fix out of range

Fix standard compatiblility

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .idea
 /coverage.txt
 /profile.out
+/bug_test.go

README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ with
 
 ```go
 import "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-jsoniter.Marshal(&data)
+
+var json = jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
+json.Marshal(&data)
 ```
 
 Replace
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ with
 
 ```go
 import "github.com/json-iterator/go"
-jsoniter.Unmarshal(input, &data)
+
+var json = jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
+json.Unmarshal(input, &data)
 ```
 
 [More documentation](http://jsoniter.com/migrate-from-go-std.html)

compatible_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package jsoniter
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// Standard Encoder has trailing newline.
+func TestEncoderHasTrailingNewline(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	var buf, stdbuf bytes.Buffer
+	enc := ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	enc.Encode(1)
+	stdenc := json.NewEncoder(&stdbuf)
+	stdenc.Encode(1)
+	should.Equal(stdbuf.Bytes(), buf.Bytes())
+}
+
+// Non-nil but empty map should be ignored.
+func TestOmitempty(t *testing.T) {
+	o := struct {
+		A           string            `json:"a,omitempty"`
+		B           string            `json:"b,omitempty"`
+		Annotations map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty"`
+	}{
+		A:           "a",
+		B:           "b",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{},
+	}
+	should := require.New(t)
+	var buf, stdbuf bytes.Buffer
+	enc := ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	enc.Encode(o)
+	stdenc := json.NewEncoder(&stdbuf)
+	stdenc.Encode(o)
+	should.Equal(string(stdbuf.Bytes()), string(buf.Bytes()))
+}

feature_adapter.go

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ type Encoder struct {
 // Encode encode interface{} as JSON to io.Writer
 func (adapter *Encoder) Encode(val interface{}) error {
 	adapter.stream.WriteVal(val)
+	adapter.stream.WriteRaw("\n")
 	adapter.stream.Flush()
 	return adapter.stream.Error
 }
@@ -125,3 +126,8 @@ func (adapter *Encoder) SetEscapeHTML(escapeHTML bool) {
 	config.EscapeHTML = escapeHTML
 	adapter.stream.cfg = config.Froze().(*frozenConfig)
 }
+
+// Valid reports whether data is a valid JSON encoding.
+func Valid(data []byte) bool {
+	return ConfigDefault.Valid(data)
+}

feature_any.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package jsoniter
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readAny() Any {
 		return iter.readArrayAny()
 	case '-':
 		return iter.readNumberAny(false)
+	case 0:
+		return &invalidAny{baseAny{}, errors.New("input is empty")}
 	default:
 		return iter.readNumberAny(true)
 	}

feature_config.go

@@ -12,24 +12,26 @@ import (
 // Config customize how the API should behave.
 // The API is created from Config by Froze.
 type Config struct {
-	IndentionStep           int
+	IndentionStep                 int
-	MarshalFloatWith6Digits bool
+	MarshalFloatWith6Digits       bool
-	EscapeHTML              bool
+	EscapeHTML                    bool
-	SortMapKeys             bool
+	SortMapKeys                   bool
-	UseNumber               bool
+	UseNumber                     bool
-	TagKey                  string
+	TagKey                        string
-	ValidateJsonRawMessage  bool
+	ValidateJsonRawMessage        bool
+	ObjectFieldMustBeSimpleString bool
 }
 
 type frozenConfig struct {
-	configBeforeFrozen Config
+	configBeforeFrozen            Config
-	sortMapKeys        bool
+	sortMapKeys                   bool
-	indentionStep      int
+	indentionStep                 int
-	decoderCache       unsafe.Pointer
+	objectFieldMustBeSimpleString bool
-	encoderCache       unsafe.Pointer
+	decoderCache                  unsafe.Pointer
-	extensions         []Extension
+	encoderCache                  unsafe.Pointer
-	streamPool         chan *Stream
+	extensions                    []Extension
-	iteratorPool       chan *Iterator
+	streamPool                    chan *Stream
+	iteratorPool                  chan *Iterator
 }
 
 // API the public interface of this package.
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ type API interface {
 	Get(data []byte, path ...interface{}) Any
 	NewEncoder(writer io.Writer) *Encoder
 	NewDecoder(reader io.Reader) *Decoder
+	Valid(data []byte) bool
 }
 
 // ConfigDefault the default API
@@ -61,18 +64,20 @@ var ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary = Config{
 
 // ConfigFastest marshals float with only 6 digits precision
 var ConfigFastest = Config{
-	EscapeHTML:              false,
+	EscapeHTML:                    false,
-	MarshalFloatWith6Digits: true,
+	MarshalFloatWith6Digits:       true, // will lose precession
+	ObjectFieldMustBeSimpleString: true, // do not unescape object field
 }.Froze()
 
 // Froze forge API from config
 func (cfg Config) Froze() API {
 	// TODO: cache frozen config
 	frozenConfig := &frozenConfig{
-		sortMapKeys:   cfg.SortMapKeys,
+		sortMapKeys:                   cfg.SortMapKeys,
-		indentionStep: cfg.IndentionStep,
+		indentionStep:                 cfg.IndentionStep,
-		streamPool:    make(chan *Stream, 16),
+		objectFieldMustBeSimpleString: cfg.ObjectFieldMustBeSimpleString,
-		iteratorPool:  make(chan *Iterator, 16),
+		streamPool:                    make(chan *Stream, 16),
+		iteratorPool:                  make(chan *Iterator, 16),
 	}
 	atomic.StorePointer(&frozenConfig.decoderCache, unsafe.Pointer(&map[string]ValDecoder{}))
 	atomic.StorePointer(&frozenConfig.encoderCache, unsafe.Pointer(&map[string]ValEncoder{}))
@@ -333,3 +338,10 @@ func (cfg *frozenConfig) NewDecoder(reader io.Reader) *Decoder {
 	iter := Parse(cfg, reader, 512)
 	return &Decoder{iter}
 }
+
+func (cfg *frozenConfig) Valid(data []byte) bool {
+	iter := cfg.BorrowIterator(data)
+	defer cfg.ReturnIterator(iter)
+	iter.Skip()
+	return iter.Error == nil
+}

feature_iter.go

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type Iterator struct {
 	captureStartedAt int
 	captured         []byte
 	Error            error
+	Attachment       interface{} // open for customized decoder
 }
 
 // NewIterator creates an empty Iterator instance
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) isObjectEnd() bool {
 	if c == '}' {
 		return true
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("isObjectEnd", "object ended prematurely")
+	iter.ReportError("isObjectEnd", "object ended prematurely, unexpected char "+string([]byte{c}))
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -200,8 +201,22 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReportError(operation string, msg string) {
 	if peekStart < 0 {
 		peekStart = 0
 	}
-	iter.Error = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s, parsing %v ...%s... at %s", operation, msg, iter.head,
+	peekEnd := iter.head + 10
-		string(iter.buf[peekStart:iter.head]), string(iter.buf[0:iter.tail]))
+	if peekEnd > iter.tail {
+		peekEnd = iter.tail
+	}
+	parsing := string(iter.buf[peekStart:peekEnd])
+	contextStart := iter.head - 50
+	if contextStart < 0 {
+		contextStart = 0
+	}
+	contextEnd := iter.head + 50
+	if contextEnd > iter.tail {
+		contextEnd = iter.tail
+	}
+	context := string(iter.buf[contextStart:contextEnd])
+	iter.Error = fmt.Errorf("%s: %s, error found in #%v byte of ...|%s|..., bigger context ...|%s|...",
+		operation, msg, iter.head-peekStart, parsing, context)
 }
 
 // CurrentBuffer gets current buffer as string for debugging purpose
@@ -210,7 +225,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) CurrentBuffer() string {
 	if peekStart < 0 {
 		peekStart = 0
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("parsing %v ...|%s|... at %s", iter.head,
+	return fmt.Sprintf("parsing #%v byte, around ...|%s|..., whole buffer ...|%s|...", iter.head,
 		string(iter.buf[peekStart:iter.head]), string(iter.buf[0:iter.tail]))
 }
 

feature_iter_array.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArray() (ret bool) {
 	case ',':
 		return true
 	default:
-		iter.ReportError("ReadArray", "expect [ or , or ] or n, but found: "+string([]byte{c}))
+		iter.ReportError("ReadArray", "expect [ or , or ] or n, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArrayCB(callback func(*Iterator) bool) (ret bool) {
 				c = iter.nextToken()
 			}
 			if c != ']' {
-				iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect ] in the end")
+				iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect ] in the end, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 				return false
 			}
 			return true
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArrayCB(callback func(*Iterator) bool) (ret bool) {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect [ or n, but found: "+string([]byte{c}))
+	iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect [ or n, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }

feature_iter_int.go

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadUint32() (ret uint32) {
 }
 
 func (iter *Iterator) readUint32(c byte) (ret uint32) {
+	defer func() {
+		if iter.head < len(iter.buf) && iter.buf[iter.head] == '.' {
+			iter.ReportError("readUint32", "can not decode float as int")
+		}
+	}()
 	ind := intDigits[c]
 	if ind == 0 {
 		return 0 // single zero
@@ -224,6 +229,11 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadUint64() uint64 {
 }
 
 func (iter *Iterator) readUint64(c byte) (ret uint64) {
+	defer func() {
+		if iter.head < len(iter.buf) && iter.buf[iter.head] == '.' {
+			iter.ReportError("readUint64", "can not decode float as int")
+		}
+	}()
 	ind := intDigits[c]
 	if ind == 0 {
 		return 0 // single zero

feature_iter_object.go

@@ -19,15 +19,33 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadObject() (ret string) {
 		c = iter.nextToken()
 		if c == '"' {
 			iter.unreadByte()
-			return string(iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes())
+			if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
+				return string(iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes())
+			} else {
+				field := iter.ReadString()
+				c = iter.nextToken()
+				if c != ':' {
+					iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+				}
+				return field
+			}
 		}
 		if c == '}' {
 			return "" // end of object
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadObject", `expect " after {`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadObject", `expect " after {, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	case ',':
-		return string(iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes())
+		if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
+			return string(iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes())
+		} else {
+			field := iter.ReadString()
+			c = iter.nextToken()
+			if c != ':' {
+				iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+			}
+			return field
+		}
 	case '}':
 		return "" // end of object
 	default:
@@ -44,17 +62,34 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readFieldHash() int32 {
 			for i := iter.head; i < iter.tail; i++ {
 				// require ascii string and no escape
 				b := iter.buf[i]
-				if 'A' <= b && b <= 'Z' {
+				if !iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString && b == '\\' {
-					b += 'a' - 'A'
+					iter.head = i
+					for _, b := range iter.readStringSlowPath() {
+						if 'A' <= b && b <= 'Z' {
+							b += 'a' - 'A'
+						}
+						hash ^= int64(b)
+						hash *= 0x1000193
+					}
+					c = iter.nextToken()
+					if c != ':' {
+						iter.ReportError("readFieldHash", `expect :, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
+						return 0
+					}
+					return int32(hash)
 				}
 				if b == '"' {
 					iter.head = i + 1
 					c = iter.nextToken()
 					if c != ':' {
 						iter.ReportError("readFieldHash", `expect :, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
+						return 0
 					}
 					return int32(hash)
 				}
+				if 'A' <= b && b <= 'Z' {
+					b += 'a' - 'A'
+				}
 				hash ^= int64(b)
 				hash *= 0x1000193
 			}
@@ -80,18 +115,38 @@ func calcHash(str string) int32 {
 // ReadObjectCB read object with callback, the key is ascii only and field name not copied
 func (iter *Iterator) ReadObjectCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 	c := iter.nextToken()
+	var fieldBytes []byte
+	var field string
 	if c == '{' {
 		c = iter.nextToken()
 		if c == '"' {
 			iter.unreadByte()
-			field := iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+			if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
-			if !callback(iter, *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&field))) {
+				fieldBytes = iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+				field = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+			} else {
+				field = iter.ReadString()
+				c = iter.nextToken()
+				if c != ':' {
+					iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+				}
+			}
+			if !callback(iter, field) {
 				return false
 			}
 			c = iter.nextToken()
 			for c == ',' {
-				field = iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+				if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
-				if !callback(iter, *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&field))) {
+					fieldBytes = iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+					field = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+				} else {
+					field = iter.ReadString()
+					c = iter.nextToken()
+					if c != ':' {
+						iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+					}
+				}
+				if !callback(iter, field) {
 					return false
 				}
 				c = iter.nextToken()
@@ -105,14 +160,14 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadObjectCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 		if c == '}' {
 			return true
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect " after }`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect " after }, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 		return false
 	}
 	if c == 'n' {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect { or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect { or n, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +180,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 			iter.unreadByte()
 			field := iter.ReadString()
 			if iter.nextToken() != ':' {
-				iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field")
+				iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 				return false
 			}
 			if !callback(iter, field) {
@@ -135,7 +190,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 			for c == ',' {
 				field = iter.ReadString()
 				if iter.nextToken() != ':' {
-					iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field")
+					iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 					return false
 				}
 				if !callback(iter, field) {
@@ -152,14 +207,14 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 		if c == '}' {
 			return true
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect " after }`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect " after }, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 		return false
 	}
 	if c == 'n' {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect { or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect { or n, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +231,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readObjectStart() bool {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return false
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("readObjectStart", "expect { or n")
+	iter.ReportError("readObjectStart", "expect { or n, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +247,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readObjectFieldAsBytes() (ret []byte) {
 		}
 	}
 	if iter.buf[iter.head] != ':' {
-		iter.ReportError("readObjectFieldAsBytes", "expect : after object field")
+		iter.ReportError("readObjectFieldAsBytes", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{iter.buf[iter.head]}))
 		return
 	}
 	iter.head++

feature_iter_skip.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadBool() (ret bool) {
 		iter.skipFourBytes('a', 'l', 's', 'e')
 		return false
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadBool", "expect t or f")
+	iter.ReportError("ReadBool", "expect t or f, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ func (iter *Iterator) stopCapture() []byte {
 	iter.captureStartedAt = -1
 	iter.captured = nil
 	if len(captured) == 0 {
-		return remaining
+		copied := make([]byte, len(remaining))
+		copy(copied, remaining)
+		return copied
 	}
 	captured = append(captured, remaining...)
 	return captured

feature_iter_skip_sloppy.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//+build jsoniter-sloppy
+//+build jsoniter_sloppy
 
