Refactor `JSONPointer`

Renames `Segment` into `Component`, allows to "Pop" segments without
removing them from the caller `JSONPointer`.

sources/Data/Collections/Collection.uc

@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ public final function Iter Iterate()
  *  Returns stored `AcediaObject` from the caller storage
  *  (or from it's sub-storages) via given `Text` path.
  *
- *  Path is used in one of the two ways:
+ *  Path is treated like a [JSON pointer](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901).
- *      1. If path is an empty `Text` or if it starts with "/" character,
+ *  If given path does not start with "/" character (like it is expected from
- *          it will be interpreted as
+ *  a json pointer) - it will be added automatically.
- *          a [JSON pointer](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901);
+ *  This means that "foo/bar" is treated like "/foo/bar" and
- *      2. Otherwise it will be used as an argument's name.
+ *  "path" like "/path". However, empty `Text` is treated like itself (""),
+ *  since it constitutes a valid JSON pointer (it will point at a caller
+ *  collection itself).
  *
  *      Acedia provides two collections:
  *      1. `DynamicArray` is treated as a JSON array in the context of
@@ -91,9 +93,7 @@ public final function Iter Iterate()
  *  this method (i.e. `AssociativeArray` only lets you access values with
  *  `Text` keys).
  *
- *  @param  jsonPointerAsText   Treated as a JSON pointer if it starts with "/"
+ *  @param  jsonPointerAsText   Path, given by a JSON pointer.
- *      character or is an empty `Text`, otherwise treated as an item's
- *      name / identificator inside the caller collection.
  *  @return An item `jsonPointerAsText` is referring to (according to the above
  *      stated rules). `none` if such item does not exist.
  */
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public final function AcediaObject GetItemByPointer(Text jsonPointerAsText)
     nextCollection = self;
     while (segmentIndex < pointer.GetLength() - 1)
     {
-        nextSegment = pointer.GetSegment(segmentIndex);
+        nextSegment = pointer.GetComponent(segmentIndex);
         nextCollection = Collection(nextCollection.GetByText(nextSegment));
         _.memory.Free(nextSegment);
         if (nextCollection == none) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public final function AcediaObject GetItemByPointer(Text jsonPointerAsText)
     }
     if (nextCollection != none)
     {
-        nextSegment = pointer.GetSegment(segmentIndex);
+        nextSegment = pointer.GetComponent(segmentIndex);
         result = nextCollection.GetByText(nextSegment);
         _.memory.Free(nextSegment);
     }

sources/Data/Collections/Tests/TEST_CollectionsMixed.uc

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ protected static function Test_GetByPointer()
         DynamicArray(obj.GetItemByPointer(P("/innerObject/array"))));
 
     Issue("`GetItemByPointer()` does not return `none` for incorrect pointers");
-    TEST_ExpectNone(obj.GetItemByPointer(P("innerObject/array")));
     TEST_ExpectNone(obj.GetItemByPointer(P("//")));
     TEST_ExpectNone(obj.GetItemByPointer(P("/innerObject/array/5")));
     TEST_ExpectNone(obj.GetItemByPointer(P("/innerObject/array/-1")));

sources/Text/JSON/JSONAPI.uc

@@ -64,23 +64,53 @@ private final function InitFormatting()
 }
 
 /**
- *  Creates new `JSONPointer` from a given text representation `pointerAsText`.
+ *  Creates new `JSONPointer`, corresponding to a given path in
- *
+ *  JSON pointer format (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901).
- *  @param  pointerAsText   Treated as a JSON pointer if it starts with "/"
+ *
- *      character or is an empty `Text`, otherwise treated as an item's
+ *      If provided `Text` value is an incorrect pointer, then it will be
- *      name / identificator inside the caller collection (without resolving
+ *  treated like an empty pointer.
- *      escaped sequences "~0" and "~1").
+ *      However, if given pointer can be fixed by prepending "/" - it will be
- *  @return `JSONPointer` if passed `Text` was not `none`. `none` otherwise.
+ *  done automatically. This means that "foo/bar" is treated like "/foo/bar",
+ *  "path" like "/path", but empty `Text` "" is treated like itself.
+ *
+ *  @param  pointerAsText   `Text` representation of the JSON pointer.
+ *  @return New `JSONPointer`, corresponding to the given `pointerAsText`.
+ *      Guaranteed to not be `none`. If provided `pointerAsText` is
+ *      an incorrect JSON pointer or `none`, - empty `JSONPointer` will be
+ *      returned.
  */
 public final function JSONPointer Pointer(Text pointerAsText)
 {
-    local JSONPointer pointer;
+    return JSONPointer(_.memory.Allocate(class'JSONPointer'))
-    pointer = JSONPointer(_.memory.Allocate(class'JSONPointer'));
+        .Set(pointerAsText);
-    if (pointer.Initialize(pointerAsText)) {
+}
-        return pointer;
+
+/**
+ *  Checks whether passed `AcediaObject` can be converted into JSON by this API.
+ *
+ *  Compatible objects are `none` and any object that has one of the following
+ *  classes: `BoolBox`, `BoolRef`, `ByteBox`, `ByteRef`, `IntBox`, `IntRef`,
+ *  `FloatBox`, `FloatRef`, `Text`, `MutableText`, `DynamicArray`,
+ *  `AssociativeArray`.
+ *
+ *  This method does not check whether objects stored inside `DynamicArray`,
+ *  `AssociativeArray` are compatible. If they are not, they will normally be
+ *  defaulted to JSON null upon any conversion.
+ */
+public function bool IsCompatible(AcediaObject data)
+{
+    local class<AcediaObject> dataClass;
+    if (data == none) {
+        return true;
     }
-    pointer.FreeSelf();
+    dataClass = data.class;
-    return none;
+    return  dataClass == class'BoolBox'     || dataClass == class'BoolRef'
+        ||  dataClass == class'ByteBox'     || dataClass == class'ByteRef'
+        ||  dataClass == class'IntBox'      || dataClass == class'IntRef'
+        ||  dataClass == class'FloatBox'    || dataClass == class'FloatRef'
+        ||  dataClass == class'Text'        || dataClass == class'MutableText'
+        ||  dataClass == class'DynamicArray'
+        ||  dataClass == class'AssociativeArray';
 }
 
 /**

sources/Text/JSON/JSONPointer.uc

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 /**
  *      Class for representing a JSON pointer (see
  *  https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901).
- *      Allows quick and simple access to parts/segments of it's path.
+ *      Allows quick and simple access to components of it's path:
- *      Objects of this class should only be used after initialization.
+ *  Path "/a/b/c" will be stored as a sequence of components "a", "b" and "c",
+ *  path "/" will be stored as a singular empty component ""
+ *  and empty path "" would mean that there is not components at all.
  *      Copyright 2021 Anton Tarasenko
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * This file is part of Acedia.
@@ -22,105 +24,366 @@
  */
 class JSONPointer extends AcediaObject;
 
-var private bool                initialized;
+//  Component of the pointer (the part, separated by slash character '/').
+struct Component
+{
+    //  For arrays, a component is specified by a numeric index;
+    //  To avoid parsing `asText`  multiple times we record whether we
+    //  have already done so.
+    var bool        testedForBeingNumeric;
+    //  Numeric index, represented by `asText`;
+    //  `-1` if it was already tested and found to be equal to not be a number
+    //  (valid index values are always `>= 0`).
+    var int         asNumber;
+    //  `Text` representation of the component.
+    //  Can be equal to `none` only if this component was specified via
+    //  numeric index (guarantees `testedForBeingNumeric == true`).
+    var MutableText asText;
+};
 //  Segments of the path this JSON pointer was initialized with
-var private array<MutableText>  keys;
+var private array<Component> components;
 
 var protected const int TSLASH, TJSON_ESCAPE, TJSON_ESCAPED_SLASH;
 var protected const int TJSON_ESCAPED_ESCAPE;
 
 protected function Finalizer()
 {
-    _.memory.FreeMany(keys);
+    Empty();
-    keys.length = 0;
-    initialized = false;
 }
 
 /**
- *  Initializes caller `JSONPointer` with a given path.
+ *  Checks whether caller `JSONPointer` is empty (points at the root value).
- *
+ *
- *  @param  pointerAsText   Treated as a JSON pointer if it starts with "/"
+ *  @return `true` iff caller `JSONPointer` points at the root value.
- *      character or is an empty `Text`, otherwise treated as an item's
- *      name / identificator inside the caller collection (without resolving
- *      escaped sequences "~0" and "~1").
- *  @return `true` if caller `JSONPointer` was correctly initialized with this
- *      call. `false` otherwise: can happen if `none` was passed as a parameter
- *      or caller `JSONPointer` was already initialized.
  */
-public final function bool Initialize(Text pointerAsText)
+public final function bool IsEmpty()
+{
+    return components.length == 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *  Resets caller `JSONPointer`, erasing all of it's components.
+ *
+ *  @return Caller `JSONPointer` to allow for method chaining.
+ */
+public final function JSONPointer Empty()
 {
     local int i;
-    local bool  hasEscapedSequences;
+    for (i = 0; i < components.length; i += 1) {
-    if (initialized)            return false;
+        _.memory.Free(components[i].asText);
-    if (pointerAsText == none)  return false;
+    }
+    components.length = 0;
+    return self;
+}
 
