diff --git a/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/abc/operator.py b/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/abc/operator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f82425b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/abc/operator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from abc import ABC
+from typing import Any
+
+from cpl_reactive_extensions.subscriber import Subscriber
+
+
+class Operator(ABC):
+    def __init__(self):
+        ABC.__init__(self)
+
+    def call(self, subscriber: Subscriber, source: Any):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/observable.py b/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/observable.py
index b49447d5..609e20ff 100644
--- a/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/observable.py
+++ b/src/cpl_reactive_extensions/observable.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-from typing import Callable, Union, Optional
+from typing import Callable, Union, Any, Optional
 
+from cpl_reactive_extensions.abc.operator import Operator
 from cpl_reactive_extensions.abc.subscribable import Subscribable
 from cpl_reactive_extensions.subscriber import Observer, Subscriber
 from cpl_reactive_extensions.subscription import Subscription
 
 
 class Observable(Subscribable):
-    def __init__(self, callback: Callable = None):
+    def __init__(self, subscribe: Callable = None):
         Subscribable.__init__(self)
-        self._callback = callback
+        if subscribe is not None:
+            self._subscribe = subscribe
 
-        self._subscribers: list[Observer] = []
+        self._source: Optional[Observable] = None
+        self._operator: Optional[Operator] = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_list(values: list):
@@ -31,32 +34,48 @@ class Observable(Subscribable):
         observable = Observable(callback)
         return observable
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_observer(value: Any) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(value, Observer)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_subscription(value: Any) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(value, Subscription)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_subscriber(value: Any) -> bool:
+        return isinstance(value, Subscriber) or Observable._is_observer(value) and Observable._is_subscription(value)
+
+    def _subscribe(self, subscriber: Subscriber) -> Subscription:
+        return self._source.subscribe(subscriber)
+
     def subscribe(
         self, observer_or_next: Union[Callable, Observer], on_error: Callable = None, on_complete: Callable = None
     ) -> Subscription:
-        observable: Optional[Observable] = None
-        if isinstance(observer_or_next, Observable):
-            observable = observer_or_next
+        subscriber = (
+            observer_or_next
+            if Observable._is_subscriber(observer_or_next)
+            else Subscriber(observer_or_next, on_error, on_complete)
+        )
 
-        if isinstance(observer_or_next, Callable):
-            subscriber = Subscriber(observer_or_next, on_error, on_complete)
-        else:
-            subscriber = observer_or_next
-
-        if self._callback is None:
-            self._subscribers.append(subscriber)
-            return subscriber
-
-        if observable is not None and len(observable._subscribers) > 0:
-            for subscriber in observable._subscribers:
-                self._call(subscriber)
-        else:
-            self._call(subscriber)
+        subscriber.add(
+            self._operator.call(subscriber, self._source)
+            if self._operator is not None
+            else self._subscribe(subscriber)
+            if self._source is not None
+            else self._try_subscribe(subscriber)
+        )
 
         return subscriber
 
+    def _try_subscribe(self, subscriber: Subscriber):
+        try:
+            return self._subscribe(subscriber)
+        except Exception as e:
+            subscriber.error(e)
+
     def _call(self, observer: Observer):
         try:
-            self._callback(observer)
+            self._subscribe(observer)
         except Exception as e:
             observer.error(e)