diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonArray.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonArray.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b7c160f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+
+
+public abstract class JsonArray extends JsonElement implements  java.util.List<JsonElement> {
+
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonElement.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonElement.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a8e3f478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.filter.JsonType;
+
+
+public abstract class JsonElement  {
+
+	public abstract JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException;
+	public abstract JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException;
+	public abstract JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException;
+	public abstract Object toObject() throws JsonException;
+	
+	public abstract Object getWrappedElement();
+
+
+	public abstract boolean isJsonObject();
+	public abstract boolean isJsonArray();
+	public abstract boolean isJsonPrimitive();
+	public abstract boolean isContainer();
+	public boolean isJsonType(JsonType t){
+		return ((t.equals(JsonType.JsonArray) && isJsonArray())
+		     || (t.equals(JsonType.JsonObject) && isJsonObject())
+		     || (t.equals(JsonType.JsonPrimitive) && isJsonPrimitive()));
+
+	}
+	
+	private ParentReference parentRef;
+
+	public void setParentReference(ParentReference pr){
+		this.parentRef = pr;
+	}
+
+	public ParentReference getParentReference(){
+		return parentRef;
+	}
+
+	public void setParentReference(JsonElement parent, String path) {
+		this.parentRef = new ParentReference(parent,path);
+	}
+	public void setParentReference(JsonElement parent, int index) {
+		this.parentRef = new ParentReference(parent,index);
+	}
+	
+	
+	public abstract boolean isJsonNull();
+
+
+	public abstract void merge(JsonElement o) throws JsonException;
+
+
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonException.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonException.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..42fd67d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+public class JsonException extends Exception {
+
+	public JsonException(String string) {
+		super(string);
+	}
+	public JsonException() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonFactory.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonFactory.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..fa0d1b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+
+
+public abstract class JsonFactory {
+	
+	private static JsonFactory instance;
+
+	public static JsonFactory getInstance(){
+		if(instance == null)
+			instance = new com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson.GsonJsonFactory();
+		return instance;
+	}
+	public static void setInstance(JsonFactory gsonJsonFactory) {
+		instance = gsonJsonFactory;
+	} 
+
+	public abstract JsonObject createJsonObject();
+	public abstract JsonArray createJsonArray();
+	public abstract JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException, IOException;
+	public JsonNull createJsonNull(String path,JsonElement parent) {
+		JsonNull jn = new JsonNull();
+		jn.setParentReference(parent,path); 
+		return jn;
+	}
+
+	public JsonNull createJsonNull(Integer index,JsonElement parent) {
+		JsonNull jn = new JsonNull();
+		jn.setParentReference(parent,index); 
+		return jn;
+	}
+	public JsonElement createJsonNull() {
+		JsonNull jn = new JsonNull();
+		return jn;
+	}
+
+	public abstract JsonPrimitive createJsonPrimitive(Object obj);
+
+
+
+
+	
+
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonNull.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonNull.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c04c472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonNull.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+public  class JsonNull extends JsonElement {
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString(){
+		return null;
+	}
+	@Override
+	public JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement inputObjectb) throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException("Cannot merge a null");	// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	}
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonObject.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonObject.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3743598c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public abstract class JsonObject extends JsonElement implements Map<String,JsonElement> {
+
+	public abstract	List<JsonElement> getProperties() throws JsonException;
+
+	public abstract boolean hasProperty(String pathFragment)throws JsonException;
+
+
+	public abstract JsonElement getProperty(String pathFragment) throws JsonException;
+
+	public abstract void setProperty(String name, JsonElement element)		throws JsonException;
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonParser.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonParser.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..466477ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public interface JsonParser  {
+
+	public JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException,IOException;
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPathResultList.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPathResultList.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..019bb735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPathResultList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class JsonPathResultList extends ArrayList<JsonElement>{
