diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a3834e..31c4360 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "folder"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0/MIT"
 authors = ["Ivan Ukhov <ivan.ukhov@gmail.com>"]
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ categories = ["filesystem"]
 keywords = ["directory", "parallel", "recursive", "scan", "walk"]
 
 [dependencies]
+loop = "0.1"
 walkdir = "2.3"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e082108..4e15b1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ The package allows for scanning directories in parallel.
 ## Example
 
 ```rust
-let results: Vec<_> = folder::scan(
-    "src",
-    |path| true,
-    |path, _| Ok(path.exists()),
-    (),
-    1,
-)
-.collect();
-assert_eq!(format!("{results:?}"), r#"[("src/lib.rs", Ok(true))]"#);
+use std::path::Path;
+
+let filter = |_: &Path| true;
+let map = |path: &Path, _| Ok(path.exists());
+let (paths, results): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = folder::scan("src", filter, map, (), None).unzip();
 ```
 
 ## Contribution
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 65659e7..65004e4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,96 +1,48 @@
 //! Scanning directories in parallel.
+//!
+//! # Arguments
+//!
+//! * `path` is the location to scan;
+//! * `filter` is a function for choosing files, which is be invoked sequentially;
+//! * `map` is a function for processing files, which is be invoked in parallel;
+//! * `context` is an context passed to the processing function; and
+//! * `workers` is the number of threads to use.
+//!
+//! # Examples
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use std::path::Path;
+//!
+//! let filter = |_: &Path| true;
+//! let map = |path: &Path, _| Ok(path.exists());
+//! let (paths, results): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = folder::scan("src", filter, map, (), None).unzip();
+//! ```
 
 use std::io::Result;
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::mpsc;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use std::thread;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
-/// Process an iterator in parallel.
-pub fn parallelize<I, M, E, C, V>(
-    iterator: I,
-    map: M,
-    context: C,
-    workers: usize,
-) -> impl Iterator<Item = (E, Result<V>)> + DoubleEndedIterator
-where
-    I: Iterator<Item = E>,
-    M: Fn(&E, C) -> Result<V> + Copy + Send + 'static,
-    E: Send + 'static,
-    C: Clone + Send + 'static,
-    V: Send + 'static,
-{
-    let (forward_sender, forward_receiver) = mpsc::channel::<E>();
-    let (backward_sender, backward_receiver) = mpsc::channel::<(E, Result<V>)>();
-    let forward_receiver = Arc::new(Mutex::new(forward_receiver));
-
-    let _: Vec<_> = (0..workers)
-        .map(|_| {
-            let forward_receiver = forward_receiver.clone();
-            let backward_sender = backward_sender.clone();
-            let context = context.clone();
-            thread::spawn(move || loop {
-                let entry = match forward_receiver.lock().unwrap().recv() {
-                    Ok(entry) => entry,
-                    Err(_) => break,
-                };
-                let result = map(&entry, context.clone());
-                backward_sender.send((entry, result)).unwrap();
-            })
-        })
-        .collect();
-    let mut count = 0;
-    for entry in iterator {
-        forward_sender.send(entry).unwrap();
-        count += 1;
-    }
-    (0..count).map(move |_| backward_receiver.recv().unwrap())
-}
-
 /// Process a path in parallel.
 ///
 /// The function traverses files in a given path, selects those satisfying a criterion, and
 /// processes the chosen ones in parallel, returning the corresponding results.
-///
-/// # Arguments
-///
-/// * `path` is the location to scan;
-/// * `filter` is a function for choosing files, which is be invoked sequentially;
-/// * `map` is a function for processing files, which is be invoked in parallel;
-/// * `context` is an context passed to the processing function; and
-/// * `workers` is the number of threads to use.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// let results: Vec<_> = folder::scan(
-///     "src",
-///     |path| true,
-///     |path, _| Ok(path.exists()),
-///     (),
-///     1,
-/// )
-/// .collect();
-/// assert_eq!(format!("{results:?}"), r#"[("src/lib.rs", Ok(true))]"#);
-/// ```
-pub fn scan<P, F, M, C, V>(
-    path: P,
-    filter: F,
-    map: M,
-    context: C,
-    workers: usize,
-) -> impl Iterator<Item = (PathBuf, Result<V>)> + DoubleEndedIterator
+pub fn scan<Path, Filter, Map, Context, Value>(
+    path: Path,
+    filter: Filter,
+    map: Map,
+    context: Context,
+    workers: Option<usize>,
+) -> impl DoubleEndedIterator<Item = (PathBuf, Result<Value>)>
 where
-    P: AsRef<Path>,
-    F: Fn(&Path) -> bool + Copy,
-    M: Fn(&Path, C) -> Result<V> + Copy + Send + 'static,
-    C: Clone + Send + 'static,
-    V: Send + 'static,
+    Path: AsRef<std::path::Path>,
+    Filter: Fn(&std::path::Path) -> bool + Copy,
+    Map: Fn(&std::path::Path, Context) -> Result<Value> + Copy + Send + 'static,
+    Context: Clone + Send + 'static,
+    Value: Send + 'static,
 {
-    parallelize(
+    r#loop::parallelize(
         WalkDir::new(path)
             .follow_links(true)
             .into_iter()
@@ -110,6 +62,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn nonexistent() {
-        let _: Vec<_> = super::scan(Path::new("foo"), |_| true, |_, _| Ok(true), (), 1).collect();
+        let _: Vec<_> =
+            super::scan(Path::new("foo"), |_| true, |_, _| Ok(true), (), None).collect();
     }
 }