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-rw-r--r--tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim1010
2 files changed, 657 insertions, 692 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/strformat.nim b/lib/pure/strformat.nim
index 1d0569a97..7ab359038 100644
--- a/lib/pure/strformat.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/strformat.nim
@@ -9,163 +9,148 @@
 
 ##[
 String `interpolation`:idx: / `format`:idx: inspired by
-Python's ``f``-strings.
+Python's f-strings.
 
-``fmt`` vs. ``&``
-=================
+# `fmt` vs. `&`
 
-You can use either ``fmt`` or the unary ``&`` operator for formatting. The
+You can use either `fmt` or the unary `&` operator for formatting. The
 difference between them is subtle but important.
 
-The ``fmt"{expr}"`` syntax is more aesthetically pleasing, but it hides a small
+The `fmt"{expr}"` syntax is more aesthetically pleasing, but it hides a small
 gotcha. The string is a
 `generalized raw string literal <manual.html#lexical-analysis-generalized-raw-string-literals>`_.
 This has some surprising effects:
+]##
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
-    import strformat
-    let msg = "hello"
-    doAssert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
+runnableExamples:
+  let msg = "hello"
+  assert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
 
-Because the literal is a raw string literal, the ``\n`` is not interpreted as
+##[
+Because the literal is a raw string literal, the `\n` is not interpreted as
 an escape sequence.
 
-There are multiple ways to get around this, including the use of the ``&``
-operator:
-
-.. code-block:: nim
+There are multiple ways to get around this, including the use of the `&` operator:
+]##
 
-    import strformat
-    let msg = "hello"
+runnableExamples:
+  let msg = "hello"
 
-    doAssert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
+  assert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
 
-    doAssert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
-    doAssert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
-    doAssert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
+  assert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
+  assert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
+  assert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
 
+##[
 The choice of style is up to you.
 
-Formatting strings
-==================
-
-.. code-block:: nim
-
-    import strformat
-
-    doAssert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
-    doAssert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
-
-Formatting floats
-=================
+# Formatting strings
+]##
 
-.. code-block:: nim
+runnableExamples:
+  assert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
+  assert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
 
-    import strformat
-    doAssert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
-    doAssert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
-    doAssert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
-    doAssert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
+##[
+# Formatting floats
+]##
 
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
+runnableExamples:
+  assert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
+  assert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
+  assert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
+  assert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
 
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+  assert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
+  assert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
 
+  assert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+  assert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
 
-Debugging strings
-=================
+##[
+# Debugging strings
 
-``fmt"{expr=}"`` expands to ``fmt"expr={expr}"`` namely the text of the expression, 
+`fmt"{expr=}"` expands to `fmt"expr={expr}"` namely the text of the expression,
 an equal sign and the results of evaluated expression.
+]##
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
-    import strformat
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
-    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
-
-    let x = "hello"
-    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello" 
-    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
+runnableExamples:
+  assert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
+  assert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
 
-    let y = 3.1415926
-    doAssert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
-    doAssert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
-    doAssert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
+  let x = "hello"
+  assert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello"
+  assert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
 
-    proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
-    let a = "hello"
-    let b = 3.1415926
-    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
+  let y = 3.1415926
+  assert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
+  assert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
+  assert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
 
+  proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
+  assert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
+  assert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
+  assert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
 
+##[
 Note that it is space sensitive:
+]##
 
-.. code-block:: nim
-
-    import strformat
-    let x = "12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
-    doAssert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
-
+runnableExamples:
+  let x = "12"
+  assert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
+  assert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
+  assert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
+  assert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
+  assert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
+  assert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
+  assert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
+  assert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
+  assert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
 
-Implementation details
-======================
+##[
+# Implementation details
 
-An expression like ``&"{key} is {value:arg} {{z}}"`` is transformed into:
+An expression like `&"{key} is {value:arg} {{z}}"` is transformed into:
 
 .. code-block:: nim
   var temp = newStringOfCap(educatedCapGuess)
-  temp.formatValue key, ""
-  temp.add " is "
-  temp.formatValue value, arg
-  temp.add " {z}"
+  temp.formatValue(key, "")
+  temp.add(" is ")
+  temp.formatValue(value, arg)
+  temp.add(" {z}")
   temp
 
 Parts of the string that are enclosed in the curly braces are interpreted
-as Nim code, to escape an ``{`` or ``}`` double it.
+as Nim code, to escape a `{` or `}`, double it.
 
-``&`` delegates most of the work to an open overloaded set
-of ``formatValue`` procs. The required signature for a type ``T`` that supports
-formatting is usually ``proc formatValue(result: var string; x: T; specifier: string)``.
+`&` delegates most of the work to an open overloaded set
+of `formatValue` procs. The required signature for a type `T` that supports
+formatting is usually `proc formatValue(result: var string; x: T; specifier: string)`.
 
 The subexpression after the colon
-(``arg`` in ``&"{key} is {value:arg} {{z}}"``) is optional. It will be passed as
-the last argument to ``formatValue``. When the colon with the subexpression it is
+(`arg` in `&"{key} is {value:arg} {{z}}"`) is optional. It will be passed as
+the last argument to `formatValue`. When the colon with the subexpression it is
 left out, an empty string will be taken instead.
 
 For strings and numeric types the optional argument is a so-called
 "standard format specifier".
 
-
-Standard format specifier for strings, integers and floats
-==========================================================
-
+# Standard format specifiers for strings, integers and floats
 
 The general form of a standard format specifier is::
 
   [[fill]align][sign][#][0][minimumwidth][.precision][type]
 
-The square brackets ``[]`` indicate an optional element.
+The square brackets `[]` indicate an optional element.
 
-The optional align flag can be one of the following:
+The optional 'align' flag can be one of the following:
 
 '<'
     Forces the field to be left-aligned within the available
@@ -191,17 +176,17 @@ The 'sign' option is only valid for numeric types, and can be one of the followi
 =================        ====================================================
   Sign                   Meaning
 =================        ====================================================
-``+``                    Indicates that a sign should be used for both
+`+`                      Indicates that a sign should be used for both
                          positive as well as negative numbers.
-``-``                    Indicates that a sign should be used only for
+`-`                      Indicates that a sign should be used only for
                          negative numbers (this is the default behavior).
 (space)                  Indicates that a leading space should be used on
                          positive numbers.
 =================        ====================================================
 
 If the '#' character is present, integers use the 'alternate form' for formatting.
-This means that binary, octal, and hexadecimal output will be prefixed
-with '0b', '0o', and '0x', respectively.
+This means that binary, octal and hexadecimal output will be prefixed
+with '0b', '0o' and '0x', respectively.
 
 'width' is a decimal integer defining the minimum field width. If not specified,
 then the field width will be determined by the content.
@@ -218,48 +203,44 @@ Finally, the 'type' determines how the data should be presented.
 