-    initialized = true;
+/**
-    if (!pointerAsText.StartsWith(T(TSLASH)) && !pointerAsText.IsEmpty()) {
+ *  Sets caller `JSONPointer` to correspond to a given path in
-        keys[0] = pointerAsText.MutableCopy();
+ *  JSON pointer format (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901).
+ *
+ *      If provided `Text` value is an incorrect pointer, then it will be
+ *  treated like an empty pointer.
+ *      However, if given pointer can be fixed by prepending "/" - it will be
+ *  done automatically. This means that "foo/bar" is treated like "/foo/bar",
+ *  "path" like "/path", but empty `Text` "" is treated like itself.
+ *
+ *  @param  pointerAsText   `Text` representation of the JSON pointer.
+ *  @return Reference to the caller `JSONPointer` to allow for method chaining.
+ */
+public final function JSONPointer Set(Text pointerAsText)
+{
+    local int                   i;
+    local bool                  hasEscapedSequences;
+    local Component             nextComponent;
+    local array<MutableText>    parts;
+    Empty();
+    if (pointerAsText == none) {
+        return self;
     }
-    else
-    {
     hasEscapedSequences = (pointerAsText.IndexOf(T(TJSON_ESCAPE)) >= 0);
-        keys = pointerAsText.SplitByCharacter(T(TSLASH).GetCharacter(0));
+    parts = pointerAsText.SplitByCharacter(T(TSLASH).GetCharacter(0));
     //  First elements of the array will be empty, so throw it away
-        _.memory.Free(keys[0]);
+    if (parts[0].IsEmpty())
-        keys.Remove(0, 1);
+    {
-    }
+        _.memory.Free(parts[0]);
-    if (!hasEscapedSequences) {
+        parts.Remove(0, 1);
-        return true;
     }
+    if (hasEscapedSequences)
+    {
         //  Replace escaped sequences "~0" and "~1".
         //  Order is specific, necessity of which is explained in
         //  JSON Pointer's documentation:
         //  https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901
-    for (i = 0; i < keys.length; i += 1)
+        for (i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 1)
+        {
+            parts[i].Replace(T(TJSON_ESCAPED_SLASH), T(TSLASH));
+            parts[i].Replace(T(TJSON_ESCAPED_ESCAPE), T(TJSON_ESCAPE));
+        }
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 1)
     {
-        keys[i].Replace(T(TJSON_ESCAPED_SLASH), T(TSLASH));
+        nextComponent.asText = parts[i];
-        keys[i].Replace(T(TJSON_ESCAPED_ESCAPE), T(TJSON_ESCAPE));
+        components[components.length] = nextComponent;
     }
-    return true;
+    return self;
 }
 
