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-rw-r--r--lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/js/dom.nim11
-rw-r--r--lib/packages/docutils/highlite.nim27
-rw-r--r--lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim63
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/algorithm.nim115
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim18
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/colors.nim22
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/concurrency/threadpool.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/httpclient.nim38
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/json.nim531
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/math.nim251
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/net.nim1
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/os.nim7
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parsejson.nim535
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/parseutils.nim3
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/pegs.nim76
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/streams.nim32
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/strscans.nim19
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/unicode.nim8
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/unittest.nim10
-rw-r--r--lib/pure/xmltree.nim26
-rw-r--r--lib/std/varints.nim145
-rw-r--r--lib/system.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system/atomics.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system/channels.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/system/gc_regions.nim77
-rw-r--r--lib/system/jssys.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/system/mmdisp.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/system/sysstr.nim15
-rw-r--r--lib/wrappers/openssl.nim4
31 files changed, 1247 insertions, 836 deletions
diff --git a/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim b/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
index f88037e2f..b1541c1ba 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_sqlite.nim
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ proc tryExec*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
               args: varargs[string, `$`]): bool {.
               tags: [ReadDbEffect, WriteDbEffect].} =
   ## tries to execute the query and returns true if successful, false otherwise.
+  assert(not db.isNil, "Database not connected.")
   var q = dbFormat(query, args)
   var stmt: sqlite3.Pstmt
   if prepare_v2(db, q, q.len.cint, stmt, nil) == SQLITE_OK:
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ proc newRow(L: int): Row =
 
 proc setupQuery(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
                 args: varargs[string]): Pstmt =
+  assert(not db.isNil, "Database not connected.")
   var q = dbFormat(query, args)
   if prepare_v2(db, q, q.len.cint, result, nil) != SQLITE_OK: dbError(db)
 
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ proc tryInsertID*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
                   {.tags: [WriteDbEffect], raises: [].} =
   ## executes the query (typically "INSERT") and returns the
   ## generated ID for the row or -1 in case of an error.
+  assert(not db.isNil, "Database not connected.")
   var q = dbFormat(query, args)
   var stmt: sqlite3.Pstmt
   result = -1
diff --git a/lib/js/dom.nim b/lib/js/dom.nim
index cd7609729..fd81fdf3f 100644
--- a/lib/js/dom.nim
+++ b/lib/js/dom.nim
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type
     frames*: seq[TFrame]
     screen*: Screen
     performance*: Performance
+    onpopstate*: proc (event: Event)
 
   Frame* = ref FrameObj
   FrameObj {.importc.} = object of WindowObj
@@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ type
     text*: cstring
     value*: cstring
 
+  TextAreaElement* = ref object of ElementObj
+    value*: cstring
+    selectionStart*, selectionEnd*: int
+    selectionDirection*: cstring
+    rows*, cols*: int
+
   FormElement* = ref FormObj
   FormObj {.importc.} = object of ElementObj
     action*: cstring
@@ -446,6 +453,7 @@ type
 proc addEventListener*(et: EventTarget, ev: cstring, cb: proc(ev: Event), useCapture: bool = false)
 proc addEventListener*(et: EventTarget, ev: cstring, cb: proc(ev: Event), options: AddEventListenerOptions)
 proc removeEventListener*(et: EventTarget, ev: cstring, cb: proc(ev: Event), useCapture: bool = false)
+proc dispatchEvent*(et: EventTarget, ev: Event)
 
 # Window "methods"
 proc alert*(w: Window, msg: cstring)
@@ -500,7 +508,7 @@ proc removeAttributeNode*(n, attr: Node)
 proc removeChild*(n, child: Node)
 proc replaceChild*(n, newNode, oldNode: Node)
 proc replaceData*(n: Node, start, len: int, text: cstring)
-proc scrollIntoView*(n: Node)
+proc scrollIntoView*(n: Node, alignToTop: bool=true)
 proc setAttribute*(n: Node, name, value: cstring)
 proc setAttributeNode*(n: Node, attr: Node)
 
@@ -596,6 +604,7 @@ proc parseFloat*(s: cstring): BiggestFloat {.importc, nodecl.}
 proc parseInt*(s: cstring): int {.importc, nodecl.}
 proc parseInt*(s: cstring, radix: int):int {.importc, nodecl.}
 
+proc newEvent*(name: cstring): Event {.importcpp: "new Event(@)", constructor.}
 
 type
   TEventHandlers* {.deprecated.} = EventTargetObj
diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/highlite.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/highlite.nim
index 2a58854a6..4f1264c9e 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/highlite.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/highlite.nim
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import
   strutils
+from algorithm import binarySearch
 
 type
   TokenClass* = enum
@@ -365,32 +366,10 @@ proc generalStrLit(g: var GeneralTokenizer, position: int): int =
   result = pos
 
 proc isKeyword(x: openArray[string], y: string): int =
-  var a = 0
-  var b = len(x) - 1
-  while a <= b:
-    var mid = (a + b) div 2
-    var c = cmp(x[mid], y)
-    if c < 0:
-      a = mid + 1
-    elif c > 0:
-      b = mid - 1
-    else:
-      return mid
-  result = - 1
+  binarySearch(x, y)
 
 proc isKeywordIgnoreCase(x: openArray[string], y: string): int =
-  var a = 0
-  var b = len(x) - 1
-  while a <= b:
-    var mid = (a + b) div 2
-    var c = cmpIgnoreCase(x[mid], y)
-    if c < 0:
-      a = mid + 1
-    elif c > 0:
-      b = mid - 1
-    else:
-      return mid
-  result = - 1
+  binarySearch(x, y, cmpIgnoreCase)
 
 type
   TokenizerFlag = enum
diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
index ff2bdb8ce..adac16777 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ type
     mwUnsupportedField
 
   MsgHandler* = proc (filename: string, line, col: int, msgKind: MsgKind,
-                       arg: string) {.nimcall.} ## what to do in case of an error
-  FindFileHandler* = proc (filename: string): string {.nimcall.}
+                       arg: string) {.closure.} ## what to do in case of an error
+  FindFileHandler* = proc (filename: string): string {.closure.}
 
 const
   messages: array[MsgKind, string] = [
diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
index 1547c888d..03a27017a 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/rstgen.nim
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ proc nextSplitPoint*(s: string, start: int): int =
   dec(result)                 # last valid index
 
 proc esc*(target: OutputTarget, s: string, splitAfter = -1): string =
+  ## Escapes the HTML.
   result = ""
   if splitAfter >= 0:
     var partLen = 0
@@ -769,43 +770,45 @@ proc renderTocEntries*(d: var RstGenerator, j: var int, lvl: int,
     result.add(tmp)
 
 proc renderImage(d: PDoc, n: PRstNode, result: var string) =
-  template valid(s): bool =
-    s.len > 0 and allCharsInSet(s, {'.','/',':','%','_','\\','\128'..'\xFF'} +
-                                   Digits + Letters + WhiteSpace)
   let
     arg = getArgument(n)
-    isObject = arg.toLowerAscii().endsWith(".svg")
   var
     options = ""
-    content = ""
-  var s = getFieldValue(n, "scale")
-  if s.valid: dispA(d.target, options, if isObject: "" else: " scale=\"$1\"",
-                    " scale=$1", [strip(s)])
 
-  s = getFieldValue(n, "height")
-  if s.valid: dispA(d.target, options, " height=\"$1\"", " height=$1", [strip(s)])
+  var s = esc(d.target, getFieldValue(n, "scale").strip())
+  if s.len > 0:
+    dispA(d.target, options, " scale=\"$1\"", " scale=$1", [s])
 
-  s = getFieldValue(n, "width")
-  if s.valid: dispA(d.target, options, " width=\"$1\"", " width=$1", [strip(s)])
+  s = esc(d.target, getFieldValue(n, "height").strip())
+  if s.len > 0:
+    dispA(d.target, options, " height=\"$1\"", " height=$1", [s])
 
-  s = getFieldValue(n, "alt")
-  if s.valid:
-    # <object> displays its content if it cannot render the image
-    if isObject: dispA(d.target, content, "$1", "", [strip(s)])
-    else: dispA(d.target, options, " alt=\"$1\"", "", [strip(s)])
+  s = esc(d.target, getFieldValue(n, "width").strip())
+  if s.len > 0:
+    dispA(d.target, options, " width=\"$1\"", " width=$1", [s])
 
-  s = getFieldValue(n, "align")
-  if s.valid: dispA(d.target, options, " align=\"$1\"", "", [strip(s)])
+  s = esc(d.target, getFieldValue(n, "alt").strip())
+  if s.len > 0:
+    dispA(d.target, options, " alt=\"$1\"", "", [s])
+
+  s = esc(d.target, getFieldValue(n, "align").strip())
+  if s.len > 0:
+    dispA(d.target, options, " align=\"$1\"", "", [s])
 
   if options.len > 0: options = dispF(d.target, "$1", "[$1]", [options])
 
-  if arg.valid:
-    let htmlOut = if isObject:
-        "<object data=\"$1\" type=\"image/svg+xml\"$2 >" & content & "</object>"
-      else:
-        "<img src=\"$1\"$2 />"
-    dispA(d.target, result, htmlOut, "\\includegraphics$2{$1}",
-          [arg, options])
+  var htmlOut = ""
+  if arg.endsWith(".mp4") or arg.endsWith(".ogg") or
+     arg.endsWith(".webm"):
+    htmlOut = """
+      <video src="$1"$2 autoPlay='true' loop='true' muted='true'>
+      Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos
+      </video>
+    """
+  else:
+    htmlOut = "<img src=\"$1\"$2/>"
+  dispA(d.target, result, htmlOut, "\\includegraphics$2{$1}",
+        [esc(d.target, arg), options])
   if len(n) >= 3: renderRstToOut(d, n.sons[2], result)
 
 proc renderSmiley(d: PDoc, n: PRstNode, result: var string) =
@@ -881,7 +884,8 @@ proc buildLinesHTMLTable(d: PDoc; params: CodeBlockParams, code: string):
   inc d.listingCounter
   let id = $d.listingCounter
   if not params.numberLines:
-    result = (d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_start" % [id, $params.lang],
+    result = (d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_start" %
+                [id, sourceLanguageToStr[params.lang]],
               d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_end" % id)
     return
 
@@ -894,7 +898,8 @@ proc buildLinesHTMLTable(d: PDoc; params: CodeBlockParams, code: string):
     line.inc
     codeLines.dec
   result.beginTable.add("</pre></td><td>" & (
-      d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_start" % [id, $params.lang]))
+      d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_start" %
+        [id, sourceLanguageToStr[params.lang]]))
   result.endTable = (d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_end" % id) &
       "</td></tr></tbody></table>" & (
       d.config.getOrDefault"doc.listing_button" % id)
@@ -944,7 +949,7 @@ proc renderCodeBlock(d: PDoc, n: PRstNode, result: var string) =
 proc renderContainer(d: PDoc, n: PRstNode, result: var string) =
   var tmp = ""
   renderRstToOut(d, n.sons[2], tmp)
-  var arg = strip(getArgument(n))
+  var arg = esc(d.target, strip(getArgument(n)))
   if arg == "":
     dispA(d.target, result, "<div>$1</div>", "$1", [tmp])
   else:
diff --git a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
index 22793ab1c..81badfae6 100644
--- a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
@@ -64,40 +64,72 @@ proc reversed*[T](a: openArray[T]): seq[T] =
   ## returns the reverse of the array `a`.
   reversed(a, 0, a.high)
 
-proc binarySearch*[T](a: openArray[T], key: T): int =
+proc binarySearch*[T, K](a: openArray[T], key: K,
+              cmp: proc (x: T, y: K): int {.closure.}): int =
   ## binary search for `key` in `a`. Returns -1 if not found.
-  if ((a.len - 1) and a.len) == 0 and a.len > 0:
-    # when `a.len` is a power of 2, a faster div can be used.
-    var step = a.len div 2
+  ##
+  ## `cmp` is the comparator function to use, the expected return values are
+  ## the same as that of system.cmp.
+  if a.len == 0:
+    return -1
+
+  let len = a.len
+
+  if len == 1:
+    if cmp(a[0], key) == 0:
+      return 0
+    else:
+      return -1
+
+  if (len and (len - 1)) == 0:
+    # when `len` is a power of 2, a faster shr can be used.
+    var step = len shr 1
+    var cmpRes: int
     while step > 0:
-      if a[result or step] <= key:
-        result = result or step
+      let i = result or step
+      cmpRes = cmp(a[i], key)
+      if cmpRes == 0:
+        return i
+
+      if cmpRes < 1:
+        result = i
       step = step shr 1
-    if a[result] != key: result = -1
+    if cmp(a[result], key) != 0: result = -1
   else:
-    var b = len(a)
+    var b = len
+    var cmpRes: int
     while result < b:
-      var mid = (result + b) div 2
-      if a[mid] < key: result = mid + 1
-      else: b = mid
-    if result >= len(a) or a[result] != key: result = -1
+      var mid = (result + b) shr 1
+      cmpRes = cmp(a[mid], key)
+      if cmpRes == 0:
+        return mid
+
+      if cmpRes < 0:
+        result = mid + 1
+      else:
+        b = mid
+    if result >= len or cmp(a[result], key) != 0: result = -1
+
+proc binarySearch*[T](a: openArray[T], key: T): int =
+  ## binary search for `key` in `a`. Returns -1 if not found.
+  binarySearch(a, key, cmp[T])
 
 proc smartBinarySearch*[T](a: openArray[T], key: T): int {.deprecated.} =
   ## **Deprecated since version 0.18.1**; Use ``binarySearch`` instead.
-  binarySearch(a,key)
+  binarySearch(a, key, cmp[T])
 
 const
   onlySafeCode = true
 
 proc lowerBound*[T, K](a: openArray[T], key: K, cmp: proc(x: T, k: K): int {.closure.}): int =
-  ## same as binarySearch except that if key is not in `a` then this
-  ## returns the location where `key` would be if it were. In other
-  ## words if you have a sorted sequence and you call
+  ## Returns a position to the first element in the `a` that is greater than `key`, or last
+  ## if no such element is found. In other words if you have a sorted sequence and you call
   ## insert(thing, elm, lowerBound(thing, elm))
   ## the sequence will still be sorted.
   ##
-  ## `cmp` is the comparator function to use, the expected return values are
+  ## The first version uses `cmp` to compare the elements. The expected return values are
   ## the same as that of system.cmp.
+  ## The second version uses the default comparison function `cmp`.
   ##
   ## example::
   ##
@@ -108,7 +140,7 @@ proc lowerBound*[T, K](a: openArray[T], key: K, cmp: proc(x: T, k: K): int {.clo
   var count = a.high - a.low + 1
   var step, pos: int
   while count != 0:
-    step = count div 2
+    step = count shr 1
     pos = result + step
     if cmp(a[pos], key) < 0:
       result = pos + 1
@@ -118,6 +150,36 @@ proc lowerBound*[T, K](a: openArray[T], key: K, cmp: proc(x: T, k: K): int {.clo
 
 proc lowerBound*[T](a: openArray[T], key: T): int = lowerBound(a, key, cmp[T])
 
