diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
index 784cde5..2fb0a11 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/Patcher.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher
 
-import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.PatcherData
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.base.Data
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.implementation.findIndexed
-import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.findAnnotationRecursively
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.PatchExtensions.dependencies
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.PatchExtensions.patchName
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.nullOutputStream
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.BytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.ResourcePatch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.misc.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.misc.PatchResultError
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.misc.PatchResultSuccess
-import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.MethodSignature
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.resolver.MethodSignatureResolver
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.ListBackedSet
 import brut.androlib.Androlib
@@ -34,15 +35,10 @@ val NAMER = BasicDexFileNamer()
 
 /**
  * The ReVanced Patcher.
- * @param inputFile The input file (usually an apk file).
- * @param resourceCacheDirectory Directory to cache resources.
- * @param patchResources Weather to use the resource patcher. Resources will still need to be decoded.
+ * @param options The options for the patcher.
  */
 class Patcher(
-    inputFile: File,
-    // TODO: maybe a file system in memory is better. Could cause high memory usage.
-    private val resourceCacheDirectory: String,
-    private val patchResources: Boolean = false
+    private val options: PatcherOptions
 ) {
     val packageVersion: String
     val packageName: String
@@ -50,11 +46,10 @@ class Patcher(
     private lateinit var usesFramework: UsesFramework
     private val patcherData: PatcherData
     private val opcodes: Opcodes
-    private var signaturesResolved = false
 
     init {
-        val extFileInput = ExtFile(inputFile)
-        val outDir = File(resourceCacheDirectory)
+        val extFileInput = ExtFile(options.inputFile)
+        val outDir = File(options.resourceCacheDirectory)
 
         if (outDir.exists()) outDir.deleteRecursively()
         outDir.mkdir()
@@ -63,7 +58,7 @@ class Patcher(
         val androlib = Androlib()
         val resourceTable = androlib.getResTable(extFileInput, true)
 
-        if (patchResources) {
+        if (options.patchResources) {
             // 1. decode resources to cache directory
             androlib.decodeManifestWithResources(extFileInput, outDir, resourceTable)
             androlib.decodeResourcesFull(extFileInput, outDir, resourceTable)
@@ -93,11 +88,11 @@ class Patcher(
         packageVersion = resourceTable.versionInfo.versionName
         packageName = resourceTable.currentResPackage.name
         // read dex files
-        val dexFile = MultiDexIO.readDexFile(true, inputFile, NAMER, null, null)
+        val dexFile = MultiDexIO.readDexFile(true, options.inputFile, NAMER, null, null)
         opcodes = dexFile.opcodes
 
         // save to patcher data
-        patcherData = PatcherData(dexFile.classes.toMutableList(), resourceCacheDirectory)
+        patcherData = PatcherData(dexFile.classes.toMutableList(), options.resourceCacheDirectory)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -144,8 +139,8 @@ class Patcher(
         }
 
         // build modified resources
-        if (patchResources) {
-            val extDir = ExtFile(resourceCacheDirectory)
+        if (options.patchResources) {
+            val extDir = ExtFile(options.resourceCacheDirectory)
 
             // TODO: figure out why a new instance of Androlib is necessary here
             Androlib().buildResources(extDir, usesFramework)
@@ -161,33 +156,62 @@ class Patcher(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Add a patch to the patcher.
-     * @param patches The patches to add.
+     * Add [Patch]es to the patcher.
+     * @param patches [Patch]es The patches to add.
      */
-    fun addPatches(patches: Iterable<Patch<Data>>) {
+    fun addPatches(patches: Iterable<Class<out Patch<Data>>>) {
         patcherData.patches.addAll(patches)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Resolves all signatures.
+     * Apply a [patch] and its dependencies recursively.
+     * @param patch The [patch] to apply.
+     * @param appliedPatches A list of [patch] names, to prevent applying [patch]es twice.
+     * @return The result of executing the [patch].
      */
-    fun resolveSignatures(): List<MethodSignature> {
-        val signatures = buildList {
-            for (patch in patcherData.patches) {
-                if (patch !is BytecodePatch) continue
-                this.addAll(patch.signatures)
-            }
-        }
-        if (signatures.isEmpty()) {
-            return emptyList()
+    private fun applyPatch(
+        patch: Class<out Patch<Data>>, appliedPatches: MutableList<String>
+    ): PatchResult {
+        val patchName = patch.patchName
+
+        // if the patch has already applied silently skip it
+        if (appliedPatches.contains(patchName)) return PatchResultSuccess()
+        appliedPatches.add(patchName)
+
+        // recursively apply all dependency patches
+        patch.dependencies?.forEach {
+            val patchDependency = it.java
+
+            val result = applyPatch(patchDependency, appliedPatches)
+            if (result.isSuccess()) return@forEach
+
+            val errorMessage = result.error()!!.message
+            return PatchResultError("$patchName depends on ${patchDependency.patchName} but the following error was raised: $errorMessage")
         }
 
