diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   the assumption is that the calling program will escape
   the strings appropriately for the output format.)
 - If the value of the variable is a boolean value, it
-  will be rendered as `true` if true, or as empty if false.
+  will be rendered as `true` if true, or as `false` if false.
 - If the value is a list, the values will be concatenated.
 - If the value is a map, the string `true` will be rendered.
 - Every other value will be rendered as the empty string.
@@ -126,10 +126,17 @@
 matched delimiters) and ends with `endif` (enclosed in matched
 delimiters).  It may optionally contain an `else` (enclosed in
 matched delimiters).  The `if` section is used if
-`variable` has a non-empty value, otherwise the `else`
-section is used (if present).  (Note that even the
-string `false` counts as a true value.) Examples:
+`variable` has a true value, otherwise the `else`
+section is used (if present).  The following values
+count as true:
 
+- any map
+- any array containing at least one true value
+- any nonempty string (even `false`)
+- boolean True
+
+Examples:
+
 ```
 $if(foo)$bar$endif$
 
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@
 
 A for loop begins with `for(variable)` (enclosed in
 matched delimiters) and ends with `endfor` (enclosed in matched
-delimiters.
+delimiters).
 
 - If `variable` is an array, the material inside the loop will
   be evaluated repeatedly, with `variable` being set to each
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
 # doctemplates
 
+## 0.11.1
+
+  * Add `getVariables`, returning free variables of a template [API change].
+    Returns variable names in order of first occurrence, without
+    duplicates, excluding variables bound inside for loops (the loop
+    variable, fields underneath it, and the anaphoric variable `it`).
+
+  * Fix off-by-one error in `alpha` pipe.
+
+  * Fix `roman` pipe for numbers >= 4000.
+
+  * Fix `reverse`, `alpha`, `roman` pipes on multi-chunk Docs.
+
+## 0.11.0.1
+
+  * Bump version bounds for doclayout.
+
+  * Fix typos.
+
+## 0.11
+
+  * Remove HsYAML depenedency.
+
+  * Remove upper bound for criterion.
+
+## 0.10.0.2
+
+  * Use doclayout 0.4.
+
+## 0.10.0.1
+
+  * Don't rely on aeson Object being implemented as a HashMap.
+    This change is needed for doctemplates to compile against aeson 2.0.0.0.
+
+## 0.10
+
+  * Change rendering and conditional behavior with booleans.
+    Previously, `$if(foo)$` evaluated to false iff `foo`
+    would render as the empty string. This forced us to render
+    a boolean False value as an empty string, rather than `false`.
+    And this has caused various problems with templates
+    (#16, jgm/pandoc#7402).  Now, boolean False values render as
+    `false` -- just as True values render as `true`.  And conditionals
+    are now sensitive to booleans, so `$if(foo)$` evaluates to false
+    when `foo` is a boolean False value, even though it would render
+    as the nonempty string `false`.
+
 ## 0.9
 
   * Add BoolVal constructor to Val.  This gives a smoother
diff --git a/doctemplates.cabal b/doctemplates.cabal
--- a/doctemplates.cabal
+++ b/doctemplates.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                doctemplates
-version:             0.9
+version:             0.11.1
 synopsis:            Pandoc-style document templates
 description:         This is the text templating system used by pandoc.
