diff --git a/README b/README
index 9631e49..49770b6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
-Apache UIMA Ruta (TM) v2.8.1
+Apache UIMA Ruta (TM) v3.0.1
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+This release is compatible with UIMA v3, but not compatible with UIMA v2. 
+For compatibility to UIMA v2, please refer to the latest UIMA Ruta v2 release, e.g., 2.8.0.
+
 Building from the Source Distribution
 -------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.html b/RELEASE_NOTES.html
index d660e5a..e97ef5d 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.html
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.html
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
    -->
 
 <head>
-  <title>Apache UIMA Ruta v2.8.1 Release Notes</title>
+  <title>Apache UIMA Ruta v3.0.1 Release Notes</title>
 </head>
 <body>
-<h1>Apache UIMA Ruta&#8482; v2.8.1 Release Notes</h1>
+<h1>Apache UIMA Ruta&#8482; v3.0.1 Release Notes</h1>
 
 <h2>Contents</h2>
 <p>
@@ -37,18 +37,23 @@
    
 <h2><a name="what.is.uima-ruta">1. What is UIMA Ruta?</a></h2>
 
-     <p>
-  			Apache UIMA Ruta&#8482; is a rule-based script language supported by Eclipse-based tooling.
-      The language is designed to enable rapid development of text processing applications within Apache UIMA&#8482;. 
-      A special focus lies on the intuitive and flexible domain specific language for defining 
-      patterns of annotations. The Eclipse-based tooling for Ruta, called the Ruta Workbench,
-      was created to support the user and to facilitate every step when writing Ruta rules. Both the 
-      Ruta rule language and the Ruta Workbench integrate smoothly with Apache UIMA.
-			</p>
+<p>
+  Apache UIMA Ruta&#8482; is a rule-based script language supported by Eclipse-based tooling.
+  The language is designed to enable rapid development of text processing applications within Apache UIMA&#8482;. 
+  A special focus lies on the intuitive and flexible domain specific language for defining 
+  patterns of annotations. The Eclipse-based tooling for Ruta, called the Ruta Workbench,
+  was created to support the user and to facilitate every step when writing Ruta rules. Both the 
+  Ruta rule language and the Ruta Workbench integrate smoothly with Apache UIMA.
+</p>
 
 <h2><a name="major.changes">2. Major Changes in this Release</a></h2>
 
 <p>
+  This release provides compatibility to UIMA v3. An upgrade from UIMA Ruta v2 to this version requires 
+  also an update to UIMA v3 of the overall application or Eclipse installation. Please refer to the 
+  UIMA v3 user's guide for detailed information: https://uima.apache.org/d/uimaj-3.0.0/version_3_users_guide.html
+</p>
+<p>
   <p>UIMA Ruta Language and Analysis Engine:</p>
   <ul>
   	<li>Fixed broken literal string matching.</li>
diff --git a/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/.gitignore b/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/.gitignore
+++ b/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/pom.xml b/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/pom.xml
index 01f358d..34bf878 100644
--- a/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/example-projects/ruta-ep-example-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
diff --git a/example-projects/ruta-maven-example/pom.xml b/example-projects/ruta-maven-example/pom.xml
index 7df423a..6514e1c 100644
--- a/example-projects/ruta-maven-example/pom.xml
+++ b/example-projects/ruta-maven-example/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a33cdaa..2e2e028 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
   <description>The top project for Apache UIMA Ruta</description>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
   <properties>
-    <jiraVersion>12346562</jiraVersion>
-    <!--
-      <assembly.attach>false</assembly.attach>
-    -->
+    <jiraVersion>12346599</jiraVersion>
+    <!-- 
+     <assembly.attach>false</assembly.attach>
+     -->
   </properties>
 
   <!-- override pom setting in the build project. JIRA 5.1 needs different URL -->
diff --git a/ruta-basic-type/pom.xml b/ruta-basic-type/pom.xml
index 45ad6c6..ca57fe1 100644
--- a/ruta-basic-type/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-basic-type/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic.java b/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic.java
index a2b80f6..dd204b5 100644
--- a/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic.java
+++ b/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.uima.ruta.type;
 
+import java.lang.invoke.CallSite;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -25,18 +27,17 @@
 
 import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.TypeSystem;
+import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASImpl;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.TypeImpl;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.TypeSystemImpl;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
 import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas;
 import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCasRegistry;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.cas.TOP_Type;
 import org.apache.uima.jcas.tcas.Annotation;
 
 /**
- * Updated by JCasGen Thu Jul 12 10:42:33 CEST 2012 XML source:
- * D:/work/workspace-uima6/uimaj-ruta/src
- * /main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/InternalTypeSystem.xml
+ * Updated by JCasGen Fri Feb 16 11:29:59 CET 2018 XML source:
+ * C:/work/ws/ws-uima-ruta/ruta-v3/ruta-typesystem/target/jcasgen/typesystem.xml
  * 
  * @generated
  */
@@ -348,45 +349,85 @@
    * @generated
    * @ordered
    */
+  @SuppressWarnings("hiding")
+  public final static String _TypeName = "org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic";
+
+  /**
+   * @generated
+   * @ordered
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("hiding")
   public final static int typeIndexID = JCasRegistry.register(RutaBasic.class);
 
   /**
    * @generated
    * @ordered
    */
+  @SuppressWarnings("hiding")
   public final static int type = typeIndexID;
 
-  /** @generated */
+  /**
+   * @generated
+   * @return index of the type
+   */
   @Override
   public int getTypeIndexID() {
     return typeIndexID;
   }
 
+  /*
+   * ******************* Feature Offsets *
+   *******************/
+
+  public final static String _FeatName_replacement = "replacement";
+
+  /* Feature Adjusted Offsets */
+  private final static CallSite _FC_replacement = TypeSystemImpl.createCallSite(RutaBasic.class,
+          "replacement");
+
+  private final static MethodHandle _FH_replacement = _FC_replacement.dynamicInvoker();
+
   /**
    * Never called. Disable default constructor
    * 
    * @generated
    */
-  protected RutaBasic() {/* intentionally empty block */
-  }
+  protected RutaBasic() {
+    /* intentionally empty block */}
 
   /**
    * Internal - constructor used by generator
    * 
    * @generated
+   * @param casImpl
+   *          the CAS this Feature Structure belongs to
+   * @param type
+   *          the type of this Feature Structure
    */
-  public RutaBasic(int addr, TOP_Type type) {
-    super(addr, type);
+  public RutaBasic(TypeImpl type, CASImpl casImpl) {
+    super(type, casImpl);
     readObject();
   }
 
-  /** @generated */
+  /**
+   * @generated
+   * @param jcas
+   *          JCas to which this Feature Structure belongs
+   */
   public RutaBasic(JCas jcas) {
     super(jcas);
     readObject();
   }
 
-  /** @generated */
+  /**
+   * @generated
+   * @param jcas
+   *          JCas to which this Feature Structure belongs
+   * @param begin
+   *          offset to the begin spot in the SofA
+   * @param end
+   *          offset to the end spot in the SofA
+   */
   public RutaBasic(JCas jcas, int begin, int end) {
     super(jcas);
     setBegin(begin);
@@ -396,36 +437,34 @@
 
   /**
    * <!-- begin-user-doc --> Write your own initialization here <!-- end-user-doc -->
-   * 
+   *
    * @generated modifiable
    */
   private void readObject() {
-  }
+    /* default - does nothing empty block */}
 
   // *--------------*
-  // * Feature: Replacement
+  // * Feature: replacement
 
   /**
-   * getter for Replacement - gets
+   * getter for replacement - gets
    * 
    * @generated
+   * @return value of the feature
    */
   public String getReplacement() {
-    if (RutaBasic_Type.featOkTst && ((RutaBasic_Type) jcasType).casFeat_replacement == null)
-      jcasType.jcas.throwFeatMissing("replacement", "org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic");
-    return jcasType.ll_cas.ll_getStringValue(addr,
-            ((RutaBasic_Type) jcasType).casFeatCode_replacement);
+    return _getStringValueNc(wrapGetIntCatchException(_FH_replacement));
   }
 
   /**
-   * setter for Replacement - sets
+   * setter for replacement - sets
    * 
    * @generated
+   * @param v
+   *          value to set into the feature
    */
   public void setReplacement(String v) {
-    if (RutaBasic_Type.featOkTst && ((RutaBasic_Type) jcasType).casFeat_replacement == null)
-      jcasType.jcas.throwFeatMissing("replacement", "org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic");
-    jcasType.ll_cas.ll_setStringValue(addr, ((RutaBasic_Type) jcasType).casFeatCode_replacement, v);
+    _setStringValueNfc(wrapGetIntCatchException(_FH_replacement), v);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic_Type.java b/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic_Type.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b6f364..0000000
--- a/ruta-basic-type/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/type/RutaBasic_Type.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.uima.ruta.type;
-
-import org.apache.uima.cas.Feature;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.FeatureStructure;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASImpl;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.FSGenerator;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.FeatureImpl;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.TypeImpl;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCasRegistry;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.tcas.Annotation_Type;
-
-/**
- * Updated by JCasGen Thu Jul 12 10:42:33 CEST 2012
- * 
- * @generated
- */
-public class RutaBasic_Type extends Annotation_Type {
-  /** @generated */
-  @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-  protected FSGenerator getFSGenerator() {
-    return fsGenerator;
-  }
-
-  /** @generated */
-  @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-  private final FSGenerator fsGenerator = new FSGenerator() {
-    public FeatureStructure createFS(int addr, CASImpl cas) {
-      if (RutaBasic_Type.this.useExistingInstance) {
-        // Return eq fs instance if already created
-        FeatureStructure fs = RutaBasic_Type.this.jcas.getJfsFromCaddr(addr);
-        if (null == fs) {
-          fs = new RutaBasic(addr, RutaBasic_Type.this);
-          RutaBasic_Type.this.jcas.putJfsFromCaddr(addr, fs);
-          return fs;
-        }
-        return fs;
-      } else
-        return new RutaBasic(addr, RutaBasic_Type.this);
-    }
-  };
-
-  /** @generated */
-  public final static int typeIndexID = RutaBasic.typeIndexID;
-
-  /**
-   * @generated
-   * @modifiable
-   */
-  public final static boolean featOkTst = JCasRegistry
-          .getFeatOkTst("org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic");
-
-  /** @generated */
-  final Feature casFeat_replacement;
-
-  /** @generated */
-  final int casFeatCode_replacement;
-
-  /** @generated */
-  public String getReplacement(int addr) {
-    if (featOkTst && casFeat_replacement == null)
-      jcas.throwFeatMissing("replacement", "org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic");
-    return ll_cas.ll_getStringValue(addr, casFeatCode_replacement);
-  }
-
-  /** @generated */
-  public void setReplacement(int addr, String v) {
-    if (featOkTst && casFeat_replacement == null)
-      jcas.throwFeatMissing("replacement", "org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic");
-    ll_cas.ll_setStringValue(addr, casFeatCode_replacement, v);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * initialize variables to correspond with Cas Type and Features
-   * 
-   * @generated
-   */
-  public RutaBasic_Type(JCas jcas, Type casType) {
-    super(jcas, casType);
-    casImpl.getFSClassRegistry().addGeneratorForType((TypeImpl) this.casType, getFSGenerator());
-
-    casFeat_replacement = jcas.getRequiredFeatureDE(casType, "replacement", "uima.cas.String",
-            featOkTst);
-    casFeatCode_replacement = (null == casFeat_replacement) ? JCas.INVALID_FEATURE_CODE
-            : ((FeatureImpl) casFeat_replacement).getCode();
-
-  }
-}
diff --git a/ruta-core-ext/pom.xml b/ruta-core-ext/pom.xml
index b665411..200eabb 100644
--- a/ruta-core-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-core-ext/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-core/pom.xml b/ruta-core/pom.xml
index 76072d2..36277ea 100644
--- a/ruta-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-core/pom.xml
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>ruta-core</artifactId>
+
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/FilterManager.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/FilterManager.java
index a6e630e..855ff9b 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/FilterManager.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/FilterManager.java
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@
 
   public FSIterator<AnnotationFS> createFilteredIterator(CAS cas, Type basicType) {
     if (windowAnnotation != null) {
-      FSIterator<AnnotationFS> windowIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType)
-              .subiterator(windowAnnotation);
+      FSIterator<AnnotationFS> windowIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).select()
+              .coveredBy(windowAnnotation).fsIterator();
+//     was: FSIterator<AnnotationFS> windowIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType)
+//              .subiterator(windowAnnotation);
       FSIterator<AnnotationFS> iterator = cas.createFilteredIterator(windowIt,
               createCurrentConstraint(false));
       return iterator;
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaEnvironment.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaEnvironment.java
index 0aab776..fa70516 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaEnvironment.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaEnvironment.java
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@
    */
   public void importPackage(String packageName, String alias) {
     List<String> aliases = packageImports.get(packageName);
-
     if (aliases == null) {
       aliases = new ArrayList<>(1);
       packageImports.put(packageName, aliases);
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaStream.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaStream.java
index 59b58c8..f9a2d07 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaStream.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/RutaStream.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import org.apache.uima.cas.StringArrayFS;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.TypeSystem;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.FSIteratorImplBase;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationIndex;
 import org.apache.uima.fit.util.CasUtil;
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.rule.AbstractRule;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.rule.AbstractRuleMatch;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.rule.MatchContext;
+import org.apache.uima.ruta.rule.RuleElement;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaAnnotation;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaOptional;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.utils.UIMAUtils;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.visitor.InferenceCrowd;
 
-public class RutaStream extends FSIteratorImplBase<AnnotationFS> {
+public class RutaStream {
 
   private final CAS cas;
 
@@ -204,9 +204,11 @@
   private void updateIterators(CAS cas, Type basicType, FilterManager filter,
           AnnotationFS additionalWindow) {
     if (additionalWindow != null) {
-      basicIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).subiterator(additionalWindow);
+      this.basicIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).select().coveredBy(additionalWindow)
+              .fsIterator();
+      // was: this.basicIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).subiterator(additionalWindow);
     } else {
-      basicIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).iterator();
+      this.basicIt = cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).iterator();
     }
     currentIt = filter.createFilteredIterator(cas, basicType);
   }
@@ -497,8 +499,7 @@
     return stream;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public FSIterator<AnnotationFS> copy() {
+  public RutaStream copy() {
     RutaStream stream = new RutaStream(cas, basicType, beginAnchors, endAnchors, filter,
             lowMemoryProfile, simpleGreedyForComposed, emptyIsInvisible, typeUsage, crowd);
     stream.setDynamicAnchoring(dynamicAnchoring);
@@ -509,17 +510,14 @@
     return stream;
   }
 
-  @Override
   public AnnotationFS get() throws NoSuchElementException {
     return currentIt.get();
   }
 
-  @Override
   public boolean isValid() {
     return currentIt.isValid();
   }
 
-  @Override
   public void moveTo(FeatureStructure fs) {
     try {
       currentIt.moveTo(fs);
@@ -528,22 +526,26 @@
     }
   }
 
-  @Override
+  public boolean hasNext() {
+    return currentIt.hasNext();
+  }
+
+  public AnnotationFS next() {
+    return currentIt.next();
+  }
+
   public void moveToFirst() {
     currentIt.moveToFirst();
   }
 
-  @Override
   public void moveToLast() {
     currentIt.moveToLast();
   }
 
-  @Override
   public void moveToNext() {
     currentIt.moveToNext();
   }
 
-  @Override
   public void moveToPrevious() {
     currentIt.moveToPrevious();
   }
@@ -693,7 +695,10 @@
     }
     FSMatchConstraint defaultConstraint = filter.getDefaultConstraint();
     FSIterator<AnnotationFS> iterator = cas.createFilteredIterator(
-            cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).subiterator(windowAnnotation), defaultConstraint);
+            cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).select().coveredBy(windowAnnotation).fsIterator(),
+            defaultConstraint);
+//    FSIterator<AnnotationFS> iterator = cas.createFilteredIterator(
+//            cas.getAnnotationIndex(basicType).subiterator(windowAnnotation), defaultConstraint);
 
     while (iterator.isValid()) {
       result.add((RutaBasic) iterator.get());
@@ -730,6 +735,10 @@
     return basicIt;
   }
 
+  public FSIterator<AnnotationFS> getCurrentIterator() {
+    return currentIt;
+  }
+
   public AnnotationFS getDocumentAnnotation() {
     return documentAnnotation;
   }
@@ -892,6 +901,9 @@
     Set<Type> currentHiddenTypes = filter.getCurrentHiddenTypes();
     RutaBasic beginAnchor = getBeginAnchor(begin);
     if (beginAnchor != null) {
+      if (beginAnchor.isEmpty() && emptyIsInvisible) {
+        return false;
+      }
       for (Type type : currentHiddenTypes) {
         boolean partOf = beginAnchor.isPartOf(type);
         if (partOf) {
@@ -901,6 +913,9 @@
     }
     RutaBasic endAnchor = getEndAnchor(end);
     if (endAnchor != null) {
+      if (endAnchor.isEmpty() && emptyIsInvisible) {
+        return false;
+      }
       for (Type type : currentHiddenTypes) {
         boolean partOf = endAnchor.isPartOf(type);
         if (partOf) {
@@ -920,7 +935,6 @@
         }
       }
     }
-
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -948,9 +962,13 @@
                     || windowAnnotation.getEnd() != cas.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd())) {
       AnnotationFS frame = cas.createAnnotation(cas.getTypeSystem().getType(RutaEngine.FRAME_TYPE),
               windowAnnotation.getBegin(), windowAnnotation.getEnd());
-      FSIterator<AnnotationFS> subiterator = cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).subiterator(frame);
-      while (subiterator.hasNext()) {
-        AnnotationFS each = subiterator.next();
+      FSIterator<AnnotationFS> iterator = cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).select().coveredBy(frame)
+              .fsIterator();
+      // was: FSIterator<AnnotationFS> subiterator =
+      // cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).subiterator(frame);
+
+      while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+        AnnotationFS each = iterator.next();
         if (isVisible(each)) {
           result.add(each);
         }
@@ -1023,12 +1041,12 @@
       if (value instanceof IStringListExpression) {
         IStringListExpression stringListExpr = (IStringListExpression) value;
         List<String> stringList = stringListExpr.getStringList(context, this);
-        StringArrayFS stringArray = FSCollectionFactory.createStringArray(cas, stringList);
+        StringArrayFS stringArray = FSCollectionFactory.createStringArrayFS(cas, stringList);
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, stringArray);
       } else if (value instanceof IStringExpression) {
         IStringExpression stringExpr = (IStringExpression) value;
         String string = stringExpr.getStringValue(context, this);
-        StringArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createStringArray(cas, new String[] { string });
+        StringArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createStringArrayFS(cas, new String[] { string });
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       }
     } else if (rangeName.equals(CAS.TYPE_NAME_INTEGER) || rangeName.equals(CAS.TYPE_NAME_LONG)
@@ -1050,12 +1068,13 @@
       if (value instanceof INumberExpression) {
         INumberExpression numberExpr = (INumberExpression) value;
         int v = numberExpr.getIntegerValue(context, this);
-        IntArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createIntArray(cas, new int[] { v });
+        IntArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createIntArrayFS(cas, new int[] { v });
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       } else if (value instanceof INumberListExpression) {
         INumberListExpression expr = (INumberListExpression) value;
         List<Number> list = expr.getNumberList(context, this);
-        IntArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createIntArray(cas, RutaListUtils.toIntArray(list));
+        IntArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createIntArrayFS(cas,
+                RutaListUtils.toIntArray(list));
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       }
     } else if (rangeName.equals(CAS.TYPE_NAME_DOUBLE)) {
@@ -1068,12 +1087,12 @@
       if (value instanceof INumberExpression) {
         INumberExpression numberExpr = (INumberExpression) value;
         double v = numberExpr.getDoubleValue(context, this);
-        DoubleArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createDoubleArray(cas, new double[] { v });
+        DoubleArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createDoubleArrayFS(cas, new double[] { v });
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       } else if (value instanceof INumberListExpression) {
         INumberListExpression expr = (INumberListExpression) value;
         List<Number> list = expr.getNumberList(context, this);
-        DoubleArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createDoubleArray(cas,
+        DoubleArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createDoubleArrayFS(cas,
                 RutaListUtils.toDoubleArray(list));
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       }
@@ -1087,12 +1106,12 @@
       if (value instanceof INumberExpression) {
         INumberExpression numberExpr = (INumberExpression) value;
         float v = numberExpr.getFloatValue(context, this);
-        FloatArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createFloatArray(cas, new float[] { v });
+        FloatArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createFloatArrayFS(cas, new float[] { v });
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       } else if (value instanceof INumberListExpression) {
         INumberListExpression expr = (INumberListExpression) value;
         List<Number> list = expr.getNumberList(context, this);
-        FloatArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createFloatArray(cas,
+        FloatArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createFloatArrayFS(cas,
                 RutaListUtils.toFloatArray(list));
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       }
@@ -1106,12 +1125,12 @@
       if (value instanceof IBooleanListExpression) {
         IBooleanListExpression expr = (IBooleanListExpression) value;
         List<Boolean> list = expr.getBooleanList(context, this);
-        BooleanArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createBooleanArray(cas, list);
+        BooleanArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createBooleanArrayFS(cas, list);
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       } else if (value instanceof IBooleanExpression) {
         IBooleanExpression expr = (IBooleanExpression) value;
         Boolean v = expr.getBooleanValue(context, this);
-        BooleanArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createBooleanArray(cas, new boolean[] { v });
+        BooleanArrayFS array = FSCollectionFactory.createBooleanArrayFS(cas, new boolean[] { v });
         annotation.setFeatureValue(feature, array);
       }
     } else if (value instanceof AnnotationTypeExpression && !range.isPrimitive()) {
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/condition/NearCondition.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/condition/NearCondition.java
index 4330eed..e788e7a 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/condition/NearCondition.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/condition/NearCondition.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     int minValue = min.getIntegerValue(context, stream);
     boolean forwardValue = forward.getBooleanValue(context, stream);
 