 The available integer presentation types are:
 
-
 =================        ====================================================
   Type                   Result
 =================        ====================================================
-``b``                    Binary. Outputs the number in base 2.
-``d``                    Decimal Integer. Outputs the number in base 10.
-``o``                    Octal format. Outputs the number in base 8.
-``x``                    Hex format. Outputs the number in base 16, using
+`b`                      Binary. Outputs the number in base 2.
+`d`                      Decimal Integer. Outputs the number in base 10.
+`o`                      Octal format. Outputs the number in base 8.
+`x`                      Hex format. Outputs the number in base 16, using
                          lower-case letters for the digits above 9.
-``X``                    Hex format. Outputs the number in base 16, using
+`X`                      Hex format. Outputs the number in base 16, using
                          uppercase letters for the digits above 9.
-(None)                   the same as 'd'
+(None)                   The same as 'd'.
 =================        ====================================================
 
-
 The available floating point presentation types are:
 
 =================        ====================================================
   Type                   Result
 =================        ====================================================
-``e``                    Exponent notation. Prints the number in scientific
+`e`                      Exponent notation. Prints the number in scientific
                          notation using the letter 'e' to indicate the
                          exponent.
-``E``                    Exponent notation. Same as 'e' except it converts
+`E`                      Exponent notation. Same as 'e' except it converts
                          the number to uppercase.
-``f``                    Fixed point. Displays the number as a fixed-point
+`f`                      Fixed point. Displays the number as a fixed-point
                          number.
-``F``                    Fixed point. Same as 'f' except it converts the
+`F`                      Fixed point. Same as 'f' except it converts the
                          number to uppercase.
-``g``                    General format. This prints the number as a
+`g`                      General format. This prints the number as a
                          fixed-point number, unless the number is too
                          large, in which case it switches to 'e'
                          exponent notation.
-``G``                    General format. Same as 'g' except switches to 'E'
+`G`                      General format. Same as 'g' except it switches to 'E'
                          if the number gets to large.
-(None)                   similar to 'g', except that it prints at least one
+(None)                   Similar to 'g', except that it prints at least one
                          digit after the decimal point.
 =================        ====================================================
 
-
-Limitations
-===========
+# Limitations
 
 Because of the well defined order how templates and macros are
 expanded, strformat cannot expand template arguments:
@@ -272,44 +253,40 @@ expanded, strformat cannot expand template arguments:
   let x = "abc"
   myTemplate(x)
 
-First the template ``myTemplate`` is expanded, where every identifier
-``arg`` is substituted with its argument. The ``arg`` inside the
+First the template `myTemplate` is expanded, where every identifier
+`arg` is substituted with its argument. The `arg` inside the
 format string is not seen by this process, because it is part of a
 quoted string literal. It is not an identifier yet. Then the strformat
-macro creates the ``arg`` identifier from the string literal. An
+macro creates the `arg` identifier from the string literal, an
 identifier that cannot be resolved anymore.
 
 The workaround for this is to bind the template argument to a new local variable.
 
 .. code-block:: nim
-
   template myTemplate(arg: untyped): untyped =
     block:
       let arg1 {.inject.} = arg
       echo "arg is: ", arg1
       echo &"--- {arg1} ---"
 
-The use of ``{.inject.}`` here is necessary again because of template
+The use of `{.inject.}` here is necessary again because of template
 expansion order and hygienic templates. But since we generally want to
-keep the hygienicness of ``myTemplate``, and we do not want ``arg1``
-to be injected into the context where ``myTemplate`` is expanded,
-everything is wrapped in a ``block``.
-
+keep the hygiene of `myTemplate`, and we do not want `arg1`
+to be injected into the context where `myTemplate` is expanded,
+everything is wrapped in a `block`.
 
-Future directions
-=================
+# Future directions
 
-A curly expression with commas in it like ``{x, argA, argB}`` could be
-transformed to ``formatValue(result, x, argA, argB)`` in order to support
+A curly expression with commas in it like `{x, argA, argB}` could be
+transformed to `formatValue(result, x, argA, argB)` in order to support
 formatters that do not need to parse a custom language within a custom
-language but instead prefer to use Nim's existing syntax. This also
-helps in readability since there is only so much you can cram into
+language but instead prefer to use Nim's existing syntax. This would also
+help with readability, since there is only so much you can cram into
 single letter DSLs.
-
 ]##
 
-import macros, parseutils, unicode
-import strutils except format
+import std/[macros, parseutils, unicode]
+import std/strutils except format
 
 proc mkDigit(v: int, typ: char): string {.inline.} =
   assert(v < 26)
@@ -318,10 +295,9 @@ proc mkDigit(v: int, typ: char): string {.inline.} =
   else:
     result = $chr(ord(if typ == 'x': 'a' else: 'A') + v - 10)
 
-proc alignString*(s: string, minimumWidth: int; align = '\0';
-    fill = ' '): string =
-  ## Aligns ``s`` using ``fill`` char.
-  ## This is only of interest if you want to write a custom ``format`` proc that
+proc alignString*(s: string, minimumWidth: int; align = '\0'; fill = ' '): string =
+  ## Aligns `s` using the `fill` char.
+  ## This is only of interest if you want to write a custom `format` proc that
   ## should support the standard format specifiers.
   if minimumWidth == 0:
     result = s
@@ -343,28 +319,30 @@ type
     fill*, align*: char            ## Desired fill and alignment.
     sign*: char                    ## Desired sign.
     alternateForm*: bool           ## Whether to prefix binary, octal and hex numbers
-                                   ## with ``0b``, ``0o``, ``0x``.
+                                   ## with `0b`, `0o`, `0x`.
     padWithZero*: bool             ## Whether to pad with zeros rather than spaces.
     minimumWidth*, precision*: int ## Desired minimum width and precision.
     typ*: char                     ## Type like 'f', 'g' or 'd'.
     endPosition*: int              ## End position in the format specifier after
-                                   ## ``parseStandardFormatSpecifier`` returned.
-
-proc formatInt(n: SomeNumber; radix: int;
-    spec: StandardFormatSpecifier): string =
-  ## Converts ``n`` to string. If ``n`` is `SomeFloat`, it casts to `int64`.
-  ## Conversion is done using ``radix``. If result's length is lesser than
-  ## ``minimumWidth``, it aligns result to the right or left (depending on ``a``)
-  ## with ``fill`` char.
+                                   ## `parseStandardFormatSpecifier` returned.
+
+proc formatInt(n: SomeNumber; radix: int; spec: StandardFormatSpecifier): string =
+  ## Converts `n` to a string. If `n` is `SomeFloat`, it casts to `int64`.
+  ## Conversion is done using `radix`. If result's length is less than
+  ## `minimumWidth`, it aligns result to the right or left (depending on `a`)
+  ## with the `fill` char.
   when n is SomeUnsignedInt:
     var v = n.uint64
     let negative = false
   else:
-    var v = n.int64
-    let negative = v.int64 < 0
-    if negative:
-      # FIXME: overflow error for low(int64)
-      v = v * -1
+    let n = n.int64
+    let negative = n < 0
+    var v =
+      if negative:
+        # `uint64(-n)`, but accounts for `n == low(int64)`
+        uint64(not n) + 1
+      else:
+        uint64(n)
 