                      It supports variable interpolation, iteration,
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
 copyright:           2016-19 John MacFarlane
 category:            Text
 build-type:          Simple
--- extra-source-files:
-data-files:          README.md
+extra-doc-files:     README.md
                      changelog.md
 extra-source-files:  test/*.test
                      test/*.txt
                      test/*.tex
-cabal-version:       >=1.10
+cabal-version:       2.0
 
 library
   hs-source-dirs:      src
@@ -32,15 +31,13 @@
                        safe,
                        text-conversions,
                        aeson,
-                       HsYAML >= 0.2 && < 0.3,
                        text,
-                       doclayout >= 0.3 && < 0.4,
-                       containers,
+                       doclayout >= 0.4 && < 0.7,
+                       containers >= 0.6.0.1,
                        vector,
                        filepath,
                        parsec,
                        mtl,
-                       unordered-containers,
                        scientific
   if !impl(ghc >= 8.0)
     build-depends:     semigroups == 0.18.*
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@
   main-is:             test.hs
   build-depends:       base,
                        doctemplates,
-                       doclayout >= 0.3 && < 0.4,
+                       doclayout >= 0.4 && < 0.7,
                        containers,
                        aeson,
                        Glob,
@@ -72,9 +69,9 @@
   Main-Is:         bench.hs
   Hs-Source-Dirs:  bench
   Build-Depends:   doctemplates,
-                   doclayout >= 0.3 && < 0.4,
+                   doclayout >= 0.4 && < 0.7,
                    base >= 4.8 && < 5,
-                   criterion >= 1.0 && < 1.6,
+                   criterion >= 1.0,
                    filepath,
                    aeson,
                    text,
diff --git a/src/Text/DocTemplates.hs b/src/Text/DocTemplates.hs
--- a/src/Text/DocTemplates.hs
+++ b/src/Text/DocTemplates.hs
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
     verbatim. (Note that no escaping is done; the assumption is that the
     calling program will escape the strings appropriately for the output
     format.)
+-   If the value of the variable is a boolean value, it will be rendered
+    as @true@ if true, or as @false@ if false.
 -   If the value is a list, the values will be concatenated.
 -   If the value is a map, the string @true@ will be rendered.
 -   Every other value will be rendered as the empty string.
@@ -113,18 +115,22 @@
 
 -   If the value is a number, it will be rendered as an integer if
     possible, otherwise as a floating-point number.
--   If the value is a JSON boolean, it will be rendered as @true@ if
-    true, and as the empty string if false.
 
 == Conditionals
 
 A conditional begins with @if(variable)@ (enclosed in matched
 delimiters) and ends with @endif@ (enclosed in matched delimiters). It
 may optionally contain an @else@ (enclosed in matched delimiters). The
-@if@ section is used if @variable@ has a non-empty value, otherwise the
-@else@ section is used (if present). (Note that even the string @false@
-counts as a true value.) Examples:
+@if@ section is used if @variable@ has a true value, otherwise the
+@else@ section is used (if present). The following values count as true:
 
+-   any map
+-   any array containing at least one true value
+-   any nonempty string (even @false@)
+-   boolean True
+
+Examples:
+
 > $if(foo)$bar$endif$
 >
 > $if(foo)$
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@
 -}
 
 module Text.DocTemplates ( renderTemplate
+                         , getVariables
                          , compileTemplate
                          , compileTemplateFile
                          , applyTemplate
@@ -418,7 +425,7 @@
 import Text.DocTemplates.Parser (compileTemplate)
 import Text.DocTemplates.Internal ( TemplateMonad(..), Context(..),
             Val(..), ToContext(..), FromContext(..), TemplateTarget,
-            Template, renderTemplate )
+            Template, renderTemplate, getVariables )
 
 -- | Compile a template from a file.  IO errors will be
 -- raised as exceptions; template parsing errors result in
diff --git a/src/Text/DocTemplates/Internal.hs b/src/Text/DocTemplates/Internal.hs
--- a/src/Text/DocTemplates/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Text/DocTemplates/Internal.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 module Text.DocTemplates.Internal
       ( renderTemplate
+      , getVariables
       , TemplateMonad(..)
       , Context(..)
       , Val(..)
