simdjson 0.2.0 → 0.3.0

data/vendor/simdjson/dependencies/cJSON/cJSON.h

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+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2009-2017 Dave Gamble and cJSON contributors
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+  THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef cJSON__h
+#define cJSON__h
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__WINDOWS__) && (defined(WIN32) || defined(WIN64) || defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(_WIN32))
+#define __WINDOWS__
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+
+/* When compiling for windows, we specify a specific calling convention to avoid issues where we are being called from a project with a different default calling convention.  For windows you have 3 define options:
+
+CJSON_HIDE_SYMBOLS - Define this in the case where you don't want to ever dllexport symbols
+CJSON_EXPORT_SYMBOLS - Define this on library build when you want to dllexport symbols (default)
+CJSON_IMPORT_SYMBOLS - Define this if you want to dllimport symbol
+
+For *nix builds that support visibility attribute, you can define similar behavior by
+
+setting default visibility to hidden by adding
+-fvisibility=hidden (for gcc)
+or
+-xldscope=hidden (for sun cc)
+to CFLAGS
+
+then using the CJSON_API_VISIBILITY flag to "export" the same symbols the way CJSON_EXPORT_SYMBOLS does
+
+*/
+
+#define CJSON_CDECL __cdecl
+#define CJSON_STDCALL __stdcall
+
+/* export symbols by default, this is necessary for copy pasting the C and header file */
+#if !defined(CJSON_HIDE_SYMBOLS) && !defined(CJSON_IMPORT_SYMBOLS) && !defined(CJSON_EXPORT_SYMBOLS)
+#define CJSON_EXPORT_SYMBOLS
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CJSON_HIDE_SYMBOLS)
+#define CJSON_PUBLIC(type)   type CJSON_STDCALL
+#elif defined(CJSON_EXPORT_SYMBOLS)
+#define CJSON_PUBLIC(type)   __declspec(dllexport) type CJSON_STDCALL
+#elif defined(CJSON_IMPORT_SYMBOLS)
+#define CJSON_PUBLIC(type)   __declspec(dllimport) type CJSON_STDCALL
+#endif
+#else /* !__WINDOWS__ */
+#define CJSON_CDECL
+#define CJSON_STDCALL
+
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__SUNPRO_CC) || defined (__SUNPRO_C)) && defined(CJSON_API_VISIBILITY)
+#define CJSON_PUBLIC(type)   __attribute__((visibility("default"))) type
+#else
+#define CJSON_PUBLIC(type) type
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* project version */
+#define CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define CJSON_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 10
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* cJSON Types: */
+#define cJSON_Invalid (0)
+#define cJSON_False  (1 << 0)
+#define cJSON_True   (1 << 1)
+#define cJSON_NULL   (1 << 2)
+#define cJSON_Number (1 << 3)
+#define cJSON_String (1 << 4)
+#define cJSON_Array  (1 << 5)
+#define cJSON_Object (1 << 6)
+#define cJSON_Raw    (1 << 7) /* raw json */
+
+#define cJSON_IsReference 256
+#define cJSON_StringIsConst 512
+
+/* The cJSON structure: */
+typedef struct cJSON
+{
+    /* next/prev allow you to walk array/object chains. Alternatively, use GetArraySize/GetArrayItem/GetObjectItem */
+    struct cJSON *next;
+    struct cJSON *prev;
+    /* An array or object item will have a child pointer pointing to a chain of the items in the array/object. */
+    struct cJSON *child;
+
+    /* The type of the item, as above. */
+    int type;
+
+    /* The item's string, if type==cJSON_String  and type == cJSON_Raw */
+    char *valuestring;
+    /* writing to valueint is DEPRECATED, use cJSON_SetNumberValue instead */
+    int valueint;
+    /* The item's number, if type==cJSON_Number */
+    double valuedouble;
+
+    /* The item's name string, if this item is the child of, or is in the list of subitems of an object. */
+    char *string;
+} cJSON;
+
+typedef struct cJSON_Hooks
+{
+      /* malloc/free are CDECL on Windows regardless of the default calling convention of the compiler, so ensure the hooks allow passing those functions directly. */
+      void *(CJSON_CDECL *malloc_fn)(size_t sz);
+      void (CJSON_CDECL *free_fn)(void *ptr);
+} cJSON_Hooks;
+
+typedef int cJSON_bool;
+
+/* Limits how deeply nested arrays/objects can be before cJSON rejects to parse them.
