diff --git a/src/bar.zig b/src/bar.zig
index ca32e3b..3fca266 100644
--- a/src/bar.zig
+++ b/src/bar.zig
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 export const MODULE = core.module(Self);
 
-pub fn startup(_: std.mem.Allocator) !Self {
+pub fn startup(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !*Self {
     std.log.debug("!! startup {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
-    return .{};
+    return try alloc.create(Self);
 }
 
 pub fn unload(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn reload(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator, _: []u8) !void {
     std.log.debug("!! reload {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
 }
 
-pub fn shutdown(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+pub fn shutdown(self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
     std.log.debug("!! shutdown {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
+    alloc.destroy(self);
 }
diff --git a/src/core.zig b/src/core.zig
index 06dc8a0..e095305 100644
--- a/src/core.zig
+++ b/src/core.zig
@@ -38,129 +38,92 @@ const std = @import("std");
 // Things should be done in a thread-safe manner. Signal to a module that it should unload gracefully, and the
 // module signal when it can safely be unloaded.
 
-pub fn ModuleType(Self: type) type {
+pub fn CFunc(Function: type) type {
+    const Arguments = std.meta.ArgsTuple(Function);
+    const Return = @typeInfo(Function).@"fn".return_type.?;
+    return fn (*const Arguments, *Return) callconv(.c) void;
+}
+
+pub fn hook(impl: anytype) CFunc(@TypeOf(impl)) {
+    const Function = @TypeOf(impl);
+    const Arguments = std.meta.ArgsTuple(Function);
+    const Return = @typeInfo(Function).@"fn".return_type.?;
+
+    return struct {
+        pub fn cimpl(args: *const Arguments, ret: *Return) callconv(.c) void {
+            ret.* = @call(.auto, impl, .{args.*});
+        }
+    }.cimpl;
+}
+
+// pub fn Func(PFunction: type) type {
+//     const CFunction = @typeInfo(PFunction).pointer.child;
+//     const F = @typeInfo(CFunction).@"fn";
+//     const PArgs = F.params[0].type.?;
+//     const PRet = F.params[1].type.?;
+//     const Args = @typeInfo(PArgs).pointer.child;
+//     const Ret = @typeInfo(PRet).pointer.child;
+//     return fn (Args) Ret;
+// }
+
+// pub fn slot(cimpl: anytype) Func(@TypeOf(cimpl)) {
+//     return struct{
+//         pub fn impl(args: )
+//     }.impl;
+// }
+
+pub fn Slot(Function: type) type {
+    const Arguments = std.meta.ArgsTuple(Function);
+    const Return = @typeInfo(Function).@"fn".return_type.?;
+
     return extern struct {
-        pub const Startup = fn (alloc: std.mem.Allocator) anyerror!Self;
-        pub const CStartup = fn (alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator) callconv(.c) ?*anyopaque;
+        ptr: *const fn (*const Arguments, *Return) callconv(.c) void,
 
-        pub const Unload = fn (self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) anyerror![]u8;
-        pub const CUnload = fn (self: *Self, alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator, ptr: *[*]u8, len: *usize) callconv(.c) bool;
-
-        pub const Reload = fn (self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, data: []u8) anyerror!void;
-        pub const CReload = fn (self: *Self, alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator, ptr: [*]u8, len: usize) callconv(.c) bool;
-
-        pub const Shutdown = fn (self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void;
-        pub const CShutdown = fn (self: *Self, alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator) callconv(.c) void;
-
-        cstartup: *const CStartup,
-        creload: *const CReload,
-        cunload: *const CUnload,
-        cshutdown: *const CShutdown,
-
-        pub fn startup(mod: @This(), alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !*Self {
-            return mod.cstartup(&alloc) orelse error.ModuleInitFailed;
+        pub fn wrap(impl: Function) @This() {
+            return .{
+                .ptr = &struct {
+                    pub fn cimpl(args: *const Arguments, ret: *Return) callconv(.c) void {
+                        ret.* = @call(.auto, impl, args.*);
+                    }
+                }.cimpl,
+            };
         }
 
