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+discard """
+nimout: '''
+StmtList
+  TypeSection
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "BarePtr"
+      Empty
+      PtrTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "GenericPtr"
+      Empty
+      PtrTy
+        Bracket
+          Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "PrefixPtr"
+      Empty
+      PtrTy
+        Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "PtrTuple"
+      Empty
+      PtrTy
+        Par
+          Ident "int"
+          Ident "string"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "BareRef"
+      Empty
+      RefTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "GenericRef"
+      Empty
+      RefTy
+        Bracket
+          Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "RefTupleCl"
+      Empty
+      RefTy
+        TupleTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "RefTupleType"
+      Empty
+      RefTy
+        Par
+          Ident "int"
+          Ident "string"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "RefTupleVars"
+      Empty
+      RefTy
+        Par
+          Ident "a"
+          Ident "b"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "GenericStatic"
+      Empty
+      StaticTy
+        Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "PrefixStatic"
+      Empty
+      StaticExpr
+        Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "StaticTupleCl"
+      Empty
+      StaticExpr
+        TupleClassTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "StaticTuple"
+      Empty
+      StaticExpr
+        Par
+          Ident "int"
+          Ident "string"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "BareType"
+      Empty
+      Ident "type"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "GenericType"
+      Empty
+      BracketExpr
+        Ident "type"
+        Ident "float"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "TypeTupleGen"
+      Empty
+      BracketExpr
+        Ident "type"
+        TupleClassTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "TypeInstance"
+      Empty
+      Command
+        Ident "type"
+        BracketExpr
+          Ident "Foo"
+          RefTy
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "bareTypeDesc"
+      Empty
+      Ident "typedesc"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "TypeOfVar"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "type"
+        Ident "a"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "TypeOfTuple1"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "type"
+        Ident "a"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "TypeOfTuple2"
+      Empty
+      Call
+        Ident "type"
+        Ident "a"
+        Ident "b"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "GenericTypedesc"
+      Empty
+      BracketExpr
+        Ident "typedesc"
+        Ident "int"
+    TypeDef
+      Ident "T"
+      Empty
+      Ident "type"
+  ProcDef
+    Ident "foo"
+    Empty
+    Empty
+    FormalParams
+      Ident "type"
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "bareType"
+        Ident "type"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "genType"
+        BracketExpr
+          Ident "type"
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "typeInt"
+        Command
+          Ident "type"
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "typeIntAlt"
+        Call
+          Ident "type"
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "typeOfVar"
+        Call
+          Ident "type"
+          Ident "a"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "typeDotType"
+        DotExpr
+          Ident "foo"
+          Ident "type"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "genStatic"
+        StaticTy
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "staticInt"
+        StaticExpr
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "staticVal1"
+        StaticExpr
+          IntLit 10
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "staticVal2"
+        StaticExpr
+          Par
+            StrLit "str"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "staticVal3"
+        StaticExpr
+          StrLit "str"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "staticDotVal"
+        DotExpr
+          IntLit 10
+          Ident "static"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "bareRef"
+        RefTy
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "refTuple1"
+        RefTy
+          Par
+            Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "refTuple1A"
+        RefTy
+          TupleConstr
+            Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "refTuple2"
+        RefTy
+          Par
+            Ident "int"
+            Ident "string"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "genRef"
+        RefTy
+          Bracket
+            Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "refInt"
+        RefTy
+          Ident "int"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "refCall"
+        RefTy
+          Par
+            Ident "a"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "macroCall1"
+        Command
+          Ident "foo"
+          Ident "bar"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "macroCall2"
+        Call
+          Ident "foo"
+          Ident "bar"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "macroCall3"
+        Call
+          DotExpr
+            Ident "foo"
+            Ident "bar"
+          Ident "baz"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "macroCall4"
+        Call
+          BracketExpr
+            Ident "foo"
+            Ident "bar"
+          Ident "baz"
+        Empty
+      IdentDefs
+        Ident "macroCall5"
+        Command
+          Ident "foo"
+          Command
+            Ident "bar"
