diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index be3b04b..751f0af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "osui-element"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.8"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The element attribute for defining elements in OSUI"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 proc-macro = true
 path = "./lib.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "osui-test"
+path = "./main.rs"
+
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = "1.0.89"
 quote = "1.0"
diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
index fc6ce96..96b9059 100644
--- a/lib.rs
+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ use syn::{
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn element(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let mut ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+    let struct_name = &ast.ident;
 
-    // Add a lifetime if none exists
-    if ast.generics.lifetimes().count() == 0 {
+    // Check if the struct has generics
+    let has_generics = !ast.generics.params.is_empty();
+
+    // If there are no generics, add a lifetime (if necessary)
+    if ast.generics.lifetimes().count() == 0 && !has_generics {
         ast.generics
             .params
             .push(GenericParam::Lifetime(LifetimeParam::new(Lifetime::new(
@@ -47,8 +51,90 @@ pub fn element(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         _ => panic!("`element` can only be used with structs"),
     }
 
+    // Generate the impl block with generics if needed
+    let impl_block = if has_generics {
+        // Keep the struct's generics (if any) when implementing the trait
+        quote! {
+            impl<'a, T> ElementCore for #struct_name<'a, T> {
+                fn get_element_by_id(&mut self, id: &str) -> Option<&mut Element> {
+                    if let Children::Children(children, _) = &mut self.children {
+                        for elem in children {
+                            if elem.get_id() == id {
+                                // return Some(elem);
+                            } else if let Some(e) = elem.get_element_by_id(id) {
+                                return Some(e);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None
+                }
+
+                fn set_styling(&mut self, styling: &std::collections::HashMap<StyleName, Style>) {
+                    if let Some(style) = styling.get(&StyleName::Class(self.class.to_string())) {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    } else if let Some(style) = styling.get(&StyleName::Id(self.id.to_string())) {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    } else if let Some(style) =
+                        styling.get(&StyleName::Component(stringify!(#struct_name).to_string()))
+                    {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    }
+                    if let Children::Children(children, _) = &mut self.children {
+                        for child in children {
+                            child.set_styling(styling);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                fn get_id(&self) -> String {
+                    self.id.to_string()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        // If no generics, don't add a generic `T` to the trait implementation
+        quote! {
+            impl<'a> ElementCore for #struct_name<'a> {
+                fn get_element_by_id(&mut self, id: &str) -> Option<&mut Element> {
+                    if let Children::Children(children, _) = &mut self.children {
+                        for elem in children {
+                            if elem.get_id() == id {
+                                // return Some(elem);
+                            } else if let Some(e) = elem.get_element_by_id(id) {
+                                return Some(e);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None
+                }
+
+                fn set_styling(&mut self, styling: &std::collections::HashMap<StyleName, Style>) {
+                    if let Some(style) = styling.get(&StyleName::Class(self.class.to_string())) {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    } else if let Some(style) = styling.get(&StyleName::Id(self.id.to_string())) {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    } else if let Some(style) =
+                        styling.get(&StyleName::Component(stringify!(#struct_name).to_string()))
+                    {
+                        self.style = style.clone();
+                    }
+                    if let Children::Children(children, _) = &mut self.children {
+                        for child in children {
+                            child.set_styling(styling);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                fn get_id(&self) -> String {
+                    self.id.to_string()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     let expanded = quote! {
         #ast
+        #impl_block
     };
 
     expanded.into()
@@ -58,17 +144,27 @@ pub fn element(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 pub fn elem_fn(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
     let struct_name = &ast.ident;
+
     let func_name = syn::Ident::new(
         &struct_name.to_string().to_lowercase(),
         proc_macro2::Span::call_site(),
     );
 
-    let elem_fn = quote! {
-        pub fn #func_name<'a, T>() -> Box<#struct_name<'a, T>> {
-            Box::new(#struct_name::default())
+    let elem_fn = if ast.generics.params.len() == 1 {
+        quote! {
+            pub fn #func_name<'a>() -> Box<#struct_name<'a>> {
+                Box::new(#struct_name::default())
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        quote! {
+            pub fn #func_name<'a, T>() -> Box<#struct_name<'a, T>> {
+                Box::new(#struct_name::default())
+            }
         }
     };
 
+    // Combine the struct and the generated function
     let expanded = quote! {
         #ast
         #elem_fn