diff --git a/libraries/classmap.php b/libraries/classmap.php
index 25a81188cc56f..bc1c0d5c07945 100644
--- a/libraries/classmap.php
+++ b/libraries/classmap.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 JLoader::registerAlias('JViewCategories',                   '\\Joomla\\CMS\\View\\Categories', '4.0');
 JLoader::registerAlias('JViewCategory',                     '\\Joomla\\CMS\\View\\Category', '4.0');
 JLoader::registerAlias('JViewCategoryfeed',                 '\\Joomla\\CMS\\View\\CategoryFeed', '4.0');
-JLoader::registerAlias('JViewLegacy',                       '\\Joomla\\CMS\\View\\View', '4.0');
+JLoader::registerAlias('JViewLegacy',                       '\\Joomla\\CMS\\View\\HtmlView', '4.0');
 JLoader::registerAlias('JControllerAdmin',                  '\\Joomla\\CMS\\Controller\\Admin', '4.0');
 JLoader::registerAlias('JControllerLegacy',                 '\\Joomla\\CMS\\Controller\\Controller', '4.0');
 JLoader::registerAlias('JControllerForm',                   '\\Joomla\\CMS\\Controller\\Form', '4.0');
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/Model/Model.php b/libraries/src/CMS/Model/Model.php
index d282a091eb23d..e87409568d960 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/Model/Model.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/Model/Model.php
@@ -535,6 +535,26 @@ public function loadHistory($version_id, Table &$table)
 		return $table->bind($rowArray);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to check if the given record is checked out by the current user
+	 *
+	 * @param   \stdClass  $item  The record to check
+	 *
+	 * @return  bool
+	 */
+	public function isCheckedOut($item)
+	{
+		$table = $this->getTable();
+		$checkedOutField = $table->getColumnAlias('checked_out');
+
+		if (property_exists($item, $checkedOutField) && $item->{$checkedOutField} != \JFactory::getUser()->id)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Method to auto-populate the model state.
 	 *
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/AbstractView.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/AbstractView.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a77b51eda05ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/AbstractView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Joomla! Content Management System
+ *
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+namespace Joomla\CMS\View;
+
+defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
+
+use Joomla\CMS\Model\Model;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for a Joomla View
+ *
+ * Class holding methods for displaying presentation data.
+ *
+ * @since  2.5.5
+ */
+abstract class AbstractView extends \JObject
+{
+	/**
+	 * The active document object
+	 *
+	 * @var    \JDocument
+	 * @since  3.0
+	 */
+	public $document;
+
+	/**
+	 * The URL option for the component. It is usually passed by controller while it creates the view
+	 *
+	 * @var    string
+	 * @since  3.0
+	 */
+	protected $option = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the view
+	 *
+	 * @var    array
+	 * @since  3.0
+	 */
+	protected $_name = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Registered models
+	 *
+	 * @var    array
+	 * @since  3.0
+	 */
+	protected $_models = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * The default model
+	 *
+	 * @var	   string
+	 * @since  3.0
+	 */
+	protected $_defaultModel = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param   array  $config  A named configuration array for object construction.
+	 *                          name: the name (optional) of the view (defaults to the view class name suffix).
+	 *                          charset: the character set to use for display
+	 *                          escape: the name (optional) of the function to use for escaping strings
+	 *                          base_path: the parent path (optional) of the views directory (defaults to the component folder)
+	 *                          template_plath: the path (optional) of the layout directory (defaults to base_path + /views/ + view name
+	 *                          helper_path: the path (optional) of the helper files (defaults to base_path + /helpers/)
+	 *                          layout: the layout (optional) to use to display the view
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 */
+	public function __construct($config = array())
+	{
+		// Set the view name
+		if (empty($this->_name))
+		{
+			if (array_key_exists('name', $config))
+			{
+				$this->_name = $config['name'];
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$this->_name = $this->getName();
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Set the component name if passed
+		if (!empty($config['option']))
+		{
+			$this->option = $config['option'];
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute and display a template script.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
+	 *
+	 * @return  mixed  A string if successful, otherwise an Error object.
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 */
+	abstract public function display($tpl = null);
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get data from a registered model or a property of the view
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $property  The name of the method to call on the model or the property to get
+	 * @param   string  $default   The name of the model to reference or the default value [optional]
+	 *
+	 * @return  mixed  The return value of the method
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 */
+	public function get($property, $default = null)
+	{
+		// If $model is null we use the default model
+		if (is_null($default))
+		{
+			$model = $this->_defaultModel;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$model = strtolower($default);
+		}
+
+		// First check to make sure the model requested exists
+		if (isset($this->_models[$model]))
+		{
+			// Model exists, let's build the method name
+			$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
+
+			// Does the method exist?
+			if (method_exists($this->_models[$model], $method))
+			{
+				// The method exists, let's call it and return what we get
+				return $this->_models[$model]->$method();
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Degrade to \JObject::get
+		return parent::get($property, $default);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the model object
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $name  The name of the model (optional)
+	 *
+	 * @return  Model  The model object
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 */
+	public function getModel($name = null)
+	{
+		if ($name === null)
+		{
+			$name = $this->_defaultModel;
+		}
+
+		return $this->_models[strtolower($name)];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to add a model to the view.  We support a multiple model single
+	 * view system by which models are referenced by classname.  A caveat to the
+	 * classname referencing is that any classname prepended by \JModel will be
+	 * referenced by the name without \JModel, eg. \JModelCategory is just
+	 * Category.
+	 *
+	 * @param   Model    $model    The model to add to the view.
+	 * @param   boolean  $default  Is this the default model?
+	 *
+	 * @return  Model  The added model.
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 */
+	public function setModel($model, $default = false)
+	{
+		$name = strtolower($model->getName());
+		$this->_models[$name] = $model;
+
+		if ($default)
+		{
+			$this->_defaultModel = $name;
+		}
+
+		return $model;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to get the view name
+	 *
+	 * The model name by default parsed using the classname, or it can be set
+	 * by passing a $config['name'] in the class constructor
+	 *
+	 * @return  string  The name of the model
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.0
+	 * @throws  \Exception
+	 */
+	public function getName()
+	{
+		if (empty($this->_name))
+		{
+			$reflection = new \ReflectionClass($this);
+
+			if ($viewNamespace = $reflection->getNamespaceName())
+			{
+				$pos = strrpos($viewNamespace, '\\');
+
+				if ($pos !== false)
+				{
+					$this->_name = strtolower(substr($viewNamespace, $pos));
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$className = get_class($this);
+				$viewPos   = strpos($className, 'View');
+
+				if ($viewPos != false)
+				{
+					$this->_name = strtolower(substr($className, $viewPos + 4));
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (empty($this->_name))
+			{
+				throw new \Exception(\JText::_('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_VIEW_GET_NAME'), 500);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $this->_name;
+	}
+}
+
+
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/Categories.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/Categories.php
index 23370a2a48243..dc3ec44156778 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/View/Categories.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/Categories.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  * @since  3.2
  */
-class Categories extends View
+class Categories extends HtmlView
 {
 	/**
 	 * State data
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/Category.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/Category.php
index 22db10a3f24fd..a565beb8fbc91 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/View/Category.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/Category.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  * @since  3.2
  */
-class Category extends View
+class Category extends HtmlView
 {
 	/**
 	 * State data
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/CategoryFeed.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/CategoryFeed.php
index f5cc884b0dc85..3245814cbc6da 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/View/CategoryFeed.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/CategoryFeed.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  * @since  3.2
  */
-class CategoryFeed extends View
+class CategoryFeed extends HtmlView
 {
 	/**
 	 * Execute and display a template script.
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/FormView.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/FormView.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1330e5c6eedad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/FormView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Cms
+ * @subpackage  View
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
+ */
+
+namespace Joomla\CMS\View;
+
+defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
+
+use Joomla\Cms\Component\ComponentHelper;
+/**
+ * Base class for a Joomla Form View
+ *
+ * Class holding methods for displaying presentation data.
+ *
+ * @since  2.5.5
+ */
+class FormView extends HtmlView
+{
+	/**
+	 * The \JForm object
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JForm
+	 */
+	protected $form;
+
+	/**
+	 * The active item
+	 *
+	 * @var  object
+	 */
+	protected $item;
+
+	/**
+	 * The model state
+	 *
+	 * @var  object
+	 */
+	protected $state;
+
+	/**
+	 * The actions the user is authorised to perform
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JObject
+	 */
+	protected $canDo;
+
+	/**
+	 * The toolbar title
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $toolbarTitle;
+
+	/**
+	 * The toolbar icon
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $toolbarIcon;
+
+	/**
+	 * The preview link
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $previewLink;
+
+	/**
+	 * The help link
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $helpLink;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param   array  $config  An optional associative array of configuration settings.