-        MethodSignatureResolver(patcherData.bytecodeData.classes.internalClasses, signatures).resolve(patcherData)
-        signaturesResolved = true
-        return signatures
+        val patchInstance = patch.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance()
+
+        // if the current patch is a resource patch but resource patching is disabled, return an error
+        val isResourcePatch = patchInstance is ResourcePatch
+        if (!options.patchResources && isResourcePatch) return PatchResultError("$patchName is a resource patch, but resource patching is disabled.")
+
+        // TODO: find a solution for this
+        val data = if (isResourcePatch) {
+            patcherData.resourceData
+        } else {
+            MethodSignatureResolver(
+                patcherData.bytecodeData.classes.internalClasses, (patchInstance as BytecodePatch).signatures
+            ).resolve(patcherData)
+            patcherData.bytecodeData
+        }
+
+        return try {
+            patchInstance.execute(data)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            PatchResultError(e)
+        }
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Apply patches loaded into the patcher.
      * @param stopOnError If true, the patches will stop on the first error.
@@ -198,43 +222,22 @@ class Patcher(
     fun applyPatches(
         stopOnError: Boolean = false, callback: (String) -> Unit = {}
     ): Map<String, Result<PatchResultSuccess>> {
-        if (!signaturesResolved) {
-            resolveSignatures()
-        }
+        val appliedPatches = mutableListOf<String>()
+
         return buildMap {
             for (patch in patcherData.patches) {
-                val resourcePatch = patch is ResourcePatch
-                if (!patchResources && resourcePatch) continue
+                val result = applyPatch(patch, appliedPatches)
 
-                val patchNameAnnotation = patch::class.java.findAnnotationRecursively(Name::class.java)
+                val name = patch.patchName
+                callback(name)
 
-                patchNameAnnotation?.let {
-                    callback(it.name)
+                this[name] = if (result.isSuccess()) {
+                    Result.success(result.success()!!)
+                } else {
+                    Result.failure(result.error()!!)
                 }
 
-                val result: Result<PatchResultSuccess> = try {
-                    val data = if (resourcePatch) {
-                        patcherData.resourceData
-                    } else {
-                        patcherData.bytecodeData
-                    }
-
-                    val pr = patch.execute(data)
-
-                    if (pr.isSuccess()) {
-                        Result.success(pr.success()!!)
-                    } else {
-                        Result.failure(Exception(pr.error()?.errorMessage() ?: "Unknown error"))
-                    }
-                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    Result.failure(e)
-                }
-
-                patchNameAnnotation?.let {
-                    this[patchNameAnnotation.name] = result
-                }
-
-                if (result.isFailure && stopOnError) break
+                if (stopOnError && result.isError()) break
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/PatcherOptions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/PatcherOptions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..038826d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/PatcherOptions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package app.revanced.patcher
+
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * @param inputFile The input file (usually an apk file).
+ * @param resourceCacheDirectory Directory to cache resources.
+ * @param patchResources Weather to use the resource patcher. Resources will still need to be decoded.
+ */
+data class PatcherOptions(
+    internal val inputFile: File,
+    // TODO: maybe a file system in memory is better. Could cause high memory usage.
+    internal val resourceCacheDirectory: String,
+    internal val patchResources: Boolean = false
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/PatcherData.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/PatcherData.kt
index f225d8f..2462d42 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/PatcherData.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/PatcherData.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ internal data class PatcherData(
     val internalClasses: MutableList<ClassDef>,
     val resourceCacheDirectory: String
 ) {
-    internal val patches = mutableListOf<Patch<Data>>()
+    internal val patches = mutableListOf<Class<out Patch<Data>>>()
 
