diff --git a/include/blt/std/format.h b/include/blt/std/format.h
index f39fb8e..9871426 100755
--- a/include/blt/std/format.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/format.h
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ namespace blt::string
             std::vector<std::string> createTable(bool top = false, bool bottom = false);
     };
     
+    struct tree_node {
+        std::vector<tree_node*> children;
+    };
+    
     class BinaryTreeFormatter
     {
         public:
diff --git a/include/blt/std/memory.h b/include/blt/std/memory.h
index adfc648..aff8eb9 100755
--- a/include/blt/std/memory.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/memory.h
@@ -102,85 +102,6 @@ namespace blt
         }
     }
     
-    template<typename T>
-    struct range_itr
-    {
-        private:
-            T current;
-        public:
-            using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;
-            using difference_type = T;
-            using value_type = T;
-            using pointer = T*;
-            using reference = T&;
-            
-            explicit range_itr(T current): current(current)
-            {}
-            
-            value_type operator*() const
-            { return current; }
-            
-            value_type operator->()
-            { return current; }
-            
-            range_itr& operator++()
-            {
-                current++;
-                return *this;
-            }
-            
-            range_itr& operator--()
-            {
-                current--;
-                return *this;
-            }
-            
-            range_itr operator++(int)
-            {
-                auto tmp = *this;
-                ++(*this);
-                return tmp;
-            }
-            
-            range_itr operator--(int)
-            {
-                auto tmp = *this;
-                --(*this);
-                return tmp;
-            }
-            
-            friend bool operator==(const range_itr& a, const range_itr& b)
-            {
-                return a.current == b.current;
-            }
-            
-            friend bool operator!=(const range_itr& a, const range_itr& b)
-            {
-                return a.current != b.current;
-            }
-    };
-    
-    template<typename T>
-    struct range
-    {
-        private:
-            T _begin;
-            T _end;
-        public:
-            range(T begin, T end): _begin(begin), _end(end)
-            {}
-            
-            range_itr<T> begin()
-            {
-                return range_itr{_begin};
-            }
-            
-            range_itr<T> end()
-            {
-                return range_itr{_end};
-            }
-    };
-    
     template<typename V>
     struct ptr_iterator
     {
diff --git a/include/blt/std/utility.h b/include/blt/std/utility.h
index db55a0e..fcdb818 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/utility.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/utility.h
@@ -134,6 +134,80 @@ namespace blt
     {
         return enumerator{container.begin(), container.end()};
     }
+    
+    template<typename T>
+    struct range
+    {
+        public:
+            struct range_itr
+            {
+                public:
+                    using iterator_category = std::bidirectional_iterator_tag;
+                    using difference_type = T;
+                    using value_type = T;
+                    using pointer = T*;
+                    using reference = T&;
+                private:
+                    T current;
+                    bool forward;
+                public:
+                    
+                    explicit range_itr(T current, bool forward): current(current), forward(forward)
+                    {}
+                    
+                    value_type operator*() const
+                    { return current; }
+                    
+                    value_type operator->()
+                    { return current; }
+                    
+                    range_itr& operator++()
+                    {
+                        if (forward)
+                            current++;
+                        else
+                            current--;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    range_itr& operator--()
+                    {
+                        if (forward)
+                            current--;
+                        else
+                            current++;
+                        return *this;
+                    }
+                    
+                    friend bool operator==(const range_itr& a, const range_itr& b)
+                    {
+                        return a.current == b.current;
+                    }
+                    
+                    friend bool operator!=(const range_itr& a, const range_itr& b)
+                    {
+                        return a.current != b.current;
+                    }
+            };
+        private:
+            T _begin;
+            T _end;
+            T offset = 0;
+        public:
+            range(T begin, T end): _begin(begin), _end(end), offset(end < begin ? 1 : 0)
+            {}
+            
+            range_itr begin()
+            {
+                return range_itr(_begin - offset, offset == 0);
+            }
+            
+            range_itr end()
+            {
+                // not sure if i like this
+                return range_itr(_end - offset, offset == 0);
+            }
+    };
 
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__llvm__)
diff --git a/tests/src/memory_test.cpp b/tests/src/memory_test.cpp
index 0680e1a..9eb7dee 100644
--- a/tests/src/memory_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/memory_test.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,5 @@ void blt::test::memory::access()
 
 void blt::test::memory::ranges()
 {
-    blt::range range(0, 10);
-    for (auto r : range)
-        BLT_TRACE_STREAM << r;
     BLT_TRACE_STREAM << '\n';
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/utility_test.cpp b/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
index 3bca1a2..8309bc7 100644
--- a/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
@@ -148,5 +148,14 @@ void blt::test::utility::run()
         testEnumerate(in);
     }
     
+    for (auto r : blt::range(0, 10))
+        BLT_TRACE_STREAM << r << " ";
+    BLT_TRACE_STREAM << "\n";
+    
+    for (auto r : blt::range(10, 0))
+        BLT_TRACE_STREAM << r << " ";
+    BLT_TRACE_STREAM << "\n";
+    
+    
     fuckered();
 }