diff --git a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_data.py b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_data.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b9ee51..0000000
--- a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_data.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# This will contain a node class that has special properties to be a dependency tree node
diff --git a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_node.py b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5294ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Field:
+    """Represents a field in a dependency node with its type and readiness state."""
+    name: str
+    type: type
+    value: Any = None
+    ready: bool = False
+
+    def set_ready(self, is_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Set the readiness state of this field."""
+        self.ready = is_ready
+
+    def set_value(self, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Set the value of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
+        self.value = value
+        if mark_ready:
+            self.ready = True
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DependencyNode:
+    """
+    A node with typed fields and readiness tracking.
+
+    Example usage:
+        # Create a dependency node for a Person
+        somestruct = DependencyNode(name="struct_1")
+
+        # Add fields with their types
+        somestruct.add_field("field_1", str)
+        somestruct.add_field("field_2", int)
+        somestruct.add_field("field_3", str)
+
+        # Check if the node is ready (should be False initially)
+        print(f"Is node ready? {somestruct.is_ready}")  # False
+
+        # Set some field values
+        somestruct.set_field_value("field_1", "someproperty")
+        somestruct.set_field_value("field_2", 30)
+
+        # Check if the node is ready (still False because email is not ready)
+        print(f"Is node ready? {somestruct.is_ready}")  # False
+
+        # Set the last field and make the node ready
+        somestruct.set_field_value("field_3", "anotherproperty")
+
+        # Now the node should be ready
+        print(f"Is node ready? {somestruct.is_ready}")  # True
+
+        # You can also mark a field as not ready
+        somestruct.set_field_ready("field_3", False)
+
+        # Now the node is not ready again
+        print(f"Is node ready? {somestruct.is_ready}")  # False
+
+        # Get all field values
+        print(somestruct.get_field_values())  # {'field_1': 'someproperty', 'field_2': 30, 'field_3': 'anotherproperty'}
+
+        # Get only ready fields
+        ready_fields = somestruct.get_ready_fields()
+        print(f"Ready fields: {[field.name for field in ready_fields.values()]}")  # ['field_1', 'field_2']
+    """
+    name: str
+    fields: Dict[str, Field] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    _ready_cache: Optional[bool] = field(default=None, repr=False)
+
+    def add_field(self, name: str, field_type: type, initial_value: Any = None, ready: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Add a field to the node with an optional initial value and readiness state."""
+        self.fields[name] = Field(name=name, type=field_type, value=initial_value, ready=ready)
+        # Invalidate readiness cache
+        self._ready_cache = None
+
+    def get_field(self, name: str) -> Field:
+        """Get a field by name."""
+        return self.fields[name]
+
+    def set_field_value(self, name: str, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Set a field's value and optionally mark it as ready."""
+        if name not in self.fields:
+            raise KeyError(f"Field '{name}' does not exist in node '{self.name}'")
+
+        self.fields[name].set_value(value, mark_ready)
+        # Invalidate readiness cache
+        self._ready_cache = None
+
+    def set_field_ready(self, name: str, is_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Mark a field as ready or not ready."""
+        if name not in self.fields:
+            raise KeyError(f"Field '{name}' does not exist in node '{self.name}'")
+
+        self.fields[name].set_ready(is_ready)
+        # Invalidate readiness cache
+        self._ready_cache = None
+
+    @property
+    def is_ready(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if the node is ready (all fields are ready)."""
+        # Use cached value if available
+        if self._ready_cache is not None:
+            return self._ready_cache
+
+        # Calculate readiness only when needed
+        if not self.fields:
+            self._ready_cache = False
+            return False
+
+        self._ready_cache = all(elem.ready for elem in self.fields.values())
+        return self._ready_cache
+
+    def get_field_values(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get a dictionary of field names to their values."""
+        return {name: elem.value for name, elem in self.fields.items()}
+
+    def get_ready_fields(self) -> Dict[str, Field]:
+        """Get all fields that are marked as ready."""
+        return {name: elem for name, elem in self.fields.items() if elem.ready}
diff --git a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_tree.py b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_tree.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43d635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_tree.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# dependency tree creation handling
diff --git a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/vmlinux_class_handler.py b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/vmlinux_class_handler.py
index 0a38345..e156bb5 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/vmlinux_class_handler.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/vmlinux_class_handler.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import ast
 import logging
+from functools import lru_cache
 import importlib
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
+@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def get_module_symbols(module_name: str):
     module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
     return [name for name in dir(module)]
 
-def process_vmlinux_class(node, module):
-    # Process ClassDef nodes that use vmlinux imports
-    symbols = get_module_symbols("vmlinux")
-    # print(symbols)
-    pass
\ No newline at end of file
+def process_vmlinux_class(node, module, num=0):
+    symbols_in_module = get_module_symbols("vmlinux")
+