diff --git a/examples/toml.v b/examples/toml.v
index 1d90d8d08c..303aa5ede1 100644
--- a/examples/toml.v
+++ b/examples/toml.v
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 // Complete text from the example in the README.md:
 // https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/3b11f6921da7b6f5db37af039aa021fee450c091/README.md#Example
@@ -43,6 +44,6 @@ fn main() {
 	ip := doc.value('servers.alpha.ip').string()
 	println('Server IP: "$ip"')
 
-	toml_json := doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(doc)
 	println(toml_json)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/README.md b/vlib/toml/README.md
index 5540e4cf4a..e143686b19 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/README.md
+++ b/vlib/toml/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 ```v
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 // Complete text from the example in the README.md:
 // https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/3b11f6921da7b6f5db37af039aa021fee450c091/README.md#Example
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ fn main() {
 	ip := doc.value('servers.alpha.ip').string()
 	println('Server IP: "$ip"')
 
-	toml_json := doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(doc)
 	println(toml_json)
 }
 ```
diff --git a/vlib/toml/any.v b/vlib/toml/any.v
index 3331dad7aa..a43ba175fc 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/any.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/any.v
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 module toml
 
-import toml.util
-import x.json2
-
 // Pretty much all the same builtin types as the `json2.Any` type plus `DateTime`,`Date`,`Time`
 pub type Any = Date
 	| DateTime
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn (a Any) datetime() DateTime {
 // `key` should be in "dotted" form (`a.b.c`).
 // `key` supports quoted keys like `a."b.c"`.
 pub fn (m map[string]Any) value(key string) ?Any {
-	key_split := util.parse_dotted_key(key) ?
+	key_split := parse_dotted_key(key) ?
 	return m.value_(key_split)
 }
 
@@ -182,106 +179,3 @@ pub fn (a []Any) as_strings() []string {
 	}
 	return sa
 }
-
-// to_json returns `Any` as a JSON encoded string.
-pub fn (a Any) to_json() string {
-	match a {
-		Null {
-			return 'null'
-		}
-		DateTime {
-			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
-			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
-		}
-		Date {
-			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
-			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
-		}
-		Time {
-			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
-			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
-		}
-		string {
-			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
-			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
-		}
-		bool, f32, f64, i64, int, u64 {
-			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
-			return json_text.json_str()
-		}
-		map[string]Any {
-			mut str := '{'
-			for key, val in a {
-				json_key := json2.Any(key)
-				str += ' "$json_key.json_str()": $val.to_json(),'
-			}
-			str = str.trim_right(',')
-			str += ' }'
-			return str
-		}
-		[]Any {
-			mut str := '['
-			for val in a {
-				str += ' $val.to_json(),'
-			}
-			str = str.trim_right(',')
-			str += ' ]'
-			return str
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// to_json_any returns `Any` as a `x.json2.Any` type.
-pub fn (a Any) to_json_any() json2.Any {
-	match a {
-		Null {
-			return json2.Null{}
-		}
-		DateTime {
-			return json2.Any(a.str())
-		}
-		Date {
-			return json2.Any(a.str())
-		}
-		Time {
-			return json2.Any(a.str())
-		}
-		string {
-			return json2.Any(a.str())
-		}
-		bool {
-			return json2.Any(bool(a))
-		}
-		int {
-			return json2.Any(int(a))
-		}
-		f32 {
-			return json2.Any(f32(a))
-		}
-		f64 {
-			return json2.Any(f64(a))
-		}
-		i64 {
-			return json2.Any(i64(a))
-		}
-		u64 {
-			return json2.Any(u64(a))
-		}
-		map[string]Any {
-			mut jmap := map[string]json2.Any{}
-			for key, val in a {
-				jmap[key] = val.to_json_any()
-			}
-			return jmap
-		}
-		[]Any {
-			mut jarr := []json2.Any{}
-
-			for val in a {
-				jarr << val.to_json_any()
-			}
-
-			return jarr
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/vlib/toml/ast/ast.v b/vlib/toml/ast/ast.v
index c3f9c3fe5d..e191e3eed6 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/ast/ast.v
@@ -23,7 +23,3 @@ pub fn (r Root) str() string {
 	s += '}'
 	return s
 }
-
-pub fn (r Root) to_json() string {
-	return r.table.to_json()
-}
diff --git a/vlib/toml/ast/types.v b/vlib/toml/ast/types.v
index fd260c1ccc..ef7f3aad82 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/ast/types.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/ast/types.v
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 module ast
 
 import toml.token
-import x.json2
 
 // Key is a sumtype representing all types of keys that
 // can be found in a TOML document.
