diff --git a/serde2/src/json/mod.rs b/serde2/src/json/mod.rs
index faf57ff7..4c1c6716 100644
--- a/serde2/src/json/mod.rs
+++ b/serde2/src/json/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 pub use self::de::{Deserializer, from_str};
 pub use self::error::{Error, ErrorCode};
-pub use self::ser::{Serializer, to_vec, to_string, escape_str};
+pub use self::ser::{
+    Serializer,
+    to_writer,
+    to_writer_pretty,
+    to_vec,
+    to_vec_pretty,
+    to_string,
+    to_string_pretty,
+    escape_str,
+};
 pub use self::value::{Value, to_value, from_value};
 
 pub mod builder;
diff --git a/serde2/src/json/ser.rs b/serde2/src/json/ser.rs
index 036b7e50..092f1a1f 100644
--- a/serde2/src/json/ser.rs
+++ b/serde2/src/json/ser.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ use ser;
 /// A structure for implementing serialization to JSON.
 pub struct Serializer<W> {
     writer: W,
+    format: Format,
+    current_indent: usize,
+    indent: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, PartialEq)]
+enum Format {
+    Compact,
+    Pretty,
 }
 
 impl<W: io::Write> Serializer<W> {
@@ -17,6 +26,21 @@ impl<W: io::Write> Serializer<W> {
     pub fn new(writer: W) -> Serializer<W> {
         Serializer {
             writer: writer,
+            format: Format::Compact,
+            current_indent: 0,
+            indent: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new JSON visitr whose output will be written to the writer
+    /// specified.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new_pretty(writer: W) -> Serializer<W> {
+        Serializer {
+            writer: writer,
+            format: Format::Pretty,
+            current_indent: 0,
+            indent: 2,
         }
     }
 
@@ -35,26 +59,74 @@ impl<W: io::Write> ser::Serializer for Serializer<W> {
     fn visit<T>(&mut self, value: &T) -> io::Result<()>
         where T: ser::Serialize,
     {
-        value.visit(&mut Visitor { writer: &mut self.writer })
+        value.visit(&mut Visitor {
+            writer: &mut self.writer,
+            format: self.format,
+            current_indent: self.current_indent,
+            indent: self.indent,
+        })
     }
 }
 
 struct Visitor<'a, W: 'a> {
     writer: &'a mut W,
+    format: Format,
+    current_indent: usize,
+    indent: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> {
+impl<'a, W> Visitor<'a, W> where W: io::Write, {
+    fn serialize_sep(&mut self, first: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self.format {
+            Format::Compact => {
+                if first {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    self.writer.write_all(b",")
+                }
+            }
+            Format::Pretty => {
+                if first {
+                    self.current_indent += self.indent;
+                    try!(self.writer.write_all(b"\n"));
+                } else {
+                    try!(self.writer.write_all(b",\n"));
+                }
+
+                spaces(&mut self.writer, self.current_indent)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_colon(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self.format {
+            Format::Compact => self.writer.write_all(b":"),
+            Format::Pretty => self.writer.write_all(b": "),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_end(&mut self, current_indent: usize, s: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.format == Format::Pretty && current_indent != self.current_indent {
+            self.current_indent -= self.indent;
+            try!(self.writer.write(b"\n"));
+            try!(spaces(&mut self.writer, self.current_indent));
+        }
+
+        self.writer.write_all(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, W> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> where W: io::Write, {
     type Value = ();
     type Error = io::Error;
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_bool(&mut self, value: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
         if value {
-            try!(self.writer.write(b"true"));
+            self.writer.write_all(b"true")
         } else {
-            try!(self.writer.write(b"false"));
+            self.writer.write_all(b"false")
         }
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -141,50 +213,53 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_unit(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"null"));
-        Ok(())
+        self.writer.write_all(b"null")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_enum_unit(&mut self, _name: &str, variant: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"{"));
+        let current_indent = self.current_indent;
+
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"{"));
+        try!(self.serialize_sep(true));
         try!(self.visit_str(variant));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b":[]}"));
-        Ok(())
+        try!(self.serialize_colon());
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"[]"));
+        self.serialize_end(current_indent, b"}")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_seq<V>(&mut self, mut visitor: V) -> io::Result<()>
         where V: ser::SeqVisitor,
     {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"["));
+        let current_indent = self.current_indent;
+
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"["));
 
         while let Some(()) = try!(visitor.visit(self)) { }
 
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"]"));
-        Ok(())
+        self.serialize_end(current_indent, b"]")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_enum_seq<V>(&mut self, _name: &str, variant: &str, visitor: V) -> io::Result<()>
         where V: ser::SeqVisitor,
     {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"{"));
-        try!(self.visit_str(variant));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b":"));
-        try!(self.visit_seq(visitor));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"}"));
+        let current_indent = self.current_indent;
 
