diff --git a/read_tree.py b/read_tree.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc66eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/read_tree.py
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+import plyvel
+import struct
+import numpy as np
+
+# functions for reading IAVL tree
+def read_varint(x: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> int:
+    result = 0
+    factor = 1
+
+    for i, b in enumerate(x[offset:]):
+        if b >= 128:
+            result = result + (b - 128) * factor
+        else:
+            result = result + b * factor
+            return result // 2, offset+i+1
+        factor *= 128
+
+def read_uvarint(x: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> int:
+    result = 0
+    factor = 1
+
+    for i, b in enumerate(x[offset:]):
+        if b >= 128:
+            result = result + (b - 128) * factor
+        else:
+            result = result + b * factor
+            return result, offset+i+1
+        factor *= 128
+
+def read_key(key: bytes) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
+    if not key.startswith(b's'):
+        return None
+
+    version = struct.unpack_from('>Q', key[1:9])[0]
+    nonce = struct.unpack_from('>I', key[9:13])[0]
+
+    return (version, nonce)
+
+def write_key(key: tuple[int, int]) -> bytes:
+    version = struct.pack('>Q', key[0])
+    nonce = struct.pack('>I', key[1])
+
+    return b's' + version + nonce
+
+def read_node(node: bytes) -> tuple[int, int, bytes, tuple[int, int], tuple[int, int]] | tuple[int, int, list[int], bytes] | tuple[int, int]:
+
+    if node.startswith(b's'):
+        return read_key(node)
+
+    n = 0
+    height, n = read_varint(node, n)
+
+    if height == 0:
+        length, n = read_varint(node, n)
+        size, n = read_uvarint(node, n)
+        key = node[n:n+size]
+        n += size
+        valuesize, n = read_uvarint(node, n)
+        value = node[n:n+valuesize]
+
+        return (height, length, key, value)
+    else:
+        length, n = read_varint(node, n)
+        size, n = read_uvarint(node, n)
+        key = node[n:n+size]
+        n += size
+        hashsize, n = read_uvarint(node, n)
+        n += hashsize
+        mode, n = read_uvarint(node, n)
+        left_version, n = read_varint(node, n)
+        left_nonce, n = read_varint(node, n)
+        right_version, n = read_varint(node, n)
+        right_nonce, n = read_varint(node, n)
+
+        return (height, length, key, (left_version, left_nonce), (right_version, right_nonce))
+
+def walk(tree, version, searchkey):
+    if (version, 1) not in tree:
+        return None
+
+    node = tree[(version, 1)]
+    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?
+        node = tree[node]
+
+    while node[0] > 0:
+        nodekey = node[2]
+        if searchkey < nodekey:
+            next = node[3]
+        else:
+            next = node[4]
+
+        node = tree[next]
+
+    return node[3]
+
+def walk_disk_raw(db, prefix: bytes, version: int, searchkey: bytes) -> None | bytes:
+
+    root = db.get(prefix + write_key((version, 1)))
+    if root is None:
+        return None
+
+    node = read_node(root)
+
+    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?
+        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(node)))
+
+    while node[0] > 0:
+        # print(node)
+
+        nodekey = node[2]
+        if searchkey < nodekey:
+            next = node[3]
+        else:
+            next = node[4]
+
+        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(next)))
+
+    if node[2] == searchkey:
+        return node[3]
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def walk_disk_next_key_raw(db, prefix: bytes, version: int, searchkey: bytes) -> None | bytes:
+    root = db.get(prefix + write_key((version, 1)))
+    if root is None:
+        return None
+
+    node = read_node(root)
+    lowest_geq_key = node[2] if node[2] >= searchkey else None
+
+    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?