+ * This is to prevent stack overflows. */
+#ifndef CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT
+#define CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT 1000
+#endif
+
+/* returns the version of cJSON as a string */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(const char*) cJSON_Version(void);
+
+/* Supply malloc, realloc and free functions to cJSON */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_InitHooks(cJSON_Hooks* hooks);
+
+/* Memory Management: the caller is always responsible to free the results from all variants of cJSON_Parse (with cJSON_Delete) and cJSON_Print (with stdlib free, cJSON_Hooks.free_fn, or cJSON_free as appropriate). The exception is cJSON_PrintPreallocated, where the caller has full responsibility of the buffer. */
+/* Supply a block of JSON, and this returns a cJSON object you can interrogate. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_Parse(const char *value);
+/* ParseWithOpts allows you to require (and check) that the JSON is null terminated, and to retrieve the pointer to the final byte parsed. */
+/* If you supply a ptr in return_parse_end and parsing fails, then return_parse_end will contain a pointer to the error so will match cJSON_GetErrorPtr(). */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_ParseWithOpts(const char *value, const char **return_parse_end, cJSON_bool require_null_terminated);
+
+/* Render a cJSON entity to text for transfer/storage. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_Print(const cJSON *item);
+/* Render a cJSON entity to text for transfer/storage without any formatting. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_PrintUnformatted(const cJSON *item);
+/* Render a cJSON entity to text using a buffered strategy. prebuffer is a guess at the final size. guessing well reduces reallocation. fmt=0 gives unformatted, =1 gives formatted */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_PrintBuffered(const cJSON *item, int prebuffer, cJSON_bool fmt);
+/* Render a cJSON entity to text using a buffer already allocated in memory with given length. Returns 1 on success and 0 on failure. */
+/* NOTE: cJSON is not always 100% accurate in estimating how much memory it will use, so to be safe allocate 5 bytes more than you actually need */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_PrintPreallocated(cJSON *item, char *buffer, const int length, const cJSON_bool format);
+/* Delete a cJSON entity and all subentities. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_Delete(cJSON *c);
+
+/* Returns the number of items in an array (or object). */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(int) cJSON_GetArraySize(const cJSON *array);
+/* Retrieve item number "index" from array "array". Returns NULL if unsuccessful. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_GetArrayItem(const cJSON *array, int index);
+/* Get item "string" from object. Case insensitive. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_GetObjectItem(const cJSON * const object, const char * const string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(const cJSON * const object, const char * const string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_HasObjectItem(const cJSON *object, const char *string);
+/* For analysing failed parses. This returns a pointer to the parse error. You'll probably need to look a few chars back to make sense of it. Defined when cJSON_Parse() returns 0. 0 when cJSON_Parse() succeeds. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(const char *) cJSON_GetErrorPtr(void);
+
+/* Check if the item is a string and return its valuestring */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_GetStringValue(cJSON *item);
+
+/* These functions check the type of an item */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsInvalid(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsFalse(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsTrue(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsBool(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsNull(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsNumber(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsString(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsArray(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsObject(const cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_IsRaw(const cJSON * const item);
+
+/* These calls create a cJSON item of the appropriate type. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateNull(void);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateTrue(void);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateFalse(void);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateBool(cJSON_bool boolean);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateNumber(double num);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateString(const char *string);
+/* raw json */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateRaw(const char *raw);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateArray(void);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateObject(void);
+
+/* Create a string where valuestring references a string so
+ * it will not be freed by cJSON_Delete */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateStringReference(const char *string);
+/* Create an object/arrray that only references it's elements so
+ * they will not be freed by cJSON_Delete */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateObjectReference(const cJSON *child);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateArrayReference(const cJSON *child);
+
+/* These utilities create an Array of count items. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateIntArray(const int *numbers, int count);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateFloatArray(const float *numbers, int count);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateDoubleArray(const double *numbers, int count);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_CreateStringArray(const char **strings, int count);
+
+/* Append item to the specified array/object. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemToArray(cJSON *array, cJSON *item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemToObject(cJSON *object, const char *string, cJSON *item);
+/* Use this when string is definitely const (i.e. a literal, or as good as), and will definitely survive the cJSON object.
+ * WARNING: When this function was used, make sure to always check that (item->type & cJSON_StringIsConst) is zero before
+ * writing to `item->string` */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemToObjectCS(cJSON *object, const char *string, cJSON *item);
+/* Append reference to item to the specified array/object. Use this when you want to add an existing cJSON to a new cJSON, but don't want to corrupt your existing cJSON. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemReferenceToArray(cJSON *array, cJSON *item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemReferenceToObject(cJSON *object, const char *string, cJSON *item);
+
+/* Remove/Detatch items from Arrays/Objects. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(cJSON *parent, cJSON * const item);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemFromArray(cJSON *array, int which);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_DeleteItemFromArray(cJSON *array, int which);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemFromObject(cJSON *object, const char *string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemFromObjectCaseSensitive(cJSON *object, const char *string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_DeleteItemFromObject(cJSON *object, const char *string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_DeleteItemFromObjectCaseSensitive(cJSON *object, const char *string);
+
+/* Update array items. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_InsertItemInArray(cJSON *array, int which, cJSON *newitem); /* Shifts pre-existing items to the right. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_ReplaceItemViaPointer(cJSON * const parent, cJSON * const item, cJSON * replacement);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_ReplaceItemInArray(cJSON *array, int which, cJSON *newitem);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_ReplaceItemInObject(cJSON *object,const char *string,cJSON *newitem);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_ReplaceItemInObjectCaseSensitive(cJSON *object,const char *string,cJSON *newitem);
+
+/* Duplicate a cJSON item */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_Duplicate(const cJSON *item, cJSON_bool recurse);
+/* Duplicate will create a new, identical cJSON item to the one you pass, in new memory that will
+need to be released. With recurse!=0, it will duplicate any children connected to the item.
+The item->next and ->prev pointers are always zero on return from Duplicate. */
+/* Recursively compare two cJSON items for equality. If either a or b is NULL or invalid, they will be considered unequal.
+ * case_sensitive determines if object keys are treated case sensitive (1) or case insensitive (0) */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_Compare(const cJSON * const a, const cJSON * const b, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive);
+
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_Minify(char *json);
+
+/* Helper functions for creating and adding items to an object at the same time.
