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+local mt = {}
+function mt:__call(instance)
+	instance = instance or {}
+	assert(type(instance) == 'table')
+	local ci = setmetatable({i = instance, inited = false, obj = false},
+		{__index = self, __newindex = function()assert(false)end})
+	return ci
+end
+
+-- create a new component type. the arguments are interpreted as a list of
+-- dependences. each dependency is expressed as an array. the first value is
+-- the component type. the optional second value is the default properties
+local function component(...)
+	local c = {}
+	c.component_type = c
+	c.deps = {...}
+	for i, dep in ipairs(c.deps) do
+		assert(#dep ~= 0)
+	end
+	c.init = function() end
+	return setmetatable(c, mt)
+end
+
+return component