-        pub fn unload(mod: @This(), self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
-            var data: []u8 = undefined;
-            if (mod.cunload(self, &alloc, &data.ptr, &data.len)) {
-                return data;
-            } else {
-                return error.ModuleUnloadFailed;
-            }
-        }
-
-        pub fn reload(mod: @This(), self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, data: []u8) !void {
-            if (mod.creload(self, &alloc, data.ptr, data.len)) {} else {
-                return error.ModuleReloadFailed;
-            }
-        }
-
-        pub fn shutdown(mod: @This(), self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
-            mod.cshutdown(self, &alloc);
+        pub fn invoke(self: @This(), args: Arguments) Return {
+            var ret: Return = undefined;
+            self.ptr(&args, &ret);
+            return ret;
         }
     };
 }
 
-pub fn module(Self: type) ModuleType(Self) {
-    const Module = ModuleType(Self);
+pub fn Module(State: type) type {
+    return extern struct {
+        pub const Error = std.mem.Allocator.Error;
 
-    const impl = struct {
-        pub const startup: Module.Startup = Self.startup;
+        pub const StartupError = Error;
+        pub const UnloadError = Error;
+        pub const ReloadError = Error;
 
-        pub fn cstartup(
-            alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator,
-        ) callconv(.c) ?*anyopaque {
-            const self: *Self = alloc.create(Self) catch |err| {
-                std.log.err(
-                    "Module {s} startup failed: {!}",
-                    .{ @typeName(Self), err },
-                );
-                return null;
-            };
-            self.* = startup(alloc.*) catch |err| {
-                alloc.destroy(self);
-                std.log.err(
-                    "Module {s} startup failed: {!}",
-                    .{ @typeName(Self), err },
-                );
-                return null;
-            };
-            return self;
-        }
+        const Startup = Slot(fn (std.mem.Allocator) StartupError!*State);
+        const Unload = Slot(fn (*State, std.mem.Allocator) UnloadError![]u8);
+        const Reload = Slot(fn (*State, std.mem.Allocator, []u8) ReloadError!void);
+        const Shutdown = Slot(fn (*State, std.mem.Allocator) void);
 
-        pub const unload: Module.Unload = Self.unload;
-
-        pub fn cunload(
-            self: *Self,
-            alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator,
-            ptr: *[*]u8,
-            len: *usize,
-        ) callconv(.c) bool {
-            const data = unload(self, alloc.*) catch |err| {
-                std.log.err(
-                    "Module {s} unload failed: {!}",
-                    .{ @typeName(Self), err },
-                );
-                return false;
-            };
-            ptr.* = data.ptr;
-            len.* = data.len;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        pub const reload: Module.Reload = Self.reload;
-
-        pub fn creload(
-            self: *Self,
-            alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator,
-            ptr: [*]u8,
-            len: usize,
-        ) callconv(.c) bool {
-            reload(self, alloc.*, ptr[0..len]) catch |err| {
-                std.log.err(
-                    "Module {s} reload failed: {!}",
-                    .{ @typeName(Self), err },
-                );
-                return false;
-            };
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        pub const shutdown: Module.Shutdown = Self.shutdown;
-
-        pub fn cshutdown(
-            self: *Self,
-            alloc: *const std.mem.Allocator,
-        ) callconv(.c) void {
-            shutdown(self, alloc.*);
-        }
+        startup: Startup,
+        unload: Unload,
+        reload: Reload,
+        shutdown: Shutdown,
     };
+}
 
+pub fn module(State: type) Module(State) {
     return .{
-        .cstartup = &impl.cstartup,
-        .creload = &impl.creload,
-        .cunload = &impl.cunload,
-        .cshutdown = &impl.cshutdown,
+        .startup = Module(State).Startup.wrap(State.startup),
+        .unload = Module(State).Unload.wrap(State.unload),
+        .reload = Module(State).Reload.wrap(State.reload),
+        .shutdown = Module(State).Shutdown.wrap(State.shutdown),
     };
 }
+
+pub const AnyModule = Module(anyopaque);
diff --git a/src/foo.zig b/src/foo.zig
index 44b373d..3fca266 100644
--- a/src/foo.zig
+++ b/src/foo.zig
@@ -5,48 +5,21 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 export const MODULE = core.module(Self);
 
