diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f969f8..453f6b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+deps
 nim.cfg
 bin/
 nimblemeta.json
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index f93225b..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "testes"]
-	path = testes
-	url = https://github.com/disruptek/testes
-	branch = master
-[submodule "criterion"]
-	path = criterion
-	url = https://github.com/disruptek/criterion
-	branch = master
-[submodule "grok"]
-	path = grok
-	url = https://github.com/disruptek/grok
-	branch = master
-[submodule "packedjson"]
-	path = packedjson
-	url = https://github.com/Araq/packedjson
-	branch = master
-[submodule "eminim"]
-	path = eminim
-	url = https://github.com/planetis-m/eminim
-	branch = master
-[submodule "jsony"]
-	path = jsony
-	url = https://github.com/treeform/jsony
-	branch = master
diff --git a/criterion b/criterion
deleted file mode 160000
index 83a49e7..0000000
--- a/criterion
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 83a49e723df6b54fe2329ad941c2124df69e7bc6
diff --git a/eminim b/eminim
deleted file mode 160000
index 86d93da..0000000
--- a/eminim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 86d93daa6e4ee773838d968542e5d9614f011c36
diff --git a/grok b/grok
deleted file mode 160000
index eb313f7..0000000
--- a/grok
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit eb313f7c1c655690cfdf90b19fe7386eccf93df0
diff --git a/jason.nim b/jason.nim
index 9d192c8..3ae1a5a 100644
--- a/jason.nim
+++ b/jason.nim
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ proc jasonSquare(a: NimNode): NimNode =
 macro jason*[I, T](a: array[I, T]): Jason =
   ## Render any Nim array as a series of JSON values.
   # make sure the array ast has the form we expect
-  let typ = a.getTypeImpl
+  let typ = a.getType
   # support for nim-1.2
   if typ.kind == nnkBracket:
     return jasonSquare a
@@ -203,28 +203,59 @@ macro jason*[I, T](a: array[I, T]): Jason =
   else:
     # take a look at the range definition for the array
     let ranger = typ[1]
-    expectKind(ranger, nnkInfix)         # infix
-    expectKind(ranger[0], nnkIdent)      # ident".."
-    expectKind(ranger[1], nnkIntLit)     # 0
-    expectKind(ranger[2], nnkIntLit)     # 10
-    if $ranger[0] != "..":
-      error "unexpected infix range:\n" & treeRepr(ranger)
+    when false:
+      if ranger.kind == nnkBracketExpr:
+        echo treeRepr(ranger)
+        echo "get type1: ", treeRepr(ranger.getType)
+        echo "get inst1: ", treeRepr(ranger.getTypeInst)
+        echo "get impl1: ", treeRepr(ranger.getTypeImpl)
+        var ranger = ranger.getTypeInst
+        echo "get type2: ", treeRepr(ranger.getType)
+        echo "get inst2: ", treeRepr(ranger.getTypeInst)
+        echo "get impl2: ", treeRepr(ranger.getTypeImpl)
 