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPrimitive.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPrimitive.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..993ccd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/JsonPrimitive.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+public abstract class JsonPrimitive extends JsonElement {
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParentReference.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParentReference.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d585d59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParentReference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+public class ParentReference {
+	protected JsonElement parent;
+	protected Integer index;
+	protected String field;
+	
+	public ParentReference(JsonElement parent, String field) {
+		this.parent = parent;
+		this.field = field;
+	}
+
+	public ParentReference(JsonElement parent, int index) {
+		this.index = index;
+		this.parent = parent;
+	}
+
+	public void setParentField(String field) throws JsonException {
+		if(parent == null || !parent.isJsonObject())
+			throw new JsonException("Parent is null or not an object");
+
+		this.field = field;
+	}
+	
+	public void setReference(JsonElement element) throws JsonException{
+		if(parent == null){
+			throw new JsonException("Parent is null");
+		}
+		else if(parent.isJsonArray()){
+			if( index == null || index == -1)
+				parent.toJsonArray().add(element);
+			parent.toJsonArray().set(index, element);
+		}
+		else if(parent.isJsonObject()){
+			parent.toJsonObject().put(field, element);
+		}
+		else{
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected error: Parent is not a container");
+		}
+		element.setParentReference(this);
+	}
+	
+	public String getField() {
+		return field;
+	}
+
+	public void setField(String s) {
+		this.field= s;
+	}
+
+	public void setParent(JsonElement parent) {
+
+		this.parent = parent;
+	}
+	
+	public Integer getIndex() throws JsonException {
+		if(parent == null || !parent.isJsonArray())
+			throw new JsonException("Parent is null or not an object");
+		return this.index;
+	}
+
+	public void setIndex(Integer index) {
+		this.index = index;
+	}
+		
+
+	public JsonElement getParent() {
+		return parent;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParseException.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParseException.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a75d6bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/ParseException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json;
+
+
+
+public class ParseException extends Exception {
+
+	public ParseException() {
+		super();
+	}
+	public ParseException(String s) {
+		super(s);
+	}
+	
+	public ParseException(Throwable e) {
+		super(e);
+	}
+	public ParseException(String s,Throwable e) {
+		super(s,e);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonArray.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonArray.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..58bc6062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+
+
+public class GsonJsonArray extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray {
+	public com.google.gson.JsonArray element;
+	public GsonJsonArray(com.google.gson.JsonArray elem){
+		element = elem;
+	}
+	
+	
+	public boolean add(com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement item) {
+		element.add((com.google.gson.JsonElement)item.getWrappedElement());
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public void add(int index, com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement element) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean addAll(
+			Collection<? extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> c) {
+		boolean ok = true;
+		for(com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement e : c ){
+			element.add((com.google.gson.JsonElement)e.getWrappedElement());
+		}
+		return ok;
+	}
+	public boolean addAll(int index,
+			Collection<? extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public void clear() {
+		element = new com.google.gson.JsonArray();
+	}
+	public boolean contains(Object o) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement get(int index) {
+		try {
+			return GsonUtil.convertUp(element.get(index),new ParentReference(this,index));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			return null;
+
+		}
+	}
+	public int indexOf(Object o) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public Iterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> iterator() {
+		final GsonJsonArray me = this;
+		return new Iterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement>() {
+			Iterator<com.google.gson.JsonElement> inner;
+			int count;
+			{
+				inner = element.iterator();
+				count =0 ;
+			}
+			public boolean hasNext() {
+				return inner.hasNext();
+			}
+
+			public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement next() {
+				com.google.gson.JsonElement next = inner.next();
+				
+
+				
+				try {
+					return GsonUtil.convertUp(next, new ParentReference(me,count++));
+				} catch (JsonException e) {
+					return null;
+				}
+				
+			}
+
+			public void remove() {
+				inner.remove();
+				
+			}
+		};
+		
+	}
+	public int lastIndexOf(Object o) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public ListIterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> listIterator() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public ListIterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> listIterator(
+			int index) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public boolean remove(Object o) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement remove(int index) {
+	
+		try {
+			com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement je = this.get(index);
+			this.element = (JsonArray) GsonUtil.removeGsonArrayElement(index,this).getWrappedElement();
