diff --git a/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/blocks.ts b/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/blocks.ts
index 0077118bc..b3b45c4e7 100644
--- a/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/blocks.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/blocks.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getImplementationName } from "../mixins/base/scratchInfo/index";
 import { ExtensionInstance } from "..";
 import { isFunction, isString, tryCreateBundleTimeEvent } from "$common/utils";
 import { extractArgs } from "../mixins/base/scratchInfo/args";
+import { makeDecorator } from "$common/extension/decorators/newBlocks"
 
 type BlockFunctionMetadata = {
   methodName: string,
@@ -16,9 +17,12 @@ type BlockFunctionMetadata = {
 
 export const blockBundleEvent = tryCreateBundleTimeEvent<BlockFunctionMetadata>("blocks");
 
+
 export const getAccessorPrefix = "__getter__";
 export const setAccessorPrefix = "__setter__";
 
+export const reporter = makeDecorator("reporter");
+
 /**
  * This a decorator function that should be associated with methods of your Extension class, all in order to turn your class methods
  * into Blocks that can be executed in the Block Programming Environment.
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ export const setAccessorPrefix = "__setter__";
  * ```
  * @returns A manipulated version of the original method that is
  */
+
 export function block<
   const This extends ExtensionInstance,
   const Args extends any[],
diff --git a/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/newBlocks.ts b/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/newBlocks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eebdd40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/src/common/extension/decorators/newBlocks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+import { getImplementationName } from "../mixins/base/scratchInfo/index";
+import { BlockMetadata } from "$common/types";
+import { blockBundleEvent } from "$common/extension/decorators/blocks";
+import { BlockType } from "$common/types/enums";
+import { ExtensionInstance } from "..";
+import type BlockUtility from "$scratch-vm/engine/block-utility";
+import { isFunction, isString, tryCreateBundleTimeEvent } from "$common/utils";
+import { extractArgs } from "../mixins/base/scratchInfo/args";
+
+
+type BlockFunctionMetadata = {
+    methodName: string,
+    scratchType: string,
+    args: string[],
+    returns: string,
+  }
+
+
+type TRemoveUtil = any[] extends [...infer R extends any[], BlockUtility] ? R : any[]
+//export const blockBundleEvent = tryCreateBundleTimeEvent<BlockFunctionMetadata>("blocks");
+
+export function makeDecorator<T extends Block.ScratchType,>(type: T): TemplateEngine<T>["execute"] {
+
+    // function takes T and returns a function of TemplateEngine type
+    // TemplateEngine returns based on the ScratchType of the block
+    return function(builderOrStrings, ...args) {
+        return function(target, context) {
+            //this is of type TypedMethodDecorator
+            //context is ClassMethodDecoratorContext
+            const opcode = target.name;
+            const internalFuncName = getImplementationName(opcode);
+
+            const argList: any[] = args;
+
+            const blockType = (type === "reporter") ? BlockType.Reporter : BlockType.Command;
+            const textFunction = (...args) => {
+                // Concatenate template strings and arguments dynamically
+                const strings = Array.isArray(builderOrStrings) ? builderOrStrings : [builderOrStrings];
+                let result = '';
+                strings.forEach((str, index) => {
+                    result += str;
+                    if (index < args.length) {
+                        result += args[index];
+                    }
+                });
+                return result;
+            };
+            type Fn = (this: ExtensionInstance, value: any, util: BlockUtility) => void;
+            const blockInfo = { type: blockType, text: textFunction, args: argList };
+            context.addInitializer(function () { this.pushBlock(opcode, blockInfo as BlockMetadata<Fn>, target) });
+
+            const isProbableAtBundleTime = !isFunction(blockInfo);
+            if (isProbableAtBundleTime) {
+            const { type } = blockInfo;
+            blockBundleEvent?.fire({
+                methodName: opcode,
+                args: extractArgs(blockInfo as BlockMetadata<Fn>).map(a => isString(a) ? a : a.type),
+                // is 'any' an issue? Likely!
+                returns: type === "command" ? "void" : "any",
+                scratchType: blockInfo.type
+            });
+            }
+
+            
+            //target is the function being decorated, return it
+            return (function () { return this[internalFuncName].call(this, ...arguments) });
+            //this is the actual function
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+// const reporter = makeDecorator("reporter");
+// //returns 
+// const command = makeDecorator("command");
+
+// class Example {
+//     @reporter`Add ${{type: "number", default: 3}} to ${"number"}`
+//     simpleReporter(x: number, y: number) {
+//         return x + y;
+//     }
+// }
+
+// Reporter is created, it says that the function will a type based on command or reporter
+// the first part of the argument is the strings, and then the second part is the arguments in the string
+// the function returned is the decorator function
