4 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/mingling/src/lib.rs b/mingling/src/lib.rs
index 5f45228..12d4a84 100644
--- a/mingling/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mingling/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub mod macros {
     pub use mingling_macros::r_print;
     /// Used to print content with a newline within a `Renderer` context
     pub use mingling_macros::r_println;
+    /// Used to register a type into the context
+    pub use mingling_macros::register_type;
     /// Used to generate a struct implementing the `Renderer` trait via a method
     pub use mingling_macros::renderer;
     #[cfg(feature = "comp")]
diff --git a/mingling_macros/src/chain.rs b/mingling_macros/src/chain.rs
index f1be091..cf91738 100644
--- a/mingling_macros/src/chain.rs
+++ b/mingling_macros/src/chain.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ pub fn chain_attr(attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let pascal_case_name = just_fmt::pascal_case!(fn_name.to_string());
     let struct_name = Ident::new(&pascal_case_name, fn_name.span());
 
+    let previous_type_str = previous_type.to_token_stream().to_string();
+
     // Generate the struct and implementation
     let expanded = if use_crate_prefix {
         quote! {
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ pub fn chain_attr(attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             #[doc(hidden)]
             #vis struct #struct_name;
 
+            ::mingling::macros::register_type!(#previous_type_str);
+
             impl ::mingling::Chain<ThisProgram> for #struct_name {
                 type Previous = #previous_type;
 
@@ -182,15 +186,12 @@ pub fn chain_attr(attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
     let mut chains = crate::CHAINS.lock().unwrap();
     let mut chain_exist = crate::CHAINS_EXIST.lock().unwrap();
-    let mut packed_types = crate::PACKED_TYPES.lock().unwrap();
 
     let chain_entry = chain_entry.to_string();
     let chain_exist_entry = chain_exist_entry.to_string();
-    let previous_type_str = previous_type.to_token_stream().to_string();
 
     chains.insert(chain_entry);
     chain_exist.insert(chain_exist_entry);
-    packed_types.insert(previous_type_str);
 
     expanded.into()
 }
diff --git a/mingling_macros/src/lib.rs b/mingling_macros/src/lib.rs
index da431d5..ffcf7e9 100644
--- a/mingling_macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mingling_macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ pub fn program_gen_completion(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     TokenStream::from(comp_dispatcher)
 }
 
+/// Internal macro for registering types.
+///
+/// This macro is used internally by the `#[chain]` and `#[renderer]` attribute macros
+#[proc_macro]
+pub fn register_type(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let type_entry = parse_macro_input!(input as syn::LitStr);
+    let entry_str = type_entry.value();
+
+    PACKED_TYPES.lock().unwrap().insert(entry_str);
+
+    TokenStream::new()
+}
+
 #[proc_macro]
 pub fn program_final_gen(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let name = read_name(&input);
diff --git a/mingling_macros/src/renderer.rs b/mingling_macros/src/renderer.rs
index 26e7aa9..dc00bc9 100644
--- a/mingling_macros/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/mingling_macros/src/renderer.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ pub fn renderer_attr(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
     let mut renderers = crate::RENDERERS.lock().unwrap();
     let mut renderer_exist = crate::RENDERERS_EXIST.lock().unwrap();
-    let mut packed_types = crate::PACKED_TYPES.lock().unwrap();
 
     #[cfg(feature = "general_renderer")]
     let mut general_renderers = crate::GENERAL_RENDERERS.lock().unwrap();
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@ pub fn renderer_attr(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
     renderers.insert(renderer_entry_str);
     renderer_exist.insert(renderer_exist_entry_str);
-    packed_types.insert(previous_type_str);
 
     #[cfg(feature = "general_renderer")]
     general_renderers.insert(general_renderer_entry_str);
@@ -134,6 +132,8 @@ pub fn renderer_attr(item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         #[doc(hidden)]
         #vis struct #struct_name;
 
+        ::mingling::macros::register_type!(#previous_type_str);
+
         impl ::mingling::Renderer for #struct_name {
             type Previous = #previous_type;