+        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(node)))
+
+    while node[0] > 0:
+        # print(node)
+
+        nodekey = node[2]
+        if searchkey < nodekey:
+            next = node[3]
+        else:
+            next = node[4]
+
+        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(next)))
+        if node[2] >= searchkey and (lowest_geq_key is None or node[2] < lowest_geq_key):
+            lowest_geq_key = node[2]
+
+    return lowest_geq_key
+
+def walk_disk(db, prefix: str, version: int, format: str, searchkey: list) -> None | bytes:
+    return walk_disk_raw(db, prefix.encode('utf-8'), version, encode_key(format, searchkey))
+
+def parse_struct(data):
+    n = 0
+    results = []
+
+    while n < len(data):
+        key, n = read_uvarint(data, n)
+        ty = key & 7
+        key >>= 3
+        if ty == 2:
+            l, n = read_uvarint(data, n)
+            val = data[n:n+l]
+            n += l
+        elif ty == 0:
+            val, n = read_uvarint(data, n)
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f'unknown type {ty}, {data[n:]}')
+        results.append((key, val))
+
+    return results
+
+# find max height
+def next_key(db, k: bytes) -> bytes | None:
+    it = db.iterator(start = k)
+    try:
+        nk, _ = next(it)
+        return nk
+    except StopIteration:
+        return None
+    finally:
+        it.close()
+
+def max_height(db) -> int:
+    testnr = 1<<63
+
+    for i in range(62, -1, -1):
+        prefix = b's/k:emissions/s'
+        n = next_key(db, prefix + struct.pack('>Q', testnr))
+
+        if n is not None and n.startswith(prefix):
+            # print(f'{testnr:16x} is low')
+            testnr += 1 << i
+        else:
+            # print(f'{testnr:16x} is high')
+            testnr -= 1 << i
+
+    n = next_key(db, prefix + struct.pack('>Q', testnr))
+    if n is not None and n.startswith(prefix):
+        return testnr
+    else:
+        return testnr - 1
+
+# encode and decode keys
+def encode_key(format: str, key: list) -> bytes:
+    result_bytes = []
+
+    result_bytes.append(key[0])
+
+    for i, f in enumerate(format):
+        if i >= len(key) - 1:
+            break
+        if f == 's':
+            result_bytes += list(key[i+1].encode('utf-8'))
+            if i < len(format) - 1:
+                result_bytes += [0]
+        elif f == 'Q':
+            result_bytes += list(struct.pack('>Q', key[i+1]))
+        elif f == 'q':
+            result_bytes += list(struct.pack('>Q', key[i+1] + (1<<63)))
+
+    return bytes(result_bytes)
+
+def decode_key(format: str, key: bytes) -> list:
+    result = []
+
+    result.append(key[0])
+    idx = 1
+
+    for f in format:
+        if f == 's':
+            end = key[idx:].find(b'\x00')
+            if end < 0:
+                result.append(key[idx:].decode('utf-8'))
+                idx = len(key)
+                break
+            else:
+                result.append(key[idx:idx+end].decode('utf-8'))
+                idx += end + 1
+        elif f == 'Q':
+            v = struct.unpack('>Q', key[idx:idx+8])[0]
+            result.append(v)
+            idx += 8
+        elif f == 'q':
+            v = struct.unpack('>Q', key[idx:idx+8])[0]
+            result.append(v - (1<<63))
+            idx += 8
+
+    if idx < len(key):
+        result.append(key[idx:])
+
+    return result
+
+# iteration
+class IAVLTreeIteratorRaw:
+    def __init__(self, db, prefix: bytes, version: int, start: bytes | None = None, end: bytes | None = None):
+        self.db = db
+        self.prefix = prefix
+        self.version = version
+        self.start = start
+        self.end = end
+        self.stack = []
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        if len(self.stack) == 0:
+            # get root node
+            root = db.get(self.prefix + write_key((self.version, 1)))
+            if root is None:
+                raise StopIteration
+            node = read_node(root)
+            if len(node) == 2: # link to other root node
+                node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(node)))
+            self.stack.append(((self.version, 1), node))
+
+            # walk tree to either last before start or first after start
+            while node[0] > 0:
+                # print(node)
+                nodekey = node[2]
+                if self.start is None or self.start < nodekey:
+                    next = node[3]
+                else:
+                    next = node[4]
+                node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(next)))
+                self.stack.append((next, node))
+
+            # return early if we ended up at first item after start
+            if self.start is None or node[2] >= self.start:
+                return (node[2], node[3])
+
+        # print('Stack:', [x[0] for x in self.stack])
+
+        # go up to first parent which we're a left child of
+        key = None
+        for i in range(len(self.stack)-1, 0, -1):
+            current_key = self.stack[i][0]
+            parent_node = self.stack[i-1][1]
+            self.stack.pop()
+            left = parent_node[3]
+            right = parent_node[4]
+            if current_key == left:
+                key = right
+                break
+
+        # are we at the right end of the tree?