+proc upperBound*[T, K](a: openArray[T], key: K, cmp: proc(x: T, k: K): int {.closure.}): int =
+  ## Returns a position to the first element in the `a` that is not less
+  ## (i.e. greater or equal to) than `key`, or last if no such element is found.
+  ## In other words if you have a sorted sequence and you call
+  ## insert(thing, elm, upperBound(thing, elm))
+  ## the sequence will still be sorted.
+  ##
+  ## The first version uses `cmp` to compare the elements. The expected return values are
+  ## the same as that of system.cmp.
+  ## The second version uses the default comparison function `cmp`.
+  ##
+  ## example::
+  ##
+  ##   var arr = @[1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9]
+  ##   arr.insert(5, arr.upperBound(4))
+  ##   # after running the above arr is `[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]`
+  result = a.low
+  var count = a.high - a.low + 1
+  var step, pos: int
+  while count != 0:
+    step = count shr 1
+    pos = result + step
+    if cmp(a[pos], key) <= 0:
+      result = pos + 1
+      count -= step + 1
+    else:
+      count = step
+
+proc upperBound*[T](a: openArray[T], key: T): int = upperBound(a, key, cmp[T])
+
 template `<-` (a, b) =
   when false:
     a = b
@@ -514,21 +576,26 @@ when isMainModule:
     doAssert lowerBound([1,2,2,3], 4, system.cmp[int]) == 4
     doAssert lowerBound([1,2,3,10], 11) == 4
 
+  block upperBound:
+    doAssert upperBound([1,2,4], 3, system.cmp[int]) == 2
+    doAssert upperBound([1,2,2,3], 3, system.cmp[int]) == 4
+    doAssert upperBound([1,2,3,5], 3) == 3
+
   block fillEmptySeq:
     var s = newSeq[int]()
     s.fill(0)
 
   block testBinarySearch:
     var noData: seq[int]
-    doAssert binarySearch(noData, 7)    == -1
+    doAssert binarySearch(noData, 7) == -1
     let oneData = @[1]
-    doAssert binarySearch(oneData, 1)   == 0
-    doAssert binarySearch(onedata, 7)   == -1
+    doAssert binarySearch(oneData, 1) == 0
+    doAssert binarySearch(onedata, 7) == -1
     let someData = @[1,3,4,7]
-    doAssert binarySearch(someData, 1)  == 0
-    doAssert binarySearch(somedata, 7)  == 3
+    doAssert binarySearch(someData, 1) == 0
+    doAssert binarySearch(somedata, 7) == 3
     doAssert binarySearch(someData, -1) == -1
-    doAssert binarySearch(someData, 5)  == -1
+    doAssert binarySearch(someData, 5) == -1
     doAssert binarySearch(someData, 13) == -1
     let moreData = @[1,3,5,7,4711]
     doAssert binarySearch(moreData, -1) == -1
diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim b/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
index 95fffdf88..5ae5e26b2 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/critbits.nim
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ proc containsOrIncl*(c: var CritBitTree[void], key: string): bool =
   var n = rawInsert(c, key)
   result = c.count == oldCount
 
-proc inc*(c: var CritBitTree[int]; key: string) =
-  ## counts the 'key'.
+proc inc*(c: var CritBitTree[int]; key: string, val: int = 1) =
+  ## increments `c[key]` by `val`.
   let oldCount = c.count
   var n = rawInsert(c, key)
-  if c.count == oldCount:
+  if c.count == oldCount or oldCount == 0:
     # not a new key:
-    inc n.val
+    inc n.val, val
 
 proc incl*(c: var CritBitTree[void], key: string) =
   ## includes `key` in `c`.
@@ -352,3 +352,13 @@ when isMainModule:
   assert toSeq(r.items) == @["abc", "definition", "prefix", "xyz"]
 
   assert toSeq(r.itemsWithPrefix("de")) == @["definition"]
+  var c = CritBitTree[int]()
+
+  c.inc("a")
+  assert c["a"] == 1
+
+  c.inc("a", 4)
+  assert c["a"] == 5
+
+  c.inc("a", -5)
+  assert c["a"] == 0
diff --git a/lib/pure/colors.nim b/lib/pure/colors.nim
index 25a2fb870..843f29a63 100644
--- a/lib/pure/colors.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/colors.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ## the ``graphics`` module.
 
 import strutils
+from algorithm import binarySearch
 
 type
   Color* = distinct int ## a color stored as RGB
@@ -371,37 +372,28 @@ proc `$`*(c: Color): string =
   ## converts a color into its textual representation. Example: ``#00FF00``.
   result = '#' & toHex(int(c), 6)
 
-proc binaryStrSearch(x: openArray[tuple[name: string, col: Color]],
-                     y: string): int =
-  var a = 0
-  var b = len(x) - 1
-  while a <= b:
-    var mid = (a + b) div 2
-    var c = cmp(x[mid].name, y)
-    if c < 0: a = mid + 1
-    elif c > 0: b = mid - 1
-    else: return mid
-  result = - 1
+proc colorNameCmp(x: tuple[name: string, col: Color], y: string): int =
+  result = cmpIgnoreCase(x.name, y)
 
 proc parseColor*(name: string): Color =
   ## parses `name` to a color value. If no valid color could be
-  ## parsed ``EInvalidValue`` is raised.
+  ## parsed ``EInvalidValue`` is raised. Case insensitive.
   if name[0] == '#':
     result = Color(parseHexInt(name))
   else:
-    var idx = binaryStrSearch(colorNames, name)
+    var idx = binarySearch(colorNames, name, colorNameCmp)
     if idx < 0: raise newException(ValueError, "unknown color: " & name)
     result = colorNames[idx][1]
 
 proc isColor*(name: string): bool =
   ## returns true if `name` is a known color name or a hexadecimal color
-  ## prefixed with ``#``.
+  ## prefixed with ``#``. Case insensitive.
   if name[0] == '#':
     for i in 1 .. name.len-1:
       if name[i] notin {'0'..'9', 'a'..'f', 'A'..'F'}: return false
     result = true
   else:
-    result = binaryStrSearch(colorNames, name) >= 0
+    result = binarySearch(colorNames, name, colorNameCmp) >= 0
 
 proc rgb*(r, g, b: range[0..255]): Color =
   ## constructs a color from RGB values.
diff --git a/lib/pure/concurrency/threadpool.nim b/lib/pure/concurrency/threadpool.nim
index ca4f80f2a..6ec71e912 100644
--- a/lib/pure/concurrency/threadpool.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/concurrency/threadpool.nim
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ proc slave(w: ptr Worker) {.thread.} =
     await(w.taskArrived)
     # XXX Somebody needs to look into this (why does this assertion fail
     # in Visual Studio?)
-    when not defined(vcc): assert(not w.ready)
+    when not defined(vcc) and not defined(tcc): assert(not w.ready)
 
     withLock numSlavesLock:
       inc numSlavesRunning
diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 3f1a3d067..8530e4c42 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -362,15 +362,13 @@ when not defined(ssl):
   type SSLContext = ref object
 var defaultSSLContext {.threadvar.}: SSLContext
 
-when defined(ssl):
-  defaultSSLContext = newContext(verifyMode = CVerifyNone)
-  template contextOrDefault(ctx: SSLContext): SSLContext =
-    var result = ctx
-    if ctx == nil:
-      if defaultSSLContext == nil:
-        defaultSSLContext = newContext(verifyMode = CVerifyNone)
+proc getDefaultSSL(): SSLContext =
+  result = defaultSslContext
+  when defined(ssl):
+    if result == nil:
+      defaultSSLContext = newContext(verifyMode = CVerifyNone)
       result = defaultSSLContext
-    result
+      doAssert result != nil, "failure to initialize the SSL context"
 
 proc newProxy*(url: string, auth = ""): Proxy =
   ## Constructs a new ``TProxy`` object.
@@ -480,9 +478,9 @@ proc format(p: MultipartData): tuple[contentType, body: string] =
   result.body.add("--" & bound & "--\c\L")
 
 proc request*(url: string, httpMethod: string, extraHeaders = "",
-              body = "", sslContext = defaultSSLContext, timeout = -1,
+              body = "", sslContext = getDefaultSSL(), timeout = -1,
               userAgent = defUserAgent, proxy: Proxy = nil): Response
-              {.deprecated.} =
+              {.deprecated: "use HttpClient.request instead".} =
   ## | Requests ``url`` with the custom method string specified by the
   ## | ``httpMethod`` parameter.
   ## | Extra headers can be specified and must be separated by ``\c\L``
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ proc request*(url: string, httpMethod: string, extraHeaders = "",
   result = parseResponse(s, httpMethod != "HEAD", timeout)
 
 proc request*(url: string, httpMethod = HttpGET, extraHeaders = "",
-              body = "", sslContext = defaultSSLContext, timeout = -1,
+              body = "", sslContext = getDefaultSSL(), timeout = -1,
               userAgent = defUserAgent, proxy: Proxy = nil): Response
               {.deprecated.} =
   ## | Requests ``url`` with the specified ``httpMethod``.
@@ -611,7 +609,7 @@ proc getNewLocation(lastURL: string, headers: HttpHeaders): string =
     result = $parsed
 
 proc get*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", maxRedirects = 5,
-          sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
+          sslContext: SSLContext = getDefaultSSL(),
           timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
           proxy: Proxy = nil): Response {.deprecated.} =
   ## | GETs the ``url`` and returns a ``Response`` object
@@ -632,7 +630,7 @@ proc get*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", maxRedirects = 5,
       lastURL = redirectTo
 
 proc getContent*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", maxRedirects = 5,
-                 sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
+                 sslContext: SSLContext = getDefaultSSL(),
                  timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
                  proxy: Proxy = nil): string {.deprecated.} =
   ## | GETs the body and returns it as a string.
@@ -651,7 +649,7 @@ proc getContent*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", maxRedirects = 5,
 
 proc post*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", body = "",
            maxRedirects = 5,
-           sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
+           sslContext: SSLContext = getDefaultSSL(),
            timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
            proxy: Proxy = nil,
            multipart: MultipartData = nil): Response {.deprecated.} =
@@ -694,7 +692,7 @@ proc post*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", body = "",
 
 proc postContent*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", body = "",
                   maxRedirects = 5,
-                  sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
+                  sslContext: SSLContext = getDefaultSSL(),
                   timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
                   proxy: Proxy = nil,
                   multipart: MultipartData = nil): string
@@ -717,7 +715,7 @@ proc postContent*(url: string, extraHeaders = "", body = "",
     return r.body
 
 proc downloadFile*(url: string, outputFilename: string,
-                   sslContext: SSLContext = defaultSSLContext,
+                   sslContext: SSLContext = getDefaultSSL(),
                    timeout = -1, userAgent = defUserAgent,
                    proxy: Proxy = nil) {.deprecated.} =
   ## | Downloads ``url`` and saves it to ``outputFilename``
@@ -817,7 +815,7 @@ type
   HttpClient* = HttpClientBase[Socket]
 
 proc newHttpClient*(userAgent = defUserAgent,
-    maxRedirects = 5, sslContext = defaultSslContext, proxy: Proxy = nil,
+    maxRedirects = 5, sslContext = getDefaultSSL(), proxy: Proxy = nil,
     timeout = -1): HttpClient =
   ## Creates a new HttpClient instance.
   ##
@@ -844,7 +842,7 @@ proc newHttpClient*(userAgent = defUserAgent,
   result.bodyStream = newStringStream()
   result.getBody = true
   when defined(ssl):
-    result.sslContext = contextOrDefault(sslContext)
+    result.sslContext = sslContext
 
 type
   AsyncHttpClient* = HttpClientBase[AsyncSocket]
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@ type
 {.deprecated: [PAsyncHttpClient: AsyncHttpClient].}
 
 proc newAsyncHttpClient*(userAgent = defUserAgent,
-    maxRedirects = 5, sslContext = defaultSslContext,
+    maxRedirects = 5, sslContext = getDefaultSSL(),
     proxy: Proxy = nil): AsyncHttpClient =
   ## Creates a new AsyncHttpClient instance.
   ##
@@ -876,7 +874,7 @@ proc newAsyncHttpClient*(userAgent = defUserAgent,
   result.bodyStream = newFutureStream[string]("newAsyncHttpClient")
   result.getBody = true
   when defined(ssl):
-    result.sslContext = contextOrDefault(sslContext)
+    result.sslContext = sslContext
 
 proc close*(client: HttpClient | AsyncHttpClient) =
   ## Closes any connections held by the HTTP client.
diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index b16918959..e7ad5bd5a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -89,507 +89,22 @@
 ##    echo j2
 
 import
-  hashes, tables, strutils, lexbase, streams, unicode, macros
+  hashes, tables, strutils, lexbase, streams, unicode, macros, parsejson
 
 export
   tables.`$`
 
+export
+  parsejson.JsonEventKind, parsejson.JsonError, JsonParser, JsonKindError,
+  open, close, str, getInt, getFloat, kind, getColumn, getLine, getFilename,
+  errorMsg, errorMsgExpected, next, JsonParsingError, raiseParseErr
+
 when defined(nimJsonGet):
   {.pragma: deprecatedGet, deprecated.}
 else:
   {.pragma: deprecatedGet.}
 
 type
-  JsonEventKind* = enum  ## enumeration of all events that may occur when parsing
-    jsonError,           ## an error occurred during parsing
-    jsonEof,             ## end of file reached
-    jsonString,          ## a string literal
-    jsonInt,             ## an integer literal
-    jsonFloat,           ## a float literal
-    jsonTrue,            ## the value ``true``
-    jsonFalse,           ## the value ``false``
-    jsonNull,            ## the value ``null``
-    jsonObjectStart,     ## start of an object: the ``{`` token
-    jsonObjectEnd,       ## end of an object: the ``}`` token
-    jsonArrayStart,      ## start of an array: the ``[`` token
-    jsonArrayEnd         ## start of an array: the ``]`` token
-
-  TokKind = enum         # must be synchronized with TJsonEventKind!
-    tkError,
-    tkEof,
-    tkString,
-    tkInt,
-    tkFloat,
-    tkTrue,
-    tkFalse,
-    tkNull,
-    tkCurlyLe,
-    tkCurlyRi,
-    tkBracketLe,
-    tkBracketRi,
-    tkColon,
-    tkComma
-
-  JsonError* = enum        ## enumeration that lists all errors that can occur
-    errNone,               ## no error
-    errInvalidToken,       ## invalid token
-    errStringExpected,     ## string expected
-    errColonExpected,      ## ``:`` expected
-    errCommaExpected,      ## ``,`` expected
-    errBracketRiExpected,  ## ``]`` expected
-    errCurlyRiExpected,    ## ``}`` expected
-    errQuoteExpected,      ## ``"`` or ``'`` expected
-    errEOC_Expected,       ## ``*/`` expected
-    errEofExpected,        ## EOF expected
-    errExprExpected        ## expr expected
-
-  ParserState = enum
-    stateEof, stateStart, stateObject, stateArray, stateExpectArrayComma,
-    stateExpectObjectComma, stateExpectColon, stateExpectValue
-
-  JsonParser* = object of BaseLexer ## the parser object.
-    a: string
-    tok: TokKind
-    kind: JsonEventKind
-    err: JsonError
-    state: seq[ParserState]
-    filename: string
-
-  JsonKindError* = object of ValueError ## raised by the ``to`` macro if the
-                                        ## JSON kind is incorrect.
-
-const
-  errorMessages: array[JsonError, string] = [
-    "no error",
-    "invalid token",
-    "string expected",
-    "':' expected",
-    "',' expected",
-    "']' expected",
-    "'}' expected",
-    "'\"' or \"'\" expected",
-    "'*/' expected",
-    "EOF expected",
-    "expression expected"
-  ]
-  tokToStr: array[TokKind, string] = [
-    "invalid token",
-    "EOF",
-    "string literal",
-    "int literal",
-    "float literal",
-    "true",
-    "false",
-    "null",
-    "{", "}", "[", "]", ":", ","
-  ]
-
-proc open*(my: var JsonParser, input: Stream, filename: string) =
-  ## initializes the parser with an input stream. `Filename` is only used
-  ## for nice error messages.
-  lexbase.open(my, input)
-  my.filename = filename
-  my.state = @[stateStart]
-  my.kind = jsonError
-  my.a = ""
-
-proc close*(my: var JsonParser) {.inline.} =
-  ## closes the parser `my` and its associated input stream.
-  lexbase.close(my)
-
-proc str*(my: JsonParser): string {.inline.} =
-  ## returns the character data for the events: ``jsonInt``, ``jsonFloat``,
-  ## ``jsonString``
-  assert(my.kind in {jsonInt, jsonFloat, jsonString})
-  return my.a
-
-proc getInt*(my: JsonParser): BiggestInt {.inline.} =
-  ## returns the number for the event: ``jsonInt``
-  assert(my.kind == jsonInt)
-  return parseBiggestInt(my.a)
-
-proc getFloat*(my: JsonParser): float {.inline.} =
-  ## returns the number for the event: ``jsonFloat``
-  assert(my.kind == jsonFloat)
-  return parseFloat(my.a)
-
-proc kind*(my: JsonParser): JsonEventKind {.inline.} =
-  ## returns the current event type for the JSON parser
-  return my.kind
-
-proc getColumn*(my: JsonParser): int {.inline.} =
-  ## get the current column the parser has arrived at.
-  result = getColNumber(my, my.bufpos)
-
-proc getLine*(my: JsonParser): int {.inline.} =
-  ## get the current line the parser has arrived at.
-  result = my.lineNumber
-
-proc getFilename*(my: JsonParser): string {.inline.} =
-  ## get the filename of the file that the parser processes.
-  result = my.filename
-
-proc errorMsg*(my: JsonParser): string =
-  ## returns a helpful error message for the event ``jsonError``
-  assert(my.kind == jsonError)
-  result = "$1($2, $3) Error: $4" % [
-    my.filename, $getLine(my), $getColumn(my), errorMessages[my.err]]
-
-proc errorMsgExpected*(my: JsonParser, e: string): string =
-  ## returns an error message "`e` expected" in the same format as the
-  ## other error messages
-  result = "$1($2, $3) Error: $4" % [
-    my.filename, $getLine(my), $getColumn(my), e & " expected"]
-
-proc handleHexChar(c: char, x: var int): bool =
-  result = true # Success
-  case c
-  of '0'..'9': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('0'))
-  of 'a'..'f': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('a') + 10)
-  of 'A'..'F': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('A') + 10)
-  else: result = false # error
-
-proc parseEscapedUTF16(buf: cstring, pos: var int): int =
-  result = 0
-  #UTF-16 escape is always 4 bytes.
-  for _ in 0..3:
-    if handleHexChar(buf[pos], result):
-      inc(pos)
-    else:
-      return -1
-
-proc parseString(my: var JsonParser): TokKind =
-  result = tkString
-  var pos = my.bufpos + 1
-  var buf = my.buf
-  while true:
-    case buf[pos]
-    of '\0':
-      my.err = errQuoteExpected
-      result = tkError
-      break
-    of '"':
-      inc(pos)
-      break
-    of '\\':
-      case buf[pos+1]
-      of '\\', '"', '\'', '/':
-        add(my.a, buf[pos+1])
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 'b':
-        add(my.a, '\b')
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 'f':
-        add(my.a, '\f')
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 'n':
-        add(my.a, '\L')
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 'r':
-        add(my.a, '\C')
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 't':
-        add(my.a, '\t')
-        inc(pos, 2)
-      of 'u':
-        inc(pos, 2)
-        var r = parseEscapedUTF16(buf, pos)
-        if r < 0:
-          my.err = errInvalidToken
-          break
-        # Deal with surrogates
-        if (r and 0xfc00) == 0xd800:
-          if buf[pos] & buf[pos+1] != "\\u":
-            my.err = errInvalidToken
-            break
-          inc(pos, 2)
-          var s = parseEscapedUTF16(buf, pos)
-          if (s and 0xfc00) == 0xdc00 and s > 0:
-            r = 0x10000 + (((r - 0xd800) shl 10) or (s - 0xdc00))
-          else:
-            my.err = errInvalidToken
-            break
-        add(my.a, toUTF8(Rune(r)))
-      else:
-        # don't bother with the error
-        add(my.a, buf[pos])
-        inc(pos)
-    of '\c':
-      pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
-      buf = my.buf
-      add(my.a, '\c')
-    of '\L':
-      pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
-      buf = my.buf
-      add(my.a, '\L')
-    else:
-      add(my.a, buf[pos])
-      inc(pos)
-  my.bufpos = pos # store back
-
-proc skip(my: var JsonParser) =
-  var pos = my.bufpos
-  var buf = my.buf
-  while true:
-    case buf[pos]
-    of '/':
-      if buf[pos+1] == '/':
-        # skip line comment:
-        inc(pos, 2)
-        while true:
-          case buf[pos]
-          of '\0':
-            break
-          of '\c':
-            pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
-            buf = my.buf
-            break
-          of '\L':
-            pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
-            buf = my.buf
-            break
-          else:
-            inc(pos)
-      elif buf[pos+1] == '*':
-        # skip long comment:
-        inc(pos, 2)
-        while true:
-          case buf[pos]
-          of '\0':
-            my.err = errEOC_Expected
-            break
-          of '\c':
-            pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
-            buf = my.buf
-          of '\L':
-            pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
-            buf = my.buf
-          of '*':
-            inc(pos)
-            if buf[pos] == '/':
-              inc(pos)
-              break
-          else:
-            inc(pos)
-      else:
-        break
-    of ' ', '\t':
-      inc(pos)
-    of '\c':
-      pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
-      buf = my.buf
-    of '\L':
-      pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
-      buf = my.buf
-    else:
-      break
-  my.bufpos = pos
-
-proc parseNumber(my: var JsonParser) =
-  var pos = my.bufpos
-  var buf = my.buf
-  if buf[pos] == '-':
-    add(my.a, '-')
-    inc(pos)
-  if buf[pos] == '.':
-    add(my.a, "0.")
-    inc(pos)
-  else:
-    while buf[pos] in Digits:
-      add(my.a, buf[pos])
-      inc(pos)
-    if buf[pos] == '.':
-      add(my.a, '.')
-      inc(pos)
-  # digits after the dot:
-  while buf[pos] in Digits:
-    add(my.a, buf[pos])
-    inc(pos)
-  if buf[pos] in {'E', 'e'}:
-    add(my.a, buf[pos])
-    inc(pos)
-    if buf[pos] in {'+', '-'}:
-      add(my.a, buf[pos])
-      inc(pos)
-    while buf[pos] in Digits:
-      add(my.a, buf[pos])
-      inc(pos)
-  my.bufpos = pos
-
-proc parseName(my: var JsonParser) =
-  var pos = my.bufpos
-  var buf = my.buf
-  if buf[pos] in IdentStartChars:
-    while buf[pos] in IdentChars:
-      add(my.a, buf[pos])
-      inc(pos)
-  my.bufpos = pos
-
-proc getTok(my: var JsonParser): TokKind =
-  setLen(my.a, 0)
-  skip(my) # skip whitespace, comments
-  case my.buf[my.bufpos]
-  of '-', '.', '0'..'9':
-    parseNumber(my)
-    if {'.', 'e', 'E'} in my.a:
-      result = tkFloat
-    else:
-      result = tkInt
-  of '"':
-    result = parseString(my)
-  of '[':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkBracketLe
-  of '{':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkCurlyLe
-  of ']':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkBracketRi
-  of '}':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkCurlyRi
-  of ',':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkComma
-  of ':':
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkColon
-  of '\0':
-    result = tkEof
-  of 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z', '_':
-    parseName(my)
-    case my.a
-    of "null": result = tkNull
-    of "true": result = tkTrue
-    of "false": result = tkFalse
-    else: result = tkError
-  else:
-    inc(my.bufpos)
-    result = tkError
-  my.tok = result
-
-proc next*(my: var JsonParser) =
-  ## retrieves the first/next event. This controls the parser.
-  var tk = getTok(my)
-  var i = my.state.len-1
-  # the following code is a state machine. If we had proper coroutines,
-  # the code could be much simpler.
-  case my.state[i]
-  of stateEof:
-    if tk == tkEof:
-      my.kind = jsonEof
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errEofExpected
-  of stateStart:
-    # tokens allowed?
-    case tk
-    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
-      my.state[i] = stateEof # expect EOF next!
-      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
-    of tkBracketLe:
-      my.state.add(stateArray) # we expect any
-      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
-    of tkCurlyLe:
-      my.state.add(stateObject)
-      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
-    of tkEof:
-      my.kind = jsonEof
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errEofExpected
-  of stateObject:
-    case tk
-    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
-      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
-    of tkBracketLe:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
-      my.state.add(stateArray)
-      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
-    of tkCurlyLe:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
-      my.state.add(stateObject)
-      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
-    of tkCurlyRi:
-      my.kind = jsonObjectEnd
-      discard my.state.pop()
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errCurlyRiExpected
-  of stateArray:
-    case tk
-    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma) # expect value next!
-      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
-    of tkBracketLe:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma)
-      my.state.add(stateArray)
-      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
-    of tkCurlyLe:
-      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma)
-      my.state.add(stateObject)
-      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
-    of tkBracketRi:
-      my.kind = jsonArrayEnd
-      discard my.state.pop()
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errBracketRiExpected
-  of stateExpectArrayComma:
-    case tk
-    of tkComma:
-      discard my.state.pop()
-      next(my)
-    of tkBracketRi:
-      my.kind = jsonArrayEnd
-      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateExpectArrayComma
-      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateArray
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errBracketRiExpected
-  of stateExpectObjectComma:
-    case tk
-    of tkComma:
-      discard my.state.pop()
-      next(my)
-    of tkCurlyRi:
-      my.kind = jsonObjectEnd
-      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateExpectObjectComma
-      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateObject
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errCurlyRiExpected
-  of stateExpectColon:
-    case tk
-    of tkColon:
-      my.state[i] = stateExpectValue
-      next(my)
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errColonExpected
-  of stateExpectValue:
-    case tk
-    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
-      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
-      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
-    of tkBracketLe:
-      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
-      my.state.add(stateArray)
-      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
-    of tkCurlyLe:
-      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
-      my.state.add(stateObject)
-      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
-    else:
-      my.kind = jsonError
-      my.err = errExprExpected
-
-
-# ------------- higher level interface ---------------------------------------
-
-type
   JsonNodeKind* = enum ## possible JSON node types
     JNull,
     JBool,
@@ -617,12 +132,6 @@ type
     of JArray:
       elems*: seq[JsonNode]
 
-  JsonParsingError* = object of ValueError ## is raised for a JSON error
-
-proc raiseParseErr*(p: JsonParser, msg: string) {.noinline, noreturn.} =
-  ## raises an `EJsonParsingError` exception.
-  raise newException(JsonParsingError, errorMsgExpected(p, msg))
-
 proc newJString*(s: string): JsonNode =
   ## Creates a new `JString JsonNode`.
   new(result)
@@ -832,6 +341,9 @@ proc toJson(x: NimNode): NimNode {.compiletime.} =
     result = newCall(bindSym"newJObject")
   of nnkNilLit:
     result = newCall(bindSym"newJNull")
+  of nnkPar:
+    if x.len == 1: result = toJson(x[0])
+    else: result = newCall(bindSym"%", x)
   else:
     result = newCall(bindSym"%", x)
 
