diff --git a/cJSON_Utils.c b/cJSON_Utils.c
index f1a2bea..969ca5c 100644
--- a/cJSON_Utils.c
+++ b/cJSON_Utils.c
@@ -300,73 +300,164 @@ static int cJSONUtils_Compare(cJSON *a, cJSON *b)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int cJSONUtils_ApplyPatch(cJSON *object,cJSON *patch)
+static int cJSONUtils_ApplyPatch(cJSON *object, cJSON *patch)
 {
-	cJSON *op=0,*path=0,*value=0,*parent=0;int opcode=0;char *parentptr=0,*childptr=0;
+    cJSON *op = 0;
+    cJSON *path = 0;
+    cJSON *value = 0;
+    cJSON *parent = 0;
+    int opcode = 0;
+    char *parentptr = 0;
+    char *childptr = 0;
 
-	op=cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch,"op");
-	path=cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch,"path");
-	if (!op || !path) return 2;	/* malformed patch. */
+    op = cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch, "op");
+    path = cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch, "path");
+    if (!op || !path)
+    {
+        /* malformed patch. */
+        return 2;
+    }
 
-	if		(!strcmp(op->valuestring,"add"))	opcode=0;
-	else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring,"remove")) opcode=1;
-	else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring,"replace"))opcode=2;
-	else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring,"move"))	opcode=3;
-	else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring,"copy"))	opcode=4;
-	else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring,"test"))	return cJSONUtils_Compare(cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object,path->valuestring),cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch,"value"));
-	else return 3; /* unknown opcode. */
+    /* decode operation */
+    if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "add"))
+    {
+        opcode = 0;
+    }
+    else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "remove"))
+    {
+        opcode = 1;
+    }
+    else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "replace"))
+    {
+        opcode = 2;
+    }
+    else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "move"))
+    {
+        opcode = 3;
+    }
+    else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "copy"))
+    {
+        opcode = 4;
+    }
+    else if (!strcmp(op->valuestring, "test"))
+    {
+        /* compare value: {...} with the given path */
+        return cJSONUtils_Compare(cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object, path->valuestring), cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch, "value"));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* unknown opcode. */
+        return 3;
+    }
 
-	if (opcode==1 || opcode==2)	/* Remove/Replace */
-	{
-		cJSON_Delete(cJSONUtils_PatchDetach(object,path->valuestring));	/* Get rid of old. */
-		if (opcode==1) return 0;	/* For Remove, this is job done. */
-	}
+    /* Remove/Replace */
+    if ((opcode == 1) || (opcode == 2))
+    {
+        /* Get rid of old. */
+        cJSON_Delete(cJSONUtils_PatchDetach(object, path->valuestring));
+        if (opcode == 1)
+        {
+            /* For Remove, this is job done. */
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
 
-	if (opcode==3 || opcode==4)	/* Copy/Move uses "from". */
-	{
-		cJSON *from=cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch,"from");	if (!from) return 4; /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
+    /* Copy/Move uses "from". */
+    if ((opcode == 3) || (opcode == 4))
+    {
+        cJSON *from = cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch, "from");
+        if (!from)
+        {
+            /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
+            return 4;
+        }
 
-		if (opcode==3) value=cJSONUtils_PatchDetach(object,from->valuestring);
-		if (opcode==4) value=cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object,from->valuestring);
-		if (!value) return 5; /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
-		if (opcode==4) value=cJSON_Duplicate(value,1);
-		if (!value) return 6; /* out of memory for copy/move. */
-	}
-	else	/* Add/Replace uses "value". */
-	{
-		value=cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch,"value");
-		if (!value) return 7; /* missing "value" for add/replace. */
-		value=cJSON_Duplicate(value,1);
-		if (!value) return 8; /* out of memory for add/replace. */
-	}
-		
-	/* Now, just add "value" to "path". */
+        if (opcode == 3)
+        {
+            /* move */
+            value = cJSONUtils_PatchDetach(object, from->valuestring);
+        }
+        if (opcode == 4)
+        {
+            /* copy */
+            value = cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object, from->valuestring);
+        }
+        if (!value)
+        {
+            /* missing "from" for copy/move. */
+            return 5;
+        }
+        if (opcode == 4)
+        {
+            value = cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1);
+        }
+        if (!value)
+        {
+            /* out of memory for copy/move. */
+            return 6;
+        }
+    }
+    else /* Add/Replace uses "value". */
+    {
+        value = cJSON_GetObjectItem(patch, "value");
+        if (!value)
+        {
+            /* missing "value" for add/replace. */
+            return 7;
+        }
+        value = cJSON_Duplicate(value, 1);
+        if (!value)
+        {
+            /* out of memory for add/replace. */
+            return 8;
+        }
+    }
 
-	parentptr=strdup(path->valuestring);	childptr=strrchr(parentptr,'/');	if (childptr) *childptr++=0;
-	parent=cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object,parentptr);
-	cJSONUtils_InplaceDecodePointerString(childptr);
+    /* Now, just add "value" to "path". */
 
-	/* add, remove, replace, move, copy, test. */
-	if (!parent) {free(parentptr); cJSON_Delete(value); return 9;}	/* Couldn't find object to add to. */
-	else if (parent->type==cJSON_Array)
-	{
-		if (!strcmp(childptr,"-"))	cJSON_AddItemToArray(parent,value);
-		else						cJSON_InsertItemInArray(parent,atoi(childptr),value);
-	}
-	else if (parent->type==cJSON_Object)
-	{
-		cJSON_DeleteItemFromObject(parent,childptr);
-		cJSON_AddItemToObject(parent,childptr,value);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		cJSON_Delete(value);
-	}
-	free(parentptr);
-	return 0;
+    /* split pointer in parent and child */
+    parentptr = strdup(path->valuestring);
+    childptr = strrchr(parentptr, '/');
+    if (childptr)
+    {
+        *childptr++ = '\0';
+    }
+    parent = cJSONUtils_GetPointer(object, parentptr);
+    cJSONUtils_InplaceDecodePointerString(childptr);
+
+    /* add, remove, replace, move, copy, test. */
+    if (!parent)
+    {
+        /* Couldn't find object to add to. */
+        free(parentptr);
+        cJSON_Delete(value);
+        return 9;
+    }
+    else if (parent->type == cJSON_Array)
+    {
+        if (!strcmp(childptr, "-"))
+        {
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(parent, value);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cJSON_InsertItemInArray(parent, atoi(childptr), value);
+        }
+    }
+    else if (parent->type == cJSON_Object)
+    {
+        cJSON_DeleteItemFromObject(parent, childptr);
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(parent, childptr, value);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cJSON_Delete(value);
+    }
+    free(parentptr);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-
 int cJSONUtils_ApplyPatches(cJSON *object,cJSON *patches)
 {
 	int err;