@@ -26,21 +25,20 @@ pub type Value = Bool
 	| []Value
 	| map[string]Value
 
-pub fn (v Value) to_json() string {
+// str outputs the value in JSON-like format for eased
+// debugging
+pub fn (v Value) str() string {
 	match v {
 		Quoted, Date, DateTime, Time {
-			json_text := json2.Any(v.text)
-			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
+			return '"$v.text"'
 		}
 		Bool, Null, Number {
-			json_text := json2.Any(v.text)
-			return json_text.json_str()
+			return v.text
 		}
 		map[string]Value {
 			mut str := '{'
 			for key, val in v {
-				json_key := json2.Any(key)
-				str += ' "$json_key.json_str()": $val.to_json(),'
+				str += ' "$key": $val,'
 			}
 			str = str.trim_right(',')
 			str += ' }'
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn (v Value) to_json() string {
 		[]Value {
 			mut str := '['
 			for val in v {
-				str += ' $val.to_json(),'
+				str += ' $val,'
 			}
 			str = str.trim_right(',')
 			str += ' ]'
diff --git a/vlib/toml/parser/parser.v b/vlib/toml/parser/parser.v
index efd1ec0656..bee10fb440 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/parser/parser.v
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) root_table() ? {
 
 					t := p.find_sub_table(sub_table) ?
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'setting "$key" = $val.to_json() in table ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'setting "$key" = $val in table ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						t[key.str()] = val
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) root_table() ? {
 
 					t := p.find_table() ?
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'setting "$key.str()" = $val.to_json() in table ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'setting "$key.str()" = $val in table ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						key_str := key.str()
 						if _ := t[key_str] {
 							return error(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN +
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) inline_table(mut tbl map[string]ast.Value) ? {
 
 					mut t := p.find_in_table(mut tbl, sub_table) ?
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val.to_json() into ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val into ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						t[key.str()] = val
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) inline_table(mut tbl map[string]ast.Value) ? {
 						return error(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN +
 							' key "$key_str" is already initialized with a value. At "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit" in this (excerpt): "...${p.excerpt()}..."')
 					}
-					util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @5 "$key_str" = $val.to_json() into ${ptr_str(tbl)}')
+					util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @5 "$key_str" = $val into ${ptr_str(tbl)}')
 					tbl[key_str] = val
 				}
 				previous_token_was_value = true
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) array_of_tables_contents() ?[]ast.Value {
 
 					mut t := p.find_in_table(mut tbl, sub_table) ?
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val.to_json() into ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val into ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						t[key.str()] = val
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) array_of_tables_contents() ?[]ast.Value {
 	}
 	mut arr := []ast.Value{}
 	arr << tbl
-	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed array of tables ${ast.Value(arr).to_json()}. leaving at "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit"')
+	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed array of tables ${ast.Value(arr)}. leaving at "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit"')
 	return arr
 }
 
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) double_array_of_tables_contents(target_key DottedKey) ?[]a
 
 					mut t := p.find_in_table(mut tbl, sub_table) ?
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val.to_json() into ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @6 "$key" = $val into ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						t[key.str()] = val
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) double_array_of_tables_contents(target_key DottedKey) ?[]a
 						t = p.find_in_table(mut tbl, implicit_allocation_key) ?
 					}
 					unsafe {
-						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @7 "$key" = $val.to_json() into ${ptr_str(t)}')
+						util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'inserting @7 "$key" = $val into ${ptr_str(t)}')
 						t[key.str()] = val
 					}
 				}
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) double_array_of_tables_contents(target_key DottedKey) ?[]a
 	}
 	mut arr := []ast.Value{}
 	arr << tbl
-	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed array of tables ${ast.Value(arr).to_json()}. leaving at "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit"')
+	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed array of tables ${ast.Value(arr)}. leaving at "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit"')
 	return arr
 }
 
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) key_value() ?(ast.Key, ast.Value) {
 	p.check(.assign) ? // Assignment operator
 	p.ignore_while(parser.space_formatting)
 	value := p.value() ?
