diff --git a/example/jsmn_tools.c b/example/jsmn_tools.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5cb979c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/jsmn_tools.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#define JSMN_STRICT
+#define JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+#define JSMN_PARENT_CNT
+#include "../jsmn.h"
+#include "jsmn_tools.h"
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+
+int
+jsmn_eq(const char *json, jsmntok_t *t, const char *s)
+{
+  if (t->type == JSMN_STRING && (int)strlen(s) == t->end - t->start &&
+          strncmp(json + t->start, s, t->end - t->start) == 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
+jsmntok_t *
+_next(jsmntok_t *t)
+{
+  return t + 1 + t->size ;
+}
+
+jsmntok_t *
+jsmn_get_next(jsmntok_t *first, jsmntok_t *t)
+{
+  if (t == 0) {
+    return first ;
+  }
+  if (t + t->size < first + first->size) {
+    return _next(t) ;
+  }
+  return 0 ;
+}
+
+int
+jsmn_object_enum (const char *js, jsmntok_t *t, size_t count,
+                  jsmn_key_val_t * out, size_t out_count)
+{
+  jsmntok_t *start = t;
+  jsmntok_t *key;
+  jsmntok_t *val;
+
+  if (t->type != JSMN_OBJECT) {
+      printf("OBJECT EXPECTED!\r\n");
+      return -1;
+  }
+
+  t = t + 1 ;
+
+  while (t < start + count) {
+    if (t->type == JSMN_STRING) {
+      key = t ;
+      val = t + 1 ;
+      t += 1 ;
+
+    } else if (t->type == JSMN_OBJECT) {
+      printf("UNEXPECTED: OBJECT\r\n");
+      return -1; ;
+    } else if (t->type == JSMN_PRIMITIVE) {
+      printf("UNEXPECTED: '%.*s'\r\n", t->end - t->start, js + t->start);
+      return -1;
+    } else {
+      printf("UNEXPECTED:\r\n");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("KEY: '%.*s': ", key->end - key->start, js + key->start);
+
+    if ((val->type == JSMN_STRING) || (val->type == JSMN_PRIMITIVE)) {
+        printf("VAL: '%.*s'\r\n", val->end - val->start, js + val->start);
+    } else {
+        printf("VAL: '%s\r\n", (val->type == JSMN_OBJECT) ? "OBJECT" : "ARRAY");
+    }
+#endif
+
+    int i ;
+    for (i=0; i<out_count; i++) {
+      if (!out[i].value && (jsmn_eq(js, key, out[i].key) == 0)) {
+         out[i].value = val ;
+      }
+    }
+
+    t = _next (t) ;
+
+  }
+
+  return 0 ;
+}
+
+int jsmn_copy_str (const char *js, jsmntok_t *t, char * sz, size_t size)
+{
+  return snprintf (sz, size, "%.*s",  t->end - t->start, js + t->start) ;
+}
diff --git a/example/jsmn_tools.h b/example/jsmn_tools.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c960bb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/jsmn_tools.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/**
+ * @file jsmn_tools.h
+ *
+ * @brief   An Auxiliary Header for JSMN Library Enabling Enhanced JSON
+ *          Structure Enumeration
+ *
+ * This header file, designed to complement the jsmn.h library, is tailored
+ * for use in conjunction with a specially defined JSMN_PARENT_CNT during the
+ * compilation of jsmn.h. This subtle customisation allows for refined and
+ * advanced JSON structure traversal, making it possible to iteratively explore
+ * nested sub-objects within the JSON hierarchy.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __JSNM_TOOLS_H__
+#define __JSNM_TOOLS_H__
+
+#define JSMN_HEADER
+#define JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
+#define JSMN_PARENT_CNT
+#include "../jsmn.h"
+
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+/**
+ * Structure for representing a key-value pair in a JSON object.
+ *
+ * This structure is used to associate a JSON object key (a string) with its
+ * corresponding value (a jsmntok_t token). It is employed to store and manage
+ * key-value pairs extracted from a JSON object during parsing.
+ *
+ * @param key   A pointer to the key string.
+ * @param value A pointer to the jsmntok_t token of the value.
+ */
+typedef struct jsmn_key_val_s {
+    const char * key ;
+    jsmntok_t * value ;
+} jsmn_key_val_t ;
+
+/**
+ * Enumerate and extract key-value pairs from a JSON object.
+ *
+ * This function takes a JSON object represented by a jsmntok_t pointer
+ * and extracts its key-value pairs. It then updates an array of jsmn_key_val_t
+ * structures, associating the keys with their corresponding values.
+ *
+ * This function will not traverse nested structures or arrays.
+ *
+ *
+ * @param js          A pointer to the JSON string.
+ * @param t           A pointer to the JSON object token.
+ * @param count       The number of tokens in the JSON object.
+ * @param out         An array of jsmn_key_val_t structures to store the key-value pairs.
