diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/iter.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/iter.rs
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+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/iter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+//
+// imag - the personal information management suite for the commandline
+// Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Matthias Beyer <mail@beyermatthias.de> and contributors
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version
+// 2.1 of the License.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+//
+
+/// Iterator extension helpers for `Runtime::report_touched`
+mod reporting {
+    use std::ops::Deref;
+
+    use libimagstore::store::Entry;
+    use libimagstore::storeid::StoreId;
+    use failure::Fallible as Result;
+    use failure::Error;
+
+    use runtime::Runtime;
+
+
+    pub trait ReportTouchedEntry<'a, I, D>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = D>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedEntryImpl<'a, I, D>;
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, I, D> ReportTouchedEntry<'a, I, D> for I
+        where I: Iterator<Item = D>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedEntryImpl<'a, I, D> {
+            ReportTouchedEntryImpl(self, rt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub struct ReportTouchedEntryImpl<'a, I, D>(I, &'a Runtime<'a>)
+        where I: Iterator<Item = D>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>;
+
+    impl<'a, I, D> Iterator for ReportTouchedEntryImpl<'a, I, D>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = D>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        type Item = Result<D>;
+
+        fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+            self.0.next().map(|e| self.1.report_touched(e.get_location()).map_err(Error::from).map(|_| e))
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    pub trait ReportTouchedResultEntry<'a, I, D>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<D>>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedResultEntryImpl<'a, I, D>;
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, I, D> ReportTouchedResultEntry<'a, I, D> for I
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<D>>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedResultEntryImpl<'a, I, D> {
+            ReportTouchedResultEntryImpl(self, rt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub struct ReportTouchedResultEntryImpl<'a, I, D>(I, &'a Runtime<'a>)
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<D>>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>;
+
+    impl<'a, I, D> Iterator for ReportTouchedResultEntryImpl<'a, I, D>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<D>>,
+              D: Deref<Target = Entry>,
+    {
+        type Item = Result<D>;
+
+        fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+            self.0.next()
+                .map(|r| {
+                    r.and_then(|e| {
+                        self.1
+                            .report_touched(e.get_location())
+                            .map_err(Error::from)
+                            .map(|_| e)
+                    })
+                 })
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    pub trait ReportTouchedStoreId<'a, I>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = StoreId>
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedStoreIdImpl<'a, I>;
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, I> ReportTouchedStoreId<'a, I> for I
+        where I: Iterator<Item = StoreId>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedStoreIdImpl<'a, I> {
+            ReportTouchedStoreIdImpl(self, rt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub struct ReportTouchedStoreIdImpl<'a, I>(I, &'a Runtime<'a>)
+        where I: Iterator<Item = StoreId>;
+
+    impl<'a, I> Iterator for ReportTouchedStoreIdImpl<'a, I>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = StoreId>,
+    {
+        type Item = Result<StoreId>;
+
+        fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+            self.0
+                .next()
+                .map(|id| {
+                    self.1
+                        .report_touched(&id)
+                        .map_err(Error::from)
+                        .map(|_| id)
+                })
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+    pub trait ReportTouchedResultStoreId<'a, I>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<StoreId>>
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedResultStoreIdImpl<'a, I>;
+    }
+
+    impl<'a, I> ReportTouchedResultStoreId<'a, I> for I
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<StoreId>>,
+    {
+        fn map_report_touched(self, rt: &'a Runtime) -> ReportTouchedResultStoreIdImpl<'a, I> {
+            ReportTouchedResultStoreIdImpl(self, rt)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub struct ReportTouchedResultStoreIdImpl<'a, I>(I, &'a Runtime<'a>)
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<StoreId>>;
+
+    impl<'a, I> Iterator for ReportTouchedResultStoreIdImpl<'a, I>
+        where I: Iterator<Item = Result<StoreId>>,
+    {
+        type Item = Result<StoreId>;
+
+        fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+            self.0
+                .next()
+                .map(|rid| {
+                    rid.and_then(|id| {
+                        self.1
+                            .report_touched(&id)
+                            .map_err(Error::from)
+                            .map(|_| id)
+                    })
+                })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub use self::reporting::*;
diff --git a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
index f9d349c0..afa5534f 100644
--- a/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/core/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pub mod application;
 pub mod configuration;
 pub mod logger;
 pub mod io;
+pub mod iter;
 pub mod runtime;
 pub mod setup;
 pub mod spec;