   var xx = ""
   if spec.alternateForm:
@@ -417,9 +395,9 @@ proc parseStandardFormatSpecifier*(s: string; start = 0;
   ##
   ##   [[fill]align][sign][#][0][minimumwidth][.precision][type]
   ##
-  ## This is only of interest if you want to write a custom ``format`` proc that
-  ## should support the standard format specifiers. If ``ignoreUnknownSuffix`` is true,
-  ## an unknown suffix after the ``type`` field is not an error.
+  ## This is only of interest if you want to write a custom `format` proc that
+  ## should support the standard format specifiers. If `ignoreUnknownSuffix` is true,
+  ## an unknown suffix after the `type` field is not an error.
   const alignChars = {'<', '>', '^'}
   result.fill = ' '
   result.align = '\0'
@@ -441,7 +419,7 @@ proc parseStandardFormatSpecifier*(s: string; start = 0;
     result.alternateForm = true
     inc i
 
-  if i+1 < s.len and s[i] == '0' and s[i+1] in {'0'..'9'}:
+  if i + 1 < s.len and s[i] == '0' and s[i+1] in {'0'..'9'}:
     result.padWithZero = true
     inc i
 
@@ -463,10 +441,10 @@ proc parseStandardFormatSpecifier*(s: string; start = 0;
       "invalid format string, cannot parse: " & s[i..^1])
 
 proc formatValue*[T: SomeInteger](result: var string; value: T;
-    specifier: string) =
-  ## Standard format implementation for ``SomeInteger``. It makes little
+                                  specifier: string) =
+  ## Standard format implementation for `SomeInteger`. It makes little
   ## sense to call this directly, but it is required to exist
-  ## by the ``&`` macro.
+  ## by the `&` macro.
   if specifier.len == 0:
     result.add $value
     return
@@ -484,9 +462,9 @@ proc formatValue*[T: SomeInteger](result: var string; value: T;
   result.add formatInt(value, radix, spec)
 
 proc formatValue*(result: var string; value: SomeFloat; specifier: string) =
-  ## Standard format implementation for ``SomeFloat``. It makes little
+  ## Standard format implementation for `SomeFloat`. It makes little
   ## sense to call this directly, but it is required to exist
-  ## by the ``&`` macro.
+  ## by the `&` macro.
   if specifier.len == 0:
     result.add $value
     return
@@ -541,9 +519,9 @@ proc formatValue*(result: var string; value: SomeFloat; specifier: string) =
     result.add res
 
 proc formatValue*(result: var string; value: string; specifier: string) =
-  ## Standard format implementation for ``string``. It makes little
+  ## Standard format implementation for `string`. It makes little
   ## sense to call this directly, but it is required to exist
-  ## by the ``&`` macro.
+  ## by the `&` macro.
   let spec = parseStandardFormatSpecifier(specifier)
   var value = value
   case spec.typ
@@ -557,8 +535,7 @@ proc formatValue*(result: var string; value: string; specifier: string) =
       setLen(value, runeOffset(value, spec.precision))
   result.add alignString(value, spec.minimumWidth, spec.align, spec.fill)
 
-proc formatValue[T: not SomeInteger](result: var string; value: T;
-    specifier: string) =
+proc formatValue[T: not SomeInteger](result: var string; value: T; specifier: string) =
   mixin `$`
   formatValue(result, $value, specifier)
 
@@ -647,16 +624,18 @@ proc strformatImpl(pattern: NimNode; openChar, closeChar: char): NimNode =
     echo repr result
 
 macro `&`*(pattern: string): untyped = strformatImpl(pattern, '{', '}')
-  ## For a specification of the ``&`` macro, see the module level documentation.
+  ## For a specification of the `&` macro, see the module level documentation.
 
 macro fmt*(pattern: string): untyped = strformatImpl(pattern, '{', '}')
-  ## An alias for ``&``.
+  ## An alias for `& <#&.m,string>`_.
 
 macro fmt*(pattern: string; openChar, closeChar: char): untyped =
-  ## Use ``openChar`` instead of '{' and ``closeChar`` instead of '}'
+  ## The same as `fmt <#fmt.m,string>`_, but uses `openChar` instead of `'{'`
+  ## and `closeChar` instead of `'}'`.
   runnableExamples:
     let testInt = 123
-    doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
-    doAssert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
-    doAssert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"', '"') == " \"{246}\" "
+    assert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
+    assert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
+    assert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"', '"') == " \"{246}\" "
+
   strformatImpl(pattern, openChar.intVal.char, closeChar.intVal.char)
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
index be5f1f304..86100e421 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
@@ -1,515 +1,501 @@
-discard """
-action: "run"
-output: '''Received (name: "Foo", species: "Bar")'''
-"""
-
-# issue #7632
+# xxx: test js target
 
