diff --git a/ext/v8/rr.cc b/ext/v8/rr.cc
index 5339b27..2e2a943 100644
--- a/ext/v8/rr.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/rr.cc
@@ -13,5 +13,26 @@ namespace rr {
     VALUE V8 = rb_define_module("V8");
     VALUE V8_C = rb_define_module_under(V8, "C");
     return rb_define_module_under(V8_C, name);
-  }  
+  }
+
+  ClassBuilder::ClassBuilder(const char* name, VALUE superclass) {
+    this->value = defineClass(name, superclass);
+  }
+
+  ClassBuilder& ClassBuilder::defineMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE)) {
+    rb_define_method(this->value, name, (VALUE (*)(...))impl, 0);
+    return *this;
+  }
+  ClassBuilder& ClassBuilder::defineMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE, VALUE)) {
+    rb_define_method(this->value, name, (VALUE (*)(...))impl, 1);
+    return *this;
+  }
+  ClassBuilder& ClassBuilder::defineSingletonMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE)) {
+    rb_define_singleton_method(this->value, name, (VALUE (*)(...))impl, 0);
+    return *this;
+  }
+  ClassBuilder& ClassBuilder::defineSingletonMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE, VALUE)) {
+    rb_define_singleton_method(this->value, name, (VALUE (*)(...))impl, 1);
+    return *this;
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/ext/v8/rr.h b/ext/v8/rr.h
index 5594d09..24e902b 100644
--- a/ext/v8/rr.h
+++ b/ext/v8/rr.h
@@ -124,6 +124,18 @@ public:
   static void Init();
 };
 
+class ClassBuilder {
+public:
+  ClassBuilder(const char* name, VALUE superclass = rb_cObject);
+  ClassBuilder& defineMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE));
+  ClassBuilder& defineMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE, VALUE));
+  ClassBuilder& defineSingletonMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE));
+  ClassBuilder& defineSingletonMethod(const char* name, VALUE (*impl)(VALUE, VALUE));
+  inline operator VALUE() {return this->value;}
+private:
+  VALUE value;
+};
+
 VALUE defineClass(const char *name, VALUE superclass = rb_cObject);
 VALUE defineModule(const char *name);
 }
diff --git a/ext/v8/string.cc b/ext/v8/string.cc
index bc82f58..abb60bb 100644
--- a/ext/v8/string.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/string.cc
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ VALUE String::Class;
 
 void String::Init() {
   rb_gc_register_address(&Class);
-  Class = defineClass("String");
-  RR_DEFINE_SINGLETON_METHOD(Class, "New", &New, 1);
-  RR_DEFINE_METHOD(Class, "Utf8Value", &Utf8Value, 0);
+  Class = ClassBuilder("String").
+    defineSingletonMethod("New", &New).
+    defineMethod("Utf8Value", &Utf8Value);
 }
-}
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+} //namespace rr
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