diff --git a/wiki/base/link.py b/wiki/base/link.py
index bcdd93c..5c42a77 100644
--- a/wiki/base/link.py
+++ b/wiki/base/link.py
@@ -98,50 +98,47 @@ class Link(object):
 
 
 class LinkProcessor(object):
+    """ Abstract base class. """
 
     implements(ILinkProcessor)
 
-    parent = None   # parent (tree) processor
+    source = request = None
+    targetName = ''
 
     def __init__(self, context):
-        self.node = self.context = context
-        self.parent = context.document
+        self.context = context
 
-    def getProperties(self):
-        raise ValueError("Method 'getProperties()' must be implemented by subclass.")
-
-    def process(self, atts):
-        #print 'processing reference:', self.node
-        props = self.getProperties()
-        source = self.parent.context
-        wiki = source.getWiki()
+    def process(self):
+        wiki = self.source.getWiki()
         manager = wiki.getManager()
-        sourceUid = manager.getUid(source)
-        name = props['targetName']
-        lmName = source.getConfig('linkManager')
+        sourceUid = manager.getUid(self.source)
+        lmName = self.source.getConfig('linkManager')
         lm = wiki.getManager().getPlugin(ILinkManager, lmName)
-        existing = lm.query(source=sourceUid, name=name)
+        existing = lm.query(source=sourceUid, name=self.targetName)
         if existing:
             link = existing[0]
             target = manager.getObject(link.target)
         else:
-            target = wiki.getPage(name)
+            target = wiki.getPage(self.targetName)
             targetUid = manager.getUid(target)
-            link = lm.createLink(name, sourceUid, targetUid)
+            link = lm.createLink(self.targetName, sourceUid, targetUid)
         if link.refuri is None:
-            request = self.parent.request
-            if request is not None:
+            if self.request is not None:
                 if target is None:
                     link.refuri = '%s/create.html?linkid=%s' % (
-                                    absoluteURL(wiki, request), link.identifier)
+                                    absoluteURL(wiki, self.request), link.identifier)
                 else:
-                    link.refuri = absoluteURL(target, request)
-        #self.setProperty('href', link.refuri)
-        atts['href'] = link.refuri
+                    link.refuri = absoluteURL(target, self.request)
+        self.setURI(link.refuri)
         if target is None:
-            # change CSS class, link text
-            # needs overriding of HTMLTranslator.visit_reference()
-            #self.setProperty('class', 'create') # no direct effect
-            atts['class'] += ' create'
-            self.node.insert(0, Text('?'))
+            self.markPresentation('create')
+            self.addText('?')
 
+    def setURI(self, uri):
+        raise ValueError('To be implemented by subclass.')
+
+    def markPresentation(self, feature):
+        raise ValueError('To be implemented by subclass.')
+
+    def addText(self, text):
+        raise ValueError('To be implemented by subclass.')
diff --git a/wiki/dcu/html.py b/wiki/dcu/html.py
index 2d442bb..8cc2b55 100644
--- a/wiki/dcu/html.py
+++ b/wiki/dcu/html.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class Writer(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.writer = HTMLWriter()
-        self.writer.translator_class = HTMLBodyTranslator
+        self.writer.translator_class = BodyTranslator
 
     def write(self, tree):
         return publish_from_doctree(tree, writer=self.writer)
 
 
-class HTMLBodyTranslator(HTMLTranslator):
+class BodyTranslator(HTMLTranslator):
 
     def astext(self):
         return u''.join(self.body_pre_docinfo + self.docinfo + self.body)
@@ -64,18 +64,28 @@ class HTMLBodyTranslator(HTMLTranslator):
         if not isinstance(node.parent, nodes.TextElement):
             assert len(node) == 1 and isinstance(node[0], nodes.image)
             atts['class'] += ' image-reference'
-        # wiki processing:
-        node.document = self.document
-        self.processNode(node, atts)
+        # wiki processing
+        htmlNode = HTMLReferenceNode(self.document, node, atts)
+        self.processNode(htmlNode)
         self.body.append(self.starttag(node, 'a', '', **atts))
 
