diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pahimar/ee3/client/gui/GuiBase.java b/src/main/java/com/pahimar/ee3/client/gui/GuiBase.java
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+package com.pahimar.ee3.client.gui;
+
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
+import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.inventory.GuiContainer;
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Container;
+
+@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+public abstract class GuiBase extends GuiContainer {
+
+    public GuiBase(Container container) {
+        super(container);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initGui() {
+        super.initGui();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void drawScreen(int x, int y, float partialTick) {
+        super.drawScreen(x, y, partialTick);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void drawGuiContainerForegroundLayer(int x, int y) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void drawGuiContainerBackgroundLayer(float partialTick, int x, int y) {
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pahimar/ee3/client/gui/component/GuiComponent.java b/src/main/java/com/pahimar/ee3/client/gui/component/GuiComponent.java
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+package com.pahimar.ee3.client.gui.component;
+
+import com.pahimar.ee3.client.gui.GuiBase;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
+
+public abstract class GuiComponent {
+
+    protected final GuiBase parentGui;
+    protected final String id;
+    protected ResourceLocation texture;
+
+    protected int positionX, positionY, componentWidth, componentHeight, textureWidth, textureHeight;
+    protected boolean isVisible = true;
+    protected boolean isEnabled = true;
+
+    public GuiComponent(GuiBase parentGui, String id, int positionX, int positionY) {
+        this.parentGui = parentGui;
+        this.id = id;
+        this.positionX = positionX;
+        this.positionY = positionY;
+    }
+
+    public final String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public ResourceLocation getTexture() {
+        return texture;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setTexture(ResourceLocation texture) {
+        this.texture = texture;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setTexture(ResourceLocation texture, int textureWidth, int textureHeight) {
+        this.texture = texture;
+        return this.setTextureSize(textureWidth, textureHeight);
+    }
+
+    public int getPositionX() {
+        return positionX;
+    }
+
+    public int getPositionY() {
+        return positionY;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setPosition(int positionX, int positionY) {
+        this.positionX = positionX;
+        this.positionY = positionY;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public int getComponentWidth() {
+        return componentWidth;
+    }
+
+    public int getComponentHeight() {
+        return componentHeight;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setComponentSize(int componentWidth, int componentHeight) {
+        this.componentWidth = componentWidth;
+        this.componentHeight = componentHeight;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public int getTextureWidth() {
+        return textureWidth;
+    }
+
+    public int getTextureHeight() {
+        return textureHeight;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setTextureSize(int textureWidth, int textureHeight) {
+        this.textureWidth = textureWidth;
+        this.textureHeight = textureHeight;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isVisible() {
+        return isVisible;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setVisible(boolean isVisible) {
+        this.isVisible = isVisible;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEnabled() {
+        return isEnabled;
+    }
+
+    public GuiComponent setEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
+        this.isEnabled = isEnabled;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public abstract void drawForeground();
+
+    public abstract void drawBackground();
+
+    public abstract void update();
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether or not the mouse cursor is intersecting with this GuiComponent
+     *
+     * @param mouseX x position of mouse cursor on the screen
+     * @param mouseY y position of mouse cursor on the screen
+     * @return true if the mouse cursor is intersecting with this GuiComponent, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean intersectsWithMouse(int mouseX, int mouseY) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public abstract void onMouseButtonClick(int mouseX, int mouseY, int mouseButton);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseButtonDown(int mouseX, int mouseY, int mouseButton);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseButtonUp(int mouseX, int mouseY, int mouseButton);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseButtonRelease(int mouseX, int mouseY, int mouseButton, long duration);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseMove(int prevMouseX, int prevMouseY, int newMouseX, int newMouseY);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseEnter(int mouseX, int mouseY);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseOver(int mouseX, int mouseY);
+
+    public abstract void onMouseLeave(int mouseX, int mouseY);
+
+    public abstract void onKeyDown(int keyPressed);
+
+    public abstract void onKeyUp(int keyPressed);
+
+    public abstract void onKeyPress(char characterTyped, int keyPressed);
+
+}