+ * They return the added item or NULL on failure. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddNullToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddTrueToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddFalseToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddBoolToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, const cJSON_bool boolean);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddNumberToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, const double number);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddStringToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, const char * const string);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddRawToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name, const char * const raw);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddObjectToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON*) cJSON_AddArrayToObject(cJSON * const object, const char * const name);
+
+/* When assigning an integer value, it needs to be propagated to valuedouble too. */
+#define cJSON_SetIntValue(object, number) ((object) ? (object)->valueint = (object)->valuedouble = (number) : (number))
+/* helper for the cJSON_SetNumberValue macro */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(double) cJSON_SetNumberHelper(cJSON *object, double number);
+#define cJSON_SetNumberValue(object, number) ((object != NULL) ? cJSON_SetNumberHelper(object, (double)number) : (number))
+
+/* Macro for iterating over an array or object */
+#define cJSON_ArrayForEach(element, array) for(element = (array != NULL) ? (array)->child : NULL; element != NULL; element = element->next)
+
+/* malloc/free objects using the malloc/free functions that have been set with cJSON_InitHooks */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void *) cJSON_malloc(size_t size);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_free(void *object);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif

data/vendor/simdjson/dependencies/cJSON/cJSON_Utils.c

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+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2009-2017 Dave Gamble and cJSON contributors
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+  THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+/* disable warnings about old C89 functions in MSVC */
+#if !defined(_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE) && defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __GNUCC__
+#pragma GCC visibility push(default)
+#endif
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (push)
+/* disable warning about single line comments in system headers */
+#pragma warning (disable : 4001)
+#endif
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (pop)
+#endif
+#ifdef __GNUCC__
+#pragma GCC visibility pop
+#endif
+
+#include "cJSON_Utils.h"
+
+/* define our own boolean type */
+#define true ((cJSON_bool)1)
+#define false ((cJSON_bool)0)
+
+static unsigned char* cJSONUtils_strdup(const unsigned char* const string)
+{
+    size_t length = 0;
+    unsigned char *copy = NULL;
+
+    length = strlen((const char*)string) + sizeof("");
+    copy = (unsigned char*) cJSON_malloc(length);
+    if (copy == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    memcpy(copy, string, length);
+
+    return copy;
+}
+
+/* string comparison which doesn't consider NULL pointers equal */
+static int compare_strings(const unsigned char *string1, const unsigned char *string2, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if ((string1 == NULL) || (string2 == NULL))
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (string1 == string2)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (case_sensitive)
+    {
+        return strcmp((const char*)string1, (const char*)string2);
+    }
+
+    for(; tolower(*string1) == tolower(*string2); (void)string1++, string2++)
+    {
+        if (*string1 == '\0')
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return tolower(*string1) - tolower(*string2);
+}
+
+/* Compare the next path element of two JSON pointers, two NULL pointers are considered unequal: */
+static cJSON_bool compare_pointers(const unsigned char *name, const unsigned char *pointer, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if ((name == NULL) || (pointer == NULL))
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (; (*name != '\0') && (*pointer != '\0') && (*pointer != '/'); (void)name++, pointer++) /* compare until next '/' */
+    {
+        if (*pointer == '~')
+        {
+            /* check for escaped '~' (~0) and '/' (~1) */
+            if (((pointer[1] != '0') || (*name != '~')) && ((pointer[1] != '1') || (*name != '/')))
+            {
+                /* invalid escape sequence or wrong character in *name */
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                pointer++;
+            }
+        }
+        else if ((!case_sensitive && (tolower(*name) != tolower(*pointer))) || (case_sensitive && (*name != *pointer)))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (((*pointer != 0) && (*pointer != '/')) != (*name != 0))
+    {
+        /* one string has ended, the other not */
+        return false;;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* calculate the length of a string if encoded as JSON pointer with ~0 and ~1 escape sequences */
+static size_t pointer_encoded_length(const unsigned char *string)
+{
+    size_t length;
+    for (length = 0; *string != '\0'; (void)string++, length++)
+    {
+        /* character needs to be escaped? */
+        if ((*string == '~') || (*string == '/'))
+        {
+            length++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return length;
+}
+
+/* copy a string while escaping '~' and '/' with ~0 and ~1 JSON pointer escape codes */
+static void encode_string_as_pointer(unsigned char *destination, const unsigned char *source)
+{
+    for (; source[0] != '\0'; (void)source++, destination++)
+    {
+        if (source[0] == '/')
+        {
+            destination[1] = '1';
+            destination++;
+        }
+        else if (source[0] == '~')
+        {
+            destination[0] = '~';
+            destination[1] = '1';
+            destination++;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            destination[0] = source[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    destination[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSONUtils_FindPointerFromObjectTo(const cJSON * const object, const cJSON * const target)
+{
+    size_t child_index = 0;
+    cJSON *current_child = 0;
+
+    if ((object == NULL) || (target == NULL))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (object == target)
+    {
+        /* found */
+        return (char*)cJSONUtils_strdup((const unsigned char*)"");
+    }
+
+    /* recursively search all children of the object or array */
+    for (current_child = object->child; current_child != NULL; (void)(current_child = current_child->next), child_index++)
+    {
+        unsigned char *target_pointer = (unsigned char*)cJSONUtils_FindPointerFromObjectTo(current_child, target);
+        /* found the target? */
+        if (target_pointer != NULL)
+        {
+            if (cJSON_IsArray(object))
+            {
+                /* reserve enough memory for a 64 bit integer + '/' and '\0' */