-    FSIterator<AnnotationFS> it = filtered.getBooleanValue(context, stream) ? stream
+    FSIterator<AnnotationFS> it = filtered.getBooleanValue(context, stream) ? stream.getCurrentIterator()
             : stream.getUnfilteredBasicIterator();
     AnnotationFS pointer = null;
     if (forwardValue) {
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/MultiTreeWordList.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/MultiTreeWordList.java
index 74047d7..c382c38 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/MultiTreeWordList.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/MultiTreeWordList.java
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
 
     Collection<AnnotationFS> results = new HashSet<AnnotationFS>();
     stream.moveToFirst();
-    FSIterator<AnnotationFS> streamPointer = stream.copy();
+    RutaStream streamPointer = stream.copy();
 
     while (stream.isValid()) {
       RutaBasic anchorBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/TreeWordList.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/TreeWordList.java
index 7c9d6e7..4c1ca1e 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/TreeWordList.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/TreeWordList.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
           char[] ignoreChars, int maxIgnoredChars, boolean ignoreWS) {
     ArrayList<AnnotationFS> results = new ArrayList<AnnotationFS>();
     stream.moveToFirst();
-    FSIterator<AnnotationFS> streamPointer = stream.copy();
+    RutaStream streamPointer = stream.copy();
     while (stream.isValid()) {
       RutaBasic anchorBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
       streamPointer.moveTo(anchorBasic);
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/AnnotationListFSIterator.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/AnnotationListFSIterator.java
index 8c3ab92..c053d20 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/AnnotationListFSIterator.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/AnnotationListFSIterator.java
@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@
  */
 package org.apache.uima.ruta.rule;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.NotImplementedException;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.FSIterator;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.FeatureStructure;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.FSIteratorImplBase;
+import org.apache.uima.cas.impl.LowLevelIndex;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
+import org.apache.uima.jcas.cas.TOP;
 
 public class AnnotationListFSIterator extends FSIteratorImplBase<AnnotationFS> {
 
@@ -89,4 +93,94 @@
     return new AnnotationListFSIterator(list);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public int ll_indexSizeMaybeNotCurrent() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public LowLevelIndex<AnnotationFS> ll_getIndex() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int ll_maxAnnotSpan() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isIndexesHaveBeenUpdated() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean maybeReinitIterator() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void moveToFirstNoReinit() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void moveToLastNoReinit() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void moveToNoReinit(FeatureStructure fs) {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Comparator<TOP> getComparator() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public AnnotationFS getNvc() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void moveToNextNvc() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void moveToPreviousNvc() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean hasPrevious() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public AnnotationFS previous() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int nextIndex() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int previousIndex() {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void set(AnnotationFS e) {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void add(AnnotationFS e) {
+    throw new NotImplementedException("Not supported.");
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/RutaAnnotationTypeMatcher.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/RutaAnnotationTypeMatcher.java
index 0fa25e1..98780c7 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/RutaAnnotationTypeMatcher.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/RutaAnnotationTypeMatcher.java
@@ -107,99 +107,70 @@
   public Collection<? extends AnnotationFS> getAnnotationsAfter(RutaRuleElement ruleElement,
           AnnotationFS annotation, RutaBlock parent, RutaStream stream) {
     if (annotation.getEnd() == stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd()) {
-      return emptyList();
+      return Collections.emptyList();
     }
-    
-    RutaBasic lastBasic = stream.getEndAnchor(annotation.getEnd());
-    int end = 0;
-    if (lastBasic == null) {
-      if (annotation.getEnd() != 0) {
-        return emptyList();
-      }
-    } else {
-      end = lastBasic.getEnd();
-    }
-    
-    if (end == stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()) {
-      // non existing wildcard match
-      stream.moveToFirst();
-    } else if (annotation.getEnd() > 0) {
-      stream.moveTo(lastBasic);
-      if (stream.isVisible(lastBasic) && stream.isValid()
-              && stream.get().getEnd() == lastBasic.getEnd()) {
-        stream.moveToNext();
-      }
-    } else {
-      stream.moveToFirst();
-    }
-
-    if (!stream.isValid()) {
-      return emptyList();
-    }
-    
-    RutaBasic nextBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
-    // TODO HOTFIX for annotation of length 0
-    while (stream.isValid() && nextBasic.getBegin() < end) {
-      stream.moveToNext();
-      if (stream.isValid()) {
-        nextBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
-      }
+    RutaBasic nextBasic = stream.getBasicNextTo(false, annotation);
+    if (nextBasic == null) {
+      return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
     MatchContext context = new MatchContext(parent);
     // just for forcing expression top initialize
     expression.getType(context, stream);
     if (expression.getAnnotationExpression() != null) {
-      AnnotationFS ref = expression.getAnnotation(context, stream);
-      
-      if (ref == null) {
-        return emptyList();
-      }
 
-      if (nextBasic.getBegin() == ref.getBegin()) {
-        return asList(ref);
-      }
-      
-      return emptyList();
-    }
-    
-    if (expression.getAnnotationListExpression() != null) {
-      RutaBasic referenceElement = nextBasic;
-      return expression.getAnnotationList(context, stream).stream()
-          .filter(each -> referenceElement.getBegin() == each.getBegin())
-          .collect(Collectors.toList());
-    } 
-    
-    List<Type> types;
-    if (expression.getTypeListExpression() != null) {
-      types = expression.getTypeListExpression().getTypeList(context, stream);
-    } else {
-      types = asList(getType(context.getParent(), stream));
-    }
-    
-    List<AnnotationFS> annotations = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (Type type : types) {
-      Collection<AnnotationFS> beginAnchors = nextBasic.getBeginAnchors(type);
-      Collection<AnnotationFS> anchors = new ArrayList<>(beginAnchors.size());
-      
-      if (beginAnchors != null) {
-        for (AnnotationFS afs : beginAnchors) {
-          if (afs.getBegin() >= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()
-                  && afs.getEnd() <= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd()) {
-            anchors.add(afs);
-          }
+      AnnotationFS ref = expression.getAnnotation(context, stream);
+      if (ref != null) {
+        boolean beginsWith = nextBasic.getBegin() == ref.getBegin();
+        if (beginsWith) {
+          Collection<AnnotationFS> result = new ArrayList<>(1);
+          result.add(ref);
+          return result;
         }
       }
-      
-      if (expression.getFeatureExpression() != null) {
-        annotations.addAll(expression.getFeatureExpression().getAnnotations(anchors,
-                CHECK_ON_FEATURE, context, stream));
-      } else {
-        annotations.addAll(anchors);
+    } else if (expression.getAnnotationListExpression() != null) {
+      List<AnnotationFS> annotations = expression.getAnnotationList(context, stream);
+      Collection<AnnotationFS> result = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (AnnotationFS each : annotations) {
+        boolean beginsWith = nextBasic.getBegin() == each.getBegin();
+        if (beginsWith) {
+          result.add(each);
+        }
       }
+      return result;
+    } else {
+      List<Type> types = null;
+      if (expression.getTypeListExpression() != null) {
+        types = expression.getTypeListExpression().getTypeList(context, stream);
+      } else {
+        Type type = getType(context.getParent(), stream);
+        types = new ArrayList<>(1);
+        types.add(type);
+      }
+      List<AnnotationFS> annotations = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (Type type : types) {
+        Collection<AnnotationFS> anchors = new ArrayList<>();
+        Collection<AnnotationFS> beginAnchors = nextBasic.getBeginAnchors(type);
+        if (beginAnchors != null) {
+          for (AnnotationFS afs : beginAnchors) {
+            if (afs.getBegin() >= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()
+                    && afs.getEnd() <= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd()) {
+              anchors.add(afs);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (expression.getFeatureExpression() != null) {
+          annotations.addAll(expression.getFeatureExpression().getAnnotations(anchors,
+                  CHECK_ON_FEATURE, context, stream));
+        } else {
+          annotations.addAll(anchors);
+        }
+
+      }
+      return annotations;
     }
-    
-    return annotations;
+
+    return Collections.emptyList();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -208,82 +179,63 @@
     if (annotation.getBegin() == stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()) {
       return Collections.emptyList();
     }
-    
-    RutaBasic firstBasic = stream.getBeginAnchor(annotation.getBegin());
-    if (firstBasic == null) {
+    RutaBasic nextBasic = stream.getBasicNextTo(true, annotation);
+    if (nextBasic == null) {
       return Collections.emptyList();
     }
-    
-    stream.moveTo(firstBasic);
-    if (stream.isVisible(firstBasic)) {
-      stream.moveToPrevious();
-    }
-    if (firstBasic.getBegin() == stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd()) {
-      // non existing wildcard match
-      stream.moveToLast();
-    }
-
-    if (!stream.isValid()) {
-      return emptyList();
-    }
-
-    RutaBasic nextBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
-    // TODO HOTFIX for annotation of length 0
-    while (stream.isValid() && nextBasic.getEnd() > firstBasic.getBegin()) {
-      stream.moveToPrevious();
-      if (stream.isValid()) {
-        nextBasic = (RutaBasic) stream.get();
-      }
-    }
 
