diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index f7cf62e..f27293f 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-utils = require("oop/utils")
+oop = require("oop/oop")
 
-class = {
-    name = "MyClass",
-    sayHello = function(self)
-        print("Hello from " .. self.name)
+local function MyClass(cls)
+    cls.setattr(cls, "name")
+
+    function cls.__init(this, name)
+        this.name = name
     end
-}
 
-obj = utils.deepcopy(class)
-obj.name = "Carl"
-obj.sayHello(obj) -- Output: Hello from Carl
+    function cls.test(this, name)
+        print("hi " .. this.name .. " from " .. name)
+    end
+end
+
+local obj = oop.new(MyClass, "Carl")
+obj.test("tom") -- Output: hi Carl from tom
diff --git a/oop/oop.lua b/oop/oop.lua
index 120695e..93fc3c2 100644
--- a/oop/oop.lua
+++ b/oop/oop.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,125 @@
---[[
-    the plan is to create a simple oop system in lua
+local oop = {}
 
-    it might not work liky python
+local function super_call(self, method_name, ...)
+    local class = getmetatable(self)
+    if not class then
+        error("super() called on non-instance")
+    end
+    local base = rawget(class, "__base")
+    if not base then
+        error("super() called but no base class")
+    end
+    local fn = base[method_name]
+    if not fn then
+        error("base class has no method '" .. tostring(method_name) .. "'")
+    end
+    return fn(self, ...)
+end
 
-    think of it more like a facory system
-    with at least the concept of self
-]]
+local function_def_cache = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "k" })
 
+function oop.setattr(target, key, value)
+    target[key] = value
+end
+
+function oop.new(class, ...)
+    local actual_class = class
+    if type(class) == "function" then
+        actual_class = function_def_cache[class]
+        if not actual_class then
+            actual_class = oop.class(class)
+            function_def_cache[class] = actual_class
+        end
+    end
+    local obj = setmetatable({}, actual_class)
+    if actual_class.__init then
+        actual_class.__init(obj, ...)
+    end
+    return obj
+end
+
+local function lookup_in_class(cls, key)
+    local cur = cls
+    while cur do
+        local val = rawget(cur, key)
+        if val ~= nil then
+            return val
+        end
+        cur = rawget(cur, "__base")
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
+function oop.class(def, base)
+    local cls = {}
+    cls.__name = "Anonymous"
+    cls.__base = base
+    cls.__index = function(self, key)
+        local val = lookup_in_class(cls, key)
+        if type(val) == "function" then
+            return function(...)
+                return val(self, ...)
+            end
+        end
+        return val
+    end
+
+    function cls:super(method_name, ...)
+        return super_call(self, method_name, ...)
+    end
+    function cls.setattr(target, key, value)
+        return oop.setattr(target, key, value)
+    end
+
+    setmetatable(cls, {
+        __index = base,
+        __call = function(c, ...)
+            return oop.new(c, ...)
+        end
+    })
+
+    if type(def) == "string" then
+        cls.__name = def
+    elseif type(def) == "function" then
+        def(cls)
+    elseif def ~= nil then
+        error("class definition must be a function or name string")
+    end
+
+    return cls
+end
+
+function oop.isinstance(obj, class)
+    local mt = getmetatable(obj)
+    while mt do
+        if mt == class then
+            return true
+        end
+        mt = rawget(mt, "__base")
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+function oop.issubclass(class, base)
+    local mt = class
+    while mt do
+        if mt == base then
+            return true
+        end
+        mt = rawget(mt, "__base")
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+function oop.install(env)
+    local target = env or _G
+    target.class = oop.class
+    target.new = oop.new
+    target.setattr = oop.setattr
+    target.isinstance = oop.isinstance
+    target.issubclass = oop.issubclass
+end
+
+oop.install()
+
+return oop