+	 */
+	public function __construct(array $config)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($config);
+
+		if (isset($config['help_link']))
+		{
+			$this->helpLink = $config['help_link'];
+		}
+
+		if (isset($config['toolbar_icon']))
+		{
+			$this->toolbarIcon = $config['toolbar_icon'];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->toolbarIcon = 'pencil-2 ' . $this->getName() . '-add';
+		}
+
+		// Set default value for $canDo to avoid fatal error if child class doesn't set value for this property
+		$this->canDo = new \JObject;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute and display a template script.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
+	 *
+	 * @return   mixed
+	 */
+	public function display($tpl = null)
+	{
+		// Prepare view data
+		$this->initializeView();
+
+		// Check for errors.
+		if (count($errors = $this->get('Errors')))
+		{
+			throw new \JViewGenericdataexception(implode("\n", $errors), 500);
+		}
+
+		// Build toolbar
+		$this->addToolbar();
+
+		// Render the view
+		return parent::display($tpl);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare view data
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 */
+	protected function initializeView()
+	{
+		$this->form  = $this->get('Form');
+		$this->item  = $this->get('Item');
+		$this->state = $this->get('State');
+
+		// Set default toolbar title
+		if ($this->item->id)
+		{
+			$this->toolbarTitle = \JText::_(strtoupper($this->option . '_MANAGER_' . $this->getName() . '_EDIT'));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->toolbarTitle = \JText::_(strtoupper($this->option . '_MANAGER_' . $this->getName() . '_NEW'));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the page title and toolbar.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   1.6
+	 */
+	protected function addToolbar()
+	{
+		\JFactory::getApplication()->input->set('hidemainmenu', true);
+
+		$user       = \JFactory::getUser();
+		$userId     = $user->id;
+		$isNew      = ($this->item->id == 0);
+		$viewName   = $this->getName();
+		$checkedOut = $this->getModel()->isCheckedOut($this->item);
+		$canDo      = $this->canDo;
+
+		\JToolbarHelper::title(
+			$this->toolbarTitle,
+			$this->toolbarIcon
+		);
+
+		// For new records, check the create permission.
+		if ($isNew && $canDo->get('core.create'))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::saveGroup(
+				[
+					['apply', $viewName . '.apply'],
+					['save', $viewName . '.save'],
+					['save2new', $viewName . '.save2new']
+				],
+				'btn-success'
+			);
+
+			\JToolbarHelper::cancel($viewName . '.cancel');
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// Since it's an existing record, check the edit permission, or fall back to edit own if the owner.
+			if (property_exists($this->item, 'created_by'))
+			{
+				$itemEditable = $canDo->get('core.edit') || ($canDo->get('core.edit.own') && $this->item->created_by == $userId);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$itemEditable = $canDo->get('core.edit');
+			}
+
+			$toolbarButtons = [];
+
+			// Can't save the record if it's checked out and editable
+			if (!$checkedOut && $itemEditable)
+			{
+				$toolbarButtons[] = ['apply', $viewName . '.apply'];
+				$toolbarButtons[] = ['save', $viewName . '.save'];
+
+				// We can save this record, but check the create permission to see if we can return to make a new one.
+				if ($canDo->get('core.create'))
+				{
+					$toolbarButtons[] = ['save2new', $viewName . '.save2new'];
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If checked out, we can still save
+			if ($canDo->get('core.create'))
+			{
+				$toolbarButtons[] = ['save2copy', $viewName . '.save2copy'];
+			}
+
+			\JToolbarHelper::saveGroup(
+				$toolbarButtons,
+				'btn-success'
+			);
+
+			if (ComponentHelper::isEnabled('com_contenthistory') && $this->state->params->get('save_history', 0) && $itemEditable)
+			{
+				\JToolbarHelper::versions($this->option . '.' . $viewName, $this->item->id);
+			}
+
+			if (!$isNew && $this->previewLink)
+			{
+				\JToolbarHelper::preview($this->previewLink, \JText::_('JGLOBAL_PREVIEW'), 'eye', 80, 90);
+			}
+
+			\JToolbarHelper::cancel($viewName . '.cancel', 'JTOOLBAR_CLOSE');
+		}
+
+		\JToolbarHelper::divider();
+
+		if ($this->helpLink)
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::help($this->helpLink);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/View.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/HtmlView.php
similarity index 77%
rename from libraries/src/CMS/View/View.php
rename to libraries/src/CMS/View/HtmlView.php
index d3d2cad1643ff..b34180c167b71 100644
--- a/libraries/src/CMS/View/View.php
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/HtmlView.php
@@ -10,41 +10,15 @@
 
 defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
 
-use Joomla\CMS\Model\Model;
-
 /**
- * Base class for a Joomla View
+ * Base class for a Joomla Html View
  *
  * Class holding methods for displaying presentation data.
