diff --git a/include/ircd/json/tuple.h b/include/ircd/json/tuple.h
index 84cd3f966..abd443003 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/tuple.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/tuple.h
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@ template<class tuple,
          size_t i>
 using tuple_value_type = typename tuple_element<tuple, i>::value_type;
 
-template<class... T>
-constexpr size_t
-tuple<T...>::size()
-{
-	return std::tuple_size<tuple_type>();
-}
-
 template<class tuple>
 auto &
 stdcast(const tuple &o)
@@ -906,6 +899,13 @@ tuple<T...>::tuple(const tuple<U...> &t)
 	});
 }
 
+template<class... T>
+constexpr size_t
+tuple<T...>::size()
+{
+	return std::tuple_size<tuple_type>();
+}
+
 template<class tuple,
          class it_a,
          class it_b,
diff --git a/include/ircd/tuple.h b/include/ircd/tuple.h
index 365bed801..9814c0c51 100644
--- a/include/ircd/tuple.h
+++ b/include/ircd/tuple.h
@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@
 namespace ircd::util
 {
 
+template<class tuple>
+constexpr bool
+is_tuple()
+{
+	return is_specialization_of<tuple, std::tuple>::value;
+}
+
+template<class tuple>
+constexpr typename std::enable_if<is_tuple<tuple>(), size_t>::type
+size()
+{
+	return std::tuple_size<tuple>::value;
+}
+
+template<class... args>
+constexpr size_t
+size(const std::tuple<args...> &t)
+{
+	return size<std::tuple<args...>>();
+}
+
 //
 // Iteration of a tuple
 //
@@ -41,8 +62,7 @@ namespace ircd::util
 template<size_t i,
          class func,
          class... args>
-constexpr
-typename std::enable_if<i == std::tuple_size<std::tuple<args...>>::value, void>::type
+constexpr typename std::enable_if<i == std::tuple_size<std::tuple<args...>>::value, void>::type
 for_each(std::tuple<args...> &t,
          func&& f)
 {}
@@ -250,8 +270,7 @@ runtil(const std::tuple<args...> &t,
 template<ssize_t i,
          class func,
          class... args>
-constexpr
-typename std::enable_if<(i > 0), bool>::type
+constexpr typename std::enable_if<(i > 0), bool>::type
 runtil(std::tuple<args...> &t,
        func&& f)
 {
@@ -261,8 +280,7 @@ runtil(std::tuple<args...> &t,
 template<ssize_t i = -1,
          class func,
          class... args>
-constexpr
-typename std::enable_if<(i == -1), bool>::type
+constexpr typename std::enable_if<(i == -1), bool>::type
 runtil(const std::tuple<args...> &t,
        func&& f)
 {
@@ -277,8 +295,7 @@ runtil(const std::tuple<args...> &t,
 template<ssize_t i = -1,
          class func,
          class... args>
-constexpr
-typename std::enable_if<(i == -1), bool>::type
+constexpr typename std::enable_if<(i == -1), bool>::type
 runtil(std::tuple<args...> &t,
        func&& f)
 {
@@ -290,6 +307,37 @@ runtil(std::tuple<args...> &t,
 	return runtil<size>(t, std::forward<func>(f));
 }
 
+//
+// test() is a logical inversion of until() for intuitive find()-like
+// boolean semantics.
+//
+
+template<size_t i,
+         class func,
+         class... args>
+constexpr auto
+test(std::tuple<args...> &t,
+     func&& f)
+{
+	return !until(t, [&f](auto&& arg)
+	{
+		return !f(arg);
+	});
+}
+
+template<size_t i,
+         class func,
+         class... args>
+constexpr auto
+rtest(std::tuple<args...> &t,
+      func&& f)
+{
+	return !runtil(t, [&f](auto&& arg)
+	{
+		return !f(arg);
+	});
+}
+
 //
 // Kronecker delta
 //