+        if key is None:
+            raise StopIteration
+
+        # go right
+        node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(key)))
+        self.stack.append((key, node))
+
+        # go left until at a leaf
+        while node[0] > 0:
+            key = node[3]
+            node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(key)))
+            self.stack.append((key, node))
+
+        if self.end is not None and node[2] >= self.end:
+            raise StopIteration
+
+        return (node[2], node[3])
+
+class IAVLTreeIterator:
+    def __init__(self, db, prefix: str, version: int, format: str, start: list | None = None, end: list | None = None):
+        self.format = format
+        start_enc = encode_key(format, start) if start is not None else None
+        end_enc = encode_key(format, end) if end is not None else None
+        self.inner = IAVLTreeIteratorRaw(db, prefix.encode('utf-8'), version, start = start_enc, end = end_enc)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        (k, v) = next(self.inner)
+        return (decode_key(self.format, k), v)
+
+def iterate(db, prefix, version, format = '', field = None, start = None, end = None):
+    if field is not None:
+        return IAVLTreeIterator(db, prefix, version, format, start = [field], end = [field+1] if field < 255 else None)
+    else:
+        return IAVLTreeIterator(db, prefix, version, format, start = start, end = end)
+
+def indexof_raw(db, prefix: bytes, version: int, key: bytes) -> int:
+    """
+    Find how many items come before `key` in the tree. If `key` doesn't exist, how many 
+    items come before the slot it would get inserted at
+    """
+    it = IAVLTreeIteratorRaw(db, prefix, version, start=key)
+    try:
+        next(it)
+    except StopIteration:
+        # get root count
+        return read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(it.stack[0][0])))[1]
+    
+    keys = [p[1][3] for p, c in zip(it.stack, it.stack[1:]) if c[0] == p[1][4]]
+    keys_encoded = [prefix + write_key(k) for k in keys]
+    count = sum([read_node(db.get(k))[1] for k in keys_encoded])
+
+    return count
+
+def indexof(db, prefix: str, version: int, format: str, key: list) -> int:
+    return indexof_raw(db, prefix.encode('utf-8'), version, encode_key(format, key))
diff --git a/store.ipynb b/store.ipynb
index 6603ebe..16ea945 100644
--- a/store.ipynb
+++ b/store.ipynb
@@ -2,281 +2,13 @@
  "cells": [
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 1,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "import plyvel\n",
-    "import struct\n",
-    "import numpy as np"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 2,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "# functions for reading IAVL tree\n",
     "\n",
-    "def read_varint(x: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> int:\n",
-    "    result = 0\n",
-    "    factor = 1\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    for i, b in enumerate(x[offset:]):\n",
-    "        if b >= 128:\n",
-    "            result = result + (b - 128) * factor\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            result = result + b * factor\n",
-    "            return result // 2, offset+i+1\n",
-    "        factor *= 128\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def read_uvarint(x: bytes, offset: int = 0) -> int:\n",
-    "    result = 0\n",
-    "    factor = 1\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    for i, b in enumerate(x[offset:]):\n",
-    "        if b >= 128:\n",
-    "            result = result + (b - 128) * factor\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            result = result + b * factor\n",
-    "            return result, offset+i+1\n",
-    "        factor *= 128\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def read_key(key: bytes) -> tuple[int, int] | None:\n",
-    "    if not key.startswith(b's'):\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    version = struct.unpack_from('>Q', key[1:9])[0]\n",
-    "    nonce = struct.unpack_from('>I', key[9:13])[0]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return (version, nonce)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def write_key(key: tuple[int, int]) -> bytes:\n",
-    "    version = struct.pack('>Q', key[0])\n",
-    "    nonce = struct.pack('>I', key[1])\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return b's' + version + nonce\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def read_node(node: bytes) -> tuple[int, int, bytes, tuple[int, int], tuple[int, int]] | tuple[int, int, list[int], bytes] | tuple[int, int]:\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    if node.startswith(b's'):\n",
-    "        return read_key(node)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    n = 0\n",
-    "    height, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    if height == 0:\n",
-    "        length, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "        size, n = read_uvarint(node, n)\n",
-    "        key = node[n:n+size]\n",
-    "        n += size\n",
-    "        valuesize, n = read_uvarint(node, n)\n",
-    "        value = node[n:n+valuesize]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        return (height, length, key, value)\n",
-    "    else:\n",
-    "        length, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "        size, n = read_uvarint(node, n)\n",