  *
  * @since  2.5.5
  */
-class View extends \JObject
+class HtmlView extends AbstractView
 {
-	/**
-	 * The active document object
-	 *
-	 * @var    \JDocument
-	 * @since  3.0
-	 */
-	public $document;
-
-	/**
-	 * The name of the view
-	 *
-	 * @var    array
-	 * @since  3.0
-	 */
-	protected $_name = null;
-
-	/**
-	 * Registered models
-	 *
-	 * @var    array
-	 * @since  3.0
-	 */
-	protected $_models = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * The base path of the view
 	 *
@@ -53,14 +27,6 @@ class View extends \JObject
 	 */
 	protected $_basePath = null;
 
-	/**
-	 * The default model
-	 *
-	 * @var	   string
-	 * @since  3.0
-	 */
-	protected $_defaultModel = null;
-
 	/**
 	 * Layout name
 	 *
@@ -133,18 +99,7 @@ class View extends \JObject
 	 */
 	public function __construct($config = array())
 	{
-		// Set the view name
-		if (empty($this->_name))
-		{
-			if (array_key_exists('name', $config))
-			{
-				$this->_name = $config['name'];
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				$this->_name = $this->getName();
-			}
-		}
+		parent::__construct($config);
 
 		// Set the charset (used by the variable escaping functions)
 		if (array_key_exists('charset', $config))
@@ -169,6 +124,10 @@ public function __construct($config = array())
 			// User-defined dirs
 			$this->_setPath('template', $config['template_path']);
 		}
+		elseif (is_dir($this->_basePath . '/View'))
+		{
+			$this->_setPath('template', $this->_basePath . '/View/' . $this->getName() . '/tmpl');
+		}
 		elseif (is_dir($this->_basePath . '/view'))
 		{
 			$this->_setPath('template', $this->_basePath . '/view/' . $this->getName() . '/tmpl');
@@ -241,69 +200,6 @@ public function escape($var)
 		return htmlspecialchars($var, ENT_COMPAT, $this->_charset);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to get data from a registered model or a property of the view
-	 *
-	 * @param   string  $property  The name of the method to call on the model or the property to get
-	 * @param   string  $default   The name of the model to reference or the default value [optional]
-	 *
-	 * @return  mixed  The return value of the method
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.0
-	 */
-	public function get($property, $default = null)
-	{
-		// If $model is null we use the default model
-		if (is_null($default))
-		{
-			$model = $this->_defaultModel;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$model = strtolower($default);
-		}
-
-		// First check to make sure the model requested exists
-		if (isset($this->_models[$model]))
-		{
-			// Model exists, let's build the method name
-			$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
-
-			// Does the method exist?
-			if (method_exists($this->_models[$model], $method))
-			{
-				// The method exists, let's call it and return what we get
-				$result = $this->_models[$model]->$method();
-
-				return $result;
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Degrade to \JObject::get
-		$result = parent::get($property, $default);
-
-		return $result;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Method to get the model object
-	 *
-	 * @param   string  $name  The name of the model (optional)
-	 *
-	 * @return  mixed  \JModelLegacy object
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.0
-	 */
-	public function getModel($name = null)
-	{
-		if ($name === null)
-		{
-			$name = $this->_defaultModel;
-		}
-
-		return $this->_models[strtolower($name)];
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get the layout.
 	 *
@@ -328,62 +224,6 @@ public function getLayoutTemplate()
 		return $this->_layoutTemplate;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to get the view name
-	 *
-	 * The model name by default parsed using the classname, or it can be set
-	 * by passing a $config['name'] in the class constructor
-	 *
-	 * @return  string  The name of the model
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.0
-	 * @throws  \Exception
-	 */
-	public function getName()
-	{
-		if (empty($this->_name))
-		{
-			$classname = get_class($this);
-			$viewpos = strpos($classname, 'View');
-
-			if ($viewpos === false)
-			{
-				throw new \Exception(\JText::_('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_VIEW_GET_NAME'), 500);
-			}
-
-			$this->_name = strtolower(substr($classname, $viewpos + 4));
-		}
-
-		return $this->_name;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Method to add a model to the view.  We support a multiple model single
-	 * view system by which models are referenced by classname.  A caveat to the
-	 * classname referencing is that any classname prepended by \JModel will be
-	 * referenced by the name without \JModel, eg. \JModelCategory is just
-	 * Category.
