diff --git a/vlib/v/doc/doc.v b/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
index ae6f691668..874b0f5a52 100644
--- a/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/doc/doc.v
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn (d Doc) get_name(stmt ast.Stmt) string {
 		ast.InterfaceDecl { return stmt.name }
 		ast.TypeDecl { return d.get_type_name(stmt) }
 		ast.ConstDecl { return 'Constants' }
-		else { return '' }
+		else { return typeof(stmt) }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
index 0a66261317..8fd911c4dc 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import v.util
 import v.pref
 
 // `Any` is a sum type that lists the possible types to be decoded and used.
-pub type Any = string | int | f64 | any_int | any_float | bool | Null | []Any | map[string]Any
+pub type Any = string | int | i64 | f32 | f64 | any_int | any_float | bool | Null | []Any | map[string]Any
 // `Null` struct is a simple representation of the `null` value in JSON.
 pub struct Null {}
 
@@ -36,16 +36,15 @@ mut:
 	p_tok token.Token
 	tok token.Token
 	n_tok token.Token
-	nn_tok token.Token
 	mode ParseMode = .invalid
 	n_level int
+	convert_type bool = true
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) next() {
 	p.p_tok = p.tok
 	p.tok = p.n_tok
-	p.n_tok = p.nn_tok
-	p.nn_tok = p.scanner.scan()
+	p.n_tok = p.scanner.scan()
 }
 
 fn (p Parser) emit_error(msg string) string {
@@ -53,18 +52,20 @@ fn (p Parser) emit_error(msg string) string {
 	cur := p.tok
 	mut pp := util.imax(0, util.imin(source.len - 1, cur.pos))
 	if source.len > 0 {
-		for ; pp >= 0; pp-- {
-			if source[pp] == `\r` || source[pp] == `\n` {
-				break
+		for pp >= 0 {
+			if source[pp] !in [`\r`, `\n`] {
+				pp--
+				continue
 			}
+			break
 		}
 	}
 	column := util.imax(0, cur.pos - pp + cur.len - 1)
 	line := cur.line_nr
-	return '[jisoni] ' + msg + ' (At line $line, column $column)'
+	return '[jisoni] $msg ($line:$column)'
 }
 
-fn new_parser(srce string) Parser {
+fn new_parser(srce string, convert_type bool) Parser {
 	mut src := srce
 	// from v/util/util.v
 	if src.len >= 3 {
@@ -77,23 +78,35 @@ fn new_parser(srce string) Parser {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	mut p := Parser{
+	return Parser{
 		scanner: scanner.new_scanner(src, .parse_comments, &pref.Preferences{}),
+		convert_type: convert_type
 	}
-	return p
 }
 
-fn check_valid_hex(str string) ?bool {
+fn check_valid_hex(str string) ? {
 	if str.len != 4 {
-		return error('Hex string must be 4 characters.')
+		return error('hex string must be 4 characters.')
 	}
 
 	for l in str {
 		if l.is_hex_digit() { continue }
-		return error('Provided string is not a hex digit.')
+		return error('provided string is not a hex digit.')
 	}
+}
 
-	return true
+fn (mut p Parser) decode() ?Any {
+	p.detect_parse_mode()
+	if p.mode == .invalid {
+		return error(p.emit_error('invalid JSON.'))
+	}
+	fi := p.decode_value() or {
+		return error(p.emit_error(err))
+	}
+	if p.tok.kind != .eof {
+		return error(p.emit_error('unknown token `$p.tok.kind`.'))
+	}
+	return fi
 }
 
 fn (p Parser) is_formfeed() bool {
@@ -121,7 +134,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) detect_parse_mode() {
 
 	p.tok = p.scanner.scan()
 	p.n_tok = p.scanner.scan()
-	p.nn_tok = p.scanner.scan()
 
 	if src.len == 1 && p.tok.kind == .string && p.n_tok.kind == .eof {
 		p.mode == .invalid
@@ -149,88 +161,76 @@ fn (mut p Parser) detect_parse_mode() {
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) decode_value() ?Any {
-	mut fi := Any{}
+	if p.n_level == 500 {
+		return error('reached maximum nesting level of 500.')
+	}
 
 	if (p.tok.kind == .lsbr && p.n_tok.kind == .lcbr) || (p.p_tok.kind == p.tok.kind && p.tok.kind == .lsbr) {
 		p.n_level++
 	}
 
