diff --git a/modules/utils/UnreachableCaseError.mjs b/modules/utils/UnreachableCaseError.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..901faf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/UnreachableCaseError.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Utility: use it at the end of switch statements to make sure all matches are covered.
+ * Only useful in an editor that supports JSDOC strong typing.
+ *
+ * Use it like so
+ * ```js
+ * switch(data):
+ *  case A:
+ *    doThing();
+ *    break;
+ *  case B:
+ *    doOtherThing();
+ *    break;
+ *  default:
+ *    throw new UnreachableCaseError(state);
+ * ```
+ * It `data` may be more options, then `state` will be underlined with the error
+ * ```
+ * Argument of type 'T' is not assignable to parameter of type 'never'
+ * ```
+ * Where `T` is the type of `data`.
+ * To remove the error, handle all cases.
+ */
+export class UnreachableCaseError extends Error {
+  constructor(/** @type {never} */ value) {
+    super(`Unreachable case: ${JSON.stringify(value)}`);
+  }
+}
+
+export default UnreachableCaseError
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diff --git a/modules/utils/createTrackedResponse.mjs b/modules/utils/createTrackedResponse.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e59171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/createTrackedResponse.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+//@ts-check
+import { deferredPromise } from "./deferredPromise.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Creates a response object that can dispatch progress.
+ * @param {(received: number) => void} onProgress
+ * @param {AbortSignal} [signal]
+ * @param {number} [maxPackets] a maximum amount of packets to receive
+ */
+export const createTrackedResponse = (
+  onProgress,
+  signal,
+  maxPackets = 99999
+) => {
+  /** @type {DeferredPromise<ReadableStreamDefaultReader<Uint8Array>>} */
+  let readerPromise = deferredPromise();
+  /** @type {DeferredPromise<Response>} */
+  const successPromise = deferredPromise();
+
+  let received = 0;
+  let started = false;
+  let failed = false;
+  let success = false;
+
+  const response = new Response(
+    new ReadableStream({
+      async start(controller) {
+        const onError = (/** @type {Error} */ error) => {
+          failed = true;
+          success = false;
+          controller.close();
+          controller.error(error);
+          successPromise.reject(error);
+        };
+        const onSuccess = () => {
+          failed = false;
+          success = true;
+          successPromise.resolve(response);
+        };
+        signal &&
+          signal.addEventListener("abort", () =>
+            onError(new Error(`Stream aborted`))
+          );
+        try {
+          const reader = await readerPromise;
+          started = true;
+          try {
+            while (true && maxPackets-- > 0) {
+              const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+              if (done) {
+                controller.close();
+                onProgress(received);
+                break;
+              }
+              received += value.byteLength;
+              controller.enqueue(value);
+              onProgress(received);
+            }
+            onSuccess();
+          } catch (error) {
+            onError(error);
+          }
+        } catch (readerError) {
+          onError(readerError);
+        }
+      },
+    })
+  );
+
+  const start = readerPromise.resolve;
+
+  return Object.assign(successPromise, {
+    start,
+    get response() {
+      return response;
+    },
+    get received() {
+      return received;
+    },
+    get isStarted() {
+      return started;
+    },
+    get isFailed() {
+      return failed;
+    },
+    get isSuccess() {
+      return success;
+    },
+    get isUnknown() {
+      return success === false && failed === false;
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/modules/utils/decodeContentLength.mjs b/modules/utils/decodeContentLength.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deee6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/decodeContentLength.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Does a best guess attempt at finding out the size of a file from a request headers.
+ * To access headers, server must send CORS header
+ * `Access-Control-Expose-Headers: content-encoding, content-length x-file-size`
+ * server must send the custom `x-file-size` header if gzip or other content-encoding is used.
+ * @param {Headers} headers
+ */
+export const decodeContentLength = (headers) => {
+  const contentEncoding = headers.get("content-encoding");
+  const contentLength =
+    headers.get(contentEncoding ? "x-file-size" : "content-length") ||
+    (headers.has("content-range") &&
+      /**@type {string}*/ (headers.get("content-range")).split("/")[1]) ||
+    "0";
+  return parseInt(contentLength, 10);
+};
+
+export default decodeContentLength;
diff --git a/modules/utils/deferredPromise.d.ts b/modules/utils/deferredPromise.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69498d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/deferredPromise.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+interface DeferredPromise<T> extends Promise<T>{
+  resolve: (value: T) => void
+  reject: (reason?: any) => void
+}
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diff --git a/modules/utils/deferredPromise.mjs b/modules/utils/deferredPromise.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51980e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/deferredPromise.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//@ts-check
+/// <reference path="./deferredPromise.d.ts"/>
+
+/**
+ * Returns a promise that can be resolved externally.
