diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IJsonStoreModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IJsonStoreModule.cs
index 0bb45673cc..20484d4156 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IJsonStoreModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/IJsonStoreModule.cs
@@ -31,19 +31,34 @@ using OpenMetaverse;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
 {
+    // these could be expanded at some point to provide more type information
+    // for now value accounts for all base types
+    public enum JsonStoreNodeType
+    {
+        Undefined = 0,
+        Object = 1,
+        Array = 2,
+        Value = 3
+    }
+    
     public delegate void TakeValueCallback(string s);
 
     public interface IJsonStoreModule
     {
         bool CreateStore(string value, ref UUID result);
         bool DestroyStore(UUID storeID);
+
+        JsonStoreNodeType PathType(UUID storeID, string path);
         bool TestStore(UUID storeID);
         bool TestPath(UUID storeID, string path, bool useJson);
+
         bool SetValue(UUID storeID, string path, string value, bool useJson);
         bool RemoveValue(UUID storeID, string path);
         bool GetValue(UUID storeID, string path, bool useJson, out string value);
 
         void TakeValue(UUID storeID, string path, bool useJson, TakeValueCallback cback);
         void ReadValue(UUID storeID, string path, bool useJson, TakeValueCallback cback);
+
+        int ArrayLength(UUID storeID, string path);
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
index 1abdbfc416..890e1dd782 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStore.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,34 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
                 ValueStore = OSDParser.DeserializeJson(value);
         }
         
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        public JsonStoreNodeType PathType(string expr)
+        {
+            Stack<string> path;
+            if (! ParsePathExpression(expr,out path))
+                return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+            
+            OSD result = ProcessPathExpression(ValueStore,path);
+
+            if (result == null)
+                return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+            
+            if (result is OSDMap)
+                return JsonStoreNodeType.Object;
+            
+            if (result is OSDArray)
+                return JsonStoreNodeType.Array;
+            
+            if (OSDBaseType(result.Type))
+                return JsonStoreNodeType.Value;
+            
+            return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+        }
+        
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         /// 
@@ -147,6 +175,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
             return false;
         }
         
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        public int ArrayLength(string expr)
+        {
+            Stack<string> path;
+            if (! ParsePathExpression(expr,out path))
+                return -1;
+
+            OSD result = ProcessPathExpression(ValueStore,path);
+            if (result != null && result.Type == OSDType.Array)
+            {
+                OSDArray arr = result as OSDArray;
+                return arr.Count;
+            }
+
+            return -1;
+        }
+
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         /// 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
index 50d3b8d8a3..fabd8840da 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreModule.cs
@@ -229,6 +229,38 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
                 return m_JsonValueStore.ContainsKey(storeID);
         }
 
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        public JsonStoreNodeType PathType(UUID storeID, string path)
+        {
+            if (! m_enabled) return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+
+            JsonStore map = null;
+            lock (m_JsonValueStore)
+            {
+                if (! m_JsonValueStore.TryGetValue(storeID,out map))
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[JsonStore] Missing store {0}",storeID);
+                    return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            try
+            {
+                lock (map)
+                    return map.PathType(path);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error(string.Format("[JsonStore]: Path test failed for {0} in {1}", path, storeID), e);
+            }
+
+            return JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+        }
+
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         /// 
@@ -325,6 +357,37 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
             return false;
         }
         
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        public int ArrayLength(UUID storeID, string path)
+        {
+            if (! m_enabled) return -1;
+
+            JsonStore map = null;
+            lock (m_JsonValueStore)
+            {
+                if (! m_JsonValueStore.TryGetValue(storeID,out map))
+                    return -1;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                lock (map)
+                {
+                    return map.ArrayLength(path);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[JsonStore]: unable to retrieve value", e);
+            }
+            
+            return -1;
+        }
+
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         /// 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreScriptModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreScriptModule.cs
index b1caaf4501..0746fe05eb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreScriptModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Scripting/JsonStore/JsonStoreScriptModule.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
                 try
                 {
                     m_comms.RegisterScriptInvocations(this);
-
+                    m_comms.RegisterConstants(this);
+        
                     // m_comms.RegisterScriptInvocation(this, "JsonCreateStore");
                     // m_comms.RegisterScriptInvocation(this, "JsonDestroyStore");
                     // m_comms.RegisterScriptInvocation(this, "JsonTestStore");
@@ -213,6 +214,22 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
 
 #endregion
 
+#region ScriptConstantInteface
+
+        [ScriptConstant]
+        public static readonly int JSONTYPEUNDEF = (int)JsonStoreNodeType.Undefined;
+
+        [ScriptConstant]
+        public static readonly int JSONTYPEOBJECT = (int)JsonStoreNodeType.Object;
+
+        [ScriptConstant]
+        public static readonly int JSONTYPEARRAY = (int)JsonStoreNodeType.Array;
+
+        [ScriptConstant]
+        public static readonly int JSONTYPEVALUE = (int)JsonStoreNodeType.Value;
+
+#endregion
+
 #region ScriptInvocationInteface
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
@@ -302,6 +319,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
         /// 
         /// </summary>
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        [ScriptInvocation]
+        public int JsonPathType(UUID hostID, UUID scriptID, UUID storeID, string path)
+        {
+            return (int)m_store.PathType(storeID,path);
+        }
+
         [ScriptInvocation]
         public int JsonTestPath(UUID hostID, UUID scriptID, UUID storeID, string path)
         {
@@ -342,6 +365,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Scripting.JsonStore
             return m_store.RemoveValue(storeID,path) ? 1 : 0;
         }
         
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+        [ScriptInvocation]
+        public int JsonArrayLength(UUID hostID, UUID scriptID, UUID storeID, string path)
+        {
+            return m_store.ArrayLength(storeID,path);
+        }
+        
         // -----------------------------------------------------------------
         /// <summary>
         ///