 import genericstrformat
-import strutils, times
-
-
-doAssert works(5) == "formatted  5"
-doAssert fails0(6) == "formatted  6"
-doAssert fails(7) == "formatted  7"
-doAssert fails2[0](8) == "formatted  8"
-
-# other tests
-
-import strformat
-
-type Obj = object
-
-proc `$`(o: Obj): string = "foobar"
-
-# for custom types, formatValue needs to be overloaded.
-template formatValue(result: var string; value: Obj; specifier: string) =
-  result.formatValue($value, specifier)
-
-var o: Obj
-doAssert fmt"{o}" == "foobar"
-doAssert fmt"{o:10}" == "foobar    "
-
-doAssert fmt"{o=}" == "o=foobar"
-doAssert fmt"{o=:10}" == "o=foobar    "
-
-
-# see issue #7933
-var str = "abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str:>7.1}" == ">7.1 ::       a"
-doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str:>7.2}" == ">7.2 ::      ab"
-doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str:>7.3}" == ">7.3 ::     abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str:>7.9}" == ">7.9 ::     abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str:>7.0}" == ">7.0 ::        "
-doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: a      "
-doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: ab     "
-doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str:7.0}" == " 7.0 ::        "
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    a   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   ab   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 ::   abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
-
-doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str=:>7.1}" == ">7.1 :: str=      a"
-doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str=:>7.2}" == ">7.2 :: str=     ab"
-doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str=:>7.3}" == ">7.3 :: str=    abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str=:>7.9}" == ">7.9 :: str=    abc"
-doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str=:>7.0}" == ">7.0 :: str=       "
-doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str=:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: str=a      "
-doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str=:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: str=ab     "
-doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str=:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: str=abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str=:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: str=abc    "
-doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str=:7.0}" == " 7.0 :: str=       "
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   a   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  ab   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=  abc  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
-str = "äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    ä   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   äö   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   äöü  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
-
-doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   ä   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  äö   "
-doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  äöü  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
-# this is actually wrong, but the unicode module has no support for graphemes
-doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str:^7.4}" == "^7.4 ::  äöüe  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-
-doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str=:^7.4}" == "^7.4 :: str= äöüe  "
-doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
-
-# see issue #7932
-doAssert fmt"{15:08}" == "00000015" # int, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:08}" == "000001.5" # float, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:0>8}" == "000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5:0>8}" == "0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5:08}" == "-00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5:+08}" == "+00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5: 08}" == " 00001.5" # works
-
-doAssert fmt"{15=:08}" == "15=00000015" # int, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:08}" == "1.5=000001.5" # float, works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:0>8}" == "1.5=000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:0>8}" == "-1.5=0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
-doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:08}" == "-1.5=-00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=:+08}" == "1.5=+00001.5" # works
-doAssert fmt"{1.5=: 08}" == "1.5= 00001.5" # works
-
-# only add explicitly requested sign if value != -0.0 (neg zero)
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0:g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0:+g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0: g}" == "-0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0:g}" == "0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0:+g}" == "+0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0: g}" == " 0"
-
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:+g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{-0.0=: g}" == "-0.0=-0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=:g}" == "0.0=0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=:+g}" == "0.0=+0"
-doAssert fmt"{0.0=: g}" == "0.0= 0"
-
-# seq format
-
-let data1 = [1'i64, 10000'i64, 10000000'i64]
-let data2 = [10000000'i64, 100'i64, 1'i64]
-
-proc formatValue(result: var string; value: (array|seq|openArray); specifier: string) =
-  result.add "["
-  for i, it in value:
-    if i != 0:
+import std/[strformat, strutils, times]
+
+proc main() =
+  block: # issue #7632
+    doAssert works(5) == "formatted  5"
+    doAssert fails0(6) == "formatted  6"
+    doAssert fails(7) == "formatted  7"
+    doAssert fails2[0](8) == "formatted  8"
+
+  block: # other tests
+    type Obj = object
+
+    proc `$`(o: Obj): string = "foobar"
+
+    # for custom types, formatValue needs to be overloaded.
+    template formatValue(result: var string; value: Obj; specifier: string) =
+      result.formatValue($value, specifier)
+
+    var o: Obj
+    doAssert fmt"{o}" == "foobar"
+    doAssert fmt"{o:10}" == "foobar    "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{o=}" == "o=foobar"
+    doAssert fmt"{o=:10}" == "o=foobar    "
+
+  block: # see issue #7933
+    var str = "abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str:>7.1}" == ">7.1 ::       a"
+    doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str:>7.2}" == ">7.2 ::      ab"
+    doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str:>7.3}" == ">7.3 ::     abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str:>7.9}" == ">7.9 ::     abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str:>7.0}" == ">7.0 ::        "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: a      "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: ab     "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str:7.0}" == " 7.0 ::        "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    a   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   ab   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 ::   abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
+
+    doAssert fmt">7.1 :: {str=:>7.1}" == ">7.1 :: str=      a"
+    doAssert fmt">7.2 :: {str=:>7.2}" == ">7.2 :: str=     ab"
+    doAssert fmt">7.3 :: {str=:>7.3}" == ">7.3 :: str=    abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.9 :: {str=:>7.9}" == ">7.9 :: str=    abc"
+    doAssert fmt">7.0 :: {str=:>7.0}" == ">7.0 :: str=       "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.1 :: {str=:7.1}" == " 7.1 :: str=a      "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.2 :: {str=:7.2}" == " 7.2 :: str=ab     "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.3 :: {str=:7.3}" == " 7.3 :: str=abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.9 :: {str=:7.9}" == " 7.9 :: str=abc    "
