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diff --git a/tests/component_test.cpp b/tests/component_test.cpp
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+++ b/tests/component_test.cpp
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+#include <yage/entity/entity.h>
+
+struct Position {
+    double x;
+    double y;
+
+    Position(double x_i, double y_i) : x(x_i), y(y_i) {}
+};
+
+int main() {
+    EntityManager em();
+    Entity player = em.createEntity();
+}
diff --git a/yage/entity/component.cpp b/yage/entity/component.cpp
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index 00000000..83fe4424
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+++ b/yage/entity/component.cpp
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+#include "component.h"
+
+GroupId BaseComponent::getGroup() {
+    static GroupId group_id = group_id_counter_++;
+    return group_id;
+}
diff --git a/yage/entity/component.h b/yage/entity/component.h
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index 00000000..84eb8b54
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+++ b/yage/entity/component.h
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+typedef unsigned int GroupId;
+
+class BaseComponent
+{
+protected:
+    GroupId getGroup();
+
+private:
+    friend class EntityManager;
+
+    static GroupId group_id_counter_;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+class Component : public BaseComponent
+{
+};