--- @class libmodal.utils.classes
local classes = {}

--- define a metatable.
--- @param template? table the default value
function classes.new(template)
	-- set self to `template`, or `{}` if nil.
	local self = template or {}

	-- set `__index`.
	if not self.__index then
		self.__index = self
	end

	return self
end

return classes