@@ -997,7 +509,7 @@ proc delete*(obj: JsonNode, key: string) =
   ## Deletes ``obj[key]``.
   assert(obj.kind == JObject)
   if not obj.fields.hasKey(key):
-    raise newException(IndexError, "key not in object")
+    raise newException(KeyError, "key not in object")
   obj.fields.del(key)
 
 proc copy*(p: JsonNode): JsonNode =
@@ -1046,6 +558,8 @@ proc escapeJson*(s: string; result: var string) =
     of '\t': result.add("\\t")
     of '\r': result.add("\\r")
     of '"': result.add("\\\"")
+    of '\0'..'\7': result.add("\\u000" & $ord(c))
+    of '\14'..'\31': result.add("\\u00" & $ord(c))
     of '\\': result.add("\\\\")
     else: result.add(c)
   result.add("\"")
@@ -1191,10 +705,6 @@ iterator mpairs*(node: var JsonNode): tuple[key: string, val: var JsonNode] =
   for key, val in mpairs(node.fields):
     yield (key, val)
 
-proc eat(p: var JsonParser, tok: TokKind) =
-  if p.tok == tok: discard getTok(p)
-  else: raiseParseErr(p, tokToStr[tok])
-
 proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser): JsonNode =
   ## Parses JSON from a JSON Parser `p`.
   case p.tok
@@ -1250,10 +760,12 @@ when not defined(js):
     ## If `s` contains extra data, it will raise `JsonParsingError`.
     var p: JsonParser
     p.open(s, filename)
-    defer: p.close()
-    discard getTok(p) # read first token
-    result = p.parseJson()
-    eat(p, tkEof) # check if there is no extra data
+    try:
+      discard getTok(p) # read first token
+      result = p.parseJson()
+      eat(p, tkEof) # check if there is no extra data
+    finally:
+      p.close()
 
   proc parseJson*(buffer: string): JsonNode =
     ## Parses JSON from `buffer`.
@@ -1986,18 +1498,18 @@ when isMainModule:
   # Bounds checking
   try:
     let a = testJson["a"][9]
-    doAssert(false, "EInvalidIndex not thrown")
+    doAssert(false, "IndexError not thrown")
   except IndexError:
     discard
   try:
     let a = testJson["a"][-1]
-    doAssert(false, "EInvalidIndex not thrown")
+    doAssert(false, "IndexError not thrown")
   except IndexError:
     discard
   try:
     doAssert(testJson["a"][0].num == 1, "Index doesn't correspond to its value")
   except:
-    doAssert(false, "EInvalidIndex thrown for valid index")
+    doAssert(false, "IndexError thrown for valid index")
 
   doAssert(testJson{"b"}.str=="asd", "Couldn't fetch a singly nested key with {}")
   doAssert(isNil(testJson{"nonexistent"}), "Non-existent keys should return nil")
@@ -2071,6 +1583,7 @@ when isMainModule:
     doAssert(parsed2{"repository", "description"}.str=="IRC Library for Haskell", "Couldn't fetch via multiply nested key using {}")
 
   doAssert escapeJson("\10Foo🎃barÄ") == "\"\\nFoo🎃barÄ\""
+  doAssert escapeJson("\0\7\20") == "\"\\u0000\\u0007\\u0020\"" # for #7887
 
   # Test with extra data
   when not defined(js):
diff --git a/lib/pure/math.nim b/lib/pure/math.nim
index 5f3240e00..6be19a339 100644
--- a/lib/pure/math.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/math.nim
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ include "system/inclrtl"
 {.push debugger:off .} # the user does not want to trace a part
                        # of the standard library!
 
+import bitops
+
 proc binom*(n, k: int): int {.noSideEffect.} =
   ## Computes the binomial coefficient
   if k <= 0: return 1
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ proc fac*(n: int): int =
       createFactTable[13]()
     else:
       createFactTable[21]()
-  assert(n > 0, $n & " must not be negative.")
+  assert(n >= 0, $n & " must not be negative.")
   assert(n < factTable.len, $n & " is too large to look up in the table")
   factTable[n]
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ proc sum*[T](x: openArray[T]): T {.noSideEffect.} =
   for i in items(x): result = result + i
 
 {.push noSideEffect.}
-when not defined(JS):
+when not defined(JS): # C
   proc sqrt*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "sqrtf", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc sqrt*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "sqrt", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the square root of `x`.
@@ -142,12 +144,33 @@ when not defined(JS):
   proc log10*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "log10f", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc log10*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "log10", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the common logarithm (base 10) of `x`
-  proc log2*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = return ln(x) / ln(2.0)
+  proc log2*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "log2f", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc log2*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "log2", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the binary logarithm (base 2) of `x`
   proc exp*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "expf", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc exp*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "exp", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the exponential function of `x` (pow(E, x))
 
+  proc sin*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "sinf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc sin*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "sin", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the sine of `x`
+  proc cos*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "cosf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc cos*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "cos", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the cosine of `x`
+  proc tan*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "tanf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc tan*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "tan", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the tangent of `x`
+
+  proc sinh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "sinhf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc sinh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "sinh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the hyperbolic sine of `x`
+  proc cosh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "coshf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc cosh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "cosh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the hyperbolic cosine of `x`
+  proc tanh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "tanhf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc tanh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "tanh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the hyperbolic tangent of `x`
+
   proc arccos*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "acosf", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc arccos*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "acos", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the arc cosine of `x`
@@ -164,33 +187,80 @@ when not defined(JS):
     ## results even when the resulting angle is near pi/2 or -pi/2
     ## (`x` near 0).
 
-  proc cos*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "cosf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc cos*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "cos", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the cosine of `x`
+  proc arcsinh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "asinhf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc arcsinh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "asinh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic sine of `x`
+  proc arccosh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "acoshf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc arccosh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "acosh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic cosine of `x`
+  proc arctanh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "atanhf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc arctanh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "atanh", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic tangent of `x`
+
+else: # JS
+  proc sqrt*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.sqrt", nodecl.}
+  proc sqrt*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.sqrt", nodecl.}
 
-  proc cosh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "coshf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc cosh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "cosh", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the hyperbolic cosine of `x`
+  proc ln*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.log", nodecl.}
+  proc ln*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.log", nodecl.}
+  proc log10*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.log10", nodecl.}
+  proc log10*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.log10", nodecl.}
+  proc log2*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.log2", nodecl.}
+  proc log2*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.log2", nodecl.}
+  proc exp*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.exp", nodecl.}
+  proc exp*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.exp", nodecl.}
 
+  proc sin*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.sin", nodecl.}
+  proc cos*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.cos", nodecl.}
+  proc tan*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.tan", nodecl.}
+
+  proc sinh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.sinh", nodecl.}
+  proc cosh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.cosh", nodecl.}
+  proc tanh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.tanh", nodecl.}
+
+  proc arcsin*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.asin", nodecl.}
+  proc arccos*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.acos", nodecl.}
+  proc arctan*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.atan", nodecl.}
+  proc arctan2*[T: float32|float64](y, x: T): T {.importC: "Math.atan2", nodecl.}
+
+  proc arcsinh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.asinh", nodecl.}
+  proc arccosh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.acosh", nodecl.}
+  proc arctanh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T {.importc: "Math.atanh", nodecl.}
+
+proc cot*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / tan(x)
+  ## Computes the cotangent of `x`
+proc sec*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / cos(x)
+  ## Computes the secant of `x`.
+proc csc*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / sin(x)
+  ## Computes the cosecant of `x`
+
+proc coth*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / tanh(x)
+  ## Computes the hyperbolic cotangent of `x`
+proc sech*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / cosh(x)
+  ## Computes the hyperbolic secant of `x`
+proc csch*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = 1.0 / sinh(x)
+  ## Computes the hyperbolic cosecant of `x`
+
+proc arccot*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arctan(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse cotangent of `x`
+proc arcsec*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arccos(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse secant of `x`
+proc arccsc*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arcsin(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse cosecant of `x`
+
+proc arccoth*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arctanh(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic cotangent of `x`
+proc arcsech*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arccosh(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic secant of `x`
+proc arccsch*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = arcsinh(1.0 / x)
+  ## Computes the inverse hyperbolic cosecant of `x`
+
+when not defined(JS): # C
   proc hypot*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importc: "hypotf", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc hypot*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "hypot", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the hypotenuse of a right-angle triangle with `x` and
     ## `y` as its base and height. Equivalent to ``sqrt(x*x + y*y)``.
 
-  proc sinh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "sinhf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc sinh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "sinh", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the hyperbolic sine of `x`
-  proc sin*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "sinf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc sin*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "sin", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the sine of `x`
-
-  proc tan*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "tanf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc tan*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "tan", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the tangent of `x`
-  proc tanh*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "tanhf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc tanh*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "tanh", header: "<math.h>".}
-    ## Computes the hyperbolic tangent of `x`
-
   proc pow*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importc: "powf", header: "<math.h>".}
   proc pow*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "pow", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## computes x to power raised of y.
@@ -293,57 +363,31 @@ when not defined(JS):
       ## .. code-block:: nim
       ##  echo trunc(PI) # 3.0
 
-  proc fmod*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importc: "fmodf", header: "<math.h>".}
-  proc fmod*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "fmod", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc fmod*(x, y: float32): float32 {.deprecated, importc: "fmodf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc fmod*(x, y: float64): float64 {.deprecated, importc: "fmod", header: "<math.h>".}
     ## Computes the remainder of `x` divided by `y`
     ##
     ## .. code-block:: nim
     ##  echo fmod(-2.5, 0.3) ## -0.1
 
-else:
-  proc trunc*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.trunc", nodecl.}
-  proc trunc*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.trunc", nodecl.}
+  proc `mod`*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importc: "fmodf", header: "<math.h>".}
+  proc `mod`*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "fmod", header: "<math.h>".}
+    ## Computes the modulo operation for float operators. 
+else: # JS
+  proc hypot*[T: float32|float64](x, y: T): T = return sqrt(x*x + y*y)
+  proc pow*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importC: "Math.pow", nodecl.}
+  proc pow*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.pow", nodecl.}
   proc floor*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.floor", nodecl.}
   proc floor*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.floor", nodecl.}
   proc ceil*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.ceil", nodecl.}
   proc ceil*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.ceil", nodecl.}
-
-  proc sqrt*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.sqrt", nodecl.}
-  proc sqrt*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.sqrt", nodecl.}
-  proc ln*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.log", nodecl.}
-  proc ln*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.log", nodecl.}
-  proc log10*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = return ln(x) / ln(10.0)
-  proc log2*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = return ln(x) / ln(2.0)
-
-  proc exp*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.exp", nodecl.}
-  proc exp*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.exp", nodecl.}
   proc round0(x: float): float {.importc: "Math.round", nodecl.}
+  proc trunc*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.trunc", nodecl.}
+  proc trunc*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.trunc", nodecl.}
 
-  proc pow*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importC: "Math.pow", nodecl.}
-  proc pow*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.pow", nodecl.}
-
-  proc arccos*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.acos", nodecl.}
-  proc arccos*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.acos", nodecl.}
-  proc arcsin*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.asin", nodecl.}
-  proc arcsin*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.asin", nodecl.}
-  proc arctan*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.atan", nodecl.}
-  proc arctan*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.atan", nodecl.}
-  proc arctan2*(y, x: float32): float32 {.importC: "Math.atan2", nodecl.}
-  proc arctan2*(y, x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.atan2", nodecl.}
-
-  proc cos*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.cos", nodecl.}
-  proc cos*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.cos", nodecl.}
-  proc cosh*(x: float32): float32 = return (exp(x)+exp(-x))*0.5
-  proc cosh*(x: float64): float64 = return (exp(x)+exp(-x))*0.5
-  proc hypot*[T: float32|float64](x, y: T): T = return sqrt(x*x + y*y)
-  proc sinh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T = return (exp(x)-exp(-x))*0.5
-  proc sin*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.sin", nodecl.}
-  proc sin*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.sin", nodecl.}
-  proc tan*(x: float32): float32 {.importc: "Math.tan", nodecl.}
-  proc tan*(x: float64): float64 {.importc: "Math.tan", nodecl.}
-  proc tanh*[T: float32|float64](x: T): T =
-    var y = exp(2.0*x)
-    return (y-1.0)/(y+1.0)
+  proc `mod`*(x, y: float32): float32 {.importcpp: "# % #".}
+  proc `mod`*(x, y: float64): float64 {.importcpp: "# % #".}
+  ## Computes the modulo operation for float operators.
 
 proc round*[T: float32|float64](x: T, places: int = 0): T =
   ## Round a floating point number.
@@ -360,6 +404,21 @@ proc round*[T: float32|float64](x: T, places: int = 0): T =
     var mult = pow(10.0, places.T)
     result = round0(x*mult)/mult
 
+proc floorDiv*[T: SomeInteger](x, y: T): T =
+  ## Floor division is conceptually defined as ``floor(x / y)``.
+  ## This is different from the ``div`` operator, which is defined
+  ## as ``trunc(x / y)``. That is, ``div`` rounds towards ``0`` and ``floorDiv``
+  ## rounds down.
+  result = x div y
+  let r = x mod y
+  if (r > 0 and y < 0) or (r < 0 and y > 0): result.dec 1
+
+proc floorMod*[T: SomeNumber](x, y: T): T =
+  ## Floor modulus is conceptually defined as ``x - (floorDiv(x, y) * y).
+  ## This proc behaves the same as the ``%`` operator in python.
+  result = x mod y
+  if (result > 0 and y < 0) or (result < 0 and y > 0): result += y
+
 when not defined(JS):
   proc c_frexp*(x: float32, exponent: var int32): float32 {.
     importc: "frexp", header: "<math.h>".}
@@ -424,15 +483,6 @@ proc sgn*[T: SomeNumber](x: T): int {.inline.} =
   ## `NaN`.
   ord(T(0) < x) - ord(x < T(0))
 
