diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/c.v b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
index c498d06212..b0da21f188 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/c.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) gen_c(v_files []string) string {
 	util.timing_start('PARSE')
 	b.parsed_files = parser.parse_files(v_files, b.table, b.pref, b.global_scope)
 	b.parse_imports()
-	util.timing_measure('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show('SCAN')
+	util.get_timers().show('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show_if_exists('PARSE stmt')
 	if b.pref.only_check_syntax {
 		return ''
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/js.v b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
index fa06eefc31..6a5296b66a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) gen_js(v_files []string) string {
 	util.timing_start('PARSE')
 	b.parsed_files = parser.parse_files(v_files, b.table, b.pref, b.global_scope)
 	b.parse_imports()
-	util.timing_measure('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show('SCAN')
+	util.get_timers().show('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show_if_exists('PARSE stmt')
 	//
 	util.timing_start('CHECK')
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
index 5f1022966f..4e8accf50a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_x64(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 	util.timing_start('PARSE')
 	b.parsed_files = parser.parse_files(v_files, b.table, b.pref, b.global_scope)
 	b.parse_imports()
-	util.timing_measure('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show('SCAN')
+	util.get_timers().show('PARSE')
+	util.get_timers().show_if_exists('PARSE stmt')
 	//
 	util.timing_start('CHECK')
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 1ef666e6ae..2152f415b5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -423,11 +423,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_receiver(mut params []table.Param, mut rec ReceiverParsingI
 	if !rec.is_mut {
 		rec.is_mut = p.tok.kind == .key_mut
 		if rec.is_mut {
-			p.warn_with_pos('use `(mut f Foo)` instead of `(f mut Foo)`', lpar_pos.extend(p.peek_tok2.position()))
+			ptoken2 := p.peek_token(2) // needed to prevent codegen bug, where .position() expects &Token
+			p.warn_with_pos('use `(mut f Foo)` instead of `(f mut Foo)`', lpar_pos.extend(ptoken2.position()))
 		}
 	}
 	if p.tok.kind == .key_shared {
-		p.error_with_pos('use `(shared f Foo)` instead of `(f shared Foo)`', lpar_pos.extend(p.peek_tok2.position()))
+		ptoken2 := p.peek_token(2) // needed to prevent codegen bug, where .position() expects &Token
+		p.error_with_pos('use `(shared f Foo)` instead of `(f shared Foo)`', lpar_pos.extend(ptoken2.position()))
 	}
 	rec.pos = rec_start_pos.extend(p.tok.position())
 	is_amp := p.tok.kind == .amp
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/for.v b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
index be1e942684..1dcff1f17b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		p.close_scope()
 		return for_stmt
 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind in [.decl_assign, .assign, .semicolon]
-		|| p.tok.kind == .semicolon || (p.peek_tok.kind == .comma && p.peek_tok2.kind != .key_mut
-		&& p.peek_tok3.kind != .key_in) {
+		|| p.tok.kind == .semicolon || (p.peek_tok.kind == .comma
+		&& p.peek_token(2).kind != .key_mut && p.peek_token(3).kind != .key_in) {
 		// `for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {` or `for a,b := 0,1; a < 10; a++ {`
 		if p.tok.kind == .key_mut {
 			p.error('`mut` is not needed in `for ;;` loops: use `for i := 0; i < n; i ++ {`')
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		mut has_init := false
 		mut has_cond := false
 		mut has_inc := false
-		mut is_multi := p.peek_tok.kind == .comma && p.peek_tok2.kind != .key_mut
-			&& p.peek_tok3.kind != .key_in
+		mut is_multi := p.peek_tok.kind == .comma && p.peek_token(2).kind != .key_mut
+			&& p.peek_token(3).kind != .key_in
 		if p.peek_tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] || is_multi {
 			init = p.assign_stmt()
 			has_init = true
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		p.close_scope()
 		return for_c_stmt
 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind in [.key_in, .comma]
-		|| (p.tok.kind == .key_mut && p.peek_tok2.kind in [.key_in, .comma]) {
+		|| (p.tok.kind == .key_mut && p.peek_token(2).kind in [.key_in, .comma]) {
 		// `for i in vals`, `for i in start .. end`, `for mut user in users`, `for i, mut user in users`
 		mut val_is_mut := p.tok.kind == .key_mut
 		mut_pos := p.tok.position()
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
index c376eb5b8f..b0c7b2f8bd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) match_expr() ast.MatchExpr {
 			p.next()
 		} else if (p.tok.kind == .name && !(p.tok.lit == 'C' && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot)
 			&& (p.tok.lit in table.builtin_type_names || p.tok.lit[0].is_capital()
-			|| (p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_tok2.lit.len > 0
-			&& p.peek_tok2.lit[0].is_capital()))) || p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
+			|| (p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_token(2).lit.len > 0
+			&& p.peek_token(2).lit[0].is_capital()))) || p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
 			mut types := []table.Type{}
 			for {
 				// Sum type match
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index 47fe9357fd..08138cbdc5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) parse_array_type() table.Type {
 	}
 	mut nr_dims := 1
 	// detect attr
-	not_attr := p.peek_tok.kind != .name && p.peek_tok2.kind !in [.semicolon, .rsbr]
+	not_attr := p.peek_tok.kind != .name && p.peek_token(2).kind !in [.semicolon, .rsbr]
 	for p.tok.kind == .lsbr && not_attr {
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.rsbr)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index efc324bd1f..cde33d4978 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ mut:
 	tok               token.Token
 	prev_tok          token.Token
 	peek_tok          token.Token
-	peek_tok2         token.Token
-	peek_tok3         token.Token
 	table             &table.Table
 	language          table.Language
 	inside_if         bool
@@ -85,6 +83,10 @@ pub fn parse_stmt(text string, table &table.Table, scope &ast.Scope) ast.Stmt {
 		}
 	}
 	p.init_parse_fns()
+	util.timing_start('PARSE stmt')
+	defer {
+		util.timing_measure_cumulative('PARSE stmt')
+	}
 	p.read_first_token()
 	return p.stmt(false)
 }
@@ -120,6 +122,13 @@ pub fn parse_text(text string, path string, table &table.Table, comments_mode sc
 	return p.parse()
 }
 