-    internal val bytecodeData = BytecodeData(patches, internalClasses)
+    internal val bytecodeData = BytecodeData(internalClasses)
     internal val resourceData = ResourceData(File(resourceCacheDirectory))
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/implementation/BytecodeData.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/implementation/BytecodeData.kt
index 03d1ae5..6e8e7e1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/implementation/BytecodeData.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/implementation/BytecodeData.kt
@@ -1,55 +1,33 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher.data.implementation
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.base.Data
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.BytecodePatch
-import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.resolver.SignatureResolverResult
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.ProxyBackedClassList
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.method.MethodWalker
 import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.ClassDef
 import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.Method
 
 class BytecodeData(
-    // FIXME: ugly solution due to design.
-    //  It does not make sense for a BytecodeData instance to have access to the patches
-    private val patches: List<Patch<Data>>,
     internalClasses: MutableList<ClassDef>
 ) : Data {
     val classes = ProxyBackedClassList(internalClasses)
 
     /**
-     * Find a class by a given class name
-     * @return A proxy for the first class that matches the class name
+     * Find a class by a given class name.
+     * @param className The name of the class.
+     * @return A proxy for the first class that matches the class name.
      */
     fun findClass(className: String) = findClass { it.type.contains(className) }
 
     /**
-     * Find a class by a given predicate
-     * @return A proxy for the first class that matches the predicate
+     * Find a class by a given predicate.
+     * @param predicate A predicate to match the class.
+     * @return A proxy for the first class that matches the predicate.
      */
-    fun findClass(predicate: (ClassDef) -> Boolean): app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.ClassProxy? {
+    fun findClass(predicate: (ClassDef) -> Boolean) =
         // if we already proxied the class matching the predicate...
-        for (patch in patches) {
-            if (patch !is BytecodePatch) continue
-            for (signature in patch.signatures) {
-                val result = signature.result
-                result ?: continue
-
-                if (predicate(result.definingClassProxy.immutableClass)) return result.definingClassProxy  // ...then return that proxy
-            }
-        }
+        classes.proxies.firstOrNull { predicate(it.immutableClass) } ?:
         // else resolve the class to a proxy and return it, if the predicate is matching a class
-        return classes.find(predicate)?.let {
-            proxy(it)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-class MethodMap : LinkedHashMap<String, SignatureResolverResult>() {
-    override fun get(key: String): SignatureResolverResult {
-        return super.get(key) ?: throw MethodNotFoundException("Method $key was not found in the method cache")
-    }
+        classes.find(predicate)?.let { proxy(it) }
 }
 
 internal class MethodNotFoundException(s: String) : Exception(s)
@@ -63,6 +41,11 @@ internal inline fun <reified T> Iterable<T>.find(predicate: (T) -> Boolean): T?
     return null
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a [MethodWalker] instance for the current [BytecodeData].
+ * @param startMethod The method to start at.
+ * @return A [MethodWalker] instance.
+ */
 fun BytecodeData.toMethodWalker(startMethod: Method): MethodWalker {
     return MethodWalker(this, startMethod)
 }
@@ -80,7 +63,7 @@ fun BytecodeData.proxy(classDef: ClassDef): app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.Clas
     var proxy = this.classes.proxies.find { it.immutableClass.type == classDef.type }
     if (proxy == null) {
         proxy = app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.ClassProxy(classDef)
-        this.classes.proxies.add(proxy)
+        this.classes.add(proxy)
     }
     return proxy
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/AnnotationExtensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/AnnotationExtensions.kt
index 13f3104..9ef5df1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/AnnotationExtensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/AnnotationExtensions.kt
@@ -4,29 +4,54 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Compatibility
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.base.Data
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.MethodSignature
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.annotation.FuzzyPatternScanMethod
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.annotation.MatchingMethod
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
-private inline fun <reified T : Annotation> Any.firstAnnotation() =
-    this::class.annotations.first { it is T } as T
+/**
+ * Recursively find a given annotation on a class.
+ * @param targetAnnotation The annotation to find.
+ * @return The annotation.
+ */
+private fun <T : Annotation> Class<*>.recursiveAnnotation(targetAnnotation: KClass<T>) =
+    this.findAnnotationRecursively(targetAnnotation.java, mutableSetOf())
 