+    doAssert fmt" 7.0 :: {str=:7.0}" == " 7.0 :: str=       "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   a   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  ab   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=  abc  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
+    str = "äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str:^7.1}" == "^7.1 ::    ä   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str:^7.2}" == "^7.2 ::   äö   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str:^7.3}" == "^7.3 ::   äöü  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str:^7.0}" == "^7.0 ::        "
+
+    doAssert fmt"^7.1 :: {str=:^7.1}" == "^7.1 :: str=   ä   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.2 :: {str=:^7.2}" == "^7.2 :: str=  äö   "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.3 :: {str=:^7.3}" == "^7.3 :: str=  äöü  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.0 :: {str=:^7.0}" == "^7.0 :: str=       "
+    # this is actually wrong, but the unicode module has no support for graphemes
+    doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str:^7.4}" == "^7.4 ::  äöüe  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+
+    doAssert fmt"^7.4 :: {str=:^7.4}" == "^7.4 :: str= äöüe  "
+    doAssert fmt"^7.9 :: {str=:^7.9}" == "^7.9 :: str=äöüe\u0309\u0319o\u0307\u0359"
+
+  block: # see issue #7932
+    doAssert fmt"{15:08}" == "00000015" # int, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:08}" == "000001.5" # float, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:0>8}" == "000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5:0>8}" == "0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5:08}" == "-00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5:+08}" == "+00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5: 08}" == " 00001.5" # works
+
+    doAssert fmt"{15=:08}" == "15=00000015" # int, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:08}" == "1.5=000001.5" # float, works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:0>8}" == "1.5=000001.5" # workaround using fill char works for positive floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:0>8}" == "-1.5=0000-1.5" # even that does not work for negative floats
+    doAssert fmt"{-1.5=:08}" == "-1.5=-00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=:+08}" == "1.5=+00001.5" # works
+    doAssert fmt"{1.5=: 08}" == "1.5= 00001.5" # works
+
+  block: # only add explicitly requested sign if value != -0.0 (neg zero)
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0:g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0:+g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0: g}" == "-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0:g}" == "0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0:+g}" == "+0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0: g}" == " 0"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=:+g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{-0.0=: g}" == "-0.0=-0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=:g}" == "0.0=0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=:+g}" == "0.0=+0"
+    doAssert fmt"{0.0=: g}" == "0.0= 0"
+
+  block: # seq format
+    let data1 = [1'i64, 10000'i64, 10000000'i64]
+    let data2 = [10000000'i64, 100'i64, 1'i64]
+
+    proc formatValue(result: var string; value: (array|seq|openArray); specifier: string) =
+      result.add "["
+      for i, it in value:
+        if i != 0:
+          result.add ", "
+        result.formatValue(it, specifier)
+      result.add "]"
+
+    doAssert fmt"data1: {data1:8} #" == "data1: [       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
+    doAssert fmt"data2: {data2:8} =" == "data2: [10000000,      100,        1] ="
+
+    doAssert fmt"data1: {data1=:8} #" == "data1: data1=[       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
+    doAssert fmt"data2: {data2=:8} =" == "data2: data2=[10000000,      100,        1] ="
+
+  block: # custom format Value
+    type
+      Vec2[T] = object
+        x,y: T
+
+    proc formatValue[T](result: var string; value: Vec2[T]; specifier: string) =
+      result.add '['
+      result.formatValue value.x, specifier
       result.add ", "
-    result.formatValue(it, specifier)
-  result.add "]"
-
-doAssert fmt"data1: {data1:8} #" == "data1: [       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
-doAssert fmt"data2: {data2:8} =" == "data2: [10000000,      100,        1] ="
-
-doAssert fmt"data1: {data1=:8} #" == "data1: data1=[       1,    10000, 10000000] #"
-doAssert fmt"data2: {data2=:8} =" == "data2: data2=[10000000,      100,        1] ="
-
-# custom format Value
-
-type
-  Vec2[T] = object
-    x,y: T
-
-proc formatValue[T](result: var string; value: Vec2[T]; specifier: string) =
-  result.add '['
-  result.formatValue value.x, specifier
-  result.add ", "
-  result.formatValue value.y, specifier
-  result.add "]"
-
-let v1 = Vec2[float32](x:1.0, y: 2.0)
-let v2 = Vec2[int32](x:1, y: 1337)
-doAssert fmt"v1: {v1:+08}  v2: {v2:>4}" == "v1: [+0000001, +0000002]  v2: [   1, 1337]"
-doAssert fmt"v1: {v1=:+08}  v2: {v2=:>4}" == "v1: v1=[+0000001, +0000002]  v2: v2=[   1, 1337]"
-
-# bug #11012
-
-type
-  Animal = object
-    name, species: string
-  AnimalRef = ref Animal
-
-proc print_object(animalAddr: AnimalRef) =
-  echo fmt"Received {animalAddr[]}"
-
-print_object(AnimalRef(name: "Foo", species: "Bar"))
-
-# bug #11723
-
-let pos: Positive = 64
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3b}" == "1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3d}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3o}" == "100"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3x}" == " 40"
-doAssert fmt"{pos:3X}" == " 40"
-
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3}" == "pos= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3b}" == "pos=1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3d}" == "pos= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3o}" == "pos=100"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3x}" == "pos= 40"
-doAssert fmt"{pos=:3X}" == "pos= 40"
-
-
-let nat: Natural = 64
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3b}" == "1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3d}" == " 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3o}" == "100"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3x}" == " 40"
-doAssert fmt"{nat:3X}" == " 40"
-
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3}" == "nat= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3b}" == "nat=1000000"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3d}" == "nat= 64"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3o}" == "nat=100"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3x}" == "nat= 40"
-doAssert fmt"{nat=:3X}" == "nat= 40"
-
-# bug #12612
-proc my_proc =
-  const value = "value"
-  const a = &"{value}"
-  doAssert a == value
-
-  const b = &"{value=}"
-  doAssert b == "value=" & value
-
-my_proc()
-
-block:
-  template fmt(pattern: string; openCloseChar: char): untyped =
-    fmt(pattern, openCloseChar, openCloseChar)
-
-  let
-    testInt = 123
-    testStr = "foobar"
-    testFlt = 3.141592
-  doAssert ">><<".fmt('<', '>') == "><"
-  doAssert " >> << ".fmt('<', '>') == " > < "
-  doAssert "<<>>".fmt('<', '>') == "<>"
-  doAssert " << >> ".fmt('<', '>') == " < > "
-  doAssert "''".fmt('\'') == "'"
-  doAssert "''''".fmt('\'') == "''"
-  doAssert "'' ''".fmt('\'') == "' '"
-  doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
-  doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
-  doAssert "'testFlt:1.2f'".fmt('\'') == "3.14"
-  doAssert "<testInt><testStr>".fmt('<', '>') == "123foobar"
