diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 861cbe1..b021645 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ checksum = "8eaf4bc02d17cbdd7ff4c7438cafcdf7fb9a4613313ad11b4f8fefe7d3fa0130"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jni-toolbox"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "jni",
- "jni-toolbox-macro 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "jni-toolbox-macro 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jni-toolbox-macro"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jni-toolbox-macro"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac89a7b1059ecda1171ee751e153c5b00722cbce7a12781a664489155af8112b"
+checksum = "745ca1133357c564fec2b82d0bbe2c9b537b952ac2525667802c298015eaa494"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/macro/Cargo.toml b/macro/Cargo.toml
index 8b388e2..c6bb07b 100644
--- a/macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macro/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
-path = "macro.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 syn = {version = "2.0", features = ["full"]}
diff --git a/macro/src/attrs.rs b/macro/src/attrs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf66bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macro/src/attrs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream, TokenTree};
+
+pub(crate) struct AttrsOptions {
+	pub(crate) package: String,
+	pub(crate) class: String,
+	pub(crate) exception: Option<String>,
+	pub(crate) return_pointer: bool,
+	pub(crate) without_env: bool,
+	pub(crate) without_class: bool,
+}
+
+impl AttrsOptions {
+
+	pub(crate) fn parse_attr(attrs: TokenStream) -> Result<Self, syn::Error> {
+		let mut what_next = WhatNext::Nothing;
+
+		let mut package = None;
+		let mut class = None;
+		let mut exception = None;
+		let mut return_pointer = false;
+		let mut without_env = false;
+		let mut without_class = false;
+	
+		for attr in attrs {
+			match what_next {
+				WhatNext::Nothing => {
+					if let TokenTree::Ident(ref i) = attr {
+						match i.to_string().as_ref() {
+							"package" => what_next = WhatNext::Package,
+							"class" => what_next = WhatNext::Class,
+							"exception" => what_next = WhatNext::Exception,
+							"ptr" => return_pointer = true,
+							"no_env" => without_env = true,
+							"no_class" => without_class = true,
+							_ => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "unexpected attribute on macro: {attr}")),
+						}
+					}
+				},
+				WhatNext::Class => {
+					if let TokenTree::Literal(i) = attr {
+						class = Some(i.to_string().replace('"', ""));
+						what_next = WhatNext::Nothing;
+					}
+				},
+				WhatNext::Package => {
+					if let TokenTree::Literal(i) = attr {
+						package = Some(i.to_string().replace('"', "").replace(".", "_"));
+						what_next = WhatNext::Nothing;
+					}
+				},
+				WhatNext::Exception => {
+					if let TokenTree::Literal(i) = attr {
+						exception = Some(i.to_string().replace('"', "").replace(".", "_"));
+						what_next = WhatNext::Nothing;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		let Some(package) = package else { return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "missing required attribute 'package'")) };
+		let Some(class) = class else { return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "missing required attribute 'class'")) };
+
+		Ok(Self { package, class, exception, return_pointer, without_class, without_env })
+	}
+}
+
+enum WhatNext {
+	Nothing,
+	Package,
+	Class,
+	Exception,
+}
diff --git a/macro/src/lib.rs b/macro/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175a485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+mod attrs;
+mod wrapper;
+
+
+/// wrap this function in in a JNI exported fn
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn jni(
+	attrs: proc_macro::TokenStream,
+	input: proc_macro::TokenStream,
+) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
+	wrapper::generate_jni_wrapper(
+		syn::parse_macro_input!(attrs),
+		syn::parse_macro_input!(input),
+	)
+		.unwrap()
+		.into()
+}
diff --git a/macro/src/wrapper.rs b/macro/src/wrapper.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f3b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macro/src/wrapper.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream};
+use quote::TokenStreamExt;
+use syn::{FnArg, Item, ReturnType, Type};
+
+use crate::attrs::AttrsOptions;
+
+pub(crate) fn generate_jni_wrapper(attrs: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream, syn::Error> {
+	let mut out = TokenStream::new();
+
+	let Item::Fn(fn_item) = syn::parse2(input.clone())? else {
+		return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "#[jni] is only supported on functions"));
+	};
+
+	let attrs = AttrsOptions::parse_attr(attrs)?;
+
+	let (could_error, ret_type) = match fn_item.sig.output {
+		syn::ReturnType::Default => (false, fn_item.sig.output),
+		syn::ReturnType::Type(_tok, ty) => match *ty {
+			syn::Type::Path(ref path) => {
+				let Some(last) = path.path.segments.last() else {
+					return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "empty Result type is not valid"));
+				};
+
+				// TODO this is terrible, macro returns a function and we call it?? there must be a
+				// better way!!!