+			return je;
+		} catch (JsonException e) {	
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+	public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement set(int index,
+			com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement element) {
+		
+		try {
+			this.element = (JsonArray)GsonUtil.setGsonArrayElement(index,element,this).getWrappedElement();
+			return element;
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	public int size() {
+		return element.size();
+		
+	}
+	public List<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> subList(int fromIndex,
+			int toIndex) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public Object[] toArray() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray toJsonArray() {
+		return this;
+	}
+	public JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException {
+		
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+	public String toString(){
+		return element.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement inputObjectb) throws JsonException {
+		if(inputObjectb.isJsonArray()){
+			this.merge(inputObjectb.toJsonArray());
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	
+	public void merge(com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray ja)
+			throws JsonException {
+		for(JsonElement j : ja){
+			this.add(j);
+		}
+	}
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonFactory.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonFactory.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..90260be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonNull;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParseException;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
+
+
+
+public class GsonJsonFactory extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonFactory{
+
+
+	public GsonJsonArray createJsonArray() {
+		return new GsonJsonArray(new com.google.gson.JsonArray());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException, IOException {
+		return new GsonJsonParser().parse(json);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonObject createJsonObject() {
+		return new com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson.GsonJsonObject(new com.google.gson.JsonObject());
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive createJsonPrimitive(Object obj) {
+		return new GsonJsonPrimitive(obj);
+	}
+
+
+
+	
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonObject.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonObject.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b1f0d96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
+import net.minidev.json.JSONObject;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+
+public class GsonJsonObject extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject{
+
+
+
+	
+	
+	public com.google.gson.JsonObject element;
+	public GsonJsonObject(com.google.gson.JsonObject elem){
+		element = elem;
+	}
+	
+
+	public List<JsonElement> getProperties() throws JsonException {
+		List<JsonElement> out = new ArrayList<JsonElement>();
+		for(Entry o:  element.entrySet()){
+			out.add(GsonUtil.convertUp((com.google.gson.JsonElement)o.getValue(),new ParentReference(this,o.getKey().toString())));
+		}
+		return out;
+	}
+
+	public boolean hasProperty(String pathFragment) {
+		return element.has(pathFragment);
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement getProperty(String pathFragment) throws JsonException {
+		return GsonUtil.convertUp(element.get(pathFragment),new ParentReference(this,pathFragment));
+	}
+
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject toJsonObject() {
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public void clear() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsKey(Object arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsValue(Object arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Set<java.util.Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> entrySet() {
+		Set<Entry<String,JsonElement>> newSet = new HashSet<Entry<String,JsonElement>>();
+		for(Entry o:  element.entrySet()){
+			JsonElement e;
+			try {
+				e = GsonUtil.convertUp((com.google.gson.JsonElement)o.getValue(),new ParentReference(this,o.getKey().toString()));
+			} catch (JsonException e1) {
+				throw new RuntimeException(); 
+			}
+			newSet.add(new java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry( o.getKey(),e));
+		}
+		return newSet;
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement get(Object arg0) {
+		try {
+			return GsonUtil.convertUp(element.get(arg0.toString()), new ParentReference(this,arg0.toString()));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Set<String> keySet() {
+		Set<String> newSet = new HashSet<String>();
+		for(Entry o:  element.entrySet()){
+			newSet.add(o.getKey().toString());
+		}
+		return newSet;
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement put(String arg0, JsonElement arg1) {
+		this.element.add(arg0,(com.google.gson.JsonElement)arg1.getWrappedElement());
+		return arg1;
+	}
+
+	public void putAll(Map<? extends String, ? extends JsonElement> arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement remove(Object arg0) {
+		try {
+			return GsonUtil.convertUp(this.element.remove(arg0.toString()));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(); 
+			
+		}
+		
+
+	}
+
+	public int size() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Collection<JsonElement> values() {
+		ArrayList<JsonElement> newSet = new ArrayList<JsonElement>();
+		for(Entry o:  element.entrySet()){
+			JsonElement e;
+			try {
+				e = GsonUtil.convertUp((com.google.gson.JsonElement)o.getValue(),new ParentReference(this,o.getKey().toString()));
+			} catch (JsonException e1) {
+				throw new RuntimeException(); 
