diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Configuration.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Configuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..650cf7d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Configuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProviderFactory;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notNull;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/30/13
+ * Time: 12:05 PM
+ */
+public class Configuration {
+
+
+    private final JsonProvider provider;
+    private final EnumSet<Option> options;
+
+    private Configuration(JsonProvider provider, EnumSet<Option> options) {
+        notNull(provider, "provider can not be null");
+        notNull(options, "options can not be null");
+        this.provider = provider;
+        this.options = options;
+    }
+
+    public Configuration provider(JsonProvider provider){
+        return Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(provider).options(options).build();
+    }
+
+    public JsonProvider getProvider() {
+        return provider;
+    }
+
+    public Configuration options(Option... options){
+        return Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(provider).options(options).build();
+    }
+
+    public Set<Option> getOptions() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(options);
+    }
+
+    public static Configuration defaultConfiguration(){
+        return new Configuration(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), EnumSet.noneOf(Option.class));
+    }
+
+    public static ConfigurationBuilder builder(){
+        return new ConfigurationBuilder();
+    }
+
+    public static class ConfigurationBuilder  {
+
+        private JsonProvider provider;
+        private EnumSet<Option> options = EnumSet.noneOf(Option.class);
+
+        public ConfigurationBuilder jsonProvider(JsonProvider provider) {
+            this.provider = provider;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public ConfigurationBuilder options(Option... flags) {
+            this.options.addAll(Arrays.asList(flags));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public ConfigurationBuilder options(Set<Option> options) {
+            this.options.addAll(options);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Configuration build(){
+            if(provider == null){
+                provider = JsonProviderFactory.createProvider();
+            }
+            return new Configuration(provider, options);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
index 2d35f620..edda2d4f 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Criteria.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 
 import java.util.*;
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public class Criteria {
         this.key = JsonPath.compile(key);
     }
 
-    public JsonPath getKey() {
+    JsonPath getKey() {
         return this.key;
     }
 
@@ -84,13 +83,13 @@ public class Criteria {
      * @param map map to check
      * @return true if criteria is a match
      */
-    public boolean matches(Map<String, Object> map) {
+    boolean matches(Map<String, Object> map, Configuration configuration) {
 
         if (this.criteriaChain.size() == 1) {
-            return criteriaChain.get(0).singleObjectApply(map);
+            return criteriaChain.get(0).singleObjectApply(map, configuration);
         } else {
             for (Criteria c : this.criteriaChain) {
-                if (!c.singleObjectApply(map)) {
+                if (!c.singleObjectApply(map, configuration)) {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -98,21 +97,21 @@ public class Criteria {
         }
     }
 
-    private static Object readSafely(JsonPath path, Map<String, Object> map){
-      try{
-        return path.read(map);
-      } catch (InvalidPathException e){
-        return null;
-      }
+    private static Object readSafely(JsonPath path, Map<String, Object> map) {
+        try {
+            return path.read(map);
+        } catch (InvalidPathException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     private static <T> boolean objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(final Object singleObjectOrCollection,
-        final Predicate<T> predicate){
-            if (singleObjectOrCollection instanceof Collection) {
-                Iterator it = ((Collection) singleObjectOrCollection).iterator();
-                while (it.hasNext()) {
-                    if (predicate.accept((T) it.next())) {
-                        return true;
+                                                                final Predicate<T> predicate) {
+        if (singleObjectOrCollection instanceof Collection) {
+            Iterator it = ((Collection) singleObjectOrCollection).iterator();
+            while (it.hasNext()) {
+                if (predicate.accept((T) it.next())) {
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
             return false;
@@ -120,11 +119,11 @@ public class Criteria {
         return predicate.accept((T) singleObjectOrCollection);
     }
 
-    boolean singleObjectApply(Map<String, Object> map) {
+    boolean singleObjectApply(Map<String, Object> map, final Configuration configuration) {
 
         for (CriteriaType key : this.criteria.keySet()) {
 
-            Object actualVal = readSafely(this.key, map);
+            final Object actualVal = readSafely(this.key, map);
             final Object expectedVal = this.criteria.get(key);
 
             if (CriteriaType.GT.equals(key)) {
@@ -136,10 +135,10 @@ public class Criteria {
                 final Number expectedNumber = (Number) expectedVal;
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Number>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(Number value) {
-                    return (value.doubleValue() > expectedNumber.doubleValue());
-                  }
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(Number value) {
+                        return (value.doubleValue() > expectedNumber.doubleValue());
+                    }
                 });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.GTE.equals(key)) {
@@ -151,10 +150,10 @@ public class Criteria {
                 final Number expectedNumber = (Number) expectedVal;
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Number>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(Number value) {
-                    return (value.doubleValue() >= expectedNumber.doubleValue());
-                  }
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(Number value) {
+                        return (value.doubleValue() >= expectedNumber.doubleValue());
+                    }
                 });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.LT.equals(key)) {
@@ -166,10 +165,10 @@ public class Criteria {
                 final Number expectedNumber = (Number) expectedVal;
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Number>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(Number value) {
-                    return (value.doubleValue() < expectedNumber.doubleValue());
-                  }
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(Number value) {
+                        return (value.doubleValue() < expectedNumber.doubleValue());
+                    }
                 });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.LTE.equals(key)) {
@@ -181,14 +180,14 @@ public class Criteria {
                 final Number expectedNumber = (Number) expectedVal;
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Number>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(Number value) {
-                    return (value.doubleValue() <= expectedNumber.doubleValue());
-                  }
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(Number value) {
+                        return (value.doubleValue() <= expectedNumber.doubleValue());
+                    }
                 });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.NE.equals(key)) {
-              
+
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Object>() {
 
                     @Override
@@ -231,13 +230,13 @@ public class Criteria {
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.NOT_EMPTY.equals(key)) {
 
