serialize datatype for MDB2

Hi, In my own framework webbuilder2 I have extended the datatype module of MDB2 to feature a "serialize" datatype. Using this I can simply pass in an array into any parameter and then it is automatically serialized when writing and deserialized when reading. I have refrained from adding abstract datatypes like these uptil now. Recently I added a call to serialize if someone passes an array to the quote() method without specifying an explict datatype to use. So I have sort of added 1/4 of the abstract "serialize" datatype. You can see the modified Common.php of the datatype module here: http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/library/MDB2/Driver/Datatype/Common.phps So for the most part its just using the code for the "text" datatype with a call to serialize/unserialize as needed. Here is some sample code using "serialize" to read data from the database: http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/library/StageLoader/SQL.phps And here is some code that uses "serialize" for data writes: http://svn.oss.backendmedia.com/modules/user_preferences/user_preferences.phps It works and its useful. The question is just if I am polluting MDB2 with a very high level feature and thereby opening the flood gates too all sorts of high level stuff. So lets have a brief discussion if there is interest and then a quick poll. regards, Lukas