diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2caf148..ebbbdfe 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ file(GLOB EXAMPLE_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp)
 FOREACH(EXAMPLE ${EXAMPLE_FILES})
     get_filename_component(EXAMPLE_NAME ${EXAMPLE} NAME_WE)
     add_executable(${EXAMPLE_NAME} ${EXAMPLE})
+
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXAMPLE_NAME} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 14)
+    set_property(TARGET ${EXAMPLE_NAME} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 ENDFOREACH()
 
diff --git a/include/Common.h b/include/Common.h
index d4f91c4..4802839 100644
--- a/include/Common.h
+++ b/include/Common.h
@@ -72,6 +72,76 @@ struct ProcessAnyType<0> {
 template <typename S, typename T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, ObjectType>::value || std::is_same<T, const ObjectType>::value>::type* = nullptr> \
 S& serialize(S& s, T& o)
 
+extern int no_symbol;
+
+template <typename T>
+constexpr size_t calcRequiredBits(T min, T max) {
+    (T)min != min ? throw (no_symbol) : 0;
+    assert(min < max);
+    size_t res{};
+    for (auto diff = max - min; diff > 0; diff >>= 1)
+        ++res;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+template <typename T, class Enable = void>
+class RangeSpec {
+public:
+
+    constexpr RangeSpec(T min, T max)
+            :_min{min},
+             _max{max},
+             _bitsRequired{calcRequiredBits(_min, _max)}
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    constexpr size_t bitsRequired() const {
+        return _bitsRequired;
+    }
+
+    constexpr bool isValid(const T& v) const {
+        return !(_max < v || v < _min);
+    }
+    
+
+private:
+    T _min;
+    T _max;
+    size_t _bitsRequired;
+};
+
+
+template <typename T>
+class RangeSpec<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<T>::value>::type> {
+public:
+    using value_type = typename std::underlying_type<T>::type;
+    constexpr RangeSpec(T min, T max):
+            _min{static_cast<value_type>(min)},
+            _max{static_cast<value_type>(max)},
+            _bitsRequired{calcRequiredBits(_min, _max)}
+    {
+
+    }
+    constexpr size_t bitsRequired() const {
+        return _bitsRequired;
+    }
+    constexpr bool isValid(const T& v) const {
+        return !(_max < static_cast<value_type>(v) || static_cast<value_type>(v) < _min);
+    }
+
+    T getValue(T v) const {
+        //return v - _min;
+        return v;
+    }
+private:
+    value_type _min;
+    value_type _max;
+    size_t _bitsRequired;
+};
+
+
 
 class ObjectMemoryPosition {
 public:
diff --git a/include/Deserializer.h b/include/Deserializer.h
index 8111d58..5a2b1ee 100644
--- a/include/Deserializer.h
+++ b/include/Deserializer.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * range
+     */
+
+    template <typename T>
+    Deserializer& range(T& v, RangeSpec<T> r) {
+        _reader.template readBits(r.valueProxy(v), r.bitsRequired());
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /*
      * text overloads
      */
diff --git a/include/Serializer.h b/include/Serializer.h
index 436c01d..169a090 100644
--- a/include/Serializer.h
+++ b/include/Serializer.h
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * range
+     */
+
+    template <typename T>
+    Serializer& range(const T& v, RangeSpec<T> r) {
+        assert(r.isValid(v));
+        _writter.template writeBits(r.value(v), r.bitsRequired());
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /*
      * text overloads
      */
diff --git a/tests/SerializationRangeTests.cpp b/tests/SerializationRangeTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89faa8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SerializationRangeTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+// Created by fraillt on 17.2.15.
+//
+
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include "SerializationTestUtils.h"
+using namespace testing;
+
+TEST(Ranges, IntegralRanges) {
+    constexpr RangeSpec<int> r1{0, 31};
+    static_assert(r1.bitsRequired() == 5);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r1.isValid(0));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r1.isValid(15));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r1.isValid(31));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(r1.isValid(-1));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(r1.isValid(32));
+
+    constexpr RangeSpec<MyEnumClass> r2{MyEnumClass::E1, MyEnumClass::E4};
+    EXPECT_TRUE(r2.isValid(MyEnumClass::E2));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(r2.isValid(MyEnumClass::E5));
+
+    int x= 0;
+    RangeSpec<int> r3{x,3};
+    EXPECT_THAT(r3.bitsRequired(), Eq(2));
+
+
+    SerializationContext ctx;
+//    ctx.createSerializer().range(486, {0,900});
+//    ctx.createSerializer().range(MyEnumClass::E4, {MyEnumClass::E1,MyEnumClass::E6});
+//    ctx.createSerializer().range(4.5f, {0.0f,10.0f, 10});
+//    ctx.createSerializer().range(4.5f, {0.0f,10.0f, 0.001f});
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/SerializationTestUtils.h b/tests/SerializationTestUtils.h
index 50cd12e..08e0f1e 100644
--- a/tests/SerializationTestUtils.h
+++ b/tests/SerializationTestUtils.h
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ SERIALIZE(MyStruct1) {
             value(o.i2);
 }
 
+enum class MyEnumClass {
+    E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6
+};
+
 struct MyStruct2 {
     enum MyEnum {
-        V1, V2, V3
+        V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6
     };
 
     MyStruct2(MyEnum e, MyStruct1 s):e1{e}, s1{s} {}