-	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed key value pair. "$key" = $value.to_json()')
+	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed key value pair. "$key" = $value')
 	return key, value
 }
 
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) value() ?ast.Value {
 				' value expected .boolean, .quoted, .lsbr, .lcbr or .number got "$p.tok.kind" "$p.tok.lit" in this (excerpt): "...${p.excerpt()}..."')
 		}
 	}
-	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed "$p.tok.kind" as value $value.to_json()')
+	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, 'parsed "$p.tok.kind" as value $value')
 	return value
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_1_level_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_1_level_test.v
index 7464cd08d8..5a0495d4ab 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_1_level_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_1_level_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 const (
 	toml_table_text = '
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ color = "gray"'
 fn test_tables() {
 	mut toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_table_text) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	assert toml_json == os.read_file(
 		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_2_level_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_2_level_test.v
index 5b834cd962..ae73b8cfe9 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_2_level_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_2_level_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 const (
 	toml_text = '[[albums]]
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ name = "Born in the USA"
 fn test_nested_array_of_tables() {
 	mut toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_text) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	eprintln(toml_json)
 	assert toml_json == os.read_file(
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_array_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_array_test.v
index 92edd3c16b..5a005c9884 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/array_of_tables_array_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 const (
 	toml_text = '[[a]]
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const (
 fn test_nested_array_of_tables() {
 	mut toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_text) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	eprintln(toml_json)
 	assert toml_json == os.read_file(
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/datetime_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/datetime_test.v
index 2d913ecedb..c502232acc 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/datetime_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/datetime_test.v
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ fn test_dates() {
 	od_time := toml.Date{'1979-05-27'}
 	ld1 := toml_doc.value('ld1')
 	assert ld1.date() == od_time
-	// assert ld1.string() == '1979-05-27' // TODO fail in CI but pass locally?
+	// assert ld1.string() == '1979-05-27' // TODO memory corruption
 
 	// lt1 test section
 	mut ot_time := toml.Time{'07:32:00'}
 	lt1 := toml_doc.value('lt1')
 	assert lt1.time() == ot_time
-	// assert lt1.string() == '07:32:00' // TODO fail in CI but pass locally?
+	// assert lt1.string() == '07:32:00' // TODO memory corruption
 
 	// lt2 test section
 	ot_time = toml.Time{'00:32:00.999999'}
 	lt2 := toml_doc.value('lt2')
 	assert lt2.time() == ot_time
-	// assert lt2.string() == '00:32:00.999999'  // TODO fail in CI but pass locally?
+	// assert lt2.string() == '00:32:00.999999'  // TODO memory corruption
 }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/json_encoding_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/json_encoding_test.v
index b38cc2de4c..bc58383c74 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/json_encoding_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/json_encoding_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 fn test_parse() {
 	toml_file :=
@@ -7,13 +8,11 @@ fn test_parse() {
 		'.toml'
 	toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_file) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 	out_file :=
 		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
 		'.out'
 	out_file_json := os.read_file(out_file) or { panic(err) }
 	println(toml_json)
 	assert toml_json == out_file_json
-
-	// assert false
 }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/json_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/json_test.v
index b38cc2de4c..bc58383c74 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/json_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/json_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 fn test_parse() {
 	toml_file :=
@@ -7,13 +8,11 @@ fn test_parse() {
 		'.toml'
 	toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_file) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 	out_file :=
 		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
 		'.out'
 	out_file_json := os.read_file(out_file) or { panic(err) }
 	println(toml_json)
 	assert toml_json == out_file_json
-
-	// assert false
 }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/toml_bom_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/toml_bom_test.v
index 7ee81e0e9c..8d76c7aec6 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/toml_bom_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/toml_bom_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 import toml.ast
 
 const empty_toml_document = toml.Doc{
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 
 fn test_toml_with_bom() {
