diff --git a/0.3_roadmap.txt b/0.3_roadmap.txt
index 7a5d68db6c..28d8b58e4d 100644
--- a/0.3_roadmap.txt
+++ b/0.3_roadmap.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - make `-autofree` the default
 - coroutines
++ channels
 - lock{}
 - thread safe arrays/maps
 - C2V translator
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index 78571f12a2..1a13a8439f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -280,12 +280,19 @@ pub fn (mut g JsGen) typ(t table.Type) string {
 		.interface_ {
 			styp = g.js_name(sym.name)
 		}
+		.rune {
+			styp = 'any'
+		}
 	}
-		/* else {
+	/*
+	else {
 			println('jsgen.typ: Unhandled type $t')
 			styp = sym.name
-		} */
-	if styp.starts_with('JS.') { return styp[3..] }
+		}
+	*/
+	if styp.starts_with('JS.') {
+		return styp[3..]
+	}
 	return styp
 }
 
@@ -1108,7 +1115,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_array_init_expr(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 	// 2)  Give the code unnecessary complexity
 	// 3)  Have several limitations like missing most `Array.prototype` methods
 	// 4)  Modern engines can optimize regular arrays into typed arrays anyways,
-	//     offering similar performance
+	// offering similar performance
 	if it.has_len {
 		t1 := g.new_tmp_var()
 		t2 := g.new_tmp_var()
@@ -1259,17 +1266,21 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_if_expr(node ast.IfExpr) {
 				g.expr(branch.cond)
 				g.writeln(') {')
 			} else if i == node.branches.len - 1 && node.has_else {
-				/* if is_guard {
+				/*
+				if is_guard {
 					//g.writeln('} if (!$guard_ok) { /* else */')
-				} else { */
+				} else {
+				*/
 				g.writeln('} else {')
 				// }
 			}
 			g.stmts(branch.stmts)
 		}
-		/* if is_guard {
+		/*
+		if is_guard {
 			g.write('}')
-		} */
+		}
+		*/
 		g.writeln('}')
 		g.writeln('')
 	}
@@ -1334,7 +1345,8 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_infix_expr(it ast.InfixExpr) {
 		g.write('.push(')
 		if r_sym.kind == .array {
 			g.write('...')
-		} // arr << [1, 2]
+		}
+		// arr << [1, 2]
 		g.expr(it.right)
 		g.write(')')
 	} else if r_sym.kind in [.array, .map, .string] && it.op in [.key_in, .not_in] {
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
index 0688312f3e..86202ae323 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import strings
 
 pub type Type int
 
-pub type TypeInfo = Alias | Array | ArrayFixed | Chan | Enum | FnType | GenericStructInst | Interface |
-	Map | MultiReturn | Struct | SumType
+pub type TypeInfo = Alias | Array | ArrayFixed | Chan | Enum | FnType | GenericStructInst |
+	Interface | Map | MultiReturn | Struct | SumType
 
 pub enum Language {
 	v
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub const (
 pub const (
 	builtin_type_names = ['void', 'voidptr', 'charptr', 'byteptr', 'i8', 'i16', 'int', 'i64', 'u16',
 		'u32', 'u64', 'any_int', 'f32', 'f64', 'any_float', 'string', 'ustring', 'char', 'byte', 'bool',
-		'none', 'array', 'array_fixed', 'map', 'chan', 'any', 'struct', 'mapnode', 'size_t']
+		'none', 'array', 'array_fixed', 'map', 'chan', 'any', 'struct', 'mapnode', 'size_t', 'rune']
 )
 
 pub struct MultiReturn {
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ pub enum Kind {
 	f64
 	char
 	size_t
+	rune
 	bool
 	none_
 	string
@@ -593,6 +594,12 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) register_builtin_type_symbols() {
 		source_name: 'size_t'
 		mod: 'builtin'
 	})
+	t.register_type_symbol({
+		kind: .size_t
+		name: 'rune'
+		source_name: 'rune'
+		mod: 'builtin'
+	})
 	// TODO: remove. for v1 map compatibility
 	map_string_string_idx := t.find_or_register_map(string_type, string_type)
 	map_string_int_idx := t.find_or_register_map(string_type, int_type)
@@ -671,6 +678,7 @@ pub fn (k Kind) str() string {
 		.interface_ { 'interface' }
 		.ustring { 'ustring' }
 		.generic_struct_inst { 'generic_struct_inst' }
+		.rune { 'rune' }
 	}
 	return k_str
 }
@@ -756,7 +764,7 @@ pub mut:
 
 pub struct Chan {
 pub mut:
-	elem_type   Type
+	elem_type Type
 }
 
 pub struct Map {
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/vtest/vtest.v b/vlib/v/util/vtest/vtest.v
index 7a4572a3f9..0f55080fc5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/vtest/vtest.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/vtest/vtest.v
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct FilterVTestConfig {
 	fix_slashes bool = true
 }
 
+// if VTEST_ONLY env var is set, returns tests that match the query
 pub fn filter_vtest_only(paths []string, config FilterVTestConfig) []string {
 	mut res := []string{}
 	patterns := os.getenv('VTEST_ONLY').split(',')