diff --git a/src/ffi/lua/ext/callback.rs b/src/ffi/lua/ext/callback.rs
index dd84098..ce96c31 100644
--- a/src/ffi/lua/ext/callback.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/lua/ext/callback.rs
@@ -62,55 +62,53 @@ pub(crate) enum LuaCallback {
 	Invoke(LuaFunction, CallbackArg),
 }
 
-pub(crate) enum CallbackArg {
-	Nil,
-	Str(String),
-	VecStr(Vec<String>),
-	Client(CodempClient),
-	CursorController(CodempCursorController),
-	BufferController(CodempBufferController),
-	Workspace(CodempWorkspace),
-	Event(CodempEvent),
-	MaybeEvent(Option<CodempEvent>),
-	Cursor(CodempCursor),
-	MaybeCursor(Option<CodempCursor>),
-	TextChange(CodempTextChange),
-	MaybeTextChange(Option<CodempTextChange>),
-}
-
-impl IntoLua for CallbackArg {
-	// TODO this basically calls .into_lua() on all enum variants
-	//      i wish i could do this with a Box<dyn IntoLua> or an impl IntoLua
-	//      but IntoLua requires Sized so it can't be made into an object
-	fn into_lua(self, lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaValue> {
-		match self {
-			CallbackArg::Nil => Ok(LuaValue::Nil),
-			CallbackArg::Str(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::Client(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::CursorController(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::BufferController(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::Workspace(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::VecStr(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::Event(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::MaybeEvent(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::Cursor(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::MaybeCursor(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::TextChange(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
-			CallbackArg::MaybeTextChange(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
+macro_rules! callback_args {
+	($($name:ident : $t:ty ,)*) => {
+		pub(crate) enum CallbackArg {
+			Nil,
+			$(
+				$name($t),
+			)*
 		}
-	}
+
+		impl IntoLua for CallbackArg {
+			fn into_lua(self, lua: &Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaValue> {
+				match self {
+					Self::Nil => Ok(LuaValue::Nil),
+					$(
+						Self::$name(x) => x.into_lua(lua),
+					)*
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		impl From<()> for CallbackArg {
+			fn from(_value: ()) -> Self {
+				Self::Nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		$(
+			impl From<$t> for CallbackArg {
+				fn from(value: $t) -> Self {
+					Self::$name(value)
+				}
+			}
+		)*
+	};
 }
 
-impl From<()> for CallbackArg { fn from(_: ()) -> Self { CallbackArg::Nil } }
-impl From<String> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: String) -> Self { CallbackArg::Str(value) } }
-impl From<CodempClient> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempClient) -> Self { CallbackArg::Client(value) } }
-impl From<CodempCursorController> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempCursorController) -> Self { CallbackArg::CursorController(value) } }
-impl From<CodempBufferController> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempBufferController) -> Self { CallbackArg::BufferController(value) } }
-impl From<CodempWorkspace> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempWorkspace) -> Self { CallbackArg::Workspace(value) } }
-impl From<Vec<String>> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: Vec<String>) -> Self { CallbackArg::VecStr(value) } }
-impl From<CodempEvent> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempEvent) -> Self { CallbackArg::Event(value) } }
-impl From<CodempCursor> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempCursor) -> Self { CallbackArg::Cursor(value) } }
-impl From<Option<CodempCursor>> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: Option<CodempCursor>) -> Self { CallbackArg::MaybeCursor(value) } }
-impl From<CodempTextChange> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: CodempTextChange) -> Self { CallbackArg::TextChange(value) } }
-impl From<Option<CodempTextChange>> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: Option<CodempTextChange>) -> Self { CallbackArg::MaybeTextChange(value) } }
-impl From<Option<CodempEvent>> for CallbackArg { fn from(value: Option<CodempEvent>) -> Self { CallbackArg::MaybeEvent(value) } }
+callback_args! {
+	Str: String,
+	VecStr: Vec<String>,
+	Client: CodempClient,
+	CursorController: CodempCursorController,
+	BufferController: CodempBufferController,
+	Workspace: CodempWorkspace,
+	Event: CodempEvent,
+	MaybeEvent: Option<CodempEvent>,
+	Cursor: CodempCursor,
+	MaybeCursor: Option<CodempCursor>,
+	TextChange: CodempTextChange,
+	MaybeTextChange: Option<CodempTextChange>,
+}