-_unload: std.Thread.ResetEvent = .{},
-looper: ?std.Thread = null,
-
-pub fn startup(_: std.mem.Allocator) !Self {
+pub fn startup(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !*Self {
     std.log.debug("!! startup {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
-    return .{};
+    return try alloc.create(Self);
 }
 
-pub fn reload(self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator, _: []u8) !void {
-    std.log.debug("!! reload {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
-    self._unload.reset();
-    self.looper = try std.Thread.spawn(
-        .{ .allocator = alloc },
-        _loop,
-        .{self},
-    );
-    errdefer {
-        self._unload.set();
-        self.looper.?.join();
-    }
-}
-
-fn _loop(self: *Self) void {
-    std.log.debug("START", .{});
-    for (0..10) |i| {
-        std.log.debug("LOOP {d}", .{i});
-        self._unload.timedWait(std.time.ns_per_s) catch continue;
-        std.log.debug("HALT", .{});
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn unload(self: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
+pub fn unload(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     std.log.debug("!! unload {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
-    if (self.looper) |looper| {
-        self._unload.set();
-        looper.join();
-        self.looper = null;
-    }
     return &.{};
 }
 
-pub fn shutdown(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator) void {
-    std.log.debug("!! shutdown {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
+pub fn reload(_: *Self, _: std.mem.Allocator, _: []u8) !void {
+    std.log.debug("!! reload {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
+}
+
+pub fn shutdown(self: *Self, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
+    std.log.debug("!! shutdown {s} !!", .{@typeName(@This())});
+    alloc.destroy(self);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 8d908e9..c492e83 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const core = @import("core.zig");
 const ModLib = struct {
     path: []const u8,
     lib: std.DynLib,
-    mod: *core.ModuleType(anyopaque),
+    mod: *core.Module(anyopaque),
 
     fn open(realpath: []const u8, version: u32, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !ModLib {
         const basename = std.fs.path.basename(realpath);
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const ModLib = struct {
         var lib = try std.DynLib.open(path);
         errdefer lib.close();
 
-        const mod = lib.lookup(*core.ModuleType(anyopaque), "MODULE") orelse
+        const mod = lib.lookup(*core.Module(anyopaque), "MODULE") orelse
             return error.MissingModuleDefinition;
 
         return .{
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ const DynamicModule = struct {
         self.curr = try ModLib.open(realpath, self.next, alloc);
         errdefer self.curr.close(alloc);
 
-        self.state = try self.curr.mod.startup(self.gpa.allocator());
-        errdefer self.curr.mod.shutdown(self.state, self.gpa.allocator());
+        self.state = try self.curr.mod.startup.invoke(.{self.gpa.allocator()});
+        errdefer self.curr.mod.shutdown.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator() });
 
         // todo deserialize from disk.
-        try self.curr.mod.reload(self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), &.{});
+        try self.curr.mod.reload.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), &.{} });
 
         self.next += 1;
 
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ const DynamicModule = struct {
         var next = try ModLib.open(self.realpath, self.next, alloc);
         errdefer next.close(alloc);
 
-        const data = try self.curr.mod.unload(self.state, self.gpa.allocator());
-        errdefer self.curr.mod.reload(self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), data) catch
+        const data = try self.curr.mod.unload.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator() });
+        errdefer self.curr.mod.reload.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), data }) catch
             std.debug.panic("Failed to rollback to {s}", .{self.curr.path});
 
-        try next.mod.reload(self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), data);
+        try next.mod.reload.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator(), data });
 
         self.curr.close(alloc);
         self.next += 1;
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ const DynamicModule = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *DynamicModule, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) void {
-        const data = self.curr.mod.unload(self.state, self.gpa.allocator()) catch
+        const data = self.curr.mod.unload.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator() }) catch
             std.debug.panic("Failed to unload {s}", .{self.curr.path});
 
         _ = data; // todo serialize to disk.
 
-        self.curr.mod.shutdown(self.state, self.gpa.allocator());
+        self.curr.mod.shutdown.invoke(.{ self.state, self.gpa.allocator() });
 
         self.curr.close(alloc);