-                if(actualVal == null){
+                if (actualVal == null) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 boolean empty = false;
                 if (actualVal instanceof Collection) {
                     empty = ((List) actualVal).isEmpty();
-                } else if(actualVal instanceof String){
+                } else if (actualVal instanceof String) {
                     empty = ((String) actualVal).isEmpty();
                 }
 
@@ -245,53 +244,56 @@ public class Criteria {
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.EXISTS.equals(key)) {
 
-              final boolean exp = (Boolean) expectedVal;
-              return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(map, new Predicate<Object>() {
-
-                @Override
-                public boolean accept(final Object value) {
-                  boolean act = true;
-                  try {
-                    Object val = getKey().read(value);
-                    if(val instanceof Collection){
-                      act = !((Collection) val).isEmpty();
+                final boolean exp = (Boolean) expectedVal;
+                return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(map, new Predicate<Object>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(final Object value) {
+                        boolean act = true;
+                        Object res;
+                        try {
+                            res = getKey().read(value, configuration.options(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY));
+
+                            if(configuration.getProvider().isArray(res)){
+                                if(getKey().isPathDefinite()){
+                                    act = true;
+                                } else {
+                                    act = (configuration.getProvider().length(res) > 0);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } catch (InvalidPathException e) {
+                            act = false;
+                        }
+                        return act == exp;
                     }
-                  } catch (InvalidPathException e) {
-                    act = false;
-                  }
-                  return act == exp;
-
-                }
-
-              });
+                });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.TYPE.equals(key)) {
 
                 final Class<?> exp = (Class<?>) expectedVal;
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Object>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(Object value) {
-                    Class<?> act = value == null ? null : value.getClass();
-                    if (act == null) {
-                      return false;
-                    } else {
-                      return act.equals(exp);
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(Object value) {
+                        Class<?> act = value == null ? null : value.getClass();
+                        if (act == null) {
+                            return false;
+                        } else {
+                            return act.equals(exp);
+                        }
                     }
-                  }
                 });
 
             } else if (CriteriaType.REGEX.equals(key)) {
                 final Pattern exp = (Pattern) expectedVal;
-                
+
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<String>() {
 
-                  @Override
-                  public boolean accept(String value) {
-                    return value != null && exp.matcher(value).matches();
-                  }
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean accept(String value) {
+                        return value != null && exp.matcher(value).matches();
+                    }
                 });
-               
+
 
             } else {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Criteria type not supported: " + key.name());
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ public class Criteria {
                 Collection<Criteria> cs = (Collection<Criteria>) isValue;
                 for (Criteria crit : cs) {
                     for (Criteria c : crit.criteriaChain) {
-                        if (!c.singleObjectApply(map)) {
+                        if (!c.singleObjectApply(map, configuration)) {
                             return false;
                         }
                     }
@@ -314,13 +316,13 @@ public class Criteria {
                 return objectOrAnyCollectionItemMatches(actualVal, new Predicate<Object>() {
                     @Override
                     public boolean accept(Object value) {
-                       if (isValue == null) {
+                        if (isValue == null) {
                             return value == null;
                         } else {
                             return isValue.equals(value);
                         }
                     }
-                  
+
                 });
             }
         } else {
@@ -450,12 +452,12 @@ public class Criteria {
     }
 
     /**
-      * The <code>in</code> operator is analogous to the SQL IN modifier, allowing you
-      * to specify an array of possible matches.
-      *
-      * @param c the collection containing the values to match against
-      * @return
-      */
+     * The <code>in</code> operator is analogous to the SQL IN modifier, allowing you
+     * to specify an array of possible matches.
+     *
+     * @param c the collection containing the values to match against
+     * @return
+     */
     public Criteria in(Collection<?> c) {
         notNull(c, "collection can not be null");
         checkFilterCanBeApplied(CriteriaType.IN);
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ public class Criteria {
     public Criteria all(Object... o) {
         return all(Arrays.asList(o));
     }
+
     /**
      * The <code>all</code> operator is similar to $in, but instead of matching any value in the specified array all values in the array must be matched.
      *
@@ -603,14 +606,14 @@ public class Criteria {
         criteriaChain.add(new Criteria("$and").is(asList(criteria)));
         return this;
     }
-    
-    private void checkFilterCanBeApplied(CriteriaType type){
-      if (getKey().getTokenizer().size() > 2){
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot use "+type+" filter on a multi-level path expression");
-      }
+
+    private void checkFilterCanBeApplied(CriteriaType type) {
+        if (getKey().getTokenizer().size() > 2) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot use " + type + " filter on a multi-level path expression");
+        }
     }
 
-    
+
     private interface Predicate<T> {
         boolean accept(T value);
     }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Filter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Filter.java
index 717ca532..8c8a4007 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Filter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Filter.java
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
-import java.util.*;
-
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * A filter is used to filter the content of a JSON array in a JSONPath.
  *
@@ -47,14 +49,15 @@ public abstract class Filter<T> {
     /**
      * Filters the provided list based on this filter configuration
      * @param filterItems items to filter
-     * @param jsonProvider the json provider that is used to create the result list
+     * @param configuration the json provider configuration that is used to create the result list
      * @return the filtered list
      */
-    public Object doFilter(Iterable<T> filterItems, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
-        Object result = jsonProvider.createArray();
+    public Object doFilter(Iterable<T> filterItems, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider provider = configuration.getProvider();
+        Object result = provider.createArray();
         for (T filterItem : filterItems) {
-            if (accept(filterItem)) {
-                jsonProvider.setProperty(result, jsonProvider.length(result), filterItem);
+            if (accept(filterItem, configuration)) {
+                provider.setProperty(result, provider.length(result), filterItem);
             }
         }
         return result;
@@ -67,6 +70,14 @@ public abstract class Filter<T> {
      */
     public abstract boolean accept(T obj);
 