-	 *
-	 * @param   Model    $model    The model to add to the view.
-	 * @param   boolean  $default  Is this the default model?
-	 *
-	 * @return  Model  The added model.
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.0
-	 */
-	public function setModel($model, $default = false)
-	{
-		$name = strtolower($model->getName());
-		$this->_models[$name] = $model;
-
-		if ($default)
-		{
-			$this->_defaultModel = $name;
-		}
-
-		return $model;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Sets the layout name to use
 	 *
@@ -492,7 +332,7 @@ public function loadTemplate($tpl = null)
 		// Load the language file for the template
 		$lang = \JFactory::getLanguage();
 		$lang->load('tpl_' . $template, JPATH_BASE, null, false, true)
-			|| $lang->load('tpl_' . $template, JPATH_THEMES . "/$template", null, false, true);
+		|| $lang->load('tpl_' . $template, JPATH_THEMES . "/$template", null, false, true);
 
 		// Change the template folder if alternative layout is in different template
 		if (isset($layoutTemplate) && $layoutTemplate != '_' && $layoutTemplate != $template)
@@ -537,10 +377,8 @@ public function loadTemplate($tpl = null)
 
 			return $this->_output;
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			throw new \Exception(\JText::sprintf('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_LAYOUTFILE_NOT_FOUND', $file), 500);
-		}
+
+		throw new \Exception(\JText::sprintf('JLIB_APPLICATION_ERROR_LAYOUTFILE_NOT_FOUND', $file), 500);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -580,7 +418,15 @@ public function loadHelper($hlp = null)
 	 */
 	protected function _setPath($type, $path)
 	{
-		$component = \JApplicationHelper::getComponentName();
+		if ($this->option)
+		{
+			$component = $this->option;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$component = \JApplicationHelper::getComponentName();
+		}
+
 		$app = \JFactory::getApplication();
 
 		// Clear out the prior search dirs
diff --git a/libraries/src/CMS/View/ListView.php b/libraries/src/CMS/View/ListView.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e14119903cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/src/CMS/View/ListView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package     Joomla.Cms
+ * @subpackage  View
+ *
+ * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE
+ */
+
+namespace Joomla\CMS\View;
+
+defined('JPATH_PLATFORM') or die;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for a Joomla List View
+ *
+ * Class holding methods for displaying presentation data.
+ *
+ * @since  2.5.5
+ */
+class ListView extends HtmlView
+{
+	/**
+	 * An array of items
+	 *
+	 * @var  array
+	 */
+	protected $items;
+
+	/**
+	 * The pagination object
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JPagination
+	 */
+	protected $pagination;
+
+	/**
+	 * The model state
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JObject
+	 */
+	protected $state;
+
+	/**
+	 * The actions the user is authorised to perform
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JObject
+	 */
+	protected $canDo;
+
+	/**
+	 * Form object for search filters
+	 *
+	 * @var  \JForm
+	 */
+	public $filterForm;
+
+	/**
+	 * The active search filters
+	 *
+	 * @var  array
+	 */
+	public $activeFilters;
+
+	/**
+	 * The sidebar markup
+	 *
+	 * @var  string
+	 */
+	protected $sidebar;
+
+	/**
+	 * The toolbar title
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $toolbarTitle;
+
+	/**
+	 * The toolbar icon
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $toolbarIcon;
+
+	/**
+	 * The flag which determine whether we want to show batch button
+	 *
+	 * @var bool
+	 */
+	protected $supportsBatch = true;
+
+	/**
+	 * The help link for the view
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $helpLink;
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param   array  $config  An optional associative array of configuration settings.
+	 */
+	public function __construct(array $config)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($config);
+
+		// Set class properties from config data passed in constructor
+		if (isset($config['toolbar_title']))
+		{
+			$this->toolbarTitle = $config['toolbar_title'];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->toolbarTitle = strtoupper($this->option . '_MANAGER_' . $this->getName());
+		}
+
+		if (isset($config['toolbar_icon']))
+		{
+			$this->toolbarIcon = $config['toolbar_icon'];
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->toolbarIcon = strtolower($this->getName());
+		}
+
+		if (isset($config['supports_batch']))
+		{
+			$this->supportsBatch = $config['supports_batch'];
+		}
+
+		if (isset($config['help_link']))
+		{
+			$this->helpLink = $config['help_link'];
+		}
+
+		// Set default value for $canDo to avoid fatal error if child class doesn't set value for this property
+		$this->canDo = new \JObject;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute and display a template script.
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
+	 *
+	 * @return  mixed  A string if successful, otherwise an Error object.
+	 */
+	public function display($tpl = null)
+	{
+		// Prepare view data
+		$this->initializeView();
+
+		// Check for errors.
+		if (count($errors = $this->get('Errors')))
+		{
+			throw new \JViewGenericdataexception(implode("\n", $errors), 500);
+		}
+
+		// Build toolbar
+		$this->addToolbar();
+
+		// Render the view
+		return parent::display($tpl);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare view data
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 */
+	protected function initializeView()
+	{
+		$componentName = substr($this->option, 4);
+		$helperClass = ucfirst($componentName . 'Helper');
+
+		// Include the component helpers.
+		\JLoader::register($helperClass, JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/' . $componentName . '.php');
+		\JHtml::addIncludePath(JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/html');
+
+		if ($this->getLayout() !== 'modal')
+		{
+			if (is_callable($helperClass . '::addSubmenu'))
+			{
+				call_user_func(array($helperClass, 'addSubmenu'), $this->getName());
+			}
+
+			$this->sidebar = \JHtmlSidebar::render();
+		}
+
+		$this->items         = $this->get('Items');
+		$this->pagination    = $this->get('Pagination');
+		$this->state         = $this->get('State');
+		$this->filterForm    = $this->get('FilterForm');
+		$this->activeFilters = $this->get('ActiveFilters');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the page title and toolbar.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   1.6
+	 */
+	protected function addToolbar()
+	{
+		$canDo = $this->canDo;
+		$user  = \JFactory::getUser();
+
+		// Get the toolbar object instance
+		$bar = \JToolbar::getInstance('toolbar');
+
+		$viewName = $this->getName();
+		$singularViewName = \Joomla\String\Inflector::getInstance()->toSingular($viewName);
+
+		\JToolbarHelper::title(\JText::_($this->toolbarTitle), $this->toolbarIcon);
+
+		if ($canDo->get('core.create'))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::addNew($singularViewName . '.add');
+		}
+
+		if (($canDo->get('core.edit')) || ($canDo->get('core.edit.own')))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::editList($singularViewName . '.edit');
+		}
+
+		if ($canDo->get('core.edit.state'))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::publish($viewName . '.publish', 'JTOOLBAR_PUBLISH', true);
+			\JToolbarHelper::unpublish($viewName . '.unpublish', 'JTOOLBAR_UNPUBLISH', true);
+
+			if (isset($this->items[0]->featured))
+			{
+				\JToolbarHelper::custom($viewName . '.featured', 'featured.png', 'featured_f2.png', 'JFEATURE', true);
+				\JToolbarHelper::custom($viewName . '.unfeatured', 'unfeatured.png', 'featured_f2.png', 'JUNFEATURE', true);
+			}
+
+			\JToolbarHelper::archiveList($viewName . '.archive');
+			\JToolbarHelper::checkin($viewName . '.checkin');
+		}
+
+		// Add a batch button
+		if ($this->supportsBatch && $user->authorise('core.create', $this->option)
+			&& $user->authorise('core.edit', $this->option)
+			&& $user->authorise('core.edit.state', $this->option))
+		{
+			$title = \JText::_('JTOOLBAR_BATCH');
+
+			// Instantiate a new \JLayoutFile instance and render the batch button
+			$layout = new \JLayoutFile('joomla.toolbar.batch');
+
+			$dhtml = $layout->render(array('title' => $title));
+			$bar->appendButton('Custom', $dhtml, 'batch');
+		}
+
+		if ($this->state->get('filter.published') == -2 && $canDo->get('core.delete'))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::deleteList('JGLOBAL_CONFIRM_DELETE', $viewName . '.delete', 'JTOOLBAR_EMPTY_TRASH');
+		}
+		elseif ($canDo->get('core.edit.state'))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::trash($viewName . '.trash');
+		}
+
+		if ($user->authorise('core.admin', $this->option) || $user->authorise('core.options', $this->option))
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::preferences($this->option);
+		}
+
+		if ($this->helpLink)
+		{
+			\JToolbarHelper::help($this->helpLink);
+		}
+	}
+}