diff --git a/lyra-ecs/Cargo.toml b/lyra-ecs/Cargo.toml
index bac5140..5c9afd2 100644
--- a/lyra-ecs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lyra-ecs/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+lyra-ecs-derive = { path = "./lyra-ecs-derive" }
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 thiserror = "1.0.50"
 
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/Cargo.toml b/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04fc6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "lyra-ecs-derive"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+proc-macro2 = "1.0.70"
+quote = "1.0.33"
+syn = "2.0.41"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/src/lib.rs b/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf56636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lyra-ecs/lyra-ecs-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, DeriveInput};
+
+
+#[proc_macro_derive(Component)]
+pub fn derive_component(input: proc_macro::TokenStream) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
+    let input = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+
+    //let generics = input.generics.clone()
+    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = input.generics.split_for_impl();
+
+    let type_ident = &input.ident;
+    //type_ident.span().
+
+    let type_name = type_ident.to_string();
+
+    proc_macro::TokenStream::from(quote! {
+        impl #impl_generics ::lyra_ecs::Component for #type_ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
+            fn name() -> &'static str {
+                #type_name
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/src/component.rs b/lyra-ecs/src/component.rs
index af3a9e0..8cb096e 100644
--- a/lyra-ecs/src/component.rs
+++ b/lyra-ecs/src/component.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 /// Shorthand for `Send + Sync + 'static`, so it never needs to be implemented manually.
-pub trait Component: Send + Sync + 'static {}
-impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> Component for T {}
\ No newline at end of file
+/* pub trait Component: Send + Sync + 'static {}
+impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> Component for T {} */
+
+pub trait Component: 'static {
+    fn name() -> &'static str;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/src/lib.rs b/lyra-ecs/src/lib.rs
index 008adcb..43c1f6c 100644
--- a/lyra-ecs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lyra-ecs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use crate::world::World;
 
+extern crate self as lyra_ecs;
+//mod lyra_ecs { pub use super::*; }
+
 mod archetype;
 pub use archetype::*;
 
@@ -24,6 +27,8 @@ pub use resource::*;
 mod system;
 pub use system::*;
 
+pub use lyra_ecs_derive::*;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/src/tests.rs b/lyra-ecs/src/tests.rs
index aa33648..30e81dc 100644
--- a/lyra-ecs/src/tests.rs
+++ b/lyra-ecs/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+use lyra_ecs_derive::Component;
 use rand::Rng;
+//use crate::lyra_ecs;
 
 /// This source file includes some common things that tests are using.
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Component)]
 pub struct Vec2 {
     pub x: f32,
     pub y: f32,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ impl Vec2 {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Component)]
 pub struct Vec3 {
     pub x: f32,
     pub y: f32,
diff --git a/lyra-ecs/src/world.rs b/lyra-ecs/src/world.rs
index 4970685..36b5515 100644
--- a/lyra-ecs/src/world.rs
+++ b/lyra-ecs/src/world.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl World {
     }
 
     /// View into the world for a set of entities that satisfy the queries.
-    pub fn view_iter<'a, T: 'static + Component + AsQuery>(&'a self) -> ViewIter<'a, T::Query> {
+    pub fn view_iter<'a, T: 'static + AsQuery>(&'a self) -> ViewIter<'a, T::Query> {
         let archetypes = self.archetypes.values().collect();
         let v = View::new(self, T::Query::new(), archetypes);
         v.into_iter()