+[unsafe]
+pub fn (mut p Parser) free() {
+	unsafe {
+		p.scanner.free()
+	}
+}
+
 pub fn (mut p Parser) set_path(path string) {
 	p.file_name = path
 	p.file_base = os.base(path)
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn parse_vet_file(path string, table_ &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences)
 		parent: 0
 	}
 	mut p := Parser{
-		scanner: scanner.new_vet_scanner_file(path, .parse_comments, pref)
+		scanner: scanner.new_scanner_file(path, .parse_comments, pref)
 		comments_mode: .parse_comments
 		table: table_
 		pref: pref
@@ -194,6 +203,10 @@ pub fn parse_vet_file(path string, table_ &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences)
 }
 
 pub fn (mut p Parser) parse() ast.File {
+	util.timing_start('PARSE')
+	defer {
+		util.timing_measure_cumulative('PARSE')
+	}
 	// comments_mode: comments_mode
 	p.init_parse_fns()
 	p.read_first_token()
@@ -323,9 +336,6 @@ pub fn parse_files(paths []string, table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences, g
 }
 
 pub fn (mut p Parser) init_parse_fns() {
-	if p.comments_mode == .toplevel_comments {
-		p.scanner.scan_all_tokens_in_buffer()
-	}
 	// p.prefix_parse_fns = make(100, 100, sizeof(PrefixParseFn))
 	// p.prefix_parse_fns[token.Kind.name] = parse_name
 }
@@ -334,8 +344,11 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) read_first_token() {
 	// need to call next() 4 times to get peek token 1,2,3 and current token
 	p.next()
 	p.next()
-	p.next()
-	p.next()
+}
+
+[inline]
+pub fn (p &Parser) peek_token(n int) token.Token {
+	return p.scanner.peek_token(n - 2)
 }
 
