diff --git a/processor/json.go b/processor/json.go
index 8ad1158..b248f74 100644
--- a/processor/json.go
+++ b/processor/json.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath"
 	lua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +16,12 @@ type JSONProcessor struct{}
 // Process implements the Processor interface for JSONProcessor
 func (p *JSONProcessor) Process(filename string, pattern string, luaExpr string) (int, int, error) {
 	// Read file content
-	fullPath := filepath.Join(".", filename)
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("error getting current working directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(cwd, filename)
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(fullPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("error reading file: %v", err)
@@ -64,28 +67,15 @@ func (p *JSONProcessor) ProcessContent(content string, pattern string, luaExpr s
 	}
 
 	// Initialize Lua
-	L := lua.NewState()
+	L, err := NewLuaState()
+	if err != nil {
+		return content, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("error creating Lua state: %v", err)
+	}
 	defer L.Close()
 
-	// Load math library
-	L.Push(L.GetGlobal("require"))
-	L.Push(lua.LString("math"))
-	if err := L.PCall(1, 1, nil); err != nil {
-		return content, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("error loading Lua math library: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Load helper functions
-	if err := InitLuaHelpers(L); err != nil {
-		return content, 0, 0, err
-	}
-
 	// Apply modifications to each node
 	modCount := 0
 	for i, value := range values {
-		// Reset Lua state for each node
-		L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNil)
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LNil)
-
 		// Convert to Lua variables
 		err = p.ToLua(L, value)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +84,7 @@ func (p *JSONProcessor) ProcessContent(content string, pattern string, luaExpr s
 
 		// Execute Lua script
 		if err := L.DoString(luaExpr); err != nil {
-			return content, modCount, matchCount, fmt.Errorf("error executing Lua: %v", err)
+			return content, modCount, matchCount, fmt.Errorf("error executing Lua %s: %v", luaExpr, err)
 		}
 
 		// Get modified value
@@ -103,22 +93,26 @@ func (p *JSONProcessor) ProcessContent(content string, pattern string, luaExpr s
 			return content, modCount, matchCount, fmt.Errorf("error getting result from Lua: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		// Skip if value didn't change
-		if fmt.Sprintf("%v", value) == fmt.Sprintf("%v", result) {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		// Apply the modification to the JSON data
 		err = p.updateJSONValue(jsonData, paths[i], result)
 		if err != nil {
 			return content, modCount, matchCount, fmt.Errorf("error updating JSON: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		// Increment mod count if we haven't already counted object properties
 		modCount++
 	}
 
-	// Convert the modified JSON back to a string
-	jsonBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(jsonData, "", "  ")
+	// Convert the modified JSON back to a string with same formatting
+	var jsonBytes []byte
+	if indent, err := detectJsonIndentation(content); err == nil && indent != "" {
+		// Use detected indentation for output formatting
+		jsonBytes, err = json.MarshalIndent(jsonData, "", indent)
+	} else {
+		// Fall back to standard 2-space indent
+		jsonBytes, err = json.MarshalIndent(jsonData, "", "  ")
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return content, modCount, matchCount, fmt.Errorf("error serializing JSON: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -126,183 +120,88 @@ func (p *JSONProcessor) ProcessContent(content string, pattern string, luaExpr s
 	return string(jsonBytes), modCount, matchCount, nil
 }
 
-// findJSONPaths finds all JSON paths and their values that match the given JSONPath expression
-func (p *JSONProcessor) findJSONPaths(jsonData interface{}, pattern string) ([]string, []interface{}, error) {
-	// Extract all matching values using JSONPath
-	values, err := jsonpath.Get(pattern, jsonData)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+// detectJsonIndentation tries to determine the indentation used in the original JSON
+func detectJsonIndentation(content string) (string, error) {
+	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+	if len(lines) < 2 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("not enough lines to detect indentation")
 	}
 
-	// Convert values to a slice if it's not already
-	valuesSlice := []interface{}{}
-	paths := []string{}
-
-	switch v := values.(type) {
-	case []interface{}:
-		valuesSlice = v
-		// Generate paths for array elements
-		// This is simplified - for complex JSONPath expressions you might
-		// need a more robust approach to generate the exact path
-		basePath := pattern
-		if strings.Contains(pattern, "[*]") || strings.HasSuffix(pattern, ".*") {
-			basePath = strings.Replace(pattern, "[*]", "", -1)
-			basePath = strings.Replace(basePath, ".*", "", -1)
-			for i := 0; i < len(v); i++ {
-				paths = append(paths, fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", basePath, i))
-			}
-		} else {
-			for range v {
-				paths = append(paths, pattern)
-			}
+	// Look for the first indented line
+	for i := 1; i < len(lines); i++ {
+		line := lines[i]
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if trimmed == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Calculate leading whitespace
+		indent := line[:len(line)-len(trimmed)]
+		if len(indent) > 0 {
+			return indent, nil
 		}
-	default:
-		valuesSlice = append(valuesSlice, v)
-		paths = append(paths, pattern)
 	}
 
