  <name>layer1</name>
+  <mimeFormats>
+    <string>image/png</string>
+    <string>image/jpeg</string>
+    <string>image/gif</string>
+  </mimeFormats>
+  <gridSubsets>
+    <gridSubset>
+      <gridSetName>EPSG:900913</gridSetName>
+    </gridSubset>
+    <gridSubset>
+      <gridSetName>EPSG:4326</gridSetName>
+    </gridSubset>
+  </gridSubsets>
+  <wmsUrl>
+    <string>http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms</string>
+  </wmsUrl>
+  <wmsLayers>topp:states,nurc:Img_Sample</wmsLayers>
+</wmsLayer>
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83aa78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/seedRequest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<seedRequest>
+    <name>layer2</name>
+    <srs>
+        <number>4326</number>
+    </srs>
+    <zoomStart>1</zoomStart>
+    <zoomStop>12</zoomStop>
+    <format>image/png</format>
+    <!-- type can be * seed (add tiles) * reseed (replace tiles) * truncate (remove tiles) -->
+    <type>seed</type>
+    <threadCount>2</threadCount>
+</seedRequest>
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/truncateRequest.xml b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/truncateRequest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cea13a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testdata/geowebcache/truncateRequest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<seedRequest>
+  <name>layer1</name>
+  <bounds>
+    <coords>
+      <double>-2495667.977678598</double>
+      <double>-2223677.196231552</double>
+      <double>3291070.6104286816</double>
+      <double>959189.3312465074</double>
+    </coords>
+  </bounds>
+
+  <!-- These are listed on http://localhost:8080/geowebcache/demo -->
+  <gridSetId>EPSG:900913</gridSetId>
+  <zoomStart>0</zoomStart>
+  <!-- This will be reduced to 3, since the layer is only defined for 0-3 -->
+  <zoomStop>2</zoomStop>
+  <format>image/png</format>
+
+  <!-- type can be * seed (add tiles) * reseed (replace tiles) * truncate (remove tiles) -->
+  <type>truncate</type>
+
+  <!-- Number of seeding threads to run in parallel.
+       If type == truncate only one thread will be used regardless of this parameter -->
+  <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+  <!-- Parameter filters -->
+  <parameters>
+    <entry>
+      <string>STYLES</string>
+      <string>pophatch</string>
+    </entry>
+    <entry>
+      <string>CQL_FILTER</string>
+      <string>TOTPOP > 10000</string>
+    </entry>
+  </parameters>
+</seedRequest>
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