diff --git a/src/obikrope/src/cursor.rs b/src/obikrope/src/cursor.rs
index 333053c..7a83201 100644
--- a/src/obikrope/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/obikrope/src/cursor.rs
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@ pub enum SeekMode {
 // ── shared state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-struct CursorState<'a> {
-    block_idx:   Cell<usize>,
+pub struct CursorState<'a> {
+    block_idx: Cell<usize>,
     block_start: Cell<usize>,
-    block_end:   Cell<usize>,
-    block:       Cell<&'a [Cell<u8>]>,
+    block_end: Cell<usize>,
+    block: Cell<&'a [Cell<u8>]>,
     initialized: Cell<bool>,
-    current:     Cell<Option<usize>>,
+    current: Cell<Option<usize>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> CursorState<'a> {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            block_idx:   Cell::new(0),
+            block_idx: Cell::new(0),
             block_start: Cell::new(0),
-            block_end:   Cell::new(0),
-            block:       Cell::new(&[]),
+            block_end: Cell::new(0),
+            block: Cell::new(&[]),
             initialized: Cell::new(false),
-            current:     Cell::new(None),
+            current: Cell::new(None),
         }
     }
 
@@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ impl<'a> CursorState<'a> {
 
     fn set(&self, rope: &'a Rope, i: usize, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
         if !self.initialized.get() || i < self.block_start.get() || i >= self.block_end.get() {
-            let (bi, bs, be) = rope.lookup(i).ok_or(
-                RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!("index out of bounds: i={} > {}", i, rope.len())),
-            )?;
+            let (bi, bs, be) = rope.lookup(i).ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
+                "index out of bounds: i={} > {}",
+                i,
+                rope.len()
+            )))?;
             self.block_idx.set(bi);
             self.block_start.set(bs);
             self.block_end.set(be);
-            self.block.set(rope.get_block(bi).ok_or(RopeError::BlockNotFound(format!(
-                "Cannot find block for index {}",
-                i
-            )))?);
+            self.block
+                .set(rope.get_block(bi).ok_or(RopeError::BlockNotFound(format!(
+                    "Cannot find block for index {}",
+                    i
+                )))?);
             self.initialized.set(true);
         }
         self.block.get()[i - self.block_start.get()].set(value);
@@ -66,29 +69,59 @@ impl<'a> CursorState<'a> {
 
 // ── trait ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-pub trait RopeCursor {
-    fn get(&self, i: usize) -> Option<u8>;
-    fn set(&self, i: usize, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError>;
-    fn peek(&self) -> Option<u8>;
-    fn poke(&self, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError>;
-    fn tell(&self) -> Option<usize>;
-    fn seek(&self, pos: isize, mode: SeekMode) -> Result<usize, RopeError>;
-    fn rewind(&self, go_back_of: usize) -> Result<(), RopeError>;
-    fn len(&self) -> usize;
+pub trait RopeCursor<'a> {
+    fn rope(&self) -> &'a Rope;
+    fn state(&self) -> &CursorState<'a>;
+
+    // Required: differ between Forward and Backward
     fn read_next(&self) -> Result<u8, RopeError>;
+    fn seek(&self, pos: isize, mode: SeekMode) -> Result<usize, RopeError>;
+
+    // Defaults: identical for all cursors
+    fn get(&self, i: usize) -> Option<u8> {
+        self.state().get(self.rope(), i)
+    }
+    fn set(&self, i: usize, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
+        self.state().set(self.rope(), i, value)
+    }
+    fn tell(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.state().current.get()
+    }
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.rope().len()
+    }
+    fn peek(&self) -> Option<u8> {
+        self.state().get(self.rope(), self.state().current.get()?)
+    }
+    fn poke(&self, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
+        let pos = self.state().current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)?;
+        self.state().set(self.rope(), pos, value)
+    }
+    fn rewind(&self, go_back_of: usize) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
+        self.seek(-(go_back_of as isize), SeekMode::Relative)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn forward(&self, ahead: usize) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
+        self.seek(ahead as isize, SeekMode::Relative)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 // ── ForwardCursor ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ForwardCursor<'a> {
-    rope:  &'a Rope,
+    rope: &'a Rope,
     state: CursorState<'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> ForwardCursor<'a> {
     pub fn new(rope: &'a Rope) -> Self {
-        Self { rope, state: CursorState::new() }
+        Self {
+            rope,
+            state: CursorState::new(),
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn read_ahead(&self, ahead: usize) -> Result<u8, RopeError> {
@@ -97,7 +130,9 @@ impl<'a> ForwardCursor<'a> {
             .get(self.rope, pos + ahead)
             .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
                 "index out of bounds: i={} + {} > {}",
-                pos, ahead, self.rope.len()
+                pos,
+                ahead,
+                self.rope.len()
             )))
     }
 