-	return paths, valuesSlice, nil
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no indentation detected")
 }
 
-// updateJSONValue updates a value in the JSON data structure at the given path
+func (p *JSONProcessor) findJSONPaths(jsonData interface{}, pattern string) ([]string, []interface{}, error) {
+	//  / 	$ 	the root object/element
+	// // 	.. 	recursive descent. JSONPath borrows this syntax from E4X.
+	// * 	* 	wildcard. All objects/elements regardless their names.
+	// [] 	[] 	subscript operator. XPath uses it to iterate over element collections and for predicates. In Javascript and JSON it is the native array operator.
+
+	// patternPaths := strings.Split(pattern, ".")
+	// current := jsonData
+	// for _, path := range patternPaths {
+	// 	switch path {
+	// 	case "$":
+	// 		current = jsonData
+	// 	case "@":
+	// 		current = jsonData
+	// 	case "*":
+	// 		current = jsonData
+	// 	case "..":
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	// paths, values, err := p.findJSONPaths(jsonData, pattern)
+	return nil, nil, nil
+}
+
+// / 	Selects from the root node
+// // 	Selects nodes in the document from the current node that match the selection no matter where they are
+// . 	Selects the current node
+// @ 	Selects attributes
+
+// /bookstore/* 	Selects all the child element nodes of the bookstore element
+// //* 	Selects all elements in the document
+
+// /bookstore/book[1] 	Selects the first book element that is the child of the bookstore element.
+// /bookstore/book[last()] 	Selects the last book element that is the child of the bookstore element
+// /bookstore/book[last()-1] 	Selects the last but one book element that is the child of the bookstore element
+// /bookstore/book[position()<3] 	Selects the first two book elements that are children of the bookstore element
+// //title[@lang] 	Selects all the title elements that have an attribute named lang
+// //title[@lang='en'] 	Selects all the title elements that have a "lang" attribute with a value of "en"
+// /bookstore/book[price>35.00] 	Selects all the book elements of the bookstore element that have a price element with a value greater than 35.00
+// /bookstore/book[price>35.00]/title 	Selects all the title elements of the book elements of the bookstore element that have a price element with a value greater than 35.00
+
+// updateJSONValue updates a value in the JSON structure based on its JSONPath
 func (p *JSONProcessor) updateJSONValue(jsonData interface{}, path string, newValue interface{}) error {
-	// This is a simplified approach - for a production system you'd need a more robust solution
-	// that can handle all JSONPath expressions
-	parts := strings.Split(path, ".")
-	current := jsonData
-
-	// Traverse the JSON structure
-	for i, part := range parts {
-		if i == len(parts)-1 {
-			// Last part, set the value
-			if strings.HasSuffix(part, "]") {
-				// Handle array access
-				arrayPart := part[:strings.Index(part, "[")]
-				indexPart := part[strings.Index(part, "[")+1 : strings.Index(part, "]")]
-				index, err := strconv.Atoi(indexPart)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("invalid array index: %s", indexPart)
-				}
-
-				// Get the array
-				var array []interface{}
-				if arrayPart == "" {
-					// Direct array access
-					array, _ = current.([]interface{})
-				} else {
-					// Access array property
-					obj, _ := current.(map[string]interface{})
-					array, _ = obj[arrayPart].([]interface{})
-				}
-
-				// Set the value
-				if index >= 0 && index < len(array) {
-					array[index] = newValue
-				}
-			} else {
-				// Handle object property
-				obj, _ := current.(map[string]interface{})
-				obj[part] = newValue
-			}
-			break
-		}
-
-		// Not the last part, continue traversing
-		if strings.HasSuffix(part, "]") {
-			// Handle array access
-			arrayPart := part[:strings.Index(part, "[")]
-			indexPart := part[strings.Index(part, "[")+1 : strings.Index(part, "]")]
-			index, err := strconv.Atoi(indexPart)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid array index: %s", indexPart)
-			}
-
-			// Get the array
-			var array []interface{}
-			if arrayPart == "" {
-				// Direct array access
-				array, _ = current.([]interface{})
-			} else {
-				// Access array property
-				obj, _ := current.(map[string]interface{})
-				array, _ = obj[arrayPart].([]interface{})
-			}
-
-			// Continue with the array element
-			if index >= 0 && index < len(array) {
-				current = array[index]
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Handle object property
-			obj, _ := current.(map[string]interface{})
-			current = obj[part]
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
 // ToLua converts JSON values to Lua variables
 func (p *JSONProcessor) ToLua(L *lua.LState, data interface{}) error {
-	switch v := data.(type) {
-	case float64:
-		L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(v))
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)))
-	case int:
-		L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(v))
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LString(fmt.Sprintf("%d", v)))
-	case string:
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LString(v))
-		// Try to convert to number if possible
-		if val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64); err == nil {
-			L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(val))
-		} else {
-			L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(0))
-		}
-	case bool:
-		if v {
-			L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(1))
-		} else {
-			L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(0))
-		}
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)))
-	default:
-		// For complex types, convert to string
-		L.SetGlobal("s1", lua.LString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)))
-		L.SetGlobal("v1", lua.LNumber(0))
+	table, err := ToLuaTable(L, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	L.SetGlobal("v", table)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // FromLua retrieves values from Lua
 func (p *JSONProcessor) FromLua(L *lua.LState) (interface{}, error) {
-	// Check if string variable was modified
-	s1 := L.GetGlobal("s1")
-	if s1 != lua.LNil {
-		if s1Str, ok := s1.(lua.LString); ok {
-			// Try to convert to number if it's numeric
-			if val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(string(s1Str), 64); err == nil {
-				return val, nil
-			}
-			// If it's "true" or "false", convert to boolean
-			if string(s1Str) == "true" {
-				return true, nil
-			}
-			if string(s1Str) == "false" {
-				return false, nil
-			}
-			return string(s1Str), nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Check if numeric variable was modified
-	v1 := L.GetGlobal("v1")
-	if v1 != lua.LNil {
-		if v1Num, ok := v1.(lua.LNumber); ok {
-			return float64(v1Num), nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default return nil
-	return nil, nil
+	luaValue := L.GetGlobal("v")
+	return FromLuaTable(L, luaValue.(*lua.LTable))
 }
diff --git a/processor/json_test.go b/processor/json_test.go
index b1d2e39..089b874 100644
--- a/processor/json_test.go
+++ b/processor/json_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/PaesslerAG/jsonpath"
 )
 
-// findMatchingPaths finds nodes in a JSON document that match the given JSONPath
+// fi	ndMatchingPaths finds nodes in a JSON document that match the given JSONPath
 func findMatchingPaths(jsonDoc interface{}, path string) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	// Use the existing jsonpath library to extract values
 	result, err := jsonpath.Get(path, jsonDoc)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestJSONProcessor_Process_NumericValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}`
 
 	p := &JSONProcessor{}
-	result, modCount, matchCount, err := p.ProcessContent(content, "$.books[*].price", "v=v*2")
+	result, modCount, matchCount, err := p.ProcessContent(content, "$.books[*]", "v.price=v.price*2")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error processing content: %v", err)
@@ -71,12 +71,45 @@ func TestJSONProcessor_Process_NumericValues(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 2 modifications, got %d", modCount)
 	}
 
-	// Normalize whitespace for comparison
-	normalizedResult := normalizeWhitespace(result)
-	normalizedExpected := normalizeWhitespace(expected)
+	// Compare parsed JSON objects instead of formatted strings
+	var resultObj map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(result), &resultObj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to parse result JSON: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	if normalizedResult != normalizedExpected {
-		t.Errorf("Expected content to be:\n%s\n\nGot:\n%s", expected, result)
+	var expectedObj map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(expected), &expectedObj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to parse expected JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Compare the first book's price
+	resultBooks, ok := resultObj["books"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok || len(resultBooks) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected books array in result")
+	}
+	resultBook1, ok := resultBooks[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected first book to be an object")
+	}
+	resultPrice1, ok := resultBook1["price"].(float64)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected numeric price in first book")
+	}
+	if resultPrice1 != 89.9 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected first book price to be 89.9, got %v", resultPrice1)
+	}
+
+	// Compare the second book's price
+	resultBook2, ok := resultBooks[1].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected second book to be an object")
+	}
+	resultPrice2, ok := resultBook2["price"].(float64)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected numeric price in second book")
+	}
+	if resultPrice2 != 11.9 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected second book price to be 11.9, got %v", resultPrice2)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,12 +124,15 @@ func TestJSONProcessor_Process_StringValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}`
 
 	p := &JSONProcessor{}
-	result, modCount, matchCount, err := p.ProcessContent(content, "$.config.*", "v=v*2")
-
+	result, modCount, matchCount, err := p.ProcessContent(content, "$.config", "for k,vi in pairs(v) do v[k]=vi*2 end")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error processing content: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Debug info
+	t.Logf("Result: %s", result)
+	t.Logf("Match count: %d, Mod count: %d", matchCount, modCount)
+
 	if matchCount != 3 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 3 matches, got %d", matchCount)
 	}