-    "        key = node[n:n+size]\n",
-    "        n += size\n",
-    "        hashsize, n = read_uvarint(node, n)\n",
-    "        n += hashsize\n",
-    "        mode, n = read_uvarint(node, n)\n",
-    "        left_version, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "        left_nonce, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "        right_version, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "        right_nonce, n = read_varint(node, n)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        return (height, length, key, (left_version, left_nonce), (right_version, right_nonce))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def walk(tree, version, searchkey):\n",
-    "    if (version, 1) not in tree:\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    node = tree[(version, 1)]\n",
-    "    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?\n",
-    "        node = tree[node]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    while node[0] > 0:\n",
-    "        nodekey = node[2]\n",
-    "        if searchkey < nodekey:\n",
-    "            next = node[3]\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            next = node[4]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        node = tree[next]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return node[3]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def walk_disk_raw(db, prefix: bytes, version: int, searchkey: bytes) -> None | bytes:\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    root = db.get(prefix + write_key((version, 1)))\n",
-    "    if root is None:\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    node = read_node(root)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?\n",
-    "        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(node)))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    while node[0] > 0:\n",
-    "        # print(node)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        nodekey = node[2]\n",
-    "        if searchkey < nodekey:\n",
-    "            next = node[3]\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            next = node[4]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(next)))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    if node[2] == searchkey:\n",
-    "        return node[3]\n",
-    "    else:\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def walk_disk_next_key_raw(db, prefix: bytes, version: int, searchkey: bytes) -> None | bytes:\n",
-    "    root = db.get(prefix + write_key((version, 1)))\n",
-    "    if root is None:\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    node = read_node(root)\n",
-    "    lowest_geq_key = node[2] if node[2] >= searchkey else None\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    if len(node) == 2: # root copy?\n",
-    "        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(node)))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    while node[0] > 0:\n",
-    "        # print(node)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        nodekey = node[2]\n",
-    "        if searchkey < nodekey:\n",
-    "            next = node[3]\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            next = node[4]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        node = read_node(db.get(prefix + write_key(next)))\n",
-    "        if node[2] >= searchkey and (lowest_geq_key is None or node[2] < lowest_geq_key):\n",
-    "            lowest_geq_key = node[2]\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return lowest_geq_key\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def walk_disk(db, prefix: str, version: int, format: str, searchkey: list) -> None | bytes:\n",
-    "    return walk_disk_raw(db, prefix.encode('utf-8'), version, encode_key(format, searchkey))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def parse_struct(data):\n",
-    "    n = 0\n",
-    "    results = []\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    while n < len(data):\n",
-    "        key, n = read_uvarint(data, n)\n",
-    "        ty = key & 7\n",
-    "        key >>= 3\n",
-    "        if ty == 2:\n",
-    "            l, n = read_uvarint(data, n)\n",
-    "            val = data[n:n+l]\n",
-    "            n += l\n",
-    "        elif ty == 0:\n",
-    "            val, n = read_uvarint(data, n)\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            raise Exception(f'unknown type {ty}, {data[n:]}')\n",
-    "        results.append((key, val))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return results"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 3,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "# find max height\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def next_key(db, k: bytes) -> bytes | None:\n",
-    "    it = db.iterator(start = k)\n",
-    "    try:\n",
-    "        nk, _ = next(it)\n",
-    "        return nk\n",
-    "    except StopIteration:\n",
-    "        return None\n",
-    "    finally:\n",
-    "        it.close()\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def max_height(db) -> int:\n",
-    "    testnr = 1<<63\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    for i in range(62, -1, -1):\n",
-    "        prefix = b's/k:emissions/s'\n",