 package jsoniter
 

feature_iter_skip_strict.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//+build !jsoniter-sloppy
+//+build !jsoniter_sloppy
 
 package jsoniter
 

feature_iter_string.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadString() (ret string) {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return ""
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadString", `expects " or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadString", `expects " or n, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadStringAsSlice() (ret []byte) {
 		}
 		return copied
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadStringAsSlice", `expects " or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadStringAsSlice", `expects " or n, but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readU4() (ret rune) {
 		} else if c >= 'A' && c <= 'F' {
 			ret = ret*16 + rune(c-'A'+10)
 		} else {
-			iter.ReportError("readU4", "expects 0~9 or a~f")
+			iter.ReportError("readU4", "expects 0~9 or a~f, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 			return
 		}
 	}

feature_json_number.go

@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 package jsoniter
 
-import "encoding/json"
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+)
 
 type Number string
 
+// String returns the literal text of the number.
+func (n Number) String() string { return string(n) }
+
+// Float64 returns the number as a float64.
+func (n Number) Float64() (float64, error) {
+	return strconv.ParseFloat(string(n), 64)
+}
+
+// Int64 returns the number as an int64.
+func (n Number) Int64() (int64, error) {
+	return strconv.ParseInt(string(n), 10, 64)
+}
+
 func CastJsonNumber(val interface{}) (string, bool) {
 	switch typedVal := val.(type) {
 	case json.Number:

feature_pool.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func (cfg *frozenConfig) BorrowStream(writer io.Writer) *Stream {
 
 func (cfg *frozenConfig) ReturnStream(stream *Stream) {
 	stream.Error = nil
+	stream.Attachment = nil
 	select {
 	case cfg.streamPool <- stream:
 		return
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func (cfg *frozenConfig) BorrowIterator(data []byte) *Iterator {
 
 func (cfg *frozenConfig) ReturnIterator(iter *Iterator) {
 	iter.Error = nil
+	iter.Attachment = nil
 	select {
 	case cfg.iteratorPool <- iter:
 		return

feature_reflect.go

@@ -72,24 +72,24 @@ func init() {
 	textUnmarshalerType = reflect.TypeOf((*encoding.TextUnmarshaler)(nil)).Elem()
 }
 
-type optionalDecoder struct {
+type OptionalDecoder struct {
-	valueType    reflect.Type
+	ValueType    reflect.Type
-	valueDecoder ValDecoder
+	ValueDecoder ValDecoder
 }
 
-func (decoder *optionalDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
+func (decoder *OptionalDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
 	if iter.ReadNil() {
 		*((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) = nil
 	} else {
 		if *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) == nil {
 			//pointer to null, we have to allocate memory to hold the value
-			value := reflect.New(decoder.valueType)
+			value := reflect.New(decoder.ValueType)
 			newPtr := extractInterface(value.Interface()).word
-			decoder.valueDecoder.Decode(newPtr, iter)
+			decoder.ValueDecoder.Decode(newPtr, iter)
 			*((*uintptr)(ptr)) = uintptr(newPtr)
 		} else {
 			//reuse existing instance
-			decoder.valueDecoder.Decode(*((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)), iter)
+			decoder.ValueDecoder.Decode(*((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)), iter)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -113,11 +113,31 @@ func (decoder *deferenceDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
 	}
 }
 
-type optionalEncoder struct {
+type OptionalEncoder struct {
+	ValueEncoder ValEncoder
+}
+
+func (encoder *OptionalEncoder) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
+	if *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) == nil {
+		stream.WriteNil()
+	} else {
+		encoder.ValueEncoder.Encode(*((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)), stream)
+	}
+}
+
+func (encoder *OptionalEncoder) EncodeInterface(val interface{}, stream *Stream) {
+	WriteToStream(val, stream, encoder)
+}
+
+func (encoder *OptionalEncoder) IsEmpty(ptr unsafe.Pointer) bool {
+	return *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) == nil
+}
+
+type optionalMapEncoder struct {
 	valueEncoder ValEncoder
 }
 
-func (encoder *optionalEncoder) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
+func (encoder *optionalMapEncoder) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
 	if *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) == nil {
 		stream.WriteNil()
 	} else {
@@ -125,15 +145,13 @@ func (encoder *optionalEncoder) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (encoder *optionalEncoder) EncodeInterface(val interface{}, stream *Stream) {
+func (encoder *optionalMapEncoder) EncodeInterface(val interface{}, stream *Stream) {
 	WriteToStream(val, stream, encoder)
 }
 