-        Ok(())
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"{"));
+        try!(self.serialize_sep(true));
+        try!(self.visit_str(variant));
+        try!(self.serialize_colon());
+        try!(self.visit_seq(visitor));
+        self.serialize_end(current_indent, b"}")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_seq_elt<T>(&mut self, first: bool, value: T) -> io::Result<()>
         where T: ser::Serialize,
     {
-        if !first {
-            try!(self.writer.write(b","));
-        }
+        try!(self.serialize_sep(first));
 
         value.visit(self)
     }
@@ -193,26 +268,27 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> {
     fn visit_map<V>(&mut self, mut visitor: V) -> io::Result<()>
         where V: ser::MapVisitor,
     {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"{"));
+        let current_indent = self.current_indent;
+
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"{"));
 
         while let Some(()) = try!(visitor.visit(self)) { }
 
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"}"));
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.serialize_end(current_indent, b"}")
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn visit_enum_map<V>(&mut self, _name: &str, variant: &str, visitor: V) -> io::Result<()>
         where V: ser::MapVisitor,
     {
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"{"));
-        try!(self.visit_str(variant));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b":"));
-        try!(self.visit_map(visitor));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b"}"));
+        let current_indent = self.current_indent;
 
-        Ok(())
+        try!(self.writer.write_all(b"{"));
+        try!(self.serialize_sep(true));
+        try!(self.visit_str(variant));
+        try!(self.serialize_colon());
+        try!(self.visit_map(visitor));
+        self.serialize_end(current_indent, b"}")
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -220,14 +296,10 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> {
         where K: ser::Serialize,
               V: ser::Serialize,
     {
-        if !first {
-            try!(self.writer.write(b","));
-        }
-
+        try!(self.serialize_sep(first));
         try!(key.visit(self));
-        try!(self.writer.write(b":"));
-        try!(value.visit(self));
-        Ok(())
+        try!(self.serialize_colon());
+        value.visit(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +307,7 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Visitor for Visitor<'a, W> {
 pub fn escape_bytes<W>(wr: &mut W, bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>
     where W: io::Write
 {
-    try!(wr.write(b"\""));
+    try!(wr.write_all(b"\""));
 
     let mut start = 0;
 
@@ -252,19 +324,19 @@ pub fn escape_bytes<W>(wr: &mut W, bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()>
         };
 
         if start < i {
-            try!(wr.write(&bytes[start..i]));
+            try!(wr.write_all(&bytes[start..i]));
         }
 
-        try!(wr.write(escaped));
+        try!(wr.write_all(escaped));
 
         start = i + 1;
     }
 
     if start != bytes.len() {
-        try!(wr.write(&bytes[start..]));
+        try!(wr.write_all(&bytes[start..]));
     }
 
-    try!(wr.write(b"\""));
+    try!(wr.write_all(b"\""));
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -288,22 +360,18 @@ fn fmt_f32_or_null<W>(wr: &mut W, value: f32) -> io::Result<()>
     where W: io::Write
 {
     match value.classify() {
-        FpCategory::Nan | FpCategory::Infinite => try!(wr.write(b"null")),
-        _ => try!(wr.write(f32::to_str_digits(value, 6).as_bytes())),
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
+        FpCategory::Nan | FpCategory::Infinite => wr.write_all(b"null"),
+        _ => wr.write_all(f32::to_str_digits(value, 6).as_bytes()),
+    }
 }
 
 fn fmt_f64_or_null<W>(wr: &mut W, value: f64) -> io::Result<()>
     where W: io::Write
 {
     match value.classify() {
-        FpCategory::Nan | FpCategory::Infinite => try!(wr.write(b"null")),
-        _ => try!(wr.write(f64::to_str_digits(value, 6).as_bytes())),
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
+        FpCategory::Nan | FpCategory::Infinite => wr.write_all(b"null"),
+        _ => wr.write_all(f64::to_str_digits(value, 6).as_bytes()),
+    }
 }
 
 /// Encode the specified struct into a json `[u8]` writer.
@@ -317,6 +385,17 @@ pub fn to_writer<W, T>(writer: &mut W, value: &T) -> io::Result<()>
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Encode the specified struct into a json `[u8]` writer.
+#[inline]
+pub fn to_writer_pretty<W, T>(writer: &mut W, value: &T) -> io::Result<()>
+    where W: io::Write,
+          T: ser::Serialize,
+{
+    let mut ser = Serializer::new_pretty(writer);
+    try!(ser::Serializer::visit(&mut ser, value));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Encode the specified struct into a json `[u8]` buffer.
 #[inline]
 pub fn to_vec<T>(value: &T) -> Vec<u8>
@@ -329,6 +408,18 @@ pub fn to_vec<T>(value: &T) -> Vec<u8>
     writer
 }
 
