diff --git a/gql.go b/gql.go
index d047a1b..95d3e40 100644
--- a/gql.go
+++ b/gql.go
@@ -733,13 +733,7 @@ func NewGQLThreadJSON(thread *GQLThread) GQLThreadJSON {
   }
 }
 
-func LoadGQLThread(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, error) {
-  var j GQLThreadJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
+var LoadGQLThread = LoadJSONNode(func(id NodeID, j GQLThreadJSON) (Node, error) {
   ecdh_curve, ok := ecdh_curves[j.ECDH]
   if ok == false {
     return nil, fmt.Errorf("%d is not a known ECDH curve ID", j.ECDH)
@@ -751,29 +745,24 @@ func LoadGQLThread(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, e
   }
 
   thread := NewGQLThread(id, j.Name, j.StateName, j.Listen, ecdh_curve, key, j.TLSCert, j.TLSKey)
-  nodes[id] = &thread
-
+  return &thread, nil
+}, func(ctx *Context, thread *GQLThread, j GQLThreadJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
   thread.Users = map[NodeID]*User{}
   for _, id_str := range(j.Users) {
     ctx.Log.Logf("db", "THREAD_LOAD_USER: %s", id_str)
     user_id, err := ParseID(id_str)
     if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
+      return err
     }
     user, err := LoadNodeRecurse(ctx, user_id, nodes)
     if err != nil {
-      return nil, err
+      return err
     }
     thread.Users[user_id] = user.(*User)
   }
 
-  err = RestoreThread(ctx, &thread.Thread, j.ThreadJSON, nodes)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
-  return &thread, nil
-}
+  return RestoreThread(ctx, thread, j.ThreadJSON, nodes)
+})
 
 func NewGQLThread(id NodeID, name string, state_name string, listen string, ecdh_curve ecdh.Curve, key *ecdsa.PrivateKey, tls_cert []byte, tls_key []byte) GQLThread {
   if tls_cert == nil || tls_key == nil {
diff --git a/lockable.go b/lockable.go
index 8212df7..9f54216 100644
--- a/lockable.go
+++ b/lockable.go
@@ -33,23 +33,10 @@ func NewListener(id NodeID, name string) Listener {
   }
 }
 
-func LoadListener(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, error) {
-  var j LockableJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
+var LoadListener = LoadJSONNode(func(id NodeID, j LockableJSON) (Node, error) {
   listener := NewListener(id, j.Name)
-  nodes[id] = &listener
-
-  err = RestoreLockable(ctx, &listener.Lockable, j, nodes)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
   return &listener, nil
-}
+}, RestoreLockable)
 
 type LockableNode interface {
   Node
@@ -462,24 +449,10 @@ func UnlockLockables(context *StateContext, to_unlock map[NodeID]LockableNode, o
   })
 }
 
-// Load function for Lockable
-func LoadLockable(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, error) {
-  var j LockableJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
+var LoadLockable = LoadJSONNode(func(id NodeID, j LockableJSON) (Node, error) {
   lockable := NewLockable(id, j.Name)
-  nodes[id] = &lockable
-
-  err = RestoreLockable(ctx, &lockable, j, nodes)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
   return &lockable, nil
-}
+}, RestoreLockable)
 
 func NewLockable(id NodeID, name string) Lockable {
   return Lockable{
@@ -493,7 +466,8 @@ func NewLockable(id NodeID, name string) Lockable {
 }
 
 // Helper function to load links when loading a struct that embeds Lockable
-func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable *Lockable, j LockableJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
+func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable LockableNode, j LockableJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
+  lockable_ptr := lockable.LockableHandle()
   if j.Owner != "" {
     owner_id, err := ParseID(j.Owner)
     if err != nil {
@@ -507,7 +481,7 @@ func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable *Lockable, j LockableJSON, nodes No
     if ok == false {
       return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a Lockable", j.Owner)
     }
-    lockable.Owner = owner
+    lockable_ptr.Owner = owner
   }
 
   for _, dep_str := range(j.Dependencies) {
@@ -524,7 +498,7 @@ func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable *Lockable, j LockableJSON, nodes No
       return fmt.Errorf("%+v is not a Lockable as expected", dep_node)
     }
     ctx.Log.Logf("db", "LOCKABLE_LOAD_DEPENDENCY: %s - %s - %+v", lockable.ID(), dep_id, reflect.TypeOf(dep))
-    lockable.Dependencies[dep_id] = dep
+    lockable_ptr.Dependencies[dep_id] = dep
   }
 
   for _, req_str := range(j.Requirements) {
@@ -540,7 +514,7 @@ func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable *Lockable, j LockableJSON, nodes No
     if ok == false {
       return fmt.Errorf("%+v is not a Lockable as expected", req_node)
     }
-    lockable.Requirements[req_id] = req
+    lockable_ptr.Requirements[req_id] = req
   }
 
   for l_id_str, h_str := range(j.LocksHeld) {
@@ -570,8 +544,8 @@ func RestoreLockable(ctx * Context, lockable *Lockable, j LockableJSON, nodes No
       }
       h_l = h
     }
-    lockable.RecordLock(l_l, h_l)
+    lockable_ptr.RecordLock(l_l, h_l)
   }
 
-  return RestoreSimpleNode(ctx, &lockable.SimpleNode, j.SimpleNodeJSON, nodes)
+  return RestoreSimpleNode(ctx, lockable, j.SimpleNodeJSON, nodes)
 }
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index e6d94b9..0114880 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ func NewSimpleNodeJSON(node *SimpleNode) SimpleNodeJSON {
   }
 }
 