 /**
- *  Returns a segment of the path by it's index.
+ *  Adds new component to the caller `JSONPointer`.
- *
+ *
- *  For path "/a/b/c":
+ *  Adding component "new" to the pointer representing path "/a/b/c" would
- *      `GetSegment(0) == "a"`
+ *  result in it representing a path "/a/b/c/new".
- *      `GetSegment(1) == "b"`
+ *
- *      `GetSegment(2) == "c"`
+ *  Although this method can be used to add numeric components, `PushNumeric()`
- *      `GetSegment(3) == none`
+ *  should be used for that if possible.
- *  For path "/":
+ *
- *      `GetSegment(0) == ""`
+ *  @param  newComponent    Component to add. If passed `none` value -
- *      `GetSegment(1) == none`
+ *      no changes will be made at all.
- *  For path "":
+ *  @return Reference to the caller `JSONPointer` to allow for method chaining.
- *      `GetSegment(0) == none`
+ */
- *  For path "abc":
+public final function JSONPointer Push(Text newComponent)
- *      `GetSegment(0) == "abc"`
+{
- *      `GetSegment(1) == none`
+    local Component newComponentRecord;
- *
+    if (newComponent == none) {
- *  @param  index   Index of the segment to return. Must be inside
+        return self;
+    }
+    newComponentRecord.asText       = newComponent.MutableCopy();
+    components[components.length]   = newComponentRecord;
+    return self;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Adds new numeric component to the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *
+ *  Adding component `7` to the pointer representing path "/a/b/c" would
+ *  result in it representing a path "/a/b/c/7".
+ *
+ *  @param  newComponent    Numeric component to add. If passed negative value -
+ *      no changes will be made at all.
+ *  @return Reference to the caller `JSONPointer` to allow for method chaining.
+ */
+public final function JSONPointer PushNumeric(int newComponent)
+{
+    local Component newComponentRecord;
+    if (newComponent < 0) {
+        return self;
+    }
+    newComponentRecord.asNumber                 = newComponent;
+    //  Obviously this component is going to be numeric
+    newComponentRecord.testedForBeingNumeric    = true;
+    components[components.length] = newComponentRecord;
+    return self;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Removes and returns last component from the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *
+ *  In `JSONPointer` corresponding to "/ab/c/d" this method would return "d"
+ *  and leave caller `JSONPointer` to correspond to "/ab/c".
+ *
+ *  @param  doNotRemove Set this to `true` if you want to return last component
+ *      without changing caller pointer.
+ *  @return Last component of the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *      `none` iff caller `JSONPointer` is empty.
+ */
+public final function Text Pop(optional bool doNotRemove)
+{
+    local int   lastIndex;
+    local Text  result;
+    if (components.length <= 0) {
+        return none;
+    }
+    lastIndex = components.length - 1;
+    //  Do not use `GetComponent()` to avoid unnecessary `Text` copying
+    if (components[lastIndex].asText == none) {
+        result = _.text.FromIntM(components[lastIndex].asNumber);
+    }
+    else {
+        result = components[lastIndex].asText;
+    }
+    if (!doNotRemove) {
+        components.length = components.length - 1;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Removes and returns last numeric component from the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *
+ *  In `JSONPointer` corresponding to "/ab/c/7" this method would return `7`
+ *  and leave caller `JSONPointer` to correspond to "/ab/c".
+ *
+ *  Component is removed regardless of whether it was actually numeric.
+ *
+ *  @param  doNotRemove Set this to `true` if you want to return last component
+ *      without changing caller pointer.
+ *  @return Last component of the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *      `-1` iff caller `JSONPointer` is empty or last component is not numeric.
+ */
+public final function int PopNumeric(optional bool doNotRemove)
+{
+    local int lastIndex;
+    local int result;
+    if (components.length <= 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    lastIndex = components.length - 1;
+    result = GetNumericComponent(lastIndex);
+    _.memory.Free(components[lastIndex].asText);
+    if (!doNotRemove) {
+        components.length = components.length - 1;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Returns a component of the path by it's index, starting from `0`.
+ *
+ *  @param  index   Index of the component to return. Must be inside
  *      `[0; GetLength() - 1]` segment.
- *  @return Path's segment as a `Text`. If passed `index` is outside of
+ *  @return Path's component as a `Text`. If passed `index` is outside of
  *      `[0; GetLength() - 1]` segment - returns `none`.
  */
-public final function Text GetSegment(int index)
+public final function Text GetComponent(int index)
