diff --git a/compiler/suggest.nim b/compiler/suggest.nim
index 6b168670ca..072145a704 100644
--- a/compiler/suggest.nim
+++ b/compiler/suggest.nim
@@ -20,52 +20,119 @@ const
   sectionContext = "con"
   sectionUsage = "use"
 
+type
+  Section = enum sug, def, con, use
+  Suggest = object
+    section: Section
+    qualifiedPath: seq[string]
+    filePath: string
+    line: int                   # Starts at 1
+    column: int                 # Starts at 0
+    doc: string           # Not escaped (yet)
+    symkind: TSymKind
+    forth: string               # XXX TODO object on symkind
+
+var
+  suggestionResultHook*: proc (result: Suggest) {.closure.}
+
 #template sectionSuggest(): expr = "##begin\n" & getStackTrace() & "##end\n"
 
 template origModuleName(m: PSym): string = m.name.s
 
-proc symToStr(s: PSym, isLocal: bool, section: string, li: TLineInfo): string = 
-  result = section
-  result.add(sep)
+proc parseSection(s: string): Section =
+  case s:
+  of "sug": result = sug
+  of "con": result = con
+  of "use": result = use
+  of "def": result = def
+  else: raise newException(ERecoverableError, "Answer type incorrect")
+
+proc parseSymKind(s: string): TSymKind =
+  case s:
+  of "skDynLib": result = skDynLib
+  of "skParam": result = skParam
+  of "skGenericParam": result = skGenericParam
+  of "skTemp": result = skTemp
+  of "skModule": result = skModule
+  of "skType": result = skType
+  of "skVar": result = skVar
+  of "skLet": result = skLet
+  of "skConst": result = skConst
+  of "skResult": result = skResult
+  of "skProc": result = skProc
+  of "skMethod": result = skMethod
+  of "skIterator": result = skIterator
+  of "skClosureIterator": result = skClosureIterator
+  of "skConverter": result = skConverter
+  of "skMacro": result = skMacro
+  of "skTemplate": result = skTemplate
+  of "skField": result = skField
+  of "skEnumField": result = skEnumField
+  of "skForVar": result = skForVar
+  of "skLabel": result = skLabel
+  of "skStub": result = skStub
+  of "skPackage": result = skPackage
+  of "skAlias": result = skAlias
+  else: raise newException(ERecoverableError, "TSymKind not found")
+
+proc symToSuggest(s: PSym, isLocal: bool, section: string, li: TLineInfo): Suggest = 
+  result.section = parseSection(section)
   if optIdeTerse in gGlobalOptions:
     if s.kind in routineKinds:
-      result.add renderTree(s.ast, {renderNoBody, renderNoComments,
-                                    renderDocComments, renderNoPragmas})
+      result.symkind = parseSymKind(renderTree(s.ast, {renderNoBody, renderNoComments,
+                                    renderDocComments, renderNoPragmas}))
     else:
-      result.add s.name.s
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add(toFullPath(li))
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add($toLinenumber(li))
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add($toColumn(li))
+      result.symkind = parseSymKind(s.name.s)
+    result.filePath = toFullPath(li)
+    result.line = toLinenumber(li)
+    result.column = toColumn(li)
   else:
-    result.add($s.kind)
-    result.add(sep)
+    result.symkind = s.kind
+    result.qualifiedPath = @[]
     if not isLocal and s.kind != skModule:
       let ow = s.owner
       if ow.kind != skModule and ow.owner != nil:
         let ow2 = ow.owner
-        result.add(ow2.origModuleName)
-        result.add('.')
-      result.add(ow.origModuleName)
-      result.add('.')
-    result.add(s.name.s)
-    result.add(sep)
-    if s.typ != nil: 
-      result.add(typeToString(s.typ))
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add(toFullPath(li))
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add($toLinenumber(li))
-    result.add(sep)
-    result.add($toColumn(li))
-    result.add(sep)
-    when not defined(noDocgen):
-      result.add(s.extractDocComment.escape)
+        result.qualifiedPath.add(ow2.origModuleName)
+      result.qualifiedPath.add(ow.origModuleName)
+    result.qualifiedPath.add(s.name.s)
 