 pub fn (mut p Parser) open_scope() {
@@ -399,9 +412,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) next_with_comment() {
 fn (mut p Parser) next() {
 	p.prev_tok = p.tok
 	p.tok = p.peek_tok
-	p.peek_tok = p.peek_tok2
-	p.peek_tok2 = p.peek_tok3
-	p.peek_tok3 = p.scanner.scan()
+	p.peek_tok = p.scanner.scan()
 	/*
 	if p.tok.kind==.comment {
 		p.comments << ast.Comment{text:p.tok.lit, line_nr:p.tok.line_nr}
@@ -1111,14 +1122,14 @@ fn (p &Parser) is_generic_call() bool {
 		false
 	}
 	// use heuristics to detect `func<T>()` from `var < expr`
-	return !lit0_is_capital && p.peek_tok.kind == .lt && (match p.peek_tok2.kind {
+	return !lit0_is_capital && p.peek_tok.kind == .lt && (match p.peek_token(2).kind {
 		.name {
 			// maybe `f<int>`, `f<map[`, f<string,
-			(p.peek_tok2.kind == .name && p.peek_tok3.kind in [.gt, .comma]) || (p.peek_tok2.lit == 'map' && p.peek_tok3.kind == .lsbr)
+			(p.peek_token(2).kind == .name && p.peek_token(3).kind in [.gt, .comma]) || (p.peek_token(2).lit == 'map' && p.peek_token(3).kind == .lsbr)
 		}
 		.lsbr {
 			// maybe `f<[]T>`, assume `var < []` is invalid
-			p.peek_tok3.kind == .rsbr
+			p.peek_token(3).kind == .rsbr
 		}
 		else {
 			false
@@ -1205,7 +1216,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		}
 	}
 	// Raw string (`s := r'hello \n ')
-	if p.peek_tok.kind == .string && !p.inside_str_interp && p.peek_tok2.kind != .colon {
+	if p.peek_tok.kind == .string && !p.inside_str_interp && p.peek_token(2).kind != .colon {
 		if p.tok.lit in ['r', 'c', 'js'] && p.tok.kind == .name {
 			return p.string_expr()
 		} else {
@@ -1233,11 +1244,11 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 			if p.tok.lit in p.imports {
 				// mark the imported module as used
 				p.register_used_import(p.tok.lit)
-				if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_tok2.kind != .eof && p.peek_tok2.lit.len > 0
-					&& p.peek_tok2.lit[0].is_capital() {
+				if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_token(2).kind != .eof
+					&& p.peek_token(2).lit.len > 0 && p.peek_token(2).lit[0].is_capital() {
 					is_mod_cast = true
-				} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_tok2.kind != .eof
-					&& p.peek_tok2.lit.len == 0 {
+				} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_token(2).kind != .eof
+					&& p.peek_token(2).lit.len == 0 {
 					// incomplete module selector must be handled by dot_expr instead
 					node = p.parse_ident(language)
 					return node
@@ -1362,7 +1373,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 			pos: p.tok.position()
 			mod: mod
 		}
-	} else if language == .js && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_tok2.kind == .name {
+	} else if language == .js && p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.peek_token(2).kind == .name {
 		// JS. function call with more than 1 dot
 		node = p.call_expr(language, mod)
 	} else {
@@ -2396,7 +2407,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) top_level_statement_start() {
 		p.scanner.set_is_inside_toplevel_statement(true)
 		p.rewind_scanner_to_current_token_in_new_mode()
 		$if debugscanner ? {
-			eprintln('>> p.top_level_statement_start | tidx:${p.tok.tidx:-5} | p.tok.kind: ${p.tok.kind:-10} | p.tok.lit: $p.tok.lit $p.peek_tok.lit $p.peek_tok2.lit $p.peek_tok3.lit ...')