 {
     if (index < 0)                  return none;
-    if (index >= keys.length)   return none;
+    if (index >= components.length) return none;
-    if (keys[index] == none)    return none;
+
-    return keys[index].Copy();
+    //  `asText` will store `none` only if we have added this component as
+    //  numeric one
+    if (components[index].asText == none) {
+        components[index].asText = _.text.FromIntM(components[index].asNumber);
+    }
+    return components[index].asText.Copy();
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Returns a numeric component of the path by it's index, starting from `0`.
+ *
+ *  @param  index   Index of the component to return. Must be inside
+ *      `[0; GetLength() - 1]` segment and correspond to numeric comonent.
+ *  @return Path's component as a `Text`. If passed `index` is outside of
+ *      `[0; GetLength() - 1]` segment or does not correspond to
+ *      a numeric component - returns `-1`.
+ */
+public final function int GetNumericComponent(int index)
+{
+    local Parser parser;
+    if (index < 0)                  return -1;
+    if (index >= components.length) return -1;
+
+    if (!components[index].testedForBeingNumeric)
+    {
+        components[index].testedForBeingNumeric = true;
+        parser = _.text.Parse(components[index].asText);
+        parser.MUnsignedInteger(components[index].asNumber);
+        if (!parser.Ok() || !parser.HasFinished()) {
+            components[index].asNumber = -1;
+        }
+        parser.FreeSelf();
+    }
+    return components[index].asNumber;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Converts caller `JSONPointer` into it's `Text` representation.
+ *
+ *  For the method, but returning `MutableText` see `ToTextM()`.
+ *
+ *  @return `Text` that represents caller `JSONPointer`.
+ */
+public final function Text ToText()
+{
+    local Text          result;
+    local MutableText   builder;
+    builder = ToTextM();
+    result = builder.Copy();
+    builder.FreeSelf();
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Converts caller `JSONPointer` into it's `MutableText` representation.
+ *
+ *  For the method, but returning `Text` see `ToTextM()`.
+ *
+ *  @return `MutableText` that represents caller `JSONPointer`.
+ */
+public final function MutableText ToTextM()
+{
+    local int           i;
+    local Text          nextComponent;
+    local MutableText   nextMutableComponent;
+    local MutableText   result;
+    result = _.text.Empty();
+    if (GetLength() <= 0) {
+        return result;
+    }
+    for (i = 0; i < GetLength(); i += 1)
+    {
+        nextComponent = GetComponent(i);
+        nextMutableComponent = nextComponent.MutableCopy();
+        //  Replace (order is important)
+        nextMutableComponent.Replace(T(TJSON_ESCAPE), T(TJSON_ESCAPED_ESCAPE));
+        nextMutableComponent.Replace(T(TSLASH), T(TJSON_ESCAPED_SLASH));
+        result.Append(T(TSLASH)).Append(nextMutableComponent);
+        //  Get rid of temporary values
+        nextMutableComponent.FreeSelf();
+        nextComponent.FreeSelf();
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
 /**
- *  Amount of path segments in this JSON pointer.
+ *  Amount of path components in the caller `JSONPointer`.
  *
- *  For more details see `GetSegment()`.
+ *  Also see `GetFoldsAmount()` method.
  *
- *  @return Amount of segments in the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *  @return Amount of components in the caller `JSONPointer`.
  */
 public final function int GetLength()
 {
-    return keys.length;
+    return components.length;
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Amount of path components in the caller `JSONPointer` that do not directly
+ *  correspond to a pointed value.
+ *
+ *  Equal to the `Max(0, GetLength() - 1)`.
+ *
+ *  For example, path "/user/Ivan/records/5/count" refers to the value named
+ *  "value" that is _folded_ inside  `4` objects named "users", "Ivan",
+ *  "records" and "5". Therefore it's folds amount if `4`.
+ *
+ *  @return Amount of components in the caller `JSONPointer` that do not
+ *  directly correspond to a pointed value.
+ */
+public final function int GetFoldsAmount()
+{
+    return Max(0, components.length - 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Makes an exact copy of the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ *
+ *  @return Copy of the caller `JSONPointer`.
+ */
+public final function JSONPointer Copy()
+{
+    local int               i;
+    local JSONPointer       newPointer;
+    local array<Component>  newComponents;
+    newComponents = components;
+    for (i = 0; i < newComponents.length; i += 1)
+    {
+        if (newComponents[i].asText != none) {
+            newComponents[i].asText = newComponents[i].asText.MutableCopy();
+        }
+    }
+    newPointer = JSONPointer(_.memory.Allocate(class'JSONPointer'));
+    newPointer.components = newComponents;
+    return newPointer;
 }
 
