diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
index 23965316..c810a664 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
@@ -14,25 +14,123 @@
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
-#include "FairProgOptionsHelper.h"
 
 #include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQSuboptParser.h"
 
 #include "tools/Unique.h"
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp> // join/split
+#include <boost/core/demangle.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <exception>
+#include <typeinfo>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace fair::mq;
+using boost::any_cast;
 
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
 
+template<class T>
+ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const vector<T>& v)
+{
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i) {
+        os << v[i];
+        if (i != v.size() - 1) {
+            os << ", ";
+        }
+    }
+    return os;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+pair<string, string> getString(const boost::any& v, const string& label)
+{
+    return { to_string(any_cast<T>(v)), label };
+}
+
+
+template<typename T>
+pair<string, string> getStringPair(const boost::any& v, const string& label)
+{
+    stringstream ss;
+    ss << any_cast<T>(v);
+    return { ss.str(), label };
+}
+
+unordered_map<type_index, pair<string, string>(*)(const boost::any&)> FairMQProgOptions::fValInfos = {
+    { type_index(typeid(string)),                          [](const boost::any& v) { return pair<string, string>{ any_cast<string>(v), "<string>" }; } },
+    { type_index(typeid(int)),                             [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<int>(v, "<int>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(size_t)),                          [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<size_t>(v, "<size_t>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(uint32_t)),                        [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<uint32_t>(v, "<uint32_t>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(uint64_t)),                        [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<uint64_t>(v, "<uint64_t>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(long)),                            [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<long>(v, "<long>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(long long)),                       [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<long long>(v, "<long long>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(unsigned)),                        [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<unsigned>(v, "<unsigned>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(unsigned long)),                   [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<unsigned long>(v, "<unsigned long>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(unsigned long long)),              [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<unsigned long long>(v, "<unsigned long long>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(float)),                           [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<float>(v, "<float>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(double)),                          [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<double>(v, "<double>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(long double)),                     [](const boost::any& v) { return getString<long double>(v, "<long double>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(bool)),                            [](const boost::any& v) { stringstream ss; ss << boolalpha << any_cast<bool>(v); return pair<string, string>{ ss.str(), "<bool>" }; } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<bool>)),                    [](const boost::any& v) { stringstream ss; ss << boolalpha << any_cast<vector<bool>>(v); return pair<string, string>{ ss.str(), "<vector<bool>>" }; } },
+    { type_index(typeid(boost::filesystem::path)),         [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<boost::filesystem::path>(v, "<boost::filesystem::path>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<string>)),                  [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<string>>(v, "<vector<string>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<int>)),                     [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<int>>(v, "<vector<int>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<size_t>)),                  [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<size_t>>(v, "<vector<size_t>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<uint32_t>)),                [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<uint32_t>>(v, "<vector<uint32_t>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<uint64_t>)),                [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<uint64_t>>(v, "<vector<uint64_t>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<long>)),                    [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<long>>(v, "<vector<long>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<long long>)),               [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<long long>>(v, "<vector<long long>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<unsigned>)),                [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<unsigned>>(v, "<vector<unsigned>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<unsigned long>)),           [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<unsigned long>>(v, "<vector<unsigned long>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<unsigned long long>)),      [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<unsigned long long>>(v, "<vector<unsigned long long>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<float>)),                   [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<float>>(v, "<vector<float>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<double>)),                  [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<double>>(v, "<vector<double>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<long double>)),             [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<long double>>(v, "<vector<long double>>"); } },
+    { type_index(typeid(vector<boost::filesystem::path>)), [](const boost::any& v) { return getStringPair<vector<boost::filesystem::path>>(v, "<vector<boost::filesystem::path>>"); } },
+};
+
+namespace fair
+{
+namespace mq
+{
+
+ValInfo ConvertVarValToValInfo(const po::variable_value& v)
+{
+    string origin;
+
+    if (v.defaulted()) {
+        origin = "[default]";
+    } else if (v.empty()) {
+        origin = "[empty]";
+    } else {
+        origin = "[provided]";
+    }
+
+    try {
+        pair<string, string> info = FairMQProgOptions::fValInfos.at(v.value().type())(v.value());
+         return {info.first, info.second, origin};
+    } catch (out_of_range& oor)
+    {
+        return {string("[unidentified]"), string("[unidentified]"), origin};
+    }
+};
+
+string ConvertVarValToString(const po::variable_value& v)
+{
+    return ConvertVarValToValInfo(v).value;
+}
+
+} // namespace mq
+} // namespace fair
+
 FairMQProgOptions::FairMQProgOptions()
     : fVarMap()
     , fFairMQChannelMap()
@@ -100,6 +198,8 @@ int FairMQProgOptions::ParseAll(const int argc, char const* const* argv, bool al
 {
     ParseCmdLine(argc, argv, allowUnregistered);
 
+    UpdateVarMap<string>("blubblub", "yarhar");
+
     // if this option is provided, handle them and return stop value
     if (fVarMap.count("help")) {
         cout << fAllOptions << endl;
@@ -382,7 +482,7 @@ int FairMQProgOptions::PrintOptions()
     // string, int, float, double, short, boost::filesystem::path
     // vector<string>, vector<int>, vector<float>, vector<double>, vector<short>
 
-    map<string, VarValInfo> mapinfo;
+    map<string, ValInfo> mapinfo;
 
     // get string length for formatting and convert varmap values into string
     int maxLenKey = 0;
@@ -393,15 +493,14 @@ int FairMQProgOptions::PrintOptions()
     for (const auto& m : fVarMap) {
         maxLenKey = max(maxLenKey, static_cast<int>(m.first.length()));
 
-        VarValInfo valinfo = ConvertVariableValue<options::ToVarValInfo>()((m.second));
+        ValInfo valinfo = ConvertVarValToValInfo(m.second);
         mapinfo[m.first] = valinfo;
 
         maxLenValue = max(maxLenValue, static_cast<int>(valinfo.value.length()));
         maxLenType = max(maxLenType, static_cast<int>(valinfo.type.length()));
-        maxLenDefault = max(maxLenDefault, static_cast<int>(valinfo.defaulted.length()));
+        maxLenDefault = max(maxLenDefault, static_cast<int>(valinfo.origin.length()));
     }
 
-    // TODO : limit the value len field in a better way
     if (maxLenValue > 100) {
         maxLenValue = 100;
     }
@@ -418,7 +517,7 @@ int FairMQProgOptions::PrintOptions()
            << setw(maxLenKey) << p.first << " = "
            << setw(maxLenValue) << p.second.value << " "
            << setw(maxLenType) << p.second.type
-           << setw(maxLenDefault) << p.second.defaulted
+           << setw(maxLenDefault) << p.second.origin
            << "\n";
     }
 
@@ -432,9 +531,9 @@ int FairMQProgOptions::PrintOptionsRaw()
     const vector<boost::shared_ptr<po::option_description>>& options = fAllOptions.options();
 
     for (const auto& o : options) {
-        VarValInfo value;
+        ValInfo value;
         if (fVarMap.count(o->canonical_display_name())) {
-            value = ConvertVariableValue<options::ToVarValInfo>()((fVarMap[o->canonical_display_name()]));
+            value = ConvertVarValToValInfo(fVarMap[o->canonical_display_name()]);
         }
 
         string description = o->description();
@@ -454,7 +553,7 @@ string FairMQProgOptions::GetStringValue(const string& key)
     string valueStr;
     try {
         if (fVarMap.count(key)) {
-            valueStr = ConvertVariableValue<options::ToString>()(fVarMap.at(key));
+            valueStr = ConvertVarValToString(fVarMap.at(key));
         }
     } catch (exception& e) {
         LOG(error) << "Exception thrown for the key '" << key << "'";
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
index a0a1a868..aa977037 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <regex>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <typeindex>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace fair
 {
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ namespace mq
 struct PropertyChange : Event<std::string> {};
 struct PropertyChangeAsString : Event<std::string> {};
 
+struct ValInfo
+{
+    std::string value;
+    std::string type;
+    std::string origin;
+};
+
 } /* namespace mq */
 } /* namespace fair */
 
@@ -45,6 +54,8 @@ class FairMQProgOptions
     FairMQProgOptions();
     virtual ~FairMQProgOptions();
 
+    struct PropertyNotFoundException : std::runtime_error { using std::runtime_error::runtime_error; };
+
     int ParseAll(const std::vector<std::string>& cmdLineArgs, bool allowUnregistered);
     // parse command line.
     // default parser for the mq-configuration file (JSON) is called if command line key mq-config is called
@@ -52,80 +63,36 @@ class FairMQProgOptions
 
     FairMQChannelMap GetFairMQMap() const;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, int> GetChannelInfo() const;
-
-    template<typename T>
-    int SetValue(const std::string& key, T val)
-    {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
-
-        // update variable map
-        UpdateVarMap<typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
-
-        if (key == "channel-config") {
-            ParseChannelsFromCmdLine();
-        } else if (fChannelKeyMap.count(key)) {
-            UpdateChannelValue(fChannelKeyMap.at(key).channel, fChannelKeyMap.at(key).index, fChannelKeyMap.at(key).member, val);
-        }
-
-        lock.unlock();
-
-        //if (std::is_same<T, int>::value || std::is_same<T, std::string>::value)//if one wants to restrict type
-        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChange, typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
-        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(key, GetStringValue(key));
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T>
-    void Subscribe(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename fair::mq::PropertyChange::KeyType, T)> func)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
-
-        static_assert(!std::is_same<T,const char*>::value || !std::is_same<T, char*>::value,
-            "In template member FairMQProgOptions::Subscribe<T>(key,Lambda) the types const char* or char* for the calback signatures are not supported.");
-
-        fEvents.Subscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber, func);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T>
-    void Unsubscribe(const std::string& subscriber)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
-
-        fEvents.Unsubscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber);
-    }
-
-    void SubscribeAsString(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename fair::mq::PropertyChange::KeyType, std::string)> func)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
-
-        fEvents.Subscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(subscriber, func);
-    }
-
-    void UnsubscribeAsString(const std::string& subscriber)
-    {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
-
-        fEvents.Unsubscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(subscriber);
-    }
-
     std::vector<std::string> GetPropertyKeys() const;
 
-    // get value corresponding to the key
     template<typename T>
-    T GetValue(const std::string& key) const
+    T GetProperty(const std::string& key) const
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
 
-        T val = T();
-
         if (fVarMap.count(key)) {
-            val = fVarMap[key].as<T>();
-        } else {
-            LOG(warn) << "Config has no key: " << key << ". Returning default constructed object.";
+            return fVarMap[key].as<T>();
         }
 
-        return val;
+       throw PropertyNotFoundException(fair::mq::tools::ToString("Config has no key: ", key));
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    T GetProperty(const std::string& key, const T& ifNotFound) const
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+
+        if (fVarMap.count(key)) {
+            return fVarMap[key].as<T>();
+        }
+
+        return ifNotFound;
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    T GetValue(const std::string& key) const // TODO: deprecate this
+    {
+        return GetProperty<T>(key);
     }
 
     std::map<std::string, boost::any> GetProperties(const std::string& q)
@@ -145,6 +112,64 @@ class FairMQProgOptions
     // Given a key, convert the variable value to string
     std::string GetStringValue(const std::string& key);
 
+    template<typename T>
+    void SetProperty(const std::string& key, T val)
+    {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+
+        // update variable map
+        UpdateVarMap<typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
+
+        if (key == "channel-config") {
+            ParseChannelsFromCmdLine();
+        } else if (fChannelKeyMap.count(key)) {
+            UpdateChannelValue(fChannelKeyMap.at(key).channel, fChannelKeyMap.at(key).index, fChannelKeyMap.at(key).member, val);
+        }
+
+        lock.unlock();
+
+        //if (std::is_same<T, int>::value || std::is_same<T, std::string>::value)//if one wants to restrict type
+        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChange, typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
+        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(key, GetStringValue(key));
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    int SetValue(const std::string& key, T val) // TODO: deprecate this
+    {
+        SetProperty(key, val);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void Subscribe(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename fair::mq::PropertyChange::KeyType, T)> func)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+
+        static_assert(!std::is_same<T,const char*>::value || !std::is_same<T, char*>::value,
+            "In template member FairMQProgOptions::Subscribe<T>(key,Lambda) the types const char* or char* for the calback signatures are not supported.");
+
+        fEvents.Subscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber, func);
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void Unsubscribe(const std::string& subscriber)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+        fEvents.Unsubscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber);
+    }
+
+    void SubscribeAsString(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename fair::mq::PropertyChange::KeyType, std::string)> func)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+        fEvents.Subscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(subscriber, func);
+    }
+
+    void UnsubscribeAsString(const std::string& subscriber)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fMtx);
+        fEvents.Unsubscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChangeAsString, std::string>(subscriber);
+    }
+
     int Count(const std::string& key) const;
 
     //  add options_description
@@ -159,6 +184,8 @@ class FairMQProgOptions
         fFairMQChannelMap[channelName].push_back(channel);
     }
 
+    static std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::pair<std::string, std::string>(*)(const boost::any&)> fValInfos;
+
   private:
     struct ChannelKey
     {
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b2e9ae5f..00000000
--- a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#warning "This header file is deprecated. Use FairMQProgOptions class directly which now contains all FairProgOptions functionality. Note, that FairMQProgOptions is also available if you include FairMQDevice."
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptionsHelper.h b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptionsHelper.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ab984fd5..00000000
--- a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptionsHelper.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
- *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
- *                                                                              *
- *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
- *              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             *
- *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
- ********************************************************************************/
-/*
- * File:   FairProgOptionsHelper.h
- * Author: winckler
- *
- * Created on March 11, 2015, 5:38 PM
- */
-
-#ifndef FAIRPROGOPTIONSHELPER_H
-#define FAIRPROGOPTIONSHELPER_H
-
-#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-#include <boost/spirit/home/support/detail/hold_any.hpp>
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <ostream>
-#include <iterator>
-#include <typeinfo>
-
-namespace fair
-{
-namespace mq
-{
-
-template<class T>
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::vector<T>& v)
-{
-    for (const auto& i : v) {
-        os << i << "  ";
-    }
-    return os;
-}
-
-struct VarValInfo
-{
-    std::string value;
-    std::string type;
-    std::string defaulted;
-};
-
-template<typename T>
-std::string ConvertVariableValueToString(const boost::program_options::variable_value& varVal)
-{
-    std::ostringstream oss;
-    if (auto q = boost::any_cast<T>(&varVal.value())) {
-        oss << *q;
-    }
-    return oss.str();
-}
-
-namespace options
-{
-
-// policy to convert boost variable value into string
-struct ToString
-{
-    using returned_type = std::string;
-
-    template<typename T>
-    std::string Value(const boost::program_options::variable_value& varVal, const std::string&, const std::string&)
-    {
-        return ConvertVariableValueToString<T>(varVal);
-    }
-
-    returned_type DefaultValue(const std::string&)
-    {
-        return std::string("[unidentified]");
-    }
-};
-
-// policy to convert variable value content into VarValInfo
-struct ToVarValInfo
-{
-    using returned_type = VarValInfo;
-
-    template<typename T>
-    returned_type Value(const boost::program_options::variable_value& varVal, const std::string& type, const std::string& defaulted)
-    {
-        return VarValInfo{ConvertVariableValueToString<T>(varVal), type, defaulted};
-    }
-
-    returned_type DefaultValue(const std::string& defaulted)
-    {
-        return VarValInfo{std::string("[unidentified]"), std::string("[unidentified]"), defaulted};
-    }
-};
-
-} // namespace options
-
-// host class that take one of the two policy defined above
-template<typename T>
-struct ConvertVariableValue : T
-{
-    auto operator()(const boost::program_options::variable_value& varVal) -> typename T::returned_type
-    {
-        std::string defaulted;
-
-        if (varVal.defaulted()) {
-            defaulted = " [default]";
-        } else {
-            defaulted = " [provided]";
-        }
-
-        if (typeid(std::string) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::string>(varVal, std::string("<string>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<std::string>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<std::string>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<string>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(int) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<int>(varVal, std::string("<int>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<int>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<int>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<int>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(float) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<float>(varVal, std::string("<float>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<float>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<float>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<float>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(double) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<double>(varVal, std::string("<double>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<double>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<double>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<double>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(short) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<short>(varVal, std::string("<short>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<short>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<short>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<short>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(long) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<long>(varVal, std::string("<long>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<long>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<long>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<long>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::size_t) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::size_t>(varVal, std::string("<std::size_t>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<std::size_t>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<std::size_t>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<std::size_t>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::uint32_t) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::uint32_t>(varVal, std::string("<std::uint32_t>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<std::uint32_t>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<std::uint32_t>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<std::uint32_t>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::uint64_t) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::uint64_t>(varVal, std::string("<std::uint64_t>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<std::uint64_t>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<std::uint64_t>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<std::uint64_t>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(bool) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<bool>(varVal, std::string("<bool>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<bool>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<bool>>(varVal, std::string("<vector<bool>>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(boost::filesystem::path) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<boost::filesystem::path>(varVal, std::string("<boost::filesystem::path>"), defaulted);
-
-        if (typeid(std::vector<boost::filesystem::path>) == varVal.value().type())
-            return T::template Value<std::vector<boost::filesystem::path>>(varVal, std::string("<std::vector<boost::filesystem::path>>"), defaulted);
-
-        // if we get here, the type is not supported return unknown info
-        return T::DefaultValue(defaulted);
-    }
-};
-
-} // namespace mq
-} // namespace fair
-
-#endif /* FAIRPROGOPTIONSHELPER_H */