     MatchContext context = new MatchContext(parent);
     // just for forcing expression top initialize
     expression.getType(context, stream);
     if (expression.getAnnotationExpression() != null) {
       AnnotationFS ref = expression.getAnnotationExpression().getAnnotation(context, stream);
-      
-      if (nextBasic.getEnd() == ref.getEnd()) {
-        return asList(ref);
+      boolean endsWith = nextBasic.getEnd() == ref.getEnd();
+      if (endsWith) {
+        Collection<AnnotationFS> result = new ArrayList<>(1);
+        result.add(ref);
+        return result;
       }
-      
-      return emptyList();
-    } 
-    
-    if (expression.getAnnotationListExpression() != null) {
-      RutaBasic referenceElement = nextBasic;
-      return expression.getAnnotationListExpression().getAnnotationList(context, stream).stream()
-          .filter(each -> referenceElement.getEnd() == each.getEnd())
-          .collect(Collectors.toList());
-    }
-    
-    List<Type> types;
-    if (expression.getTypeListExpression() != null) {
-      types = expression.getTypeListExpression().getTypeList(context, stream);
-    } else {
-      types = asList(getType(context.getParent(), stream));
-    }
-    
-    List<AnnotationFS> annotations = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (Type type : types) {
-      Collection<AnnotationFS> endAnchors = nextBasic.getEndAnchors(type);
-      Collection<AnnotationFS> anchors = new ArrayList<>(endAnchors.size());
-      if (endAnchors != null) {
-        for (AnnotationFS afs : endAnchors) {
-          if (afs.getBegin() >= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()) {
-            anchors.add(afs);
-          }
+    } else if (expression.getAnnotationListExpression() != null) {
+      List<AnnotationFS> annotations = expression.getAnnotationListExpression()
+              .getAnnotationList(context, stream);
+      for (AnnotationFS each : annotations) {
+        boolean endsWith = nextBasic.getEnd() == each.getEnd();
+        if (endsWith) {
+          Collection<AnnotationFS> result = new ArrayList<>();
+          result.add(each);
+          return result;
         }
       }
-      
-      if (expression.getFeatureExpression() != null) {
-        annotations.addAll(expression.getFeatureExpression().getAnnotations(anchors,
-                CHECK_ON_FEATURE, context, stream));
+    } else {
+      List<Type> types = null;
+      if (expression.getTypeListExpression() != null) {
+        types = expression.getTypeListExpression().getTypeList(context, stream);
       } else {
-        annotations.addAll(anchors);
+        Type type = getType(context.getParent(), stream);
+        types = new ArrayList<>(1);
+        types.add(type);
       }
+      List<AnnotationFS> annotations = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (Type type : types) {
+        Collection<AnnotationFS> anchors = new ArrayList<>();
+        Collection<AnnotationFS> endAnchors = nextBasic.getEndAnchors(type);
+        if (endAnchors != null) {
+          for (AnnotationFS afs : endAnchors) {
+            if (afs.getBegin() >= stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin()) {
+              anchors.add(afs);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (expression.getFeatureExpression() != null) {
+          annotations.addAll(expression.getFeatureExpression().getAnnotations(anchors,
+                  CHECK_ON_FEATURE, context, stream));
+        } else {
+          annotations.addAll(anchors);
+        }
+      }
+      return annotations;
     }
-    
-    return annotations;
+    return Collections.emptyList();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCardRuleElement.java b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCardRuleElement.java
index c2aa66d..dde4543 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCardRuleElement.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCardRuleElement.java
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.CAS;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.CASException;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.FSIterator;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
 import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaEnvironment;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.RutaStream;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.action.AbstractRutaAction;
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.expression.AnnotationTypeExpression;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.expression.string.IStringExpression;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaBasic;
-import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.RutaFrame;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.visitor.InferenceCrowd;
 
 public class WildCardRuleElement extends AbstractRuleElement {
@@ -508,14 +505,20 @@
     } else {
       iterator = getIteratorOfType(after, defaultType, annotation, stream);
     }
-    if (iterator != null && iterator.isValid() && iterator.get().equals(annotation)) {
-      moveOn(after, iterator, stream);
+    if (annotation != null && iterator != null && iterator.isValid()) {
+      AnnotationFS pointer = iterator.get();
+      if ((after && pointer.getEnd() == annotation.getEnd())
+              || (!after && pointer.getBegin() == annotation.getBegin())) {
+        moveOn(after, iterator, stream);
+      }
     }
     return iterator;
   }
 
