4 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/add/range.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/add/range.rb
index d2a5b335e0..e61e553cdb 100644
--- a/ext/json/lib/json/add/range.rb
+++ b/ext/json/lib/json/add/range.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Range
   def as_json(*)
     {
       JSON.create_id  => self.class.name,
-      'a'             => [ first, self.end, exclude_end? ]
+      'a'             => [ first, last, exclude_end? ]
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
index a547679962..e24f637f61 100644
--- a/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
+++ b/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
@@ -179,10 +179,9 @@ module JSON
   end
 
   # Generate a JSON document from the Ruby data structure _obj_ and return
-  # it. _state_ is
-  # * a JSON::State object,
+  # it. _state_ is * a JSON::State object,
   # * or a Hash like object (responding to to_hash),
-  # * or an object convertible into a hash by a to_h method,
+  # * an object convertible into a hash by a to_h method,
   # that is used as or to configure a State object.
   #
   # It defaults to a state object, that creates the shortest possible JSON text
@@ -413,10 +412,7 @@ module JSON
   end
 
   # Shortuct for iconv.
-  if ::String.method_defined?(:encode) &&
-    # XXX Rubinius doesn't support ruby 1.9 encoding yet
-    defined?(RUBY_ENGINE) && RUBY_ENGINE != 'rbx'
-  then
+  if ::String.method_defined?(:encode)
     # Encodes string using Ruby's _String.encode_
     def self.iconv(to, from, string)
       string.encode(to, from)
diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/generic_object.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/generic_object.rb
index 8b1074c941..8b8fd53bef 100644
--- a/ext/json/lib/json/generic_object.rb
+++ b/ext/json/lib/json/generic_object.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ module JSON
           object
         end
       end
+
+      def load(source, proc = nil, opts = {})
+        result = ::JSON.load(source, proc, opts.merge(:object_class => self))
+        result.nil? ? new : result
+      end
+
+      def dump(obj, *args)
+        ::JSON.dump(obj, *args)
+      end
     end
     self.json_creatable = false
 
diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/version.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/version.rb
index 1de3d696f2..47cdcd607c 100644
--- a/ext/json/lib/json/version.rb
+++ b/ext/json/lib/json/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module JSON
   # JSON version
-  VERSION         = '1.7.7'
+  VERSION         = '1.8.1'
   VERSION_ARRAY   = VERSION.split(/\./).map { |x| x.to_i } # :nodoc:
   VERSION_MAJOR   = VERSION_ARRAY[0] # :nodoc:
   VERSION_MINOR   = VERSION_ARRAY[1] # :nodoc: