diff --git a/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacDec.cpp
index 4d00d35..2d4e126 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacDec.cpp
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@
     int32_t getDrcEffectType() const { return mDrcEffectType->value; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacEnc.cpp
index 71eb1ac..7efc7f1 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/aac/C2SoftAacEnc.cpp
@@ -29,33 +29,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class C2SoftAacEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+namespace {
+
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.aac.encoder";
+
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftAacEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AAC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AAC))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -125,10 +124,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::input> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::input> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::output> mBitrate;
@@ -136,8 +131,6 @@
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamProfileLevelInfo::output> mProfileLevel;
 };
 
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.aac.encoder";
-
 C2SoftAacEnc::C2SoftAacEnc(
         const char *name,
         c2_node_id_t id,
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrDec.cpp
index edad75a..6578ad2 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrDec.cpp
@@ -33,43 +33,41 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 #ifdef AMRNB
   constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.amrnb.decoder";
 #else
   constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.amrwb.decoder";
 #endif
 
-class C2SoftAmrDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftAmrDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+#ifdef AMRNB
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_NB
+#else
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_WB
+#endif
+                ) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-#ifdef AMRNB
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_NB
-#else
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_WB
-#endif
-                )).build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -110,10 +108,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrNbEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrNbEnc.cpp
index 3d3aa7d..e2d8cb6 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrNbEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrNbEnc.cpp
@@ -27,36 +27,33 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.amrnb.encoder";
 
-class C2SoftAmrNbEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
-   public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+}  // namespace
+
+
+class C2SoftAmrNbEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
+public:
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_NB) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_NB))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -91,11 +88,7 @@
     uint32_t getChannelCount() const { return mChannelCount->value; }
     uint32_t getBitrate() const { return mBitrate->value; }
 
-   private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
+private:
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::input> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::input> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::output> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrWbEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrWbEnc.cpp
index 379cb32..84ae4b7 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrWbEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/amr_nb_wb/C2SoftAmrWbEnc.cpp
@@ -29,36 +29,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.amrwb.encoder";
 
-class C2SoftAmrWbEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
-   public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftAmrWbEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
+public:
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_WB) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AMR_WB))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -93,11 +89,7 @@
     uint32_t getChannelCount() const { return mChannelCount->value; }
     uint32_t getBitrate() const { return mBitrate->value; }
 
-   private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
+private:
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::input> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::input> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::output> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/avc/C2SoftAvcEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/avc/C2SoftAvcEnc.cpp
index b851908..0ae2a5a 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/avc/C2SoftAvcEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/avc/C2SoftAvcEnc.cpp
@@ -37,42 +37,41 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class C2SoftAvcEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+namespace {
+
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.avc.encoder";
+
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftAvcEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_VIDEO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_AVC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers(); // TODO: account for our buffers here
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::GRAPHIC))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_AVC))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
                 DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
                 .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
                         0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
+                .build());
+
+        addParameter(
                 DefineParam(mSize, C2_PARAMKEY_PICTURE_SIZE)
                 .withDefault(new C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input(0u, 320, 240))
                 .withFields({
@@ -325,10 +324,6 @@
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamRequestSyncFrameTuning::output> getRequestSync_l() const { return mRequestSync; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamUsageTuning::input> mUsage;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input> mSize;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamFrameRateInfo::output> mFrameRate;
@@ -341,8 +336,6 @@
 
 #define ive_api_function  ih264e_api_function
 
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.avc.encoder";
-
 namespace {
 
 // From external/libavc/encoder/ih264e_bitstream.h
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacDec.cpp
index 10b14ce..4039b9b 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacDec.cpp
@@ -27,35 +27,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.flac.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftFlacDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftFlacDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_FLAC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_FLAC))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -99,10 +96,6 @@
     int32_t getPcmEncodingInfo() const { return mPcmEncodingInfo->value; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacEnc.cpp
index 0ce2543..cf34dff 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/flac/C2SoftFlacEnc.cpp
@@ -28,28 +28,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class C2SoftFlacEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+namespace {
+
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.flac.encoder";
+
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftFlacEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_FLAC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
+
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_FLAC))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
         addParameter(
                 DefineParam(mSampleRate, C2_PARAMKEY_SAMPLE_RATE)
@@ -92,17 +96,12 @@
     int32_t getPcmEncodingInfo() const { return mPcmEncodingInfo->value; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::input> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::input> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::output> mBitrate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamMaxBufferSizeInfo::input> mInputMaxBufSize;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamPcmEncodingInfo::input> mPcmEncodingInfo;
 };
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.flac.encoder";
 
 C2SoftFlacEnc::C2SoftFlacEnc(
         const char *name,
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/g711/C2SoftG711Dec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/g711/C2SoftG711Dec.cpp
index 504ca78..43b843a 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/g711/C2SoftG711Dec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/g711/C2SoftG711Dec.cpp
@@ -27,43 +27,41 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 #ifdef ALAW
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.g711.alaw.decoder";
 #else
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.g711.mlaw.decoder";
 #endif
 
-class C2SoftG711Dec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftG711Dec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+#ifdef ALAW
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_G711_ALAW
+#else
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_G711_MLAW
+#endif
+                ) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-#ifdef ALAW
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_G711_ALAW
-#else
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_G711_MLAW
-#endif
-                )).build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -94,10 +92,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/gsm/C2SoftGsmDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/gsm/C2SoftGsmDec.cpp
index 69d4885..287cfc6 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/gsm/C2SoftGsmDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/gsm/C2SoftGsmDec.cpp
@@ -27,34 +27,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.gsm.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftGsmDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
-   public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftGsmDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
+public:
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_MSGSM) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_MSGSM))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -85,10 +83,6 @@
     }
 
    private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/hevc/C2SoftHevcEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/hevc/C2SoftHevcEnc.cpp
index 402d9aa..b27ee4e 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/hevc/C2SoftHevcEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/hevc/C2SoftHevcEnc.cpp
@@ -38,41 +38,40 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class C2SoftHevcEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+namespace {
+
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.hevc.encoder";
+
+} // namepsace
+
+class C2SoftHevcEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
   public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_VIDEO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_HEVC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers(); // TODO: account for our buffers here
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::GRAPHIC))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
+                DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
+                .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
+                        0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
                 .build());
 
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_HEVC))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
-                         .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
-                             0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
-                         .build());
-
         // matches size limits in codec library
         addParameter(
             DefineParam(mSize, C2_PARAMKEY_PICTURE_SIZE)
@@ -332,10 +331,6 @@
     }
 
    private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamUsageTuning::input> mUsage;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input> mSize;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamFrameRateInfo::output> mFrameRate;
@@ -348,8 +343,6 @@
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSyncFrameIntervalTuning::output> mSyncFramePeriod;
 };
 
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.hevc.encoder";
-
 static size_t GetCPUCoreCount() {
     long cpuCoreCount = 0;
 
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/mp3/C2SoftMp3Dec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/mp3/C2SoftMp3Dec.cpp
index 9db6d8f..5ba7e3d 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/mp3/C2SoftMp3Dec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/mp3/C2SoftMp3Dec.cpp
@@ -30,35 +30,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.mp3.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftMP3::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftMP3::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_MPEG) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_MPEG))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -90,10 +87,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/mpeg4_h263/C2SoftMpeg4Enc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/mpeg4_h263/C2SoftMpeg4Enc.cpp
index 89fa59d..36053f6 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/mpeg4_h263/C2SoftMpeg4Enc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/mpeg4_h263/C2SoftMpeg4Enc.cpp
@@ -39,53 +39,47 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 #ifdef MPEG4
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.mpeg4.encoder";
+const char *MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO = MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_MPEG4;
 #else
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.h263.encoder";
+const char *MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO = MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_H263;
 #endif
 
-class C2SoftMpeg4Enc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+} // namepsace
+
+class C2SoftMpeg4Enc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
    public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_VIDEO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO) {
+        noPrivateBuffers(); // TODO: account for our buffers here
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::GRAPHIC))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
+                DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
+                .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
+                        0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-#ifdef MPEG4
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_MPEG4
-#else
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_H263
-#endif
-                    ))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
-                         .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
-                             0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
-                         .build());
-
-        addParameter(
             DefineParam(mSize, C2_PARAMKEY_PICTURE_SIZE)
                 .withDefault(new C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input(0u, 176, 144))
                 .withFields({
@@ -217,10 +211,6 @@
     }
 
    private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamUsageTuning::input> mUsage;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input> mSize;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamFrameRateInfo::output> mFrameRate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusDec.cpp
index 7dcd53d..6b6974f 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusDec.cpp
@@ -31,34 +31,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.opus.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftOpusDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
-   public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftOpusDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
+public:
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_OPUS) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_OPUS))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -88,11 +86,7 @@
                 .build());
     }
 
-   private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
+private:
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusEnc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusEnc.cpp
index f1020c3..7b58c9b 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusEnc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/opus/C2SoftOpusEnc.cpp
@@ -32,35 +32,32 @@
 #define DEFAULT_FRAME_DURATION_MS 20
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.opus.encoder";
 