-func (encoder *optionalEncoder) IsEmpty(ptr unsafe.Pointer) bool {
+func (encoder *optionalMapEncoder) IsEmpty(ptr unsafe.Pointer) bool {
-	if *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr)) == nil {
+	p := *((*unsafe.Pointer)(ptr))
-		return true
+	return p == nil || encoder.valueEncoder.IsEmpty(p)
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 type placeholderEncoder struct {
@@ -146,7 +164,7 @@ func (encoder *placeholderEncoder) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
 }
 
 func (encoder *placeholderEncoder) EncodeInterface(val interface{}, stream *Stream) {
-	WriteToStream(val, stream, encoder)
+	encoder.getRealEncoder().EncodeInterface(val, stream)
 }
 
 func (encoder *placeholderEncoder) IsEmpty(ptr unsafe.Pointer) bool {
@@ -289,7 +307,7 @@ func createDecoderOfType(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValDecoder, error
 		templateInterface := reflect.New(typ).Elem().Interface()
 		var decoder ValDecoder = &unmarshalerDecoder{extractInterface(templateInterface)}
 		if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-			decoder = &optionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
+			decoder = &OptionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
 		}
 		return decoder, nil
 	}
@@ -302,7 +320,7 @@ func createDecoderOfType(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValDecoder, error
 		templateInterface := reflect.New(typ).Elem().Interface()
 		var decoder ValDecoder = &textUnmarshalerDecoder{extractInterface(templateInterface)}
 		if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-			decoder = &optionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
+			decoder = &OptionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
 		}
 		return decoder, nil
 	}
@@ -462,7 +480,7 @@ func createEncoderOfType(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error
 			checkIsEmpty:      checkIsEmpty,
 		}
 		if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-			encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+			encoder = &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 		}
 		return encoder, nil
 	}
@@ -489,7 +507,7 @@ func createEncoderOfType(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error
 			checkIsEmpty:      checkIsEmpty,
 		}
 		if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-			encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+			encoder = &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 		}
 		return encoder, nil
 	}
@@ -549,7 +567,7 @@ func createCheckIsEmpty(typ reflect.Type) (checkIsEmpty, error) {
 	case reflect.Map:
 		return &mapEncoder{}, nil
 	case reflect.Ptr:
-		return &optionalEncoder{}, nil
+		return &OptionalEncoder{}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported type: %v", typ)
 	}
@@ -660,7 +678,7 @@ func decoderOfOptional(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValDecoder, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &optionalDecoder{elemType, decoder}, nil
+	return &OptionalDecoder{elemType, decoder}, nil
 }
 
 func encoderOfOptional(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error) {
@@ -669,9 +687,9 @@ func encoderOfOptional(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	encoder := &optionalEncoder{elemEncoder}
+	encoder := &OptionalEncoder{elemEncoder}
 	if elemType.Kind() == reflect.Map {
-		encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+		encoder = &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 	}
 	return encoder, nil
 }

feature_reflect_array.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func encoderOfArray(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if typ.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Map {
-		encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+		encoder = &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 	}
 	return &arrayEncoder{typ, typ.Elem(), encoder}, nil
 }

feature_reflect_extension.go

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func _getTypeDecoderFromExtension(typ reflect.Type) ValDecoder {
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		decoder := typeDecoders[typ.Elem().String()]
 		if decoder != nil {
-			return &optionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
+			return &OptionalDecoder{typ.Elem(), decoder}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func _getTypeEncoderFromExtension(typ reflect.Type) ValEncoder {
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		encoder := typeEncoders[typ.Elem().String()]
 		if encoder != nil {
-			return &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+			return &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func describeStruct(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (*StructDescriptor, err
 				for _, binding := range structDescriptor.Fields {
 					binding.levels = append([]int{i}, binding.levels...)
 					omitempty := binding.Encoder.(*structFieldEncoder).omitempty
-					binding.Encoder = &optionalEncoder{binding.Encoder}
+					binding.Encoder = &OptionalEncoder{binding.Encoder}
 					binding.Encoder = &structFieldEncoder{&field, binding.Encoder, omitempty}
 					binding.Decoder = &deferenceDecoder{field.Type.Elem(), binding.Decoder}
 					binding.Decoder = &structFieldDecoder{&field, binding.Decoder}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func describeStruct(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (*StructDescriptor, err
 		if decoder == nil {
 			var err error
 			decoder, err = decoderOfType(cfg, field.Type)
-			if err != nil {
+			if len(fieldNames) > 0 && err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
@@ -277,12 +277,13 @@ func describeStruct(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (*StructDescriptor, err
 		if encoder == nil {
 			var err error
 			encoder, err = encoderOfType(cfg, field.Type)
-			if err != nil {
+			if len(fieldNames) > 0 && err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			// map is stored as pointer in the struct
+			// map is stored as pointer in the struct,
-			if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Map {
+			// and treat nil or empty map as empty field
-				encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+			if encoder != nil && field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Map {
+				encoder = &optionalMapEncoder{encoder}
 			}
 		}
 		binding := &Binding{

feature_reflect_native.go

@@ -441,7 +441,15 @@ type jsonNumberCodec struct {
 }
 
 func (codec *jsonNumberCodec) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
-	*((*json.Number)(ptr)) = json.Number([]byte(iter.readNumberAsString()))
+	switch iter.WhatIsNext() {
+	case StringValue:
+		*((*json.Number)(ptr)) = json.Number(iter.ReadString())
+	case NilValue:
+		iter.skipFourBytes('n', 'u', 'l', 'l')
+		*((*json.Number)(ptr)) = ""
+	default:
+		*((*json.Number)(ptr)) = json.Number([]byte(iter.readNumberAsString()))
+	}
 }
 
 func (codec *jsonNumberCodec) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
@@ -460,7 +468,15 @@ type jsoniterNumberCodec struct {
 }
 
 func (codec *jsoniterNumberCodec) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
-	*((*Number)(ptr)) = Number([]byte(iter.readNumberAsString()))
+	switch iter.WhatIsNext() {
+	case StringValue:
+		*((*Number)(ptr)) = Number(iter.ReadString())
+	case NilValue:
+		iter.skipFourBytes('n', 'u', 'l', 'l')
+		*((*Number)(ptr)) = ""
+	default:
+		*((*Number)(ptr)) = Number([]byte(iter.readNumberAsString()))
+	}
 }
 
 func (codec *jsoniterNumberCodec) Encode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
@@ -592,7 +608,7 @@ type stringModeNumberDecoder struct {
 func (decoder *stringModeNumberDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
 	c := iter.nextToken()
 	if c != '"' {
-		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect "`)
+		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect ", but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 	decoder.elemDecoder.Decode(ptr, iter)
@@ -601,7 +617,7 @@ func (decoder *stringModeNumberDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterato
 	}
 	c = iter.readByte()
 	if c != '"' {
-		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect "`)
+		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect ", but found `+string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 }

feature_reflect_slice.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func encoderOfSlice(cfg *frozenConfig, typ reflect.Type) (ValEncoder, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if typ.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Map {
-		encoder = &optionalEncoder{encoder}
+		encoder = &OptionalEncoder{encoder}
 	}
 	return &sliceEncoder{typ, typ.Elem(), encoder}, nil
 }
@@ -127,12 +127,10 @@ func growOne(slice *sliceHeader, sliceType reflect.Type, elementType reflect.Typ
 	newVal := reflect.MakeSlice(sliceType, newLen, newCap)
 	dst := unsafe.Pointer(newVal.Pointer())
 	// copy old array into new array
-	originalBytesCount := uintptr(slice.Len) * elementType.Size()
+	originalBytesCount := slice.Len * int(elementType.Size())
-	srcPtr := (*[1 << 30]byte)(slice.Data)
+	srcSliceHeader := (unsafe.Pointer)(&sliceHeader{slice.Data, originalBytesCount, originalBytesCount})
-	dstPtr := (*[1 << 30]byte)(dst)
+	dstSliceHeader := (unsafe.Pointer)(&sliceHeader{dst, originalBytesCount, originalBytesCount})
-	for i := uintptr(0); i < originalBytesCount; i++ {
+	copy(*(*[]byte)(dstSliceHeader), *(*[]byte)(srcSliceHeader))
-		dstPtr[i] = srcPtr[i]
-	}
 	slice.Data = dst
 	slice.Len = newLen
 	slice.Cap = newCap

feature_reflect_struct_decoder.go

@@ -427,8 +427,18 @@ func (decoder *generalStructDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator)
 	if !iter.readObjectStart() {
 		return
 	}
-	fieldBytes := iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+	var fieldBytes []byte
-	field := *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+	var field string
+	if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
+		fieldBytes = iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+		field = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+	} else {
+		field = iter.ReadString()
+		c := iter.nextToken()
+		if c != ':' {
+			iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+		}
+	}
 	fieldDecoder := decoder.fields[strings.ToLower(field)]
 	if fieldDecoder == nil {
 		iter.Skip()
@@ -436,8 +446,16 @@ func (decoder *generalStructDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator)
 		fieldDecoder.Decode(ptr, iter)
 	}
 	for iter.nextToken() == ',' {
-		fieldBytes = iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+		if iter.cfg.objectFieldMustBeSimpleString {
-		field = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+			fieldBytes := iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes()
+			field = *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&fieldBytes))
+		} else {
+			field = iter.ReadString()
+			c := iter.nextToken()
+			if c != ':' {
+				iter.ReportError("ReadObject", "expect : after object field, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
+			}
+		}
 		fieldDecoder = decoder.fields[strings.ToLower(field)]
 		if fieldDecoder == nil {
 			iter.Skip()

feature_stream.go

@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-// Stream is a io.Writer like object, with JSON specific write functions.
+// stream is a io.Writer like object, with JSON specific write functions.
 // Error is not returned as return value, but stored as Error member on this stream instance.
 type Stream struct {
-	cfg       *frozenConfig
+	cfg        *frozenConfig
-	out       io.Writer
+	out        io.Writer
-	buf       []byte
+	buf        []byte
-	n         int
+	n          int
-	Error     error
+	Error      error
-	indention int
+	indention  int
+	Attachment interface{} // open for customized encoder
 }
 
 // NewStream create new stream instance.
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ func (stream *Stream) ensure(minimal int) {
 func (stream *Stream) growAtLeast(minimal int) {
 	if stream.out != nil {
 		stream.Flush()
+		if stream.Available() >= minimal {
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	toGrow := len(stream.buf)
 	if toGrow < minimal {
@@ -280,8 +284,7 @@ func (stream *Stream) WriteArrayStart() {
 
 // WriteEmptyArray write []
 func (stream *Stream) WriteEmptyArray() {
-	stream.writeByte('[')
+	stream.writeTwoBytes('[', ']')
-	stream.writeByte(']')
 }
 
 // WriteArrayEnd write ] with possible indention

jsoniter_1dot8_only_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func Test_new_encoder(t *testing.T) {
 	encoder2 := NewEncoder(buf2)
 	encoder2.SetEscapeHTML(false)
 	encoder2.Encode([]int{1})
-	should.Equal("[1]", buf2.String())
+	should.Equal("[1]\n", buf2.String())
 }
 
 func Test_string_encode_with_std_without_html_escape(t *testing.T) {

jsoniter_customize_test.go

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package jsoniter
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func Test_customize_type_decoder(t *testing.T) {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func Test_customize_field_decoder(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type TestObject1 struct {
-	field1 string
+	Field1 string
 }
 
 type testExtension struct {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (extension *testExtension) UpdateStructDescriptor(structDescriptor *StructD
 	if structDescriptor.Type.String() != "jsoniter.TestObject1" {
 		return
 	}
-	binding := structDescriptor.GetField("field1")
+	binding := structDescriptor.GetField("Field1")
 	binding.Encoder = &funcEncoder{fun: func(ptr unsafe.Pointer, stream *Stream) {
 		str := *((*string)(ptr))
 		val, _ := strconv.Atoi(str)
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func Test_customize_field_by_extension(t *testing.T) {
 	obj := TestObject1{}
 	err := UnmarshalFromString(`{"field-1": 100}`, &obj)
 	should.Nil(err)
-	should.Equal("100", obj.field1)
+	should.Equal("100", obj.Field1)
 	str, err := MarshalToString(obj)
 	should.Nil(err)
 	should.Equal(`{"field-1":100}`, str)

jsoniter_int_test.go

@@ -506,6 +506,36 @@ func Test_jsoniter_number(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Equal("1", str)
 }
 
+func Test_non_numeric_as_number(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	var v1 json.Number
+	err := Unmarshal([]byte(`"500"`), &v1)
+	should.Nil(err)
+	should.Equal("500", string(v1))
+	var v2 Number
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(`"500"`), &v2)
+	should.Nil(err)
+	should.Equal("500", string(v2))
+}
+
+func Test_null_as_number(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	var v1 json.Number
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(`null`), &v1)
+	should.Nil(err)
+	should.Equal("", string(v1))
+	var v2 Number
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(`null`), &v2)
+	should.Nil(err)
+	should.Equal("", string(v2))
+}
+
+func Test_float_as_int(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	var i int
+	should.NotNil(Unmarshal([]byte(`1.1`), &i))
+}
+
 func Benchmark_jsoniter_encode_int(b *testing.B) {
 	stream := NewStream(ConfigDefault, ioutil.Discard, 64)
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

jsoniter_interface_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,24 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
+func Test_write_empty_interface_via_placeholder(t *testing.T) {
+	fmt.Println(^uint(0) >> 1)
+	should := require.New(t)
+	m := map[uint32]interface{}{1: "hello"}
+	inf := reflect.ValueOf(m).MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(uint32(1))).Interface()
+	encoder := &placeholderEncoder{
+		cfg:      ConfigFastest.(*frozenConfig),
+		cacheKey: reflect.TypeOf(m).Elem(),
+	}
+	stream := ConfigFastest.BorrowStream(nil)
+	encoderOfType(ConfigFastest.(*frozenConfig), reflect.TypeOf(m).Elem())
+	encoder.EncodeInterface(inf, stream)
+	should.Equal(`"hello"`, string(stream.Buffer()))
+}
+
 func Test_write_array_of_interface(t *testing.T) {
 	should := require.New(t)
 	array := []interface{}{"hello"}

jsoniter_invalid_test.go

@@ -130,3 +130,9 @@ func Test_invalid_number(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Nil(err)
 	should.Equal(string(result2), string(result))
 }
+
+func Test_valid(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	should.True(Valid([]byte(`{}`)))
+	should.False(Valid([]byte(`{`)))
+}

