diff --git a/jnius/signatures.py b/jnius/signatures.py
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+'''
+signatures.py
+=============
+
+A handy API for writing JNI signatures easily
+
+Author: chrisjrn
+
+'''
+
+__version__ = '0.0.1'
+
+from . import JavaClass
+from . import java_method
+
+
+''' Type specifiers for primitives '''
+
+class _SignaturePrimitive(object):
+    _spec = ""
+
+def _MakeSignaturePrimitive(name, spec):
+    class __Primitive(_SignaturePrimitive):
+        ''' PyJnius signature for Java %s type ''' % name
+        _name = name
+        _spec = spec
+        __name__ = "j" + name
+    return __Primitive
+
+jboolean = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("boolean", "Z")
+jbyte    = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("byte", "B")
+jchar    = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("char", "C")
+jdouble  = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("double", "D")
+jfloat   = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("float", "F")
+jint     = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("int", "I")
+jlong    = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("long", "J")
+jshort   = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("short", "S")
+jvoid    = _MakeSignaturePrimitive("void", "V")
+
+def JArray(of_type):
+    ''' Marks that this is an array of the given Primitive of JavaClass
+    type specified. '''
+    
+    spec = "[" + _jni_type_spec(of_type)
+    return _MakeSignaturePrimitive("array", spec)
+
+def java_signature(returns, takes):
+    ''' Alternative version of @java_method that takes JavaClass
+    objects to produce the method signature. '''
+
+    sig = _produce_sig(returns, takes)
+    return java_method(sig)
+
+def _produce_sig(returns, takes):
+    ''' Produces a JNI method signature. '''
+    out_takes = []
+    for arg in takes:
+        out_takes.append(_jni_type_spec(arg))
+
+    return "(" + "".join(out_takes) + ")" + _jni_type_spec(returns)
+
+def _jni_type_spec(jclass):
+    ''' Produces a JNI type specification string for the given argument.
+    If the argument is a jnius.JavaClass, it produces the JNI type spec 
+    for the class. Signature primitives return their stored type spec.
+    '''
+
+    if issubclass(jclass, JavaClass):
+        return "L" + jclass.__javaclass__ + ";"
+    elif issubclass(jclass, _SignaturePrimitive):
+        return jclass._spec
+    
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diff --git a/tests/test_signature.py b/tests/test_signature.py
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+import unittest
+
+from jnius import autoclass, java_method, PythonJavaClass, cast
+
+from jnius.signatures import *
+
+JObject = autoclass('java/lang/Object')
+JString = autoclass('java/lang/String')
+
+class TestImplemIterator(PythonJavaClass):
+    __javainterfaces__ = [
+        'java/util/ListIterator', ]
+
+    def __init__(self, collection, index=0):
+        super(TestImplemIterator, self).__init__()
+        self.collection = collection
+        self.index = index
+
+    @java_signature(jboolean, ())
+    def hasNext(self):
+        return self.index < len(self.collection.data) - 1
+
+    @java_signature(JObject, ())
+    def next(self):
+        obj = self.collection.data[self.index]
+        self.index += 1
+        return obj
+
+    @java_signature(jboolean, ())
+    def hasPrevious(self):
+        return self.index >= 0
+
+    @java_signature(JObject, ())
+    def previous(self):
+        self.index -= 1
+        obj = self.collection.data[self.index]
+        return obj
+
+    @java_signature(jint, ())
+    def previousIndex(self):
+        return self.index - 1
+
+    @java_signature(JString, ())
+    def toString(self):
+        return repr(self)
+
+    @java_signature(JObject, (jint, ))
+    def get(self, index):
+        return self.collection.data[index - 1]
+
+    @java_signature(jvoid, (JObject, ))
+    def set(self, obj):
+        self.collection.data[self.index - 1] = obj
+
+
+class TestImplem(PythonJavaClass):
+    __javainterfaces__ = ['java/util/List']
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        super(TestImplem, self).__init__(*args)
+        self.data = list(args)
+
+    @java_signature(autoclass("java.util.Iterator"), ())
+    def iterator(self):
+        it = TestImplemIterator(self)
+        return it
+
+    @java_signature(JString, ())
+    def toString(self):
+        return repr(self)
+
+    @java_signature(jint, ())
+    def size(self):
+        return len(self.data)
+
+    @java_signature(JObject, (jint,))
+    def get(self, index):
+        return self.data[index]
+
+    @java_signature(JObject, (jint, JObject))
+    def set(self, index, obj):
+        old_object = self.data[index]
+        self.data[index] = obj
+        return old_object
+
+    @java_signature(JArray(JObject), ())
+    def toArray(self):
+        return self.data
+
+    @java_signature(autoclass("java.util.ListIterator"), ())
+    def listIterator(self):
+        it = TestImplemIterator(self)
+        return it
+
+    # TODO cover this case of listIterator.
+    @java_method('(I)Ljava/util/ListIterator;',
+                         name='ListIterator')
+    def listIteratorI(self, index):
+        it = TestImplemIterator(self, index)
+        return it
+
+
+from jnius.reflect import autoclass
+
+class SignaturesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_construct_stack_from_testimplem(self):
+        Stack = autoclass("java.util.Stack")
+        pyjlist = TestImplem(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
+        stack = Stack()
+        stack.addAll(pyjlist)
+        self.assertEquals(7, pyjlist.size())
+        self.assertEquals(stack.size(), pyjlist.size())
+        array = pyjlist.toArray
+
+
+