-  doAssert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"') == " \"{246}\" "
-  doAssert "(((testFlt:1.2f)))((111))".fmt('(', ')') == "(3.14)(111)"
-  doAssert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
-  doAssert "{}abc`testStr' `testFlt:1.2f' `1+1' ``".fmt('`', '\'') == "{}abcfoobar 3.14 2 `"
-  doAssert """x = '"foo" & "bar"'
-              y = '123 + 111'
-              z = '3 in {2..7}'
-           """.fmt('\'') ==
-           """x = foobar
-              y = 234
-              z = true
-           """
-
-
-# tests from the very own strformat documentation!
-
-let msg = "hello"
-doAssert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
-
-doAssert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
-doAssert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
-doAssert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\\n"
-
-doAssert &"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\n"
-
-doAssert fmt"{msg=}{'\n'}" == "msg=hello\n"
-doAssert fmt("{msg=}\n") == "msg=hello\n"
-doAssert "{msg=}\n".fmt == "msg=hello\n"
-
-doAssert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
-doAssert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
-
-doAssert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
-doAssert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
-doAssert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
-doAssert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
-
-
-doAssert &"""{"abc"=:>4}""" == "\"abc\"= abc"
-doAssert &"""{"abc"=:<4}""" == "\"abc\"=abc "
-
-doAssert fmt"{-12345=:08}" == "-12345=-0012345"
-doAssert fmt"{-1=:3}" == "-1= -1"
-doAssert fmt"{-1=:03}" == "-1=-01"
-doAssert fmt"{16=:#X}" == "16=0x10"
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.4f}" == "123.456= 123.4560"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.0f}" == "123.456=     123."
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:<9.4f}" == "123.456=123.4560 "
-
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:e}" == "123.456=1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
-doAssert fmt"{123.456=:13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
-
-## tests for debug format string
-block:
-  var name = "hello"
-  let age = 21
-  const hobby = "swim"
-  doAssert fmt"{age*9 + 16=}" == "age*9 + 16=205"
-  doAssert &"name: {name    =}\nage: {  age  =: >7}\nhobby: {   hobby=  : 8}" == 
-        "name: name    =hello\nage:   age  =     21\nhobby:    hobby=  swim    "
-  doAssert fmt"{age  ==  12}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii() = }" == "name.toUpperAscii() = HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii( ) =  }" == "name.toUpperAscii( ) =  HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
-  doAssert fmt"{age==12}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{age!= 12}" == "true"
-  doAssert fmt"{age  <=  12}" == "false"
-  for i in 1 .. 10:
-    doAssert fmt"{age.float =: .2f}" == "age.float = 21.00"
-  doAssert fmt"{age.float() =:.3f}" == "age.float() =21.000"
-  doAssert fmt"{float age=  :.3f}" == "float age=  21.000"
-  doAssert fmt"{12 == int(`!=`(age, 12))}" == "false"
-  doAssert fmt"{0==1}" == "false"
-
-
-# It is space sensitive.
-block:
-  let x = "12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=:}" == "x=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
-
-block:
-  let x = "hello"
-  doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello" 
-  doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
-
-
-  let y = 3.1415926
-  doAssert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
-  doAssert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
-  doAssert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
-
-  proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
-  template foo(a: string, b: float): int = 18
-
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)=}" == "hello(x, y)=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) =}" == "hello(x, y) =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)= }" == "hello(x, y)= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y=}" == "hello x, y=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y =}" == "hello x, y =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y= }" == "hello x, y= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)=}" == "x.hello(y)=12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) =}" == "x.hello(y) =12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)= }" == "x.hello(y)= 12"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)=}" == "foo(x, y)=18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) =}" == "foo(x, y) =18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)= }" == "foo(x, y)= 18"
-  doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) = }" == "foo(x, y) = 18"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)=}" == "x.foo(y)=18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) =}" == "x.foo(y) =18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)= }" == "x.foo(y)= 18"
-  doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) = }" == "x.foo(y) = 18"
-
-block:
-  template check(actual, expected: string) =
-    doAssert actual == expected
-
-  # Basic tests
-  let s = "string"
-  check &"{0} {s}", "0 string"
-  check &"{s[0..2].toUpperAscii}", "STR"
-  check &"{-10:04}", "-010"
-  check &"{-10:<04}", "-010"
-  check &"{-10:>04}", "-010"
-  check &"0x{10:02X}", "0x0A"
-
-  check &"{10:#04X}", "0x0A"
-
-  check &"""{"test":#>5}""", "#test"
-  check &"""{"test":>5}""", " test"
-
-  check &"""{"test":#^7}""", "#test##"
-
-  check &"""{"test": <5}""", "test "
-  check &"""{"test":<5}""", "test "
-  check &"{1f:.3f}", "1.000"
-  check &"Hello, {s}!", "Hello, string!"
-
-  # Tests for identifiers without parenthesis
-  check &"{s} works{s}", "string worksstring"
-  check &"{s:>7}", " string"
-  doAssert(not compiles(&"{s_works}")) # parsed as identifier `s_works`
-
-  # Misc general tests
-  check &"{{}}", "{}"
-  check &"{0}%", "0%"
-  check &"{0}%asdf", "0%asdf"
-  check &("\n{\"\\n\"}\n"), "\n\n\n"
-  check &"""{"abc"}s""", "abcs"
-
-  # String tests
-  check &"""{"abc"}""", "abc"
-  check &"""{"abc":>4}""", " abc"
-  check &"""{"abc":<4}""", "abc "
-  check &"""{"":>4}""", "    "
-  check &"""{"":<4}""", "    "
-
-  # Int tests
-  check &"{12345}", "12345"
-  check &"{ - 12345}", "-12345"
-  check &"{12345:6}", " 12345"
-  check &"{12345:>6}", " 12345"
-  check &"{12345:4}", "12345"
-  check &"{12345:08}", "00012345"
-  check &"{-12345:08}", "-0012345"
-  check &"{0:0}", "0"
-  check &"{0:02}", "00"
-  check &"{-1:3}", " -1"
-  check &"{-1:03}", "-01"
-  check &"{10}", "10"
-  check &"{16:#X}", "0x10"
-  check &"{16:^#7X}", " 0x10  "
-  check &"{16:^+#7X}", " +0x10 "
-
-  # Hex tests
-  check &"{0:x}", "0"
-  check &"{-0:x}", "0"
-  check &"{255:x}", "ff"
-  check &"{255:X}", "FF"
-  check &"{-255:x}", "-ff"
-  check &"{-255:X}", "-FF"
-  check &"{255:x} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "ff uNaffeCteD CaSe"
-  check &"{255:X} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "FF uNaffeCteD CaSe"
-  check &"{255:4x}", "  ff"
-  check &"{255:04x}", "00ff"
-  check &"{-255:4x}", " -ff"
-  check &"{-255:04x}", "-0ff"
-
-  # Float tests
-  check &"{123.456}", "123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:.3f}", "123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:+.3f}", "+123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456:+.3f}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{-123.456:.3f}", "-123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:1g}", "123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:.1f}", "123.5"
-  check &"{123.456:.0f}", "123."
-  check &"{123.456:>9.3f}", "  123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:9.3f}", "  123.456"
-  check &"{123.456:>9.4f}", " 123.4560"
-  check &"{123.456:>9.0f}", "     123."
-  check &"{123.456:<9.4f}", "123.4560 "
-
-  # Float (scientific) tests