@@ -37,11 +38,9 @@
 
 import Data.Text.Conversions (FromText(..), ToText(..))
 import Data.Aeson (Value(..), ToJSON(..), FromJSON(..), Result(..), fromJSON)
-import Data.YAML (ToYAML(..), FromYAML(..), Node(..), Scalar(..))
 import Control.Monad.Identity
 import qualified Control.Monad.State.Strict as S
 import Data.Char (chr, ord)
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Text.Read as T
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Map as M
-import qualified Data.HashMap.Strict as H
+import Data.Containers.ListUtils (nubOrd)
 import qualified Data.Vector as V
 import Data.Scientific (floatingOrInteger)
-import Data.List (intersperse)
+import Data.List (intersperse, isPrefixOf)
 #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0)
 #else
 import Data.Semigroup
@@ -225,8 +224,7 @@
                                   Left (r :: Double)   -> show r
                                   Right (i :: Integer) -> show i
       Bool b      -> return $ BoolVal b
-      Object o    -> MapVal . Context . M.fromList . H.toList <$>
-                       mapM parseJSON o
+      Object _    -> MapVal . Context <$> parseJSON v
       _           -> return NullVal
 
 instance TemplateTarget a => FromJSON (Context a) where
@@ -236,28 +234,6 @@
       MapVal o -> return o
       _        -> fail "Expecting MapVal"
 
-instance TemplateTarget a => FromYAML (Val a) where
-  parseYAML v =
-    case v of
-      Mapping _ _ m -> MapVal . Context . M.fromList <$>
-                           mapM (\(key, val) -> do
-                                  val' <- parseYAML val
-                                  key' <- parseYAML key
-                                  return (key', val')) (M.toList m)
-      Sequence _ _ xs -> ListVal <$> mapM parseYAML xs
-      Scalar _ (SStr t) -> return $ SimpleVal $ fromString . fromText $ t
-      Scalar _ (SFloat n) -> return $ SimpleVal $ fromString . show $ n
-      Scalar _ (SInt n) -> return $ SimpleVal $ fromString . show $ n
-      Scalar _ (SBool b) -> return $ BoolVal b
-      _           -> return NullVal
-
-instance TemplateTarget a => FromYAML (Context a) where
-  parseYAML v = do
-    val <- parseYAML v
-    case val of
-      MapVal o -> return o
-      _        -> fail "Expecting MapVal"
-
 instance TemplateTarget a => ToJSON (Context a) where
   toJSON (Context m) = toJSON m
 
@@ -268,16 +244,6 @@
   toJSON (SimpleVal d) = toJSON $ toText $ DL.render Nothing d
   toJSON (BoolVal b) = toJSON b
 
-instance TemplateTarget a => ToYAML (Context a) where
-  toYAML (Context m) = toYAML m
-
-instance TemplateTarget a => ToYAML (Val a) where
-  toYAML NullVal = toYAML (Nothing :: Maybe Text)
-  toYAML (MapVal m) = toYAML m
-  toYAML (ListVal xs) = toYAML xs
-  toYAML (SimpleVal d) = toYAML $ toText $ DL.render Nothing d
-  toYAML (BoolVal b) = toYAML b
-
 mapDoc :: TemplateTarget a => (Doc a -> Doc a) -> Val a -> Val a
 mapDoc f val =
   case val of
@@ -287,6 +253,11 @@
     BoolVal b          -> BoolVal b
     NullVal            -> NullVal
 
+-- | The full rendered text of a 'Doc', regardless of how it is
+-- divided into chunks.
+renderedText :: TemplateTarget a => Doc a -> Text
+renderedText = toText . DL.render Nothing
+
 mapText :: TemplateTarget a => (Text -> Text) -> Val a -> Val a
 mapText f val =
   runIdentity (traverse (return . fromText . f . toText) val)
@@ -332,19 +303,22 @@
 applyPipe Reverse val =
   case val of
     ListVal xs  -> ListVal (reverse xs)
-    SimpleVal{} -> mapText T.reverse val
+    SimpleVal d -> SimpleVal $ DL.literal . fromText . T.reverse $
+                     renderedText d
     _           -> val
 applyPipe Chomp val = mapDoc DL.chomp val
-applyPipe ToAlpha val = mapText toAlpha val
-  where toAlpha t =
-          case T.decimal t of
-            Right (y,"") -> fromString [chr (ord 'a' + (y `mod` 26) - 1)]
-            _            -> t
-applyPipe ToRoman val = mapText toRoman' val
-  where toRoman' t =
-         case T.decimal t of
-           Right (y,"") -> fromMaybe t (toRoman y)
-           _            -> t
+applyPipe ToAlpha val = mapDoc toAlpha val
+  where toAlpha d =
+          case T.decimal (renderedText d) of
+            Right (y,"")
+              | y > (0 :: Int) -> fromString
+                                    [chr (ord 'a' + ((y - 1) `mod` 26))]
+            _            -> d
+applyPipe ToRoman val = mapDoc toRoman' val
+  where toRoman' d =
+         case T.decimal (renderedText d) of
+           Right (y,"") -> maybe d (DL.literal . fromText) (toRoman y)
+           _            -> d
 applyPipe NoWrap val = mapDoc DL.nowrap val
 applyPipe (Block align n border) val =
   let constructor = case align of
@@ -368,8 +342,8 @@
 -- | Convert number 0 < x < 4000 to lowercase roman numeral.
