diff --git a/godot/core/arrays.nim b/godot/core/arrays.nim
index a32690d..b2fc4e9 100644
--- a/godot/core/arrays.nim
+++ b/godot/core/arrays.nim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ proc newArray*(arr: GodotArray): Array {.inline.} =
   new(result, arrayFinalizer)
   result.godotArray = arr
 
-import poolarrays, variants
+import poolarrays
 
 proc newArray*(pca: PoolColorArray): Array {.inline.} =
   new(result, arrayFinalizer)
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ proc len*(self: Array): int {.inline.} =
 proc sort*(self: var Array) {.inline.} =
   self.godotArray.sort()
 
-iterator items*(arr: Array): Variant {.inline.} =
+iterator items*(arr: Array): Variant =
   for i in 0..<arr.len:
     yield arr[i]
 
-iterator pairs*(arr: Array): tuple[key: int, val: Variant] {.inline.} =
+iterator pairs*(arr: Array): tuple[key: int, val: Variant] =
   for i in 0..<arr.len:
     yield (i, arr[i])
diff --git a/godot/core/dictionaries.nim b/godot/core/dictionaries.nim
index 3c7c4c8..d25e19f 100644
--- a/godot/core/dictionaries.nim
+++ b/godot/core/dictionaries.nim
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ proc clear*(self: var Dictionary) {.inline.} =
 
 import variants, arrays
 
+proc newVariant*(dict: Dictionary): Variant {.inline.} =
+  new(result, variantFinalizer)
+  initGodotVariant(result.godotVariant[], dict.godotDictionary)
+
+proc asDictionary*(self: Variant): Dictionary {.inline.} =
+  newDictionary(self.godotVariant[].asGodotDictionary)
+
 proc contains*(self: Dictionary; key: Variant): bool {.inline.}=
   self.godotDictionary.contains(key.godotVariant[])
 
@@ -47,8 +54,6 @@ proc del*(self: var Dictionary; key: Variant) {.inline.} =
 proc hash*(self: Dictionary): Hash {.inline.} =
   hash(self.godotDictionary.godotHash())
 
-import arrays, variants
-
 proc keys*(self: Dictionary): Array {.inline.} =
   newArray(self.godotDictionary.keys())
 
@@ -79,16 +84,16 @@ proc toJson*(self: Dictionary): string {.inline.} =
   result = $s
   s.deinit()
 
-iterator keys*(dict: Dictionary): Variant {.inline.} =
+iterator keys*(dict: Dictionary): Variant =
   let keyArr = dict.keys()
   for key in keyArr:
     yield key
 
-iterator values*(dict: Dictionary): Variant {.inline.} =
+iterator values*(dict: Dictionary): Variant =
   let valArr = dict.values()
   for val in valArr:
     yield val
 
-iterator pairs*(dict: Dictionary): tuple[key, val: Variant] {.inline.} =
+iterator pairs*(dict: Dictionary): tuple[key, val: Variant] =
   for key in keys(dict):
     yield (key, dict[key])
diff --git a/godot/core/poolarrays.nim b/godot/core/poolarrays.nim
index 262612b..78aaf6d 100644
--- a/godot/core/poolarrays.nim
+++ b/godot/core/poolarrays.nim
@@ -3,68 +3,69 @@
 import vector2, vector3, colors
 import internal.godotpoolarrays, internal.godotstrings
 
