diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
index 30fea042f..4aa974669 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/AbstractTask.java
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
  */
 package org.apache.myrmidon.api;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Disposable;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.activity.Initializable;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Context;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.ContextException;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.context.Contextualizable;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTask
     implements Task, Contextualizable, Initializable, Disposable
 {
     ///Variable to hold context for use by sub-classes
-    private TaskContext            m_context;
+    private TaskContext m_context;
 
     /**
      * Retrieve context from container.
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTask
     }
 
     /**
-     * Execute task. 
+     * Execute task.
      * This method is called to perform actual work associated with task.
      * It is called after Task has been Configured and Initialized and before
      * beig Disposed (If task implements appropriate interfaces).
@@ -75,4 +77,57 @@ public abstract class AbstractTask
     {
         return m_context;
     }
+
+    protected final JavaVersion getJavaVersion()
+    {
+        return getContext().getJavaVersion();
+    }
+
+    protected final Object get( final Object key )
+        throws ContextException
+    {
+        return getContext().get( key );
+    }
+
+    //Will be made protected in the future
+    public final String getName()
+    {
+        return getContext().getName();
+    }
+
+    protected final File getBaseDirectory()
+    {
+        return getContext().getBaseDirectory();
+    }
+
+    protected final File resolveFile( final String filename )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        return getContext().resolveFile( filename );
+    }
+
+    protected final Object getProperty( final String name )
+    {
+        return getContext().getProperty( name );
+    }
+
+    protected final void setProperty( final String name, final Object value )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        getContext().setProperty( name, value );
+    }
+
+    protected final void setProperty( final String name,
+                             final Object value,
+                             final TaskContext.ScopeEnum scope )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        getContext().setProperty( name, value, scope );
+    }
+
+    protected final TaskContext createSubContext( final String name )
+        throws TaskException
+    {
+        return getContext().createSubContext( name );
+    }
 }