+                unsigned char *full_pointer = (unsigned char*)cJSON_malloc(strlen((char*)target_pointer) + 20 + sizeof("/"));
+                /* check if conversion to unsigned long is valid
+                 * This should be eliminated at compile time by dead code elimination
+                 * if size_t is an alias of unsigned long, or if it is bigger */
+                if (child_index > ULONG_MAX)
+                {
+                    cJSON_free(target_pointer);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                sprintf((char*)full_pointer, "/%lu%s", (unsigned long)child_index, target_pointer); /* /<array_index><path> */
+                cJSON_free(target_pointer);
+
+                return (char*)full_pointer;
+            }
+
+            if (cJSON_IsObject(object))
+            {
+                unsigned char *full_pointer = (unsigned char*)cJSON_malloc(strlen((char*)target_pointer) + pointer_encoded_length((unsigned char*)current_child->string) + 2);
+                full_pointer[0] = '/';
+                encode_string_as_pointer(full_pointer + 1, (unsigned char*)current_child->string);
+                strcat((char*)full_pointer, (char*)target_pointer);
+                cJSON_free(target_pointer);
+
+                return (char*)full_pointer;
+            }
+
+            /* reached leaf of the tree, found nothing */
+            cJSON_free(target_pointer);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* not found */
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* non broken version of cJSON_GetArrayItem */
+static cJSON *get_array_item(const cJSON *array, size_t item)
+{
+    cJSON *child = array ? array->child : NULL;
+    while ((child != NULL) && (item > 0))
+    {
+        item--;
+        child = child->next;
+    }
+
+    return child;
+}
+
+static cJSON_bool decode_array_index_from_pointer(const unsigned char * const pointer, size_t * const index)
+{
+    size_t parsed_index = 0;
+    size_t position = 0;
+
+    if ((pointer[0] == '0') && ((pointer[1] != '\0') && (pointer[1] != '/')))
+    {
+        /* leading zeroes are not permitted */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    for (position = 0; (pointer[position] >= '0') && (pointer[0] <= '9'); position++)
+    {
+        parsed_index = (10 * parsed_index) + (size_t)(pointer[position] - '0');
+
+    }
+
+    if ((pointer[position] != '\0') && (pointer[position] != '/'))
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    *index = parsed_index;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static cJSON *get_item_from_pointer(cJSON * const object, const char * pointer, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *current_element = object;
+
+    if (pointer == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* follow path of the pointer */
+    while ((pointer[0] == '/') && (current_element != NULL))
+    {
+        pointer++;
+        if (cJSON_IsArray(current_element))
+        {
+            size_t index = 0;
+            if (!decode_array_index_from_pointer((const unsigned char*)pointer, &index))
+            {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            current_element = get_array_item(current_element, index);
+        }
+        else if (cJSON_IsObject(current_element))
+        {
+            current_element = current_element->child;
+            /* GetObjectItem. */
+            while ((current_element != NULL) && !compare_pointers((unsigned char*)current_element->string, (const unsigned char*)pointer, case_sensitive))
+            {
+                current_element = current_element->next;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        /* skip to the next path token or end of string */
+        while ((pointer[0] != '\0') && (pointer[0] != '/'))
+        {
+            pointer++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return current_element;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GetPointer(cJSON * const object, const char *pointer)
+{
+    return get_item_from_pointer(object, pointer, false);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GetPointerCaseSensitive(cJSON * const object, const char *pointer)
+{
+    return get_item_from_pointer(object, pointer, true);
+}
+
+/* JSON Patch implementation. */
+static void decode_pointer_inplace(unsigned char *string)
+{
+    unsigned char *decoded_string = string;
+
+    if (string == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (; *string; (void)decoded_string++, string++)
+    {
+        if (string[0] == '~')
+        {
+            if (string[1] == '0')
+            {
+                decoded_string[0] = '~';
+            }
+            else if (string[1] == '1')
+            {
+                decoded_string[1] = '/';
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                /* invalid escape sequence */
+                return;
+            }
+
+            string++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    decoded_string[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+/* non-broken cJSON_DetachItemFromArray */
+static cJSON *detach_item_from_array(cJSON *array, size_t which)
+{
+    cJSON *c = array->child;
+    while (c && (which > 0))
+    {
+        c = c->next;
+        which--;
+    }
+    if (!c)
+    {
+        /* item doesn't exist */
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (c->prev)
+    {
+        /* not the first element */
+        c->prev->next = c->next;
+    }
+    if (c->next)
+    {
+        c->next->prev = c->prev;
+    }
+    if (c==array->child)
+    {
+        array->child = c->next;
+    }
+    /* make sure the detached item doesn't point anywhere anymore */
+    c->prev = c->next = NULL;
+
+    return c;
+}
+
+/* detach an item at the given path */
+static cJSON *detach_path(cJSON *object, const unsigned char *path, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    unsigned char *parent_pointer = NULL;
+    unsigned char *child_pointer = NULL;
+    cJSON *parent = NULL;
+    cJSON *detached_item = NULL;
+
+    /* copy path and split it in parent and child */
+    parent_pointer = cJSONUtils_strdup(path);
+    if (parent_pointer == NULL) {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    child_pointer = (unsigned char*)strrchr((char*)parent_pointer, '/'); /* last '/' */
+    if (child_pointer == NULL)
+    {
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    /* split strings */
+    child_pointer[0] = '\0';
+    child_pointer++;
+
+    parent = get_item_from_pointer(object, (char*)parent_pointer, case_sensitive);
+    decode_pointer_inplace(child_pointer);
+
+    if (cJSON_IsArray(parent))
+    {
+        size_t index = 0;
+        if (!decode_array_index_from_pointer(child_pointer, &index))
+        {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        detached_item = detach_item_from_array(parent, index);
+    }
+    else if (cJSON_IsObject(parent))
+    {
+        detached_item = cJSON_DetachItemFromObject(parent, (char*)child_pointer);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* Couldn't find object to remove child from. */
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    if (parent_pointer != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_free(parent_pointer);
+    }
+
+    return detached_item;
+}
+