 toRoman :: Int -> Maybe Text
 toRoman x
-  | x >= 1000
-  , x < 4000  = ("m" <>) <$> toRoman (x - 1000)
+  | x >= 4000 = Nothing
+  | x >= 1000 = ("m" <>) <$> toRoman (x - 1000)
   | x >= 900  = ("cm" <>) <$> toRoman (x - 900)
   | x >= 500  = ("d" <>) <$> toRoman (x - 500)
   | x >= 400  = ("cd" <>) <$> toRoman (x - 400)
@@ -396,20 +370,34 @@
     Just v' -> multiLookup vs v'
 multiLookup _ _ = NullVal
 
-resolveVariable :: TemplateTarget a => Variable -> Context a -> [Doc a]
+-- The Bool indicates whether it's a true or false value.
+data Resolved a = Resolved Bool [Doc a]
+   deriving (Show, Read, Data, Typeable, Generic, Eq, Ord,
+             Foldable, Traversable, Functor)
+
+instance Semigroup (Resolved a) where
+  Resolved b1 x1 <> Resolved b2 x2 = Resolved (b1 || b2) (x1 <> x2)
+
+instance Monoid (Resolved a) where
+  mappend = (<>)
+  mempty = Resolved False []
+
+resolveVariable :: TemplateTarget a
+                => Variable -> Context a -> Resolved a
 resolveVariable v ctx = resolveVariable' v (MapVal ctx)
 
-resolveVariable' :: TemplateTarget a => Variable -> Val a -> [Doc a]
+resolveVariable' :: TemplateTarget a
+                 => Variable -> Val a -> Resolved a
 resolveVariable' v val =
   case applyPipes (varPipes v) $ multiLookup (varParts v) val of
-    ListVal xs    -> concatMap (resolveVariable' mempty) xs
+    ListVal xs    -> mconcat $ map (resolveVariable' mempty) xs
     SimpleVal d
-      | DL.isEmpty d -> []
-      | otherwise    -> [removeFinalNl d]
-    MapVal _      -> ["true"]
-    BoolVal True  -> ["true"]
-    BoolVal False -> []
-    NullVal       -> []
+      | DL.isEmpty d -> Resolved False []
+      | otherwise    -> Resolved True [removeFinalNl d]
+    MapVal _      -> Resolved True ["true"]
+    BoolVal True  -> Resolved True ["true"]
+    BoolVal False -> Resolved False ["false"]
+    NullVal       -> Resolved False []
 
 removeFinalNl :: Doc a -> Doc a
 removeFinalNl DL.NewLine        = mempty
@@ -446,6 +434,28 @@
                => Template a -> b -> Doc a
 renderTemplate t x = S.evalState (renderTemp t (toContext x)) 0
 
+-- | Retrieve the names of all free variables used in a template,
+-- in the order in which they first occur, without duplicates.
+-- The parts of a multipart variable (@foo.bar@) are separated
+-- by periods.  Variables bound inside a @for@ loop (the loop
+-- variable, fields underneath it, and the anaphoric variable
+-- @it@) are not included.
+getVariables :: Template a -> [Text]
+getVariables = nubOrd . map (T.intercalate ".") . go
+ where
+  go (Interpolate v)       = [varParts v]
+  go (Conditional v t1 t2) = varParts v : go t1 <> go t2
+  go (Iterate v t1 t2)     = varParts v :
+                             filter (not . boundBy v) (go t1) <> go t2
+  go (Nested t)            = go t
+  go (Partial _ t)         = go t
+  go (Literal _)           = []
+  go (Concat t1 t2)        = go t1 <> go t2
+  go Empty                 = []
+  -- inside the body of @for(v)@, variables under v are rebound
+  -- to the current list item, and "it" refers to the item itself
+  boundBy v parts = varParts v `isPrefixOf` parts || take 1 parts == ["it"]
+
 updateColumn :: TemplateTarget a => Doc a -> RenderState (Doc a)
 updateColumn x = do
   S.modify $ DL.updateColumn x
@@ -455,11 +465,12 @@
            => Template a -> Context a -> RenderState (Doc a)
 renderTemp (Literal t) _ = updateColumn t
 renderTemp (Interpolate v) ctx =
-  updateColumn $ mconcat $ resolveVariable v ctx
+  case resolveVariable v ctx of
+    Resolved _ xs -> updateColumn (mconcat xs)
 renderTemp (Conditional v ift elset) ctx =
   case resolveVariable v ctx of
-    [] -> renderTemp elset ctx
-    _  -> renderTemp ift ctx
+    Resolved False _ -> renderTemp elset ctx
+    Resolved True _  -> renderTemp ift ctx
 renderTemp (Iterate v t sep) ctx = do
   xs <- withVariable v ctx (renderTemp t)
   sep' <- renderTemp sep ctx
diff --git a/test/boolean.test b/test/boolean.test
--- a/test/boolean.test
+++ b/test/boolean.test
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 $if(bar)$XXX$else$YYY$endif$
 .
 true
-
+false
 XXX
 YYY
diff --git a/test/keyval.txt b/test/keyval.txt
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/test/keyval.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/test/test.hs b/test/test.hs
--- a/test/test.hs
+++ b/test/test.hs
@@ -80,6 +80,40 @@
                        :: Val T.Text) mempty))
                   Left e  -> T.pack e
       res @?= "hello this is a test of the wrapping\nhello this\nis a test\nof the\nwrapping"
+  , testCase "alpha pipe" $ do
+      (templ :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate "foo" "$one/alpha$ $twentysix/alpha$ $twentyseven/alpha$ $zero/alpha$"
+      let res :: T.Text
+          res = case templ of
+                  Right t -> render Nothing
+                   (renderTemplate t (object [ "one" .= (1 :: Int)
+                                             , "twentysix" .= (26 :: Int)
+                                             , "twentyseven" .= (27 :: Int)
+                                             , "zero" .= (0 :: Int) ]))
+                  Left e  -> T.pack e
+      res @?= "a z a 0"
+  , testCase "getVariables" $ do
+      (res :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate "" "$b$$a$$if(foo.bar)$$b$$else$$baz$$endif$"
+      fmap getVariables res @?= Right ["b", "a", "foo.bar", "baz"]
+  , testCase "getVariables excludes loop-bound variables" $ do
+      (res :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate ""
+          "$for(employee)$$employee.name$: $it.salary$ $company$$sep$$separator$$endfor$"
+      fmap getVariables res @?= Right ["employee", "company", "separator"]
+  , testCase "getVariables excludes it in bracketed loop" $ do
+      (res :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate "" "$items[, ]$"
+      fmap getVariables res @?= Right ["items"]
+  , testCase "getVariables with nested loops" $ do
+      (res :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate ""
+          "$for(a)$$for(a.b)$$it$$a.c$$x$$endfor$$endfor$"
+      fmap getVariables res @?= Right ["a", "x"]
+  , testCase "getVariables includes it outside of loops" $ do
+      (res :: Either String (Template T.Text)) <-
+        compileTemplate "" "$it$"
+      fmap getVariables res @?= Right ["it"]
   ]
 
 {- The test "golden" files are structured as follows:
