diff -r 83284b289430 -r 3a89b31f0724 src/json.c
--- a/src/json.c	Wed Oct 15 22:45:21 2025 +0200
+++ b/src/json.c	Thu Oct 16 19:57:47 2025 +0200
@@ -630,6 +630,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void cxJsonReset(CxJson *json) {
+    const CxAllocator *allocator = json->allocator;
+    cxJsonDestroy(json);
+    cxJsonInit(json, allocator);
+}
+
 int cxJsonFilln(CxJson *json, const char *buf, size_t size) {
     if (cxBufferEof(&json->buffer)) {
         // reinitialize the buffer
@@ -1126,6 +1132,34 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+char *cxJsonAsString(const CxJsonValue *value) {
+    return value->value.string.ptr;
+}
+
+cxstring cxJsonAsCxString(const CxJsonValue *value) {
+    return cx_strcast(value->value.string);
+}
+
+cxmutstr cxJsonAsCxMutStr(const CxJsonValue *value) {
+    return value->value.string;
+}
+
+double cxJsonAsDouble(const CxJsonValue *value) {
+    if (value->type == CX_JSON_INTEGER) {
+        return (double) value->value.integer;
+    } else {
+        return value->value.number;
+    }
+}
+
+int64_t cxJsonAsInteger(const CxJsonValue *value) {
+    if (value->type == CX_JSON_INTEGER) {
+        return value->value.integer;
+    } else {
+        return (int64_t) value->value.number;
+    }
+}
+
 CxIterator cxJsonArrIter(const CxJsonValue *value) {
     return cxIteratorPtr(
         value->value.array.array,