 defaultproperties

sources/Text/Tests/TEST_JSON.uc

@@ -30,33 +30,138 @@ protected static function TESTS()
 }
 
 protected static function Test_Pointer()
+{
+    Context("Testing method for working with JSON pointers.");
+    SubTest_PointerCreate();
+    SubTest_PointerToText();
+    SubTest_PointerPushPop();
+    SubTest_PointerNumeric();
+}
+
+protected static function SubTest_PointerCreate()
 {
     local JSONPointer pointer;
-    Context("Testing JSON pointer.");
     Issue("\"Empty\" JSON pointers are not handled correctly.");
     pointer = __().json.Pointer(P(""));
     TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 0);
-    TEST_ExpectNone(pointer.GetSegment(0));
+    TEST_ExpectNone(pointer.GetComponent(0));
     pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/"));
     TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 1);
-    TEST_ExpectNotNone(pointer.GetSegment(0));
+    TEST_ExpectNotNone(pointer.GetComponent(0));
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(0).IsEmpty());
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(0).IsEmpty());
 
     Issue("Normal JSON pointers are not handled correctly.");
-    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/a~1b/c%d/e^f/g|h/i\\j/m~0n"));
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/a~1b/c%d/e^f//g|h/i\\j/m~0n/"));
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 6);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 8);
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(0).ToPlainString() == "a/b");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(0).ToPlainString() == "a/b");
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(1).ToPlainString() == "c%d");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(1).ToPlainString() == "c%d");
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(2).ToPlainString() == "e^f");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(2).ToPlainString() == "e^f");
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(3).ToPlainString() == "g|h");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(3).ToPlainString() == "");
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(4).ToPlainString() == "i\\j");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(4).ToPlainString() == "g|h");
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetSegment(5).ToPlainString() == "m~n");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(5).ToPlainString() == "i\\j");
-
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(6).ToPlainString() == "m~n");
-    Issue("Non-JSON pointers `Text` constants are not handled correctly.");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(7).ToPlainString() == "");
+
+    Issue("Initializing JSON pointers with values, not starting with \"/\","
+        @ "is not handled correctly.");
     pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("huh/send~0/pics~1"));
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 1);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetLength() == 3);
-    TEST_ExpectTrue(    pointer.GetSegment(0).ToPlainString() 
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(0).ToPlainString() ==  "huh");
-                    ==  "huh/send~0/pics~1");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(1).ToPlainString() ==  "send~");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetComponent(2).ToPlainString() ==  "pics/");
+}
+
+protected static function SubTest_PointerToText()
+{
+    local JSONPointer pointer;
+    Issue("`JSONPointer` is not converted to `Text` correctly.");
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P(""));
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() == "");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToTextM().ToPlainString() == "");
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("///"));
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "///");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToTextM().ToPlainString() ==  "///");
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/a~1b/c%d/e^f//g|h/i\\j/m~0n/"));
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(    pointer.ToText().ToPlainString()
+                    ==  "/a~1b/c%d/e^f//g|h/i\\j/m~0n/");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(    pointer.ToTextM().ToPlainString()
+                    ==  "/a~1b/c%d/e^f//g|h/i\\j/m~0n/");
+
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/a/b/c"));
+    Issue("Result of `ToText()` has a wrong class.");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().class == class'Text');
+
+    Issue("Result of `ToTextM()` has a wrong class.");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToTextM().class == class'MutableText');
+}
+
+protected static function SubTest_PointerPushPop()
+{
+    local JSONPointer pointer;
+    local Text value0, value1, value2, value3, value4, value5, value6;
+    Issue("`Push()`/`PushNumeric()` incorrectly affect `JSONPointer`.");
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("//lets/go"));
+    pointer.Push(P("one")).PushNumeric(404).Push(P("More"));
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(    pointer.ToText().ToPlainString()
+                    ==  "//lets/go/one/404/More");
+
+    Issue("`Pop()` incorrectly affects `JSONPointer`.");
+    value6 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "//lets/go/one/404");
+    value5 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "//lets/go/one");
+    value4 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "//lets/go");
+    value3 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "//lets");
+    value2 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "/");
+    value1 = pointer.Pop();
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.ToText().ToPlainString() ==  "");
+    value0 = pointer.Pop();
+
+    Issue("`Pop()` returns incorrect value.");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value6.ToPlainString() == "More");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value5.ToPlainString() == "404");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value4.ToPlainString() == "one");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value3.ToPlainString() == "go");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value2.ToPlainString() == "lets");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(value1.ToPlainString() == "");
+    TEST_ExpectNone(value0);
+}
+
+protected static function SubTest_PointerNumeric()
+{
+    local JSONPointer pointer;
+    local string correct, incorrect;
+    correct = "`GetNumericComponent()`/`PopNumeric()` cannot correctly retrieve"
+        @ "`JSONPointer`'s numeric components.";
+    incorrect = "`GetNumericComponent()`/`PopNumeric()` do not return negative"
+        @ "values for non-numeric components `JSONPointer`'s"
+        @ "numeric components.";
+    Issue(correct);
+    pointer = __().json.Pointer(P("/lets//404/8./6/11/d/0"));
+    pointer.PushNumeric(-2).PushNumeric(13);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetNumericComponent(8) == 13);
+    Issue(incorrect);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.GetNumericComponent(6) < 0);
+    Issue(correct);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() == 13);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() == 0);
+    Issue(incorrect);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
+    Issue(correct);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() == 11);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() == 6);
+    Issue(incorrect);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
+    Issue(correct);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() == 404);
+    Issue(incorrect);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(pointer.PopNumeric() < 0);
 }
 
 protected static function Test_Print()