diff --git a/library/DataStaticsFields.cpp b/library/DataStaticsFields.cpp
index 89736369f..02a12b972 100644
--- a/library/DataStaticsFields.cpp
+++ b/library/DataStaticsFields.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "df/ui.h"
 
 #include "DataIdentity.h"
+#include "DataFuncs.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ namespace df {
 
 #define FLD(mode, name) struct_field_info::mode, #name, offsetof(CUR_STRUCT, name)
 #define GFLD(mode, name) struct_field_info::mode, #name, (size_t)&df::global::name
+#define METHOD(mode, name) struct_field_info::mode, #name, 0, wrap_function(&CUR_STRUCT::name)
 #define FLD_END struct_field_info::END
 
 // Field definitions
diff --git a/library/LuaTypes.cpp b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
index 25cdfa354..bede74301 100644
--- a/library/LuaTypes.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ distribution.
 #include "DataDefs.h"
 #include "DataIdentity.h"
 #include "LuaWrapper.h"
+#include "DataFuncs.h"
 
 #include "MiscUtils.h"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ using namespace DFHack::LuaWrapper;
  * Identity object read/write methods *
  **************************************/
 
+void function_identity_base::lua_read(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr)
+{
+    field_error(state, fname_idx, "executable code", "read");
+}
+
+void function_identity_base::lua_write(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr, int val_index)
+{
+    field_error(state, fname_idx, "executable code", "write");
+}
+
 void constructed_identity::lua_read(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr)
 {
     push_object_internal(state, this, ptr);
@@ -264,12 +275,31 @@ static void lookup_field(lua_State *state, int index, const char *mode)
         field_error(state, index, "not found", mode);
 }
 
+// Resolve the field in the metatable and return
+static int get_metafield(lua_State *state)
+{
+    lua_rawget(state, UPVAL_METATABLE);
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static void *find_field(lua_State *state, int index, const char *mode)
 {
     lookup_field(state, index, mode);
 
+    // Methods
+    if (lua_isfunction(state, -1))
+        return NULL;
+
+    // Otherwise must be a pointer
+    if (!lua_isuserdata(state, -1))
+        field_error(state, index, "corrupted field table", mode);
+
     void *p = lua_touserdata(state, -1);
     lua_pop(state, 1);
+
+    // NULL => metafield
+    if (!p)
+        get_metafield(state);
     return p;
 }
 
@@ -295,6 +325,10 @@ static void read_field(lua_State *state, const struct_field_info *field, void *p
             return;
         }
 
+        case struct_field_info::OBJ_METHOD:
+        case struct_field_info::CLASS_METHOD:
+            // error
+
         case struct_field_info::PRIMITIVE:
         case struct_field_info::SUBSTRUCT:
             field->type->lua_read(state, 2, ptr);
@@ -339,6 +373,10 @@ static void field_reference(lua_State *state, const struct_field_info *field, vo
             push_adhoc_pointer(state, ptr, field->type);
             return;
 
+        case struct_field_info::OBJ_METHOD:
+        case struct_field_info::CLASS_METHOD:
+            // error
+
         case struct_field_info::CONTAINER:
             read_field(state, field, ptr);
             return;
@@ -371,6 +409,10 @@ static void write_field(lua_State *state, const struct_field_info *field, void *
             return;
         }
 
+        case struct_field_info::OBJ_METHOD:
+        case struct_field_info::CLASS_METHOD:
+            // error
+
         case struct_field_info::PRIMITIVE:
         case struct_field_info::SUBSTRUCT:
         case struct_field_info::CONTAINER:
@@ -418,13 +460,6 @@ static int meta_ptr_tostring(lua_State *state)
     return 1;
 }
 
