diff --git a/scripts/generate_ui_types.py b/scripts/generate_ui_types.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Reads ui files and creates a typed class
+
+import logging
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from xml.etree import ElementTree
+
+logging.basicConfig(level="INFO", format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+log = logging.getLogger()
+
+in_path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+
+CLASS_DEF = "\nclass %s(Gtk.Builder):"
+ATTR = "\n    %s: %s"
+
+
+class InvalidFile(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def make_class_name(path: Path) -> str:
+    name = path.name.removesuffix(".ui")
+    names = name.split("_")
+    names = [name.capitalize() for name in names]
+    return "".join(names) + "Builder"
+
+
+def parse(path: Path) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    log.info("Read %s", path)
+    lines: list[str] = []
+    string = ""
+    tree = ElementTree.parse(path)
+
+    if tree.find("template") is not None:
+        raise InvalidFile
+
+    for node in tree.iter(tag="object"):
+        id_ = node.attrib.get("id")
+
+        if id_ is None:
+            continue
+        klass = node.attrib["class"]
+        if klass.startswith("GtkSource"):
+            klass = f'GtkSource.{klass.removeprefix("GtkSource")}'
+        elif klass.startswith("Atk"):
+            klass = f'Atk.{klass.removeprefix("Atk")}'
+        else:
+            klass = f'Gtk.{klass.removeprefix("Gtk")}'
+
+        lines.append(ATTR % (id_.replace("-", "_"), klass))
+
+    klass_name = make_class_name(path)
+    string += CLASS_DEF % klass_name
+
+    if not lines:
+        string += "\n    pass"
+    else:
+        for line in lines:
+            string += line
+    string += "\n\n"
+    return klass_name, string
+
+
+try:
+    cls_name, string = parse(in_path)
+except InvalidFile:
+    sys.exit()
+
+print(string)