.

src/hos_cosgi_core/include/hos_cosgi_core/hos/cosgi/service/Implementation.h

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class Object
  */
 template<class _Service>
 class Service
-	: public virtual interface::Service {
+	: public virtual interface::Service,
+	  public Object {
 
 public:
 
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ template <class... _Args> class Observable {};
  * Convenience template merging the Object class and the Observable template into a single template.
  */
 template<class... _Args> class ObservableObject
-	: public virtual Object,
-	  public virtual Observable<_Args...> {};
+	: public Object,
+	  public Observable<_Args...> {};
 
 
 
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ template<class... _Args> class ObservableObject
  * Convenience template merging the Service class and the Observable template into a single template.
  */
 template<class _Service, class... _Args> class ObservableService
-	: public virtual Service<_Service>,
-	  public virtual Observable<_Args...> {};
+	: public Service<_Service>,
+	  public Observable<_Args...> {};
 
 
 

src/hos_cosgi_core/include/hos_cosgi_core/hos/cosgi/service/Interface.h

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ namespace interface {
 class Object {
 public:
 	virtual ~Object() {}
+
+	template<class T> T* castPtr() {
+		return dynamic_cast<T*>(this);
+	}
 };
 
 

src/hos_cosgi_core/src/hos/cosgi/service/core/CoreServiceImpl.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace core {
  */
 class CoreServiceImpl
 	: public virtual CoreService,
-	  public virtual implementation::ObservableService<CoreServiceImpl, CoreServiceEvent> {
+	  public implementation::ObservableService<CoreServiceImpl, CoreServiceEvent> {
 
 private: