diff --git a/contrib/ruby/jasmine_runner.rb b/contrib/ruby/jasmine_runner.rb
index 109fa43..72c76c9 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby/jasmine_runner.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby/jasmine_runner.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Jasmine
 
   class SimpleServer
     def self.start(port, spec_dir, mappings)
-      require "thin"
+      require 'thin'
 
       config = {
         '/run.html' => Jasmine::RunAdapter.new(spec_dir)
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ module Jasmine
     def eval_js(script)
       escaped_script = "'" + script.gsub(/(['\\])/) { '\\' + $1 } + "'"
 
-      @driver.get_eval("window.eval(#{escaped_script})")
+      result = @driver.get_eval("window.eval(#{escaped_script})")
+      JSON.parse("[#{result}]")[0]
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/contrib/ruby/jasmine_spec_builder.rb b/contrib/ruby/jasmine_spec_builder.rb
index a1ce80d..31cf26c 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby/jasmine_spec_builder.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby/jasmine_spec_builder.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@ module Jasmine
     def initialize(spec_files, runner)
       @spec_files = spec_files
       @runner = runner
-      
+    end
+
+    def start
       guess_example_locations
 
       @runner.start
       load_suite_info
       @spec_results = {}
+    end
 
+    def stop
+      @runner.stop
     end
 
     def script_path
@@ -46,21 +51,21 @@ module Jasmine
     end
 
     def load_suite_info
-      while !eval_js('jasmine.getEnv().currentRunner.finished') do
+      while !eval_js('jsApiReporter.started') do
         sleep 0.1
       end
 
-      @suites = eval_js('Object.toJSON(reportingBridge.suiteInfo)')
+      @suites = eval_js('JSON.stringify(jsApiReporter.suites)')
     end
 
     def results_for(spec_id)
       spec_id = spec_id.to_s
       return @spec_results[spec_id] if @spec_results[spec_id]
 
-      @spec_results[spec_id] = eval_js("Object.toJSON(reportingBridge.specResults[#{spec_id}])")
+      @spec_results[spec_id] = eval_js("JSON.stringify(jsApiReporter.results[#{spec_id}])")
       while @spec_results[spec_id].nil? do
         sleep 0.1
-        @spec_results[spec_id] = eval_js("Object.toJSON(reportingBridge.specResults[#{spec_id}])")
+        @spec_results[spec_id] = eval_js("JSON.stringify(jsApiReporter.results[#{spec_id}])")
       end
 
       @spec_results[spec_id]
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ module Jasmine
           elsif type == "spec"
             me.declare_spec(self, suite_or_spec)
           else
-            raise "unknown type #{type}"
+            raise "unknown type #{type} for #{suite_or_spec.inspect}"
           end
         end
       end
@@ -102,9 +107,20 @@ module Jasmine
     def report_spec(spec_id)
       spec_results = results_for(spec_id)
 
-      messages = spec_results['messages'].join "\n---\n"
-      puts messages
-      fail messages if (spec_results['result'] != 'passed')
+      out = ""
+      messages = spec_results['messages'].each do |message|
+        out << message["message"]
+        out << "\n"
+
+        unless message["passed"]
+          stack_trace = message["trace"]["stack"]
+          out << stack_trace.gsub(/\(.*\)@http:\/\/localhost:[0-9]+\/specs\//, "/spec/")
+          out << "\n"
+        end
+
+      end
+      fail out unless spec_results['result'] == 'passed'
+      puts out
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/contrib/ruby/run.html b/contrib/ruby/run.html
index 5387918..7ddbe80 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby/run.html
+++ b/contrib/ruby/run.html
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
   <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/>
   <title>Jasmine suite</title>
   <script src="/specs/javascripts/jasmine/lib/jasmine.js"></script>
+  <script src="/specs/javascripts/jasmine/lib/json2.js"></script><!-- todo: don't load JSON in the test runner! [20090710 xw] -->
   <script src="/specs/javascripts/jasmine/lib/TrivialReporter.js"></script>
   <script src="/specs/javascripts/screw-jasmine-compat.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript"></script>
   <link href="/core/jasmine.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
   <script type="text/javascript">
     var jasmineEnv = jasmine.getEnv();
-    jasmineEnv.reporter = new jasmine.TrivialReporter();
+    var jsApiReporter = new jasmine.JsApiReporter();
+    jasmineEnv.addReporter(jsApiReporter);
+    jasmineEnv.addReporter(new jasmine.TrivialReporter());
     window.onload = function() {
       jasmineEnv.execute();
     };
diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index c37406c..0954c59 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -869,7 +869,65 @@ jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
 };
 
 //noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
-jasmine.Reporter.prototype.log = function (str) {
+jasmine.Reporter.prototype.log = function(str) {
+};
+
+/** JavaScript API reporter.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ */
+jasmine.JsApiReporter = function() {
+  this.started = false;
+  this.finished = false;
+  this.suites = [];
+  this.results = {};
+};
+
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportRunnerStarting = function(runner) {
+  this.started = true;
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < runner.suites.length; i++) {
+    var suite = runner.suites[i];
+    this.suites.push(this.summarize_(suite));
+  }
+};
+
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.summarize_ = function(suiteOrSpec) {
+  var summary = {
+    id: suiteOrSpec.id,
+    name: suiteOrSpec.description,
+    type: suiteOrSpec instanceof jasmine.Suite ? 'suite' : 'spec',
+    children: []
+  };
+
+  if (suiteOrSpec.specs) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < suiteOrSpec.specs.length; i++) {
+      summary.children.push(this.summarize_(suiteOrSpec.specs[i]));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return summary;
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportRunnerResults = function(runner) {
+  this.finished = true;
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportSuiteResults = function(suite) {
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
+  this.results[spec.id] = {
+    messages: spec.results.getItems(),
+    result: spec.results.failedCount > 0 ? "failed" : "passed"
+  };
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.log = function(str) {
 };
 
 jasmine.Matchers = function(env, actual, results) {
diff --git a/src/JsApiReporter.js b/src/JsApiReporter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1501123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JsApiReporter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/** JavaScript API reporter.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ */
+jasmine.JsApiReporter = function() {
+  this.started = false;
+  this.finished = false;
+  this.suites = [];
+  this.results = {};
+};
+
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportRunnerStarting = function(runner) {
+  this.started = true;
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < runner.suites.length; i++) {
+    var suite = runner.suites[i];
+    this.suites.push(this.summarize_(suite));
+  }
+};
+
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.summarize_ = function(suiteOrSpec) {
+  var summary = {
+    id: suiteOrSpec.id,
+    name: suiteOrSpec.description,
+    type: suiteOrSpec instanceof jasmine.Suite ? 'suite' : 'spec',
+    children: []
+  };
+
+  if (suiteOrSpec.specs) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < suiteOrSpec.specs.length; i++) {
+      summary.children.push(this.summarize_(suiteOrSpec.specs[i]));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return summary;
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportRunnerResults = function(runner) {
+  this.finished = true;
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportSuiteResults = function(suite) {
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
+  this.results[spec.id] = {
+    messages: spec.results.getItems(),
+    result: spec.results.failedCount > 0 ? "failed" : "passed"
+  };
+};
+
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.JsApiReporter.prototype.log = function(str) {
+};
+
diff --git a/src/Reporter.js b/src/Reporter.js
index 0e4350c..06f8c34 100644
--- a/src/Reporter.js
+++ b/src/Reporter.js
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportSpecResults = function(spec) {
 };
 
 //noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
-jasmine.Reporter.prototype.log = function (str) {
+jasmine.Reporter.prototype.log = function(str) {
 };