+/* sort lists using mergesort */
+static cJSON *sort_list(cJSON *list, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *first = list;
+    cJSON *second = list;
+    cJSON *current_item = list;
+    cJSON *result = list;
+    cJSON *result_tail = NULL;
+
+    if ((list == NULL) || (list->next == NULL))
+    {
+        /* One entry is sorted already. */
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    while ((current_item != NULL) && (current_item->next != NULL) && (compare_strings((unsigned char*)current_item->string, (unsigned char*)current_item->next->string, case_sensitive) < 0))
+    {
+        /* Test for list sorted. */
+        current_item = current_item->next;
+    }
+    if ((current_item == NULL) || (current_item->next == NULL))
+    {
+        /* Leave sorted lists unmodified. */
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /* reset pointer to the beginning */
+    current_item = list;
+    while (current_item != NULL)
+    {
+        /* Walk two pointers to find the middle. */
+        second = second->next;
+        current_item = current_item->next;
+        /* advances current_item two steps at a time */
+        if (current_item != NULL)
+        {
+            current_item = current_item->next;
+        }
+    }
+    if ((second != NULL) && (second->prev != NULL))
+    {
+        /* Split the lists */
+        second->prev->next = NULL;
+        second->prev = NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* Recursively sort the sub-lists. */
+    first = sort_list(first, case_sensitive);
+    second = sort_list(second, case_sensitive);
+    result = NULL;
+
+    /* Merge the sub-lists */
+    while ((first != NULL) && (second != NULL))
+    {
+        cJSON *smaller = NULL;
+        if (compare_strings((unsigned char*)first->string, (unsigned char*)second->string, case_sensitive) < 0)
+        {
+            smaller = first;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            smaller = second;
+        }
+
+        if (result == NULL)
+        {
+            /* start merged list with the smaller element */
+            result_tail = smaller;
+            result = smaller;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* add smaller element to the list */
+            result_tail->next = smaller;
+            smaller->prev = result_tail;
+            result_tail = smaller;
+        }
+
+        if (first == smaller)
+        {
+            first = first->next;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            second = second->next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (first != NULL)
+    {
+        /* Append rest of first list. */
+        if (result == NULL)
+        {
+            return first;
+        }
+        result_tail->next = first;
+        first->prev = result_tail;
+    }
+    if (second != NULL)
+    {
+        /* Append rest of second list */
+        if (result == NULL)
+        {
+            return second;
+        }
+        result_tail->next = second;
+        second->prev = result_tail;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+static void sort_object(cJSON * const object, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if (object == NULL)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    object->child = sort_list(object->child, case_sensitive);
+}
+
+static cJSON_bool compare_json(cJSON *a, cJSON *b, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if ((a == NULL) || (b == NULL) || ((a->type & 0xFF) != (b->type & 0xFF)))
+    {
+        /* mismatched type. */
+        return false;
+    }
+    switch (a->type & 0xFF)
+    {
+        case cJSON_Number:
+            /* numeric mismatch. */
+            if ((a->valueint != b->valueint) || (a->valuedouble != b->valuedouble))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        case cJSON_String:
+            /* string mismatch. */
+            if (strcmp(a->valuestring, b->valuestring) != 0)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        case cJSON_Array:
+            for ((void)(a = a->child), b = b->child; (a != NULL) && (b != NULL); (void)(a = a->next), b = b->next)
+            {
+                cJSON_bool identical = compare_json(a, b, case_sensitive);
+                if (!identical)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /* array size mismatch? (one of both children is not NULL) */
+            if ((a != NULL) || (b != NULL))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        case cJSON_Object:
+            sort_object(a, case_sensitive);
+            sort_object(b, case_sensitive);
+            for ((void)(a = a->child), b = b->child; (a != NULL) && (b != NULL); (void)(a = a->next), b = b->next)
+            {
+                cJSON_bool identical = false;
+                /* compare object keys */
+                if (compare_strings((unsigned char*)a->string, (unsigned char*)b->string, case_sensitive))
+                {
+                    /* missing member */
+                    return false;
+                }
+                identical = compare_json(a, b, case_sensitive);
+                if (!identical)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            /* object length mismatch (one of both children is not null) */
+            if ((a != NULL) || (b != NULL))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    /* null, true or false */
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* non broken version of cJSON_InsertItemInArray */
+static cJSON_bool insert_item_in_array(cJSON *array, size_t which, cJSON *newitem)
+{
+    cJSON *child = array->child;
+    while (child && (which > 0))
+    {
+        child = child->next;
+        which--;
+    }
+    if (which > 0)
+    {
+        /* item is after the end of the array */
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (child == NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, newitem);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* insert into the linked list */
+    newitem->next = child;
+    newitem->prev = child->prev;
+    child->prev = newitem;
+
+    /* was it at the beginning */
+    if (child == array->child)
+    {
+        array->child = newitem;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        newitem->prev->next = newitem;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static cJSON *get_object_item(const cJSON * const object, const char* name, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if (case_sensitive)
+    {
+        return cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(object, name);
+    }
+
+    return cJSON_GetObjectItem(object, name);
+}
+
+enum patch_operation { INVALID, ADD, REMOVE, REPLACE, MOVE, COPY, TEST };
+
+static enum patch_operation decode_patch_operation(const cJSON * const patch, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *operation = get_object_item(patch, "op", case_sensitive);
+    if (!cJSON_IsString(operation))
+    {
+        return INVALID;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "add") == 0)
+    {
+        return ADD;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "remove") == 0)
+    {
+        return REMOVE;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "replace") == 0)
+    {
+        return REPLACE;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "move") == 0)
+    {