 	toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_text_with_utf8_bom) or { panic(err) }
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	title := toml_doc.value('title')
 	assert title == toml.Any('TOML Example')
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/toml_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/toml_test.v
index f68674ddad..51f1dd4310 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/toml_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/toml_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import toml
+import toml.to
 
 const toml_text = os.read_file(
 	os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ fn test_toml() {
 	// File containing the complete text from the example in the official TOML project README.md:
 	// https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/blob/3b11f6921da7b6f5db37af039aa021fee450c091/README.md#Example
 	toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_text) or { panic(err) }
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	// NOTE Kept for easier debugging:
 	// dump(toml_doc.ast)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ fn test_toml_file() {
 	os.write_file(test_file, toml_text) or { assert false }
 	toml_doc := toml.parse_file(test_file) or { panic(err) }
 
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 
 	// NOTE Kept for easier debugging:
 	// dump(toml_doc.ast)
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ fn test_toml_file() {
 
 fn test_toml_parse_text() {
 	toml_doc := toml.parse_text(toml_text) or { panic(err) }
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 	assert toml_json == os.read_file(
 		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
 		'.out') or { panic(err) }
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ fn test_toml_parse_text() {
 
 fn test_toml_parse() {
 	toml_doc := toml.parse(toml_text) or { panic(err) }
-	toml_json := toml_doc.to_json()
+	toml_json := to.json(toml_doc)
 	assert toml_json == os.read_file(
 		os.real_path(os.join_path(os.dir(@FILE), 'testdata', os.file_name(@FILE).all_before_last('.'))) +
 		'.out') or { panic(err) }
diff --git a/vlib/toml/to/to.v b/vlib/toml/to/to.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..469dfd1c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/toml/to/to.v
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 Lars Pontoppidan. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+module to
+
+import toml
+import x.json2
+
+type DocOrAny = toml.Any | toml.Doc
+
+// json returns `doa` as a JSON encoded string.
+pub fn json(doa DocOrAny) string {
+	match doa {
+		toml.Doc {
+			return any_to_json(doa.ast_to_any(doa.ast.table))
+		}
+		toml.Any {
+			return any_to_json(doa)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// json returns `a` as a JSON encoded string.
+fn any_to_json(a toml.Any) string {
+	match a {
+		toml.Null {
+			return 'null'
+		}
+		toml.DateTime {
+			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
+			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
+		}
+		toml.Date {
+			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
+			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
+		}
+		toml.Time {
+			json_text := json2.Any(a.str())
+			return '"$json_text.json_str()"'
+		}
+		string {
+			return '"' + json2.Any(a.str()).json_str() + '"'
+		}
+		bool {
+			return json2.Any(bool(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		f32 {
+			return json2.Any(f32(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		f64 {
+			return json2.Any(f64(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		i64 {
+			return json2.Any(i64(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		int {
+			return json2.Any(int(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		u64 {
+			return json2.Any(u64(a)).json_str()
+		}
+		map[string]toml.Any {
+			mut str := '{'
+			for key, val in a {
+				json_key := json2.Any(key)
+				str += ' "$json_key.json_str()": ${any_to_json(val)},'
+			}
+			str = str.trim_right(',')
+			str += ' }'
+			return str
+		}
+		[]toml.Any {
+			mut str := '['
+			for val in a {
+				str += ' ${any_to_json(val)},'
+			}
+			str = str.trim_right(',')
+			str += ' ]'
+			return str
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// json_any returns `Any` as a `x.json2.Any` type.
+pub fn json_any(a toml.Any) json2.Any {
+	match a {
+		toml.Null {
+			return json2.Null{}
+		}
+		toml.DateTime {
+			return json2.Any(a.str())
+		}
+		toml.Date {
+			return json2.Any(a.str())
+		}
+		toml.Time {
+			return json2.Any(a.str())
+		}
+		string {
+			return json2.Any(a.str())
+		}
+		bool {
+			return json2.Any(bool(a))
+		}
+		int {
+			return json2.Any(int(a))
+		}
+		f32 {
+			return json2.Any(f32(a))
+		}
+		f64 {
+			return json2.Any(f64(a))
+		}
+		i64 {
+			return json2.Any(i64(a))
+		}
+		u64 {
+			return json2.Any(u64(a))
+		}
+		map[string]toml.Any {
+			mut jmap := map[string]json2.Any{}
+			for key, val in a {
+				jmap[key] = json_any(val)
+			}
+			return jmap
+		}
+		[]toml.Any {
+			mut jarr := []json2.Any{}
+
+			for val in a {
+				jarr << json_any(val)
+			}
+
+			return jarr
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/toml/toml.v b/vlib/toml/toml.v
index 8b4154c4f4..3f4cf809c2 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/toml.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/toml.v
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 module toml
 
 import toml.ast
-import toml.util
 import toml.input
 import toml.scanner
 import toml.parser
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import strconv
 pub struct Null {
 }
 
-// DateTime is the representation of an RFC 3339 date-only string.
