diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
index 37b717f..6548521 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
@@ -961,6 +961,40 @@ namespace chaiscript
         }
 
         void parse(const char_type t_char, const int line, const int col, const std::string &filename) {
+          const bool is_octal_char = t_char >= '0' && t_char <= '7';
+
+          if (is_octal) {
+            if (is_octal_char) {
+              octal_matches.push_back(t_char);
+
+              if (octal_matches.size() == 3) {
+                process_octal();
+              }
+              return;
+            } else {
+              process_octal();
+            }
+          } else if (is_hex) {
+            const bool is_hex_char = (t_char >= '0' && t_char <= '9')
+                                  || (t_char >= 'a' && t_char <= 'f')
+                                  || (t_char >= 'A' && t_char <= 'F');
+
+            if (is_hex_char) {
+              hex_matches.push_back(t_char);
+
+              if (hex_matches.size() == 2*sizeof(char_type)) {
+                // This rule differs from the C/C++ standard, but ChaiScript
+                // does not offer the same workaround options, and having
+                // hexadecimal sequences longer than can fit into the char
+                // type is undefined behavior anyway.
+                process_hex();
+              }
+              return;
+            } else {
+              process_hex();
+            }
+          }
+
           if (t_char == '\\') {
             if (is_escaped) {
               match.push_back('\\');
@@ -970,31 +1004,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
             }
           } else {
             if (is_escaped) {
-              const bool is_octal_char = t_char >= '0' && t_char <= '7';
-
-              if (is_octal) {
-                if (is_octal_char) {
-                  octal_matches.push_back(t_char);
-
-                  if (octal_matches.size() == 3) {
-                    process_octal();
-                  }
-                } else {
-                  process_octal();
-                  match.push_back(t_char);
-                }
-              } else if (is_hex) {
-                const bool is_hex_char = (t_char >= '0' && t_char <= '9')
-                                      || (t_char >= 'a' && t_char <= 'f')
-                                      || (t_char >= 'A' && t_char <= 'F');
-
-                if (is_hex_char) {
-                  hex_matches.push_back(t_char);
-                } else {
-                  process_hex();
-                  match.push_back(t_char);
-                }
-              } else if (is_octal_char) {
+              if (is_octal_char) {
                 is_octal = true;
                 octal_matches.push_back(t_char);
               } else if (t_char == 'x') {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp b/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
index 893f7bf..c023c2b 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
@@ -421,22 +421,22 @@ class JSON
         Class Type;
 };
 
-JSON Array() {
+inline JSON Array() {
     return JSON::Make( JSON::Class::Array );
 }
 
 template <typename... T>
-JSON Array( T... args ) {
+inline JSON Array( T... args ) {
     JSON arr = JSON::Make( JSON::Class::Array );
     arr.append( args... );
     return arr;
 }
 
-JSON Object() {
+inline JSON Object() {
     return JSON::Make( JSON::Class::Object );
 }
 
-std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream &os, const JSON &json ) {
+inline std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream &os, const JSON &json ) {
     os << json.dump();
     return os;
 }
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ namespace {
     }
 }
 
-JSON JSON::Load( const string &str ) {
+inline JSON JSON::Load( const string &str ) {
     size_t offset = 0;
     return parse_next( str, offset );
 }
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp b/include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp
index ecd5a3f..381afda 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 #define CHAISCRIPT_UTILITY_UTILITY_HPP_
 
 #include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "../chaiscript.hpp"
 #include "../dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp"
 #include "../dispatchkit/type_info.hpp"
+#include "../dispatchkit/operators.hpp"
 