-	if p.n_level == 500 {
-		return error('Reached maximum nesting level of 500.')
-	}
-
 	match p.tok.kind {
 		.lsbr {
-			item := p.decode_array()?
-			fi = item
+			return p.decode_array()
 		}
 		.lcbr {
-			item := p.decode_object()?
-			fi = item
+			return p.decode_object()
 		}
 		.number {
-			item := p.decode_number()?
-			fi = item
+			return p.decode_number()
 		}
 		.key_true {
-			fi = Any(true)
+			p.next()
+			return if p.convert_type { Any(true) } else { Any('true') }
 		}
 		.key_false {
-			fi = Any(false)
+			p.next()
+			return if p.convert_type { Any(false) } else { Any('false') }
 		}
 		.name {
 			if p.tok.lit != 'null' {
-				return error('Unknown identifier `$p.tok.lit`')
+				return error('unknown identifier `$p.tok.lit`')
 			}
 
-			fi = Any(Null{})
+			p.next()
+			return if p.convert_type { Any(Null{}) } else { Any('null') }
 		}
 		.string {
 			if p.is_singlequote() {
-				return error('Strings must be in double-quotes.')
+				return error('strings must be in double-quotes.')
 			}
 
-			item := p.decode_string() or {
-				return error(err)
-			}
-
-			fi = item
+			return p.decode_string()
 		}
 		else {
 			if p.tok.kind == .minus && p.n_tok.kind == .number && p.n_tok.pos == p.tok.pos+1 {
 				p.next()
-				d_num := p.decode_number() or {
-					return error(err)
-				}
-				p.next()
-				fi = d_num
-				return fi
+				d_num := p.decode_number()?
+				return d_num
 			}
 
-			return error('[decode_value] Unknown token `$p.tok.lit`')
+			return error('unknown token \'$p.tok.lit\' when decoding value')
 		}
 	}
-	p.next()
 
 	if p.is_formfeed() {
 		return error(formfeed_err)
 	}
 
-	return fi
+	return Any{}
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) decode_string() ?Any {
 	mut strwr := strings.new_builder(200)
-	mut fi := Any{}
 	for i := 0; i < p.tok.lit.len; i++ {
 		// s := p.tok.lit[i].str()
 		// println('$i $s')
 		if ((i-1 >= 0 && p.tok.lit[i-1] != `/`) || i == 0) && int(p.tok.lit[i]) in [9, 10, 0] {
-			return error('Character must be escaped with a backslash.')
+			return error('character must be escaped with a backslash.')
 		}
 
 		if i == p.tok.lit.len-1 && p.tok.lit[i] == 92 {
-			return error('Invalid backslash escape.')
+			return error('invalid backslash escape.')
 		}
 
 		if i+1 < p.tok.lit.len && p.tok.lit[i] == 92 {
@@ -239,15 +239,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_string() ?Any {
 				if peek == `u` {
 					if i+5 < p.tok.lit.len {
 						codepoint := p.tok.lit[i+2..i+6]
-						check_valid_hex(codepoint) or {
-							return error(err)
-						}
+						check_valid_hex(codepoint)?
 						hex_val := strconv.parse_int(codepoint, 16, 0)
 						strwr.write_b(byte(hex_val))
 						i += 5
 						continue
 					} else {
-						return error('Incomplete unicode escape.')
+						return error('incomplete unicode escape.')
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -255,24 +253,29 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_string() ?Any {
 				strwr.write_b(p.tok.lit[i])
 				continue
 			} else {
-				return error('Invalid backslash escape.')
+				return error('invalid backslash escape.')
 			}
 