+			}
+			newSet.add(e);
+		}
+		return newSet;
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+	public String toString(){
+		return element.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void setProperty(String name, JsonElement element)
+			throws JsonException {
+		this.put(name, element);
+		
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+				return element;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	public void merge(JsonObject inputObjectb) throws JsonException {
+		for(Entry<String,JsonElement> j :inputObjectb.entrySet()){
+			this.setProperty(j.getKey(), j.getValue());
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement inputObjectb) throws JsonException {
+		if(inputObjectb.isJsonObject()){
+			this.merge(inputObjectb.toJsonObject());
+		}
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonParser.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonParser.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a7d544f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import net.minidev.json.parser.JSONParser;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParseException;
+
+public class GsonJsonParser implements com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonParser {
+
+    private static com.google.gson.JsonParser JSON_PARSER = new com.google.gson.JsonParser();
+    
+	public JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException,IOException {
+		try {
+			return GsonUtil.convertUp(JSON_PARSER.parse(json));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			throw new ParseException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonPrimitive.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonPrimitive.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8199c387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonJsonPrimitive.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+
+import javax.swing.text.Element;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONValue;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+
+
+public class GsonJsonPrimitive extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive{
+
+	
+	
+	private com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive value;
+
+	public GsonJsonPrimitive( Object obj) {
+		value = unwrapit(obj);
+	}
+
+	public GsonJsonPrimitive( com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive obj) {
+		value = obj;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	public JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() {
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public Object wrappit(com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive prim){
+		if(prim == null ) return null;
+		if(prim.isBoolean()){
+			return new Boolean(prim.getAsBoolean());
+		}
+		if(prim.isString()){
+			return new String(prim.getAsString());
+		}
+		if(prim.isNumber()){
+			if(prim.getAsDouble()==prim.getAsInt())
+				return new Integer(prim.getAsInt());
+			else
+				return new Double(prim.getAsDouble());
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive unwrapit(Object o){
+		if(o == null ) return null;
+		if(o instanceof Boolean ){
+			return new com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive((Boolean)o);
+		}	
+		if(o instanceof String ){
+			return new com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive((String)o);
+		}
+		if(o instanceof Number ){
+			return new com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive((Number)o);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object o1){
+		return (o1!=null) && o1.equals(wrappit(value));
+	}
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode(){
+		return wrappit(value).hashCode();
+	}
+	@Override
+	public String toString(){
+		return wrappit(value).toString();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		return wrappit(value);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement o) throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException("Can't merge a primitive");
+	}
+
+
+
+	
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonUtil.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonUtil.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f1137116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/gson/GsonUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.gson;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonNull;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonFactory;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+public class GsonUtil {
+
+	private static final GsonJsonFactory CREATE_JSON_ARRAY = new GsonJsonFactory();
+
+	public static JsonElement convertUp(com.google.gson.JsonElement object,
+			ParentReference parent) throws JsonException {
+		JsonElement je = convertUp(object);
+		je.setParentReference(parent);
+
+		return je;
+
+	}
+
+	public static JsonElement convertUp(com.google.gson.JsonElement object)
+			throws JsonException {
+		if (object.isJsonArray())
+			return new GsonJsonArray((com.google.gson.JsonArray) object);
+		else if (object.isJsonObject())
+			return new GsonJsonObject((com.google.gson.JsonObject) object);
+		else if (object.isJsonPrimitive())
+			return new GsonJsonPrimitive(object.getAsJsonPrimitive());
+		else
+			return new GsonJsonPrimitive(null);
+	}
+
+	public static GsonJsonArray removeGsonArrayElement(int index,
+			GsonJsonArray jsonArray) throws JsonException {
+		return setGsonArrayElement(index, null, jsonArray);
+	}
+
+	public static GsonJsonArray setGsonArrayElement(int index,
+			JsonElement payload, GsonJsonArray jsonArray) throws JsonException {
+
+		JsonElement arrayParent = jsonArray.getParentReference().getParent();
+		if (arrayParent == null) {
+			return modifyArray(index, payload, jsonArray);
+		}
+		if (!arrayParent.isContainer())
+			throw new JsonException(); // WTF?!