 
 namespace chaiscript 
@@ -62,6 +64,32 @@ namespace chaiscript
           t_module.add(fun.first, fun.second);
         }
       }
+
+    template<typename Enum, typename ModuleType>
+      typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<Enum>::value, void>::type
+      add_class(ModuleType &t_module,
+        const std::string &t_class_name,
+        const std::vector<std::pair<typename std::underlying_type<Enum>::type, std::string>> &t_constants)
+      {
+        t_module.add(chaiscript::user_type<Enum>(), t_class_name);
+
+        t_module.add(chaiscript::constructor<Enum ()>(), t_class_name);
+        t_module.add(chaiscript::constructor<Enum (const Enum &)>(), t_class_name);
+
+        t_module.add([](){
+              // add some comparison and assignment operators
+              using namespace chaiscript::bootstrap::operators;
+              return assign<Enum>(not_equal<Enum>(equal<Enum>()));
+            }());
+
+        t_module.add(chaiscript::fun([](const Enum &e, const typename std::underlying_type<Enum>::type &i) { return e == i; }), "==");
+        t_module.add(chaiscript::fun([](const typename std::underlying_type<Enum>::type &i, const Enum &e) { return i == e; }), "==");
+
+        for (const auto &constant : t_constants)
+        {
+          t_module.add_global_const(chaiscript::const_var(Enum(constant.first)), constant.second);
+        }
+      }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
index 041a730..9a9a4a5 100644
--- a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // caught in other cpp files if chaiscript causes them
 
 #include <chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp>
+#include <chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp>
 
 #ifdef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC
 #pragma warning(push)
@@ -518,6 +519,65 @@ TEST_CASE("Utility_Test utility class wrapper")
 }
 
 
+enum Utility_Test_Numbers
+{
+  ONE,
+  TWO,
+  THREE
+};
+
+void do_something_with_enum_vector(const std::vector<Utility_Test_Numbers> &v)
+{
+  CHECK(v.size() == 3);
+  CHECK(v[0] == ONE);
+  CHECK(v[1] == THREE);
+  CHECK(v[2] == TWO);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Utility_Test utility class wrapper for enum")
+{
+
+  chaiscript::ModulePtr m = chaiscript::ModulePtr(new chaiscript::Module());
+
+  using namespace chaiscript;
+
+  chaiscript::utility::add_class<Utility_Test_Numbers>(*m,
+      "Utility_Test_Numbers",
+      { { ONE, "ONE" },
+        { TWO, "TWO" },
+        { THREE, "THREE" }
+
+        }
+      );
+
+
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  chai.add(m);
+
+  CHECK(chai.eval<Utility_Test_Numbers>("ONE ") == 0);
+  CHECK(chai.eval<Utility_Test_Numbers>("TWO ") == 1);
+  CHECK(chai.eval<Utility_Test_Numbers>("THREE ") == 2);
+
+  CHECK(chai.eval<bool>("ONE == 0"));
+
+  chai.add(chaiscript::fun(&do_something_with_enum_vector), "do_something_with_enum_vector");
+  chai.add(chaiscript::vector_conversion<std::vector<Utility_Test_Numbers>>());
+  CHECK_NOTHROW(chai.eval("var a = [ONE, TWO, THREE]"));
+  CHECK_NOTHROW(chai.eval("do_something_with_enum_vector([ONE, THREE, TWO])"));
+  CHECK_NOTHROW(chai.eval("[ONE]"));
+
+  const auto v = chai.eval<std::vector<Utility_Test_Numbers>>("a");
+  CHECK(v.size() == 3);
+  CHECK(v.at(1) == TWO);
+
+  CHECK(chai.eval<bool>("ONE == ONE"));
+  CHECK(chai.eval<bool>("ONE != TWO"));
+  CHECK_NOTHROW(chai.eval("var o = ONE; o = TWO"));
+
+
+}
+
+
 ////// Object copy count test
 
 class Object_Copy_Count_Test
diff --git a/unittests/hex_escapes.chai b/unittests/hex_escapes.chai
index 283ef87..fdd0a8a 100644
--- a/unittests/hex_escapes.chai
+++ b/unittests/hex_escapes.chai
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 assert_equal("\x39", "9")
-assert_equal("\x039", "9")
+assert_equal("\x39ec", "9ec")
 assert_equal("\x39g", "9g")
 assert_equal("b\x39g", "b9g")
+assert_equal("\x39\x38g", "98g")
 
diff --git a/unittests/octal_escapes.chai b/unittests/octal_escapes.chai
index 83b5392..a220d57 100644
--- a/unittests/octal_escapes.chai
+++ b/unittests/octal_escapes.chai
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ assert_equal("\71", "9")
 assert_equal("\071", "9")
 assert_equal("\71a", "9a")
 assert_equal("b\71a", "b9a")
+assert_equal("\71\70a", "98a")