-class C2SoftOpusEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftOpusEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_OPUS) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_OPUS))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -104,10 +101,6 @@
     uint32_t getComplexity() const { return mComplexity->value; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::input> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::input> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::output> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/raw/C2SoftRawDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/raw/C2SoftRawDec.cpp
index 802caa4..8e94a18 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/raw/C2SoftRawDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/raw/C2SoftRawDec.cpp
@@ -27,35 +27,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.raw.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftRawDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftRawDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -98,10 +95,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/vorbis/C2SoftVorbisDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/vorbis/C2SoftVorbisDec.cpp
index e3bafd3..18e6db2 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/vorbis/C2SoftVorbisDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/vorbis/C2SoftVorbisDec.cpp
@@ -35,35 +35,32 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.vorbis.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftVorbisDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftVorbisDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_VORBIS) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_VORBIS))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -94,10 +91,6 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp8Enc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp8Enc.cpp
index 0ae717a..f18f5d0 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp8Enc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp8Enc.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.vp8.encoder";
-
 C2SoftVp8Enc::C2SoftVp8Enc(const char* name, c2_node_id_t id,
                            const std::shared_ptr<IntfImpl>& intfImpl)
     : C2SoftVpxEnc(name, id, intfImpl), mDCTPartitions(0), mProfile(1) {}
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp9Enc.cpp b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp9Enc.cpp
index b26170f..740dbda 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp9Enc.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVp9Enc.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.vp9.encoder";
-
 C2SoftVp9Enc::C2SoftVp9Enc(const char* name, c2_node_id_t id,
                            const std::shared_ptr<IntfImpl>& intfImpl)
     : C2SoftVpxEnc(name, id, intfImpl),
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVpxEnc.h b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVpxEnc.h
index 5591a49..90758f9 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVpxEnc.h
+++ b/media/codec2/components/vpx/C2SoftVpxEnc.h
@@ -222,47 +222,47 @@
      C2_DO_NOT_COPY(C2SoftVpxEnc);
 };
 
-class C2SoftVpxEnc::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+namespace {
+
+#ifdef VP9
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.vp9.encoder";
+const char *MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO = MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_VP9;
+#else
+constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.vp8.encoder";
+const char *MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO = MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_VP8;
+#endif
+
+} // namepsace
+
+class C2SoftVpxEnc::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
    public:
-    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper>& helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
+    explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_ENCODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_VIDEO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO) {
+        noPrivateBuffers(); // TODO: account for our buffers here
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
         setDerivedInstance(this);
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::GRAPHIC))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(
-                    new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
+                DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
+                .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
+                        0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_RAW))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-            DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-#ifdef VP9
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_VP9
-#else
-                    MEDIA_MIMETYPE_VIDEO_VP8
-#endif
-                    ))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(DefineParam(mUsage, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_USAGE)
-                         .withConstValue(new C2StreamUsageTuning::input(
-                             0u, (uint64_t)C2MemoryUsage::CPU_READ))
-                         .build());
-
-        addParameter(
             DefineParam(mSize, C2_PARAMKEY_PICTURE_SIZE)
                 .withDefault(new C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input(0u, 320, 240))
                 .withFields({
@@ -416,10 +416,6 @@
     }
 
    private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamUsageTuning::input> mUsage;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamPictureSizeInfo::input> mSize;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamFrameRateInfo::output> mFrameRate;
diff --git a/media/codec2/components/xaac/C2SoftXaacDec.cpp b/media/codec2/components/xaac/C2SoftXaacDec.cpp
index ed730c3..a3ebadb 100644
--- a/media/codec2/components/xaac/C2SoftXaacDec.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/components/xaac/C2SoftXaacDec.cpp
@@ -56,35 +56,31 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+namespace {
+
 constexpr char COMPONENT_NAME[] = "c2.android.xaac.decoder";
 
-class C2SoftXaacDec::IntfImpl : public C2InterfaceHelper {
+}  // namespace
+
+class C2SoftXaacDec::IntfImpl : public SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams {
 public:
     explicit IntfImpl(const std::shared_ptr<C2ReflectorHelper> &helper)
-        : C2InterfaceHelper(helper) {
-
-        setDerivedInstance(this);
+        : SimpleInterface<void>::BaseParams(
+                helper,
+                COMPONENT_NAME,
+                C2Component::KIND_DECODER,
+                C2Component::DOMAIN_AUDIO,
+                MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AAC) {
+        noPrivateBuffers();
+        noInputReferences();
+        noOutputReferences();
+        noInputLatency();
+        noTimeStretch();
 
         addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputFormat, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_STREAM_BUFFER_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(new C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output(0u, C2BufferData::LINEAR))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mInputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_INPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_AAC))
-                .build());
-
-        addParameter(
-                DefineParam(mOutputMediaType, C2_PARAMKEY_OUTPUT_MEDIA_TYPE)
-                .withConstValue(AllocSharedString<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output>(
-                        MEDIA_MIMETYPE_AUDIO_RAW))
+                DefineParam(mAttrib, C2_PARAMKEY_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES)
+                .withConstValue(new C2ComponentAttributesSetting(
+                    C2Component::ATTRIB_IS_TEMPORAL))
                 .build());
 
         addParameter(
@@ -218,10 +214,6 @@
     int32_t getDrcEffectType() const { return mDrcEffectType->value; }
 
 private:
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::input> mInputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBufferTypeSetting::output> mOutputFormat;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::input> mInputMediaType;
-    std::shared_ptr<C2PortMediaTypeSetting::output> mOutputMediaType;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamSampleRateInfo::output> mSampleRate;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamChannelCountInfo::output> mChannelCount;
     std::shared_ptr<C2StreamBitrateInfo::input> mBitrate;