+    /**
+     * Check if this filter will accept or reject the given object
+     * @param obj item to check
+     * @param  configuration
+     * @return true if filter matches
+     */
+    public abstract boolean accept(T obj, Configuration configuration);
+
     /**
      * Adds a new criteria to this filter
      *
@@ -88,6 +99,11 @@ public abstract class Filter<T> {
             return false;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean accept(T obj, Configuration configuration){
+            return accept(obj);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Filter addCriteria(Criteria criteria) {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("can not add criteria to a FilterAdapter.");
@@ -116,8 +132,13 @@ public abstract class Filter<T> {
 
         @Override
         public boolean accept(Map<String, Object> map) {
+            return accept(map, Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean accept(Map<String, Object> map, Configuration configuration) {
             for (Criteria criterion : this.criteria.values()) {
-                if (!criterion.matches(map)) {
+                if (!criterion.matches(map, configuration)) {
                     return false;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InvalidConversionException.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InvalidConversionException.java
index aa7d1ca6..e10b4456 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InvalidConversionException.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/InvalidConversionException.java
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
 /**
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModel.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModel.java
index 17e3133f..53d1957e 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModel.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModel.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.ConvertUtils;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.JsonFormatter;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.JsonReader;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.PathToken;
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.IOUtils;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProviderFactory;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.MappingProviderFactory;
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.*;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.*;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.isTrue;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notNull;
 
 /**
  * A JsonModel holds a parsed JSON document and provides easy read and write operations. In contrast to the
@@ -41,69 +42,27 @@ public class JsonModel {
 
     private static final JsonPath JSON_PATH_ROOT = JsonPath.compile("$");
     private Object jsonObject;
-    private JsonProvider jsonProvider;
+    private Configuration configuration;
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------
     //
     // Constructors
     //
     // --------------------------------------------------------
-
-    private JsonModel(String jsonObject, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    private JsonModel(Object jsonObject, Configuration configuration) {
         notNull(jsonObject, "json can not be null");
+        notNull(configuration, "configuration can not be null");
 
-        this.jsonProvider = jsonProvider;
-        this.jsonObject = jsonProvider.parse(jsonObject);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonModel based on a json document.
-     * Note that the jsonObject must either a {@link List} or a {@link Map}
-     *
-     * @param jsonObject   the json object
-     * @param jsonProvider
-     */
-    private JsonModel(Object jsonObject, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
-        notNull(jsonObject, "json can not be null");
-
-        if (!jsonProvider.isContainer(jsonObject)) {
+        if (!configuration.getProvider().isContainer(jsonObject)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid container object");
         }
-        this.jsonProvider = jsonProvider;
+        this.configuration = configuration;
         this.jsonObject = jsonObject;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonModel based on an {@link InputStream}
-     *
-     * @param jsonInputStream the input stream
-     * @param jsonProvider
-     */
-    private JsonModel(InputStream jsonInputStream, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
-        notNull(jsonInputStream, "jsonInputStream can not be null");
-        this.jsonProvider = jsonProvider;
-        this.jsonObject = jsonProvider.parse(jsonInputStream);
-    }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonModel by fetching the content from the provided URL
-     *
-     * @param jsonURL      the URL to read
-     * @param jsonProvider
-     * @throws IOException failed to load URL
-     */
-    private JsonModel(URL jsonURL, JsonProvider jsonProvider) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonURL, "jsonURL can not be null");
 
-        InputStream jsonInputStream = null;
-        try {
-            jsonInputStream = jsonURL.openStream();
-            this.jsonObject = jsonProvider.parse(jsonInputStream);
-            this.jsonProvider = jsonProvider;
-        } finally {
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(jsonInputStream);
-        }
-    }
+
 
     /**
      * Check if this JsonModel is holding a JSON array as to object
@@ -111,7 +70,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
      * @return true if root is an array
      */
     public boolean isList() {
-        return jsonProvider.isArray(jsonObject);
+        return configuration.getProvider().isArray(jsonObject);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -120,7 +79,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
      * @return true if root is an object
      */
     public boolean isMap() {
-        return jsonProvider.isMap(jsonObject);
+        return configuration.getProvider().isMap(jsonObject);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -154,7 +113,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
         isTrue(jsonPath.isPathDefinite(), "hasPath can only be used for definite paths");
 
         try {
-            get(jsonPath);
+            jsonPath.read(jsonObject, configuration.options(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY));
         } catch (PathNotFoundException e) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -231,7 +190,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
     public <T> T get(JsonPath jsonPath) {
         notNull(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null");
 
-        return jsonPath.read(jsonProvider, jsonObject);
+        return jsonPath.read(jsonObject, configuration);
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -247,7 +206,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
      * @return array operations for this JsonModel
      */
     public ArrayOps opsForArray() {
-        isTrue(jsonProvider.isArray(jsonObject), "This JsonModel is not a JSON array");
+        isTrue(configuration.getProvider().isArray(jsonObject), "This JsonModel is not a JSON array");
         return opsForArray(JSON_PATH_ROOT);
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +297,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
      * @return
      */
     public String toJson(boolean prettyPrint) {
-        String json = jsonProvider.toJson(jsonObject);
+        String json = configuration.getProvider().toJson(jsonObject);
         if (prettyPrint)
             return JsonFormatter.prettyPrint(json);
         else
@@ -362,7 +321,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
     public String toJson(JsonPath jsonPath) {
         notNull(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null");
 
-        return jsonProvider.toJson(get(jsonPath));
+        return configuration.getProvider().toJson(get(jsonPath));
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -400,11 +359,11 @@ public class JsonModel {
 
         Object subModel = jsonPath.read(jsonObject);
 
-        if (!jsonProvider.isContainer(subModel)) {
+        if (!configuration.getProvider().isContainer(subModel)) {
             throw new InvalidModelException("The path " + jsonPath.getPath() + " returned an invalid model " + (subModel != null ? subModel.getClass() : "null"));
         }
 