-// Resolve the field in the metatable and return
-static int get_metafield(lua_State *state)
-{
-    lua_rawget(state, UPVAL_METATABLE);
-    return 1;
-}
-
 /**
  * Metamethod: __index for structures.
  */
@@ -433,7 +468,7 @@ static int meta_struct_index(lua_State *state)
     uint8_t *ptr = get_object_addr(state, 1, 2, "read");
     auto field = (struct_field_info*)find_field(state, 2, "read");
     if (!field)
-        return get_metafield(state);
+        return 1;
     read_field(state, field, ptr + field->offset);
     return 1;
 }
@@ -448,7 +483,7 @@ static int meta_struct_field_reference(lua_State *state)
     uint8_t *ptr = get_object_addr(state, 1, 2, "reference");
     auto field = (struct_field_info*)find_field(state, 2, "reference");
     if (!field)
-        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property", "reference");
+        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property or method", "reference");
     field_reference(state, field, ptr + field->offset);
     return 1;
 }
@@ -461,7 +496,7 @@ static int meta_struct_newindex(lua_State *state)
     uint8_t *ptr = get_object_addr(state, 1, 2, "write");
     auto field = (struct_field_info*)find_field(state, 2, "write");
     if (!field)
-        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property", "write");
+        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property or method", "write");
     write_field(state, field, ptr + field->offset, 3);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -475,7 +510,7 @@ static int meta_primitive_index(lua_State *state)
     uint8_t *ptr = get_object_addr(state, 1, 2, "read");
     auto type = (type_identity*)find_field(state, 2, "read");
     if (!type)
-        return get_metafield(state);
+        return 1;
     type->lua_read(state, 2, ptr);
     return 1;
 }
@@ -488,7 +523,7 @@ static int meta_primitive_newindex(lua_State *state)
     uint8_t *ptr = get_object_addr(state, 1, 2, "write");
     auto type = (type_identity*)find_field(state, 2, "write");
     if (!type)
-        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property", "write");
+        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property or method", "write");
     type->lua_write(state, 2, ptr, 3);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -521,7 +556,7 @@ static int lookup_container_field(lua_State *state, int field, const char *mode
     if (lua_isuserdata(state, -1) && !lua_touserdata(state, -1))
     {
         if (mode)
-            field_error(state, field, "builtin property", mode);
+            field_error(state, field, "builtin property or method", mode);
 
         lua_pop(state, 1);
         get_metafield(state);
@@ -727,7 +762,7 @@ static int meta_global_index(lua_State *state)
 {
     auto field = (struct_field_info*)find_field(state, 2, "read");
     if (!field)
-        return get_metafield(state);
+        return 1;
     void *ptr = *(void**)field->offset;
     if (!ptr)
         field_error(state, 2, "global address not known", "read");
@@ -742,7 +777,7 @@ static int meta_global_newindex(lua_State *state)
 {
     auto field = (struct_field_info*)find_field(state, 2, "write");
     if (!field)
-        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property", "write");
+        field_error(state, 2, "builtin property or method", "write");
     void *ptr = *(void**)field->offset;
     if (!ptr)
         field_error(state, 2, "global address not known", "write");
@@ -750,27 +785,65 @@ static int meta_global_newindex(lua_State *state)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wrapper for c++ methods and functions.
+ */
+static int meta_call_function(lua_State *state)
+{
+    auto id = (function_identity_base*)lua_touserdata(state, UPVAL_CONTAINER_ID);
+    if (lua_gettop(state) != id->getNumArgs())
+        field_error(state, UPVAL_METHOD_NAME, "invalid argument count", "invoke");
+    id->invoke(state, 1);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a closure invoking the given function, and add it to the field table.
+ */
+static void AddMethodWrapper(lua_State *state, int meta_idx, int field_idx,
+                             const char *name, function_identity_base *fun)
+{
+    lua_getfield(state, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, DFHACK_TYPETABLE_NAME);
+    lua_pushvalue(state, meta_idx);
+    lua_pushfstring(state, "%s()", name);
+    lua_pushlightuserdata(state, fun);
+    lua_pushcclosure(state, meta_call_function, 4);
+
+    lua_setfield(state, field_idx, name);
+}
+
 /**
  * Add fields in the array to the UPVAL_FIELDTABLE candidates on the stack.
  */
 static void IndexFields(lua_State *state, struct_identity *pstruct)
 {
-    // stack: fieldtable
+    // stack: metatable fieldtable
 
-    int base = lua_gettop(state);
+    int base = lua_gettop(state) - 2;
 
     for (struct_identity *p = pstruct; p; p = p->getParent())
     {
         auto fields = p->getFields();
+        if (!fields)
+            continue;
 
-        for (; fields; ++fields)
+        for (int i = 0; fields[i].mode != struct_field_info::END; ++i)
         {
-            if (fields->mode == struct_field_info::END)
+            switch (fields[i].mode)
+            {
+            case struct_field_info::OBJ_METHOD:
+                AddMethodWrapper(state, base+1, base+2, fields[i].name,
+                                 (function_identity_base*)fields[i].type);
                 break;
 
-            lua_pushstring(state,fields->name);
-            lua_pushlightuserdata(state,(void*)fields);
-            lua_rawset(state,base);
+            case struct_field_info::CLASS_METHOD:
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                lua_pushstring(state,fields[i].name);
+                lua_pushlightuserdata(state,(void*)&fields[i]);
+                lua_rawset(state,base+2);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/include/DataDefs.h b/library/include/DataDefs.h
index 48b79721b..0ec51f510 100644
--- a/library/include/DataDefs.h
+++ b/library/include/DataDefs.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace DFHack
 
     enum identity_type {
         IDTYPE_GLOBAL,
+        IDTYPE_FUNCTION,
         IDTYPE_PRIMITIVE,
         IDTYPE_POINTER,
         IDTYPE_CONTAINER,
@@ -109,12 +110,12 @@ namespace DFHack
         constructed_identity(size_t size, TAllocateFn alloc)
             : type_identity(size), allocator(alloc) {};
 
