diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 2cc3d48e9..b66a166f5 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 MIT License
 
-Developed 2012-2023 by Andreas Drewke, Dominik Hepp, Mathias Lenz, Kolja Gumpert,
+Developed 2012-2024 by Andreas Drewke, Dominik Hepp, Mathias Lenz, Kolja Gumpert,
 drewke.net, mindty.com, github.com/mahula
 
-Copyright 2012...2023 Andreas Drewke and others if not stated differently in 
+Copyright 2012...2024 Andreas Drewke and others if not stated differently in 
 header file.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad9dc73e9..a109aa78c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ EXT_MINISCRIPT_SRCS = \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/os/network/TCPSocket.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Base64.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp \
+	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ExceptionBase.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Float.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Hex.cpp \
diff --git a/Makefile.nmake b/Makefile.nmake
index cbae3a12c..639ac0681 100644
--- a/Makefile.nmake
+++ b/Makefile.nmake
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ EXT_MINISCRIPT_SRCS = \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/os/network/TCPSocket.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Base64.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp \
+	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ExceptionBase.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Float.cpp \
 	ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Hex.cpp \
diff --git a/README-MiniScript.md b/README-MiniScript.md
index 34a6b517a..a3a423c35 100644
--- a/README-MiniScript.md
+++ b/README-MiniScript.md
@@ -1364,12 +1364,27 @@ end
 | <sub>console.dump($value: Mixed): Null</sub>                                                     |
 | Print to console                                                                                 |
 | <sub>console.log(...): Null</sub>                                                                |
-| Print to console                                                                                 |
+| Print to console without trainling new line                                                      |
 | <sub>console.print(...): Null</sub>                                                              |
 | Print to console with a trailing new line                                                        |
 | <sub>console.println(...): Null</sub>                                                            |
+| Read all input into string value                                                                 |
+| <sub>console.readAll(): String</sub>                                                             |
+| Read all input into array of strings                                                             |
+| <sub>console.readAllAsArray(): Array</sub>                                                       |
+| Read a line from input                                                                           |
+| <sub>console.readln(): String</sub>                                                              |
+
+## 7.4. Error console/stream methods
+
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Print to error console/stream without trainling new line                                         |
+| <sub>console.error.print(...): Null</sub>                                                        |
+| Print to error console/stream with a trailing new line                                           |
+| <sub>console.error.println(...): Null</sub>                                                      |
 
-## 7.4. Cryptography Base64 methods
+## 7.5. Cryptography Base64 methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1378,14 +1393,14 @@ end
 | Encode a string using Base64                                                                     |
 | <sub>cryptography.base64.encode($value: String): String</sub>                                    |
 
-## 7.5. Cryptography SHA256 methods
+## 7.6. Cryptography SHA256 methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Hash a string using SHA256                                                                       |
 | <sub>cryptography.sha256.encode($value: String): String</sub>                                    |
 
-## 7.6. File System methods
+## 7.7. File System methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1436,7 +1451,7 @@ end
 | Renames a file/folder                                                                            |
 | <sub>filesystem.rename($fileNameFrom: String, $fileNameTo: String): Boolean</sub>                |
 
-## 7.7. Float methods
+## 7.8. Float methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1447,7 +1462,7 @@ end
 | Convert float to integer bit representation of float                                             |
 | <sub>float.toIntValue($float: Float): Integer</sub>                                              |
 
-## 7.8. JSON methods
+## 7.9. JSON methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1456,7 +1471,7 @@ end
 | Serialize JSON                                                                                   |
 | <sub>json.serialize($value: Mixed): String</sub>                                                 |
 
-## 7.9. Math methods
+## 7.10. Math methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1515,7 +1530,7 @@ end
 | Compute tan                                                                                      |
 | <sub>math.tan($x: Float): Float</sub>                                                            |
 
-## 7.10. HTTP/HTTPS client methods
+## 7.11. HTTP/HTTPS client methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1530,7 +1545,7 @@ end
 | Execute a HTTP/HTTPS PUT request                                                                 |
 | <sub>network.httpclient.put($url: String, $data: Mixed[, $queryParameters: ?Map[, $headers: ?Map]]): ?Map</sub>|
 
-## 7.11. Script methods
+## 7.12. Script methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1557,7 +1572,7 @@ end
 | Wait for condition to happen                                                                     |
 | <sub>script.waitForCondition(): Null</sub>                                                       |
 
-## 7.12. Time methods
+## 7.13. Time methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -1566,7 +1581,7 @@ end
 | Get current time in milliseconds                                                                 |
 | <sub>time.getCurrentMillis(): Integer</sub>                                                      |
 