-private inline fun <reified T : Annotation> Any.recursiveAnnotation() =
-    this::class.java.findAnnotationRecursively(T::class.java)!!
+
+private fun <T : Annotation> Class<*>.findAnnotationRecursively(
+    targetAnnotation: Class<T>, traversed: MutableSet<Annotation>
+): T? {
+    val found = this.annotations.firstOrNull { it.annotationClass.java.name == targetAnnotation.name }
+
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") if (found != null) return found as T
+
+    for (annotation in this.annotations) {
+        if (traversed.contains(annotation)) continue
+        traversed.add(annotation)
+
+        return (annotation.annotationClass.java.findAnnotationRecursively(targetAnnotation, traversed)) ?: continue
+    }
+
+    return null
+}
 
 object PatchExtensions {
-    val Patch<*>.name get() = firstAnnotation<Name>().name
-    val Patch<*>.version get() = firstAnnotation<Version>().version
-    val Patch<*>.description get() = firstAnnotation<Description>().description
-    val Patch<*>.compatiblePackages get() = recursiveAnnotation<Compatibility>().compatiblePackages
+    val Class<out Patch<Data>>.patchName: String
+        get() = recursiveAnnotation(Name::class)?.name ?: this.javaClass.simpleName
+    val Class<out Patch<Data>>.version get() = recursiveAnnotation(Version::class)?.version
+    val Class<out Patch<Data>>.description get() = recursiveAnnotation(Description::class)?.description
+    val Class<out Patch<Data>>.dependencies get() = recursiveAnnotation(app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch::class)?.dependencies
+    val Class<out Patch<Data>>.compatiblePackages get() = recursiveAnnotation(Compatibility::class)?.compatiblePackages
 }
 
 object MethodSignatureExtensions {
-    val MethodSignature.name get() = firstAnnotation<Name>().name
-    val MethodSignature.version get() = firstAnnotation<Version>().version
-    val MethodSignature.description get() = firstAnnotation<Description>().description
-    val MethodSignature.compatiblePackages get() = recursiveAnnotation<Compatibility>().compatiblePackages
-    val MethodSignature.matchingMethod get() = firstAnnotation<MatchingMethod>()
-    val MethodSignature.fuzzyThreshold get() = firstAnnotation<FuzzyPatternScanMethod>().threshold
+    val MethodSignature.name get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(Name::class)?.name ?: this.javaClass.simpleName
+    val MethodSignature.version get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(Version::class)?.version ?: "0.0.1"
+    val MethodSignature.description get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(Description::class)?.description
+    val MethodSignature.compatiblePackages get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(Compatibility::class)?.compatiblePackages
+    val MethodSignature.matchingMethod get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(MatchingMethod::class)
+    val MethodSignature.fuzzyPatternScanMethod get() = javaClass.recursiveAnnotation(FuzzyPatternScanMethod::class)
+    val MethodSignature.fuzzyThreshold get() = fuzzyPatternScanMethod?.threshold ?: 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/Extensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/Extensions.kt
index 6828613..5f081c3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/Extensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/extensions/Extensions.kt
@@ -11,33 +11,6 @@ import org.jf.dexlib2.immutable.ImmutableMethodImplementation
 import org.jf.dexlib2.util.MethodUtil
 import java.io.OutputStream
 
-/**
- * Recursively find a given annotation on a class
- * @param targetAnnotation The annotation to find
- * @return The annotation
- */
-fun <T : Annotation> Class<*>.findAnnotationRecursively(targetAnnotation: Class<T>) =
-    this.findAnnotationRecursively(targetAnnotation, mutableSetOf())
-
-private fun <T : Annotation> Class<*>.findAnnotationRecursively(
-    targetAnnotation: Class<T>,
-    traversed: MutableSet<Annotation>
-): T? {
-    val found = this.annotations.firstOrNull { it.annotationClass.java.name == targetAnnotation.name }
-
-    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-    if (found != null) return found as T
-
-    for (annotation in this.annotations) {
-        if (traversed.contains(annotation)) continue
-        traversed.add(annotation)
-
-        return (annotation.annotationClass.java.findAnnotationRecursively(targetAnnotation, traversed)) ?: continue
-    }
-
-    return null
-}
-
 infix fun AccessFlags.or(other: AccessFlags) = this.value or other.value
 infix fun Int.or(other: AccessFlags) = this or other.value
 