jsoniter_object_test.go

@@ -328,3 +328,15 @@ func Test_decode_nested(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(slice[2])
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_decode_field_with_escape(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	type TestObject struct {
+		Field1 string
+	}
+	var obj TestObject
+	should.Nil(ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"Field\"1":"hello"}`), &obj))
+	should.Equal("", obj.Field1)
+	should.Nil(ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"\u0046ield1":"hello"}`), &obj))
+	should.Equal("hello", obj.Field1)
+}

jsoniter_raw_message_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package jsoniter
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -86,3 +87,28 @@ func Test_marshal_invalid_json_raw_message(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Equal(`{"raw":null}`, string(aout))
 	should.Nil(aouterr)
 }
+
+func Test_raw_message_memory_not_copied_issue(t *testing.T) {
+	jsonStream := `{"name":"xxxxx","bundle_id":"com.zonst.majiang","app_platform":"ios","app_category":"100103", "budget_day":1000,"bidding_min":1,"bidding_max":2,"bidding_type":"CPM", "freq":{"open":true,"type":"day","num":100},"speed":1, "targeting":{"vendor":{"open":true,"list":["zonst"]}, "geo_code":{"open":true,"list":["156110100"]},"app_category":{"open":true,"list":["100101"]}, "day_parting":{"open":true,"list":["100409","100410"]},"device_type":{"open":true,"list":["ipad"]}, "os_version":{"open":true,"list":[10]},"carrier":{"open":true,"list":["mobile"]}, "network":{"open":true,"list":["4G"]}},"url":{"tracking_imp_url":"http://www.baidu.com", "tracking_clk_url":"http://www.baidu.com","jump_url":"http://www.baidu.com","deep_link_url":"http://www.baidu.com"}}`
+	type IteratorObject struct {
+		Name        *string     `json:"name"`
+		BundleId    *string     `json:"bundle_id"`
+		AppCategory *string     `json:"app_category"`
+		AppPlatform *string     `json:"app_platform"`
+		BudgetDay   *float32    `json:"budget_day"`
+		BiddingMax  *float32    `json:"bidding_max"`
+		BiddingMin  *float32    `json:"bidding_min"`
+		BiddingType *string     `json:"bidding_type"`
+		Freq        *RawMessage `json:"freq"`
+		Targeting   *RawMessage `json:"targeting"`
+		Url         *RawMessage `json:"url"`
+		Speed       *int        `json:"speed" db:"speed"`
+	}
+
+	obj := &IteratorObject{}
+	decoder := NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(jsonStream))
+	err := decoder.Decode(obj)
+	should := require.New(t)
+	should.Nil(err)
+	should.Equal(`{"open":true,"type":"day","num":100}`, string(*obj.Freq))
+}

jsoniter_skip_test.go

@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ func Test_skip_and_return_bytes_with_reader(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Equal(`{"a" : [{"stream": "c"}], "d": 102 }`, string(skipped))
 }
 
+func Test_skip_empty(t *testing.T) {
+	should := require.New(t)
+	should.NotNil(Get([]byte("")).LastError())
+}
+
 type TestResp struct {
 	Code uint64
 }

jsoniter_stream_test.go

@@ -51,3 +51,19 @@ func Test_writeString_should_grow_buffer(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Nil(stream.Error)
 	should.Equal(`"123"`, string(stream.Buffer()))
 }
+
+type NopWriter struct {
+	bufferSize int
+}
+
+func (w *NopWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	w.bufferSize = cap(p)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func Test_flush_buffer_should_stop_grow_buffer(t *testing.T) {
+	writer := new(NopWriter)
+	NewEncoder(writer).Encode(make([]int, 10000000))
+	should := require.New(t)
+	should.Equal(512, writer.bufferSize)
+}

jsoniter_struct_encoder_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package jsoniter
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_encode_unexported_field(t *testing.T) {
+	type TestData struct {
+		a int
+		b <-chan int
+		C int
+		d *time.Timer
+	}
+
+	should := require.New(t)
+
+	testChan := make(<-chan int, 10)
+	testTimer := time.NewTimer(10 * time.Second)
+
+	obj := &TestData{
+		a: 42,
+		b: testChan,
+		C: 21,
+		d: testTimer,
+	}
+
+	jb, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	should.NoError(err)
+	should.Equal([]byte(`{"C":21}`), jb)
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"a": 444, "b":"bad", "C":55, "d":{"not": "a timer"}}`), obj)
+	should.NoError(err)
+	should.Equal(42, obj.a)
+	should.Equal(testChan, obj.b)
+	should.Equal(55, obj.C)
+	should.Equal(testTimer, obj.d)
+
+	jb, err = Marshal(obj)
+	should.NoError(err)
+	should.Equal(jb, []byte(`{"C":55}`))
+
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(`{"a": 444, "b":"bad", "C":256, "d":{"not":"a timer"}}`), obj)
+	should.NoError(err)
+	should.Equal(42, obj.a)
+	should.Equal(testChan, obj.b)
+	should.Equal(256, obj.C)
+	should.Equal(testTimer, obj.d)
+}