diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a04522a..7b77f4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ wheels/
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
 
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
 # Environments
 .env
 .venv
diff --git a/examples/events/__main__.py b/examples/events/__main__.py
index 40b297d..214b371 100644
--- a/examples/events/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/events/__main__.py
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ class Observer:
 
     def on_current_program_scene_changed(self, data):
         """The current program scene has changed."""
-        print(f"Switched to scene {data['sceneName']}")
+        print(f"Switched to scene {data.scene_name}")
 
     def on_scene_created(self, data):
         """A new scene has been created."""
-        print(f"scene {data['sceneName']} has been created")
+        print(f"scene {data.scene_name} has been created")
 
     def on_input_mute_state_changed(self, data):
         """An input's mute state has changed."""
-        print(f"{data['inputName']} mute toggled")
+        print(f"{data.input_name} mute toggled")
 
     def on_exit_started(self, data):
         """OBS has begun the shutdown process."""
diff --git a/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py b/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
index 413fe42..5ede72b 100644
--- a/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Observer:
 
     def on_current_program_scene_changed(self, data):
         """The current program scene has changed."""
-        print(f"{self.event_identifier}: {data}")
+        print(f"{self.event_identifier}: {data.scene_name}")
 
 
 def version():
diff --git a/examples/scene_rotate/__main__.py b/examples/scene_rotate/__main__.py
index 9994d05..2454690 100644
--- a/examples/scene_rotate/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/scene_rotate/__main__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import obsstudio_sdk as obs
 
 def main():
     resp = cl.get_scene_list()
-    scenes = reversed(tuple(di["sceneName"] for di in resp["scenes"]))
+    scenes = reversed(tuple(di.get("sceneName") for di in resp.scenes))
 
     for sc in scenes:
         print(f"Switching to scene {sc}")
diff --git a/obsstudio_sdk/baseclient.py b/obsstudio_sdk/baseclient.py
index 5419e1f..50240e8 100644
--- a/obsstudio_sdk/baseclient.py
+++ b/obsstudio_sdk/baseclient.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import base64
 import hashlib
 import json
-import time
-from enum import IntEnum
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randint
 
diff --git a/obsstudio_sdk/callback.py b/obsstudio_sdk/callback.py
index a106c3a..9015997 100644
--- a/obsstudio_sdk/callback.py
+++ b/obsstudio_sdk/callback.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import re
 from typing import Callable, Iterable, Union
 
+from .util import as_dataclass, to_camel_case, to_snake_case
+
 
 class Callback:
     """Adds support for callbacks"""
@@ -10,25 +11,17 @@ class Callback:
 
         self._callbacks = list()
 
-    def to_camel_case(self, s):
-        s = "".join(word.title() for word in s.split("_"))
-        return s[2:]
-
-    def to_snake_case(self, s):
-        s = re.sub(r"(?<!^)(?=[A-Z])", "_", s).lower()
-        return f"on_{s}"
-
     def get(self) -> list:
         """returns a list of registered events"""
 
-        return [self.to_camel_case(fn.__name__) for fn in self._callbacks]
+        return [to_camel_case(fn.__name__) for fn in self._callbacks]
 
     def trigger(self, event, data):
         """trigger callback on update"""
 
         for fn in self._callbacks:
-            if fn.__name__ == self.to_snake_case(event):
-                fn(data.get("eventData"))
+            if fn.__name__ == f"on_{to_snake_case(event)}":
+                fn(as_dataclass(event, data.get("eventData")))
 
     def register(self, fns: Union[Iterable, Callable]):
         """registers callback functions"""
diff --git a/obsstudio_sdk/reqs.py b/obsstudio_sdk/reqs.py
index c685f11..2bf39f1 100644
--- a/obsstudio_sdk/reqs.py
+++ b/obsstudio_sdk/reqs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .baseclient import ObsClient
 from .error import OBSSDKError
+from .util import as_dataclass
 
 """
 A class to interact with obs-websocket requests
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class ReqClient(object):
                 error += (f"With message: {response['requestStatus']['comment']}",)
             raise OBSSDKError("\n".join(error))
         if "responseData" in response:
-            return response["responseData"]
+            return as_dataclass(response["requestType"], response["responseData"])
 
     def get_version(self):
         """
diff --git a/obsstudio_sdk/util.py b/obsstudio_sdk/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59dbcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/obsstudio_sdk/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+def to_camel_case(s):
+    s = "".join(word.title() for word in s.split("_"))
+    return s[2:]
+
+
+def to_snake_case(s):
+    s = re.sub(r"(?<!^)(?=[A-Z])", "_", s).lower()
+    return f"{s}"
+
+
+def as_dataclass(identifier, data):
+    return dataclass(
+        type(
+            f"{identifier}Dataclass",
+            (),
+            {**{to_snake_case(k): v for k, v in data.items()}},
+        )
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_request.py b/tests/test_request.py
index 70efc3e..bbea0f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/tests/test_request.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class TestRequests:
 
     def test_get_version(self):
         resp = req_cl.get_version()
-        assert "obsVersion" in resp
-        assert "obsWebSocketVersion" in resp
+        assert hasattr(resp, "obs_version")
+        assert hasattr(resp, "obs_web_socket_version")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "scene",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TestRequests:
     def test_current_program_scene(self, scene):
         req_cl.set_current_program_scene(scene)
         resp = req_cl.get_current_program_scene()
-        assert resp["currentProgramSceneName"] == scene
+        assert resp.current_program_scene_name == scene
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "state",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestRequests:
     def test_studio_mode_enabled(self, state):
         req_cl.set_studio_mode_enabled(state)
         resp = req_cl.get_studio_mode_enabled()
-        assert resp["studioModeEnabled"] == state
+        assert resp.studio_mode_enabled == state
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "name,data",
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ class TestRequests:
     def test_persistent_data(self, name, data):
         req_cl.set_persistent_data("OBS_WEBSOCKET_DATA_REALM_PROFILE", name, data)
         resp = req_cl.get_persistent_data("OBS_WEBSOCKET_DATA_REALM_PROFILE", name)
-        assert resp["slotValue"] == data
+        assert resp.slot_value == data