diff --git a/tests/40components.tests b/tests/40components.tests
index 585be3d6f..1bc9b1717 100644
--- a/tests/40components.tests
+++ b/tests/40components.tests
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ out: ::12::11::10::9::8::7::6::5::4::3
 END
 
 
+PLANNED "Iterable type detection" IterableClassification_test <<END
+END
+
+
 PLANNED "RefArray_test" RefArray_test  <<END
 return: 0
 END
diff --git a/tests/lib/meta/iterable-classification-test.cpp b/tests/lib/meta/iterable-classification-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b922d8db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/meta/iterable-classification-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+  IterableClassification(Test)  -  detecting iterability of a generic type
+ 
+  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
+    2010,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
+ 
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+  This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ 
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ 
+* *****************************************************/
+
+
+#include "lib/test/run.hpp"
+
+#include "proc/mobject/session/scope-query.hpp"
+#include "proc/mobject/session/effect.hpp"
+#include "lib/meta/duck-detector.hpp"
+#include "lib/util-foreach.hpp"
+#include "lib/itertools.hpp"
+#include "lib/lumitime.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <deque>
+#include <list>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+
+
+namespace lib {
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////TODO draft
+  
+  template<typename TY>
+  struct can_STL_ForEach
+    {
+      enum{ value = false }; ////////////////TODO unimplemented
+    };
+  
+  template<typename TY>
+  struct can_IterForEach
+    {
+      enum{ value = false }; ////////////////TODO unimplemented
+    };
+  
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////TODO draft
+namespace meta{
+namespace test{
+  
+  using lumiera::Time;
+  using mobject::session::Effect;
+  using mobject::session::ScopeQuery;
+  
+  using std::cout;
+  using std::endl;
+  
+  
+  namespace { // a custom test container....
+    
+    
+    struct TestSource
+      {
+        vector<int> data_;
+        
+        TestSource(uint num);
+        
+        typedef vector<int>::iterator sourceIter;
+        typedef RangeIter<sourceIter> iterator;
+        
+        iterator begin() ;
+        iterator end()   ;
+                        // note: a bare type definition is sufficient here....
+      };
+    
+    
+    
+  }//(End) test containers
+  
+#define SHOW_CHECK(_EXPR_) cout << STRINGIFY(_EXPR_) << "\t : " << (_EXPR_::value? "Yes":"No") << endl;
+  
+  
+  
+  /***********************************************************************************
+   * @test verify the (static) classification/detection of iterables.
+   *       Currently (1/10) we're able to detect the following
+   *       - a STL like container with \c begin() and \c end()
+   *       - a Lumiera Forward Iterator
+   */
+  class IterableClassification_test : public Test
+    {
+    
+    
+    
+      void
+      run (Arg) 
+        {
+          typedef std::vector<long>   LongVector;
+          typedef std::multiset<Time> TimeSet;
+          typedef std::map<int,char>  CharMap;
+          typedef std::list<bool>     BoolList;
+          typedef std::deque<ushort>  ShortDeque;
+          typedef TestSource          CustomContainer;
+          
+          typedef TestSource::iterator                  ForwardRangeIter;
+          typedef TransformIter<ForwardRangeIter, long> TransformedForwardIter;
+          typedef FilterIter<TransformedForwardIter>    FilteredForwardIter;
+          typedef ScopeQuery<Effect>::iterator          CustomForwardIter;
+          
+          // detect STL iteration
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<LongVector> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<TimeSet> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<CharMap> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<BoolList> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<ShortDeque> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<CustomContainer> );
+          
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<ForwardRangeIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<TransformedForwardIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<FilteredForwardIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_STL_ForEach<CustomForwardIter> );
+          
+          // detect Lumiera Forward Iterator
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<LongVector> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<TimeSet> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<CharMap> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<BoolList> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<ShortDeque> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<CustomContainer> );
+          
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<ForwardRangeIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<TransformedForwardIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<FilteredForwardIter> );
+          SHOW_CHECK( can_IterForEach<CustomForwardIter> );
+          
+          UNIMPLEMENTED ("the actual type detection code");
+        } 
+    };
+  
+  
+  /** Register this test class... */
+  LAUNCHER (IterableClassification_test, "unit common");
+  
+  
+  
+}}} // namespace lib::meta::test