+/// Encode the specified struct into a json `[u8]` buffer.
+#[inline]
+pub fn to_vec_pretty<T>(value: &T) -> Vec<u8>
+    where T: ser::Serialize,
+{
+    // We are writing to a Vec, which doesn't fail. So we can ignore
+    // the error.
+    let mut writer = Vec::with_capacity(128);
+    to_writer_pretty(&mut writer, value).unwrap();
+    writer
+}
+
 /// Encode the specified struct into a json `String` buffer.
 #[inline]
 pub fn to_string<T>(value: &T) -> Result<String, FromUtf8Error>
@@ -337,3 +428,30 @@ pub fn to_string<T>(value: &T) -> Result<String, FromUtf8Error>
     let vec = to_vec(value);
     String::from_utf8(vec)
 }
+
+/// Encode the specified struct into a json `String` buffer.
+#[inline]
+pub fn to_string_pretty<T>(value: &T) -> Result<String, FromUtf8Error>
+    where T: ser::Serialize
+{
+    let vec = to_vec_pretty(value);
+    String::from_utf8(vec)
+}
+
+fn spaces<W>(wr: &mut W, mut n: usize) -> io::Result<()>
+    where W: io::Write,
+{
+    const LEN: usize = 16;
+    const BUF: &'static [u8; LEN] = &[b' '; 16];
+
+    while n >= LEN {
+        try!(wr.write_all(BUF));
+        n -= LEN;
+    }
+
+    if n > 0 {
+        wr.write_all(&BUF[..n])
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/serde2/tests/test_json.rs b/serde2/tests/test_json.rs
index e69dbb7e..7c31414a 100644
--- a/serde2/tests/test_json.rs
+++ b/serde2/tests/test_json.rs
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ struct Outer {
     inner: Vec<Inner>,
 }
 
-fn test_encode_ok<
-    T: PartialEq + Debug + ser::Serialize
->(errors: &[(T, &str)]) {
+fn test_encode_ok<T>(errors: &[(T, &str)])
+    where T: PartialEq + Debug + ser::Serialize,
+{
     for &(ref value, out) in errors {
         let out = out.to_string();
 
@@ -69,21 +69,20 @@ fn test_encode_ok<
     }
 }
 
-/*
-fn test_pretty_encode_ok<
-    T: PartialEq + Debug + ser::Serialize<json::PrettySerializer<Vec<u8>>, io::Error>
->(errors: &[(T, &str)]) {
+fn test_pretty_encode_ok<T>(errors: &[(T, &str)])
+    where T: PartialEq + Debug + ser::Serialize,
+{
     for &(ref value, out) in errors {
         let out = out.to_string();
 
-        let s = json::to_pretty_string(value).unwrap();
+        let s = json::to_string_pretty(value).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(s, out);
 
-        let s = json::to_pretty_string(&value.to_json()).unwrap();
+        let v = to_value(&value);
+        let s = json::to_string_pretty(&v).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(s, out);
     }
 }
-*/
 
 #[test]
 fn test_write_null() {
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ fn test_write_null() {
         ((), "null"),
     ];
     test_encode_ok(tests);
-    //test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
+    test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ fn test_write_i64() {
         (-1234i64, "-1234"),
     ];
     test_encode_ok(tests);
-    //test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
+    test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ fn test_write_f64() {
         (0.5, "0.5"),
     ];
     test_encode_ok(tests);
-    //test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
+    test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ fn test_write_str() {
         ("foo", "\"foo\""),
     ];
     test_encode_ok(tests);
-    //test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
+    test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -134,22 +133,21 @@ fn test_write_bool() {
         (false, "false"),
     ];
     test_encode_ok(tests);
-    //test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
+    test_pretty_encode_ok(tests);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_write_list() {
     test_encode_ok(&[
-        (vec!(), "[]"),
-        (vec!(true), "[true]"),
-        (vec!(true, false), "[true,false]"),
+        (vec![], "[]"),
+        (vec![true], "[true]"),
+        (vec![true, false], "[true,false]"),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
-        (vec!(), "[]"),
+        (vec![], "[]"),
         (
-            vec!(true),
+            vec![true],
             concat!(
                 "[\n",
                 "  true\n",
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ fn test_write_list() {
             ),
         ),
         (
-            vec!(true, false),
+            vec![true, false],
             concat!(
                 "[\n",
                 "  true,\n",
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ fn test_write_list() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 
     let long_test_list = Value::Array(vec![
         Value::Bool(false),
@@ -174,15 +171,12 @@ fn test_write_list() {
         Value::Array(vec![Value::String("foo\nbar".to_string()), Value::F64(3.5)])]);
 