+ * @template {any} DeferredPromiseType
+ * @returns {DeferredPromise<DeferredPromiseType>}
+ */
+export const deferredPromise = () => {
+  /** @type {(value: DeferredPromiseType) => void} */
+	let resolve
+  /** @type {(reason?: any) => void} */
+  let reject;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {Promise<DeferredPromiseType>}
+   */
+	const promise = new Promise((_resolve, _reject) => {
+		resolve = _resolve;
+		reject = _reject;
+	});
+
+	// @ts-ignore
+	return Object.assign(promise, {resolve, reject});
+}
+
+export default DeferredPromise
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diff --git a/modules/utils/fetchContentLength.mjs b/modules/utils/fetchContentLength.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a89f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/fetchContentLength.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ts-check
+import {decodeContentLength} from './decodeContentLength.mjs'
+import {fetchHeaders} from './fetchHeaders.mjs'
+
+/**
+ * Attempts to retrieve the size of an object represented by a URL with a
+ * limited fetch request.
+ * @see {decodeContentLength}
+ * @param {string} path
+ */
+export const fetchContentLength = (path) =>
+  fetchHeaders(path).then(decodeContentLength);
+
+export default fetchContentLength
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diff --git a/modules/utils/fetchHeaders.mjs b/modules/utils/fetchHeaders.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b6b54b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/fetchHeaders.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Limited fetch request that retrieves only headers.
+ * @param {string} path
+ */
+export const fetchHeaders = async (path) => {
+  const response = await fetch(path, {
+    method: "HEAD",
+    headers: {
+      Range: "bytes=0-0",
+      "X-HTTP-Method-Override": "HEAD",
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed loading file '${path}'`);
+  }
+  return response.headers;
+};
+
+export default fetchHeaders;
diff --git a/modules/utils/index.mjs b/modules/utils/index.mjs
index 47a8d5f..d75e474 100644
--- a/modules/utils/index.mjs
+++ b/modules/utils/index.mjs
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 import { changeTitle } from "./changeTitle.mjs";
 //import { createCustomElement } from "./createCustomElement.mjs";
+import { createTrackedResponse } from "./createTrackedResponse.mjs";
+import { decodeContentLength } from "./decodeContentLength.mjs";
+import { deferredPromise } from "./deferredPromise.mjs";
 import { documentMode } from "./documentMode.mjs";
 import { documentState } from "./documentState.mjs";
+import { fetchContentLength } from "./fetchContentLength.mjs";
+import { fetchHeaders } from "./fetchHeaders.mjs";
 import { fetchMarkdown } from "./fetchMarkdown.mjs";
 import { fetchText } from "./fetchText.mjs";
 import { generateDomFromString } from "./generateDomFromString.mjs";
@@ -20,30 +25,43 @@ import { html } from "./html.mjs";
 import { isExternalUrl } from "./isExternalUrl.mjs";
 import { isLocalHost } from "./isLocalHost.mjs";
 import { isNotNull } from "./isNotNull.mjs";
+import { makeEventEmitter } from "./makeEventEmitter.mjs";
+import { makeFileLoader, makeFileLoadersTracker } from "./makeFileLoader.mjs";
+import { makeFileSizeFetcher } from "./makeFileSizeFetcher.mjs";
+import { makeSignal } from "./makeSignal.mjs";
 import { markdownToMarkup } from "./markdownToMarkup.mjs";
 import { markupToDom } from "./markupToDom.mjs";
 import { memoize } from "./memoize.mjs";
+import { noOp } from "./noOp.mjs";
 import { not } from "./not.mjs";
 import {
   onDocumentKeyUp,
   onDocumentKeyDown,
   onDocumentKey,
 } from "./onDocumentKey.mjs";
+import { percentFromProgress } from "./percentFromProgress.mjs";
 import { print, makeTemplate } from "./print.mjs";
 import {
   querySelectorDoc,
   querySelectorParent,
   querySelectorAll,
 } from "./querySelectorAll.mjs";
+import { retryPromise } from "./retryPromise.mjs";
 import { rewriteLocalUrls } from "./rewriteLocalUrls.mjs";
 import { today } from "./today.mjs";
+import { UnreachableCaseError } from "./UnreachableCaseError.mjs";
 import { wait } from "./wait.mjs";
 import { waitIfLocalHost } from "./waitIfLocalHost.mjs";
 
 export {
   changeTitle,
+  createTrackedResponse,
+  decodeContentLength,
+  deferredPromise,
   documentMode,
   documentState,
+  fetchContentLength,
+  fetchHeaders,
   fetchMarkdown,
   fetchText,
   generateDomFromString,
@@ -59,20 +77,29 @@ export {
   isExternalUrl,
   isLocalHost,
   isNotNull,
+  makeEventEmitter,
+  makeFileLoader,
+  makeFileLoadersTracker,
+  makeFileSizeFetcher,
+  makeSignal,
   markdownToMarkup,
   markupToDom,
   memoize,
   not,
+  noOp,
   onDocumentKeyUp,
   onDocumentKeyDown,
   onDocumentKey,
+  percentFromProgress,
   print,
   makeTemplate,
   querySelectorDoc,
   querySelectorParent,
   querySelectorAll,
+  retryPromise,
   rewriteLocalUrls,
   today,
+  UnreachableCaseError,
   wait,
   waitIfLocalHost,
 };
diff --git a/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.d.ts b/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b5e04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Base type that a CustomEventEmitter may receive as a generic type
+ * to discriminate possible events.