@@ -47,6 +20,19 @@ fun MutableMethodImplementation.addInstructions(index: Int, instructions: List<B
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Compare a method to another, considering constructors and parameters.
+ * @param otherMethod The method to compare against.
+ * @return True if the methods match given the conditions.
+ */
+fun Method.softCompareTo(
+    otherMethod: MethodReference
+): Boolean {
+    if (MethodUtil.isConstructor(this) && !parametersEqual(this.parameterTypes, otherMethod.parameterTypes))
+        return false
+    return this.name == otherMethod.name
+}
+
 /**
  * Clones the method.
  * @param registerCount This parameter allows you to change the register count of the method.
@@ -86,14 +72,6 @@ internal fun Method.cloneMutable(
     registerCount: Int = 0,
 ) = clone(registerCount).toMutable()
 
-internal fun Method.softCompareTo(
-    otherMethod: MethodReference
-): Boolean {
-    if (MethodUtil.isConstructor(this) && !parametersEqual(this.parameterTypes, otherMethod.parameterTypes))
-        return false
-    return this.name == otherMethod.name
-}
-
 // FIXME: also check the order of parameters as different order equals different method overload
 internal fun parametersEqual(
     parameters1: Iterable<CharSequence>,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/annotations/PatchAnnotation.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/annotations/PatchAnnotation.kt
index 4803b02..df2f049 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/annotations/PatchAnnotation.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/annotations/PatchAnnotation.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.base.Data
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
 /**
  * Annotation to mark a Class as a patch.
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME)
 @MustBeDocumented
-annotation class Patch
\ No newline at end of file
+annotation class Patch(
+    val dependencies: Array<KClass<out app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch<Data>>> = []
+)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/base/Patch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/base/Patch.kt
index a207c71..80a2635 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/base/Patch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/base/Patch.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.implementation.misc.PatchResult
  * Can either be a [ResourcePatch] or a [BytecodePatch].
  */
 abstract class Patch<out T : Data> {
+
     /**
      * The main function of the [Patch] which the patcher will call.
      */
-    abstract fun execute(data: @UnsafeVariance T): PatchResult // FIXME: remove the UnsafeVariance annotation
+    abstract fun execute(data: @UnsafeVariance T): PatchResult
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/implementation/misc/PatchResult.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/implementation/misc/PatchResult.kt
index 7c0b068..9d6e37a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/implementation/misc/PatchResult.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/patch/implementation/misc/PatchResult.kt
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ interface PatchResult {
     }
 }
 
-class PatchResultError(private val errorMessage: String) : PatchResult {
-    fun errorMessage(): String {
-        return errorMessage
-    }
+class PatchResultError(
+    errorMessage: String?, cause: Exception?
+) : Exception(errorMessage, cause), PatchResult {
+    constructor(errorMessage: String) : this(errorMessage, null)
+    constructor(cause: Exception) : this(cause.message, cause)
+
 }
 
 class PatchResultSuccess : PatchResult
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/MethodSignature.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/MethodSignature.kt
index 8d0a8cc..49e47f5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/MethodSignature.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/MethodSignature.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method
 
-import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.implementation.MethodNotFoundException
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.MethodSignatureExtensions.name
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.base.Signature
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.resolver.SignatureResolverResult
 import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
@@ -26,22 +26,8 @@ abstract class MethodSignature(
      * The result of the signature
      */
     var result: SignatureResolverResult? = null
+        @Throws(MethodNotFoundException::class)
         get() {
-            return field ?: throw MethodNotFoundException(
-                "Could not resolve required signature ${
-                    (this::class.annotations.find { it is Name }?.let {
-                        (it as Name).name
-                    })
-                }"
-            )
-        }
-    val resolved: Boolean
-        get() {
-            var resolved = false
-            try {
-                resolved = result != null
-            } catch (_: Exception) {
-            }
-            return resolved
+            return field ?: throw MethodNotFoundException("Could not resolve required signature ${this.name}")
         }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/resolver/MethodSignatureResolver.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/resolver/MethodSignatureResolver.kt
index de3634b..75255a4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/resolver/MethodSignatureResolver.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/signature/implementation/method/resolver/MethodSignatureResolver.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ package app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.resolver
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.PatcherData
 import app.revanced.patcher.data.implementation.proxy
-import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.findAnnotationRecursively
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.MethodSignatureExtensions.fuzzyThreshold
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.parametersEqual
 import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.MethodSignature
-import app.revanced.patcher.signature.implementation.method.annotation.FuzzyPatternScanMethod
 import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
 import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.ClassDef
 import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.Method
@@ -109,9 +108,7 @@ internal class MethodSignatureResolver(
             val pattern = signature.opcodes!!
             val size = pattern.count()
 