-        return new JsonSubModel(subModel, this.jsonProvider, this, jsonPath);
+        return new JsonSubModel(subModel, this.configuration, this, jsonPath);
     }
     // --------------------------------------------------------
     //
@@ -436,15 +395,15 @@ public class JsonModel {
     public JsonModel getSubModelDetached(JsonPath jsonPath) {
         notNull(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null");
 
-        Object subModel = jsonPath.read(jsonProvider, jsonObject);
+        Object subModel = jsonPath.read(jsonObject, configuration);
 
-        if (!jsonProvider.isContainer(subModel)) {
+        if (!configuration.getProvider().isContainer(subModel)) {
             throw new InvalidModelException("The path " + jsonPath.getPath() + " returned an invalid model " + (subModel != null ? subModel.getClass() : "null"));
         }
 
-        subModel = jsonProvider.clone(subModel);
+        subModel = configuration.getProvider().clone(subModel);
 
-        return new JsonModel(subModel, this.jsonProvider);
+        return new JsonModel(subModel, configuration);
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -500,9 +459,8 @@ public class JsonModel {
      */
     public static JsonModel model(JsonProvider jsonProvider, String json) {
         notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notEmpty(json, "json can not be null or empty");
-
-        return new JsonModel(json, jsonProvider);
+        notNull(json, "jsonObject can not be null");
+        return new JsonModel(new JsonReader(jsonProvider).parse(json).json(), Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(jsonProvider).build());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -529,7 +487,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
     public static JsonModel model(JsonProvider jsonProvider, Object jsonObject) {
         notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
         notNull(jsonObject, "jsonObject can not be null");
-        return new JsonModel(jsonObject, jsonProvider);
+        return new JsonModel(jsonObject, Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(jsonProvider).build());
     }
 
 
@@ -558,7 +516,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
         notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
         notNull(url, "url can not be null");
 
-        return new JsonModel(url, jsonProvider);
+        return new JsonModel(new JsonReader(jsonProvider).parse(url).json(), Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(jsonProvider).build());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -586,7 +544,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
         notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
         notNull(jsonInputStream, "jsonInputStream can not be null");
 
-        return new JsonModel(jsonInputStream, jsonProvider);
+        return new JsonModel(new JsonReader(jsonProvider).parse(jsonInputStream).json(), Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(jsonProvider).build());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -630,7 +588,7 @@ public class JsonModel {
             PathToken currentToken;
             do {
                 currentToken = tokens.poll();
-                modelRef = currentToken.apply(modelRef, jsonProvider);
+                modelRef = currentToken.apply(modelRef, this.configuration);
             } while (!tokens.isEmpty());
 
             if (modelRef.getClass().isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
@@ -1100,8 +1058,8 @@ public class JsonModel {
         private final JsonModel parent;
         private final JsonPath subModelPath;
 
-        private JsonSubModel(Object jsonObject, JsonProvider jsonProvider, JsonModel parent, JsonPath subModelPath) {
-            super(jsonObject, jsonProvider);
+        private JsonSubModel(Object jsonObject, Configuration configuration, JsonModel parent, JsonPath subModelPath) {
+            super(jsonObject, configuration);
             this.parent = parent;
             this.subModelPath = subModelPath;
         }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
index bd586d0b..7f80941d 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.IOUtils;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.JsonReader;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.PathToken;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.PathTokenizer;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.PathTokenFilter;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.HttpProviderFactory;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProviderFactory;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public class JsonPath {
 
 
     public JsonPath copy() {
-        return new JsonPath(tokenizer.getPath(), filters.toArray(new Filter[0]));
+        Filter[] filterCopy = filters.isEmpty()?new Filter[0]:new Filter[filters.size()];
+        return new JsonPath(tokenizer.getPath(), filters.toArray(filterCopy));
     }
 
 
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public <T> T read(Object jsonObject) {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonObject);
+        return read(jsonObject, Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -220,22 +221,21 @@ public class JsonPath {
      * Note that the document must be identified as either a List or Map by
      * the {@link JsonProvider}
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
      * @param jsonObject   a container Object
+     * @param configuration configuration to use
      * @param <T>          expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, Object jsonObject) {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
+    public <T> T read(Object jsonObject, Configuration configuration) {
         notNull(jsonObject, "json can not be null");
+        notNull(configuration, "configuration can not be null");
 
         if (this.getPath().equals("$")) {
             //This path only references the whole object. No need to do any work here...
             return (T) jsonObject;
         }
 
-        if (!jsonProvider.isContainer(jsonObject)) {
+        if (!configuration.getProvider().isContainer(jsonObject)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid container object");
         }
 
@@ -253,12 +253,13 @@ public class JsonPath {
                 LOG.debug("Applying filter: " + filter  + " to " + result);
             }
 
-            result = filter.filter(result, jsonProvider, contextFilters, inArrayContext);
+            result = filter.filter(result, configuration, contextFilters, inArrayContext);
 
-            //TODO: finalize behaviour
+            /*
             if(result == null && !pathToken.isEndToken()){
-                throw new PathNotFoundException("AAAAAA");
+                throw new PathNotFoundException("Path token: " + pathToken.getFragment() + " not found in json");
             }
+            */
 
             if (!inArrayContext) {
                 inArrayContext = filter.isArrayFilter();
@@ -276,23 +277,23 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public <T> T read(String json) {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), json);
+        return read(json, Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
     }
 
     /**
      * Applies this JsonPath to the provided json string
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
      * @param json         a json string
+     * @param configuration configuration to use
      * @param <T>          expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, String json) {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
+    public <T> T read(String json, Configuration configuration) {
         notEmpty(json, "json can not be null or empty");
+        notNull(configuration, "jsonProvider can not be null");
 
-        return read(jsonProvider, jsonProvider.parse(json));
+        return read(configuration.getProvider().parse(json), configuration);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -305,27 +306,27 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public <T> T read(URL jsonURL) throws IOException {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonURL);
+        return read(jsonURL, Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
     }
 
     /**
      * Applies this JsonPath to the provided json URL
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
      * @param jsonURL      url to read from
+     * @param configuration configuration to use
      * @param <T>          expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      * @throws IOException
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, URL jsonURL) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
+    public <T> T read(URL jsonURL, Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
         notNull(jsonURL, "json URL can not be null");
+        notNull(configuration, "jsonProvider can not be null");
 
         InputStream in = null;
         try {
             in = HttpProviderFactory.getProvider().get(jsonURL);
-            return read(jsonProvider, jsonProvider.parse(in));
+            return read(configuration.getProvider().parse(in), configuration);
         } finally {
             IOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
         }
@@ -341,29 +342,29 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public <T> T read(File jsonFile) throws IOException {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonFile);
+        return read(jsonFile, Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Applies this JsonPath to the provided json file
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
      * @param jsonFile     file to read from
+     * @param configuration configuration to use
      * @param <T>          expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      * @throws IOException
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, File jsonFile) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
+    public <T> T read(File jsonFile, Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
         notNull(jsonFile, "json file can not be null");
         isTrue(jsonFile.exists(), "json file does not exist");
+        notNull(configuration, "jsonProvider can not be null");
 
         FileInputStream fis = null;
         try {
             fis = new FileInputStream(jsonFile);
-            return read(jsonProvider, jsonProvider.parse(fis));
+            return read(configuration.getProvider().parse(fis), configuration);
         } finally {
             IOUtils.closeQuietly(fis);
         }
@@ -391,19 +392,19 @@ public class JsonPath {
     /**
      * Applies this JsonPath to the provided json input stream
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider    JsonProvider to use
      * @param jsonInputStream input stream to read from
+     * @param configuration configuration to use
      * @param <T>             expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      * @throws IOException
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, InputStream jsonInputStream) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
+    public <T> T read(InputStream jsonInputStream, Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
         notNull(jsonInputStream, "json input stream can not be null");
+        notNull(configuration, "configuration can not be null");
 
         try {
-            return read(jsonProvider, jsonProvider.parse(jsonInputStream));
+            return read(configuration.getProvider().parse(jsonInputStream), configuration);
         } finally {
             IOUtils.closeQuietly(jsonInputStream);
         }
@@ -436,73 +437,34 @@ public class JsonPath {
     // --------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json string
+     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
      *
-     * @param json     a json string
+     * @param json     a json object
      * @param jsonPath the json path
      * @param filters  filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
      * @param <T>      expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(String json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), json, jsonPath, filters);
+    public static <T> T read(Object json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
+        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(json);
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json string
      *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
-     * @param json         a json string
-     * @param jsonPath     the json path
-     * @param filters      filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
-     * @param <T>          expected return type
-     * @return list of objects matched by the given path
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, String json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notEmpty(json, "json can not be null or empty");
-        notEmpty(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null or empty");
-
-        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(jsonProvider, json);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
-     *
-     * @param json     a json object
+     * @param json     a json string
      * @param jsonPath the json path
      * @param filters  filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
      * @param <T>      expected return type
      * @return list of objects matched by the given path
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(Object json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), json, jsonPath, filters);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
-     *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
-     * @param json         a json object
-     * @param jsonPath     the json path
-     * @param filters      filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
-     * @param <T>          expected return type
-     * @return list of objects matched by the given path
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, Object json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notNull(json, "json can not be null");
-        notNull(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null");
-
-        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(jsonProvider, json);
+    public static <T> T read(String json, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) {
+        return new JsonReader().parse(json).read(jsonPath, filters);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
      *
@@ -514,26 +476,7 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public static <T> T read(URL jsonURL, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonURL, jsonPath, filters);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
-     *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
-     * @param jsonURL      url pointing to json doc
-     * @param jsonPath     the json path
-     * @param filters      filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
-     * @param <T>          expected return type
-     * @return list of objects matched by the given path
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, URL jsonURL, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notNull(jsonURL, "json URL can not be null");
-        notEmpty(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null or empty");
-
-        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(jsonProvider, jsonURL);
+        return new JsonReader().parse(jsonURL).read(jsonPath, filters);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -547,26 +490,7 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public static <T> T read(File jsonFile, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonFile, jsonPath, filters);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
-     *
-     * @param jsonProvider JsonProvider to use
-     * @param jsonFile     json file
-     * @param jsonPath     the json path
-     * @param filters      filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
-     * @param <T>          expected return type
-     * @return list of objects matched by the given path
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, File jsonFile, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notNull(jsonFile, "json file can not be null");
-        notEmpty(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null or empty");
-
-        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(jsonProvider, jsonFile);
+        return new JsonReader().parse(jsonFile).read(jsonPath, filters);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -580,26 +504,60 @@ public class JsonPath {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
     public static <T> T read(InputStream jsonInputStream, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        return read(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider(), jsonInputStream, jsonPath, filters);
+        return new JsonReader().parse(jsonInputStream).read(jsonPath, filters);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a new JsonPath and applies it to the provided Json object
-     *
-     * @param jsonProvider    JsonProvider to use
-     * @param jsonInputStream json input stream
-     * @param jsonPath        the json path
-     * @param filters         filters to be applied to the filter place holders  [?] in the path
-     * @param <T>             expected return type
-     * @return list of objects matched by the given path
-     */
+
+    //-------
+    public static ParseContext using(Configuration configuration){
+        return new JsonReader(configuration);
+    }
+
+    public static ParseContext using(JsonProvider provider){
+        return new JsonReader(Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(provider).build());
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(Object json, Configuration configuration) {
+        return new JsonReader(configuration).parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(Object json) {
+        return new JsonReader().parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(String json, Configuration configuration){
+        return new JsonReader(configuration).parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(String json) {
+        return new JsonReader().parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(InputStream json, Configuration configuration) {
+        return new JsonReader(configuration).parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(InputStream json) {
+        return new JsonReader().parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(File json, Configuration configuration) throws IOException {
+        return new JsonReader(configuration).parse(json);
+    }
+
+    public static ReadContext parse(File json) throws IOException {
+        return new JsonReader().parse(json);
+    }
+
+
     @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-    public static <T> T read(JsonProvider jsonProvider, InputStream jsonInputStream, String jsonPath, Filter... filters) throws IOException {
-        notNull(jsonProvider, "jsonProvider can not be null");
-        notNull(jsonInputStream, "json input stream can not be null");
-        notEmpty(jsonPath, "jsonPath can not be null or empty");
+    public static <T> T read(Configuration configuration, Object json, String path, Filter... filters){
+        return compile(path, filters).read(json, configuration);
+    }
 
