diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 4912e28..b4f686c 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         'src/storage_pool.cc',
         'src/storage_volume.cc',
         # 'src/domain.cc',
+        'src/libvirt_handle.cc'
       ],
       'include_dirs' : [
         "<!(node -e \"require('nan')\")"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
             ]
           },
           'cflags': [
+            '-std=c++11',
             '<!@(pkg-config --cflags libvirt)'
           ],
         }]
diff --git a/src/libvirt_handle.cc b/src/libvirt_handle.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b30203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libvirt_handle.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
+#include "libvirt_handle.h"
+
+namespace NodeLibvirt {
+
+
+
+struct LibVirtHandlePrivate
+{
+  LibVirtHandlePrivate() {
+    data.connection = 0;
+    data.interface = 0;
+    data.network = 0;
+  }
+
+  union Data {
+    virConnectPtr connection;
+    virInterfacePtr interface;
+    virNetworkPtr network;
+  } data;
+};
+
+LibVirtHandle::LibVirtHandle()
+  : d(new LibVirtHandlePrivate)
+{
+}
+
+LibVirtHandle::LibVirtHandle(virConnectPtr connection)
+  : d(new LibVirtHandlePrivate)
+{
+  d->data.connection = connection;
+}
+
+LibVirtHandle::LibVirtHandle(virInterfacePtr interface)
+  : d(new LibVirtHandlePrivate)
+{
+  d->data.interface = interface;
+}
+
+LibVirtHandle::LibVirtHandle(virNetworkPtr network)
+  : d(new LibVirtHandlePrivate)
+{
+  d->data.network = network;
+}
+
+LibVirtHandle::~LibVirtHandle()
+{
+}
+
+void LibVirtHandle::Clear()
+{
+  d->data.connection = 0;
+
+  if (d->data.interface)
+    virInterfaceFree(d->data.interface);
+  d->data.interface = 0;
+
+  if (d->data.network)
+    virNetworkFree(d->data.network);
+  d->data.network = 0;
+}
+
+virConnectPtr LibVirtHandle::ToConnection() const
+{
+  return d->data.connection;
+}
+
+virInterfacePtr LibVirtHandle::ToInterface() const
+{
+  return d->data.interface;
+}
+
+virNetworkPtr LibVirtHandle::ToNetwork() const
+{
+  return d->data.network;
+}
+
+} // namespace NodeLibvirt
diff --git a/src/libvirt_handle.h b/src/libvirt_handle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a6e5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libvirt_handle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef LIBVIRT_HANDLE_H
+#define LIBVIRT_HANDLE_H
+
+#include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
+#include <memory>
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace NodeLibvirt {
+
+class LibVirtHandlePrivate;
+class LibVirtHandle
+{
+public:
+  LibVirtHandle();
+  ~LibVirtHandle();
+  LibVirtHandle(virConnectPtr connection);
+  LibVirtHandle(virInterfacePtr interface);
+  LibVirtHandle(virNetworkPtr network);
+
+  void Clear();
+
+  virConnectPtr ToConnection() const;
+  virInterfacePtr ToInterface() const;
+  virNetworkPtr ToNetwork() const;
+
+private:
+  shared_ptr<LibVirtHandlePrivate> d;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace NodeLibvirt
+
+#endif  // LIBVIRT_HANDLE_H
diff --git a/src/worker_macros.h b/src/worker_macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3f4f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/worker_macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#ifndef WORKER_MACROS_H
+#define WORKER_MACROS_H
+
+// UTIL
+#define NLV_CATNX(A, B) A ## B
+#define NLV_CAT(A, B) NLV_CATNX(A, B)
+
+// ASSERTIONS
+#define NLV_WORKER_ASSERT_CONNECTION() \
+  if (Handle().ToConnection() == NULL) { \
+    SetErrorMessage("invalid connection");  \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+#define NLV_WORKER_ASSERT_INTERFACE() \
+  if (Handle().ToInterface() == NULL) { \
+    SetErrorMessage("invalid interface");  \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+#define NLV_WORKER_ASSERT_NETWORK() \
+  if (Handle().ToNetwork() == NULL) { \
+    SetErrorMessage("invalid network");  \
+    return; \
+  }
+
+
+// METHOD HELPERS
+#define NLV_WORKER_METHOD_NO_ARGS(Class, Method) \
+NAN_METHOD(Class::Method) {  \
+  NanScope(); \
+  if (args.Length() == 1 && !args[0]->IsFunction()) { \
+    NanThrowTypeError("You must specify a function as first argument"); \
+    NanReturnUndefined(); \
+  } \
+  NanCallback *callback = new NanCallback(args[0].As<Function>());  \
+  Class *object = ObjectWrap::Unwrap<Class>(args.This()); \
+  NanAsyncQueueWorker(new Method##Worker(callback, object->handle_));  \
+  NanReturnUndefined(); \
+}
+
+// WORKER DEFINITIONS
+#define NLV_PRIMITIVE_RETURN_WORKER(Method, HandleType, Type)  \
+  class Method##Worker : public PrimitiveReturnWorker<Type> { \
+  public: \
+    Method##Worker(NanCallback *callback, HandleType handle) \
+      : PrimitiveReturnWorker<Type>(callback, handle) {} \
+    void Execute(); \
+  };
+
+#define NLV_LOOKUP_BY_VALUE_WORKER(Class, Method)  \
+  class Method##Worker : public LookupInstanceByValueWorker<Class> { \
+  public: \
+    Method##Worker(NanCallback *callback, const LibVirtHandle &handle, const std::string &value) \
+      : LookupInstanceByValueWorker<Class>(callback, handle, value) {} \
+    void Execute(); \
+  };
+
+// EXECUTE HELPERS
+#define NLV_INT_RETURN_EXECUTE(Class, Method, Accessor)  \
+  void Class::Method##Worker::Execute() {  \
+    HYPERVISOR_ASSERT_CONNECTION(); \
+    int result = Accessor(Handle().ToConnection());  \
+    if (result == -1) { \
+      SetVirError(virGetLastError()); \
+      return; \
+    } \
+    data_ = result;  \
+  }
+
+#define NLV_BOOL_RETURN_EXECUTE(Class, Method, Accessor)  \
+  void Class::Method##Worker::Execute() {  \
+    HYPERVISOR_ASSERT_CONNECTION(); \
+    int result = Accessor(Handle().ToConnection());  \
+    if (result == -1) { \
+      SetVirError(virGetLastError()); \
+      return; \
+    } \
+    data_ = static_cast<bool>(result);  \
+  }
+
+#define NLV_LOOKUP_BY_VALUE_EXECUTE(Class, Method, Accessor) \
+  void Class::Method##Worker::Execute() { \
+    lookupHandle_ = Accessor(Handle().ToConnection(), value_.c_str());  \
+    if (lookupHandle_.NLV_CAT(To, Class)() == NULL) { \
+      SetVirError(virGetLastError()); \
+      return; \
+    } \
+  }
+
+#endif  // WORKER_MACROS_H