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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using umbraco.BusinessLogic;
+using System.Web;
+
+namespace umbraco.cms.helpers
+{
+    public class DeepLink
+    {
+        public static string GetTreePathFromFilePath(string filePath)
+        {
+            List<string> treePath = new List<string>();
+            treePath.Add("-1");
+            treePath.Add("init");
+            string[] pathPaths = filePath.Split('/');
+            pathPaths.Reverse();
+            for (int p = 0; p < pathPaths.Length; p++)
+            {
+                treePath.Add(string.Join("/", pathPaths.Take(p + 1).ToArray()));
+            }
+            string sPath = string.Join(",", treePath.ToArray());
+            return sPath;
+        }
+        public static string Get(DeepLinkType type, string idOrFilePath)
+        {
+            string basePath = "/umbraco/umbraco.aspx";
+
+            string section = string.Empty;
+            string editorUrl = string.Empty;
+            string idKey = string.Empty;
+
+            switch (type)
+            {
+                case DeepLinkType.Content:
+                    section = "content";
+                    editorUrl = "editContent.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.Css:
+                    section = "settings";
+                    editorUrl = "settings/stylesheet/editStylesheet.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.DataType:
+                    section = "developer";
+                    editorUrl = "developer/datatypes/editDataType.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.DocumentType:
+                    section = "settings";
+                    editorUrl = "settings/editNodeTypeNew.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.Javascript:
+                    section = "settings";
+                    editorUrl = "settings/scripts/editScript.aspx";
+                    idKey = "file";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.Macro:
+                    section = "developer";
+                    editorUrl = "developer/macros/editMacro.aspx";
+                    idKey = "macroID";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.Media:
+                    section = "media";
+                    editorUrl = "editMedia.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.MediaType:
+                    section = "settings";
+                    editorUrl = "settings/editMediaType.aspx";
+                    idKey = "id";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.RazorScript:
+                    section = "developer";
+                    editorUrl = "developer/python/editPython.aspx";
+                    idKey = "file";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.Template:
+                    section = "settings";
+                    editorUrl = "settings/editTemplate.aspx";
+                    idKey = "templateId";
+                    break;
+                case DeepLinkType.XSLT:
+                    section = "developer";
+                    editorUrl = "developer/xslt/editXslt.aspx";
+                    idKey = "file";
+                    break;
+            }
+            if (section != string.Empty)
+            {
+                User currentUser = User.GetCurrent();
+                if (currentUser != null)
+                {
+                    //does the current user have access to this section
+                    if (currentUser.Applications.Any(app => app.alias == section))
+                    {
+                        string rightAction = string.Format("{0}?{1}={2}", editorUrl, idKey, idOrFilePath);
+                        return string.Format("{0}?app={1}&rightAction={2}#{1}", basePath, section, HttpContext.Current.Server.UrlEncode(rightAction));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}