+ * @param out_count   The size of the 'out' array.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if successful, -1 if an error occurs (e.g., unexpected JSON structure).
+ */
+int jsmn_object_enum (const char *js, jsmntok_t *t, size_t count,
+                            jsmn_key_val_t * out, size_t out_count) ;
+
+/**
+ * Get the next JSON token in a sequence.
+ *
+ * This function takes the current token pointer 't' and returns a pointer
+ * to the next token in a JSON token sequence. If 't' is NULL, it returns
+ * the first token in the sequence.
+ *
+ * This function will not traverse nested structures or arrays.
+ *
+ * @param first A pointer to the first token in the JSON token sequence.
+ * @param t     A pointer to the current token.
+ *
+ * @return A pointer to the next token in the sequence or NULL if there are no more tokens.
+ */
+jsmntok_t * jsmn_get_next(jsmntok_t *first, jsmntok_t *t);
+
+/**
+ * Compare a JSON token with a given string.
+ *
+ * This function compares the content of a JSON token with a provided string.
+ * It checks if the token represents a string and if the string's length matches
+ * the length of the provided string. Additionally, it verifies if the actual content
+ * of the token matches the provided string.
+ *
+ * @param json A pointer to the JSON string.
+ * @param t A pointer to the JSON token to be compared.
+ * @param s A pointer to the string for comparison.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if the token content matches the provided string, -1 otherwise.
+ */
+int jsmn_eq(const char *json, jsmntok_t *t, const char *s);
+
+/**
+ * Copy the content of a JSON string token to a character buffer.
+ *
+ * This function copies the content of a JSON string token to a character buffer.
+ * It uses snprintf to ensure proper handling of the destination buffer size
+ * and takes care of extracting the substring based on the token's start and end indices.
+ *
+ * @param js A pointer to the JSON string.
+ * @param t A pointer to the JSON object token.
+ * @param sz A pointer to the destination buffer.
+ * @param size The size of the destination buffer.
+ *
+ * @return The number of characters written to the destination buffer (excluding the null terminator).
+ *         If the return value is greater than or equal to 'size', it indicates truncation.
+ */
+int jsmn_copy_str (const char *js, jsmntok_t *t, char * sz, size_t size);
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __JSNM_TOOLS_H__ */
diff --git a/example/parentcnt.c b/example/parentcnt.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cce3a323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/parentcnt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+#include "jsmn_tools.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+static int read_file(const char * filename, char ** pbuffer);
+
+/**
+ * Main function showcasing JSON parsing using JSMN with defined JSMN_PARENT_CNT.
+ *
+ * This function reads a sample JSON file, utilizes the JSMN library with a
+ * specifically defined JSMN_PARENT_CNT during compilation, and extracts information
+ * about operations to execute. The JSON structure includes data such as serial numbers,
+ * indices, and states for outlets. The provided example JSON is as follows:
+ *
+ *        {
+ *          "version": "0.1",
+ *          "endpoint": "outlets",
+ *          "cmd": "set",
+ *          "switches": [
+ *            {
+ *              "serial": "12345",
+ *              "index": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+ *              "state": ["open", "close", "open", "close"]
+ *            },
+ *            {
+ *              "serial": "67890",
+ *              "index": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+ *              "state": ["open", "open", "open", "close"]
+ *            }
+ *          ],
+ *          "test": {
+ *            "test2": {
+ *              "key": "value"
+ *            }
+ *          }
+ *        }
+ *
+ * The expected output would be:
+ *
+ *        serial 12345: index 0 to open
+ *        serial 12345: index 1 to close
+ *        serial 12345: index 2 to open
+ *        serial 12345: index 3 to close
+ *        serial 67890: index 0 to open
+ *        serial 67890: index 1 to open
+ *        serial 67890: index 2 to open
+ *        serial 67890: index 3 to close
+ */
+int main()
+{
+    jsmn_parser p;
+    jsmntok_t * t ;
+    jsmn_key_val_t out[] = {  {"endpoint", 0}, {"cmd", 0} , {"switches", 0} };
+    char * buffer ;
+    int len = read_file ("parentcnt.json", &buffer) ;
+
+    if (len <= 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    printf("parsing json...\r\n");
+    jsmn_init(&p);
+    int r = jsmn_parse(&p, buffer, len, 0, 0); // content is the char array holding the json content
+
+    printf("%d objects found!\r\n", r);
+    if (r <= 0) {
+        printf("Error invalid json\r\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    t = malloc (r * sizeof(jsmntok_t)) ;
+    if (!t) {
+        printf("Error out of memory\r\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    jsmn_init(&p);
+    r = jsmn_parse (&p, buffer, len, t, r) ;
+    jsmn_object_enum (buffer, t, r, out, 3) ;
+    printf("\r\n\r\n");
+
+    jsmntok_t * switches = out[2].value;
+    if (switches) {
+    	/* A "switches" array is present.