+ */
+type CustomEventMap = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the keys from a CustomEventMap so they can be used as event types.
+ * For example, for the CustomEventMap
+ * ```ts
+ * {
+ *   "longpress": {position: number[]}
+ *   "shortpress": {position: number[]}
+ * }
+ * ```
+ * This type will infer `"longpress" | "shortpress"`.
+ */
+type CustomEventKey<EvtMap extends CustomEventMap> = string & keyof EvtMap;
+
+/**
+ * Any function or object that can be used to listen to an event.
+ */
+type CustomEventListenerOrEventListenerObject<T> =
+  | { handleEvent(event: CustomEvent<T>): void }
+  | ((event: CustomEvent<T>) => void);
+
+/**
+ * An event emitter that can be mixed in to other objects.
+ */
+interface CustomEventEmitter<EvtMap extends CustomEventMap> {
+  addEventListener<K extends CustomEventKey<EvtMap>>(
+    eventName: K,
+    fn: CustomEventListenerOrEventListenerObject<EvtMap[K]>,
+    options?: AddEventListenerOptions | boolean
+  ): void;
+  removeEventListener<K extends CustomEventKey<EvtMap>>(
+    eventName: K,
+    fn: CustomEventListenerOrEventListenerObject<EvtMap[K]>,
+    options?: EventListenerOptions | boolean
+  ): void;
+  dispatchEvent<K extends CustomEventKey<EvtMap>>(
+    eventName: K,
+    detail: EvtMap[K]
+  ): void;
+  signal: AbortSignal;
+  abort: AbortController["abort"];
+}
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diff --git a/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.mjs b/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b38ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/makeEventEmitter.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//@ts-check
+/// <reference path="makeEventEmitter.d.ts"/>
+
+/**
+ * Returns a native browser event target that is properly typed.
+ * Three major differences with a classical event target:
+ *
+ * 1. The emitter's methods are bound and can be passed to other objects
+ * 2. The emitter has an `abort` property and a `signal` property that can be
+ *    used to abort all listeners (you have to explicitely pass it though, it's
+ *    not automatic)
+ * 3. `dispatchEvent` has a different signature `(type, event)` rather than just
+ *     `event`. This is because there is no way to enforce a string & details
+ *     tuple on a CustomEvent using Typescript or JSDocs.
+ * @template {CustomEventMap} EvtMap
+ * @returns {CustomEventEmitter<EvtMap>}
+ */
+export const makeEventEmitter = () => {
+  let abortController = new AbortController();
+  const eventEmitter = new EventTarget();
+  const addEventListener = eventEmitter.addEventListener.bind(eventEmitter);
+  const removeEventListener =
+    eventEmitter.removeEventListener.bind(eventEmitter);
+
+  /**
+   * Dispatches a custom event to all listeners of that event.
+   * @type {CustomEventEmitter<EvtMap>["dispatchEvent"]}
+   */
+  const dispatchEvent = (type, detail) => {
+    const event = new CustomEvent(type, { detail });
+    eventEmitter.dispatchEvent(event);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Aborts any eventListener, fetch, or other process that received the signal.