-        return compile(jsonPath, filters).read(jsonProvider, jsonInputStream);
+    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
+    public static <T> T read(Configuration configuration, String json, String path, Filter... filters){
+        return read(configuration, configuration.getProvider().parse(json), path, filters);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Option.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Option.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d88f5d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Option.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/30/13
+ * Time: 12:05 PM
+ */
+public enum Option {
+    /**
+     * Throw {@link PathNotFoundException} when JsonPath tries to read a property that does not exists.
+     */
+    THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ParseContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ParseContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1b64746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ParseContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/30/13
+ * Time: 12:03 PM
+ */
+public interface ParseContext {
+
+    ReadContext parse(String json);
+    ReadContext parse(Object json);
+    ReadContext parse(InputStream  json);
+    ReadContext parse(File json) throws IOException;
+    ReadContext parse(URL json) throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathNotFoundException.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathNotFoundException.java
index 1c553ad9..cd280ceb 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathNotFoundException.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathNotFoundException.java
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
 /**
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6dd4c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/30/13
+ * Time: 12:03 PM
+ */
+public interface ReadContext {
+
+    Object json();
+
+    <T> T read(String path, Filter... filters);
+
+    <T> T read(JsonPath path);
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..624da08c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.*;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.HttpProviderFactory;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notEmpty;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notNull;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/30/13
+ * Time: 12:17 PM
+ */
+public class JsonReader implements ParseContext, ReadContext {
+
+    private final Configuration configuration;
+    private Object json;
+
+    public JsonReader() {
+        this(Configuration.defaultConfiguration());
+    }
+
+    public JsonReader(JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+        this(Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(jsonProvider).build());
+    }
+
+    public JsonReader(Configuration configuration) {
+        notNull(configuration, "configuration can not be null");
+        this.configuration = configuration;
+    }
+
+    //------------------------------------------------
+    //
+    // ParseContext impl
+    //
+    //------------------------------------------------
+    @Override
+    public ReadContext parse(Object json) {
+        notNull(json, "json object can not be null");
+        this.json = json;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ReadContext parse(String json) {
+        notEmpty(json, "json string can not be null or empty");
+        this.json = configuration.getProvider().parse(json);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ReadContext parse(InputStream json) {
+        notNull(json, "json input stream can not be null");
+        this.json = configuration.getProvider().parse(json);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ReadContext parse(File json) throws IOException {
+        notNull(json, "json file can not be null");
+        FileInputStream fis = null;
+        try {
+            fis = new FileInputStream(json);
+            parse(fis);
+        } finally {
+            IOUtils.closeQuietly(fis);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ReadContext parse(URL json) throws IOException {
+        notNull(json, "json url can not be null");
+        InputStream is = HttpProviderFactory.getProvider().get(json);
+        return parse(is);
+    }
+
+    //------------------------------------------------
+    //
+    // ReadContext impl
+    //
+    //------------------------------------------------
+    @Override
+    public Object json() {
+        return json;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T read(String path, Filter... filters) {
+        notEmpty(path, "path can not be null or empty");
+        return read(JsonPath.compile(path, filters));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T read(JsonPath path) {
+        notNull(path, "path can not be null");
+        return path.read(json, configuration);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathToken.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathToken.java
index ba746768..a991d781 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathToken.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathToken.java
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidModelException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.FilterFactory;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.PathTokenFilter;
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ public class PathToken {
         return FilterFactory.createFilter(this);
     }
 
-    public Object filter(Object model, JsonProvider jsonProvider){
-        return FilterFactory.createFilter(this).filter(model, jsonProvider);
+    public Object filter(Object model, Configuration configuration){
+        return FilterFactory.createFilter(this).filter(model, configuration);
     }
 
-    public Object apply(Object model, JsonProvider jsonProvider){
-        return FilterFactory.createFilter(this).getRef(model, jsonProvider);
+    public Object apply(Object model, Configuration configuration){
+        return FilterFactory.createFilter(this).getRef(model, configuration);
     }
 
     public String getFragment() {
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathTokenizer.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathTokenizer.java
index 2a834300..36c9e495 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathTokenizer.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/PathTokenizer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException;
 
-import java.util.Formatter;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayEvalFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayEvalFilter.java
index 9be9ee0e..82f4d7e7 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayEvalFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayEvalFilter.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.InvalidPathException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Option;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.PathNotFoundException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.eval.ExpressionEvaluator;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class ArrayEvalFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
 
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
         Iterable<Object> src = null;
         try {
             src = jsonProvider.toIterable(obj);
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class ArrayEvalFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
         }
         Object result = jsonProvider.createArray();
         for (Object item : src) {
-            if (isMatch(item, conditionStatement, jsonProvider)) {
+            if (isMatch(item, conditionStatement, configuration)) {
                 jsonProvider.setProperty(result, jsonProvider.length(result), item);
             }
         }
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ public class ArrayEvalFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("");
     }
 