-            val threshold =
-                signature::class.java.findAnnotationRecursively(FuzzyPatternScanMethod::class.java)?.threshold
-                    ?: 0
+            val threshold = signature.fuzzyThreshold
 
             for (instructionIndex in 0 until count) {
                 var patternIndex = 0
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/ProxyBackedClassList.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/ProxyBackedClassList.kt
index 93e6f82..925a774 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/ProxyBackedClassList.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/ProxyBackedClassList.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher.util
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.ClassProxy
 import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.ClassDef
 
 class ProxyBackedClassList(internal val internalClasses: MutableList<ClassDef>) : List<ClassDef> {
-    internal val proxies = mutableListOf<app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.ClassProxy>()
+    private val internalProxies = mutableListOf<ClassProxy>()
+    internal val proxies: List<ClassProxy> = internalProxies
 
-    fun add(classDef: ClassDef) {
-        internalClasses.add(classDef)
-    }
-
-    fun add(classProxy: app.revanced.patcher.util.proxy.ClassProxy) {
-        proxies.add(classProxy)
-    }
+    fun add(classDef: ClassDef) = internalClasses.add(classDef)
+    fun add(classProxy: ClassProxy) = internalProxies.add(classProxy)
 
     /**
      * Apply all resolved classes into [internalClasses] and clean the [proxies] list.
      */
     internal fun applyProxies() {
         // FIXME: check if this could cause issues when multiple patches use the same proxy
-        proxies.removeIf { proxy ->
+        internalProxies.removeIf { proxy ->
             // if the proxy is unused, keep it in the list
             if (!proxy.proxyUsed) return@removeIf false
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/method/MethodWalker.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/method/MethodWalker.kt
index 64d69b1..0b1c10e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/method/MethodWalker.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/method/MethodWalker.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MethodWalker internal constructor(
      * @param walkMutable If this is true, the class of the method will be resolved mutably.
      * The current method will be mutable.
      */
-    fun walk(offset: Int, walkMutable: Boolean = false): MethodWalker {
+    fun nextMethod(offset: Int, walkMutable: Boolean = false): MethodWalker {
         currentMethod.implementation?.instructions?.let { instructions ->
             val instruction = instructions.elementAt(offset)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/PatchLoader.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/PatchLoader.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index b11e4f0..0000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/PatchLoader.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-package app.revanced.patcher.util.patch
-
-import app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch
-import java.io.File
-import java.net.URLClassLoader
-import java.util.jar.JarFile
-
-object PatchLoader {
-    /**
-     * This method loads patches from a given jar file containing [Patch]es
-     * @return the loaded patches represented as a list of [Patch] classes
-     */
-    fun loadFromFile(patchesJar: File) = buildList {
-        val jarFile = JarFile(patchesJar)
-        val classLoader = URLClassLoader(arrayOf(patchesJar.toURI().toURL()))
-
-        val entries = jarFile.entries()
-        while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
-            val entry = entries.nextElement()
-            if (!entry.name.endsWith(".class") || entry.name.contains("$")) continue
-
-            val clazz = classLoader.loadClass(entry.realName.replace('/', '.').replace(".class", ""))
-
-            if (!clazz.isAnnotationPresent(app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch::class.java)) continue
-
-            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-            val patch = clazz as Class<Patch<*>>
-
-            // TODO: include declared classes from patch
-
-            this.add(patch)
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/base/PatchBundle.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/base/PatchBundle.kt
index e01bb02..befc786 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/base/PatchBundle.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/util/patch/base/PatchBundle.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.revanced.patcher.util.patch.base
 
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.base.Data
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.base.Patch
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ abstract class PatchBundle(patchBundlePath: String) : File(patchBundlePath) {
         classNames.forEach { className ->
             val clazz = classLoader.loadClass(className)
             if (!clazz.isAnnotationPresent(app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch::class.java)) return@forEach
-            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") this.add(clazz as Class<Patch<*>>)
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") this.add(clazz as Class<out Patch<Data>>)
         }
     }
 }
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