+   * resets the abort controller and signal (they are new instances)
+   * @param {any} reason
+   */
+  const abort = (reason) => {
+    abortController.abort(reason);
+    abortController = new AbortController();
+  };
+
+  return {
+    dispatchEvent,
+    addEventListener,
+    removeEventListener,
+    abort,
+    get signal() {
+      return abortController.signal;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default makeEventEmitter
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diff --git a/modules/utils/makeFileLoader.mjs b/modules/utils/makeFileLoader.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..756f6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/makeFileLoader.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+import { createTrackedResponse } from "./createTrackedResponse.mjs";
+import { decodeContentLength } from "./decodeContentLength.mjs";
+import { retryPromise } from "./retryPromise.mjs";
+import { makeFileSizeFetcher } from "./makeFileSizeFetcher.mjs";
+import { makeSignal } from "./makeSignal.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {{
+ *  total?: number,
+ *  onProgress?:(data:ProgressData)=>void,
+ *  signal?: AbortSignal
+ * }} FileLoaderOptions
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {ReturnType<typeof makeFileLoader>} FileLoader
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates an object that downloads files and allows you to track progress.
+ * You can optionally provide an initial file size; if not provided, the size
+ * will be attempt to be acquired through reading the headers when download starts.
+ *
+ * Downloads can be aborted with an AbortSignal, and the response can be obtained on
+ * `response`.
+ *
+ * `response` can be awaited even before the download starts.
+ *
+ * @typedef {{received: number, total:number}} ProgressData
+ * @param {string} path
+ * @param {FileLoaderOptions} options
+ */
+export const makeFileLoader = (
+  path,
+  { total = 0, onProgress, signal } = {}
+) => {
+  const progress = makeSignal({ received: 0, total: 0 });
+
+  if (onProgress) {
+    progress.connect(onProgress, { signal });
+  }
+
+  const createResponse = () =>
+    createTrackedResponse(
+      (received) => progress.emit({ received, total }),
+      signal
+    );
+
+  let responsePromise = createResponse();
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the file size if `total` was not provided.
+   */
+  const fetchSize = makeFileSizeFetcher(path, total);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetches a file, dispatching progress events while doing so.
+   */
+  const start = () =>
+    fetch(path, { signal }).then((initialResponse) => {
+      if (!initialResponse.body || !initialResponse.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed loading file '${path}'`);
+      }
+      total = total || decodeContentLength(initialResponse.headers);
+
+      const reader = initialResponse.body.getReader();
+      // this triggers the deferred promise and starts the loading process
+      responsePromise.start(reader);
+      return responsePromise.response;
+    });
+
+  /**
+   * Loads a file, _if it isn't already loaded_.
+   * If it is loaded, or if the loading has started, then this results in a
+   * no-op.
+   * It's therefore safe to use multiple times.
+   * This function returns as soon as the download is triggered. To await the
+   * download, await the `response` property and/or listen to the success event.
+   *
+   * @param {number} retries amount of time to try again in case of failure.
+   *                         Defaults to 4.
+   * @returns {Promise<Response>}
+   */
+  const load = (retries = 4) =>
+    new Promise((ok, no) => {
+      if (responsePromise.isStarted) {
+        return ok(responsePromise.response);
+      }
+      if (responsePromise.isFailed) {
+        return no();
+      }
+      return retryPromise(start, retries).then(ok).catch(no);
+    });
+
+  /**
+   * clears loaded file from memory (if there are no more references to it)
+   */
+  const unload = () => {
+    responsePromise = createResponse();
+  };
+
+  return {
+    fetchSize,
+    load,
+    unload,
+    progress,
+    get path() {
+      return path;
+    },
+    get total() {
+      return total;
+    },
+    get received() {
+      return responsePromise.received;
+    },
+    get isComplete() {
+      return total > 0 && responsePromise.received === total;
+    },
+    get response() {
+      return responsePromise.response;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Allows to track a group of file loaders
+ * @param {FileLoader[]} files
+ */
+export const makeFileLoadersTracker = (files) => {
+  const done = makeSignal();
+  const progress = makeSignal({ received: 0, total: 0 });
+  let total = 0;
+  let received = 0;
+  let amount = files.length;
+
+  const decrease = () => {
+    if (--amount === 0) {
+      done.emit();
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Called every time any file's status changes.
+   * Updates the total and received amounts.
+   */
+  const update = () => {
+    let _total = 0;
+    let _received = 0;
+
+    files.forEach((thing) => {
+      _total += thing.total;
+      _received += thing.received;
+      console.log(thing.path, thing.received, thing.total);
+    });
+    if (total != _total || received != _received) {
+      total = _total;
+      received = _received;
+      progress.emit({ total, received });
+    }
+  };
+
+  files.forEach((loader) => {
+    loader.then(decrease);
+    loader.progress.connect(update);
+  });
+
+  const ensureSize = () =>
+    Promise.all(files.map(({ fetchSize }) => fetchSize()));
+
+  const loadAll = () => Promise.all(files.map(({ load }) => load()));
+
+  return { done, progress, ensureSize, loadAll };
+};
+
+export default makeFileLoader;
diff --git a/modules/utils/makeFileSizeFetcher.mjs b/modules/utils/makeFileSizeFetcher.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d32dd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/makeFileSizeFetcher.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+import { fetchContentLength } from "./fetchContentLength.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Conditional size fetcher, which can be skipped by providing an intial size.