     test_encode_ok(&[
-        (long_test_list, "[false,null,[\"foo\\nbar\",3.5]]"),
+        (
+            long_test_list.clone(),
+            "[false,null,[\"foo\\nbar\",3.5]]",
+        ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
-    let long_test_list = Value::Array(vec![
-        Value::Bool(false),
-        Value::Null,
-        Value::Array(vec![Value::String("foo\nbar".to_string()), Value::F64(3.5)])]);
-
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (
             long_test_list,
@@ -195,10 +189,9 @@ fn test_write_list() {
                 "    3.5\n",
                 "  ]\n",
                 "]"
-            )
+            ),
         )
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -214,7 +207,6 @@ fn test_write_object() {
             "{\"a\":true,\"b\":false}"),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (treemap!(), "{}"),
         (
@@ -238,13 +230,12 @@ fn test_write_object() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 
     let complex_obj = Value::Object(treemap!(
-        "b".to_string() => Value::Array(vec!(
+        "b".to_string() => Value::Array(vec![
             Value::Object(treemap!("c".to_string() => Value::String("\x0c\r".to_string()))),
             Value::Object(treemap!("d".to_string() => Value::String("".to_string())))
-        ))
+        ])
     ));
 
     test_encode_ok(&[
@@ -259,7 +250,6 @@ fn test_write_object() {
         ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (
             complex_obj.clone(),
@@ -277,7 +267,6 @@ fn test_write_object() {
             ),
         )
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -289,7 +278,6 @@ fn test_write_tuple() {
         ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (
             (5,),
@@ -300,7 +288,6 @@ fn test_write_tuple() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 
     test_encode_ok(&[
         (
@@ -309,7 +296,6 @@ fn test_write_tuple() {
         ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (
             (5, (6, "abc")),
@@ -324,7 +310,6 @@ fn test_write_tuple() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -335,15 +320,15 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
             "{\"Dog\":[]}",
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!()),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![]),
             "{\"Frog\":[\"Henry\",[]]}",
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!(349)),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![349]),
             "{\"Frog\":[\"Henry\",[349]]}",
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!(349, 102)),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![349, 102]),
             "{\"Frog\":[\"Henry\",[349,102]]}",
         ),
         (
@@ -352,7 +337,6 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
         ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (
             Animal::Dog,
@@ -363,7 +347,7 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
             ),
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!()),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![]),
             concat!(
                 "{\n",
                 "  \"Frog\": [\n",
@@ -374,7 +358,7 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
             ),
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!(349)),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![349]),
             concat!(
                 "{\n",
                 "  \"Frog\": [\n",
@@ -387,7 +371,7 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
             ),
         ),
         (
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!(349, 102)),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![349, 102]),
             concat!(
                 "{\n",
                 "  \"Frog\": [\n",
@@ -401,7 +385,6 @@ fn test_write_enum() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -413,10 +396,9 @@ fn test_write_option() {
 
     test_encode_ok(&[
         (None, "null"),
-        (Some(vec!("foo", "bar")), "[\"foo\",\"bar\"]"),
+        (Some(vec!["foo", "bar"]), "[\"foo\",\"bar\"]"),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (None, "null"),
         (Some("jodhpurs"), "\"jodhpurs\""),
@@ -425,7 +407,7 @@ fn test_write_option() {
     test_pretty_encode_ok(&[
         (None, "null"),
         (
-            Some(vec!("foo", "bar")),
+            Some(vec!["foo", "bar"]),
             concat!(
                 "[\n",
                 "  \"foo\",\n",
@@ -434,7 +416,6 @@ fn test_write_option() {
             ),
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 fn test_parse_ok<'a, T>(errors: &[(&'a str, T)])
@@ -730,11 +711,11 @@ fn test_parse_enum() {
         (" { \"Dog\" : [ ] } ", Animal::Dog),
         (
             "{\"Frog\":[\"Henry\",[]]}",
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!()),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![]),
         ),
         (
             " { \"Frog\": [ \"Henry\" , [ 349, 102 ] ] } ",
-            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!(349, 102)),
+            Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![349, 102]),
         ),
         (
             "{\"Cat\": {\"age\": 5, \"name\": \"Kate\"}}",
@@ -746,7 +727,6 @@ fn test_parse_enum() {
         ),
     ]);
 
-    /*
     test_parse_ok(&[
         (
             concat!(
@@ -757,11 +737,10 @@ fn test_parse_enum() {
             ),
             treemap!(
                 "a".to_string() => Animal::Dog,
-                "b".to_string() => Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec!())
+                "b".to_string() => Animal::Frog("Henry".to_string(), vec![])
             )
         ),
     ]);
-    */
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/serde2/tests/test_json_builder.rs b/serde2/tests/test_json_builder.rs
index ed1733d5..354f9440 100644
--- a/serde2/tests/test_json_builder.rs
+++ b/serde2/tests/test_json_builder.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![feature(test)]
-
 extern crate serde2;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;