+            Ident "baz"
+        IntLit 10
+    Empty
+    Empty
+    StmtList
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticTen"
+        StaticExpr
+          IntLit 10
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticA"
+        StaticExpr
+          Par
+            Ident "a"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticAspace"
+        StaticExpr
+          Par
+            Ident "a"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticAtuple"
+        StaticExpr
+          TupleConstr
+            Ident "a"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticTuple"
+        StaticExpr
+          Par
+            Ident "a"
+            Ident "b"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticTypeTuple"
+        StaticExpr
+          Par
+            Ident "int"
+            Ident "string"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticCall"
+        StaticExpr
+          Call
+            Ident "foo"
+            IntLit 1
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticStrCall"
+        StaticExpr
+          CallStrLit
+            Ident "foo"
+            RStrLit "x"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "staticChainCall"
+        StaticExpr
+          Command
+            Ident "foo"
+            Ident "bar"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "typeTen"
+        Command
+          Ident "type"
+          IntLit 10
+      Asgn
+        Ident "typeA"
+        Call
+          Ident "type"
+          Ident "a"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "typeCall"
+        Command
+          Ident "type"
+          Call
+            Ident "foo"
+            IntLit 1
+      Asgn
+        Ident "typeStrCall"
+        Command
+          Ident "type"
+          CallStrLit
+            Ident "foo"
+            RStrLit "x"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "typeChainCall"
+        Command
+          Ident "type"
+          Command
+            Ident "foo"
+            Ident "bar"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "normalChainCall"
+        Command
+          Ident "foo"
+          Command
+            Ident "bar"
+            Ident "baz"
+      Asgn
+        Ident "normalTupleCall2"
+        Call
+          Ident "foo"
+          Ident "a"
+          Ident "b"
+      StaticStmt
+        StmtList
+          Ident "singleStaticStmt"
+      StaticStmt
+        StmtList
+          Ident "staticStmtList1"
+          Ident "staticStmtList2"
+'''
+"""
+
+import macros
+
+dumpTree:
+  type
+    BarePtr       = ptr
+    GenericPtr    = ptr[int]
+    PrefixPtr     = ptr int
+    PtrTuple      = ptr (int, string)
+    BareRef       = ref
+    GenericRef    = ref[int]
+    RefTupleCl    = ref tuple
+    RefTupleType  = ref (int, string)
+    RefTupleVars  = ref (a, b)
+    # BareStatic  = static                # Error: invalid indentation
+    GenericStatic = static[int]
+    PrefixStatic  = static int
+    StaticTupleCl = static tuple
+    StaticTuple   = static (int, string)
+    BareType      = type
+    GenericType   = type[float]
+    TypeTupleGen  = type[tuple]
+    # TypeTupleCl = type tuple            # Error: invalid indentation
+    TypeInstance  = type Foo[ref]
+    bareTypeDesc  = typedesc
+    TypeOfVar     = type(a)
+    # TypeOfVarAlt= type (a)              # Error: invalid indentation
+    TypeOfTuple1  = type(a,)
+    TypeOfTuple2  = type(a,b)
+    # TypeOfTuple1A = type (a,)           # Error: invalid indentation
+    # TypeOfTuple2A = type (a,b)          # Error: invalid indentation
+    # TypeTuple     = type (int, string)  # Error: invalid indentation
+    GenericTypedesc = typedesc[int]
+    T = type
+
+  proc foo(
+    bareType        : type,
+    genType         : type[int],
+    typeInt         : type int,
+    typeIntAlt      : type(int),
+    typeOfVar       : type(a),
+    typeDotType     : foo.type,
+    # typeTupleCl   : type tuple,         # Error: ')' expected
+    # bareStatic    : static,             # Error: expression expected, but found ','
+    genStatic       : static[int],
+    staticInt       : static int,
+    staticVal1      : static 10,
+    staticVal2      : static("str"),
+    staticVal3      : static "str",
+    # staticVal4    : static"str",        # Error: expression expected, but found 'str'
+    staticDotVal    : 10.static,
+    bareRef         : ref,
+    refTuple1       : ref (int),
+    refTuple1A      : ref (int,),
+    refTuple2       : ref (int,string),
+    genRef          : ref[int],
+    refInt          : ref int,
+    refCall         : ref(a),
+    macroCall1      : foo bar,
+    macroCall2      : foo(bar),
+    macroCall3      : foo.bar(baz),
+    macroCall4      : foo[bar](baz),
+    macroCall5      : foo bar baz = 10
+  ): type =
+    staticTen       = static 10
+    staticA         = static(a)
+    staticAspace    = static (a)
+    staticAtuple    = static (a,)
+    staticTuple     = static (a,b)
+    staticTypeTuple = static (int,string)
+    staticCall      = static foo(1)
+    staticStrCall   = static foo"x"
+    staticChainCall = static foo bar
+
+    typeTen         = type 10
+    typeA           = type(a)
+    # typeAspace    = type (a)            # Error: invalid indentation
+    # typeAtuple    = type (a,)           # Error: invalid indentation
+    # typeTuple     = type (a,b)          # Error: invalid indentation
+    # typeTypeTuple = type (int,string)   # Error: invalid indentation
+    typeCall        = type foo(1)
+    typeStrCall     = type foo"x"
+    typeChainCall   = type foo bar
+
+    normalChainCall = foo bar baz
+    # normalTupleCall1 = foo(a,)          # Error: invalid indentation
+    normalTupleCall2 = foo(a,b)
+    # normalTupleCall3 = foo (a,b)        # Error: invalid indentation
+
+    static: singleStaticStmt
+    static:
+      staticStmtList1
+      staticStmtList2
+