diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6494a221..2298d8db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "description": "test",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "abaplint",
-    "unit": "rm -rf output && abap_transpile && echo RUNNING && node output/index.mjs && echo OK",
-    "integration": "rm -rf output_test && abap_transpile ./abap_transpile_test.json && node output_test/index.mjs",
+    "unit": "rm -rf output && abap_transpile && echo RUNNING && node --expose-gc output/index.mjs && echo OK",
+    "integration": "rm -rf output_test && abap_transpile ./abap_transpile_test.json && node --expose-gc output_test/index.mjs",
     "test": "npm run lint && npm run unit"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.abap b/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.abap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d413db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.abap
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+CLASS cl_abap_weak_reference DEFINITION PUBLIC.
+  PUBLIC SECTION.
+    METHODS constructor
+      IMPORTING
+        oref TYPE REF TO object.
+
+    METHODS get
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(oref) TYPE REF TO object.
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
+    DATA mv_ref TYPE x LENGTH 1.
+ENDCLASS.
+
+CLASS cl_abap_weak_reference IMPLEMENTATION.
+  METHOD constructor.
+    ASSERT oref IS NOT INITIAL.
+* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/WeakRef
+    WRITE '@KERNEL this.mv_ref = new WeakRef(oref);'.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD get.
+    WRITE '@KERNEL oref.set(this.mv_ref.deref());'.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+ENDCLASS.
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diff --git a/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.testclasses.abap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99bfffc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/abap/cl_abap_weak_reference.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+CLASS ltcl_dummy DEFINITION FOR TESTING.
+ENDCLASS.
+
+CLASS ltcl_dummy IMPLEMENTATION.
+ENDCLASS.
+
+******************************
+
+CLASS ltcl_weak_reference DEFINITION FOR TESTING RISK LEVEL HARMLESS DURATION SHORT FINAL.
+
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
+    METHODS basic FOR TESTING.
+    METHODS collected FOR TESTING.
+
+    METHODS method RETURNING VALUE(weak) TYPE REF TO cl_abap_weak_reference.
+
+ENDCLASS.
+
+CLASS ltcl_weak_reference IMPLEMENTATION.
+
+  METHOD basic.
+
+    DATA ref  TYPE REF TO ltcl_dummy.
+    DATA weak TYPE REF TO cl_abap_weak_reference.
+
+    CREATE OBJECT ref.
+    CREATE OBJECT weak EXPORTING oref = ref.
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = weak->get( )
+      exp = ref ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD method.
+    DATA ref TYPE REF TO ltcl_dummy.
+    CREATE OBJECT ref.
+    CREATE OBJECT weak EXPORTING oref = ref.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD collected.
+    DATA weak TYPE REF TO cl_abap_weak_reference.
+
+    weak = method( ).
+
+* https://github.com/orgs/nodejs/discussions/36467
+    WRITE '@KERNEL await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));;'.
+* works only on NodeJS, with --expose-gc
+    WRITE '@KERNEL global.gc();'.
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_initial( weak->get( ) ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+ENDCLASS.
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diff --git a/src/rtti/cl_abap_typedescr.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/rtti/cl_abap_typedescr.clas.testclasses.abap
index 088fe199..0723f547 100644
--- a/src/rtti/cl_abap_typedescr.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/rtti/cl_abap_typedescr.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ CLASS ltcl_test DEFINITION FOR TESTING RISK LEVEL HARMLESS DURATION SHORT FINAL.
     METHODS structure_absolute FOR TESTING.
 
     METHODS tab_length FOR TESTING.
+    METHODS identical_refs1 FOR TESTING.
+    METHODS identical_refs2 FOR TESTING.
+    METHODS identical_refs3 FOR TESTING.
+    METHODS identical_refs4 FOR TESTING.
 
 ENDCLASS.
 
@@ -623,4 +627,54 @@ CLASS ltcl_test IMPLEMENTATION.
       exp = 8 ).
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+  METHOD identical_refs1.
+    " DATA t    TYPE timestamp.
+    " DATA ref1 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " DATA ref2 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " ref1 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t ).
+    " ref2 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t ).
+    " cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+    "   act = ref1
+    "   exp = ref2 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD identical_refs2.
+    " TYPES ty TYPE c LENGTH 2.
+    " DATA t1 TYPE ty.
+    " DATA t2 TYPE ty.
+    " DATA ref1 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " DATA ref2 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " ref1 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t1 ).
+    " ref2 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t2 ).
+    " cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+    "   act = ref1
+    "   exp = ref2 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD identical_refs3.
+    " DATA t1 TYPE c LENGTH 2.
+    " DATA t2 TYPE c LENGTH 2.
+    " DATA ref1 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " DATA ref2 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " ref1 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t1 ).
+    " ref2 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t2 ).
+    " cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+    "   act = ref1
+    "   exp = ref2 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD identical_refs4.
+    " TYPES ty1 TYPE c LENGTH 2.
+    " TYPES ty2 TYPE c LENGTH 2.
+    " DATA t1 TYPE ty1.
+    " DATA t2 TYPE ty2.
+    " DATA ref1 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " DATA ref2 TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
+    " ref1 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t1 ).
+    " ref2 = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( t2 ).
+    " IF ref1 = ref2.
+    "   cl_abap_unit_assert=>fail( ).
+    " ENDIF.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
 ENDCLASS.
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diff --git a/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.abap b/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.abap
index 7a336076..8fd38ba7 100644
--- a/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.abap
+++ b/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.abap
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ CLASS cl_abap_unit_assert DEFINITION PUBLIC.
     CLASS-METHODS
       assert_differs
         IMPORTING
-          act   TYPE any
-          exp   TYPE any
+          act   TYPE simple
+          exp   TYPE simple
           msg   TYPE csequence OPTIONAL
           quit  TYPE i OPTIONAL
           level TYPE i OPTIONAL.
diff --git a/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.locals_imp.abap b/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.locals_imp.abap
index 57042679..eb068f35 100644
--- a/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.locals_imp.abap
+++ b/src/unit/cl_abap_unit_assert.clas.locals_imp.abap
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-* Note: dont reuse RTTI here, would like to keep it
-* possible to run unit tests without RTTI if possible
+* Note: dont reuse RTTI here, would like to keep it possible to run unit tests without RTTI
 CLASS lcl_dump DEFINITION.
   PUBLIC SECTION.
     CLASS-METHODS to_string
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ ENDCLASS.
 CLASS lcl_dump IMPLEMENTATION.
   METHOD to_string.
     DATA lv_type TYPE c LENGTH 1.
+    DATA lv_name TYPE string.
 
     DESCRIBE FIELD iv_val TYPE lv_type.
     CASE lv_type.
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ CLASS lcl_dump IMPLEMENTATION.
         rv_str = dump_structure( iv_val ).
       WHEN 'h'.
         rv_str = |[itab]|.
+      WHEN 'r'.
+        WRITE '@KERNEL lv_name.set(iv_val.get().constructor.name);'.
+        rv_str = |[object, { lv_name }]|.
       WHEN OTHERS.
         rv_str = |{ iv_val }|.
     ENDCASE.
diff --git a/src/unit/osql/cl_osql_test_environment.clas.abap b/src/unit/osql/cl_osql_test_environment.clas.abap
index 5642492c..95fb576c 100644
--- a/src/unit/osql/cl_osql_test_environment.clas.abap
+++ b/src/unit/osql/cl_osql_test_environment.clas.abap
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CLASS cl_osql_test_environment DEFINITION PUBLIC.
     DATA mo_sql    TYPE REF TO cl_sql_statement.
 
     METHODS initialize.
+    METHODS set_runtime_prefix.
 ENDCLASS.
 
 CLASS cl_osql_test_environment IMPLEMENTATION.
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ CLASS cl_osql_test_environment IMPLEMENTATION.
     DATA lv_sql    TYPE string.
     DATA lo_result TYPE REF TO cl_sql_result_set.
     DATA lr_ref    TYPE REF TO data.
-    DATA lv_extra  TYPE string.
 
     WRITE '@KERNEL if (abap.dbo.schemaPrefix !== "") throw new Error("already prefixed");'.
 
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ CLASS cl_osql_test_environment IMPLEMENTATION.
       mo_sql->execute_update( lv_sql ).
     ENDLOOP.
 
+    set_runtime_prefix( ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD set_runtime_prefix.
+
+    DATA lv_extra TYPE string.
     lv_extra = |'.'|.
     WRITE '@KERNEL abap.dbo.schemaPrefix = this.mv_schema.get() + lv_extra.get();'.
 
@@ -91,6 +98,8 @@ CLASS cl_osql_test_environment IMPLEMENTATION.
     DATA lo_struct_descr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_structdescr.
     DATA lv_table        TYPE string.
 
+    set_runtime_prefix( ).
+
     lo_table_descr ?= cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_data( i_data ).
     lo_struct_descr ?= lo_table_descr->get_table_line_type( ).
     lv_table = lo_struct_descr->get_relative_name( ).