+			eprintln('>> p.top_level_statement_start | tidx:${p.tok.tidx:-5} | p.tok.kind: ${p.tok.kind:-10} | p.tok.lit: $p.tok.lit $p.peek_tok.lit ${p.peek_token(2).lit} ${p.peek_token(3).lit} ...')
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2406,14 +2417,14 @@ fn (mut p Parser) top_level_statement_end() {
 		p.scanner.set_is_inside_toplevel_statement(false)
 		p.rewind_scanner_to_current_token_in_new_mode()
 		$if debugscanner ? {
-			eprintln('>> p.top_level_statement_end   | tidx:${p.tok.tidx:-5} | p.tok.kind: ${p.tok.kind:-10} | p.tok.lit: $p.tok.lit $p.peek_tok.lit $p.peek_tok2.lit $p.peek_tok3.lit ...')
+			eprintln('>> p.top_level_statement_end   | tidx:${p.tok.tidx:-5} | p.tok.kind: ${p.tok.kind:-10} | p.tok.lit: $p.tok.lit $p.peek_tok.lit ${p.peek_token(2).lit} ${p.peek_token(3).lit} ...')
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) rewind_scanner_to_current_token_in_new_mode() {
 	// Go back and rescan some tokens, ensuring that the parser's
-	// lookahead buffer p.peek_tok .. p.peek_tok3, will now contain
+	// lookahead buffer p.peek_tok .. p.peek_token(3), will now contain
 	// the correct tokens (possible comments), for the new mode
 	// This refilling of the lookahead buffer is needed for the
 	// .toplevel_comments parsing mode.
@@ -2423,8 +2434,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) rewind_scanner_to_current_token_in_new_mode() {
 	p.prev_tok = no_token
 	p.tok = no_token
 	p.peek_tok = no_token
-	p.peek_tok2 = no_token
-	p.peek_tok3 = no_token
 	for {
 		p.next()
 		// eprintln('rewinding to ${p.tok.tidx:5} | goal: ${tidx:5}')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index 0f6769b0ad..166e9659a3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr(precedence int) ast.Expr {
 			if p.expecting_type {
 				// parse json.decode type (`json.decode([]User, s)`)
 				node = p.name_expr()
-			} else if p.is_amp && p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr && p.peek_tok3.kind != .lcbr {
+			} else if p.is_amp && p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr && p.peek_token(3).kind != .lcbr {
 				pos := p.tok.position()
 				typ := p.parse_type().to_ptr()
 				p.check(.lpar)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr_with_left(left ast.Expr, precedence int, is_stmt_iden
 		} else if p.tok.kind.is_infix() {
 			if p.tok.kind.is_prefix() && p.tok.line_nr != p.prev_tok.line_nr {
 				// return early for deref assign `*x = 2` goes to prefix expr
-				if p.tok.kind == .mul && p.peek_tok2.kind == .assign {
+				if p.tok.kind == .mul && p.peek_token(2).kind == .assign {
 					return node
 				}
 				// added 10/2020: LATER this will be parsed as PrefixExpr instead
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index feaf1eab05..5ac872be07 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ no reason to complain about them.
 When the parser determines, that it is outside of a top level statement,
 it tells the scanner to backtrack s.tidx to the current p.tok index,
 then it changes .is_inside_toplvl_statement to false , and refills its
-lookahead buffer (i.e. p.peek_tok, p.peek_tok2, p.peek_tok3) from the
-scanner.
+lookahead buffer (i.e. p.peek_tok), from the scanner.
 
