diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 71719441..a4fd1604 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+03/30/2009
+- added all major setter/getter methodes
+
 03/28/2009
 - {block} tags can be nested now
 - md5 hash function replace with crc32 for speed optimization
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 447aa118..9c5bae5d 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase {
     // config var settings
     public $config_overwrite = true; //Controls whether variables with the same name overwrite each other.
     public $config_booleanize = true; //Controls whether config values of on/true/yes and off/false/no get converted to boolean
-    public $config_read_hidden = true; //Controls whether hidden config sections/vars are read from the file.   
+    public $config_read_hidden = true; //Controls whether hidden config sections/vars are read from the file.    
     // config vars
     public $config_vars = array(); 
     // assigned tpl vars
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase {
         $this->loadPlugin('Smarty_Internal_Plugin_Handler');
         $this->plugin_handler = new Smarty_Internal_Plugin_Handler;
         if (!$this->debugging && $this->debugging_ctrl == 'URL') {
-            $_query_string = $this->request_use_auto_globals ? $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] : $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['QUERY_STRING'];
+            $_query_string = $this->request_use_auto_globals ? isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']) ? $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']:'' : isset($GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['QUERY_STRING']) ? $GLOBALS['HTTP_SERVER_VARS']['QUERY_STRING']:'';
             if (false !== strpos($_query_string, $this->smarty_debug_id)) {
                 if (false !== strpos($_query_string, $this->smarty_debug_id . '=on')) {
                     // enable debugging for this browser session
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase {
     } 
 
     /**
-    * Load the plugin with securty definition and enables security
+    * Load the plugin with security definition and enables security
     * 
     * @param string $security_policy plugin to load
     */
@@ -311,6 +311,64 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase {
         } 
     } 
 
+    /**
+    * Set template directory
+    * 
+    * @param string $ |array $template_dir folder(s) of template sorces
+    */
+    public function setTemplateDir($template_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->template_dir = (array)$template_dir;
+        return;
+    } 
+    /**
+    * Adds template directory(s) to existing ones
+    * 
+    * @param string|array $template_dir folder(s) of template sources
+    */
+    public function addTemplateDir($template_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->template_dir = array_merge((array)$this->smarty->template_dir, (array)$template_dir);
+        $this->smarty->template_dir = array_unique($this->smarty->template_dir);
+        return;
+    } 
+    /**
+    * Set compile directory
+    * 
+    * @param string $compile_dir folder of compiled template sources
+    */
+    public function setCompileDir($compile_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->compile_dir = $compile_dir;
+        return;
+    } 
+    /**
+    * Set cache directory
+    * 
+    * @param string $cache_dir folder of cache files
+    */
+    public function setCacheDir($cache_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->cache_dir = $cache_dir;
+        return;
+    } 
+    /**
+    * Enable Caching
+    */
+    public function enableCaching()
+    {
+        $this->smarty->caching = true;
+        return;
+    } 
+    /**
+    * Set caching life time
+    * @param integer $lifetime lifetime of cached file in seconds
+    */
+    public function setCachingLifetime($lifetime)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->caching_lifetime = $lifetime;
+        return;
+    } 
     /**
     * Takes unknown classes and loads plugin files for them
     * class name format: Smarty_PluginType_PluginName
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/internal.resource_php.php b/libs/sysplugins/internal.resource_php.php
index 05a78369..6b2a30ef 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/internal.resource_php.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/internal.resource_php.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Resource_PHP extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
     public function getTemplateSource($_template)
     {
         if (file_exists($_template->getTemplateFilepath())) {
-            $_template->template_source                    = file_get_contents($_template->getTemplateFilepath());
+            $_template->template_source = file_get_contents($_template->getTemplateFilepath());
              return true;
         } else {
             return false;
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/internal.template.php b/libs/sysplugins/internal.template.php
index 01b17608..ac79ed0f 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/internal.template.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/internal.template.php
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Template extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase {
             if ($this->mustCompile()) {
                 $this->compileTemplateSource();
             } else {
-                $this->compiled_template = !$this->isEvaluated() ? file_get_contents($this->getCompiledFilepath()) : false;
+                $this->compiled_template = !$this->isEvaluated() && $this->usesCompiler() ? file_get_contents($this->getCompiledFilepath()) : false;
             } 
         } 
         return $this->compiled_template;
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.addpluginsdir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.addpluginsdir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..349bf7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.addpluginsdir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method addPluginsDir
+* 
+* Adds directory of plugin files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class addPluginsDir
+* 
+* Adds directory of plugin files
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_AddPluginsDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Adds directory of plugin files
+    * 
+    * @param string|array $ plugins folder
+    * @return 
+    */
+    public function execute($plugins_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->plugins_dir = array_merge((array)$this->smarty->plugins_dir, (array)$plugins_dir);
+        $this->smarty->plugins_dir = array_unique($this->smarty->plugins_dir);
+        return;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.disablecaching.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.disablecaching.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4a5cb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.disablecaching.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method disableCaching
+* 
+* Disable caching
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class disableCaching
+* 
+* Disable caching
+*/
