diff --git a/src/lib/permissions.ts b/src/lib/permissions.ts
index 612191a..85308a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/permissions.ts
@@ -85,14 +85,9 @@ function toPermissionObj(config: PermissionDef): Record<PermissionGroups, Record
 
 	for (const [name, definition] of Object.entries(config)) {
 		obj[name] = {}
-		obj[name]["ALL"] = 0;
 		for (const [permission, detail] of Object.entries(definition.permissions)) {
-			if (permission == "ALL") {
-				throw new Error(`permission must not be called ALL in group ${name}`)
-			}
 			const mask = 1 << (curr_pos + detail.position)
 			obj[name][permission] = mask
-			obj[name]["ALL"] |= mask
 			_display_names.set(mask, detail.name)
 		}
 		for (const [meta, detail] of Object.entries(definition?.meta_permissions ?? {})) {
@@ -112,28 +107,41 @@ function toPermissionObj(config: PermissionDef): Record<PermissionGroups, Record
 
 __validate_config(config)
 
+const _deconstruct = (permission: number): Array<number> => {
+
+	const parts: Array<number> = []
+	let mask = 1
+	while (permission >= mask) {
+		const perm = permission & mask
+		if (perm > 0) parts.push(perm)
+		
+		mask <<= 1
+	}
+
+	return parts
+}
+
+const _to_display_name = (permission: number): string => {
+	const name = _display_names.get(permission)
+	if (name != undefined) return name
+	
+	const names = _deconstruct(permission).map((value) => _display_names.get(value)).filter((value) => value != undefined)
+
+	return names.join(" | ")
+}
 
 export default {
 	...toPermissionObj(config),
 
+	ALL: (permission_group: Record<string, number>): number => Object.values(permission_group).reduce((pv: number, cv: number) => pv | cv),
+
 	has: (user_permissions: number, permissions: number): boolean => (user_permissions & permissions) == permissions,
 	any: (user_permissions: number, permissions: number): boolean => (user_permissions & permissions) > 0,
 
-	display_name: (permission: number): string|undefined => {
-		const name = _display_names.get(permission)
-		if (name != undefined) return name
+	iterate: (permission_group: Record<string, number>): Array<{key: string, value: number, name: string}> => Object.entries(permission_group).map(([key, value]) => ({ key: key, value: value, name: _to_display_name(value)})),
+	is_meta: (permission: number) => permission != 0 && ((permission & (permission - 1)) != 0),
 
-		const names: Array<string> = []
-		let mask = 1
-		while (permission >= mask) {
-			const current_perm = permission & mask
-			const current_name = _display_names.get(current_perm)
-			if (current_name != undefined) names.push(current_name)
-			
-			mask <<= 1
-		}
-
-		return names.join(" | ")
-	}
+	deconstruct: _deconstruct,
+	display_name: _to_display_name
 }