diff --git a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 29a305d51..4fc8518e4 100644
--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,4 +37,11 @@ endif()
 
 if(SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION)
   add_subdirectory(static_reflect)
-endif(SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION)
\ No newline at end of file
+endif(SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION)
+
+
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+check_cxx_compiler_flag("-std=c++20" SIMDJSON_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX20)
+if(SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS AND SIMDJSON_COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX20)
+  add_subdirectory(from)
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/from/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/from/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67e25524d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/from/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Executable
+add_executable(from_benchmark from_benchmark.cpp)
+
+# Compile for C++20.
+target_compile_features(from_benchmark PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
+
+# Check if -march=native is supported
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+check_cxx_compiler_flag("-march=native" SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_MARCH_NATIVE)
+if(SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_MARCH_NATIVE)
+  target_compile_options(from_benchmark PRIVATE -march=native)
+endif()
+
+target_include_directories(from_benchmark PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/..)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/from/benchmark_helpers.h b/benchmark/from/benchmark_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6273b1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/from/benchmark_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifndef BENCHMARK_HELPERS_H
+#define BENCHMARK_HELPERS_H
+
+#include "event_counter.h"
+#include <atomic>
+
+event_collector collector;
+
+template <class function_type>
+std::pair<event_aggregate, size_t>
+bench(const function_type &&function, size_t min_repeat = 10,
+      size_t min_time_ns = 40'000'000, size_t max_repeat = 10000000) {
+  size_t N = min_repeat;
+  if (N == 0) {
+    N = 1;
+  }
+  event_aggregate warm_aggregate{};
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_acquire);
+    collector.start();
+    function();
+    std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_release);
+    event_count allocate_count = collector.end();
+    warm_aggregate << allocate_count;
+    if ((i + 1 == N) && (warm_aggregate.total_elapsed_ns() < min_time_ns) &&
+        (N < max_repeat)) {
+      N *= 10;
+    }
+  }
+  event_aggregate aggregate{};
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_acquire);
+    collector.start();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+      function();
+    }
+    std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_release);
+    event_count allocate_count = collector.end();
+    aggregate << allocate_count;
+  }
+  return {aggregate, N};
+}
+
+double pretty_print(const std::string &name, size_t num_chars,
+                    std::pair<event_aggregate, size_t> result) {
+  const auto &agg = result.first;
+  size_t N = result.second;
+  num_chars *= N;
+  printf("%-40s : %8.2f ns %8.2f GB/s", name.c_str(),
+         agg.elapsed_ns() / num_chars, num_chars / agg.elapsed_ns());
+  if (collector.has_events()) {
+    printf(" %8.2f GHz %8.2f cycles/char %8.2f ins./char %8.2f i/c",
+           agg.cycles() / agg.elapsed_ns(), agg.cycles() / num_chars,
+           agg.instructions() / num_chars, agg.instructions() / agg.cycles());
+  }
+  printf("\n");
+  return num_chars / agg.elapsed_ns();
+}
+
+double pretty_print_array(const std::string &name, size_t num_chars, size_t num_elements,
+                    std::pair<event_aggregate, size_t> result) {
+  const auto &agg = result.first;
+  size_t N = result.second;
+  num_chars *= N;
+  printf("%-40s : %8.2f ns/char %8.2f ns/value %8.2f GB/s", name.c_str(),
+         agg.elapsed_ns() / num_chars, agg.elapsed_ns() / num_elements, num_chars / agg.elapsed_ns());
+  if (collector.has_events()) {
+    printf(" %8.2f GHz %8.2f cycles/char %8.2f ins./char %8.2f ins./value %8.2f i/c",
+           agg.cycles() / agg.elapsed_ns(), agg.cycles() / num_chars,
+           agg.instructions() / num_chars, agg.instructions() / num_elements, agg.instructions() / agg.cycles());
+  }
+  printf("\n");
+  return num_chars / agg.elapsed_ns();
+}
+
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/from/car_helpers.h b/benchmark/from/car_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c77f5b00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/from/car_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#ifndef CAR_HELPERS_H
+#define CAR_HELPERS_H
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <random>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <simdjson.h>
+
+struct Car {
+  std::string make;
+  std::string model;
+  int64_t year; // We deliberately do not include the tire pressure.
+};
+
+using namespace simdjson;
+
+std::string random_car_json() {
+  static const std::vector<std::string> makes = {"Toyota", "Honda", "Ford",
+                                                 "BMW", "Mazda"};
+  static const std::vector<std::string> models = {"Camry", "Civic", "Focus",
+                                                  "320i", "3"};
+  static thread_local std::mt19937 rng{std::random_device{}()};
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<int> make_dist(0, makes.size() - 1);
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<int> model_dist(0, models.size() - 1);
+  std::uniform_int_distribution<int> year_dist(2000, 2025);
+  std::uniform_real_distribution<double> pressure_dist(30.0, 45.0);
+
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  oss << R"({ "make": ")" << makes[make_dist(rng)] << R"(", "model": ")"
+      << models[model_dist(rng)] << R"(",  "year": )" << year_dist(rng)
+      << R"(, "tire_pressure": [ )" << std::fixed << std::setprecision(1)
+      << pressure_dist(rng) << ", " << pressure_dist(rng) << R"( ] })";
+  return oss.str();
+}
+
+std::string generate_car_json_stream(size_t N) {
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+    oss << random_car_json();
+    oss << "\n";
+  }
+  return oss.str();
+}
+
+std::string generate_car_json_array(size_t N) {
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  oss << "[\n";
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+    oss << random_car_json();
+    if (i < N - 1) {
+      oss << ",";
+    }
+    oss << "\n";
+  }
+  oss << "]";
+  return oss.str();
+}
+
+// We want to maximize C++ portability, but this is not needed with static
+// reflection (C++26).
+template <>
+simdjson_inline simdjson_result<Car>
+simdjson::ondemand::document::get() & noexcept {
+  ondemand::object obj;
+  auto error = get_object().get(obj);
+  if (error) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  Car car;
+  if ((error = obj["make"].get_string(car.make))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["model"].get_string(car.model))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["year"].get_int64().get(car.year))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  return car;
+}
+
+template <>
+simdjson_inline simdjson_result<Car> simdjson::ondemand::value::get() noexcept {
+  ondemand::object obj;
+  auto error = get_object().get(obj);
+  if (error) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  Car car;
+  if ((error = obj["make"].get_string(car.make))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["model"].get_string(car.model))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["year"].get_int64().get(car.year))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  return car;
+}
+
+template <>
+simdjson_inline simdjson_result<Car>
+simdjson::ondemand::document_reference::get() & noexcept {
+  ondemand::object obj;
+  auto error = get_object().get(obj);
+  if (error) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  Car car;
+  if ((error = obj["make"].get_string(car.make))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["model"].get_string(car.model))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["year"].get_int64().get(car.year))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  return car;
+}
+
+template <>
+simdjson_inline simdjson_result<Car>
+simdjson::ondemand::document_reference::get() && noexcept {
+  ondemand::object obj;
+  auto error = get_object().get(obj);
+  if (error) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  Car car;
+  if ((error = obj["make"].get_string(car.make))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["model"].get_string(car.model))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  if ((error = obj["year"].get_int64().get(car.year))) {
+    return error;
+  }
+  return car;
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/from/from_benchmark.cpp b/benchmark/from/from_benchmark.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819868dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/from/from_benchmark.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// We are going to assume C++20.
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <simdjson.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "benchmark_helpers.h"
+#include "car_helpers.h"
+
+using namespace simdjson;
+
+void run_benchmarks() {
+  printf("Running benchmarks on tiny input...\n");
+  simdjson::padded_string json =
+      R"({ "make": "Toyota", "model": "Camry",  "year": 2018, "tire_pressure": [ 40.1, 39.9 ] })"_padded;
+  volatile size_t dummy = 0;
+  ondemand::parser parser;
+
+  // Classic On-Demand
+  pretty_print("simdjson classic", json.size(),
+               bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                 ondemand::document doc = parser.iterate(json);
+                 Car car = doc.get<Car>();
+                 dummy = dummy + car.year;
+               }));
+
+  // Benchmark simdjson::from() without parser
+  pretty_print("simdjson::from<Car>() (no parser)", json.size(),
+               bench([&json, &dummy]() {
+                 Car car = simdjson::from(json);
+                 dummy = dummy + car.year;
+               }));
+
+  // Benchmark simdjson::from() with parser
+  pretty_print("simdjson::from<Car>() (with parser)", json.size(),
+               bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                 Car car = simdjson::from(parser, json);
+                 dummy = dummy + car.year;
+               }));
+}
+
+void run_array_benchmarks() {
+  printf("Running benchmarks on large array...\n");
+  size_t N = 1'000'000;
+  simdjson::padded_string json = generate_car_json_array(N);
+  volatile size_t dummy = 0;
+  ondemand::parser parser;
+
+  // Classic On-Demand
+  pretty_print_array("simdjson classic", json.size(), N,
+                     bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                       dummy = 0;
+                       ondemand::document doc = parser.iterate(json);
+                       ondemand::array array = doc.get_array();
+                       for (auto value : array) {
+                         Car car = value.get<Car>();
+                         dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                       }
+                     }));
+
+  // from with array
+  pretty_print_array("simdjson::from(json).array()", json.size(), N,
+                     bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                       dummy = 0;
+
+                       for (auto value : simdjson::from(json).array()) {
+                         Car car = value.get<Car>();
+                         dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                       }
+                     }));
+#if SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+  // Benchmark simdjson::from() without parser (EXPERIMENTAL)
+  pretty_print_array("simdjson::from<Car>() (experimental, no parser)",
+                     json.size(), N, bench([&json, &dummy]() {
+                       dummy = 0;
+                       for (Car car :
+                            simdjson::from(json) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
+                         dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                       }
+                     }));
+
+  // Benchmark simdjson::from() with parser (EXPERIMENTAL)
+  pretty_print_array("simdjson::from<Car>() (experimental, with parser)",
+                     json.size(), N, bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                       dummy = 0;
+                       for (Car car : simdjson::from(parser, json) |
+                                          simdjson::as<Car>()) {
+                         dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                       }
+                     }));
+#endif // SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+}
+
+void run_stream_benchmarks() {
+  printf("Running stream benchmarks...\n");
+  simdjson::padded_string json = generate_car_json_stream(1'000'000);
+  volatile size_t dummy = 0;
+  ondemand::parser parser;
+
+  // Classic On-Demand
+  pretty_print("simdjson classic", json.size(),
+               bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                 ondemand::document_stream stream = parser.iterate_many(json);
+                 for (auto doc : stream) {
+                   Car car = doc.get<Car>();
+                   dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                 }
+               }));
+  // from_many
+  pretty_print("simdjson with thread local", json.size(),
+               bench([&json, &dummy, &parser]() {
+                 ondemand::document_stream stream =
+                     ondemand::parser::get_parser().iterate_many(json);
+                 for (auto doc : stream) {
+                   Car car = doc.get<Car>();
+                   dummy = dummy + car.year;
+                 }
+               }));
+}
+
+int main() {
+  for (size_t trial = 0; trial < 3; trial++) {
+    printf("Trial %zu:\n", trial + 1);
+    run_array_benchmarks();
+    run_stream_benchmarks();
+    run_benchmarks();
+    printf("\n");
+  }
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/doc/basics.md b/doc/basics.md
index 3d17a482f..4b389ab35 100644
--- a/doc/basics.md
+++ b/doc/basics.md
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ auto json = padded_string::load("twitter.json"); // load JSON file 'twitter.json
 ondemand::document doc = parser.iterate(json); // position a pointer at the beginning of the JSON data
 ```
 
+If you prefer not to create your own `ondemand::parser` instance, you can access
+a thread-local version by calling `ondemand::parser.get_parser()`.
+
+
+```c++
+ondemand::document doc = ondemand::parser.get_parser().iterate(json);
+```
+
+However, you should be careful because a parser instance can only be used for one
+document at a time, thus it is only applicable when you are only parsing one
+document per thread at any one time.
+
 You can also create a padded string---and call `iterate()`:
 
 ```c++
@@ -1351,57 +1363,25 @@ that are not made by Toyota.
 For even more convenience, you can do it directly without a document instance like so:
 
 ```cpp
-  simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-  Car car = simdjson::from(parser, json_car);
+Car car = simdjson::from(json);
 ```
 
-We strongly encourage you to rely on an parser instance (`simdjson::ondemand::parser`) which you reuse. However, if performance is not a concern, you can omit the declaration
-of a parser instance like so:
+You can also use the `simdjson::from` syntax to iterate over an array.
 
 ```cpp
-Car car = simdjson::from(json);
+for(auto val : simdjson::from(json).array()) {
+  Car c = val.get<Car>(); // ...
+}
 ```
 
 Standard STL types are supported:
 
 
 ```cpp
-simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
 std::map<std::string, std::string> obj =
-simdjson::from(parser, R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
+       simdjson::from(R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
 ```
 
-You can also use C++20 ranges to iterate over an array:
-
-```cpp
-  simdjson::padded_string json_cars =
-      R"( [ { "make": "Toyota", "model": "Camry",  "year": 2018,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 40.1, 39.9 ] },
-    { "make": "Kia",    "model": "Soul",   "year": 2012,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 30.1, 31.0 ] },
-    { "make": "Toyota", "model": "Tercel", "year": 1999,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 29.8, 30.0 ] }
-  ])"_padded;
-
-  simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-  for (Car car : simdjson::from(parser, json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-```
-
-Again, if performance is not a concern, you can omit the parser instance.
-
-```cpp
-  for (Car car : simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-```
-
-
 ### 3. Using static reflection (C++26)
 
 If you have a C++26 compatible compiler, you can compile
@@ -1426,33 +1406,17 @@ Car c = doc.get<Car>();
 Just like when using `tag_invoke` for custom types (but without the `tag_invoke` code), you can parse a class instance directly without a parser instance:
 
 ```cpp
-simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-Car car = simdjson::from(parser, json);
+Car car = simdjson::from(json);
 ```
 
-Similarly, you can also use C++20 ranges to iterate over an array:
+You can also use the `simdjson::from` syntax to iterate over an array.
 
 ```cpp
-  simdjson::padded_string json_cars =
-      R"( [ { "make": "Toyota", "model": "Camry",  "year": 2018,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 40.1, 39.9 ] },
-    { "make": "Kia",    "model": "Soul",   "year": 2012,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 30.1, 31.0 ] },
-    { "make": "Toyota", "model": "Tercel", "year": 1999,
-        "tire_pressure": [ 29.8, 30.0 ] }
-  ])"_padded;
-  simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-  for (Car car : simdjson::from(, parserjson_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
+for(auto val : simdjson::from(json).array()) {
+  Car c = val.get<Car>(); // ...
+}
 ```
 
-When using the `simdjson::from` syntax, you can also omit the parser instance,
-for more convenience. However, we strongly encourage you to create a single parser
-instance that is reused, as it leads to better performance.
-
 You can also automatically serialize the `Car` instance to a JSON string, see
 our [Builder documentation](builder.md).
 
diff --git a/include/simdjson/compiler_check.h b/include/simdjson/compiler_check.h
index 8ce7ab697..0d3321507 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/compiler_check.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/compiler_check.h
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@
 #endif // defined(__cpp_concepts) && !defined(SIMDJSON_CONCEPT_DISABLED)
 
 #if !defined(SIMDJSON_CONSTEVAL)
-#if defined(__cpp_consteval) && __cpp_consteval >= 201811L
+#if defined(__cpp_consteval) && __cpp_consteval >= 201811L && defined(__cpp_lib_constexpr_string) && __cpp_lib_constexpr_string >= 201907L
 #define SIMDJSON_CONSTEVAL 1
 #else
 #define SIMDJSON_CONSTEVAL 0
-#endif // defined(__cpp_consteval) && __cpp_consteval >= 201811L
+#endif // defined(__cpp_consteval) && __cpp_consteval >= 201811L && defined(__cpp_lib_constexpr_string) && __cpp_lib_constexpr_string >= 201907L
 #endif // !defined(SIMDJSON_CONSTEVAL)
 
 #endif // SIMDJSON_COMPILER_CHECK_H
diff --git a/include/simdjson/convert.h b/include/simdjson/convert.h
index 6e8448d47..2e9616398 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/convert.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/convert.h
@@ -4,76 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "simdjson/ondemand.h"
 #include <optional>
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
-#include <ranges>
-#endif
 
 namespace simdjson {
 
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_iterator_end {};
-
-/**
- * A Wrapper for simdjson_result<ondemand::array_iterator> in order to make it
- * compatible with ranges (to satisfy std::ranges::input_range).
- */
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_iterator {
-  using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
-  using type = simdjson_result<ondemand::array_iterator>;
-  using value_type = simdjson_result<ondemand::value>; // type::value_type
-  using reference = value_type &;
-  using const_reference = const value_type &;
-  using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
-
-  struct auto_iterator_storage {
-    type m_iter{};
-    mutable value_type m_value{};
-  };
-
-private:
-  auto_iterator_storage *m_storage = nullptr;
-
-public:
-  constexpr auto_iterator() noexcept = default;
-  explicit auto_iterator(auto_iterator_storage &storage) noexcept
-      : m_storage{&storage} {};
-  auto_iterator(auto_iterator const &) = default;
-  auto_iterator(auto_iterator &&) = default;
-  auto_iterator &operator=(auto_iterator const &) = default;
-  auto_iterator &operator=(auto_iterator &&) noexcept = default;
-  ~auto_iterator() = default;
-
-  reference operator*() const noexcept { return m_storage->m_value; }
-  reference operator*() noexcept { return m_storage->m_value; }
-
-  auto_iterator &operator++() noexcept {
-    ++m_storage->m_iter;
-    m_storage->m_value =
-        m_storage->m_iter.at_end() || m_storage->m_iter.error() != SUCCESS
-            ? value_type{}
-            : *m_storage->m_iter;
-    return *this;
-  }
-  auto_iterator operator++(int) noexcept {
-    auto_iterator const tmp = *this;
-    operator++();
-    return tmp;
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(auto_iterator const &other) const noexcept {
-    return m_storage == other.m_storage &&
-           m_storage->m_iter == other.m_storage->m_iter;
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(auto_iterator_end) const noexcept {
-    return m_storage != nullptr && m_storage->m_iter.at_end();
-  }
-};
-
-template <typename ParserType = ondemand::parser>
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_parser
-#if __cpp_lib_ranges
-    : std::ranges::view_interface<auto_parser<ParserType>>
-#endif
+template <typename ParserType = ondemand::parser*>
+struct auto_parser
 {
   using value_type = simdjson_result<ondemand::value>;
   using size_type = size_t;
@@ -82,17 +17,12 @@ struct [[nodiscard]] auto_parser
   using const_pointer = const value_type *;
   using reference = value_type &;
   using const_reference = const value_type &;
-  using iterator = auto_iterator;
-  using const_iterator = auto_iterator; // auto_iterator is already const
 
 private:
   ParserType m_parser;
   ondemand::document m_doc;
   error_code m_error{SUCCESS};
 
-  // Caching the iterator here:
-  iterator::auto_iterator_storage iter_storage{};
-
   template <typename T>
   static constexpr bool is_nothrow_gettable = requires(ondemand::document doc) {
     { doc.get<T>() } noexcept;
@@ -111,10 +41,6 @@ public:
     m_error = m_parser.iterate(str).get(m_doc);
   }
 
-  explicit auto_parser(padded_string_view const str) noexcept
-    requires(!std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
-      : auto_parser{ParserType{}, str} {}
-
   // pointer constructors:
   explicit auto_parser(std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser,
                        ondemand::document &&doc) noexcept
@@ -128,6 +54,10 @@ public:
     m_error = m_parser->iterate(str).get(m_doc);
   }
 
+  explicit auto_parser(padded_string_view const str) noexcept
+    requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
+      : auto_parser{ondemand::parser::get_parser(), str} {}
+
   explicit auto_parser(ParserType parser, ondemand::document &&doc) noexcept
     requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
       : auto_parser{*parser, std::move(doc)} {}
@@ -139,7 +69,7 @@ public:
   ~auto_parser() = default;
 
   /// Get the parser
-  [[nodiscard]] std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser() noexcept {
+  simdjson_warn_unused std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser() noexcept {
     if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>) {
       return *m_parser;
     } else {
@@ -148,7 +78,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<T>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<T>
   result() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       return m_error;
@@ -157,29 +87,29 @@ public:
     return m_doc.get<T>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::array>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::array>
   array() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::array>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::object>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::object>
   object() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::object>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::number>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::number>
   number() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::number>();
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline explicit(false)
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline explicit(false)
   operator simdjson_result<T>() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     return result<T>();
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline explicit(false) operator T() noexcept(false) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline explicit(false) operator T() noexcept(false) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       throw simdjson_error(m_error);
     }
@@ -192,7 +122,7 @@ public:
   // We also cannot have "operator T&" without manual memory management either.
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline std::optional<T>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline std::optional<T>
   optional() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       return std::nullopt;
@@ -204,76 +134,25 @@ public:
     }
     return {std::move(value)};
   }
-
-  simdjson_inline auto_iterator begin() noexcept {
-    if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
-      // Create an iterator with the error
-      iter_storage.m_iter = iterator::type(m_error);
-      iter_storage.m_value = value_type{};
-      return auto_iterator{iter_storage};
-    }
-    if (iter_storage.m_iter.error() != SUCCESS &&
-        !iter_storage.m_iter.at_end()) {
-      // Try to get the document as an array
-      ondemand::array arr;
-      if(auto error = m_doc.get_array().get(arr); error == SUCCESS) {
-        iter_storage = {.m_iter = iterator::type{arr.begin()},
-                        .m_value = iterator::value_type{
-                            iter_storage.m_iter.at_end() ||
-                                    iter_storage.m_iter.error() != SUCCESS
-                                ? value_type{}
-                                : *iter_storage.m_iter}};
-      } else {
-        // If it's not an array, create an error iterator
-        iter_storage.m_iter = iterator::type(error);
-        iter_storage.m_value = value_type{};
-      }
-    }
-    return auto_iterator{iter_storage};
-  }
-  simdjson_inline auto_iterator_end end() noexcept { return {}; }
 };
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
 
-// For C++20, we implement our own pipe operator since range_adaptor_closure is C++23
-static constexpr struct [[nodiscard]] no_errors_adaptor {
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool
-  operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> const &val) const noexcept {
-    return val.error() == SUCCESS;
-  }
-
-  template <std::ranges::range Range>
-  auto operator()(Range &&rng) const noexcept {
-    return std::forward<Range>(rng) | std::views::filter(*this);
-  }
-} no_errors;
 
 template <typename T = void>
-struct [[nodiscard]] to_adaptor {
+struct to_adaptor {
 
   /// Convert to T
-  [[nodiscard]] T
-  operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> &val) const noexcept {
+  T operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> &val) const noexcept {
     return val.get<T>();
   }
-
-  /// Make it an adaptor
-  template <std::ranges::range Range>
-  auto operator()(Range &&rng) const noexcept {
-    return std::forward<Range>(rng) | no_errors | std::views::transform(*this);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Parse input string into any object if possible. This function call
    * will return an auto_parser that can be used to extract the desired
    * object from the input string. The ondemand::parser instance is created
    * internally.
    *
-   * *WARNING*: This function call will create a new parser instance each time
-   * it is called. This has performance implications. We strongly recommend
-   * that you create a parser instance once and reuse it many times.
+   * This function uses the simdjson::ondemand::parser::get_parser() instance.
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
    */
   auto operator()(padded_string_view const str) const noexcept {
     return auto_parser{str};
@@ -300,34 +179,26 @@ template <typename T> static constexpr to_adaptor<T> to{};
  * Example usage:
  *
  * ```cpp
+ * std::map<std::string, std::string> obj =
+ *   simdjson::from(R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * This will parse the JSON string and return an object representation. By default, we
+ * use the simdjson::ondemand::parser::get_parser() instance. A parser instance should
+ * be used for just one document at a time.
+ *
+ * You can also pass you own parser instance:
+ * ```cpp
  * simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
  * std::map<std::string, std::string> obj =
  *   simdjson::from(parser, R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
  * ```
+ * The parser instance can be reused.
  *
- * This will parse the JSON string and return an object representation. The `ondemand::parser`
- * instance can be reused. It is also possible to omit the parser instance, in which case a parser
- * instance will be created internally, although this can have negative performance consequences.
  */
 static constexpr to_adaptor<> from{};
 
-template <typename T = void>
-using as = to_adaptor<T>;
-
-// For C++20 ranges without range_adaptor_closure, we need to define pipe operators
-template <std::ranges::range Range>
-inline auto operator|(Range&& range, const no_errors_adaptor& adaptor) {
-  return adaptor(std::forward<Range>(range));
-}
-
-template <std::ranges::range Range, typename T>
-inline auto operator|(Range&& range, const to_adaptor<T>& adaptor) {
-  return adaptor(std::forward<Range>(range));
-}
-
-#endif // __cpp_lib_ranges
-
 } // namespace simdjson
 
 #endif // __cpp_concepts
-#endif // SIMDJSON_CONVERT_H
+#endif // SIMDJSON_CONVERT_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/array_iterator.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/array_iterator.h
index 4a0bbb84a..2e0d20c9f 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/array_iterator.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/array_iterator.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::array_iterator> : publ
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/deserialize.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/deserialize.h
index 1e310fba6..d34674a88 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/deserialize.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/deserialize.h
@@ -97,35 +97,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream-inl.h
index 0dd10feac..136ca7994 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream-inl.h
@@ -182,10 +182,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream.h
index ef1265fb3..8b91d0c0f 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/document_stream.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -187,6 +189,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -198,6 +205,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
index 8350fe738..d1e386940 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser-inl.h
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -189,6 +196,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION
 } // namespace simdjson
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
index 5e22f5554..0bffe5337 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/parser.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION {
@@ -213,6 +214,11 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
+   * ### Threads
+   *
+   * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
+   * hood to do some lookahead.
+   *
    * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
    *
    * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
@@ -222,9 +228,6 @@ public:
    *
    * ### Threads
    *
-   * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
-   * hood to do some lookahead.
-   *
    * ### Parser Capacity
    *
    * If the parser's current capacity is less than batch_size, it will allocate enough capacity
@@ -249,6 +252,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -358,13 +363,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
diff --git a/include/simdjson/nonstd/string_view.hpp b/include/simdjson/nonstd/string_view.hpp
index 6ee1c01ce..2fbe868df 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/nonstd/string_view.hpp
+++ b/include/simdjson/nonstd/string_view.hpp
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ using std::operator<<;
 #endif
 
 #if nssv_HAVE_NODISCARD
-# define nssv_nodiscard  [[nodiscard]]
+# define nssv_nodiscard  simdjson_warn_unused
 #else
-# define nssv_nodiscard  /*[[nodiscard]]*/
+# define nssv_nodiscard  /*simdjson_warn_unused*/
 #endif
 
 // Additional includes:
diff --git a/singleheader/simdjson.cpp b/singleheader/simdjson.cpp
index 05540f5ee..16fcd0059 100644
--- a/singleheader/simdjson.cpp
+++ b/singleheader/simdjson.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* auto-generated on 2025-08-05 16:29:59 +0000. version 4.0.0 Do not edit! */
+/* auto-generated on 2025-08-12 19:38:50 -0400. version 4.0.0 Do not edit! */
 /* including simdjson.cpp:  */
 /* begin file simdjson.cpp */
 #define SIMDJSON_SRC_SIMDJSON_CPP
@@ -1039,9 +1039,9 @@ using std::operator<<;
 #endif
 
 #if nssv_HAVE_NODISCARD
-# define nssv_nodiscard  [[nodiscard]]
+# define nssv_nodiscard  simdjson_warn_unused
 #else
-# define nssv_nodiscard  /*[[nodiscard]]*/
+# define nssv_nodiscard  /*simdjson_warn_unused*/
 #endif
 
 // Additional includes:
diff --git a/singleheader/simdjson.h b/singleheader/simdjson.h
index 4ec81048b..f984cae90 100644
--- a/singleheader/simdjson.h
+++ b/singleheader/simdjson.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* auto-generated on 2025-08-05 16:29:59 +0000. version 4.0.0 Do not edit! */
+/* auto-generated on 2025-08-12 19:38:50 -0400. version 4.0.0 Do not edit! */
 /* including simdjson.h:  */
 /* begin file simdjson.h */
 #ifndef SIMDJSON_H
@@ -1059,9 +1059,9 @@ using std::operator<<;
 #endif
 
 #if nssv_HAVE_NODISCARD
-# define nssv_nodiscard  [[nodiscard]]
+# define nssv_nodiscard  simdjson_warn_unused
 #else
-# define nssv_nodiscard  /*[[nodiscard]]*/
+# define nssv_nodiscard  /*simdjson_warn_unused*/
 #endif
 
 // Additional includes:
@@ -6641,8 +6641,6 @@ inline constexpr bool enable_view<simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::objec
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/element.h" */
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/object.h" */
 
-#include <vector>
-
 namespace simdjson {
 
 /**
@@ -6652,8 +6650,7 @@ namespace simdjson {
  */
 namespace internal {
 
-template<class formatter>
-class base_formatter {
+template <class formatter> class base_formatter {
 public:
   /** Add a comma **/
   simdjson_inline void comma();
@@ -6692,24 +6689,76 @@ public:
   /** Prints one character **/
   simdjson_inline void one_char(char c);
 
+  /** Prints characters in [begin, end) verbatim. **/
+  simdjson_inline void chars(const char *begin, const char *end);
+
   simdjson_inline void call_print_newline() {
-      static_cast<formatter*>(this)->print_newline();
+    static_cast<formatter *>(this)->print_newline();
   }
 
   simdjson_inline void call_print_indents(size_t depth) {
-      static_cast<formatter*>(this)->print_indents(depth);
+    static_cast<formatter *>(this)->print_indents(depth);
   }
 
   simdjson_inline void call_print_space() {
-      static_cast<formatter*>(this)->print_space();
+    static_cast<formatter *>(this)->print_space();
   }
 
 protected:
   // implementation details (subject to change)
   /** Backing buffer **/
-  std::vector<char> buffer{}; // not ideal!
-};
+  struct vector_with_small_buffer {
+    vector_with_small_buffer() = default;
+    ~vector_with_small_buffer() { free_buffer(); }
 
+    vector_with_small_buffer(const vector_with_small_buffer &) = delete;
+    vector_with_small_buffer &
+    operator=(const vector_with_small_buffer &) = delete;
+
+    void clear() {
+      size = 0;
+      capacity = StaticCapacity;
+      free_buffer();
+      buffer = array;
+    }
+
+    simdjson_inline void push_back(char c) {
+      if (capacity < size + 1)
+        grow(capacity * 2);
+      buffer[size++] = c;
+    }
+
+    simdjson_inline void append(const char *begin, const char *end) {
+      const size_t new_size = size + (end - begin);
+      if (capacity < new_size)
+        // std::max(new_size, capacity * 2); is broken in tests on Windows
+        grow(new_size < capacity * 2 ? capacity * 2 : new_size);
+      std::copy(begin, end, buffer + size);
+      size = new_size;
+    }
+
+    std::string_view str() const { return std::string_view(buffer, size); }
+
+  private:
+    void free_buffer() {
+      if (buffer != array)
+        delete[] buffer;
+    }
+    void grow(size_t new_capacity) {
+      auto new_buffer = new char[new_capacity];
+      std::copy(buffer, buffer + size, new_buffer);
+      free_buffer();
+      buffer = new_buffer;
+      capacity = new_capacity;
+    }
+
+    static const size_t StaticCapacity = 64;
+    char array[StaticCapacity];
+    char *buffer = array;
+    size_t size = 0;
+    size_t capacity = StaticCapacity;
+  } buffer{};
+};
 
 /**
  * @private This is the class that we expect to use with the string_builder
@@ -6747,8 +6796,7 @@ protected:
  * This is not to be confused with the simdjson::builder::string_builder
  * which is a different class.
  */
-template <class formatter = mini_formatter>
-class string_builder {
+template <class formatter = mini_formatter> class string_builder {
 public:
   /** Construct an initially empty builder, would print the empty string **/
   string_builder() = default;
@@ -6770,11 +6818,12 @@ public:
   simdjson_inline std::string_view str() const;
   /** Append a key_value_pair to the builder (to be printed) **/
   simdjson_inline void append(simdjson::dom::key_value_pair value);
+
 private:
   formatter format{};
 };
 
-} // internal
+} // namespace internal
 
 namespace dom {
 
@@ -6783,33 +6832,43 @@ namespace dom {
  *
  * @param out The output stream.
  * @param value The element.
- * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson itself will not throw.
+ * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson
+ * itself will not throw.
  */
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::element value);
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+                                simdjson::dom::element value);
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::element> x);
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::element> x);
 #endif
 /**
  * Print JSON to an output stream.
  *
  * @param out The output stream.
  * @param value The array.
- * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson itself will not throw.
+ * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson
+ * itself will not throw.
  */
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::array value);
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, simdjson::dom::array value);
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::array> x);
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::array> x);
 #endif
 /**
  * Print JSON to an output stream.
  *
  * @param out The output stream.
  * @param value The object.
- * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson itself will not throw.
+ * @throw if there is an error with the underlying output stream. simdjson
+ * itself will not throw.
  */
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::object value);
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, simdjson::dom::object value);
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out,  simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::object> x);
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::object> x);
 #endif
 } // namespace dom
 
@@ -6821,47 +6880,47 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out,  simdjson::simdjson_result<si
  *   cout << to_string(doc) << endl; // prints [1,2,3]
  *
  */
-template <class T>
-std::string to_string(T x)   {
-    // in C++, to_string is standard: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/to_string/
-    // Currently minify and to_string are identical but in the future, they may
-    // differ.
-    simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
-    sb.append(x);
-    std::string_view answer = sb.str();
-    return std::string(answer.data(), answer.size());
+template <class T> std::string to_string(T x) {
+  // in C++, to_string is standard:
+  // http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/to_string/ Currently minify and
+  // to_string are identical but in the future, they may differ.
+  simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
+  sb.append(x);
+  std::string_view answer = sb.str();
+  return std::string(answer.data(), answer.size());
 }
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-template <class T>
-std::string to_string(simdjson_result<T> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return to_string(x.value());
+template <class T> std::string to_string(simdjson_result<T> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return to_string(x.value());
 }
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Minifies a JSON element or document, printing the smallest possible valid JSON.
+ * Minifies a JSON element or document, printing the smallest possible valid
+ * JSON.
  *
  *   dom::parser parser;
  *   element doc = parser.parse("   [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] "_padded);
  *   cout << minify(doc) << endl; // prints [1,2,3]
  *
  */
-template <class T>
-std::string minify(T x)  {
-  return to_string(x);
-}
+template <class T> std::string minify(T x) { return to_string(x); }
 
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-template <class T>
-std::string minify(simdjson_result<T> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return to_string(x.value());
+template <class T> std::string minify(simdjson_result<T> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return to_string(x.value());
 }
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Prettifies a JSON element or document, printing the valid JSON with indentation.
+ * Prettifies a JSON element or document, printing the valid JSON with
+ * indentation.
  *
  *   dom::parser parser;
  *   element doc = parser.parse("   [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] "_padded);
@@ -6877,25 +6936,24 @@ std::string minify(simdjson_result<T> x) {
  *   cout << prettify(doc) << endl;
  *
  */
-template <class T>
-std::string prettify(T x)  {
-    simdjson::internal::string_builder<simdjson::internal::pretty_formatter> sb;
-    sb.append(x);
-    std::string_view answer = sb.str();
-    return std::string(answer.data(), answer.size());
+template <class T> std::string prettify(T x) {
+  simdjson::internal::string_builder<simdjson::internal::pretty_formatter> sb;
+  sb.append(x);
+  std::string_view answer = sb.str();
+  return std::string(answer.data(), answer.size());
 }
 
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-template <class T>
-std::string prettify(simdjson_result<T> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return to_string(x.value());
+template <class T> std::string prettify(simdjson_result<T> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return to_string(x.value());
 }
 #endif
 
 } // namespace simdjson
 
-
 #endif
 /* end file simdjson/dom/serialization.h */
 
@@ -8927,8 +8985,8 @@ inline bool document::dump_raw_tape(std::ostream &os) const noexcept {
 #define SIMDJSON_SERIALIZATION_INL_H
 
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/base.h" */
-/* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/serialization.h" */
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/parser.h" */
+/* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/serialization.h" */
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/internal/tape_type.h" */
 
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/dom/array-inl.h" */
@@ -8940,7 +8998,9 @@ inline bool document::dump_raw_tape(std::ostream &os) const noexcept {
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace dom {
 inline bool parser::print_json(std::ostream &os) const noexcept {
-  if (!valid) { return false; }
+  if (!valid) {
+    return false;
+  }
   simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
   sb.append(doc.root());
   std::string_view answer = sb.str();
@@ -8948,37 +9008,51 @@ inline bool parser::print_json(std::ostream &os) const noexcept {
   return true;
 }
 
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::element value) {
-    simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
-    sb.append(value);
-    return (out << sb.str());
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+                                simdjson::dom::element value) {
+  simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
+  sb.append(value);
+  return (out << sb.str());
 }
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::element> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return (out << x.value());
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::element> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return (out << x.value());
 }
 #endif
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::array value)  {
-    simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
-    sb.append(value);
-    return (out << sb.str());
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, simdjson::dom::array value) {
+  simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
+  sb.append(value);
+  return (out << sb.str());
 }
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::array> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return (out << x.value());
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::array> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return (out << x.value());
 }
 #endif
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::dom::object value)   {
-    simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
-    sb.append(value);
-    return (out << sb.str());
+inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+                                simdjson::dom::object value) {
+  simdjson::internal::string_builder<> sb;
+  sb.append(value);
+  return (out << sb.str());
 }
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
-inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out,  simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::object> x) {
-    if (x.error()) { throw  simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error()); }
-    return (out << x.value());
+inline std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream &out,
+           simdjson::simdjson_result<simdjson::dom::object> x) {
+  if (x.error()) {
+    throw simdjson::simdjson_error(x.error());
+  }
+  return (out << x.value());
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -8993,8 +9067,9 @@ namespace {
  * We expect that most compilers will use 8 bytes for this data structure.
  **/
 struct escape_sequence {
-    uint8_t length;
-    const char string[7]; // technically, we only ever need 6 characters, we pad to 8
+  uint8_t length;
+  const char
+      string[7]; // technically, we only ever need 6 characters, we pad to 8
 };
 /**@private
  * This converts a signed integer into a character sequence.
@@ -9010,7 +9085,7 @@ static char *fast_itoa(char *output, int64_t value) noexcept {
   char buffer[20];
   uint64_t value_positive;
   // In general, negating a signed integer is unsafe.
-  if(value < 0) {
+  if (value < 0) {
     *output++ = '-';
     // Doing value_positive = -value; while avoiding
     // undefined behavior warnings.
@@ -9029,7 +9104,7 @@ static char *fast_itoa(char *output, int64_t value) noexcept {
   // A faster approach is possible if we expect large integers:
   // unroll the loop (work in 100s, 1000s) and use some kind of
   // memoization.
-  while(value_positive >= 10) {
+  while (value_positive >= 10) {
     *write_pointer-- = char('0' + (value_positive % 10));
     value_positive /= 10;
   }
@@ -9055,7 +9130,7 @@ static char *fast_itoa(char *output, uint64_t value) noexcept {
   // A faster approach is possible if we expect large integers:
   // unroll the loop (work in 100s, 1000s) and use some kind of
   // memoization.
-  while(value >= 10) {
+  while (value >= 10) {
     *write_pointer-- = char('0' + (value % 10));
     value /= 10;
   };
@@ -9065,7 +9140,6 @@ static char *fast_itoa(char *output, uint64_t value) noexcept {
   return output + len;
 }
 
-
 } // anonymous namespace
 namespace internal {
 
@@ -9073,193 +9147,208 @@ namespace internal {
  * Minifier/formatter code.
  **/
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::number(uint64_t x) {
   char number_buffer[24];
   char *newp = fast_itoa(number_buffer, x);
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), number_buffer, newp);
+  chars(number_buffer, newp);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::number(int64_t x) {
   char number_buffer[24];
   char *newp = fast_itoa(number_buffer, x);
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), number_buffer, newp);
+  chars(number_buffer, newp);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::number(double x) {
   char number_buffer[24];
   // Currently, passing the nullptr to the second argument is
   // safe because our implementation does not check the second
   // argument.
   char *newp = internal::to_chars(number_buffer, nullptr, x);
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), number_buffer, newp);
+  chars(number_buffer, newp);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::start_array() { one_char('['); }
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::start_array() {
+  one_char('[');
+}
 
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::end_array() {
+  one_char(']');
+}
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::end_array() { one_char(']'); }
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::start_object() {
+  one_char('{');
+}
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::start_object() { one_char('{'); }
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::end_object() {
+  one_char('}');
+}
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::end_object() { one_char('}'); }
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::comma() {
+  one_char(',');
+}
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::comma() { one_char(','); }
-
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::true_atom() {
-  const char * s = "true";
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), s, s + 4);
+  const char *s = "true";
+  chars(s, s + 4);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::false_atom() {
-  const char * s = "false";
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), s, s + 5);
+  const char *s = "false";
+  chars(s, s + 5);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::null_atom() {
-  const char * s = "null";
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), s, s + 4);
+  const char *s = "null";
+  chars(s, s + 4);
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::one_char(char c) { buffer.push_back(c); }
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::one_char(char c) {
+  buffer.push_back(c);
+}
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::key(std::string_view unescaped) {
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::chars(const char *begin,
+                                                      const char *end) {
+  buffer.append(begin, end);
+}
+
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void
+base_formatter<formatter>::key(std::string_view unescaped) {
   string(unescaped);
   one_char(':');
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
-simdjson_inline void base_formatter<formatter>::string(std::string_view unescaped) {
+template <class formatter>
+simdjson_inline void
+base_formatter<formatter>::string(std::string_view unescaped) {
   one_char('\"');
   size_t i = 0;
-  // Fast path for the case where we have no control character, no ", and no backslash.
-  // This should include most keys.
+  // Fast path for the case where we have no control character, no ", and no
+  // backslash. This should include most keys.
   //
-  // We would like to use 'bool' but some compilers take offense to bitwise operation
-  // with bool types.
-  constexpr static char needs_escaping[] = {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
-    1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
-  for(;i + 8 <= unescaped.length(); i += 8) {
+  // We would like to use 'bool' but some compilers take offense to bitwise
+  // operation with bool types.
+  constexpr static char needs_escaping[] = {
+      1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+      1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+  for (; i + 8 <= unescaped.length(); i += 8) {
     // Poor's man vectorization. This could get much faster if we used SIMD.
     //
-    // It is not the case that replacing '|' with '||' would be neutral performance-wise.
-    if(needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i])] | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+1])]
-      | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+2])] | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+3])]
-      | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+4])] | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+5])]
-      | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+6])] | needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i+7])]
-      ) { break; }
+    // It is not the case that replacing '|' with '||' would be neutral
+    // performance-wise.
+    if (needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 1])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 2])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 3])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 4])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 5])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 6])] |
+        needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i + 7])]) {
+      break;
+    }
   }
-  for(;i < unescaped.length(); i++) {
-    if(needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i])]) { break; }
+  for (; i < unescaped.length(); i++) {
+    if (needs_escaping[uint8_t(unescaped[i])]) {
+      break;
+    }
   }
-  // The following is also possible and omits a 256-byte table, but it is slower:
-  // for (; (i < unescaped.length()) && (uint8_t(unescaped[i]) > 0x1F)
+  // The following is also possible and omits a 256-byte table, but it is
+  // slower: for (; (i < unescaped.length()) && (uint8_t(unescaped[i]) > 0x1F)
   //      && (unescaped[i] != '\"') && (unescaped[i] != '\\'); i++) {}
 
   // At least for long strings, the following should be fast. We could
   // do better by integrating the checks and the insertion.
-  buffer.insert(buffer.end(), unescaped.data(), unescaped.data() + i);
+  chars(unescaped.data(), unescaped.data() + i);
   // We caught a control character if we enter this loop (slow).
   // Note that we are do not restart from the beginning, but rather we continue
   // from the point where we encountered something that requires escaping.
   for (; i < unescaped.length(); i++) {
     switch (unescaped[i]) {
-    case '\"':
-      {
-        const char * s = "\\\"";
-        buffer.insert(buffer.end(), s, s + 2);
-      }
-      break;
-    case '\\':
-      {
-        const char * s = "\\\\";
-        buffer.insert(buffer.end(), s, s + 2);
-      }
-      break;
+    case '\"': {
+      const char *s = "\\\"";
+      chars(s, s + 2);
+    } break;
+    case '\\': {
+      const char *s = "\\\\";
+      chars(s, s + 2);
+    } break;
     default:
       if (uint8_t(unescaped[i]) <= 0x1F) {
         // If packed, this uses 8 * 32 bytes.
         // Note that we expect most compilers to embed this code in the data
         // section.
         constexpr static escape_sequence escaped[32] = {
-          {6, "\\u0000"}, {6, "\\u0001"}, {6, "\\u0002"}, {6, "\\u0003"},
-          {6, "\\u0004"}, {6, "\\u0005"}, {6, "\\u0006"}, {6, "\\u0007"},
-          {2, "\\b"},     {2, "\\t"},     {2, "\\n"},     {6, "\\u000b"},
-          {2, "\\f"},     {2, "\\r"},     {6, "\\u000e"}, {6, "\\u000f"},
-          {6, "\\u0010"}, {6, "\\u0011"}, {6, "\\u0012"}, {6, "\\u0013"},
-          {6, "\\u0014"}, {6, "\\u0015"}, {6, "\\u0016"}, {6, "\\u0017"},
-          {6, "\\u0018"}, {6, "\\u0019"}, {6, "\\u001a"}, {6, "\\u001b"},
-          {6, "\\u001c"}, {6, "\\u001d"}, {6, "\\u001e"}, {6, "\\u001f"}};
+            {6, "\\u0000"}, {6, "\\u0001"}, {6, "\\u0002"}, {6, "\\u0003"},
+            {6, "\\u0004"}, {6, "\\u0005"}, {6, "\\u0006"}, {6, "\\u0007"},
+            {2, "\\b"},     {2, "\\t"},     {2, "\\n"},     {6, "\\u000b"},
+            {2, "\\f"},     {2, "\\r"},     {6, "\\u000e"}, {6, "\\u000f"},
+            {6, "\\u0010"}, {6, "\\u0011"}, {6, "\\u0012"}, {6, "\\u0013"},
+            {6, "\\u0014"}, {6, "\\u0015"}, {6, "\\u0016"}, {6, "\\u0017"},
+            {6, "\\u0018"}, {6, "\\u0019"}, {6, "\\u001a"}, {6, "\\u001b"},
+            {6, "\\u001c"}, {6, "\\u001d"}, {6, "\\u001e"}, {6, "\\u001f"}};
         auto u = escaped[uint8_t(unescaped[i])];
-        buffer.insert(buffer.end(), u.string, u.string + u.length);
+        chars(u.string, u.string + u.length);
       } else {
         one_char(unescaped[i]);
       }
     } // switch
-  }   // for
+  } // for
   one_char('\"');
 }
 
-
-template<class formatter>
-inline void base_formatter<formatter>::clear() {
+template <class formatter> inline void base_formatter<formatter>::clear() {
   buffer.clear();
 }
 
-template<class formatter>
+template <class formatter>
 simdjson_inline std::string_view base_formatter<formatter>::str() const {
-  return std::string_view(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+  return buffer.str();
 }
 
-simdjson_inline void mini_formatter::print_newline() {
-    return;
-}
+simdjson_inline void mini_formatter::print_newline() { return; }
 
 simdjson_inline void mini_formatter::print_indents(size_t depth) {
-    (void)depth;
-    return;
+  (void)depth;
+  return;
 }
 
-simdjson_inline void mini_formatter::print_space() {
-    return;
-}
+simdjson_inline void mini_formatter::print_space() { return; }
 
-simdjson_inline void pretty_formatter::print_newline() {
-    one_char('\n');
-}
+simdjson_inline void pretty_formatter::print_newline() { one_char('\n'); }
 
 simdjson_inline void pretty_formatter::print_indents(size_t depth) {
-    if(this->indent_step <= 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for(size_t i = 0; i < this->indent_step * depth; i++) {
-        one_char(' ');
-    }
+  if (this->indent_step <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < this->indent_step * depth; i++) {
+    one_char(' ');
+  }
 }
 
-simdjson_inline void pretty_formatter::print_space() {
-    one_char(' ');
-}
+simdjson_inline void pretty_formatter::print_space() { one_char(' '); }
 
 /***
  * String building code.
@@ -9438,7 +9527,8 @@ inline void string_builder<serializer>::append(simdjson::dom::array value) {
 }
 
 template <class serializer>
-simdjson_inline void string_builder<serializer>::append(simdjson::dom::key_value_pair kv) {
+simdjson_inline void
+string_builder<serializer>::append(simdjson::dom::key_value_pair kv) {
   format.key(kv.key);
   append(kv.value);
 }
@@ -9453,7 +9543,6 @@ simdjson_inline std::string_view string_builder<serializer>::str() const {
   return format.str();
 }
 
-
 } // namespace internal
 } // namespace simdjson
 
@@ -32471,35 +32560,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -34808,6 +34897,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace arm64 {
@@ -35014,13 +35104,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -35050,6 +35133,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -35159,13 +35244,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -35532,7 +35643,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -35565,7 +35676,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<arm64::ondemand::array_iterator> : public arm64::implemen
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<arm64::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<arm64::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -36760,6 +36871,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -36773,6 +36885,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -36816,6 +36929,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -36827,6 +36945,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -37612,7 +37731,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -40221,10 +40340,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -41969,6 +42097,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -42013,6 +42148,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace arm64
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -44814,6 +44977,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace arm64
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return arm64::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -45222,35 +45390,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -47559,6 +47727,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace fallback {
@@ -47765,13 +47934,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -47801,6 +47963,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -47910,13 +48074,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -48283,7 +48473,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -48316,7 +48506,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<fallback::ondemand::array_iterator> : public fallback::im
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<fallback::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<fallback::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -49511,6 +49701,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -49524,6 +49715,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -49567,6 +49759,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -49578,6 +49775,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -50363,7 +50561,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -52972,10 +53170,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -54720,6 +54927,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -54764,6 +54978,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace fallback
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -57565,6 +57807,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace fallback
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return fallback::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -58472,35 +58719,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -60809,6 +61056,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace haswell {
@@ -61015,13 +61263,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -61051,6 +61292,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -61160,13 +61403,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -61533,7 +61802,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -61566,7 +61835,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<haswell::ondemand::array_iterator> : public haswell::impl
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<haswell::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<haswell::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -62761,6 +63030,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -62774,6 +63044,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -62817,6 +63088,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -62828,6 +63104,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -63613,7 +63890,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -66222,10 +66499,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -67970,6 +68256,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -68014,6 +68307,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace haswell
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -70815,6 +71136,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace haswell
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return haswell::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -71722,35 +72048,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -74059,6 +74385,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace icelake {
@@ -74265,13 +74592,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -74301,6 +74621,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -74410,13 +74732,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -74783,7 +75131,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -74816,7 +75164,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<icelake::ondemand::array_iterator> : public icelake::impl
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<icelake::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<icelake::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -76011,6 +76359,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -76024,6 +76373,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -76067,6 +76417,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -76078,6 +76433,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -76863,7 +77219,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -79472,10 +79828,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -81220,6 +81585,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -81264,6 +81636,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace icelake
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -84065,6 +84465,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace icelake
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return icelake::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -85087,35 +85492,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -87424,6 +87829,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace ppc64 {
@@ -87630,13 +88036,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -87666,6 +88065,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -87775,13 +88176,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -88148,7 +88575,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -88181,7 +88608,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<ppc64::ondemand::array_iterator> : public ppc64::implemen
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<ppc64::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ppc64::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -89376,6 +89803,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -89389,6 +89817,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -89432,6 +89861,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -89443,6 +89877,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -90228,7 +90663,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -92837,10 +93272,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -94585,6 +95029,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -94629,6 +95080,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace ppc64
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -97430,6 +97909,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace ppc64
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return ppc64::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -98768,35 +99252,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -101105,6 +101589,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace westmere {
@@ -101311,13 +101796,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -101347,6 +101825,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -101456,13 +101936,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -101829,7 +102335,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -101862,7 +102368,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<westmere::ondemand::array_iterator> : public westmere::im
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<westmere::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<westmere::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -103057,6 +103563,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -103070,6 +103577,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -103113,6 +103621,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -103124,6 +103637,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -103909,7 +104423,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -106518,10 +107032,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -108266,6 +108789,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -108310,6 +108840,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace westmere
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -111111,6 +111669,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace westmere
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return westmere::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -111926,35 +112489,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -114263,6 +114826,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace lsx {
@@ -114469,13 +115033,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -114505,6 +115062,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -114614,13 +115173,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -114987,7 +115572,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -115020,7 +115605,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<lsx::ondemand::array_iterator> : public lsx::implementati
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<lsx::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<lsx::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -116215,6 +116800,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -116228,6 +116814,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -116271,6 +116858,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -116282,6 +116874,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -117067,7 +117660,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -119676,10 +120269,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -121424,6 +122026,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -121468,6 +122077,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace lsx
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -124269,6 +124906,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace lsx
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return lsx::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -125097,35 +125739,35 @@ inline constexpr struct deserialize_tag {
   // Customization Point for array
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(array_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for object
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(object_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for value
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, value_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(value_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, value_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
   // Customization Point for document reference
   template <typename T>
     requires custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused constexpr /* error_code */ auto operator()(document_reference_type &object, T& output) const noexcept(nothrow_custom_deserializable<T, document_reference_type>) {
     return tag_invoke(*this, object, output);
   }
 
@@ -127434,6 +128076,7 @@ public:
 /* amalgamation skipped (editor-only): #endif // SIMDJSON_CONDITIONAL_INCLUDE */
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace simdjson {
 namespace lasx {
@@ -127640,13 +128283,6 @@ public:
    * Setting batch_size to excessively large or excessively small values may impact negatively the
    * performance.
    *
-   * ### REQUIRED: Buffer Padding
-   *
-   * The buffer must have at least SIMDJSON_PADDING extra allocated bytes. It does not matter what
-   * those bytes are initialized to, as long as they are allocated. These bytes will be read: if you
-   * using a sanitizer that verifies that no uninitialized byte is read, then you should initialize the
-   * SIMDJSON_PADDING bytes to avoid runtime warnings.
-   *
    * ### Threads
    *
    * When compiled with SIMDJSON_THREADS_ENABLED, this method will use a single thread under the
@@ -127676,6 +128312,8 @@ public:
    */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
+  inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
+  /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
   /** @overload parse_many(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size) */
   inline simdjson_result<document_stream> iterate_many(const std::string &s, size_t batch_size = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, bool allow_comma_separated = false) noexcept;
@@ -127785,13 +128423,39 @@ public:
   bool string_buffer_overflow(const uint8_t *string_buf_loc) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
+  /**
+   * Get a unique parser instance corresponding to the current thread.
+   * This instance can be safely used within the current thread, but it should
+   * not be passed to other threads.
+   *
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
+   *
+   * Our simdjson::from functions use this parser instance.
+   *
+   * You can free the related parser by calling release_parser().
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /**
+   * Release the parser instance initialized by get_parser() and all the
+   * associated resources (memory). Returns true if a parser instance
+   * was released.
+   */
+  static simdjson_inline bool release_parser();
+
 private:
+  friend bool release_parser();
+  friend ondemand::parser& get_parser();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, allocates it if needed */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_parser_instance();
+  /** Get the thread-local parser instance, it might be null */
+  static simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
   /** @private [for benchmarking access] The implementation to use */
   std::unique_ptr<simdjson::internal::dom_parser_implementation> implementation{};
   size_t _capacity{0};
   size_t _max_capacity;
   size_t _max_depth{DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH};
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> string_buf{};
+
 #if SIMDJSON_DEVELOPMENT_CHECKS
   std::unique_ptr<token_position[]> start_positions{};
 #endif
@@ -128158,7 +128822,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * Check if the array is at the end.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 
 private:
   value_iterator iter{};
@@ -128191,7 +128855,7 @@ struct simdjson_result<lasx::ondemand::array_iterator> : public lasx::implementa
   simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const simdjson_result<lasx::ondemand::array_iterator> &) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<lasx::ondemand::array_iterator> &operator++() noexcept;
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
 };
 
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -129386,6 +130050,7 @@ public:
      * Default constructor.
      */
     simdjson_inline iterator() noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline iterator(const iterator &other) noexcept = default;
     /**
      * Get the current document (or error).
      */
@@ -129399,6 +130064,7 @@ public:
      * @param other the end iterator to compare to.
      */
     simdjson_inline bool operator!=(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
+    simdjson_inline bool operator==(const iterator &other) const noexcept;
     /**
      * @private
      *
@@ -129442,6 +130108,11 @@ public:
      */
      inline error_code error() const noexcept;
 
+     /**
+      * Returns whether the iterator is at the end.
+      */
+     inline bool at_end() const noexcept;
+
   private:
     simdjson_inline iterator(document_stream *s, bool finished) noexcept;
     /** The document_stream we're iterating through. */
@@ -129453,6 +130124,7 @@ public:
     friend class document_stream;
     friend class json_iterator;
   };
+  using iterator = document_stream::iterator;
 
   /**
    * Start iterating the documents in the stream.
@@ -130238,7 +130910,7 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, simdjson::simdjson_result<sim
 #include <concepts>
 #include <limits>
 #if SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
-#include <experimental/meta>
+#include <meta>
 // #include <static_reflection> // for std::define_static_string - header not available yet
 #endif
 
@@ -132847,10 +133519,19 @@ simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator& document_stream::iterator::operator++
   return *this;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::at_end() const noexcept {
+  return finished;
+}
+
+
 simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator!=(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
   return finished != other.finished;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline bool document_stream::iterator::operator==(const document_stream::iterator &other) const noexcept {
+  return finished == other.finished;
+}
+
 simdjson_inline document_stream::iterator document_stream::begin() noexcept {
   start();
   // If there are no documents, we're finished.
@@ -134595,6 +135276,13 @@ inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const uint8_t *buf,
   if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < len) { batch_size = len; }
   return document_stream(*this, buf, len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
+
+inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(padded_string_view json, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
+  if(batch_size < MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE) { batch_size = MINIMAL_BATCH_SIZE; }
+  if(allow_comma_separated && batch_size < json.length()) { batch_size = json.length(); }
+  return iterate_many(json.data(), json.length(), batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
+}
+
 inline simdjson_result<document_stream> parser::iterate_many(const char *buf, size_t len, size_t batch_size, bool allow_comma_separated) noexcept {
   return iterate_many(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(buf), len, batch_size, allow_comma_separated);
 }
@@ -134639,6 +135327,34 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> parser::u
   return result;
 }
 
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused ondemand::parser& parser::get_parser() {
+  return *parser::get_parser_instance();
+}
+
+simdjson_inline bool release_parser() {
+  auto &parser_instance = parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_parser_instance() {
+  std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser_instance = get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists();
+  if (!parser_instance) {
+    parser_instance.reset(new ondemand::parser());
+  }
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser>& parser::get_threadlocal_parser_if_exists() {
+  // @the-moisrex points out that this could be implemented with std::optional (C++17).
+  thread_local std::unique_ptr<ondemand::parser> parser_instance = nullptr;
+  return parser_instance;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ondemand
 } // namespace lasx
 } // namespace simdjson
@@ -137440,6 +138156,11 @@ string_builder& operator<<(string_builder& b, const Z& z) {
 }
 } // namespace builder
 } // namespace lasx
+// Alias the function template to 'to' in the global namespace
+template <class Z>
+simdjson_result<std::string> to_json(const Z &z, size_t initial_capacity = 1024) {
+  return lasx::builder::to_json_string(z, initial_capacity);
+}
 } // namespace simdjson
 #endif // SIMDJSON_STATIC_REFLECTION
 
@@ -137520,76 +138241,11 @@ namespace simdjson {
 
 /* skipped duplicate #include "simdjson/ondemand.h" */
 #include <optional>
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
-#include <ranges>
-#endif
 
 namespace simdjson {
 
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_iterator_end {};
-
-/**
- * A Wrapper for simdjson_result<ondemand::array_iterator> in order to make it
- * compatible with ranges (to satisfy std::ranges::input_range).
- */
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_iterator {
-  using iterator_category = std::forward_iterator_tag;
-  using type = simdjson_result<ondemand::array_iterator>;
-  using value_type = simdjson_result<ondemand::value>; // type::value_type
-  using reference = value_type &;
-  using const_reference = const value_type &;
-  using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
-
-  struct auto_iterator_storage {
-    type m_iter{};
-    mutable value_type m_value{};
-  };
-
-private:
-  auto_iterator_storage *m_storage = nullptr;
-
-public:
-  constexpr auto_iterator() noexcept = default;
-  explicit auto_iterator(auto_iterator_storage &storage) noexcept
-      : m_storage{&storage} {};
-  auto_iterator(auto_iterator const &) = default;
-  auto_iterator(auto_iterator &&) = default;
-  auto_iterator &operator=(auto_iterator const &) = default;
-  auto_iterator &operator=(auto_iterator &&) noexcept = default;
-  ~auto_iterator() = default;
-
-  reference operator*() const noexcept { return m_storage->m_value; }
-  reference operator*() noexcept { return m_storage->m_value; }
-
-  auto_iterator &operator++() noexcept {
-    ++m_storage->m_iter;
-    m_storage->m_value =
-        m_storage->m_iter.at_end() || m_storage->m_iter.error() != SUCCESS
-            ? value_type{}
-            : *m_storage->m_iter;
-    return *this;
-  }
-  auto_iterator operator++(int) noexcept {
-    auto_iterator const tmp = *this;
-    operator++();
-    return tmp;
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(auto_iterator const &other) const noexcept {
-    return m_storage == other.m_storage &&
-           m_storage->m_iter == other.m_storage->m_iter;
-  }
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(auto_iterator_end) const noexcept {
-    return m_storage != nullptr && m_storage->m_iter.at_end();
-  }
-};
-
-template <typename ParserType = ondemand::parser>
-struct [[nodiscard]] auto_parser
-#if __cpp_lib_ranges
-    : std::ranges::view_interface<auto_parser<ParserType>>
-#endif
+template <typename ParserType = ondemand::parser*>
+struct auto_parser
 {
   using value_type = simdjson_result<ondemand::value>;
   using size_type = size_t;
@@ -137598,17 +138254,12 @@ struct [[nodiscard]] auto_parser
   using const_pointer = const value_type *;
   using reference = value_type &;
   using const_reference = const value_type &;
-  using iterator = auto_iterator;
-  using const_iterator = auto_iterator; // auto_iterator is already const
 
 private:
   ParserType m_parser;
   ondemand::document m_doc;
   error_code m_error{SUCCESS};
 
-  // Caching the iterator here:
-  iterator::auto_iterator_storage iter_storage{};
-
   template <typename T>
   static constexpr bool is_nothrow_gettable = requires(ondemand::document doc) {
     { doc.get<T>() } noexcept;
@@ -137620,57 +138271,29 @@ public:
     requires(!std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
       : m_parser{std::move(parser)}, m_doc{std::move(doc)} {}
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Weffc++"
-#endif
-
   explicit auto_parser(ParserType &&parser,
                        padded_string_view const str) noexcept
     requires(!std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
       : m_parser{std::move(parser)}, m_doc{}, m_error{SUCCESS} {
-    // Initialize m_doc after m_parser to avoid potential issues
-    auto doc_result = m_parser.iterate(str);
-    m_error = doc_result.error();
-    if (m_error == SUCCESS) {
-      m_doc = std::move(doc_result.value_unsafe());
-    }
+    m_error = m_parser.iterate(str).get(m_doc);
   }
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
-
-  explicit auto_parser(padded_string_view const str) noexcept
-    requires(!std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
-      : auto_parser{ParserType{}, str} {}
-
   // pointer constructors:
   explicit auto_parser(std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser,
                        ondemand::document &&doc) noexcept
     requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
       : m_parser{&parser}, m_doc{std::move(doc)} {}
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Weffc++"
-#endif
-
   explicit auto_parser(std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser,
                        padded_string_view const str) noexcept
     requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
       : m_parser{&parser}, m_doc{}, m_error{SUCCESS} {
-    // Initialize m_doc after m_parser to avoid potential issues
-    auto doc_result = parser.iterate(str);
-    m_error = doc_result.error();
-    if (m_error == SUCCESS) {
-      m_doc = std::move(doc_result.value_unsafe());
-    }
+    m_error = m_parser->iterate(str).get(m_doc);
   }
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
+  explicit auto_parser(padded_string_view const str) noexcept
+    requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
+      : auto_parser{ondemand::parser::get_parser(), str} {}
 
   explicit auto_parser(ParserType parser, ondemand::document &&doc) noexcept
     requires(std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>)
@@ -137683,7 +138306,7 @@ public:
   ~auto_parser() = default;
 
   /// Get the parser
-  [[nodiscard]] std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser() noexcept {
+  simdjson_warn_unused std::remove_pointer_t<ParserType> &parser() noexcept {
     if constexpr (std::is_pointer_v<ParserType>) {
       return *m_parser;
     } else {
@@ -137692,7 +138315,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<T>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<T>
   result() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       return m_error;
@@ -137701,29 +138324,29 @@ public:
     return m_doc.get<T>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::array>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::array>
   array() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::array>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::object>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::object>
   object() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::object>();
   }
 
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::number>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline simdjson_result<ondemand::number>
   number() noexcept {
     return result<ondemand::number>();
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline explicit(false)
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline explicit(false)
   operator simdjson_result<T>() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     return result<T>();
   }
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline explicit(false) operator T() noexcept(false) {
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline explicit(false) operator T() noexcept(false) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       throw simdjson_error(m_error);
     }
@@ -137736,81 +138359,37 @@ public:
   // We also cannot have "operator T&" without manual memory management either.
 
   template <typename T>
-  [[nodiscard]] simdjson_inline std::optional<T>
+  simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_inline std::optional<T>
   optional() noexcept(is_nothrow_gettable<T>) {
     if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
       return std::nullopt;
     }
+    T value;
     // For std::optional<T>
-    auto res = m_doc.get<T>();
-    if (res.error()) [[unlikely]] {
+    if (m_doc.get<T>().get(value)) [[unlikely]] {
       return std::nullopt;
     }
-    return {res.value()};
+    return {std::move(value)};
   }
-
-  simdjson_inline auto_iterator begin() noexcept {
-    if (m_error != SUCCESS) {
-      // Create an iterator with the error
-      iter_storage.m_iter = iterator::type(m_error);
-      iter_storage.m_value = value_type{};
-      return auto_iterator{iter_storage};
-    }
-    if (iter_storage.m_iter.error() != SUCCESS &&
-        !iter_storage.m_iter.at_end()) {
-      // Try to get the document as an array
-      auto array_result = m_doc.get_array();
-      if (array_result.error() == SUCCESS) {
-        iter_storage = {.m_iter = iterator::type{array_result.value_unsafe().begin()},
-                        .m_value = iterator::value_type{
-                            iter_storage.m_iter.at_end() ||
-                                    iter_storage.m_iter.error() != SUCCESS
-                                ? value_type{}
-                                : *iter_storage.m_iter}};
-      } else {
-        // If it's not an array, create an error iterator
-        iter_storage.m_iter = iterator::type(array_result.error());
-        iter_storage.m_value = value_type{};
-      }
-    }
-    return auto_iterator{iter_storage};
-  }
-  simdjson_inline auto_iterator_end end() noexcept { return {}; }
 };
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
 
