diff --git a/example/condense/condense.cpp b/example/condense/condense.cpp
index fdd704a..22c882e 100644
--- a/example/condense/condense.cpp
+++ b/example/condense/condense.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,5 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	os.Flush();
-
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/example/pretty/pretty.cpp b/example/pretty/pretty.cpp
index f304fbb..dae41b4 100644
--- a/example/pretty/pretty.cpp
+++ b/example/pretty/pretty.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	os.Flush();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/filereadstream.h b/include/rapidjson/filereadstream.h
index 284c931..06b9c18 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/filereadstream.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/filereadstream.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Not implemented
 	void Put(char c) { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); }
+	void Flush() { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); } 
 	char* PutBegin() { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); return 0; }
 	size_t PutEnd(char*) { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); return 0; }
 
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/filestream.h b/include/rapidjson/filestream.h
index 86d3f56..57ab0ba 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/filestream.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/filestream.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
 	char Take() { char c = current_; Read(); return c; }
 	size_t Tell() const { return count_; }
 	void Put(char c) { fputc(c, fp_); }
+	void Flush() { fflush(fp_); }
 
 	// Not implemented
 	char* PutBegin() { return 0; }
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/internal/stack.h b/include/rapidjson/internal/stack.h
index 6faefde..6ed47e3 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/internal/stack.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/internal/stack.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
 	T* Bottom() { return (T*)stack_; }
 
 	Allocator& GetAllocator() { return *allocator_; }
-	size_t GetSize() const { /*return stack_top_;*/ return stack_top_ - stack_; }
+	bool Empty() const { return stack_top_ == stack_; }
+	size_t GetSize() const { return stack_top_ - stack_; }
 	size_t GetCapacity() const { return stack_capacity_; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
index 6f28293..403daa5 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public:
 			WriteIndent();
 		}
 		Base::WriteEndObject();
+		if (Base::level_stack_.Empty())	// end of json text
+			Base::stream_.Flush();
 		return *this;
 	}
 
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ public:
 			WriteIndent();
 		}
 		Base::WriteEndArray();
+		if (Base::level_stack_.Empty())	// end of json text
+			Base::stream_.Flush();
 		return *this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/rapidjson.h b/include/rapidjson/rapidjson.h
index 14b0c3a..114519d 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/rapidjson.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/rapidjson.h
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ struct UTF32 {
 /*! \class rapidjson::Stream
 	\brief Concept for reading and writing characters.
 
-	For read-only stream, no need to implement PutBegin(), Put() and PutEnd().
+	For read-only stream, no need to implement PutBegin(), Put(), Flush() and PutEnd().
 
-	For write-only stream, only need to implement Put().
+	For write-only stream, only need to implement Put() and Flush().
 
 \code
 concept Stream {
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ concept Stream {
 	//! Write a character.
 	void Put(Ch c);
 
+	//! Flush the buffer.
+	void Flush();
+
 	//! End the writing operation.
 	//! \param begin The begin write pointer returned by PutBegin().
 	//! \return Number of characters written.
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ struct GenericStringStream {
 
 	Ch* PutBegin() { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); return 0; }
 	void Put(Ch c) { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); }
+	void Flush() { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); }
 	size_t PutEnd(Ch* begin) { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(false); return 0; }
 
 	const Ch* src_;		//!< Current read position.
@@ -484,6 +488,7 @@ struct GenericInsituStringStream {
 	// Write
 	Ch* PutBegin() { return dst_ = src_; }
 	void Put(Ch c) { RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(dst_ != 0); *dst_++ = c; }
+	void Flush() {}
 	size_t PutEnd(Ch* begin) { return dst_ - begin; }
 
 	Ch* src_;
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/stringbuffer.h b/include/rapidjson/stringbuffer.h
index d69e3d1..319bb44 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/stringbuffer.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/stringbuffer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct GenericStringBuffer {
 	GenericStringBuffer(Allocator* allocator = 0, size_t capacity = kDefaultCapacity) : stack_(allocator, capacity) {}
 
 	void Put(Ch c) { *stack_.template Push<Ch>() = c; }
+	void Flush() {}
 
 	void Clear() { stack_.Clear(); }
 
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/writer.h b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
index 1d028cc..08fb81e 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/writer.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public:
 		RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(!level_stack_.template Top<Level>()->inArray);
 		level_stack_.template Pop<Level>(1);
 		WriteEndObject();
+		if (level_stack_.Empty())	// end of json text
+			stream_.Flush();
 		return *this;
 	}
 
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ public:
 		RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(level_stack_.template Top<Level>()->inArray);
 		level_stack_.template Pop<Level>(1);
 		WriteEndArray();
+		if (level_stack_.Empty())	// end of json text
+			stream_.Flush();
 		return *this;
 	}
 	//@}
diff --git a/test/perftest/perftest.h b/test/perftest/perftest.h
index 2c358ff..141c408 100644
--- a/test/perftest/perftest.h
+++ b/test/perftest/perftest.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef PERFTEST_H_
 #define PERFTEST_H_
 
-#define TEST_RAPIDJSON	1
-#define TEST_JSONCPP	1
-#define TEST_YAJL		1
-
+#define TEST_RAPIDJSON	0
+#define TEST_JSONCPP	0
+#define TEST_YAJL		0
+#define TEST_PLATFORM   1
 #if TEST_RAPIDJSON
 //#define RAPIDJSON_SSE2
 //#define RAPIDJSON_SSE42
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public:
 		json_ = (char*)malloc(length_ + 1);
 		fread(json_, 1, length_, fp);
 		json_[length_] = '\0';
-		length_++;	// include the null terminator
 		fclose(fp);
 
 		// whitespace test