+
+		GsonJsonArray ja = modifyArray(index, payload, jsonArray);
+
+		if (arrayParent.isJsonArray()) {
+			int i = ja.getParentReference().getIndex();
+			return setGsonArrayElement(i, ja, (GsonJsonArray) arrayParent
+					.toJsonArray());
+		} else { // it's an object
+			JsonObject obj = arrayParent.toJsonObject();
+			obj.put(jsonArray.getParentReference().getField(), ja);
+
+			return ja;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private static GsonJsonArray modifyArray(int index, JsonElement payload,
+			GsonJsonArray jsonArray) {
+		GsonJsonArray out = CREATE_JSON_ARRAY.createJsonArray();
+		for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.size(); i++) {
+			if (index == i) {
+				if (payload != null)
+					out.add(payload);
+			} else {
+				out.add(jsonArray.get(i));
+			}
+		}
+		out.setParentReference(jsonArray.getParentReference());
+		return out;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonArray.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonArray.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..94f5d72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
+import net.minidev.json.JSONStyle;
+
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+
+
+public class MiniJsonArray extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray {
+
+	
+	public JSONArray element;
+	
+	
+
+
+
+	public Object clone() {
+		return element.clone();
+	}
+
+
+
+	public void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity) {
+		element.ensureCapacity(minCapacity);
+	}
+
+
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		return element.equals(o);
+	}
+
+
+
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return element.hashCode();
+	}
+
+
+
+	public void merge(Object o2) {
+		element.merge(o2);
+	}
+
+
+
+
+
+	
+
+
+	public MiniJsonArray(JSONArray elem){
+		this.element = elem;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public boolean add(com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement item) {
+		return element.add(item.getWrappedElement());
+		
+	}
+
+	public void add(int index, com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement element) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean addAll(
+			Collection<? extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> c) {
+		boolean ok = true;
+		for(com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement e : c ){
+			ok &= element.add(e.getWrappedElement());
+		}
+		return ok;
+	}
+	public boolean addAll(int index,
+			Collection<? extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public void clear() {
+		element.clear();
+	}
+	public boolean contains(Object o) {
+		return element.contains(o);
+	}
+	public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		return element.containsAll(c);
+	}
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement get(int index) {
+		try {
+			return MiniUtil.convertUp(element.get(index), new ParentReference(this,index));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			return null;
+
+		}
+	}
+	public int indexOf(Object o) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public Iterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> iterator() {
+		final MiniJsonArray ja = this;
+		return new Iterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement>() {
+			Iterator<Object> inner;
+			int count;
+			{
+				count = 0;
+				inner = element.iterator();
+			}
+			public boolean hasNext() {
+				return inner.hasNext();
+			}
+
+			public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement next() {
+				Object next = inner.next();
+
+				
+				try {
+					return MiniUtil.convertUp(next,	 new ParentReference(ja,count++));
+				} catch (JsonException e) {
+					return null;
+				}
+				
+			}
+
+			public void remove() {
+				inner.remove();
+				
+			}
+		};
+		
+	}
+	public int lastIndexOf(Object o) {
+		return element.lastIndexOf(o);
+		
+	}
+	public ListIterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> listIterator() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public ListIterator<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> listIterator(
+			int index) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+	public boolean remove(Object o) {
+		return element.remove(o);
+		
+	}
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement remove(int index) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public int size() {
+		return element.size();
+		
+	}
+	public List<com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement> subList(int fromIndex,
+			int toIndex) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public Object[] toArray() {
+		
+		return element.toArray();
+	}
+	public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+		return true;
+	}
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray toJsonArray() {
+		return this;
+	}
+	public JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException {
+		
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+
+	public JsonElement set(int index, JsonElement element) {
+		this.element.set(index, element);
+		return element;
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement o) throws JsonException {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonFactory.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonFactory.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d9d9f83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonNull;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParseException;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
+import net.minidev.json.JSONObject;
+
+
+
+public class MiniJsonFactory extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonFactory{
+
+
+	
+	public MiniJsonArray createJsonArray() {
+		return new MiniJsonArray(new JSONArray());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException, IOException {
+		return new MiniJsonParser().parse(json);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonObject createJsonObject() {
+		return new com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev.MiniJsonObject(new JSONObject());
+	}
+
+
+
+	@Override
+	public JsonPrimitive createJsonPrimitive(Object obj) {
+		return new MiniJsonPrimitive(obj);
+		
+	}
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonObject.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonObject.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0a8e1281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
+import net.minidev.json.JSONObject;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+