@@ -67,9 +68,9 @@ public class ArrayEvalFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private boolean isMatch(Object check, ConditionStatement conditionStatement, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    private boolean isMatch(Object check, ConditionStatement conditionStatement, Configuration configuration) {
         try {
-            Object value = conditionStatement.path.read(check);
+            Object value = conditionStatement.path.read(check, configuration.options(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY));
             return ExpressionEvaluator.eval(value, conditionStatement.getOperator(), conditionStatement.getExpected());
         } catch (PathNotFoundException e){
             return false;
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayIndexFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayIndexFilter.java
index 83d252bf..af9020d7 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayIndexFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayIndexFilter.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.PathNotFoundException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class ArrayIndexFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
 
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
 
         Object result = jsonProvider.createArray();
 
@@ -89,7 +90,11 @@ public class ArrayIndexFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
                 int stop = Integer.parseInt(indexes[1]);
 
                 for (int i = start; i < stop; i ++){
-                    jsonProvider.setProperty(result, jsonProvider.length(result), jsonProvider.getProperty(obj, i));
+                    try {
+                        jsonProvider.setProperty(result, jsonProvider.length(result), jsonProvider.getProperty(obj, i));
+                    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e){
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
                 return result;
             }
@@ -114,10 +119,10 @@ public class ArrayIndexFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         if(SINGLE_ARRAY_INDEX_PATTERN.matcher(condition).matches()){
             String trimmedCondition = trim(condition, 1, 1);
-            return jsonProvider.getProperty(obj, trimmedCondition);
+            return configuration.getProvider().getProperty(obj, trimmedCondition);
 
         } else {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayQueryFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayQueryFilter.java
index 9a9c3da1..56a9b1e2 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayQueryFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ArrayQueryFilter.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Filter;
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ public class ArrayQueryFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext) {
         Filter filter = filters.poll();
-        return filter.doFilter(jsonProvider.toIterable(obj), jsonProvider);
+        return filter.doFilter(configuration.getProvider().toIterable(obj), configuration);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("");
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FieldFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FieldFilter.java
index 7950aa74..63270041 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FieldFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/FieldFilter.java
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Filter;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Option;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.PathNotFoundException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.PathToken;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ public class FieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
         if (jsonProvider.isArray(obj)) {
             if (!inArrayContext) {
                 throw new PathNotFoundException("Path '" + condition + "' is being applied to an array. Arrays can not have attributes.");
@@ -76,8 +79,11 @@ public class FieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
 
             Collection<String> keys = jsonProvider.getPropertyKeys(obj);
             if(!keys.contains(condition) && split.length == 1){
-                //TODO: finalize behaviour
-                //throw new PathNotFoundException("Path '" + condition + "' not found in the current context:\n" + jsonProvider.toJson(obj));
+
+                if(configuration.getOptions().contains(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY)){
+                    throw new PathNotFoundException("Path '" + condition + "' not found in the current context:\n" + jsonProvider.toJson(obj));
+                }
+
                 if(pathToken.isEndToken()){
                     return null;
                 } else {
@@ -103,7 +109,9 @@ public class FieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
 
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    @Override
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
         if (jsonProvider.isArray(obj)) {
             return obj;
         } else {
@@ -112,8 +120,8 @@ public class FieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
-        return filter(obj, jsonProvider);
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        return filter(obj, configuration);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/HasFieldFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/HasFieldFilter.java
index 6375c57d..347e586c 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/HasFieldFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/HasFieldFilter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ public class HasFieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
 
         //[?(@.isbn)]
         Iterable<Object> src = jsonProvider.toIterable(obj);
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class HasFieldFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PassthroughFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PassthroughFilter.java
index 7817145b..06eb88a2 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PassthroughFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PassthroughFilter.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 
 /**
  * @author Kalle Stenflo
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ public class PassthroughFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
         this.isArrayFilter = isArrayFilter;
     }
 
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    @Override
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         return obj;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PathTokenFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PathTokenFilter.java
index 7a2c513c..60eb9fbd 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PathTokenFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/PathTokenFilter.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Filter;
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ public abstract class PathTokenFilter {
         return res;
     }
 
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext){
-        return filter(obj, jsonProvider);
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration, LinkedList<Filter> filters, boolean inArrayContext){
+        return filter(obj, configuration);
     }
 
-    public abstract Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider);
+    public abstract Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration);
 
-    public abstract Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider);
+    public abstract Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration);
 
     public abstract boolean isArrayFilter();
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ScanFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ScanFilter.java
index af1323ac..877d2060 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ScanFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ScanFilter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 /**
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ public class ScanFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
         Object result = jsonProvider.createArray();
         scan(obj, result, jsonProvider);
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ public class ScanFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/WildcardFilter.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/WildcardFilter.java
index 6be0d7af..1c85c156 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/WildcardFilter.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/WildcardFilter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter;
 
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ public class WildcardFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object filter(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object filter(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = configuration.getProvider();
         Object result = jsonProvider.createArray();
 
         if (jsonProvider.isArray(obj)) {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ public class WildcardFilter extends PathTokenFilter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object getRef(Object obj, JsonProvider jsonProvider) {
+    public Object getRef(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/impl/AbstractJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/impl/AbstractJsonProvider.java
index 10999058..7fc9adac 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/impl/AbstractJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/impl/AbstractJsonProvider.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.impl;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationUtils;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ArraySlicingTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ArraySlicingTest.java
index f6a1b0cf..f5ba86f3 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ArraySlicingTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ArraySlicingTest.java
@@ -54,15 +54,18 @@ public class ArraySlicingTest {
         assertThat(result, Matchers.contains(3, 5, 7, 8));
     }
 
