Refactoring TreeNode to inherit from EntityBasic = makes much more sense and makes our models more consistent.

src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/TreeNode.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees
 {
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees
     /// TreeNode is sealed to prevent developers from adding additional json data to the response
     /// </remarks>
     [DataContract(Name = "node", Namespace = "")]
-    public class TreeNode 
+    public class TreeNode : EntityBasic
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Internal constructor, to create a tree node use the CreateTreeNode methods of the TreeApiController.
@@ -22,35 +23,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees
         /// <param name="menuUrl"></param>
         internal TreeNode(string nodeId, string getChildNodesUrl, string menuUrl)
         {
-            //_menuItems = menuItems;
-            //Style = new NodeStyle();
-            NodeId = nodeId;
-            AdditionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            Id = nodeId;
             ChildNodesUrl = getChildNodesUrl;
             MenuUrl = menuUrl;
             CssClasses = new List<string>();
              //default
             Icon = "icon-folder-close";
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The unique identifier for the node
-        /// </summary>
-        [DataMember(Name = "id")]
-        public string NodeId { get; private set; }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// A flag to set whether or not this node has children
         /// </summary>
         [DataMember(Name = "hasChildren")]
         public bool HasChildren { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The text title of the node that is displayed in the tree
-        /// </summary>
-        [DataMember(Name = "name")]
-        public string Title { get; set; }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// The tree nodetype which refers to the type of node rendered in the tree
         /// </summary>
@@ -77,14 +63,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees
         /// </summary>
         [DataMember(Name = "menuUrl")]
         public string MenuUrl { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// A dictionary to support any additional meta data that should be rendered for the node which is 
-        /// useful for custom action commands such as 'create', 'copy', etc...
-        /// </summary>
-        [DataMember(Name = "metaData")]
-        public Dictionary<string, object> AdditionalData { get; private set; }
-
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// The icon to use for the node, this can be either a path to an image or a Css class. 
         /// If a '/' is found in the string then it will be considered a path to an image.