+// DateTime is the representation of an RFC 3339 datetime string.
 pub struct DateTime {
 	datetime string
 }
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn (dt DateTime) str() string {
 	return dt.datetime
 }
 
-// Date is the representation of an RFC 3339 datetime string.
+// Date is the representation of an RFC 3339 date-only string.
 pub struct Date {
 	date string
 }
@@ -111,9 +110,45 @@ pub fn parse(toml string) ?Doc {
 	}
 }
 
-// to_json returns a compact json string of the complete document.
-pub fn (d Doc) to_json() string {
-	return d.ast.to_json()
+// parse_dotted_key converts `key` string to an array of strings.
+// parse_dotted_key preserves strings delimited by both `"` and `'`.
+pub fn parse_dotted_key(key string) ?[]string {
+	mut out := []string{}
+	mut buf := ''
+	mut in_string := false
+	mut delim := byte(` `)
+	for ch in key {
+		if ch in [`"`, `'`] {
+			if !in_string {
+				delim = ch
+			}
+			in_string = !in_string && ch == delim
+			if !in_string {
+				if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
+					out << buf
+				}
+				buf = ''
+				delim = ` `
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		buf += ch.ascii_str()
+		if !in_string && ch == `.` {
+			if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
+				out << buf[..buf.len - 1]
+			}
+			buf = ''
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+	if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
+		out << buf
+	}
+	if in_string {
+		return error(@FN +
+			': could not parse key, missing closing string delimiter `$delim.ascii_str()`')
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 // to_any converts the `Doc` to toml.Any type.
@@ -126,13 +161,12 @@ pub fn (d Doc) to_any() Any {
 // `key` supports quoted keys like `a."b.c"`.
 pub fn (d Doc) value(key string) Any {
 	values := d.ast.table as map[string]ast.Value
-	key_split := util.parse_dotted_key(key) or { return Any(Null{}) }
+	key_split := parse_dotted_key(key) or { return Any(Null{}) }
 	return d.value_(values, key_split)
 }
 
 // value_ returns the value found at `key` in the map `values` as `Any` type.
 fn (d Doc) value_(values map[string]ast.Value, key []string) Any {
-	util.printdbg(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN, ' getting "${key[0]}"')
 	value := values[key[0]] or {
 		return Any(Null{})
 		// TODO decide this
@@ -150,7 +184,7 @@ fn (d Doc) value_(values map[string]ast.Value, key []string) Any {
 }
 
 // ast_to_any converts `from` ast.Value to toml.Any value.
-fn (d Doc) ast_to_any(value ast.Value) Any {
+pub fn (d Doc) ast_to_any(value ast.Value) Any {
 	match value {
 		ast.Date {
 			return Any(Date{value.text})
diff --git a/vlib/toml/util/util.v b/vlib/toml/util/util.v
index 6381197ca9..60f42c8b05 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/util/util.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/util/util.v
@@ -25,44 +25,3 @@ pub fn is_illegal_ascii_control_character(byte_char byte) bool {
 pub fn printdbg(id string, message string) {
 	eprintln(id + ' ' + message)
 }
-
-// parse_dotted_key converts `key` string to an array of strings.
-// parse_dotted_key preserves strings delimited by both `"` and `'`.
-pub fn parse_dotted_key(key string) ?[]string {
-	mut out := []string{}
-	mut buf := ''
-	mut in_string := false
-	mut delim := byte(` `)
-	for ch in key {
-		if ch in [`"`, `'`] {
-			if !in_string {
-				delim = ch
-			}
-			in_string = !in_string && ch == delim
-			if !in_string {
-				if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
-					out << buf
-				}
-				buf = ''
-				delim = ` `
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		buf += ch.ascii_str()
-		if !in_string && ch == `.` {
-			if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
-				out << buf[..buf.len - 1]
-			}
-			buf = ''
-			continue
-		}
-	}
-	if buf != '' && buf != ' ' {
-		out << buf
-	}
-	if in_string {
-		return error(@FN +
-			': could not parse key, missing closing string delimiter `$delim.ascii_str()`')
-	}
-	return out
-}