-proc `mod`*[T: float32|float64](x, y: T): T =
-  ## Computes the modulo operation for float operators. Equivalent
-  ## to ``x - y * floor(x/y)``. Note that the remainder will always
-  ## have the same sign as the divisor.
-  ##
-  ## .. code-block:: nim
-  ##  echo (4.0 mod -3.1) # -2.2
-  result = if y == 0.0: x else: x - y * (x/y).floor
-
 {.pop.}
 {.pop.}
 
@@ -455,16 +505,42 @@ proc `^`*[T](x: T, y: Natural): T =
     x *= x
 
 proc gcd*[T](x, y: T): T =
-  ## Computes the greatest common divisor of ``x`` and ``y``.
+  ## Computes the greatest common (positive) divisor of ``x`` and ``y``.
   ## Note that for floats, the result cannot always be interpreted as
   ## "greatest decimal `z` such that ``z*N == x and z*M == y``
   ## where N and M are positive integers."
-  var (x,y) = (x,y)
+  var (x, y) = (x, y)
   while y != 0:
     x = x mod y
     swap x, y
   abs x
 
+proc gcd*(x, y: SomeInteger): SomeInteger =
+  ## Computes the greatest common (positive) divisor of ``x`` and ``y``.
+  ## Using binary GCD (aka Stein's) algorithm.
+  when x is SomeSignedInt:
+    var x = abs(x)
+  else:
+    var x = x
+  when y is SomeSignedInt:
+    var y = abs(y)
+  else:
+    var y = y
+
+  if x == 0:
+    return y
+  if y == 0:
+    return x
+
+  let shift = countTrailingZeroBits(x or y)
+  y = y shr countTrailingZeroBits(y)
+  while x != 0:
+    x = x shr countTrailingZeroBits(x)
+    if y > x:
+      swap y, x
+    x -= y
+  y shl shift
+
 proc lcm*[T](x, y: T): T =
   ## Computes the least common multiple of ``x`` and ``y``.
   x div gcd(x, y) * y
@@ -560,3 +636,30 @@ when isMainModule:
     assert sgn(Inf) == 1
     assert sgn(NaN) == 0
 
+  block: # fac() tests
+    try:
+      discard fac(-1)
+    except AssertionError:
+      discard
+
+    doAssert fac(0) == 1
+    doAssert fac(1) == 1
+    doAssert fac(2) == 2
+    doAssert fac(3) == 6
+    doAssert fac(4) == 24
+
+  block: # floorMod/floorDiv
+    doAssert floorDiv(8, 3) == 2
+    doAssert floorMod(8, 3) == 2
+
+    doAssert floorDiv(8, -3) == -3
+    doAssert floorMod(8, -3) == -1
+
+    doAssert floorDiv(-8, 3) == -3
+    doAssert floorMod(-8, 3) == 1
+
+    doAssert floorDiv(-8, -3) == 2
+    doAssert floorMod(-8, -3) == -2
+
+    doAssert floorMod(8.0, -3.0) ==~ -1.0
+    doAssert floorMod(-8.5, 3.0) ==~ 0.5
diff --git a/lib/pure/net.nim b/lib/pure/net.nim
index fc04ef1af..bf5f3f57e 100644
--- a/lib/pure/net.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/net.nim
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ proc acceptAddr*(server: Socket, client: var Socket, address: var string,
   else:
     address = ret[1]
     client.fd = sock
+    client.domain = getSockDomain(sock)
     client.isBuffered = server.isBuffered
 
     # Handle SSL.
diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index 03445a035..3ff608cfc 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ when defined(windows):
 
 proc existsFile*(filename: string): bool {.rtl, extern: "nos$1",
                                           tags: [ReadDirEffect].} =
-  ## Returns true if the file exists, false otherwise.
+  ## Returns true if `filename` exists and is a regular file or symlink.
+  ## (directories, device files, named pipes and sockets return false)
   when defined(windows):
     when useWinUnicode:
       wrapUnary(a, getFileAttributesW, filename)
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string, followSymlinks: bool = true;
   ## is added the `ExeExts <#ExeExts>`_ file extensions if it has none.
   ## If the system supports symlinks it also resolves them until it
   ## meets the actual file. This behavior can be disabled if desired.
+  if exe.len == 0: return
   template checkCurrentDir() =
     for ext in extensions:
       result = addFileExt(exe, ext)
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ proc findExe*(exe: string, followSymlinks: bool = true;
     checkCurrentDir()
   let path = string(getEnv("PATH"))
   for candidate in split(path, PathSep):
+    if candidate.len == 0: continue
     when defined(windows):
       var x = (if candidate[0] == '"' and candidate[^1] == '"':
                 substr(candidate, 1, candidate.len-2) else: candidate) /
@@ -1649,4 +1652,4 @@ proc setLastModificationTime*(file: string, t: times.Time) =
     var ft = t.toWinTime.toFILETIME
     let res = setFileTime(h, nil, nil, ft.addr)
     discard h.closeHandle
-    if res == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())
\ No newline at end of file
+    if res == 0'i32: raiseOSError(osLastError())
diff --git a/lib/pure/parsejson.nim b/lib/pure/parsejson.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c53af6a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pure/parsejson.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2018 Nim contributors
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+## This module implements a json parser. It is used
+## and exported by the ``json`` standard library
+## module, but can also be used in its own right.
+
+import
+  strutils, lexbase, streams, unicode
+
+type
+  JsonEventKind* = enum  ## enumeration of all events that may occur when parsing
+    jsonError,           ## an error occurred during parsing
+    jsonEof,             ## end of file reached
+    jsonString,          ## a string literal
+    jsonInt,             ## an integer literal
+    jsonFloat,           ## a float literal
+    jsonTrue,            ## the value ``true``
+    jsonFalse,           ## the value ``false``
+    jsonNull,            ## the value ``null``
+    jsonObjectStart,     ## start of an object: the ``{`` token
+    jsonObjectEnd,       ## end of an object: the ``}`` token
+    jsonArrayStart,      ## start of an array: the ``[`` token
+    jsonArrayEnd         ## start of an array: the ``]`` token
+
+  TokKind* = enum         # must be synchronized with TJsonEventKind!
+    tkError,
+    tkEof,
+    tkString,
+    tkInt,
+    tkFloat,
+    tkTrue,
+    tkFalse,
+    tkNull,
+    tkCurlyLe,
+    tkCurlyRi,
+    tkBracketLe,
+    tkBracketRi,
+    tkColon,
+    tkComma
+
+  JsonError* = enum        ## enumeration that lists all errors that can occur
+    errNone,               ## no error
+    errInvalidToken,       ## invalid token
+    errStringExpected,     ## string expected
+    errColonExpected,      ## ``:`` expected
+    errCommaExpected,      ## ``,`` expected
+    errBracketRiExpected,  ## ``]`` expected
+    errCurlyRiExpected,    ## ``}`` expected
+    errQuoteExpected,      ## ``"`` or ``'`` expected
+    errEOC_Expected,       ## ``*/`` expected
+    errEofExpected,        ## EOF expected
+    errExprExpected        ## expr expected
+
+  ParserState = enum
+    stateEof, stateStart, stateObject, stateArray, stateExpectArrayComma,
+    stateExpectObjectComma, stateExpectColon, stateExpectValue
+
+  JsonParser* = object of BaseLexer ## the parser object.
+    a*: string
+    tok*: TokKind
+    kind: JsonEventKind
+    err: JsonError
+    state: seq[ParserState]
+    filename: string
+    rawStringLiterals: bool
+
+  JsonKindError* = object of ValueError ## raised by the ``to`` macro if the
+                                        ## JSON kind is incorrect.
+  JsonParsingError* = object of ValueError ## is raised for a JSON error
+
+const
+  errorMessages*: array[JsonError, string] = [
+    "no error",
+    "invalid token",
+    "string expected",
+    "':' expected",
+    "',' expected",
+    "']' expected",
+    "'}' expected",
+    "'\"' or \"'\" expected",
+    "'*/' expected",
+    "EOF expected",
+    "expression expected"
+  ]
+  tokToStr: array[TokKind, string] = [
+    "invalid token",
+    "EOF",
+    "string literal",
+    "int literal",
+    "float literal",
+    "true",
+    "false",
+    "null",
+    "{", "}", "[", "]", ":", ","
+  ]
+
+proc open*(my: var JsonParser, input: Stream, filename: string;
+           rawStringLiterals = false) =
+  ## initializes the parser with an input stream. `Filename` is only used
+  ## for nice error messages. If `rawStringLiterals` is true, string literals
+  ## are kepts with their surrounding quotes and escape sequences in them are
+  ## left untouched too.
+  lexbase.open(my, input)
+  my.filename = filename
+  my.state = @[stateStart]
+  my.kind = jsonError
+  my.a = ""
+  my.rawStringLiterals = rawStringLiterals
+
+proc close*(my: var JsonParser) {.inline.} =
+  ## closes the parser `my` and its associated input stream.
+  lexbase.close(my)
+
+proc str*(my: JsonParser): string {.inline.} =
+  ## returns the character data for the events: ``jsonInt``, ``jsonFloat``,
+  ## ``jsonString``
+  assert(my.kind in {jsonInt, jsonFloat, jsonString})
+  return my.a
+
+proc getInt*(my: JsonParser): BiggestInt {.inline.} =
+  ## returns the number for the event: ``jsonInt``
+  assert(my.kind == jsonInt)
+  return parseBiggestInt(my.a)
+
+proc getFloat*(my: JsonParser): float {.inline.} =
+  ## returns the number for the event: ``jsonFloat``
+  assert(my.kind == jsonFloat)
+  return parseFloat(my.a)
+
+proc kind*(my: JsonParser): JsonEventKind {.inline.} =
+  ## returns the current event type for the JSON parser
+  return my.kind
+
+proc getColumn*(my: JsonParser): int {.inline.} =
+  ## get the current column the parser has arrived at.
+  result = getColNumber(my, my.bufpos)
+
+proc getLine*(my: JsonParser): int {.inline.} =
+  ## get the current line the parser has arrived at.
+  result = my.lineNumber
+
+proc getFilename*(my: JsonParser): string {.inline.} =
+  ## get the filename of the file that the parser processes.
+  result = my.filename
+
+proc errorMsg*(my: JsonParser): string =
+  ## returns a helpful error message for the event ``jsonError``
+  assert(my.kind == jsonError)
+  result = "$1($2, $3) Error: $4" % [
+    my.filename, $getLine(my), $getColumn(my), errorMessages[my.err]]
+
+proc errorMsgExpected*(my: JsonParser, e: string): string =
+  ## returns an error message "`e` expected" in the same format as the
+  ## other error messages
+  result = "$1($2, $3) Error: $4" % [
+    my.filename, $getLine(my), $getColumn(my), e & " expected"]
+
+proc handleHexChar(c: char, x: var int): bool =
+  result = true # Success
+  case c
+  of '0'..'9': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('0'))
+  of 'a'..'f': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('a') + 10)
+  of 'A'..'F': x = (x shl 4) or (ord(c) - ord('A') + 10)
+  else: result = false # error
+
+proc parseEscapedUTF16*(buf: cstring, pos: var int): int =
+  result = 0
+  #UTF-16 escape is always 4 bytes.
+  for _ in 0..3:
+    if handleHexChar(buf[pos], result):
+      inc(pos)
+    else:
+      return -1
+
+proc parseString(my: var JsonParser): TokKind =
+  result = tkString
+  var pos = my.bufpos + 1
+  var buf = my.buf
+  if my.rawStringLiterals:
+    add(my.a, '"')
+  while true:
+    case buf[pos]
+    of '\0':
+      my.err = errQuoteExpected
+      result = tkError
+      break
+    of '"':
+      if my.rawStringLiterals:
+        add(my.a, '"')
+      inc(pos)
+      break
+    of '\\':
+      if my.rawStringLiterals:
+        add(my.a, '\\')
+      case buf[pos+1]
+      of '\\', '"', '\'', '/':
+        add(my.a, buf[pos+1])
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 'b':
+        add(my.a, '\b')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 'f':
+        add(my.a, '\f')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 'n':
+        add(my.a, '\L')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 'r':
+        add(my.a, '\C')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 't':
+        add(my.a, '\t')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+      of 'u':
+        if my.rawStringLiterals:
+          add(my.a, 'u')
+        inc(pos, 2)
+        var pos2 = pos
+        var r = parseEscapedUTF16(buf, pos)
+        if r < 0:
+          my.err = errInvalidToken
+          break
+        # Deal with surrogates
+        if (r and 0xfc00) == 0xd800:
+          if buf[pos] != '\\' or buf[pos+1] != 'u':
+            my.err = errInvalidToken
+            break
+          inc(pos, 2)
+          var s = parseEscapedUTF16(buf, pos)
+          if (s and 0xfc00) == 0xdc00 and s > 0:
+            r = 0x10000 + (((r - 0xd800) shl 10) or (s - 0xdc00))
+          else:
+            my.err = errInvalidToken
+            break
+        if my.rawStringLiterals:
+          let length = pos - pos2
+          for i in 1 .. length:
+            if buf[pos2] in {'0'..'9', 'A'..'F', 'a'..'f'}:
+              add(my.a, buf[pos2])
+              inc pos2
+            else:
+              break
+        else:
+          add(my.a, toUTF8(Rune(r)))
+      else:
+        # don't bother with the error
+        add(my.a, buf[pos])
+        inc(pos)
+    of '\c':
+      pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
+      buf = my.buf
+      add(my.a, '\c')
+    of '\L':
+      pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
+      buf = my.buf
+      add(my.a, '\L')
+    else:
+      add(my.a, buf[pos])
+      inc(pos)
+  my.bufpos = pos # store back
+
+proc skip(my: var JsonParser) =
+  var pos = my.bufpos
+  var buf = my.buf
+  while true:
+    case buf[pos]
+    of '/':
+      if buf[pos+1] == '/':
+        # skip line comment:
+        inc(pos, 2)
+        while true:
+          case buf[pos]
+          of '\0':
+            break
+          of '\c':
+            pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
+            buf = my.buf
+            break
+          of '\L':
+            pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
+            buf = my.buf
+            break
+          else:
+            inc(pos)
+      elif buf[pos+1] == '*':
+        # skip long comment:
+        inc(pos, 2)
+        while true:
+          case buf[pos]
+          of '\0':
+            my.err = errEOC_Expected
+            break
+          of '\c':
+            pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
+            buf = my.buf
+          of '\L':
+            pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
+            buf = my.buf
+          of '*':
+            inc(pos)
+            if buf[pos] == '/':
+              inc(pos)
+              break
+          else:
+            inc(pos)
+      else:
+        break
+    of ' ', '\t':
+      inc(pos)
+    of '\c':
+      pos = lexbase.handleCR(my, pos)
+      buf = my.buf
+    of '\L':
+      pos = lexbase.handleLF(my, pos)
+      buf = my.buf
+    else:
+      break
+  my.bufpos = pos
+
+proc parseNumber(my: var JsonParser) =
+  var pos = my.bufpos
+  var buf = my.buf
+  if buf[pos] == '-':
+    add(my.a, '-')
+    inc(pos)
+  if buf[pos] == '.':
+    add(my.a, "0.")
+    inc(pos)
+  else:
+    while buf[pos] in Digits:
+      add(my.a, buf[pos])
+      inc(pos)
+    if buf[pos] == '.':
+      add(my.a, '.')
+      inc(pos)
+  # digits after the dot:
+  while buf[pos] in Digits:
+    add(my.a, buf[pos])
+    inc(pos)
+  if buf[pos] in {'E', 'e'}:
+    add(my.a, buf[pos])
+    inc(pos)
+    if buf[pos] in {'+', '-'}:
+      add(my.a, buf[pos])
+      inc(pos)
+    while buf[pos] in Digits:
+      add(my.a, buf[pos])
+      inc(pos)
+  my.bufpos = pos
+
+proc parseName(my: var JsonParser) =
+  var pos = my.bufpos
+  var buf = my.buf
+  if buf[pos] in IdentStartChars:
+    while buf[pos] in IdentChars:
+      add(my.a, buf[pos])
+      inc(pos)
+  my.bufpos = pos
+
+proc getTok*(my: var JsonParser): TokKind =
+  setLen(my.a, 0)
+  skip(my) # skip whitespace, comments
+  case my.buf[my.bufpos]
+  of '-', '.', '0'..'9':
+    parseNumber(my)
+    if {'.', 'e', 'E'} in my.a:
+      result = tkFloat
+    else:
+      result = tkInt
+  of '"':
+    result = parseString(my)
+  of '[':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkBracketLe
+  of '{':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkCurlyLe
+  of ']':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkBracketRi
+  of '}':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkCurlyRi
+  of ',':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkComma
+  of ':':
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkColon
+  of '\0':
+    result = tkEof
+  of 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z', '_':
+    parseName(my)
+    case my.a
+    of "null": result = tkNull
+    of "true": result = tkTrue
+    of "false": result = tkFalse
+    else: result = tkError
+  else:
+    inc(my.bufpos)
+    result = tkError
+  my.tok = result
+
+
+proc next*(my: var JsonParser) =
+  ## retrieves the first/next event. This controls the parser.
+  var tk = getTok(my)
+  var i = my.state.len-1
+  # the following code is a state machine. If we had proper coroutines,
+  # the code could be much simpler.
+  case my.state[i]
+  of stateEof:
+    if tk == tkEof:
+      my.kind = jsonEof
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errEofExpected
+  of stateStart:
+    # tokens allowed?
+    case tk
+    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
+      my.state[i] = stateEof # expect EOF next!
+      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
+    of tkBracketLe:
+      my.state.add(stateArray) # we expect any
+      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
+    of tkCurlyLe:
+      my.state.add(stateObject)
+      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
+    of tkEof:
+      my.kind = jsonEof
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errEofExpected
+  of stateObject:
+    case tk
+    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
+      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
+    of tkBracketLe:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
+      my.state.add(stateArray)
+      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
+    of tkCurlyLe:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectColon)
+      my.state.add(stateObject)
+      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
+    of tkCurlyRi:
+      my.kind = jsonObjectEnd
+      discard my.state.pop()
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errCurlyRiExpected
+  of stateArray:
+    case tk
+    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma) # expect value next!
+      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
+    of tkBracketLe:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma)
+      my.state.add(stateArray)
+      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
+    of tkCurlyLe:
+      my.state.add(stateExpectArrayComma)
+      my.state.add(stateObject)
+      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
+    of tkBracketRi:
+      my.kind = jsonArrayEnd
+      discard my.state.pop()
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errBracketRiExpected
+  of stateExpectArrayComma:
+    case tk
+    of tkComma:
+      discard my.state.pop()
+      next(my)
+    of tkBracketRi:
+      my.kind = jsonArrayEnd
+      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateExpectArrayComma
+      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateArray
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errBracketRiExpected
+  of stateExpectObjectComma:
+    case tk
+    of tkComma:
+      discard my.state.pop()
+      next(my)
+    of tkCurlyRi:
+      my.kind = jsonObjectEnd
+      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateExpectObjectComma
+      discard my.state.pop() # pop stateObject
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errCurlyRiExpected
+  of stateExpectColon:
+    case tk
+    of tkColon:
+      my.state[i] = stateExpectValue
+      next(my)
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errColonExpected
+  of stateExpectValue:
+    case tk
+    of tkString, tkInt, tkFloat, tkTrue, tkFalse, tkNull:
+      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
+      my.kind = JsonEventKind(ord(tk))
+    of tkBracketLe:
+      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
+      my.state.add(stateArray)
+      my.kind = jsonArrayStart
+    of tkCurlyLe:
+      my.state[i] = stateExpectObjectComma
+      my.state.add(stateObject)
+      my.kind = jsonObjectStart
+    else:
+      my.kind = jsonError
+      my.err = errExprExpected
+
+proc raiseParseErr*(p: JsonParser, msg: string) {.noinline, noreturn.} =
+  ## raises an `EJsonParsingError` exception.
+  raise newException(JsonParsingError, errorMsgExpected(p, msg))
+
+proc eat*(p: var JsonParser, tok: TokKind) =
+  if p.tok == tok: discard getTok(p)
+  else: raiseParseErr(p, tokToStr[tok])
diff --git a/lib/pure/parseutils.nim b/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
index d77790fe0..d54f1454b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/parseutils.nim
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ proc parseUntil*(s: string, token: var string, until: string,
   ## parses a token and stores it in ``token``. Returns
   ## the number of the parsed characters or 0 in case of an error. A token
   ## consists of any character that comes before the `until`  token.
+  if until.len == 0:
+    token.setLen(0)
+    return 0
   var i = start
   while i < s.len:
     if s[i] == until[0]:
diff --git a/lib/pure/pegs.nim b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
index 830429842..39c5790ed 100644
--- a/lib/pure/pegs.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/pegs.nim
@@ -1010,14 +1010,18 @@ proc replace*(s: string, sub: Peg, cb: proc(
       inc(m)
   add(result, substr(s, i))
 