+    	 * Assign "next" to the first object in the array.
+    	 */
+        jsmntok_t * next = switches + 1 ;
+
+        /* Enumerate over all the objects in the array. */
+        do  {
+            /* out3 is declared here to clear the `values` of out3 to NULL.
+             * jsmn_object_enum only assigns a value if it is NULL.
+             */
+            jsmn_key_val_t out3[] = {  {"serial", NULL}, {"index", NULL} ,
+                                       {"state", NULL} } ;
+            jsmn_object_enum (buffer, next, next->size, out3, 3) ;
+            jsmntok_t * serial = out3[0].value ;
+
+            if (serial) {
+            	/* The serial key is present so it is a valid object. */
+                char szserial[12] ;
+                /* Extract the two arrays we will use to switch the outlets. */
+                jsmntok_t * next_index = out3[1].value + 1 ;
+                jsmntok_t * next_state = out3[2].value + 1 ;
+
+                jsmn_copy_str (buffer, serial, szserial, 12) ;
+
+                while (next_index && next_state)  {
+                	/* Enumerate over all the indices in the arrays and switch the outlets. */
+                    char szindex[8] ;
+                    char szstate[8] ;
+
+                    jsmn_copy_str (buffer, next_index, szindex, 8) ;
+                    jsmn_copy_str (buffer, next_state, szstate, 8) ;
+
+                    /* We don't really switch, just print the result. */
+                    printf("serial %s: index %s to %s\r\n",
+                                     szserial, szindex, szstate) ;
+
+                    next_index = jsmn_get_next (out3[1].value, next_index) ;
+                    next_state = jsmn_get_next (out3[2].value, next_state) ;
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        } while ((next = jsmn_get_next (switches, next))) ;
+
+    }
+
+    /* Don't forget to free the allocated memory when you're done */
+    free(buffer);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+int read_file(const char * filename, char ** pbuffer)
+{
+    FILE *file;
+    char *buffer;
+    long len;
+
+    /* Open the file in binary read mode */
+    file = fopen(filename, "rb");
+
+    if (file == NULL) {
+        printf("Error opening the file");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Get the file length */
+    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
+    len = ftell(file);
+    rewind(file);
+
+    /* Allocate memory for the buffer */
+    buffer = (char *)malloc(len);
+
+    if (buffer == NULL) {
+        printf("Error allocating memory");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Read the entire file into the buffer  */
+    len = fread(buffer, 1, len, file);
+    /* Close the file */
+    fclose(file);
+
+    *pbuffer = buffer;
+
+    return len;
+}
diff --git a/example/parentcnt.json b/example/parentcnt.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3d05c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/parentcnt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.1",
+  "endpoint": "outlets",
+  "cmd": "set",
+  "switches": [
+    {
+      "serial": "12345",
+      "index": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+      "state": ["open", "close", "open", "close"]
+    },
+    {
+      "serial": "67890",
+      "index": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+      "state": ["open", "open", "open", "close"]
+    }
+  ],
+  "test": {
+    "test2": {
+      "key": "value"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jsmn.h b/jsmn.h
index 8ac14c1b..92f670b5 100644
--- a/jsmn.h
+++ b/jsmn.h
@@ -296,9 +296,17 @@ JSMN_API int jsmn_parse(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js, const size_t len,
           return JSMN_ERROR_INVAL;
         }
 #endif
+#ifndef JSMN_PARENT_CNT
         t->size++;
+#endif
 #ifdef JSMN_PARENT_LINKS
         token->parent = parser->toksuper;
+#ifdef JSMN_PARENT_CNT
+        for (int parent = token->parent; parent>=0 ;
+                    parent = tokens[parent].parent) {
+            tokens[parent].size++;
+        }
+#endif
 #endif
       }
       token->type = (c == '{' ? JSMN_OBJECT : JSMN_ARRAY);
@@ -365,7 +373,14 @@ JSMN_API int jsmn_parse(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js, const size_t len,
       }
       count++;
       if (parser->toksuper != -1 && tokens != NULL) {
+#ifndef JSMN_PARENT_CNT
         tokens[parser->toksuper].size++;
+#else
+        for (int parent = parser->toksuper; parent>=0 ;
+                    parent = tokens[parent].parent) {
+            tokens[parent].size++;
+        }
+#endif
       }
       break;
     case '\t':
@@ -428,7 +443,14 @@ JSMN_API int jsmn_parse(jsmn_parser *parser, const char *js, const size_t len,
       }
       count++;
       if (parser->toksuper != -1 && tokens != NULL) {
+#ifndef JSMN_PARENT_CNT
         tokens[parser->toksuper].size++;
+#else
+        for (int parent = parser->toksuper; parent>=0 ;
+                    parent = tokens[parent].parent) {
+            tokens[parent].size++;
+        }
+#endif
       }
       break;