diff --git a/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.d.ts b/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.d.ts
index 2173586..8accc13 100644
--- a/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.d.ts
+++ b/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.d.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,32 @@ export declare class ObservableIntake<T> {
     completed: Promise<void>;
     private completedDeffered;
     private observableFunctions;
+    private generator;
+    private buffered;
+    private payloadBuffer;
     constructor();
     setObservable(observableFunc: any): void;
     push(payloadArg: T): void;
+    /**
+     * pushes many payloads as array
+     * @param payloadArgArray
+     */
+    pushMany(payloadArgArray: T[]): void;
+    /**
+     * sets a generator to query the next pushed value
+     * @param generatorArg
+     */
+    setGenerator(generatorArg: any): void;
+    makeBuffered(): void;
     subscribe(...args: any[]): Subscription;
+    /**
+     * request the next values in the quantity specified
+     * @param howManyArg if a generator is set, of a buffer exists, this allows retrieving values
+     */
+    request(howManyArg: number): void;
+    /**
+     * signals the completion of this observable
+     */
     signalComplete(): void;
+    private internalPush(payloadArg);
 }
diff --git a/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.js b/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.js
index efb1f7b..d3e4cbd 100644
--- a/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.js
+++ b/dist/smartrx.classes.observableintake.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class ObservableIntake {
                 // nothing
             }
         };
+        this.generator = null;
+        this.buffered = false;
+        this.payloadBuffer = [];
         this.observable = rxjs_1.Observable.create((observerArg) => {
             this.observableFunctions.next = (...args) => {
                 return observerArg.next(...args);
@@ -31,14 +34,64 @@ class ObservableIntake {
         this.observable = observableFunc();
     }
     push(payloadArg) {
-        this.observableFunctions.next(payloadArg);
+        if (this.buffered) {
+            this.payloadBuffer.push(payloadArg);
+        }
+        else {
+            this.internalPush(payloadArg);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * pushes many payloads as array
+     * @param payloadArgArray
+     */
+    pushMany(payloadArgArray) {
+        for (let item of payloadArgArray) {
+            this.push(item);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * sets a generator to query the next pushed value
+     * @param generatorArg
+     */
+    setGenerator(generatorArg) {
+        this.generator = generatorArg;
+    }
+    makeBuffered() {
+        this.buffered = true;
     }
     subscribe(...args) {
         return this.observable.subscribe(...args);
     }
+    /**
+     * request the next values in the quantity specified
+     * @param howManyArg if a generator is set, of a buffer exists, this allows retrieving values
+     */
+    request(howManyArg) {
+        if (howManyArg === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        else {
+            for (let i = 0; i !== howManyArg; i++) {
+                if (this.payloadBuffer.length > 0) {
+                    this.internalPush(this.payloadBuffer.shift());
+                }
+                else {
+                    const nextPayload = this.generator();
+                    this.internalPush(nextPayload);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * signals the completion of this observable
+     */
     signalComplete() {
         this.observableFunctions.complete();
     }
+    internalPush(payloadArg) {
+        this.observableFunctions.next(payloadArg);
+    }
 }
 exports.ObservableIntake = ObservableIntake;
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diff --git a/test/test.observableintake.ts b/test/test.observableintake.ts
index 9f7d0c1..7f2c6b7 100644
--- a/test/test.observableintake.ts
+++ b/test/test.observableintake.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,34 @@ tap.test('should create a valid instance of observableinstake', async () => {
   expect(testObservableIntake).to.be.instanceOf(smartrx.ObservableIntake)
 })
 
-tap.test('expect testObserservableIntake to be lazy', async (tools) => {
+tap.test('expect testObserservableIntake to push things', async (tools) => {
   const testObserservableIntake = new smartrx.ObservableIntake()
   testObserservableIntake.subscribe(value => {
     console.log(value)
   })
 
   testObserservableIntake.push('hi')
+  testObserservableIntake.push('wow')
   testObserservableIntake.signalComplete()
   await testObserservableIntake.completed
 })
 
+tap.test('expect testObserservableIntake to push things', async (tools) => {
+  const testObserservableIntake = new smartrx.ObservableIntake()
+  testObserservableIntake.push('hi')
+  testObserservableIntake.push('wow')
+  testObserservableIntake.makeBuffered()
+  testObserservableIntake.push('jo')
+  testObserservableIntake.subscribe(value => {
+    console.log(value)
+    testObserservableIntake.signalComplete()
+  })
+  testObserservableIntake.request(1)
+  await testObserservableIntake.completed
+})
+
+tap.test('', async () => {
+
+})
+
 tap.start()
diff --git a/ts/smartrx.classes.observableintake.ts b/ts/smartrx.classes.observableintake.ts
index 2801ac9..a614a19 100644
--- a/ts/smartrx.classes.observableintake.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrx.classes.observableintake.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export class ObservableIntake<T> {
       // nothing
     }
   }
+  private generator = null
+  private buffered = false
+  private payloadBuffer = []
 
   constructor () {
     this.observable = Observable.create((observerArg) => {
@@ -37,14 +40,66 @@ export class ObservableIntake<T> {
   }
 
   push (payloadArg: T) {
-    this.observableFunctions.next(payloadArg)
+    if (this.buffered) {
+      this.payloadBuffer.push(payloadArg)
+    } else {
+      this.internalPush(payloadArg)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * pushes many payloads as array
+   * @param payloadArgArray
+   */
+  pushMany (payloadArgArray: T[]) {
+    for (let item of payloadArgArray) {
+      this.push(item)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sets a generator to query the next pushed value
+   * @param generatorArg
+   */
+  setGenerator (generatorArg) {
+    this.generator = generatorArg
+  }
+
+  makeBuffered() {
+    this.buffered = true
   }
 
   subscribe (...args) {
     return this.observable.subscribe(...args)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * request the next values in the quantity specified
+   * @param howManyArg if a generator is set, of a buffer exists, this allows retrieving values
+   */
+  request (howManyArg: number) {
+    if (howManyArg === 0) {
+      return
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i !== howManyArg; i++) {
+        if (this.payloadBuffer.length > 0) {
+          this.internalPush(this.payloadBuffer.shift())
+        } else {
+          const nextPayload = this.generator()
+          this.internalPush(nextPayload)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * signals the completion of this observable
+   */
   signalComplete () {
     this.observableFunctions.complete()
   }
+
+  private internalPush (payloadArg) {
+    this.observableFunctions.next(payloadArg)
+  }
 }