diff --git a/v2.v b/v2.v
index 6f3906cb03..d62d6099ad 100644
--- a/v2.v
+++ b/v2.v
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module main
 import (
 	v.parser
 	v.table
-	v.cgen
+	v.gen
 	os
 )
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const (
 cdefs = '
 #define true 1
 #define false 0
+typedef int bool;
 typedef struct { char* str; } string;
 typedef double f64;
 string tos3(char* s) { return (string){ .str = s }; }
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() {
 	text := os.read_file(path)?
 	table := &table.Table{}
 	program := parser.parse_file(text, table)
-	res := cgen.gen(program)
+	res := gen.cgen(program)
 	mut out := os.create('out.c')?
 	out.writeln(cdefs)
 	out.writeln(res)
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
similarity index 98%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v
rename to vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 196d0bbbb8..f646555b46 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module cgen
+module gen
 
 import (
 	strings
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct Gen {
 	out strings.Builder
 }
 
-pub fn gen(program ast.Program) string {
+pub fn cgen(program ast.Program) string {
 	mut g := Gen{
 		out: strings.new_builder(100)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen_test.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen_test.v
similarity index 84%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/cgen_test.v
rename to vlib/v/gen/cgen_test.v
index befc34696c..f008c38b21 100644
--- a/vlib/v/cgen/cgen_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen_test.v
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import (
 	filepath
 	v.parser
 	v.ast
-	v.cgen
+	v.gen
 	v.table
 	term
 )
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ fn test_c_files() {
 	vexe := os.getenv('VEXE')
 	vroot := filepath.dir(vexe)
 	for i in 1 .. nr_tests + 1 {
-		text := os.read_file('$vroot/vlib/v/cgen/tests/${i}.v') or {
+		text := os.read_file('$vroot/vlib/v/gen/tests/${i}.v') or {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		ctext := os.read_file('$vroot/vlib/v/cgen/tests/${i}.c') or {
+		ctext := os.read_file('$vroot/vlib/v/gen/tests/${i}.c') or {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		table := &table.Table{}
 		program := parser.parse_file(text, table)
-		res := cgen.gen(program)
+		res := gen.cgen(program)
 		if compare_texts(res, ctext) {
 			eprintln('${i}... ' + term.green('OK'))
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/jsgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/jsgen.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a59289e420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/jsgen.v
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+module gen
+
+import (
+	strings
+	v.ast
+	term
+)
+
+struct JsGen {
+	out strings.Builder
+}
+
+pub fn jsgen(program ast.Program) string {
+	mut g := JsGen{
+		out: strings.new_builder(100)
+	}
+	for stmt in program.stmts {
+		g.stmt(stmt)
+		g.writeln('')
+	}
+	return (g.out.str())
+}
+
+pub fn (g &JsGen) save() {}
+
+pub fn (g mut JsGen) write(s string) {
+	g.out.write(s)
+}
+
+pub fn (g mut JsGen) writeln(s string) {
+	g.out.writeln(s)
+}
+
+fn (g mut JsGen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
+	match node {
+		ast.AssignStmt {
+			g.expr(it.left)
+			g.write(' $it.op.str() ')
+			g.expr(it.right)
+			g.writeln(';')
+		}
+		ast.FnDecl {
+			g.write('/** @return { $it.typ.name } **/\nfunction ${it.name}(')
+			for arg in it.args {
+				g.write(' /** @type { arg.typ.name } **/ $arg.name')
+			}
+			g.writeln(') { ')
+			for stmt in it.stmts {
+				g.stmt(stmt)
+			}
+			g.writeln('}')
+		}
+		ast.Return {
+			g.write('return ')
+			g.expr(it.expr)
+			g.writeln(';')
+		}
+		ast.VarDecl {
+			g.write('var /* $it.typ.name */ $it.name = ')
+			g.expr(it.expr)
+			g.writeln(';')
+		}
+		ast.ForStmt {
+			g.write('while (')
+			g.expr(it.cond)
+			g.writeln(') {')
+			for stmt in it.stmts {
+				g.stmt(stmt)
+			}
+			g.writeln('}')
+		}
+		ast.StructDecl {
+			// g.writeln('typedef struct {')
+			// for field in it.fields {
+			// g.writeln('\t$field.typ.name $field.name;')
+			// }
+			g.writeln('var $it.name = function() {};')
+		}
+		ast.ExprStmt {
+			g.expr(it.expr)
+			match it.expr {
+				// no ; after an if expression
+				ast.IfExpr {}
+				else {
+					g.writeln(';')
+				}
+	}
+		}
+		else {
+			verror('jsgen.stmt(): bad node')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn (g mut JsGen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
+	// println('cgen expr()')
+	match node {
+		ast.IntegerLiteral {
+			g.write(it.val.str())
+		}
+		ast.FloatLiteral {
+			g.write(it.val)
+		}
+		ast.UnaryExpr {
+			g.expr(it.left)
+			g.write(' $it.op ')
+		}
+		ast.StringLiteral {
+			g.write('tos3("$it.val")')
+		}
+		ast.BinaryExpr {
+			g.expr(it.left)
+			g.write(' $it.op.str() ')
+			g.expr(it.right)
+		}
+		// `user := User{name: 'Bob'}`
+		ast.StructInit {
+			g.writeln('/*$it.typ.name*/{')
+			for i, field in it.fields {
+				g.write('\t$field : ')
+				g.expr(it.exprs[i])
+				g.writeln(', ')
+			}
+			g.write('}')
+		}
+		ast.CallExpr {
+			g.write('${it.name}(')
+			for i, expr in it.args {
+				g.expr(expr)
+				if i != it.args.len - 1 {
+					g.write(', ')
+				}
+			}
+			g.write(')')
+		}
+		ast.Ident {
+			g.write('$it.name')
+		}
+		ast.BoolLiteral {
+			if it.val == true {
+				g.write('true')
+			}
+			else {
+				g.write('false')
+			}
+		}
+		ast.IfExpr {
+			g.write('if (')
+			g.expr(it.cond)
+			g.writeln(') {')
+			for stmt in it.stmts {
+				g.stmt(stmt)
+			}
+			g.writeln('}')
+		}
+		else {
+			println(term.red('jsgen.expr(): bad node'))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/1.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/tests/1.c
rename to vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/1.v b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/tests/1.v
rename to vlib/v/gen/tests/1.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.c
rename to vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c
diff --git a/vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v b/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/cgen/tests/2.v
rename to vlib/v/gen/tests/2.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
index 76d65928b3..a11f67ee22 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser_test.v
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module parser
 
 import (
 	v.ast
-	v.cgen
+	v.gen
 	v.table
 )
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ x := 10
 '
 	table := &table.Table{}
 	prog := parse_file(s, table)
-	res := cgen.gen(prog)
+	res := gen.cgen(prog)
 	println(res)
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn test_parse_expr() {
 	program := ast.Program{
 		stmts: e
 	}
-	res := cgen.gen(program)
+	res := gen.cgen(program)
 	println('========')
 	println(res)
 	println('========')