diff --git a/README b/README
index f0a021b4..16de2abc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 Java DSL for reading and testing JSON documents.
 
+------------------------------------------
+0.8.2                           2013-08-19
+------------------------------------------
+- OSGI ready
+- Bug fixes
+- Performance improvements
+
+
 ------------------------------------------
 0.8.1                           2012-04-16
 ------------------------------------------
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/eval/ExpressionEvaluator.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/eval/ExpressionEvaluator.java
index a781e153..26723362 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/eval/ExpressionEvaluator.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/eval/ExpressionEvaluator.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.eval;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -22,151 +24,198 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * @author Kalle Stenflo
  */
 public class ExpressionEvaluator {
-  
-  
+
+
     public enum Operator {
-      equal("=="), not_equal("!="), less_or_greater_than("<>"),greater_than(">"), greater_than_or_equal(">="), less_than("<"), less_than_or_equal("<=");
-      
-      private final String representation;
-
-      private Operator(String representation) {
-        this.representation = representation;
-      }
-      
-      public String getRepresentation() {
-        return representation;
-      }
+        equal("=="), not_equal("!="), less_or_greater_than("<>"), greater_than(">"), greater_than_or_equal(">="), less_than("<"), less_than_or_equal("<=");
+
+        private final String representation;
+
+        private Operator(String representation) {
+            this.representation = representation;
+        }
+
+        public String getRepresentation() {
+            return representation;
+        }
     }
-    
+
     private static Map<String, Operator> operatorsByRepresentation;
-    
+
     static {
-      Map<String, Operator> map = new HashMap<String, Operator>();
-      for (Operator op : Operator.values()){
-        map.put(op.getRepresentation(), op);
-      }
-      ExpressionEvaluator.operatorsByRepresentation = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map);
+        Map<String, Operator> map = new HashMap<String, Operator>();
+        for (Operator op : Operator.values()) {
+            map.put(op.getRepresentation(), op);
+        }
+        ExpressionEvaluator.operatorsByRepresentation = Collections.unmodifiableMap(map);
     }
 
 
     public static <T> boolean eval(T actual, String comparator, String expected) {
-        
+
         Operator operator = operatorsByRepresentation.get(comparator);
-        if (operator == null){
-          throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported operator " + comparator);
+        if (operator == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported operator " + comparator);
         }
-        
+
         if (actual instanceof Long) {
 
             Long a = (Long) actual;
             Long e = Long.parseLong(expected.trim());
-            switch (operator){
-              case equal:
-                return a.longValue() == e.longValue();
-              case not_equal:
-              case less_or_greater_than:
-                return a.longValue() != e.longValue();
-              case greater_than:
-                return a > e;
-              case greater_than_or_equal:
-                return a >= e;
-              case less_than:
-                return a < e;
-              case less_than_or_equal:
-                return a <= e;
-              default:
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            switch (operator) {
+                case equal:
+                    return a.longValue() == e.longValue();
+                case not_equal:
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    return a.longValue() != e.longValue();
+                case greater_than:
+                    return a > e;
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                    return a >= e;
+                case less_than:
+                    return a < e;
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    return a <= e;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
             }
-            
-            
+
+
         } else if (actual instanceof Integer) {
             Integer a = (Integer) actual;
             Integer e = Integer.parseInt(expected.trim());
 
-            switch (operator){
-              case equal:
-                return a.intValue() == e.intValue();
-              case not_equal:
-              case less_or_greater_than:
-                return a.intValue() != e.intValue();
-              case greater_than:
-                return a > e;
-              case greater_than_or_equal:
-                return a >= e;
-              case less_than:
-                return a < e;
-              case less_than_or_equal:
-                return a <= e;
-              default:
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            switch (operator) {
+                case equal:
+                    return a.intValue() == e.intValue();
+                case not_equal:
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    return a.intValue() != e.intValue();
+                case greater_than:
+                    return a > e;
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                    return a >= e;
+                case less_than:
+                    return a < e;
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    return a <= e;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
             }
         } else if (actual instanceof Double) {
 
             Double a = (Double) actual;
             Double e = Double.parseDouble(expected.trim());
 
-            switch (operator){
-              case equal:
-                return a.doubleValue() == e.doubleValue();
-              case not_equal:
-              case less_or_greater_than:
-                return a.doubleValue() != e.doubleValue();
-              case greater_than:
-                return a > e;
-              case greater_than_or_equal:
-                return a >= e;
-              case less_than:
-                return a < e;
-              case less_than_or_equal:
-                return a <= e;
-              default:
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            switch (operator) {
+                case equal:
+                    return a.doubleValue() == e.doubleValue();
+                case not_equal:
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    return a.doubleValue() != e.doubleValue();
+                case greater_than:
+                    return a > e;
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                    return a >= e;
+                case less_than:
+                    return a < e;
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    return a <= e;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
             }
         } else if (actual instanceof String) {
 