-type
-  PoolByteArray* = ref object
-    godotPoolByteArray: GodotPoolByteArray
-  PoolIntArray* = ref object
-    godotPoolIntArray: GodotPoolIntArray
-  PoolRealArray* = ref object
-    godotPoolRealArray: GodotPoolRealArray
-  PoolVector2Array* = ref object
-    godotPoolVector2Array: GodotPoolVector2Array
-  PoolVector3Array* = ref object
-    godotPoolVector3Array: GodotPoolVector3Array
-  PoolColorArray* = ref object
-    godotPoolColorArray: GodotPoolColorArray
-  PoolStringArray* = ref object
-    godotPoolStringArray: GodotPoolStringArray
+# type
+#   PoolByteArray* = ref object
+#     godotPoolByteArray: GodotPoolByteArray
+#   PoolIntArray* = ref object
+#     godotPoolIntArray: GodotPoolIntArray
+#   PoolRealArray* = ref object
+#     godotPoolRealArray: GodotPoolRealArray
+#   PoolVector2Array* = ref object
+#     godotPoolVector2Array: GodotPoolVector2Array
+#   PoolVector3Array* = ref object
+#     godotPoolVector3Array: GodotPoolVector3Array
+#   PoolColorArray* = ref object
+#     godotPoolColorArray: GodotPoolColorArray
+#   PoolStringArray* = ref object
+#     godotPoolStringArray: GodotPoolStringArray
 
-proc godotPoolByteArray*(self: PoolByteArray):
-    ptr GodotPoolByteArray {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolByteArray
+# proc godotPoolByteArray*(self: PoolByteArray):
+#     ptr GodotPoolByteArray {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolByteArray
 
-proc godotPoolIntArray*(self: PoolIntArray):
-    ptr GodotPoolIntArray {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolIntArray
+# proc godotPoolIntArray*(self: PoolIntArray):
+#     ptr GodotPoolIntArray {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolIntArray
 
-proc godotPoolRealArray*(self: PoolRealArray):
-    ptr GodotPoolRealArray {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolRealArray
+# proc godotPoolRealArray*(self: PoolRealArray):
+#     ptr GodotPoolRealArray {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolRealArray
 
-proc godotPoolVector2Array*(self: PoolVector2Array):
-    ptr GodotPoolVector2Array {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolVector2Array
+# proc godotPoolVector2Array*(self: PoolVector2Array):
+#     ptr GodotPoolVector2Array {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolVector2Array
 
-proc godotPoolVector3Array*(self: PoolVector3Array):
-    ptr GodotPoolVector3Array {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolVector3Array
+# proc godotPoolVector3Array*(self: PoolVector3Array):
+#     ptr GodotPoolVector3Array {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolVector3Array
 
-proc godotPoolColorArray*(self: PoolColorArray):
-    ptr GodotPoolColorArray {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolColorArray
+# proc godotPoolColorArray*(self: PoolColorArray):
+#     ptr GodotPoolColorArray {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolColorArray
 
-proc godotPoolStringArray*(self: PoolStringArray):
-    ptr GodotPoolStringArray {.inline.} =
-  ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
-  ## the array.
-  addr self.godotPoolStringArray
+# proc godotPoolStringArray*(self: PoolStringArray):
+#     ptr GodotPoolStringArray {.inline.} =
+#   ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+#   ## the array.
+#   addr self.godotPoolStringArray
 
-import godotbase, arrays
-
-template definePoolArray(T, GodotT, DataT, fieldName, newProcName, initProcName;
-                         noData = false) =
+template definePoolArrayBase(T, GodotT, DataT, fieldName, newProcName,
+                             initProcName) =
+  type
+    T* = ref object
+      fieldName: GodotT
 
   proc poolArrayFinalizer(arr: T) =
     arr.fieldName.deinit()
@@ -73,14 +74,22 @@ template definePoolArray(T, GodotT, DataT, fieldName, newProcName, initProcName;
     new(result, poolArrayFinalizer)
     initProcName(result.fieldName)
 
-  proc newProcName*(arr: Array): T {.inline.} =
-    new(result, poolArrayFinalizer)
-    initProcName(result.fieldName, arr.godotArray[])
+  proc fieldName*(self: T): ptr GodotT {.inline.} =
+    ## WARNING: do not keep the returned value for longer than the lifetime of
+    ## the array.
+    addr self.fieldName
 
   proc newProcName*(arr: GodotT): T {.inline.} =
     new(result, poolArrayFinalizer)
     result.fieldName = arr
 
+template definePoolArray(T, GodotT, DataT, fieldName, newProcName, initProcName;
+                         noData = false) =
+
+  proc newProcName*(arr: Array): T {.inline.} =
+    new(result, poolArrayFinalizer)
+    initProcName(result.fieldName, arr.godotArray[])
+
   proc add*(self: var T; arr: T) {.inline.} =
     self.fieldName.add(arr.fieldName)
 