+class Smarty_Method_DisableCaching extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->caching = false;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.disableforcecompile.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.disableforcecompile.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f09771fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.disableforcecompile.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method disableForceCompile
+* 
+* Disable forced compiling
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class disableForceCompile
+* 
+* Disable forced compiling
+*/
+class Smarty_Method_DisableForceCompile extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->force_compile = false;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.enableforcecompile.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.enableforcecompile.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..523b519d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.enableforcecompile.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method enableForceCompile
+* 
+* Enable forced compiling
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class enableForceCompile
+* 
+* Enable forced compiling
+*/
+class Smarty_Method_enableForceCompile extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->force_compile = true;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachedir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachedir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..229f8e10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachedir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getCacheDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of cache files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getCacheDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of cache files
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_GetCacheDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Returns directory of cache files
+    * 
+    * @return array cache folder
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->cache_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachelifetime.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachelifetime.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56a035c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcachelifetime.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getCacheLifetime
+* 
+* Returns lifetime of cache files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getCacheLifetime
+* 
+* Returns lifetime of cache files
+*/
+class Smarty_Method_GetCacheLifetime extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+* Returns lifetime of cache files
+    * 
+    * @return integer cache file lifetime
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->cache_lifetime;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.getcompiledir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcompiledir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2cf9b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.getcompiledir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getCompileDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of compiled templates
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getCompileDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of compiled templates
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_GetCompileDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+* Returns directory of compiled templates
+    * 
+    * @return array compiled template folder
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->compile_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.getconfigdir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.getconfigdir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afae9f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.getconfigdir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getConfigDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of config files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getConfigDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of config files
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_GetConfigDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Returns directory of config files
+    * 
+    * @return array config folder
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->config_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.getpluginsdir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.getpluginsdir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aee86943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.getpluginsdir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getPluginsDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of plugins
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getPluginsDir
+* 
+* Returns directory of plugins
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_GetPluginsDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Returns directory of plugins
+    * 
+    * @return array plugins folder
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->plugins_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.gettemplatedir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.gettemplatedir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9388cedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.gettemplatedir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method getTemplateDir
+* 
+* Returns template directory
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class getTemplate_dir
+* 
+* Returns template directory
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_GetTemplateDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Returns template directory
+    * 
+    * @return array template folders
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        return $this->smarty->template_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.setconfigdir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.setconfigdir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1956c1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.setconfigdir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method setConfigDir
+* 
+* Sets directory of config files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class setConfigDir
+* 
+* Sets directory of config files
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_SetConfigDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Sets directory of config files
+    * 
+    * @param string $ config folder
+    * @return 
+    */
+    public function execute($config_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->config_dir = $config_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/method.setpluginsdir.php b/libs/sysplugins/method.setpluginsdir.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbd6dc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/method.setpluginsdir.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* Smarty method setPluginsDir
+* 
+* Sets directory of plugin files
+* 
+* @package Smarty
+* @subpackage SmartyMethod
+* @author Uwe Tews 
+*/
+
+/**
+* Smarty class setPluginsDir
+* 
+* Sets directory of plugin files
+*/
+
+class Smarty_Method_SetPluginsDir extends Smarty_Internal_Base {
+    /**
+    * Sets directory of plugin files
+    * 
+    * @param string $ plugins folder
+    * @return 
+    */
+    public function execute($plugins_dir)
+    {
+        $this->smarty->plugins_dir = (array)$plugins_dir;
+    } 
+} 
+
+?>