-			if peek == 85 {
-				return error('Unicode endpoints must be in lowercase `u`.')
+			if int(peek) == 85 {
+				return error('unicode endpoints must be in lowercase `u`.')
 			}
 
 			if int(peek) in [9, 229] {
-				return error('Unicode endpoint not allowed.')
+				return error('unicode endpoint not allowed.')
 			}
 		}
 
 		strwr.write_b(p.tok.lit[i])
 	}
-	fi = strwr.str()
-	return fi
+	p.next()
+	defer {
+		strwr.free()
+	}
+	str := strwr.str()
+	return Any(str)
 }
 
+// now returns string instead of int or float
 fn (mut p Parser) decode_number() ?Any {
 	src := p.scanner.text
 	mut tl := p.tok.lit
@@ -280,37 +283,46 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_number() ?Any {
 	sep_by_dot := tl.to_lower().split('.')
 
 	if tl.starts_with('0x') && tl.all_after('0x').len <= 2 {
-		return error('Hex numbers should not be less than or equal to two digits.')
+		return error('hex numbers should not be less than or equal to two digits.')
 	}
 
 	if src[p.p_tok.pos + p.p_tok.len] == `0` && src[p.p_tok.pos + p.p_tok.len + 1].is_digit() {
-		return error('Leading zeroes in integers are not allowed.')
+		return error('leading zeroes in integers are not allowed.')
 	}
 
 	if tl.starts_with('.') {
-		return error('Decimals must start with a digit followed by a dot.')
+		return error('lecimals must start with a digit followed by a dot.')
 	}
 
 	if tl.ends_with('+') || tl.ends_with('-') {
-		return error('Exponents must have a digit before the sign.')
+		return error('exponents must have a digit before the sign.')
 	}
 
 	if sep_by_dot.len > 1 {
 		// analyze json number structure
 		// -[digit][dot][digit][E/e][-/+][digit]
+		// float number
 		is_fl = true
 		last := sep_by_dot.last()
-
 		if last.starts_with('e') {
-			return error('Exponents must have a digit before the exponent notation.')
+			return error('exponents must have a digit before the exponent notation.')
 		}
 	}
 
 	if p.p_tok.kind == .minus && p.tok.pos == p.p_tok.pos+1 {
-		tl = '-' + tl
+		tl = '-$tl'
 	}
 
-	return if is_fl { Any(tl.f64()) } else { Any(tl.int()) }
+	p.next()
+	if p.convert_type {
+		return if is_fl {
+			Any(tl.f64())
+		} else {
+			Any(tl.int())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return Any(tl)
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) decode_array() ?Any {
@@ -321,10 +333,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_array() ?Any {
 			return error(eof_err)
 		}
 
-		item := p.decode_value() or {
-			return error(err)
-		}
-
+		item := p.decode_value()?
 		items << item
 		if p.tok.kind == .comma && p.n_tok.kind !in [.rsbr, .comma] {
 			p.next()
@@ -335,16 +344,15 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_array() ?Any {
 			break
 		}
 
-		return error('Unknown token `$p.tok.lit` when decoding arrays.')
+		return error('unknown token \'$p.tok.lit\' when decoding arrays.')
 	}
-
+	p.next()
 	return Any(items)
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) decode_object() ?Any {
 	mut fields := map[string]Any
 	mut cur_key := ''
-
 	p.next()
 
 	for p.tok.kind != .rcbr {
@@ -360,33 +368,27 @@ fn (mut p Parser) decode_object() ?Any {
 		}
 
 		if p.is_singlequote() {
-			return error('Object keys must be in single quotes.')
+			return error('object keys must be in single quotes.')
 		}
 
 		if !is_key {
-			return error('Invalid token `$p.tok.lit`, expected `string`')
+			return error('invalid token `$p.tok.lit`, expected \'string\'')
 		}
 
 		cur_key = p.tok.lit
 		p.next()
 		p.next()
 
-		item := p.decode_value() or {
-			return error(err)
-		}
-
-		fields[cur_key] = item
-
+		fields[cur_key] = p.decode_value()?
 		if p.tok.kind == .comma && p.n_tok.kind !in [.rcbr, .comma] {
 			p.next()
 			continue
-		}
-
-		if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+		} else if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
 			break
 		}
 