-        virtual bool isPrimitive() { return false; }
-        virtual bool isConstructed() { return true; }
-
         virtual bool can_allocate() { return (allocator != NULL); }
         virtual void *do_allocate() { return allocator(NULL,NULL); }
         virtual void do_copy(void *tgt, const void *src) { allocator(tgt,src); }
+    public:
+        virtual bool isPrimitive() { return false; }
+        virtual bool isConstructed() { return true; }
 
         virtual void lua_read(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr);
         virtual void lua_write(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr, int val_index);
@@ -221,7 +222,9 @@ namespace DFHack
             STATIC_ARRAY,
             SUBSTRUCT,
             CONTAINER,
-            STL_VECTOR_PTR
+            STL_VECTOR_PTR,
+            OBJ_METHOD,
+            CLASS_METHOD
         };
         Mode mode;
         const char *name;
@@ -409,6 +412,14 @@ namespace df
     template<class T>
     void *allocator_fn(void *out, const void *in) {
         if (out) { *(T*)out = *(const T*)in; return out; }
+        else if (in) { delete (T*)in; return (T*)in; }
+        else return new T();
+    }
+
+    template<class T>
+    void *allocator_nodel_fn(void *out, const void *in) {
+        if (out) { *(T*)out = *(const T*)in; return out; }
+        else if (in) { return NULL; }
         else return new T();
     }
 
diff --git a/library/include/DataFuncs.h b/library/include/DataFuncs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dc651489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/include/DataFuncs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+https://github.com/peterix/dfhack
+Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Petr Mrázek (peterix@gmail.com)
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any
+damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and
+redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must
+not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this
+software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation
+would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
+must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+distribution.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+#include "DataIdentity.h"
+#include "LuaWrapper.h"
+
+namespace df {
+    template<class T> struct function_wrapper {};
+
+    /*
+     * Since templates can't match variable arg count,
+     * a separate specialization is needed for every
+     * supported count value...
+     *
+     * The FW_TARGS ugliness is needed because of
+     * commas not wrapped in ()
+     */
+
+#define INVOKE_VOID(call) \
+    call; lua_pushnil(state);
+#define INVOKE_RV(call) \
+    RT rv = call; df::identity_traits<RT>::get()->lua_read(state, UPVAL_METHOD_NAME, &rv);
+#define LOAD_CLASS() \
+    CT *self = (CT*)DFHack::LuaWrapper::get_object_addr(state, base++, UPVAL_METHOD_NAME, "invoke");
+#define LOAD_ARG(type) \
+    type v##type; df::identity_traits<type>::get()->lua_write(state, UPVAL_METHOD_NAME, &v##type, base++);
+
+#define INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(Count, FArgs, Args, Loads) \
+    template<FW_TARGS> struct function_wrapper<void (*) FArgs> { \
+        static const bool is_method = false; \
+        static const int num_args = Count; \
+        static void execute(lua_State *state, int base, void (*cb) FArgs) { Loads; INVOKE_VOID(cb Args); } \
+    }; \
+    template<FW_TARGSC class RT> struct function_wrapper<RT (*) FArgs> { \
+        static const bool is_method = false; \
+        static const int num_args = Count; \
+        static void execute(lua_State *state, int base, RT (*cb) FArgs) { Loads; INVOKE_RV(cb Args); } \
+    }; \
+    template<FW_TARGSC class CT> struct function_wrapper<void (CT::*) FArgs> { \
+        static const bool is_method = true; \
+        static const int num_args = Count+1; \
+        static void execute(lua_State *state, int base, void (CT::*cb) FArgs) { \
+            LOAD_CLASS() Loads; INVOKE_VOID((self->*cb) Args); } \
+    }; \
+    template<FW_TARGSC class RT, class CT> struct function_wrapper<RT (CT::*) FArgs> { \
+        static const bool is_method = true; \
+        static const int num_args = Count+1; \
+        static void execute(lua_State *state, int base, RT (CT::*cb) FArgs) { \
+            LOAD_CLASS(); Loads; INVOKE_RV((self->*cb) Args); } \
+    };
+
+#define FW_TARGSC
+#define FW_TARGS
+INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(0, (), (), ;)
+#undef FW_TARGS
+
+#undef FW_TARGSC
+#define FW_TARGSC FW_TARGS,
+#define FW_TARGS class A1
+INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(1, (A1), (vA1), LOAD_ARG(A1);)
+#undef FW_TARGS
+
+#define FW_TARGS class A1, class A2
+INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(2, (A1,A2), (vA1,vA2), LOAD_ARG(A1); LOAD_ARG(A2);)
+#undef FW_TARGS
+
+#define FW_TARGS class A1, class A2, class A3
+INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(3, (A1,A2,A3), (vA1,vA2,vA3), LOAD_ARG(A1); LOAD_ARG(A2); LOAD_ARG(A3);)
+#undef FW_TARGS
+
+#define FW_TARGS class A1, class A2, class A3, class A4
+INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS(4, (A1,A2,A3,A4), (vA1,vA2,vA3,vA4),
+                     LOAD_ARG(A1); LOAD_ARG(A2); LOAD_ARG(A3); LOAD_ARG(A4);)
+#undef FW_TARGS
+
+#undef FW_TARGSC
+#undef INSTANTIATE_WRAPPERS
+#undef INVOKE_VOID
+#undef INVOKE_RV
+#undef LOAD_CLASS
+#undef LOAD_ARG
+
+    template<class T>
+    class function_identity : public function_identity_base {
+        T ptr;
+
+    public:
+        typedef function_wrapper<T> wrapper;
+
+        function_identity(T ptr)
+            : function_identity_base(wrapper::num_args), ptr(ptr) {};
+
+        virtual void invoke(lua_State *state, int base) { wrapper::execute(state, base, ptr); }
+    };
+
+    template<class T>
+    inline function_identity_base *wrap_function(T ptr) {
+        static function_identity<T> identity(ptr);
+        return &identity;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/include/DataIdentity.h b/library/include/DataIdentity.h
index e0f864225..a135fc00b 100644
--- a/library/include/DataIdentity.h
+++ b/library/include/DataIdentity.h
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ distribution.
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
+    class DFHACK_EXPORT function_identity_base : public type_identity {
+        int num_args;
+
+    public:
+        function_identity_base(int num_args) : type_identity(0), num_args(num_args) {};
+
+        virtual identity_type type() { return IDTYPE_FUNCTION; }
+
+        int getNumArgs() { return num_args; }
+        std::string getFullName() { return "function"; }
+
+        virtual void invoke(lua_State *state, int base) = 0;
+
+        virtual void lua_read(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr);
+        virtual void lua_write(lua_State *state, int fname_idx, void *ptr, int val_index);
+    };
+
     class DFHACK_EXPORT primitive_identity : public type_identity {
     public:
         primitive_identity(size_t size) : type_identity(size) {};
@@ -145,6 +162,7 @@ namespace DFHack
 