-## 7.13. XML methods
+## 7.14. XML methods
 
 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Table of methods &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/LICENSE b/ext/miniscript/LICENSE
index 945b8cf45..7b388fa95 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/LICENSE
+++ b/ext/miniscript/LICENSE
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 MIT License
 
-Developed 2021-2023 by Andreas Drewke, Dominik Hepp, Kolja Gumpert,
+Developed 2021-2024 by Andreas Drewke, Dominik Hepp, Kolja Gumpert,
 drewke.net, mindty.com
 
-Copyright 2023 Andreas Drewke.
+Copyright 2024 Andreas Drewke.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ApplicationMethods.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ApplicationMethods.cpp
index 506e0cb7a..412c4c4c4 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ApplicationMethods.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ApplicationMethods.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <span>
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -21,6 +22,43 @@ using _Console = miniscript::utilities::Console;
 using _StringTools = miniscript::utilities::StringTools;
 
 void ApplicationMethods::registerConstants(MiniScript* miniScript) {
+	miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::EXITCODE_SUCCESS", static_cast<int64_t>(EXIT_SUCCESS));
+	miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::EXITCODE_FAILURE", static_cast<int64_t>(EXIT_FAILURE));
+	//
+	#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("FreeBSD"));
+	#elif defined(__HAIKU__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("Haiku"));
+	#elif defined(__linux__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("Linux"));
+	#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("MacOSX"));
+	#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("NetBSD"));
+	#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("OpenBSD"));
+	#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("Windows-MSC"));
+	#elif defined(_WIN32)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("Windows-MINGW"));
+	#else
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::OS", string("Unknown"));
+	#endif
+	#if defined(__amd64__) || defined(_M_X64)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("X64"));
+	#elif defined(__ia64__) || defined(_M_IA64)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("IA64"));
+	#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("ARM64"));
+	#elif defined(__arm__) || defined(_M_ARM)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("ARM"));
+	#elif defined(__powerpc64__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("PPC64"));
+	#elif defined(__powerpc__)
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("PPC"));
+	#else
+		miniScript->setConstant("$APPLICATION::CPU", string("Unknown"));
+	#endif
 }
 
 const string ApplicationMethods::execute(const string& command) {
@@ -95,5 +133,35 @@ void ApplicationMethods::registerMethods(MiniScript* miniScript) {
 			};
 			miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodApplicationGetArguments(miniScript));
 		}
+		{
+			//
+			class MethodApplicationExit: public MiniScript::Method {
+			private:
+				MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+			public:
+				MethodApplicationExit(MiniScript* miniScript):
+					MiniScript::Method(
+						{
+							{ .type = MiniScript::TYPE_INTEGER, .name = "exitCode", .optional = true, .reference = false, .nullable = false },
+						}
+					),
+					miniScript(miniScript) {}
+				const string getMethodName() override {
+					return "application.exit";
+				}
+				void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+					int64_t exitCode = 0ll;
+					if (MiniScript::getIntegerValue(arguments, 0, exitCode, true) == true) {
+						miniScript->getContext()->setExitCode(static_cast<int>(exitCode));
+						miniScript->stopScriptExecution();
+						miniScript->stopRunning();
+					} else {
+						_Console::println(getMethodName() + "(): " + miniScript->getStatementInformation(statement) + ": argument mismatch: expected arguments: " + miniScript->getArgumentInformation(getMethodName()));
+						miniScript->startErrorScript();
+					}
+				}
+			};
+			miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodApplicationExit(miniScript));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ConsoleMethods.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ConsoleMethods.cpp
index dd100fb61..d89a6ee2d 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ConsoleMethods.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/ConsoleMethods.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#include <iostream>
 #include <span>
 
 #include <miniscript/miniscript.h>
 #include <miniscript/miniscript/ConsoleMethods.h>
 #include <miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Console.h>
+#include <miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.h>
 