-  check &"{123.456:e}", "1.234560e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:>13e}", " 1.234560e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:<13e}", "1.234560e+02 "
-  check &"{123.456:.1e}", "1.2e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:.2e}", "1.23e+02"
-  check &"{123.456:.3e}", "1.235e+02"
-
-  # Note: times.format adheres to the format protocol. Test that this
-  # works:
-
-  var dt = initDateTime(01, mJan, 2000, 00, 00, 00)
-  check &"{dt:yyyy-MM-dd}", "2000-01-01"
-
-  var tm = fromUnix(0)
-  discard &"{tm}"
-
-  var noww = now()
-  check &"{noww}", $noww
-
-  # Unicode string tests
-  check &"""{"αβγ"}""", "αβγ"
-  check &"""{"αβγ":>5}""", "  αβγ"
-  check &"""{"αβγ":<5}""", "αβγ  "
-  check &"""a{"a"}α{"α"}€{"€"}𐍈{"𐍈"}""", "aaαα€€𐍈𐍈"
-  check &"""a{"a":2}α{"α":2}€{"€":2}𐍈{"𐍈":2}""", "aa αα €€ 𐍈𐍈 "
-  # Invalid unicode sequences should be handled as plain strings.
-  # Invalid examples taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3886015/1804173
-  let invalidUtf8 = [
-    "\xc3\x28", "\xa0\xa1",
-    "\xe2\x28\xa1", "\xe2\x82\x28",
-    "\xf0\x28\x8c\xbc", "\xf0\x90\x28\xbc", "\xf0\x28\x8c\x28"
-  ]
-  for s in invalidUtf8:
-    check &"{s:>5}", repeat(" ", 5-s.len) & s
-
-  # bug #11089
-  let flfoo: float = 1.0
-  check &"{flfoo}", "1.0"
-
-  # bug #11092
-  check &"{high(int64)}", "9223372036854775807"
-  check &"{low(int64)}", "-9223372036854775808"
-
-  doAssert fmt"{'a'} {'b'}" == "a b"
\ No newline at end of file
+      result.formatValue value.y, specifier
+      result.add "]"
+
+    let v1 = Vec2[float32](x:1.0, y: 2.0)
+    let v2 = Vec2[int32](x:1, y: 1337)
+    doAssert fmt"v1: {v1:+08}  v2: {v2:>4}" == "v1: [+0000001, +0000002]  v2: [   1, 1337]"
+    doAssert fmt"v1: {v1=:+08}  v2: {v2=:>4}" == "v1: v1=[+0000001, +0000002]  v2: v2=[   1, 1337]"
+
+  block: # bug #11012
+    type
+      Animal = object
+        name, species: string
+      AnimalRef = ref Animal
+
+    proc print_object(animalAddr: AnimalRef): string =
+      fmt"Received {animalAddr[]}"
+
+    doAssert print_object(AnimalRef(name: "Foo", species: "Bar")) == """Received (name: "Foo", species: "Bar")"""
+
+  block: # bug #11723
+    let pos: Positive = 64
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3b}" == "1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3d}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3o}" == "100"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3x}" == " 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos:3X}" == " 40"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3}" == "pos= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3b}" == "pos=1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3d}" == "pos= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3o}" == "pos=100"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3x}" == "pos= 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{pos=:3X}" == "pos= 40"
+
+    let nat: Natural = 64
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3b}" == "1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3d}" == " 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3o}" == "100"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3x}" == " 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat:3X}" == " 40"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3}" == "nat= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3b}" == "nat=1000000"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3d}" == "nat= 64"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3o}" == "nat=100"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3x}" == "nat= 40"
+    doAssert fmt"{nat=:3X}" == "nat= 40"
+
+  block: # bug #12612
+    proc my_proc() =
+      const value = "value"
+      const a = &"{value}"
+      doAssert a == value
+
+      const b = &"{value=}"
+      doAssert b == "value=" & value
+
+    my_proc()
+
+  block:
+    template fmt(pattern: string; openCloseChar: char): untyped =
+      fmt(pattern, openCloseChar, openCloseChar)
+
+    let
+      testInt = 123
+      testStr = "foobar"
+      testFlt = 3.141592
+    doAssert ">><<".fmt('<', '>') == "><"
+    doAssert " >> << ".fmt('<', '>') == " > < "
+    doAssert "<<>>".fmt('<', '>') == "<>"
+    doAssert " << >> ".fmt('<', '>') == " < > "
+    doAssert "''".fmt('\'') == "'"
+    doAssert "''''".fmt('\'') == "''"
+    doAssert "'' ''".fmt('\'') == "' '"
+    doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
+    doAssert "<testInt>".fmt('<', '>') == "123"
+    doAssert "'testFlt:1.2f'".fmt('\'') == "3.14"
+    doAssert "<testInt><testStr>".fmt('<', '>') == "123foobar"
+    doAssert """ ""{"123+123"}"" """.fmt('"') == " \"{246}\" "
+    doAssert "(((testFlt:1.2f)))((111))".fmt('(', ')') == "(3.14)(111)"
+    doAssert """(()"foo" & "bar"())""".fmt(')', '(') == "(foobar)"
+    doAssert "{}abc`testStr' `testFlt:1.2f' `1+1' ``".fmt('`', '\'') == "{}abcfoobar 3.14 2 `"
+    doAssert """x = '"foo" & "bar"'
+                y = '123 + 111'
+                z = '3 in {2..7}'
+             """.fmt('\'') ==
+             """x = foobar
+                y = 234
+                z = true
+             """
+
+  block: # tests from the very own strformat documentation!
+    let msg = "hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{msg}\n" == "hello\\n"
+
+    doAssert &"{msg}\n" == "hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg}{'\n'}" == "hello\n"
+    doAssert fmt("{msg}\n") == "hello\n"
+    doAssert "{msg}\n".fmt == "hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\\n"
+
+    doAssert &"{msg=}\n" == "msg=hello\n"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{msg=}{'\n'}" == "msg=hello\n"
+    doAssert fmt("{msg=}\n") == "msg=hello\n"
+    doAssert "{msg=}\n".fmt == "msg=hello\n"
+
+    doAssert &"""{"abc":>4}""" == " abc"
+    doAssert &"""{"abc":<4}""" == "abc "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-12345:08}" == "-0012345"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1:3}" == " -1"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1:03}" == "-01"
+    doAssert fmt"{16:#X}" == "0x10"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456}" == "123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.3f}" == "  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:9.4f}" == " 123.4560"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>9.0f}" == "     123."
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:<9.4f}" == "123.4560 "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:e}" == "1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:>13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456:13e}" == " 1.234560e+02"
+
+    doAssert &"""{"abc"=:>4}""" == "\"abc\"= abc"
+    doAssert &"""{"abc"=:<4}""" == "\"abc\"=abc "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{-12345=:08}" == "-12345=-0012345"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1=:3}" == "-1= -1"
+    doAssert fmt"{-1=:03}" == "-1=-01"
+    doAssert fmt"{16=:#X}" == "16=0x10"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=}" == "123.456=123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.3f}" == "123.456=  123.456"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:9.4f}" == "123.456= 123.4560"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>9.0f}" == "123.456=     123."
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:<9.4f}" == "123.456=123.4560 "
+
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:e}" == "123.456=1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:>13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
+    doAssert fmt"{123.456=:13e}" == "123.456= 1.234560e+02"
+
+  block: # tests for debug format string
+    var name = "hello"
+    let age = 21
+    const hobby = "swim"
+    doAssert fmt"{age*9 + 16=}" == "age*9 + 16=205"
+    doAssert &"name: {name    =}\nage: {  age  =: >7}\nhobby: {   hobby=  : 8}" ==
