diff --git a/core/common/src/abstractions.rs b/core/common/src/abstractions.rs
index c63c337c..515a5920 100644
--- a/core/common/src/abstractions.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/abstractions.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 pub use assets::*;
 pub use callbacks::*;
 pub use platform::*;
+pub use serialized::*;
 pub use services::*;
 pub use variant::*;
 
 mod assets;
 mod callbacks;
 mod platform;
+mod serialized;
 mod services;
 mod variant;
diff --git a/core/common/src/abstractions/assets.rs b/core/common/src/abstractions/assets.rs
index 13ee36b8..c4b680e6 100644
--- a/core/common/src/abstractions/assets.rs
+++ b/core/common/src/abstractions/assets.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use std::{
   fmt::{Debug, Formatter},
-  ops::Deref,
   sync::Arc,
 };
 
 use macros::Singleton;
 
-use crate::{BlockableFuture, FastHashMap, FromStream, Guid, InputStream, OutputStream, ToVirtualPath, VirtualPath};
+use crate::{BlockableFuture, FastHashMap, FromStream, Guid, InputStream, ToVirtualPath, VirtualPath};
 
 /// An error that can occur when loading an asset
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/core/common/src/abstractions/serialized.rs b/core/common/src/abstractions/serialized.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cb96429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/common/src/abstractions/serialized.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+use crate::FastHashMap;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct SerializedObject {
+  pub fields: FastHashMap<String, SerializedValue>,
+}
+
+impl SerializedObject {
+  pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+    self.fields.is_empty()
+  }
+
+  pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    self.fields.len()
+  }
+
+  pub fn push(&mut self, key: &str, value: impl IntoSerializedValue) {
+    self.fields.insert(key.to_owned(), value.into_serialized_value());
+  }
+
+  pub fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Option<&SerializedValue> {
+    self.fields.get(key)
+  }
+
+  pub fn get_mut(&mut self, key: &str) -> Option<&mut SerializedValue> {
+    self.fields.get_mut(key)
+  }
+
+  pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+    self.fields.clear();
+  }
+
+  pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&String, &SerializedValue)> {
+    self.fields.iter()
+  }
+
+  pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&String, &mut SerializedValue)> {
+    self.fields.iter_mut()
+  }
+}
+
+pub enum SerializedValue {
+  Null,
+  Bool(bool),
+  Int(i64),
+  Float(f64),
+  String(String),
+  Array(Vec<SerializedValue>),
+  Object(Box<SerializedObject>),
+}
+
+pub trait ToSerializedValue {
+  fn to_serialized_value(&self) -> SerializedValue;
+}
+
+pub trait IntoSerializedValue {
+  fn into_serialized_value(self) -> SerializedValue;
+}
+
+pub trait FromSerializedValue: Sized {
+  fn from_serialized_value(value: &SerializedValue) -> Option<Self>;
+}
+
+pub trait ToSerializedObject {
+  fn to_serialized_object(&self) -> SerializedObject;
+}
+
+pub trait IntoSerializedObject {
+  fn into_serialized_object(self) -> SerializedObject;
+}
+
+pub trait FromSerializedObject: Sized {
+  fn from_serialized_object(object: &SerializedObject) -> Option<Self>;
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_serialized_value {
+  ((), $name:tt) => {
+    impl From<()> for SerializedValue {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn from(_: ()) -> Self {
+        SerializedValue::$name
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl ToSerializedValue for () {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn to_serialized_value(&self) -> SerializedValue {
+        SerializedValue::$name
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl IntoSerializedValue for () {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn into_serialized_value(self) -> SerializedValue {
+        SerializedValue::$name
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl FromSerializedValue for () {
+      fn from_serialized_value(value: &SerializedValue) -> Option<Self> {
+        if let SerializedValue::$name = value {
+          Some(())
+        } else {
+          None
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  ($type:ty, $name:tt) => {
+    impl From<$type> for SerializedValue {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn from(value: $type) -> Self {
+        SerializedValue::$name(value)
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl ToSerializedValue for $type {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn to_serialized_value(&self) -> SerializedValue {
+        SerializedValue::$name(self.clone())
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl IntoSerializedValue for $type {
+      #[inline(always)]
+      fn into_serialized_value(self) -> SerializedValue {
+        SerializedValue::$name(self)
+      }
+    }
+
+    impl FromSerializedValue for $type {
+      fn from_serialized_value(value: &SerializedValue) -> Option<Self> {
+        if let SerializedValue::$name(value) = value {
+          Some(value.clone())
+        } else {
+          None
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+impl_serialized_value!((), Null);
+impl_serialized_value!(bool, Bool);
+impl_serialized_value!(i64, Int);
+impl_serialized_value!(f64, Float);
+impl_serialized_value!(String, String);
+
+impl IntoSerializedValue for SerializedValue {
+  #[inline(always)]
+  fn into_serialized_value(self) -> SerializedValue {
+    self
+  }
+}
+
+impl<'a, Value: ToSerializedValue> IntoSerializedValue for &'a Value {
+  #[inline(always)]
+  fn into_serialized_value(self) -> SerializedValue {
+    self.to_serialized_value()
+  }
+}
+
+impl<'a, Value: ToSerializedValue> ToSerializedValue for &'a [Value] {
+  fn to_serialized_value(&self) -> SerializedValue {
+    SerializedValue::Array(self.iter().map(ToSerializedValue::to_serialized_value).collect())
+  }
+}
+
+impl<Object: ToSerializedObject> ToSerializedValue for Object {
+  fn to_serialized_value(&self) -> SerializedValue {
+    SerializedValue::Object(Box::new(self.to_serialized_object()))
+  }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+  use super::*;
+
+  pub struct TestStruct {
+    pub field1: i64,
+    pub field2: String,
+  }
+
+  impl ToSerializedObject for TestStruct {
+    fn to_serialized_object(&self) -> SerializedObject {
+      let mut object = SerializedObject::default();
+
+      object.push("field1", self.field1.to_serialized_value());
+      object.push("field2", self.field2.to_serialized_value());
+
+      object
+    }
+  }
+
+  impl FromSerializedObject for TestStruct {
+    fn from_serialized_object(object: &SerializedObject) -> Option<Self> {
+      let field1 = i64::from_serialized_value(object.get("field1")?)?;
+      let field2 = String::from_serialized_value(object.get("field2")?)?;
+
+      Some(Self { field1, field2 })
+    }
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_basic_serialized_object() {
+    let mut object = SerializedObject::default();
+
+    assert!(object.is_empty());
+
+    object.push("key1", 42);
+    object.push("key2", "hello".to_string());
+    object.push("key3", &TestStruct {
+      field1: 42,
+      field2: "hello".to_owned(),
+    });
+
+    assert_eq!(object.len(), 3);
+
+    object.clear();
+  }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_structured_serialized_object() {
+    let test_struct = TestStruct {
+      field1: 42,
+      field2: "hello".to_owned(),
+    };
+
+    let object = test_struct.to_serialized_object();
+
+    assert_eq!(object.len(), 2);
+  }
+}