-proc transformFile*(infile, outfile: string,
-                    subs: varargs[tuple[pattern: Peg, repl: string]]) {.
-                    rtl, extern: "npegs$1".} =
-  ## reads in the file `infile`, performs a parallel replacement (calls
-  ## `parallelReplace`) and writes back to `outfile`. Raises ``EIO`` if an
-  ## error occurs. This is supposed to be used for quick scripting.
-  var x = readFile(infile).string
-  writeFile(outfile, x.parallelReplace(subs))
+when not defined(js):
+  proc transformFile*(infile, outfile: string,
+                      subs: varargs[tuple[pattern: Peg, repl: string]]) {.
+                      rtl, extern: "npegs$1".} =
+    ## reads in the file `infile`, performs a parallel replacement (calls
+    ## `parallelReplace`) and writes back to `outfile`. Raises ``EIO`` if an
+    ## error occurs. This is supposed to be used for quick scripting.
+    ##
+    ## **Note**: this proc does not exist while using the JS backend.
+    var x = readFile(infile).string
+    writeFile(outfile, x.parallelReplace(subs))
+
 
 iterator split*(s: string, sep: Peg): string =
   ## Splits the string `s` into substrings.
@@ -1121,7 +1125,7 @@ proc handleCR(L: var PegLexer, pos: int): int =
   assert(L.buf[pos] == '\c')
   inc(L.lineNumber)
   result = pos+1
-  if L.buf[result] == '\L': inc(result)
+  if result < L.buf.len and L.buf[result] == '\L': inc(result)
   L.lineStart = result
 
 proc handleLF(L: var PegLexer, pos: int): int =
@@ -1217,12 +1221,13 @@ proc getEscapedChar(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
 proc skip(c: var PegLexer) =
   var pos = c.bufpos
   var buf = c.buf
-  while true:
+  while pos < c.buf.len:
     case buf[pos]
     of ' ', '\t':
       inc(pos)
     of '#':
-      while not (buf[pos] in {'\c', '\L', '\0'}): inc(pos)
+      while (pos < c.buf.len) and
+             not (buf[pos] in {'\c', '\L', '\0'}): inc(pos)
     of '\c':
       pos = handleCR(c, pos)
       buf = c.buf
@@ -1238,7 +1243,7 @@ proc getString(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
   var pos = c.bufpos + 1
   var buf = c.buf
   var quote = buf[pos-1]
-  while true:
+  while pos < c.buf.len:
     case buf[pos]
     of '\\':
       c.bufpos = pos
@@ -1261,7 +1266,7 @@ proc getDollar(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
   if buf[pos] in {'0'..'9'}:
     tok.kind = tkBackref
     tok.index = 0
-    while buf[pos] in {'0'..'9'}:
+    while pos < c.buf.len and buf[pos] in {'0'..'9'}:
       tok.index = tok.index * 10 + ord(buf[pos]) - ord('0')
       inc(pos)
   else:
@@ -1277,11 +1282,11 @@ proc getCharSet(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
   if buf[pos] == '^':
     inc(pos)
     caret = true
-  while true:
+  while pos < c.buf.len:
     var ch: char
     case buf[pos]
     of ']':
-      inc(pos)
+      if pos < c.buf.len: inc(pos)
       break
     of '\\':
       c.bufpos = pos
@@ -1296,11 +1301,14 @@ proc getCharSet(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
       inc(pos)
     incl(tok.charset, ch)
     if buf[pos] == '-':
-      if buf[pos+1] == ']':
+      if pos+1 < c.buf.len and buf[pos+1] == ']':
         incl(tok.charset, '-')
         inc(pos)
       else:
-        inc(pos)
+        if pos+1 < c.buf.len:
+          inc(pos)
+        else:
+          break
         var ch2: char
         case buf[pos]
         of '\\':
@@ -1312,8 +1320,11 @@ proc getCharSet(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
           tok.kind = tkInvalid
           break
         else:
-          ch2 = buf[pos]
-          inc(pos)
+          if pos+1 < c.buf.len:
+            ch2 = buf[pos]
+            inc(pos)
+          else:
+            break
         for i in ord(ch)+1 .. ord(ch2):
           incl(tok.charset, chr(i))
   c.bufpos = pos
@@ -1322,15 +1333,15 @@ proc getCharSet(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
 proc getSymbol(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
   var pos = c.bufpos
   var buf = c.buf
-  while true:
+  while pos < c.buf.len:
     add(tok.literal, buf[pos])
     inc(pos)
-    if buf[pos] notin strutils.IdentChars: break
+    if pos < buf.len and buf[pos] notin strutils.IdentChars: break
   c.bufpos = pos
   tok.kind = tkIdentifier
 
 proc getBuiltin(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
-  if c.buf[c.bufpos+1] in strutils.Letters:
+  if c.bufpos+1 < c.buf.len and c.buf[c.bufpos+1] in strutils.Letters:
     inc(c.bufpos)
     getSymbol(c, tok)
     tok.kind = tkBuiltin
@@ -1343,10 +1354,12 @@ proc getTok(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
   tok.modifier = modNone
   setLen(tok.literal, 0)
   skip(c)
+
   case c.buf[c.bufpos]
   of '{':
     inc(c.bufpos)
-    if c.buf[c.bufpos] == '@' and c.buf[c.bufpos+1] == '}':
+    if c.buf[c.bufpos] == '@' and c.bufpos+2 < c.buf.len and
+      c.buf[c.bufpos+1] == '}':
       tok.kind = tkCurlyAt
       inc(c.bufpos, 2)
       add(tok.literal, "{@}")
@@ -1379,13 +1392,11 @@ proc getTok(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
     getBuiltin(c, tok)
   of '\'', '"': getString(c, tok)
   of '$': getDollar(c, tok)
-  of '\0':
-    tok.kind = tkEof
-    tok.literal = "[EOF]"
   of 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z', '\128'..'\255':
     getSymbol(c, tok)
     if c.buf[c.bufpos] in {'\'', '"'} or
-        c.buf[c.bufpos] == '$' and c.buf[c.bufpos+1] in {'0'..'9'}:
+        c.buf[c.bufpos] == '$' and c.bufpos+1 < c.buf.len and
+        c.buf[c.bufpos+1] in {'0'..'9'}:
       case tok.literal
       of "i": tok.modifier = modIgnoreCase
       of "y": tok.modifier = modIgnoreStyle
@@ -1406,7 +1417,7 @@ proc getTok(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
     inc(c.bufpos)
     add(tok.literal, '+')
   of '<':
-    if c.buf[c.bufpos+1] == '-':
+    if c.bufpos+2 < c.buf.len and c.buf[c.bufpos+1] == '-':
       inc(c.bufpos, 2)
       tok.kind = tkArrow
       add(tok.literal, "<-")
@@ -1441,14 +1452,17 @@ proc getTok(c: var PegLexer, tok: var Token) =
     inc(c.bufpos)
     add(tok.literal, '^')
   else:
+    if c.bufpos >= c.buf.len:
+      tok.kind = tkEof
+      tok.literal = "[EOF]"
     add(tok.literal, c.buf[c.bufpos])
     inc(c.bufpos)
 
 proc arrowIsNextTok(c: PegLexer): bool =
   # the only look ahead we need
   var pos = c.bufpos
-  while c.buf[pos] in {'\t', ' '}: inc(pos)
-  result = c.buf[pos] == '<' and c.buf[pos+1] == '-'
+  while pos < c.buf.len and c.buf[pos] in {'\t', ' '}: inc(pos)
+  result = c.buf[pos] == '<' and (pos+1 < c.buf.len) and c.buf[pos+1] == '-'
 
 # ----------------------------- parser ----------------------------------------
 
@@ -1471,7 +1485,7 @@ proc pegError(p: PegParser, msg: string, line = -1, col = -1) =
 
 proc getTok(p: var PegParser) =
   getTok(p, p.tok)
-  if p.tok.kind == tkInvalid: pegError(p, "invalid token")
+  if p.tok.kind == tkInvalid: pegError(p, "'" & p.tok.literal & "' is invalid token")
 
 proc eat(p: var PegParser, kind: TokKind) =
   if p.tok.kind == kind: getTok(p)
diff --git a/lib/pure/streams.nim b/lib/pure/streams.nim
index 68922f730..a0bba05a4 100644
--- a/lib/pure/streams.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/streams.nim
@@ -86,18 +86,20 @@ proc readData*(s: Stream, buffer: pointer, bufLen: int): int =
   ## low level proc that reads data into an untyped `buffer` of `bufLen` size.
   result = s.readDataImpl(s, buffer, bufLen)
 
-proc readAll*(s: Stream): string =
-  ## Reads all available data.
-  const bufferSize = 1000
-  result = newString(bufferSize)
-  var r = 0
-  while true:
-    let readBytes = readData(s, addr(result[r]), bufferSize)
-    if readBytes < bufferSize:
-      setLen(result, r+readBytes)
-      break
-    inc r, bufferSize
-    setLen(result, r+bufferSize)
+when not defined(js):
+  proc readAll*(s: Stream): string =
+    ## Reads all available data.
+    const bufferSize = 1024
+    var buffer {.noinit.}: array[bufferSize, char]
+    while true:
+      let readBytes = readData(s, addr(buffer[0]), bufferSize)
+      if readBytes == 0:
+        break
+      let prevLen = result.len
+      result.setLen(prevLen + readBytes)
+      copyMem(addr(result[prevLen]), addr(buffer[0]), readBytes)
+      if readBytes < bufferSize:
+        break
 
 proc peekData*(s: Stream, buffer: pointer, bufLen: int): int =
   ## low level proc that reads data into an untyped `buffer` of `bufLen` size
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ proc write*(s: Stream, x: string) =
   when nimvm:
     writeData(s, cstring(x), x.len)
   else:
-    if x.len > 0: writeData(s, unsafeAddr x[0], x.len)
+    if x.len > 0: writeData(s, cstring(x), x.len)
 
 proc writeLine*(s: Stream, args: varargs[string, `$`]) =
   ## writes one or more strings to the the stream `s` followed
@@ -251,14 +253,14 @@ proc readStr*(s: Stream, length: int): TaintedString =
   ## reads a string of length `length` from the stream `s`. Raises `EIO` if
   ## an error occurred.
   result = newString(length).TaintedString
-  var L = readData(s, addr(string(result)[0]), length)
+  var L = readData(s, cstring(result), length)
   if L != length: setLen(result.string, L)
 
 proc peekStr*(s: Stream, length: int): TaintedString =
   ## peeks a string of length `length` from the stream `s`. Raises `EIO` if
   ## an error occurred.
   result = newString(length).TaintedString
-  var L = peekData(s, addr(string(result)[0]), length)
+  var L = peekData(s, cstring(result), length)
   if L != length: setLen(result.string, L)
 
 proc readLine*(s: Stream, line: var TaintedString): bool =
diff --git a/lib/pure/strscans.nim b/lib/pure/strscans.nim
index b0af149b5..11f182495 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strscans.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strscans.nim
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ macro scanf*(input: string; pattern: static[string]; results: varargs[typed]): b
     conds.add resLen
 
   template at(s: string; i: int): char = (if i < s.len: s[i] else: '\0')
+  template matchError() =
+    error("type mismatch between pattern '$" & pattern[p] & "' (position: " & $p & ") and " & $getType(results[i]) &
+          " var '" & repr(results[i]) & "'")
 
   var i = 0
   var p = 0
@@ -338,37 +341,37 @@ macro scanf*(input: string; pattern: static[string]; results: varargs[typed]): b
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyString:
           matchBind "parseIdent"
         else:
-          error("no string var given for $w")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 'b':
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyInt:
           matchBind "parseBin"
         else:
-          error("no int var given for $b")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 'o':
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyInt:
           matchBind "parseOct"
         else:
-          error("no int var given for $o")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 'i':
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyInt:
           matchBind "parseInt"
         else:
-          error("no int var given for $i")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 'h':
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyInt:
           matchBind "parseHex"
         else:
-          error("no int var given for $h")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 'f':
         if i < results.len and getType(results[i]).typeKind == ntyFloat:
           matchBind "parseFloat"
         else:
-          error("no float var given for $f")
+          matchError
         inc i
       of 's':
         conds.add newCall(bindSym"inc", idx, newCall(bindSym"skipWhitespace", inp, idx))
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ macro scanf*(input: string; pattern: static[string]; results: varargs[typed]): b
           conds.add newCall(bindSym"!=", resLen, newLit min)
           conds.add resLen
         else:
-          error("no string var given for $" & pattern[p])
+          matchError
         inc i
       of '{':
         inc p
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ macro scanf*(input: string; pattern: static[string]; results: varargs[typed]): b
           conds.add newCall(bindSym"!=", resLen, newLit 0)
           conds.add resLen
         else:
-          error("no var given for $" & expr)
+          error("no var given for $" & expr & " (position: " & $p & ")")
         inc i
       of '[':
         inc p
diff --git a/lib/pure/unicode.nim b/lib/pure/unicode.nim
index cc4d28f5b..bfd01be55 100644
--- a/lib/pure/unicode.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/unicode.nim
@@ -1826,8 +1826,8 @@ when isMainModule:
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 17, 1) == "€")
   # echo runeStrAtPos(s, 18) # index error
 
-  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0) ==  "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
-  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -18) ==  "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
+  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0) == "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
+  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -18) == "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 10) == ": 10,00€")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 18) == "")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0, 10) == "Hänsel  ««")
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ when isMainModule:
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -6, 5) == "10,00")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -6, -1) == "10,00")
 
-  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0, 100) ==  "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
-  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -100, 100) ==  "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
+  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0, 100) == "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
+  doAssert(runeSubStr(s, -100, 100) == "Hänsel  ««: 10,00€")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 0, -100) == "")
   doAssert(runeSubStr(s, 100, -100) == "")
diff --git a/lib/pure/unittest.nim b/lib/pure/unittest.nim
index 917251a6c..d804ba7c8 100644
--- a/lib/pure/unittest.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/unittest.nim
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ template suite*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
     finally:
       suiteEnded()
 
+template exceptionTypeName(e: typed): string = $e.name
+
 template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## Define a single test case identified by `name`.
   ##
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## .. code-block::
   ##
   ##  [OK] roses are red
-  bind shouldRun, checkpoints, formatters, ensureInitialized, testEnded
+  bind shouldRun, checkpoints, formatters, ensureInitialized, testEnded, exceptionTypeName
 
   ensureInitialized()
 
@@ -495,8 +497,10 @@ template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
 
     except:
       when not defined(js):
-        checkpoint("Unhandled exception: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
-        var stackTrace {.inject.} = getCurrentException().getStackTrace()
+        let e = getCurrentException()
+        let eTypeDesc = "[" & exceptionTypeName(e) & "]"
+        checkpoint("Unhandled exception: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg() & " " & eTypeDesc)
+        var stackTrace {.inject.} = e.getStackTrace()
       fail()
 
     finally:
diff --git a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
index 8f85cb5c9..47658b59b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ## A simple XML tree. More efficient and simpler than the DOM.
 
-import macros, strtabs
+import macros, strtabs, strutils
 
 type
   XmlNode* = ref XmlNodeObj ## an XML tree consists of ``XmlNode``'s.
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ proc escape*(s: string): string =
   result = newStringOfCap(s.len)
   addEscaped(result, s)
 
-proc addIndent(result: var string, indent: int) =
-  result.add("\n")
+proc addIndent(result: var string, indent: int, addNewLines: bool) =
+  if addNewLines:
+    result.add("\n")
   for i in 1..indent: result.add(' ')
 
 proc noWhitespace(n: XmlNode): bool =
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ proc noWhitespace(n: XmlNode): bool =
   for i in 0..n.len-1:
     if n[i].kind in {xnText, xnEntity}: return true
 
-proc add*(result: var string, n: XmlNode, indent = 0, indWidth = 2) =
+proc add*(result: var string, n: XmlNode, indent = 0, indWidth = 2,
+          addNewLines=true) =
   ## adds the textual representation of `n` to `result`.
 
   proc addEscapedAttr(result: var string, s: string) =
@@ -260,14 +262,15 @@ proc add*(result: var string, n: XmlNode, indent = 0, indWidth = 2) =
           # for mixed leaves, we cannot output whitespace for readability,
           # because this would be wrong. For example: ``a<b>b</b>`` is
           # different from ``a <b>b</b>``.
-          for i in 0..n.len-1: result.add(n[i], indent+indWidth, indWidth)
+          for i in 0..n.len-1:
+            result.add(n[i], indent+indWidth, indWidth, addNewLines)
         else:
           for i in 0..n.len-1:
-            result.addIndent(indent+indWidth)
-            result.add(n[i], indent+indWidth, indWidth)
-          result.addIndent(indent)
+            result.addIndent(indent+indWidth, addNewLines)
+            result.add(n[i], indent+indWidth, indWidth, addNewLines)
+          result.addIndent(indent, addNewLines)
       else:
-        result.add(n[0], indent+indWidth, indWidth)
+        result.add(n[0], indent+indWidth, indWidth, addNewLines)
       result.add("</")
       result.add(n.fTag)
       result.add(">")
@@ -316,7 +319,10 @@ proc xmlConstructor(a: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
     var elements = newNimNode(nnkBracket, a)
     for i in 1..a.len-1:
       if a[i].kind == nnkExprEqExpr:
-        attrs.add(toStrLit(a[i][0]))
+        # In order to support attributes like `data-lang` we have to
+        # replace whitespace because `toStrLit` gives `data - lang`.
+        let attrName = toStrLit(a[i][0]).strVal.replace(" ", "")
+        attrs.add(newStrLitNode(attrName))
         attrs.add(a[i][1])
         #echo repr(attrs)
       else:
diff --git a/lib/std/varints.nim b/lib/std/varints.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc1945fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/std/varints.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2018 Nim contributors
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+## Note this API is still experimental! A variable length integer
+## encoding implementation inspired by SQLite.
+
+const
+  maxVarIntLen* = 9 ## the maximal number of bytes a varint can take
+
+proc readVu64*(z: openArray[byte]; pResult: var uint64): int =
+  if z[0] <= 240:
+    pResult = z[0]
+    return 1
+  if z[0] <= 248:
+    if z.len < 2: return 0
+    pResult = (uint64 z[0] - 241) * 256 + uint64 z[1] + 240
+    return 2
+  if z.len < int(z[0]-246): return 0
+  if z[0] == 249:
+    pResult = 2288u64 + 256u64*z[1].uint64 + z[2].uint64
+    return 3
+  if z[0] == 250:
+    pResult = (z[1].uint64 shl 16u64) + (z[2].uint64 shl 8u64) + z[3].uint64
+    return 4
+  let x = (z[1].uint64 shl 24) + (z[2].uint64 shl 16) + (z[3].uint64 shl 8) + z[4].uint64
+  if z[0] == 251:
+    pResult = x
+    return 5
+  if z[0] == 252:
+    pResult = (((uint64)x) shl 8) + z[5].uint64
+    return 6
+  if z[0] == 253:
+    pResult = (((uint64)x) shl 16) + (z[5].uint64 shl 8) + z[6].uint64
+    return 7
+  if z[0] == 254:
+    pResult = (((uint64)x) shl 24) + (z[5].uint64 shl 16) + (z[6].uint64 shl 8) + z[7].uint64
+    return 8
+  pResult = (((uint64)x) shl 32) +
+              (0xffffffff'u64 and ((z[5].uint64 shl 24) +
+              (z[6].uint64 shl 16) + (z[7].uint64 shl 8) + z[8].uint64))
+  return 9
+
+proc varintWrite32(z: var openArray[byte]; y: uint32) =
+  z[0] = uint8(y shr 24)
+  z[1] = uint8(y shr 16)
+  z[2] = uint8(y shr 8)
+  z[3] = uint8(y)
+
+proc writeVu64*(z: var openArray[byte], x: uint64): int =
+  ## Write a varint into z. The buffer z must be at least 9 characters
+  ## long to accommodate the largest possible varint. Returns the number of
+  ## bytes used.
+  if x <= 240:
+    z[0] = uint8 x
+    return 1
+  if x <= 2287:
+    let y = uint32(x - 240)
+    z[0] = uint8(y shr 8 + 241)
+    z[1] = uint8(y and 255)
+    return 2
+  if x <= 67823:
+    let y = uint32(x - 2288)
+    z[0] = 249
+    z[1] = uint8(y shr 8)
+    z[2] = uint8(y and 255)
+    return 3
+  let y = uint32 x
+  let w = uint32(x shr 32)
+  if w == 0:
+    if y <= 16777215:
+      z[0] = 250
+      z[1] = uint8(y shr 16)
+      z[2] = uint8(y shr 8)
+      z[3] = uint8(y)
+      return 4
+    z[0] = 251
+    varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 1, z.high-1), y)
+    return 5
+  if w <= 255:
+    z[0] = 252
+    z[1] = uint8 w
+    varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 2, z.high-2), y)
+    return 6
+  if w <= 65535:
+    z[0] = 253
+    z[1] = uint8(w shr 8)
+    z[2] = uint8 w
+    varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 3, z.high-3), y)
+    return 7
+  if w <= 16777215:
+    z[0] = 254
+    z[1] = uint8(w shr 16)
+    z[2] = uint8(w shr 8)
+    z[3] = uint8 w
+    varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 4, z.high-4), y)
+    return 8
+  z[0] = 255
+  varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 1, z.high-1), w)
+  varintWrite32(toOpenArray(z, 5, z.high-5), y)
+  return 9
+
+proc sar(a, b: int64): int64 =
+  {.emit: [result, " = ", a, " >> ", b, ";"].}
+
+proc sal(a, b: int64): int64 =
+  {.emit: [result, " = ", a, " << ", b, ";"].}
+
+proc encodeZigzag*(x: int64): uint64 {.inline.} =
+  uint64(sal(x, 1)) xor uint64(sar(x, 63))
+
+proc decodeZigzag*(x: uint64): int64 {.inline.} =
+  let casted = cast[int64](x)
+  result = (`shr`(casted, 1)) xor (-(casted and 1))
+
+when isMainModule:
+  #import random
+
+  var dest: array[50, byte]
+  var got: uint64
+
+  for test in [0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFFF_FFFFu64, 77u64, 0u64, 10_000_000u64, uint64(high(int64)),
+               uint64(high(int32)),uint64(low(int32)),uint64(low(int64))]:
+    let wrLen = writeVu64(dest, test)
+    let rdLen = readVu64(dest, got)
+    assert wrLen == rdLen
+    echo(if got == test: "YES" else: "NO")
+    echo "number is ", got
+
+    if encodeZigzag(decodeZigzag(test)) != test:
+      echo "Failure for ", test, " ", encodeZigzag(decodeZigzag(test)), " ", decodeZigzag(test)
+
+  # check this also works for floats:
+  for test in [0.0, 0.1, 2.0, +Inf, Nan, NegInf]:
+    let t = cast[uint64](test)
+    let wrLenB = writeVu64(dest, t)
+    let rdLenB = readVu64(dest, got)
+    assert wrLenB == rdLenB
+    echo rdLenB
+    echo(if cast[float64](got) == test: "YES" else: "NO")
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 5781aff27..06c4f103b 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -3808,7 +3808,9 @@ template doAssert*(cond: bool, msg = "") =
   bind instantiationInfo
   {.line: instantiationInfo().}:
     if not cond:
-      raiseAssert(astToStr(cond) & ' ' & msg)
+      raiseAssert(astToStr(cond) & ' ' &
+                  instantiationInfo(-1, false).fileName & '(' &
+                  $instantiationInfo(-1, false).line & ") " & msg)
 