+          "name: name    =hello\nage:   age  =     21\nhobby:    hobby=  swim    "
+    doAssert fmt"{age  ==  12}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii() = }" == "name.toUpperAscii() = HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{name.toUpperAscii( ) =  }" == "name.toUpperAscii( ) =  HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   }" == "  strutils.toUpperAscii(  s  =  name  )  =   HELLO"
+    doAssert fmt"{age==12}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{age!= 12}" == "true"
+    doAssert fmt"{age  <=  12}" == "false"
+    for i in 1 .. 10:
+      doAssert fmt"{age.float =: .2f}" == "age.float = 21.00"
+    doAssert fmt"{age.float() =:.3f}" == "age.float() =21.000"
+    doAssert fmt"{float age=  :.3f}" == "float age=  21.000"
+    doAssert fmt"{12 == int(`!=`(age, 12))}" == "false"
+    doAssert fmt"{0==1}" == "false"
+
+  block: # It is space sensitive.
+    let x = "12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=:}" == "x=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =:}" == "x =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x= :}" == "x= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x= }" == "x= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x = :}" == "x = 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x = }" == "x = 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x   =  :}" == "x   =  12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x   =  }" == "x   =  12"
+
+  block:
+    let x = "hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{x=}" == "x=hello"
+    doAssert fmt"{x =}" == "x =hello"
+
+    let y = 3.1415926
+    doAssert fmt"{y=:.2f}" == fmt"y={y:.2f}"
+    doAssert fmt"{y=}" == fmt"y={y}"
+    doAssert fmt"{y = : <8}" == fmt"y = 3.14159 "
+
+    proc hello(a: string, b: float): int = 12
+    template foo(a: string, b: float): int = 18
+
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)=}" == "hello(x, y)=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) =}" == "hello(x, y) =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y)= }" == "hello(x, y)= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello(x, y) = }" == "hello(x, y) = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y=}" == "hello x, y=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y =}" == "hello x, y =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y= }" == "hello x, y= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{hello x, y = }" == "hello x, y = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)=}" == "x.hello(y)=12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) =}" == "x.hello(y) =12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y)= }" == "x.hello(y)= 12"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.hello(y) = }" == "x.hello(y) = 12"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)=}" == "foo(x, y)=18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) =}" == "foo(x, y) =18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y)= }" == "foo(x, y)= 18"
+    doAssert fmt"{foo(x, y) = }" == "foo(x, y) = 18"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)=}" == "x.foo(y)=18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) =}" == "x.foo(y) =18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y)= }" == "x.foo(y)= 18"
+    doAssert fmt"{x.foo(y) = }" == "x.foo(y) = 18"
+
+  block:
+    template check(actual, expected: string) =
+      doAssert actual == expected
+
+    # Basic tests
+    let s = "string"
+    check &"{0} {s}", "0 string"
+    check &"{s[0..2].toUpperAscii}", "STR"
+    check &"{-10:04}", "-010"
+    check &"{-10:<04}", "-010"
+    check &"{-10:>04}", "-010"
+    check &"0x{10:02X}", "0x0A"
+
+    check &"{10:#04X}", "0x0A"
+
+    check &"""{"test":#>5}""", "#test"
+    check &"""{"test":>5}""", " test"
+
+    check &"""{"test":#^7}""", "#test##"
+
+    check &"""{"test": <5}""", "test "
+    check &"""{"test":<5}""", "test "
+    check &"{1f:.3f}", "1.000"
+    check &"Hello, {s}!", "Hello, string!"
+
+    # Tests for identifiers without parenthesis
+    check &"{s} works{s}", "string worksstring"
+    check &"{s:>7}", " string"
+    doAssert(not compiles(&"{s_works}")) # parsed as identifier `s_works`
+
+    # Misc general tests
+    check &"{{}}", "{}"
+    check &"{0}%", "0%"
+    check &"{0}%asdf", "0%asdf"
+    check &("\n{\"\\n\"}\n"), "\n\n\n"
+    check &"""{"abc"}s""", "abcs"
+
+    # String tests
+    check &"""{"abc"}""", "abc"
+    check &"""{"abc":>4}""", " abc"
+    check &"""{"abc":<4}""", "abc "
+    check &"""{"":>4}""", "    "
+    check &"""{"":<4}""", "    "
+
+    # Int tests
+    check &"{12345}", "12345"
+    check &"{ - 12345}", "-12345"
+    check &"{12345:6}", " 12345"
+    check &"{12345:>6}", " 12345"
+    check &"{12345:4}", "12345"
+    check &"{12345:08}", "00012345"
+    check &"{-12345:08}", "-0012345"
+    check &"{0:0}", "0"
+    check &"{0:02}", "00"
+    check &"{-1:3}", " -1"
+    check &"{-1:03}", "-01"
+    check &"{10}", "10"
+    check &"{16:#X}", "0x10"
+    check &"{16:^#7X}", " 0x10  "
+    check &"{16:^+#7X}", " +0x10 "
+
+    # Hex tests
+    check &"{0:x}", "0"
+    check &"{-0:x}", "0"
+    check &"{255:x}", "ff"
+    check &"{255:X}", "FF"
+    check &"{-255:x}", "-ff"
+    check &"{-255:X}", "-FF"
+    check &"{255:x} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "ff uNaffeCteD CaSe"
+    check &"{255:X} uNaffeCteD CaSe", "FF uNaffeCteD CaSe"
+    check &"{255:4x}", "  ff"
+    check &"{255:04x}", "00ff"
+    check &"{-255:4x}", " -ff"
+    check &"{-255:04x}", "-0ff"
+
+    # Float tests
+    check &"{123.456}", "123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:.3f}", "123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:+.3f}", "+123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456:+.3f}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{-123.456:.3f}", "-123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:1g}", "123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:.1f}", "123.5"
+    check &"{123.456:.0f}", "123."
+    check &"{123.456:>9.3f}", "  123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:9.3f}", "  123.456"
+    check &"{123.456:>9.4f}", " 123.4560"
+    check &"{123.456:>9.0f}", "     123."
+    check &"{123.456:<9.4f}", "123.4560 "
+
+    # Float (scientific) tests
+    check &"{123.456:e}", "1.234560e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:>13e}", " 1.234560e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:<13e}", "1.234560e+02 "
+    check &"{123.456:.1e}", "1.2e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:.2e}", "1.23e+02"
+    check &"{123.456:.3e}", "1.235e+02"
+
+    # Note: times.format adheres to the format protocol. Test that this
+    # works:
+
+    var dt = initDateTime(01, mJan, 2000, 00, 00, 00)
+    check &"{dt:yyyy-MM-dd}", "2000-01-01"
+
+    var tm = fromUnix(0)
+    discard &"{tm}"
+
+    var noww = now()
+    check &"{noww}", $noww
+
+    # Unicode string tests
+    check &"""{"αβγ"}""", "αβγ"
+    check &"""{"αβγ":>5}""", "  αβγ"
+    check &"""{"αβγ":<5}""", "αβγ  "
+    check &"""a{"a"}α{"α"}€{"€"}𐍈{"𐍈"}""", "aaαα€€𐍈𐍈"
+    check &"""a{"a":2}α{"α":2}€{"€":2}𐍈{"𐍈":2}""", "aa αα €€ 𐍈𐍈 "
+    # Invalid unicode sequences should be handled as plain strings.
+    # Invalid examples taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/3886015/1804173
+    let invalidUtf8 = [
+      "\xc3\x28", "\xa0\xa1",
+      "\xe2\x28\xa1", "\xe2\x82\x28",
+      "\xf0\x28\x8c\xbc", "\xf0\x90\x28\xbc", "\xf0\x28\x8c\x28"
+    ]
+    for s in invalidUtf8:
+      check &"{s:>5}", repeat(" ", 5-s.len) & s
+
+    # bug #11089
+    let flfoo: float = 1.0
+    check &"{flfoo}", "1.0"
+
+    # bug #11092
+    check &"{high(int64)}", "9223372036854775807"
+    check &"{low(int64)}", "-9223372036854775808"
+
+    doAssert fmt"{'a'} {'b'}" == "a b"
+
+  block: # test low(int64)
+    doAssert &"{low(int64):-}" == "-9223372036854775808"
+
+# xxx static: main()
+main()