+using std::cin;
+using std::getline;
 using std::span;
 
 using miniscript::miniscript::ConsoleMethods;
@@ -12,6 +16,7 @@ using miniscript::miniscript::ConsoleMethods;
 using miniscript::miniscript::MiniScript;
 
 using _Console = miniscript::utilities::Console;
+using _ErrorConsole = miniscript::utilities::ErrorConsole;
 
 void ConsoleMethods::registerConstants(MiniScript* miniScript) {
 }
@@ -110,4 +115,110 @@ void ConsoleMethods::registerMethods(MiniScript* miniScript) {
 		};
 		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsolePrintln(miniScript));
 	}
+	{
+		//
+		class MethodConsoleReadln: public MiniScript::Method {
+		private:
+			MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+		public:
+			MethodConsoleReadln(MiniScript* miniScript):
+				MiniScript::Method({}, MiniScript::TYPE_STRING),
+				miniScript(miniScript) {
+				//
+			}
+			const string getMethodName() override {
+				return "console.readln";
+			}
+			void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+				returnValue.setValue(_Console::readln());
+			}
+		};
+		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsoleReadln(miniScript));
+	}
+	{
+		//
+		class MethodConsoleReadAll: public MiniScript::Method {
+		private:
+			MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+		public:
+			MethodConsoleReadAll(MiniScript* miniScript):
+				MiniScript::Method({}, MiniScript::TYPE_STRING),
+				miniScript(miniScript) {
+				//
+			}
+			const string getMethodName() override {
+				return "console.readAll";
+			}
+			void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+				returnValue.setValue(_Console::readAll());
+			}
+		};
+		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsoleReadAll(miniScript));
+	}
+	{
+		//
+		class MethodConsoleReadAllAsArray: public MiniScript::Method {
+		private:
+			MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+		public:
+			MethodConsoleReadAllAsArray(MiniScript* miniScript):
+				MiniScript::Method({}, MiniScript::TYPE_ARRAY),
+				miniScript(miniScript) {
+				//
+			}
+			const string getMethodName() override {
+				return "console.readAllAsArray";
+			}
+			void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+				returnValue.setType(MiniScript::TYPE_ARRAY);
+				const auto input = _Console::readAllAsArray();
+				for (const auto& line: input) returnValue.pushArrayEntry(MiniScript::Variable(line));
+			}
+		};
+		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsoleReadAllAsArray(miniScript));
+	}
+	{
+		//
+		class MethodConsoleErrorPrint: public MiniScript::Method {
+		private:
+			MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+		public:
+			MethodConsoleErrorPrint(MiniScript* miniScript): MiniScript::Method(), miniScript(miniScript) {}
+			const string getMethodName() override {
+				return "console.error.print";
+			}
+			void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+				for (const auto& argument: arguments) {
+					_ErrorConsole::print(argument.getValueAsString());
+				}
+			}
+			bool isVariadic() const override {
+				return true;
+			}
+		};
+		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsoleErrorPrint(miniScript));
+	}
+	{
+		//
+		class MethodConsoleErrorPrintln: public MiniScript::Method {
+		private:
+			MiniScript* miniScript { nullptr };
+		public:
+			MethodConsoleErrorPrintln(MiniScript* miniScript): MiniScript::Method(), miniScript(miniScript) {}
+			const string getMethodName() override {
+				return "console.error.println";
+			}
+			void executeMethod(span<MiniScript::Variable>& arguments, MiniScript::Variable& returnValue, const MiniScript::Statement& statement) override {
+				for (const auto& argument: arguments) {
+					_ErrorConsole::print(argument.getValueAsString());
+				}
+				_ErrorConsole::println();
+			}
+			bool isVariadic() const override {
+				return true;
+			}
+		};
+		miniScript->registerMethod(new MethodConsoleErrorPrintln(miniScript));
+	}
 }
+
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Context.h b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Context.h
index edcb3e755..1264752ba 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Context.h
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Context.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class miniscript::miniscript::Context
 	unordered_map<string, MiniScript*> scriptsById;
 	vector<MiniScript*> scriptCallStack;
 	vector<string> argumentValues;
+	int exitCode { 0 };
 
 public:
 	// forbid class copy
@@ -103,4 +104,19 @@ class miniscript::miniscript::Context
 		scriptCallStack.erase(scriptCallStack.begin() + scriptCallStack.size() - 1);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set exit code
+	 * @param exitCode exit code
+	 */
+	inline void setExitCode(int exitCode) {
+		this->exitCode = exitCode;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return exit code
+	 */
+	inline int getExitCode() {
+		return exitCode;
+	}
+
 };
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.cpp
index fd94610cd..2559ad5d3 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include <miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h>
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+	#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -125,6 +129,10 @@ const string MiniScript::Variable::TYPENAME_SET = "Set";
 const vector<string> MiniScript::Method::CONTEXTFUNCTIONS_ALL = {};
 
 void MiniScript::initialize() {
+	//
+	#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+		SetConsoleOutputCP(65001);
+	#endif
 	//
 	registerDataType(new HTTPDownloadClientClass());
 	//
@@ -785,7 +793,7 @@ bool MiniScript::createStatementSyntaxTree(const string_view& methodName, const
 		if (viewIsVariableAccess(argument) == true) {
 			//
 			Variable value;
-			value.setValue(deescape(argument));
+			value.setValue(deescape(argument, statement));
 
