6 files changed, 71 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.cpp b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.cpp
index 84bfd4c..1f236b4 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.cpp
+++ b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "../util/log.h"
 
 #include "BehaviorScript.h"
+#include "Script.h"
 
 using namespace crepe::api;
 
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.h b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.h
index 1d05a75..6ce6798 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.h
+++ b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.h
@@ -1,16 +1,36 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../Component.h"
-#include "../Script.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "Component.h"
+#include "Script.h"
+
+namespace crepe {
+class ScriptSystem;
+class ComponentManager;
+} // namespace crepe
 
 namespace crepe::api {
 
-class BehaviorScript : public Script, public Component {
-	// only allow ComponentManager to instantiate scripts
-	friend class ComponentManager;
+class Script;
 
+class BehaviorScript : public Component {
 protected:
+	friend class crepe::ComponentManager;
 	BehaviorScript();
+
+public:
+	virtual ~BehaviorScript() = default;
+
+public:
+	template <class T>
+	BehaviorScript & set_script();
+
+protected:
+	friend class crepe::ScriptSystem;
+	std::unique_ptr<Script> script = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace crepe::api
+
+#include "BehaviorScript.hpp"
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.hpp b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6bd81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/api/BehaviorScript.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include "../util/log.h"
+#include "BehaviorScript.h"
+
+namespace crepe::api {
+
+template <class T>
+BehaviorScript & BehaviorScript::set_script() {
+	static_assert(std::is_base_of<Script, T>::value);
+	dbg_trace();
+	Script * s = new T();
+	this->script = std::unique_ptr<Script>(s);
+	return *this;
+}
+
+} // namespace crepe::api
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt b/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
index 86623de..6b337be 100644
--- a/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/crepe/api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 target_sources(crepe PUBLIC
 	# AudioSource.cpp
 	BehaviorScript.cpp
+	Script.cpp
 )
 
 target_sources(crepe PUBLIC FILE_SET HEADERS FILES
 	# AudioSource.h
 	BehaviorScript.h
+	Script.h
 )
 
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/Script.cpp b/src/crepe/api/Script.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5016ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/api/Script.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "Script.h"
+
+using namespace crepe::api;
diff --git a/src/crepe/api/Script.h b/src/crepe/api/Script.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0036d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crepe/api/Script.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace crepe {
+class ScriptSystem;
+}
+
+namespace crepe::api {
+
+class Script {
+	friend class crepe::ScriptSystem;
+
+protected:
+	virtual void init() {}
+	virtual void update() {}
+	// NOTE: additional *events* (like unity's OnDisable and OnEnable) should be
+	// implemented as member methods in derivative user script classes and
+	// registered in init(), otherwise this class will balloon in size with each
+	// added event.
+};
+
+} // namespace crepe::api