-proc symToStr(s: PSym, isLocal: bool, section: string): string = 
-  result = symToStr(s, isLocal, section, s.info)
+    if s.typ != nil: 
+      result.forth = typeToString(s.typ)
+    else:
+      result.forth = ""
+    result.filePath = toFullPath(li)
+    result.line = toLinenumber(li)
+    result.column = toColumn(li)
+    when not defined(noDocgen):
+      result.doc = s.extractDocComment
+
+proc `$`(suggest: Suggest): string = 
+  result = $suggest.section
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add($suggest.symkind)
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add(suggest.qualifiedPath.join("."))
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add(suggest.forth)
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add(suggest.filePath)
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add($suggest.line)
+  result.add(sep)
+  result.add($suggest.column)
+  result.add(sep)
+  when not defined(noDocgen):
+    result.add(suggest.doc.escape)
+
+proc symToSuggest(s: PSym, isLocal: bool, section: string): Suggest = 
+  result = symToSuggest(s, isLocal, section, s.info)
+
+proc suggestResult(s: Suggest) =
+  if not isNil(suggestionResultHook):
+    suggestionResultHook(s)
+  else:
+    suggestWriteln($(s))
 
 proc filterSym(s: PSym): bool {.inline.} =
   result = s.kind != skModule
@@ -84,7 +151,7 @@ proc fieldVisible*(c: PContext, f: PSym): bool {.inline.} =
 
 proc suggestField(c: PContext, s: PSym, outputs: var int) = 
   if filterSym(s) and fieldVisible(c, s):
-    suggestWriteln(symToStr(s, isLocal=true, sectionSuggest))
+    suggestResult(symToSuggest(s, isLocal=true, sectionSuggest))
     inc outputs
 
 template wholeSymTab(cond, section: expr) {.immediate.} =
@@ -97,7 +164,7 @@ template wholeSymTab(cond, section: expr) {.immediate.} =
     for item in entries:
       let it {.inject.} = item
       if cond:
-        suggestWriteln(symToStr(it, isLocal = isLocal, section))
+        suggestResult(symToSuggest(it, isLocal = isLocal, section))
         inc outputs
 
 proc suggestSymList(c: PContext, list: PNode, outputs: var int) = 
@@ -166,7 +233,7 @@ proc suggestEverything(c: PContext, n: PNode, outputs: var int) =
     if scope == c.topLevelScope: isLocal = false
     for it in items(scope.symbols):
       if filterSym(it):
-        suggestWriteln(symToStr(it, isLocal = isLocal, sectionSuggest))
+        suggestResult(symToSuggest(it, isLocal = isLocal, sectionSuggest))
         inc outputs
     if scope == c.topLevelScope: break
 
@@ -181,12 +248,12 @@ proc suggestFieldAccess(c: PContext, n: PNode, outputs: var int) =
         # all symbols accessible, because we are in the current module:
         for it in items(c.topLevelScope.symbols):
           if filterSym(it): 
-            suggestWriteln(symToStr(it, isLocal=false, sectionSuggest))
+            suggestResult(symToSuggest(it, isLocal=false, sectionSuggest))
             inc outputs
       else: 
         for it in items(n.sym.tab): 
           if filterSym(it): 
-            suggestWriteln(symToStr(it, isLocal=false, sectionSuggest))
+            suggestResult(symToSuggest(it, isLocal=false, sectionSuggest))
             inc outputs
     else:
       # fallback:
@@ -263,16 +330,16 @@ var
 proc findUsages(info: TLineInfo; s: PSym) =
   if usageSym == nil and isTracked(info, s.name.s.len):
     usageSym = s
-    suggestWriteln(symToStr(s, isLocal=false, sectionUsage))
+    suggestResult(symToSuggest(s, isLocal=false, sectionUsage))
   elif s == usageSym:
     if lastLineInfo != info:
-      suggestWriteln(symToStr(s, isLocal=false, sectionUsage, info))
+      suggestResult(symToSuggest(s, isLocal=false, sectionUsage, info))
     lastLineInfo = info
 
 proc findDefinition(info: TLineInfo; s: PSym) =
   if s.isNil: return
   if isTracked(info, s.name.s.len):
-    suggestWriteln(symToStr(s, isLocal=false, sectionDef))
+    suggestResult(symToSuggest(s, isLocal=false, sectionDef))
     suggestQuit()
 
 proc ensureIdx[T](x: var T, y: int) =