-// For C++20, we implement our own pipe operator since range_adaptor_closure is C++23
-static constexpr struct [[nodiscard]] no_errors_adaptor {
-
-  [[nodiscard]] bool
-  operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> const &val) const noexcept {
-    return val.error() == SUCCESS;
-  }
-
-  template <std::ranges::range Range>
-  auto operator()(Range &&rng) const noexcept {
-    return std::forward<Range>(rng) | std::views::filter(*this);
-  }
-} no_errors;
 
 template <typename T = void>
-struct [[nodiscard]] to_adaptor {
+struct to_adaptor {
 
   /// Convert to T
-  [[nodiscard]] T
-  operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> &val) const noexcept {
+  T operator()(simdjson_result<ondemand::value> &val) const noexcept {
     return val.get<T>();
   }
-
-  /// Make it an adaptor
-  template <std::ranges::range Range>
-  auto operator()(Range &&rng) const noexcept {
-    return std::forward<Range>(rng) | no_errors | std::views::transform(*this);
-  }
-
   /**
-   * Parse input string into any object if possible.
+   * Parse input string into any object if possible. This function call
+   * will return an auto_parser that can be used to extract the desired
+   * object from the input string. The ondemand::parser instance is created
+   * internally.
+   *
+   * This function uses the simdjson::ondemand::parser::get_parser() instance.
+   * A parser should only be used for one document at a time.
    */
   auto operator()(padded_string_view const str) const noexcept {
     return auto_parser{str};
@@ -137818,6 +138397,9 @@ struct [[nodiscard]] to_adaptor {
 
   /**
    * Parse the input using the specified parser into any object if possible.
+   * This function call will return an auto_parser that can be used to extract
+   * the desired object from the input string. The provided ondemand::parser instance
+   * handles memory allocations and indexing, and it can be reused from call to call.
    */
   auto operator()(ondemand::parser &parser,
                             padded_string_view const str) const noexcept {
@@ -137827,21 +138409,32 @@ struct [[nodiscard]] to_adaptor {
 
 template <typename T> static constexpr to_adaptor<T> to{};
 
+/**
+ * The `from` instance is a utility adaptor for parsing JSON strings into objects.
+ * It provides a convenient way to convert JSON data into C++ objects using the `auto_parser`.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * ```cpp
+ * std::map<std::string, std::string> obj =
+ *   simdjson::from(R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * This will parse the JSON string and return an object representation. By default, we
+ * use the simdjson::ondemand::parser::get_parser() instance. A parser instance should
+ * be used for just one document at a time.
+ *
+ * You can also pass you own parser instance:
+ * ```cpp
+ * simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
+ * std::map<std::string, std::string> obj =
+ *   simdjson::from(parser, R"({"key": "value"})"_padded);
+ * ```
+ * The parser instance can be reused.
+ *
+ */
 static constexpr to_adaptor<> from{};
 
-// For C++20 ranges without range_adaptor_closure, we need to define pipe operators
-template <std::ranges::range Range>
-inline auto operator|(Range&& range, const no_errors_adaptor& adaptor) {
-  return adaptor(std::forward<Range>(range));
-}
-
-template <std::ranges::range Range, typename T>
-inline auto operator|(Range&& range, const to_adaptor<T>& adaptor) {
-  return adaptor(std::forward<Range>(range));
-}
-
-#endif // __cpp_lib_ranges
-
 } // namespace simdjson
 
 #endif // __cpp_concepts
diff --git a/singleheader/singleheader.zip b/singleheader/singleheader.zip
index 14b0ab204..1cb541933 100644
Binary files a/singleheader/singleheader.zip and b/singleheader/singleheader.zip differ
diff --git a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_convert_tests.cpp b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_convert_tests.cpp
index 15eb87455..ec5c89584 100644
--- a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_convert_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_convert_tests.cpp
@@ -61,27 +61,6 @@ struct Car {
 static_assert(simdjson::custom_deserializable<std::unique_ptr<Car>>,
               "It should be deserializable");
 
-static_assert(std::input_or_output_iterator<simdjson::auto_iterator>,
-              "Must be a valid input iterator");
-static_assert(std::semiregular<simdjson::auto_iterator>,
-              "Should be kinda regular");
-// static_assert(std::ranges::__access::__member_end<simdjson::auto_parser<>>,
-//               "Must be a valid input iterator");
-// static_assert(std::ranges::views::__adaptor::__is_range_adaptor_closure<
-//                   simdjson::auto_parser<>>,
-//               "Parser need to be range adaptor closure.");
-// static_assert(std::ranges::views::__adaptor::__adaptor_invocable<
-//                   decltype(simdjson::to<Car>()),
-//                   simdjson::auto_parser<>>,
-//               "I don't even know!");
-static_assert(std::ranges::range<simdjson::auto_parser<>>,
-              "Parser need to be a range.");
-static_assert(std::ranges::forward_range<simdjson::auto_parser<>>,
-              "Parser need to be an input range.");
-static_assert(
-    requires(simdjson::auto_parser<> &parser) {
-      { parser.begin() } -> std::input_or_output_iterator;
-    }, "Must be valid iterator.");
 
 simdjson::padded_string json_car =
     R"( {
@@ -165,23 +144,6 @@ bool to_array() {
   TEST_SUCCEED();
 }
 
-bool to_array_shortcut() {
-  TEST_START();
-  simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-  for (auto val : simdjson::from(parser, json_cars)) {
-    Car car{};
-    if (auto const error = val.get(car)) {
-      std::cerr << simdjson::error_message(error) << std::endl;
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      std::cerr << car.make << " " << car.model << " " << car.year << std::endl;
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  TEST_SUCCEED();
-}
-
 bool to_bad_array() {
   TEST_START();
   auto parser = simdjson::from(json_car);
@@ -223,43 +185,17 @@ bool to_bad_array() {
   TEST_SUCCEED();
 }
 
-bool test_basic_adaptor() {
-  TEST_START();
-  for (Car car : simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  TEST_SUCCEED();
-}
-
-bool test_basic_adaptor_with_parser() {
+#if SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
+bool to_array_shortcut() {
   TEST_START();
   simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
-  for (Car car : simdjson::from(parser, json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
+  for (auto val : simdjson::from(parser, json_cars)) {
+    Car car{};
+    if (auto const error = val.get(car)) {
+      std::cerr << simdjson::error_message(error) << std::endl;
       return false;
     }
-  }
-  TEST_SUCCEED();
-}
-
-bool test_no_errors() {
-  TEST_START();
-  auto cars = simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::no_errors;
-  for (auto val : cars) {
-    Car car = val.get<Car>();
-    if (car.year < 1998) {
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  TEST_SUCCEED();
-}
-
-bool to_clean_array() {
-  TEST_START();
-  for (auto val : simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::no_errors) {
-    Car car = val.get<Car>();
     if (car.year < 1998) {
       std::cerr << car.make << " " << car.model << " " << car.year << std::endl;
       return false;
@@ -267,7 +203,70 @@ bool to_clean_array() {
   }
   TEST_SUCCEED();
 }
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
+bool test_basic_adaptor() {
+  TEST_START();
+  int64_t sum_year = 0;
+  for (Car car : simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
+    printf("Car: %s %s %d\n", car.make.c_str(), car.model.c_str(), car.year);
+    if (car.year < 1998) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    sum_year += car.year;
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQUAL(sum_year, 2018 + 2012 + 1999);
+  TEST_SUCCEED();
+}
 
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
+bool test_basic_adaptor_with_parser() {
+  TEST_START();
+  simdjson::ondemand::parser parser;
+  int64_t sum_year = 0;
+  for (Car car : simdjson::from(parser, json_cars) | simdjson::as<Car>()) {
+    if (car.year < 1998) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    sum_year += car.year;
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQUAL(sum_year, 2018 + 2012 + 1999);
+  TEST_SUCCEED();
+}
+
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
+bool test_no_errors() {
+  TEST_START();
+  int64_t sum_year = 0;
+  auto cars = simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::no_errors;
+  for (auto val : cars) {
+    Car car = val.get<Car>();
+    if (car.year < 1998) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    printf("-- year: %d\n", car.year);
+    sum_year += car.year;
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQUAL(sum_year, 2018 + 2012 + 1999);
+  TEST_SUCCEED();
+}
+
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
+bool to_clean_array() {
+  TEST_START();
+  int64_t sum_year = 0;
+  for (auto val : simdjson::from(json_cars) | simdjson::no_errors) {
+    Car car = val.get<Car>();
+    if (car.year < 1998) {
+      std::cerr << car.make << " " << car.model << " " << car.year << std::endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+    sum_year += car.year;
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQUAL(sum_year, 2018 + 2012 + 1999);
+  TEST_SUCCEED();
+}
+
+// currently not active (SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES)
 bool test_to_adaptor_basic() {
   TEST_START();
   // Test 1: Basic usage of to<T> with a value reference
@@ -287,6 +286,8 @@ bool test_to_adaptor_basic() {
   TEST_SUCCEED();
 }
 
+#endif // SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+
 bool test_to_adaptor_with_single_value() {
   TEST_START();
   // Test 2: Using to<T> to convert individual values
@@ -338,12 +339,15 @@ bool test_to_vs_from_equivalence() {
 bool run() {
   return
 #if SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS && SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_DESERIALIZATION
-      test_basic_adaptor() && broken() && simple() && simple_optional() && with_parser() && to_array() &&
-      to_array_shortcut() && to_bad_array() && test_no_errors() &&
-      to_clean_array() && test_to_adaptor_basic() &&
+      broken() && simple() && simple_optional() && with_parser() && to_array() &&
+      to_bad_array() &&
       test_to_adaptor_with_single_value() && test_to_vs_from_equivalence() &&
-      test_basic_adaptor_with_parser() && example_with_parser() &&
-#endif // SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS
+      example_with_parser() &&
+#if SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+      test_basic_adaptor_with_parser() && test_no_errors() && test_basic_adaptor()
+      && test_to_adaptor_basic() && to_clean_array() && to_array_shortcut() &&
+#endif // SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_RANGES
+#endif // SIMDJSON_EXCEPTIONS && SIMDJSON_SUPPORTS_DESERIALIZATION
       true;
 }