+public class MiniJsonObject extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject{
+
+
+	
+	public JSONObject element;
+	public MiniJsonObject(JSONObject elem){
+		element = elem;
+	}
+	
+
+	public List<JsonElement> getProperties() throws JsonException {
+		List<JsonElement> out = new ArrayList<JsonElement>();
+		for(String s:  element.keySet()){
+			out.add(MiniUtil.convertUp(element.get(s), new ParentReference(this,s)));
+		}
+		return out;
+	}
+
+	public boolean hasProperty(String pathFragment) {
+		return element.containsKey(pathFragment);
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement getProperty(String pathFragment) throws JsonException {
+		return MiniUtil.convertUp(element.get(pathFragment), new ParentReference(this,pathFragment));
+	}
+
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	public com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject toJsonObject() {
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public void clear() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsKey(Object arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	public boolean containsValue(Object arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Set<java.util.Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> entrySet() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement get(Object arg0) {
+		try {
+			return MiniUtil.convertUp(element.get(arg0), new ParentReference(this,arg0.toString()));
+		} catch (JsonException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException();
+		}
+		
+	}
+
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Set<String> keySet() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement put(String arg0, JsonElement arg1) {
+		this.element.put(arg0, arg1.getWrappedElement());
+		return arg1;
+	}
+
+	public void putAll(Map<? extends String, ? extends JsonElement> arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonElement remove(Object arg0) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+
+	}
+
+	public int size() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public Collection<JsonElement> values() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+
+
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+	public String toString(){
+		return element.toString();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void setProperty(String name,JsonElement element) throws JsonException {
+		this.put(name, element);
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		return element;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement o) throws JsonException {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+
+	
+
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonParser.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonParser.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e6ece907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import net.minidev.json.parser.JSONParser;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParseException;
+
+public class MiniJsonParser implements com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonParser {
+    
+    private static JSONParser  JSON_PARSER = new JSONParser(JSONParser.MODE_PERMISSIF);
+    
+	public JsonElement parse(String json) throws ParseException,IOException {
+		try {
+			return MiniUtil.convertUp(JSON_PARSER.parse(json));
+			
+		}  catch (JsonException e) {
+			throw new ParseException(e);
+		}
+		catch (net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException e) {
+			throw new ParseException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonPrimitive.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonPrimitive.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2cba1ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniJsonPrimitive.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+
+import javax.swing.text.Element;
+
+import net.minidev.json.JSONValue;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonArray;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive;
+
+
+public class MiniJsonPrimitive extends com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonPrimitive{
+
+	
+	private Object value;
+
+	public MiniJsonPrimitive(Object object) {
+		value = object;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isContainer() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonArray() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isJsonObject() {
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public JsonArray toJsonArray() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+	}
+
+	public JsonObject toJsonObject() throws JsonException {
+		throw new JsonException();
+		
+	}
+
+	public JsonPrimitive toPrimitive() {
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public Object getWrappedElement() {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonPrimitive() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object toObject() throws JsonException {
+		return this.value;
+	}
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return this.value.toString();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isJsonNull() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void merge(JsonElement o) throws JsonException {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	public boolean equals(Object o1){
+		if(o1== null)return false;
+		return (this.getWrappedElement().toString().equals(o1.toString()));
+		
+	}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniUtil.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniUtil.java
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..97f3a5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/json/minidev/MiniUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath.json.minidev;
+
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.JsonException;
+import com.jayway.jsonpath.json.ParentReference;
+
+public class MiniUtil {
+
+	public   static JsonElement convertUp(Object object) throws JsonException {
+		if(object instanceof net.minidev.json.JSONArray)
+			return new MiniJsonArray( (net.minidev.json.JSONArray)  object );
+		else if(object instanceof net.minidev.json.JSONObject)
+			return new MiniJsonObject( (net.minidev.json.JSONObject)  object );
+		else 
+			return new MiniJsonPrimitive(   object );
+		
+
+	}
+	public   static JsonElement convertUp(Object o,ParentReference pr) throws JsonException {
+		JsonElement j = convertUp(o);
+		j.setParentReference(pr);
+		return j;
+	}	
+	
+
+
+	
+}