-    def processNode(self, node, atts):
-        procs = []
+    def processNode(self, htmlNode):
         processorNames = self.document.context.getConfig('nodeProcessors')
-        procNames = processorNames.get(node.tagname, [])
+        procNames = processorNames.get(htmlNode.node.tagname, [])
         for n in procNames:
-            proc = component.queryAdapter(node, INodeProcessor, name=n)
+            proc = component.queryAdapter(htmlNode, INodeProcessor, name=n)
             if proc is not None:
-                procs.append(proc)
-        for p in procs:
-            p.process(atts)
+                proc.process()
+
+
+class HTMLNode(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, document, node, atts):
+        self.document = document
+        self.node = node
+        self.atts = atts
+
+
+class HTMLReferenceNode(HTMLNode):
+
+    pass
diff --git a/wiki/dcu/process.py b/wiki/dcu/process.py
index 07e02b2..e72e967 100644
--- a/wiki/dcu/process.py
+++ b/wiki/dcu/process.py
@@ -19,22 +19,39 @@
 """
 Node processor implementations for docutils nodes.
 
-$Id$
+$Id: process.py 3153 2009-01-17 16:51:09Z helmutm $
 """
 
-from docutils.nodes import reference
-from zope.interface import implements
+from docutils.nodes import Text
+from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy
 from zope.component import adapts
+from zope.interface import implements
 
 from cybertools.wiki.base.link import LinkProcessor
+from cybertools.wiki.dcu.html import HTMLReferenceNode
 
 
 class Reference(LinkProcessor):
 
-    adapts(reference)
+    adapts(HTMLReferenceNode)
 
-    def getProperties(self):
-        return dict(targetName=self.node['refuri'])
+    @Lazy
+    def source(self):
+        return self.context.document.context
 
-    def setProperty(self, name, value):
-        self.node[name] = value
+    @Lazy
+    def request(self):
+        return self.context.document.request
+
+    @Lazy
+    def targetName(self):
+        return self.context.node['refuri']
+
+    def setURI(self, uri):
+        self.context.atts['href'] = uri
+
+    def markPresentation(self, feature):
+        self.context.atts['class'] += (' ' + feature)
+
+    def addText(self, text):
+        self.context.node.insert(0, Text(text))
diff --git a/wiki/dcu/rstx.py b/wiki/dcu/rstx.py
index 5cd25e6..56da1c8 100644
--- a/wiki/dcu/rstx.py
+++ b/wiki/dcu/rstx.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Parser(object):
 
     implements(IParser)
 
-    def parse(self, text, context, request=None):
+    def parse(self, text, context=None, request=None):
         tree = publish_doctree(text)
         tree.context = context
         tree.request = request
diff --git a/wiki/interfaces.py b/wiki/interfaces.py
index 95d3b6f..8e903d4 100644
--- a/wiki/interfaces.py
+++ b/wiki/interfaces.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class IParser(Interface):
     """ Converts from (plain text) input format to internal tree format.
     """
 
-    def parse(text):
+    def parse(text, context=None, request=None):
         """ Return internal tree structure.
         """
 
@@ -240,3 +240,22 @@ class ILinkProcessor(INodeProcessor):
     """ A node processor specialized on links (references).
     """
 
+    source = Attribute('The object from which the link originates, '
+                'typically a wiki page.')
+    request = Attribute('Optional request or environment object, necessary '
+                'e.g. for rendering an URI.')
+    targetName = Attribute('The name used for addressing the link target object.')
+
+    def setUri(uri):
+        """ Record the real reference URI to be used for the link on the
+            rendered page.
+        """
+
+    def markPresentation(feature):
+        """ Record a presentation feature for the link on the rendered page,
+            for HTML rendering this would be a class name.
+        """
+
+    def addText(text):
+        """ Add additional text to the link on the rendered page.
+        """