     # okay, let's do this thing
     let js = ident"jason"
     let s = genSym(nskVar, "jason")
     var list = newStmtList()
+
     # we'll make adding strings to our accumulating string easier...
     template addString(x: typed): NimNode {.dirty.} =
       # also cast the argument to a string just for correctness
-      list.add newCall(newDotExpr(s, bindSym"add"), newCall(ident"string", x))
-    # iterate over the array by index and add each item to the string
+      add list:
+        s.newDotExpr(bindSym"add").newCall:
+          ident"string".newCall x
+
+    template composeIt(iter: typed; body: untyped) {.dirty.} =
+      var first = true
+      for it {.inject.} in iter:
+        #var it {.inject.} = it
+        if first:
+          first = false
+        else:
+          addString newLit","   # comma between each element
+        let index = body
+        # s.add jason(a[index])
+        addString js.newCall(nnkBracketExpr.newTree(a, index))
+
     list.add newVarStmt(s, newLit"[")
-    for index in ranger[1].intVal .. ranger[2].intVal:
-      if index != 0:
-        addString newLit","   # comma between each element
-      # s.add jason(a[index])
-      addString js.newCall(nnkBracketExpr.newTree(a, newLit index))
+
+    # iterate over the array by index and add each item to the string
+    case ranger.kind
+    of nnkBracketExpr, nnkInfix, nnkSym:
+      # type A = array[0..10, string]
+      # type A = array[foo..bar, string]
+      expectKind(ranger[1], nnkIntLit)     # 0
+      expectKind(ranger[2], nnkIntLit)     # 10
+      composeIt ranger[1].intVal .. ranger[2].intVal:
+        newLit it.int
+    of nnkEnumTy:
+      # type A = array[Enum, string]
+      composeIt 1 ..< ranger.len:
+        ranger[it]
+    else:
+      error "expected infix or enum:\n" & treeRepr(ranger)
+
     addString newLit"]"
     list.add s      # final value of the stmtlist is the string itself
     result = newCall(ident"Jason", list)
diff --git a/jason.nimble b/jason.nimble
index 32d5b81..cd49d28 100644
--- a/jason.nimble
+++ b/jason.nimble
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ description = "compile-time json"
 license = "MIT"
 
 when not defined(release):
-  requires "https://github.com/disruptek/testes >= 1.0.0 & < 2.0.0"
+  requires "https://github.com/disruptek/balls >= 2.0.0 & < 3.0.0"
   requires "https://github.com/disruptek/criterion < 1.0.0"
 
 task test, "run tests for ci":
   when defined(windows):
-    exec "testes.cmd"
+    exec "balls.cmd"
   else:
-    exec findExe"testes"
+    exec findExe"balls"
 
 task demo, "generate benchmarks":
   exec """demo docs/bench.svg "nim c --out=\$1 --panics:on --gc:arc --define:danger tests/bench.nim""""
diff --git a/jsony b/jsony
deleted file mode 160000
index 80c9024..0000000
--- a/jsony
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 80c9024b91795042953fbe7b89af0a14991facaf
diff --git a/packedjson b/packedjson
deleted file mode 160000
index 5801329..0000000
--- a/packedjson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 58013295996e8dd9cf9f95706e7470bc0e16ebeb
diff --git a/testes b/testes
deleted file mode 160000
index e6ddd95..0000000
--- a/testes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit e6ddd9501b69e8e02ae88289dd6a47e10548263e
diff --git a/tests/test.nim b/tests/test.nim
index 63f0588..61e1f81 100644
--- a/tests/test.nim
+++ b/tests/test.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import std/options
 
-import testes
+import balls
 import jason
 
 type
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type
 func `==`(js: Jason or string; s: Jason or string): bool =
   system.`==`(js.string, s.string)
 
-testes:
+suite "sweet json":
   test "string":
     check jason"hello" == """"hello""""
 
@@ -164,3 +164,21 @@ testes:
       dj = $jason(d)
     check cj == """{"foo":3,"bar":4.0,"bif":0,"baz":true,"bin":["e","f","g","h"]}"""
     check dj == """{"foo":2,"bar":8.0,"bif":1,"boz":{"a":6,"b":7.0},"bin":["i","j","k","l"]}"""
+
+  test "arrays with enum indices":
+    type
+      E = enum one, two, three, four
+      B = array[E, string]
+    let y: B = [one: "a", two: "b", three: "c", four: "d"]
+    check $jason(y) == """["a","b","c","d"]"""
+
+  test "arrays with subset of enum indices":
+    when true:
+      skip"does not work yet; broken typed macro ast?"
+    else:
+      type
+        E = enum one, two, three, four
+        A = array[two..four, string]
+      let x: A = [two: "b", three: "c", four: "d"]
+      checkpoint $jason(x)
+      check $jason(x) == """["b","c","d"]"""