-		return error('Unknown token `$p.tok.lit` when decoding object.')
+		return error('unknown token \'$p.tok.lit\' when decoding object.')
 	}
+	p.next()
 	return Any(fields)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
index bd32868d23..2a0d5bcfd4 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
@@ -4,44 +4,54 @@
 module json2
 
 import strings
+
+fn write_value(v Any, i int, len int, mut wr strings.Builder) {
+	str := v.str()
+	wr.write(if v is string { '"$str"' } else { str })
+	if i >= len-1 { return }
+	wr.write_b(`,`)
+}
+
 // String representation of the `map[string]Any`.
 pub fn (flds map[string]Any) str() string {
 	mut wr := strings.new_builder(200)
-	wr.write('{')
+	wr.write_b(`{`)
 	mut i := 0
 	for k, v in flds {
 		wr.write('"$k":')
-		if v is string {
-			wr.write('"' + *v + '"')
-		} else {
-			wr.write(v.str())
-		}
-		if i < flds.len-1 { wr.write(',') }
+		write_value(v, i, flds.len, mut wr)
 		i++
 	}
-	wr.write('}')
-	return wr.str()
+	wr.write_b(`}`)
+	defer {
+		wr.free()
+	}
+	res := wr.str()
+	return res
 }
+
 // String representation of the `[]Any`.
 pub fn (flds []Any) str() string {
 	mut wr := strings.new_builder(200)
-	wr.write('[')
+	wr.write_b(`[`)
 	for i, v in flds {
-		if v is string {
-			wr.write('"' + *v + '"')
-		} else {
-			wr.write(v.str())
-		}
-		if i < flds.len-1 { wr.write(',') }
+		write_value(v, i, flds.len, mut wr)
 	}
-	wr.write(']')
-	return wr.str()
+	wr.write_b(`]`)
+	defer {
+		wr.free()
+	}
+	res := wr.str()
+	return res
 }
+
 // String representation of the `Any` type.
 pub fn (f Any) str() string {
 	match f {
 		string { return *f }
 		int { return (*f).str() }
+		i64 { return (*f).str() }
+		f32 { return (*f).str() }
 		f64 { return (*f).str() }
 		any_int {	return (*f).str() }
 		any_float {	return (*f).str() }
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/json2.v b/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
index 534a6e1166..468deb24dc 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
@@ -10,22 +10,14 @@ pub interface Serializable {
 
 // Decodes a JSON string into an `Any` type. Returns an option.
 pub fn raw_decode(src string) ?Any {
-	mut p := new_parser(src)
-	p.detect_parse_mode()
+	mut p := new_parser(src, true)
+	return p.decode()
+}
 
