diff --git a/Array.js b/Array.js
index 3a4c3c8..9064a5d 100644
--- a/Array.js
+++ b/Array.js
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ Array.prototype.sforEach = wrapIterFunc('forEach')
 // very long array by interrupting the processing with a timeout...
 //
 // XXX should these return a partial result on StopIteration?
+// XXX add generators:
+// 			.map(..) / .filter(..) / .reduce(..)
+// 		...the basis here should be the chunks, i.e. each cycle should
+// 		go through a chunk...
+//		...the mixin can be generic, i.e. applicable to Array, and 
+//		other stuff...
 var makeChunkIter = function(iter, wrapper){
 	wrapper = wrapper
 		|| function(res, func, array, e){
@@ -436,6 +442,17 @@ function(func, ...arrays){
 		: this.constructor.zip(func, this, ...arrays) }
 
 
+//
+//	array.iter()
+//		-> iterator
+//
+//
+// XXX revise name
+Array.prototype.iter = function*(){
+	for(var e of this){
+		yield e } }
+
+
 
 
 /**********************************************************************
diff --git a/Generator.js b/Generator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5594760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Generator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+* 
+*
+*
+**********************************************/  /* c8 ignore next 2 */
+((typeof define)[0]=='u'?function(f){module.exports=f(require)}:define)
+(function(require){ var module={} // make module AMD/node compatible...
+/*********************************************************************/
+
+
+
+
+/*********************************************************************/
+
+var Generator =
+module.Generator = 
+	(function*(){}).__proto__
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Generator "class" methods...
+//
+// the following are the same:
+// 	1) Wrapper
+// 		var combined = function(...args){
+// 			return someGenerator(...args)
+// 				.filter(function(e){ ... })
+// 				.map(function(e){ ... }) }
+//
+// 		combined( .. )
+//
+// 	2) Static generator methods...
+// 		var combined = someGenerator
+// 			.filter(function(e){ ... })
+// 			.map(function(e){ ... })
+//
+// 		combined( .. )
+//
+
+// XXX do a better .toString(..)...
+// 			should be of the format:
+// 				<root-gen>(<args>)
+// 					.<name>(<args>)
+// 					...
+// XXX this needs to be of the correct type...
+var makeGenerator = function(name){
+	return function(...args){
+		var that = this
+		return function*(){
+			yield* that(...arguments)[name](...args) } } }
+
+
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+Generator.map = makeGenerator('map')
+Generator.filter = makeGenerator('filter')
+Generator.reduce = makeGenerator('reduce')
+Generator.flat = makeGenerator('flat')
+
+Generator.then = function(...args){
+	var that = this
+	return function(){
+		return that(...arguments).then(func) } } 
+
+Generator.toArray = function(){
+	var that = this
+	return function(){
+		return that(...arguments).toArray() } } 
+
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Generator instance methods...
+
+Generator.prototype.map = function*(func){
+	var i = 0
+	for(var e of this){
+		yield func(e, i++, this) } }
+Generator.prototype.filter = function*(func){
+	var i = 0
+	for(var e of this){
+		if(func(e, i++, this)){
+			yield e } } }
+Generator.prototype.reduce = function*(func, res){
+	var i = 0
+	for(var e of this){
+		res = func(res, e, i++, this) } 
+	yield res }
+Generator.prototype.flat = function*(depth=1){
+	if(depth == 0){
+		return this }
+	for(var e of this){
+		if(e instanceof Array){
+			for(var i=0; i < e.length; i++){
+				if(depth <= 1){
+					yield e[i]
+
+				} else {
+					yield* typeof(e[i].flat) == 'function' ?
+						e[i].flat(depth-1)
+						: e[i] } }
+
+		// XXX the test will not work yet...
+		} else if(e instanceof Generator){
+			if(depth <= 1){
+				// XXX should we expand the generaaator here???
+				yield [...e]
+
+			} else {
+				yield* e.flat(depth-1) }
+
+		} else {
+			yield e } } }
+
+Generator.prototype.then = function(func){
+	var that = this
+	return new Promise(function(resolve){
+		resolve([...that]) }) }
+
+Generator.prototype.toArray = function(){
+	return [...this] }
+
+
+// XXX these are potentially bad because with negative indexes well need 
+// 		to run throu the whole iterator and cache the data...
+//Generator.prototype.slice = function(from=0, to=-1){ }
+//Generator.prototype.reverse = function(){ }
+
+
+
+
+/**********************************************************************
+* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })
diff --git a/Promise.js b/Promise.js
index 70b51b6..644aef5 100644
--- a/Promise.js
+++ b/Promise.js
@@ -156,6 +156,21 @@ object.Constructor('_CooperativePromise', Promise, {
 
 
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+// promise iterators...
+
+// XXX like Promise.all(..) but creates an iterable promise...
+var IterablePromise =
+module.IterablePromise =
+Promise.iter =
+object.Constructor('IterablePromise', Promise, {
+	map: function(){},
+	filter: function(){},
+	reduce: function(){},
+})
+
+
+
 
 /**********************************************************************
 * vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9f9f43..c081974 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-types",
-  "version": "3.3.1",
+  "version": "3.4.0",
   "description": "Generic JavaScript types and type extensions...",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/runner.js b/runner.js
index c340772..2db9fac 100644
--- a/runner.js
+++ b/runner.js
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ module.Queue = object.Constructor('Queue', Array, {
 	queueEmpty: makeEvent(function(func){
 		return this.on('queueEmpty', ...arguments) }),
 
+	// helpers...
+	//
+	// XXX how do we reference the tasks here???
+	// 		- indexes 
+	// 		- ranges -- simelar to .slice(..)
+	// 		- by value
+	// XXX
+	prioritize: function(){},
+	// XXX same as prioritize but adds stuff to the tail...
+	delay: function(){},
 
 	// main runner...
 	//