@@ -120,6 +129,30 @@ template definePoolArray(T, GodotT, DataT, fieldName, newProcName, initProcName;
       for i in 0..<arr.len:
         yield (i, arr[i])
 
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolByteArray, GodotPoolByteArray, uint8,
+                    godotPoolByteArray, newPoolByteArray,
+                    initGodotPoolByteArray)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolIntArray, GodotPoolIntArray, cint,
+                    godotPoolIntArray, newPoolIntArray,
+                    initGodotPoolIntArray)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolRealArray, GodotPoolRealArray, float64,
+                    godotPoolRealArray, newPoolRealArray,
+                    initGodotPoolRealArray)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolVector2Array, GodotPoolVector2Array, Vector2,
+                    godotPoolVector2Array, newPoolVector2Array,
+                    initGodotPoolVector2Array)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolVector3Array, GodotPoolVector3Array, Vector3,
+                    godotPoolVector3Array, newPoolVector3Array,
+                    initGodotPoolVector3Array)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolColorArray, GodotPoolColorArray, Color,
+                    godotPoolColorArray, newPoolColorArray,
+                    initGodotPoolColorArray)
+definePoolArrayBase(PoolStringArray, GodotPoolStringArray, string,
+                    godotPoolStringArray, newPoolStringArray,
+                    initGodotPoolStringArray)
+
+import godotbase, arrays
+
 definePoolArray(PoolByteArray, GodotPoolByteArray, uint8,
                 godotPoolByteArray, newPoolByteArray,
                 initGodotPoolByteArray)
diff --git a/godot/core/variants.nim b/godot/core/variants.nim
index de63132..628adb4 100644
--- a/godot/core/variants.nim
+++ b/godot/core/variants.nim
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ proc godotVariant*(v: Variant): ptr GodotVariant {.inline.} =
 proc getType*(v: Variant): VariantType =
   v.godotVariant.getType()
 
-proc variantFinalizer(v: Variant) =
+proc variantFinalizer*(v: Variant) =
   if not v.noDeinit:
     v.godotVariant.deinit()
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ proc newVariant*(s: string): Variant {.inline.} =
   godotStr.deinit()
 
 import basis, nodepaths
-import planes, poolarrays, quats, rect2, rect3, rids
+import planes, quats, rect2, rect3, rids
 import transforms, transform2d, vector2
 import vector3, colors
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ proc newVariant*(obj: ptr GodotObject): Variant {.inline.} =
   new(result, variantFinalizer)
   initGodotVariant(result.godotVariant, obj)
 
-import arrays
+import arrays, poolarrays
 
 proc newVariant*(arr: Array): Variant {.inline.} =
   new(result, variantFinalizer)
@@ -163,12 +163,6 @@ proc newVariant*(pv3a: PoolVector3Array): Variant {.inline.} =
 proc newVariant*(pca: PoolColorArray): Variant {.inline.} =
   initGodotVariant(result.godotVariant, pca.godotPoolColorArray[])
 
-import dictionaries
-
-proc newVariant*(dict: Dictionary): Variant {.inline.} =
-  new(result, variantFinalizer)
-  initGodotVariant(result.godotVariant, dict.godotDictionary[])
-
 proc asBool*(self: Variant): bool {.inline.} =
   self.godotVariant.asBool()
 
@@ -249,9 +243,6 @@ proc asPoolVector3Array*(self: Variant): PoolVector3Array =
 proc asPoolColorArray*(self: Variant): PoolColorArray =
   newPoolColorArray(self.godotVariant.asGodotPoolColorArray())
 
-proc asDictionary*(self: Variant): Dictionary {.inline.} =
-  newDictionary(self.godotVariant.asGodotDictionary)
-
 proc hasMethod*(self: Variant; meth: string): bool =
   var s = meth.toGodotString()
   result = self.godotVariant.hasMethod(s)