 			// look up getVariable method
 			string methodName = argumentIdx >= argumentReferences.size() || argumentReferences[argumentIdx] == false?"getVariable":"getVariableReference";
@@ -805,7 +813,7 @@ bool MiniScript::createStatementSyntaxTree(const string_view& methodName, const
 
 			syntaxTree.arguments.emplace_back(
 				SyntaxTreeNode::SCRIPTSYNTAXTREENODE_EXECUTE_METHOD,
-				MiniScript::Variable(deescape(methodName)),
+				MiniScript::Variable(deescape(methodName, statement)),
 				method,
 				initializer_list<SyntaxTreeNode>
 					{
@@ -853,7 +861,7 @@ bool MiniScript::createStatementSyntaxTree(const string_view& methodName, const
 				_StringTools::viewEndsWith(argument, "'") == true)) {
 				//
 				Variable value;
-				value.setValue(deescape(_StringTools::viewSubstring(argument, 1, argument.size() - 1)));
+				value.setValue(deescape(_StringTools::viewSubstring(argument, 1, argument.size() - 1), statement));
 				//
 				syntaxTree.arguments.emplace_back(
 					SyntaxTreeNode::SCRIPTSYNTAXTREENODE_LITERAL,
@@ -880,7 +888,7 @@ bool MiniScript::createStatementSyntaxTree(const string_view& methodName, const
 	// try first user functions
 	if (functionIdx != SCRIPTIDX_NONE) {
 		syntaxTree.type = SyntaxTreeNode::SCRIPTSYNTAXTREENODE_EXECUTE_FUNCTION;
-		syntaxTree.value.setValue(deescape(methodName));
+		syntaxTree.value.setValue(deescape(methodName, statement));
 		syntaxTree.setFunctionScriptIdx(functionIdx);
 		//
 		return true;
@@ -888,7 +896,7 @@ bool MiniScript::createStatementSyntaxTree(const string_view& methodName, const
 	// try methods next
 	if (method != nullptr) {
 		syntaxTree.type = SyntaxTreeNode::SCRIPTSYNTAXTREENODE_EXECUTE_METHOD;
-		syntaxTree.value.setValue(deescape(methodName));
+		syntaxTree.value.setValue(deescape(methodName, statement));
 		syntaxTree.setMethod(method);
 		//
 		return true;
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h
index 211ceeb8e..21c7f4376 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/MiniScript.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Console.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Exception.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Float.h>
+#include <miniscript/utilities/Hex.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Integer.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/StringTools.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Time.h>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ using _Character = miniscript::utilities::Character;
 using _Console = miniscript::utilities::Console;
 using _Exception = miniscript::utilities::Exception;
 using _Float = miniscript::utilities::Float;
+using _Hex = miniscript::utilities::Hex;
 using _Integer = miniscript::utilities::Integer;
 using _StringTools = miniscript::utilities::StringTools;
 using _Time = miniscript::utilities::Time;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ using _Library = miniscript::miniscript::Library;
  * @author Andreas Drewke
  */
 class miniscript::miniscript::MiniScript {
+	friend class ApplicationMethods;
 	friend class BaseMethods;
 	friend class JSONMethods;
 	friend class ScriptMethods;
@@ -1967,7 +1970,7 @@ class miniscript::miniscript::MiniScript {
 			if (viewIsVariableAccess(value) == true) {
 				setFunctionCallStatement("getVariable(\"" + string(value) + "\")", miniScript, statement);
 			} else {
-				setValue(deescape(value));
+				setValue(miniScript->deescape(value, statement));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3147,15 +3150,52 @@ class miniscript::miniscript::MiniScript {
 	/**
 	 * Deescape string
 	 * @param str string
+	 * @param statement statement
 	 * @return deescaped string
 	 */
-	inline static const string deescape(const string_view& str) {
+	inline const string deescape(const string_view& str, const Statement& statement) {
 		string deescapedStr;
 		auto lc = '\0';
 		for (auto i = 0; i < str.size(); i++) {
 			auto c = str[i];
 			if (c != '\\' || lc == '\\') {
-				deescapedStr+= c;
+				// escape sequences
+				//	see: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/escape
+				// \0 null character
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == '0') deescapedStr+= '\0'; else
+				// \a audible bell
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'a') deescapedStr+= '\a'; else
+				// \b backspace
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'b') deescapedStr+= '\b'; else
+				// \f form feed - new page
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'f') deescapedStr+= '\f'; else
+				// \n line feed - new line
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'n') deescapedStr+= '\n'; else
+				// \r carriage return
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'r') deescapedStr+= '\r'; else
+				// \t horizontal tab
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 't') deescapedStr+= '\t'; else
+				// \v vertical tab
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'v') deescapedStr+= '\v'; else
+				// unicode \Unnnnnnnn
+				if (lc == '\\' && c == 'U') {
+					string unicodeHexadecimalSequence;
+					auto j = 0;
+					auto valid = true;
+					for (i++; i < str.size() && j < 8; i++ && j++) {
+						c = str[i];
+						unicodeHexadecimalSequence+= c;
+						if (((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')) == false) break;
+					}
+					i--;
+					if (valid == false || j != 8) {
+						_Console::println(getStatementInformation(statement) + ": Invalid hexadecimal unicode character sequence: " + unicodeHexadecimalSequence);
+					} else {
+						_Character::appendToString(deescapedStr, _Hex::decodeInt(unicodeHexadecimalSequence));
+					}
+				} else
+					deescapedStr+= c;
+				//
 				lc = '\0';
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Transpiler.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Transpiler.cpp
index 1108c6058..28bf1a009 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Transpiler.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/miniscript/Transpiler.cpp
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ void Transpiler::generateArrayAccessMethods(
 												if (arrayAccessStatementAsScriptVariable.getFloatValue(floatValue) == true) {
 													generatedDefinitions+= lamdaIndent + "// Miniscript transpilation for a " + (condition == true?"condition":"statement") + " array access statement, statement index " + to_string(statement.statementIdx) + ", argument indices " + MiniScript::getArgumentIndicesAsString(nextArgumentIndices, ", ") + ", array access statement index " + to_string(arrayAccessStatementIdx) + "\n";
 													generatedDefinitions+= lamdaIndent + "auto array_access_statement_" + to_string(statement.statementIdx) + "_" + MiniScript::getArgumentIndicesAsString(nextArgumentIndices, "_") + "_" + to_string(arrayAccessStatementIdx) + " = [&](const Statement& statement) -> Variable {" + "\n";
-													generatedDefinitions+= lamdaIndent + "	return Variable(static_cast<int64_t>(" + to_string(static_cast<int64_t>(floatValue)) + "ll));" + "\n"; + "\n";
+													generatedDefinitions+= lamdaIndent + "	return Variable(static_cast<int64_t>(" + to_string(static_cast<int64_t>(floatValue)) + "ll));" + "\n";
 													generatedDefinitions+= lamdaIndent + "};" + "\n";
 												}
 												// literals
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/tools/miniscript-main.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/tools/miniscript-main.cpp
index 7c579a5c6..d978c4d04 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/tools/miniscript-main.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/tools/miniscript-main.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			//
 			if (script->isValid() == false) {
 				Console::println(pathToScript + ": Script not valid. Exiting!");
+				return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 			} else {
 				// TODO: we need a MiniScript startup routine
 				Network::initialize();
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 				}
 				context->pop();
 			}
+		} else {
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
 	} else
 	if (version == false) {
@@ -202,5 +205,5 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 
 	//
-	return script == nullptr || script->isValid() == false?EXIT_FAILURE:EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	return context->getExitCode();
 }
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp
index 00b392a2a..c1af21b31 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <miniscript/miniscript.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Console.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/Time.h>
 
-using namespace std;
+using std::cin;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+using std::getline;
+using std::string;
+using std::string_view;
+using std::vector;
 
 using miniscript::utilities::Console;
 
@@ -26,3 +34,28 @@ void Console::println()
 	cout << endl;
 	cout.flush();
 }
+
+const string Console::readln()
+{
+	string line;
+	getline(cin, line);
+	return line;
+}
+
+const string Console::readAll() {
+	string line;
+	string result;
+	while (cin.eof() == false && getline(cin, line)) {
+		result+= line + "\n";
+	}
+	return line;
+}
+
+const vector<string> Console::readAllAsArray() {
+	vector<string> result;
+	string line;
+	while (cin.eof() == false && getline(cin, line)) {
+		result.push_back(line);
+	}
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.h b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.h
index 605eb653c..555a3ccf6 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.h
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/Console.h
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <miniscript/miniscript.h>
 #include <miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h>
 
+using std::string;
 using std::string_view;
+using std::vector;
 
 /**
  * Console class
@@ -22,14 +26,29 @@ class miniscript::utilities::Console
 	static void println(const string_view& str);
 
 	/**
-	 * Print given string
+	 * Print given string without trainling newline to console
 	 * @param str string
 	 */
 	static void print(const string_view& str);
 
 	/**
-	 * Print new line to console
+	 * Print newline to console
 	 */
 	static void println();
 
+	/**
+	 * Read line from console
+	 */
+	static const string readln();
+
+	/**
+	 * Read all input from console into string
+	 */
+	static const string readAll();
+
+	/**
+	 * Read all input from console into string vector
+	 */
+	static const vector<string> readAllAsArray();
+
 };
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.cpp b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f28a25a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <miniscript/miniscript.h>
+#include <miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.h>
+
+using std::cerr;
+using std::endl;
+
+using miniscript::utilities::ErrorConsole;
+
+void ErrorConsole::println(const string_view& str)
+{
+	cerr << str << endl;
+	cerr.flush();
+}
+
+void ErrorConsole::print(const string_view& str)
+{
+	cerr << str;
+	cerr.flush();
+}
+
+void ErrorConsole::println()
+{
+	cerr << endl;
+	cerr.flush();
+}
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.h b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c3c8404a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/ErrorConsole.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <miniscript/miniscript.h>
+#include <miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h>
+
+using std::string_view;
+
+/**
+ * Console class
+ * @author Andreas Drewke
+ * @versio $Id$
+ */
+class miniscript::utilities::ErrorConsole
+{
+public:
+	/**
+	 * Print given string and trailing newline to error console
+	 * @param str string
+	 */
+	static void println(const string_view& str);
+
+	/**
+	 * Print given string to error console without trainling new line
+	 * @param str string
+	 */
+	static void print(const string_view& str);
+
+	/**
+	 * Print newline to error console
+	 */
+	static void println();
+
+};
diff --git a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h
index 8037c217b..01a604ad0 100644
--- a/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h
+++ b/ext/miniscript/src/miniscript/utilities/fwd-miniscript.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace utilities {
 	class Base64;
 	class Character;
 	class Console;
+	class ErrorConsole;
 	class ExceptionBase;
 	class Float;
 	class Hex;
diff --git a/resources/engine/code-completion/tscript-methods.properties b/resources/engine/code-completion/tscript-methods.properties
index fa64b79c6..5d97e362f 100644
--- a/resources/engine/code-completion/tscript-methods.properties
+++ b/resources/engine/code-completion/tscript-methods.properties
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.group.cryptography.base64=Cryptography Base64 methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.cryptography.sha256=Cryptography SHA256 methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.context.script=Script container and interoperability methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.console=Console methods
+miniscript.basemethod.group.console.error=Error console/stream methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.filesystem=File System methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.float=Float methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.json=JSON methods
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.add=Add
 miniscript.basemethod.and=Logical and
 miniscript.basemethod.application.getArguments=Get application command line arguments
 miniscript.basemethod.application.execute=Execute Application
+miniscript.basemethod.application.exit=Exit application with optional exit code
 miniscript.basemethod.Array=Create array
 miniscript.basemethod.Array::get=Get array entry
 miniscript.basemethod.Array::set=Set array entry
@@ -184,9 +186,14 @@ miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.base64.encode=Encode a string using Base64
 miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.base64.decode=Decode a Base64 encoded string
 miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.sha256.encode=Hash a string using SHA256
 miniscript.basemethod.console.dump=Pretty print variable to console
+miniscript.basemethod.console.error.print=Print to error console/stream without trainling new line
+miniscript.basemethod.console.error.println=Print to error console/stream with a trailing new line
 miniscript.basemethod.console.log=Print to console
-miniscript.basemethod.console.print=Print to console