+
     @Test
     public void get_between_index_2(){
         List<Integer> result = JsonPath.read(JSON_ARRAY, "$[0:1]");
         assertThat(result, Matchers.contains(1));
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
+    //@Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
+    @Test
     public void get_between_index_out_of_bounds(){
         List<Integer> result = JsonPath.read(JSON_ARRAY, "$[1:15]");
+        assertThat(result, Matchers.contains(3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java
index b9728104..10432851 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.Criteria.where;
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.Filter.filter;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -189,10 +191,14 @@ public class ExpressionEvalTest {
 
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore //TODO: finalize behaviour
     public void nulls_filter() {
 
-        List<Map<String, Object>> result = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.characters[?(@.offspring == null)]");
+        List<Map<String, Object>> result = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.characters[?]", filter(where("offspring").exists(false)));
+        System.out.println(result);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+
+
+        result = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.characters[?(@.offspring == null)]");
         assertEquals(1, result.size());
 
         result = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.characters[?(@.offspring != null)]");
@@ -200,6 +206,8 @@ public class ExpressionEvalTest {
 
         result = JsonPath.read(DOCUMENT, "$.characters[?(@.offspring)]");
         assertEquals(4, result.size());
+
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/FilterTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/FilterTest.java
index 4c69184b..329b6dd1 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/FilterTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/FilterTest.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore //TODO: finalize behaviour
+    //@Ignore //TODO: finalize behaviour
     public void exists_filters_evaluates() throws Exception {
         Map<String, Object> check = new HashMap<String, Object>();
         check.put("foo", "foo");
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
         assertTrue(filter(where("foo_null").exists(true)).accept(check));
         assertFalse(filter(where("foo_null").exists(false)).accept(check));
 
-        assertTrue(filter(where("bar").exists(false)).accept(check));
+        assertTrue(filter(where("bar").exists(false)).accept(check, Configuration.defaultConfiguration()));
         assertFalse(filter(where("bar").exists(true)).accept(check));
     }
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class FilterTest {
 
         Filter customFilter = new Filter.FilterAdapter() {
             @Override
-            public boolean accept(Object o) {
+            public boolean accept(Object o, Configuration configuration) {
                 return 1 == (Integer) o;
             }
         };
@@ -388,18 +388,19 @@ public class FilterTest {
     public void filters_can_contain_json_path_expressions() throws Exception {
         Object doc = JsonModel.model(DOCUMENT).getJsonObject();
 
+
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..price").gt(10)).accept(doc));
         assertFalse(filter(where("$.store..price").gte(100)).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..category").ne("fiction")).accept(doc));
         assertFalse(filter(where("$.store.bicycle.color").ne("red")).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store.bicycle.color").ne("blue")).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..color").exists(true)).accept(doc));
-        assertFalse(filter(where("$.store..flavor").exists(true)).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..color").regex(Pattern.compile("^r.d$"))).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..color").type(String.class)).accept(doc));
         assertTrue(filter(where("$.store..price").is(12.99)).accept(doc));
         assertFalse(filter(where("$.store..price").is(13.99)).accept(doc));
 
+        assertFalse(filter(where("$.store..flavor").exists(true)).accept(doc));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/IssuesTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/IssuesTest.java
index 49486511..a01d3b1a 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/IssuesTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/IssuesTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNull;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
@@ -128,12 +129,24 @@ public class IssuesTest {
 
 
     @Test(expected = PathNotFoundException.class)
-    @Ignore //TODO: finalize behaviour
     public void issue_22() throws Exception {
+
+        Configuration configuration = Configuration.builder().options(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY).build();
+        //Configuration configuration = Configuration.defaultConfiguration();
+
+        String json = "{\"a\":{\"b\":1,\"c\":2}}";
+        System.out.println(JsonPath.read(configuration, json, "a.d"));
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void issue_22c() throws Exception {
+        Configuration configuration = Configuration.builder().build();
+
         String json = "{\"a\":{\"b\":1,\"c\":2}}";
-        System.out.println(JsonPath.read(json, "a.d"));
+        assertNull(JsonPath.read(configuration, json, "a.d"));
     }
 
+
+
     @Test
     public void issue_22b() throws Exception {
         String json = "{\"a\":[{\"b\":1,\"c\":2},{\"b\":5,\"c\":2}]}";
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModelTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModelTest.java
index ac222cf7..c0ef6662 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModelTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonModelTest.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public class JsonModelTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore //TODO: finalize behaviour
     public void has_path_validates() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(JsonModel.model(DOCUMENT).hasPath("store.invalid"));
         assertFalse(JsonModel.model(DOCUMENT).hasPath("store.book[0].foo"));
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathTest.java
index ab75cbe1..af85db30 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/PathTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public class PathTest {
             return true;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean accept(Object obj, Configuration configuration) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Filter addCriteria(Criteria criteria) {
             return this;
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/reader/ReadConfigurationTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/reader/ReadConfigurationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f0b1eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/reader/ReadConfigurationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.reader;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.Option;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProvider;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.JsonProviderFactory;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 8/29/13
+ * Time: 12:09 PM
+ */
+public class ReadConfigurationTest {
+
+    private static JsonProvider provider = JsonProviderFactory.createProvider();
+
+
+    //@Test
+    public void fluent() {
+
+        Configuration configuration = Configuration.defaultConfiguration();
+
+        Configuration configuration2 = Configuration.builder()
+                .jsonProvider(JsonProviderFactory.createProvider())
+                .options(Option.THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY).build();
+
+        JsonProvider jsonProvider = JsonProviderFactory.createProvider();
+
+        JsonPath.using(configuration).parse("{}").read("$");
+        JsonPath.using(jsonProvider).parse("{}").read("$");
+
+        JsonPath.parse("{}").read("$");
+        JsonPath.parse("{}", configuration).read("$");
+
+        JsonPath.using(configuration).parse("{}").read("$");
+
+        JsonPath.read(configuration, "{}", "$");
+
+
+
+    }
+}