   private FSIterator<AnnotationFS> getIteratorOfType(boolean after, Type type,
           AnnotationFS annotation, RutaStream stream) {
+    // TODO reimplement with cas select logic
+
     CAS cas = stream.getCas();
     // TODO adapt logic to changes in UIMA iterator behavior!
     FSIterator<AnnotationFS> result = null;
@@ -562,23 +565,17 @@
         }
       }
     } else {
-      JCas jcas = null;
-      try {
-        jcas = cas.getJCas();
-      } catch (CASException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
-      }
-      RutaFrame window = new RutaFrame(jcas, stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getBegin(),
-              stream.getDocumentAnnotation().getEnd());
+
+      result = cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).select().coveredBy(stream.getDocumentAnnotation())
+              .fsIterator();
       if (annotation == null) {
-        result = cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).subiterator(window);
       } else {
-        result = cas.getAnnotationIndex(type).subiterator(window);
         AnnotationFS pointer = stream.getAnchor(after, annotation);
         result.moveTo(pointer);
+
         if (!result.isValid()) {
           if (after) {
-            // result.moveToFirst();
+//            result.moveToFirst();
           } else {
             // TODO due to type priorities: RutaBasic is last -> moveTo will not work
             result.moveToLast();
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/DummySeeder.java b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/DummySeeder.java
index 840f8dc..b403f03 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/DummySeeder.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/DummySeeder.java
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.uima.ruta.engine;
-
-import org.apache.uima.cas.CAS;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
-import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
-import org.apache.uima.ruta.seed.RutaAnnotationSeeder;
-import org.apache.uima.ruta.seed.TextSeeder;
-
-public class DummySeeder implements RutaAnnotationSeeder{
-
-  @Override
-  public Type seed(String text, CAS cas) {
-    Type type = cas.getTypeSystem().getType(TextSeeder.seedType);
-    AnnotationFS annotation = cas.createAnnotation(type, 0, text.length());
-    cas.addFsToIndexes(annotation);
-    return type;
-  }
-
-}
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.uima.ruta.engine;
+
+import org.apache.uima.cas.CAS;
+import org.apache.uima.cas.Type;
+import org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS;
+import org.apache.uima.ruta.seed.RutaAnnotationSeeder;
+import org.apache.uima.ruta.seed.TextSeeder;
+
+public class DummySeeder implements RutaAnnotationSeeder{
+
+  @Override
+  public Type seed(String text, CAS cas) {
+    Type type = cas.getTypeSystem().getType(TextSeeder.seedType);
+    AnnotationFS annotation = cas.createAnnotation(type, 0, text.length());
+    cas.addFsToIndexes(annotation);
+    return type;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/MultipleSeedersTest.java b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/MultipleSeedersTest.java
index 4dc4595..2cb8fc9 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/MultipleSeedersTest.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/engine/MultipleSeedersTest.java
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.uima.ruta.engine;
-
-import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.AnalysisEngine;
-import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.AnalysisEngineProcessException;
-import org.apache.uima.fit.factory.AnalysisEngineFactory;
-import org.apache.uima.fit.util.JCasUtil;
-import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas;
-import org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceInitializationException;
-import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.ALL;
-import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.TruePositive;
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-public class MultipleSeedersTest {
-
-  @Test
-  public void test() throws ResourceInitializationException, AnalysisEngineProcessException {
-    
-    AnalysisEngine ae = AnalysisEngineFactory.createEngine(RutaEngine.class, 
-            RutaEngine.PARAM_RULES, "TokenSeed{-> TruePositive};",
-            RutaEngine.PARAM_SEEDERS, new String[] {DummySeeder.class.getName(),DummySeeder.class.getName()});
-    
-    JCas jcas = ae.newJCas();
-    jcas.setDocumentText("Dummy text.");
-    ae.process(jcas);
-    
-    Assert.assertEquals(2, JCasUtil.select(jcas, TruePositive.class).size());
-    Assert.assertEquals(0, JCasUtil.select(jcas, ALL.class).size());
-    
-  }
-  
-}
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.uima.ruta.engine;
+
+import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.AnalysisEngine;
+import org.apache.uima.analysis_engine.AnalysisEngineProcessException;
+import org.apache.uima.fit.factory.AnalysisEngineFactory;
+import org.apache.uima.fit.util.JCasUtil;
+import org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas;
+import org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceInitializationException;
+import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.ALL;
+import org.apache.uima.ruta.type.TruePositive;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class MultipleSeedersTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void test() throws ResourceInitializationException, AnalysisEngineProcessException {
+    
+    AnalysisEngine ae = AnalysisEngineFactory.createEngine(RutaEngine.class, 
+            RutaEngine.PARAM_RULES, "TokenSeed{-> TruePositive};",
+            RutaEngine.PARAM_SEEDERS, new String[] {DummySeeder.class.getName(),DummySeeder.class.getName()});
+    
+    JCas jcas = ae.newJCas();
+    jcas.setDocumentText("Dummy text.");
+    ae.process(jcas);
+    
+    Assert.assertEquals(2, JCasUtil.select(jcas, TruePositive.class).size());
+    Assert.assertEquals(0, JCasUtil.select(jcas, ALL.class).size());
+    
+  }
+  
+}
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/expression/annotation/AnnotationLabelExpressionTest.java b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/expression/annotation/AnnotationLabelExpressionTest.java
index e075e0b..27f8dde 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/expression/annotation/AnnotationLabelExpressionTest.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/expression/annotation/AnnotationLabelExpressionTest.java
@@ -795,17 +795,4 @@
 