+miniscript.basemethod.console.print=Print to console without trainling new line
 miniscript.basemethod.console.println=Print to console with a trailing new line
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readAll=Read all input into string value
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readAllAsArray=Read all input into array of strings
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readln=Read a line from input
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.hasCallable=Returns if a script has a specific callable function
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.getScriptIds=Returns all script ids of its context
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.call=Call a script callable function
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/documentation/method-descriptions.properties b/resources/miniscript/documentation/method-descriptions.properties
index 5dabdf0d6..18a5036ea 100644
--- a/resources/miniscript/documentation/method-descriptions.properties
+++ b/resources/miniscript/documentation/method-descriptions.properties
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.group.cryptography.base64=Cryptography Base64 methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.cryptography.sha256=Cryptography SHA256 methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.context.script=Script container and interoperability methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.console=Console methods
+miniscript.basemethod.group.console.error=Error console/stream methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.filesystem=File System methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.float=Float methods
 miniscript.basemethod.group.json=JSON methods
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.add=Add
 miniscript.basemethod.and=Logical and
 miniscript.basemethod.application.getArguments=Get application command line arguments
 miniscript.basemethod.application.execute=Execute Application
+miniscript.basemethod.application.exit=Exit application with optional exit code
 miniscript.basemethod.Array=Create array
 miniscript.basemethod.Array::get=Get array entry
 miniscript.basemethod.Array::set=Set array entry
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.bitwiseOr=Bitwise or
 miniscript.basemethod.bitwiseXor=Bitwise xor
 miniscript.basemethod.bool=Create bool
 miniscript.basemethod.break=Break out of current forCondition or forTime loop
+miniscript.basemethod.case=Begins a case block within a switch block, which will be executed if the case value has matched
 miniscript.basemethod.continue=Continue to next iteration of forCondition or forTime loop
 miniscript.basemethod.ByteArray=Create byte array
 miniscript.basemethod.ByteArray::clear=Clear byte array
@@ -104,14 +107,20 @@ miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.base64.encode=Encode a string using Base64
 miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.base64.decode=Decode a Base64 encoded string
 miniscript.basemethod.cryptography.sha256.encode=Hash a string using SHA256
 miniscript.basemethod.console.dump=Pretty print variable to console
+miniscript.basemethod.console.error.print=Print to error console/stream without trainling new line
+miniscript.basemethod.console.error.println=Print to error console/stream with a trailing new line
 miniscript.basemethod.console.log=Print to console
-miniscript.basemethod.console.print=Print to console
+miniscript.basemethod.console.print=Print to console without trainling new line
 miniscript.basemethod.console.println=Print to console with a trailing new line
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readAll=Read all input into string value
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readAllAsArray=Read all input into array of strings
+miniscript.basemethod.console.readln=Read a line from input
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.hasCallable=Returns if a script has a specific callable function
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.getScriptIds=Returns all script ids of its context
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.call=Call a script callable function
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.loadScript=Load a script into context
 miniscript.basemethod.context.script.removeScript=Remove a script from context
+miniscript.basemethod.default=Begins a default block within a switch block, which will be executed if no case value has matched
 miniscript.basemethod.div=Divide
 miniscript.basemethod.else=Else
 miniscript.basemethod.elseif=Else if
@@ -215,6 +224,7 @@ miniscript.basemethod.script.evaluate=Evaluate a script statement
 miniscript.basemethod.script.stop=Stop script
 miniscript.basemethod.script.wait=Wait for given milliseconds
 miniscript.basemethod.script.waitForCondition=Wait for condition to happen
+miniscript.basemethod.switch=Begins switch block to match a given value to case values or a default
 miniscript.basemethod.Set=Create set
 miniscript.basemethod.Set::has=Has key in set
 miniscript.basemethod.Set::getKeys=Get set keys
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/application-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/application-test.tscript
index 0981f1e8b..7800a7f62 100644
--- a/resources/miniscript/tests/application-test.tscript
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/application-test.tscript
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ on: nothing
 	console.log("---------------------------")
 	console.log()
 	console.log("application.getArguments(): " + application.getArguments())
-	console.log("application.execute('ls'): " + application.execute('ls'))
-	#
-	script.stop()
+	if ($APPLICATION::OS == "Windows-MSC")
+		console.log("application.execute('dir'): " + application.execute('dir'))
+	else
+		console.log("application.execute('ls'): " + application.execute('ls'))
+	end
+	application.exit(2)
 end
 
