diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 20ecbfc77d..1eaf96f72f 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Revise\sthe\snew\sJSON\sparser\sperformance\stest\sto\smake\sthe\stest\srun\s25\stimes\nlonger,\sand\sthus\sprovide\sa\smore\srepeatable\snumber.
-D 2023-07-19T20:23:34.703
+C Performance\senhancements\sto\sthe\sJSON\sparser\sand\scode\sgenerator.
+D 2023-07-19T23:02:45.962
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md df5091916dbb40e6e9686186587125e1b2ff51f022cc334e886c19a0e9982724
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ F src/hash.h 3340ab6e1d13e725571d7cee6d3e3135f0779a7d8e76a9ce0a85971fa3953c51
 F src/hwtime.h f9c2dfb84dce7acf95ce6d289e46f5f9d3d1afd328e53da8f8e9008e3b3caae6
 F src/in-operator.md 10cd8f4bcd225a32518407c2fb2484089112fd71
 F src/insert.c 3f0a94082d978bbdd33c38fefea15346c6c6bffb70bc645a71dc0f1f87dd3276
-F src/json.c 14c474fb1249a46eb44e878e2361f36abfe686b134039b0d1883d93d61505b4a
+F src/json.c e48136fce64e5004b1b8be76624cc9a4ac9ff6ae630a97df187c0ea4b9692d1b
 F src/legacy.c d7874bc885906868cd51e6c2156698f2754f02d9eee1bae2d687323c3ca8e5aa
 F src/loadext.c 176d6b2cb18a6ad73b133db17f6fc351c4d9a2d510deebdb76c22bde9cfd1465
 F src/main.c 512b1d45bc556edf4471a845afb7ba79e64bd5b832ab222dc195c469534cd002
@@ -2043,8 +2043,8 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P c47056e158073ee746c233dd2729cf224ea9e38821b15aa71ebf97607e602281
-R f95aec1d730e7f651d5bd3177562e93c
+P bee9e403ae47103938aabb9a7a7e120dfa741b464875965e58788a51fa56a8fe 144c8ccf6e5bb2527dd98742f0d67e0a16c627e7c67f754ce8ed4c4fb5b8d8b6
+R af54725f832c177294e9e511cdacd53d
 U drh
-Z 755b9a0ce058340b12e7687869554354
+Z 1c679f829efc53f4f55993e30939aa14
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 82949b4ca5..10f9cdd123 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bee9e403ae47103938aabb9a7a7e120dfa741b464875965e58788a51fa56a8fe
\ No newline at end of file
+0a745897d66e9f36ea6e787fad54f0c413d52c226dc96fad36ccd33a0aa1930e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/json.c b/src/json.c
index 6bad1c1e75..176dcbfdb9 100644
--- a/src/json.c
+++ b/src/json.c
@@ -218,12 +218,35 @@ static int jsonGrow(JsonString *p, u32 N){
 
 /* Append N bytes from zIn onto the end of the JsonString string.
 */
-static void jsonAppendRaw(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
-  if( N==0 ) return;
-  if( (N+p->nUsed >= p->nAlloc) && jsonGrow(p,N)!=0 ) return;
+static SQLITE_NOINLINE void jsonAppendExpand(
+  JsonString *p,
+  const char *zIn,
+  u32 N
+){
+  assert( N>0 );
+  if( jsonGrow(p,N) ) return;
   memcpy(p->zBuf+p->nUsed, zIn, N);
   p->nUsed += N;
 }
+static void jsonAppendRaw(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
+  if( N==0 ) return;
+  if( N+p->nUsed >= p->nAlloc ){
+    jsonAppendExpand(p,zIn,N);
+  }else{
+    memcpy(p->zBuf+p->nUsed, zIn, N);
+    p->nUsed += N;
+  }
+}
+static void jsonAppendRawNZ(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
+  assert( N>0 );
+  if( N+p->nUsed >= p->nAlloc ){
+    jsonAppendExpand(p,zIn,N);
+  }else{
+    memcpy(p->zBuf+p->nUsed, zIn, N);
+    p->nUsed += N;
+  }
+}
+
 
 /* Append formatted text (not to exceed N bytes) to the JsonString.
 */
@@ -238,10 +261,17 @@ static void jsonPrintf(int N, JsonString *p, const char *zFormat, ...){
 
 /* Append a single character
 */
-static void jsonAppendChar(JsonString *p, char c){
-  if( p->nUsed>=p->nAlloc && jsonGrow(p,1)!=0 ) return;
+static SQLITE_NOINLINE void jsonAppendCharExpand(JsonString *p, char c){
+  if( jsonGrow(p,1) ) return;
   p->zBuf[p->nUsed++] = c;
 }
+static void jsonAppendChar(JsonString *p, char c){
+  if( p->nUsed>=p->nAlloc ){
+    jsonAppendCharExpand(p,c);
+  }else{
+    p->zBuf[p->nUsed++] = c;
+  }
+}
 
 /* Append a comma separator to the output buffer, if the previous
 ** character is not '[' or '{'.
@@ -250,7 +280,8 @@ static void jsonAppendSeparator(JsonString *p){
   char c;
   if( p->nUsed==0 ) return;
   c = p->zBuf[p->nUsed-1];
-  if( c!='[' && c!='{' ) jsonAppendChar(p, ',');
+  if( c=='[' || c=='{' ) return;
+  jsonAppendChar(p, ',');
 }
 
 /* Append the N-byte string in zIn to the end of the JsonString string
@@ -310,7 +341,7 @@ static void jsonAppendNormalizedString(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
   while( N>0 ){
     for(i=0; i<N && zIn[i]!='\\'; i++){}
     if( i>0 ){
-      jsonAppendRaw(p, zIn, i);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(p, zIn, i);
       zIn += i;
       N -= i;
       if( N==0 ) break;     
@@ -321,16 +352,16 @@ static void jsonAppendNormalizedString(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
         jsonAppendChar(p, '\'');
         break;
       case 'v':
-        jsonAppendRaw(p, "\\u0009", 6);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(p, "\\u0009", 6);
         break;
       case 'x':
-        jsonAppendRaw(p, "\\u00", 4);
-        jsonAppendRaw(p, &zIn[2], 2);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(p, "\\u00", 4);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(p, &zIn[2], 2);
         zIn += 2;
         N -= 2;
         break;
       case '0':
-        jsonAppendRaw(p, "\\u0000", 6);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(p, "\\u0000", 6);
         break;
       case '\r':
         if( zIn[2]=='\n' ){
@@ -348,7 +379,7 @@ static void jsonAppendNormalizedString(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
         N -= 2;
         break;
       default:
-        jsonAppendRaw(p, zIn, 2);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(p, zIn, 2);
         break;
     }
     zIn += 2;
@@ -378,11 +409,12 @@ static void jsonAppendNormalizedInt(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
       jsonPrintf(100,p,"%lld",i);
     }else{
       assert( rc==2 );
-      jsonAppendRaw(p, "9.0e999", 7);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(p, "9.0e999", 7);
     }
     return;
   }
-  jsonAppendRaw(p, zIn, N);
+  assert( N>0 );
+  jsonAppendRawNZ(p, zIn, N);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -414,7 +446,7 @@ static void jsonAppendNormalizedReal(JsonString *p, const char *zIn, u32 N){
     }
   }
   if( N>0 ){
-    jsonAppendRaw(p, zIn, N);
+    jsonAppendRawNZ(p, zIn, N);
   }
 }
 