+        return MOVE;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "copy") == 0)
+    {
+        return COPY;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(operation->valuestring, "test") == 0)
+    {
+        return TEST;
+    }
+
+    return INVALID;
+}
+
+/* overwrite and existing item with another one and free resources on the way */
+static void overwrite_item(cJSON * const root, const cJSON replacement)
+{
+    if (root == NULL)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (root->string != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_free(root->string);
+    }
+    if (root->valuestring != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_free(root->valuestring);
+    }
+    if (root->child != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_Delete(root->child);
+    }
+
+    memcpy(root, &replacement, sizeof(cJSON));
+}
+
+static int apply_patch(cJSON *object, const cJSON *patch, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *path = NULL;
+    cJSON *value = NULL;
+    cJSON *parent = NULL;
+    enum patch_operation opcode = INVALID;
+    unsigned char *parent_pointer = NULL;
+    unsigned char *child_pointer = NULL;
+    int status = 0;
+
+    path = get_object_item(patch, "path", case_sensitive);
+    if (!cJSON_IsString(path))
+    {
+        /* malformed patch. */
+        status = 2;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    opcode = decode_patch_operation(patch, case_sensitive);
+    if (opcode == INVALID)
+    {
+        status = 3;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    else if (opcode == TEST)
+    {
+        /* compare value: {...} with the given path */
+        status = !compare_json(get_item_from_pointer(object, path->valuestring, case_sensitive), get_object_item(patch, "value", case_sensitive), case_sensitive);
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    /* special case for replacing the root */
+    if (path->valuestring[0] == '\0')
+    {
+        if (opcode == REMOVE)
+        {
+            static const cJSON invalid = { NULL, NULL, NULL, cJSON_Invalid, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+
+            overwrite_item(object, invalid);
+
+            status = 0;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((opcode == REPLACE) || (opcode == ADD))
+        {
+            value = get_object_item(patch, "value", case_sensitive);
+            if (value == NULL)
+            {
+                /* missing "value" for add/replace. */
+                status = 7;
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            value = cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1);
+            if (value == NULL)
+            {
+                /* out of memory for add/replace. */
+                status = 8;
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            overwrite_item(object, *value);
+
+            /* delete the duplicated value */
+            cJSON_free(value);
+            value = NULL;
+
+            /* the string "value" isn't needed */
+            if (object->string != NULL)
+            {
+                cJSON_free(object->string);
+                object->string = NULL;
+            }
+
+            status = 0;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ((opcode == REMOVE) || (opcode == REPLACE))
+    {
+        /* Get rid of old. */
+        cJSON *old_item = detach_path(object, (unsigned char*)path->valuestring, case_sensitive);
+        if (old_item == NULL)
+        {
+            status = 13;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        cJSON_Delete(old_item);
+        if (opcode == REMOVE)
+        {
+            /* For Remove, this job is done. */
+            status = 0;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Copy/Move uses "from". */
+    if ((opcode == MOVE) || (opcode == COPY))
+    {
+        cJSON *from = get_object_item(patch, "from", case_sensitive);
+        if (from == NULL)
+        {
+            /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
+            status = 4;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if (opcode == MOVE)
+        {
+            value = detach_path(object, (unsigned char*)from->valuestring, case_sensitive);
+        }
+        if (opcode == COPY)
+        {
+            value = get_item_from_pointer(object, from->valuestring, case_sensitive);
+        }
+        if (value == NULL)
+        {
+            /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
+            status = 5;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        if (opcode == COPY)
+        {
+            value = cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1);
+        }
+        if (value == NULL)
+        {
+            /* out of memory for copy/move. */
+            status = 6;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else /* Add/Replace uses "value". */
+    {
+        value = get_object_item(patch, "value", case_sensitive);
+        if (value == NULL)
+        {
+            /* missing "value" for add/replace. */
+            status = 7;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        value = cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1);
+        if (value == NULL)
+        {
+            /* out of memory for add/replace. */
+            status = 8;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Now, just add "value" to "path". */
+
+    /* split pointer in parent and child */
+    parent_pointer = cJSONUtils_strdup((unsigned char*)path->valuestring);
+    child_pointer = (unsigned char*)strrchr((char*)parent_pointer, '/');
+    if (child_pointer != NULL)
+    {
+        child_pointer[0] = '\0';
+        child_pointer++;
+    }
+    parent = get_item_from_pointer(object, (char*)parent_pointer, case_sensitive);
+    decode_pointer_inplace(child_pointer);
+
+    /* add, remove, replace, move, copy, test. */
+    if ((parent == NULL) || (child_pointer == NULL))
+    {
+        /* Couldn't find object to add to. */
+        status = 9;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+    else if (cJSON_IsArray(parent))
+    {
+        if (strcmp((char*)child_pointer, "-") == 0)
+        {
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(parent, value);
+            value = NULL;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            size_t index = 0;
+            if (!decode_array_index_from_pointer(child_pointer, &index))
+            {
+                status = 11;
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (!insert_item_in_array(parent, index, value))
+            {
+                status = 10;
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+            value = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (cJSON_IsObject(parent))
+    {
+        if (case_sensitive)
+        {
+            cJSON_DeleteItemFromObjectCaseSensitive(parent, (char*)child_pointer);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cJSON_DeleteItemFromObject(parent, (char*)child_pointer);
+        }
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(parent, (char*)child_pointer, value);
+        value = NULL;
+    }
+    else /* parent is not an object */
+    {
+        /* Couldn't find object to add to. */
+        status = 9;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    if (value != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_Delete(value);
+    }
+    if (parent_pointer != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_free(parent_pointer);
+    }
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(int) cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches(cJSON * const object, const cJSON * const patches)
+{
+    const cJSON *current_patch = NULL;
+    int status = 0;
+
+    if (!cJSON_IsArray(patches))
+    {
+        /* malformed patches. */
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (patches != NULL)
+    {
+        current_patch = patches->child;
+    }
+
+    while (current_patch != NULL)
+    {
+        status = apply_patch(object, current_patch, false);
+        if (status != 0)
+        {
+            return status;
+        }
+        current_patch = current_patch->next;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(int) cJSONUtils_ApplyPatchesCaseSensitive(cJSON * const object, const cJSON * const patches)
+{
+    const cJSON *current_patch = NULL;
+    int status = 0;
+
+    if (!cJSON_IsArray(patches))
+    {
+        /* malformed patches. */
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (patches != NULL)
+    {
+        current_patch = patches->child;
+    }
+
+    while (current_patch != NULL)
+    {
+        status = apply_patch(object, current_patch, true);
+        if (status != 0)
+        {
+            return status;
+        }
+        current_patch = current_patch->next;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void compose_patch(cJSON * const patches, const unsigned char * const operation, const unsigned char * const path, const unsigned char *suffix, const cJSON * const value)
+{
+    cJSON *patch = NULL;
+
+    if ((patches == NULL) || (operation == NULL) || (path == NULL))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    patch = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    if (patch == NULL)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, "op", cJSON_CreateString((const char*)operation));
+
+    if (suffix == NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, "path", cJSON_CreateString((const char*)path));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        size_t suffix_length = pointer_encoded_length(suffix);
+        size_t path_length = strlen((const char*)path);
+        unsigned char *full_path = (unsigned char*)cJSON_malloc(path_length + suffix_length + sizeof("/"));
+
+        sprintf((char*)full_path, "%s/", (const char*)path);
+        encode_string_as_pointer(full_path + path_length + 1, suffix);
+
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, "path", cJSON_CreateString((const char*)full_path));
+        cJSON_free(full_path);
+    }
+
+    if (value != NULL)
+    {
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, "value", cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1));
+    }
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(patches, patch);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSONUtils_AddPatchToArray(cJSON * const array, const char * const operation, const char * const path, const cJSON * const value)
+{
+    compose_patch(array, (const unsigned char*)operation, (const unsigned char*)path, NULL, value);
+}
+
+static void create_patches(cJSON * const patches, const unsigned char * const path, cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    if ((from == NULL) || (to == NULL))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ((from->type & 0xFF) != (to->type & 0xFF))
+    {
+        compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"replace", path, 0, to);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch (from->type & 0xFF)
+    {
+        case cJSON_Number:
+            if ((from->valueint != to->valueint) || (from->valuedouble != to->valuedouble))
+            {
+                compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"replace", path, NULL, to);
+            }
+            return;
+
+        case cJSON_String:
+            if (strcmp(from->valuestring, to->valuestring) != 0)
+            {
+                compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"replace", path, NULL, to);
+            }
+            return;
+
+        case cJSON_Array:
+        {
+            size_t index = 0;
+            cJSON *from_child = from->child;
+            cJSON *to_child = to->child;
+            unsigned char *new_path = (unsigned char*)cJSON_malloc(strlen((const char*)path) + 20 + sizeof("/")); /* Allow space for 64bit int. log10(2^64) = 20 */
+
+            /* generate patches for all array elements that exist in both "from" and "to" */
+            for (index = 0; (from_child != NULL) && (to_child != NULL); (void)(from_child = from_child->next), (void)(to_child = to_child->next), index++)
+            {
+                /* check if conversion to unsigned long is valid
+                 * This should be eliminated at compile time by dead code elimination
+                 * if size_t is an alias of unsigned long, or if it is bigger */
+                if (index > ULONG_MAX)
+                {
+                    cJSON_free(new_path);
+                    return;
+                }
+                sprintf((char*)new_path, "%s/%lu", path, (unsigned long)index); /* path of the current array element */
+                create_patches(patches, new_path, from_child, to_child, case_sensitive);
+            }
+
+            /* remove leftover elements from 'from' that are not in 'to' */
+            for (; (from_child != NULL); (void)(from_child = from_child->next))
+            {
+                /* check if conversion to unsigned long is valid
+                 * This should be eliminated at compile time by dead code elimination
+                 * if size_t is an alias of unsigned long, or if it is bigger */
+                if (index > ULONG_MAX)
+                {
+                    cJSON_free(new_path);
+                    return;
+                }
+                sprintf((char*)new_path, "%lu", (unsigned long)index);
+                compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"remove", path, new_path, NULL);
+            }
+            /* add new elements in 'to' that were not in 'from' */
+            for (; (to_child != NULL); (void)(to_child = to_child->next), index++)
+            {
+                compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"add", path, (const unsigned char*)"-", to_child);
+            }
+            cJSON_free(new_path);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        case cJSON_Object:
+        {
+            cJSON *from_child = NULL;
+            cJSON *to_child = NULL;
+            sort_object(from, case_sensitive);
+            sort_object(to, case_sensitive);
+
+            from_child = from->child;
+            to_child = to->child;
+            /* for all object values in the object with more of them */
+            while ((from_child != NULL) || (to_child != NULL))
+            {
+                int diff;
+                if (from_child == NULL)
+                {
+                    diff = 1;
+                }
+                else if (to_child == NULL)
+                {
+                    diff = -1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    diff = compare_strings((unsigned char*)from_child->string, (unsigned char*)to_child->string, case_sensitive);
+                }
+
+                if (diff == 0)
+                {
+                    /* both object keys are the same */
+                    size_t path_length = strlen((const char*)path);
+                    size_t from_child_name_length = pointer_encoded_length((unsigned char*)from_child->string);
+                    unsigned char *new_path = (unsigned char*)cJSON_malloc(path_length + from_child_name_length + sizeof("/"));
+
+                    sprintf((char*)new_path, "%s/", path);
+                    encode_string_as_pointer(new_path + path_length + 1, (unsigned char*)from_child->string);
+
+                    /* create a patch for the element */
+                    create_patches(patches, new_path, from_child, to_child, case_sensitive);
+                    cJSON_free(new_path);
+
+                    from_child = from_child->next;
+                    to_child = to_child->next;
+                }
+                else if (diff < 0)
+                {
+                    /* object element doesn't exist in 'to' --> remove it */
+                    compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"remove", path, (unsigned char*)from_child->string, NULL);
+
+                    from_child = from_child->next;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    /* object element doesn't exist in 'from' --> add it */
+                    compose_patch(patches, (const unsigned char*)"add", path, (unsigned char*)to_child->string, to_child);
+
+                    to_child = to_child->next;
+                }
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GeneratePatches(cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to)
+{
+    cJSON *patches = NULL;
+
+    if ((from == NULL) || (to == NULL))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    patches = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    create_patches(patches, (const unsigned char*)"", from, to, false);
+
+    return patches;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GeneratePatchesCaseSensitive(cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to)
+{
+    cJSON *patches = NULL;
+
+    if ((from == NULL) || (to == NULL))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    patches = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    create_patches(patches, (const unsigned char*)"", from, to, true);
+
+    return patches;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSONUtils_SortObject(cJSON * const object)
+{
+    sort_object(object, false);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSONUtils_SortObjectCaseSensitive(cJSON * const object)
+{
+    sort_object(object, true);
+}
+
+static cJSON *merge_patch(cJSON *target, const cJSON * const patch, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *patch_child = NULL;
+
+    if (!cJSON_IsObject(patch))
+    {
+        /* scalar value, array or NULL, just duplicate */
+        cJSON_Delete(target);
+        return cJSON_Duplicate(patch, 1);
+    }
+
+    if (!cJSON_IsObject(target))
+    {
+        cJSON_Delete(target);
+        target = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    }
+
+    patch_child = patch->child;
+    while (patch_child != NULL)
+    {
+        if (cJSON_IsNull(patch_child))
+        {
+            /* NULL is the indicator to remove a value, see RFC7396 */
+            if (case_sensitive)
+            {
+                cJSON_DeleteItemFromObjectCaseSensitive(target, patch_child->string);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                cJSON_DeleteItemFromObject(target, patch_child->string);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cJSON *replace_me = NULL;
+            cJSON *replacement = NULL;
+
+            if (case_sensitive)
+            {
+                replace_me = cJSON_DetachItemFromObjectCaseSensitive(target, patch_child->string);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                replace_me = cJSON_DetachItemFromObject(target, patch_child->string);
+            }
+
+            replacement = merge_patch(replace_me, patch_child, case_sensitive);
+            if (replacement == NULL)
+            {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            cJSON_AddItemToObject(target, patch_child->string, replacement);
+        }
+        patch_child = patch_child->next;
+    }
+    return target;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_MergePatch(cJSON *target, const cJSON * const patch)
+{
+    return merge_patch(target, patch, false);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_MergePatchCaseSensitive(cJSON *target, const cJSON * const patch)
+{
+    return merge_patch(target, patch, true);
+}
+
+static cJSON *generate_merge_patch(cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
+{
+    cJSON *from_child = NULL;
+    cJSON *to_child = NULL;
+    cJSON *patch = NULL;
+    if (to == NULL)
+    {
+        /* patch to delete everything */
+        return cJSON_CreateNull();
+    }
+    if (!cJSON_IsObject(to) || !cJSON_IsObject(from))
+    {
+        return cJSON_Duplicate(to, 1);
+    }
+
+    sort_object(from, case_sensitive);
+    sort_object(to, case_sensitive);
+
+    from_child = from->child;
+    to_child = to->child;
+    patch = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    while (from_child || to_child)
+    {
+        int diff;
+        if (from_child != NULL)
+        {
+            if (to_child != NULL)
+            {
+                diff = strcmp(from_child->string, to_child->string);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                diff = -1;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            diff = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (diff < 0)
+        {
+            /* from has a value that to doesn't have -> remove */
+            cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, from_child->string, cJSON_CreateNull());
+
+            from_child = from_child->next;
+        }
+        else if (diff > 0)
+        {
+            /* to has a value that from doesn't have -> add to patch */
+            cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, to_child->string, cJSON_Duplicate(to_child, 1));
+
+            to_child = to_child->next;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* object key exists in both objects */
+            if (!compare_json(from_child, to_child, case_sensitive))
+            {
+                /* not identical --> generate a patch */
+                cJSON_AddItemToObject(patch, to_child->string, cJSONUtils_GenerateMergePatch(from_child, to_child));
+            }
+
+            /* next key in the object */
+            from_child = from_child->next;
+            to_child = to_child->next;
+        }
+    }
+    if (patch->child == NULL)
+    {
+        /* no patch generated */
+        cJSON_Delete(patch);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return patch;
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GenerateMergePatch(cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to)
+{
+    return generate_merge_patch(from, to, false);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSONUtils_GenerateMergePatchCaseSensitive(cJSON * const from, cJSON * const to)
+{
+    return generate_merge_patch(from, to, true);
+}