-    "        n = next_key(db, prefix + struct.pack('>Q', testnr))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        if n is not None and n.startswith(prefix):\n",
-    "            # print(f'{testnr:16x} is low')\n",
-    "            testnr += 1 << i\n",
-    "        else:\n",
-    "            # print(f'{testnr:16x} is high')\n",
-    "            testnr -= 1 << i\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    n = next_key(db, prefix + struct.pack('>Q', testnr))\n",
-    "    if n is not None and n.startswith(prefix):\n",
-    "        return testnr\n",
-    "    else:\n",
-    "        return testnr - 1"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 4,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "# encode and decode keys\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def encode_key(format: str, key: list) -> bytes:\n",
-    "    result_bytes = []\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    result_bytes.append(key[0])\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    for i, f in enumerate(format):\n",
-    "        if i >= len(key) - 1:\n",
-    "            break\n",
-    "        if f == 's':\n",
-    "            result_bytes += list(key[i+1].encode('utf-8'))\n",
-    "            if i < len(format) - 1:\n",
-    "                result_bytes += [0]\n",
-    "        elif f == 'Q':\n",
-    "            result_bytes += list(struct.pack('>Q', key[i+1]))\n",
-    "        elif f == 'q':\n",
-    "            result_bytes += list(struct.pack('>Q', key[i+1] + (1<<63)))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return bytes(result_bytes)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def decode_key(format: str, key: bytes) -> list:\n",
-    "    result = []\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    result.append(key[0])\n",
-    "    idx = 1\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    for f in format:\n",
-    "        if f == 's':\n",
-    "            end = key[idx:].find(b'\\x00')\n",
-    "            if end < 0:\n",
-    "                result.append(key[idx:].decode('utf-8'))\n",
-    "                break\n",
-    "            else:\n",
-    "                result.append(key[idx:idx+end].decode('utf-8'))\n",
-    "                idx += end + 1\n",
-    "        elif f == 'Q':\n",
-    "            v = struct.unpack('>Q', key[idx:idx+8])[0]\n",
-    "            result.append(v)\n",
-    "            idx += 8\n",
-    "        elif f == 'q':\n",
-    "            v = struct.unpack('>Q', key[idx:idx+8])[0]\n",
-    "            result.append(v - (1<<63))\n",
-    "            idx += 8\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    return result"
+    "%run -i read_tree.py"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -285,8 +17,8 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "db = plyvel.DB('../node/nodedir/data/application.db')\n",
-    "height = max_height(db)"
+    "# db = plyvel.DB('../testnode/nodedir/data/application.db')\n",
+    "max_height(db)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -295,106 +27,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# get\n",
-    "v = walk_disk(db, 's/k:emissions/', height, 'Qs', [11, 37, 'allo1mn4d32hwyn6grp89akek52arsw2vcdqezr0dc7'])\n",
-    "parse_struct(v)"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 183,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "class IAVLTreeIteratorRaw:\n",
-    "    def __init__(self, db, prefix: bytes, version: int, start: bytes | None = None, end: bytes | None = None):\n",
-    "        self.db = db\n",
-    "        self.prefix = prefix\n",
-    "        self.version = version\n",
-    "        self.start = start\n",
-    "        self.end = end\n",
-    "        self.stack = []\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    def __iter__(self):\n",
-    "        return self\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    def __next__(self):\n",
-    "        if len(self.stack) == 0:\n",
-    "            # get root node\n",
-    "            root = db.get(self.prefix + write_key((self.version, 1)))\n",
-    "            if root is None:\n",
-    "                raise StopIteration\n",
-    "            node = read_node(root)\n",
-    "            if len(node) == 2: # link to other root node\n",
-    "                node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(node)))\n",
-    "            self.stack.append(((self.version, 1), node))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "            # walk tree to either last before start or first after start\n",
-    "            while node[0] > 0:\n",
-    "                # print(node)\n",
-    "                nodekey = node[2]\n",
-    "                if self.start is None or self.start < nodekey:\n",
-    "                    next = node[3]\n",
-    "                else:\n",
-    "                    next = node[4]\n",
-    "                node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(next)))\n",
-    "                self.stack.append((next, node))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "            # return early if we ended up at first item after start\n",
-    "            if self.start is None or node[2] >= self.start:\n",
-    "                return (node[2], node[3])\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        # print('Stack:', [x[0] for x in self.stack])\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        # go up to first parent which we're a left child of\n",
-    "        key = None\n",
-    "        for i in range(len(self.stack)-1, 0, -1):\n",
-    "            current_key = self.stack[i][0]\n",
-    "            parent_node = self.stack[i-1][1]\n",
-    "            self.stack.pop()\n",
-    "            left = parent_node[3]\n",
-    "            right = parent_node[4]\n",
-    "            if current_key == left:\n",
-    "                key = right\n",
-    "                break\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        # are we at the right end of the tree?\n",
-    "        if key is None:\n",
-    "            raise StopIteration\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        # go right\n",
-    "        node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(key)))\n",
-    "        self.stack.append((key, node))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        # go left until at a leaf\n",
-    "        while node[0] > 0:\n",
-    "            key = node[3]\n",
-    "            node = read_node(db.get(self.prefix + write_key(key)))\n",
-    "            self.stack.append((key, node))\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        if self.end is not None and node[2] >= self.end:\n",
-    "            raise StopIteration\n",
-    "\n",
-    "        return (node[2], node[3])\n",
-    "\n",
-    "class IAVLTreeIterator:\n",
-    "    def __init__(self, db, prefix: str, version: int, format: str, start: list | None = None, end: list | None = None):\n",
-    "        self.format = format\n",
-    "        start_enc = encode_key(format, start) if start is not None else None\n",
-    "        end_enc = encode_key(format, end) if end is not None else None\n",
-    "        self.inner = IAVLTreeIteratorRaw(db, prefix.encode('utf-8'), version, start = start_enc, end = end_enc)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    def __iter__(self):\n",
-    "        return self\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    def __next__(self):\n",
-    "        (k, v) = next(self.inner)\n",
-    "        return (decode_key(self.format, k), v)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "def iterate(db, prefix, version, format, field):\n",
-    "    return IAVLTreeIterator(db, prefix, version, format, start = [field], end = [field+1] if field < 255 else None)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "# [k for k, v in IAVLTreeIterator(db, 's/k:mint/', height, '')]"
+    "[k for k, v in iterate(db, 's/k:mint/', 5224815)]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -403,7 +36,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "[(k, parse_struct(v)) for k, v in iterate(db, 's/k:emissions/', height, 'Q', 5)]"
+    "parse_struct(next(iterate(db, 's/k:mint/', 5224815, field = 138))[1])"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -412,7 +45,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "[k for k, v in IAVLTreeIterator(db, 's/k:emissions/', height, 'Q', start = [5], end = [6])]"
+    "[k for k,v in iterate(db, 's/k:emissions/', 5224815, start = [62, 60], end = [62, 61], format = 'Qss')]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -421,83 +54,16 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "encode_key('Q', [5])"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "[decode_key('Q', k) for k,v in IAVLTreeIteratorRaw(db, b's/k:emissions/', height, start = bytes([5]), end = bytes([6]))]"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "encode_key('', [1]), decode_key('', b'\\x8a')"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "decode_key()"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "list(range(5, 0, -1))"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "read_node(db.get(b's/k:emissions/' + write_key((height, 1))))"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 49,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "heights = np.arange(5776000, height+1)\n",
-    "sizes = np.empty(len(heights), dtype = int)\n",
+    "lens = np.zeros(256, dtype = int)\n",
     "\n",
-    "for i in range(len(heights)):\n",
-    "    h = heights[i]\n",
-    "    n = db.get(b's/k:emissions/s' + struct.pack('>Q', h) + struct.pack('>I', 1))\n",
-    "    nd = read_node(n)\n",
-    "    sizes[i] = nd[1]"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
+    "with plyvel.DB('../testnode/nodedir/data/application.db') as db:\n",
+    "    height = max_height(db)\n",
+    "    for field in range(255):\n",
+    "        count1 = indexof(db, 's/k:emissions/', height, '', [field])\n",
+    "        count2 = indexof(db, 's/k:emissions/', height, '', [field+1])\n",
+    "        lens[field] = count2 - count1\n",
     "\n",
-    "plt.plot(sizes)\n",
-    "# plt.xlim(0, 1000)\n",
-    "# plt.ylim(19906000, 19908000)\n",
-    "plt.grid()\n",
-    "plt.show()"
+    "np.argsort(lens)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -505,18 +71,6 @@
    "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "n = db.get(b's/k:emissions/s' + struct.pack('>Q', 5776000) + struct.pack('>I', 1))\n",
-    "nd = read_node(n)\n",
-    "# decode_key('Qss', nd[2])\n",
-    "nd"
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 3,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "# def has_prefix(db, prefix: bytes) -> bool:\n",
     "#     it = db.iterator(start = prefix)\n",