@@ -430,7 +462,7 @@ static void jsonAppendValue(
 ){
   switch( sqlite3_value_type(pValue) ){
     case SQLITE_NULL: {
-      jsonAppendRaw(p, "null", 4);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(p, "null", 4);
       break;
     }
     case SQLITE_FLOAT: {
@@ -538,15 +570,15 @@ static void jsonRenderNode(
   switch( pNode->eType ){
     default: {
       assert( pNode->eType==JSON_NULL );
-      jsonAppendRaw(pOut, "null", 4);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, "null", 4);
       break;
     }
     case JSON_TRUE: {
-      jsonAppendRaw(pOut, "true", 4);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, "true", 4);
       break;
     }
     case JSON_FALSE: {
-      jsonAppendRaw(pOut, "false", 5);
+      jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, "false", 5);
       break;
     }
     case JSON_STRING: {
@@ -562,7 +594,8 @@ static void jsonRenderNode(
       }else if( pNode->jnFlags & JNODE_JSON5 ){
         jsonAppendNormalizedString(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }else{
-        jsonAppendRaw(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
+        assert( pNode->n>0 );
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -571,7 +604,8 @@ static void jsonRenderNode(
       if( pNode->jnFlags & JNODE_JSON5 ){
         jsonAppendNormalizedReal(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }else{
-        jsonAppendRaw(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
+        assert( pNode->n>0 );
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -580,7 +614,8 @@ static void jsonRenderNode(
       if( pNode->jnFlags & JNODE_JSON5 ){
         jsonAppendNormalizedInt(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }else{
-        jsonAppendRaw(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
+        assert( pNode->n>0 );
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(pOut, pNode->u.zJContent, pNode->n);
       }
       break;
     }
@@ -882,7 +917,8 @@ static int jsonParseAddNode(
   const char *zContent      /* Content */
 ){
   JsonNode *p;
-  if( pParse->aNode==0 || pParse->nNode>=pParse->nAlloc ){
+  assert( pParse->aNode!=0 || pParse->nNode>=pParse->nAlloc );
+  if( pParse->nNode>=pParse->nAlloc ){
     return jsonParseAddNodeExpand(pParse, eType, n, zContent);
   }
   p = &pParse->aNode[pParse->nNode];
@@ -1235,15 +1271,31 @@ json_parse_restart:
     jnFlags = 0;
   parse_string:
     cDelim = z[i];
-    j = i+1;
-    for(;;){
+    for(j=i+1; 1; j++){
+      static const char aOk[256] = {
+      	  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,  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, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0,  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,  1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+      	  1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,  1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 1, 1, 1
+      };
+      if( aOk[(unsigned char)z[j]] ) continue;
       c = z[j];
-      if( (c & ~0x1f)==0 ){
-        /* Control characters are not allowed in strings */
-        pParse->iErr = j;
-        return -1;
-      }
-      if( c=='\\' ){
+      if( c==cDelim ){
+        break;
+      }else if( c=='\\' ){
         c = z[++j];
         if( c=='"' || c=='\\' || c=='/' || c=='b' || c=='f'
            || c=='n' || c=='r' || c=='t'
@@ -1263,10 +1315,11 @@ json_parse_restart:
           pParse->iErr = j;
           return -1;
         }
-      }else if( c==cDelim ){
-        break;
+      }else if( c<=0x1f ){
+        /* Control characters are not allowed in strings */
+        pParse->iErr = j;
+        return -1;
       }
-      j++;
     }
     jsonParseAddNode(pParse, JSON_STRING | (jnFlags<<8), j+1-i, &z[i]);
     return j+1;
@@ -2003,12 +2056,12 @@ static void jsonParseFunc(
     assert( x.aNode[i].eU==0 || x.aNode[i].eU==1 );
     if( x.aNode[i].u.zJContent!=0 ){
       assert( x.aNode[i].eU==1 );
-      jsonAppendRaw(&s, " ", 1);
+      jsonAppendChar(&s, ' ');
       jsonAppendRaw(&s, x.aNode[i].u.zJContent, x.aNode[i].n);
     }else{
       assert( x.aNode[i].eU==0 );
     }
-    jsonAppendRaw(&s, "\n", 1);
+    jsonAppendChar(&s, '\n');
   }
   jsonParseReset(&x);
   jsonResult(&s);
@@ -2175,11 +2228,11 @@ static void jsonExtractFunc(
         */
         jsonInit(&jx, ctx);
         if( sqlite3Isdigit(zPath[0]) ){
-          jsonAppendRaw(&jx, "$[", 2);
+          jsonAppendRawNZ(&jx, "$[", 2);
           jsonAppendRaw(&jx, zPath, (int)strlen(zPath));
-          jsonAppendRaw(&jx, "]", 2);
+          jsonAppendRawNZ(&jx, "]", 2);
         }else{
-          jsonAppendRaw(&jx, "$.", 1 + (zPath[0]!='['));
+          jsonAppendRawNZ(&jx, "$.", 1 + (zPath[0]!='['));
           jsonAppendRaw(&jx, zPath, (int)strlen(zPath));
           jsonAppendChar(&jx, 0);
         }
@@ -2214,7 +2267,7 @@ static void jsonExtractFunc(
       if( pNode ){
         jsonRenderNode(pNode, &jx, 0);
       }else{
-        jsonAppendRaw(&jx, "null", 4);
+        jsonAppendRawNZ(&jx, "null", 4);
       }
     }
     if( i==argc ){