diff -r -N -u ../type_local_nids.orig/type_local_nids.module ./type_local_nids.module
--- ../type_local_nids.orig/type_local_nids.module	2009-09-21 13:03:05.000000000 -0500
+++ ./type_local_nids.module	2009-09-21 13:24:00.000000000 -0500
@@ -134,3 +134,9 @@
   }
 }
 
+/**
+* Implementation of hook_views_api().
+*/
+function type_local_nids_views_api() {
+  return array('api' => 2.0);
+}
diff -r -N -u ../type_local_nids.orig/type_local_nids.views.inc ./type_local_nids.views.inc
--- ../type_local_nids.orig/type_local_nids.views.inc	1969-12-31 18:00:00.000000000 -0600
+++ ./type_local_nids.views.inc	2009-09-21 13:24:56.000000000 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+/**
+*  This file is used to tell the views module about the new
+*           node_lnid_next and node_lnid tables.
+*    We also use it to tell the views module about the node_type table.
+*
+* Database definition:
+* @code
+*   CREATE TABLE node_lnid_next (
+*     type varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     next_lnid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     PRIMARY KEY (type)
+*     KEY `node_lnid_next_type` (type)
+*   )
+*   CREATE TABLE node_lnid (
+*     nid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     lnid int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     PRIMARY KEY (nid),
+*     KEY `node_lnid_nid` (nid)
+*   )
+*   CREATE TABLE node_type (
+*     type varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     module varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     description varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     help varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     has_title tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     title_label varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     has_body tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     body_label varchar(32) NOT NULL default '0',
+*     min_word_count tinyint(35) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+*     (plus other fields we aren't bothering with),
+*     PRIMARY KEY (type)
+*     KEY `node_type_type` (type)
+*   )
+* @endcode
+*/
+
+function type_local_nids_views_data()  {
+  // Basic table information.
+  $data = array();
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+  //  New groups within Views called 'Type local nids' and 'Node type'
+  $data['node_lnid_next']['table']['group']  = t('Type local nids');
+  $data['node_lnid']['table']['group']  = t('Type local nids');
+  $data['node_type']['table']['group']  = t('Node type');
+
+  // tables + fields that can be used for SQL Joins to the node_lnid_next table.
+  //   Joins described for joins to the node_type and the node tables.
+  $data['node_lnid_next']['table']['join'] = array(
+    'node_type' => array(
+      'left_field' => 'type',
+      'field' => 'type',
+    ),
+    'node' => array(
+      'left_field' => 'type',
+      'field' => 'type',
+      'type' => 'INNER',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // tables + fields that can be used for SQL Joins to the node_lnid table
+  //   Joins described for a join to  the node table.
+   $data['node_lnid']['table']['join'] = array(
+    'node' => array(
+      'left_field' => 'nid',
+      'field' => 'nid',
+    ),
+  );
+ 
+  // tables + fields that can be used for SQL Joins to the node_type table
+  //   Joins described for a join to  the node table.
+   $data['node_type']['table']['join'] = array(
+    'node' => array(
+      'left_field' => 'type',
+      'field' => 'type',
+      'type' => 'INNER',
+    ),
+    'node_lnid_next' => array(
+      'left_field' => 'type',
+      'field' => 'type',
+    ),
+  );
+
+  // next_lnid field from the node_lnid_next table
+  $data['node_lnid_next']['next_lnid'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Next lnid'),
+    'help' => t('Next lnid that will be assigned.  i.e. Number of lnids assigned for type plus 1'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+    'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+  );
+
+  // lnid field from the node_lnid table       
+  $data['node_lnid']['lnid'] = array(
+    'title' => t('lnid'),
+    'help' => t('lnid for this node.'),
+
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+     // Type field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['type'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Type'),
+    'help' => t('Node type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+// Name field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['name'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Name'),
+    'help' => t('Name of Node Type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // Module field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['module'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Module'),
+    'help' => t('Node Types Module.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // Description field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['description'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Description'),
+    'help' => t('Description of Node Type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // Help field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['help'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Help'),
+    'help' => t('Help for Node Type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // has_title field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['has_title'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Has title'),
+    'help' => t('Indicator of whether this node type has a title.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_boolean',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+    'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+  );
+
+
+  // Title_label field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['title_label'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Title label'),
+    'help' => t('Title label for Node Type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // has_body field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['has_body'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Has body'),
+    'help' => t('Indicator of whether this node type has a body.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_boolean',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+    'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+  );
+
+  // Body_label field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['body_label'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Body label'),
+    'help' => t('Body label for Node Type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+     'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_string',
+     ),
+     'argument' => array(
+       'handler' => 'views_handler_argument_string',
+     ),
+     'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+     ),
+  );
+
+  // min_word_count field from the node_type table       
+  $data['node_type']['min_word_count'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Min word count'),
+    'help' => t('Minimum word count for the body of this node type.'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_numeric',
+      'click sortable' => TRUE,
+     ),
+    'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric',
+    ),
+    'sort' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_sort',
+    ),
+  );
+
+  //  Use node_type as a new base table
+  //     by creating a new views type called 'Node type'
+  //  This allows it to be selected as the 'view type'
+  //          when you initially add a new view.
+  $data['node_type']['table']['base'] = array(
+    'field' => 'type',
+    'title' => t('Node type'),
+    'help' => t("Information relating to each defined node type."),
+    'weight' => 9,
+  );
+
+// Note:  No relationships to other tables have been added.
+//    Whenever a relationship was added, Views would refuse to show   Node type: type
+//         as a field that could be added to a view  ????
+//  If a relationship  to the node or other tables is required then views should be started
+//    using the Views Node type rather than the above   Views Node type type.
+
+  return $data;
+}
+?>