 In effect, from the parser's point of view, the next tokens, that it will
 receive with p.next(), will be the same, as if comments are not ignored
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ pub enum CommentsMode {
 
 // new scanner from file.
 pub fn new_scanner_file(file_path string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &pref.Preferences) &Scanner {
-	return new_vet_scanner_file(file_path, comments_mode, pref)
-}
-
-pub fn new_vet_scanner_file(file_path string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &pref.Preferences) &Scanner {
 	if !os.exists(file_path) {
 		verror("$file_path doesn't exist")
 	}
@@ -109,19 +104,24 @@ pub fn new_vet_scanner_file(file_path string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &
 		verror(err)
 		return voidptr(0)
 	}
-	mut s := new_vet_scanner(raw_text, comments_mode, pref)
-	s.file_path = file_path
-	s.file_base = os.base(file_path)
+	mut s := &Scanner{
+		pref: pref
+		text: raw_text
+		is_print_line_on_error: true
+		is_print_colored_error: true
+		is_print_rel_paths_on_error: true
+		is_fmt: pref.is_fmt
+		comments_mode: comments_mode
+		file_path: file_path
+		file_base: os.base(file_path)
+	}
+	s.init_scanner()
 	return s
 }
 
 // new scanner from string.
 pub fn new_scanner(text string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &pref.Preferences) &Scanner {
-	return new_vet_scanner(text, comments_mode, pref)
-}
-
-pub fn new_vet_scanner(text string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &pref.Preferences) &Scanner {
-	return &Scanner{
+	mut s := &Scanner{
 		pref: pref
 		text: text
 		is_print_line_on_error: true
@@ -132,6 +132,21 @@ pub fn new_vet_scanner(text string, comments_mode CommentsMode, pref &pref.Prefe
 		file_path: 'internal_memory'
 		file_base: 'internal_memory'
 	}
+	s.init_scanner()
+	return s
+}
+
+fn (mut s Scanner) init_scanner() {
+	util.get_timers().measure_pause('PARSE')
+	s.scan_all_tokens_in_buffer(s.comments_mode)
+	util.get_timers().measure_resume('PARSE')
+}
+
+[unsafe]
+pub fn (mut s Scanner) free() {
+	unsafe {
+		s.text.free()
+	}
 }
 
 [inline]
@@ -166,6 +181,18 @@ fn (mut s Scanner) new_token(tok_kind token.Kind, lit string, len int) token.Tok
 	}
 }
 
+[inline]
+fn (s &Scanner) new_eof_token() token.Token {
+	return token.Token{
+		kind: .eof
+		lit: ''
+		line_nr: s.line_nr + 1
+		pos: s.pos
+		len: 1
+		tidx: s.tidx
+	}
+}
+
 [inline]
 fn (mut s Scanner) new_multiline_token(tok_kind token.Kind, lit string, len int, start_line int) token.Token {
 	cidx := s.tidx
@@ -487,22 +514,20 @@ fn (mut s Scanner) end_of_file() token.Token {
 		s.inc_line_number()
 	}
 	s.pos = s.text.len
-	return s.new_token(.eof, '', 1)
+	return s.new_eof_token()
 }
 
-pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan_all_tokens_in_buffer() {
+pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan_all_tokens_in_buffer(mode CommentsMode) {
 	// s.scan_all_tokens_in_buffer is used mainly by vdoc,
 	// in order to implement the .toplevel_comments mode.
-	cmode := s.comments_mode
-	s.comments_mode = .parse_comments
-	for {
-		t := s.text_scan()
-		s.all_tokens << t
-		if t.kind == .eof {
-			break
-		}
+	util.timing_start('SCAN')
+	defer {
+		util.timing_measure_cumulative('SCAN')
 	}
-	s.comments_mode = cmode
+	oldmode := s.comments_mode
+	s.comments_mode = mode
+	s.scan_remaining_text()
+	s.comments_mode = oldmode
 	s.tidx = 0
 	$if debugscanner ? {
 		for t in s.all_tokens {
@@ -511,11 +536,21 @@ pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan_all_tokens_in_buffer() {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan() token.Token {
-	if s.comments_mode == .toplevel_comments {
-		return s.buffer_scan()
+pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan_remaining_text() {
+	for {
+		t := s.text_scan()
+		if s.comments_mode == .skip_comments && t.kind == .comment {
+			continue
+		}
+		s.all_tokens << t
+		if t.kind == .eof {
+			break
+		}
 	}
-	return s.text_scan()
+}
+
+pub fn (mut s Scanner) scan() token.Token {
+	return s.buffer_scan()
 }
 
 pub fn (mut s Scanner) buffer_scan() token.Token {
@@ -536,7 +571,17 @@ pub fn (mut s Scanner) buffer_scan() token.Token {
 }
 