 # an error has occurred
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/console-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/console-test.tscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc8417db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/console-test.tscript
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# initialize
+on: initialize
+	console.log("--------------------------")
+	console.log("console-test: Initialize")
+	console.log("--------------------------")
+	console.log()
+end
+
+# if no condition is met, nothing will be executed, lol :D
+on: nothing
+	console.log("-----------------------")
+	console.log("console-test: Nothing")
+	console.log("-----------------------")
+	console.log()
+	console.print("Whats your name: ")
+	$name = console.readln()
+	console.println("You have the mighty name: " + $name)
+	console.error.print("Now printing your name to error console: ")
+	console.error.println($name)
+	script.stop()
+end
+
+# an error has occurred
+on: error
+	console.log("---------------------")
+	console.log("console-test: Error")
+	console.log("---------------------")
+	console.log("An error occurred")
+	script.stop()
+end
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/network-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/network-test.tscript
index 5e2318377..fc593fb0e 100644
--- a/resources/miniscript/tests/network-test.tscript
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/network-test.tscript
@@ -36,16 +36,22 @@ on: nothing
 	end
 	#
 	$httpDownloadClient = HTTPDownloadClient()
-	$httpDownloadClient->setURL("https://mindty.com")
-	$httpDownloadClient->setFile("mindty.com.html")
+	$httpDownloadClient->setURL("https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/14.0/FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso")
+	$httpDownloadClient->setFile("FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso")
+	$httpDownloadClient->setHeaders({a: 1})
 	console.log("HTTP download client: " + $httpDownloadClient)
-	$httpDownloadClient->execute()
+	$httpDownloadClient->start()
+	console.print("[")
 	forCondition($httpDownloadClient->isFinished() == false)
-		console.log($httpDownloadClient->getProgress())
+		console.print("-")
 		script.wait(1000)
 	end
-	if (filesystem.removeFile(".", "mindty.com.html") == false)
-		console.log("Could not remove file mindty.com.html.")
+	console.println("]")
+	$httpDownloadClient->join()
+	console.log("HTTP Download status code: " + $httpDownloadClient->getStatusCode())
+	console.log("HTTP Download response headers: " + $httpDownloadClient->getResponseHeaders())
+	if (filesystem.removeFile(".", "FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso") == false)
+		console.log("Could not remove file FreeBSD-14.0-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso.")
 	end
 	#
 	script.stop()
@@ -58,4 +64,4 @@ on: error
 	console.log("---------------------")
 	console.log("An error occurred")
 	script.stop()
-end
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+end
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/pipe-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/pipe-test.tscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..032972141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/pipe-test.tscript
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# initialize
+on: initialize
+	console.log("-----------------------")
+	console.log("pipe-test: Initialize")
+	console.log("-----------------------")
+	console.log()
+end
+
+# if no condition is met, nothing will be executed, lol :D
+on: nothing
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log("pipe-test: Nothing")
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log()
+	console.println("Reading from pipe or console input stream: ")
+	$input = console.readAllAsArray()
+	console.println("Input was: ")
+	console.println($input)
+	script.stop()
+end
+
+# an error has occurred
+on: error
+	console.log("-------------------")
+	console.log("pipe-test: Error")
+	console.log("-------------------")
+	console.log("An error occurred")
+	script.stop()
+end
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diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/string-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/string-test.tscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a10f5505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/string-test.tscript
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# initialize
+on: initialize
+	console.log("-------------------------")
+	console.log("string-test: Initialize")
+	console.log("-------------------------")
+	console.log()
+end
+
+# if no condition is met, nothing will be executed, lol :D
+on: nothing
+	console.log("----------------------")
+	console.log("string-test: Nothing")
+	console.log("----------------------")
+	console.log()
+	console.println("Hi, lets produce\na newline, and\nanother one: \"yarrrrr\"")
+	console.println("Some Umlauts love: äöü >>> ÄÖÜ")
+	console.println("Some more Umlauts love: \U000000fc")
+	console.println("Beep\a")
+	script.stop()
+end
+
+# an error has occurred
+on: error
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log("string-test: Error")
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log("An error occurred")
+	script.stop()
+end
diff --git a/resources/miniscript/tests/switch-test.tscript b/resources/miniscript/tests/switch-test.tscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c50b320c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/miniscript/tests/switch-test.tscript
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# initialize
+on: initialize
+	console.log("-------------------------")
+	console.log("switch-test: Initialize")
+	console.log("-------------------------")
+	console.log()
+end
+
+# if no condition is met, nothing will be executed, lol :D
+on: nothing
+	console.log("----------------------")
+	console.log("switch-test: Nothing")
+	console.log("----------------------")
+	console.log()
+	#
+	$i = 1
+	$j = b
+	switch($i)
+		case(0)
+			console.log("$i = 0")
+		end
+		case(1)
+			console.log("$i = 1")
+			switch($j)
+				case("a")
+					console.log("$j = a")
+				end
+				case("b")
+					console.log("$j = b")
+				end
+				case("c")
+					console.log("$j = c")
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		case(2)
+			console.log("$i = 2")
+		end
+		default
+			console.log("default: $i = " + $i)
+		end
+	end
+	#
+	script.stop()
+end
+
+# an error has occurred
+on: error
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log("switch-test: Error")
+	console.log("--------------------")
+	console.log("An error occurred")
+	script.stop()
+end
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