-	if p.mode == .invalid {
-		return error(p.emit_error('Invalid JSON.'))
-	}
-
-	fi := p.decode_value() or {
-		return error(p.emit_error(err))
-	}
-
-	if p.tok.kind != .eof {
-		return error(p.emit_error('Unknown token `$p.tok.kind`.'))
-	}
-
-	return fi
+// Same with `raw_decode`, but skips the type conversion for certain types when decoding a certain value.
+pub fn fast_raw_decode(src string) ?Any {
+	mut p := new_parser(src, false)
+	return p.decode()
 }
 // A generic function that decodes a JSON string into the target type.
 //
@@ -38,8 +30,33 @@ pub fn decode<T>(src string) T {
 	typ.from_json(res)
 	return typ
 }
+// TODO: decode must return an optional generics
+// pub fn decode2<T>(src string) ?T {
+// 	res := raw_decode(src)?
+
+// 	match typeof(T) {
+// 		'string' {
+// 			return res.str()
+// 		}
+// 		'int' {
+// 			return res.int()
+// 		}
+// 		'f64' {
+// 			return res.f64()
+// 		}
+// 		else {
+// 			mut typ := T{}
+// 			typ.from_json(res)
+// 			return typ
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// }
 // A generic function that encodes a type into a JSON string.
 pub fn encode<T>(typ T) string {
+	// if typeof(typ) in ['string', 'int', 'f64'] {
+	// 	return Any(typ).str()
+	// }
+
 	return typ.to_json()
 }
 // A simple function that returns `Null` struct. For use on constructing an `Any` object.
@@ -48,60 +65,61 @@ pub fn null() Null {
 }
 // Use `Any` as a map.
 pub fn (f Any) as_map() map[string]Any {
-	mut mp := map[string]Any
-
-	match f {
-		map[string]Any {
-			return *f
-		}
-		string {
-			mp['0'] = f
-			return mp
-		}
-		int {
-			mp['0'] = f
-			return mp
-		}
-		bool {
-			mp['0'] = f
-			return mp
-		}
-		f64 {
-			mp['0'] = f
-			return mp
-		}
-		Null {
-			mp['0'] = f
-			return mp
-		}
-		else {
-			if typeof(f) == 'array_Any' {
-				arr := f as []Any
-				for i, fi in arr {
-					mp[i.str()] = fi
-				}
-
-				return mp
-			}
-
-			return mp
+	if f is map[string]Any {
+		return *f
+	} else if f is []Any {
+		mut mp := map[string]Any
+		arr := f
+		for i, fi in arr {
+			mp['$i'] = fi
 		}
+		return mp
 	}
+	return { '0': f }
 }
 
 // Use `Any` as an integer.
 pub fn (f Any) int() int {
 	match f {
 		int  { return *f }
+		i64  { return int(*f) }
 		f64  { return f.str().int() }
+		f32  { return f.str().int() }
+		bool { return int(f) }
 		else { return 0 }
 	}
 }
+
+// Use `Any` as a 64-bit integer.
+pub fn (f Any) i64() i64 {
+	match f {
+		int  { return *f }
+		i64  { return int(*f) }
+		f64  { return f.str().i64() }
+		f32  { return f.str().i64() }
+		bool { return int(f) }
+		else { return 0 }
+	}
+}
+
+// Use `Any` as a 32-bit float.
+pub fn (f Any) f32() f32 {
+	match f {
+		int { return *f }
+		i64 { return (*f).str().f32() }
+		f64 { return (*f).str().f32() }
+		f32 { return *f }
+		else { return 0.0 }
+	}
+}
+
 // Use `Any` as a float.
 pub fn (f Any) f64() f64 {
 	match f {
 		int { return *f }
+		i64 { return *f }
 		f64 { return *f }
+		f32 { return (*f).str().f64() }
 		else { return 0.0 }
 	}
 }
@@ -109,9 +127,7 @@ pub fn (f Any) f64() f64 {
 pub fn (f Any) arr() []Any {
 	if f is []Any {
 		return *f
-	}
-
-	if f is map[string]Any {
+	} else if f is map[string]Any {
 		mut arr := []Any{}
 		mp := *f
 		for _, v in mp {
@@ -119,7 +135,6 @@ pub fn (f Any) arr() []Any {
 		}
 		return arr
 	}
-
 	return [f]
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/json2_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/json2_test.v
index 3dfac663dd..f67c7dbfc0 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/json2_test.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/json2_test.v
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fn (e Employee) to_json() string {
 	mut mp := map[string]json2.Any
 	mp['name'] = e.name
 	mp['age'] = e.age
-	mp['salary'] = f64(e.salary)
+	mp['salary'] = e.salary
 	mp['title'] = int(e.title)
 
 	/*
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ fn test_simple() {
 	assert ym['title'].int() == 2
 }
 
+fn test_fast_raw_decode() {
+	s := '{"name":"Peter","age":28,"salary":95000.5,"title":2}'
+	o := json2.fast_raw_decode(s) or {
+		assert false
+		json2.Any{}
+	}
+	str := o.str()
+
+	assert str == '{"name":"Peter","age":"28","salary":"95000.5","title":"2"}'
+}
+
 /*
 struct User2 {
 	age  int