 namespace df
 {
+    using DFHack::function_identity_base;
     using DFHack::primitive_identity;
     using DFHack::pointer_identity;
     using DFHack::container_identity;
@@ -451,44 +469,44 @@ namespace df
     // Container definitions
 
     template<class Enum, class FT>
-    primitive_identity *identity_traits<enum_field<Enum,FT> >::get() {
+    inline primitive_identity *identity_traits<enum_field<Enum,FT> >::get() {
         return identity_traits<FT>::get();
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    pointer_identity *identity_traits<T *>::get() {
+    inline pointer_identity *identity_traits<T *>::get() {
         static pointer_identity identity(identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
     }
 
     template<class T, int sz>
-    container_identity *identity_traits<T [sz]>::get() {
+    inline container_identity *identity_traits<T [sz]>::get() {
         static buffer_container_identity identity(sz, identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    container_identity *identity_traits<std::vector<T> >::get() {
+    inline container_identity *identity_traits<std::vector<T> >::get() {
         typedef std::vector<T> container;
         static stl_container_identity<container> identity("vector", identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    stl_ptr_vector_identity *identity_traits<std::vector<T*> >::get() {
+    inline stl_ptr_vector_identity *identity_traits<std::vector<T*> >::get() {
         static stl_ptr_vector_identity identity(identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    container_identity *identity_traits<std::deque<T> >::get() {
+    inline container_identity *identity_traits<std::deque<T> >::get() {
         typedef std::deque<T> container;
         static stl_container_identity<container> identity("deque", identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    bit_container_identity *identity_traits<BitArray<T> >::get() {
+    inline bit_container_identity *identity_traits<BitArray<T> >::get() {
         static type_identity *eid = identity_traits<T>::get();
         static enum_identity *reid = eid->type() == DFHack::IDTYPE_ENUM ? (enum_identity*)eid : NULL;
         static bit_array_identity identity(reid);
@@ -496,7 +514,7 @@ namespace df
     }
 
     template<class T>
-    container_identity *identity_traits<DfArray<T> >::get() {
+    inline container_identity *identity_traits<DfArray<T> >::get() {
         typedef DfArray<T> container;
         static stl_container_identity<container> identity("DfArray", identity_traits<T>::get());
         return &identity;
diff --git a/library/xml b/library/xml
index 55a120d5b..a1d71773e 160000
--- a/library/xml
+++ b/library/xml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 55a120d5bc823b783aeb8b6931ccaa31402fd850
+Subproject commit a1d71773ef127010391f795337184c56146c8dda