 [inline]
-fn (s Scanner) look_ahead(n int) byte {
+pub fn (s &Scanner) peek_token(n int) token.Token {
+	idx := s.tidx + n
+	if idx >= s.all_tokens.len {
+		return s.new_eof_token()
+	}
+	t := s.all_tokens[idx]
+	return t
+}
+
+[inline]
+fn (s &Scanner) look_ahead(n int) byte {
 	if s.pos + n < s.text.len {
 		return s.text[s.pos + n]
 	} else {
@@ -1292,14 +1337,19 @@ pub fn verror(s string) {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut s Scanner) codegen(newtext string) {
+	$if debug_codegen ? {
+		eprintln('scanner.codegen:\n $newtext')
+	}
 	// codegen makes sense only during normal compilation
 	// feeding code generated V code to vfmt or vdoc will
 	// cause them to output/document ephemeral stuff.
 	if s.comments_mode == .skip_comments {
+		s.all_tokens.delete_last() // remove .eof from end of .all_tokens
 		s.text += newtext
-		$if debug_codegen ? {
-			eprintln('scanner.codegen:\n $newtext')
-		}
+		old_tidx := s.tidx
+		s.tidx = s.all_tokens.len
+		s.scan_remaining_text()
+		s.tidx = old_tidx
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/timers.v b/vlib/v/util/timers.v
index 64f3e43cec..60ae92b60d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/timers.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/timers.v
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@ pub fn timing_measure(label string) {
 	get_timers().show(label)
 }
 
+pub fn timing_measure_cumulative(label string) {
+	get_timers().measure_cumulative(label)
+}
+
 pub fn timing_set_should_print(should_print bool) {
 	mut t := util.timers
 	t.should_print = should_print
 }
 
 pub fn (mut t Timers) start(name string) {
-	sw := time.new_stopwatch({})
+	mut sw := t.swatches[name] or { time.new_stopwatch({}) }
+	sw.start()
 	t.swatches[name] = sw
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +59,35 @@ pub fn (mut t Timers) measure(name string) i64 {
 	return ms
 }
 
+pub fn (mut t Timers) measure_cumulative(name string) i64 {
+	ms := t.measure(name)
+	if name !in t.swatches {
+		return ms
+	}
+	mut sw := t.swatches[name]
+	sw.pause()
+	t.swatches[name] = sw
+	return ms
+}
+
+pub fn (mut t Timers) measure_pause(name string) {
+	if name !in t.swatches {
+		return
+	}
+	mut sw := t.swatches[name]
+	sw.pause()
+	t.swatches[name] = sw
+}
+
+pub fn (mut t Timers) measure_resume(name string) {
+	if name !in t.swatches {
+		return
+	}
+	mut sw := t.swatches[name]
+	sw.start()
+	t.swatches[name] = sw
+}
+
 pub fn (mut t Timers) message(name string) string {
 	ms := f64(t.measure(name)) / 1000.0
 	value := bold('${ms:-8.3f}')
@@ -68,6 +102,13 @@ pub fn (mut t Timers) show(label string) {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn (mut t Timers) show_if_exists(label string) {
+	if label !in t.swatches {
+		return
+	}
+	t.show(label)
+}
+
 pub fn (mut t Timers) dump_all() {
 	for k, _ in t.swatches {
 		elapsed := t.message(k)
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
index 1c749f06b0..b88d4be3d2 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ fn new_parser(srce string, convert_type bool) Parser {
 		}
 	}
 	return Parser{
-		scanner: scanner.new_scanner(src, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{})
+		scanner: scanner.new_scanner(src, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{output_mode: .silent})
 		convert_type: convert_type
 	}
 }