-          switch (operator){
-            case greater_than:
-            case greater_than_or_equal:
-            case less_than:
-            case less_than_or_equal:
-              // we might want to throw an exception here
-              return false;
-            case equal:
-            case not_equal:
-            case less_or_greater_than:
-              String a = (String)actual;
-              String expectedTrimmed = expected.trim();
-              if(expectedTrimmed.startsWith("'")) {
-                expectedTrimmed = expectedTrimmed.substring(1);
-              }
-              if(expectedTrimmed.endsWith("'")){
-                expectedTrimmed = expectedTrimmed.substring(0, expected.length()-1);
-              }
-
-              if (operator == Operator.equal) {
-                  return a.equals(expectedTrimmed);
-              } else if (operator == Operator.not_equal || operator == Operator.less_or_greater_than) {
-                  return !a.equals(expectedTrimmed);
-              }
-            default:
-              throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
-          }
+            switch (operator) {
+                case greater_than:
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                case less_than:
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    // we might want to throw an exception here
+                    return false;
+                case equal:
+                case not_equal:
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    String a = (String) actual;
+                    String expectedTrimmed = expected.trim();
+                    if (expectedTrimmed.startsWith("'")) {
+                        expectedTrimmed = expectedTrimmed.substring(1);
+                    }
+                    if (expectedTrimmed.endsWith("'")) {
+                        expectedTrimmed = expectedTrimmed.substring(0, expected.length() - 1);
+                    }
+
+                    if (operator == Operator.equal) {
+                        return a.equals(expectedTrimmed);
+                    } else if (operator == Operator.not_equal || operator == Operator.less_or_greater_than) {
+                        return !a.equals(expectedTrimmed);
+                    }
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            }
         } else if (actual instanceof Boolean) {
-          switch (operator){
-            case equal:
-            case not_equal:
-            case less_or_greater_than:
-              Boolean a = (Boolean) actual;
-              Boolean e = Boolean.valueOf(expected);
-              if (operator == Operator.equal) {
-                return a.equals(e);
-              } else if (operator == Operator.not_equal || operator == Operator.less_or_greater_than) {
-                return !a.equals(e);
+            switch (operator) {
+                case equal:
+                case not_equal:
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    Boolean a = (Boolean) actual;
+                    Boolean e = Boolean.valueOf(expected);
+                    if (operator == Operator.equal) {
+                        return a.equals(e);
+                    } else if (operator == Operator.not_equal || operator == Operator.less_or_greater_than) {
+                        return !a.equals(e);
+                    }
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            }
+        } else if (actual instanceof BigInteger) {
+
+            BigInteger a = (BigInteger) actual;
+            BigInteger e = new BigInteger(expected.trim());
+
+            switch (operator){
+                case equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) == 0;
+                case not_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) != 0;
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) != 0;
+                case greater_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) > 0;
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) >= 0;
+                case less_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) < 0;
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) <= 0;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
             }
-            default:
-              throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
-          }
+        } else if (actual instanceof BigDecimal) {
+
+            BigDecimal a = (BigDecimal) actual;
+            BigDecimal e = new BigDecimal(expected);
+
+            switch (operator){
+                case equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) == 0;
+                case not_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) != 0;
+                case less_or_greater_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) != 0;
+                case greater_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) > 0;
+                case greater_than_or_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) >= 0;
+                case less_than:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) < 0;
+                case less_than_or_equal:
+                    return a.compareTo(e) <= 0;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot handle operator " + operator);
+            }
+
         }
         return false;
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/CastTest.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/CastTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a239585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/CastTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * User: kalle
+ * Date: 5/15/13
+ * Time: 9:22 PM
+ */
+public class CastTest {
+
+    public static final String JSON = "{\"sessionID\":7242750700467747000}" ;
+
+    @Test
+    public void result_can_be_cast_to_Long(){
+        Long actual = JsonPath.read(JSON, "$.sessionID");
+        Long expected = new Long("7242750700467747000");
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+}
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 be23e647..8543d605 100644
--- a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ExpressionEvalTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package com.jayway.jsonpath;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.filter.eval.ExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.node.BigIntegerNode;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
@@ -33,6 +37,45 @@ public class ExpressionEvalTest {
         assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(1, "!=", "1"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void bigint_eval() throws Exception {
+
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), "==", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), "!=", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), ">", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), ">=", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), ">=", "2"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), "<", "2"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), "<=", "2"));
+
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), ">", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), ">=", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), "<", "1"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("2"), "<=", "1"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), "==", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigInteger("1"), "!=", "1"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void bigdec_eval() throws Exception {
+
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1.1"), "==", "1.1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), "!=", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), ">", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), ">=", "1"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), ">=", "2"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1"), "<", "2"));
+        assertTrue(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), "<=", "2"));
+
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1"), ">", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1"), ">=", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), "<", "1"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("2"), "<=", "1"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1"), "==", "2"));
+        assertFalse(ExpressionEvaluator.eval(new BigDecimal("1"), "!=", "1"));
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void double_eval() throws Exception {
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b8cdc020..8614e6f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.8.1-HBO</version>
+    <version>0.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>https://github.com/jayway/JsonPath</url>
     <name>json-path-parent-pom</name>
     <description>Java JsonPath implementation</description>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8.1</version>
+                        <version>2.9.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
                 <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.1</version>
+                <version>1.2</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
                 <version>2.4</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
+
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 </project>
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