-func RestoreSimpleNode(ctx *Context, node *SimpleNode, j SimpleNodeJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
+func RestoreSimpleNode(ctx *Context, node Node, j SimpleNodeJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
+  node_ptr := node.NodeHandle()
   for _, policy_str := range(j.Policies) {
     policy_id, err := ParseID(policy_str)
     if err != nil {
@@ -153,29 +154,38 @@ func RestoreSimpleNode(ctx *Context, node *SimpleNode, j SimpleNodeJSON, nodes N
     if ok == false {
       return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a Policy", policy_id)
     }
-    node.PolicyMap[policy_id] = policy
+    node_ptr.PolicyMap[policy_id] = policy
   }
 
   return nil
 }
 
-func LoadSimpleNode(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap)(Node, error) {
-  var j SimpleNodeJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
+func LoadJSONNode[J any, N Node](init_func func(NodeID, J)(Node, error), restore_func func(*Context, N, J, NodeMap)error)func(*Context, NodeID, []byte, NodeMap)(Node, error) {
+  return func(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, error) {
+    var j J
+    err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
 
-  node := NewSimpleNode(id)
-  nodes[id] = &node
+    node, err := init_func(id, j)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+    nodes[id] = node
+    err = restore_func(ctx, node.(N), j, nodes)
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
 
-  err = RestoreSimpleNode(ctx, &node, j, nodes)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
+    return node, nil
   }
+}
 
+var LoadSimpleNode = LoadJSONNode(func(id NodeID, j SimpleNodeJSON) (Node, error) {
+  node := NewSimpleNode(id)
   return &node, nil
-}
+}, RestoreSimpleNode)
 
 func (node *SimpleNode) Policies() []Policy {
   ret := make([]Policy, len(node.PolicyMap))
diff --git a/thread.go b/thread.go
index 5503029..90e5ce0 100644
--- a/thread.go
+++ b/thread.go
@@ -225,11 +225,12 @@ func (thread *Thread) ChildList() []ThreadNode {
 }
 
 type ThreadJSON struct {
+  LockableJSON
   Parent string `json:"parent"`
   Children map[string]map[string]interface{} `json:"children"`
   ActionQueue []QueuedAction `json:"action_queue"`
   StateName string `json:"state_name"`
-  LockableJSON
+  InfoTypes []InfoType `json:"info_types"`
 }
 
 func NewThreadJSON(thread *Thread) ThreadJSON {
@@ -255,26 +256,14 @@ func NewThreadJSON(thread *Thread) ThreadJSON {
     ActionQueue: thread.ActionQueue,
     StateName: thread.StateName,
     LockableJSON: lockable_json,
+    InfoTypes: thread.InfoTypes,
   }
 }
 
-func LoadThread(ctx *Context, id NodeID, data []byte, nodes NodeMap) (Node, error) {
-  var j ThreadJSON
-  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &j)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
-  thread := NewThread(id, j.Name, j.StateName, nil, BaseThreadActions, BaseThreadHandlers)
-  nodes[id] = &thread
-
-  err = RestoreThread(ctx, &thread, j, nodes)
-  if err != nil {
-    return nil, err
-  }
-
+var LoadThread = LoadJSONNode(func(id NodeID, j ThreadJSON) (Node, error) {
+  thread := NewThread(id, j.Name, j.StateName, j.InfoTypes, BaseThreadActions, BaseThreadHandlers)
   return &thread, nil
-}
+}, RestoreThread)
 
 func (thread *Thread) SoonestAction() (*QueuedAction, <-chan time.Time) {
   var soonest_action *QueuedAction
@@ -292,9 +281,11 @@ func (thread *Thread) SoonestAction() (*QueuedAction, <-chan time.Time) {
   }
 }
 
-func RestoreThread(ctx *Context, thread *Thread, j ThreadJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
-  thread.ActionQueue = j.ActionQueue
-  thread.NextAction, thread.TimeoutChan = thread.SoonestAction()
+func RestoreThread(ctx *Context, thread ThreadNode, j ThreadJSON, nodes NodeMap) error {
+  thread_ptr := thread.ThreadHandle()
+
+  thread_ptr.ActionQueue = j.ActionQueue
+  thread_ptr.NextAction, thread_ptr.TimeoutChan = thread_ptr.SoonestAction()
 
   if j.Parent != "" {
     parent_id, err := ParseID(j.Parent)
@@ -309,7 +300,7 @@ func RestoreThread(ctx *Context, thread *Thread, j ThreadJSON, nodes NodeMap) er
     if ok == false {
       return err
     }
-    thread.Parent = p_t
+    thread_ptr.Parent = p_t
   }
 
   for id_str, info_raw := range(j.Children) {
@@ -333,10 +324,10 @@ func RestoreThread(ctx *Context, thread *Thread, j ThreadJSON, nodes NodeMap) er
       return err
     }
 
-    thread.Children[id] = ChildInfo{child_t, parsed_info}
+    thread_ptr.Children[id] = ChildInfo{child_t, parsed_info}
   }
 
-  return RestoreLockable(ctx, &thread.Lockable, j.LockableJSON, nodes)
+  return RestoreLockable(ctx, thread, j.LockableJSON, nodes)
 }
 
 var deserializers = map[InfoType]func(interface{})(interface{}, error) {