@@ -113,42 +148,26 @@ impl<'a> ForwardCursor<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> RopeCursor for ForwardCursor<'a> {
-    fn get(&self, i: usize) -> Option<u8> {
-        self.state.get(self.rope, i)
+impl<'a> RopeCursor<'a> for ForwardCursor<'a> {
+    fn rope(&self) -> &'a Rope {
+        self.rope
     }
-
-    fn set(&self, i: usize, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        self.state.set(self.rope, i, value)
-    }
-
-    fn peek(&self) -> Option<u8> {
-        self.state.get(self.rope, self.state.current.get()?)
-    }
-
-    fn poke(&self, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        let pos = self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)?;
-        self.state.set(self.rope, pos, value)
-    }
-
-    fn tell(&self) -> Option<usize> {
-        self.state.current.get()
-    }
-
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.rope.len()
+    fn state(&self) -> &CursorState<'a> {
+        &self.state
     }
 
     fn read_next(&self) -> Result<u8, RopeError> {
         let next_pos = match self.state.current.get() {
             Some(i) => i + 1,
-            None    => 0,
+            None => 0,
         };
-        let value = self.state
+        let value = self
+            .state
             .get(self.rope, next_pos)
             .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
                 "index out of bounds: i={} > {}",
-                next_pos, self.rope.len()
+                next_pos,
+                self.rope.len()
             )))?;
         self.state.current.set(Some(next_pos));
         Ok(value)
@@ -156,21 +175,21 @@ impl<'a> RopeCursor for ForwardCursor<'a> {
 
     fn seek(&self, pos: isize, mode: SeekMode) -> Result<usize, RopeError> {
         let pos = match mode {
-            SeekMode::Absolute    => pos,
-            SeekMode::Relative    => self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)? as isize + pos,
+            SeekMode::Absolute => pos,
+            SeekMode::Relative => {
+                self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)? as isize + pos
+            }
             SeekMode::RelativeToEnd => self.rope.len() as isize - pos,
         };
         if pos < 0 {
-            return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!("index out of bounds: i={} < 0", pos)));
+            return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
+                "index out of bounds: i={} < 0",
+                pos
+            )));
         }
         self.state.current.set(Some(pos as usize));
         Ok(pos as usize)
     }
-
-    fn rewind(&self, go_back_of: usize) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        self.seek(-(go_back_of as isize), SeekMode::Relative)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl Iterator for ForwardCursor<'_> {
@@ -195,13 +214,16 @@ impl Iterator for ForwardIter<'_, '_> {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct BackwardCursor<'a> {
-    rope:  &'a Rope,
+    rope: &'a Rope,
     state: CursorState<'a>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> BackwardCursor<'a> {
     pub fn new(rope: &'a Rope) -> Self {
-        Self { rope, state: CursorState::new() }
+        Self {
+            rope,
+            state: CursorState::new(),
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn read_behind(&self, behind: usize) -> Result<u8, RopeError> {
@@ -211,13 +233,17 @@ impl<'a> BackwardCursor<'a> {
             .filter(|&t| t < self.rope.len())
             .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
                 "index out of bounds: i={} + {} > {}",
-                pos, behind, self.rope.len()
+                pos,
+                behind,
+                self.rope.len()
             )))?;
         self.state
             .get(self.rope, target)
             .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
                 "index out of bounds: i={} + {} > {}",
-                pos, behind, self.rope.len()
+                pos,
+                behind,
+                self.rope.len()
             )))
     }
 
@@ -226,43 +252,32 @@ impl<'a> BackwardCursor<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> RopeCursor for BackwardCursor<'a> {
-    fn get(&self, i: usize) -> Option<u8> {
-        self.state.get(self.rope, i)
+impl<'a> RopeCursor<'a> for BackwardCursor<'a> {
+    fn rope(&self) -> &'a Rope {
+        self.rope
     }
-
-    fn set(&self, i: usize, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        self.state.set(self.rope, i, value)
-    }
-
-    fn peek(&self) -> Option<u8> {
-        self.state.get(self.rope, self.state.current.get()?)
-    }
-
-    fn poke(&self, value: u8) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        let pos = self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)?;
-        self.state.set(self.rope, pos, value)
-    }
-
-    fn tell(&self) -> Option<usize> {
-        self.state.current.get()
-    }
-
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.rope.len()
+    fn state(&self) -> &CursorState<'a> {
+        &self.state
     }
 
     fn read_next(&self) -> Result<u8, RopeError> {
         let next_pos = match self.state.current.get() {
-            None => self.rope.len().checked_sub(1).ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(
-                "BackwardCursor: rope is empty".to_string(),
-            ))?,
-            Some(0) => return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(
-                "BackwardCursor: already at beginning".to_string(),
-            )),
+            None => self
+                .rope
+                .len()
+                .checked_sub(1)
+                .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(
+                    "BackwardCursor: rope is empty".to_string(),
+                ))?,
+            Some(0) => {
+                return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(
+                    "BackwardCursor: already at beginning".to_string(),
+                ));
+            }
             Some(i) => i - 1,
         };
-        let value = self.state
+        let value = self
+            .state
             .get(self.rope, next_pos)
             .ok_or(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
                 "BackwardCursor: index out of bounds at i={}",
@@ -274,21 +289,21 @@ impl<'a> RopeCursor for BackwardCursor<'a> {
 
     fn seek(&self, pos: isize, mode: SeekMode) -> Result<usize, RopeError> {
         let pos = match mode {
-            SeekMode::Absolute    => pos,
-            SeekMode::Relative    => self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)? as isize - pos,
+            SeekMode::Absolute => pos,
+            SeekMode::Relative => {
+                self.state.current.get().ok_or(RopeError::CurrentNotSet)? as isize - pos
+            }
             SeekMode::RelativeToEnd => self.rope.len() as isize - pos,
         };
         if pos < 0 {
-            return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!("index out of bounds: i={} < 0", pos)));
+            return Err(RopeError::OutOfBounds(format!(
+                "index out of bounds: i={} < 0",
+                pos
+            )));
         }
         self.state.current.set(Some(pos as usize));
         Ok(pos as usize)
     }
-
-    fn rewind(&self, go_back_of: usize) -> Result<(), RopeError> {
-        self.seek(-(go_back_of as isize), SeekMode::Relative)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl Iterator for BackwardCursor<'_> {