+ * This function is only useful when used as part of a larger loading framework, when
+ * files loading may or may not have access to size information, and you want a
+ * consistent behavior regardless.
+ * 
+ * If `estimatedTotal` is passed, this is a no-op.
+ * If `estimatedTotal` is not passed, the created function does a limited `fetch`
+ * to attempt to retrieve the file size.
+ * Repeated calls to the function will not repeat the fetch request.
+ * The function is not guaranteed to succeed, the server has to play along by
+ * sending the correct headers.
+ * Ideally, `total` is passed instead to avoid this.
+ * @see {fetchContentLength} decodeContentLength
+ * @param {string} filePath
+ * @param {number} estimatedTotal
+ * @returns {()=>Promise<number>} a function that always returns the same promise
+ */
+export const makeFileSizeFetcher = (filePath, estimatedTotal = 0) => {
+  /**
+   * @type {Promise<number> | null}
+   */
+  let totalPromise = estimatedTotal ? Promise.resolve(estimatedTotal) : null;
+
+  const fetchSize = () =>
+    (totalPromise =
+      totalPromise ||
+      fetchContentLength(filePath).then(
+        (fetchedTotal) => (estimatedTotal = fetchedTotal)
+      ));
+
+  return fetchSize;
+};
+
+export default makeFileSizeFetcher;
diff --git a/modules/utils/makeSignal.mjs b/modules/utils/makeSignal.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8a68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/makeSignal.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * @template T
+ * @typedef {(args:T) => void} Listener<T>
+ */
+/**
+ * @typedef {{signal?: AbortSignal, once?: boolean}} ListenerOptions
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns an event emitter for a specific signal
+ * The initial passed value is optional, discarded, and only used to provide
+ * automatic typing where applicable.
+ * @template T
+ * @param {T} [_initial]
+ * @returns
+ */
+export const makeSignal = (_initial) => {
+  /** @type {Set<Listener<T>>} */
+  const listeners = new Set();
+  let enabled = true
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param {Listener<T>} fn
+   * @param {ListenerOptions} [options]
+   */
+  const connect = (fn, { once, signal } = {}) => {
+    if (once) {
+      const _bound = fn;
+      fn = (args) => {
+        listeners.delete(fn);
+        _bound(args);
+      };
+    }
+    listeners.add(fn);
+    const _disconnect = () => disconnect(fn);
+    signal && signal.addEventListener("abort", _disconnect);
+    return _disconnect;
+  };
+  /**
+   * @param {Listener<T>} fn
+   * @returns
+   */
+  const disconnect = (fn) => listeners.delete(fn);
+
+  /**
+   * @param {T} [args]
+   * @returns
+   */
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const emit = (args) => enabled && listeners.forEach((fn) => fn(args));
+
+  const disable = () => {enabled = false}
+
+  return { connect, disconnect, emit, disable };
+};
+
+export default makeSignal
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diff --git a/modules/utils/noOp.mjs b/modules/utils/noOp.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c185b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/noOp.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Does absolutely nothing. Use it when you need a function that does nothing
+ * at all.
+ */
+export const noOp = () => {}
+export default noOp
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diff --git a/modules/utils/percentFromProgress.mjs b/modules/utils/percentFromProgress.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447cca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/percentFromProgress.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Returns a formatted percent from a given fraction.
+ * @param {number} fraction any fractional number, e.g, 5/10
+ */
+export const percentFromProgress = (fraction) =>
+  /** @type {`${string}%`} */ (Math.round(fraction * 100) + "%");
+
+export default percentFromProgress
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diff --git a/modules/utils/retryPromise.mjs b/modules/utils/retryPromise.mjs
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+//@ts-check
+
+/**
+ * Retries a promise N times, allowing it to fail by silently swallowing
+ * errors, until `N` has run out.
+ * @template {any} T
+ * @param {()=>Promise<T>} promiseProviderFunc
+ * @param {number} [max]
+ * @returns {Promise<T>}
+ */
+export const retryPromise = (promiseProviderFunc, max = 5) => {
+  if(max <= 0){
+    return promiseProviderFunc()
+  }
+  /** @type {Promise<T>} */
+  let promise = Promise.reject();
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
+    promise = promise.catch(promiseProviderFunc);
+  }
+  return promise;
+};
+
+export default retryPromise
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