   }
 
-  @Test
-  @Ignore
-  public void testInlineWithQuantifier() throws Exception {
-    
-    String script = "";
-    script += "CW{-> Struct1, Struct1.a=sw} sw:SW;\n";
-    script += "sw:SW{-> Struct1, Struct1.a=sw};\n";
-    script += "p:PERIOD{-> Struct1, Struct1.a=p};\n";
-    script += "(s1:Struct1<-{u1:s1.a;} (s2:Struct1<-{u2:s2.a{u2.ct==u1.ct};})+){-> T1};\n";
-    CAS cas = this.applyOnStruct4Cas(script);
-    RutaTestUtils.assertAnnotationsEquals(cas, 1, 1, "Some text");
-  }
-  
 }
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/CSVTableTest.java b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/CSVTableTest.java
index 927226c..6588a91 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/CSVTableTest.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/resource/CSVTableTest.java
@@ -1,76 +1,76 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.uima.ruta.resource;
-
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-public class CSVTableTest {
-  private static final String CUSTOM_SEPARATOR = "#|#";
-
-  @Test
-  public void testDefaultLookup() throws IOException {
-    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
-            CSVTable.DEFAULT_CSV_SEPARATOR);
-    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 0, "this is the first line first column");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 1, "ONE");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 0, "this is the second line first column");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 1, "TWO");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 0, "this is the a line with custom");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 1, " non default separator used#|#THREE");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testDefaultLookupWithEmptyColumn() throws IOException {
-    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
-            CSVTable.DEFAULT_CSV_SEPARATOR);
-    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 0, "line with empty column");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 1, " "); // spacer added by table implementation
-    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 2, "AFTER_EMPTY_COLUMN");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testLookupWithCustomSeparator() throws IOException {
-    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
-            CUSTOM_SEPARATOR);
-    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 0, "this is the first line first column;ONE");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 0, "this is the second line first column;TWO");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 0, "this is the a line with custom; non default separator used");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 1, "THREE");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testLookupWithCustomSeparatorAndEmptyColumn() throws IOException {
-    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
-            CUSTOM_SEPARATOR);
-    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 0, "line with empty column custom separator");
-    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 1, " "); // spacer added by table implementation
-    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 2, "AFTER_EMPTY_COLUMN2");
-  }
-
-  private void checkValue(CSVTable table, int row, int column, String expectedValue) {
-    String actualValue = table.getEntry(row, column);
-    assertThat(actualValue, is(expectedValue));
-  }
-
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.uima.ruta.resource;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CSVTableTest {
+  private static final String CUSTOM_SEPARATOR = "#|#";
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDefaultLookup() throws IOException {
+    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
+            CSVTable.DEFAULT_CSV_SEPARATOR);
+    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 0, "this is the first line first column");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 1, "ONE");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 0, "this is the second line first column");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 1, "TWO");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 0, "this is the a line with custom");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 1, " non default separator used#|#THREE");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDefaultLookupWithEmptyColumn() throws IOException {
+    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
+            CSVTable.DEFAULT_CSV_SEPARATOR);
+    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 0, "line with empty column");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 1, " "); // spacer added by table implementation
+    checkValue(csvTable, 3, 2, "AFTER_EMPTY_COLUMN");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testLookupWithCustomSeparator() throws IOException {
+    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
+            CUSTOM_SEPARATOR);
+    checkValue(csvTable, 0, 0, "this is the first line first column;ONE");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 1, 0, "this is the second line first column;TWO");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 0, "this is the a line with custom; non default separator used");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 2, 1, "THREE");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testLookupWithCustomSeparatorAndEmptyColumn() throws IOException {
+    CSVTable csvTable = new CSVTable(CSVTable.class.getResourceAsStream("test_csvfile.csv"),
+            CUSTOM_SEPARATOR);
+    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 0, "line with empty column custom separator");
+    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 1, " "); // spacer added by table implementation
+    checkValue(csvTable, 4, 2, "AFTER_EMPTY_COLUMN2");
+  }
+
+  private void checkValue(CSVTable table, int row, int column, String expectedValue) {
+    String actualValue = table.getEntry(row, column);
+    assertThat(actualValue, is(expectedValue));
+  }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCard2Test.java b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCard2Test.java
index 937bfeb..720670b 100644
--- a/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCard2Test.java
+++ b/ruta-core/src/test/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/rule/WildCard2Test.java
@@ -271,4 +271,18 @@
     RutaTestUtils.assertAnnotationsEquals(cas, 2, 0);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testLastElementAlsoAnnotatedWithLookahead() throws Exception {
+    String document = "a b c. a b c.";
+    String script = "ANY+{-PARTOF({PERIOD, T1})->T1};\n";
+    script += "\"a\" -> T2, T3;\n";
+    script += "\"c\" -> T3;\n";
+    script += "T1 -> { T2 # T3{-> T4};};\n";
+
+    CAS cas = RutaTestUtils.getCAS(document, null, null, false);
+    Ruta.apply(cas, script);
+
+    RutaTestUtils.assertAnnotationsEquals(cas, 4, 2, "c", "c");
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ruta-docbook/pom.xml b/ruta-docbook/pom.xml
index e8efb90..7167bb7 100644
--- a/ruta-docbook/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-docbook/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <name>Apache UIMA Ruta Documentation</name>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
+
   <properties>
     <uimaScmProject>${project.artifactId}</uimaScmProject>
     <bookNameRoot>tools.ruta.book</bookNameRoot>
diff --git a/ruta-docbook/src/docbook/tools.ruta.howtos.xml b/ruta-docbook/src/docbook/tools.ruta.howtos.xml
index 39e8532..3cecf68 100644
--- a/ruta-docbook/src/docbook/tools.ruta.howtos.xml
+++ b/ruta-docbook/src/docbook/tools.ruta.howtos.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 		<programlisting><![CDATA[<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
 <artifactId>ruta-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-<version>2.8.1</version>
+<version>3.0.1</version>
 <configuration>
 
  <!-- This is a exemplary configuration, which explicitly specifies the 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
     <programlisting><![CDATA[<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
 <artifactId>ruta-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-<version>2.8.1</version>
+<version>3.0.1</version>
 <configuration></configuration>
 <executions>
 <execution>
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
     <programlisting><![CDATA[<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
 <artifactId>ruta-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-<version>2.8.1</version>
+<version>3.0.1</version>
 <configuration></configuration>
 <executions>
 <execution>
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
     </para>  
     
     <programlisting><![CDATA[mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.uima 
-    -DarchetypeArtifactId=ruta-maven-archetype -DarchetypeVersion=2.8.1
+    -DarchetypeArtifactId=ruta-maven-archetype -DarchetypeVersion=3.0.1
     -DgroupId=my.domain -DartifactId=my-ruta-project]]></programlisting>
     
     <para>
diff --git a/ruta-eclipse-feature/pom.xml b/ruta-eclipse-feature/pom.xml
index 3ad9038..2bca59a 100644
--- a/ruta-eclipse-feature/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-eclipse-feature/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-eclipse-update-site/category.xml b/ruta-eclipse-update-site/category.xml
index fea9ffa..b53d5f7 100644
--- a/ruta-eclipse-update-site/category.xml
+++ b/ruta-eclipse-update-site/category.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    ***************************************************************
    -->
 <site>
-   <feature url="features/org.apache.uima.ruta.feature_2.8.1.jar" id="org.apache.uima.ruta.feature" version="2.8.1">
+   <feature url="features/org.apache.uima.ruta.feature_3.0.0.jar" id="org.apache.uima.ruta.feature" version="3.0.0">
       <category name="apache-uima-ruta"/>
    </feature>
    <category-def name="apache-uima-ruta" label="Apache UIMA Ruta">
diff --git a/ruta-eclipse-update-site/pom.xml b/ruta-eclipse-update-site/pom.xml
index f7217d0..b5b4454 100644
--- a/ruta-eclipse-update-site/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-eclipse-update-site/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   
 	<artifactId>ruta-eclipse-update-site</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>2.8.1</version>
+	<version>3.0.1</version>
   
 	<name>Apache UIMA Ruta Eclipse: ${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The UIMA Ruta Eclipse update site</description>
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   <properties>
     <uimaScmProject>${project.artifactId}</uimaScmProject>
     <eclipseUpdateSiteComponent>ruta</eclipseUpdateSiteComponent>
-    <eclipseUpdateSubSite>${project.build.directory}/eclipse-update-site/${eclipseUpdateSiteComponent}</eclipseUpdateSubSite>
-    <item-maven-release-version>2.8.1</item-maven-release-version>
-    <item-eclipse-release-version>2.8.1</item-eclipse-release-version>
+    <eclipseUpdateSubSite>${project.build.directory}/eclipse-update-site-v3/${eclipseUpdateSiteComponent}</eclipseUpdateSubSite>
+    <item-maven-release-version>3.0.1</item-maven-release-version>
+    <item-eclipse-release-version>3.0.1</item-eclipse-release-version>
     <dropPrevVersions>false</dropPrevVersions>
   </properties>
 	<build>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                 <artifactItem><groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId><artifactId>ruta-ep-ide</artifactId>            <version>${item-maven-release-version}</version><destFileName>org.apache.uima.ruta.ide_${item-eclipse-release-version}.jar      </destFileName></artifactItem>
                 <artifactItem><groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId><artifactId>ruta-ep-ide-ui</artifactId>         <version>${item-maven-release-version}</version><destFileName>org.apache.uima.ruta.ide.ui_${item-eclipse-release-version}.jar   </destFileName></artifactItem>
                 <artifactItem><groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId><artifactId>ruta-ep-textruler</artifactId>      <version>${item-maven-release-version}</version><destFileName>org.apache.uima.ruta.textruler_${item-eclipse-release-version}.jar</destFileName></artifactItem>
-                <artifactItem><groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId><artifactId>ruta-ep-core-ext</artifactId>      <version>${item-maven-release-version}</version><destFileName>org.apache.uima.ruta.core.ext_${item-eclipse-release-version}.jar</destFileName></artifactItem>
+                <artifactItem><groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId><artifactId>ruta-ep-core-ext</artifactId>       <version>${item-maven-release-version}</version><destFileName>org.apache.uima.ruta.core.ext_${item-eclipse-release-version}.jar</destFileName></artifactItem>
               </artifactItems>            
               <outputDirectory>${toBePacked}</outputDirectory>              
             </configuration>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	                        <delete dir="${eclipseUpdateSubSite}" quiet="true" />
 	                        <exec executable="svn" failonerror="true">
 	                          <arg value="checkout" />
-	                          <arg value="${distsvnroot}repos/dist/release/uima/eclipse-update-site/${eclipseUpdateSiteComponent}" />
+	                          <arg value="${distsvnroot}repos/dist/release/uima/eclipse-update-site-v3/${eclipseUpdateSiteComponent}" />
 	                          <arg value="${eclipseUpdateSubSite}" />
 	                        </exec> 
 	                        
diff --git a/ruta-ep-addons/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-addons/pom.xml
index 2fdb2a3..78691e7 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-addons/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-addons/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
diff --git a/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/ExplainTree.java b/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/ExplainTree.java
index 1268cbe..9c0ea11 100755
--- a/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/ExplainTree.java
+++ b/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/ExplainTree.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             debugInlinedBlock.getAsCondition(), debugInlinedBlock.getMatched(), ts);
     parent.addChild(inlinedBlockNode);
 
-    FSArray inlinedRules = debugInlinedBlock.getInlinedRules();
+    FSArray<DebugScriptApply> inlinedRules = debugInlinedBlock.getInlinedRules();
     if (inlinedRules != null) {
       for (FeatureStructure each : inlinedRules) {
         buildTree(each, inlinedBlockNode, ts, offset, onlyRules);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    FSArray inlinedActionBlocks = fs.getInlinedActionBlocks();
+    FSArray<DebugInlinedBlock> inlinedActionBlocks = fs.getInlinedActionBlocks();
     if (inlinedActionBlocks != null) {
       InlinedRootNode inlinedRootNode = new InlinedRootNode(remsNode, ts);
       remsNode.setInlined(inlinedRootNode);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         buildTree(each, remNode, ts, offset, onlyRules);
       }
     }
-    FSArray inlinedConditionBlocks = fs.getInlinedConditionBlocks();
+    FSArray<DebugInlinedBlock> inlinedConditionBlocks = fs.getInlinedConditionBlocks();
     if (inlinedConditionBlocks != null) {
       InlinedRootNode inlinedRootNode = new InlinedRootNode(remNode, ts);
       remNode.setInlined(inlinedRootNode);
diff --git a/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/RuleElementMatchNode.java b/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/RuleElementMatchNode.java
index 2ef1a35..39d8fe0 100755
--- a/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/RuleElementMatchNode.java
+++ b/ruta-ep-addons/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/ruta/explain/tree/RuleElementMatchNode.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.caseditor.view.tree.IAnnotationNode;
 import org.apache.uima.ruta.explain.ExplainConstants;
 
-public class RuleElementMatchNode extends ExplainAbstractTreeNode implements IEvaluatedNode,
-        IAnnotationNode {
+public class RuleElementMatchNode extends ExplainAbstractTreeNode
+        implements IEvaluatedNode, IAnnotationNode {
 
   private boolean matched;
 
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
     matched = baseFS.getBooleanValue(baseFeat);
 
     f = fs.getType().getFeatureByBaseName(ExplainConstants.CONDITIONS);
-    ArrayFS value = (ArrayFS) fs.getFeatureValue(f);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    ArrayFS<FeatureStructure> value = (ArrayFS<FeatureStructure>) fs.getFeatureValue(f);
     if (value != null) {
       FeatureStructure[] fsarray = value.toArray();
       for (FeatureStructure each : fsarray) {
diff --git a/ruta-ep-caseditor/.gitignore b/ruta-ep-caseditor/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-caseditor/.gitignore
+++ b/ruta-ep-caseditor/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-ep-caseditor/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-caseditor/pom.xml
index eed81f1..3306d69 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-caseditor/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-caseditor/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
diff --git a/ruta-ep-core-ext/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-core-ext/pom.xml
index a072c93..0991dd9 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-core-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-core-ext/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
diff --git a/ruta-ep-engine/.gitignore b/ruta-ep-engine/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-engine/.gitignore
+++ b/ruta-ep-engine/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-ep-engine/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-engine/pom.xml
index f781363..113f336 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-engine/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-ep-ide-ui/.gitignore b/ruta-ep-ide-ui/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-ide-ui/.gitignore
+++ b/ruta-ep-ide-ui/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-ep-ide-ui/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-ide-ui/pom.xml
index 4775b98..9d815f3 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-ide-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-ide-ui/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-ep-ide/.gitignore b/ruta-ep-ide/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-ide/.gitignore
+++ b/ruta-ep-ide/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-ep-ide/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-ide/pom.xml
index b2de160..4057c37 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-ide/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-ide/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml
index 09b7f8f..1b041c8 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-ep-textruler/.gitignore b/ruta-ep-textruler/.gitignore
index 718773c..7e3a306 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-textruler/.gitignore
+++ b/ruta-ep-textruler/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-META-INF/
+META-INF/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruta-ep-textruler/pom.xml b/ruta-ep-textruler/pom.xml
index 84b3836..e675b10 100644
--- a/ruta-ep-textruler/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-ep-textruler/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-ep-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-ep-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/ruta-maven-archetype/pom.xml b/ruta-maven-archetype/pom.xml
index c6292cd..3529af5 100644
--- a/ruta-maven-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-maven-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
diff --git a/ruta-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/ruta-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 55a3da4..3eea8b2 100644
--- a/ruta-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
-    <uima-version>2.10.4</uima-version>
+    <uima-version>3.1.1</uima-version>
     <ruta-version>${archetypeVersion}</ruta-version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/ruta-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/ruta-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 544c151..2c23714 100644
--- a/ruta-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <!-- This artifact name follows the conventions described http://books.sonatype.com/mvnref-book/reference/writing-plugins-sect-custom-plugin.html
-    where patterns like xxx-maven-plugin and maven-xxx-plugin can be invoked just using xxx if the right 
+    where patterns like xxx-maven-plugin and maven-xxx-plugin can be invoked just using xxx if the right
     settings are in place -->
   <artifactId>ruta-maven-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <properties>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
-        <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence 
+        <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence
           on the Maven build itself. -->
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
diff --git a/ruta-parent/pom.xml b/ruta-parent/pom.xml
index 0b0c451..f604200 100644
--- a/ruta-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-parent/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache UIMA Ruta: ${project.artifactId}</name>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
   <inceptionYear>2011</inceptionYear>
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
       (http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/), licensed under the
       Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
     </postNoticeText>
-    <uimaVersion>2.10.4</uimaVersion>
-    <uimafit-version>2.4.0</uimafit-version>
+    <uimaVersion>3.1.1</uimaVersion>
+    <uimafit-version>3.0.0</uimafit-version>
     <spring-version>4.3.22.RELEASE</spring-version>
     <!--
       BACKWARD_COMPATIBLE_IMPLEMENTER - patch version (=.=.+)
diff --git a/ruta-typesystem/pom.xml b/ruta-typesystem/pom.xml
index db5920a..10bb713 100644
--- a/ruta-typesystem/pom.xml
+++ b/ruta-typesystem/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
     <artifactId>ruta-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../ruta-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>