diff --git a/_future/macros_test.go b/_future/macros_test.go
index 1b01f035..7d1e61ea 100644
--- a/_future/macros_test.go
+++ b/_future/macros_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 // The whole "router" package is a temp place to test my ideas and implementations for future iris' features.
 // Young developers can understand and see how ideas can be transform to real implementations on a software like Iris,
 // watching the history of a "dirty" code can be useful for some of you.
-
+//
 package router
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"gopkg.in/kataras/iris.v6"
@@ -16,9 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/kataras/iris.v6/httptest"
 )
 
-// macros should be registered before .Listen
-type _macros map[string]func(string) bool
-
 // a helper to return a macro from a simple regexp
 // it compiles the regexp  and after returns the macro, for obviously performance reasons.
 func fromRegexp(expr string) func(paramValue string) bool {
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ func fromRegexp(expr string) func(paramValue string) bool {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-
 	return r.MatchString
 }
 
@@ -58,16 +55,17 @@ func link(path string, mac _macros) iris.HandlerFunc {
 			if prevH != nil {
 				prevH(ctx)
 			}
-
 			paramValue := ctx.Param(paramName)
 			if paramValue != "" {
 				valid := validator(paramValue)
 				if !valid {
+					print("not valid for validator on paramValue= '" + paramValue + "' ctx.Pos = ")
+					println(ctx.Pos) // it should be always 0.
 					ctx.EmitError(failStatus)
 					return
 				}
 			}
-			// println(ctx.Pos)
+			println(ctx.Pos)
 			// remember: router already matches the path, so here if a path param is missing then it was allowed by the router.
 			ctx.Next()
 		}
@@ -75,9 +73,36 @@ func link(path string, mac _macros) iris.HandlerFunc {
 
 	for i := range tmpl.Params {
 		p := tmpl.Params[i]
-		if m := mac[p.Param.Macro.Name]; m != nil {
+		if m, found := mac[p.Param.Macro.Name]; found && m.eval != nil {
 			prevH := h
-			h = createH(p.Param.Name, m, p.Param.FailStatusCode, prevH)
+			eval := m.eval
+			for _, fi := range m.funcs {
+				println("details for: " + fi.name)
+				println("m.funcs len = ")
+				print(len(m.funcs))
+				println("vs tmpl macro's funcs len = ")
+				print(len(p.Param.Macro.Funcs))
+				println()
+				for _, mi := range p.Param.Macro.Funcs {
+
+					if fi.name == mi.Name {
+						println(fi.name + " matches with pathtmpl macro func: " + mi.Name)
+						prevEval := eval
+						macroFuncEval := fi.eval(mi.Params)
+						eval = func(pvalue string) bool {
+							if prevEval(pvalue) {
+								return macroFuncEval(pvalue)
+							}
+							return false
+						}
+						continue
+					}
+
+					println("fi.name = " + fi.name + " | mi.Name = " + mi.Name)
+				}
+			}
+
+			h = createH(p.Param.Name, eval, p.Param.FailStatusCode, prevH)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -108,15 +133,75 @@ func testMacros(source string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func TestMacros(t *testing.T) {
-	var m = _macros{
-		"int": fromRegexp("[1-9]+$"),
+type _macrofunc struct {
+	name string
+	eval func([]string) func(string) bool
+}
+type _macro struct {
+	funcs []_macrofunc
+	eval  func(string) bool
+}
+
+// macros should be registered before .Listen
+type _macros map[string]*_macro
+
+var all_macros = _macros{}
+
+func addMacro(name string, v func(string) bool) {
+	all_macros[name] = &_macro{eval: v}
+}
+
+func addMacroFunc(macroName string, funcName string, v func([]string) func(string) bool) {
+	if m, found := all_macros[macroName]; found {
+		m.funcs = append(m.funcs, _macrofunc{name: funcName, eval: v})
 	}
-	path := "/api/users/{id:int}/posts"
+}
+
+func TestMacros(t *testing.T) {
+	addMacro("int", fromRegexp("[1-9]+$"))
+	// {id:int range(42,49)}
+	addMacroFunc("int", "range", func(params []string) func(string) bool {
+		// start: .Boot time, before .Listen
+		allowedParamsLen := 2
+		// params:  42,49 (including first and second)
+		if len(params) != allowedParamsLen {
+			panic("range accepts two parameters")
+		}
+
+		min, err := strconv.Atoi(params[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			panic("invalid first parameter: " + err.Error())
+		}
+		max, err := strconv.Atoi(params[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			panic("invalid second parameter: " + err.Error())
+		}
+		// end
+
+		return func(paramValue string) bool {
+			paramValueInt, err := strconv.Atoi(paramValue)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false
+			}
+			print("min: ")
+			println(min)
+			print("max: ")
+			println(max)
+			print("value: ")
+			println(paramValueInt)
+			if paramValueInt >= min && paramValueInt <= max {
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		}
+
+	})
+
+	path := "/api/users/{id:int range(42,49)}/posts"
 	app := iris.New()
 	app.Adapt(httprouter.New())
 
-	hv := link(path, m)
+	hv := link(path, all_macros)
 
 	app.Get("/api/users/:id/posts", hv, func(ctx *iris.Context) {
 		ctx.ResponseWriter.WriteString(ctx.Path())
@@ -125,8 +210,12 @@ func TestMacros(t *testing.T) {
 	e := httptest.New(app, t)
 
 	e.GET("/api/users/42/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusOK).Body().Equal("/api/users/42/posts")
+	e.GET("/api/users/50/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound) // remember, it accepts 1-9 not matched if zero.
 	e.GET("/api/users/0/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound)
 	e.GET("/api/users/_/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound)
 	e.GET("/api/users/s/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound)
 	e.GET("/api/users/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound)
+	// macro func invalidate test with a non-zero value between 1-9 but bigger than the max(49)
+	e.GET("/api/users/51/posts").Expect().Status(iris.StatusNotFound)
+
 }