+				let mut out = (
+					false,
+					ReturnType::Type(syn::Token![->](Span::call_site()), Box::new(Type::Path(path.clone())))
+				);
+
+				if last.ident == "Result" {
+					match &last.arguments {
+						syn::PathArguments::None => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "Result without generics is not valid")),
+						syn::PathArguments::Parenthesized(_) => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "Parenthesized Result is not valid")),
+						syn::PathArguments::AngleBracketed(ref generics) => for generic in generics.args.iter() {
+							match generic {
+								syn::GenericArgument::Lifetime(_) => continue,
+								syn::GenericArgument::Type(ty) => {
+									out = (true, ReturnType::Type(syn::Token![->](Span::call_site()), Box::new(ty.clone())));
+									break;
+								},
+								_ => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "unexpected type in Result")),
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				out
+			},
+			_ => return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "unsupported return type")),
+		},
+	};
+
+
+	let mut incoming = TokenStream::new();
+	let mut forwarding = TokenStream::new();
+
+	for arg in fn_item.sig.inputs {
+		let FnArg::Typed(ty) = arg else {
+			return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "#[jni] macro doesn't work on methods"));
+		};
+		incoming.append_all(quote::quote!( #ty , ));
+		let pat = unpack_pat(*ty.pat)?;
+		forwarding.append_all(pat);
+	}
+
+	let name = fn_item.sig.ident.to_string();
+	let name_jni = name.replace("_", "_1");
+	let fn_name_inner = syn::Ident::new(&name, Span::call_site());
+	let fn_name = syn::Ident::new(&format!("Java_{}_{}_{name_jni}", attrs.package, attrs.class), Span::call_site());
+
+	let Some(env_ident) = forwarding.clone().into_iter().next() else {
+		return Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "missing JNIEnv argument"));
+	};
+
+	let return_expr = if attrs.return_pointer {
+		quote::quote!( std::ptr::null_mut() )
+	} else {
+		quote::quote!( 0 )
+	};
+
+	let wrapped = if could_error {
+		if let Some(exception) = attrs.exception {
+			// V----------------------------------V
+			quote::quote! {
+				#[no_mangle]
+				#[allow(unused_mut)]
+				pub extern "system" fn #fn_name<'local>(#incoming) #ret_type {
+					use jni_toolbox::JniToolboxError;
+					match #fn_name_inner(#forwarding) {
+						Ok(ret) => ret,
+						Err(e) => match #env_ident.throw_new(#exception, format!("{e:?}")) {
+							Ok(_) => return #return_expr,
+							Err(e) => panic!("error throwing java exception: {e}"),
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// ^----------------------------------^
+		} else {
+			// V----------------------------------V
+			quote::quote! {
+				#[no_mangle]
+				#[allow(unused_mut)]
+				pub extern "system" fn #fn_name<'local>(#incoming) #ret_type {
+					use jni_toolbox::JniToolboxError;
+					// NOTE: this is SAFE! the cloned env reference lives less than the actual one, we just lack a
+					//       way to get it back from the called function and thus resort to unsafe cloning
+					let mut env_copy = unsafe { #env_ident.unsafe_clone() };
+					match #fn_name_inner(#forwarding) {
+						Err(e) => match env_copy.find_class(e.jclass()) {
+							Err(e) => panic!("error throwing Java exception -- failed resolving error class: {e}"),
+							Ok(class) => match env_copy.new_string(format!("{e:?}")) {
+								Err(e) => panic!("error throwing Java exception --  failed creating error string: {e}"),
+								Ok(msg) => match env_copy.new_object(class, "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", &[jni::objects::JValueGen::Object(&msg)]) {
+									Err(e) => panic!("error throwing Java exception -- failed creating object: {e}"),
+									Ok(obj) => match env_copy.throw(jni::objects::JThrowable::from(obj)) {
+										Err(e) => panic!("error throwing Java exception -- failed throwing: {e}"),
+										Ok(_) => return #return_expr,
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						}
+						Ok(ret) => ret,
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// ^----------------------------------^
+		}
+	} else {
+		// V----------------------------------V
+		quote::quote! {
+			#[no_mangle]
+			#[allow(unused_mut)]
+			pub extern "system" fn #fn_name<'local>(#incoming) #ret_type {
+				#fn_name_inner(#forwarding)
+			}
+		}
+		// ^----------------------------------^
+	};
+
+	out.append_all(input);
+	out.append_all(wrapped);
+	Ok(out)
+}
+
+fn unpack_pat(pat: syn::Pat) -> Result<TokenStream, syn::Error> {
+	match pat {
+		syn::Pat::Ident(i) => {
+			let ident = i.ident;
+			Ok(quote::quote!( #ident ,))
+		},
+		syn::Pat::Reference(r) => {
+			unpack_pat(*r.pat)
+		},
+		_ => Err(syn::Error::new(Span::call_site(), "unsupported argument type")),
+	}
+}