+
+
+namespace Utility {
+    export type TypedMethodDecorator<
+        This,
+        Args extends any[], //args that the decorator accepts
+        Return, //what the decorator returns
+        Fn extends (...args: Args) => Return // function signature that matches the method being decorated.
+    > = (target: Fn, context: ClassMethodDecoratorContext<This, Fn>) => Fn;
+    //ClassMethodDecoratorContext is actually defining the decorator function
+
+    export type Method<This, Args extends any[], Return> = (this: This, ...args: Args) => Return;
+    //this is target's type
+
+    export type TaggedTemplate<TArgs extends any[], TReturn> = (strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...args: TArgs) => TReturn;
+}
+
+namespace Framework {
+    export class ExtensionInstance { }
+    export type BlockUtility = { dummy: true }
+    // Q: what is the purpose of this? And why do they need to be filtered out?
+}
+
+namespace Argument {
+    export type ScratchType = "number" | "string" | "angle";
+
+    export type ToType<T extends ScratchType> = 
+        T extends "number" | "angle" ? number :
+        T extends "string" ? string :
+        never;
+
+    export type ScratchConfig<T extends ScratchType = ScratchType> = T | { type: T, default?: ToType<T> };
+
+    export type RemoveUtil<T extends any[]> = T extends [...infer R extends any[], Framework.BlockUtility] ? R : T;
+
+    /**
+     * Transform plain typescript type to it's Scratch representation (`ScratchConfig`)
+     */
+    export type FromType<T> = 
+        T extends number ? ScratchConfig<"number"> :
+        T extends string ? ScratchConfig<"string"> :
+        never;
+
+    /**
+     * Transform arguments of method into a corresponding tuple of `ScratchConfig` types.
+     * 
+     * NOTE: The second type parameter should not be specified.
+     */
+    export type MapToScratch<T extends any[], Internal extends RemoveUtil<T> = RemoveUtil<T>> = {
+        [k in keyof Internal]: FromType<Internal[k]>
+    }
+}
+
+namespace Block {
+    export type ScratchType = "reporter" | "command";
+
+    export type Reportable = number | string;
+
+    export type ToReturnType<T extends ScratchType> = 
+        T extends "reporter" ? Reportable | Promise<Reportable> : 
+        T extends "command" ? void | Promise<void> : 
+        never;
+
+    export type Config = {
+        type: ScratchType,
+        text: string,
+        args: Argument.ScratchConfig[]
+    }
+    //Q: what is this used for?
+}
+
+interface TemplateEngine<TBlockType extends Block.ScratchType> {
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    execute<
+        const This extends Framework.ExtensionInstance,
+        const Args extends any[],
+        const Return extends Block.ToReturnType<TBlockType>,
+    >
+    (
+        strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...args: Argument.MapToScratch<Args>
+    ): Utility.TypedMethodDecorator<This, Args, Return, Utility.Method<This, Args, Return>>;
+    // parameters match builderOrStrings, ...args
+    // args are mapped
+    // return of block function is based on report or command
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    execute<
+            const This extends Framework.ExtensionInstance,
+            const Args extends any[],
+            const Return extends Block.ToReturnType<TBlockType>,
+        >
+    (
+        builder: (instance: This, tag: Utility.TaggedTemplate<Argument.MapToScratch<Args>, Block.Config>) => Block.Config
+    ): Utility.TypedMethodDecorator<This, Args, Return, Utility.Method<This, Args, Return>>;
+    // function takes the string of Tagged Template
+    // parameters match builderOrStrings, ...args
+    // return of block function is based on report or command
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/src/common/index.ts b/extensions/src/common/index.ts
index bcce9b4bb..6c9636f02 100644
--- a/extensions/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/common/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export * from "./extension/GenericExtension";
 export * from "./extension/ExtensionBase";
 
 export * from "./extension/decorators/blocks";
+export * from "./extension/decorators/newBlocks";
 export * from "./extension/index";
 export * from "./extension/decorators/legacySupport/index";
 export * from "./extension/decorators/validators";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/src/simple_example/index.ts b/extensions/src/simple_example/index.ts
index 17c8c0b4c..f39f62db1 100644
--- a/extensions/src/simple_example/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/src/simple_example/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArgumentType, BlockType, BlockUtilityWithID, Environment, ExtensionMenuDisplayDetails, Language, Menu, SaveDataHandler, block, buttonBlock, extension, tryCastToArgumentType, untilTimePassed } from "$common";
+import { ArgumentType, BlockType, BlockUtilityWithID, Environment, ExtensionMenuDisplayDetails, Language, Menu, SaveDataHandler, block, buttonBlock, extension, tryCastToArgumentType, untilTimePassed, reporter } from "$common";
 import jibo from "./jibo.png";
 import five from "./five.png";
 
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ export default class SimpleTypescript extends extension(details, "ui", "customSa
     console.log(value);
   }
 
+  @reporter`TEST ${{type: "number", default: 3}} to ${"number"}`
+    simpleReporter(x: number, y: number) {
+        return x + y;
+    }
+
   @block({
     type: "command",
     args: [