 iterator items*[T](a: seq[T]): T {.inline.} =
   ## iterates over each item of `a`.
diff --git a/lib/system/atomics.nim b/lib/system/atomics.nim
index fa3700190..56ebde823 100644
--- a/lib/system/atomics.nim
+++ b/lib/system/atomics.nim
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ when defined(vcc):
     else:
       {.error: "invalid CAS instruction".}
 
-elif defined(tcc) and not defined(windows):
+elif defined(tcc):
   when defined(amd64):
     {.emit:"""
 static int __tcc_cas(int *ptr, int oldVal, int newVal)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int __tcc_cas(int *ptr, int oldVal, int newVal)
 }
 """.}
   else:
-    assert sizeof(int) == 4
+    #assert sizeof(int) == 4
     {.emit:"""
 static int __tcc_cas(int *ptr, int oldVal, int newVal)
 {
diff --git a/lib/system/channels.nim b/lib/system/channels.nim
index df6c6d41e..3c5bda4b1 100644
--- a/lib/system/channels.nim
+++ b/lib/system/channels.nim
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ type
   PRawChannel = ptr RawChannel
   LoadStoreMode = enum mStore, mLoad
   Channel* {.gcsafe.}[TMsg] = RawChannel ## a channel for thread communication
-{.deprecated: [TRawChannel: RawChannel, TLoadStoreMode: LoadStoreMode,
-              TChannel: Channel].}
 
 const ChannelDeadMask = -2
 
diff --git a/lib/system/gc_regions.nim b/lib/system/gc_regions.nim
index e9efbdfb0..83c65e8ce 100644
--- a/lib/system/gc_regions.nim
+++ b/lib/system/gc_regions.nim
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ type
     bump: pointer
     head, tail: Chunk
     nextChunkSize, totalSize: int
-    freeLists: array[MaxSmallObject div MemAlign, FreeEntry]
-    holes: SizedFreeEntry
+    when false:
+      freeLists: array[MaxSmallObject div MemAlign, FreeEntry]
+      holes: SizedFreeEntry
     when hasThreadSupport:
       lock: SysLock
 
@@ -144,22 +145,24 @@ proc allocSlowPath(r: var MemRegion; size: int) =
   r.tail = fresh
   r.remaining = s - sizeof(BaseChunk)
 
-proc alloc(r: var MemRegion; size: int): pointer =
-  if size <= MaxSmallObject:
-    var it = r.freeLists[size div MemAlign]
-    if it != nil:
-      r.freeLists[size div MemAlign] = it.next
-      return pointer(it)
-  else:
-    var it = r.holes
-    var prev: SizedFreeEntry = nil
-    while it != nil:
-      if it.size >= size:
-        if prev != nil: prev.next = it.next
-        else: r.holes = it.next
+proc allocFast(r: var MemRegion; size: int): pointer =
+  when false:
+    if size <= MaxSmallObject:
+      var it = r.freeLists[size div MemAlign]
+      if it != nil:
+        r.freeLists[size div MemAlign] = it.next
         return pointer(it)
-      prev = it
-      it = it.next
+    else:
+      var it = r.holes
+      var prev: SizedFreeEntry = nil
+      while it != nil:
+        if it.size >= size:
+          if prev != nil: prev.next = it.next
+          else: r.holes = it.next
+          return pointer(it)
+        prev = it
+        it = it.next
+  let size = roundup(size, MemAlign)
   if size > r.remaining:
     allocSlowPath(r, size)
   sysAssert(size <= r.remaining, "size <= r.remaining")
@@ -184,15 +187,16 @@ proc dealloc(r: var MemRegion; p: pointer; size: int) =
   # it is benefitial to not use the free lists here:
   if r.bump -! size == p:
     dec r.bump, size
-  elif size <= MaxSmallObject:
-    let it = cast[FreeEntry](p)
-    it.next = r.freeLists[size div MemAlign]
-    r.freeLists[size div MemAlign] = it
-  else:
-    let it = cast[SizedFreeEntry](p)
-    it.size = size
-    it.next = r.holes
-    r.holes = it
+  when false:
+    if size <= MaxSmallObject:
+      let it = cast[FreeEntry](p)
+      it.next = r.freeLists[size div MemAlign]
+      r.freeLists[size div MemAlign] = it
+    else:
+      let it = cast[SizedFreeEntry](p)
+      it.size = size
+      it.next = r.holes
+      r.holes = it
 
 proc deallocAll(r: var MemRegion; head: Chunk) =
   var it = head
@@ -220,9 +224,10 @@ proc setObstackPtr*(r: var MemRegion; sp: StackPtr) =
   if sp.current.next != nil:
     deallocAll(r, sp.current.next)
     sp.current.next = nil
-    # better leak this memory than be sorry:
-    for i in 0..high(r.freeLists): r.freeLists[i] = nil
-    r.holes = nil
+    when false:
+      # better leak this memory than be sorry:
+      for i in 0..high(r.freeLists): r.freeLists[i] = nil
+      r.holes = nil
   #else:
   #  deallocAll(r, r.head)
   #  r.head = nil
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ proc isOnHeap*(r: MemRegion; p: pointer): bool =
     it = it.next
 
 proc rawNewObj(r: var MemRegion, typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer =
-  var res = cast[ptr ObjHeader](alloc(r, size + sizeof(ObjHeader)))
+  var res = cast[ptr ObjHeader](allocFast(r, size + sizeof(ObjHeader)))
   res.typ = typ
   if typ.finalizer != nil:
     res.nextFinal = r.head.head
@@ -278,17 +283,19 @@ proc rawNewObj(r: var MemRegion, typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer =
   result = res +! sizeof(ObjHeader)
 
 proc rawNewSeq(r: var MemRegion, typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer =
-  var res = cast[ptr SeqHeader](alloc(r, size + sizeof(SeqHeader)))
+  var res = cast[ptr SeqHeader](allocFast(r, size + sizeof(SeqHeader)))
   res.typ = typ
   res.region = addr(r)
   result = res +! sizeof(SeqHeader)
 
 proc newObj(typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer {.compilerRtl.} =
+  sysAssert typ.kind notin {tySequence, tyString}, "newObj cannot be used to construct seqs"
   result = rawNewObj(tlRegion, typ, size)
   zeroMem(result, size)
   when defined(memProfiler): nimProfile(size)
 
 proc newObjNoInit(typ: PNimType, size: int): pointer {.compilerRtl.} =
+  sysAssert typ.kind notin {tySequence, tyString}, "newObj cannot be used to construct seqs"
   result = rawNewObj(tlRegion, typ, size)
   when defined(memProfiler): nimProfile(size)
 
@@ -351,6 +358,11 @@ proc alloc0(r: var MemRegion; size: Natural): pointer =
   # but incorrect in general. XXX
   result = alloc0(size)
 
+proc alloc(r: var MemRegion; size: Natural): pointer =
+  # ignore the region. That is correct for the channels module
+  # but incorrect in general. XXX
+  result = alloc(size)
+
 proc dealloc(r: var MemRegion; p: pointer) = dealloc(p)
 
 proc allocShared(size: Natural): pointer =
@@ -390,3 +402,6 @@ proc getTotalMem*(r: MemRegion): int =
   result = r.totalSize
 
 proc setStackBottom(theStackBottom: pointer) = discard
+
+proc nimGCref(x: pointer) {.compilerProc.} = discard
+proc nimGCunref(x: pointer) {.compilerProc.} = discard
diff --git a/lib/system/jssys.nim b/lib/system/jssys.nim
index 56a9f6575..e12bab184 100644
--- a/lib/system/jssys.nim
+++ b/lib/system/jssys.nim
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ proc cmpStrings(a, b: string): int {.asmNoStackFrame, compilerProc.} =
     return `a`.length - `b`.length;
   """
 
-proc cmp(x, y: string): int = 
+proc cmp(x, y: string): int =
   return cmpStrings(x, y)
 
 proc eqStrings(a, b: string): bool {.asmNoStackFrame, compilerProc.} =
@@ -750,3 +750,16 @@ when defined(nodejs):
 else:
   # Deprecated. Use `alert` defined in dom.nim
   proc alert*(s: cstring) {.importc, nodecl, deprecated.}
+
+# Workaround for IE, IE up to version 11 lacks 'Math.trunc'. We produce
+# 'Math.trunc' for Nim's ``div`` and ``mod`` operators:
+when not defined(nodejs):
+  {.emit: """
+  if (!Math.trunc) {
+    Math.trunc = function(v) {
+      v = +v;
+      if (!isFinite(v)) return v;
+
+      return (v - v % 1)   ||   (v < 0 ? -0 : v === 0 ? v : 0);
+    };
+  }""".}
diff --git a/lib/system/mmdisp.nim b/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
index 45e0c74c0..a156e9bb0 100644
--- a/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
+++ b/lib/system/mmdisp.nim
@@ -561,13 +561,16 @@ else:
 
 when not declared(nimNewSeqOfCap):
   proc nimNewSeqOfCap(typ: PNimType, cap: int): pointer {.compilerproc.} =
-    let s = addInt(mulInt(cap, typ.base.size), GenericSeqSize)
-    when declared(newObjNoInit):
-      result = if ntfNoRefs in typ.base.flags: newObjNoInit(typ, s) else: newObj(typ, s)
+    when defined(gcRegions):
+      result = newStr(typ, cap, ntfNoRefs notin typ.base.flags)
     else:
-      result = newObj(typ, s)
-    cast[PGenericSeq](result).len = 0
-    cast[PGenericSeq](result).reserved = cap
+      let s = addInt(mulInt(cap, typ.base.size), GenericSeqSize)
+      when declared(newObjNoInit):
+        result = if ntfNoRefs in typ.base.flags: newObjNoInit(typ, s) else: newObj(typ, s)
+      else:
+        result = newObj(typ, s)
+      cast[PGenericSeq](result).len = 0
+      cast[PGenericSeq](result).reserved = cap
 
 {.pop.}
 
diff --git a/lib/system/sysstr.nim b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
index c5c8a9cac..7b81f54da 100644
--- a/lib/system/sysstr.nim
+++ b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
@@ -576,18 +576,3 @@ proc nimBoolToStr(x: bool): string {.compilerRtl.} =
 proc nimCharToStr(x: char): string {.compilerRtl.} =
   result = newString(1)
   result[0] = x
-
-proc binaryStrSearch(x: openArray[string], y: string): int {.compilerproc.} =
-  var
-    a = 0
-    b = len(x)
-  while a < b:
-    var mid = (a + b) div 2
-    if x[mid] < y:
-      a = mid + 1
-    else:
-      b = mid
-  if a < len(x) and x[a] == y:
-    result = a
-  else:
-    result = -1
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
index 6609dc245..a24575d11 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/openssl.nim
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ proc ERR_peek_last_error*(): cInt{.cdecl, dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
 
 proc OPENSSL_config*(configName: cstring){.cdecl, dynlib: DLLSSLName, importc.}
 
-when not useWinVersion and not defined(macosx) and not defined(android):
+when not useWinVersion and not defined(macosx) and not defined(android) and not defined(nimNoAllocForSSL):
   proc CRYPTO_set_mem_functions(a,b,c: pointer){.cdecl,
     dynlib: DLLUtilName, importc.}
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ when not useWinVersion and not defined(macosx) and not defined(android):
     if p != nil: dealloc(p)
 
 proc CRYPTO_malloc_init*() =
-  when not useWinVersion and not defined(macosx) and not defined(android):
+  when not useWinVersion and not defined(macosx) and not defined(android) and not defined(nimNoAllocForSSL):
     CRYPTO_set_mem_functions(allocWrapper, reallocWrapper, deallocWrapper)
 
 proc SSL_CTX_ctrl*(ctx: SslCtx, cmd: cInt, larg: int, parg: pointer): int{.